Chapter 350 Grand Slam

The award ceremony has now reached its climax, and Wu Yuchen has also lifted his spirits. After all, the next three awards should be related to him.

"The Best Director winner is... Michael Haneke for Hidden Camera!"

There was applause in the auditorium. A vigorous old man with gray hair and a big white beard came on the stage and raised the trophy amidst the applause.

Wu Yuchen also smiled and applauded. Director Michael Haneke has been in Cannes for several years. He won the Jury Prize for "The Piano Teacher" in 2001 and won the Best Director this year. In 2009, he will win the Palme d'Or with "The White Ribbon".

Of course, Wu Yuchen pays more attention to him because, in fact, the movie "Love" was filmed by Michael Haneke in his previous life in 2012. Therefore, Wu Yuchen also worked extra hard to give him some applause.

But in this case, only the Jury Prize and the Palme d'Or are left.

Several crew members in the venue were also a little nervous. The closer it got to the end, the more important the award became, and the greater their hopes.

“This year’s Jury Prize is… Broken Flowers!”

Jim Jarmusch immediately raised his hands when he heard this. The jury award was the second place under the Palme d'Or, which is also a very valuable award!

Just when someone wanted to applaud, the award presenter continued: "With "Children"!"

There was an uproar in the auditorium. The second place winner of the Jury Prize also came up with a double yolk, which is extremely rare!

Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, the directors of "The Child", both sighed. The two are old partners, and they are also old players at Cannes. In 1999, "Rosetta", which they co-directed, already won the Palme d'Or.

So this time they co-directed "The Child" again, and now they feel that they can win a big award. In fact, a jury award is not bad, but this year's jury award is a double yolk, which has to compete with Jarmusch's "Broken". Flower" shared this award, which made the two of them feel that the weight had dropped a bit.

However, all three of them stood up and went to the stage to receive their awards with smiles and grace.

At this moment, Wu Yuchen smiled even more and applauded the three of them. "Broken Flower" was the Grand Jury Prize in its previous life, and "The Child" was the Palme d'Or in its previous life. There is no doubt that these two are the strong rivals of his director Wu Da, and now they have won the Double Yolk of the Jury Prize together. So there is actually not much suspense about who will get the remaining Palme d'Or...

Wu Yuchen is now full of confidence. He doesn't think Cannes will dazzle him and let him leave empty-handed. Even if this year's jury is fooling around, Jacob, the chairman of the Cannes Organizing Committee, will not allow this to happen!

Many people have already guessed who will win the Palme d'Or at this time, including Jiang Qinqin who is next to Wu Yuchen. At this moment, his eyes are excitedly looking at the award presenter, expecting her to quickly read out the winner.

"The 58th Cannes Film Festival, Best Film, and the winner of the Palme d'Or is..."

Nothing unexpected happened:

""The Embalmer"!"

Suddenly there was thunderous applause, cheers and shouts in the auditorium. Jiang Qinqin also threw herself into Wu Yuchen's arms with excitement: "The Palme d'Or! We won the Palme d'Or!"

Although Jiang Qinqin didn't win any Best Actress, but now "The Embalmer" has won the Palme d'Or, as the heroine, she is naturally very honored and honored!

Moreover, Cannes is the most influential among the three major European film festivals, and so far, only "Farewell My Concubine" has received the Palme d'Or among Chinese-language films. And now, "The Embalmer" has also won the Palme d'Or! Now Jiang Qinqin's desire for awards and honors was instantly satisfied, and she was filled with joy!

Wu Yuchen hugged Jiang Qinqin, patted her back gently, and then whispered in her ear: "Okay, okay, there are others~"

Hearing this, Jiang Qinqin let go of Wu Yuchen. Then Wu Yuchen took turns to hug or shake hands with Zhao Wenxuan and others, and quickly celebrated together. Obviously, the members of the "Encourage" crew were overjoyed, after all, this was the Palme d'Or!

Everyone also gave enough patience to the crew of "The Embalmer". They are the final winners, and this is the treatment they deserve.

Afterwards, Wu Yuchen adjusted his suit slightly, and then walked towards the stage with a smile and graceful manner.

Although it is the first time he has won the Palme d'Or, Wu Yuchen is no longer a nobody. He has won many Oscars and has experienced various big events. The mere Palme d'Or will not make him dizzy.

After walking to the stage, Wu Yuchen took the Palme d'Or from the award-presenting guest, hugged the guest politely, and then looked at the trophy in his hand. It was made of crystal and inlaid with gold palm branches. I heard that this is It is made of 24K gold, and the palm leaves are inlaid with diamonds, which set off the delicate and delicate petioles and bloom with brilliance.

It is said that the material cost of this trophy alone is worth 20,000 euros, making it the most valuable among the international film industry award trophies. You must know that the production cost of the Oscar statuette is only 900 US dollars. Of course, whether it is 900 US dollars or 20,000 euros, it is not what everyone values. What people care about is the honor represented by the trophy.

Then Wu Yuchen raised his head, gestured downwards with the trophy in his hand, then smiled into the microphone and said, "It's really beautiful!"

When everyone in the audience heard Wu Yuchen's words, they couldn't help but burst into kind laughter.

"I am very grateful to the jury for their love for "The Embalmer" and for awarding us the Palme d'Or. This is the best praise for our crew's past efforts! I would like to express my gratitude to the members of our crew, the actor Zhao Wenxuan and the heroine Jiang Qinqin, teacher You Benchang, photographer... you deserve this award!”

At the point where Wu Yuchen is now, he actually no longer needs to express himself much, so he will mention more members of the crew in his speech and share this honor with them.

Everyone in the audience was very cooperative and applauded instantly, sending cheers and applause to the crew of "The Embalmer". Zhao Wenxuan, Jiang Qinqin and others were all extremely happy at this time, and their faces were all red. They all feel that now is the peak moment of their careers!

After the applause subsided, Wu Yuchen said again:

""The Embalmer" is a typical oriental movie of oriental culture, but it turns out that this does not prevent Western audiences from liking it. Death is something that people of any country and skin color will experience, but at the same time , love too!

In this movie that is closest to death, I hope everyone can find the purest and simplest love. Thank you! "

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he nodded to the crowd below and walked off the podium.

Bang bang bang bang, thunderous applause from below.

At this moment, the news inside the stadium had spread to the outside. A group of reporters shouted excitedly:

"The Embalmer won the Palme d'Or?!"

"Director Wu won the Palme d'Or!"

"Golden Palm! Long live Director Wu!"

While they were celebrating, these reporters were busy making cross-country phone calls to spread the news back home.

Of course, the fastest-reacting among them was the Internet. The three major portals, Sina, NetEase, and Sohu, all issued headlines one after another:

"Warmly congratulate Justin Wu for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "The Embalmer"!"

Tencent also launched a pop-up window in the lower right corner of QQ: "Celebrating that Wu Yuchen's new work "The Encoffiant" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes!"

The news spread quickly across the domestic Internet.

"Damn it! Director Wu won the Palme d'Or!"

"As expected of Director Wu!"

"Hahahaha, before I went I guessed that Director Wu might win the Palme d'Or!"

"The Palme d'Or! We won it before for Farewell My Concubine. This is our second time!"

"Director Wu has already won an Oscar, so what about the Palme d'Or in Cannes?"

"The Palme d'Or is the top three in Europe! It's no easier than the Oscars!"

"The Oscars are Oscars, and the three majors are the three majors. The rules for film selection and review are different. Anyway, they are all top-notch in the world, and the Palme d'Or is also awesome!"

Soon, the Sixth Princess also began to broadcast in real time: "Congratulations to Chinese director Wu Yuchen for winning the Palme d'Or at the 58th Cannes Film Festival for "The Embalmer"! At the same time, director Wu Yuchen also achieved a great achievement, which is to achieve Winning Grand Slams at three major film festivals!”

This report by the Sixth Princess on TV aroused more heated discussions:

"Holy shit! I just discovered that Director Wu has a Grand Slam! He won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion, and the Golden Bear!"

"Director Wu is awesome! So awesome!"

"Holy shit! This is a Grand Slam! An achievement that many people think is almost impossible to achieve in modern times!"

"How difficult are the three European Grand Slams? Are they harder than the Oscars? Has anyone achieved them before?"

"Of course it's more difficult than the Oscars! The Oscars come once every year, and there are only 4 people who have won the Grand Slam at the three major film festivals so far!"

Soon, someone knowledgeable sent a professional and popular post:

"Explanation of Grand Slam at the three major film festivals:

The Three Grand Slams refer to the best films that have won the three major film festivals, namely the Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion. The people who have done it are as follows:

1. Henri-Georges Clouzot

1949, Golden Lion Award at the 10th Venice International Film Festival - "Mistress Manon"

1953, Palme d'Or at the 6th Cannes International Film Festival - "The Wages of Fear"

1953, Golden Bear Award at the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival - "The Wages of Fear"

2. Michelangelo Antonioni

1961, Golden Bear Award at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival - "Night"

1964, Golden Lion Award at the 29th Venice International Film Festival - "Red Desert"

1967, Palme d'Or at the 20th Cannes Film Festival - "Blow Up"

3.Robert Altman

1970, Palme d'Or at the 23rd Cannes International Film Festival - "Army Field Hospital"

1976, Golden Bear Award at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival - "Heroes of Cisse"

1993, Golden Lion Award at the 50th Venice International Film Festival - "Intersection of Life"

It can be seen that these three directors achieved this achievement in an earlier era. For example, Henri-Georges Clouzot won the Palme d'Or and the Golden Bear at the same time for "The Wages of Fear" in 1953. This is simply impossible today, and we can only say that the three major The system is not yet mature.

Let’s take a look at Wu Yuchen’s three movies:

1999, Golden Bear Award at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival - "Donkey in Water"

1999, Golden Lion Award at the 56th Venice International Film Festival - "Love"

2005, Palme d'Or at the 58th Cannes Film Festival - "The Embalmer"

Nowadays, the three major film festivals have been operating for many years and have formed a perfect system. It is impossible for a film to be screened multiple times.

At the same time, the three major film festivals have their own factions, that is, the three major film festivals have their own supported directors, such as Michael Haneke, the best director of this year's Cannes Film Festival. He is a direct director of Cannes and only participates in the Cannes Film Festival.

Another example is the well-known King of Sunglasses, who is actually a direct director of Cannes. In recent years, he has basically not been to Berlin and Venice.

So someone once said that in today's European three major film festivals, it is basically unlikely to have a grand slam of the three major film festivals. This difficulty is very, very great, much greater than winning an Oscar!

But Wu Yuchen did it! He traveled across the three major festivals alone! This is simply a miracle!

I can only say one thing, it's awesome! "

Below the post, after popularizing science, everyone also left messages:

"Director Wu is awesome!"

"Director Wu is awesome! "

Soon, this popular science post was reposted by many people, triggering more discussions.

The news was spreading, and Wu Yuchen was already attending the dinner after the Cannes Film Festival. He and "Departures" naturally became the core, and many people came to congratulate Wu Yuchen and communicate with him.

The original intention of the film festival was to provide a place for filmmakers to communicate, but it has developed to the present because of the awards. Wu Yuchen is naturally the most eye-catching, whether because of tonight's Palme d'Or or because of his own fame and status.

At this time, Jacob, the chairman of the Cannes Organizing Committee, came over with a glass of wine and clinked it with Wu Yuchen: "Wu, congratulations!"

Wu Yuchen also thanked him: "Mr. Chairman, Cannes is really great! Everything is perfect! "

Jacob smiled and said, "Since you like Cannes, I sincerely invite you to come to the Cannes Film Festival more often in the future. Cannes welcomes you at any time~"

The meaning of Jacob's words is very clear, that is, he wants Wu Yuchen to participate in the Cannes Film Festival more often in the future.

He doesn't expect Wu Yuchen's films to come to Cannes to compete in the future. In fact, even if Wu Yuchen comes again, it is unlikely to give him the Palme d'Or again. This time he has already hinted to the jury. It would be inappropriate to continue to do this next time. It is impossible to give him the Palme d'Or every time he comes, right? Then Cannes will not be able to continue.

So what he hopes is that Wu Yuchen's films will be exhibited as much as possible in the future. Well, it's not about participating in the competition, his commercial films can also be exhibited. For example, this time "Star Wars Episode 3" came to Cannes for exhibition, and as the opening film, it brought a lot of popularity to Cannes.

Jacob also hopes that Wu Yuchen's commercial productions will be like this in the future, exhibiting in Cannes to attract popularity to Cannes, which is a win-win situation for both parties.