I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 147 The first time in Chinese history!
"Thank you!"

Zhang Yimou was much calmer than Chen Jin, and his acceptance speech on the stage was concise and to the point.

In fact, the Special Jury Award is not that worthwhile.

None of the embarrassment he got in "Hero" Berlin.

This is the third prize after the Golden Lion Award and the Grand Jury Prize. It has recognized authority and great influence in the world film scene. It is also a recognition of outstanding film artists in the world.

Zhang Yimou can still bear it.

However, Venice does not issue it every time, so this is an extra supplement.

It can be seen that both Beijing Film Academy and Zhang Yimou have put in a lot of effort this time. The Best Newcomer award plus this third prize is comparable to the jury and second only to the Golden Lion.

But for the Chinese media, that may be more impressive than a golden lion.

Because this way you can write two news stories directly.

The key point is that Chen Jin's Venice Best Newcomer award has a different meaning from other awards - it is the first time in Chinese history.

As long as it is linked to the first time, it will definitely attract attention.

So far, no new actor in China has won the Marcello Mastroianni Best Newcomer Award. Chen Jin is the first male actor in Chinese history to win this trophy.

Of course, this award is not limited to gender, it is to recognize emerging actors under the age of 25.

So this award is also called the Venice New Actor Award, also known as the New Actor Award.

“A big harvest!”

“I thought I could only win one award this time, but I didn’t expect Under the Hawthorn Tree to win two awards!”

"..."

The Chinese reporters in the media seats were so excited that they could not control themselves. They were typing away on their mobile phones, taking photos and posting them, reporting to their domestic colleagues, and making sure to publish the award as soon as possible.

Whoever logs in first will get the most traffic and clicks.

A minute later, Zhang Yimou came down from the stage holding a small silver lion. The Special Jury Award and the Grand Jury Award were both the same trophies.

The same goes for Best Director and Best Screenwriter.

The final Golden Lion Award is a golden lion.

Soon, several major awards of this year's Venice Film Festival were presented.

Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director.

These awards were all well given.

Unlike the special golden lion at the beginning, it seemed a bit like it was given on purpose.

The actor who won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award is Vincent Gallo. He is not very famous, so he was very excited to receive this award, just like Chen Jin just now.

"This is actually a very good opportunity!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly said something.

He handed the text message that Lao Ma sent him to Chen Jin, and Zhu Yanmanzi also came over.

She was quite sensible and knew that she had no chance of becoming the best actress.

There's nothing I can do about it, that's the limitation of my acting skills.

If "Under the Hawthorn Tree" was filmed with more depth, there might be a chance; but now, there is definitely no chance at all.

There are only two ways to win an award if you are under 18 years old.

Either the script and director are awesome, and the movie has unprecedented reputation, then you can also win it by acting yourself, take Xia Yu in "Sunshine" and Yagira Yuya in "Nobody Knows" as examples, this guy won the Cannes Best Actor Award at an even younger age, at only 14 years old.

They are all examples of winning the Best Actor Award by playing themselves.

Or, like Chen Jin, you are extremely talented and the jury can see your superb acting skills, then you can also win an award.

If Chen Jin and Zhu Yanmanzi swapped their roles, he could have been crowned the best actor directly; and if Zhu Yanmanzi had Chen Jin's performance, she could have been crowned the best actress.

"Chen Jin lost to Vincent Gallo by just one vote!"

This was the text message from Marco Muller to Zhang Yimou. Zhu Yanmanzi looked at Chen Jin in disbelief.

This is too scary.

Only 1 vote short of winning the Venice Best Actor Award?
Lost by 1 vote.

If there is this vote, wouldn't it be two best actor winners?

But this is also unrealistic. If 1 vote is given to Chen Jin, then Vincent Gallo will have no votes, as he only has 3 votes!
Double yolk eggs are still rare in Venetian history, but they do exist.

There are also people who won 6 Best Actor awards in a single session. If we talk about the fun, it’s the Europeans. However, in 1983, all six Best Actor awards were won for one movie.

The most notorious one is the King of Sunglasses.

When Wang Jiawei served as the chairman of the Cannes jury in 06, he gave out five Best Actor and six Best Actress awards, as if giving them away wholesale, shocking the entire international film industry.

When it comes to human relationships and worldly wisdom, everyone is happy, but it still depends on the Chinese people.

"what a pity!"

"Just one vote short..."

Zhu Yanmanzi tilted his head and looked at Chen Jin, but Chen Jin didn't think it was a big deal: "Keep up the good work, make up for this vote next time and get a big one!"

"You dare to think..."

Zhang Yimou smiled, but didn't take Chen Jin's words to heart.

Winning the title of Best Actor requires more than just ability.

The right time, right place and right people are indispensable.

What was a pity for Zhang Yimou was that this time, the opponent was not strong and it was easier for Chen Jin to defeat him; opportunities are sometimes so fleeting.

It’s possible that in the future you’ll get a better movie and role than this, but if you meet a strong opponent, you still won’t have a chance.

This is metaphysics.

Just like an actor becoming famous.

At this time, the Jury Grand Prix of this year's Venice Film Festival has also been decided.

Jerzy Skolimowski, Necessary Killing!
This movie just won the Best Actor award and now it has won the second prize. It is even more glorious than "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

Suppress one end.

But this movie is obviously much more politically correct than "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

The story of Mohammed, an Afghan captured by the US military, who escaped after being taken to the Eastern European front!

The elements are fully loaded.

Winning the award is not surprising.

But the next Golden Lion Award was not like this.

"Xu~~~"

There was a sudden loud booing from the audience.

Zhang Yimou and Chen Jin both raised their heads, looking at Quentin who was standing there presenting the last Golden Lion Award for Best Film, as if they were watching a good show.

The key point is that when he was reading the Golden Lion Award, he paused very deliberately and looked in the direction of his ex-girlfriend.

Well, it just broke out a few days ago that they broke up. Then when he read out the movie, not to mention cheering, few people even applauded.

Quentin's face turned red.

It was really red, his face easily blushes.

The scene was quite chaotic, the boos were getting louder and louder, and it looked like it was about to get out of control.

Quentin's ex-girlfriend Sofia Coppola, who won the Golden Lion Award, hurried to the stage to receive the Golden Lion from Quentin, but Quentin did not want to miss this brief moment with his ex-girlfriend, so he hugged her tightly and even whispered to her.

The audience booed again.

"Can play!"

From the movie, Chen Jin knew that this guy had many unique hobbies, and he might be a fellow geek like Chen Jin.

It's not that kind of thing, it's that everyone likes the jailer.

But this thing was naked, and the heroine's feet and legs were in every shot. Chen Jin was at least somewhat restrained and only lightly touched the girlfriend next to him.

"Why is everyone booing..."

Zhu Yanmanzi obviously didn't know about the ambiguity. Chen Jin pointed at Quentin who was holding his ex-girlfriend's hand on the stage and asked: "Can't you feel the relationship between the two of them?"

"Boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"No, we split up!"

"Why give it back after you've divided it?"

Zhu Yanmanzi couldn't understand this train of thought at all.

"Well, I'll give it to you after you divide it!"

"If you can't get it, you want to get it again!"

Quentin presented the award to his ex-girlfriend and secretly touched her face, which even Chen Jin couldn't see.

Not affectionately.

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Yimou also laughed and clapped his hands while watching. This should be the biggest attraction of this Venice Expo.

Didn’t you see that the shutter and keyboard in the media seat were about to smoke?

"All right!"

"Let's go, we are going to be interviewed by the media!"

Winners are interviewed by media around the world, especially their own media. This is a routine part of the award ceremony and also an opportunity to become famous all over the world.

At least I can show my face and be reported by other countries.

Click! Click!
As soon as Chen Jin, Zhang Yimou and the other two appeared in the backstage interview area, countless cameras were pointed at them.

It's not just reporters from Sina and NetEase, but also media such as The Hollywood Reporter and Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Hey, Zhang, congratulations on winning another Silver Lion trophy!"

“Do you have anything to say to your fans in Europe?”

Zhang Yimou is actually quite well-known all over the world, not just because he has won many awards.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games that year was broadcast live around the world, with 9 people in attendance, 11 billion people in China, and 44 billion people around the world watching the opening ceremony on television. This Olympic Games set a record for the highest program ratings in human history!
The directing team received multiple Emmy Award nominations.

This time, Zhang Yimou's work became the most popular, which greatly increased his fan base around the world.

It is said that the sales of several DVDs of "House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero" in North America and Europe have increased significantly during the Olympics, more than the sales in all previous years combined.

Lao Mouzi was there being interviewed by foreign media.

As for Chen Jin, only foreign media were taking pictures of him, and only a few domestic media put the microphone in front of him.

"Hello Chen Jin, congratulations on winning the Marcello Mastroianni Best Newcomer Award. How do you feel now?"

The Sina reporter looked at Chen Jin happily.

Chen Jin let out a long breath, holding the trophy and said with a smile: "I'm very excited, I really didn't expect it!"

"Then did you know that this is the first time a domestic actor has won this trophy?"

"is it?"

Chen Jin wasn't quite sure either.

"Yes, so your award has a very special meaning for Chinese actors!"

"Okay, thank you for your reminder!"

"..."

The interview with Chen Jin is actually very simple. Domestic media reporters still want to interview Zhang Yimou, which is the biggest traffic.

After a while, Zhang Yimou finally finished interviewing the foreign media, and he had to deal with the domestic media.

"Director Zhang, congratulations!"

It's another routine questioning session.

Zhang Yimou answered very nonchalantly. He was very familiar with this kind of interviews from reporters after winning awards.

So the words came out of my mouth, of course, after careful consideration.

Sometimes Lao Zhang still has some sense in what he says.

However, a reporter from Tencent suddenly said, "Director Zhang, you deserve the award, but have you ever thought about Chen Jin winning the Venice Best Newcomer Award?"

"Chen Jin?"

Zhang Yimou leaned closer to the microphone, looked at Chen Jin who was still standing beside him, and suddenly laughed: "I have thought about it. You should have seen the role of Chen Jin in "Under the Hawthorn Tree", right?"

"Yes, Third Brother, the response to this character in China is very good now!"

"That's it. In my opinion, he deserves the Newcomer Award!"

"Also, I can tell you a piece of news. In the Best Actor jury vote, Chen Jin ranked second, with a difference of one vote!"

“Only one vote away!”

Zhang Yimou pointed out a finger: "What a pity!"

"Otherwise, we will have another Venice Film Festival winner in our country!"

Wow!
The domestic media seats were all a little alarmed.

Big news!
Originally they thought there were only two awards, but now they are only one vote away from the Best Actor award. This more or less shows that Chen Jin's acting skills are highly recognized by the Venice jury.

People in China still like this kind of eye-catching news.

Getting it or almost getting it is something worth writing about.

What's more, Chen Jin is only 18 years old, and he is only one vote away from the current Venice Film Festival Best Actor. Doesn't this further prove his ability? !

Thinking of this, many domestic media reporters turned their eyes directly to Chen Jin.

They...want to interview again!

(End of this chapter)