Chapter 103: More Potential

In this era, university students have another good place to communicate online, which is the campus BBS.

In '95, Tsinghua first set up an official BBS, which was the first BBS of the China Education Network.

Since then, various universities have followed suit, reaching its peak in the early 2000s. Almost every university had its own BBS forum.

The Beijing Film Academy, of course, also had its own BBS, and it was very active inside.

Not only do students communicate inside, but the school also often posts some information and notices for recruiting actors, and some small crews will also entrust people to post announcements inside.

Today, anyone who logged into the BBS would be shocked by the few information pinned to the top inside.

"Warmly congratulate our school's Cao Dao Yang for winning the Cannes Main Competition Best Director."

"Cao Dao Yang's 'Secret Sunshine' won Cannes Best Director and Best Actress."

"Gao Yuanyuan became the first Chinese Cannes Best Actress!"

Everyone who saw this information couldn't help but use modal particles to express their shock. Especially under the third post, it was almost all sour envy and jealousy.

"Congratulations to the 'kissing' girl. I racked my brains and didn't expect that she was the one who won the first Cannes Best Actress for the Chinese."

"The first Cannes Best Actress, not from the Central Academy of Drama, not from the Beijing Film Academy, nor from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, but won by someone who became a monk halfway."

"Someone from the Central Academy of Drama came to the forum last time and said that the director is from the Beijing Film Academy, the actor is from the Central Academy of Drama, and the first Cannes Best Actress must also come from the Central Academy of Drama. I'm going to their forum to stroll around. Are there any brothers who want to go together to mock... stroll around?"

"Take me one, let's go together."

"Hey, anyway, the director who produced the Cannes Best Actress comes from our Beijing Film Academy. Beijing Film Academy producing directors is not just talk."

"The person above, I don't need to guess to know that you are either from the Director Department or the Photography Department. Can you tell me your dormitory? No other meaning, I am from the Performance Department, and I want to find you to discuss acting."

"Performance Department, hehehe..."

"What's wrong with the Performance Department? This year the Performance Department also produced a Venice Best Actress."

"Speaking of this, I have to sigh, Cao Dao is awesome."

"Cao Yang only knows how to shoot women. This is clever. Standing from a female perspective to shoot women, isn't it easy to win an award? If you have the ability to produce a Best Actor, that's called ability."

As soon as this follow-up post came out, the campus forum, which was discussing hotly, instantly became quiet.

Clever? Easy?

You are despising all directors, right? If it were really that easy, why are there only these few Best Actresses at the three major European film festivals?

Then the follow-up posts below appeared one after another.

"Where did the idiot come from? Do you dare to use your real name?"

"There are all kinds of birds in the big forest. If you have the ability, go and win an award yourself. When the time comes, come to the forum to show off. That is real ability."

"Do you dare to say what awards you have won? Do you have a Golden Lion? Do you have a Silver Bear? Do you have Cannes Best Director? Have you produced a Berlin Best Actress? Have you produced a Venice Best Actress? Have you produced a Cannes Best Actress? Have you produced a Golden Rooster Best Actress? Have you produced a Golden Horse Best Actress?"

"Wait, let the management check who this account belongs to. I want to know if this person is as awesome as Cao Dao."

"Holy shit, the post was deleted. Damn, don't run."

"I thought he was very awesome, but he actually deleted the post and ran away."

For a while, everyone was still not satisfied, thinking they had encountered a tough nut, but didn't expect it to be a coward.

This is the news released officially, and there is another post posted by an individual that was topped up.

"Three films, three Best Actresses, Berlin, Venice, Cannes cleared."

For actors, being able to produce Best Actors and Best Actresses is more exciting than winning the highest award of the three major festivals. So under this post, it was all kinds of flattery in a joking nature.

"Cao Dao is awesome."

"Cao Dao is mighty."

"Zhang Yimou's visuals, Chen Kaige's humanities, Cao Yang's actors, this sentence is too accurate."

"Cao Dao is good at coaching actors is not an empty word."

Someone asked on the BBS, "Is the person filming outside, has the school hung up banners?"

"Already hung up, don't worry."

"There is one at the entrance of my dormitory."

"The canteen also has one."

"Not only at the school gate, but it also extended far away."

"The library also has one."

"Holy shit, even the bathhouse hung it up..."

Old Situ just arrived at the office today, and many teachers came to visit, saying words of congratulations.

Through questioning, Old Situ learned that the evil... no, the beloved disciple not only won Cannes Best Director but also produced another Best Actress. Most importantly, this Cannes Best Actress is the first for the Chinese, not won by Taiwan, nor by Hong Kong, but by the mainland first, which filled the gap in this area.

Many times, the first one is very important and precious. It is estimated that the above will also attach great importance to it and will definitely report it extensively.

No wonder so many people came to congratulate him today. In a sense, winning Cannes Best Actress can even be compared to winning the highest award of the three major European film festivals.

Although he had a premonition, Old Situ still couldn't help but sigh.

His student's ability to coach actors is really quite powerful. Three films, three international Best Actresses, this is unique in the world.

The only pity is that all three are Best Actresses. If there were a Best Actor, it would be perfect, and there wouldn't be rumors of "Zhang Yimou's visuals, Chen Kaige's humanities, Cao Yang's women".

However, Cao Yang is indeed good at shooting women, and shooting films from a female perspective is even more powerful.

On this point, the evil disciple Tian Zhuangzhuang can't compare.

After preparing for so long, lecturing and tutoring, the result is what kind of thing.

The acting is there, but the story is not explained clearly. Although he tried hard to get close to the old version in terms of character styling, and even deliberately slowed down the speech speed, it is similar in form but not in spirit, far from it.

I told him long ago that remaking classics is a thankless thing, but he didn't listen and wanted to create something new. In the case of comparison, the new ideas are easier to be criticized.

!

But if you don't have new ideas, it becomes picking up others' wisdom, without your own thoughts, which is also criticized.

Frankly speaking, if there were no original version, this film would be quite good.

Sigh, ten years of being banned from directing, the aura has indeed been worn away a lot.

What a pity.

Old Tian just came in at this time, smiling and saying to Old Situ: "That kid Cao Yang is good. Cannes Best Director, this is the third one in the country, right? I remember the first two were Hong Kong's Wong Kar-wai and Taiwan's Edward Yang."

"Well, the third one in the country, the first one in the mainland. Our mainland also has Cannes Best Director."

Old Situ said calmly, but the curled corners of his mouth couldn't be pressed down.

Old Tian secretly curled his lips. The old guy just pretends every day, pretending to be calm. Do you think you are Cao Yang?

You don't know how happy you are in your heart now. Among your students, there are so many big directors. Scorpion pulling shit, unique.

Now who is as awesome as you, with so many big directors among your students.

So, Old Tian put on a face and said: "Teacher, let's discuss something. Look, I am now qualified to bring graduate students. You are old now, why are you still bringing students? You have worked hard all your life, it's time to enjoy your old age."

In Old Situ's suspicious gaze, Old Tian finally said his purpose, "Teacher, let Cao Yang to me, okay? I guarantee to bring him into a world-class big director."

"Get out, don't make me want to smoke you when I'm happy."

Old Situ scolded with a smile, and said: "You should figure out your own affairs first. Your 'Springtime in a Small Town' can only go to Venice, find Little Ma to get you a consolatory award. As for other film festivals, don't go to lose face."

Old Tian was silent for a while, then laughed, pretending to be free and easy: "Sigh, I haven't shot for ten years or so, a bit rusty, just find the feeling and it will come."

Old Situ sighed in his heart, secretly regretting saying these things, so he comforted: "Also, next semester, you should still focus on teaching, see if you can bring out a few outstanding students. As for the film... talk about it when you have a good script."

Old Tian stared, this old guy, is there such a way to comfort people? You are afraid that you are deliberately hitting me.

Since the old guy won't comfort people, Old Tian can only comfort himself.

"This is also good, at least when my film comes out, no one will doubt that Cao Yang's first film was manipulated by me—if I had that ability, I wouldn't have even had a significant award until now."

"I can be considered to have proven Cao Yang's innocence for him."

Domestic media also began to report the news of Cao Yang and Gao Yuanyuan winning awards.

"The 55th Cannes International Film Festival has come to an end. Our country's famous director Cao Yang won Best Director with 'Secret Sunshine' in one fell swoop, and helped Gao Yuanyuan win Cannes Best Actress. This is the first time a Chinese actress has won this honor..."

"Following Hong Kong's Wong Kar-wai and Taiwan's Edward Yang, Cao Dao Yang once again won the honor of Best Director. This is the first Cannes Best Director in the mainland."

"'Secret Sunshine' won Cannes Film Festival Best Director and Best Actress. Cao Dao Yang returned with honors again. Gao Yuanyuan became the biggest beneficiary. It is the first Cannes Best Actress for the Chinese, and also the first Cannes Best Actress in East Asia."

"Cao Dao Yang's first Cannes trip, Best Director and Best Actress are the perfect answers he handed in."

"Three films, three international Best Actresses at different film festivals, this feat of Cao Dao Yang is hard to be surpassed."

"Gao Yuanyuan became the first Cannes Best Actress in East Asia, and also the first time a Chinese has won this honor."

This time the media was also shocked. You are simply like Zhang Yimou, winning awards at the three major European film festivals as if playing.

So the media took stock, of course, only counting the important awards of the three major European film festivals with class, and other awards with low international recognition were not included.

Zhang Yimou has two Golden Lions, one Golden Bear, three Jury Prizes, produced one Cannes Best Actor, one Venice Best Actress, and many special consolatory awards of the three major festivals, which will not be listed one by one.

Cao Yang has one Golden Lion, one Jury Prize, one Best Director, produced one Berlin Best Actress, one Venice Best Actress, and one Cannes Best Actress.

It seems that Zhang Yimou is still more powerful, having won more awards.

But Cao Yang is younger, better at producing people, and better at coaching actors. This is where he has an advantage over Zhang Yimou.

Just three updates, try to ask for monthly tickets, roast lightly!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 104 =====