Closing (4)

 

Kang Woo-jin suddenly got up and laughed. Did you say you fainted after seeing something like this? A few hours ago, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to sleep even if I died, but absurdly, it was already past 9 am.

‘It feels strange.’

Kang Woo-jin, who took off his concept, felt a strange feeling. Calm yet anxious? I wanted to lie still, but my heart started beating faster.

Whatever it is.

-Sigh.

I had to get up and move slowly. Kang Woo-jin gets out of bed. She wears comfortable clothes and her hair is a mess. However, for some reason, Woojin immediately picked up one of the scripts of ‘Beneficial Evil’ piled up on the table.

“First of all, let’s start from space 1.”

It was to get some rest beforehand. The grace of subspace. Shouldn’t we go to war in the afternoon? Today in particular, I had to replenish my stamina several times more.

How long has it been?

Kang Woo-jin, who came out of subspace into reality, gazed quietly at the white-toned tuxedo hanging on the wall. In a way, the tuxedo will be today’s combat uniform.

Around the time Woojin picked up that tuxedo.

-smart.

Someone knocked on the room. It was an instant for Woojin to improve his concept quality. Kang Woo-jin, who immediately became more cynical, opened the door. Pigtail-haired Choi Seong-geon was smiling and showing his thumb.

“Let’s eat, Woojin. “Aren’t Koreans hungry for food?”

“I understand, CEO.”

Kang Woo-jin also strongly agreed, of course in his heart.

After so many hours.

It was afternoon in Cannes, France, where a festive atmosphere prevailed. 5 o’clock to be exact. At this time, the area around the Palais des Festivals, the main venue of the  Cannes Film Festival, was overcrowded.

The  red carpet was rolled out again.

It was like the opening ceremony, but thousands of reporters gathered on both sides of the wide red carpet that was spread from the entrance to the end. They were all wearing tuxedos and were even more crowded than the opening ceremony.

The filming devices are also very noticeable.

Small cranes as well as drones fly in the sky. Thousands of cameras of various sizes. There were vans with broadcasting station logos on the sides and broadcasting teams from various countries, and the number of onlookers at this ‘Palais des Festivals’ exceeded tens of thousands. Tens of thousands of people also gathered on the large screen installed on the nearby beach.

The march had already started.

-Pababababak!

-Bababababababaak!

Stars other than top actors and directors from around the world headed to the closing and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, and thousands of reporters in tuxedos clicked the shutter every second. Of course, dozens of broadcasting teams are also broadcasting locally.

Familiar faces pass by from time to time.

Japanese directors and actors who submitted two works in the ‘competition section’, Hollywood figures such as Joseph and Megan, director Danny Landis, Miley Kara, etc. World-famous movie characters marched proudly, and as time went by, the excitement on the red carpet heated up.

It was then.

-Tung!

Director Ga-bok Ahn, with short gray hair, or Shim Shim-ho got out of the limousine at the end of the red carpet. In other words, the ‘Leech’ team has arrived. They were a hot topic at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, so as soon as the ‘Leech’ team got off, hundreds of reporters around them showered them with flashbacks.

Following.

-Sigh.

A black-haired man wearing a white tuxedo got out of the limousine.

‘H-don’t be scared, Shiba. ‘I just leave.’

It was Kang Woo-jin.

About an hour later, around 6:50 p.m.

The location was the largest hall in the ‘Palais des Festivals’. The hall could easily accommodate 5,000 people, and was currently boasting a grand appearance decorated for the closing and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.

-♬♪

Classical music flowing softly, high ceilings, numerous lights hanging there, over 5,000 seats divided into the first and second floors, and prestigious figures from all over the world filled the seats. Thousands of spectators at the Cannes Film Festival, one of the world’s largest, were all dressed in tuxedos and dresses. There were also a lot of top Hollywood actors who are usually seen as stars in the sky.

The festival itself for foreign filmmakers.

The front view seen by thousands of spectators was even more dazzling.

A large stage, black floor, and a large monitor installed on the left side of the stage.

The broadcast team was busy right in front of the stage. It was prepared by Cannes, and thanks to their help, the Cannes Film Festival will be broadcast live on French television. Of course, the same applies to YouTube. Behind the stage, pillars more than five times the height of a person were erected from the left to the right of the stage. The large pillar was golden.

A total of 10 seats were provided at the far right.

It was the seat of the official judges of the  Cannes Film Festival, and a large model was erected right behind the judges’ seats. Cannes’ official logo, a palm leaf painted in gold.

If you were to see all of this from above, you would naturally say something like this.

It was truly grand and magnificent.

Because the people in attendance were so amazing, this huge hall seemed even more amazing. At this time, tens of thousands of people were gathered on the beach outside the Palais des Festivals. Tourists and thousands of journalists. Watching the closing and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on the huge screen installed.

And our Woojin Kang could be found in the middle of the seats on the first floor of the hall.

“······”

Wearing a white tuxedo, he had a silent face. Director Ga-bok Ahn and Shin Shim-ho are sitting on Woo-jin’s right, and Jin Jae-jun and Han So-jin are sitting on his left. Everyone clearly looked nervous, but Woojin remained quiet. From the moment I entered this damn big hall, I was undergoing extreme mind control.

‘Hoo, it’s no big deal. Just think of it as a small event. Oh, that’s all.’

I had to concentrate my mind to maintain the quality of the concept.

The more it happened, the more indifferent Woojin became.

By this time, it was 3 am in Korea. Of course, it was a time when most people were asleep. Nevertheless, a large number of viewers rushed to the YouTube live broadcast provided by Khan. This was evidenced by the fact that Korean was seen quite often among English and other languages.

-Oh!!!! I waited!!!!

-Whahahahaha the awards ceremony is so big hahahaha

-Finally!!

-Why do you keep showing me the stage?? Show me an actor or something!

-Where is Kang Woo-jin!!!

-Look forward to it

-What the heck hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha we haven’t even started yet??

-Anyway, the leech kids are going to be bridesmaids or leave, so why are they overthinking it?

-Wow…how much is the price of the kids in attendance alone…?

-Oh no, the leech was just thrown in by Khan to make up for last year’s mistakes.

-I don’t even want 1st or 2nd place!! Just winning the screenplay award is huge!!

-Can’t Shim Han-ho or Oh Hee-ryeong win the Best Actor award?

At this time.

-♬♪

There has been a slight change in the angle on YouTube Live. The soothing music also changed. This means that the closing and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival opens.

Soon, an old foreign man wearing a tuxedo entered from the left side of the large stage.

Representative of the Cannes Film Festival. In other words, he was the chairman.

“Hello, thank you for joining us on Hot Khan’s schedule.”

Lights were lit in the center of the stage, and the chairman announced the closing and beginning of the awards ceremony in French. Of course, the English interpretation can be heard by using the headphones provided to the audience.

“I think everyone enjoyed it, and I hope you’ll all join us until the end of this year’s  Cannes Film Festival.”

After making a short comment, he raised a cue card and called the person who was in charge of emceeing the closing and awards ceremony. She was a Belgian actress. As she walked on stage in her green dress, the audience of over 5,000 applauded loudly.

-Clap, clap, clap, clap!

The Belgian actress stood in the center of the stage and gave a brief greeting. Soon, her applause spread again and she, looking at the cue card in her hand, conducted her closing and award ceremony.

“First, shall we call these people? “Jurors of this year’s Cannes Film Festival!”

Thunderous applause again. On one side of the stage, 10 official judges dressed in tuxedos and dresses appeared. Their seat was the judges’ seat on the right side of the stage, in front of the golden palm leaf model. As they sat down, they introduced themselves one by one, and after all the introductions were completed, appropriate jokes were exchanged with the host.

The heavy atmosphere was lifted.

Meanwhile, Cannes’ broadcast team captured some of the 5,000-seat audience on camera. Hollywood actors, French directors, Japanese actors, etc. Miley Kara, with her blonde hair neatly tied, also passed by for a moment.

Following.

-Sigh.

On stage, a Belgian actress gave a speech for the first award.

“Oh, now it’s time to present the awards. The awards begin with the ‘Best Screenplay’. I heard that it was very difficult to choose because the 20 works in this ‘competition section’ were so amazing. “How was it?”

The microphone was passed to the 10 judges. About two of them gave joking answers.

“It was hell, I never want to be a judge again.”

“It was such a difficult task. “For me, all works were good.”

At the Cannes Film Festival, if you had to rank the ‘Best Screenplay’ award, it was the 4th prize, excluding the Best Actor award. But rankings had no meaning. Winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival itself is the greatest honor for your work.

Soon, the host in front of the standing microphone spoke.

“Please announce the ‘Best Screenplay’ award.”

Among the judges in the back, an Iranian film director held up a hand microphone. A cue card for the presentation was handed to him, and he opened it, smiled and shouted out the presentation.

“‘Best Screenplay’, ‘Holy House’! congratulations!”

Among the 20 films in competition, ‘Holy House’ was a French film. Of course, it was the French director who stood up from the audience, and the camera in front of the stage filmed him right there. The very large hall was quickly filled with tremendous applause.

-Clap clap clap clap!

-Clap clap clap clap!

Sit or stand. 5,000 spectators clapping their hands non-stop. Kang Woo-jin had also joined in.

‘Goosebumps, is it possible to go on that stage in this situation??’

The French director was already on stage. He has an award handed to him. The trophy is shaped like a palm leaf, the mascot of the  Cannes Film Festival. The French director who received the award seemed so moved that he could not speak for a moment.

-Sigh.

“I really didn’t even think about it.”

I began to speak with difficulty. Although she stopped halfway through because her eyes were watery, she somehow made it to the end. Applause rang out again as if to acknowledge it, and the emcee, a Belgian actress, returned to the stage. A brief interview with the French director. Back when the French director was leaving the stage, the host announced the next awards ceremony.

“This award is for the actors. Best Actor, Best Actress. “I’ll start with the Best Actor award first.”

It’s the actors’ turn. Soon, the expressions on the faces of many actors from around the world in the audience of 5,000 people changed. Tension, trembling, spirit, greed, etc. On the other hand, Kang Woo-jin had the same calm face as she did in the beginning. At this point, Jin Jae-jun, who had a sharp look on his face, glanced at Kang Woo-jin and Shim Shim-ho.

‘Both of you – do you have any expectations? I think it’s quite possible.’

And then I looked at the vast expanse of top foreign actors around me.

‘Well, it’s really… very difficult to receive an award here.’

The host, a Belgian actress, asked a question to the judges behind her.

“Judges, what did you think of the actors’ choices?”

The Swedish actress, wearing a gray, off-shoulder dress with crossed legs, was the first to give the answer.

“We couldn’t confirm it until the day before the final decision. I strongly agree with the ‘hell’ that Jeff mentioned earlier. In the end, I chose it, but all the actors were the best.”

Next was the Italian coach sitting next to her. Her mustache is impressive.

“Unlike her, I made my choice quickly. That actor’s performance was the only thing that stuck in my mind throughout the Cannes Film Festival. “For the first time in my directing life, I watched without losing my mind.”

Soon, the broadcasting team cameras installed throughout the hall captured the actors. Of course, I took a picture of the face of the main actor who entered the ‘competition section’.

Murmur. The sound of the audience in front of the stage.

Small whispers spread here and there in the audience. There must have been actors that everyone expected or guessed.

“Do you think Iranian actors will receive it? “The acting was impressive.”

“Well, I was okay with France, too. “There were a lot of works.”

“Wasn’t the Japanese side okay too?”

“I haven’t seen any Japanese movies.”

The evaluations were varied.

“America was a bit disappointing this time, wasn’t it?”

“at all. In my opinion, he will win the Best Actor award in the United States, and Kelly’s performance was killer.”

“okay?”

“How about Korea? “There were quite a few rumors.”

“Ah, there was Korea too.”

It has to be that way. Because it would have been completely different from all the movies I had seen in the first place. There were cases where you couldn’t see the movie if the seats were full to begin with. As a result, only 10 judges saw all the films.

It was that moment.

“Please make a presentation.”

The eyes of the 5,000 audience members in the hall, including tens of thousands of tourists on the beach outside, and the entire broadcasting team’s cameras were focused on the judges’ seats on the stage. Because the mustachioed Italian director I interviewed had a cue card in his hand. In other words, he will be in charge of announcing the Best Actor award at this year’s  Cannes Film Festival.

-Sigh.

The Italian coach looked down at the cue card. He simultaneously lifted the handheld microphone in his right hand. And then he laughed sarcastically.

“My eyes were not wrong.”

He quietly announced ‘Monster’ to a 5,000-seat audience filled with ‘big names’ from around the world.

“74th Cannes Film Festival ‘Best Actor’, Kang Woo-jin for ‘Leech’.”

At that moment, thousands of eyes and cameras in the hall were moving busily. I looked at the black-haired Korean actor who was sitting calmly, with an unchanging indifferent expression.

Kang Woo-jin is wearing a white-toned tuxedo.

“······”

It was quiet and there was no movement. However, inside she was just spitting out a fierce curse.

‘···No, fuck. ‘Me?’