In the afternoon of the same day, the Rubière screening hall was almost full, and more and more fans knew about this short film from a young Oriental director through word of mouth.

It is different from previous oriental films, there is no backward society, no ignorant and ignorant characters, no strong local complex, and no tragic stories in the big era, it is a modern suspense short film.

Circular narrative, suspenseful, full of details.

Word of mouth began to ferment.

In the next few days, although "The Tuner" was not broadcast continuously, a lot of screenings were arranged every day, and word of mouth was quietly rising in the hearts of fans all over the world.

On the fifth day, there was good news that the organizing committee officially informed Sun Yi that "Tuner" was shortlisted and could participate in the awards.

Some European media outlets have also begun to report on the short film.

The first to do so was the exclusive journal of the Festival de Cannes, in which it praised The Tuner as:

"A rare suspense thriller short film with strong artistic shock, although the story is short, but it is better than exquisite. Whether it is from the technical aspects such as narrative, structure, color, music, etc., or in the reflection and criticism of reality, it can be called a classic, and it is the biggest surprise among the short films of this film festival. ”

And according to the votes of many viewers, it gave "The Tuner" a high score of 3.0,

The Cannes Film Festival's journal is rated on a 4-point scale, and very few films can score more than 3 points in each year's competition. It can be seen that professionals are optimistic about this short film.

Even some media outlets have predicted the awards for short films at this festival.

For example, Paris Weekend wrote:

"A young director from the mysterious East brings us a work full of surprises, "The Tuner". I dare say it will be the best short film of the festival, and none of them will be the strongest contender for the Palme d'Or. ”

There are also several relevant media in China that have followed the trend, but the words are more subtle, and the space in the report is not large.

The focus of their attention is still on feature films, this year, the definition of short films in China is still stuck in the feeling of new directors practicing their hands, and many audiences have no feelings for short films, so they are not valued at all.

"The Tuner" is highly sought after in Cannes, and Sun Yi has nothing to do, but Director Tian Zhuang has a feeling of raising his eyebrows, and for a few days, the folds on his face have not been scattered.

And these days, there are many film companies that have begun to have frequent contact with Sun Yi, although the price is not high, but after all, this is a short film, and now it is not like the Internet video websites in later generations that are very developed, and they can sell online copyrights, so they can't sell at any price.

Among them, the most sincere is John, a film buyer from Touchstone Pictures in the United States, who specially applied for a quota with his boss, the main purpose is actually to befriend Sun Yi, a young director with unlimited potential.

However, although he was full of sincerity, Sun Yi did not agree immediately.

Although you can't buy it at a high price, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, it's meat, in case "The Tuner" wins the award in the end, why can't this price be doubled?

Who can be afraid of money biting hands.

In this way, time flew by and came to the end of May, the 28th.

The closing ceremony of the 60th Cannes International Film Festival, that is, the award ceremony.

At 5 o'clock in the evening, the red carpet ceremony of the award ceremony officially began.

There are not as many people on the red carpet as the opening ceremony, after all, it is the red carpet ceremony of the awards ceremony, and not all cats and dogs can go on it. In the past and later periods, celebrities and Internet celebrities from all walks of life in China rubbed the red carpet, in fact, they were all red carpets of the opening ceremony, and if they had a little relationship, they could be mixed up with some money.

At this red carpet ceremony, Sun Yi was the one to do.

This is the second time in his life that he has walked the red carpet, and his score is much higher than the Hundred Flowers Award for popular films in China.

He and Director Tian were dressed in pure black suits, one old and one young smiling, and walked calmly across the red carpet.

"Click, click."

Along the way, all kinds of flashes shot at Sun Yi as if they didn't want money, and the fans next to him didn't know whether they knew him or not, anyway, they screamed all the way.

Walking into the venue, the two followed the guidance of the staff to find a seat.

In the fourth row near the aisle.

After taking a seat, Director Tian Zhuang whispered to Sun Yi to popularize science.

The seating arrangements for awards ceremonies at international film festivals like Cannes are very particular.

Generally, the members of the organizing committee and the jury, as well as some well-known directors and stars, are arranged in the first row, and the well-known film crews and award-winning popular crews are followed by the general shortlisted crews, then some other filmmakers, and finally some specially approved reporters and audiences are arranged in turn.

Like their fourth row this time, the front position is slightly behind, which can be regarded as one of the favorites, but there is still a certain distance from the popular crew in the first two rows.

After about 30 minutes, the theater, which had been somewhat empty, was gradually filled with crowds from all walks of life.

When the time comes, the award ceremony officially begins.

The Cannes Film Festival is special, there is no shortlist for each award, that is, the shortlisted films have a chance, and until the last minute, it is not known who the winner is.

First of all, the host introduced the judges of this film festival to the audience.

The chairman of the jury was Stephen Freys, an old English man with half a hundred hair but meticulously combed,

There are a total of eight other judges, both men and women, from all over the world, all of whom are big names in the industry, but except for Zhang Yanyu, who had a relationship at the hotel dinner before, Sun Yi didn't know any of the others.

This jury lineup includes famous directors and actors from several continents, and it can be said that it is full of weight. When the nine people took the stage, the scene immediately resounded with warm applause, which shows that the appeal of this year's jury is still very amazing.

After introducing the judges, we officially entered tonight's award ceremony.

Usually the awards ceremony starts with the small awards, and tonight was no exception, with the first award being "Un Certain Regard" for Best Film, one of the major awards categories at Cannes.

As an international A-category film festival, Cannes is divided into eight sections: Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Short Film Competition, Film Cornerstone, Director's Fortnight, International Film Critics' Week, New Look of French Cinema, and Side Market Exhibition.

Like Sun Yi's "Tuner", he can participate in the first four units, and he chose the main competition unit, after all, this is the most high-profile award unit.

The award presenter came to the stage and simply said a few opening remarks, and there was no "please look at the shortlist on the big screen" and it was directly the lottery.

The winner of the Un Certain Regard for Best Picture was "California Dreams," directed by a middle-aged man from Romania.

This was followed by the Jury Prize for Best Short Film, which was won by a young director from Singapore.

Next, the first award in the main competition unit, the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film, is the award in which "The Tuner" participates.

Sun Yi sat under the stage, his expression became solemn, his fists were clenched subconsciously, and his brows were tightly knotted.

Don't look at him these days have been very chic, like a tour, feasible for a hundred miles half ninety, this is at the last moment, only one step away from success, everyone has to be nervous.

Director Tian is an old Jianghu and patted Sun Yi on the shoulder.

The weather-beaten smile seemed to give Sun Yi great strength, and the whole person relaxed a little.

At this time, the award presenters walked onto the stage.

Sun Yi's eyes were like light bulbs, suddenly widening, and there was a kind of unprovoked expectation in his heart.

I saw Gong Li wearing a pure white off-the-shoulder dress, walking to the center of the awards stage in a luxurious manner, leaning over the microphone and saying:

"Hello everyone, I'm Gong Li......"

Sun Yi's body that had just relaxed was tense again, and Gong Li's speech on the stage, he didn't listen to it at all, and his ears were blank, and he only remembered that Gong Li's last sentence was changed to Chinese.

"The winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival."

"Tuner, Sun Yi!"

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