"Mr. Jiang, congratulations! This time, your "Zombie Out of the Cage" has been nominated for many awards and won the first place. "It's late June, and today the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony was held at the Yau Ma Tei Cinema.

Jiang Ran walked the red carpet with Zhong Chuhong and the crew of "Zombie Out of the Cage" this time, and just found the seat arranged by the main committee, and Mai Dangxiong nearby came over.

"Mr. Mai is polite!" Jiang Ran smiled and shook his head, "Your "Provincial and Hong Kong Cavalry" nominations are also quite numerous! In the predictions of the outside media, your movie is at the front. ”

This time at the Academy Awards, "Provincial and Hong Kong Cavalry" directed by Mak Dangxiong won a total of nine nominations, and it was also one of the big winners of the nominations.

Even, his film, in the eyes of many professional media and film critics, has a better chance of winning than Jiang Ran's "Zombie Out".

After all, Jiang Ran's films are absolutely commercial films, and such films have never been mainstream films in film awards. The fact that "Zombie Out" was able to get so many nominations this time is that the groundbreaking subject matter and filming techniques, as well as the number one box office influence in Hong Kong and the world, occupy the vast majority.

"Haha!" Mai Dangxiong was obviously very satisfied with the fact that his film had been nominated so many at this Academy Awards, so he couldn't help but laugh happily when he heard Jiang Ran's words.

Under Jiang Ran's smiling gaze, Mai Dangxiong may also feel that he was a little overjoyed, and immediately put away the smile on his face, and said politely again: "Mr. Jiang said that, my achievements are far worse than yours." For me, being nominated is considered a success, but I don't dare to think much about tonight's awards. ”

"Mr. Mai is polite!" Jiang Ran said with a smile.

"That's right, Mr. Mak. When do you plan to make the sequel to "Provincial and Hong Kong Cavalry"?" Jiang Ran changed the topic and asked, "I suggest that you take advantage of the influence of this Academy Awards and make it as soon as possible." ”

"After all, now that Hong Kong's film market is becoming more and more prosperous, there are too many new excellent works released every year, and over time, the audience will forget the previous works. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for the reminder. Mai Dangxiong nodded, "I plan to make a sequel to this movie in the second half of the year, and when the time comes, I will ask Mr. Jiang for more support." ”

"You are an important partner of our group, and we naturally want to fully support your films. Jiang Ran nodded and replied with a very affirmative expression.

Jiang Ran must support Mai Dangxiong's films, after all, they are now the most stable film source producer of Ranfeng Group in Hong Kong, and they play a pivotal role in Ranfeng's cinema operation.

Of course, this kind of full support is also support on the basis of ensuring the promotion of Ranfeng's own films, just like this year, Ranfeng will only give McDonald's company a hot spot.

After chatting with Mai Dangxiong for a few words, Jiang Ran said hello to Mai Dangxiong and returned to his seat.

In fact, he didn't want to sit with the crew of "Zombie Out of the Cage" today, because this would put Jiang Ran in an atmosphere where Zhong Chuhong and Guan Zhilin were competing against each other, which made him very frightened.

Under Guan Zhilin's somewhat resentful gaze, Jiang Ran forced himself to act as if nothing had happened, and slowly sat down beside Zhong Chuhong, waiting for the start of the award ceremony with some annoyance.

didn't let Jiang Ran wait long, and the award ceremony finally began under the expectations of everyone.

"Hello everyone! I'm Yu Cheng. ......"The emcee of the Hong Kong Film Awards this time, the organizing committee specially found Yu Cheng, who is now working for the radio station.

This made Jiang Ran a little surprised.

The financier behind the Hong Kong Film Awards was ATV at first, but it was actually Ranfeng Group, and then last year, ATV saw that the influence and advertising sponsorship income of the Academy Awards were very considerable, and Qiu Degen personally came forward to discuss with Jiang Ran, wanting to become the real financier behind the Academy Awards.

For Jiang Ran, with the current influence of him and Ranfeng Group, it is enough to guarantee that no matter who is in charge of the main committee of the award, the interests of Ranfeng must be considered.

Therefore, Jiang Ran did not object to Qiu Degen's request, anyway, he never thought of completely controlling the Academy Awards, after all, whether it is the film industry or the media, no one wants to see a single film award.

Jiang Ran looked at Yu Cheng on the stage, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, and thought thoughtfully: "Interesting! ATV sponsored, but found a host of the wireless station to be the emcee." It seems that the people in the Film Fortnight and the Academy Awards organizing committee are not willing to be lonely. ”

ATV and TVB, as the only two free-to-air television stations in Hong Kong, are not enemies of life and death, but the competition between them is also quite fierce.

Moreover, this is because Qiu Degen was originally a shareholder of Wireless and had some friendship with Run Run Shaw. Otherwise, the market competition between these two TV stations will definitely be even more fierce.

In this case, now the Academy Awards Organizing Committee has ignored the interests of ATV and chose a wireless host to host the Academy Awards.

It's normal to think about it, though. After all, with the influence of the current Academy Awards, it can actually operate completely independently, and it no longer needs ATV's sponsorship behind it.

In the face of advertising revenues that are far greater than the sponsorship costs, and in the face of ATV's fingers, it would be abnormal if the film biweekly and the organizing committee had no ideas in their hearts.

"Hey, I heard that this Yu Cheng loves women!Is it true?" Jiang Ran looked at the stage, Yu Cheng's medium-sized dress, and suddenly thought that this person seemed to be a lesbian later, so the gossip tilted his head to Zhong Chuhong's ear and asked in a low voice.

Zhong Chuhong turned his head and glanced at Jiang Ran, and then scolded softly: "I said you are a big man, why are you so gossipy!" Saying that, Zhong Chuhong looked around with a little weakness, and then whispered: "I have also heard people say so." ”

"But don't talk nonsense. It hurts. Zhong Chuhong finally whispered.

Jiang Ran shook his head disappreciably and did not speak.

In this era, homosexuality is still rare, and no one dares to admit it publicly, after all, the current society is still relatively conservative. But in Jiang Hou's memory, there are many people who admit homosexuality among those celebrities.

In Jiang Ran's cranky thoughts, the Academy Awards were proceeding in an orderly manner, but as time went by, Jiang Ran's eyes gradually became gloomy.

"Zombies Out of the Cage" received a total of ten nominations for the Academy Awards, but now that the awards ceremony has been going on for most of the time, Jiang Ran and they haven't won a single award.

Jiang Ran now has a very bad premonition in his heart, and he and Ranfeng Group may really succeed in the nomination this time.

Just thinking about it, the stage has begun to award the Best Actress, the winner of the last Best Actress - Ye Tong, looked at the list in his hand, and said with a smile: "The winner of the Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards this time is, "The Passing Years" - Siqin Gaowa. ”

Ye Tong's words made the whole hall slightly quiet, because Siqin Gaowa is not from Hong Kong, but from the mainland, which is obviously completely unexpectedly for many Hong Kong people who look down on the mainland now.

Jiang Ran himself was slightly stunned, he really didn't expect Siqin Gaowa to win the award. Whether from his past life or from the experience of this life, he can understand the unprovoked arrogance of Hong Kong filmmakers in the face of their mainland counterparts.

In the previous life, those Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, even if they needed to go to the mainland to make money, always looked superior, and they couldn't let go of the pride of Oriental Hollywood.

In Jiang Ran's view, Hong Kong filmmakers in that period were like the Manchu magnates at the end of the Qing Dynasty, living in their own fantasies and resting on their laurels, but they didn't know when the market was king.

Jiang Ran was slightly stunned, and then applauded first under the gaze of everyone around him. Driven by Jiang Ran, first the crew of "Passing Years" and the people of Ran Feng's family, and then the entire hall burst into applause.

After the Best Actress vignette, the Academy Awards ceremony continued, and after a small award was awarded, the highlight - Best Actor began to be awarded.

Last year's Best Actor opened a double yolk egg, and Chow Yun-fat and Leung Ka-fai won at the same time, but because Chow Yun-fat was nominated again this year, the award presenter was Leung Ka-fai.

Speaking of Liang Jiahui, after being honored at the Academy Awards last year, he was immediately banned by the Taiwan authorities, and his career fell into the lowest ebb, and he had to make a living by setting up stalls.

Leung Ka-fai stood on the stage, although he kept a smile on his face, he didn't feel good in his heart.

Last year, he was still the protagonist here, although he is still standing on the stage this year, but now it is difficult to receive even a notice, and even today's outfit cannot afford it, and the organizing committee needs to help him arrange it.

"The Best Actor at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards is, "Public Servant" - Li Xiuxian. Liang Jiahui tried his best to maintain the smile on his face, and said in a calm tone.

Hearing Liang Jiahui's words, Jiang Ran's heart sank again, and his premonition was getting closer and closer.

"Ah Fa, don't be sad, your excellence is no longer proven by the Academy Awards. Jiang Ran suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and turned his head to comfort the frustrated Chow Yun-fat.

"I'm fine!" Chow Yun-fat collected his mood and said with a smile to Jiang Ran. He had already won the award last year, and although he was a little disappointed now, he was not too disappointed from time to time.

After Best Actor, only two awards were left for Best Director and Best Film among the ten awards nominated for "Zombie Out", and Jiang Ran and others received an unusually ugly zero egg in the first eight nominations.

At this time, not only the crew of "Zombie Out of the Cage", but also people nearby glanced at Jiang Ran from time to time, because everyone had a hunch that Jiang Ran was going to be ugly this time.

Of course, Jiang Ran felt some strange eyes around him, and his heart was also extremely annoyed now, but he had to keep his face calm and wait for the announcement of the next two awards.