As Xu Yan finished her speech, prolonged applause rang out again in the venue.
"Now let's reveal the Best Supporting Actor award:..."
"Now let's announce the Best Actress Award..."
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"Next up is the Best Director Award. Who is our winner?"
As the awards ceremony progressed, the value of the awards became higher and higher, and the atmosphere in the entire venue became more tense and heated.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the center of the stage, waiting for the name to be announced. Best Director represents one of the highest honors in film art this year.
Situ Zhaodun and leaders from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television were also eagerly waiting for the Best Director award.
As Zhang Qiurui had predicted before, they were most likely to win the Best Supporting Actress Award, and they had already won it. They also had a chance of winning the Best Actress Award, but they missed it.
Now the Best Director Award, which is also the award they are most likely to win, is waiting for the judges to announce.
The Best Picture is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival. If it is first place, the Grand Prix is second place, and the Best Director Award is third place.
"Now let's announce the Best Director Award. Who will be our winner?" The host deliberately drew out his voice to whet everyone's appetite.
The venue was completely silent, with only the sounds of heartbeats and breathing intertwined to form an invisible force that pushed this moment forward.
As the award presenter slowly opened the envelope, time seemed to freeze. He looked up at the audience, his eyes gleaming with mystery, and then announced in a solemn and resolute tone: "The winner of this year's Best Director Award is Zhang Qiurui for 'The Fault in Our Stars'."
"We won the Best Director award."
“We won an award.”
When Fang Shu, Zhou Lijing, Zhang Yimou and other young people heard that the winner was Zhang Qiurui, they jumped up excitedly, hugged each other, and their faces were filled with uncontrollable joy and pride.
"Student Zhang Qiurui, well done. Go up and receive your award." Situ Zhaodun looked at Zhang Qiurui and saw that she was suppressing her excitement. Although she was not very old, she showed extraordinary calmness and composure.
"Okay." Zhang Qiurui stood up, hugged Zhang Yimou, Fang Shu, Zhou Lijing and others, and then walked towards the podium.
He is full of vigor and every step he takes seems so firm and powerful.
"Thank you!" After Zhang Qiurui stepped onto the podium and received the trophy from the judges, she bowed slightly and said thank you, then faced the audience below.
At this moment, Zhang Qiurui's heart beat faster, as if she could hear the blood surging in her chest. She really enjoyed the moment of standing on the stage to receive the award.
Thousands of people are watching, the lights are shining brightly, and at this moment, she is the most dazzling person in the world.
Zhang Qiurui took a deep breath and scanned the densely packed crowd below the stage. After recalling her original intention for filming this movie, she slowly said:
"Hello everyone! My name is Zhang Qiurui, I'm fifteen years old, and I'm from the China Yanjing Film Academy. I'm very happy that the jury awarded me the Best Director award, which is a great recognition for me.
I want to thank my parents, teachers, and classmates for their support, which has allowed me to stand on this stage today.
When I was eleven years old, after hearing the tragic story of my head teacher and her fiancé, I wrote it into a novel and named it "The Fault in Our Stars". Four years later, I never thought that this novel would be made into a movie and won the Best Director Award at Cannes.
I had not originally planned to make The Fault in Our Stars into a movie so quickly, but the heroine of the original film couldn't wait any longer, so I hurriedly finished filming the movie in a short time.
This is also her last wish.
Finally, may there be no pain and disease in heaven. Thank you all! "
After Zhang Qiurui finished speaking, she bowed deeply, her face already in tears.
The audience erupted in thunderous applause and cheers. Many were even surprised by Zhang Qiurui's age. At eleven, she wrote a novel based on real events, which was then filmed at fifteen. It also won Best Supporting Actress and Best Director awards.
He can write, direct and is young, so his future is surely limitless.
Zhang Qiurui was not eligible for the Grand Jury Prize or Best Picture awards that were later presented.
Zhang Qiurui also expects to win the Best Director Award.
At the Cannes Film Festival, a film won the Best Director Award and the Best Supporting Actress Award, which shows the weight and influence of this film.
After the closing ceremony, major film distribution companies came to Zhang Qiurui to discuss buying out the distribution rights in various regions.
Not only was the price much higher than before, but they even started bidding against each other.
Finally, except for the domestic distribution rights, all the distribution rights in Asia, Europe, North America and other places were sold. The adaptation rights were also sold in North America and Europe, each for US$6.5 million.
The next day, after hearing this number, Situ Zhaodun was shocked.
The filming cost only 150,000 RMB, but the profit was an astronomical figure, far exceeding his expectations.
Qingying Studio only rented some equipment and editing tools, but it held a 30% stake, which is nearly 3 million RMB when converted into RMB.
With these three million RMB, Qingying will not have to worry about funding for teaching or filming next year.
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A corner of the hotel.
"Congratulations to Director Zhang for winning the Best Director Award and Best Supporting Actress Award at Cannes." Jiang Zhiqiang looked at the girl in front of him with a complicated expression, and a hint of imperceptible admiration and appreciation flashed in his eyes.
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