Chapter Twenty-Four: I Waited Three Years
The 6th Hong Kong Film Awards was held at the College Hall of Hong Kong Baptist College shortly after the Spring Festival, hosted by Hong Kong Film Weekly, with Cheng Duling and Zhong Jinghui as emcees.
Once a dilapidated "Film Weekly" dragged out a Xiangjiang Academy Award, which was not welcomed at first, and had no source of funds, and was not sought after by filmmakers. It wasn't until 1983 that the Academy Awards began to be broadcast on television, and its influence continued to grow
Speaking of Chen Jialuo, he also participated in the 3rd Xiangjiang Film Awards with his first work "Mong Kok Night", but he did not win any awards.
This year, "The True Color of Heroes" was shortlisted for ten awards, breaking records, becoming a super hit in the eyes of the media and the public, and being favored by countless people. Even Zhou Jin and Tan Long were shortlisted for Best Actor at the same time, and the actor award said that they couldn't run out of the palm of "The True Color of Heroes".
But with the promulgation of awards one by one, "The True Color of Heroes" has fallen one after another, and there is no harvest, which makes many viewers extremely dissatisfied.
Chen Jialuo in front of the TV also frowned for a while, in his opinion, the value of those award-winning literary films is really not high. However, no matter what kind of film awards, they are particularly fond of literary films, to put it mildly, they just want to win awards?
"Winner of Best Actor - "True Colors of Heroes". ”
As the presenters shouted that the best actor was from "True Colors of Heroes", the camera swept around among the shortlisted actors. When the camera swept over Zhou Jin, many people, including Chen Jialuo, were slightly amazed.
Most of the actors, directors, etc. attended in full costumes, especially those shortlisted actors, which were not dresses, but Zhou Jin wore an extremely ordinary coat......
"Best Actor - "The True Color of Heroes" - Zhou Jin!"
Boom –
In an instant, applause resounded throughout the auditorium like a tide. This time, the Best Actor was won by Zhou Jin, and the award of Best Actor should be said to be well-deserved. The results of "The True Color of Heroes" are placed there, and Zhou Jin's little brother Ma has won the love of countless people, and his acting skills and personality are appreciated.
I saw Zhou Jin stand up and hug Tan Long, Wu Zhisen, Zhang Baorong, Xu You and others warmly, and then quickly walked to the stage to hug the award presenters, took the bottle of little golden man, and stood in front of the microphone with high spirits.
"Huh-"
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Jin, who was still smiling all over his face, became serious, and he still held Brother Xiaoma's signature toothpick in the corner of his mouth, which attracted countless people to laugh and applaud.
"I've worn a dress three times!"
"I've waited three times!"
"Why didn't I get this award tonight when I was dressed the most casually?"
Brother Xiaoma's signature movements and expressions appeared, coupled with the classic quotations in the movie, which won the applause and laughter of the audience.
At the recent Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, the battle between Zhou Jin and Tan Long for the actor was defeated at the feet of Tan Long. originally thought that Zhou Jin, who would lose the sand at the Academy Awards this time, but he didn't expect that he wore a coat casually and won the Golden Statue Best Actor.
"Thank you Director Wu Zhisen and producer Xu You, if it weren't for your repeated invitations, ......"
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When the 6th Xiangjiang Film Awards came to an end, there was a lot of noise and quarrel in the media about "The True Color of Heroes" only winning Best Actor and Best Film.
The annual Academy Awards is like a celebration banquet for Hong Kong filmmakers. With the end of the celebration banquet, everyone will continue to work hard in the coming year to make better Hong Kong movies.
The Hong Kong filmmakers of this period were proud, and their film output was second only to Hollywood. Taiwanese films, which were once big, have been thrown out hundreds of streets by them, and the entire Southeast Asian region is the box office of Xiangjiang films.
Today, Hong Kong can produce up to more than 300 films a year, and an average of one Hong Kong movie is released every day. The name of Oriental Hollywood is not groundless.
So how many days does it take for a Xiangjiang movie to be released from preparation to release? Seven days!!
In the Xiangjiang film industry, this phenomenon is called 'Seven Days of Freshness'.
For example, starting on Thursday, the producer immediately looks for actors, ready-made scripts or popular novels, and then contacts a talented director with a team of fast-moving staff...... The preparatory work can be completed on the same day.
Then everyone talks together, and the director gives a rough idea of how to shoot the film, and then the film can start shooting on Saturday. Write dialogue while shooting, or even take a novel and print and edit it at the same time.
By next Monday, the shooting will be complete. Wait until Tuesday to do the day's aftermath, then print copies overnight, and wait until Wednesday for exactly seven days. One copy is sent for review, and the others are sent to the cinema until they are released.
Of course, no matter how meticulous the movie of 'Seven Days of Fresh' is done and the links are close, it still can't escape the category of bad movies. Even if the industrialization of Xiangjiang film is mature, such a product is just one of the means to make money.
This kind of shoddy movie may take the lead in the market for a while and win some box office, but once it is hit by a really good movie, then it will not even have scum left.
Chen Jialuo is about to supervise the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story", with a total investment of up to 10 million, and the filming preparations such as casting and set have been arranged for more than a month, so he will naturally not be a member of the 'shoddy' army.
The rumors about Zhang Baorong and Wang Xiaoxian playing the male and female protagonists have already been released. Wang Xiaoxian also fell, but Zhang Baorong won the Golden Melody Award this time, beating Tan Tianwang, and it was when he was in the limelight, and countless reporters watched day and night to ask him about his new film.
Coupled with the gossip news that "A Chinese Ghost Story" caused at the beginning, whether the director and producer are in discord, or the casting is different, now the dust has settled. Due to Xueni's malicious slander at that time, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was pushed to the public's eyes.
Film studios now feel that they are striving for novelty and quality, and the attention this film has received can be imagined.
A new music emperor, a director turned from a martial arts director, a producer who is riddled with negative news and then pulls in a vase, can you make a costume ghost film that is not expected at all?
This question is not only a question from the media and the audience, but even many people in Yidu Film Company and film studios are skeptical and waiting to see the final result.
As for other peers, well, most bosses and directors no longer treat this movie as a rival in this year's schedule. "A Chinese Ghost Story" is probably just a tool that Xu You uses to support new directors and give them a chance to practice!
Under the heavy doubts, the launching ceremony of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is about to take place.