Chapter 431 Love Will Disappear
"Zhang Yimou! Zhang Yimou!" At first, the reporters called Zhang Yimou's name normally.
Zhang Yimou, who had just got off the plane, was wearing a black suit and a red tie. Following behind him were Han Zhuangzhuang and Gong Li, two strong men and beautiful women. At first glance, he really had the aura of a big boss.
As he got closer, everyone rushed to surround him and the scene became chaotic.
Lin Weimin stood on the periphery and watched with his teeth bared. "Director Teng, why don't you hold a press conference? I'm afraid Yimou and the others will be trampled to death."
Teng Jinxian was also a little embarrassed. He released the news to reporters in advance in order to create an effect of a warm welcome, not to create the effect of middle-aged ladies scrambling for eggs in the vegetable market.
Wu Tianming on the side was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He didn't care about order at all.
Zhang Yimou and his team returned home with great honor, and their Xi'an Film Studio reaped the biggest rewards, as Red Sorghum was invested by the Xi'an Film Studio.
"Red Sorghum" won the award the night before. After accepting the official interview of the film festival, Zhang Yimou called the Xi'an Film Studio in the early morning to announce the good news. Wu Tianming was waiting by the phone at that time.
Knowing that Red Sorghum had gained good reputation during the screening, and said that it had a high chance of winning an award, everyone at Xi'an Film Studio was looking forward to the award ceremony that day, and Wu Tianming stayed by the phone on purpose.
After receiving Zhang Yimou's call, Wu Tianming was overjoyed. He didn't even go home and rushed straight to the train station with his people.
Zhang Yimou and his team returned to Yanjing from Berlin to welcome these brave warriors who brought glory to the country. How could the Xi'an Film Studio be absent?
The chaotic scene continued, so Teng Jinxian and Lin Weimin had to step forward to separate the reporters and shouted, "Reporter friends! Reporter friends! I am Teng Jinxian from the Film Bureau. Several main creative staff members of the Red Sorghum crew have just returned with honors. Don't worry, we will definitely arrange an interview. Come on, let us comrades leave the airport first."
Teng Jinxian's shout made the reporters quiet for a moment, and then they immediately became noisy again.
At this moment, who cares whether you are from the Film Bureau or not? There will definitely be interviews, but what everyone is vying for is timeliness.
Teng Jinxian didn't expect these reporters to be so disrespectful. It was a bit like a scholar meeting a soldier.
Zhang Yimou and others were interviewed in Berlin before. The scene was similar to that now, but the order was much better. After all, the interview was organized by the film festival organizing committee.
Faced with the reporters' barrage of questions, Zhang Yimou really wanted to answer, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know where to start!
It’s too messy!
Gong Li and Han Zhuangzhuang were just two noobs at that time, and the reporters ignored them. In the eyes of these reporters, winning a movie award is the director's business, and then the photographer and screenwriter's business. What does it have to do with you actors?
Just when the scene was in chaos, police officers from the airport branch appeared at some point.
This group of reporters surrounded Zhang Yimou and others at the entrance, directly affecting other passengers, and they were forcibly evacuated by police comrades.
Lin Weimin, who had just returned, was still in the mood to pat Teng Jinxian on the shoulder and said, "Director Teng, you have to be more careful with your methods!"
Teng Jinxian glanced at him speechlessly. If you had a solution, why didn't you call someone earlier?
Finally, the three people from the "Red Sorghum" crew were received. Zhang Yimou was so excited to see Lin Weimin that he was the first to rush up and hug him.
"Teacher Lin, I didn't let you down!"
Lin Weimin patted him on the back and encouraged him: "Well done!"
Over there, Teng Jinxian and Wu Tianming shook hands with Gong Li and Han Zhuangzhuang respectively. Lin Weimin let go of Zhang Yimou and shook hands with the two of them.
"Comrade Yimou, you have made great contributions to Chinese films!"
After Teng Jinxian praised him, Lin Weimin glanced at the reporters and reminded them, "Director Teng, Brother Tianming, let's go first. The reporters have been notified of the press conference. Can you think of a suitable time to hold the press conference?"
Teng Jinxian was so happy that he almost forgot about the business. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go first. Let's schedule the press conference for tomorrow at the Yanjing Hotel."
After he finished speaking, he asked again, "Tianming, Yimou, is everything okay on your end?"
Zhang Yimou smiled innocently and said, "No problem, no problem. I'll follow your instructions."
Wu Tianming smiled like a Maitreya Buddha. He has now reached the state of having no desires and nothing to ask for. He depends entirely on the arrangements made by his superiors. No matter how you arrange it, he is still working for our Xi'an Film Studio.
After Zhang Yimou answered Teng Jinxian's words, he sighed in his heart and thought that before he won the award, he would have no chance to speak on such matters!
After a few people discussed it, Teng Jinxian came to the reporters who were separated by the police and announced the details of the press conference in a loud voice. Only then did the reporters quiet down.
When we arrived outside the terminal, there were two cars waiting there, one was Lin Weimin's Mercedes Benz and the other was a bus from the Film Bureau.
Han Zhuangzhuang's eyes lit up when he saw the Mercedes-Benz. Needless to say, this must be his uncle's new car, and he couldn't wait to get in the car.
Teng Jinxian smiled and let Zhang Yimou and Gong Li get on Lin Weimin's car, while he and Wu Tianming got on the bus.
As the group left, a reporter noticed the specialness of the Mercedes-Benz and asked, "Does the Film Bureau have such a nice car?"
The person next to him joked, "How could the Film Bureau have such a nice car? Don't you know it?"
"Know what?"
"That's Lin Weimin's car. It's the only Mercedes-Benz with a Yanjing license plate in Yanjing!" a reporter explained to everyone.
A group of reporters watched the Mercedes-Benz go away, and someone asked, "What is the relationship between Lin Weimin and Zhang Yimou? Why is he here?"
"I heard that Lin Weimin seems to be the screenwriter of this movie."
"Wow, that's amazing!"
"That's nothing. Didn't he win the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival last year?"
"Is that true?"
"You don't know?"
The reporters shook their heads. Li Xiangyang looked proud and continued, "The award went to a Hong Kong film, so we didn't promote it here. Lin Weimin is really low-key. His works have won many awards abroad, including a U.S. drama award two years ago."
Everyone was surprised after hearing this, as they had all heard that Lin Weimin's works were popular abroad.
In everyone's impression, in addition to winning awards at home, Lin Weimin's works have most recently won the Naoki Prize, a prestigious literary award. No one expected that he has won so many awards without much fanfare.
Li Xiangyang looked at the expressions of his colleagues and felt even more proud.
The reporters discussed for a while and then dispersed.
The black Mercedes-Benz is driving on the streets of Yanjing, low-key and luxurious.
Han Zhuangzhuang sat in the back row on the left, swaying left and right, looking around.
My uncle’s new car has finally arrived, this Mercedes is so nice!
Speaking of which, my uncle has also changed his car, so the Crown is...
Having just returned from abroad with honors, he is not thinking about how to dominate the domestic entertainment industry, but is only thinking about a broken second-hand car. If Lin Weimin wants to know what Han Zhuangzhuang is thinking, he will spit in his face.
What a disgrace!
Along the way, Han Zhuangzhuang and Gong Li didn't talk much. It was Zhang Yimou and Lin Weimin who were chatting. The topic naturally revolved around the Berlin Film Festival which had just ended.
This year's Berlin Film Festival opened on February 10, and "Red Sorghum" officially premiered at the festival on February 15. There were not many viewers attending the premiere that night, but after the movie ended, the audience applauded loudly and lasted for a long time.
In just one night, "Red Sorghum" conquered the local movie audiences in Berlin.
In the following days of screening, almost every theater showing Red Sorghum was packed, and the film was well-loved by the audience. It became the film with the largest audience and the widest response among all the films exhibited at this year's Berlin Film Festival, and caused a great sensation in the entire film festival.
"Red Sorghum" not only gained a good reputation among the audience, but also received unanimous praise from the judges.
During the film festival, rumors were rife that Red Sorghum was a strong contender for the Golden Bear Award, causing Zhang Yimou and others to be so excited that they couldn't sleep at night.
This excitement includes not only happiness and excitement, but also uneasiness and nervousness.
Many film festivals have always had a strange cycle, that is, movies that are well received by the audience often do not perform well in the awards.
The reason is very simple. First, the judges want to show their uniqueness, and second, it is to create suspense about the results of the competition.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Zhang Yimou and others were even more worried about the final outcome of "Red Sorghum".
Fortunately, after worrying for several days, the final result was good.
"Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award, which was not only the first time in the history of Chinese films to win the grand prize of an international film festival, but also the first time in the history of Asian films. Before "Red Sorghum", no Asian film had ever won such an honor.
When Zhang Yimou said this, his tone was still a little excited, and Lin Weimin understood his emotions very well.
Just like the 1981 Women's Volleyball World Cup and the 1984 Olympics, the Chinese and Asians have bowed their heads in front of Western countries for too long.
So when everyone occasionally looks up, they are always particularly excited.
This emotion is normal and needs to be digested.
This kind of digestion not only requires time, but also requires the power of development.
When China's economic, military and cultural strength catches up and is able to keep pace with or even surpass Western countries, and after a generation of sedimentation, this kind of sentiment will naturally dissipate.
What will replace it will be the true confidence of a great power!
Just look at the post-2000s generation and you’ll know.
We talked all the way to the Yanjing Hotel. This time the Film Bureau was ready to spend a lot of money. Not only did they arrange the press conference here, but even Zhang Yimou and Gong Li enjoyed the treatment of foreign guests and were arranged to rest in the Yanjing Hotel.
Teng Jinxian and Wu Tianming are busy preparing for tomorrow's press conference.
The Xi'an Film Studio is far away in Xi'an and out of reach, so we have to rely on the Film Bureau to prepare the press conference.
Teng Jinxian made a phone call to Yan Film Studio. As a sister unit, Yan Film Studio had to take the lead no matter how envious and jealous it was.
"Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award, which is not only a happy event for Xi'an Film Studio, but also a happy event for the Chinese film industry. This is called the overall situation.
When Lin Weimin left Yanjing Hotel, the people from Yan Film Studio had just arrived at the Yanjing Hotel. Needless to say, these people would not be able to sleep well tonight.
When he left, there was still someone following him. Han Zhuangzhuang got in the car. There were many people in the car just now, so he didn't dare to ask. Now he finally asked, "Uncle, where is your Crown?"
"Opened it for your aunt!"
Teacher Lin answered without hesitation, as if he had anticipated Han Zhuangzhuang's question.
After this was said, there was silence in the car for a long time.
So, love will disappear.
Right? Uncle!
(End of this chapter)
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