Chapter 389 Academy Award Apology
After finishing his speech, Zhang Chen remained motionless while Shi Shiran walked into the venue despite the huge waves behind him.
The Academy Awards were rude to him, and he will not be polite to the Academy Awards either.
Others from the crew had already entered the venue first, found their seats and were chatting with others.
Zhang Chen saw many familiar faces.
The Academy Awards was established in 1982. At first, it was just a small-scale gathering of filmmakers. It was not until the Academy Awards Association was established in 1994 that the position of Chairman of the Academy Awards was established.
Many people have served.
The first one was Hong Zuxing, followed by Wu Siyuan, Cheng Long, and Zhang Tongzu. At this year’s 25th, Chairman Zhang of the Academy Awards was Wen Jun.
Wen Jun has served as chairman for three terms. During his tenure as chairman, he has been actively promoting cooperation and exchanges with mainland filmmakers. He also often invites mainland filmmakers to participate in the Hong Kong Film Awards, aiming to seek more opportunities for Hong Kong films. way out.
This is a person who really thinks about Hong Kong movies.
We are also actively seeking innovation and change.
Unlike later Chan Ka-shang and Er Dongsheng, they have always emphasized perseverance, saying that the Hong Kong Film Awards are dedicated to serving local films.
To put it bluntly, this is a small prize for locals to entertain themselves, so mainlanders should not come.
The efforts of the previous presidents were directly in vain.
It also completely ruined the Academy Awards’ path to becoming bigger and stronger.
But this time it was Wen Jun who had the final say. He really invited many mainland film and television people to come over.
Zhang Ziyi, Poet Chen, Lao Mouzi, Ang Lee, and Zhang Liangying and Zhou Bichang from "Super Girl" came as guest performers.
In addition, there are veteran drama stars such as Tang Guoqiang and Hou Yong, and even CCTV program hosts-Li Yong, Zhu Jun and Wang Xiaoya.
When Zhang Chen entered the venue, Dong Jianqiang was greeting these people.
International Chapter, Director Chen, and Lao Mouzi were a little bit festive, each sitting in their own seats, but the others were quite enthusiastic when they saw the people from Xingchen Entertainment.
When you come to an unfamiliar environment, everyone still needs to stick together.
"Director Zhang~"
There was a call from behind. Zhang Chen turned around and saw Hu Jun running over.
The crew of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" he was in was not far from the red carpet of "Hurricane Rescue". When Zhang Chen was interviewed, he happened to finish walking, which was not much different.
“Hu Jun~”
The two met for the first time, but they had known each other for a long time and held each other's hands.
"Director Zhang, aren't you afraid of causing problems when you said that just now?"
The two of them walked towards the venue as they talked.
"What's the problem? They were rude first, so you can't blame me~"
Zhang Chen shrugged indifferently, and Hu Jun also laughed, regardless of whether there was anyone around him People, a thumbs up.
"Director Zhang, I admire you, you are so good~"
"Haha~"
Zhang Chen patted him on the shoulder: "I can win the admiration of Hero Qiao Feng. It’s worth it~”
The two walked into the venue laughing and talking, and happened to see other people.
Lu Yang saw Zhang Chen and waved to indicate their location, and Zhang Chen and the two went over.
"Hello, Director Zhang~"
"Hello, Director Zhang~"
Jiangying Zhang and Zhou Bichang said hello respectfully. They came here specially to say hello. They made their debut with "Super Girl", but Zhang Liangying Chen has many benefits.
Had it not been for Zhang Chen’s songs to achieve strong national popularity, he would not have been invited to sing at the Academy Awards in the first year of his debut.
Zhang Chen also smiled and said hello: "Will you two have a show later?"
"Yeah~, I sang "Divination"~"
"I sang "Drawing Heart"~"
The two of them were guest singers.
“Not bad, it’s a warm-up for the movie~”
This time and space has not changed, and “Painted Heart” is still the theme song of “Painted Skin”.
The award ceremony is definitely not just about awarding awards, there should also be performances interspersed to adjust the atmosphere.
By the way, it can also extend the program duration, making it easier for TV stations to attract sponsorship.
This year’s guest list of performers has been announced:
CCTV Galaxy Youth Television Art Troupe, Hong Kong Children’s Chorus, Hong Kong singers Hacken Lee, Liu Tianwang, and Leo Ku.
The ones from the mainland are Zhou Xun, Tian Zhen, Liu Huan, Man Wenjun, Zhou Bichang and Zhang Liangying.
Taiwanese singers are Angela Chang and Cyndi Wang.
Everyone chatted for a while and then everyone took their places.
"Director, I'm going over there first~" Mr. Zhou left first.
The Academy Awards are very strange. In other award ceremonies, the seats are arranged according to the crew, and the seats of one crew are arranged together.
But not the Academy Awards, he follows the awards.
The nominees for Best Actor all sat together, the same for Best Actress, and the same for Best Director.
This arrangement is probably to make it easier to capture the expressions of the losers when announcing the winners.
Zhou Xun’s seat is not with them.
Zhang Chen nodded. It happened that he also needed to say hello to an acquaintance.
Finding Cheng Long’s location, Zhang Chen went over to say hello, as well as Boss Yang.
Cheng Long happened to be chatting with Poet Chen and Lao Mouzi, and Zhang Weiping was beside him.
Zhang Chen walked straight over: "Uncle Long, Boss Yang, Director Yimou, Director Kai Ge~"
Every festival has its own festivals, but you still need to be polite. .
As for Zhang Weiping, he had already broken up with each other and no need to be polite.
A few people also smiled and greeted him. Cheng Long said with a smile: "Why, I heard that you just had some conflicts with the Academy Awards?"
This old boy is indeed a local snake, and he is well-informed.
This happened just now. He had only been in for a long time. Logically speaking, it should not have spread so quickly, but Cheng Long already knew it.
But once you know it, you will know it. Zhang Chen shrugged: "It was the host who was rude first~"
"However, I want to thank you for saying something fair for me. ~"
Cheng Long patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and looked at him with something else in his smile, probably because he was touched.
After working hard in Hong Kong for so many years, from being unknown to becoming famous all over the world, after achieving success twice a week, and working in and out of Hollywood three times, I finally made some achievements.
Cheng Long believes that he has contributed to Hong Kong movies.
I worked so hard that even a mainlander noticed it, but the so-called elites at the Hong Kong Film Awards pretended not to see it.
He has been holding a breath in his heart, a breath of not being understood.
Today, Zhang Chen called him out in public, which was equivalent to telling all his grievances.
The conversation between the two confused several people nearby. Zhang Yimou and Chen Shishi had confusion in their eyes, but neither of them spoke.
But Boss Yang next to him didn't care about this. Zhang Chen and Cheng Long both had a good relationship with him and asked directly: "What did you say? Did something happen that I don't know about?"
Seeing that Zhang Chen didn't care, Cheng Long told the news he just heard.
“You sprayed the Academy Awards?” Boss Yang looked in disbelief.
“That host is obviously causing trouble, I can’t possibly coddle him~”
Seeing that Zhang Chen said he was such a bachelor, Poet Chen and Zhang Yimou looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
Zhang Yimou has never fought directly with Zhang Chen, but Zhang Weiping and Zhang Chen are aware of the conflict. Now that they see each other getting into trouble with the Academy Awards, they are so temperamental~
Fight and conquer the Buddha~
Poet Chen is similar.
The battle between his wife and Zhang Chen finally ended with Han Sanping.
If we don't stop fighting, we're not sure what will happen in the end.
He looked down on people like Zhang Chen and was unwilling to interact with them, but he had to admit that he was indeed powerful in combat.
At this time, the news from the outside also reached the ears of Wen Jun, chairman of the Academy Awards. Wen Jun's first reaction was that he really wanted to find Hong Xing's brother to hack Du Wenze, a deadbeat, to death.
Don’t be surprised by his reaction. He is the screenwriter of the "Young and Dangerous" series. Being able to become the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards depends on his connections and abilities. He is not only an editor, but also a producer and director.
In addition, he is an actor.
Many people have seen his movies, but they are just not good enough.
He is Lu Xiaofeng in "Ouchi Secret Agent Ling Ling Fa".
Four eyebrows, everyone loves Lu Xiaofeng~
She looks very vulgar, but she does have two eyebrows.
At this time, Wen Junqi's One Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas were born. Cross-strait exchanges are now the top priority, and this is what he has been working hard on.
Even under his strong support, this year's Academy Awards invited more mainland guests than in previous years.
Embrace the mainland.
Did you just hug me like this?
I think he also knows why Du Wenze wants to embarrass Zhang Chen, just to flatter Zeng Zhiwei.
This is a big deal~
Wen Jun was so angry that he threw the cup in the office.
If it weren't for the fact that it was too late to change someone now, and these three people would have to continue to host the awards ceremony, he really wanted to change someone now.
Others are afraid of Zeng Zhiwei, but he is not afraid. He is on the same page as Wang Jing.
“Chairman Moon, the most pressing issue we are facing now is the list of winners~”
Seeing that Wen Juan was still immersed in anger, a judge next to him had no choice but to remind him.
“What?”
Wen Juan was only listening to the front and didn’t pay attention to the people behind.
"The list of winners that Zhang Chen predicted just now is exactly the same as the one we actually selected. What should we do?"
Hearing this, Wen Juan was surprised.
"Our final list of winners was leaked in advance?"
"Impossible~"
The judges said it with certainty.
"After the list results are determined, they have been locked in the vault of HSBC Bank. The final judges who participated in the review cannot be leaked. They have no contact with Zhang Chen, and they have all signed confidentiality agreements. ..."
"Then, is that guy really arrogant?"
Wenjun suddenly remembered Zhang Chen's nickname.
When he saw the news for the first time, he thought it was ridiculous. He had won both Venice and Oscar. Maybe he was lucky.
But this time, all four of the most important awards at the Academy Awards were won. This can no longer be explained by good luck.
"Shall we change it?"
The judges asked a silly question.
"Change it, it's been notarized, no matter if it's a guess or not, it can't be changed no matter what. It's what it is. We must be responsible for the authority of the Academy Awards~"
Judge I said 'Oh', but I was cursing in my heart: "Wait a minute." After the results were announced, it was found that they all won. That is the biggest doubt about the authority of the Academy Awards~"
......
After exchanging a few words with Cheng Long and others, Zhang Chen When he left, he found that the people around him looked at him strangely.
It seems that now everyone knows what is going on outside.
Originally, it was impossible to keep this matter a secret. As the crew walking down the red carpet entered, the news would definitely spread.
As Zhang Chen was walking, he was blocked by a person.
"Director Zhang Chen, I am Zhang Zhiliang, the director of "Ink Attack"~"
Zhang Zhiliang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Zhang Chen's hand.
“Oh, hello, Director Zhang, nice to meet you~”
He couldn't understand why Zhang Zhiliang stopped him. Was he trying to cause trouble?
It doesn’t look like it.
“I watched Director Zhang’s interview two days ago, and Director Zhang seems to be not very optimistic about the prospects of “Ink Attack”~”
Zhang Zhiliang is indeed here for this.
Zhang Chen nodded: "My personal opinion is just a family opinion. Director Zhang doesn't mind, but I'm really not optimistic about this subject. I still say the same thing. If it is the story of the Three Kingdoms, the audience may be more accepting. A little higher~”
Zhang Zhiliang was not angry, but asked: "Has Director Zhang read the original comic?"
Zhang Chen shook his head: "I haven't seen it~"
"It's better for Director Zhang to read it After seeing it, I won’t say that anymore.”
Zhang Chen didn’t bother to pay attention to him, where does this guy get his confidence?
Just then Dong Jianqiang came over: "So you are here~"
Dong Jianqiang looked anxious and nodded when he saw Zhang Zhiliang with a smile: "Sorry, I have something urgent to do with Director Zhang~"
"Oh, please do it~"
Zhang Zhiliang stepped away with a smile In one step, Dong Jianqiang thanked Zhang Chen and left.
After walking away for a while, Zhang Chencai said: "Why are you so anxious to find me?"
Dong Jianqiang looked annoyed: "I just found out what happened outside, why didn't you Say?”
Zhang Chen shrugged: "Jane Zhang and the others were here just now. The occasion was not appropriate, so I didn't say anything. You don't need to be nervous. At worst, we won't participate in the Academy Awards in the future~"
Dong Jianqiang: "I knew you would be like this Said, but this time you are wrong, I am not looking for you, it is the chairman of the Academy of Arts, Wen Jun, who is looking for you..."
"Huh?"
He is still curious and has already seen it. Wenjun was waiting in their seating area.
Seeing Dong Jianqiang pulling Zhang Chen over, he greeted him with a smile.
"Director Zhang Chen, I'm sorry. I just learned about what happened on the red carpet. In the name of the chairman of the Academy Awards, I guarantee that Du Wenze's behavior is definitely a personal behavior and was not directed by the Academy Awards. Director Zhang, please don't Mind~"
Seeing that the other party seemed to be here to apologize, Zhang Chen's expression relaxed.
“Since it’s not about the Academy Award, then I just made a fuss out of a molehill.”
Regardless of whether it’s true or not, Zhang Chen didn’t want to make things too tense if the other party gave him a step.
Wen Jun immediately said: "We did not do our job well and did not take into account the conflict between Director Zhang and Zeng Zhiwei. If we had considered it, we would definitely not have allowed them to do this."
Wen Juan's attitude was quite sincere, so Zhang Chen didn't intend to pursue it.
Otherwise, he was planning to post a blog when he returned.
Isn’t it just a quarrel~
After a few more words to resolve the misunderstanding, Wen Juan left.
The reason why I chose a venue like this is to eliminate the impact and reiterate my philosophy - to continue to increase exchanges with the mainland.
You can't ruin the whole pot of soup just because of Du Wenze's mouse droppings.
After Wen Juan left, some people gathered around him one after another, all of whom had a good relationship with Zhang Chen.
People like Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun, Hu Jun...
They all just heard about the red carpet and came to inquire about the news.
As for Johnnie To, he did not attend today's award ceremony at all.
Johnnie To once said that he would never participate in the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is said that he was dissatisfied with some of the small operations of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Some people say that he and Wen Jun are sworn enemies. He did not participate in the several terms when Wen Jun was chairman.
But he just didn't attend the award ceremony, he still participated in voting and so on.
The Academy Awards also respect him very much. Even if he doesn't come, he will still be given the honor he deserves.
Liang Jiahui and others asked about the whole story, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Wen Jun had formally apologized just now.
Then, his eyes became strange again.
“Do you really think I can win the Best Actor?”
He himself thought it was unlikely. He once told the media that he felt that the two nominations would disperse the votes.
Zhang Chen nodded firmly: "Yes~"
Zhou Xun: "Can I also win the Best Actress?"
Zhang Chen nodded again: "Yes~"
Liang Jiahui asked again for Johnnie To: "Can Director Du win the best director? Can "Underworld" win the best picture?"
Zhang Chen still nodded. : "Can~"
(End of this chapter)