Chapter 150: Golden Horse Lost
On December 4, the 41st Bay Golden Horse Awards opened.
Zhang Chen was invited to go, along with Zeng Li and Dong Jianqiang.
Star Entertainment was nominated for Best Drama Film and Best Supporting Actress for "Dark Invasion".
Before leaving, Ning Hao saw him off at the airport.
"I wish you a successful start, and be sure to come back with a trophy~"
At present, "Dark Invasion" has not won any other awards except the Saturn Award, especially in Asia.
Golden statues, golden horses, golden roosters, and hundreds of flowers all seem to be walking around "Dark Invasion".
Zhang Chen actually doesn't care about awards or anything like that. Unless it obviously helps the box office, he doesn't care.
But just because he doesn't care doesn't mean others don't care.
Zeng Li really wanted to think about it. Although she didn't say it, everyone could see it.
“I really want to go~”
Ning Hao gave everyone a final hug.
Zhang Chen patted him on the shoulder: "Stop dreaming, stay in the country and finish the post-production of "Black 2" as soon as possible."
"Black 2》We are editing these two days, so Ning Hao can’t leave.
The editing of "Black 1" was done by Zhang Chen himself. Because he had no money, he had to go to Nortel's editing room and stay in seclusion for a few days before he could complete the editing.
This time for "Black 2" there is no need to do this again, a professional editor was hired.
It's quite expensive. It's charged by the second, 50 yuan per second, and it costs hundreds of thousands to cut a movie.
In a small company, there is no final cut right, it is the director who has the final say.
But the editor's opinion is also very important. They are professionals. Although the director understands, he is definitely not as good as a professional editor in terms of editing, so the two work together.
……
Arrived in Taipei on December 3.
After changing their clothes at the hotel where they stayed, they went straight to the night market.
Taipei is the economic center of the entire Gulf. Only Taipei has high-rise buildings, and all the stars live here.
Zhang Chen is not interested in celebrities, he is only interested in snacks.
In later generations, Taipei was most famous for its snacks.
In addition, the tropical fruits here are very cheap.
Throughout the night, the three of them ate in different ways, eating whatever they wanted.
In fact, everyone is the same. If you come here, you must go to the famous Taipei Night Market.
I saw many familiar faces in the crowd, including Liu Tianwang, Liang Jiahui, Liang Chaowei, Johnnie To, and Er Dongsheng. They are basically Hong Kong filmmakers. They are located in twos and threes at various food stalls, and occasionally You will be asked to take a group photo.
Zhang Chen doesn't know people personally, but when they meet their eyes, they usually nod and say hello.
In front of an oyster omelette stall, Zhang Chen and his group met the crew of "Three Updates 2" unexpectedly.
The reason Zhang Chen recognized them was because he saw Bai Ling and Liang Jiahui inside.
Liang Jiahui is Zhang Chen’s idol and is his favorite actor, no one else. He even likes him more than Director Chen.
There are many people in Hong Kong who are good at acting, such as Fat Brother, Tony Leung, Liu Qingyun, etc., but Zhang Chen thinks that Tony Leung’s acting skills are the best.
Dramas, comedies, good guys, bad guys, any role can be played at your fingertips. How about being called the ‘Actor with a Thousand Faces’.
And the three views are extremely upright. In the early years, it was banned by Taiwan because of this.
Zhang Chen has an excellent sense for this person. He was about to approach him and make friends with him when a man approached him first: "Director Zhang Chen, hello, hello. I am Chen Guo, "Three Updates 2" "One of the directors."
"Hello, Director Chen~"
The two shook hands.
Chen Guo is not well-known in later generations, but she actually won the Academy Award for Best Director in 2001, but she has not had any particularly outstanding works since then.
Zhang Chen happened to know him.
"San Geng 2" also knows that, continuing the style of "San Geng", it is also a platter movie, divided into three stories, directed by three directors from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Among them, "Dumplings" 'Chen Guo is in charge of this unit, so he said he is one of the directors.
Speaking of which, the two crews are still competitors.
Bai Ling from "Three Changes 2" and Zeng Li from "Dark Invasion" are both contenders for the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, but that was when the awards were given, and no one takes it seriously now.
"Director Zhang, I watched your "Dark Invasion" and it was very good."
Chen Guo is obviously very interested in "Dark Invasion". He originally made his debut in horror films.
"I also watched "Three Changes 2". I liked the unit that Director Chen was in charge of very much. It's a pity that this film can't be released in the mainland, otherwise I would definitely go and support it."
Zhang Chen also turned on the mutual blowing mode.
Actually, the story of ‘Dumplings’ is just like that, not as good as ‘Going Home’ in the previous film.
"Going Home" is the first part of the "Three Watches" series, directed by Chen Kexin. The setting of Liming and his wife rescuing each other is quite amazing. In the end, he almost saved his wife, but failed in the end, which is quite regrettable.
Chen Guo was very happy to receive Zhang Chen's approval.
Although Hong Kong people are proud, they have always felt that they are second in the world in terms of film.
But they were really shocked that there was a movie in the Mainland that could gross over 100 million yuan at the box office.
Due to the influence of geography and population, the box office of Hong Kong movies will never reach this level.
So many Hong Kong filmmakers have the idea of going north, it’s just money~
At this time, Zhang Chen had the opportunity to reach out to Liang Jiahui next to him: "Mr. Liang Jiahui, hello, I am Zhang Chen~"
Liang Jiahui also shook hands politely. The two of them didn't exchange much greetings, just a few polite words.
Character dictates. Liang Jiahui has never been the kind of person who is well-rounded.
If it were Liu Tianwang, Zhang Chen would definitely feel like a spring breeze. He might have told him the origin of oyster omelette like an old friend he has known for more than ten years, but Liang Jiahui doesn't know how, that's just how he is.
A few people got to know each other casually, and then everyone had their own meal.
......
No one went anywhere during the next day, waiting for the Golden Horse Awards ceremony in the evening.
The Golden Horse Awards have a red carpet, just before the awards ceremony.
Fortunately, this time we are not two bachelors. With a beautiful woman like Zeng Li accompanying us, it will not be so embarrassing.
Putting on the suits and dresses prepared in advance, the group took the car provided by the organizer to the venue.
The Golden Horse Awards were held at the Taipei Arts Center. When they arrived, there were already huge crowds of people on both sides, and reporters and fans were standing on both sides of the red carpet.
Most of the fans come here for the celebrities, holding small light signs in their hands, and they scream and shout every time they see a celebrity coming.
"The crew of "Dark Invasion" is coming down below..."
The hosts this year are sister Jiaziyin Zhiling and Cai Kangkang, who has publicly announced that he is gay.
As they were announced, the trio on the red carpet waved to both sides, causing screams and flashes of lights.
Zhang Chen has already walked on the red carpet once, so he has some experience and is not very nervous.
But Zeng Li was very nervous. She had to be careful not to step on the hem of her skirt while walking, otherwise she would make a fool of herself.
The process of several people walking on the red carpet was the process of being photographed.
There were screams from fans along the way, and I don’t know if it was Dong Jianqiang’s arrangement in advance.
"Director Zhang, I heard that while you were still studying, the film has achieved such good results. I wonder what your plans are in the future?"
When walking on the red carpet, as usual, you have to accept questions from the host.
“Of course I will continue to produce good works to give back to everyone.” Zhang Chen’s answer was quite satisfactory.
"Is "Dark Invasion 2" already on the agenda?"
"Yes, the filming has been completed and is in post-production. I believe I will see you all soon."
His words once again caused a scream. It seems that "Dark Invasion" was caused by some fans.
The crew of "Kekexili" was behind them, but the two parties did not speak.
Speaking of which, "Dark Invasion" and "Kekexili" are both finalists for the best feature film. Also shortlisted are "The Big Deal", "Mongkok Night" and "2046" 》, I don’t know who will win in the end.
There seemed to be quite few mainland film and television personnel coming this time. Zhang Chen only saw the crew of "Kekexili" and Zhang Ziyi.
Zhang Ziyi is one of the nominees for Best Actress because of "2046".
The two sides also did not speak, and they had a grudge.
After walking on the red carpet, the stars entered the venue one after another, and the staff took them to their seats, quite far back.
The venue was brightly lit with stars, and people everywhere were greeting familiar people.
Liu Tianwang and Tony Leung are hugging each other. They are both contenders for Best Actor. Andy Lau is in "Infernal Affairs 3" and Tony Leung is in "2046".
"Infernal Affairs 3" did not sweep all major awards like "Infernal Affairs". In this Golden Horse Award, "Infernal Affairs 3" only had one nominee for Best Actor.
The awards ceremony has begun. It feels like this year’s Golden Horse Awards will be dominated by Hong Kong films. There are four or five popular films such as "The Big Deal", "2046", "Mong Kok Nights" and "New Police Story". Nominated.
But mainland movies are not without success.
"Kekexili" won the best feature film.
I burst into tears during my acceptance speech, and talked about the difficulty of filming the film, and also made a veiled reference to the unfair treatment suffered in the mainland.
Damn it, it’s endless.
To Qi Feng won the Best Director, and Liu Tianwang finally felt proud, defeating Best Actor Liang and winning the Best Actor. International Chapter failed to win the Best Actress as expected.
Zhang Chen originally prepared an acceptance speech. Just kidding, he knew that the best drama film would probably not go to "Dark Invasion".
"Best Supporting Actress Award-"Dark Invasion", Zeng Li~"
When Cai Kangkang read Zeng Li's name, her whole body was trembling with excitement.
Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang sent hugs in turn.
"How does Ms. Zeng feel about winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for the first time?"
“Thank you, Director Zhang Chen, for giving me the opportunity to star. Thank you to my good sister Che Xiao. She is my goddess of luck. It was because of her introduction that I had the honor to join "Black Press Invasion". Also Thank you to all the members of the "Dark Invasion" crew, you are the best, I will continue to work hard, thank you~"
Although she is only a supporting actress, Zeng Li is very satisfied.
The camera showed Zhang Chen, who was smiling and waving his hands slightly.
"Congratulations, congratulations~"
When they returned to their seats, the two congratulated again, then took the trophies and played with them one by one.
Zeng Li won Best Supporting Actress. Almost all nominations for this award were horror films.
"Three Watches 2", "Hell 2" and "Dark Invasion", there is only one "203040" that is not a horror film.
"The news from the mainland has probably been sent out by now~" Dong Jianqiang said from the side. He was very familiar with this area. If nothing else, at least the Lighting Group sent someone here.
Moreover, this is the Golden Horse Awards, and the domestic media are paying close attention to it.
His guess was correct, relevant news has appeared on the portal website.
[Zeng Li won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, Zhang Chen missed the Best Feature Film]
["Dark Invasion" won the Best Supporting Actress, but the Best Director lost to "Kekexili" 》]
["Kekexili" won the best feature film, director Lu Chuan burst into tears]
(End of this chapter)