As exciting scenes flashed by on the big screen, a voiceover read out the list of actors nominated for Best Actor.
“The nominees for Best Actor in the 9th Academy Awards are... Hung Kyung-bao's "Seven Little Blessings"... Liu Hua's "Carmen"... Jiang Wen's "Red Sorghum"... Xu Guanwen's "Chicken and Duck Talk" "... Zhang Guorong's "Rouge Button" "
This wave of shortlists can be said to be a fight between gods, and they are all very powerful.
"The winner of the Best Actor is... Hong Jingbao's "Seven Little Blessings"!"
Hong Jingbao stood up excitedly, celebrated with Luo Qirui and Zhang Wanting, and waved to the audience, Then he quickly went on stage to receive the award.
Chen Long, who was sitting next to Yang Ye, was extremely envious. They were all brothers. Hong Jingbao had already won two gold statuettes as Best Actor, and he hadn't even won a cent yet.
In terms of acting skills, Chen Long is really not inferior to Hong Jingbao, but his luck in awards is not as good as Hung Jingbao. He has been nominated many times, but he has not won.
Another person who has bad luck in winning awards is Leslie Cheung. He has really done a great job in "Rouge Button".
But I encountered Sammo Hung's "Seven Little Fortunes". This movie tells the story of Sammo Hung's childhood.
Childhood memories, acting in his true colors, he is full of emotional power, who can compete with him?
Fortunately, although "Rouge" lost the best actor and actress, it still won the best director and best picture.
In the end, it won four out of nine nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing, becoming the biggest winner of this year's Academy Awards.
"My Sassy Girl" won two awards for Best Actress and Best Film Song.
"Carmen" won Best Art and Best Supporting Actor.
"Red Sorghum" won Best Cinematography and Best Soundtrack.
"Seven Little Fortunes" won Best Actor.
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In short, this award is the same as the previous Golden Statue Awards. The awards are very scattered and the pork is divided relatively evenly.
There was no one movie sweep like last year.
Last year was a special situation, and no one dared to doubt that "Terminator 2" won the global annual crown and swept the Academy Awards.
This year, things are basically fair, and the controversial one is the Best Actress.
Before the competition, it was generally believed that Gong Li would win the award because she had already been recognized in West Berlin and had been promoted to international actress.
The Chinese these days are still very superstitious about the word international.
Unexpectedly, Gong Li lost to Wang Zuxian in an upset.
However, although many viewers were confused and even thought there was something shady, no one defended Gong Li.
Because Gong Li is a mainland girl, if she is hacked, she will be hacked, and no one will care at all.
It's a bit of a coincidence that if Gong Li hadn't flirted with a Berlin Best Actress beforehand, then the one with the highest voice this time would be Anita Mui.
In that case, the media in Hong Kong will have to sort things out.
Nothing happens now.
Yang Ye thought that if he interfered with the Academy Awards, he would cause trouble because Wang Zuxian could not convince the public.
It was calm in the end!
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After the Academy Awards, at the celebration banquet held by Baiyang Pictures.
Yang Ye couldn't help but complain: "Damn it, I was so nervous, but it turned out that nothing happened!"
After all, it was the first time to do such a thing, so I felt a little guilty!
Just as Yang Ye complained, Wang Zuxian ran over with a plate.
“Brother Ye, who are you scolding?”
“Nonsense, how can I?”
“If you still don’t admit it, I heard you say fuck it. "
"Oh, I mean, this celebration party to celebrate you winning the Best Actress cost a damn lot of money!"
"Huh, cheapskate!"
Wang Zuxian said this, but with a smile on his face, he sat down next to Yang Ye and began to peel the prawns on the plate.
Because she knew that Yang Ye was just talking and had never felt sorry for money.
She peeled a shrimp and brought it to Yang Ye's mouth. Yang Ye opened his mouth to eat, then suddenly leaned into her ear and whispered: "Xiao Xian, I love you too!"
< br>"I, I, I... just thank you for your kindness."
"Really?"
"Of course!"
"Hey, what I said is true too!"
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"At the Gate of the City" is set It’s Easter, and publicity work is in full swing.
While Yang Ye was focusing on the later stages of "Searching for the Dragon" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", he began to prepare for "The Swordsman 2: The Undefeated East".
This time Yang Ye gave up the director's job and handed over the guide tube to Cheng Xiaodong.
He is too busy, with a lot of things to do and a lot of people to accompany him.
With Cheng Xiaodong's ability, it is more than enough to shoot this movie
Yang Ye just needs to grasp the general direction and not go astray.
Many of Xu Ke's films follow this model. He only serves as the producer, leaving John Woo, Cheng Xiaodong, Li Huimin and others as directors.
As a result, masterpieces such as "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "The Swordsman", "The Invincible" and "New Dragon Inn" were produced.
To be honest, among the works that Xu Ke participated in, most of the top-notch ones were produced by him, while the ones he directed were worse.
As a director, he is considered top-notch among Chinese, and as a producer, he is top-notch!
This time "The Invincibles of the East" is different from the original time and space where almost all the characters have been replaced. This time, all the original cast members have returned.
Lin Qingxia plays the role of Dongfang Invincible, Yang Ye plays Linghu Chong, Chen Yulian plays Ren Yingying, Guan Zhilin plays Yue Lingshan, and Hui Yinghong plays Lan Fenghuang.
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While "The Invincible" was being prepared, Yang Ye was also looking for a director for "50 First Dates".
To Qifeng was invited by Huang Baiming to film "A Lang's Story". The contract was signed and he couldn't let him break the contract.
There are two candidates, one is Chen Kexin. Chen Kexin has been following Yang Ye as a scene recorder since "Terminator 2". Yang Ye quite recognizes his ability.
The other one is Chen Musheng. Chen Musheng has been with Johnnie To from assistant to executive director. He is also eager for an opportunity.
In Yang Ye's impression, Chen Musheng is still more suitable for shooting hot action movies, while Chen Kexin is better at delicate dramas.
However, Chen Musheng is also the director of the classic romance film "Heavenly Love".
Although that film was produced under Johnnie To's supervision, it reflected Johnnie To's will.
"50 First Dates" is the masterpiece of American comedy star Adam Sandler.
The protagonist of the story, Adam, is a veterinarian at the aquarium. Once, he met a girl named Lucy in a restaurant.
The two fell in love at first sight, and a spark of love burst out.
Since the chat was so enjoyable, we made an appointment to meet at the cafe the next day.
The next day, Adam came to the cafe happily. Although Lucy was still sitting there, she didn't recognize him.
It turns out that Lucy had been in a car accident before and suffered from an extremely rare form of short-term memory loss.
When the sun rises the next day, she will forget everything about the previous day and return to the day before the car accident!
Adam has fallen in love and he cannot give up his beloved Lucy.
In order to prove to Lucy's father that he can take care of Lucy, he decided to pursue Lucy once a day.
Let Lucy fall in love with him again when the sun rises and every new day comes.
This movie is light-hearted, humorous, romantic and touching. It became popular all over the world as soon as it was released.
And it is very easy to localize. You only need to go to Hong Kong Ocean Park for filming, and then find some animals in the aquarium, such as penguins, walruses, etc., and make it look cute, and the box office will be booming.
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Yang Ye was too lazy to think too much and only gave the idea that the heroine would lose her memory every day, as well as the basic setting of the story.
Then let Chen Kexin and Chen Musheng write the script respectively. Whoever has a better script will be the director of the film. Since both of them want this opportunity, let's have a fair fight and no one can say anything.
Both Chen Kexin and Chen Musheng cherished this opportunity, and they stayed at home and racked their brains to write the script.
At this time, Song Xiangru's "Joking about Qianlong" has been written.
After Yang Ye got the script, he quickly read it and found that Song Xiangru was indeed a gold medal screenwriter.
Not only is the plot ups and downs, winning and losing, but the lines are also extremely concise, with no nonsense at all.
It is not like many TV dramas, which are all about pouring water into death.
No wonder this TV series became such a sensation after it was aired.
Yang Ye picked up the phone: "Zhizhi, help me check if Qiu Guan is in Hong Kong. If so, make an appointment with him and I'll treat him to tea!"
The "Asia-1" satellite will be launched soon, and the lobbying of the Hong Kong government has reached a critical moment.
When satellite TV is established, Yang Ye will have two TV stations in his hands, and the demand for TV series will become greater.
A first-line TV celebrity like Zheng Shaoqiu is worthy of Yang Ye's personal recruitment.
Li Zhi came in quickly and said: "Boss, Mr. Zheng is currently filming "Loyalty Heroes" in Hong Kong. I have made an appointment with him to meet at the Film Man Tea Restaurant at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
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In 1989, there were two movies with similar names in Hong Kong, one was "Loyal Heroes" and the other was "Courageous Heroes".
"Loyal and Righteous Heroes" stars Zheng Shaoqiu. It tells the story of seven knights including First Officer Qi who helped poor villagers resist brutal gangs at no cost or sacrifice during the Republic of China.
As soon as you hear it, you know that this is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai".
"Seven Samurai" is considered the mother of all movies about "several people completing a task".
It has influenced countless directors from all over the world and has been remade by many people. "Loyal Heroes" is one of the worse remakes among them.
"Courageous Heroes" is directed by John Woo and stars David Chiang, Lee Soo-hyun, Chen Guantai and other Chang Cheh's disciples. It is a birthday celebration for the great director Chang Cheh.
Zhang Che, like Hu Jinquan, was very poor in his later years.
Hu Jinquan has a group of disciples such as Xu Feng and Zheng Peipei who fulfill their filial piety, and naturally Zhang Che also has them.
Zhang Che is a very interesting person. No matter what happens, he chooses to handle it by himself. He never talks about it to others, doesn't ask anyone to complain, and doesn't ask for help.
Even though he had helped and supported many people, and those people later became famous and prosperous, he never asked for anything in return.
In his later years, Zhang Che could no longer keep up with the times. He made one film and lost another, and became poorer and poorer. He did not say anything about it, and just lived a lonely life with his wife.
After learning about this situation, his disciple Li Xiuxian launched an initiative.
I hope Zhang Che’s disciples will unite and make a movie for Zhang Che to make some money for him and allow him to spend his old age peacefully.
Li Xiuxian joined Zhang Jiaban very late and was not highly praised, but he still did not forget Zhang Che's kindness.
But on the other hand, Li Xiuxian desperately squeezed Zhou Xingchi. It can only be said that human nature is complicated.
This movie is "The Heroes", and they decided to make it in Chang Cheh's style.
All Zhang Che’s disciples participated, and they all worked voluntarily and did not get paid.
Of course the director is John Woo, because he is the one who got the true biography of Chang Cheh.
John Woo's movie replaces Chang Cheh's ancient knife fight with a modern gunfight.
Among the actors, Ti Lung is the most famous, and John Woo hopes that Ti Lung will be the leading actor.
But Ti Lung didn’t come, and everyone was very angry. In the end, David Jiang became the leading actor.
Ti Lung finally went, showing only one side and making a cameo.
It turned out that there was something wrong with his teeth and his face was swollen.
Toothache is not a disease, it can be fatal if it hurts. As a result, I was unable to film during that period.
But Di Long also has the same temper as Zhang Che. When others get angry, complain, or even call him ungrateful, he remains silent.
The box office of "The Heroes" was average, but everyone worked voluntarily, so the profit was very considerable.
The disciples gave the money to Zhang Che, hoping that he could retire and spend his old age in peace.
In the end, Zhang Che used the money for filming and lost it.
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Peninsula Hotel!
Yang Ye took He Qing and Shi Shiran into the Yingren Tea Restaurant.
He Qing has resigned from the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe and came to Shenzhen to join Liu Xiaoqing's advertising company.
As soon as she arrived in Shenzhen, she ran to Hong Kong to find Yang Ye to have an affair with. Faced with this beauty, Yang Ye naturally received her warmly.
Many acquaintances greeted Yang Ye in the restaurant, and he responded with a smile one by one.
Looking at the more or less flattering expressions of those people, He Qing felt very proud.
It turns out that these high-ranking Hong Kong directors and stars respect Yang Ye so much.
She felt that her man was so awesome, and being with Yang Ye made her feel very proud.
While passing by Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua's seats, Yang Ye said morning, and then said to Run Run Shaw: "When will Uncle Liu be free, I want to talk to you!"
Run Run Shaw smiled and said: "Is it about the TV station?"
"Of course!"
"I'm free now!"
"Then wait a moment, I I’ve made an appointment with Qiu Guan to talk about it.”
Shao Yifu nodded: “Please!”
Yang Ye took He Qing to his special seat.
Fang Yihua looked at the backs of the two of them and couldn't help but complain: "Where did this bad boy find a woman?"
Shao Yifu laughed and said: "This girl's Her figure and appearance are both top-notch. Even in the Hong Kong entertainment industry where there are so many beauties, Aye’s ability to discover beauties has to be admired!”
Zheng Shaoqiu is already waiting there! Of course, he would not let Yang Ye wait for him. When he saw Yang Ye coming, he stood up and said with a smile: "Sir Yang, morning!"
"Qiuguan, morning! Let me introduce you to , this is the famous Hong Kong actor Mr. Zheng Shaoqiu, and this is the famous mainland actor Miss He Qing! ”
After the two greeted each other, Yang Ye said again: "I'm sorry, I have something to talk to Sir Shao about at the moment. Just wait for me."
Zheng Shaoqiu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, your matters are important. "
Yang Ye shook He Qing's hand and said, "You guys chat first, I'll be back soon!"
He Qing hummed obediently, and Yang Ye let go of her hand. Go sit down at Run Run Shaw's table.
Fang Yihua reluctantly poured a cup of tea for Yang Ye. Yang Ye smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Fang."
He took a sip of tea and said straight to the point: "Uncle Six, I hope you won't stop me from setting up a satellite TV station."
Shao Yifu was noncommittal and asked: "Actually, I don't understand. You already have a TV station." ATV, why do we need to set up another TV station? Isn’t this more unnecessary competition?”
Yang Ye shook his head and said: “Hong Kong will not maintain the structure of two TV stations forever, let’s not talk about it. , now that cable TV technology has matured, I believe it will not be long before the Hong Kong government will issue cable TV station licenses. Cable TV is not blocked by tall buildings and mountains, and the viewing quality is better than wireless TV. That is the threat to both of us. "
Shao Yifu laughed dumbly: "Now we are talking about satellite TV. How did you switch to cable TV?"
"I want to tell you that this is the trend of the times. You can't stop it. However, I can promise you one thing. Satellite TV stations will broadcast programs in Mandarin and not in Cantonese!"
After hearing this, Run Run Shaw was silent for a moment and asked: "Are you sure?"
TVB's audience is mainly in Hong Kong and Macau. The audiences here all watch Cantonese TV programs, and Mandarin programs are more suitable for They don't have any appeal.
If Yang Ye's satellite TV station only broadcasts in Mandarin, then the two parties basically do not constitute a competitive relationship.
In this case, there is no need for Run Run Shaw to do these thankless things and go to great lengths to thwart Yang Ye.
Yang Ye smiled and said: "I don't have to compete with myself. We can ask the Hong Kong government to make clear restrictions on this when issuing licenses!"
Run Run Shaw nodded and said: "I understand!" (End of Chapter)