Chapter 62: The closing ceremony is here

The portal websites that previously reported that Xun Ge'er might win the Venice Best Actress had already removed the news in time and replaced it with an article that Cao Yang would win a big Venice award.

Chen Guo's "Hollywood Hong Kong" did not receive a closing invitation, which meant they would gain nothing.

Under the representative hot post in Tianya Community, many comments poured in instantly.

"Latest news, 'Hollywood Hong Kong' did not receive a closing invitation."

"No need to wait for September 8, there is no miracle."

"If you didn't receive a closing invitation, Venice suddenly went crazy and awarded Xun Ge'er a Best Actress, I would call it a miracle."

"Still not convinced, debate my ass, she didn't even receive a closing invitation."

"Director Chen Guo is already very powerful. He killed into the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival for two consecutive years. Even if he didn't win an award, he is a well-deserved big director in China. Don't forget he also has the Best Director of the Golden Statue and Golden Horse. How many directors in China can do this?"

"I've heard of these awards, but I don't know much about their influence. I'll just ask, can Cao Yang's Berlin Jury Grand Prix compare to the Best Director of the Golden Statue and Golden Horse?"

As soon as this question came out, the replies decreased instantly. After a while, a post replied:

"Let me put it this way, the Golden Statue and Golden Horse are film awards in the Chinese-speaking circle, and can also influence some surrounding small countries. The European Big Three Film Festivals are world-class awards, and the scope of influence is the whole world, including Hollywood's recognition."

Another post replied:

"Cao Yang's Jury Grand Prix is the second most important award of the Berlin Film Festival after the Golden Bear, and its weight is heavier than the Best Director Silver Bear."

"Cao Yang won the Berlin Jury Grand Prix and also brought out a Berlin Best Actress. He is also so young. I heard he is still a junior student. Isn't he very powerful?"

Another reply wrote: "Chen Guo is a well-deserved big director in China, then what is Cao Yang, who won two Silver Bears and is going to win a Venice Film Festival big award?"

Then someone replied: "Give me a Li Xiaoran, and I can do it too."

"Heh, I'm just puzzled, is it so hard to admit that others are excellent? You said it was because of Li Xiaoran last time, what about this time? This time he received a Venice closing invitation, he will definitely win an award. This time there is no Li Xiaoran."

"I heard that the protagonists this time are Yu Feihong and a student named Liu Ye who just graduated from the Central Academy of Drama."

"Then is it possible that this time Liu Ye wins a Best New Actor award? As long as someone in the crew wins an award, they will receive an invitation."

"Heh, I already know what you people are thinking. If Cao Yang was from Xiangjiang or Taiwan, he would have been blown to the sky by you long ago.

What international awards has Wong Kar-wai, who you are desperately blowing, won? He only won a Cannes Best Director in the special year of '97, and he was blown to be more powerful than the National Master and Chen Kaige.

You can inquire a little bit, what awards the National Master has won, you can't count the number of big awards he has won with one hand, and Chen Kaige won the Cannes Palme d'Or, which is the highest award of the Cannes Film Festival.

In addition, use your brain to think, why did Wong Kar-wai happen to win the Cannes Best Director in '97."

The poster might see that the building was crooked, so he came out to post:

"I still say that, after Li Xiaoran, it must be Xun Ge'er who wins the European Big Three Best Actress first. If not this year, there is next year. Let's wait and see!"

Xun Ge'er was very sad. How big the hope was before, the disappointment now is how big.

Especially when she heard that Cao Yang received a Venice closing invitation, this lost emotion simply couldn't be expressed in words.

She always couldn't figure it out.

At the beginning of the year in Berlin, she could follow Wang Xiaoshuai, who was unknown at the time, to win a Best Director. Now that it is replaced by the most likely award-winning subject matter, and the director is a Xiangjiang famous director who has won the Golden Horse and Golden Statue, why can't she even participate in the closing ceremony? Xun Ge'er's heart to win the Venice Best Actress was broken into pieces.

She couldn't help but think of Cao Yang. He could bring out a Berlin Best Actress at the beginning of the year. Half a year later, could he bring out a Venice Best Actress again?

Xun Ge'er thought of Yu Feihong's face and felt a bit disgusted. If this woman wins the Best Actress, she feels that she... no matter what the price is, she must cooperate with Cao Yang once.

Annoying woman, clearly her acting skills are so poor, how could she suddenly change like a different person.

She couldn't help but think of Li Xiaoran again. She watched several TV dramas Li Xiaoran acted in. Compared with the film that won the Berlin Best Actress, except for the same person, the acting skills were simply worlds apart.

Could it be that Cao Yang can really "turn stone into gold"?

On the 8th, the Venice Film Festival awards ceremony started at 7 PM. The judges walked the red carpet one by one. The female judges posed in various shapes in front of the camera, and then all the judges took a group photo together.

Yu Feihong wore a specially customized rice-white slit long dress today. She was much better than Li Xiaoran in Berlin. The temperature in Venice was just right.

Cao Yang, Yu Feihong, Liu Ye, and Wu Qihua walked the red carpet together. This time in the photo area, there were quite a few reporters from China.

"Cao Dao, which award do you think you can win?"

A reporter was afraid that Cao Yang would not accept the interview and shouted loudly.

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"Being able to receive an invitation is the greatest affirmation for our entire crew. As for which award to win, it depends on the jury's meaning. Of course, I hope to win the biggest one. The crews that can stay must have such ideas."

Cao Yang leaned closer, facing the microphones handed over, and responded with a smile.

"Okay, this is not an interview area. Let's talk after the closing ceremony press conference."

"Okay Cao Dao, must win a big one."

"Cao Dao, good luck."

"Cao Dao, hope you can win a Jury Grand Prix again."

"Yes, yes, Cao Dao, win the Jury Grand Prix and win glory for the country."

"Haha... Come on, Cao Dao."

Those reporters said blessings one after another. They felt that with Cao Yang's age, if he could win a Jury Grand Prix again, it would definitely be a very remarkable achievement.

The Golden Lion dare not think about it. Since it is a blessing, it must be thought big. The Jury Grand Prix is not bad, the second award, and it can echo the Berlin Jury Grand Prix. How perfect.

After walking the red carpet, in the hall where the awards were held, Old Tian and Cheng Jianye, who came early, had already found their seats.

Not long after, Venice Film Festival Chairman Alberto Barbera went on stage to deliver a speech, nothing more than reviewing history, looking forward to the future, for better development, setting up new units

Finally, he said: "I now declare the 58th Venice International Film Festival closing ceremony and awards gala officially begun."

Amidst the thunderous applause and a gradually tense and solemn atmosphere, the awards began.

Two more updates to come!

(End of chapter)