Chapter 151: Awards Gala (Part I)
On the eve of the Academy Awards, an entertainment gossip shocked the people of Xiangjiang.
It turned out that when Da Fei and Weng Meiling flew back to Xiangjiang from Britain, the intimate behavior of the two at the airport was inadvertently photographed by the paparazzi, and then the paparazzi showed their omnipotent ability, not only found out that Da Fei and the two had confirmed their relationship, but also mastered the confession process that night.
Xiangjiang Entertainment Weekly and Gossip Magazine were suddenly filled with the news of Da Fei and Weng Meiling, and the two suddenly became the darlings of the media, whether they were on the street or on the set, there were more than a dozen paparazzi following and shooting, and even the Xu Ji Tea Restaurant where Da Fei often went had paparazzi squatting for a long time, Da Fei was still novel when he was followed by a large number of reporters for the first time, and he felt miserable after a long time, and at this moment he realized how precious his previous free time was.
Artists have a public love relationship, and they will definitely lose a certain number of fans, and the people find their love for the elf's lovely Weng Meiling, which is still happy and blessed, the Xiangjiang entertainment industry in the 80s is still in the early stage of development, far from reaching the peak of the 90s, and the fan group is relatively loose and rational.
Just when the people of Xiangjiang were talking about this gossip news, the 3rd Xiangjiang Film Awards Gala was held as scheduled on the evening of August 4 at the Regent Hotel on the shore of Victoria Harbour.
Compared to the first and second editions held at the Shouson Centre and Baptist College, the third edition at the five-star Regent Hotel has undoubtedly raised the bar for the Academy Awards, with its unique seafood and panoramic views of Victoria Harbour, which is on par with The Peninsula Hotel.
In the "Domestic Zero Paint" written and directed by Zhou Xingchi in later generations, the agent played by Zhou Xingchi arrived at the hotel where Xiangjiang stayed for the first time, and it was taken in the Regent Hotel, and was laughed at by the front desk waiter as "Regent Hotel".
At the same time as the grade is raised, there are also restrictions on the people who participate in the party, in addition to those who work in film, the minimum requirement is to have a certain well-known person in Xiangjiang, and all the processes are learning from the Hollywood Academy Awards.
Wang Zheng brought the main creative members of the "Crazy Stone" crew to the award ceremony early, and after a brief interview with a TVB reporter, he was able to enter the Regent Hotel.
Before the party started, the crew and personnel of various film companies who came to participate in the party gathered in the hotel lobby to talk casually, Zhou Xingchi, who was dressed in a black dress, looked at the watch on his wrist and said to everyone: "It's almost eight o'clock, why hasn't Fei Ge come yet?"
Seeing Zhou Xingchi ask about Da Fei, Liang Chaowei, Wu Mengda, Liu Dehao, Wu Zhenyu, Lan Jieying and others shrugged their shoulders and expressed the same doubts, while Tang Zhenye, who was also a member of the crew of "Crazy Stone", looked a little embarrassed.
Wang Zheng originally thought that Tang Zhenye would not come to this awards party because of his bad relationship with Da Fei, but since he came, he still welcomed it, after all, Tang Zhenye would also contribute to this play, and he said to Zhou Xingchi: "It should be entangled by reporters outside, let's wait." ”
As soon as Wang Zheng's words fell, he saw Da Fei, who was sweating profusely, came to the hall, followed by Weng Meiling in a white dress.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!"
The big flyer has not arrived, but the apology is preceded.
Zhou Xingchi sneered and said: "Brother Fei, I haven't seen you for a few days, and my speech is becoming more and more gentle, it seems that Sister Ah Weng has trained well." ”
Weng Meiling, who was holding Da Fei's arm, looked very shy when she heard Xiafei's cheeks, this was the first time the two met Wang Zheng and others after confirming their relationship.
Da Fei glared at Zhou Xingchi and said to Wang Zheng: "Ah Zheng, I now know why you are racing with that group of paparazzi on Lantau Island, as you said, they are like kraft candy, no matter where I go, they will follow them, and they can't get rid of them." ”
Wang Zheng gloated and said: "It's just the beginning, you should be prepared to ambush that group of paparazzi for a long time!"
Although the paparazzi's endless follow-up and candid filming made the artist very annoyed, Carlau Lau, Wu Zhenyu and others, who played supporting roles in "Crazy Stone", were very envious of Da Fei and Weng Meiling, and they were looking forward to the moment when they were focused by the flash.
Just as Da Fei put on a bitter gourd face, the famous director Li Hanxiang walked past everyone with the crew of "Listening to Politics with a Curtain".
Li Hanxiang was a famous director in the early days of Xiangjiang, not to mention his work achievements, just to say that he played an exemplary role in co-production for the period when the mainland gradually got out of the shadow of the Cultural Revolution, it is worthy of Wang Zheng's admiration, it is precisely because of him that there will be more and more co-productions between the mainland and Xiangjiang.
Quickly came to the crew of "Listening to Politics with a Curtain", Wang Zheng took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Li Hanxiang, and said with a slight smile: "Director Li, hello, I am Wang Zheng of Shaw Brothers, and I like the movie you directed very much!"
Li Hanxiang, who is nearly sixty years old, helped the flat mirror on his face, squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Zheng seriously for a while, then held his hand and said lightly: "I know you, I heard that the movies you make are very profitable." ”
Wang Zheng smiled modestly: "Where, I make some commercial films with the goal of making money, which cannot be compared with historical films by Director Li to promote Chinese culture." ”
Li Hanxiang nodded slightly: "I'll just praise me as you, China has a historical heritage of up and down 5,000 years, there are many subjects that can be filmed, I also hope that you can shoot more about the history and humanities of our Chinese, and it is okay to make money by making movies, but blindly making money is losing the movie itself." ”
Wang Zheng said very teachablely: "Thank you Director Li for your guidance, I will consider it!"
Li Hanxiang was very satisfied with Wang Zheng's non-arrogant and impatient attitude, and a slight smile appeared on his face: "I can't talk about pointing, it's just some personal feelings." After speaking, he pointed to the two young men and women behind him and continued: "This is the hero and heroine of our crew, you young people communicate more, I will meet old friends." ”
After Li Hanxiang left, Liang Jiahui, the actor of "Listening to Politics with the Curtain", came over with the heroine Liu Xiaoqing.
"Ah Zheng, I haven't seen you for a long time, this is mainland actor Liu Xiaoqing. ”
"Director Wang, hello, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Liu Xiaoqing, who was tied in a ponytail, looked down-to-earth and generous, and greeted Wang Zheng in unfamiliar Cantonese.
Looking at this famous mainland actress, Wang Zheng smiled slightly and said in standard Mandarin: "Hello, you can communicate with me in Chinese." ”
Liu Xiaoqing was obviously relieved, playfully spat out his fragrant tongue, and said in authentic Yanjing dialect: "In the past few days, speaking Cantonese has curled my tongue, is Wang Dao from Baodao? I have never seen Xiangjiang people speak Chinese without an accent." ”
Wang Zheng explained with a smile: "My hometown is in the mainland, and I have practiced since I was a child, so it is quite standard. ”
Liu Xiaoqing has a good impression of the Xiangjiang director in front of her, who is younger than her, and when filming "Listening to Politics with the Curtain" and "Burning the Old Summer Palace", the Xiangjiang people she came into contact with were all domineering, as if the mainlanders were inferior, and Wang Zheng couldn't feel that kind of complacency at all, which made her feel very cordial.
Wang Zheng also inquired a lot of information about the mainland from Liu Xiaoqing, which provided him with a lot of help during his trip to the mainland in September.
Not long after the two talked, the time had come to eight o'clock in the evening, and the awards party was about to start, so Wang Zheng said goodbye to Liu Xiaoqing and walked into the venue with Zhou Xingchi and others.