Chapter 263 Those who haven’t studied photography don’t want to be directors!
"Director Chen, hello, nice to meet you."

Zhang Manyu, who had already sat down, took the initiative to speak after seeing Chen An.

Chen An looked at Zhang Manyu in front of him and said with a smile: "Hello, Sister Manyu, I am your fan. Is there a chance for us to cooperate?"

Speaking of this, Chen An only felt a sense of regret, even though he only said that he was a fan of the other party.

The French film "Clean" that he shot this year will be his last film.

It is such a pity that such a top Chinese-speaking actress, who is as famous as Gong Li, has retired from the screen after helping her win the Best Actress award at next year's Cannes Film Festival.

It's a pity no matter how I think about it that I didn't get the chance to grab the other person before he retired.

"I'm sorry, Director Chen, I plan to retire from the film industry, but don't tell anyone." In response to Chen An's invitation, Zhang Manyu just smiled and whispered that she planned to retire from the film industry.

Is that really the case? Chen An said with regret: "No problem, it's just a little regrettable."

It's a pity that I can't use such good acting skills myself.

Zhang Manyu's rumored boyfriend Liang Chaowei was watching the two chatting quietly without saying a word.

After chatting for a while, Gong Li and others slowly came over.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but the program team arranged the two crews together.

However, Chen An was a little surprised when they met again.

"Long time no see Yimou."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Gong Li, who was walking with her skirt lifted up, met Zhang Yimou again without causing much noise.

There was no scene of speechless staring or sarcastic remarks.

Instead, the two of them smiled at each other and started talking.

But they just said one sentence to each other and didn't say anything else.

Gong Li sat quietly next to Chen An, just one seat away from Zhang Yimou.

Chen An, who was caught in the middle, felt that he would not believe anything unless it was specially arranged by the program team.

With the entry of Gong Li and others, the award ceremony officially began.

At exactly eight o'clock, the host Li Yong came on stage and announced the start of the award ceremony.

After the congratulatory opening, the whole audience burst into applause.

It was no surprise that Chen An and Zhang Yimou, who were sitting in the front row, were the ones where the camera stayed the longest.

"Ooooh~ What did I see?!"

"Chen An is sandwiched between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li. The film festival program team really knows too much!"

"Chen Gou, you have finally come to this day. Even your sitting posture is so correct."

"Old Liu, come over here and take a look. Look at this. Chen An is sandwiched between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li. I am dying of laughter!"

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After dinner, audiences from all over the country laughed out loud when they saw this scene on TV.

I originally thought the Golden Rooster Awards were quite serious, but why does this scene look so funny?

Seeing that the camera had been staying in front of him and focusing on him, Chen An was a little confused and could only wave at the camera awkwardly.

The two door gods on the side had blank expressions, and the unlucky guy in the middle had an embarrassed look on his face.

People who get off work late and eat there laugh so hard that they spit out their food!
But it was still an awards ceremony of the film festival after all. The photographer took pictures for more than a minute while Chen An looked as if he wanted to kill him, and finally moved away.

After the camera moved away, Senior Brother Zhang on the right touched his nose awkwardly.

Gong Li on the left could not help but cover her mouth and chuckle. As for why the photographer stayed for so long, the old couple naturally knew it well.

Only Chen An in the middle had a blank expression. What kind of play was this? Damn, it was really annoying! You have to know that the images shot by the camera were projected onto the big screen, which meant that it was broadcast on TV. Many people at the scene couldn't help but hold back their laughter, not to mention the audience watching at home!
"Sister Gong Li, you're still laughing. Don't think I didn't hear it."

After a while, Gong Li, who couldn't help laughing, suddenly heard Chen An's resentful voice beside her, and found it even funnier and couldn't help it anymore.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, Chen An, I really can't help it."

Chen An was speechless, she was still laughing!
Zhang Yimou, who was standing next to him, didn't know if he was infected by the laughter, he turned around and started laughing.

So frivolous!
With the end of the congratulatory speeches, the award ceremony officially began and the atmosphere returned to normal.

This time, "Shoplifters" was nominated for nine major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Music!

"The Heart" was also nominated for four major awards including Best Picture, Best Directorial Debut, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography!
The two works of Lightyear Media are coming with great momentum!

The first winner was Chen Wei, who won his first Golden Rooster Award, the Best Directorial Debut Award.

He laid a double yolk egg. Another award winner was Ulan Tana, a female director who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.

Chen Wei walked onto the stage excitedly, took the award handed over by the guests with a happy face, and kept expressing his gratitude.

He held the award and shook it towards Chen An in the audience to show his happiness!

Chen An smiled and clapped his hands in encouragement. Lao Wei was very happy to receive the award.

After the female director finished her speech, Chen Wei took the microphone and began to speak:
"Thank you to all the judges for giving me this award. This is recognition of me. I will work harder. After all, no one wants to be a director without studying photography, just like the two most successful people in the audience. Especially Chen An, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Chen Wei on the stage became more and more excited as he spoke, and he started to cause trouble as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Hahaha, as expected, these people were found by Chen An, they are all talented!"

"You both have the last name Chen, and you both graduated from the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. So they are not related, right?"

"Wife, look at Chen An's expression below, and Zhang Yimou next to him. I'm really going to die of laughter, hahahahaha"

"As expected of the director hired by Chen An, everything he says is hilarious."

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As soon as these words were spoken, the audience in front of the TV really felt that the award ceremony was not watched in vain, as it made them laugh to death from the very beginning.

The award ceremony scene.

Chen An, who was sitting downstairs, would have wanted to cover his face if the camera hadn't been filming him. Come down quickly, you bastard!

Zhang Yimou next to him also smiled helplessly. All the people in Chen An’s company are talented.

After giving his speech and stepping down from the stage, Chen Wei also greeted Chen An. Chen An waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating, "Get out of here!"

Everyone in the crew couldn't stop laughing.

Next, the Best Art Director award was won by two art directors from the "Hero" crew.

Shoplifters didn't win any subsequent awards until the Best Cinematography award was given to Shoplifters.

As a director of photography, this is not the first time that Gu Changwei has won this award, but he was still very happy to go on stage.

"First of all, I would like to thank Chen An for inviting me to be the director of photography for the film, which allowed me to win this award again. I would also like to thank the judges for their choice. It's just that they are all from the photography department, so isn't it a bit embarrassing that I didn't become a director?"

Gu Changwei was standing on the stage holding the award in his hand. He looked smiling at first but pretended to be helpless in the end.

It was obvious that this was also a trick, and Chen Wei really set a good example.

The atmosphere at the film festival had always been rather dull, but with the two of them taking turns to stir things up, the atmosphere unconsciously became lively.

I don't know who started it, but everyone started clapping and it was really lively.

Zhou Xun next to him couldn't help laughing, "Hahaha, Director Chen and Director Zhang are both idols of photographers."

Zhang Yimou was not angry, he just smiled and clapped helplessly.

Sometimes it's not that there are many directors coming out of the photography department, but that those who can transition from photography to directing are all good, so they stand out. However, there are a lot of directors in the directing department, but only a few of them can stand out, which makes the photography department seem more powerful.

And it just so happens that the two people sitting next to each other in the audience are the best among them!
(End of this chapter)