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On September 16, Hong Kong also ushered in another major event, the 12th Hong Kong International Film Festival held a grand opening ceremony at the Hong Kong City Hall.

This is the Hong Kong Film Society taking over the hosting rights.

The first Hong Kong International Film Festival, which was held after the all-round reform, attracted attention from all walks of life, and the scene was also extraordinarily grand.

Even the Governor of Hong Kong, Wilson attended the opening ceremony in person.

Compared with the few popularity of previous editions, this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival can be described as a star-studded event, with not only many local Hong Kong stars.

It also attracts a large number of excellent films and filmmakers from all over the world.

Of the 20 films that signed up and were shortlisted for the main part of the film festival - the feature film unit of the main competition, except for eight Hong Kong films,

All the others are from countries and regions such as the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea.

On the issue of the selection of the opening film, there has been a debate within the Hong Kong Film Association, some people believe that in order to highlight the internationalization of the film festival,

The opening film should choose a Hong Kong film and a foreign film;

Others believe that this is the first film festival to be hosted by the Film Association after taking over the hosting rights, and it should mainly showcase Hong Kong films.

Therefore, the opening films should all be Hong Kong films.

Both points of view were valid, and in the end, after several discussions by the Council, the final decision was made - Hong Kong films were chosen for the opening film.

As compensation, but also for the purpose of 'highlighting internationalization'.

The chairman of the jury committee is the famous American director Steven Spielberg, and Wu Yusen and Tsui Hark jointly serve as vice chairmen.

This plan was unanimously approved by the film association and passed smoothly.

There is no disagreement on the choice of specific films,

Among the eight Hong Kong films shortlisted for the feature film unit of the main competition, only "Once Upon a Time 2" and "Farewell My Concubine" are the most suitable opening films.

One is the most well-known martial arts film in Hong Kong,

But it is not a copy of the routine of previous martial arts films, both in terms of creative theory and technology, there are innovations, and it is called a new martial arts.

The other is a literary film adapted from Li Bihua's novel of the same name.

One of the two films is a commercial film that pays attention to the box office, and the other is a typical literary film, which is just in line with the positioning of the film festival.

It is worth mentioning that these two films are all from Webster.

This situation will of course make some people unhappy, but to be honest, "Once Upon a Time 2" and "Farewell My Concubine" are indeed the most suitable.

Therefore, even if someone has a complaint, they can only accept it helplessly.

Who makes their company unable to make films that meet the conditions, otherwise how can they make a profit.

In order to meet the needs of the screening of films in various units, the Organizing Committee of the Film Festival has prepared more than 40 cinemas, distributed in various regions of Hong Kong.

On the first day of the festival, all theaters were almost full, and even advance tickets were lined up a week later.

It can be seen that Hong Kong people also have a great enthusiasm for the festival.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the red carpet session of the opening ceremony of the film festival, which is even better than the Academy Awards ceremony more than two months ago.

The main thing is that the festival is more international than the Academy Awards.

There are also far more foreign stars who come to attend than the Academy Awards, after all, there are dozens of films from various countries alone.

Naturally, the attention it receives is also greater.

There is a very straightforward figure - two months ago, there were seven television stations that broadcast live the Hong Kong Film Awards.

and 12 international film festivals.

Just after 8 o'clock in the morning, there was already a lot of people outside the Hong Kong City Hall, and there was no need for reporters to say more, and there were thousands of fans.

Among them are both Hong Kong locals and tourists from all over the world.

Some of these tourists happened to come to Hong Kong for tourism, and some came specifically for the film festival, not only to participate in the film festival, but also to see their idols.

This is also due to the limited space outside the Hong Kong City Hall, which limits the number of participants.

Otherwise, the number will have to be at least doubled.

By half past eight, Liu Songren and Shen Dianxia were dressed in formal clothes, holding hands with each other, and their expressions appeared in the live TV broadcast with solemn expressions.

One of them represents wireless and the other represents Phoenix Satellite TV.

Shen Dianxia won't talk about it, she was originally the gold medal emcee in Hong Kong and the permanent emcee of the Academy Awards.

Although Liu Songren rarely serves as the emcee, his image, timbre and popularity are enough to be qualified for the important role of the emcee of the film festival.

I only heard Liu Songren speak first:

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen in front of the TV, it is the opening ceremony of the 12th Hong Kong International Film Festival."

Shen Dianxia took over:

"Yes, we're at the opening ceremony of the 12th Hong Kong International Film Festival, and to be honest, I'm very excited."

"At this moment, there are not only hundreds of media reporters on the scene."

"And thousands of loyal fans from all over the world who are waiting for the opening ceremony to begin, and it's really, really exciting."

The live broadcast camera turned to the crowd next to him with Shen Dianxia's words.

Sure enough, there were dense heads of people at a glance, as well as huge posters hanging around the venue, which were particularly conspicuous.

In addition, many police officers and security guards can be seen.

Turning the camera back, Liu Songren continued: "Compared with previous editions, this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival has undergone all-round reforms. ”

"It has become the most important platform to showcase Hong Kong films and bring them in line with international standards."

"Concretely speaking, this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival has attracted more attention from filmmakers from all over the world than in previous editions."

"More than half of the films shortlisted for each category are from overseas."

"And each one is very good, and many of them are the latest works of master directors, such as Andrei Zolaski's 'Silver Planet'."

"That's right."

Shen Dianxia nodded: "Not only the shortlisted works, but also the members of the jury are world-class, including the famous Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, I believe that many of his works, such as "e.t.", have been seen in front of the TV. ”

"In addition, there are the famous French director Jacques Behan, the famous Japanese director Takeshi Kitano, etc."

"Of course, there are also local directors in Hong Kong such as Woo Yusen and Tsui Hark, and these master directors will form the most authoritative jury."

"We will select the best film of this film festival, that is, the Golden Bauhinia Award."

However, the Golden Bauhinia Award and other awards will not be announced until the last day of the festival. During this period, you can enjoy the exhibited films. ”

At this time, the two emcees seemed to have received instructions.

Liu Songren changed the topic: "Let's not talk about it much, and then the opening ceremony will start soon, first of all, the red carpet ceremony." ”

"In the upcoming red carpet session, there are not only many Hong Kong actors."

"There are also more than 200 filmmakers from all over the world, including both handsome guys with tall postures and beautiful female stars."

"They're going to be on the red carpet."

Shen Dianxia said: "Seriously, I'm really, really looking forward to it at this time, much more excited than when I hosted the Academy Awards in the past. ”

With the arrival of the first courtesy car, the red carpet session officially began.

Some of the guests who walked the red carpet were judges of the jury, some were the main creators of the shortlisted films, and some were purely invited.

Either way, on such a grand occasion today, every guest is dressed up, especially the female guests.

Almost did everything in his power to show himself.

The reporters and fans on both sides of the red carpet were dizzying, and there were so many foreign male and female guests attending such a grand event today.

Most Hong Kong people have seen it for the first time.

One significant difference from the Red Carpet Ceremony of the Academy Awards is that the two emcees, Liu Songren and Shen Dianxia, did not interview the guests who walked off the red carpet.

It's just that every time a guest walks on the red carpet, he will make a voice introduction in a timely manner.

After all, this is a completely international stage, and not every guest knows the fans and the audience in front of the TV.

As a major event in Hong Kong, it is the first time that the Film Association has participated in the hosting.

Of course, Wei Xiong, the master, cannot be absent.

Similar to the red carpet ceremony at the Academy Awards two months ago, from the second half of the process, Wei Xiong's women appeared either alone or in groups.

all appeared on the stage with the most eye-catching attitude, and the attention they received was no worse than that of those big-name stars in Europe and the United States.

Everyone can instantly attract the attention of the audience the moment they walk on the red carpet, with beautiful faces, perfect bodies, and luxurious dresses.

Coupled with the sparkling, you can see the priceless jewelry at a glance.

made them the objects of competition for all the reporters and photographers on the scene, and they pressed the camera shutter one by one without stinging on the film.

Even though it was daytime, you could still clearly see a light curtain of magnesium lights.

As for Wei Xiong...... In a black extended Rolls-Royce driving to the venue, Gong Li withdrew her gaze from the outside and glanced at Wei Xiong next to her.

"Why didn't Mr. Wei walk the red carpet with Miss Guan."

"You and Zhizhi are both heroines of the opening ceremony film, is there a difference who you walk the red carpet with?" Wei Xiong smiled slightly and said.

The opening films of the festival are "Once Upon a Time 2" and "Farewell My Concubine".

According to the arrangement of the organizing committee, the heroines of the two films were arranged at the end, walking the red carpet with Wei Xiong and Wei Yixin respectively.

It stands to reason that Wei Xiong should be with Guan Zhilin, but this is not the case.

As for why, I know that Wei Xiong himself knows.

"Aren't you boyfriend and girlfriend with Miss Guan? Walking the red carpet with her is a matter of course. Gong Li's eyes were a little dodgy.

It seems a little nervous.

It is worth mentioning that there is a distance of thirty or forty centimeters between her and Wei Xiong.

The current Gong Li is obviously not the Gong Li who showed the queen's domineering spirit as soon as she appeared, nor is she the Gong Li who even dared to take on tertiary films.

Although she is more mature than her peers on the outside, she still has the reserve of a girl on her heart.

"I think it's good to walk the red carpet with Miss Gong."

After a pause, Wei Xiong continued: "Does Miss Gong plan to come to Hong Kong to develop, you can get many more opportunities in Hong Kong than in the mainland. ”

"Mr. Wei wants to sign me?"

Gong Li's expression was slightly questioning, in fact, she was not surprised that Wei Xiong wanted to sign her, because she had always been confident in her acting skills.

And she also has a certain international reputation.

"I think the company should have sent an invitation to Miss Gong to sign a contract at the beginning." The filming plan for "Farewell My Concubine" was proposed by Wei Xiong.

But it was completely operated by Zeng Zhiwei.

Later, he learned that Li Bihua personally named Guan Jinpeng as the director, and Guan Jinpeng had successfully filmed "Rouge Buckle" adapted from Li Bihua's novel.

As for why Guan Jinpeng was so coincidental and still chose Gong Li as the heroine, Wei Xiong is unknown.

Maybe it has something to do with "Red Sorghum".

With this film, Gong Li made an international name when she first debuted, and although she did not receive a personal nomination, her performance in the film was widely acclaimed.

"Yes, but I think Hong Kong movies are too entertaining, and I'm afraid I'll not be able to adapt to them."

"There are also literary films in Hong Kong, just like "Farewell My Concubine".

"There are also "Rouge Buckle", "People and Ghosts Are Not Over", "50 First Loves", etc., there are not a few films that are literary and popular."

"And you can also see that the internationalization of Hong Kong films is getting bigger and bigger."

"In the future, there will definitely be more and more foreign actors coming to Hong Kong to develop their careers, and there will also be more and more Hong Kong films released internationally."

"I don't understand why you'd refuse."

"To put it mildly, the film industry in the mainland is too backward, and both theory and production technology are far behind Hong Kong."

"Except for a few good literary films that are occasionally released, but no one watches them at all, I don't know what else there is."

……

When Wei Xiong pulled Gong Li out of the car, Wei Yixin and Guan Zhilin were standing at the beginning of the red carpet waiting, and the organizing committee had already made proper arrangements.

The two groups of them were the last guests, and they also arrived almost at the same time, and the Rolls-Royce was gradually moving away in front of them to officially send Wei Yixin and Zhang Manyu to the courtesy car.

It's just the front and back feet, and there is almost no so-called who arrives first and who arrives last.

Wei Xiong stepped forward and shook Wilsson's hand, as the president of the Film Association, he regarded himself as the master.

"I am very pleased that Mr. Governor General is here today to attend the opening ceremony of the festival in person, and I believe that with Mr. Governor taking the stage to speak, today's opening ceremony will be a great success."

"Hehe, Mr. Wei is polite."

Wilson smiled: "After all, I am the Governor of Hong Kong, and it is within my duty to do what I can for Hong Kong's film industry. ”

Wei Xiong made a gesture in the direction of the red carpet.

The two of them each walked towards the venue with the beautiful women around them, waving their hands to the people on both sides from time to time on the way, or stopping for a while.

Let reporters and photographers take some pictures.

Entering the venue, Wei Xiong and Wei Yixin separated from their female companions.

As the most important guests of the opening ceremony, they were placed in the middle of the front row, and they had to speak on stage later.

Moreover, Gong Li and Guan Zhilin were arranged to sit with their respective crews, and all the guests in the venue, except for those who were invited,

This is true for the other works that have been shortlisted.

……

The lights dimmed, and after a moment the sound of music rang out in the room, and then a beam of light shone into the center of the stage, where a man stood.

It was Zhang Xueyou.

Today's Zhang Xueyou has gained a good reputation not only in Asia, but also in Europe and the United States, and just finished his first tour of Europe and the United States a few years ago.

A cover of the English version of "Kiss Goodbye" has made countless European and American fans remember him.

He is currently the most famous male singer in Hong Kong in Europe and the United States.

As the music ended, the hosts Liu Songren and Shen Dianxia walked onto the stage...... In accordance with the established procedures, the opening ceremony proceeded in a step-by-step manner.

During this period, Wei Xiong and Wilson gave speeches in their capacities as President of the Hong Kong Film Society and Governor of Hong Kong respectively.

……

Wei Xiong's speech on the stage was finished, and it lasted about ten minutes.

Then Wilson also walked slowly to the stage amid applause, with a faint smile on his face, and his speech also took about ten minutes.

Compared with the officials in the mainland officialdom, who often speak for half an hour and an hour,

Wei Xiong and Wei Yixin's speeches can only be described as brief.

However, brevity does not mean that there is no content, Wei Yixin is just that, Wei Xiong introduced the future prospects and plans of Hong Kong films in his speech,

He also expressed his opinion on the development trend of world cinema.

Although none of these visions, plans, and opinions have yet to happen, and no one is sure whether they will actually happen, the audience will burst into warm applause whenever he says something wonderful......

The opening ceremony continued.

In order to make the opening ceremony go smoothly, the organizing committee has made careful arrangements for all links, so that the opening ceremony will not be boring.

The warm applause that rang out from time to time in the venue proved that the arrangements of the organizing committee were not in vain.

Towards the end, a high table covered with a red cloth was slowly pushed out of the backstage by Miss Manners.

Wei Xiong and Wei Yixin were invited to the stage by the host,

The two of them unveiled the red cloth on the high table, and suddenly a golden light glittered, and the flower bud presented the unopened trophy in front of everyone.

This is the trophy of the Golden Bauhinia Award, the highest award of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

The trophy was designed by Wei Xiong himself, but public comments were solicited and the public enthusiastically participated, providing many valuable inputs.

A lot of the possible advice was applied to the design of the trophy.

However, the finished product of the trophy has been kept secret until now, and today is the first time that it has been shown publicly.

Throughout the festival, the trophy is placed in the center of this stage until the final day when it is awarded to the best film.

Following the opening ceremony, all guests moved to The Peninsula.

There will be a grand welcome luncheon.

With more than 400 world celebrities gathered, The Peninsula did not dare to slack off in the slightest and made all the arrangements a few days in advance.

There are even restrictions on the number of guests staying at the hotel, and special drills have been done to ensure that nothing goes wrong at that time.