In the dim room, several figures sat around a round table.
"That loser." A dark figure snorted disdainfully. "I thought he could make a difference, but instead of dragging that family down, he ended up exposing himself."
"After all, he is just a young boy, what can he be capable of?" another black shadow spoke.
A deep voice sounded from the side: "This time, we've finally alerted the enemy..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the figures around the round table fell silent.
"We still have to start with the daughter they found..."
Hearing this, several figures around the round table nodded calmly.
***
In this era, what we have the most is Internet hot spots.
After Cheng Aotian was arrested and imprisoned, except for a few people, this incident was quickly exposed, and the hot search list of Xingguang Blog was quickly covered by new hot topics.
When Yan Chaozhao appeared on the hot search list again, it brought a shocking news -
#"The Ark" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Nicholas Film Festival#
It was not until this time that many people remembered that Yan Chaochao and Fu Qianyi had collaborated on a doomsday movie.
But, this movie was actually shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Nicholas Film Festival?
You should know that the Nicholas Film Festival is not some foreign quack film festival, but one of the three most recognized international film festivals, a holy place and paradise in the hearts of countless filmmakers.
For a time, with the nomination of "The Ark", the domestic media also focused on the Nicholas Film Festival.
This time, the crew made a bold choice——
At the Nicholas Film Festival, the world premiere of "The Ark" was held!
Domestic media first learned about the nomination, and then received the news that "The Ark" will have its world premiere at the Nicholas Film Festival.
For a time, the domestic media's arguments were divided into two extreme poles.
Supportive media believe that Fu Qianyi is confident in the quality of "Ark", so he dared to make such a choice.
Many media outlets have expressed concerns, arguing that despite its high quality, "The Ark" leans heavily towards commercialization in terms of investment costs. Premiering at the Nicholas Film Festival could lead to a disconnect in promotion, impacting the film's box office performance after its official release.
But no matter what the media said, "The Ark" premiered as scheduled at the Nicholas Film Festival.
On the day of the premiere, Yan Chaochao was wearing a casual black windbreaker and standing next to Fu Qianyi.
When it was Yan Chaochao's turn, she didn't give too much explanation or introduction, but just smiled faintly: "What kind of movie is "The Ark"? I think everyone will have their own answer after watching it."
Hearing Yan Chaozhao's words, a foreign film critic in the audience raised his eyebrows slightly, "What a confident girl."
But listening to his tone, it seemed as if he was saying that Yan Chaochao was arrogant.
However, after the movie started, no one cared about Yan Chaochao's tone anymore.
The foreign film critics who were still complaining in their hearts just now were completely immersed in the movie 3 minutes before it started.
The most common problem encountered when exporting movies overseas is cultural barriers.
Different growing environments and experiences will lead to huge differences in film expression. When applied to specific movies, it may lead to a gap in understanding.
But there are always some common things that can break through cultural barriers and break through people's inner defenses.
For example, love.
For example, courage.
In "Ark", the audience with a God's perspective quickly discovered the weirdness of the "Ark Plan", but they had no way to tell the heroine Zhen Xiang on the screen. They could only watch Zhen Xiang, as the "cleaner", clean up the "destroyers" one after another according to the "Ark Plan".
Until one day, the "destroyer" assigned to her by the "Ark Project" was her previous colleague in the research institute.
When she finally realized the truth, the audience witnessed with their own eyes through close-up shots the gradual fading of hope in the heroine Zhen Xiang's eyes.
Just a change in his eyes made his colleagues in the audience couldn't help but hiss.
"This girl... is quite amazing..."
After realizing the truth, Zhen Xiang did not stand up immediately like the usual protagonists and decided to expose the "Ark Plan".
She had the most normal reaction like most people.
She was scared.
"Although this world is terrible, but..."
"It's better to be alive. When you die, there's nothing left."
While chatting with a child on the street, Zhen Xiang expressed his true thoughts through a joke.
However, subsequent changes in the situation forced her to move step by step towards her predetermined fate. Eventually, she dressed in black and carried chemical reagents to sneak into the research institute of the Union Government.
A huge explosion put everything on hold.
When the theater lights came back on, all the audience, whether they were film critics from all over the country, colleagues who came to watch, or ordinary audiences attending the film festival, stood up spontaneously and applauded the movie.
"I finally understand why the organizing committee shortlisted this film..."
"To have the guts to premiere at the Nicholas Film Festival, they're definitely quite capable."
***
As night slowly fell, the award ceremony of the Nicholas Film Festival finally became lively.
Well-known directors from all over the world, international superstars from all over the world, photographers, lighting technicians, screenwriters hiding behind the scenes...
Invited guests, both on stage and behind the scenes, appeared on the red carpet of the Nicholas Film Festival. For a moment, the red carpet was filled with dazzling stars.
Although there were many guests, not every time a guest walked onto the red carpet, the reporters on both sides would react. This could be felt from the frequency of their camera flashes.
The journalists who come to the Nickelodeon Film Festival are all veterans. They can usually judge whether a guest is worth photographing within three seconds of him or her walking on the red carpet. When facing different guests, the journalists' cameras are also treated differently.
But when Yan Chaochao stepped onto the red carpet, cheers from reporters from all over the world immediately rang out on both sides of the red carpet.
"towards!"
"Chao Chao!"
There were even reporters who didn't speak Chinese, and in desperation, they called out the foreign nickname given to Yan Chaozhao, "Sunrise Girl".
It was clearly a grand awards ceremony, but Yan Chaochao didn't wear anything elaborate. She wore a simple black velvet dress. The minimalist design and close-fitting cut maximized Yan Chaochao's aura. As she walked onto the red carpet, the countless reporters on both sides of the red carpet who had seen "The Ark" seemed to see the lonely figure in the movie before the final battle.
In an instant, the flashes and shouts on both sides became more and more crazy, and the scene even made Fu Qianyi, who had been to the Nicholas Film Festival several times, couldn't help but look sideways.
As they walked down the red carpet and entered the awards ceremony, Fu Qianyi turned around and teased Yan Chaozhao with a smile, "I've been to the Nicholas Film Festival so many times, but this is the first time I've seen the reporters on the red carpet so crazy."
The red carpet is just an appetizer, the award ceremony that follows is the main course.
I didn't feel it when I was outside the venue, but after sitting in the award ceremony, I felt nervous.
Perhaps all award ceremonies have this bad habit of saving the most important and exciting awards for last.
"The winner of the Best Picture is 'The Ark'."
After hearing this, Fu Qianyi subconsciously turned to look at Yan Chaochao. It was Yan Chaochao's first time to attend the Nicholas Film Festival. She pulled her up, and Fu Qianyi finally controlled her emotions.
Although she has been to the Nicholas Film Festival many times, except for her debut short film "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl," which won an award, her subsequent films have all been runners-up. When she brought "The Ark" to the festival this year, Fu Qianyi had already mentally comforted herself that it didn't matter if she didn't win an award.
But, unexpectedly, he won an award?!
Yan Chaochao took the initiative to hug Fu Qianyi, and calmly blocked Fu Qianyi's gaze under the global live broadcast camera.
"We won the award." Yan Chaochao patted Fu Qianyi on the back. "Are you happy?"
After Fu Qianyi finally calmed down and held back the tears that were about to overflow from her eyes, she separated from Yan Chaochao and went on stage with the entire crew to accept the award.
Although her brain was a little slow due to the excessive surprise, Fu Qianyi still spoke the award speech she had prepared in advance fluently, which received applause from the audience. She then handed the microphone to other staff members in the crew.
After stepping down from the stage and returning to his seat, Fu Qianyi turned to look at Yan Chaochao, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Although it's not written in the rules, it's rare for a crew to win both an acting award and the Grand Prix at the Nicholas Film Festival. Even if there are, most of the time, the Best Supporting Actor and the Grand Prix are awarded to the same crew.
After all, acting awards and grand prizes have different focuses.
Acting awards focus more on the individual performance of the actors, while grand awards focus more on the overall presentation of the work.
"The Ark" winning the grand prize also means that Yan Chaochao's chances of winning the next acting awards will drop significantly.
Feeling Fu Qianyi's gaze, Yan Chaozhao turned around and smiled softly: "The results haven't been announced yet, what are you worried about?"
As soon as Yan Chaochao finished speaking, cheers suddenly rang out from all around, and everyone turned to look at their table.
Before Yan Chaozhao could react, the crew member next to her jumped up excitedly, "Best Actress! She's the Best Actress at the Nicholas Film Festival!"
Seeing the reactions of the people around him, Yan Chaozhao suddenly realized what was happening.
This is……
Won an award?!
The next moment, Yan Chaozhao stood up, and the crew of "Ark of the Ark" surrounded him like a tide, each of them more excited than Yan Chaozhao himself. The camera showed their current state, and neither the host on stage nor the other guests in the audience tried to stop them, only letting out good-natured laughter.
After hugging every staff member, Yan Chaochao walked onto the stage amid applause from the audience and received his trophy.
Yan Chaochao didn't immediately give her acceptance speech. Instead, she turned around and looked carefully at the Best Actress trophy at the Nicholas Film Festival. "This is my first time getting this trophy, and I have to say it's quite nice."
Upon hearing Yan Chaochao's unusual remarks, the guests in the audience burst into laughter.
"Of course, as usual, after receiving this trophy, I need to thank the organizing committee, the Nicholas Film Festival, and the entire staff of 'The Ark'..."
After eloquently thanking a bunch of people, Yan Chaozhao paused slightly and looked at the audience: "After the premiere of 'The Ark', many wonderful film reviews emerged, and everyone focused on different points. Before the award ceremony began, a question I was often asked was - what do you think is the most important thing in 'The Ark'?"
As Yan Chaochao spoke, the guests at the huge award ceremony all quieted down and showed respect for her next words.
"Love and hope, I think."
"Hope is a lamp that illuminates the darkness of the end of the world. Love brings courage, enabling people to walk the long road."
At the Yan family, Yan Hongzhuo, Pei Lan and Yan Xixi sat together, watching the live broadcast of the Nicholas Film Festival in front of the screen.
Then I saw Yan Chaochao's eyebrows curved on the screen.
"Thank you to my family for your love and courage. I am able to stand here today."
***
That night, as the news of "The Ark" winning an award at the Nicholas Film Festival spread back to China, almost all social media platforms were flooded with posts about "The Ark".
For a time, even before it started to be promoted in China, "Ark" had already attracted a lot of attention.
When "Ark" was officially released in China, it raked in 1.5 billion yuan on the first day, which was twice as much as the second place, causing the media to exclaim that the "Ark Era" was about to come.
Just when the box office of "The Ark" was rising, an article quietly appeared on a certain film review website. It was called a film review, but it was actually a revelation.
The title is——
"Understanding the Metaphors in "The Ark" from the Inside Story of the Yan Family Inheritance"
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