[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr":3,"chapter-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Academic Director: Reborn in the Film Industry",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297065,4493,"Chapter 65: Strength and Luck Coexist","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Winning Best Director at Venice, Babak Payami looked visibly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his second feature film; according to him, his life had been quite unsatisfactory. Born in Tehran, Iran, he followed his parents, who worked in foreign trade, to live in Afghanistan for a long time, and then pursued a master's degree in film studies at the University of Toronto in Canada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After graduation, due to suppression by the authorities, he had no opportunity to film for ten years and could only return to Toronto to work at a multinational corporation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming of this movie was also extremely difficult; it was only with the help of funding from Canada and Italy that he was able to return home to complete the shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was clear that director Babak Payami was indeed very emotional, as his words were contradictory and incoherent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who could afford to study abroad and hold a position at a multinational corporation—no matter how difficult things were, it should still be better than for most Iranians, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life, even if not smooth sailing, could definitely not be called unsatisfactory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, long live understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This film is roughly about a female supervisor who keeps lobbying voters in the barren desert regions of Iran, adopting a man-to-man strategy for every voter, swearing to secure the ballots...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sum it up: an Iranian raised in Afghanistan, who studied in the \"democratic\" country of Canada, returned home after his studies and, with the help of foreign funding, made a film promoting the democratic system in Iran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ballots represent the democratic system, the female supervisor represents women's rights, and the story takes place in Iran in the Middle East—with all these buffs stacked, it would be hard not to win an award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to be presented is the Jury Grand Prix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Yang felt that if, with so many forces intervening, they still hadn't made Venice Film Festival Chairman Alberto Barbera compromise, then the Jury Grand Prix would be the most likely thing to get—assuming the film's quality was guaranteed; if it were just a shared Best Actress award, all these combined forces would be too useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presenter on stage read: \"The winner of the 58th Venice Film Festival Jury Grand Prix is, Ulrich Seidl, 'Dog Days'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, the presenter looked up toward the audience; Cao Yang's heart was about to jump out—could there be an \"and\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, only the film \"Dog Days\" won the Jury Grand Prix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Yang couldn't help but look at Old Tian beside him. Old Tian was looking at the stage with a somewhat stiff expression, though from his tightly clenched fists, one could tell that Old Tian was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Tian was an old hand; it was impossible for him not to have thought of what Cao Yang could think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, Yu Feihong and Liu Ye on the other side were smiling the whole time. They were both very satisfied with tonight's harvest and probably never imagined how much hope Cao Yang and Old Tian had pinned on this film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianya Forum was still discussing Yu Feihong's Venice Best Actress win. No one expected that the \"Four Dan Actresses,\" who had been selected by the media less than a year ago, would have their balance broken by Li Xiaoran, vaguely turning into two \"Qingyi\" and three \"Dan\" actresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, the press releases for International Zhang had long stopped acknowledging the so-called Four Dan Actresses; ever since Li Xiaoran's rise, their press releases now all claimed they were \"Great Qingyi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In traditional Chinese theater, the Qingyi role focuses on singing, is dignified and serious, and often plays virtuous wives and mothers; the Dan role focuses on recitation and movement, with agile and clever performances, often playing young women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingyi has a higher social status, while the Dan can represent characters of lower social status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now you see the difference, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Yu Feihong has also won the Venice Best Actress, there will likely be no shortage of infighting, and it's unclear if it will end up as two Qingyi and four Dan, or three Qingyi and three Dan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night owls on the Tianya Forum were debating this heatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, the gossip about these female stars, especially the infighting gossip of the most famous ones in the country, is what netizens love to see most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sticks to their own views and opinions, neither side can convince the other, arguing until they are red in the face online, wishing they could keyboard the other person to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The editors of the three major portals felt the awards ceremony was nearing its end, and today's news was already explosive enough; a Best Newcomer and a Best Actress were already among the best results one could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretly praising Cao Yang as awesome, they left a miserable intern to follow up on the final results and clocked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, while the Tianya community was arguing about three Qingyi versus two, suddenly a post left the arguing parties stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Cao Yang won the Golden Lion!\" \"I don't even dare to imagine it, Cao Yang won the Venice Golden Lion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, damn, damn... The Golden Lion, brothers, that son of a bitch Cao Yang won the Venice Golden Lion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person posted three times in a row, showing their excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it real? Is the info above accurate? I just checked Sina and Sohu, and I didn't see any reports.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just checked too, didn't see their latest news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it fake? Why is there no report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go look, Sina updated the latest news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, no way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Number One in the Circle\" was extremely angry, gritting his teeth as he clicked on the Sina webpage. Suddenly, a short message popped up: \"Cao Yang bravely wins the 58th Venice International Film Festival Best Film Golden Lion Award!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Intern reporter Li Xueyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Number One in the Circle\" kicked the computer desk, only regretting that the protagonist of the news wasn't himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the interns at the other two portals were calling their editors: with such big news, should we follow the plan and just give a short bulletin, or should we report it as a headline?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that Cao Yang unexpectedly won the Golden Lion; wouldn't it be unreasonable to just give a short bulletin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we report it as a headline, which piece should we use? We didn't prepare much in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The editors at NetEase and Sohu were furious: \"Can't you just post a short bulletin first and then call me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't even left the office building yet. Great, no going home tonight; there's work to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the presenter read \"Cao Yang, 'Empty Room',\" Cao Yang was not as excited as he had imagined. He calmly straightened his jacket, and before he could even stand up, he was hugged by an excited Yu Feihong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Tian, who had stood up, was originally prepared to hug Cao Yang, but just as he reached out his hands, Cao Yang was snatched up by someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who said Liu Ye lacked emotional intelligence? Seeing Old Tian turn around and reach out his hands, he twisted his waist and stretched out his long arms from two people away, hugging Old Tian in an awkward posture and saying excitedly: \"Golden Lion, we are the Golden Lion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year's Golden Lion was another tie, not only for Cao Yang's \"Empty Room\" but also for the film \"Monsoon Wedding\" by the female director from the Third Brother's country, Mira Nair, sharing the Best Film Golden Lion Award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, as long as the film quality passes, political correctness is truly a weapon for winning awards. No wonder there were three female judges out of seven on the jury this year—this is a rare occurrence; it turns out it was to ensure a female director won an award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tie does not diminish the gold content of the Golden Lion, and it's not the only year there has been a tie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the history of the Venice Film Festival, there have been 13 ties for the Golden Lion so far, specifically in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 24th, 27th, 37th, 50th, and 51st editions; this year is the 58th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most recent Golden Lion tie was the 51st Venice Film Festival in '94, which gave the Best Film Golden Lion Award to Tsai Ming-liang's \"Vive L'Amour\" and Milcho Manchevski's \"Before the Rain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the Venice Film Festival, but Cannes and Berlin have also awarded many top-prize ties, not much fewer than Venice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 46th Cannes International Film Festival awarded the Palme d'Or to Chen Kaige's \"Farewell My Concubine\" and Jane Campion's \"The Piano.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, the Palme d'Or that Kaige won was also a tie at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Berlin Film Festival even once awarded a hat trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, stop criticizing the ties of the Golden Rooster Awards; no one is any more noble than the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-06-20T05:36:32.009Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","faee2b9298afa38d74aebec6a5bf5bbe442c91c17489248e720cf8ce5c1a144c","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-66","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-64",411,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-cover.jpg"]