Chapter 326 Closing Ceremony Red Carpet
Berlin time, 4pm local time, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

"Director Gu, the official staff of the film festival just came to inform us that we will be walking on the red carpet behind the crew of 'Ned and Westminster: A Separation'." After knocking on the door, the staff member said to Gu Wei and others.

"understood."

Gu Wei and others who were resting in the room received a notice that the closing ceremony was about to begin. As the main competition unit crew, they would set out from the hotel at around 5:30.

"Are Yifei and the others ready?"

Thinking of the few people still in the dressing room, Gu Wei couldn't help but smile.

"Almost done. It will probably be done in half an hour." The assistant looked at his watch, calculated the time and replied.

"Okay, Lao Chen, Haozi, let's go." He called out to the two people sitting on the sofa in the room, and then left the room.

The hotel corridor was bustling with people coming and going, with crew members in suits and dresses constantly walking downstairs, making the place very lively.

They arrived at the dressing room downstairs. After about twenty minutes, Liu Yifei and others pushed open the door of the room and walked in front of Gu Wei.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

Liu Yifei stood in front of Gu Wei and turned around.

A pink strapless, waisted long skirt is paired with a pink handbag, her hair is naturally draped over her shoulders, and her long skirt is fluffy.

The skirt is embroidered with some pink fleshy flower patterns, which makes it look pure, beautiful, naturally noble and elegant.

A platinum diamond necklace on her neck and red lips make her skin look even whiter and smoother, like snow.

She is wearing silver high heels, which makes her look elegant and graceful.

Liu Yifei at this moment, compared with the last time she attended the Oscars, has another kind of impeccable beauty.

"Beautiful." Gu Wei uttered these two words unconsciously.

Seeing that Gu Wei was stunned, Liu Yifei's mouth corners slightly raised, with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Su Chang next to her chose a black and white dress. This dress looks simple and elegant, but it actually hides a mystery. It is described as an ink painting, specifically "Hundred Birds Picture".
Her gloves are also full of Chinese style and complement her dress.

Su Chang's profile shows the delicacy and elegance of her facial features, and the addition of the light orange shawl adds a touch of brightness to the overall look.

With the accessories she wore, Su Chang was also beautiful tonight. As her face was not plastic surgery, she looked even more natural.

As for Tong Liya, she was wearing a fashionable red long dress, which not only showed off her good figure but also highlighted her beauty.

Her look shows how women can handle a red dress. The long skirt design and makeup and hair choices all reflect her sense of fashion and elegant temperament.

Coupled with her unique looks, she has an indescribable beauty.

After looking at the three beauties, Gu Wei looked back at Qin Hao and Chen Minghao. Both of them were wearing black suits, so there was nothing much to say.

"Then let's go. The film festival officials are here to notify us."

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The climax of the Berlin Film Festival is tonight.

The Golden Bear Award for Best Film, the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor and Actress, etc., each award will be announced soon.

The scale of the closing ceremony red carpet is of course far greater than that of the opening ceremony.

Whether it is filmmakers, directors, actors and stars from various countries, or media reporters and movie fans, the number of these people has more than doubled compared to the opening ceremony.

When Gu Wei brought Liu Yifei, Su Chang, Tong Liya, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao and others to the scene, they were also shocked by the huge crowds of people.

The female stars were all dressed up gorgeously, as if they were showing off their best skills, attracting the attention of media reporters all the time.

"To be honest, I'm a little nervous."

In the red carpet waiting area, Chen Minghao, who is always humorous, said something.

"Stop talking, Lao Chen. After hearing what you said, I'm a little too." Tong Liya couldn't help but say with a smile.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei smiled when they heard this, but Qin Hao's expression did not change much. He is worthy of being the little prince of domestic art films and is also experienced in international film festivals.

At the same time, full live broadcast was launched on domestic websites.

"Are you here? Why don't I see Director Gu and Yifei?"

"It will probably be soon, don't worry."

...

"The next people who are about to step onto the red carpet are the crew of "On the Beach at Night Alone" from China, including director Gu Wei and actress Liu Yifei..."

At the door of the waiting room, after hearing the announcer's voice, Gu Wei took the lead, and the others took a deep breath, smiled, and walked onto the red carpet.

When Gu Wei and the main creative staff of the crew walked onto the red carpet, the media on both sides suddenly became agitated.

As we all know, this is the film crew of the main competition unit, the crew of "On the Beach at Night Alone", and it is very likely that they received an official "unspoken rule" invitation.

Walking on the red carpet, flash lights were flashing wildly all around, and not far away there were media with domestic logos waving desperately.

Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Su Chang and others stopped for a while, looked at the media reporters in front of them, and gave them time to take pictures.

Sina, Sohu…

All the domestic media came specially because this year, only one domestic film appeared on the red carpet of the closing ceremony. The six princesses of CCTV also came. When they saw Gu Wei and his team coming, they were brightened and the accompanying reporters shouted loudly.

"Director Gu, Yifei, good luck tonight!"

"Su Chang, Tong Liya, Chen Minghao, Qin Hao, come on, I look forward to winning the grand prize tonight!"

"Thank you." Everyone couldn't help but feel moved. They came to a foreign country, carrying the expectations of domestic audiences and fans. At this moment, they were not fighting alone.

"Ah, Yifei, it's Yifei coming out. Her dress is so beautiful!"

"Su Chang and Tong Liya are also good, they are both very beautiful."

"Let's not look at the men, there's nothing interesting to see, quickly turn the camera to Yifei and the others."

"that is!"

Online, when netizens saw Liu Yifei appear, the atmosphere instantly reached a climax, and people kept posting below.

Not only the audience fans, but other domestic celebrities and artists also showed envious expressions after watching the live broadcast.

On the red carpet of the closing ceremony, every film crew from the competition unit that walked here would be stopped by the host for routine interviews.

The crew of "On the Beach at Night Alone" was no exception and was naturally stopped by the host for an interview.

"Director Gu Wei, this is not your first time attending the Berlin Film Festival. At this time ten years ago, you won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film.

Do you have the confidence to win other awards tonight?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled, with some emotion on his face.

“No matter what award I win, it is recognition of me by the Berlin Film Festival. I am very happy to come here again and attend the closing ceremony again.

As for the award, it will be up to the judges. I am ready for whatever the result is."

The female host was very satisfied with Gu Wei's answer and kept nodding to show her approval.

"Good luck tonight."

"Thank you."

After interviewing Gu Wei, the host interviewed Liu Yifei and others. The content was the same, all asking about their feelings today, whether they had confidence in winning the award, etc.

Everyone knew what was going on and answered appropriately.

The group continued walking forward until they stopped in front of the film festival's autograph wall.

At this time, Liu Yifei was already a little nervous. After all, this was her first time participating in the three major European competitions, and she had a chance to win an award.

On the other hand, except Qin Hao, everyone else is about the same. The chance to win the award is right in front of them, and no one can remain calm.

Compared with the Oscars that Gu Wei had attended before, the scale of tonight's award ceremony was not too large, but there were more guests and it was just as lively.

After walking the red carpet, a staff member led Gu Wei and his group to the front middle position and sat down in the fifth row.

Gu Wei sat in the middle, with Liu Yifei, Su Chang, and Tong Liya on his left, and Qin Hao and Chen Minghao on his right.

The surrounding area was full of crew members participating in the main competition unit, but Gu Wei didn't know them and just pretended not to see them.

The guests on the red carpet entered one after another, and the time was getting closer to the official ceremony.

Liu Yifei's breathing unconsciously became rapid, and Gu Wei laughed secretly in his heart.

"Xixi, don't be nervous. No matter what the result is, I'm here for you."

Perhaps Gu Wei's words encouraged the young lady, and Liu Yifei's emotions gradually calmed down.

Beside them, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao were talking loudly, laughing heartily from time to time.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Isabella Rossellini, president of the jury of this year's Berlin Film Festival, walked onto the stage of the ceremony.

“We welcome directors, actors and filmmakers from all over the world to gather in Berlin today.

Tonight, we will present new awards, and I wish everyone will have satisfactory harvests..."

After Isabella Rossellini finished speaking, the festival president took the stage.

Talking about this year's Berlin Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival President Dieter Kosslick admitted that it was not as grand as last year's 60th anniversary. However, there was also a highlight this year, which was the use of 3D technology in movies.

The Berlin Film Festival has never highlighted the application of 3D technology in movies as much as it did this year. Two of the 22 films shortlisted for the main competition unit are 3D movies.

One is "Pina Bausch" by German film master Wim Wenders, and the other 3D film is called "Night Story", which was created by the famous French animation director Michel Ocelott.

It is the only animated film selected for the main competition unit this year and the first 3D film in the history of the Berlin Film Festival to compete for the highest prize, the Golden Bear Award.

Since "On the Beach at Night Alone" was shortlisted for this year's main competition unit, many people paid attention to it on the spot, after all, it was the only one shortlisted.

Zhang Yimou's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" was shortlisted for the "New Generation Unit", while Chen Kaige's "The Orphan of Zhao" was only shortlisted for the "Special Screening". Neither of them received as much attention as Gu Wei's film.

The host gave an introduction on the stage for more than ten minutes, and then handed the stage over to the award presenter.

Finally, the main event came.

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(End of this chapter)