On the deck of the yacht, Wang Jing and Nan Yan gathered together and talked quietly.

"You mean, Mr. Lin is suggesting that we can go to the judges and do something?" After listening to Wang Jing's relay, Nan Yan immediately thought of a possibility.

"Isn't the list of jury members of this film festival already announced? Have you noticed that many of them are acquaintances, and this film festival does not stipulate that you can't ask these people out to dinner before the awards, and when the time comes, ask them to help out more at the dinner table, and the chances of winning the award should be much higher? Wang Jing touched his chin, and there was seven points of affirmation in his tone.

Although the judges in Hong Kong only account for sixty percent, as long as they can get the support of these people, winning the award is basically a sure thing, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival is different from general film awards in that its jury composition is not composed of professional film critics and film researchers, but those influential directors and stars are found, which leaves a lot of room for award public relations.

As long as people who are famous in the entertainment industry, as long as they don't fall out, they can more or less pull out some relationships with each other, if someone asks for help, if they are acquaintances, of course they will consider helping, of course, this kind of help is not without principled concerns, being able to serve as a judge of the film festival is a recognition of the organizer's own ability, if the selected film is obviously out of the standard, it is equivalent to smearing his own face, and ordinary people will not do such a stupid thing.

Of course, if the work itself is of a high standard, coupled with the necessary public relations, then it will be easier to win the award.

Thinking of this, Nan Yan was a little worried.

"With what I know about Ah Dong, he will definitely not be able to erase this face and ask for someone directly."

"If he had come forward. Isn't that a sign of giving a handle? Wang Jing found that Nan Yan had misunderstood what he meant. He reminded: "He can't come forward directly." But you can stand up as an older brother. ”

"Me?" Nan Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'll write two scripts, it's okay to find a few unknown actors to make a few movies, you let me help Ah Dong go to the event, but how many of those who can serve as judges will buy my face?" ”

"But I didn't let you go alone, did I?" Wang Jingjing was a little anxious about Nan Yan's brain, "No, it's okay to call Zhou Yanfa together, he is the starring actor of this movie." It's a classmate from Mecca again, and there's no reason not to help. And then Mecca, you can please move, right? He is Ah Dong's former boss, and there should be a lot of people to save face when he comes forward, right? If you can't do it, you'll put Aaron's banner on the same page, so it's enough, right? ”

Nan Yan was dumbfounded, he didn't expect to do this.

"I can go and talk to Boss Mai, but will Mr. Lin agree with me doing this?"

"What do you think Aaron is implying to me like that? He must have hoped that Lin Lingdong's movie would win the award, but on the surface, he had to make a fair gesture, and he couldn't award the award to the movie he invested in, right? He can't come forward in this matter, and Lin Lingdong can't come forward either, so isn't you the only one left? ”

Wang Jing's words only dispelled some of Nanyan's concerns.

"Your 'Ghost Blows the Lantern' was also exhibited at the festival. And it was also selected as the opening film, if you go to help the event. Maybe you'll be the one who wins the prize. ”

It's no wonder that Nan Yan has such worries, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "The Shawshank Redemption" are the same as Lin Youlun's investment, if Wang Jing wants to compete for this award, he will definitely have many more judges than Nan Yan to publicize, not to mention that the two leading actors in the film, Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di, can also help, although Lin Lingdong also has Zhou Yanfa to support the field, but he is still weaker than the other party.

"Me?" Wang Jing pointed to himself, shook his head with a wry smile, "I thought, but when I came, Aaron had already warned me that "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was to be erected as a typical commercial film at the film festival, if this movie won the award at the last time, it would be a bad arrangement for Aaron, if something like this happened, he would definitely turn his face with me." ”

Wang Jing said this, and Nanyan was completely relieved.

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The handprint inauguration ceremony of the Avenue of Stars ended at the end of May.

After Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai released a strong showdown, although the people behind them did not make a big battle like the two of them, it was enough to attract the attention of the media.

The inauguration ceremony of the handprints of the four directors Zhang Che, Li Hanshen, Hu Jinquan and Chu Yuan all made headlines in the entertainment news of the day.

Zhang Che has the most disciples, and on the day of the inauguration ceremony of the handprint, Wu Yusen, Zhai Long, Jiang Dawei, and Li Xiuxian all came to cheer, and the scene was the most lively; Hu Jinquan also has Xu Anhua and a group of disciples to help, plus Hu Jinquan is internationally famous because of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan are working hard to help promote it.

The most surprising thing is the inauguration ceremony of Chu Yuan's handprint, although there were no big-name stars at the scene, but Gu Long, who was recuperating in the United States, came to cheer him in person, and Ni Yu, who was much more low-key during this time, also appeared that day, and these two people did not make an appointment to come together, they met by chance.

In the mid-70s, martial arts movies adapted from Gu Long's novels became popular, and even Gu Long himself couldn't remember how many copyrights he had sold, but the audience and the industry agreed that so many people in Hong Kong and Taiwan made Gu Long martial arts films, including Gu Long himself, and many of them played big shots on location, but none of them were as charming as Chu Yuan, who was only shot in the studio.

Because of this, Gu Long and Chu Yuan became good friends.

As for Ni Yu, it's even simpler, Chu Yuan's first Gulong martial arts film was the script he wrote, and the personal relationship between the two has always been good.

Whether it is Zhang Che, Hu Jinquan, or Chu Yuan, the inauguration ceremony of the handprint is very lively, but it is Li Hanshen, who has filmed Fengyue films for most of his life, and almost became the commander of the light pole after making a joke.

Originally, Xu Guanwen said that he wanted to come over, because Li Hanshen was half of the leader of Xu Guanwen's entry into the film industry, and Xu Guanwen's fame began with Li Hanshen's "The Great Warlord", but Li Han's detailed selection of a good day and Xu Guanwen's activity conflicted, and the contract signed there couldn't be pushed off.

Fortunately, Gong Li, who was filming in the mainland, heard about it, when filming "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", Li Hanshen, who co-directed with Xie Jin, took care of Gong Li, so Gong Li specially asked Chen Jige for leave to come to Hong Kong, plus Liu Xiaoqin, who rushed to Hong Kong after hearing the news, two well-known actresses in the mainland appeared at the same time, and finally helped Li Hanshen save the scene.

Then when it was Mecca and Xu Guanwen's turn, the scene was even more lively.

On the day of the inauguration ceremony of the Mecca handprint, the remaining six members of the "seven-person group" of the former New Arts City all came, plus some actors who had cooperated with the New Arts City back then, the lineup of guests attending the ceremony has not lost to Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai, and most of these people present have now become the mainstay of the Hong Kong film industry.

The only thing that makes Mecca a a little regretful is that he left a handprint on the Avenue of Fame as an actor, while Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai are both producers.

Just like the handprint inauguration ceremony in Mecca became a gathering of the original team of the new art city, Xu Guanwen's handprint inauguration ceremony was more direct, directly a party of their own family, and the influence of the four brothers of the Xu family in Hong Kong should not be underestimated.

Among all these people, the most low-key is Xia Meng, her handprint inauguration ceremony did not alarm the media, and she and a few friends quietly finished the matter.

Xia Meng did this, and the most disappointed thing was not the Hong Kong media, but Jin Yong, who wanted to gather friends from all walks of life to organize this grand event for the "dream lover".

When Xia Mengxi went to the United States, Jin Yong once used a whole page of "Ming Pao" to report on this matter, and he also wrote an article on his own, this time Xia Meng only stayed in Hong Kong for less than two days, and "Ming Pao" did not report it specifically, but Jin Yong himself wrote an article, which was full of depression between the lines.

Lin Youlun didn't specifically comfort Jin Yong, firstly, because outsiders do not have much say in this kind of matter, and secondly, he was busy with the Golden Dragon Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival during this time, and he couldn't take care of it.

At the press conference for the establishment of the Golden Dragon Award, the trophy image of the Golden Dragon Award was also officially announced.

For filmmakers in Chinese-speaking regions, the Golden Dragon Award itself has a very special meaning, coupled with the growing influence of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the attraction of this trophy to everyone is not weaker than the three major European film awards.

To be honest, the Golden Palm, Golden Lion, and Golden Bear awards have always been far away from Hong Kong filmmakers, and because the commercial nature of Hong Kong films is too strong, it is unlikely that they will be shortlisted, in contrast, the Golden Dragon Award is obviously more down-to-earth.

Of course, the most stressful for the birth of the Golden Dragon Award is the Taiwan Golden Horse Award.

The Golden Horse Awards have been able to get better and better over the years, and it has a lot to do with its open and inclusive shortlisting conditions, and the only Hong Kong Film Awards that can pose a threat to it before only selects Hong Kong local films, in fact, there is not much threat to the Golden Horse Awards, but the Golden Dragon Awards are different, the shortlisted qualifications are broader than the Golden Horse Awards, relying on the development of the Hong Kong film industry, the influence can easily surpass the Golden Horse Awards.

At the press conference, Taiwanese media asked Lin Youlun this question directly.

Will the birth of the Golden Dragon Award have an impact on the Golden Horse Award?

If so, how big will the impact be? (To be continued......)