The Director's Road of Airflow

On June 2029, 6, the day "Children of the Sea" finished filming, when the crew took a photo, Lu Ming stood in the middle of the first row, facing the camera, showing the most relieved smile in half a year.

During the filming process, he has been under pressure and has a heavy ideological burden.This is not because he strives for perfection in every scene he shoots, and is uneasy because he worries about the quality of the film.Lu Ming's pressure when filming "Son of the Sea" came from his constant questioning of his own views on some basic issues.

During filming, Lu Ming was able to examine his attitude towards life from another angle. "Son of the Sea" is a story about the growth of teenagers. Xu You's life from the age of 16 to 20 did not have many magnificent and extraordinary storylines, but every problem she faced was very practical.

Lu Ming's growth experience is completely different from Xu You's. In his youth, he learned to get along with the public eye and live his life under the gaze of everyone.Xu You, on the other hand, lives in a secluded seaside town, eager to break into a bigger world, to be noticed by more people, and to find her own sense of existence.However, when Lu Ming shaped Xu You's character, he inevitably added some of his own characteristics. When telling the story, he also threw the problems he encountered to Xu You.

The filming of "Son of the Sea" was not easy. It was more difficult to control than any previous work. During the filming process, Lu Ming updated many of his inherent cognitions, and also rediscovered in the process of overcoming challenges one by one. Back to the purest passion for film art.

After wrapping up, he stayed alone in the small town for two more days, and finally called his mother, planning to go home.

"Mom, all my filming tasks for this movie have been completed, and I'm going home."

"Then be careful on the road, and call mom when you arrive in Beijing. I'll be free in two months. I'll take my grandparents to Beijing to see you."

"it is good."

In the second half of the movie, when Xu You finally finished her college entrance examination and left this decaying seaside town, she was extremely excited, looking forward to meeting a brand new world.And when Lu Ming left the town by high-speed train after the film was finished, he was somewhat sad in his heart.

Leaving with all the memories he shot, the first thought that came to Lu Ming's mind was "I've finally finished the movie I've always wanted to make."Lu Ming had a hunch in his heart at the time that this would be a very successful movie, with more artistic value than any of his previous works.Looking at the receding street scene outside the car window, Lu Ming thought that he might win an award for "Son of the Sea".Ask yourself, he has tried his best to have no regrets during the filming process, and he has nothing to regret about leaving now.

But just like this ended his shooting of the theme of white moonlight, Lu Ming felt a little bit disappointed.

At the end of June 2029, "Son of the Sea" completed its post-production and was officially submitted for review. Because it is a work that will participate in the international film festival award competition, "Son of the Sea" won the priority for review.After the screening passed, Lu Ming chose to take "Son of the Sea" to participate in the Venice International Film Festival.This is the first time that Lu Ming's work has officially participated in the selection of the three major European awards. Although he is very satisfied with "Son of the Sea" and full of confidence, his reason tells Lu Ming not to have too much expectation.

It is the most common ending for a new director's first award-winning work to fail.

When "Son of the Sea" was shortlisted for the best feature film at the Venice International Film Festival, people around kept congratulating Lu Ming. After hearing this, Lu Ming responded politely, saying, "It's just luck", "It's very lucky to be shortlisted." I'm happy, I don't expect to win an award."

Lu Ming generally doesn't like these kind words, and he won't belittle himself. He said this now because he thinks it is in line with common sense. He is unlikely to win the award. This is the consensus reached by everyone silently.It's not that Lu Ming is not good enough, or that people around him are bad-mouthing "Son of the Sea", but that the fourth official work directed by a 29-year-old rookie is unlikely to win the three highest awards in Europe.

But when he was sitting alone in the empty living room, leaning back on the sofa, Lu Ming's heart beat fast. He looked at a simple clock hanging on the blank wall opposite him, staring at it. Watching the second and minute hands turn, he had a strong premonition in his heart—"Son of the Sea" would win the prize.

This feeling was both familiar and strange to Lu Ming.Every time an important hurdle in life, his intuition will make a judgment, high school entrance examination, debut, college entrance examination, application to NYU, every important turning point in life, before taking action, there is a voice in Lu Ming's heart telling him "this thing can be done", and finally It's done.

Lu Ming felt that this was not a superstition, but just a tacit understanding established in the dialogue with himself during the growth process.

Although people around him asked him, he said that he didn't have any expectations, but in fact, when he walked on the red carpet of the Venice International Film Festival, Lu Ming was secretly looking forward to a miracle.

"Maybe a miracle will happen to me."

The Venice International Film Festival is considered the father of international film festivals, one of the three major international film festivals in Europe, and one of the highest honors in film art. Ever since he decided to become an actor at the age of 18, Lu Ming imagined that he would attend the three major international film festivals in Europe. What it's like to walk the red carpet.

It is not difficult to walk the red carpet at the film festival, and it is not necessary to bring a work to the competition. If the brand endorsed by the star is a sponsor of the film festival, or he/she gets the invitation letter, he/she can attend the film festival in a legitimate way Opening ceremony, walk on the red carpet, present yourself in front of the international media.

But in the imagination of 18-year-old Lu Ming, he would not just walk the red carpet, stay for a few minutes, and participate in the Internet beauty competition, he should bring his work to the film festival, and appear at the awards ceremony with a classic image , really won the audience's approval.

It's just that he never thought at that time that one day he would attend the three major European film festivals as a director.

"Lu Ming" is a completely unfamiliar name to foreign media. After the crew of "Son of the Sea" walked on the red carpet, the reporters who kept pressing the shutter didn't know who was the hero of the movie.Even if they got the crew brochure in advance, they still couldn't tell the faces of the two strange East Asian men. In their opinion, Lu Ming and He Yaocheng looked similar, so many reporters pointed their cameras at Lu Ming and thought he was the only one. It's the number one movie guy.

In the second half of the awards ceremony, Lu Ming had completely calmed down. "Son of the Sea" did not appear in the previously announced list of winners. Obviously, this time their crew will accompany them throughout the run.

Lu Ming kept building himself mentally, saying something like "It's nothing, it's normal, this is just my first time participating in the three major competitions in Europe, and it doesn't matter if I don't get the prize", so I comforted myself.

When the host on stage read out the winner of the Golden Lion Award at the 86th Venice International Film Festival in Italian, Lu Ming quickly checked twice in his mind before confirming that the name that came from the instant translation in the earphones was "Son of the Sea".

It took Lu Ming half a minute to confirm the authenticity of the news that he had won the award. When he stepped onto the stage to receive the award, Lu Ming knew very well that this was the highlight moment of his life.

There will be more honors in the future, but none of them can compare with this first award at the age of 29.

When delivering his acceptance speech, Lu Ming uttered the English award-winning speech that he had rehearsed more than ten times in his mind very smoothly, but at the end, he paused for ten seconds, then faced the live broadcast camera directly in front of him, and spoke extremely well in Chinese. Seriously said:

"At the end, I also want to thank the fans who have been with me growing up all the time - the wormwood. My growth experience is different, and the story is hard to repeat. All the differences are because I chose to I made my debut, met you guys, and received almost unconditional support and love from a group of incomparably tolerant strangers. I never thought to understand why you guys chose me. To this day, this question is still a mystery to me, but I hope I Standing here today can make you feel that your choice is correct.

I hope we can all be worthy of that little boy who silently swore an oath in his heart and chose to set off, always be loyal to his dream, always young, and always have tears in his eyes! "

This is an awards ceremony broadcast worldwide. Rationally speaking, Lu Ming shouldn't just say what he is thinking at this moment and express immature views like this, which is prone to mistakes.

But before he rationally analyzed the pros and cons and came to a conclusion, Lu Ming had already said what he wanted to say—the things he never found the opportunity to say to his fans after becoming a director, and he seemed to have no position to say.

The news that Lu Ming won the Golden Lion Award caused a sensation at home and abroad, and the European and American media mainly focused on the evaluation of the content of the movie "Son of the Sea".

The Japanese and Korean media and domestic public opinion have different evaluation perspectives.China, Japan and South Korea all have the concept of "cultivating an idol". An artist who debuted as a member of an idol singing and dancing group successfully won the Golden Lion Award for his film work at the age of 29. Such a life experience, no matter from which angle Interpretation is legendary.

The media has published a series of titles such as "The Light of Chinese Movies, the Power of the New Generation - Lu Ming", "The Most Gorgeous Turn, the Victory of Being an Idol - Lu Ming is Back".

The contrast of identity change became the most talked about topic in Lu Ming.

On October 2029, 10, Lu Ming sat under the stage and watched a concert - the limited reorganization concert of the other three members of the Whirlwind Youth League.

Lu Ming, who was busy accepting various interviews not long ago, couldn't spare enough time to prepare for the concert, so he regretted being absent in the end.Sitting in the auditorium, wearing hats and masks, waving cheering sticks, and listening to teammates on the stage singing their songs from the year they debuted at the age of 15.

Lu Ming naturally thought of his experiences and stories over the years, and thought of what he would be like now if he hadn't chosen to go to NYU to study for a master's degree and hadn't changed his career to become a director.

Maybe Lu Ming, who is in a parallel time and space, has gone down the path of an actor, met a few beloved characters, and achieved something else, or Lu Ming in a certain time and space coordinates did not choose to debut at the age of 15. Now I am still living the life of ordinary people, all of this is possible, it is just a deviation between one thought when I made a choice at that fork in the road.

Once you choose a path, your life will be very different after that.

In the eyes of the outside world, Lu Ming embarked on the path of directing, which was the wisest decision he made in the first 30 years, and brought into play his true potential and talent.

Only Lu Ming knows that no matter which path he chooses, he is him, and he will not give up on himself under any circumstances, so no matter what role he plays in life, he will live his life well and find Ways to come to terms with yourself and love the world consistently.

I finally climbed over that mountain, walked through the boundless desert, and came here.

I saw a moon in the morning, and I ran towards it.Running and running, I just remember running, stopping, turning around, and seeing the moon again.At that time, I was light and happy, but now I think about it, but I feel like crying.Something in my heart fell on that mountain top, and I was very happy when I got out of there. After I left there, it was hard for me to be particularly happy.

After many adventures, Lu Ming understands the taste of growing up. He has given up some things and gained many new treasures. He will continue on this road and always sincerely embrace the next new starting point.

作者有话要说：正文完结，接下来还会不定期掉落一些人物番外。非常感谢大家一路以来对我的陪伴和支持，也很高兴这个故事能被你们中的一些人喜欢。我会沉淀一段时间，争取带着更好的作品重新和大家见面的，也祝大家生活中一切顺利，每天都有值得为之雀跃的好消息！感谢在2020-05-0823:17:44~2020-05-1123:07:50期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 feathers; 1 very sleepy sumac;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 2 bottles of lazy words;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!