Chapter 2 Bet
Traditionally, the Golden Horse Awards ceremony was held in the Great Hall of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which has 35 rows of seats and 2,518 seats, making it the largest indoor gathering place in Taipei.
The Golden Horse Awards are sponsored by the Cultural Bureau of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, and the official color is strong, so the atmosphere is solemn and strict, and there is no show such as a red carpet.
Shen Chong, as an investor in "Crazy Robbery", took the lead and walked in the front, and as soon as he stepped into the door of the Great Hall, he immediately heard a shout.
"Shen Chong is here!"
Then a group of reporters came in, and the flashing lights kept on and on, startling him.
"Mr. Shen, may I ask you ...... on Forbes"
"Mr. Shen, may I ask you as the world's youngest billionaire......"
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After Shen Chong came back to his senses, he squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and there were more than a dozen reporters gathered around, either English-speaking foreigners or Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong reporters, some holding voice recorders, some holding notebooks, asking all kinds of questions, and behind them, there were a bunch of Taiwanese reporters who looked at each other with hesitant faces, wanting to get on but did not dare to get on.
"Everyone, everyone!" Shen Chong raised his hand to signal quiet, and then said loudly: "This is the scene of the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, not my personal press conference, please let go, don't interfere with the award ceremony, I am holding a press conference in the near future, if there are any problems, I will talk about it when the time comes." β
"Mr. Shen, may I ask for a specific time for the press conference?"
"Mr. Shen, you have invested in several films, is the film industry a knowledge economy?"
"Mr. Shen, what do you think of Elizabeth Taylor coming to the Golden Horse Awards?"
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Shen Chong squeezed in front of him, and now the reporters were in a circle, with no intention of letting him go at all, he wanted to retreat, but he couldn't go back, so he had to stand up again, and stated again: "Everyone, everyone, please let go, please respect the Golden Horse Award, there are a few ladies behind me, please be gentlemen......"
As he spoke, he was surprised in his heart, this is the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, and he is not Elizabeth Taylor, this group of entertainment reporters, what does it mean to block him?
And after the crossing, the media reporters he met were all gentle and polite, and this kind of containment scene that only existed in later generations was the first time he had encountered it.
"Mr. Shen, is there any possibility for Taiwan to develop a knowledge-based economy?"
"Mr. Shen, do you have any ideas for investing in Taiwan?"
"Mr. Shen, what do you think about the prospects of the Taiwan Economic Exhibition?"
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Stimulated by their peers, Taiwanese reporters who had had some scruples also rushed up, and the scene was chaotic, and the guests and participants who arrived in advance were dumbfounded.
The chaos lasted for several minutes, a team of uniformed security guards rushed in, using their bodies to separate Shen Chong from the group of reporters, and then a middle-aged man who had lost his head hurriedly ran over and pulled Shen Chong out of the Great Hall, he was sweating profusely, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Shen, it's convenient, go to the backstage first, please go to the backstage to rest first." β
Shen Chong glanced at Zhang Aijia and the others, who had already retreated outside and saw that the situation was not good, spread his hands, and said, "It turns out that I am a big celebrity." β
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After Shen Chong disappeared, the Great Hall quickly returned to normal order.
According to the number on the invitation, find the position, and after sitting down, Chen Yunwen patted her chest, looked frightened, and said to Zeng Lizhen next to her: "In the past few days, reading Taiwanese newspapers, they are scolding the organizing committee for spending taxpayers' money indiscriminately, inviting Elizabeth to present the award, and covering the limelight of the Golden Horse Award itself, she was really wronged, and Shen Caishen is the one who really came to steal the limelight of the Golden Horse Awards." β
"In less than a year, making hundreds of millions of dollars, who doesn't pursue it?" Zeng Lizhen smiled, and she said with a proud expression: "Even people like me, who often see the boss, want to inquire about the secrets of making money, let alone those reporters." β
"Sister Jane, please." Chen Yunwen clasped his hands together and said, "After you find out about Shen Caishen's money-making secrets, you must sue me." β
"I'm afraid to ask." Zeng Lizhen changed her sitting position, clasped her hands on her chest, and said: "I used to dare to joke, but recently I was dizzy when I saw the boss, and I didn't dare to talk nonsense, for fear that he would fire me for squid." β
"Sister Zhen, you are known as a ghost on the set, those dragon and tiger martial artists who are not afraid of heaven and earth, are all obedient to your management, will you dare to ask?" Chen Yunwen didn't believe it, and said: "Besides, since the establishment of Oriental Charm, several movies produced by you are all produced by you, and you are the pillars of the company, how can Shen Caishen fire you squid." β
"Worried on the set?" Zhang Aijia, who was greeting and chatting with several Taiwanese filmmakers in the back row, turned around and interjected, and said with a smile: "Sister Zhen, your nickname is really majestic." β
"Those old fritters on the set." Zeng Lizhen gritted his teeth and said: "The tube is loose, all kinds of lazy, the tube is tight, and the root of the tongue is chewed behind his back, if I let me know who took the nickname, I will definitely not let him go!" β
"Aijia, don't cover up for your golden beetle son-in-law." Chen Yunwen probed, glared at Zhang Aijia, and said, "Sister Zhen, you can find a chance to ask." β
"Ask yourself." Zeng Lizhen shook his head and said, "I really don't dare to ask, do you think, the boss has made hundreds of millions of dollars casually, and he cares about the little money of the film company?" And now that the company has expanded its recruitment, it has accepted more than 40 newcomers at once, if I touch the mold and get fired, it will be too late to cry, not everyone has the opportunity to work for billionaires. β
"The company accepted more than forty people at once?" Chen Yunwen was taken aback and said, "When did it happen?" β
"I received a batch at the end of last month, and another batch a few days ago."
"Who are they?"
"It's miscellaneous." Zeng Lizhen was vague, and explained casually: "Some of them used to work in the TV station, some of them were from Jiahe, some of them just came back from overseas, and a few of them came from the mainland. β
"So many people at once." Chen Yunwen glanced at Xu Anhua, who was sitting on the edge and socializing with others, and then asked, "How many plays does Shen Caishen want to open at the same time?" β
"At present, the company only has the two dramas in my hands, both of which are in the post-production, Fang Yuping originally had a drama to film, and the preparations were almost done, but the boss said that he would not shoot it anymore, and let it be filmed by other companies." Zeng Lizhen frowned slightly and said: "In the recent production plan, there is not a single new drama. β
"What about me and Sister An's "The Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea"?"
Zeng Lizhen smiled and said: "That drama is not under my control, the boss is personally responsible, he said when you change the script, when will you start filming, the budget is not capped, and the personnel are arbitrary." β
When Chen Yunwen heard this, he scratched his head, sighed, and complained: "Your boss, although he is generous enough, but it is more abrasive, I have been to Qingshan Hospital no less than ten times in the past six months, and the data collection can build a library, and the script has been changed back and forth six times, and he is still not satisfied, he really can't live!" β
"Hey, by the way, you go to Qingshan Hospital." Castle Peak Hospital is a well-known psychiatric hospital in Hong Kong, Zeng Lizhen gossiped and asked curiously: "Seeing that Jiang Yu... Jiang Yu..."
"Jiang Yubi." Chen Yunwen read out the name, sighed again, and said: "I have seen it, but he is no longer conscious, he can't communicate normally, and he must have a special doctor to take care of it. β
"Who said it wasn'......" Zeng Lizhen was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"Hey, excuse me, you're from the crew of "Crazy Robbery", right?"
The battle that Shen Chong provoked just now made the "Crazy Robbery" group attract much attention, and people from all walks of life in the Great Hall came over to inquire about the news, chatting and chatting, and socializing in a big circle, boiling, and after more than half an hour, the lights in the Great Hall dimmed, announcing that the Golden Horse Awards ceremony was about to begin.
After the audience was silent, the master of ceremonies announced the curtain, and the host came to the stage to announce the official start of the 16th Golden Horse Awards ceremony, Shen Chong found a seat under the leadership of the staff.
After sitting down, Zhang Aijia bit his ear and asked, "Is it okay?" β
"It's okay, just chatted with people in the background for a while." Shen Chong was in a very good mood, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Although the spoilers are boring, I still recommend you, hurry up and think about what to say when you receive the award." β
When Zhang Aijia heard this, she was surprised and delighted, and her eyes lit up.
Shen Chong nodded slightly, pursed his lips in the direction of Chen Yunwen, and said in a low voice: "And that guy's deed of sale can't be escaped." β
"You're all right?"
Shen Chong smiled proudly.
On the way to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Zhang Aijia talked about Shen Chong's prediction that she would be the best actress at the Golden Horse Awards with a political eye, Chen Yunwen scoffed at this, thinking that movies and politics are two different things, so he made a bet with Shen Chong that "Crazy Robbery" would win several awards in the end.
Shen Chong won, Chen Yunwen signed a contract with Oriental Charm for ten movie scripts, Shen Chong lost, Chen Yunwen could pick a celebrity calligraphy and painting he got from Beijing.
Taking this bet, Shen Chong can be described as a bully.
Chen Yunwen has been writing TV scripts on TVB before, "Crazy Robbery" is her first time in the film industry, and she is a Hong Kong person, she can't even figure out the origin of the Golden Horse Awards, and it is difficult to make a reckless bet if she wants not to lose.
Although the Golden Horse Awards, like the Academy Awards, Golden Bear Awards, Palme d'Or and other film awards, belong to the "gold" generation, it is not a golden "gold".
The original intention of the Golden Horse Awards is to encourage Taiwan's film industry to emulate the strong spirit of the officers and soldiers in these two places and strive to create a new situation......
Even the name has such a strong political color, and the attribution of the award is naturally inseparable from the distribution of the benefits of the fruits, which is also the reason why the Golden Horse Awards are the only award in the current Chinese film industry, but the credibility and authority have not been high.
Before 1978, the Golden Horse Awards were announced before the award ceremony, in 1978, Song Chuyu took the position, acting "Director of Information", immediately took the Golden Horse Awards, modeled the Academy Awards, the implementation of a two-stage review system, the first stage of the review of all the participating films, a meeting to discuss, vote to propose the shortlisted films and the list of individual items and announced, and then select the list of winners, in the award ceremony to announce the final results.
Last year was a trial implementation, and this year is the first time it has been officially implemented, although it seems to be standardized, but the members of the jury are all assigned, and the review process is not transparent.
There are a total of 15 awards in the Golden Horse Awards, and it is difficult to guess them all, but as long as you guess the seven awards shortlisted for "Crazy Robbery", it is a piece of cake - Shen Chong is not very clear in other years, but in 1979 there was Elizabeth Taylor, and this year's Golden Horse Awards are very well-known.
For example, the best movie, "Crazy Robbery" is absolutely no drama, this is the bag of "Small Town Story", the reason is very simple, "Small Town Story" is a commemorative work of Taiwan's popular film company's ten-year entrepreneurship.
Popular Film Company is a private film company founded by Li Xing, Bai Jingrui and others, with a very deep background, similar to the status of Huayi Brothers in the mainland film circle in later generations.
For example, the best director, Xu Anhua has no drama.
Chinese have always had the habit of ranking seniority according to seniority, regardless of the quality of the film, in terms of seniority alone, Xu Anhua suffered a lot, because there was Hu Jinquan in the shortlist, Xu Anhua once gave Hu Jinquan as an assistant director, regarded as half of his apprentice, how can the apprentice compete with the master, and the quality of "Legend in the Mountain" is not worse than "Crazy Robbery" at all.
Moreover, Hu Jinquan went to the mainland some time ago in the name of visiting relatives, which made the Taiwan authorities very nervous, as the only big director in the Chinese-language film circle who has won an international film award in Europe and has a high status in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles, if he defects to the mainland and makes a film for the big 6, it will be very unfavorable to Taiwan's political propaganda.
So Taiwan needs to use the Golden Horse Award to win him over.
As for the Best Actress, Shen Chong is so sure that Zhang Aijia can win it, but it has nothing to do with politics, he just remembers the history of his previous life - in 1979 and 198O, Zhang Aijia was the host of the Golden Horse Awards for two consecutive years, and was also shortlisted for Best Actress in 198O, but she didn't get anything, and in 1981, when she was in full swing, she was no longer the host, and she won the Golden Horse Actress.
These three awards have the highest degree of attention, the atmosphere is the strongest, and it is the easiest to guess, and the four technical awards shortlisted for "Crazy Robbery", except for the best soundtrack, the other three, Shen Chong can guess, purely because the overall quality of the current Chinese films is low, and the competitiveness is insufficient.
For example, the best cinematography must be "Legend in the Mountains", Hu Jinquan's film, every shot is meticulously crafted, full of poetry and picturesqueness, no one can compete for this, and there is no controversy.
Similarly, the multi-linear narrative structure and sharp editing techniques of "Crazy Robbery", which are very different from all previous Chinese films, stand out among all the participating films, so there is no suspense in the best original screenplay and best editing.
These highly professional fields do not attract much public attention, and the Golden Horse Awards also need to use them to decorate the faΓ§ade of "professionalism" and "authority".
As for the best soundtrack, although it is also a very professional field, it is a pity that Shen Chong can only shout for Luo Dayou......
After the Rolling Stone separated, the Duan brothers quickly ran Luo Dayou's new album, and then, as expected, the very rebellious song, which made the government very annoyed, and the newspapers were full of verbal criticism, and after only a week, they were ordered to be banned, banned from being on TV, banned from broadcasting, and prohibited from advertising, but fortunately, the Duan brothers were active enough, so they were not banned from sale and recovered and destroyed, but they could only be sold in stores designated by the government.
Under all kinds of restrictions, the sales of records are very bleak, and so far, more than 3,000 copies have been sold.
The soundtrack of a thriller movie is easy to shine, and Luo Dayou does a good job, but he is now a figure on the cusp, and it would be good to be shortlisted, and he wants to win the award, unless the sun comes out of the west.
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