Lance stood up and took a step towards the open space in front of the auditorium, the clouds behind him were becoming more and more ferocious, with each of his steps was surging more and more surging, the thunderous applause was still heating up, the powerful momentum continued to rise, as if watching a wave slowly rise, from the height that would submerge the calf to a huge wave thirty stories high, forming a tsunami, smashing down.

Lance took a firm footing in front of him and turned to face the crowd. At this moment, the applause reached its true peak, the surging applause continued to reverberate and collide in the screening room, like a boiling sea of fire, burning endlessly, and the heat wave that turned into substance made the cold winter of January outside.

There is an indescribable emotion in the chest, which fills the entire chest cavity to the fullest, and even makes it difficult to breathe.

The hardships and struggles of the past six months flashed through my mind, just like the camera in a gunner's hand, and the memories evolved into frame-by-frame images. The dullness and bitterness of the past swirled gently on the tip of his tongue, and the entanglement between him and Diorama Pictures, him and Ryan, and him and George turned into indescribable rays of light flickering and dimming.

Lance knew that this time he would have his fate firmly in his hands, and he knew it better than anyone else. And now, the applause of the tsunami in front of him is clearly telling Sù Lance that he has successfully taken the first step!

So, Lance showed a big smile, looked at the audience in front of him confidently and openly, calmly accepted his own glory, and relaxed and began to enjoy this moment that was completely his own. The calm gentleman's smile slowly bloomed in the milky yellow light, like a valley orchid, slowly blooming its beauty, and the elegant and charming fragrance left a deep imprint in my mind and lingered.

The applause, incessantly, seems to never see an end. On two occasions Lance thought that the applause was going to stop, but then the cheers and whistles swept again, and the applause continued again, and even burst out with more ferocious energy, and then set off wave after wave of qi endlessly.

The muscles in Lance's face were already stiff, and he had to beckon the crew members of the "City of God" to the front, so that the whole crew could accept the praise and compliments from the audience. When the audience saw the simple and simple crew in front of them, their admiration and admiration couldn't help but surge even more, and the hot applause burst out again, like a volcanic eruption.

Due to limited funds, only eight members of the "City of God" came to Park City, with Percy Brandley and Hayden Hunt in attendance as staff representatives, three child actors Alexander Rodriguez, Leonardo Firmino, and Philip Hagenson, plus Matheus-Nachtergaele as the red-haired and Seu-Jorge as Seu-Jorge, a total of five people as the actors.

But it was only an eight-person crew, each of whom was unknown, but completed the masterpiece of "City of God". The grandeur and shock of the story, the profundity and enormity of the thoughts, and the sharpness and afterglow of the core...... With a kind of epic magnificence, it shocks the soul of every audience, but it only comes from such a humble crew. That's the charm of Sundance, that's the charm of Sundance!

The boiling applause made the crew members feel a little uncomfortable, and even Percy and Hayden were awkwardly trying to escape, not to mention Alexander and a few other actors.

For them, being able to come to the land of the United States to participate in the Sundance Film Festival was already the biggest breakthrough in their lives, but now they are not only standing on the land of Park City, not only standing on the stage of the movie theater, but also receiving praise and admiration from everyone, and this turbulent love makes each of them uncomfortable. Even Philip and Suo, who usually like to fight the most, stood in place whimsically at this time, looking at Lance frequently.

It may be a pleasure for others, but it is an ordeal for them.

Seven minutes, the applause really lasted seven minutes, and it lasted for a long time! The mighty, vigorous, and continuous applause lasted for seven minutes, and almost everyone slapped their hands until they were numb and lost all their intuition, and almost everyone's inner feelings had reached their peak, and the applause began to fall.

The Sundance Film Festival is considered a mecca for film lovers, with audiences who can be called "cinephiles" – film lovers, and filmmakers who show up to know what they're up against, and who open up to the audience without any regard for words, let alone hospitality.

In short, at Sundance, no audience will be polite. Like is like, hate is hate, and even some audiences stand up and scold the director directly in the middle of the movie, not to mention that the audience leaves halfway to express their disgust for the movie; There are also films that the audience leaves after the screening, as if they don't even bother to express their disgust, and are just mediocre works.

Many films are not recognized by Sundance - and if they can win the applause of the audience, it means that the film is truly recognized by the professional audience. Of course, the audience will never be stingy to express their love for excellent works, they are willing to take off their hats to salute, are willing to applaud thunderously, and are even willing to bow and worship, just for the pure paradise that belongs to the movie in their hearts.

As for the long applause? Then this work must be unique, and it can often cause an exclamation from professional Hollywood film critics. For example, Steven Soderbergh's "Sex, Lies, Tapes", Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", Christopher Nolan's "Memory Fragments", and the Coen Brothers' "Blood Labyrinth".

Sundance has never lacked talent, and this year, Park City seems to have seen another genius emerge from the ground.

It wasn't until this time that the staff found the gap, and hurriedly ran up and handed a microphone to Lance. Next up is the Sundance Film Festival's most sought-after session – a one-on-one conversation with the filmmakers.

Lance looked left and right and found that Sundance was self-sufficient in everything, and in the three major European film festivals, there were hosts to control the atmosphere in the audience exchange session, but in Sundance, every qiē needed to go into battle by himself. Lance picked up the microphone and chuckled and said, "Judging from what happened just now, it seems that I have done a good job directing. ”

A small joke caused several whistles to ring out from the scene, and another voice screamed with all its might, "What a awesome!" The result made everyone in the room laugh.

Lance nodded his chin with a smile and added playfully, "That's a good start." The vivid tone made the laughter that had not yet subsided at the scene sound again, "The next step should be the question session, I think ......" Before Lance's words were finished, the scene raised an arm in an uproar, dense like a dense forest, Lance pursed his lips, "Since I haven't had a reference experience before, I'm not sure if this is a good or bad phenomenon, but I'll take it as a compliment." ”

In the midst of the laughter, Lance looked around, not only the audience, but also many reporters and film critics raised their hands, and even he saw Joel raise his hands high, and Ethan, who was sitting next to him, was smiling. This stunned Lance, but he eventually bypassed Joel and gave the first opportunity to ask a middle-aged man sitting in the center.

"Lancelot, good morning." The man took the microphone from the staff and said excitedly, "First of all, I must thank you, thank you for bringing such a wonderful work, believe me, my feelings can't be calmed down now." The man's words drew applause from the audience, and it was clear that everyone was agreeing in this way.

The man scratched his head hehehe, and then said, "I have a lot of questions in my mind right now, but the first one that comes to mind is about Artillery," he pointed to Alexander who was standing next to him, and the young man suddenly became restrained, and looked at Lance at a loss, "I want to ask, why did Cannon choose the photo of Xiaobawang instead of the dirty police/inspector when he finally published the news, is there any deep meaning to this?" ”

Alexander's English was obviously a little inadequate, and he didn't realize that the question was asked of Lance, and he still looked at Lance intently. Lance seemed to notice this gaze, raised his left hand and patted Alexander's arm, and then replied directly, "Actually, this is a choice that anyone will face, isn't it?" Alexander's agitated feelings calmed down by Lance's gentle tapping, and silence regained one, but his gaze did not leave Lance, but quietly began to listen.

"Ah Pao is very aware of the situation he is facing, so we can understand it this way, Ah Pao chose a consequence that he can bear." Xiaobawang is dead, so naturally he won't trouble Ah Cannon, but the police/detective is different. This is in line with Ah Pao's personality, and it can also be said to be an inevitable choice. But if you want to think about this question in isolation from the individual of the cannon itself, then I think this is a very interesting proposition, what choice will another child in the city of God make; In New York, in Park City, in Berlin, what choice will he make, and even on yourself...... I think that's probably one of the topics that I want to talk about in this movie. ”

Lance's words made all the audience at the scene fall into deep thought, in fact, Lance did not answer the audience's question directly at all, but these words awakened people's minds to remember many details of the movie, and then fell into deep thought. This is what Lance hopes to achieve, and it is also the charm of the "City of God".

In the midst of this brief silence, someone raised his right hand in the air, which seemed very abrupt, and immediately attracted Lance's attention, and he looked over—it was Joel Cohen! PS, congratulations to the Broncos for narrowly defeating the Patriots in the American League finals and advancing to the Super Bowl! Plus more!