Chapter 143 "Hearing Girl" won the Golden Lion, Director Zhou became famous in Venice

Chapter 143 "Hearing Girl" won the Golden Lion, Director Zhou became famous in Venice

Chapter 143 "Hearing Girl" won the Golden Lion, Director Zhou became famous in Venice

Good thing, this is definitely a good thing!

This means that "The Hearing Girl" has the potential to win the Golden Lion!
At this point, Zhou Qing, who had always been relatively calm, finally felt a little excited.

The final big prize, the Golden Lion, can already be seen and touched!
Of course, "The Hearing Girl" also has the potential to win the Jury Grand Prix, but not necessarily the final Golden Lion Award.

So Zhou Qing's heart was slightly hanging in the air, and he even sat up straighter subconsciously.

As for Li An on the other side of the venue, a hint of regret flashed across the smile on his face.

The Silver Lion for Best Director is of course good as well, it is a big award, but Li An was of course aiming for the Golden Lion.

But the Silver Lion for Best Director is not bad either!

Li An quickly put away his regret, straightened his clothes, and went to the stage to receive the award in high spirits.

Wow!
There was immediate and warm applause from the audience.

Zhou Qing also sent his own blessings to Li An.

“I am very happy to receive this award…”

Li An gave a eloquent speech on the stage and returned to his seat with brisk steps.

"The next award to be presented is... the Special Jury Award."

As he said this, Zhou Qing's breathing began to quicken, and his eyes subconsciously stared at the award presenter on the stage.

Feng Yuanzheng, Jiang Wenli, Hu Geshuchang and others beside Zhou Qing were even more stiff, not even daring to breathe.

The atmosphere at the scene seemed very depressing and tense.

Whether "The Hearing Girl" can win the Golden Lion depends on this moment.

"The winner of the Special Jury Prize is... Abel Ferrara, Marie."

Mist grass!

Zhou Qing almost slapped his thigh, and his face began to show excitement.

The Grand Jury Prize is not for "Hearing Girl"!
So is there any doubt about the final result?

There is no suspense anymore!

"Qingzi, the Golden Lion Award, our movie is really going to win the Golden Lion."

Huang Bo's voice was trembling, and he pushed Zhou Qing's shoulder hard with his hand, unable to stay calm.

Brother Hu and Shu Chang almost screamed out loud. If there was no one else there, they would definitely jump up and yell three times.

"Keep calm and wait until the award is announced."

Zhou Qing said with a smile on his face and in a nonchalant tone.

This is pure pretense. He is actually as excited as Huang Bo and others.

"The winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film is... Zhou Qing, "Hearing Girl"!"

Although he had already guessed the result, at this moment Zhou Qing's heart still beat violently and almost jumped out of his chest.

But in an instant, huge surprise spread throughout his body, as if a force lifted Zhou Qing up to the clouds.

It made Zhou Qing feel light and airy.

The smile on his face was as bright as the sun in the sky, and his mood was extremely happy.

"Director Zhou, the Golden Lion Award! We really won the Golden Lion Award!"

"Great Director Zhou, it's the Golden Lion!"

Shu Chang and Hu Ge couldn't hold it in any longer and screamed like idiots.

Even Feng Yuanzheng and Jiang Wenli had smiles blooming on their faces.

"It's really him."

Li An on the other side couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhou Qing with a complicated expression.

In fact, before the award ceremony began, the media had predicted who would win this year's Venice Golden Lion Award.

Brokeback Mountain and The Hearing Girl were two of the biggest hits.

Mainstream public opinion generally believes that the Golden Lion Award will be won by either "Brokeback Mountain" or "The Hearing Girl".

Just like Zhou Qing regarded Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" as his biggest enemy, Li An actually also attached great importance to "The Hearing Girl".

Even before the film festival started, I had already gone to see "The Hearing Girl".

As a result, I paid more attention to "The Hearing Girl".

The young mainland director Zhou Qing is indeed worthy of his reputation, and his performance in "The Hearing Girl" is indeed very powerful.

However, Li An is not an ordinary person after all, and he still has great confidence in his "Brokeback Mountain".

However, in the end, it was "The Hearing Girl" that won the Golden Lion Award.

This young man, who is less than half his age, has defeated Li An head-on.

"Let's go, let's go get the award!"

Zhou Qing naturally had no time to care about Li An's reaction at this moment.

In a good mood, he greeted his companions and walked up to the podium in high spirits.

It is worth mentioning that the guest who presented the Golden Lion Award to Zhou Qing this time was Gong Qijun, who had just won the Golden Lion Award.

"Congratulations, Zhou!"

With a polite and kind smile on his face, Gong Qijun personally handed the Golden Lion Award to Zhou Qing.

"Thank you, Mr. Gong Qijun."

Zhou Qing received the Golden Lion Award from Gong Qijun, and the two shook hands in a friendly manner.

Click!

Click!

The shutter sound followed.

The precious moment when Zhou Qing and Gong Qijun shook hands was frozen in time.

"This is my second time at the Venice Film Festival, so I feel very familiar with it, just like going back home."

A humorous opening brought about a burst of friendly laughter all around.

Zhou Qing continued to talk under the gazes of everyone, giving a meaningless but passionate acceptance speech.

"Last time, my film La La Land won the Silver Lion. This time I came to Venice again, and many people asked me if I could win the Golden Lion."

"I can tell them now that I got it."

Wow!
There was warm applause from the audience, interrupting Zhou Qing's speech.

Feng Yuanzheng, Jiang Wenli and others on the side almost slapped themselves to pieces.

"I want to thank the organizing committee and the judging panel for recognizing me for winning this award. I am very happy that they like "Hearing Girl" and give it this great honor."

"Of course, this honor is not my personal honor, but the honor of all the people in our "Hearing Girl" crew. I also want to thank them."

"I would like to thank Brother Hu and Shu Chang who were by my side, Mr. Feng Yuanzheng, Ms. Jiang Wenli and Mr. Huang Bo for their wonderful performances. It is they who made this film a success together."

The media cameras appropriately focused on Feng Yuanzheng and other actors, and they all waved to the camera with flushed faces.

Each and every one of them had a rosy face.

"Thanks to every staff member in front of and behind the scenes of "Hearing Girl", thank you to my school Beijing Film Academy, and thank you to my parents!"

After that, there was another routine thank you, and Zhou Qing thanked everyone he could think of.

Anyway, just thank you.

When there was no one left to thank, the entire crew of "Hearing Girl" gathered around. They all grabbed the Golden Lion trophy and posed for the media to take several photos.

"Director Zhou, can you let me keep this trophy for a few days?"

After stepping down from the stage, Shu Chang looked at Zhou Qing eagerly and spoke to him with great passion.

Just kidding of course.

Although the Best Picture award theoretically belongs to the entire crew, everyone actually understands that, to put it bluntly, it belongs to Director Zhou.

After all, Director Zhou is the director, screenwriter and biggest producer, and is the undisputed soul of the crew.

This trophy must be placed in Director Zhou’s studio.

No one else is eligible to take it back.

"Okay, just take it back and keep it as long as you like."

Zhou Qing said to Shu Chang with a smile.

Shu Chang immediately backed off: "Forget it, Director Zhou, just let it go. I can go to your studio whenever I want to watch it."

"Director Zhou, "Hearing Girl" and "Brokeback Mountain" were previously widely considered to be the strongest contenders for the Golden Lion Award. Now that "Hearing Girl" has won the Golden Lion, some people say that you have defeated Director Li An. What is your response to this?"

"Brokeback Mountain is an excellent film, which I personally like very much. Director Li An is also an excellent director, whom I also respect very much. I hope that everyone will support Brokeback Mountain while supporting The Hearing Girl."

In the subsequent interviews, Zhou Qing naturally became the focus of attention of the international media.

Surrounded by a group of reporters from all over the world, all kinds of questions were thrown at him one after another.

Zhou Qing dealt with the guns and guns all around him with ease. After all, he had experienced this too many times before.

"Director Zhou, you didn't continue to participate in the Berlin Film Festival after winning the Golden Bear in Berlin. Does winning the Golden Lion in Venice mean that you will not participate in the next Venice Film Festival?"

"It's just a coincidence. The reason why I attended the Venice Film Festival instead of the Berlin Film Festival was just because of the timing. There is no other reason. As for whether I will attend the Venice Film Festival next time, it depends on the specific situation. I can't give an answer now."

"Director Zhou has already won the Golden Lion Award in Venice. Does he have any plans to participate in other film festivals in the future? For example, the Toronto Film Festival will open soon."

"Due to time constraints, I have no plans to attend other film festivals for now. I still have a lot of work to do and don't have much time."

In total, for more than twenty minutes, Zhou Qing contributed a lot of popularity to "The Hearing Girl".

Of course, the leading actors Hu Ge and Shu Chang were also interviewed by various media.

Supporting actors such as Feng Yuanzheng and Jiang Wenli were also not neglected.

The entire crew of "The Hearing Girl" became very popular.

I was really envious of the other crews, especially the Chinese-speaking crews that came with me.

"Director Zhou, congratulations on winning the Golden Lion. The Hearing Girl was well-made and well-deserved."

Li An sent a congratulatory message to Zhou Qing with a smile on his face.

Although it was a bit regrettable that he failed to win the Golden Lion this time, Li An was also convinced that the Golden Lion was won by "The Hearing Girl".

That movie was really well made.

"Director Li, you're too polite. Congratulations to Director Li for winning the Best Director Award."

Zhou Qing also congratulated Li An.

Although the Silver Lion for Best Director is not as high as the final grand prize, the Golden Lion, it is also a very important award.

Definitely worth congratulating.

"And with your ability, Director Li, you will definitely win the Golden Lion Award next time."

Zhou Qing's words were definitely not just a compliment.

I have the impression that Li An's "Lust, Caution" next year will help him win a Golden Lion.

"I will keep up my efforts."

Li An's words were still full of confidence.

Obviously, this temporary "failure" did not hit Li An. He is still full of confidence and enthusiasm.

"Director Zhou, congratulations."

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway also came up to congratulate Zhou Qing.

His attitude was even more enthusiastic and polite than when he met Zhou Qing before.

After all, Zhou Qing now is really different from Zhou Qing a few days ago.

Now Zhou Qing has an extra golden lion on his body!
"Thank you."

Zhou Qing also greeted the two of them politely.

"You really won the Golden Lion. Director Zhou never disappoints."

Han Sanping was startled, his face full of uncontrollable excitement and happiness.

Although this movie was not directed by Han Sanping, China Film Group is also the producer.

What's more, Han Sanping's status is there, so he is naturally happy to see a Chinese-language film win a big award.

"To be honest, I didn't expect it. It was a pleasant surprise that I won it in the end."

Zhou Qing said to Han Sanping with a smile.

"You're too modest, Director Zhou. The movies you've made have never failed."

Han Sanping glanced at the young face in front of him and felt deeply moved.

He had been worried about Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" before, but it turned out that he was completely overthinking it.

You can always trust Director Zhou!

Although Director Zhou is young, he is really strong.

"Where's the trophy? Let me take a look at it, too."

Han Sanping said to Zhou Qing excitedly that he also coveted this kind of trophy.

Zhou Qing took out the Golden Lion trophy, and Han Sanping played with it with shining eyes.

"Yes, this is the fifth Golden Lion trophy for us Chinese-language filmmakers."

Han Sanping couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The first four trophies were won by Hou Xiaoxian, Cai Mingliang and Zhang Guoshi respectively.

You want to ask why there are only three people with four trophies?
It’s nothing special, Master Zhang won two Golden Lions!
“There will be more and more in the future.”

Zhou Qing agreed with a smile.

"Yes, Chinese-language films will get better and better. I have no doubt about that."

Han Sanping nodded heavily.

The two chatted briefly about some other things, and then Han Sanping said goodbye and left Venice with the China Film Group team.

Feng Yuan confirmed that the same was true for Jiang Wenli, Hu Ge and other people in the "Hearing Girl" crew.

Zhou Qing returned to his hotel alone.

Next, he will have to stay in Venice for a few more days to deal with the copyright transaction of "The Hearing Girl".

But there is no need to worry too much about this kind of thing.

With Zhou Qing's current rank, plus the bonus of a Golden Lion, "The Hearing Girl" is definitely a seller's market, right?
Not to mention anything else, at the closing ceremony reception, a group of international film producers were begging to buy the film.

Zhou Qing was looking forward to the next transaction more and more.

This time, "Hearing Girl" will definitely set a new sales record.

(End of this chapter)