Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

In fact, Meili didn't know why she was so anxious.

Perhaps, I hope that winning this movie will bring a good mood to my brother-in-law who is far away in China?

I heard that the winning results will be announced tonight.

Meimei lay on the bed and kept refreshing the official website of the film festival, but unfortunately found nothing in the end.

"Liar!" Meiliang got angry and muttered, leaving her cell phone aside.

When she woke up the next morning, Meili didn't even have time to get dressed, so she lay on the bed and picked up her phone to open the website.

It’s finally out!

That film "Leave Me" won the highest award in this year's Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - the Film Festival Grand Prix, with a bonus of 5,000 euros!

The jury also gave the film a wonderful review:

"The love that transcends life and death in the story moved many people. The scene where the male protagonist traveled through time and space and met the female protagonist again showed the blooming love. Everyone was moved and delighted. The director used just 5 minutes to let us know Saw a poignant love story.

Life and death in reality cannot be favored by God, but the male protagonist in the film abandoned his father in reality and chose to go back to the past to be with his beloved.

Most people would think this is a romantic ending, but the old father's moist eyes at the end trigger our reflection on whether we should dwell on the past or choose to return to reality. The open ending amplifies the practical significance of the film and makes the audience reflect on their own lives while being moved.

Life is short, we should cherish the present moment

Meili couldn't believe her eyes, so she looked carefully again before she was sure.

"Wow really!"

Mingming almost jumped out of bed with excitement.

"Hurry up and call your brother-in-law to make him happy too!"

Meili picked up her phone and dialed the number.

At this time, Yu Dongqing was fishing with Zhang Yang and others in Shangzhuang Reservoir.

The weather is nice today, neither hot nor cold.

Yu Dongqing hasn't been out fishing for a long time. Today, Zhang Yang and the others forced her out, asking why she was staying at home in such nice weather.

Be a happy fisherman.

Yu Dongqing was wearing a sun hat, sitting on a pony under the willow tree, throwing the fishhook into the water, looking absent-minded.

But it's strange.

In the past, when I fished hard, I was often too busy to catch two or three fish in a day, but today, just over two hours later, I had already caught six fish, and just now I caught a half-foot-long crucian carp!

"Hey, Dongqing, you are possessed by Jiang Taigong today. Why are you so powerful? You can catch more fish than Du Hui?" Zhang Yang, who was sitting not far from him, said.

"Do nothing." Yu Dongqing said casually, put the bait on, and threw the hook out casually.

Not long after, I caught another grass carp!

"Damn it. Dongqing, you are really amazing today." Zhang Yang exclaimed again: "Is there any happy event?"

"What happy event can I have?" Yu Dongqing smiled bitterly.

Nothing good has happened lately.

"Listen, the magpie is chirping on the branch above your head." Liu Yimin was also worried.

Sure enough, Yu Dongqing actually heard a few magpie calls.

slag slag slag

slag slag slag

At this moment, Yu Dongqing's cell phone rang. When he took it out, he saw that it was Mingliang calling.

"Brother-in-law, your film "Leave Me" won an award. The highest award in the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival category - the Film Festival Grand Prix, with a bonus of 5,000 euros!" Mei Mei said excitedly on the phone.

Oh, is this really a good thing? !

"Brother-in-law, are you happy?"

"Very happy." Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

"Well, brother-in-law, you are really amazing! What are you doing now?"

"We were fishing in Shangzhuang Reservoir with Zhang Yang and the others."

"Yeah. Then I won't disturb you. By the way, the film festival organizing committee may invite you to France to receive the award."

"It's so far away, why should I run away? You take me to get it."

"That's so embarrassing."

"Aren't you the heroine of this movie? You have also contributed a lot. Besides, on this occasion, it will also be good for you to get to know some colleagues in the foreign film industry. The 5,000 euro bonus will be used to cover your travel expenses."

"Ah? Brother-in-law, you are so kind!"

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

Zhang Yang, who was listening on the side, asked: "You're calling from Meimei? What award do you receive?"

"Meiliang said that the short film we shot won the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Grand Prize." Yu Dongqing said truthfully.

"What? Won an award? Look, I was right, right?" Zhang Yang laughed.

"Sure enough, the magpie's cry has a reason."

"Hollywood, are you treating me? Tonight at Fengze Garden, you're treating me to roasted sea cucumbers with green onions. I haven't eaten them for a long time. I want to think about it!" Even Du Hui came over to join in the fun.

"OK, no problem!"

Yu Dongqing agreed readily.

In fact, he knew that everyone just took this opportunity to make him happy.

At night, Fengze Garden.

The four of them ordered sea cucumber roasted with green onions, fried meatballs, and mullet egg soup.

They are all Fengzeyuan's signature dishes. Zhang Yang actually brought a bottle of Maotai from home to celebrate.

Everyone chatted while eating, talking about the short film they had shot.

"I saw on the Internet that winning the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Grand Prize can be directly pushed to participate in the Oscars and compete for the Short Film Award?" Liu Yimin asked.

Before Yu Dongqing could answer, Zhang Yang interjected: "Damn it! Isn't that enough to win an Oscar?"

"This is theoretically true, but in practice it is impossible." Yu Dongqing laughed.

"First of all, this film is only more than five minutes long. It is impossible for the Oscar short film award to be awarded to such a short film under normal circumstances. Besides, we are shooting with a camera, and the picture quality cannot be compared with that of a professional camera."

This is true.

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

"Even if you don't win an Oscar, it would be nice to win the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Grand Prize, right? Dongqing, are you a famous director now? Next time you make a movie, you must call me." Zhang Yang added Start teasing.

"What a famous director, don't give me a high hat." Yu Dongqing laughed and scolded: "It's just a short film of about five minutes that won an award. Do you think it's the Oscar statuette, the Cannes Palme d'Or or the Berlin Golden Bear? Or the Venice Golden Lion? No one pays attention at home."

Yu Dongqing is right.

Although this short film won awards abroad, it seemed to be relatively quiet at home. After all, it was only a five-minute literary film.

Only Douban and Time.com have reviewed this film and gave it a high score of 8.2 points, but overall it is tepid.

Yu Dongqing didn't pay much attention.

Originally it was just for fun.

But what he didn't expect was that his short film shot with a camera would be targeted by a company.

It was Canon, the manufacturer of the camera used to shoot this film.

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