After the celebration banquet of the Berlin Film Festival ended, Xia Tian and others returned to the hotel.

Director Tu led a delegation and his delegation to express a grand welcome to the triumphant success of the three of them in the hotel lobby.

"Mr. Xia, Director Zhang, Miss Gong, congratulations! Winning two awards in a row is really great. It is really a blessing to win glory for the country! I reported the news of your award to the director as soon as possible. The director was very happy and said that after returning to China, he would definitely give you a reward!" Director Tu said with a smile.

When Zhang Yimou and Gong Li heard this, they nodded calmly.

To be honest, the rewards from the mainland are nothing more than setting them into models, helping them promote more in the media, and then awarding a few thousand yuan bonus to death.

They don't even look down on this reward.

The two of them have long been the top figures in the mainland entertainment industry and have no shortage of exposure. Moreover, after joining Tianxia Pictures, their income is also terrifying. They don’t take the prizes of just a few thousand yuan, so they don’t even take them seriously.

Therefore, after hearing what Director Tu said, both of them acted very calmly, but they just smiled politely, "Thank you, director, thank you Director!"

Director Tu had expected that the two of them would be ecstatic and grateful for the director's affirmation. Now, seeing their calm and gentle appearance, I couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing this, Xia Tian smiled slightly, "Director, don't you know what reward the director wants to give us?"

When Director Tu heard his question, he felt embarrassed and waved his hand with a smile, "Mr. Xia, I'm a joke. You have wealth and power. How can our rewards catch your eye!"

"Oh, I can't say that. The elders dare not refuse. The rewards that the guide can give is a kind of honor for me, let alone how big or small it is." Xia Tian waved his hand and smiled.

To be honest, he doesn't care about that little material reward at all, but being able to be recognized by the guide is the greatest spiritual reward. The so-called "Jian Zai Di Xin". His company will sooner or later enter the mainland to develop. If he is liked by the guide and appreciated by the guide, he will be able to avoid many troubles in the future.

You should know that the mainland has always had many constraints on the cultural and entertainment industry, and they draw red lines at any time, such as entertainment restriction orders, Korean restriction orders, foreign restriction orders, etc. Once the red line is touched, it will be dead. At that time, investments of tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan may be put into full swing. If the relationship with the director is good, you may be able to open the door.

So don’t think that there are few material rewards, there are really valuable ones behind it.

When Director Tu heard this, he felt like a close friend and felt that Xia Tian was really good at being a human being. With his ability to speak and do things, he would have some achievements even when he entered the officialdom.

Zhang Yimou and Gong Li woke up by Xia Tian so much, and they all suddenly realized.

The material reward given by the director is indeed nothing, but it represents the director's care and affirmation. This is actually very good for them and will help them develop in the mainland in the future.

"Director Tu, thank you very much for your appreciation and affirmation. We are really flattered. In fact, these are what we should do." The two of them hurriedly looked grateful and asked for a brief look.

Director Tu laughed happily when he saw them saying this.

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After the Berlin Film Festival ended, the mainland delegation took a plane back to the mainland.

In fact, Xia Tian originally hoped that they could stay in Berlin for a few more days and receive visits from international media, which would help boost the reputation of Zhang Yimou, Gong Li and mainland films in the Western world.

However, Director Tu was anxious to go back to report the good news to the guide, so he took a plane back to the mainland the next day, missing the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot.

After the mainland delegation left, Xia Tian accepted several interviews from media outlets, focusing on promoting the movie "The Big Red Lantern Hanging High".

Because it won the Best Director Award and Golden Bear Award one after another, and the summer's spared no effort to promote it, the film became famous internationally, and the Chinese films also attracted attention.

Film merchants from all over the world also took advantage of this trend to negotiate the purchase, which made Xia Tian make a lot of copyright fees. But to be honest, although this copyright fee is expensive, it is not as good as his previous public relations expenses. However, Xia Tian thinks that the money is worth spending, one Best Director Award, one Golden Bear Award, and two awards alone are priceless.

In addition to "The Big Red Lantern Hanging High", several movies brought by Tianxia Pictures are also popular at film festivals, and the copyright fees are also sold for nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is a great reward.

In addition, Columbia Pictures also sent a team to participate in the exhibition this time, and their films were also very popular, such as "Driving for Miss Daisy", "Ghostbusters 2", "Moon Pretty Beauty", "Phantom of the Opera", etc., which also made more than 20 million US dollars.

It can be said that Xia Tian’s success in fame and fortune at the Berlin Film Festival this time was a big hit.

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After this time, Xia Tian took the time to write the script of "Beautiful Life" to Roberto Benini, but he did not break his promise.

In fact, for Roberto Benini, the only one who wins two awards this time, I have to thank Roberto Benini for his help.

Originally, the chairman of the jury proposed to award Zhang Yimou a Best Director Award, and then awarded the Golden Bear Award to "Music Box". Everyone was happy with each person and each award.

However, Roberto secretly contacted several judges and voted for "The Big Red Lantern" when voting for the Golden Bear Award, causing the two movies to vote for the same vote.

In the end, the chairman of the jury had no choice but to win the Golden Bear Awards, the two films "Music Box" and "Big Red Lantern Hanging High", which is also one of the rare double-yolk eggs since the Berlin Film Festival was held.

In fact, the higher the award ceremony, the more taboo the phenomenon of double yolk eggs. Because doing so is very detrimental to authority and professionalism.

For example, the Hundred Flowers Awards in the Mainland are often awarded "double yolk eggs", so they have a very low status in the minds of filmmakers and fans. They all believe that they lack authority and professionalism. Some filmmakers who are particular about it are not willing to attend this award ceremony at all.

It is also because of this that in order to attract filmmakers to join, the "Double Orange" awarded the "Double Orange" award is more frequent, and even two of the best supporting actresses can be awarded.

This vicious cycle led to the Hundred Flowers Award, one of the two major awards in the mainland, far inferior to the Hong Kong Academy Awards and Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

This time, Roberto Benini made a fuss and caused the Berlin Film Festival to appear in a double yolk egg, which actually took great risks, which led to his ban on the Berlin Film Festival.

People have taken such a big risk and done so many things, so Xia Tian naturally won’t treat him unfairly.
Chapter completed!