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Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou were the only two people who heard Director Fu Kai's muttering.

They both couldn't help but applaud to cover up their smiles that were not entirely congratulatory.

Fu Kai went on stage, took out a small note from his pocket, and said with a smile: "Sorry, my English is not very good, so I prepared it in advance, but I didn't expect to really use it - this sentence was also prepared in advance, hahaha."

The whole audience was amused by this unexpected opening speech.

Fu Kai's acceptance speech was written in advance by him, and Lin Yu helped him translate it in advance and wrote it on a small note.

"When I was shooting the movie Road to Glory, I never thought it would be shortlisted for the Horizons section of the Venice International Film Festival. Thanks to the two actors Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe. Without them, I think this movie might not have been noticed by the film selectors of the Venice International Film Festival. I have been a director for many years and I am not a newcomer, but this is the first time I have actually received funding to shoot a movie that is not directly aimed at box office. Thanks to Mr. Ruan Qingping of Mountain Pictures, because of your support, I can make this movie." Fu Kai read his speech according to the script, took a deep breath, and seemed to want to say something, but he stopped. Then, he took the trophy in his hand, weighed it hard in his hand, said "thank you" in Chinese, and left the stage.

Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou sat in the audience and applauded.

Best Film Award in the Horizons section of the Venice International Film Festival.

The second international award won by Lu Yanhe's starring movie.

Even Ning Xiulian turned around and glanced at Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou.

Shang Yongzhou, forget it.

Lu Yanhe's luck in winning awards in recent years is really ridiculous, to the point where it's unbelievable.

The media also released the news as soon as possible.

Although the Horizon Unit is not as influential as the main competition unit, it is still an official competition unit of a top film festival. Winning such a big award is also an achievement that can be written into the representative works of his career.

Guan Suchen immediately posted on Weibo: "Nothing to say. In the international awards race, Chen Pinhe, who is 40 years old, Shang Yongzhou, who is 30 years old, and Lu Yanhe, who is 20 years old, are the three mountains of male actors. Their dominance cannot be shaken."

Guan Suchen posted again in a second: "It depends on whether "Happy Time" can push Ning Xiulian to the throne and break the dominance of female actors. However, Ning Xiulian and Chen Bige are of similar age. Unlike those male actors, they are on completely different tracks. This means that even if Ning Xiulian wins the Best Actress Award at this Venice International Film Festival, it will still be difficult to shake Chen Bige, who has already won two Best Actress awards at the four major international film festivals."

Someone commented on Guan Suchen's Weibo: What era is it now? Can't we work together? Do we have to make it seem like they are fighting to the death?

Guan Suchen replied directly: No matter what era, competition and status exist. If we go hand in hand, then don't bother with nominations and awards. Just give everyone awards. What do you think?

Guan Suchen also felt speechless.

Go hand in hand?

If most people in the entertainment industry can go hand in hand, there won't be so many bloody disputes.

The top directors, the top scripts, the biggest investments... There are only a few such projects every year, and there are too many monks and too little meat.

If you don't fight, you still ask others not to fight?

Who will answer you?

The entertainment industry is a very disorderly place. This is not a derogatory description, but a fact. Some actors got in this play by auditioning, and got in that play by backdoor. For some plays, no matter how good your acting skills are, they can't compare with the "feeling" and "temperament" that the director sees at first sight. For some plays, you have worked hard to prepare for half a year, but because the start time is delayed and it collides with your schedule later, you can only regretfully give up.

This is an environment where no one can make a final conclusion until the last moment. In such an environment, do you expect to go hand in hand with each other?

Who do you think you are?

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang even had a dispute over a variety show like "Supernova Games".

-

Fu Kai received the award and said to Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou with regret: "It's a pity that you two didn't get the Best Actor Award in the Horizon Unit."

Shang Yongzhou smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's okay."

Lu Yanhe also nodded and said: "Take it later."

Lu Yanhe silently accepted his worldliness in his heart - well, if it was the main competition unit, he might really feel sorry, the Best Actor in the Horizon Unit, it's tasteless to eat, it's a pity to throw it away, if he really got it, he would be really depressed in his heart why this movie didn't enter the main competition unit.

He said that the Horizon Unit was of course good, why must it be entered in the main competition unit - but if it really entered the main competition unit, no one would want to come to the Horizon Unit.

Lu Yanhe was just trying to maintain a kind of decency.

Chen Ziyan sometimes said that he was not as simple as before.

Lu Yanhe laughed at the time and said, "I'm lucky that I can still be open-minded and naive. If I'm still naive after debuting for so long, then I'm not naive, I'm stupid."

Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes: "I said you were fat and you were out of breath. I said you're not as naive as before because your bottom line was low enough before, not that you're smart and sophisticated now."

Lu Yanhe gritted his teeth in anger.

Thinking of the past, Lu Yanhe couldn't help laughing.

-

The award ceremony progressed slowly.

Fortunately, this time, the Venice International Film Festival did not have a surprise, and the winner of the Best Actress was Ning Xiulian.

When the name was read out by the presenter, Ning Xiulian cheered in surprise and hugged Yu Qin with an incredible look on her face.

Yu Qin responded to her hug with joy, and she sat down slowly until Ning Xiulian came on stage.

Lu Yanhe and the others applauded Ning Xiulian sincerely.

As soon as Ning Xiulian came on stage, her eyes were red, and when she spoke, her voice was choked with sobs.

"It's such a pleasant surprise. I thought my career was about to end, but now I'm given a huge reward!" Ning Xiulian's English is much better than Fu Kai's. She said it on the spot. "When Director Yu Qin led our crew to start filming "Happy Time", none of us thought that we would be welcomed so warmly by you in Venice."

Lu Yanhe was moved by Ning Xiulian's true feelings, and on the other hand, he was a little curious about what Yu Qin was thinking at this moment?

"This is the first time Ning Xiulian has won an award." Shang Yongzhou said, "She has never won any formal acting awards in China before, which is really a pity. Her acting skills are really stylish. No matter what role she is given, she can complete it very well. I have worked with her once, but the role that time was not enough for her to show one tenth of her strength."

This is the first time Lu Yanhe has heard Shang Yongzhou evaluate Ning Xiulian.

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

According to his understanding of Shang Yongzhou, Shang Yongzhou is actually a person who focuses on himself and rarely comments on others.

Shang Yongzhou said: "You can try to work with her if you have a chance. Although she has a bit of personality, she is indeed a very good actor."

Lu Yanhe reacted.

Shang Yongzhou probably saw that he had been rather distant with both Yu Qin and Ning Xiulian these days, so he mentioned this at this time.

Lu Yanhe didn't know if he had misunderstood. He felt that Shang Yongzhou seemed to be worried that he would have a problem with Ning Xiulian and would not want to work with her in the future. This was a pity for her. He admired Ning Xiulian very much and didn't want to see Ning Xiulian miss such an opportunity. Lu Yanhe didn't dare to confirm this idea with Shang Yongzhou, because he felt that this idea was too arrogant and narcissistic.

She was already the queen of the Venice International Film Festival, and her status and position were completely different from the past, and the market was also different.

Shang Yongzhou: "It's not easy for her to persist until now."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said: "Brother, now that she has won the Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival, there will be many people looking for her to film in the future. I want to work with her, and I guess I have to wait in line."

Shang Yongzhou smiled and said: "Yanhe, you know, no matter how top-notch an actor is, he will always be selected. There are only a handful of actors like you who have the ability to write, direct and act. Your future will go further than all of us."

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that even Shang Yongzhou would say such a thing.

He was stunned.

Because he didn't know how to respond to this.

"I'm flattered." Lu Yanhe replied in a daze, "Are you people at the top of the mountain encouraging your juniors in this way?"

He made a joke.

Shang Yongzhou smiled and didn't say anything more.

He was not joking with Lu Yanhe, so he didn't think of a sentence or two to respond to Lu Yanhe's joke.

-

This Venice International Film Festival ended like this.

Both Chinese films won big awards, very lucky.

Of course, Yu Qin seemed a little dissatisfied, after all, it was Ning Xiulian who won the award.

Ning Xiulian returned to China as the new international film queen, and she was surrounded by a large number of media as soon as she appeared at the airport.

She and Yu Qin returned on the same flight.

When Yu Qin saw her surrounded by the media, she lowered her head and prepared to leave first.

Ning Xiulian suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her back.

Yu Qin's expression of surprise can be clearly seen even with glasses.

"Don't just pester me, Director Yu ran away without paying attention. Director Yu, you can't leave me alone." Ning Xiulian hugged Yu Qin's arm and showed a dependent smile.

Yu Qin: "...Why did I run away?"

In fact, it was a very speechless reaction, but in the eyes of the media, it seemed like the director's helpless pampering of his heroine.

…

From a distance, Lu Yanhe, who came back on the same flight, saw them surrounded by media reporters, and quickly hid behind Zou Dong, Wang Biao and Chen Ziyan, avoiding their sight, and hurried away.

After getting on the car without being discovered or disturbed, Chen Ziyan said: "Lu Yanhe, you really have become a cunning chicken. You let Ning Xiulian and Yu Qin go out first, and waited for a long time before leaving. I think you are not such a slow person."

Lu Yanhe: "…Sister Ziyan, you see through it but don't say it."

Chen Ziyan: "After "Road to Glory" won the award, there will definitely be a seminar. Take some time these days to think about what you want to say at the seminar. This kind of seminar will be of higher standards, and some officials with real power who want to do practical things for the film industry will also attend. What you say at the seminar may be much more effective than what you usually say in front of the media. In fact, I think your suggestion on the release of "Road to Glory" is very good. In fact, someone has proposed such an idea before, but their power is very meager, and few people may pay attention to their words. It is because of your suggestion that Fu Kai and Shandi Pictures will seriously study the feasibility."

Lu Yanhe nodded after being reminded by Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan knew that Lu Yanhe's opinions were now increasingly valued in the industry because he had achieved so many remarkable results in the past. Before his myth failed, every word he said would be regarded as a treasure and a rule.

In the past, Chen Ziyan was actually very worried about this, fearing that Lu Yanhe would be praised too highly.

Now Chen Ziyan felt that instead of worrying, it would be better to make good use of such an environment to gain greater benefits for Lu Yanhe.

No matter how worried she was, the myth would either continue or face its first failure, and then the myth would be shattered.

This was not something that she could change just by worrying or not worrying.

-

Lu Yanhe was sitting in the car, browsing Weibo, and suddenly he groaned.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ziyan asked.

"Do you know what Teacher Ning Xiulian said to the reporters at the airport just now about the film directed by Yu Qin?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Ziyan shook her head.

After a long flight, Chen Ziyan had no time to read the news on the Internet.

"What did she say?"

Lu Yanhe directly disconnected the phone from the Bluetooth headset, turned up the volume, and played the sound of the video.

"We have finished shooting that film, but... Director Yu, do we have to reshoot it?" Ning Xiulian asked Yu Qin in full view of everyone.

Yu Qin said "Ah?" with a blank look on her face.

Ning Xiulian said: "It's nothing else. Ziliang may be a singer, so his acting is still a little immature. This movie was shot very suddenly, and he had no time to prepare. We are indeed not satisfied with the quality of the shooting, including Ziliang himself."

Yu Qin looked at Ning Xiulian in astonishment and did not speak for a long time.

Ning Xiulian seemed not to notice Yu Qin's abnormality and smiled and shook her head.

"But these are all decided by the director. I'm just an actor, I listen to the director." Ning Xiulian said, "Filming "Happy Time" with the director was one of my most enjoyable filming experiences. If it weren't for Director Yu's guidance, I would definitely not have won this award."

...

Chen Ziyan took a deep breath in surprise and sighed: "Ning Xiulian is pulling teeth out of the tiger's mouth?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I often heard of many such things in the entertainment industry before, but I rarely saw them with my own eyes. This time I saw it from beginning to end, and I think my three views are about to be shattered."

Chen Ziyan: "But Ning Xiulian is also sure that Yu Qin will definitely not turn against her at this time. "Happy Time" has been praised, and she has just won the Best Actress Award, The performance of "Happy Time" after the release of the film depends mostly on Ning Xiulian, the new actress. She can't expose the fact that their relationship is very bad in front of the public. "

Lu Yanhe: "Isn't Ning Xiulian worried that Yu Qin and her will completely break up in private and never contact each other again?"

"What does she have to worry about now? The Venice International Film Festival actress is in hand, and this actress can protect her until retirement." Chen Ziyan said, "And, to be honest, in our domestic film and television environment, actors with real acting skills may not be very popular, but they will definitely have food to eat. What's there to be afraid of offending Yu Qin? Even if you offend a real industry boss like Luo Yuzhong, it is impossible to completely ban you. "

Lu Yanhe was amazed.

No wonder, this is why they are so confident.

Chen Ziyan said: "Except for breaking the law and discipline, you can use physical means to make you disappear. Otherwise, no one in this world can completely leave you with no way out, and there will be trouble!"

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.

"I learned it."

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I didn't tell you." Chen Ziyan said, "The filming time for the movie "Burning" has been set. It will start in April next year. You will have about ninety days to shoot."

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "So long?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded, "This movie has many big scenes, and you are one of the protagonists. You need to appear in many scenes. In addition, there are many action parts in this movie, so the shooting difficulty is much greater than that of ordinary movies."

Lu Yanhe has filmed action scenes.

In "Phoenix Terrace" directed by Chen Lingling, his action scenes are indeed difficult to shoot.

An action scene is just one scene. If it is important in the plot, even if the final clip is only ten minutes, it may take two days to shoot.

The technical difficulty is not of the same order of magnitude.

Lu Yanhe nodded in understanding.

Chen Ziyan said: "Your first commercial blockbuster is finally coming."

She was a little expectant and excited.

Lu Yanhe also nodded.

He was also looking forward to it.

People who like art films and film festivals look down on commercial films, thinking they are too low-level and simple. People who like commercial films and big scenes look down on art films and film festivals, thinking they are just a small group of people entertaining themselves, and even think that the domestic film industry has long disliked them and their halo is gone.

But people who are really in the film industry know that the current film world is composed of various small worlds, which makes it still one of the most influential art carriers in the world.

In an era when video platforms continue to grab traffic, the artistic status and high-level sense of film still rely on those awards to support its halo of art and honor.

In an era when the influence and spread of awards are declining, the occasional blockbuster with a global box office of over 1 billion or even 2 billion US dollars can still attract the world's attention with huge box office figures and colorful star halo.

This is the current film industry.

Lu Yanhe is looking forward to his first commercial film as much as he is looking forward to film festivals and awards. (End of this chapter)