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Although walking the red carpet of the award show does not attract as much attention as the opening ceremony, foreign media still gave great enthusiasm to the actors and stars who are likely to win the award, including the unfamiliar oriental faces of Ye Weilin and his party.

Facing the spotlight that was about to blind people's eyes, Ye Weilin and Xue Wen walked into the venue quickly.

The entire awards venue is divided into two floors. The upstairs seats are mostly invited people from all walks of life, and the downstairs seats are seats for award-presenting guests, the media, and actors and members of the selected films. The actors of "Song Manting" are divided into the first three rows. Ye Weilin was a little surprised by the location. The seats in award ceremonies are usually very particular, and being able to sit in the first three rows probably hinted that "Song Manting" would be nominated.

Although Ye Weilin did not have much hope of winning the award, he still prepared the speech after winning the award in advance, and asked Xue Wen and Xie Donglin to prepare in advance.

Compared with other international A-category film festivals, the opening speech of the awards ceremony in Cannes was short and humorous. In France, a land of freedom and romance, there were not too many political/political factors to interfere, and the much-anticipated awards ceremony soon ushered in.

Compared with the Oscars Gala, which invites superstars from all walks of life to perform some performance projects, such as guest appearances by popular fried chicken in the hip-hop world, NBA star players will appear on stage and super hot atmosphere, etc., the Cannes Film Festival Awards Gala is much simpler. Only invited Ovira Michel, a national treasure actress of their own country, was chosen as the host tonight. Ovira represents the pride and honor of French films. She has not only won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, but also a Cannes actress twice. , and won three gold awards in the three major European film festivals, and even won the best actress title at the Toronto Film Festival, and is known as one of the world's best and greatest film superstars.

Ovira is wearing a shiny golden dress, her brown hair is tied behind her head, and her brown eyes are gentle and charming. Although she is over 40 years old, the smile on her lips still has the same " The innocence of the girl "Rose de France" is unforgettable.

"It's so beautiful..." Xue Wen looked at the stage with some envy. This woman stood at a height that she could never reach in her whole life.

Ye Weilin glanced at her and said in a low voice, "Have you memorized the speech?"

Xue Wen was taken aback for a moment, and her attention was drawn back by this sentence: "I have almost recited it."

"That's okay, lest you get nervous and forget your words when you get on stage."

Seeing that Ye Weilin's serious expression did not seem to be fake, Xue Wen's calm heart finally stirred. She asked hesitantly, "Do you really think we will win the award?"

Their whispered conversation also attracted the attention of Xie Donglin and Liu Jia who were sitting near them. Before Ye Weilin could answer, Liu Jia laughed and said, "Of course! You can have no confidence in us, but you must have confidence in Ye Dao! "

"Really?" Ye Weilin squinted at him, "Who kept yelling at the hotel that you should participate."

"I'm not talking about the movie, I'm talking about myself!" Liu Jia retorted immediately.

Ye Weilin didn't bother to pay attention to him, and looked at the stage as if ignoring him.

In fact, what Liu Jia said was right. With his role in "Song Manting", even if his performance was unparalleled, he would not be able to get the best supporting role.

If the actors in "Song Manting" are really selected by the jury, there are only two possible ones, one is Xue Wen and the other is Xie Donglin.

Xue Wen is an absolute heroine, but the crown of Best Actress in Cannes rarely falls on a newcomer.

In China, there are only two actresses who have won this honor. One is Lin Li, an internationally renowned movie star, and the other is Hong Kong actress Zhang Miaoer, who has won five golden statues and four golden horses. Both are powerful words The world-class actresses who have been in the film industry for decades, both of them were over [-] years old when they received this honor, and their acting skills have reached the peak. Even though Xue Wen's performance in "Song Manting" is outstanding, in fact, Compared with Xue Wen's performance in other works, the difference is more than one or two chips.

It has been 12 years since Zhang Miaoer won the Best Actress Award in Cannes. During this period, except for Yu Rong who was nominated for Best Actress once, domestic actresses have had no success in their trip to Cannes for more than ten years.

And Xie Donglin can barely be called a male supporting role, but his roles and roles don't run through the whole movie, and he is also a newcomer, Ye Weilin thinks that Xue Wen's chances of winning the award are even higher than him.

Compared with the possibility of an actor winning an award, the movie "Song Manting" is more likely to win an award.

Ye Weilin looked at the person who heard the name not far away, and walked up to the stage with an expression of disbelief, and silently took another step back in his heart, well, even if he can't get both, at least one will be nominated, otherwise the seat will be arranged People are also blind.

At this moment, the award-winning projects of several other units are being announced on the stage. The main competition unit as the finale is usually placed at the end, and most of the winners on the stage are surprised. The sense of humor of the old fritters, the award declarations they uttered were all very cramped and short, they were nervous and excited or cried with joy, and they were all so excited that they couldn't control themselves.

The youthfulness of the literary and artistic film workers still drove the atmosphere of the party. Ye Weilin felt the heat under the bright lights, and no matter how restrained and mature he couldn't help feeling a little anticipation and waves in his heart.

It didn’t take long to announce and present the awards, but every time the awards were presented, some movie images and materials of the work would be shown on the big screens on all sides. Although it was silent, it also attracted the attention of many people.

Time progressed slowly under everyone's expectations, and finally came the awarding session of the main competition unit.

"At this moment, when I look at the smiling faces below, I can't help but think, their acting skills are really good, it's time for Cannes to add an award to these superficial ones, but their hearts are Curse the people I talk too much."

After Ovira finished this passage playfully, there were bursts of laughter from the audience, but she obviously did not have the talent for talk shows, and she was quite self-aware, and quickly brought the topic to the point.

"The first thing I want to announce is that the best screenplay nomination for the film..."

Accompanied by Ovira's words, everyone in the first few rows couldn't help holding their breath.

The script of "Song Manting" is not very good. In Ye Weilin's view, it is too plot-heavy, there is not much content to be extended and sublimated, and the connotation and spirit of expression are relatively macroscopic. Compared with most domestic movies, it is higher in conception. There are quite a few, but compared to the films selected for Cannes, they are not outstanding enough.

Therefore, Ye Weilin did not expect the script of "Song" to win an award or be nominated.

Sure enough, "Song Manting" did not achieve anything in this regard. The four films nominated for best screenplay were "The Wind from Kakadi", "Pray for Sin", "A Happy Family", and "Red and Blue Moon".

Among them, "Happy Family" impressed Ye Weilin when it was screened. It tells the life of a family of five living in Mexico. The beginning seems simple and boring, and it is easy to be mistaken for a family movie, but the plot later turns around. With an unexpected ending, it is a suspense film with a unique style.

As for the other three films, Ye Weilin didn't have a deep impression. In his opinion, "Happy Family" is the most likely to win the award.

Then, nominations such as best style, best soundtrack, and best costume came out one after another. The nomination of the film is his hope.

"..."The Story of Flowers", "Blueberry Town", "A Happy Family"." Ovira read three names in one breath, then blinked her eyes, and looked innocently at the audience, "No more."

Accompanied by faint sighs from the surroundings, Ye Weilin couldn't tell whether it was expected emotion or disappointment, and it was so complicated that it was unimaginable.

Ovira stared at the audience for a long time before saying: "It seems that my sense of humor is really not very good. Your expressions are too serious. I can't bear to make such conventional silly jokes anymore."

"Well, there is indeed another film nominated for best picture." She smiled slyly, looking at the group of people in the audience who cheered up after her words, her eyes glanced round after round, and finally her A pair of beautiful brown eyes were fixed in a certain direction.

Ye Weilin met Ovira's gaze, his heart jumped, and he looked at her without blinking.

When the other party pronounced the words "Song Manting" in a rather awkward tone, Ye Weilin's heart was finally filled with long-lost excitement. He was the same as when he was nominated for "Best Costume" just now, smiling to the people around him. Signal and applaud, and give the media in different directions a few decent shots.

Restraint!Ye Weilin calmly thought, this is just a nomination, especially who will win the prize is unknown, the expectation is there, but be prepared to be disappointed.

After the nominations for the best picture, it was the actor awards that everyone was looking forward to. The best supporting actress, best supporting actor, and best actor didn't have any nominations for "Song Manting". Ye Weilin glanced at the disappointed expression on his face. Liu Jia and Xie Donglin, who was expressionless, sighed silently in their hearts. Although they also knew that the possibility of winning the prize was not high, and they said that the emphasis was on participation, everyone knew that even if it was impossible, as long as this The place, always harboring that unreachable expectation in my heart.

"Next, it's Best Actress. Oh, whenever this moment comes, I'm always very sad. Standing here as the host, I don't have a chance..."

Olvera's sense of humor is indeed lacking, but this kind of stage performance that can ease the atmosphere in the venue without looking particularly commercial is exactly what Cannes needs, so even though most people can't bear their temper, they all have smiles on their faces.

"The Best Actress nominee is Rio Ishida from The Story of Flowers," Ovira continued after a pause, "Ermi Paterno from "Red and Blue Moon."

Sitting next to the crew of "Song Manting" are the film workers of "Red and Blue Moon". One of the sweet-looking blondes widened her eyes and smiled excitedly, while the partners around her expressed their congratulations to her. .

The same goes for the members of "The Story of Flowers" sitting not far away, causing a commotion in a small area.

"There are two more..." Ovira betrayed her again, and Ye Weilin glanced at Xue Wen, only to see that she still kept a smiling expression, but her eyes betrayed her, and her limbs also changed in unison. A little stiff.