Chapter 259 set off Cannes, and "Whiplash" won the second award!
“As a director, he has won the Silver Bear and the Golden Bear in Berlin, and the Silver Lion and the Golden Lion in Venice.”
"And as an actor, he also won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival today!"
"That's right, the winner of this year's Best Actor Award is... Zhou Qing, from Whiplash!"
Sure enough, under the gazes of everyone, the award presenter immediately announced the final result.
It was indeed Zhou Qing.
"What the hell!"
It’s really me!
I won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival!
Snapped!
This time, Zhou Qing’s slap was very solid and powerful.
Although I had guessed it long ago, a huge sense of surprise still hit me all of a sudden, and an electric current seemed to flow through my body.
Zhou Qing subconsciously froze for a moment.
Then an irrepressible smile bloomed on Zhou Qing's face, making him feel indescribably refreshed and light-hearted.
What does it mean to be so successful that one gallops forward?
It is now!
I can only say that my golden finger is really powerful, and my acting skills are indeed top-notch.
Wow!
Thunderous applause suddenly broke out all around, and filmmakers from all over the country gave Zhou Qing their usual blessings.
However, amidst the applause, there were many confused and astonished faces.
What the hell?
This year's Best Actor award was actually won by a director?
What a joke!
Such a large group of actors, in the end, can't even beat a director?
Or a director who has had such brilliant achievements in Berlin and Venice?
Isn’t this too exciting?
It's unprecedented that a director who won the Golden Lion and Golden Bear won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival!
"Director Zhou is really amazing. He actually won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival."
While Qin Hao was applauding Zhou Qing, he felt endless bitterness in his heart.
You know, for so many years, he has been fighting hard to become one of the top three movie emperors.
Only you know how much effort you have put in, and the hard work involved is beyond the understanding of others.
In the end, a crossover person won the Best Actor Award!
He, Qin Hao, has always been a runner-up!
This contrast is, I have to say, too great.
However, at the same time as feeling bitter, Qin Hao's admiration for Zhou Qing exploded like an avalanche of snow, and nothing could stop it.
Director Zhou is really awesome.
He is such a great director, but his acting skills are also abnormal?
This is really an exaggeration!
Wow!
But no matter what he thought in his heart, Qin Hao's congratulations to Zhou Qing were not false.
The clapping was three times more vigorous than the average person.
"Director Zhou, congratulations!"
"Thank you!"
Zhou Qing walked up to the stage amid thunderous applause and received the trophy from the presenter.
The two sides also shook hands in a friendly manner, and the sound of shutter clicks immediately rang out around them.
Record this wonderful moment.
"In fact, I have won many awards for making movies so far, but basically they were all as a director and a screenwriter."
"This is the first time I've won an award as an actor. I never thought I'd win the Best Actor award at Cannes."
"Thank you to the Cannes organizing committee and the Cannes jury! Thank you for your affirmation and recognition of me!"
“This is a huge honor for me.”
"Thanks to the other actors of Whiplash, thank you to Mr. Feng Yuanzheng, thank you to Mr. Wang Zhiwen, and thank you to Ms. Liu Yifei."
"Although they didn't come, they also have a share of this honor. Without them, I would not have received this award."
“Thanks to all the staff on and off the stage of Whiplash, and thank you to my school Beijing Film Academy!”
It is quite easy to give an acceptance speech. You don't even need to prepare much in advance. Just keep expressing your gratitude.
After Zhou Qing made a brief opening speech, he thanked everyone he could.
Is it boring?
Of course it's boring.
Are you bored?
Of course it's boring.
But at this moment, after Zhou Qing finished his thanks, the entire venue burst into thunderous applause.
"The next award to be presented is the Best Director Award!"
After returning to their seats, the award ceremony continued.
The award presented is actually the award that Zhou Qing wants most, or it can be said to be Zhou Qing’s ultimate goal in this attempt to enter Cannes.
After all, he still has that score, and it is almost impossible for him to win the Palme d'Or.
But he can still make a push for the Best Director Award.
The films shot with my maximum directing skills definitely have this capability.
So Zhou Qing's joy of winning the Cannes Best Actor Award was quickly forgotten, and his eyes were fixed on the award presenter.
Like other directors present at the scene, he was waiting for the final award to be announced.
The only question is, Zhou Qing has just won the Best Actor award, can he win other major awards again?
In theory, there is no problem.
Although it is rare for the same film to win two awards at Cannes, it has happened.
For example, "You Were Never Really Here", starring Phoenix, won both the Cannes Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards.
Another example is "Anora", which won both the Palme d'Or and the Jury Prize.
and "Emilia Perez," which won both the Best Actress and Jury Prizes.
wait wait wait.
Taking all these factors into consideration, it is not unfounded wishful thinking for Zhou Qing to win the Best Director Award again.
This possibility does exist.
Of course, although this possibility exists, Zhou Qing also understands that the probability is definitely extremely low.
We can only look forward to it cautiously and not have too high expectations.
"The Best Director Award goes to… Brillante Mendoza for “Kinare!”
Well, it turned out that Zhou Qing was overthinking it.
The Best Director Award was indeed not given to Zhou Qing, but to a director from the Philippines.
Wow!
After a moment of self-deprecation, Zhou Qing also gave the other party a warm round of applause.
“The next thing to be awarded is the Jury Prize.”
Zhou Qing was not that interested in this award.
The Jury Prize and the Grand Jury Prize are only one word apart, but their weight is worlds apart.
The Jury Award is actually a consolation prize, equivalent to an extra recognition.
Of course, this is only relative to other awards in the main competition unit.
In fact, for those international filmmakers, even the Jury Prize is impressive enough.
Enough to brag about.
In any case, this is also an award in the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival!
Not everyone can get it.
What about the Grand Jury Prize? It is the second largest award after the Palme d'Or, and even more important than the Best Director Award.
Knowing that he had no hope of winning the Palme d'Or and had failed to win the Best Director Award, Zhou Qing's current goal must be the Grand Jury Prize.
But, is it possible to get it?
Zhou Qing wasn't sure either, so he could only wait and see with the others.
"The winners of the Jury Prize are...Park Chan-wook, Bat, and Andrea Arnold, Fish Tank!"
The Jury Award was a double-yolk egg, and one of the eggs was won by the famous Park Chan-wook.
Park Chan-wook and another female director went on stage to receive the awards and gave eloquent acceptance speeches.
While Zhou Qing was giving applause, he was also feeling complicated, somewhat anxious and worried.
The only major award left is the Jury Grand Prix.
Can I continue to win?
"Do I have too big an appetite?"
Zhou Qing couldn't help but shook his head, still feeling a little self-deprecating.
You've already won an award for Best Actor, but you're still not satisfied?
If other people heard this thought, Zhou Qing would definitely be pissed off.
But how can I say it, Zhou Qing is not an ordinary person!
The reborn ones still have cheats, so it is understandable that they have a bigger appetite.
You've already got a cheat, and you're just like everyone else. Isn't this cheat in vain?
Isn't the point of having cheats to be able to do things that others can't do?
So even though he won the Best Actor award, there’s nothing wrong with continuing to look forward to it!
"The winner of the Grand Jury Prize is... Jacques Audiard, The Prophet!"
However, to Zhou Qing's disappointment, his beautiful wish was still unfulfilled.
The list of winners of the Grand Jury Prize was soon announced, and it was not Whiplash.
I have to say, Zhou Qing felt a little disappointed.
"Well, after winning the Best Actor award, it's not a wasted trip."
Fortunately, I already have a heavyweight trophy in my hands, so I can have an explanation when I return.
It wouldn't make Zhou Qing's situation too embarrassing.
“…Zhou Qing, Whiplash!”
But what Zhou Qing never expected was that there was more on the list.
Not one, but two films won the Grand Jury Prize.
Double yolk eggs!
Following the Jury Prize, the Grand Jury Prize also had a double yolk!
"This is purely to mess with people's mentality!"
Zhou Qing's first reaction was to complain crazily.
What followed was a huge surprise and excitement, as if riding a roller coaster. One second I was at the bottom, and in the blink of an eye I was at the top.
Playing is a thrill.
The kind that can easily cause problems if you have a weak heart.
Fortunately, Zhou Qing's heart is in good condition.
So now, even though he felt that the blood in his body was rushing like a galloping horse, he was able to hold on.
"Another double yolk egg. There are two double yolk eggs in this Cannes!"
“That’s too many double yolk eggs.”
While being excited, Zhou Qing heard people around him start to complain about this crazily.
But the complaints were soon drowned out by the tide of applause.
However, as a reborn person, Zhou Qing didn't feel too strange about having two double yolk eggs.
Although this situation is rare, it does happen.
For example, at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, both the Jury Prize and the Grand Jury Prize were double yolks, just like the current situation.
Another example is the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
I don’t know if it’s a lesson from the last Cannes Film Festival, but both the Jury Prize and the Grand Jury Prize are double yolks.
So when a double yolk egg came out this time, Zhou Qing was very calm.
This is nothing.
He stood up in great joy, walked up to the stage amid applause, and received his trophy from the presenter.
Click, click, click!
The surrounding spotlights were flashing wildly, and major media outlets were taking pictures of this precious scene non-stop.
"I received the award as an actor before, and this time, I received it as a director. In fact, I prefer this identity."
This was the second time Zhou Qing gave his acceptance speech in just twenty minutes.
This is rare in the history of Cannes, and the scene is really interesting.
"This is my first time in Cannes, and I have won both the Actor Award and the Grand Prix. I want to use one word to describe my current mood."
"grateful!"
"I would like to thank Cannes for its recognition of me, whether it is the recognition of my performance or my directing, it is a high degree of recognition of me and a great encouragement to me."
"These two trophies are so heavy that they remind me of my mission as a filmmaker and motivate me to repay the film with even better works."
"grateful……"
It was another meaningless acceptance speech, but Zhou Qing spoke it in a very enjoyable way.
Then, amidst envious and jealous gazes, he returned to his seat in great glory.
Next up is the final grand prize, the Palme d'Or, which is the most critical and important award of the entire film festival.
But Zhou Qing no longer cared much.
After all, he has reaped a lot now!
What kind of bike do you want?
What's more, from the very beginning, Zhou Qing knew that he would never win the Palme d'Or.
"The winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Film is... Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon!"
The final result was exactly as Zhou Qing had imagined. The Palme d'Or was won by the classic film "The White Ribbon".
Zhou Qing was not surprised at all that "Whiplash" could not beat this movie and was convinced.
So far, the award ceremony has come to an end and this year's Cannes Film Festival has come to an end.
"Director Zhou!"
"Director Zhou!"
Without exception, all the award-winning filmmakers became the hottest commodity among major media outlets and were surrounded by many reporters.
Needless to say, Zhou Qing, who stole the show at this film festival, was immediately surrounded by reporters, and his way was completely blocked.
Zhou Qing was in a good mood and had nothing to resist, so he happily accepted interviews from major media outlets.
"Director Zhou, you won both the Best Actor and the Grand Jury Prize in your first Cannes appearance. How do you feel now?"
"Of course I am happy and excited. These two awards are great honors and represent Cannes' recognition and affirmation of me. Thank you for Cannes' kindness to me."
"Director Zhou has always been a well-known film director, and has won proud honors in Berlin and Venice, but I didn't expect Director Zhou to be such a good actor. Will Director Zhou star in more movies in the future?"
"I don't rule out this possibility, but what I like most is actually being a director. If I want to be an actor, I need a good enough script to impress me."
"From what I understand, Director Zhou, you are also a top screenwriter, so Director Zhou, will you write scripts for yourself in the future?"
"Again, I don't rule out this possibility, but my main job is still a director." (End of this chapter)