Chapter 25
The San Sebastian International Film Festival opens.
As a major event held every few years in this coastal city, the seaside avenue was packed with people.
Various camera positions, various introductions, and various languages coexist harmoniously here.
Zhou Li stood in the tallest hotel nearby and saw the grand scene from the upper floor, and was amazed.
Being there in person is completely different from what you see on TV.
In addition to entertainment reporters, there were also fans, light boards, GG, banners, various customized peripherals, and various fluorescent fonts that dazzled Zhou Li's eyes.
Chunshui is still preparing, she will walk the red carpet with Huayun.
Zhou Li and Tina walked through the backstage business corridor.
Tina wore a white short dress today, and her black skin wrapped in the white dress looked like a dazzling black pearl.
Hua Yun was wearing the same designer's clothes as her, also a white dress, but hers was longer. The two of them were lying on the sofa, waiting for spring water.
Female stars’ appearances are different from others, and they need to dress more carefully.
Zhou Li was almost sleepy from waiting. He ate the food sent by the hotel and a plate of fruit, then lay drowsy on the single sofa before Chunshui finished cleaning up.
She came out from the inner room, her assistant pushed open the double doors of the hotel, and she walked out holding up the hem of her skirt.
"Let's go." Chunshui nodded slightly, serious and blending into his clothes.
This was the first time Zhou Li saw her cool side like this. Her overall look was like a charming devil.
The jam-colored lips are the only makeup on her face. The princess cut does not make her lose her color, but instead perfectly blends into the overall shape. Two huge purple diamonds hang by her ears, and she also wears the same large jewelry around her neck.
In order to match the overall look, Chunshui also took a handbag, which was small enough for her to hold in her hand. When she moved her hand, Zhou Li noticed the charming purple jewelry on her finger, which was the same mysterious purple as her lip color.
Hua Yun whistled when he saw Chunshui's outfit.
She extended her hand to Chunshui in a gentlemanly manner, and Chunshui took it gently.
Tina also looked at Zhou Li. The four of them were going to take two cars to enter the inner field. Zhou Li held Tina's hand sisterly and went to the underground passage.
Chunshui's car left first, and Tina's car followed slowly behind.
The distance from the hotel to the venue was only a few hundred meters, but due to congestion, the car moved slowly and took nearly twenty minutes to drive.
Zhou Li and Tina sat in the car and watched Chunshui and Huayun walk the red carpet.
The camera flash dazzled people's eyes, but the two of them waved to the camera without blinking.
The organizing committee has already announced the shortlist of recent winners, and people keep shouting in unskilled accents, "Chun Shui e here!"
Chunshui and Huayun waved their hands and did not stop all the way, not blocking the people walking on the red carpet behind them, and only stopped when they walked in front of the organizer's camera.
The host introduced it in a familiar tone: "This is the pearl that shines in San Sebastian, the spring water from the East! It is also one of the most promising candidates for this year's Silver Shell Award!"
Huayun lets Chunshui go first.
This time, the organizer added a slow-motion rotating shot. Chunshui stood under the camera, Hei Tong found the camera accurately, lifted the hem of her skirt casually, put her hands on her hips and posed for a blockbuster. The camera rotated at high speed, and her spread gauze skirt scattered like flowers.
She walked to the photo area again and people kept calling her name. Chunshui posed a few times, waved and was about to leave, without any hesitation, but was stopped again.
She is so beautiful in front of the camera, mysterious and beautiful, and is a rare oriental face in San Sebastian in recent years.
Many reporters were asking about her, the favorite to win the award who seemed to have suddenly emerged.
The host asked her what she felt about entering the main competition unit. Unexpectedly, Chunshui spoke fluent Spanish and did not need a translator at all.
"I'm honored."
The host laughed and said, "It seems that our candidate is still a little shy." He handed the microphone to Hua Yun.
Hua Yun and the others were familiar. He was of Chinese descent in Spain and had made many films. However, I didn't expect that he would go to the East to make a film full of exotic customs this time.
Hua Yun was different. She talked incessantly about her feelings, from the filming to the difficult release. She said she never expected to win the award now, and said a lot of nonsense and empty words.
Chunshui stood quietly, without any of the shyness the host had described on his face.
Zhou Li and Tina have entered the inner venue and started to take their seats.
The Tina family is very powerful in Spain. They sat in the first row and could easily see the stage. As soon as Zhou Li sat down, the organizer came over to greet her and people gradually gathered around. Tina handled it with ease. She was completely different from the image of a little girl in front of Hua Yun and was at ease in the world of fame and fortune.
Zhou Li looked at Tina in surprise as she finished communicating with others. Tina then gave Zhou Li a shy smile.
Zhou Li thought to himself, you really can’t judge a person by his appearance.
Seeing that Tina bought the manor with a wave of her hand, she should know that this person is not simple.
Tina is usually very quiet, and the two don’t communicate much, but they have a revolutionary friendship that goes back to playing in the sand.
It’s just that Zhou Li’s Spanish is not good, and Tina only knows Spanish, and they can occasionally communicate in Chinese.
Hua Yun and Chun Shui also entered the inner field. Their seats were in the middle, far away from Tina and the others. Chun Shui's eyes swept directly over Zhou Li, who was tilting her head and making gestures to Tina.
Hua Yun also saw it. It was difficult to communicate inside the venue, so she could only wait for the two people sitting in front to turn around and look for them.
As soon as she finished thinking, Tina turned around, glanced around, and saw Hua Yun. Hua Yun waved slightly at Tina. Tina smiled widely, reached out and pulled Zhou Li, asking her to turn around. When Zhou Li turned around, she bumped into Chunshui's eyes.
Her eyes were as charming as the dark night, her long eyeliner outlined a charming arc, and her eyes were as bright as stars. Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Chunshui nodded at her, she touched her nose awkwardly.
This is how the two of them have been getting along in recent days.
Chunshui was extremely calm, but Zhou Li felt uncomfortable all over.
Chunshui has work, so the two of them can only see each other at the manor at dinner in the evening. Zhou Li knows that Chunshui is very busy, but she can always see her at the dinner table, which makes her have an inexplicable feeling that it seems that Chunshui came back just to see her for this meal.
It may sound a bit self-indulgent to say this, but Zhou Li did hear people from Chunshui's team complain about Chunshui's quirk: no matter how far away he was, he would always come back to eat.
After the singing and dancing, the award ceremony officially began. Some small awards were presented first, and Tina also came on stage to present some. Finally, it was the most exciting Best Actor Award and Best Director Award.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the stage. The two award presenters were being mysterious. Zhou Li's palms were sweating with worry for Chunshui and Huayun.
"...Let's congratulate the Best Actress winner! Chun Shui! For winning the Silver Shell Award!"
Zhou Li almost jumped up. She clapped her hands hard and was really happy for her!
Chun Shui stood up, starry-eyed.
The stars in the sky turned into beams of light and fell into her eyes. Then the Best Actor Award and Best Director Award were announced one after another. Unfortunately, Hua Yun missed the award. She looked lost, and Chunshui hugged her to comfort her.
"There's still a chance."
Today's biggest Golden Shell Award for Best Film has not yet been announced.
Hua Yun stood up and patted Chunshui on the shoulder.
"I'm fine."
Tina also looked at him worriedly.
Chunshui changed into a long dress with golden laces. She lifted the hem of her skirt with her left hand and gracefully stepped onto the podium. Her wonderful performance in "Small Town Girl" was continuously played on the big screen behind her. Standing in front of the microphone with the silver shell trophy, she scanned everyone, finally glanced at Zhou Li, lowered her eyes and said, "When I was frustrated, I lost my courage and the chance to stand up again. I thought I was abandoned by the world and no one remembered me. But I was finally redeemed and found the courage to come back. This award is more like a proof for me, proving that I have the courage and ability to stand in front of the camera again. I hope that everyone who is frustrated will not give up. Maybe one day you will see hope."
She held up the trophy and everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Chunshui leaned down and stepped down.
Zhou Li heard the system announce: "The mission is 30% complete."
Zhou Li almost shed tears of emotion.
Next up was the Golden Shell Award for Best Picture. Tina clasped her hands together in front of her chest, silently praying for Hua Yun. Hua Yun, on the other hand, had come to terms with it when Chun Shui came on stage to present the award. After all, just getting an award was good enough, and the Best Actress film wasn't hers, so this also proved her ability. Chun Shui came down and joked with her, "Hey! Who gave you the courage? Could it be me?"
Chunshui let her do what she wanted. She could still endure the ridicule from those who didn't win the prize.
The awards were being announced on the stage and Hua Yun looked relaxed.
"Best Picture Winner - 'Small Town Girl'!!!"
Hua Yun's face was filled with shock, which was captured on camera.
The presenter on stage joked, "It seems our Golden Shell winner isn't mentally prepared yet. Otherwise, let's play the music again to welcome her!"
The sound engineer cooperated very well, the music started again, and the audience burst into laughter.
Chunshui also smiled and pushed Huayun: "Go quickly!"
Hua Yun finally responded, a bright smile appeared on her lips, and she went on stage to receive her Golden Shell Award.
The film "A Small Town Girl" was a great success. The news of the award spread from abroad to China, causing heated discussions. Especially since this film was shot in China, but was not released in China due to the subject matter, passers-by protested and demanded that it be released in China. Movies that bring glory to the country must be supported!
During the interview session outside the venue, there were reporters from China who had received the news in advance, as well as from abroad, and everyone asked very sharp questions.
"Why do you think you won the Best Actress award?"
"Chunshui, what have you been doing since you disappeared for three years?"
"There are rumors in your country that you have interfered with other people's families. Do you have anything to say?"
"Chun Shui! Who do you want to thank the most for winning this award?"
"The director is an openly gay man! Chunshui, have you been influenced by her?"
A bunch of random, mixed questions.
Hua Yun was still showing off her trophy to Tina. Seeing that things were getting bad, she quickly called Tina's bodyguards to separate the reporters surrounding Chun Shui. She said unhappily, "We won't be taking any questions for now!"
"Director, what is your relationship with Chunshui?"
"Did she have any improper dealings with you in winning this award?"
Hua Yun was furious, "Which reporter are you from? I have a girlfriend!"
Zhou Li watched in amazement. Since she and Tina were both amateurs, they hadn't attracted much attention even though they had just stood with Hua Yun. Seeing the chaos at the scene, Zhou Li said to Tina, "Let's go first and let them handle it."
Forgetting that Tina didn't understand what she said, Zhou Li gestured to leave.
Tina nodded worriedly. They had just walked down two steps when some conflict broke out over there. All they could hear was continuous gasps of surprise.
The encirclement expanded, and Hua Yun grabbed a reporter by the collar. "What nonsense are you talking about?! I've already told you that Chunshui and I are just friends! Don't spread rumors! Be careful or I'll sue you!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhou Li hurriedly squeezed in. Tina was also panicked, but there were so many people around, so she had to stand on tiptoe helplessly outside.
Zhou Li's body moved faster than his brain. He only wanted to go in and help, but he had no idea what he was helping with. There were too many reporters surrounding him, with long guns, short guns and flash lights. These people just wanted to grab the headlines, so they used all means to provoke Hua Yun.
Hua Yun has a bad temper, which is known to all Spanish entertainment reporters.
Zhou Li felt that this was not good. Foreign celebrities like to establish a genuine personality. Even if someone hit someone, they would not be banned if the reason was legitimate. However, Chunshui had to return to China after all, and it would have a bad impact.
Zhou Li wanted to go over, but Chunshui pulled her into her arms halfway. She held Zhou Li's hand and raised it, instantly attracting the attention of the reporters. She opened her lips and spoke clearly, "Actually, there's one more thing I want to say that I didn't say at the awards ceremony. That is, I have someone I like, and that's the person in front of me."
Zhou Li was stunned
Chunshui pulled her hair: "Hey, I like you.
Zhou Li muttered in his heart: I can’t hear, I can’t hear, I can’t hear
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