Chapter 762 is both the beginning and the end!On September 9, the red carpet ceremony began. "How is it? How does it feel?" Chen An looked at the women following him with some amusement. Although it’s not the Cannes red carpet, Venice is one of the top three, after all. Song Tie: "Director, don't look at me. I haven't been to Cannes yet." Several people knew what Chen An meant by this sentence, which implied that domestic female stars like to walk the red carpet in Cannes. Wen Yongshan wore a red dress and had a tall and curvy figure. She posed while being photographed by reporters. Song Tie wore a white dress with white pleats, showing her youthful beauty and purity. Only Zhang Zifeng was dressed cutely, after all, he was still a child. Walking through the red carpet scene amidst the cheers of the media and fans on site.

The crew entered the venue, found the seats arranged by the program team, and sat down. "Take it and put it on." Chen An took the translator and put it on his ears. Then he told several people to put them on. Otherwise I wouldn’t understand what the host on stage is saying. Times have progressed. Everyone put on the translation headphones, which was quite novel. Zhang Ruojun was beaming with joy, looking around the scene curiously, still a little excited. Zhang Zifeng was much younger than him, but he sat quietly beside Chen An. The three major film festivals are not like the Oscars, and do not have so many fancy performance items. A female host with golden hair and wearing a sparkling off-shoulder dress slowly walked onto the stage to preside over the official opening of the film festival awards ceremony. After the introduction, the awards were quickly introduced. The translation headphones translated her Italian sentence by sentence. It’s much more convenient now than before! The first award announced is the Venice Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement! The winners are a Polish director and a French actor! There were quite a few awards in Venice this time, including a St. Mark Bronze Lion Award, which was given to the domestic director Zhu Chen for "Nanjing East". The Chinese-language film successfully won an award. There was also a Best Restoration Award, which was given to an unknown director who restored the classic film "The Lost Tomb". "There is such an award?" Zhang Ruojun said in disbelief as he listened to the translation in the headphones. Chen An: “It’s the first time I’ve heard it, too.” It was also the first time for him to hear about this award, and at first he thought the headphones had translated it incorrectly. The winning image was confirmed when it appeared on the big screen.

It is probably done to increase the influence of the Venice Film Festival, but Chen An feels that the effect is unlikely to be great. After the Classic Unit and Future Lion Unit, we finally entered the Horizon Unit awards ceremony. It is similar to the awards in the main competition unit, but of course the value is much lower. The Chinese film "Bitter Money" won the Best Screenplay Award in the Horizon Unit! So far, two of the three Chinese-language films nominated have won awards, leaving only the most eye-catching "Parasite". The announcement of the Horizon Unit was over, and it took more than half an hour to get here, and the main show has just begun! "Here we are, to the main competition unit." Chen An said in a deep voice, reminding the rest of the crew. The awards that domestic audiences usually pay attention to are the awards in the main competition unit. In addition to Chen An's goal of the Golden Lion Award, the situation of the Best Actor is also closely related to the crew. As for the Best Actress, there is basically no hope given the film's performance. Zhang Songwen pulled his clothes tighter, sat up straight, and couldn't help but look forward to it. Now that he has this opportunity, he certainly hopes to win this award! Several actresses, however, didn't feel anything, knowing that they had little chance. This was indeed the case. Due to the absence of La La Land, the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award went to Natalie Portman, the star of the Hollywood movie The First Lady. Won her first of the three major film awards! “Is this the little girl from Léon: The Professional?” Zhang Ruojun has a deep memory of his favorite movies. Chen An nodded: "It's her. She won the Oscar for Best Actress a few years ago." Zhang Zifeng opened his mouth and said, "How amazing." Natalie Portman walked past the crowd who were talking, walked up to the stage and received the Best Actress trophy, looking very happy. Although Venice is not as great as it used to be, it is still one of the three major film festivals and it awards the best actress. After the Best Actress award ceremony, it was naturally time for the Best Actor award. Zhang Songwen couldn't help but become nervous. Liang Jiahui was better. Although he was also nominated, he was not as good as others in terms of the degree of role performance. Zhang Songwen has a much greater chance than him. But unfortunately, as the presenter was announced, the Best Actor award was given to the leading actor of "The Outstanding Citizen". From Argentinian actor Oscar Martinez. But the movie is indeed excellent and his performance is indeed outstanding. The two people who failed to win the award looked in good shape, much better than Deng Chao at the beginning. Zhang Songwen breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh~ Fortunately, I was prepared." Although he was looking forward to it, he also understood that the ensemble film was excellent, but the performance of the actors was not that outstanding.

"Hahaha, I've let it go a long time ago. I'm already old enough." Liang Jiahui clapped his hands and congratulated his colleagues who came on stage to win awards. Chen An crossed his legs, applauded the actor who won the Best Actor award, and comforted him casually: "There will be opportunities in the future." In his long acting career, compared to Liang Jiahui, Zhang Songwen is still in his prime and will have many opportunities in the future. Next, the Best Screenplay Award was once again given to "The First Lady". And the Silver Lion Award for Best Director was awarded to two directors for the first time! Unlike Best Picture, Best Director, an extremely personal award, is usually given to one person. It is rare that it is awarded to two people at the same time! This time, Venice has come up with something new! These young people are really lucky to have come across such a rare opportunity. The next Jury Award is what Chen An is most concerned about, and it can basically be said that the outcome will be decided in one round. I received a call from the film festival last night. It is basically impossible for me to get nothing. By now, the problem has become obvious. Either it’s the Grand Jury Prize or it’s about creating a record in film history! Zhang Ruojun looked at Chen An who suddenly closed his eyes and concentrated, and was a little confused: "I just won the Grand Jury Award, why is the director getting nervous?" Chen An did not answer and continued to wait. Liang Jiahui explained, "Because Director Chen is afraid of winning this award." Since his debut, Chen An has never won the second-ranked award, the Jury Grand Prix. Either the Best Picture or the Best Director award. At the invitation of the host, the award presenter quickly came on stage and announced the award without much hesitation: "The winner of the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival is..." "'Nocturnal Animals' by Tom Ford and 'The Woman Who Left' by Lav Diaz!" When Chen An heard the title of the Golden Lion Award-winning film come from the presenter's mouth, he instantly opened his eyes, an uncontrollable smile appearing on his face. They clapped in unison, their eyes fixed deeply on the stage. In 1995, he came to the Venice Film Festival for the first time. With a short film that no one was optimistic about, it won the favor of Venice, which led to the opportunities that followed. Fast forward 21 years and I came to Venice again. The situation was very different. But the answer Venice gives is just as important as ever! It is the final step to whether he can create a Grand Slam! This is both the beginning and the end! (End of this chapter)