Chapter 35 Best Newcomer

The Berlin premiere of "17-year-old Bicycle" was very lively.

Including the crew of "Love You Love Me" from Baodao, which was shortlisted for the main competition unit, Wang Xiaoshuai invited the crews of seven or eight shortlisted films, plus Berlin's local program critics, film festival jury, etc., and the screening room that can accommodate two or three hundred people was almost full.

And Wu Yuan, who was sitting in the first row, also saw his version of "17-year-old Bicycle" for the first time.

Well, except for the change of the male lead, the rest of the place is almost the same as the original "17-year-old Bicycle" in Wu Yuan's memory.

Even the cover poster of the movie shows him letting go of the handlebars with both hands, unbuttoning his white shirt, pedaling a bicycle in the wind, with a bright smile on his face.

Facts have once again proved that actors are really not the most important thing in the films of the sixth generation directors.

Even if the actors were changed, the things presented in the whole movie still did not change at all, and it still received a lot of applause after the premiere.

"17-year-old Bicycle" at least suits the local appetite of Berlin.

Through the subtle involvement of the protagonists in social issues, Wang Xiaoshuai keenly examines the changes that China's modernization has brought to the lives of many ordinary people.

With the help of a bicycle, the conflict between popular culture and consumerism of this era and traditional Chinese family culture is cleverly reflected.

The visual intersection between the hutongs and modern high-rise buildings throughout the film is also a symbol of the opposition between new and old issues.

This film also shows that Wang Xiaoshuai wants to explore the field of film from social realism to more commercial films.

Compared with his previous naked, critical, and boundary-breaking art films, this "17-year-old Bicycle" is really very subtle.

After the premiere, the Berlin program book gave a live score of 2.9 in the early morning of the same day, ranking fourth among the 23 films shortlisted for the main competition unit!

Early the next morning, staff from the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival came to the hotel to notify the crew of "17-year-old Bicycle" to participate in the final closing ceremony.

Being notified to participate in the closing ceremony actually implies that there will be awards to be won in the end.

No matter what award it is, I will definitely not return empty-handed!

Among the members of the jury of this year's Berlin Film Festival is Director Xie Fei, a famous Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the directing department of the Film Academy in 1965 and stayed on to teach at the school.

This is the ancestor of Wang Xiaoshuai and Wu Yuan!

With him arguing for "Seventeen-year-old Bicycle" in the jury, the award can still be expected!

Until then, Wang Xiaoshuai's heart was completely stable.

Inviting the crew members to change into formal wear, in the evening everyone got on the courtesy car and went to the closing ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival.

The three major European awards are different from the Oscars.

The Oscars tend to be entertaining. Not only will they invite some talk show actors to be hosts, but there will also be various performance sessions, on-site interactive jokes, etc.

But old Europe is different. Old Europe pays more attention to the seriousness of art.

Specifically, at the Berlin Film Festival, except for the red carpet session, the entire Berlin Film Festival closing ceremony is relatively dry.

After the crew of "17-Year-Old Bicycle" entered the award ceremony, everyone sat in their seats obediently, and simply greeted the crew of "Love You Love Me", and the award ceremony began.

There was no opening show, nor any singing and dancing performances.

The chairman of the film festival led the jury members to the stage to give a speech on the outlook of film art, and then started to present the awards directly.

Wu Yuan, who participated in the three major awards for the first time, was not used to it. In his memory, it seemed that most award ceremonies were more entertainment-oriented, and it was really rare to see such a serious one.

Wang Xiaoshuai was used to it, and all European A-level film festivals were like this.

"Italian Language Learning Class" won the FIPRESCI Award of International Film Critics.

"Knowing My Heart" won the Special Award for Humanitarian Spirit.

"Fun and Fury" won the Teddy Award for Best Film.

Awards were quickly presented one by one, and the winning crews came on stage to give their speeches.

The crew of "17-Year-Old Bicycle" also applauded each winner.

Soon, the awards of the non-main competition units were awarded, and the award ceremony reached its climax.

Starting with the Blue Angel Award for Best European Film, the awards of the main competition units began to be awarded one by one.

When each award was awarded, Wang Xiaoshuai clenched his fists and nervously muttered: "Don't give it to me, don't give it to me"

The earlier the award is awarded, the lower the value, and the main competition unit is to try to share the cake, and a movie can only get 2 awards at most.

Wang Xiaoshuai naturally hopes not to hear the words "Seventeen-year-old Bicycle" too early!

But soon the movie was still mentioned.

"The winner of the Best New Actor Award is——!"

"Cui Lin, Wu Yuan——Seventeen-year-old Bicycle!"

Everyone around looked at Wu Yuan and Cui Lin, and applause broke out.

It was the first time that Cui Lin was stared at by so many people. He was stunned, his mind was blank, and he didn't know how to react.

At this critical moment, Wu Yuan pulled Cui Lin's shoulder and stood up, smiling and nodding to the guests who congratulated him.

When Cui Lin came to his senses, he and Wu Yuan were already standing on the podium, holding up the trophy together.

The trophy for the best newcomer was not a silver bear, nor a golden bear, but just a large glass wine glass.

But Cui Lin still smiled happily, with wrinkles on his 19-year-old face.

"Thank you, thank you Berlin Film Festival, thank you Director Wang Xiaoshuai for choosing me to act in this movie."

After blushing and stammering in Chinese to thank the film festival and Wang Xiaoshuai, Cui Lin didn't know what to say. After a long pause, he added: "Mom and Dad, I won the award!"

Although most of the guests at the scene didn't understand Chinese, they all gave kind smiles and applause.

Compared with Cui Lin, Wu Yuan was much calmer.

After Cui Lin finished his speech, he stood in front of the microphone and said in fluent English: "This is my first time to attend the Berlin Film Festival. I didn't expect to win an award."

"What I didn't expect was that the first award I won in Berlin would be the Best New Actor."

"You may not know that I am a director and a junior of our director Wang Xiaoshuai."

"Thank you Director Wang Xiaoshuai for choosing me to act in the movie "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle."

"In order to make this movie well, the director worked very hard, and the actors also worked very hard."

"It was also the first time that I felt the difficulty of making a movie as an actor."

"This is my first time acting in a movie, and it may be the last time."

"I feel very honored to be able to dedicate my only acting experience to this movie!"

"Thank you again to the jury, thank you to the Berlin Film Festival, I will remember today!"