Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong.

The tea restaurant on the second floor of the hotel was chartered by the Academy Awards Organizing Committee, and filmmakers from all walks of life gathered together to drink tea, and Dengdai came to pick up people in a luxury car from the Taiping Theater.

At each edition of the Hong Kong Film Awards, DreamWorks has a large number of participating teams, and it currently occupies four tables.

Kang Jianfei's own scripts were released twice last year, and these two films received more than a dozen nominations.

With the popularity of Hong Kong films in Asia, the influence of the Hong Kong Film Awards is also increasing, and it has even surpassed the Golden Horse Awards in a certain way.

Being able to win an award at the Hong Kong Film Awards has also become a very glorious and affordable thing, unlike in previous years, it doesn't matter if you don't win the award or not. Whether it is in terms of reputation or monetary benefits, winning the Academy Awards has a great deal of luck for directors and film companies.

Kang Jianfei's two films have won more than 10 nominations, although others are envious, jealous and hateful, but no one dares to jump out directly to question the fairness, because no matter what, the sensation caused is there, and it will be problematic not to give Kang Jianfei so many nominations.

Sophie? Marceau was nominated for Best Actress, the first time in the history of the Academy Awards that a foreign actor has been nominated (foreigners have already been nominated for technical awards), and whether she can win the award has attracted great attention.

But Sophie? Marceau was unable to attend the awards ceremony this time, and since the continuous sales in Europe, her acting career has reached a higher level, and there are countless people looking for her to film.

Some time ago, Kang Jianfei wrote a script for Paramount. When he left the United States, he recommended Sophie to the producers? Marceau. After the audition has been decided, by Sophie? Marceau plays the lead role. As for Julia, who became popular with this play? Roberts. Now that she misses out, God knows if the big-mouthed beauty can become a big star.

Sophie? Marceau is not as tenacious as she used to be, thinking about making art films all day long, her rejection of commercial films has disappeared, as long as the script is good, it is no problem. After the audition in Thong guò, Sophie? In order to figure out the role, Marceau actually went to a nightclub in Los Angeles to work as a barmaid. I didn't even come to the Academy Awards ceremony.

Although Sophie? Marceau just went to the hotel to observe and experience life, and he didn't know how to cross the line, but Kang Jianfei was still very unhappy when he found out. He couldn't resist this girl. You can only pay someone to protect silently in the dark so as not to have any accidents.

Now that everyone is drinking tea in the tea restaurant, Kang Jianfei sat at a table with the main creators of the two dramas, and he casually asked Liang Jiahui: "Ah Hui." You haven't finished filming that one yet? ”

"I'm going to Vietnam next month to make up a few shots." Leung replied.

Liang Jiahui still respects Kang Jianfei very much. After the leading actor became popular, there were many people in Hong Kong who asked him to film. If Leung Jiahui is allowed to take on the kind of Hong Kong film that can be filmed in more than half a month, then he will earn a lot of remuneration in the short term, and the interests of Oriental Entertainment Company will be maximized.

After Leung Ka-fai joined the crew, he filmed in Vietnam for more than half a year without finishing it, delaying the best development period in Hong Kong. Oriental Entertainment Company has a lot of complaints about this, and hopes that Leung Ka-fai can travel back and forth between Vietnam and Hong Kong to shoot two or three films at the same time like other popular actors. It was Kang Jianfei who spoke to suppress the matter.

Kang Jianfei is just asking casually now, but it makes others think that he is ready to find Kang Jianfei as the leading actor again. Wu Zhenyu, who was sitting next to him, glanced at Liang Jiahui with envy.

Wu Zhenyu is still introverted and doesn't like to speak, so Wang Guxian, who is sitting next to Kang Jianfei, keeps moving his mouth and asks him about the Hollywood entertainment industry.

"Hello Mr. Kang, congratulations!" Suddenly, Hong Jinbao came over with his girlfriend Gao Lihong, and opened his mouth with a smile to say hello.

Hung Jinbao congratulated Kang Jianfei on his successful entry into Paramount, although Hong Kong has been called the Hollywood of the East, but the film industry system and scale cannot be compared with the real Hollywood, at least the total annual box office of the two sides still has an insurmountable gap.

Kang Jianfei became the second largest shareholder of the Hollywood film giant, and when he returned to the Hong Kong film industry, his status was completely different. It's not just a matter of Chinese people admiring foreign countries, but Kang Jianfei now has a lot of Hollywood film resources, which director, actor, and behind the scenes will go to Hollywood in the future, or which Hong Kong film wants to be released on a large scale in North America, and it is the best choice for these people to come to Kang Jianfei.

Only when you become important will others really value and even respect you, otherwise others will not take you seriously.

It was less than half an hour before Kang Jianfei entered the tea restaurant, but there were already six waves of people who took the initiative to say hello, and more people wanted to make friends with Kang Jianfei, but they didn't come because they were worried that they were not qualified enough.

Like Hong Jinbao, since DreamWorks and Golden Harvest became more and more stiff and became the main competitor, he has not had much contact with Kang Jianfei, and when they meet in public, they just nod to each other.

Now that Kang Jianfei has become Paramount's second largest shareholder, Hong Jinbao immediately took the initiative to congratulate Kang Jianfei without hesitation, which can be regarded as a good fate for his future development in Hong Kong or Hollywood.

"Congratulations to Mr. Hong, you have received a lot of nominations this time." Kang Jianfei didn't put on a big show, stood up and shook hands with Hong Jinbao and Gao Lihong.

Hong Jinbao laughed and said: "Where, if you want to nominate me, I can't compare to Mr. Kang." ”

The two used to have a friendship with each other, but now they are similar to passers-by, and they disperse after a few words of greeting.

didn't wait for Kang Jianfei to sit down and say a few words, the next one to say hello came again, but this time it was Wu Siyuan, who had made Cheng Long popular with one hand, and his current identity was the boss of the film company.

After Kang Jianfei said a few polite words to him, Wu Siyuan made his intentions clear, and he said: "Mr. Kang, the scale of Hong Kong films is getting bigger and bigger, but there is only one professional film association, which is very different from Hollywood." ”

The "professional film association" mentioned by Wu Siyuan refers to the cinematographers' association established last year. As for the establishment of the "Hong Kong Film Industry Association" that sold dog meat on the head of a sheep two years ago, Wu Siyuan, like Kang Jianfei, did not take that bullshit association seriously.

Things in the world are so wonderful, it is the bullshit film industry association that Kang Jianfei and Wu Siyuan look down on, and in a few months, they actually relied on media hype to promote the establishment of the Hong Kong film classification system, which cleared the legal system obstacles for the development of Hong Kong films.

As the Hong Kong film industry matures, professional film associations are indispensable, and Kang Jianfei is also supportive of this, he asked with a smile: "Mr. Wu is going to set up a Hong Kong Directors Guild?" ”

Wu Siyuan nodded and admitted: "Yes, Hong Kong films have been around for decades, and it is time for a professional directors association." ”

Kang Jianfei asked, "Does Mr. Wu have any specific ideas?" ”

Wu Siyuan said: "I contacted some directors, and most of them were willing to join. Mr. Kang, you are the leading director in Hong Kong, and you must not have your participation in the establishment of the Directors Association, so why don't Mr. Kang sit in the position of the president of the Directors Association? ”

The establishment of the Directors Association is also thanks to the fact that Xinbao Cinema and Taiwan Studios muddied the waters of the Hong Kong film industry, making Hong Kong's big film companies lose their control over directors in the past.

Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "Mr. Wu, if you contact the directors association to be established, I am in favor of raising my hands, and I am also willing to personally sponsor some funds of the association." But let me be the president, I don't have the energy. ”

If Wu Siyuan, the Hong Kong Directors Association, develops, then it will be a force to be reckoned with in the Hong Kong film industry, and it will not take two or three years to affect the selection of the Academy Awards, and even be able to resist and gang intrusion into the film industry at a certain time.

In another time and space, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, under pressure from the United States, admitted to shrinking and phasing out the screen quota system. If this system is abolished, then South Korea will forever be reduced to a dumping market for Hollywood blockbusters, and the rise of Korean films after Chuxian will not be possible at all.

At that time, it was the directors who came together, both men and women, running with shaved heads, and forcing South Korea to retract its life, which kept the policy defense of Korean films against Hollywood blockbusters.

Directors may be the most concerned about the development of local films, and the most influential people, if a director association runs well, it plays an important role in the prosperity and development of Hong Kong films.

Although Kang Jianfei did not want to be the president, he definitely wanted to intervene in it, and even guide the association to react when necessary.

The interests of directors represented by the Directors Guild are often opposite to the interests of large film companies, so Kang Jianfei's identity as both a director and a boss is extremely embarrassing. If it is for the sake of long-term interests, Kang Jianfei does not mind sometimes sacrificing the interests of the company.

Wu Siyuan and Kang Jianfei chatted in the tea restaurant for more than ten minutes, and the luxury car team sent by the Academy Awards Organizing Committee finally came, and the people in the tea restaurant began to go out one after another.

Kang Jianfei, as an important figure, naturally has to be at the back of the finale, but Wu Siyuan will leave soon.

The two have made their attitudes clear to each other, and Kang Jianfei promised to donate 2 million Hong Kong dollars as the advance preparation expenses of the Directors Guild, and if there is a balance, it will be used as activity funds. Wu Siyuan continued to run in tandem, striving to attract more directors to join the association, the association is tentatively scheduled to be established after the end of the summer file, and there are still a few months to improve the association system and plan the journal. (To be continued......)

ps: Thank you for the reminder of "sleep + immortals", the time of the depreciation of the yen was made by Lao Wang. RO