Night, guest house.

Li Tangshen leaned on the head of the bed, and the cooperation with MK2 was reached, and the biggest concern of the trip was finally put down, and the mood was extremely relaxed.

Chubby came out of the bathroom in his pajamas after taking a shower and asked, "Do you think we can win the prize?" ”

Li Tang yawned and said lazily: "I guess there is not much hope, it doesn't matter if I take it now or not, anyway, the film has been handed over to others for agency." ”

"You don't want to win the Best Actor Award, do you?"

Chubby climbed into bed and lay down beside him.

There are a total of four awards in the Upstream section, namely the Best Film Award, the Best Director Award and the Best Actor and Actress Award.

"Don't get your hopes up, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

Of course, it is impossible to say that he does not want to win the award, but according to the current rating of the house magazine, he feels that winning the award is a luxury.

"Hey, now they are all spreading weekly news, and this time it is very promising to win the actress. also said that if she won the award, she would be on the same level as Gong Li. Chubby couldn't hide his envy.

"How is it possible, it's almost far." Li Tang snorted lightly.

Gong Li won the Venice actress as early as nine years ago with "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", and then the actress of the Golden Rooster Awards twice, and there are a lot of other messy actresses. More importantly, the films starring people have won the highest awards at the three major European film festivals, "Red Sorghum" Golden Bear, "Qiu Ju Fights a Lawsuit" Golden Lion, and "Farewell My Concubine" Golden Palm. There is also the Cannes jury, the president of the Berlin jury. This kind of international influence, even if Zhou Xun can get the Venice actress, it is far from being comparable to it.

Li Tang said, turned his head to look at her again, and said, "Don't spread this kind of unreliable gossip in the future." ”

"I'm not telling you anything, I'm just telling you."

Chubby blinked his eyes wide, and asked again, "Is your agent reliable?" If you want me to say, I still sold the copyright, and I feel most at ease when I get the money. Now that the initiative is in the hands of others, I don't feel at ease when I think about it. ”

Li Tang thought that when Hu Ber of the German AG company was notified in the afternoon to stop the negotiations, the other party looked disappointed, but he was still full of confidence and said: "Don't worry, you will definitely earn more than selling copyrights, and you will be given a big red envelope when the time comes." ”

Xiaopang said with a disdainful face: "Let's wait for the film to make money." ”

……

September 8, seven o'clock.

The 58th Venice International Film Festival finally ushered in the closing ceremony and award ceremony.

The little chubby in a dark green cheongsam walked calmly on the red carpet with Li Tang in his arms, frequently beckoning to fans, and at the same time, in front of the photographers, he kept posing, completely without the panic at the opening ceremony.

Sure enough, the experience is the most exercised, and during the ten-day Venice Film Festival, there are various activities, brand advertising, and various screenings. Chang Jihong used his connections to take Chubby to frequent appearances at events during these days, took various photos, and sent them back to China for a press release, hyping how popular Chubby is in Venice.

This year, it is definitely enough to be able to walk on the red carpet of the three major festivals in Europe, and the only one who can overpower the limelight of Chubby this time is Zhou Xun, and now the domestic media are hyping her as a movie queen.

The weekly news is also quite helpless, this time it is not their company's intentional hype, but the domestic media's self-congratulatory. Who called her popular, the harder she stirred, the more eye-catching. But the sequelae is that the higher you hold it, the harder you fall, if you don't win the award this time, it will undoubtedly be a joke.

Li Tang and Cheng Er, who were also in suits and leather shoes, stood on the side and watched Xiaopang scratch his head and pose in front of the camera, compared with the opening red carpet, the work has been unveiled, which naturally attracted the attention of many Western media.

At this time, Cheng Er was also very calm, with his hands in his pockets, facing the flashing camera, his eyes empty.

The highlights don't stop there, as the trio walks through the hustle and bustle of the central area and arrives at the bottom of the steps of the Palais du Cinémath, where they meet the president of the festival, Alberto. Barbera waited on the steps.

The three of them walked up the stairs, and Mr. Chairman walked down the steps to greet them, and met in the middle.

"Welcome to Venice!"

"Hello, Mr. President! Venice gave us a magical journey, thank you very much! ”

Li Tang shook hands and hugged the old man in the Italian prepared in advance, and then introduced Cheng Er and Xiaopang to the old man.

Barbera shook hands one by one, and then took a group photo together in front of the camera.

Walking up the steps together, they stood still at the entrance of the Palais del Cinéma, turned around, and faced the camera again.

This is the last film festival for the old man to be the chairman, and it is full of ceremony. Each shortlisted crew will receive the courtesy of this highly respected Mr. Chairman.

From tomorrow the old men will step down, and the new president will be none other than Marco Muller, who recommended them to Venice.

They were at the top of the red carpet today, and there were not many people in the hall of the Movie Palace, everyone sat down in twos and threes, or greeted each other with smiles.

Suddenly, I saw Xiaopang waving his hand in one direction: "Sister Yu!" ”

When Li Tang heard the prestige, he saw a woman with short hair and a simple casual dress walking over with a smile.

"This is Li Yu, the director of "This Summer".

"This one doesn't need to be introduced, this is our director Cheng Er!"

Chubby smiled and introduced everyone.

"Director Li, congratulations!"

Li Tang has an impression of the movie "This Summer", which is one of the few Chinese films shortlisted for the non-competition unit, he has not seen it, but he knows through the report of the house magazine that this is a lily-themed movie, and it has won the special award for female themes at the film festival.

At this time, Li Tang couldn't help but carefully look at the unattractive woman in front of him, but he didn't expect it to be quite trendy. Because this is the first time he has found a domestic lily piece.

"Thank you, hello!"

Li Yu shook hands with Li Tang very heartily, and then shook hands with Cheng Er to say hello: "Director Cheng, hello!" ”

"Director Li, congratulations!"

Cheng Er also congratulated her. After all, this is the first Chinese-language film to win an award at a film festival.

"Sister Yu is a documentary director of CCTV, and "This Summer" is her first work, written and directed by herself, which is particularly excellent!" Xiaopang affectionately held Li Yu's arm and continued to introduce to everyone.

Li Yu was very embarrassed by Xiaopang's praise, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I'm just lucky!" I wish you all the best tonight as well. ”

Li Tang and Cheng Er glanced at each other and said in unison: "Thank you!" ”

Under the guidance of the staff, after finding a seat and taking a seat, Li Tang asked Xiaopang curiously: "How do you know this Director Li?" ”

"I met at an event, Sister Yu is very atmospheric, and she is still a fellow villager with me."

The fellow met the fellow, and the tears were in his eyes. It's no wonder.

Then Li Tang couldn't help but look at the little fat who was dressed up today, and couldn't help but say, "She shouldn't be a lily, right?" ”

"What lilies, lilies?" Chubby didn't understand.

Well, the current Chubby is still relatively simple.

"It's a woman and a woman's ......"

Li Tang clenched his hands into fists, touched his thumbs, and made a good gesture.

Xiaopang's face suddenly turned red, and he said angrily: "What, how do I know this!" ”

However, after Li Tang reminded her like this, she couldn't help but think about the scene of the last time she met at the event, and the chat was very good, as if there was no meaning in that regard.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say with a sinking face: "Don't talk nonsense, although Sister Yu made that film, it doesn't mean that someone else is that!" ”

Li Tang hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'm just guessing." But you also have to be careful, don't be careless and be bent by others. ”

Although Xiaopang didn't understand what it meant, he could guess it, and said with a red face again: "How did you do it one by one, is it right...... Oh, Lily is particularly interested? ”

Li Tang not only watched a lot of videos in this area in his previous life, but also saw it in his life. It's just that this year is still a new thing, and he immediately said: "I'm not interested, or I'm a little curious." ”

"Wow!"

Xiaopang thought of the picture of the woman and the woman together, and couldn't help shaking, goosebumps were about to rise, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not good at this bite!" ”

Sitting on the other side of Li Tang, although Cheng Er didn't speak, he kept listening to the conversation between the two fathers and mothers with his ears pricked up, feeling speechless, but at the same time, there was a hint of imperceptible smile on his face, probably thinking of some picture.

The two chatted for a while, and the guests entered the venue one after another, Li Tang saw Zhou Xun and Cheng Guo and a few Hong Kong people walking in together, and did not take the initiative to stand up and say hello.

At half past eight, the award ceremony started on time.

The president of the festival, Alberto. Barbera first took the stage to give a speech, probably because the old man stood on the stage of the closing ceremony for the last time as the chairman, and the old man was obviously very excited, and Balabala spoke for about ten minutes. There is an English translation on the spot, which roughly means nothing more than review, tribute, prospect, and thanks.

Then the jury of seven judges was presented.

The president of the jury is the famous Italian director, screenwriter, actor and producer Nanni. Moretti. The other six judges, except for a director from the United States and a third brother with the title of family, are all European filmmakers, three directors, and one producer.

And then there's all sorts of nonsense, full of all sorts of high-level memes of European style.

About half an hour later, the first award was finally awarded, the Silver Lion for Best Short Film in the Short Film Section.

When the lottery guests were announced on stage, the Chinese filmmakers on the scene were eagerly awaiting, because the most popular one before was Wu Shixian's "Che 44".

Unfortunately, it was the German short film "Friends" that won the award.

However, everyone was not disappointed for long, and soon with the announcement of the award presenters, "Che 44" won the special jury award of the short film unit, that is, the second prize.

Wu Shixian, who came to the stage to accept the award, was very excited, spoke a lot of American English, and especially thanked his fiancée, Gong Beibi, who is also the heroine in the film.

The baby sister in Xiaopang's mouth also stood up and kissed Wu Shixian on the stage again and again, and the applause was very warm. In the words of a popular phrase in later generations, it is probably full of the rancid smell of love. But it is precisely the favorite tune of foreigners.

After the short climax, there are some messy awards, some of which have been announced in advance, such as Li Yu's cheerleading award...... Phew, it's a special award for women's themes, and so on.

When the seven or eight awards passed, it finally came to the award of the competition unit against the current. Although there was little hope in their hearts, everyone was nervous. In particular, the first award is the Golden Lion Award for Best Film in the Upstream Unit, that's right, the only lion trophy in the entire unit is still the Golden Lion.

Of course, the final result was not an upset, and the acclaimed French film "Timetable" won the award.

Immediately afterwards, the best director and best actress in the unit also fell to others.

At this time, no one, including Li Tang himself, dared to expect that the last Best Actor Award in the Upstream Unit would fall on Li Tang's head.

It's just that when the award presenters walked on stage, Li Tang's eyes suddenly lit up, because the black-haired beauty on the stage was none other than his idol in his previous life, or the object of adolescent lust, Italian actress Monica. Bellucci.

This thirty-six-year-old female star, who has always been known for her cold and glamorous, just became popular in Europe last year with "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily".

Xiaopang noticed Li Tang's eyes staring at the stage, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this?" ”

Li Tang didn't look at him, and replied directly: "Goddess!" ”

Although it was another new term, as the name suggests, Chubby suddenly snorted dissatisfiedly.

The cold young woman on the stage didn't have too many opening remarks, opened the envelope and announced directly: "The winner of the Best Actor Award in the Contrarian Unit of the 58th Venice International Film Festival is ......"

The cold young woman glanced around, and her eyes happened to fall on the seating area where Li Tang and the others were, which was probably too easy to recognize, because they were Asian faces in this area.

Then he lightly lifted his red lips and said, "Unfinished Girl, Li Tang!" ”

"Who?"

Hearing his name, Li Tang's first reaction was that he couldn't believe his ears, but at this time, the little fat next to him had already jumped up with a scream. Although she couldn't understand English, let alone Italian, she could hear the name Li Tang clearly.

Especially when registering, according to the habit of Westerners, the first name is the last surname, and Li Tang's name generally has to be filled in Tang Li, but Li Tang is filled in Li Tang.

In his words at the time, my rules are rules.

"Hey, Mr. Li, are you stupid? You've won a prize! ”

Chubby leaned over and shouted in his ear.

Even Cheng Er stood up excitedly, clapping his hands while chanting words in his mouth: "I know, I know ......"

Li Tang finally came to his senses at this time, and his heart, which was still beating violently just now, magically gradually stabilized at this time, he stood up and hugged the little fat who was incoherent with excitement and shouted "Teacher Li, you won the award...... "Teacher Li, you won the award".

He smiled and said, "Well, I know." ”

Then he turned around and hugged Cheng Er again, and at the same time said in his ear: "Thank you!" ”

"No, Brother Li, you deserve it!" Cheng Er said solemnly while excited.

I got up early in the morning and cleaned the house thoroughly, then bought vegetables and cooked, and after dinner, I didn't stop for almost a moment, and I had a very meaningful Dragon Boat Festival. I wish you all a safe and healthy Dragon Boat Festival! Time relationship, first issue and then change.

(End of chapter)