Chapter 1791 Bridge of Sighs (1)

Xia Siyu deliberately refused: "How old are you? Why can't you take a bath by yourself?"

Bo Yan ignored her resistance and picked her up directly. Xia Siyu still pretended to be hypocritical: "No, no!"

**

The news came back to China. This is the first time in many years that a Chinese-language film has won the biggest award in the three major European awards. It has become a hot topic. With the popularity of Bo Yan and Xia Siyu, there is no need to buy hot searches, and it naturally became the top of the list.

Especially the high evaluation of the two leading actors by the chairman of the jury. Although neither of them won a single award, what could be more exciting than the biggest award? For a while, the two crazy insulting groups of Bo Yan fans and Xia Siyu fans also stopped for a while, and the two groups blew together.

Countless media wanted to interview the two, but Xia Siyu and Bo Yan declined. The reason given by Xia Siyu was: he was on his way back to Canada to shoot a movie and it was not convenient to be interviewed. On the other hand, Bo Yan said through Song Fengzhi that he was already doing some commercial activities and had no time for the time being.

But how could Bo Yan not have prepared? He had asked Song Fengzhi to prepare several different statements. If the other party only requested a text interview, he asked Song Fengzhi to send the different manuscripts he had prepared to the media in different categories.

Of course, in addition to the voices of jubilation, there were also discordant notes.

For example, some people questioned why Bo Yan and Xia Siyu spoke English and Italian on stage, but no one spoke Chinese. Is Chinese unpleasant to the ears, or unworthy of being in a refined place?

At first, there were only a few forums questioning, and then it was moved to Weibo and a certain audio platform by marketing accounts. I don’t know who bought the hot search behind it, and the popularity rose all of a sudden.

Especially in recent years, cultural confidence is a big issue, which has touched the sensitive nerves of many people.

Of course, there are also fans who have risen up to refute this point. Bo Yan has no obstacles in communicating in English. This is an international stage. It’s good to speak English. And there is no accent at all. He speaks authentically and fluently. Some other artists will be criticized for saying a few words with an accent. But Bo Yan was criticized even though he spoke so fluently. They didn't quite understand this operation. Is he obsessed with patriotism?

As for Xia Siyu, she had already said when she introduced herself that she grew up in Italy, and the Golden Lion Awards were held in Venice. Is there a problem with speaking Italian? Her English is not bad, and she can also do simultaneous interpretation for Director Sun. How many artists have this ability?

Speaking of which, Bo Yan was originally a university lecturer, so it's not surprising that he can speak English. On the contrary, Xia Siyu, who was criticized for being unlearned in the past, can communicate in English, Italian, and French without any obstacles, and she even knows Latin. Knowing four foreign languages ​​is simply a genius, okay?

How many of those who usually criticize her for being a idiot are university graduates? Even if she has a university degree, it's hard to say whether she can communicate normally with foreigners in English. Her skill points are obviously maxed out in language, not those so-called "common sense".

In short, now that she has won the award, she is very popular, and there are many people willing to speak for these two. In particular, Xia Siyu's "The Detective" has also attracted a lot of fans, and her fighting power is extremely strong. Even though he was criticized by the country for quarreling with Bo Yan fans before, it is a good thing that he has won the award now, and the positive publicity is still sufficient.

Xia Siyu didn't know about these quarrels, and Wei Jingjing didn't tell her.

It wasn't a big deal in the first place, and even if she told Xia Siyu, she might not care.

As for Bo Yan, this topic can be discussed so widely, in fact, he is behind the scenes to add fuel to the flames. He even specially instructed Song Fengzhi to stir up this heat.

He also invested in "Spring Light", not only did he not take the salary as a share, but his and Han Yifan's company also participated in the production, accounting for a large share in it.

Now the grand prize has been won, the dragon mark has also been won, and it is ready to be released at any time. Before winning the grand prize, the distributor may not be willing to promote it vigorously based on the names of Bo Yan and Xia Siyu alone. Although winning the grand prize is a good publicity, it is difficult to guarantee how many viewers will go to the cinema for this award.

But at this time, hyping this topic, getting more people involved, and breaking the circle is equivalent to a free large-scale publicity. Moreover, the fact that "Spring Light" won the grand prize is like a death-free gold medal, and the review department will no longer impose any restrictions on its release. In recent years, Chinese-language films have not been very prosperous, and have gradually been pulled away by neighboring Korea and Japan. With this grand prize, the radio and television will also do positive publicity.

Even if they know that someone is hyping this issue, as long as it is not too excessive, the country will not care.

Bo Yan values ​​this point, so he asked Song Fengzhi to follow up closely.

The award has been won, and the next thing is the box office.

**

Xia Siyu doesn't care about the twists and turns behind, and she is not interested. For her, the award ceremony ended last night, and the film has temporarily moved a place in her schedule. Even if it needs to be promoted after the release, she will leave it to the team to take care of it because she is abroad.

It was a sunny day with calm winds and seas. She got up early in the morning and got on the "gondola" to tour Venice with Bo Yan.

If you want to see Venice, taking a boat is the best choice. Although there is a walking route in the old town that takes you all the way to St. Mark's Basilica, taking a boat allows you to pass through the streets and alleys of Venice, especially the most famous bridge in Venice.

There are more than 400 bridges in Venice. Among them, the most famous "Bridge of Sighs" has countless literati and poets leaving their footprints. This bridge is actually similar to the Bastille. In the past, it was the bridge where death row prisoners passed before their final execution, so it was named "Sighs". But later there was a rumor that as long as lovers kissed under the bridge, they could be together forever.

Because of such rumors, this bridge is basically a must-go route for everyone who comes to Venice to take a boat. Especially today, Sunday, there are endless tourists. While queuing, Xia Siyu saw several couples kissing passionately when a gondola passed through the bridge hole in front.

Xia Siyu certainly didn't believe this. She turned her head to look at Bo Yan, and pointed at those couples with a sneer on her face. Bo Yan also said: "In fact, there are similar legends in our country. Take Gusu, which is similar to Venice. It is said that as long as lovers walk through every bridge in Gusu, they will be blessed and live together forever."

"Really?" Xia Siyu was a little curious, but when the boat passed through the Bridge of Sighs, she sat still. Instead, Bo Yan came over and kissed her cheek.