Chapter 388 Rage against the Academy Awards
Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, March passes in the blink of an eye, and April comes.
The filming of "Painted Skin" went very smoothly, and the overall progress was even ahead of schedule.
Of course all of this would not be possible without Ning Ying’s support.
Ningying’s Director Wu comes to the studio every day to check out this movie that is betting on the fate of all their employees in the factory.
The special effects shots were all produced simultaneously, and some simple ones have already been completed.
Director Wu has seen it and is very satisfied with the effect.
"Cheng Er, take the next shot~"
After taking a set of shots, Zhang Chen called Cheng Er to his side.
In the past month, he consciously asked Wu Shixian and Cheng Erduo to help shoot some insignificant scenes.
The level of the two of them was good and Zhang Chen recognized them.
Cheng Er was very excited, he was different from Wu Shixian.
Wu Shixian has directed real movies and has directing experience, but he doesn't have it yet.
He cherishes every opportunity to hold the guide tube.
“Scene 1 of Shot 92, the first time~”
"action~"
Starting from a simple shot, the difficulty gradually increased. Until now, both Cheng Er and Wu Shixian can handle ordinary shots.
This made Zhang Chen feel relieved.
“Ka~”
After taking the shot, Cheng Er looked at Zhang Chen like a child looking forward to praise, and Zhang Chen also said: “The shot was good.”
A smile immediately appeared on Cheng Er's face.
The innocent kind.
"You two come here~"
Zhang Chen waved, and Wu Shixian and Cheng Er came to the side.
“The Academy Awards will open in two days. Mr. Zhou and I will have to leave for a few days. During those few days, the filming cannot stop, so you two will be responsible.
You two can discuss how to shoot and how to shoot, and I will check it when you come back~"
Zhang Chen didn't say what would happen if the inspection failed. He knew that the two of them would give 100% whether they said it or not. efforts to complete.
……
On April 7, 2006, the group arrived in Hong Kong, and the plane landed at Kai Tak Airport. Boss Yang personally picked them up.
The distribution work of the movies produced by Star Entertainment in Hong Kong is basically handed over to Huang Ying. Huang Ying made a lot of money from this.
Of course we should take such a good partner seriously. Boss Yang personally greeted him and even called Liang Jiahui.
"Welcome, welcome, Director Zhang, Manager Dong and everyone..."
This is the first time for Star Entertainment to participate in the Academy Awards. Dong Jianqiang attaches great importance to it. The company is here. Few people.
"Boss Yang, please come here in person. We feel guilty for causing a lot of trouble~"
While Dong Jianqiang and Boss Yang were chatting, Zhang Chen was chatting with Liang Jiahui: " I heard that "Underworld" is a big hit this time, and the two leading actors are competing for the Best Actor trophy~"
Liang Jiahui smiled and said: "Yes, there are 20 awards in total, 17 major awards, and "Underworld" has been shortlisted for 7. Director Du is really awesome now~"
Zhang Chen can think of Johnnie To's old face and smile The ravines are criss-crossed.
"Hahaha, Lao Du is so proud now~"
While everyone was talking, some media spotted them and came running over in a hurry.
The Academy Awards are about to be held in the past two days, and many celebrities are arriving one after another. The airport has undoubtedly become the place with the highest exposure. Many media have been waiting here all day long, hoping to take some photos.
"It's the paparazzi~"
Boss Yang's bodyguard quickly noticed this situation and immediately blocked everyone behind him.
There have been several vicious cases in Hong Kong, so rich people, big and small, have a strong sense of security. People like Li Chaoren even have their own security companies.
The paparazzi reporter who came running was blocked three steps away, like an iron wall, unable to move forward. Boss Yang motioned for everyone to get in the car quickly.
Dong Jianqiang and others also ended their chat and got into the car quickly.
The reporter was blocked by the bodyguard and could not come over. He tried to break through the bodyguard's plan, but failed several times.
Seeing everyone getting into the car and about to leave, the paparazzi became anxious.
Someone recognized Zhang Chen's identity: "It's Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen from "Hurricane Rescue"..."
After his identity was revealed, someone immediately shouted:
"Mainland boy, do you dare to predict whether your film will win an award?"
No one paid attention to him, and the group got into the car.
In the car, Zhang Chen looked at the paparazzi who refused to give up through the glass and shook his head: "'Mainlanders'? It seems that the media here is very unfriendly~"
Yang The boss consoled him: "Don't pay attention to these paparazzi, they are just looking at you." Those who don’t understand the situation can’t even tell the difference between kings and kings~”
Zhang Chen smiled and shook his head: “In the Hong Kong film industry, there are too many paparazzi who can’t tell the difference between kings and kings.”< br>
The motorcade left and drove to their reserved hotel.
The bodyguards responsible for blocking people saw that they were almost gone, then let go of the reporters, hurriedly got into the last bodyguard car, and chased away.
Looking at the busy traffic on the roadside, Zhang Chen had some thoughts in his mind.
Hong Kong is a very strange place. There are many office buildings in Central and they look like elites.
But under the prosperity, there are many things that are inconsistent with this prosperity.
This is the third time Zhang Chen has come here, and it has lost its novelty.
But others were different. Lu Yang's little eyes were full of curiosity wherever he looked, and he looked very much like his old self.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but think of the last time he came here, specifically going to Causeway Bay.
Really, the world in the movie is completely different from the real world.
In the eyes of mainlanders, Hong Kong is the financial center of Asia, and they look at it with layers of filters.
But in the eyes of locals, Hong Kong is just old and poor.
In the car, Boss Yang was still teasing Zhang Chen: "Director Zhang, they say that you are now a master of iron words, and you also predicted who will win the Academy Awards this year?"
Hear His words made other people in the business car look curious. Obviously, Boss Yang asked what they wanted to ask.
Zhang Chen waved his hand pretending to be mysterious: "Hey, the secret must not be leaked~"
Just now, someone among the paparazzi asked Zhang Chen to predict the Academy Awards. He would not be stupid. Predict now, or predict before the reveal, so that the jury won't have time to cheat.
He has already figured it out. It doesn’t matter if he has the character of the Prophecy Emperor.
The group checked into the hotel, and in the entertainment news that night, there was a scene of Zhang Chen and others getting off the plane and being picked up by Boss Yang.
I don’t know if Boss Yang released it specifically, or if it was photographed by other paparazzi.
……
Tsim Sha Tsui, Peninsula Center
Many film and television companies have their headquarters here, and Sun Entertainment is no exception.
Several people discussing matters in the office also saw the news of Star Entertainment coming to Hong Kong.
Only Boss Yang, Liang Jiahui and Zhang Chen were mentioned in the news because the other people were not known to the Hong Kong media.
Zhang Chen is the number one director in the Mainland, but this title is not easy to use in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong audiences know him because he is the boss of Star Entertainment.
In the past two years, every movie produced by Star Entertainment has been a hit in Hong Kong. "Taken" even won the annual box office championship in Hong Kong last year.
Hong Kong people are very arrogant. They only recognize local box office.
No matter how good you are in other places, if your movies in your local area are a hit, then people will recognize you as a great director.
Each of the so-called top four directors in Hong Kong has proven his or her capabilities in the local area. On the contrary, the so-called great directors from the mainland are not very recognized by Hong Kong people, with the exception of Zhang Chen.
In the past two years, the names of Xingchen Entertainment and Zhang Chen have been mentioned many times. The audience knows that all the good-looking movies are directed by this mainland director.
They feel that Zhang Chen is different from other mainland directors. The movies he makes have no flavor of mainland movies at all.
...
"Think about it first, did what I just said happen?"
The speaker was Huang Baigao, who just suggested that everyone follow the trend of "Hurricane Rescue", Make a film with a similar theme.
"Slaying the Wolf" has just been released. Although it was banned in the mainland a few days after it was released and can only be broadcast in Hong Kong, it did not lose any money.
The box office and Southeast Asian copyrights also made a small profit.
That's why Huang Baigao felt that this path was right and he could continue on.
Then he set his sights on "Taken".
Although it is a mainland film, it was Hong Kong's annual box office champion in 2005 and sold very well internationally.
Others in the room, look at me and I look at you.
Hong Jinbao said: "I think it's okay."
Ye Weixin was a little hesitant: "Wouldn't it be bad? What if the mainland accuses us of plagiarism?"
Hong Jinbao's face changed and he cursed: "You are crazy, we are learning from it, but we are not Why should he sue us for plagiarism~"
In terms of popularity, Hong Kong movies have always been at the level of the founders.
It's just that he used to ride on the popularity of Hollywood blockbusters, but now it's "Taken".
Hong Kong Filmmaker: We are always serious about taking advantage of the popularity.
After "Titanic" came out, they immediately made "Love Fantasy"~
After "First Blood" became popular, "Oriental Condor" appeared in Hong Kong~
Anyway, no matter what kind of movie becomes a hit, there will be a follow-up movie of the same type on the market within a week at most.
Most of the follow-up works that can be remembered are of acceptable quality, and there are even more that are of poor quality.
Isn’t this how zombie movies are played to death?
Wilson Yip was scolded and did not dare to say anything. Hong Jinbao continued: "The villain in "The Rescue" is a human trafficking gang, and there is also mention of organ trading. If my guess is correct, its sequel must be about organ trading. How about us? Just cut it off and shoot it first. When the time comes, "Hurricane 2" will use it and it will become a follow-up work..."
When Hong Jinbao said this, Huang Baigao only thought it was exquisite. Yeah, we went the way of "Hurricane 2" early and left it with nowhere to go.
The more they discussed, the more they felt that this method was feasible, and they could also take revenge.
Although "Slaying the Wolf" was banned in the mainland, and the reason given by the film bureau was that it used dual versions, everyone here was sure that it was the fault of Xingchen Entertainment.
"Then who should we choose as the leading actor?"
"Of course it's Donnie Yen. He performed well in "Slaying the Wolf", so we might as well call this drama "Slaying the Wolf 2"."
"By the way, the yellow-haired boy who fights with Zhen Zi in a one-on-one fight, I think it's good, we can continue to arrange for him to play the villain~"
Speaking of this, Hong Jinbao was a little embarrassed.
According to the feedback from Hong Kong audiences, the most classic fight scene in "Slay the Wolf" is not the final showdown between him and Donnie Yen, but the court fight between Donnie Yen and Wu Jing play.
The media also generally commented that this scene added a lot of points to the movie, which made Hong Jinbao somewhat embarrassed.
However, he also knew that what Huang Baigao said just now did not imply his meaning. It was purely a matter of fact, so he did not say anything.
……
On April 8, 2006, the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards held an award ceremony at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
Zhang Chen walked the red carpet with the crew of "Hurricane Rescue", along with Liang Jiahui, Xu Qing and Jing Tian.
Liang Jiahui will be very busy at the moment. He has to walk the red carpet three times, namely "Hurricane Rescue", "Underworld" and "Song of Everlasting Regret".
Xu Qing is wearing a decent dress, elegant and dignified, and her short hair style looks strangely beautiful when paired with the dress.
Jing Tian is not bad either. Even with makeup, she still can't hide the youthful look on her face.
A pair of bright and colorful eyes, smiling and waving around, posing at various angles for the media to take photos.
Beside her are Twins.
Gillian and A Sa, one is beautiful and the other is cute, plus Jing Tian, the three young girls stand together like blooming flowers.
The crew of "Hurricane" walked by, and the media on both sides of the red carpet spared no effort in filming, and the sound of 'clicking' was endless.
At every Academy Awards, the biggest highlight is the competition among actresses.
Mainland actresses have also participated in previous years, but their appearance was always inferior to that of Hong Kong women.
Afterwards, the Hong Kong media often commented on the backward aesthetics of mainland women.
There is no need to criticize this, it is indeed a fact.
The mainland entertainment industry has just started. Although it is huge, there are indeed gaps in various aspects.
But this situation does not exist today. The styles of the two women were specially guided by Zhang Chen.
Even though he is not a professional stylist, he has seen a lot.
The clothes the two women wore were not high-end, but they looked good and dazzling.
Even the smiles on their faces were specially trained by Zhang Chen.
You must not smile stupidly, otherwise the unscrupulous Hong Kong media will definitely capture the ugliest moment for you.
Twins smile heartlessly, they only report their true temperament, girlish persona, and are ignorant of worldly affairs.
Jing Tian dared to do this, and immediately Bei Gu pretended to be innocent.
Double standards have always been just a neutral term for Hong Kong media.
Several people walked along the way, dignified and elegant, waving to both sides from time to time, and every time they smiled, they caused a flash of light.
This time the hosts of the Academy Awards are Eric Tsang, Mo Shunjun and To Man Chak.
Before coming, Zhang Chen knew that one of the hosts was Eric Tsang, but he didn’t care. A host could not affect the awards at the Academy Awards.
The crew of "Hurricane" walked through the red carpet. Zhang Chen thought it was over. Unexpectedly, everyone else had passed by and he was the only one left in the media interaction area.
"Director Zhang stays~"
The one who spoke was Du Wenze, the one who went to Japan to film those things in later generations.
"Director Zhang Chen, "Taken" was last year's annual box office champion, but it only won a few technical awards. Do you have anything to say?"
Finish this question question, Du Wenze blinked at Zeng Zhiwei next to him.
The two had a good relationship in private. Du Wenze knew that Zeng Zhiwei and Zhang Chen had a grudge, so he patted his chest and promised that he would help him get this place back today.
The question just now was caused by Chi Guoguo’s ridicule.
Zhang Chen glanced at the other party and knew that he was deliberately looking for trouble.
Mao Shunyun next to her knew something was wrong as soon as she heard it. She couldn't understand why Du Wenze wanted to offend Zhang Chen, but when she saw the fat man next to him who was smiling and watching the show, she immediately guessed the truth.
It’s just that this is the Academy Awards. Are you sure you want to cause trouble here?
After figuring out the key, Mao Shunyun, as the host, first thought about how to solve this problem, but she immediately suppressed this idea.
This is none of her business. She cannot offend Zeng Zhiwei.
Eric Tsang is not a generous person.
Outside the court, the media turned their cameras to Zhang Chen. They also felt the subtle atmosphere in the court and wanted to see how Zhang Chen was going to respond.
Zhang Chen felt very unhappy.
Originally, I didn’t plan to cause any trouble when I came here, I just wanted to cheer up Liang Jiahui and Mr. Zhou.
As for whether "Taken" will win an award, Dong Jianqiang may have expectations, but he has no expectations at all.
In the era he lived in, the Academy Awards had long been reduced to minor regional awards, and no one paid any attention to them.
It’s all done.
Originally, before 2013, the Academy Awards were quite influential and very popular among domestic media.
The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers in China is a game for a few people, and the Huading Award is a government award, which is not given every year.
Among the two awards, the Academy Awards are more famous and do not exclude commercial films, so domestic audiences recognize the Academy Awards.
In 2011, "Let the Bullets Fly" received 13 nominations. Jiang Wen came to participate with confidence, but almost got his head shaved.
In the end, probably out of fear of embarrassment, I gave him a consolation prize - Best Costume Design.
How can he bear this?
From then on, mainland actors never came again.
Can’t afford to lose that person~
So the Academy Awards are all made by myself.
When this happened today, Zhang Chen didn’t know if it was deliberately arranged by the Academy Awards.
But whether it was intentional or not, when he was forced to this point, he could only draw his sword.
You are the one who made the first move at the Academy Awards~
“Yeah, I’m also very surprised. As the annual box office champion last year, “Taken” only won a few technical categories. Awards, why, can you tell me why?”
Du Wenze didn't expect Zhang Chen to throw the question to him again, and was stunned.
He originally wanted to embarrass Zhang Chen, but unexpectedly, this guy didn't seem to be embarrassed.
It’s true that I’m not embarrassed, it’s others who are embarrassed.
While Du Wenze was still thinking about how to respond, Zhang Chen unexpectedly took the question again:
“You don’t know the reason?
I still know, but I dare not say~
Then let me tell you.
I think it’s probably because the Academy Awards have always been biased against action films.
It’s everyone’s consensus that the Hong Kong Film Awards look down on action films~
You are all Hong Kongers, so you should know the Hong Kong Film Awards’ attitude towards action films better than I do.
When I was in the Mainland, I often heard the media mention Bi-Monday.
At that time, 100% on every two weeks was a guaranteed box office.
But now, Cheng Lung has already surpassed Fortnight and become a business card of Hong Kong movies.
A person like this has never won an Academy Award.
I couldn’t believe it when I first heard about it.
Haha, even the Mainland Golden Rooster gave him a Best Actor Award, but he didn’t even win an Academy Award. Is this normal?
Don’t say that action actors have no acting skills. If you replace the role of Cheng Long with anyone else and see if you can still achieve the same effect, isn’t this acting skills?
Before coming here, I didn’t have any expectations that "Hurricane Rescue" would win an award. Cheng Long couldn’t win an award, so why should I?
I told myself, you are here to support Liang Jiahui and Zhou Xun, and witness their highlight moments.
But the host’s question just now made me very indignant. Why, have you discriminated against action movies so blatantly that you don’t need to cover it up?
They all say that I am the King of Prophecies. Well, today I will make a prediction on the spot. This year’s Academy Awards will include Best Actor Tony Leung, Best Actress Zhou Xun, Best Director Johnnie To, and Best Film "Underworld". As for " "Myth", it must still be useless, because it is an action movie.
Okay, that’s all I have to say. If you want to ask me what I want to say, this is what I want to say. "
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he handed the microphone back to Mao Shunyun, and Shi Shiran entered the venue, leaving three stunned hosts.
Du Wenze contacted Zhang Chen for the first time. He was fooled by the opponent's unreasonable way of playing cards.
As for Mao Shunyun, he looked worried.
She is now afraid that the organizing committee will think that she is also one of the troublemakers, which would be tragic.
I knew I should have stood up earlier.
On both sides of the red carpet, the media were excited.
Many reporters were checking with the cameraman behind them: "Did you capture it?"
After receiving a positive answer, an excited flush flashed across their faces.
If the Academy Awards hadn't ended yet, they would have wanted to go back and write a press release right away, so much so that they didn't even bother to attend to the red carpet that was going on behind them.
Hu Jun is a member of the red carpet at the back, and he is followed by the crew of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".
"Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is a movie starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Sammi Cheng. He played a supporting role and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
He also heard what Zhang Chen said just now. To be honest, it was really refreshing.
I have never seen mainland filmmakers so tough.
He also heard Zhang Chen's prediction. To be honest, it was almost the same as his guess.
Leung Ka-fai is really popular this year. Among the five nominations for Best Actor, he alone accounted for two.
As for the best heroine being Mr. Zhou, the possibility is very high.
After all, now that Hong Kong movies are embracing the mainland, they have to show something.
There is no indication at all, then why do you say you are embracing the mainland.
The more Hu Jun thought about it, the more interesting it became, and suddenly he had a strong urge to get to know Zhang Chen.
(End of this chapter)