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335. One percent miracle

In a live broadcast hall on the Huaxia TV Film Channel, the host was talking to the two guests about the future development of Huaxia movies. However, before the host could finish his speech, the content of the signal screen on the big screen behind him stopped his mouth.

"The Best Foreign Language Film Awards, so fast?" the host asked in a slightly excited tone.

"It's indeed, interesting. The award presenter arranged it was Ang Lee." Chen Kaige's attention at this time also shifted to the live Oscars ceremony.

"But it is also to take care of our Chinese compatriots? Haha! By the way, I have not congratulated Director Chen on this year's masterpiece "The Promise" has entered the list of Best Foreign Language Film Awards at the Golden Globes. Although I was regretful that I did not win the award in the end, the nomination was a sure thing. I believe that with Director Chen's strength, I will definitely win the trophy in the future." The host laughed, suddenly changed his tone and complimented Chen Kaige.

"Where is it?" Chen Kaige's face also had a smile. If there are only two things that deserve Chen Kaige's gratitude in the criticism of "The Promise" along the way, that is, the overseas box office and the Golden Globes were shortlisted.

Although the movie has encountered unprecedented criticism in China, it is still quite popular abroad. Although the overseas box office is still under statistics, it will definitely not lose money.

The second point is that "The Promise" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Although he did not win the award in the end, he watched his old rival Ang Lee win the Best Director at the same Golden Globe Awards. Although he felt bitter at the time, it was worth comforting to think about it. At least after "The Promise" was shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards, the domestic storm of ridicule also weakened a little.

This is also the prerequisite for Chen Kaige to go out of his house today to visit the live broadcast hall of Huaxia TV.

The pressure in Director Chen's heart at this time has been greatly reduced. If it were the time when "The Promise" was released in January, Director Chen would probably be frustrated by various public opinion from the outside world and would not be able to get out of it at all.

"You guys say that the Oscar suddenly asked Ang Lee to present the awards. Is it true that director Ye Sumang will have some hope in the end?" Seeing Ang Lee relaxingly chatting with his female partner beside him during the live broadcast, the host was making some predictions that would make the audience excited.

"It shouldn't be." Before Chen Kaige could answer, Ning Hao denied it.

"Why?" The host was very curious.

"This is playing the family card again. I guess Director Li is arranged to award this award because he has been selected for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film many times. And so far, the only Chinese film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was filmed by Director Ang Lee." Ning Hao organized the language and expressed his opinion.

In fact, Ning Hao didn't say anything in his mind. The Oscars are not like some award ceremony in China, so why do you have to play a family card? I guess the guest's arrangement has no special meaning.

"Hey, it seems to make sense to listen to Director Ning Hao's analysis. However, no matter what, I still hope that Director Ye can come back for a precious trophy that we met for mainland China in the best foreign language film to be awarded. Now please switch the signal to the Oscars ceremony, let us look forward to the next moment together!"

Two flowers bloom, each with one branch.

Ye Sumang, who was sitting in the corner of the award ceremony venue, also straightened his back and paid attention to the ceremony for the first time. At this time, Ang Lee and his female partner were chatting about the development of foreign language films, but this was obviously not what Ye Sumang wanted to hear.

"When will the result be announced?" Yuan Hong's face was a formulaic smile, staring at the front desk without blinking, but he kept muttering. If it weren't for the fear of the camera suddenly coming, Yuan Hong's face would have long since had he been worried that the camera would have looked over.

Zhou Xun and Zhang Xueyou are also very anxious, but more nervous.

On the contrary, Ye Sumang, as the protagonist, relaxed after being nervous for a moment, because he actually had no hope for this award.

Looking at the Chinese-language films that were shortlisted in previous years, basically any small-scale film will eventually fail. So far, the only one who has won this award is the only movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee, who is chatting and laughing on the stage.

It was a movie full of Chinese martial arts characteristics. Perhaps it was this reason that made Oscars particularly favor it, but in comparison, Ye Sumang's "If? Love" has a relatively vague feature, which is easy for the judges to ignore some highlights.

Besides, the location arrangement today also made Ye Sumang a little discouraged. Such a remote corner does not look like a location arranged for the winners.

With the combination of the two, Ye Sumang had no hope for this award.

But no matter what, being shortlisted is just an experience. Ye Sumang believes that he will eventually win this award in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Sumang looked up at the podium not far away. At this time, the two guests had finished speaking, and several shortlisted movies began to be shown on the big screen of the stage.

"Brother Xueyou, why are you crying?" Yuan Hong suddenly found that Zhang Xueyou's eyes were red next to him, and he couldn't help asking worriedly.

"Nothing." Zhang Xueyou touched his wet eyes and responded with a smile, but did not explain the reason.

Yuan Hong wanted to ask again, but was stopped by Zhou Xun beside him.

"Sister Zhou Xun..." Yuan Hong's eyes were full of worry. Zhang Xueyou took good care of him during the crew. He suddenly cried at this time, and he was naturally afraid that something had happened.

But Zhou Xun shook her head gently at him, pointed at Zhang Xueyou, and said softly: "Don't worry, Xueyou is just moved."

Yuan Hong turned his head and looked at Zhang Xueyou. Suddenly he suddenly understood the meaning of what Zhou Xun said.

There was indeed a smile on the corner of Zhang Xueyou's mouth, and his eyes did not leave the big screen at all, because there was a clip about "If? Love" on it, and there was a role he played.

He never expected that one day the movie he starred in would be Oscars, and the once ridiculed "Indian actor" finally appeared at the Oscars ceremony. When the reality came, he felt excited and unable to control himself, and unconsciously moistened his eyes.

Zhou Xun was the same at this time. A year ago, she was a little star who could only watch the actresses who could only watch the glorious actresses in front of the TV. However, a year later, she finally sat in this position and became one of the participants. It was not until this moment that her position as a top Asian actress was finally finalized. Those who can enjoy this title are now Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li in mainland China, and now there is one more name for Zhou Xun.

It can be said that this year, with this movie, they have gained too much and too much.

And what brought them all was the one-year-old boy beside them.

"I hope Su Mang can win this award..." Zhou Xun hugged her hands in front of her chest and prayed silently.

At this time on stage, the shortlist had been announced. The actress held the final list of winners in her hands and opened the envelope with a smile under the gaze of everyone.

"Oh, my God." The actress suddenly exclaimed.

Ang Lee was very curious and was about to turn to look, but found that the actress had handed the list in front of him.

"!!!" After a sweep, a shock appeared on Ang Lee's face, and then a smile of excitement could not be suppressed. The calm director who had always performed on the stage could not control his expression at this moment.

"The final award-winning video is..." Ang Lee took the list and announced loudly with passionate drum beats: "Ye Sumang! "If? Love"!!!"

If?Love?

Ye Sumang seemed to hear the name of his movie in a trance, and smiled helplessly. Has the desire in his heart reached the level of auditory hallucination?

However, before his self-deprecating mood ended, he felt like a fog flying. When he looked at it in surprise, he saw Yuan Hong hugging himself in the air with excitement on his face, shouting something excitedly.

"What... situation? By the way, I seem to have heard the name of "If? Love" just now." Thinking of this, Ye Sumang turned around with confusion, and saw that many guests who were doing were looking at him curiously and constantly clapping and applauding again.

"I won the award!" In an instant, Ye Sumang felt that an electric current was rushing from head to toe, and he couldn't help but tremble.

"Su Mang, I won the award! I won the award!" Zhang Xueyou widened his eyes and shouted, completely without the steady image he had just now.

Zhou Xun stood silently and patted her red palms hard. Tears couldn't help but flowed down, but there was a brilliant smile on her face.

Yuan Hong hugged Ye Sumang tightly, his handsome face was particularly hideous, but his excitement made people understand his current mood at a glance.

Until this moment, Ye Sumang really understood that he had won the award!

At the same time, many places far away from the ocean also heard shocking cheers. Just as Ye Sumang won the award, the live viewership chart of China TV also rose vertically in a straight line at an incredible speed!

Hundreds of live streaming employees in the cafeteria of Tianxia Film and Television Company were cheering, and the ribbons that had been prepared were flying all over the sky.

In the CCTV building, several big men in the live broadcast hall of the movie channel cheered again in excited and trembling voices, and on the big screen behind them, it was the moment when Ye Sumang was picked up by Yuan Hong...

In a courtyard house in Kyoto, Mr. Ye couldn't stop laughing, and at the same time grabbed the phone and broadcast a string of numbers. Soon, the old man's indescribable pride rang out in the courtyard house...

In a high-end community in Kyoto, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli hugged each other tightly, smiling happily, and their faces were full of pride, because the boy who won the award at this time was her son-in-law and another boyfriend she decided to accompany her for the rest of her life...

Not only that, at this moment, countless cities across the country were also cheering.

This day has also become a moment worth remembering in the history of Chinese films, and Ye Sumang's name will surely be recorded in the history of Chinese films.

Ye Sumang took a few deep breaths and walked towards the front with a light pace. The previous thought of worrying about gains and losses had long been thrown out of the sky. Now there is only one thing in front of Ye Sumang that deserves his attention, that is the little golden man in Ang Lee's hand.

The little golden man belonging to him!

"Su Mang, I'm proud of you!" Ang Lee also looked excited at this time. This was not only Ye Su Mang's award, but also a kind of glory for Chinese films. As an older generation of filmmakers, he felt a lot of emotion about this.

"Thank you!" Ye Sumang took the trophy handed over by Ang Lee and solemnly held it in his hand.

At this time, another award presenter also looked at Ye Sumang in surprise and gave him a friendly hug.

"You are so young, it's simply unbelievable." After the hug, the female guest couldn't help but sigh.

"A beautiful lady, ability and age will never be equal, right?" Ye Sumang blinked and responded confidently and humorously. At this moment, he had a momentum that looked down on the world when he held the trophy.

"Well, what you said makes sense, handsome big boy." Ye Sumang's small praise obviously made the female guest feel good, and at the same time, Ye Sumang's confident answer also made her admire her very much. At this time, Ye Sumang's age was indeed blurred in her eyes.

Perhaps, this big boy will really become a world-class big director. At this time, the female guest suddenly showed such an idea that surprised her.

However, Ye Sumang had no intention of seeing what the person next to him had at this time. Standing on the podium, he suddenly found that he had nothing to say.

Because he had not had much expectations before, Ye Sumang simply did not even prepare for the award speech this time. After this surprise, Ye Sumang felt that his mind was also in chaos.

One second...

Five seconds...

Ten seconds...

It was almost twenty seconds long, and Ye Sumang stood in front of the podium without saying a word. Everyone at the scene showed confusion, and some even showed a hint of ridicule on their faces, wondering if Ye Sumang was stunned by this award.

Because the Oscars' speech time is only forty-five seconds, although it is not a dead rule, it is obviously a rule for newcomers like Ye Sumang. Ang Lee was also secretly anxious beside Ye Sumang and hurriedly stabbed Ye Sumang's back.

And this moment seemed to awaken Ye Sumang from confusion

"I really didn't expect that I really won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film." After a while of silence, Ye Sumang finally spoke.

"To be honest, I didn't prepare any awards for the award. There are too many people who have to thank for this award. I guess I can't finish it in 45 seconds. But here I want to mention something. I have read an American movie magazine on a plane before. A film critic from a famous university Johnson wrote a prediction article. It's very honorable. The movies I shot are also included. It seems that this film critic named Johnson is very disdainful of my movies, and only gives one percent chance of winning, and it is also marked as a consolation prize..."

When Ye Sumang said this, there was noisy discussion sounding below. Obviously, many people have read this predicted article.

"I want to say it here!" Ye Sumang's voice suddenly rose a little higher, making everyone look at him unconsciously. Then he saw Ye Sumang holding the trophy in his hand, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, and announcing: "Even if it is one percent, I have won this award, and it also makes me cherish this award more. I want to say, this may be the miracle of one percent!!!"

After saying that, Ye Sumang walked off the stage without hesitation and walked towards his corner. During this trip to the United States, he suffered a lot of depressed experiences. Just as he won the award just now, he felt like "pushing away the dark clouds and seeing the moon bright". Some people might think that he used the award speech to criticize some people, which is a waste, but Ye Sumang didn't think so.

He is a young man with his own edges and pride. If he looks down on me, I will step back!

Moreover, this was the first thing he thought of when he was thinking about his award speech. Ye Sumang felt that he had to say it, and he would not be happy if he didn't vomit!

"Well, Su Mang, let that American eat." Zhang Xueyou said loudly without any concealment. He also read the article. He was also very angry at the arrogant tone of the film critic. Ye Su Mang's words were exactly what he wanted.

"Boss, show me the trophy." Before Ye Sumang could sit down, Yuan Hong couldn't wait to take Ye Sumang's trophy and put it on the table, so that all three people who had not felt it had appreciated it.

After sitting back in the seat, Ye Sumang breathed a sigh of relief. Then a bright smile could no longer be concealed. He really won the award.

The Best Foreign Language Film Award was won by a few hours before he was twenty-two years old, and at this moment he became the youngest director to win the Best Foreign Language Film Award.

Although Ye Sumang has not figured out why the judges favor him, it doesn't matter anymore, because the trophy is already in his hands, which is the most realistic. Thinking of this, Ye Sumang looked at the Oscar that was being held by Zhou Xun at this time, and his smile once again appeared on his face.

And in the following awards ceremony, the surprise continues.

Ang Lee, the Chinese director, finally won the first Oscar for Best Director in his directorial career, and his award also filled the gap in the award for Best Director of Chinese directors.

At the same time, this also set another record. The Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director were also won by Chinese people. This is something that has not happened in more than 70 sessions so far.

Many Chinese who love movies can't help but feel excited when they see this scene...
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