Chapter 280: The Bull's Ear Bearer
Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport.
When Chen Ping'an walked out of the airport, he was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic reporters. This time, his "City of Myths" won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, and the news was transmitted back to Hong Kong, and after being first reported by "Oriental Daily", it ignited the enthusiasm of the whole Hong Kong.
Never before has a Hong Kong person been able to deliver an acceptance speech in front of thousands of spectators at the Oscars, the highest honor for American cinema.
Although Wu Han won the Best Supporting Actor for "Slaughter of the City" at the Oscars last year, becoming the first Oriental to win an Oscar in recent decades, he is Cambodian-Chinese, and Chen Ping'an is a Hong Konger!
Yes, Chen Ping'an does have American nationality, but he also has a Hong Kong ID card, and he started in Hong Kong, and the focus of his career is also in Hong Kong. Therefore, even though he has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years, but only two or three years in Hong Kong, the vast majority of Hong Kong people regard him as a Hong Konger.
At this Oscars, he won honor for Hong Kong films, and also let the world re-acquaint himself with Hong Kong people and Hong Kong films.
Although Hong Kong people nowadays are more fond of Hong Kong films and lack interest in Hollywood blockbusters, the strength of American films is obvious to all. In the early 80s, the new batch of Hong Kong film innovations. Wave directors almost all returned from studying in the United States. The world's highest-grossing films are almost entirely from Hollywood.
And this year, a Hong Kong person, without warning, ascended to the highest honor hall of Hollywood movies and won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, for all Hong Kong people. It's all an honor, and it's something to celebrate.
Before Chen Ping'an rushed to the United States. and most of the Hong Kong media had an unpleasant quarrel, when "Wong Fei Hung" was launched. It has even been boycotted and deflated by many media. But this time, he returned from the honor, and all the media reporters seemed to forget the previous unpleasantness at the same time, and drowned Chen Ping'an in their enthusiasm with one question after another.
Who would still boycott Chen Ping'an at this time...... Not only is he the biggest fool, but I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep his job!
Didn't I see that after "Oriental Daily" first broke the scoop of Chen Ping'an's award, did the newspaper of the day sell like crazy!
Didn't you see that "Sing Tao Daily" sent a number of reporters to wait in the waiting hall early?
I didn't see other peers, but I had already been ordered by the editor-in-chief, and I was here one by one?
This time. Who cares about the tacit understanding that once existed. If the newspaper doesn't publish an interview about Chen Ping'an tomorrow, it will ensure that the sales will fall to the boss crying to death!
Moreover, even if they boycott it, there is the Oriental Daily, the impartial Oriental Daily, and the impartial Ming Pao. There are reports from these three newspapers, and the so-called media boycott of Chen Ping'an can only be described as ridiculous.
In the past few days, Chen Ping'an is not in Hong Kong, and many newspapers have ignored "Wong Fei Hung", but these three newspapers have reported news about "Wong Fei Hung" every day, and they also compare the previous Wong Fei Hung series of movies. It has aroused the interest of many readers.
Chen Ping'an is in a good mood, he is not a second-year teenager, so this kind of occasion will naturally not sweep the interest of reporters, for reporters' questions. Almost all questions are answered. His answers were decent, out of line, and not without newsworthiness.
Up to the last question. It finally caused an uproar.
"Mr. Chan, you are the first Hong Kong person to lift the Oscar trophy. How do you feel at this moment, and is there anything you would like to share with the people of Hong Kong? ”
"Huh. I think it should be the first Chinese to lift the Oscar trophy, which is more appropriate. Is that right? ”
As for Hong Kong's return to the motherland, not all Hong Kong people are optimistic about Hong Kong's prospects after the handover, and there are still people who are handling immigration and transferring property. Except for leftists who have passed the public opinion position to return first, few people will take the initiative to include the term "Hong Kong people" in the category of "Chinese".
But Chen Ping'an did so, and he deliberately emphasized, and said these three words in front of almost all the media in Hong Kong......Chinese With his status today, these three words come out of his mouth with different meanings.
There are also reporters from leftist media who have come to interview him today, such as Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, and Hong Kong Economic Herald, which are called the "four leftist newspapers" by Hong Kong citizens.
Hearing that Chen Pingan specially corrected the reporter of "Cheng Pao" and changed "Hong Kong people" to "Chinese", the eyes of the reporters of the leftist newspaper flashed a bright light.
With the handover imminent, the political attitude of celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong is very important to the mainland. Chen Ping'an's words may be regarded as the first time he has shown his political tendencies in public.
Before he could finish answering the question of the reporter of "Cheng Pao", a reporter from a leftist newspaper immediately asked: "May I ask Mr. Chen, what is your opinion on the return of '97?" ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen just came back from the United States, and he is already very tired after a more than ten hours of flight. Shi Nansheng was afraid that Chen Ping'an would throw out some earth-shattering remarks, so he hurriedly grabbed the conversation, and at the same time signaled the dwarf cow to escort Chen Ping'an away from the reporters.
Leaving the airport, Chen Ping'an just got in the car, Shi Nansheng also got in, closed the car door and complained: "Boss, you can't let me save worry!" ”
"What, Sister Nan Sheng thinks what I said is wrong?"
"It's not a question of right or wrong." Shi Nansheng's face was full of helplessness, "I'm not against returning, but the problem is that you can't take it lightly now." You are not a penniless poor boy now, and your words and deeds represent more than just yourself. The current situation seems to be stable, but people's hearts are complicated, and you must be cautious in this regard. ”
Chen Ping'an smiled, he knew that what Shi Nansheng said was right. '97 is still a hurdle in the hearts of Hong Kong people today, and no one knows what changes will happen in Hong Kong after that day. Except for the majority of staunch leftists, few celebrities from all walks of life will clearly express their attitude, and at most they will send people to the mainland to cooperate in business or engage in donations. After all, the current Hong Kong government is still the British government in Hong Kong.
"I know. So you didn't let me say it, didn't I speak again? ”
"It's best not to make your attitude clear for a few years. You can contact them privately, or you can follow the example of Shao Yifu who donated money to help students in the mainland or others to invest in building factories, but don't make your position clear in public. ”
Although Shi Nansheng interrupted the reporter's interview in time to prevent Chen Ping'an's answer, the next day many newspapers reported Chen Ping'an's "Hong Kong people" in the category of "Chinese", and then questioned Chen Ping'an's political tendencies.
People who are engaged in politics like to ponder the most, especially from the daily speech of the target person, to analyze the other party's diagnosis and treatment tendencies. The words that Chen Ping'an said when he was interviewed by reporters at the airport will be infinitely magnified in the eyes of some people.
In the 80s, the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency was divided into two parts. One is the news agency commonly known as "Xiaoshe" or "Xiaoxinhua", which is responsible for the work of the news agency of the real Xinhua News Agency; The other is the TG Hong Kong and Macao Working Committee, commonly known as "Taisha" or "Daxinhua", which is TG's intelligence agency in Hong Kong.
Xu Jiakun has been the director of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency since 83, and before that he was the first secretary of a provincial party committee. Stability is a first-class event before and after the handover, and the attitude of celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong is very important.
The Hong Kong film industry used to be Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and New Arts City, but with the emergence of Chen Ping'an, Dark Horse International has become the leader of the Hong Kong film industry in two or three years. His attitude, in a great way, can influence practitioners in the Hong Kong film industry.
Chen Ping'an's specially corrected sentence was a very important situation, Xu Jiakun personally dialed the internal phone, contacted Ji Pengfei, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and described the whole matter in detail: "Do we want to arrange someone to contact him?" ”
"You want to be sure of his true attitude?" Ji Pengfei is a veteran diplomat who has retired from the front line of work and has only become the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office for some reasons.
"I thought I could try. If you think it's inconvenient, I can arrange for a comrade from Yindu to contact him. As far as I know, he has dealt with Fu Qi and Shi Hui and his wife. ”
Ji Pengfei hesitated for a long time on the other end of the phone: "Don't contact him now." ”
"Why? If he can take a stand, it will be of great help to our work in the film industry. You may not know him, don't look at his youth, he has a very big influence in the Hong Kong film industry......"
"I know a lot more about him than you think." Ji Pengfei's answer surprised Xu Jiakun, "His influence in Hong Kong is not just as simple as the film industry. And his influence is not limited to Hong Kong, but also to Taiwan. ”
"He has so much influence?"
"Do you know why his relationship with Xin'an Company Xiangjia is so good? Because his biological father is Chen Qili, it is so easy for him to persuade the Bamboo Union Gang and the Four Seas Gang to join forces to establish Lianhai Pictures. ”
"Shhh If I'm not wrong, he's leaning toward us. ”
"Not yet."
"Why?"
"Because...... Some of his actions are puzzling...... Well, I suspect that because of Chen Qili, he is more inclined to KMT, and he is also in trouble. Although this trouble is currently being sued by him, I am afraid that it will expand in a few months...... In short, we should observe more and less contact with this person, and not be deceived by the superficial words and deeds of some people. ”
Ji Pengfei's words brought a lot of confusion to Xu Jiaqi. Looking at the report of "Wen Wei Po" about Chen Ping'an in front of him, Xu Jiakun fell into deep thought.
Chen Qili's son...... Biased towards KMT ...... Trouble that will widen...... Observe more and touch less...... Superficial words and deeds...... Deceit......
What a mess! (To be continued......) R1292