Chapter 51: The Gathering

The first Hong Kong Film Awards finally ended in Jiang Ran's embarrassment and disappointment, and Jiang Ran had already made an appointment with Tsui Hark, Chow Yun-fat, Chen Baixiang and Jackie Chan, who was working together, to get together.

When Jiang Ran and Zhong Chuhong walked out of the Hong Kong Arts Center, they were about to get in the car and leave, but they were stopped by several reporters.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think of winning the Hong Kong Film Awards this time? Compared with others, you and Miss Chung attended in formal attire, which shows that you attach great importance to this award ceremony. ”

When Jiang Ran heard the reporter's question, his heart twitched, and finally knew why there were so many celebrities attending the ceremony today, and there were still so many reporters who came to interview him.

Jiang Ran calmed down, coughed, and then said seriously: "First of all, I am very happy that Hong Kong has our own film awards. ”

"As we all know, in the past two years, Hong Kong's film market has developed rapidly. In this year's Spring Festival, movies with a box office of 10 million or 20 million have appeared one after another, but before today, our Hong Kong films did not have their own film awards, which obviously does not match the development speed of Hong Kong films at this stage. ”

When Jiang Ran said this, he also forgot about the previous embarrassment, and the more he spoke, the smoother his thoughts became.

"The bold organization of this film award by Mr. Chen Posen and Mr. Shu Qi of Film Fortnight is a very respectable thing, and it fills the gap in this regard for Hong Kong films. Of course, because it was the first time, there is still a lot of room for improvement and improvement in this film awards ceremony. ”

"As a part of Hong Kong films, we are very happy to see that our Hong Kong film industry has its own film awards. Therefore, I have great respect and importance for this film award organized by Film Fortnightly. ”

"The success of the Hong Kong Film Awards marks that the development of our Hong Kong films has not only made progress in the box office market, but also pursued the development of film art. ”

Jiang Ran was talking here, Chen Bosen and Shu Qi happened to pass by, saw Jiang Ran being interviewed, and took the initiative to come over.

"Mr. Jiang and Miss Zhong, thank you for supporting the work of our Film Fortnight Weekly and coming to attend this award ceremony. ”

The two of them were grateful to Jiang Ran and the others for being able to dress up to attend this event, especially after comparing with other people on the scene, Jiang Ran's respect for the award ceremony was even more valuable.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Shu, you are polite. I just told a few reporters that the film awards organized by your magazine are a breakthrough for Hong Kong films and a milestone mark for the all-round development of Hong Kong films. ”

"Of course, there are still some problems with this ceremony, but its contribution to Hong Kong films is obvious to all, so we will definitely give full support to this film award, and I also hope that "Film Fortnightly" magazine can continue to insist on holding this award. ”

"Thank you Mr. Jiang for your support, and our magazine hopes to continue this award. Chen Bosen said.

After chatting with Jiang Ran for a few words, Chen Bosen and the two left. Jiang Ran and the others thought that they could leave smoothly, but to Jiang Ran's surprise, the number of reporters surrounding the two did not decrease, but increased.

"Friends from the media, now the question is almost asked, please let me go. Jiang Ran said that he was going to escort Zhong Chuhong away.

However, the reporter obviously had no intention of letting Jiang Ran leave, but continued to surround Jiang Ran and asked, "Mr. Jiang, Miss Zhong, are you filming now?"

Since Jiang Ran came to the ceremony with Zhong Chuhong today, he had already discussed with Zhong Chuhong that their love did not need to be hidden, everything went naturally.

Therefore, hearing the reporter's question, Jiang Ran stopped, glanced at Zhong Chuhong next to him, then took her hand and raised it, and said with a smile to several reporters: "As you can see, the beauty next to her is now my girlfriend." ”

When Zhong Chuhong heard Jiang Ran's answer, he also leaned towards Jiang Ran with a sweet face. In the dense sound of a group of reporters taking pictures, Jiang Ran naturally hugged Zhong Chuhong's slender waist and let the reporters record the picture of the two sweetly embracing each other.

Jiang Ran and the others finally sent the reporter away, and when they arrived at the meeting place, Tsui Hark and the others had already arrived. In addition to Chen Baixiang, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun-fat, Jiang Ran also saw Sammo Hung at the scene.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, I'm late, I've kept you waiting!" Jiang Ran had already gone and apologized to a few people.

"Ah Ran, everyone friends, don't be polite, sit down!" Jackie Chan stood up and said to Jiang Ran and the others, and then introduced Sammo Hung and said: "My senior brother happened to be with me just now, so I invited him to come over." ”

Sammo Hung also stood up and said, "Mr. Jiang, I heard that Ah Long said that you have a party, so I came over and had a good time, Mr. Jiang, don't be surprised." ”

Jiang Ran greeted Sammo Hung with a smile and said, "Brother Bao is polite, just call me Ah Ran, it's too late for you to come and we welcome you." ”

"Ah Ran, why have you been delayed for so long?" Chen Baixiang asked out loud at this time.

Zhong Chuhong replied on the side: "I was blocked by reporters outside the art center and was not allowed to leave. ”

Jiang Ran was also helpless, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, because my and Ah Hong's costumes are a bit different today, so I was blocked by reporters as soon as I came out." ”

Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help laughing, and Jackie Chan gloated again: "Ah Ran, you are indeed very eye-catching at the scene today, I heard a lot of people talking about you, oh! Ha-ha!"

Everyone teased Jiang Ran and a few people for a while, and the topic unconsciously said that the movie was up.

"Ah Ran, when will the movie between you and Ah Long start filming, and when will it be released, don't collide with my movie. ”

Sammo Hung is more concerned about Jiang Ran's movies, and as far as he knows, this movie by Jiang Ran and the two is very likely to be released on Golden Harvest.

Although Sammo Hung has just begun post-production of his new film, and the next film has not yet been shadowed, the Hong Kong film production cycle has always been very short, and it is not necessarily that now that this movie has just been released, there is an idea for a new movie, so Sammo Hung hopes to understand Jiang Ran's film schedule and prepare for his next film production.

Jiang Ran looked at Sammo Hung and said speechlessly: "Brother Bao, as far as I know, your new movie is about to be completed, how can it collide with my movie?"

"Ah Ran, I mean my next movie, your Ran Feng's movie production speed is so slow, who knows if it will collide with my next movie. ”

After Jiang Ran heard this, he was speechless and asked Qingtian, these Hong Kong filmmakers are too hard, this movie hasn't been released yet, I'm thinking about the next movie, and I can't let people live.

"Brother Bao, you are working too hard, how can you make other filmmakers live like this. ”

Before Sammo Hung could speak, Chen Baixiang said beside him: "Ah Ran, it's not Brother Bao's hard work, it's that your production efficiency is too slow, and it will take nearly half a year for your film to be finalized from project approval to final painting, you can see which film company in Hong Kong is like you." ”

"Yes, Aran, your film production is too slow. Chow Yun-fat agreed.

"Yes, you spent a lot of time on the preliminary preparation, and made the shooting plan very detailed, although it can reduce a lot of trouble and mistakes for the shooting, but at the same time it takes a lot of time, it actually inhibits the director's on-site creative inspiration. Tsui Hark also said to Jiang Ran on the side.

Jiang Ran faced the sudden condemnation, although he also knew that what several people said was true, and he did not agree with their views. But Jiang Ran did not intend to refute them, and this is what the overall filmmaking environment in Hong Kong is like now. Jiang Ran doesn't have the ability to change the big environment, he just needs to make his own movies according to his own steps.

"Okay, okay, guys, I'm wrong. The release time of my film with Aaron should probably be in July or August. ”

After talking about Jiang Ran's movie, Tsui Hark also talked about his new idea, he wanted to shoot the Xianxia novel "The Legend of Shu Mountain". Since Tsui Hark went it alone, he has filmed two movies before and after, although the box office is not as good as "Ghost Horse Smart Star", but they are also more than five million, which is not bad overall.

Jiang Ran is very optimistic that Tsui Hark is filming "The Legend of Shu Mountain" now, and history has proved this, so he persuaded euphemistically: "Brother Ke, the scene of the Xianxia story is too big, and it is not realistic to shoot any magnificent scenes at this stage, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the routine of martial arts, I think you should slow down." ”

Tsui Hark obviously has a great desire to shoot "The Legend of Shu Mountain", and after listening to Jiang Ran's words, he did not plan to give up.

"I had the idea of filming "The Legend of Shushan" a long time ago, as for the big scenes, there is always no macro scene of Star Wars, right?"

After listening to Tsui Hark's words, even if Jiang Ran was not optimistic about Tsui Hark, he didn't say anything more. Everyone has their own ideas, Jiang Ran can't put his will on others, and if he does, his friends may not have to do it.