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Chapter 189 The taste of conquest, just a taste of it [Please subscribe]

That afternoon, the Rubier Screening Hall was almost full. More and more movie fans knew about this short film from a young Eastern director through word of mouth.

It is different from previous Oriental movies. There is no backward society, no ignorant and ignorant characters, no strong local sentiments, and no tragic story of the great era. It is a modern suspense short film.

The circular narrative is full of suspense and full of details.

Word of mouth started to grow.

In the following days, although "The Tuner" was no longer played continuously, many shows were arranged every day, and its reputation was quietly rising in the hearts of movie fans around the world.

On the fifth day, good news came. The organizing committee officially notified Sun Yi that "The Tuner" was shortlisted and could participate in the awards.

Some European media also began to report on this short film.

The first to report was the exclusive journal of the Cannes Film Festival. In its report, it praised "The Tuner" as:

"A rare suspenseful thriller short film with strong artistic impact. Although the story is short, it is more exquisite. Whether it is from the technical aspects such as narrative, structure, color, music, etc., or from the reflection and criticism of reality , are both classics and the biggest surprise among the short films in this film festival.”

And according to the votes of many viewers, it gave "The Tuner" a high score of 3.0,
The Cannes Film Festival's journal scores are on a 4-point scale, and very few films participating in each festival can score more than 3 points.It can be seen that professionals are optimistic about this short film.

Some media even made predictions about the short film awards at this film festival.

For example, "Paris Weekend" wrote:

"A young director from the mysterious East brings us a work full of surprises, "The Tuner". I dare say that it will be the best short film in this film festival, bar none. It is the strongest contender for the short film Palme d'Or."

Several relevant Chinese media also followed suit, but their words were more subtle and the space they occupied in the reports was not large.

The focus of their attention is still on feature films. In this year, the domestic definition of short films is still based on the appreciation of new directors' practice works. Many viewers have no appreciation for short films, so they are not taken seriously at all.

"The Tuner" was very popular in Cannes, and Sun Yi was fine, but Director Tian Zhuang felt a sense of elation, and the wrinkles on his face did not loosen for several days.

And these days, many film producers have begun to frequently contact Sun Yi. Although the asking price is not high, after all, this is a short film. Now it is not like the Internet video websites in later generations that are very developed and can sell online copyrights, so it cannot be sold. At what price.

The most sincere among them was John, a film purchaser from Touchstone Pictures in the United States. He specifically applied for a quota with his boss. The main purpose was actually to make friends with Sun Yi, a young director with unlimited potential.

However, despite his sincerity, Sun Yi did not agree immediately.

Although it can't be bought at a high price, mosquito legs are still meat no matter how small they are. If "The Tuner" wins the award in the end, why can't the price be doubled?

Who can think that money bites your hand?

Just like that, time flew by and it came to the end of May, the 28th.

The closing ceremony of the 60th Cannes International Film Festival is the awards ceremony.

At 5 o'clock in the evening, the red carpet ceremony of the award ceremony officially began.

This time the red carpet was not as crowded as the opening ceremony. After all, it was a red carpet ceremony for an awards ceremony, and not just any cat or dog could be on it.In the past and later stages of life, celebrities and Internet celebrities from all over China were on the red carpet. In fact, they were all on the red carpet for the opening ceremony. If you had some connections and paid some money, you could get involved.

In this red carpet ceremony, Sun Yi did his part.

This is the second time in his life that he has walked on the red carpet, and his style is much higher than that of the Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Films in China.

He and Director Tian Zhuang were each dressed in pure black suits. An old man and a young man walked calmly down the red carpet with smiles on their faces.

"Kakakakaka."

Along the way, various flashlights were shooting at Sun Yi as if they were free of charge. The movie fans next to him didn't know whether they recognized him or not, but they were screaming all the way.

Entering the venue, the two of them followed the staff's guidance to find their seats.

In the fourth row, near the aisle.

After sitting down, Director Tian Zhuang quietly gave Sun Yi some popular science.The seating arrangements for award ceremonies at international film festivals like Cannes are very particular.

Generally, members of the organizing committee and jury, as well as some well-known directors and stars, are arranged in the first row, followed by the more well-known film crews and award-winning hit crews, then the general shortlisted crews, and then some Other filmmakers, and finally some reporters and audiences who were specially approved to enter the venue, lined up in sequence.

For example, their fourth row this time is located in the front and slightly behind, and can be considered one of the popular ones. However, there is still a certain distance from the popular crew in the first two rows.

After about 10 minutes, the originally empty theater gradually filled up with people from all walks of life.

When the time comes, the award ceremony officially begins.

The Cannes Film Festival is special. There is no shortlist for each award, which means that all shortlisted films have a chance. You don’t know who the winner is until the last minute.

First, the host introduced the judges of this film festival to the audience.

The chairman of the jury is Stephen Frears, an old British man with half a century of hair who is meticulously combed.

There were eight other judges in total, both men and women, from all over the world, and they were all big names in the industry. But except for Zhang Manyu, who he met once at a hotel dinner, Sun Yi didn't know any of them.

The jury lineup includes famous directors and actors from several continents, which can be said to be full of weight.As soon as the nine members came on stage, the audience immediately burst into warm applause. It was evident that the appeal of this year’s jury was quite amazing.

After introducing the judges, tonight’s award ceremony officially entered.

Generally, award ceremonies start with small awards, and tonight is no exception. The first award awarded is "Un Certain Regard" for Best Picture, which is one of several major award units in Cannes.

As an international Category A film festival, Cannes is divided into eight sections: Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Short Film Competition, Film Cornerstone, Directors’ Fortnight, International Film Critics Week, New Looks of French Cinema, and Sideline Market Exhibition.

For example, Sun Yi's "The Tuner" can participate in the first four units, but he chose the main competition unit. After all, this is the most watched award unit.

The award-giving guest came on stage and briefly said a few opening remarks. There was no "please look at the shortlist of candidates on the big screen or anything like that" and it was straight to the prize draw.

The "Un Certain Regard" best picture winner is "California Dreaming", directed by a middle-aged man from Romania.

This was followed by the Jury Prize for Best Short Film, which was won by a young director from Singapore.

Next, we started to organize the first award in the competition section, the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film, which is the award for "The Tuner".

Sun Yi sat in the audience, his expression became solemn, his fists clenched subconsciously, and his brows knitted together tightly.

Even though he has been living a leisurely life these days, it's like traveling, and he can only travel a hundred miles or half a mile. But at the last minute, he is only one step away from success, and everyone is a little nervous.

Director Tian Zhuang, an old Jianghu, patted Sun Yi on the shoulder.

That weather-beaten smile seemed to give Sun Yi great strength, and he felt a little more relaxed.

At this time, the award-giving guest came onto the stage.

Sun Yi's eyes were like light bulbs, suddenly widening, and there was an unreasonable expectation in his heart.

Wearing a pure white strapless dress, Gong Li walked elegantly to the center of the awards stage, leaned over the microphone and said:

"Hello everyone, I am Gong Li..."

Sun Yi's body, which had just been relaxed, became tense again. He didn't listen at all to Gong Li's speech on the stage. His ears were filled with confusion. He only remembered that Gong Li's last sentence was in Chinese.

"The winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival is."

""Tuner", Sun Yi!"

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