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It's hard to imagine that it took less than a month to edit a movie, but for Tang Lei, for the Golden Lion Award, he also made the impossible possible.

Overloaded to complete the task, when Tang Lei's team sent the final film to the organizing committee for registration, everyone was almost exhausted.

Fortunately, it was just in time.

It was already the end of July at that time, and it was already impossible for "Reunion" to be shown on the big screen in August. Even though the submission for trial was expedited and Qin Yue made arrangements, the time was still too late.

So, after getting the permit to broadcast at the end of August, Tang Lei discussed with several investors, selected several plans, and finally set a time to release it on September No. 20 - that day happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival Festival.

In the tradition of China, the Mid-Autumn Festival happens to be a festival for family reunion, and the content of this movie is also very suitable, not to mention that the release time is exactly ten days after the National Day, so it will not hit too many big productions movie of.

In addition, the Venice Film Festival opened at the end of September. If "Reunion" was released on September [-], such an arrangement would happen to be just a few days before the opening of the film festival.

——Because Tang Lei didn't want to premiere the film at the film festival.

Now that the movie has been scheduled for release, Shu Ziwen has followed Tang Lei in publicity since August. Unlike last time, this time because he is the protagonist of the movie, every promotion cannot fall.

Naturally, during the promotion, the content and themes of the movie "Reunion" aroused heated discussions among netizens. While discussing the movie, they also paid more and more attention to such vicious incidents as child abduction and trafficking.

After the promotion, Shu Ziwen also took the initiative to do charity. He donated 200 million yuan to a charity foundation dedicated to fighting trafficking. After Tang Lei learned about it, he also donated another 300 million yuan in the name of the entire crew of "Reunion". To help parents of abducted families find their children.

Seeing this kind of news, some people who are used to guessing other people's minds with malice jumped out one after another, mocking Shu Ziwen and Tang Lei as a show, and their purpose of doing this was just to hype the movie, not sincere good deeds.

Of course, before the person who made such remarks had time to jump up, he was scolded by a large number of netizens and was powerless, and he dared not speak out again.

For most netizens, regardless of whether this kind of donation is a way to hype movies, Tang Lei and Shu Ziwen have indeed contributed money, and the 500 million can really help many families, so In essence, this is a kind of public welfare, a good deed, and they should not be ridiculed and abused.

In September, the promotion of the movie has basically come to an end. When a variety show was recorded and Shu Ziwen came down from the stage, it was officially completed.

This variety show will broadcast their recorded episode on September 15th. I believe that the audience in front of the TV will be more impressed with the movie after watching it.

The promotion of the movie is over, and now everyone is anxiously waiting for the news of the Golden Lion Award nominations. Shu Ziwen is not nervous at all, because he feels that it is impossible for him to be shortlisted for the best actor, but he is the most relaxed of all one.

Shi Baiqian thought that he had been busy for more than half a year after he finished filming the movie and went to publicity, so in September, he didn't accept any scripts for him, even the advertisements and endorsements were all turned down, leaving only Several well-known magazine interviews.

Therefore, Shu Ziwen, who is free, stays at home every day as an otaku. What he likes to do most is to research new dishes, and let Qin Yue taste them when he comes back.

This feeling of home is really warm and beautiful.

Of course, after eating and drinking enough, it is necessary to 'exercise', but this 'exercise' is often overdone, and then someone will feel backache.

After staying at home for five or six days, when Bai Qian called and informed him that "Reunion" was shortlisted for three Golden Lion Awards this year, including Best Actor, Shu Ziwen was shocked.

He opened his mouth, held up his mobile phone, and sat on the bed stupidly, completely unresponsive.

After he came back to his senses, he jumped up from the bed excitedly, almost twisting his overused waist yesterday. Shu Ziwen supported his waist with grinning teeth, suppressed the surprise in his heart, and confirmed to Shi Baiqian again: " Today isn't April Fool's Day, is it?"

Shi Baiqian laughed loudly, and then said to him: "Of course not, it's September now, where is April Fool's Day?"

Shu Ziwen was silent for a while, and then said: "Wait a minute, I'll hang up the phone first, and call back later." After finishing speaking, he directly pressed the phone, and then stood on the bed expressionlessly for three seconds. After that, he immediately started giggling, and the laughter became louder and louder, and finally turned into a loud laugh.

The excitement was beyond words, so after he calmed down, he picked up the phone again and called Shi Baiqian.

It was agreed to meet and discuss in detail later, Shu Ziwen sat for a while, then got up and began to wash and change clothes.

*******

On September 20th, the premiere of the movie "Reunion" was just as Tang Lei expected at the beginning. Even with Shu Ziwen and Shen Bing, the box office was still not satisfactory. The box office of the premiere was only more than 500 million.

——Most people will not watch such a movie, even if the feelings it tells are very real, it has to tell the audience a lot.

However, the people who have watched it are very controversial. A few people say that the movie is too miserable, sensational and transitional, and the characters are not well portrayed. Most people are straightforward, very moving, very down-to-earth, whether it is Shu Ziwen is another actor, his acting skills are very good, it feels very real to people, and it is a good movie.

Of course, there is no lack of some film critics who also specially dragged and wrote long film reviews to evaluate this work. A film review is full of thousands of words, with praise and criticism, but there is no unity.

However, among all these film reviews, the most impressive one is probably written by a film critic who is known for his poisonous tongue. It is rare that he did not use harsh words to evaluate a movie, but instead listed it seriously and carefully. The advantages and disadvantages in the movie are listed, and they are compared there, so that everyone who has seen it can think for themselves.

At the back of the film review, he also wrote: "I don't know how everyone evaluates this movie after watching it, whether it is good or not, bad or something else."

"But in my opinion, it is an excellent work, which is real enough and touching. The actors in it have performed the true feelings of these people. There is no doubt that it is a work about family affection, and it is also A work that promotes warmth and love."

"Whether it's Lin Bao's [-]-year search for his mother regardless of the weather, or the reporter's hard work to find out his place of birth, or the old man helping him call one by one to inquire, and the final family reunion, everything in it is everything. I am sending a basic message to everyone - that is, there is love in the heart, and you must persevere and not give up."

"At the same time, it is also telling everyone that family love is great and that everyone needs this sincere relationship. Finally, if possible, I hope everyone should go to the cinema and watch it. After watching it, everyone will gain something. "

"This is probably the first time I recommend a work like this, and it may be the only time, but I just want everyone to feel the shocking power of this movie."

The appearance of this film review has brought a turning point for "Reunion". Maybe everyone is wondering why the film critic who has always been venomous suddenly stopped being venomous, or maybe some of the things mentioned in it hit the soft part of everyone's heart.

More people bought tickets to go to the cinema, and the box office of "Reunion" also continued to slump for three days. On the fourth day, it finally reversed - this day alone reached 500 million, more than The sum of the previous three days was even higher.

A week later, the box office of "Reunion" exceeded [-] million yuan, achieving a counterattack.

At the same time, the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival is coming.

*******

On the 26th, Shu Ziwen followed the crew to fly to the city where the film festival was held. This time, Shi Baiqian came with him, and at the same time, Qin Yue also followed.

Along the way, different from Tang Lei's anxiety, Shu Ziwen's mood was unexpectedly calm, as if he just regarded this trip as a public trip and an opportunity to expand his horizons.

And actually, pretty much the same.

Because for Shu Ziwen, being able to come here in this life, being shortlisted for the Golden Lion Award was beyond his expectation, and it was enough to make him happy, so it doesn't matter whether he wins the award or not.

Moreover, he is still so young, and it has only been two years since he became popular. There are only a few works that can be called masterpieces. It's everywhere, he's always known that.

What's more, there are several veteran foreign actors competing with him for the Golden Lion Award for Best Actor. He thinks that his acting skills are not as good as them, so he is normal-hearted and doesn't have many expectations.

When walking on the red carpet, Shu Ziwen's attire and the gentle and leisurely smile on his face instantly conquered everyone, whether it was foreign entertainment or domestic media reporters, they were all deeply attracted.

The flashes kept ringing, and within a short distance of 100 meters, Shu Ziwen's face with oriental characteristics and the smile spreading to his eyes had already been deeply imprinted in most people's minds, and they will be unforgettable for a long time.

The scene is already like this, one can imagine what kind of situation it is in the fan circle in China.

When everyone walked through the red carpet and entered the venue, two hours later, Shu Ziwen was placed next to another candidate, and also next to Tang Lei, both in the front.

Meanwhile, Shi Baiqian, Chen Yuan, and Qin Yue were all sitting in the last row, and the camera would not be able to scan here, because here was the seat assigned to the artist's assistant or manager, and the distance was too far.

Qin Yue stared intently at Shu Ziwen who was sitting in front, the tenderness and pride in his eyes were almost overflowing.

Shi Baiqian, who was sitting next to him, glanced at him, and couldn't help teasing his friend: "It doesn't matter whether Shu Ziwen wins an award this time, just being shortlisted will already increase his domestic value. As more and more people focus on him, there will be more and more rivals in your love."

Shi Baiqian knew his friend very well, and his possessiveness was so strong that it was terrifying, so he purposely said it out to anger Qin Yue. You know, he and Bai Ningran just swiped at each other, and there is still one more to be done. , As a result, the two of them showed their affection in front of him every day, how could one be so depressed.

However, to his surprise, Qin Yue's expression didn't change at all, but his smile deepened, and he said, "I'm very happy for him to be able to sit here." After finishing speaking, his gaze It continued to fall on Shu Ziwen.

Shu Ziwen, who was sitting in front, seemed to have a feeling, so he turned his head and looked hard at the last row. As a matter of course, his eyes collided with Qin Yue's. In an instant, it was as if there were only the two of them in the world .

This kind of looking at each other in the air lasted only a few tens of seconds, but Shu Ziwen was very sweet in his heart, and the smile on his face unconsciously widened a little.

Seeing that Shu Ziwen was still smiling, Tang Lei made a troubled face, and leaned over to ask him, "Are you not nervous at all?"

Shaking his head, Shu Ziwen replied: "I am already very satisfied to be able to sit here."

Tang Lei smiled bitterly. He also wanted to be like Shu Ziwen, but he had already been shortlisted once eight years ago. At that time, his thinking was similar to that of Shu Ziwen now. However, his goal this time, It is that award, it is almost impossible for him to treat it with a normal heart.

With an uneasy mood, Tang Lei has been tense since the host came to the stage, cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead, his eyes were wide open, staring at the front intently, and his ears were pricked up, for fear of missing every moment. one word.

Seeing him, Shu Ziwen took out a handkerchief from his pocket, handed it to Tang Lei, and said in a low voice, "Director Tang, wipe off your sweat."

Tang Lei took the handkerchief and thanked Shu Ziwen.

As time went by bit by bit, the award presentation on the stage was getting closer and closer to the award that Tang Lei was looking forward to. Shu Ziwen could clearly feel that the people sitting next to him had collapsed into strings. .

Finally, the awards for the best director began to be presented. The presenter was the last best director. He was a funny foreigner with a big beard. After he said a few words with a smile, he stopped. Stunning people's appetites, the winners were announced directly.

The moment the name was announced, Shu Ziwen heard gasps of surprise from around. After all, it has been a long time since a Chinese face won an award.

Shu Ziwen was the first to stand up and congratulate Tang Lei, and brought him back to God by the way.

After the best director, there is the best supporting actor. This award was won by an American, and after that, the best supporting actress was also taken away by an American female artist.

So far, there are two awards left.

One is Best Actress and the other, one is Best Actor.

These two awards, for actors, symbolize the highest glory.

There is no doubt that the Best Actress is also won by a foreigner. The only domestic actress shortlisted is Shen Bing, but the shortlisted works are not liked by the judges, so she has no chance to participate in this dazzling stage.

In the end, there was only Best Actor left.

There are five shortlisted works this time, only "Reunion" is the work of Hua Guo, and the other four are two from France, one from the United States, and one from the United Kingdom.

Originally, there was almost no suspense about this award. It was impossible for Shu Ziwen to win it. After all, he was really too young. The other four artists here are all honored, and they have filmed countless works.

However, when the award presenter pronounced Shu Ziwen's name, everyone was in an uproar. They were shocked that the winner was suddenly upset, and Shu Ziwen, who was supposed to stand up to accept everyone's applause, also sat there blankly and motionless, with a completely Looked at a loss.

With a friendly smile on the face of the award presenter, he repeated the winner. At this time, Tang Lei had recovered, and he pushed Shu Ziwen, signaling him to go up to receive the award.

At this time, Shu Ziwen finally came back to his senses, stood up, hugged the other candidates, and walked towards the podium step by step.

After receiving the trophy from the guest of honor, Shu Ziwen blinked, walked to the microphone and raised his head. He didn't speak first, but looked to the back. It was very dark there, and he could only vaguely see the outline, but he knew, there Sitting, the person he loves the most in his life.

Showing the brightest smile to Qinyue, Shu Ziwen looked away, and slowly spoke about his acceptance speech.

Since he had no hope, he had no preparations at all. Standing on the stage at this time, he just said whatever came to his mind, stumbled and even spoke incoherently.

However, no one at the scene would laugh at him, because even those who are prepared, standing on this stage, will perform abnormally and cry with joy.

At the end of speaking, Shu Ziwen wiped his face indiscriminately, showed a shy smile to everyone, and then walked off the stage.

This road, like the Avenue of Stars covered with thorns, is beautiful, but also full of hardships and sufferings.

From the end to the beginning, Shu Ziwen seems to have walked through the whole life he has experienced, from the ten years of struggle in the last life to the brilliance of this life, it is worth it and enough.

Looking up into the distance again, Shu Ziwen saw his lover sitting in the last row, and he smiled again, this time with sweetness.

— "Thank you, my love."

--"I love you."

Shu Ziwen turned his head, seeing Tang Lei sweating nervously, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket.