Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

Chapter 215 The meaning of doing this business

At the award ceremony, Gao You sat in the front rows with Director Xu.

Gao You thought that next time he would also bring his own directorial work and sit here.

"Are you nervous?" Director Xu spoke to Gao You.

Director Xu has been here several times, so he is naturally not nervous.

"It's okay." Gao You was not nervous either.

"You have the demeanor of a great general." Director Xu joked with her.

The awards ceremony began, after the short films were presented, it was time for the newcomer award unit.

Wang Qiyun won this award for her work "He Miao".

Director Xu and Gao You both smiled and applauded her, happy for her.

Wang Qiyun cried again on the stage, but with a smile on her face.

She wiped her tears and joked that she was a crybaby, hoping that everyone would understand and forgive her.

The audience laughed kindly and applauded her to show their encouragement.

They had nothing to do with the award ceremonies that followed.

Director Xu still looked relaxed, but his hands on the armrests of the chair were slightly tense.

The later the award is given, the more important it is.

Gao You put his hand on her to comfort her.

Director Xu smiled at Gao You and said, "It's okay."

At this time, the award presenter on the stage read out Gao You's name.

Gao You and Director Xu were both stunned for a moment. The award was now being presented for Best Actress.

They didn't expect this award.

They thought it might be the Jury Prize or the Director's Prize.

"Congratulations." Director Xu was stunned for a moment, then showed surprise and hugged Gao You.

Gao You also quickly came back to his senses.

It seems that the judges were also very conflicted. I don't know how many times they argued privately, and finally got this result.

Some people probably thought that giving "Cold Dew" other awards would be controversial, but some people wanted to give encouragement, so they finally gave it an actor award.

However, Gao You's performance in the film was indeed outstanding and he deserved the award. Especially among the several films nominated this time, Gao You's performance was the most difficult.

It’s just that the overall theme of "Cold Dew" is too strong, which overshadows the acting skills of some actors.

Gao You stood up and hugged the equally excited and surprised Leung Ka Ying and Leung Ka Lai before turning and walking towards the podium.

Gao You took the trophy from the award presenter.

"Thank you judges. This award is very important to our film. I want to dedicate this award to some people, even though they don't need it. What they need is an apology." Gao You held the award, but he didn't feel very excited or happy.

No one can be happy when they think of the women behind the film who are still suffering. It is their blood and tears.

After Gao You stepped down from the stage, before he even sat down properly, he heard the award presenter read out Director Xu's name.

This is the Best Director Award!

Gao You looked at Director Xu in surprise.

Director Xu came over with tears in his eyes and hugged Gao You again.

She had originally given up hope, and was already very surprised that Gao You won the Best Actress award.

I didn't expect she could win a director award.

Leung Ka-lai and Leung Ka-ying were also very surprised and came over to hug Director Xu and Gao You.

They are happy, excited and relieved. Every award is a recognition of them and a little comfort to those women.

After Director Xu was excited, he wiped away his tears and pulled Gao You and the others onto the stage.

On the stage, Director Xu held the trophy and tried to calm down.

“Thank you to the jury for the encouragement. I am really grateful. As a director for so many years, every time I make a film, I ask myself why I do this and what is the meaning of my work.

It wasn’t until I made this film that I got the answer. This is the meaning of my work.” After Director Xu calmed down, he gave his acceptance speech.

Gao You and Leung Ka-ying and Leung Ka-li on the stage applauded Director Xu vigorously, and the audience also applauded.

Many Chinese filmmakers, especially female filmmakers, are happy and excited for Director Xu.

This is the first time that a Chinese female director has won the Best Director Award at an international awards ceremony.

This is also the first time that a Chinese director has won this award!

In the subsequent awards ceremony, the most important award of the Sarolin Awards was given to films from other countries.

However, "Cold Dew" also reaped great rewards this time, breaking two records. It was the first time that a Chinese female director won the Best Director Award, and the first time that a Chinese actress won the Best Actress Award.

This was enough to make all the Chinese filmmakers very happy, and they came to congratulate Director Xu and Gao You.

Some film production companies and brands have even extended olive branches to Gao You, expressing their interest in working with her.

Gao You accepted several business cards from producers from Hong Kong, Taiwan.

The brand contact matters were handed over to Qu Linglang to help handle.

Because of the award, "Cold Dew" received more attention and was eventually purchased for broadcasting rights by several countries and regions. In particular, several countries with a large Chinese population showed a greater interest in "Cold Dew" and were quite optimistic about the film's box office performance.

After returning to Hong Kong, Shengxiong Pictures held a grand premiere for "Cold Dew".

In addition to participating in some promotional activities, Gao You also specially showed this movie to Grandma Lin Fen and others.

Leave the award to them.

Grandma Lin Fen and others were sitting in the screening room, watching the movie. Many of them were crying. One grandma pointed at the screen and cursed those beasts with dirty words.

Gao You cried every time he watched this movie.

Grandma Lin Fen found her handkerchief and gave it to Gao You.

"Thank you, grandma." Gao You took the handkerchief and wiped her tears.

"Thank you. We are much better now." Grandma Lin Fen comforted her.

Gao You knew that living standards could be improved, but psychological trauma was difficult to heal.

She had never felt so powerless.

Gao You returned to Beijing from Hong Kong and began to prepare for his next movie "Extreme 8848".

The shooting this time was actually very difficult.

So after coming back, Gao You followed Du Shan and the others and received more than a month of mountaineering training.

During this filming, they also received strong support from relevant departments of mountaineering, and several professional coaches were sent to help with training, which was a great help to them.

The main actors have also been confirmed one after another.

This time Gao You did not use any professional actors, but mostly used professional mountaineering athletes.

Du Shan plays the protagonist Luo Feng, who is based on her mother Duopan.

This role accounts for 80% of the film and is very important.

When Du Shan finished the script with Mo Huan, he practiced acting on his own and made thorough preparations.

When Gao You gave her an audition, he was amazed by Du Shan's comprehension and acting ability. Perhaps Du Shan's acting skills were still a little immature, but the kind of perseverance that is unique to mountaineers is something that ordinary actors cannot perform.

This alone made Gao You not consider other people's thoughts.

The other actors she has confirmed are also mountaineers.

Since they were not professional actors, Gao You mingled with them during the mountaineering training. She taught them how to act and they taught her mountaineering techniques and experiences, and they had a lot of fun.

Zhou Can was chosen to be the photographer, Zhu Xiaoya was chosen to be the art director, and Liao Hanyu was chosen to be the recording director.