Compared with the first "Father and Son Love" with a strong literary flavor and the second "Running to the Angry Sea" with political reflection, this year's Xiangjiang Academy Awards threw an olive branch to commercial films with good content, box office, and word-of-mouth, Xu Ke was named the best director, and "Once Upon a Time" became the best film.

As a result, Xu Ke, who had already won the Best Director of the Treasure Island Golden Horse Award in 1981 for "Ghost Horse Wisdom and Multi-star", suddenly became a double director, and he was in the limelight for a while.

The organizing committee of the Academy Awards invited the adjudicator of Guinness World Records to confirm that "Once Upon a Time", which has been filmed more than 80 times, is the world's largest series of films on the same theme.

In the thunderous applause offered by the honored crowd at the scene, Tang Huan personally took the stage, and while saying "salute" again and again, he presented the "Lifetime Achievement Award" and "Professionalism Award" of the Academy Awards to "Master Huang" Guan Dexing and "Traitor Jian" Shi Jian respectively.

"Decades ago, the movie "Wong Fei Hung" starring Guan Dexing and Shi Jian not only created the classic artistic image of hoeing the strong and helping the weak, but also brought up the martial arts culture of Xiangjiang, laid the cornerstone of Xiangjiang martial arts films, and cultivated a group of behind-the-scenes film talents including action directors, martial arts directors, action stand-ins, etc., making Xiangjiang action movies occupy a place in the world film market."

"It is with the achievements of these predecessors in the industry that the Hong Kong film industry will usher in an extraordinary golden age, and everyone here is an important part of bringing Chinese films to the world. How fortunate we are to be participants and witnesses! ”

Looking at Tang Huan on the stage, most of the people were excited in a few words, and the elderly people such as Run Run Shaw, Zou Wenhuai, and Lei Juekun looked at each other, saying that this young man was simply a demon.

Pan Disheng applauded. While telling Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao next to him, "You guys promote the progress of the film shooting as soon as possible, just open your mouth if you lack anything." ”

As a newcomer to the film industry, in order to win people's hearts, Pan Disheng and Tang Huan used the filming of the TV series "Shang_ Beach" as a breakthrough point, relying on generosity and kindness. Therefore, Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao were convinced, and the former became the head of operations of Debao Film Company.

Of course, these two have basically understood the motivation of Pan Dickson to be so positive in the film industry. It mainly focuses on the increasingly influential movies and the role of stars in promoting their own famous brands. After all, DreamWorks has achieved quite good business results in the periphery of movies such as "God of Gamblers" and "Yin and Yang Wrong".

In addition, Pan Disheng's careful thinking is also related to the Malaysian Miss Michelle Yeoh next to him.

Pan Sheng, the box office of the movie is closely related to the support of the theater chain. Now Golden Harvest Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas are competing for land with DreamWorks Cinemas. We need to do our homework in advance and choose carefully. Cen Jianxun reminded.

"Let's work with DreamWorks Cinemas." Pan Disheng nodded. "The rumor that DreamWorks Cinemas intends to establish a unified cinema alliance is very credible and has a great chance of winning. And I've seen DreamWorks theaters in person, not only are they numerous, well-arranged, and state-of-the-art, but they're all divided into small theaters that can show different movies at the same time, especially reserved for niche art films. The cooperation space is far larger than that of Golden Harvest Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas. ”

Pan Disheng still has some words that he has not said, that is, in order to find advertising endorsements for his famous brand. He and Zhao Yazhi have established a good cooperative relationship, although the other party has mainly stayed in the United States for the past two years, but still maintained.

Some privacy is obvious to the discerning person. Therefore, Pan Disheng thinks that there are more reliable cards to play, and Debao's movies will not drop the chain in the theater chain.

"I think so too. DreamWorks Cinemas has always been praised for its bearing, and it is very popular with the producers, and it is indeed a reliable long-term partner. Cen Jianxun deeply agreed, "Don't look at the current Golden Harvest Cinema Line, Golden Princess Cinema Line and DreamWorks Theater Line are fighting happily, but there is no uncontrolled chaos." This has to be reminiscent of the purpose of their confrontation at this stage, which is to fight for the right to speak in the theater alliance in the future. ”

As the two were talking, applause and cheers suddenly broke out again in the venue, they looked at the stage, it turned out that this year's Academy Awards ingeniously added a "Avenue of Stars Tour Best Clothing Award", which is specially used to praise the male and female stars who respect the conference and carefully dress up on the red carpet, "God of Gamblers" Zhou Yunfa and "Thirteen Aunts" Guan Zhilin became the first pair of stars to win this honor, making everyone feel fun and cordial.

After the Academy Awards, Tang Huan came backstage and happened to meet the host Paul Zhong, who hurriedly said hello.

"Paul, now you're the gold medal emcee, amazing!" Tang Huan patted Paul Zhong on the shoulder approvingly.

Chen Baiqiang, Leslie Cheung, and Paul Zhong, the "Three Musketeers" who once filmed the youth idol movies "Applause" and "Unemployed Students", have long been dismantled and flown alone.

Compared with the first two, Paul Zhong, who was born as a DJ, had a bit of a bumpy star journey, originally after switching from Xiangjiang Commercial TV to DreamWorks and Media Asia TV, he took over several youth idol TV series in a row, especially "Sweet Twenty Four Flavors", which was very popular, but he didn't expect an accident, suffered a car accident, seriously injured his foot, and all his work was all in vain.

Tang Huan, who heard the news, donated a sum of money in his personal name, which greatly solved the expensive surgical expenses of Paul Zhong, so the other party's gratitude to Dade does not need to be described.

The reason why Tang Huan bothered about this kind of trivial matter is mainly because he cherishes the talent of Zhong Paul, who is not only handsome in appearance, but also has a quick talent, is very clever, and is very good at hosting different types of programs.

This time, Paul Zhong served as the host, and he made a lot of credit to the atmosphere of the scene with humor and solemnity.

After receiving Tang Huan's affirmation, Paul Zhong was overjoyed and hurriedly said a few words of modesty.

At this time, Chen Baisheng, Wu Siyuan, Liang Liren, and Xu Guanwen jointly stepped forward, took Tang Huan into the lounge next to him, and then began to report some achievements on the establishment of the Xiangjiang Film Industry Association.

Tang Huan knows it well. To do a good job in the cake of Xiangjiang Film, it is necessary not only to understand the company's operation, but also to gather the popularity of the entire industry. For example, the Xiangjiang Academy Awards, which are on track and have begun to mature, must strive to attract more people to sing together, and the breakthrough is in the judging system.

The Hong Kong Film Awards adopts a peer review mechanism, and the selection process is divided into two rounds.

Round 1: The "First Jury" is composed of film industry insiders and professional media professionals. A list of nominees will be selected. The top five winners of each category will advance to the second round, but the number of places may be changed from five to four or six, depending on the circumstances.

Second Round: A smaller group of film industry insiders and professional media professionals will form a "second round of professional jury" to select the final winners.

It can be said that this set of rules is the most suitable solution for the Xiangjiang Film Awards to maintain its credibility at this stage.

However, Tang Huan, who has a broader vision, knows that there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently.

The most obvious point is the jury of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Its members are basically individuals at present, and they are obviously far inferior to industry associations in terms of energy, but there is no such organization in the Hong Kong film industry now.

Tang Huan can't wait for it to emerge spontaneously, if that's the case, at least one rod will be spent for three years, and the daylilies will be cold. So, he looked for a few candidates with enough prestige in the industry, that is, the few in front of him. to drive progress in this area.

Among them, Chen Baisheng is responsible for convening the Xiangjiang Film Critics Society. This work is almost complete, and he has even become a member of the International Association of Film Critics; Wu Siyuan is responsible for convening the Xiangjiang Film Directors Association; Liang Liren is responsible for convening the Heung Kong Film Screenwriters Association; Xu Guanwen is responsible for convening the Xiangjiang Artists Association.

In addition, Wu Siyuan is also responsible for the establishment of the Xiangjiang Film Workers Association, and the aforementioned Xiangjiang Film Directors Association, Xiangjiang Film Screenwriters Association, and Xiangjiang Artists Association are all one of its subordinate members.

These industry associations will start with the next Xiangjiang Film Awards. Enter the jury and increase the voice of the film professional team.

After accepting the commission, these people worked very hard, and in addition to getting new opportunities for career development from Tang Huan's huge entertainment empire, they could also accumulate network resources through this process. And you don't have to solve practical problems such as start-up funds and offices by yourself.

Of course, these four people have more or less some origins in Tang Huan, Chen Baisheng does not need to repeat it, the involvement between "Film Merchants Weekly" and the Xiangjiang Film Awards is very deep, Wu Siyuan's relationship chain is Guan Shan and Guan Zhilin, Liang Liren is an executive of Li's TV and Media Asia TV, and Xu Guanwen entered Tang Huan's circle through the introduction of his younger brother Xu Guanying and Deng Lijun.

After reading the list handed over by the four people, Tang Huan pretended to nod. In fact, he is only familiar with the names of some directors, screenwriters, and artists on it, and more behind-the-scenes personnel have never heard of it at all.

Fortunately, Chen Baisheng, Wu Siyuan, Liang Liren, and Xu Guanwen are very good at doing things, and they all emphasized that the people on the list are absolutely qualified.

"With these professional groups, it will undoubtedly be much more convenient to bring together the best forces in the Hong Kong film industry to produce world-class Chinese-language films. And after he joins the judging panel, the credibility of the Hong Kong Film Awards will be further enhanced. Tang Huan clearly affirmed the work achievements of the four.

Wu Siyuan complimented: "Mr. Tang is superior in doing things, including me, there are so many bosses of Xiangjiang Film Company, but no one has the ability and bearing to promote the development of industry associations." ”

"Maybe it's just now." Tang Huan smiled slightly, changed the topic, and said: "With this foundation, the holding of the Xiangjiang Film Awards can be further professionalized, such as setting up a permanent preparatory committee to involve these professional film organizations." In addition, the Hong Kong Film Awards can also be formed as a 'limited company', which is financially independent and self-financing. ”

"Of course, Mr. Tang's suggestions are for the sake of the credibility of the Xiangjiang Film Awards, but after all, the Xiangjiang Film Awards are still in their infancy, and they are inseparable from Mr. Tang's strong support." As soon as he heard Tang Huan say that "financial independence and self-responsibility", Chen Baisheng hurriedly emphasized the importance of this financier.

You must know that the reason why the Xiangjiang Film Awards was held so smoothly and its influence continued to expand is closely related to Tang Huan's strong support. Important resources such as venues, live TV broadcasts, etc., can be easily decided by people, and if they are replaced by ordinary people, even if they break their legs, they may not necessarily find a way.

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'm not going to let it go." Tang Huan laughed loudly.

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The next day, news about the 3rd Hong Kong Academy Awards appeared in the major newspapers in Hong Kong, which shows its growing influence.

Topics including double director Xu Ke, the Guinness World Record of the movie "Once Upon a Time", the youngest actor Leung Ka-fai, etc., were talked about by reporters from various angles, and they almost praised the Xiangjiang Academy Awards.

Tang Huan looked funny, put down the newspaper casually, thought about it, and asked, "Did the composer Hu Weili I asked from Yanjing to arrive?" ”

The assistant hurriedly called to ask Yu Zheng, who was in charge of the daily operation of DreamWorks, and the other party didn't expect the big boss to be worried about such a trivial matter, but after asking the administrative department, he couldn't help but feel a little stupid, and the person in charge of the reception didn't see Hu Weili.

The scale of DreamWorks is too large, and Yu Zheng, who was entrusted with important tasks by Hu Yinmeng, is still a little uncomfortable for a while, and he is too busy with important affairs, so how can he have the leisure to pay attention to the people recruited from the mainland.

"Tang Sheng, the person in charge of reception, went to pick him up at the appointed time, but he didn't see that Mr. Hu. The recent strike on the Heung Kong subway has brought some chaos to the entire transportation system, which may have been missed for this reason. Yu Zheng reported cautiously.

"Then get in touch as soon as possible." Tang Huan didn't say much.

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Although Hu Weili was born in Xiangjiang, he grew up in mainland China and taught at the Beijing Academy of Arts, the China Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Film Academy. While teaching, he also carried out a lot of creative and performance activities.

After receiving the invitation from DreamWorks, Hu Weili, who had been suggested by his relatives on the side of Xiangjiang to come to Hong Kong for development, was immediately moved, so he quickly completed the formalities and came to Xiangjiang.

In 1984, there was a Hong Kong-wide taxi strike, a subway strike, and various modernizations and expansions of transportation lines, which really caused some inconvenience to travel.

Hu Weili was more unlucky, he encountered this juncture and missed the reception staff of DreamWorks, so he had to decide to leave the station first, a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, to meet his relatives.

After waiting for the taxi, Hu Weili was surprised to find that the car radio was actually playing the very popular commentary "Yang Jiajiang" on the mainland.

The driver explained with a smile, "This year, a new Xiangjiang Traffic Radio Station was established, in addition to broadcasting some road conditions, it also played storytelling programs such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Yang Jiajiang", which also made work less boring. (To be continued.) )