Chapter 128 Coronation

Young people of this age always seem to want to grow up faster than their friends.

Su Yun is an exception: she is of an adult psychological age, so when she looks at her "peers" who are in their teens or teens now, she inevitably develops a mentality of looking at the younger generation, rather than the mentality of teenagers who hope that they can grow up faster and take the lead among their peers.

But therein lies the problem. Su Yun's mentality is fine if she meets those who are used to being taken care of like younger brothers or sisters. But for those like Wang Jiaju and Tom who think of themselves as older brothers, she can't help but feel uncomfortable and want to suppress her in every possible way and become the caregiver again.

But Su Yun was too lazy to deal with it and pretend to be good, so Wang Jiaju and Tom were actually still holding a grudge in their hearts, and just hoped that one day they could successfully get promoted, enjoy the support of Su Yun who was used to being strong, and accept her rare admiring gaze.

It has nothing to do with any romantic thoughts, it's simply the kind of comparison psychology that everyone is born with, refusing to admit defeat.

Seeing how Tom was trying so hard to drink milk to supplement his nutrition just to grow taller quickly, Su Yun laughed inwardly, but didn't pay much attention to his pretending to be mature and adult: Chuunibyou has existed since ancient times, and as someone who had experienced adolescence, she understood it very well.

By some strange coincidence, Tom could pay attention to his diet and take in a lot of nutrients, which might be beneficial to his growth and development.

Unless this generation has good genes, their height cannot match that of the young people of later generations who have a stable and affluent life and are often over 1.8 meters tall. Among the factors that affect the height of this generation, whether the nutrition obtained from diet can meet the needs of individual growth and development is a very important point.

Moreover, since he met me, he has started his development path towards the entertainment industry ahead of time, compared to his original path of practicing wrestling until he stopped related sports due to a knee injury in high school. This change in the next few years will be the key point of his acquired efforts.

After taking Tom into the car and driving to the city area, Su Yun instructed the driver to drive them to the most prosperous commercial district in the area, intending to buy two suits for Tom.

She herself had several custom-made dresses that she brought from Hong Kong, and she was fully equipped for attending events; however, Tom had to buy his own outfit because he was bringing them along temporarily.

In line with the principle that classic styles never go wrong, Su Yun picked two suits for him, one black and one gray. His carefree posture while holding his wallet would look exactly like a happy rich woman keeping a young hunk in a few years...

Tom, who had saved some pocket money from filming, wanted to pay for it himself, but Su Yun said that she might not have time to come here in July, so just consider it as an early birthday present for him - so Tom thought about it for a while before calmly accepting it: it was better than her getting some weird gifts on a whim next time.

The shoes are practical, but also ironic; as for the reading pen, too much thought and energy went into it, so he has yet to find a suitable and satisfactory return gift.

And most importantly, Su Yun's birthday is October 1st, which she herself said is the same day as the motherland's National Day. At that time, the whole nation has a holiday and the streets are full of red flags... It sounds beautiful and lively, but he was still in school in October and did not have a holiday. Except for the time when Su Yun was filming in Los Angeles and the whole family drove to deliver a birthday cake, the rest of the time was spent sending birthday cards and small gifts.

Transportation is expensive and inconvenient these days, and the people I know are scattered all over the world, so Su Yun treats other people in the same way. If she meets them when she has the conditions, she will spend more time on them. If she doesn't have the conditions, she will send them birthday cards and small gifts. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, she will try her best not to let the human connection cool down.

The routine, which seemed normal in the past, ended on Tom's fourteenth birthday.

That birthday party with thousands of people cheering for him, that reading pen that had been prepared since the first year they knew each other, accompanied by that melodious old song... Even if he witnessed many grand occasions in the future, they would never be as good as the smoky purple eyes on his fourteenth birthday that could not be matched by thousands of lights and sparks.

And, the gentle words that have been by his side ever since then have led him through the thick fog and into the ocean of knowledge...

According to the calculation here that one year is added to one's age after one's birthday, Su Yun is not yet thirteen years old. In other words, he still has more than a year to come up with a substantial return gift for Su Yun's fourteenth birthday.

"What are you thinking about?" Sitting on the chair covered with crimson velvet, Su Yun looked at him strangely.

"Nothing." Tom shook his head. "Do you think our movie will win an award?"

"The chances of winning the award are very high, but I don't know what award they will give us." Su Yun shifted his gaze back to the award podium and said meaningfully.

The Cannes International Film Festival does not have a jury as large as the Oscars. Every year, it is a small group of nine people, including the jury chairman. It follows an elitist judging model, so when it comes to awarding prizes, it is easy to fall into the arbitrary conclusion of deciding the winners based on the personal tastes of the judges.

In situations like this where the judges hold the power of judging, selfishness and equal distribution like dividing the pork becomes a well-known unspoken rule. It is often the case that a domestic director will support a domestic film to win an award, and the judges will do their best to prevent a favorite from winning if they don't like the film.

Compared to the Oscars, which are very competitive and require a lot of public relations behind the scenes to win votes, Cannes is a test of whether the judges like your film, based on the quality of the film.

And the judges who like your movie had better be strong enough, preferably the kind of super fighters who can argue and beat others on their own...

One of the judges this year, the famous American film critic Pauline Kael, is a woman with humor, sharpness, sharp opinions and stubbornness.

Coincidentally, when Su Yun, at the tender age of less than ten, successfully surpassed another competitor who was only a few months older than her and became the youngest winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the review "Past Glory and Future Prospects" was written by Pauline Kayle.

Over the years, excellent films starring Su Yun have continued to appear, while Tatum O'Neal has been silent since then. Therefore, Pauline Kael, who would never choose to remain neutral for the sake of harmony, has become more confident in her vision back then: as long as she is determined, then no matter how impossible it is in the mainstream view, it will become possible because of her.

She bet on Su Yun, an outstanding newcomer. The competition in this film festival is not as fierce as it was back then. Why can't Su Yun win an award? !

Just because she is Chinese? !

Anyone with eyes can see that among these candidate films, the plot arrangement, shooting techniques and actor interpretation of "The Fault in Our Stars" are all capable of surpassing other competitors and surpassing the current era.

But the chairman of the jury, Roberto Rossellini, an old man, prefers the autobiographical drama "My Father, My Lord" with an old-fashioned and traditional story.

Whether it was because of Rossellini’s age that he preferred traditional films, or because My Father, My Lord and he were born in the same country, Italy... she didn’t care!

The excellence of the film "Falling in Love" is enough to break the limitations of traditional thinking and win an award that it deserves for the quality it demonstrates.

Unfortunately, no matter how strong the support was, it still couldn't resist the shackles of traditional thinking. After arguing with the other two judges who supported her, Pauline Kayle, who had originally wanted "The Fault in Our Stars" to win the Palme d'Or, finally compromised: Su Yun is a versatile talent, and according to the unspoken rule that a film should try to win only one award, if she can't win the Palme d'Or for Best Picture, at least she must win the Best Screenplay or Best Actress.

After all, the best thing about this movie, apart from the two intertwined but not at all confusing dual-angle plot lines, is undoubtedly the heroine who loses herself in her obsession with secret love and finally breaks out of the cocoon and emerges as a butterfly to shine.

Even though the film festivals favor obscure art films or newspaper pieces that make people disappointed in society, family-friendly movies that are highly recognized by the audience are always not favored by the pretentious judges. But now that she has herself, she hopes to use her efforts to pave this difficult and dangerous road for movies that express the warmth of human nature and the beauty of the world.

The final result of the discussion was to give the Best Actress Award to Su Yun, who gave the best performance in the film, along with two adult actresses, Monique Mercure from "Martin" and Shirley Duval from "Three Women".

When the list of the top three winners of the Best Actress Award was announced, many people present were shocked for a moment, and then gradually understood.

The Cannes International Film Festival has never lacked double-yolked and multi-yolked eggs. In the past, triple-yolked and quadruple-yolked eggs were not uncommon. The 8th Cannes Film Festival in 1956 even had 11 Best Actor and 6 Best Actress winners...

What shocked people was that Su Yunhua's identity was secondary. After all, the country she truly belonged to was rising strongly at that time, which led to her breaking the shackles of the Oscars first. And in the eventful autumn last year, her legendary experience of rescuing the earthquake-stricken areas and meeting the departed great man was enough to make the people of this country look up to her.

That's why she won the Cannes Best Actress trophy at the young age of twelve - the Best Actress trophy is the best coronation for an actor in his career, but the value of a Best Actress award is not as high as that of a screenplay award or a film award in the circle.

The Best Film Award at Cannes is presented to film directors, and the positive impact that an excellent director or screenwriter can bring to a region's entertainment industry is far greater than that of a movie queen who is regarded as glamorous by the public.

Su Yun also realized this after the list of winners was announced: it was precisely because of this that she received the Best Actress trophy, which she had originally not expected to win, instead of the Palme d'Or for Best Film, which she had originally thought she had a good chance of winning.

The Best Actress trophy is a small leaf, and the Palme d'Or trophy is a big leaf. Although those people are deeply wary of her and the country she belongs to, they have to pay attention to the huge potential that it continues to demonstrate.

As a last resort, we could only compromise and give her an award that was significant enough but not enough to cause a complete storm.

After all, she was banned and lost half of her market. Maybe this would be the last glorious moment in her career.

The title of the youngest Cannes Film Queen may be her greatest honor in the end. If there are more outstanding talents in the future, this honor will be replaced again.

North America places great emphasis on seniority, but Europe prefers young talents. They just don't believe that no one will be able to break Marie Sue's age record for winning the award!

Unfortunately, perhaps history always repeats itself in the process of development. The second young talented actress, Jodie May, appeared 11 years later at the 41st Film Festival in 1988, and also ended up with a triple-peel in the Best Actress Award for the second time.

However, when Jodhi May won the Best Actress award for "A World Away" along with her co-stars Linda Mfusi and Barbara Hershey, her age just exceeded the record set by Su Yun. She was half a year older than her, at a real age of thirteen.

After failing to break Su Yun's record in 1988, the replacement that those people expected has not appeared to this day.

But that’s all for another time.

Although Su Yun did not win the Golden Palm Award for Large Leaf during this period, she still accepted the Small Leaf Award trophy with a smile. She walked up to the award podium with a smile on her face and received her trophy box from the chairman of the jury, Roberto Rossellini.

The exterior is red leather and the interior is lined with white sheepskin. When opened, you will find a tilted palm branch with a heart-shaped stem on the oval ceramic base, which is quite similar to the palm leaf in the emblem of Cannes, which was the inspiration for the trophy design.

The city emblem and city motto of Cannes means "the palm leaf represents the value of the winner".

At this moment on the award podium, she is the winner of an infinitely glorious future.