Chapter 602 Xuyuan Cyclone
Shen He was a little bit unconvinced about what Cheng Xuyuan said about the male and female protagonists.
Even after Cheng Xuyuan said that he was not joking, she still couldn't believe it in her heart.
But as the award ceremony began, especially when The Shawshank Redemption won the Best Picture, Shen He suddenly realized that Cheng Xuyuan had no need to joke with her at all.
In other words, she was not worth Cheng Xuyuan's jokes at all.
After this thought came to his mind, Shen He looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a look of admiration and respect.
She really wanted to talk to Cheng Xuyuan further, but even though she was at the award ceremony, she had no chance to chat with Cheng Xuyuan at all.
Because at this time, Cheng Xuyuan was surrounded by many people.
Among those surrounding Cheng Xuyuan were stars, producers, and directors.
Several scantily clad female stars gathered around Cheng Xuyuan. No one knew what they were talking about; Shen He could only hear a flurry of chatter.
"Let's find time to visit Mr. Cheng alone." Wu Guoliang came to Shen He and said in a deep voice.
Although Shen He felt somewhat unwilling in his heart, he also knew that what Wu Guoliang said was the truth.
Cheng Xuyuan was too busy and had no time to pay attention to the two of them.
"Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography..." Wu Guoliang and Shen He watched the award ceremony and said with emotion, "Look, tomorrow the news will probably be all about The Shawshank Redemption."
Shen He nodded slightly. The Shawshank Redemption won the award. Although the most outstanding work went to director Si Diwen, the screenwriter Cheng Xuyuan was also hard to ignore.
Just as Wu Guoliang was quietly waiting for the awards ceremony to end, he heard the host announce in a deep voice: "The winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Award is The Truman Show."
Wu Guoliang was very calm when he heard the announcement.
He hasn't seen The Truman Show, but he's heard it's a good movie.
Since its release in the United States, it has achieved good results.
But Shen He was different. After hearing the news, he was stunned.
Before she came out, The Truman Show had already won the Golden Lion Award.
During the award-winning process, the film received a lot of coverage.
Needless to say, the director Xie Jin, and the original author and screenwriter of the novel Cheng Xuyuan, were also constantly mentioned in the newspapers.
Now, I heard again that The Truman Show won the award.
And it’s the Best Foreign Language Film Award! This award is also a kind of recognition.
Cheng Xuyuan unexpectedly had two of his works win awards at once.
Just when Shen He was at a loss for words, the host continued, "The Truman Show was directed by Xie Jin and written by Xu Lingyun."
Following this announcement, after a moment of calm, many people began to applaud.
Cheng Xuyuan clapped his hands while feeling a little stunned.
He knew that The Shawshank Redemption had received multiple nominations.
But he really didn't know that The Truman Show was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
Didn’t Xie Jin say it was too late?
How come this was nominated again?
Just when he didn't know what happened, Si Diwen, who was standing next to him, said in a deep voice: "Dear Cheng, congratulations."
"I heard that The Truman Show was recommended by the distributor."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know the reason behind this, but for him, it was also a happy thing that The Truman Show won the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
This will significantly increase the box office of The Truman Show.
It can be said that there are only benefits and no harm.
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was thinking about the reason, someone quickly came up to him and said, "Mr. Cheng, you are the screenwriter of The Truman Show."
"The rest of the crew is not here now, and you're the only one here, so why don't you go and receive the award?"
"This is much better than our plan to have someone from the distribution company claim the prize."
Although Cheng Xuyuan didn't know the specific situation, he did not refuse under the circumstances.
After all, The Truman Show was a film produced by Shanghai Film Studio.
The fact that it won the Best Foreign Language Film award is a kind of affirmation.
When Cheng Xuyuan walked to the stage, the host smiled and said, "Welcome, dear Cheng."
"You just accepted the Best Picture award on behalf of The Shawshank Redemption crew."
"Now, you've won the Best Foreign Language Film Award."
"Let us give the warmest applause to congratulate the two films written by Cheng Xuyuan for winning two best pictures at the Oscars."
The host's words stunned many people for a moment, and then applause broke out again.
Many people started talking about Cheng Xuyuan.
"Xu Lingyun wrote The Shawshank Redemption and The Truman Show. He is really amazing."
"That's right. Xu Lingyun really stole the show this time."
"I originally thought that Si Diwen would be the one who got the most attention this time, but I didn't expect that he would be overshadowed by his screenwriter."
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Amidst all the discussions, Cheng Xuyuan once again stepped onto the red carpet and received the little golden man representing the Best Foreign Language Film.
As Cheng Xuyuan took the little golden man again, thunderous applause came from all directions.
Listening to the applause, Si Diwen said to Bertoci next to him with a hint of emotion: "I originally thought that I should be the most prominent in this award ceremony."
"But I didn't expect that Cheng Xuyuan would take all the limelight."
Bertoci applauded and said to Sidiwen with a smile: "Dear Sidiwen, I have to admit that Cheng Xuyuan deserves the title."
"The script they gave you won the Best Picture award, and The Truman Show won the Best Foreign Language Film award. This fully demonstrates Cheng Xuyuan's ability."
“We should feel lucky to be working with a screenwriter of such caliber.”
After hearing what Bertoci said, Si Diwen smiled and said, "Dear Mr. Bertoci, I am not jealous of Cheng Xuyuan."
"I just feel that this person's ability is too strong."
Bertocci smiled and said, "I am already looking forward to the script he writes for me."
“I hope the photo will show you in the same beautiful scenery as you are today.”
Si Diwen looked at Bertoci, who looked like he couldn't be inferior to him, and smiled and said, "I believe you will definitely reach a higher level."
Interviews, invitations to cocktail parties, people to visit...
Cheng Xuyuan felt like a spinning top.
Often, before one thing is completed, another thing has already caught up.
When The Shawshank Redemption won the award, newspapers and television advertisements began to introduce Cheng Xuyuan and his works.
For example, two of Cheng Xuyuan's short stories were adapted and won Oscars.
And it happened at the same award ceremony, which made many people curious about this matter.
At the same time, it also makes people interested in Cheng Xuyuan's works.
In addition to watching movies, I started reading Cheng Xuyuan's novels.
According to the information released by Mr. Mike, in the week of winning the award, Cheng Xuyuan's novel sold three months' worth of copies.
It can be said that the sales volume is quite amazing.
When various media began to hunt down Cheng Xuyuan, Cheng Xuyuan was invited by Wu Guoliang and Shen He to attend a gathering of fellow townsmen.
Originally, Cheng Xuyuan had no interest in this party.
But Wu Guoliang told him that the party was held at a friend's house.
The key point is that the food served at this gathering is authentic Sichuan and Shandong cuisine.
It has been almost a month since Cheng Xuyuan came out. Although he eats well and does not wrong himself, the Western food one after another is really unbearable for Cheng Xuyuan.
Even if he went to a Chinese restaurant, Cheng Xuyuan felt that the food was not that delicious.
Now, having a chance to eat Chinese food, Cheng Xuyuan was immediately eager to try it.
Although he was unwilling to contact outsiders, his stomach was against it now, so he could only obey his stomach's arrangements.
However, when he went again, Cheng Xuyuan wore a hat and told Wu Guoliang and Shen He to say that he was a classmate when they mentioned him.
This way you can eat and have some peace and quiet at the same time.
The place where this fellow villager held the banquet was in a villa about ten kilometers away from the city.
Although the villa is not big, there is a lot of lawn outside. When Cheng Xuyuan and his friends arrived, there were already many people chatting on the lawn.
But the most attractive thing on the lawn is a barbecue grill.
This is really appetizing.
This was not Wu Guoliang's first time attending the party, so people kept greeting him.
As for Shen He, he was quite worse.
Fortunately, before they arrived, many people gathered together to discuss something, so no one paid much attention to their arrival.
Wu Guoliang took Shen He and Cheng Xuyuan to greet the host who was drinking and chatting, and then asked the two to find a place to sit down.
Compared with Shen He's looking around, Cheng Xuyuan took a glass of red wine and sat aside listening to people chatting.
He is waiting for food.
Shen He looked at Cheng Xuyuan who looked lazy, and suddenly a feeling arose in his heart that there seemed to be not much difference between Cheng Xuyuan and himself.
He is also a human being.
Just when this thought came to her mind, she heard someone say, "I think the reason why Xu Lingyun's two films won awards is not because Xu Lingyun is so great, but because he met two great directors."
"Let's not talk about Mr. Si Diwen. Although he is young, he is a rare good director."
"I heard that many big directors praised Mr. Si Diwen, saying that as long as he calmed down, he would soon be able to join the ranks of big directors."
"As for Director Xie Jin, I believe everyone knows it even if I don't say it."
The man said this, looked around, and said again solemnly: "So, the reason why Xu Lingyun was able to reap so much this time is because he was lucky."
“There are two good co-directors.”
Shen He and Wu Guoliang felt uncomfortable when they heard this. They invited Cheng Xuyuan out this time in order to improve their relationship with Cheng Xuyuan.
Although Cheng Xuyuan said that he came here just to have a free meal and not to do anything else.
But before he even had his meal, someone attacked Cheng Xuyuan.
If they don't do something, will Cheng Xuyuan think that this was arranged by them?
Of course, even if Cheng Xuyuan would not think so, how would Cheng Xuyuan look at them if they did nothing at this time.
So after the two looked at each other, Wu Guoliang stood up and said, "My dear brother, I think what you said is quite biased."
"Both director Si Diwen and director Xie Jin are very famous directors."
"You just said that their abilities and levels are beyond doubt."
“But why did they choose to cooperate with Mr. Cheng Xuyuan and shoot Cheng Xuyuan’s works instead of choosing the works of others?”
"This is naturally because Mr. Cheng Xuyuan's work is better."
Although Wu Guoliang looks like a quiet person, his words are very aggressive.
The person who was originally talking eloquently, suddenly didn't know what to say after hearing what Wu Guoliang said.
He opened his mouth, wanting to fight back, but couldn't find a suitable reason.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't take it seriously when people talked about him behind his back.
He knew very well that it was impossible for this man not to be envied.
And if he remembered every word of jealousy clearly, he would not be able to do it even if he was exhausted to death.
Therefore, the best way to deal with those people who gossip behind your back is to pretend they don’t exist.
But what he didn't expect was that Wu Guoliang did the job for him without him even having to ask for anything, and he did it very well.
It seems that I can talk a lot with Wu Guoliang in the future.
Just when Cheng Xuyuan made up his mind, a man in his thirties with similar eyes said, "Guoliang, I think what you said is a bit biased."
"It's true that Cheng Xuyuan has some abilities."
"But what Lao He said is not entirely wrong. The reason why he won two awards this time is mainly because he met a good partner."
"Two great directors can make up for the shortcomings of the script with their own abilities."
"In my opinion, the most important thing about Cheng Xuyuan is his luck."
Wu Guoliang knew the person who was speaking and knew that this person always boasted very highly of himself.
If it were in the past, he would not have cared too much about this screenwriter who was quite famous in the film industry.
But now it's different.
Cheng Xuyuan was right beside him. If he gave in at this moment, not only would his words just now be in vain, but he might also end up in a bad situation.
So he made a choice in an instant: "Mr. Luo, I don't agree with your words."
"I admit that the level of the two directors is very high, but Mr. Cheng Xuyuan's screenwriting ability is also not to be underestimated."
"Otherwise, why would there be two famous directors who want to work with him?"
Mr. Na Luo smiled coldly and said, “The reason why Director Si Diwen cooperated with Cheng Xuyuan was because he was not famous before.”
"As for Director Xie, I heard from a friend that he and Cheng Xuyuan are friends, so it should be hard to refuse such a kind invitation."
"Look at the current situation. Are there other famous directors who want to continue working with Cheng Xuyuan?"
At this time, Wu Guoliang finally realized what it meant to make a far-fetched argument, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Just as he was thinking about what to say, he heard someone say, "I heard that Director Bertocchi is inviting Xu Lingyun to write a new script."
"And Mr. Si Diwen is preparing to film Xu Lingyun's work Forrest Gump."
(End of this chapter)
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