Chapter 804 Confidence is not ordinary
Gu Wei debuted in the film and television industry in 2011. In more than nine years, he has shot and released about ten movies.
This number is not small but not too much. From the debut film "Xiu Chun Knife" to the previous few months' "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils", they are basically all movies with good reputation and box office sales.
Along the way, he has tried various themes, including martial arts films, comedy detective films, fantasy films, romance films, military action films and science fiction films. Most of them are purely commercial films. They are good-looking, but he wants to win more professional awards. It's hard to get big prizes.
Just like the three most important awards in the domestic film field: Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Huabiao, Gu Wei has only won the Hundred Flowers Award. The reason is also very simple, because the Hundred Flowers Award is the audience award, which is more important in terms of box office and popularity.
As for the Golden Rooster Award, which is known as the professional award, Gu Wei was only shortlisted for Best Actor in 2017 for "Operation Mekong", but unfortunately he lost to Deng Chao's "Scorching Sun".
There is nothing to regret. Gu Wei has a problem. In terms of acting, he thinks he is no worse than Deng Chao. However, the subject matter of the movie and the depth of the character have limitations on the actor's performance.
The performance of an actor with 100% acting skills in a 60% movie will definitely not be as good as the performance of an 80% actor in a 90% movie.
If you ask Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo to play "Little Times", they won't win the Best Actor.
Gu Wei's films are all commercial films with limited depth, so naturally they are not as good as feature films and art films.
However, he has made several feature films with realistic themes in the past two years, such as "Young You", "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" and the yet-to-be-released "A Little Red Flower for You" and "Big Events in Life" .
"Young You" has helped him win the Golden Image Best Actor and Hundred Flowers Best Actor, while "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" was shortlisted for this year's Golden Rooster Award.
The Golden Rooster Awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards are also known as the "Three Awards for Chinese Films".
It is also known as the "Three Chinese Film Awards" together with the China Film Huabiao Award and the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award.
From this aspect, we can see the special status of the Golden Rooster Award in the Chinese film industry.
Nowadays, with the decline of Hong Kong movies and Bay Area movies, the Golden Horse Awards and the Academy Awards have gradually become niche regional awards. The Golden Rooster Awards, as a film award jointly sponsored by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, are becoming more and more popular. filmmakers and audiences.
The Golden Rooster Awards was founded in 1981.
Initially, the selection was held annually, but in 2005 it was changed to every two years.
In recent years, with the development of China's film industry, the film industry has repeatedly called for the restoration of the one-review-per-year rule.
Finally, starting in 2019, the Golden Rooster Awards returned to being awarded annually.
Therefore, this year is also the first time since 2005 that the Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards are held in the same year.
On November 28, Gu Wei flew to Xiamen.
He didn't come alone. He brought Chen Daoming from the crew of "Qing Yu Nian 2" with him.
"Teacher Chen, do you think I can win the Golden Rooster Award this time?"
"Haha, you ask me, how could I possibly know this if I am not a judge of this year.
I am just a presenter, and the award is [Best Feature Film]. Even if I award the award, we will only know it at the award ceremony that night.”
Chen Daoming, wearing glasses and gray hair, said with a smile.
After filming two films of "Celebrating More Than Years", the relationship between Gu Wei and Chen Daoming has become very good.
Gu Weiben is the number one figure among the younger generation in the domestic entertainment film industry, which is recognized both inside and outside the industry. As an older generation performing artist, Chen Daoming has always admired outstanding juniors like Gu Wei.
"You don't know? I don't believe it!
We are not outsiders, so please give me some information so that I can be prepared.
You don’t have to say it directly, just say whether I need to prepare an acceptance speech”
The reason why Gu Wei was sure that Chen Daoming knew the result of the award now was because he was the chairman of the Filmmakers Association.
The Golden Rooster Awards are co-sponsored by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Filmmakers Association.
Chen Daoming was amused by Gu Wei's rogueness.
"You're such a lazy kid.
This is two movies into "Celebrating More Than Years", and his character is becoming more and more similar to Fan Xian's.
I said I didn’t know, but you really thought I was lying to you”
After Chen Daoming finished speaking, he saw Gu Wei pouting, knowing that he couldn't fool him, so he had to say: "You have to have confidence in yourself, I have also read a lot of predictions about this Golden Rooster Award.
Everyone is still very optimistic about you.
Originally, your film "Youth" was enough to be nominated for Best Actor, after all, you won the Best Actor Award.
However, the organizing committee believes that your performance in "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" is even more amazing, with breakthrough acting skills and a full sense of contrast, so the role of "Chen Guilin" was shortlisted for "Best Actor". ”
"Can't both films be shortlisted and I be shortlisted for two?" Gu Wei said greedily.
"I'll just let you win by default and mail the trophy to your home. What else will you award?" Chen Daoming said angrily.
Gu Wei sneered: "That's not necessary."
Having said this, Gu Wei knew it in his heart. He felt that he was basically a sure shot at winning the prize.
When the plane landed at Xiamen Airport, Gu Wei and Chen Daoming also separated.
The nanny car that picked him up took him to a nearby hotel. He put on the clothes prepared by the team for the ceremony, got dressed, and took the bus to the Strait Grand Theater where the Golden Rooster Awards was held at 6 p.m.
"Sister Zhou, when will Brother Wei arrive?"
In the waiting area, Zhou Ming, who was wearing a long white dress, and Zhang Zifeng, who was wearing a black suspender dress, stood together and chatted.
The two of them were nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards today for their wonderful performances in the movie "You Are Young".
"It should be soon. My agent said that Brother Wei's plane will not land in Xiamen until around the afternoon, so it can arrive later."
This was Zhou Ming's first time to participate in a major award like the Golden Rooster Award, and she was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Although she was older than Zhang Zifeng, she was even more nervous than the other person at the moment.
The two little girls chatted for a while, and Zhou Ming suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards the door. His eyes lit up, and he raised his arms and waved excitedly.
"Brother Wei~"
Zhang Zifeng also saw Gu Wei walking over and smiled.
"Zi Feng and Xiao Men are both here. You came quite early~"
"Zi Feng was the first to arrive, and I just came here."
"I arrived in Xiamen relatively early, so I came here early."
After chatting with the two little girls, Gu Wei said hello to the crew of "You Are Young" and the crew of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" respectively.
Two films have been shortlisted for many awards at this year's Golden Rooster Awards and are the favorites to win today. "Young You" is directed by director Zeng Guoxiang, and "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" is also directed by Wen Mu.
Today's Golden Rooster Awards are star-studded, with many big names in the industry attending.
In addition to nominated stars like Gu Wei, there are also many crews who come to promote their movies.
For example, on the crew of "Hello Li Huanying", Jia Ling brought Zhang Xiaofei and Chen He to the scene.
There is also the crew of [Warm Hug]. Shen Teng is chatting with Chang Yuan and Wang Zhi, but the heroine Li Qin does not appear.
After Gu Wei appeared, many close friends came up to say hello, and he responded one by one, chatting to one and waving to another. Liu Haocun was standing in the corner with Zhang Yi, but when he saw Gu Wei, he came over holding a small skirt.
"Brother Wei!"
Gu Wei was talking to Shen Teng and turned to look at her after hearing the voice.
"Hey! Isn't this the new little sister Haocun~" Shen Teng also spotted Liu Haocun coming over and joked.
"Teacher Shen Teng~" Liu Haocun nodded in greeting with some restraint.
"Okay~ Gu Wei, let's talk later. The little girl is looking for you, so I won't disturb you for now."
As he spoke, Shen Teng smiled, waved his hands to the two of them, turned around and left.
Liu Haocun opened his big innocent eyes like a deer, looked at Shen Teng who was leaving and then looked at Gu Wei.
"Brother Wei, I didn't delay you for anything, did I?"
Gu Wei smiled: "No, Brother Teng and I had a casual chat, nothing important.
You should know that he is the host of today's party, right? ”
"I know this. I didn't expect Teacher Shen Teng to come over and be the host."
"Haha, it's actually very easy for a comedian to be a host. Apart from him, Deng Chao is also the host tonight.
He just told me that he was a little nervous to be the host on such an important occasion, and he was afraid that he would not be able to arouse everyone's emotions. I told him that you and Deng Chao should just calm down."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haocun burst into laughter.
"By the way, who did you come with?"
Gu Wei knew that Liu Haocun was not shortlisted for the award.
"With Zhang Yi, the movie [One Second] we collaborated with premiered yesterday, and Yi was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor, so I followed him to the Golden Rooster Awards to promote the movie."
As he spoke, Liu Haocun turned back to look at Zhang Yi in the corner.
Gu Wei followed her gaze and waved hello to Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi waved back with a smile.
"Isn't director Zhang Yimou here?" Gu Wei asked.
"No, Director Zhang and the rest of the crew are on a roadshow, and I asked Brother Yi to take me to the Golden Rooster Awards."
"Tsk tsk, Director Zhang is so kind to you." Gu Wei sighed.
Liu Haocun blinked his big moist eyes: "Brother Wei, did you look at it for [one second]?
This film is my debut and the first film I have ever filmed since joining the industry.”
Gu Wei nodded: "After seeing it, I can only say that Zhang Yimou deserves to be Zhang Yimou!"
"One Second" is adapted from Yan Geling's novel "Lu Feng Yan Shi", which tells the story of the fugitives Zhang Jiusheng, Liu Girl, and Fan Qianzi in the 1970s.
Zhang Yimou's last film adapted from "Land Prisoner Yan Shi" was "Return" starring Chen Daoming and Gong Li.
In Gu Wei's opinion, "One Second" is slightly inferior to "Return", but it is definitely a rare and excellent movie for domestic entertainment.
"Then what do you think of my performance in the movie?"
Liu Haocun looked up at Gu Wei, his eyes full of expectation.
Gu Wei understood her thoughts and smiled: "Of course it's very good. You are very spiritual and talented. It's no wonder that Director Zhang Yimou chose you as the heroine."
After he finished speaking, Liu Haocun's face immediately showed a bright smile.
"Haha, not bad.
I still have a lot of shortcomings in my first acting role. I feel like I have made a lot of progress in the movie we worked on [Send You a Little Red Flower]"
Faced with Liu Haocun's unceremonious self-promotion, Gu Wei didn't think there was anything wrong. He had been cooperating with him for more than two months to make a movie, and he already knew the character of this "Emperor Cun" very well.
I don’t have any bad intentions. On the contrary, I have my own pursuits in the field of acting.
Most likely, she was brainwashed by Zhang Yimou when she was filming her debut film. In order to make her perform well, Director Zhang kept instilling the concept of "you are a genius" into her, which convinced her.
I am also very protected, and I have not yet experienced the hardships of the film and television industry.
"Brother Yi and you both performed very well, but I think Mr. Wei's role is even more impeccable. If he is shortlisted for the Golden Rooster Award [One Second] next year, Mr. Wei will most likely win the Best Supporting Actor"
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There are many movie stars in domestic entertainment, but there are also different levels of movie stars.
In Gu Wei's heart, he is definitely one of the top performers in domestic entertainment, the best actor among movie kings.
His former partner, the King of Sketch, is also at the same level.
In "The Return of Fallen Leaves", Uncle Benshan dedicated his acting skills to the gods. In "The Grandmaster", his character "Ding Lianshan" overwhelmed Liang Chaowei's "Ip Man" in terms of momentum as soon as he appeared on the stage.
Liu Haocun nodded thoughtfully after hearing Gu Wei's words.
"I will also work hard to get the recognition of the award as soon as possible"
Gu Wei smiled and did not answer.
Liu Haocun is indeed confident, but she is not ordinary. On the contrary, her acting skills are still superior to those of most young girls of the same age.
It can only be said that Zhang Yimou has really good vision. From Gong Li and Ni Ni to Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haocun, they are all talented.
"One Second", which is currently in theaters, and "A Little Red Flower for You", a collaboration with Gu Wei during the Lunar New Year, are both rare and good movies.
It is estimated that these two films will bring her many award nominations next year.
At 6:30, the red carpet session began.
The Golden Rooster Awards is not one of those fashion ceremonies. There is no grand finale. Most of the celebrity guests present walked the red carpet with their respective crews.
There are only three or two people in the cast of "One Second", including Zhang Yi and Liu Haocun.
If there are more people, there will be more than ten people, such as the crew of "Young You" and "Win the Championship", which are shortlisted for more awards. Directors, screenwriters, photographers, actors and other people will walk on the red carpet together.
When Gu Wei walked on the red carpet in the second half, he first walked the red carpet with the crew of "You Are Young", and then took Zhou Ming back and walked it again with the crew of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils".
"We all know that Gu Wei has won the Best Actor at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, so what expectations do you have for yourself when you come to the Golden Rooster Awards today?"
After walking down the red carpet and signing autographs and taking photos, the host interviewed Gu Wei.
"Of course I hope I can have a good performance at the Golden Rooster Awards."
"Actually, Gu Wei has brought us all many excellent works over the years and has also challenged many different roles.
For example, "The Wandering Earth", "Young You" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" have won the love and recognition of many audiences.
Such achievements are both pressure and motivation for you. With everyone's expectations, what new journey will you start next? ”
“My love for performance is the driving force behind my filming, and the audience’s love and recognition is the driving force for me to shoot more and better works.
I will still work hard to make more good movies in the future, and hope that I will not disappoint the audience.”
(End of chapter)