Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years-Chapter 435 - 425: Palme d’Or Grand Prize (Part 3)

Also attended the premiere of "Beauty and Elegance".

Qi Hao walked the red carpet with a group of stars from "Thief".

The awards ceremony started soon after.

It was divided into several sections, such as the "A Certain Regard" section featuring the film "Crossing" directed by Hong Kong director Liu Yunwen, and the Midnight Screening section featuring "Blind Detective" directed by Du Qifeng.

The main competition section was saved for last.

The Best Short Film Award marked the first shot of the main competition and the Korean film "Safe" won smoothly.

Then Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Like Father, Like Son" won the Jury Prize.

The third winner was a Huaxia film; Jia Zhangke won Best Screenplay for "A Touch of Sin".

Qi Hao keenly noticed a hint of dissatisfaction from Jia Zhangke.

Recently, some media had been saying that Jia Zhangke was likely to win the Palme d'Or or Best Director. Now that he won Best Screenplay, his chances of winning the Palme d'Or were greatly reduced.

Of course, Qi Hao had no position to sympathize with Jia Zhangke.

At least he won an award.

Jia Zhangke's win also meant that as a fellow Huaxia filmmaker, Qi Hao was quite possibly going to walk away with nothing.

After all, it's not common for two Huaxia filmmakers to win in the same year.

Of course, it's not unheard of.

At the 46th edition, Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" and Hou Xiaoxian's "The Puppetmaster" both won awards.

At the 47th edition, "Living" won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actor.

The most remarkable was the 53rd edition; not only did "In the Mood for Love" win Best Actor and the Technical Grand Prize, but Edward Yang won Best Director for "Yiyi" and Jiang Wen won the Jury Prize for "The Invaders".

But these are rare occurrences.

Best Actress Bérénice Bejo and Best Actor Bruce Dern were quickly settled.

The scene was buzzing with excitement; these two awards were considered heavyweight.

"Thief" being an ensemble film, had little hope for these individual awards.

Only the Jury Prize, Best Director, and Palme d'Or remained.

Qi Hao sighed in his heart.

The real competitors had yet to be revealed; Abdellatif Kechiche's "Life of Adèle" and the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" must be hit during the minor awards for "Thief" to stand a real chance.

So far, the two strong contenders for the Palme d'Or had made no moves.

And currently, there were only three awards left.

Qi Hao did not particularly want to win the Jury Prize or Best Director, even though for most people, winning either would be like reaching high heavens, an honor to boast about for a lifetime.

Jiang Wen's highest award was merely the Jury Prize.

It's just that everyone has their preferences.

Qi Hao wasn't obsessed with getting accolades from the Three Major European Film Festivals, he came mainly to fulfill Tongzi's task requirements. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"... 'Life of Adèle'... Abdellatif Kechiche... Best Director Award..."

Qi Hao clapped energetically, truly happy for the old fellow Abdellatif Kechiche.

He was really thrilled.

Damn, finally sent one away.

"... 'Inside Llewyn Davis'... Ethan Coen, Joel Coen... Jury Prize..."

Again... another one gone.

Qi Hao almost forgot to clap.

Of course, as someone who started as an actor, he would not lose his composure.

His face timely showed surprise and admiration, sincerely happy for the Coen brothers, who are two of his favorite directors.

Of course, Qi Hao did not consider himself secure just yet.

The concept of joy leading to sorrow was understood by all.

Moreover, his "Thief" was only a strong contender, far from being the hottest favorite.

The most crippling factor was that he had never gained recognition from the European three before; this was his first time appearing in the international filmmakers' view, and he encountered Spielberg as the jury president.

Even if he didn't win any award, merely qualifying for the main competition section was truly worthwhile for him.

During the final awards announcement, all judges took the stage, and Spielberg, as the jury president, revealed the winner of this Cannes International Film Festival's Grand Prize.

Qi Hao sat upright with a trace of tension appropriately displayed.

The camera was already zeroing in on this young billionaire.

"..." The old man was totally oblivious of Qi Hao's feelings, rambling before announcing the result: "'Thief', congratulations to our young director, Seventh, Qi Hao!"

Qi Hao's name was finally said in Chinese.

This was one of the words Qi Hao taught him in Chinese, among many others.

Success!

Qi Hao took a deep breath, performing impressively without needing deliberate acting.