At 7 p.m. on September 11, 2013, luxurious Ferraris pulled a group of celebrities parked in front of the Lido Island City Grand Theatre.

From the entrance of the Grand Theater to the side of the road, a long bright red carpet was laid out.

Since the Toronto Film Festival has opened, many reporters rushed there to report the news.

But there are still plenty of journalists on Lido.

There are also fans from all over the world watching, and every time a Hollywood star walks on the red carpet, it can attract a burst of exclamations from fans.

When it was the turn of the crew of "Three Billboards" to enter, it was already completely dark.

Heavy clouds covered the night, obscuring the moon and stars, and the cool breeze blew and it looked as if it was going to rain.

Some fans left, thinking there wouldn't be any big-name Hollywood stars next.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, but did not show it in front of the others, he smiled and waved to the reporters who were filming.

He has two consecutive Palme d'Or, Zhang Manyu is the double queen of the Cannes Berlin Film Festival, the two of them still have some cards, and film and television reporters basically know them.

So they don't walk the red carpet, but the reporters don't take pictures, but shoot other people.

There is no such thing, the crew of "Three Billboards" walked the red carpet, and the flash always shone on them.

"Director Li, Director Li, Director Li."

A female reporter hanging a CCTV billboard shouted.

Seeing this, Li Shengyao walked over.

"Director Li, can you accept us to ask two questions?"

"Yes."

Two questions, it should not delay the red carpet.

"What do you think of the promotion meeting of the Yenching Film Festival a few days ago?"

When Li Shengyao heard this, he looked over in surprise.

The Yenching Film Festival was of course very unsuccessful, and almost no locals attended the event.

Are you embarrassed to ask this question?

He soon realized that the reporter might have come with a mission, and that he didn't really want to mention it.

Director Li was a little speechless, but then he thought that telling the truth would not be beneficial, and it would also hit the confidence of mainland filmmakers.

He replied selectively: "I think the organizers are very attentive and have prepared a lot of communication sessions, and I admire their work spirit very much."

"Then do you think the Yenching Film Festival can be a success?"

Sister, don't talk about "Three Billboards", why is the Yenching Film Festival at this time?

Li Shengyao was a little speechless, he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and nodded, "It's definitely possible, as long as you work hard, you can definitely succeed." ”

After the words fell, Li Shengyao left in a hurry.

The reporter's two questions were all about the Yenching Film Festival, and he didn't say a word about "Three Billboards" directed by him.

Is it appropriate?

Of course not.

But tantrums are not interesting, even if they lose their temper, these people will not change in a short time, it is not interesting, but it consumes their spirit and positive emotions.

When encountering such a thing, it is better to forget it quickly and forgive yourself, so that you will not continue to consume energy on such things.

The rest of the crew didn't know what happened to Li Shengyao, and everyone thought that Li Shengyao was very happy to be interviewed by CCTV.

A moment later, the entire crew of "Three Billboards" entered the Grand Theater and came to the venue of the awards ceremony.

A group of six of them sat in the fifth row, quite close to the podium, not too close, not dazzling by the lights, this position is not bad.

To the left of Li Shengyao sat Zhang Manyu and Ren Dahua.

Zhang Manyu is still wearing a white mask, Lido Island seems to be getting cooler today, she has been in good health before, filming in Amphawa in Tyrande, she has not been sick, but when she got up this morning, she had a cold.

At this time, the voice is still sore and the voice is not natural.

Ren Dahua's condition is not very good, he is not sick, but too tired and sleepy.

After the screening of "Three Billboards", Ren Dahua continued to run commercial performances all over Europe, although he made a lot of money, but he was quite tired from running around, and he only returned to Lido Island last night.

I've been sleeping during the day today, but I still don't have any energy at this time, yawning and yawning, as if I've stayed up all night.

There were three apprentices sitting on Li Shengyao's right, and Dapeng was next to him.

"Master, my left eyelid has been jumping today, the so-called left eye jumping wealth, I think this is a good sign, we will definitely succeed, we can win the award tonight."

Dapeng was still pessimistic before, but today he didn't know what to eat, and he changed his attitude.

Wen Muye and Bi Gan sat next to them, glanced at Dapeng, and did not speak, but there was a smile in their eyes.

Both of them feel that Dapeng is really a master of sycophants, and this sycophant can still be taken from this angle, and the two of them plan to go back and write it down, and see if there is a chance to use it in the future.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he smiled and nodded, "I hope." ”

Of course, he won't take Dapeng's words seriously, his left eyelid kept jumping, and it was most likely that he didn't have a good rest last night.

There is no such thing as a fortune with the left eye and a disaster with the right eye.

Soon after, a host took the stage to announce the official start of the awards gala of the 70th Venice Film Festival.

The moderator then gave a speech to the festival's ambassador, George Clooney.

George Clooney's wife is very beautiful, and it is said that she is a lawyer, with good looks, a good figure and a talent.

However, this little old man has always been more pretending, and often beeps to Huaxia and says something he thinks is right.

He seems to be doing well in Hollywood.

The appeal is not comparable to Xiao Lizi and Tom Cruise, but he can act in some blockbusters, and he is still a male lead.

Lee didn't like George Clooney very much, and if he could, he would wear earplugs so as not to hear the little old man's voice.

"It is a great pleasure to be an ambassador of the Venice Film Festival, and I hope that my presence will make the Venice Film Festival even greater, and it will become an even better film festival.

Actually, I'm honored to be able to do this, and I've seen some progress and growth.

At this year's festival, I saw some very good films, such as "I Am an Araber" and "The Known Unknown: Rumsfeld and His Times", which inspired us to think, made us progress, and I think the world needs such films. ”

Dapeng, Wen Muye, and Bi Gan are not very good at English, listening to George Clooney's words, it is like listening to the college entrance examination, and they can only cover a few words.

And Li Shengyao completely understood George Clooney's words, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"I Am an Alaba" is still the same old-fashioned, that is, it tells the story of Alabor immigrants in France, talks about cultural contradictions, and then merges, and finally everyone is happy.

It's a typical European-style politically correct movie.

The film is also a collaboration between France and Israel.

Europeans have watched too many such movies and really believe the nonsense of this movie, which will produce more Madonna.

George Clooney recommended this movie, and it was really bad.

As for the second film mentioned, "The Known Unknown: Rumsfeld and His Times" is a documentary about the beautiful country, a documentary that promotes the dream and spirit of the beautiful country.

If it were ten years ago, this documentary would still be very marketable, but now it is not possible.

The dream of magnesium has been shattered.

I have to say that this guy is a sensible person and knows how to pat the money owners on the back.

The host probably didn't expect George Clooney to say this, and when George Clooney finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward, and then announced that the chairman of the jury, Bellutucci, would give a speech on stage.

Bellutocchi is the top director in Italy and the number one in the world's director circle.

His arrival on stage drew warm applause from the audience.

Even Ren Dahua, who was very sleepy, clapped his hands vigorously.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, I actually deserve it, I came to Lido Island and saw so many excellent films, it is my honor.

Over the past 10 days, the jury and I have watched all the films carefully, and finally selected the best 20 films, which may not please everyone, but trust us, we have done everything we can to make the best movies in our hearts as possible.

It's like "The Officer's Wife", which has 59 clips and is a great experiment.

There is also "Wild Flowers in Palermo", a film that was completed with the collaboration of filmmakers from three countries. Kota is eighty-two years old, and she is a senior worthy of our respect.

There is also "The Roman Beltway", the production of which has been tracked for a long time and filmed in thrilling directions.

These films are not easy, and it is precisely because of the hard work and perseverance of the creators that our film festival is even more exciting.

So I'm the lucky one, I saw these films, and I want to thank the people who made them. ”

There was warm applause at the scene.

But this time, Li Shengyao, Zhang Manyu, and Ren Dahua had slightly smaller applause.

Both George Clooney and Berrutocchi listed the good movies in their hearts, but none of them had "Three Billboards".

This thing is really helpless.

Amid applause, Bellutocchi walked off the stage.

The host stepped forward and then called Barbara to the stage.

Barbara is in good spirits today, wearing a crisp suit and her hair is completely combed back, like a groom's officer.

He took the microphone and began to speak.

"I would like to thank all the friends who came to participate in the Venice Film Festival, you have made the festival even more exciting, and it is because of your presence that the Venice Film Festival has been held for 70 years.

I would like to give a special thanks to my friends from beautiful countries, who are the stars of the Venice Film Festival and who make the night of the Venice Film Festival even more beautiful. ”

Yes, Barbara, the host of the film festival, is grateful to the magnesium countryman.

After Barbara stepped down, the film festival officially entered the award ceremony, first some awards in the non-main competition unit, all of which were small awards, and there was no way to fool investors when they took out the awards.

What surprised Li Shengyao a little was that all these small awards were divided among filmmakers from European and American countries.

In China, the island countries, the peninsula, and other Asian countries, none of the works won the award.

Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" has nothing to gain.

In addition, I really gave some awards to the Magnesium Country Film, just like the Best New Director, which was given to the Magnesium Country's Taiyi. Shelidan.

Li Shengyao listened to the words of the award presenters on the stage, and watched the unfamiliar faces come to the stage to speak, and his heart was slightly turbulent.

These small awards have all been divided between Europe and the United States, and Asian movies will not be wiped out tonight.

The previous most promising "Morbius" did not even make it to the last twenty candidate films.

At this time, Bi Gan leaned into Dapeng's ear and whispered: "Brother, your words are getting more and more difficult, and the awards for the main competition unit will be awarded soon."

Dapeng's face was a little ugly, and then he shook his head and said: "Wait, what I say must be accurate, this is my experience in nearly thirty years of life."

Tonight's situation doesn't seem to be very conducive to Asian cinema.

In the next main competition unit, I don't know if I can gain anything else.

Li Shengyao closed his mouth and secretly bit his tongue to make himself feel more energetic.

In his previous life, "Three Billboards" won the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2017.

So now that he is four years ahead of schedule, can he still win the award?

Soon it was the turn of the Best Screenplay award.

The award presenters smiled on stage, then shouted, "Congratulations to Philomena for winning the Best Screenplay Award."

Took it for "Philomena".

When Li Shengyao heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart.

The ceremony continued, and the guests quickly announced several other slightly smaller awards, such as Best Score, Best Technology, Best Cinematography, and many more.

Asian cinema still has nothing, nothing to gain.

There are five awards left, namely the Golden Lion for Best Film, the Silver Lion for the Jury Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director.

The first award was the Best Actor Award, which went to Semisy of "Miss Violence". Pano.

Then the award for Best Actress was presented to Juliet from France. Binoche.

Juliet. Binoche was the first person in the world to gather in Cannes. Berlin. Actress of three film festivals in Venice.

She walked on the stage, which immediately aroused the conjecture of some audiences, and some people's eyes turned to Zhang Manyu.

After all, Zhang Manyu has a queen of Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals, and then a queen of the Venice Film Festival, then she has collected all three major actresses and becomes Juliet. The second man behind Binoche.

"I know what you guys think, so let's see if that's the case."

Juliet. Binoche then opened the envelope, then smiled, and said slowly: "The best actress at the 70th Venice Film Festival is - Zhang Manyu of "Three Billboards"."

"She said goodbye to the film industry for several years, but she still maintained her superb acting skills, in this film, her performance is very delicate and precise, and explosive, showing unparalleled acting skills."

Zhang Manyu didn't expect to win the award, so she was stunned for a moment, then got up, then opened her hands and hugged Li Shengyao gently, then took off her mask and went on stage to accept the award.

"I want to thank my director, I really want to thank him, when he invited me to make this film, we made an appointment to win the Venice Queen, and I really got it, and I was very happy.

Thank you all, thank you, thank you. ”

The words fell, and the scene resounded with a round of warm applause.

Dapeng was the most excited person, he jumped up, "I just said it won't be wrong, my left eye is jumping, there must be good luck, there must be good luck." ”

When Zhang Manyu came back, she handed the trophy to Li Shengyao, "Director, we succeeded." ”

Lee Shengyao was also very happy, "It's successful, congratulations, you are now the best actress in the history of Asian cinema." ”

Zhang Manyu wins the award, then the task of "Three Billboards" is completed, and it doesn't matter if you win the award or not.

Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief.

Dapeng whispered at this time: "Master, my left eyelid is still jumping, there must be a prize."

(End of chapter)