Under the bright lights, the applause was particularly intense.

Li You walked towards the stage excitedly and took over this extremely heavy trophy!

He took a deep breath!

Yes.

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Award is not an ordinary award. In the Venice Awards, it is equivalent to the Best Film Award.

Standing out from more than 20 international films is as difficult as a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge.

But, he did it!

Moreover, he became the first Chinese to win this award, and "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle" is also the first Chinese film to win this award at the Venice International Film Festival!

The awards he won before this were all ordinary awards such as Best Song Award.

Undoubtedly, this award carries a lot of weight.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan was not there to witness this much anticipated moment!

"Thank you, thank you all, and thank you China... Here, I want to thank one person in particular... I believe you all have some impression of this person. Yes, it is the Chinese who won the Best Song Award at the Venice International Film Festival last year, Lu Yuan... In fact, he helped me write this script. If it weren't for that script, there probably wouldn't be this movie..." In front of the camera, Li You burst into tears, and when he spoke to the end, there was even a hint of vague excitement in his voice.

He has been making movies for so many years, and has experienced many ups and downs, as well as many hardships.

He thought his emotions would become as hard as iron.

But……

He found that he really couldn't do it.

Yes, he can't do it!

applause!

Yes, the applause rang out again.

Of course, after expressing his gratitude, he walked down the stairs tremblingly, his mood still in a state of excitement.

He feels the weight of this award is enormous.

After sitting under the stage for a while, the award ceremony for the Best Screenplay Award began to ring out on the stage again!

Li You actually didn't have high expectations for the Best Screenwriter award because Lu Yuan himself did not come.

Generally speaking, the Best Screenplay Award cannot be presented if the author is not present.

He shook his head and felt it was a pity.

If he comes, the movie "The Bicycle Thief" can still compete for the Best Screenplay Award. According to international reputation, the plot of this movie is actually very good...

but……

Who made Lu Yuan fail at the critical moment?

However, at this moment, when it was announced on the stage that the Best Screenplay Award was given to "The Bicycle Thief", and even the ugly photo of Lu Yuan with his hand gesture of making scissors appeared on the big screen, Li You was stunned!

Won the award!

Won the award again?

this……

Li You's head seemed to explode with a bang...

There was disbelief in their eyes, it was even more unreal than a dream!

Since I wasn't there, does that mean the Best Screenplay award won't be given out?

Why this time...

The light shone on Li You again. Lu Yuan did not come, so Li You could only take it for Lu Yuan.

He took a deep breath, walked slowly towards the stage again, and then saw the award presenter...

The award presenter Li You is very familiar!

This person is Brando, one of the top ten international pianists with the highest reputation!

Wait, doesn’t he usually stay in Spain and never go abroad?

And I've never heard that he would be an award presenter at any international film festival?

Not only was Li You full of questions, but even the audience below were all full of questions...

Anyone who has played the piano basically knows Brando...

He is an internationally renowned pianist and several of his piano pieces have been included in textbooks. Who doesn’t know this?

So……

Why did he come here this time? Was it to...

"Congratulations to "The Bicycle Thief", congratulations to Lu Yuan..."

"I wanted to give the young pianist a surprise. These days, I have a lot of good inspiration for music creation. I really want to talk to him. I wanted to meet him during this trip to Venice. Unfortunately, the young pianist was not able to come because of illness... I am deeply sorry..."

When Li You went on stage under thousands of lights to receive the award, Brando showed a regretful expression, handed the trophy to Li You and shook his head facing the camera.

Li You looked quite embarrassed.

This is actually quite unexpected.

Lu Yuan did not come to the award ceremony.

Of course, he couldn't say that Lu Yuan was too busy staying in China making games, filming movies, attending launch conferences, and writing novels...

He could only say that Lu Yuan had a bad cold and was vomiting and having diarrhea in China, so he couldn't come to the award ceremony.

This is a reason that everyone can accept. It not only saves the face of the organizer, but also saves Lu Yuan's face, allowing both parties to step down.

As for the Best Screenplay Award?

"The Bicycle Thief" can only withdraw from the competition with regret.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Best Screenwriter Award actually went to Lu Yuan!

Surprisingly, the award was given to Lu Yuan.

Li You didn't understand it the moment before, but the next moment after meeting Brando, Li You understood.

The organizer gave Brando a face, and it is estimated that Brando also played a big part in winning the Best Screenwriter Award...

Although Lu Yuan is not very famous in international films, he is famous in the piano world...

At this time, Li You's heart trembled again, and he remembered Lu Yuan's other identity!

In the piano world, he is a terrifying existence who can give Brando inspiration and create with him!

The piano itself is an artistic instrument of the upper class, so Lu Yuan’s style is completely sufficient to perform at the Venice International Film Festival.

All thanks to peers...

"Thank you all, thank you. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of Lu Yuan who is seriously ill in China. At the same time, thank you to Master Brando..."

…

Fifty million!

The two ad spots for "A Chinese Odyssey" actually sold for 50 million. This definitely made Lu Yuan feel like he wanted to go up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun...

Fifty million, what does this mean?

This means that "A Chinese Odyssey" did not cost a penny and could even have a large sum left over after filming was completed!

The evening sun shone on Lu Yuan's face, giving Lu Yuan a very gentle feeling.

Yes, neither hot nor cold, very mild.

Lu Yuan smiled happily, just like a fool from a landlord's family immersed in the golden light in the sky.

He looked into the distance, put his hands behind his back, and made the gesture of a successful man with great ambition...

He felt that he was definitely very pretentious and had a lot of temperament.

He is very happy.

However, history always repeats itself in an amazing way!

This feeling of happiness only lasted for a moment before Lu Yuan was interrupted by a knock on the door as usual.

The person who came in was still Wu Tingting.

"Mr. Lu...how much do we estimate the total investment for "A Chinese Odyssey"?"

"Didn't Jinxue tell you?"

"Is it still 15 million now? This... This is not easy to announce. After all, the Internet has already spread rumors that the film's investment amount has reached 150 million, and it has increased tenfold... If our investment amount is announced... This... This is not good... If things go wrong, someone might accuse us of being a liar..."

"Liar? When have I ever lied to anyone?" Lu Yuan frowned.

"Mr. Lu... this... you told them before that this movie was a big investment, but it turned out to be only 15 million..."

"Only 15 million? Wu Tingting, you may have made a mistake... I think you need to calm down your thoughts..." Lu Yuan suddenly looked at Wu Tingting, his eyes were serious.

"Ah?" Wu Tingting was confused.

"Have you ever calculated the total investment of our company since we started making movies?"

"this……"

"Is the total investment more than 15 million?"

“…”

"The total investment of this movie 'A Chinese Odyssey' has exceeded the total investment of all our company's previous films. Can't this be considered a big investment?" Lu Yuan stood up and looked at Wu Tingting seriously, his voice suddenly becoming more serious.

“……”Wu Tingting opened her mouth.

What Lu Yuan said made a lot of sense, and she couldn't find any way to refute him for a moment.

In a sense, this is indeed a big investment for the company!

There's nothing wrong with that.

"Wu Tingting, other companies are other companies, and our company is our company. Other companies cannot represent our company, and our company cannot represent other companies. We must spend every penny of investment wisely, such as special effects, plot, and shooting methods..." Lu Yuan looked at Wu Tingting.

"Mr. Lu, I understand..." Wu Tingting nodded.

"That's good to know. Um... I'll take a call..."

"good."

Wu Tingting watched Lu Yuan stand up, take out his cell phone and answer the call.

However, right after answering the phone, Lu Yuan felt a little confused.

"What?"

"What?"

"I won an award? Best Screenwriter Award? No, this shouldn't be an award, how come..."

“…”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuan looked up at Wu Tingting.

"Boss Lu, this is..."

“I won the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Film Festival.”

"ah?"

"Also, Brando might come to China to see me in a couple of days..."

"What! Master Brando is coming to China? He..." Wu Tingting opened her mouth, her eyes full of shock.

"Yeah, I mean, I have some creative inspiration for music and I want to talk to you about it..."

"Mr. Lu... why do I feel that you are unhappy? Master Brando came to see you, this will definitely shock the Chinese piano world..." Wu Tingting looked at Lu Yuan strangely.

"Oh, what can I do? I am also desperate! To be honest, Mr. Brando shouldn't have come to me. I don't know anything about piano composition, piano music, or appreciation. I have run out of ideas for the piano... Oh... I am just an ordinary person now..."

"Shocked? I don't want anyone to be shocked."

"Actually, I just want to be a low-key person..."

"I just want to be a quiet little fresh meat..."

The sun sets.

Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance and sighed deeply.

He looked very sad and vicissitudes of life.

He thought back to the day when he ran into the sunset.

Yes!

That was his lost youth...

“…”

Wu Tingting almost fainted.

For some reason, she suddenly wanted to beat up her boss...

Fresh meat?

Your own boss?

this……

Are you serious?