598 [Finale on stage]
"Let the happiness unfold for me, and it is lovely to be with you, and try your best to gild me with brilliance.
Helplessly, the bad luck is difficult to change because of you, and I hope you will leave the old dream behind......"
Dai Anping stepped down from the stage with the trophy for Best Screenplay at the first Hong Kong Film Awards, and the lights on the stage dimmed. Immediately afterwards, Anita Mui wore a white skirt and sang under the guidance of the lights.
Anita Mui's album became popular in early January this year, but she is not a variety of divas at this time, standing on the stage soft and weak, pure like a white lotus, without the momentum of a queen.
Maybe the personal aesthetic style is different, Wang Zijun feels that Anita Mui is amazingly beautiful at the moment, but it is her avant-garde dress that was sought after by fans later, which makes Wang Zijun dare not compliment.
After singing a song, Anita Mui bent down and saluted, and cautiously retreated backstage. This is the first time she has sung publicly on such a large-scale occasion, and Anita Mui, who has been singing on stage since she was a child, is so nervous that her muscles are trembling today.
The applause in the "Papapa......" theater was not too enthusiastic, and everyone didn't take this rookie singer too seriously.
"This little sister sings so well!" Zeng Zhiwei sighed.
Xiao Fangfang said: "Yes, she will definitely be very popular in the future." ”
This is somewhat polite, but Wang Zijun feels quite interesting when he hears it.
In the original time and space, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui should have joined Huaxing Records last year, and Huaxing Records also used this group of singers to become the record company in Hong Kong in the 80s alongside Polygram.
But now, because Wang Zijun did not open a record company in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung directly entered Haishan Records (Hong Kong) Company. At this time, Haishan (Hong Kong) did not go out of business with the decline of Taiwan's seamount, but became the second largest record company in Hong Kong after Polygram with the help of Ye Liyi and Wen Na Band.
Anita Mui naturally did not join Huaxing Records, the last time Wang Zijun accidentally met Anita Mui singing in a nightclub, he secretly asked someone to recruit her into Haishan (Hong Kong) Records.
This is also the reason why Anita Mui was able to perform on stage at the Academy Awards, you must know that the broadcast rights of the awards ceremony have been won by Jiatv, and Huaxing Records has a great relationship with wireless stations, Wang Zijun will not allow Huaxing's singers to appear at the Academy Awards.
Zeng Zhiwei and Xiao Fangfang were amused for a while, and then said passionately: "The most anticipated moment has come, and everyone will soon witness the birth of the first Academy Award actress in the history of Hong Kong films!" ”
"The nominees for Best Actress at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards are: Lin Biqi "Pretty Girl...... Zhang Aijia "Best Partner" ...... Zhong Chuhong's "Mint Coffee"...... Miao Qianren's "Running to the Angry Sea" ...... "With the words of Xiao Fangfang and Zeng Zhiwei, movie clips of several heroines continue to appear on the big screen.
Zhang Aijia and Miao Qian are better, after all, they are old actors. Especially Zhang Aijia, she looks down on the newly established Hong Kong Film Awards, and feels that it is far from the Golden Horse Awards, and it doesn't matter if she wins it or not.
The most nervous are Lin Biqi and Zhong Chuhong, both of whom are newcomers. Especially Lin Biqi, the little girl is a little sister well, but she was fooled by the director to make a movie, and then the box office of this movie actually exceeded 10 million, and it has been like a dream for half a year.
Wang Zijun also turned his head to look at Zhong Chuhong, he was not looking at Zhong Chuhong, but at the old man not far from Zhong Chuhong. That old man is none other than Liao Yiyuan, the chairman of the Yindu Organization, who has a clear relationship with the mainland and is extremely mysterious to outsiders. "Shaolin Temple", which caused hundreds of millions of people to go crazy in the mainland last year, was made by the Yindu Organization.
Perhaps Liao Yiyuan felt Wang Zijun's gaze, and suddenly turned his attention away from the stage, and instead nodded at Wang Zijun with a smile.
"Who will be the first Hong Kong Film Awards actress?" Zeng Zhiwei said, "Next, I would like to invite Ms. Fang Yihua of Shaw Brothers Film Company to announce the winners of this year's Academy Awards for Best Actress and present awards!" ”
In the applause of everyone, Fang Yihua walked onto the stage with elegant steps, opened the envelope and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "The winner of the Best Actress at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards is Lin Biqi "Pretty Girl"! ”
In the warm applause, Lin Biqi, who was still a little sister last year, walked onto the stage in a daze, holding the trophy and unable to speak for a long time.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, boss......" Lin Biqi said a bunch of words of thanks, and finally took the trophy and stepped down.
Since it is the first Academy Awards, the organizing committee has spent a lot of effort to make a name for itself. Not only Wang Zijun was invited to present the award, but Run Shaw and Zou Wenhuai also received invitations.
The reason why Run Run Shaw did not come in person, but asked Fang Yihua to attend on his behalf, was not because he was not in good health, but because the Academy Awards gave the broadcast rights of the award ceremony to Jiashi, which made the wireless station empty.
Jiashi can get the broadcast rights, not only because Wang Zijun has a big face, but because Wang Zijun is more generous than Run Run Shaw. In order to get the broadcast rights, Wang Zijun directly asked Jiashi to sponsor 1 million Hong Kong dollars to the Organizing Committee of the Academy Awards for the preparation costs.
In the short term, donating 1 million Hong Kong dollars to win the broadcast rights will definitely be a loss, but in the long run, it is a profitable deal.
Next, Mai Jia and Sammo Hung won the actor trophy at the same time, and Zou Wenhuai, who was full of spring breeze, came to the stage to present the award to the actor. Xu Anhua won the best director, but it was Chen Bosheng himself who presented the award.
There is one last Best Picture award left, and everyone doesn't know if that film will win the award, but it is clear who will go up to present the award.
Chen Bosheng has long used Wang Zijun, Run Run Run Shaw and others to attend the awards to promote the Academy Awards, and hopes to improve the grade and influence of the Academy Awards, which has become well-known in the industry.
Now Wang Zijun has not yet appeared, so the last best picture is naturally for him to present the award.
The last appearance naturally indicated that they had a special identity, and Zou Wenhuai and Fang Yihua were a little slanderous about this arrangement, feeling that Wang Zijun would be pressed on their heads in this way.
And this is a Hong Kong film award, what do you mean by letting a Taiwanese do the finale?
Chen Bosheng naturally has another explanation, one comes from afar to be a guest, and the special arrangement is to get by from the etiquette; Second, Wang Zijun is an international celebrity, Zou Wenhuai and Fang Yihua can only mix in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia is fine, even if they go to Taiwan, they can't say anything; As for the third reason, it is naturally because Wang Zijun is the behind-the-scenes boss of New Art City. Which film company is the hottest in Hong Kong right now? Naturally, it is a new art city. When "Best Partner 2" was released, it even made Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, who had always been hostile to each other, join forces to resist.
"Congratulations to all Hong Kong colleagues for finally having their own local film awards. I feel very honored to be invited to be the guest of honor today, and I hope that Hong Kong films will get better and better in the future. After Wang Zijun came to power, he did not open the envelope directly, but said goodbye. As soon as these words came out, Hong Kong filmmakers who were originally a little dissatisfied with Wang Zijun's finale award immediately changed their impression of him, at least they would no longer be hostile.
"The best film at this year's Academy Awards is ......" Wang Zijun unhurriedly opened the envelope, looked at Xu Anhua and Andy Lau, and said with a smile, ""Running to the Angry Sea"! ”
Andy Lau was the first to stand up, his palms crackling. Although he was not the one who received the award, he is the leading actor in this film, and it is also worth celebrating if the movie starring him can win the best picture.
The one who came to the stage to accept the award was Jin Yong's dream "qingren" when he was young, the prototype of Huang Rong, Xiaolongnu, and Wang Yuyan, and Xia Meng, who was known as the Oriental Audrey Hepburn. She is the producer and executive producer of "Into the Raging Sea".
"Congratulations!" Wang Zijun handed over the trophy and looked at the legendary female surname at the same time. In his early 50s, he has a slight wrinkle at the corners of his eyes, but the skin on his face is still smooth and red, and he looks up to 40 years old.
Another ageless goblin...... "Thank you!" Xia Meng's expression when she received the trophy was not shocked, in fact, she had a very bad impression of Wang Zijun, and even a little disgusted. The reason for this is naturally that Wang Zijun has too many women, a typical playboy.
At this time, the Academy Award trophy is not a villain holding a planet, but a simple metal figure with a very clumsy design, and Wang Zijun feels a little sharp and angular when he holds it.
After Xia Meng received the trophy, he didn't even shake hands with Wang Zijun, he turned his face away from the audience and held the trophy high for reporters to take pictures.
Wang Zijun stopped awkwardly halfway through his outstretched hand, and immediately took the opportunity to stretch out his other hand to applaud to cover up this embarrassing scene.
Whether Xia Meng was so excited that he forgot etiquette, or deliberately did not dump Wang Zijun, only God knows. Wang Zijun didn't bother to figure it out, so he simply stepped off the stage and left the stage to the winners.
Today, Wang Zijun is not the protagonist, no matter how famous he is, the focus of reporters is also on the new actors.
At the dinner after the awards ceremony, Wang Zijun left without attending.
"Boss, please wait a minute!" Before Wang Zijun left the banquet hall, he was stopped by Tsui Hark.
"What's the matter?" Wang Zijun asked.
Tsui Hark said: "I want to make a "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan". The budget is ready, but there is a lack of a good special effects team. ”
"You want me to help you find a special effects person?" Wang Zijun naturally knows Tsui Hark's "Shu Mountain", which has a huge influence and countless fans in later generations. But from a commercial point of view, "Shushan" is actually a street film, and I don't even know my mother when I hit the street!
"yes, I'm looking for a group of people in Hollywood." Tsui Hark said embarrassedly.
Because Wang Zijun took people to Hollywood for exercise, Wang's Pictures now has a group of outstanding special effects talents who are not inferior to the West. The reason why Tsui Hark wants to find someone in the United States is also to steal teachers in the United States and train special effects personnel by himself. In fact, many special effects artists in later films such as "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire" were trained from "Shushan".
(To be continued)