"...The winner of the Best Director of the Asian Newcomer Award at the 7th Magic City Film Festival is..." Female director Huang Shuqin took the envelope and paused deliberately to show off.
Zhu Wen, who was nominated for Best Director, whispered to Shao Shuaijun: "It must be you. Buried Alive should not have participated in the Asian Newcomer Award, but should have gone to the Golden Goblet Award!" His tone was rather resentful.
"The Golden Goblet Award is based on seniority. If you go there, it will be in vain. It is better to participate in the Newcomer Award and get nominated even if you don't win the award." Shao Shuaijun was a little uneasy. The Golden Goblet Award is the only A-level award in China.
The big awards (now there are two, as is the Tiantan Award established in 2011), in order to keep in line with international standards, there is some indifference to domestic films, let alone a newcomer who was previously penniless and young.
Huang Shuqin's eyes swept over the faces of the people standing in the back row, and finally stopped on Shao Shuaijun's face: ""Buried Alive", Shao Shuaijun! Congratulations to the post-85s director Shao Shuaijun. In the film "Buried Alive", the director used his bold imagination to construct a
A story with a single actor and a single scene breaks the limits of cinema and will definitely write the history of cinema."
Shao Shuaijun's usually calm heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a bit. This was the first time he had won an award since he was a child. If it weren't for the ten years of ups and downs in the entertainment industry in his previous life, he would have jumped up and down. He took the award certificate and microphone from Huang Shuqin's hand.
, exhaling a long breath.
"Thank you to the jury for their love, thank you to Huayi Brothers for helping with the release, and thank you to the brothers on the crew for their support even though they did not come to the scene. Thank you to my parents, and thank you to everyone I should thank." Shao Shuaijun held the microphone vigorously.
, I don’t know how to go on. He has never been a person who can express his witty words, "Well, thank fate for giving me this opportunity."
Thank you fate, this is true.
Bang bang bang bang, the few audience members in the audience applauded vigorously, "Buried Alive" deserved its title.
"The next award is the Asian Newcomer Award for Best Film. We have invited the famous film scholar and film theorist David Bordwell to present the award to us."
David Bordwell, with a gray beard on his face, read out the list of winners through a translator: "The winner of the Best Asian Newcomer Award at the 7th Shanghai Film Festival is... "Buried Alive", Shao Shuaijun!"
Shao Shuaijun clenched his fists and tried his best to calm down his excitement. He really didn't expect to win two awards.
"Young man, "Buried Alive" is wonderful, congratulations."
"Thanks."
The host came over with a smile: "Director Shao Shuaijun, this is the first time that the Asian Newcomer Award has been established. You have just won two awards. Do you want to say more about your acceptance speech?"
"Um, no need, I think I can't think of anything else to say." Shao Shuaijun said truthfully.
The audience thought he was being humorous and burst into laughter.
"Director Shao is so funny." The host complimented, "I think at this moment, many people want to know some of Director Shao Shuaijun's stories. Can you tell us about it?"
"Actually, there is nothing much to say. My experience is very in vain and there is nothing worth hearing."
"Then tell us about your childhood, how you grew up, and how you came up with the idea of making movies. Let's have a brief chat."
Shao Shuaijun thought for a while: "How should I put it? I grew up in a very ordinary family. My parents were both primary school teachers. When I was very young, every time the school showed a movie, I would watch it. Unknowingly,
I fell in love with movies. After the college entrance examination, I held my dream and went to China Theater, Nortel, and Shanghai Theater to take exams, but I failed. In order to save my breath, I did not choose to continue studying, but went to Hengdian to look for opportunities...
"Buried Alive" was a very accidental idea, I shot it right after I thought of it, it's that simple."
"Simplicity reveals the extraordinary. I think it's rare for a director to be as courageous as you and do it as soon as he thinks of it. Okay, it's time to get down to business. The organizers of this Magic City Film Festival have specially added the Asian Newcomer Award.
It aims to discover and discover potential new Asian film talents. To this end, the organizer has provided 300,000 yuan as a reward. We are also honored to have Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, to present the award to us. Director Zhang.
"
Amid applause, Zhang Hongsen, in a neat suit, strode onto the stage, took a large template check held by the emcee, and handed it to Shao Shuaijun.
"Congratulations, young man. I will make more good movies in the future and contribute to the film industry."
Shao Shuaijun was a little flattered and hurriedly bent down to show respect. Director Zhang Hongsen was amazing. He was on the same level as Mr. Han, the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. What was the concept? This is the department that controls the life and death of Chinese films.
People who work in the film industry almost want to worship the film bureau like a god!
Shao Shuaijun remembered that before he was reborn, Zhang Hongsen became the director of the film bureau and the emperor of the film industry.
Zhang Hongsen just showed his face, pulled Shao Shuaijun into a few friendly gestures, and left in a hurry. At this point, Shao Shuaijun's trip to the Magic City Film Festival was over. He ignored the subsequent interviews with reporters and did not respond to the organizer's request.
Watching the Golden Goblet Award Ceremony in the evening, I hurried back to the mountain city with a bonus of 300,000 yuan.
After winning the award and the money, he would inevitably have to treat guests to dinner. Taking advantage of the extra spare money in his hand, Shao Shuaijun paid Xu Zheng's salary and gave red envelopes to all the crew members. It was considered to win people's hearts. Isn't it that he never thought about establishing a business in his previous life?
I have no connections, but I have no money and I am not good at speaking, so I can only live alone.
Now that I have money, I have become a director, and my interpersonal relationships have become much smoother. I feel very good.
The Shanghai Film Festival has come to an end, and there is noisy noise outside. It does not affect Shao Shuaijun who is immersed in the crew at all. In short, the filming of the movie continues.
…
May day has turned into June day, and it will soon be July day. The summer in the mountain city is very hot. In order to take pictures, everyone has to wear thick clothes, which is particularly painful.
The original investment of 3 million yuan, despite Shao Shuaijun's insistence on excellence, failed to persist until the end. For this reason, Shao Shuaijun had to invest an additional 500,000 yuan, leaving his elder sister Shao Xiaoling to complain that if the movie was not a hit, it would be
Damn it.
"Don't worry, Xiaoling, the movie will definitely be a hit."
When checking the accounts, Zhao Cheng swore that he had seen the samples, and just a few clips of jokes were enough to strengthen his confidence.
Shao Shuaijun looked at the samples in the projector and said after a while: "The filming of the movie is almost complete. It is estimated that it will be completed in two or three days. Moreover, this movie has Li Kai and Wang Yixue helping to control the camera, so I have time to complete it."
Editing, most of the editing work has been completed, and post-production such as soundtrack and dubbing will be completed in half a month. When the movie is released, I will take a good rest..."
"When the movie is finished, will I be unemployed, sister?" Shao Xiaoling suddenly thought.
"Um, it seems so."
Zhao Cheng laughed: "Xiao Ling, if you are unemployed, come to Huayi Brothers. Director Hu Ming of the finance department is my relative. He can arrange for you to be an accountant. It won't be a problem."
"Really?" Shao Xiaoling was overjoyed. She preferred a stable job to the money-consuming and unstable job of making a movie.