Chapter 90: Ceremony XVIII
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The audience burst into good-natured laughter and applause.
"Cinema is a magical thing, and I am very proud of myself to be able to do such a cause, a cause that can bring joy and beauty to people, that can awaken human conscience and compassion, and most importantly, it gives us a chance to take a breather from this cruel world, and what it brings me is nothing but joy or happiness."
Audrey Hepburn is 5l years old at this time, and her angelic face is no longer as delicate as before, but her elegant and calm temperament has not faded at all, and she can still make people fall for it.
"Everywhere I go, people ask me how to be beautiful, I don't know, I really don't know. Time is eternal, and life is limited, so the years will inevitably take away the beauty we are proud of, but I think that the charm of a woman does not lie in appearance, the real beauty is reflected in the depths of a woman's soul, in the kind giving and enthusiasm, the beauty of a woman will grow with the years, and will not change because of aging. ”
Before He Shouxin's translation was finished, the audience paid tribute to Hepburn and her philosophical remarks with warm applause.
"Next, I will present the Best Actress Award at the first Hong Kong Film Awards, please see the list of shortlisted films."
"The Best Actress at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards, the finalists are:
Zhang Aijia, "Crazy Robbery......
Chen Chong, "Little Flower" ......
Zhu Xijuan, "Ah Cradle"......
Lin Fengjiao, "Tales of a Small Town......
Xu Feng, "Legend of the Mountain" ......"
Hong Kong was once again wiped out, and not a single actor was shortlisted, and the audience was dumbfounded.
In a movie environment full of fights and killings, even Jing Li, the first sister of the Shaw Brothers, can only play Dillon and others in martial arts films, and what do other actresses use to hone their acting skills and what to brilliant
Li Hanxiang is the most proficient director of actresses in Hong Kong, but unfortunately the three movies he made in 1979 were all insincere erotic films, only Hu Jin's performance in "Ghost Calling Spring" was quite impressive, but the scenes and plots that were inappropriate for children were swept away when they were shortlisted for the primary selection.
"Best actor and actress, no one in Hong Kong was shortlisted." Wang Yang clasped his hands to his chest and said with a big sting: "If it goes on like this, it won't last long." ”
"The Hong Kong film industry is now in a state of discontinuity, which makes the mainland catch up with a coincidence." Shen Chong watched Hepburn tear up the envelope and defended: "The film environment here is very dynamic, and in the next two or three years, a group of outstanding actors will inevitably emerge." ”
"I hope so."
At this time, Audrey Hepburn announced the winner: "Chen ...... Rush. ”
Hepburn's pronunciation was very non-standard, and before the audience could react, Wang Yang slapped the seat guardrail hard, then stood up suddenly, raised his right hand, pointed to the stage, and said loudly to Chen Chong, who was still sitting in the third row in a daze: "Chen Chong, go up and receive the award"
The audience was stunned.
Chen Chong stood up with a red face, she was wearing a white dress, at a loss in the crowd, like a small white flower swaying in the wind in spring, pure and simple, with a unique sense of beauty.
Seeing this, Shen Chong decided to fulfill Wang Yang's love for talent, he also stood up, and then applauded Chen Chong, and the audience next to him also stood up one after another when they saw him like this, applauding from small to large, from messy to neat, and finally seemed to break through the roof.
No one who can be a movie star has poor psychological quality, Chen Chong quickly adjusted her mentality, she walked through the crowd with small steps, walked into the open space, stroked the short hair on her ear, and then walked onto the stage unhurriedly.
"Didn't you say that you love Liu Xiaoqing the most?" After Shen Chong sat down again, he asked Wang Yang with a smile: "Why didn't you get so excited when she won the award just now?" ”
"Liu Xiaoqing, she has experienced a lot of things, and she has a good temperament, she is not stage frightened, even if she doesn't win the award, she won't be discouraged, I'm very relieved." Wang Yang combed his hair back with his hands very magnificently, and said without changing his face and heartbeat: "Chen Chong is only 18 years old, and he is still a student." ”
"Elder Wang, you're not kind." Shen Chong laughed and teased: "Actually, it's because Liu Xiaoqing is already a person from your factory, and Chen Chong is not, right?" You deliberately sold it well, and then got her to Beiying.
Wang Yang snorted and said: "Chen Chong, this little girl, is a good seedling of acting, but her parents are high-level intellectuals, and they oppose her becoming an actor, and she can't make up her mind herself, if she can get a trophy from Hong Kong back, maybe she can convince her family." ”
Chen Chong was a freshman at Shanghai Foreign Chinese College at this time, and after she came to the stage, she exchanged two sentences with Hepburn in English, speaking not standard enough and not fluent, but exuding a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, which is completely different from Liu Xiaoqing's deliberate feeling of learning to speak in Hong Kong, and the audience gave a round of encouraging applause.
After the applause, Chen Chong blushed and delivered a speech: "Actually, I never expected to win the award, really, I am not a professional actor, I am a foreign language learner, I think everyone acts better than me." Of course, I'm very happy to receive the award, and I will dedicate this trophy to my parents and hope they like it. ”
"I would like to thank Director Xie Jin of Shanghai Film Studio, because he asked me to make a movie called "Youth", I was only 16 years old at the time, I didn't know anything, and it was he who taught me how to act, which made me love movies. I would also like to thank director Huang Jianzhong of Beijing Film Studio, who gave me the opportunity to play "Little Flower", and the leaders of Shanghai Foreign Chinese Language Academy, who agreed to my request for leave and gave me time to make a film. Also, I would like to thank Director Wang Yang, he is actually not so serious, and he took care of me like a grandfather when filming "Little Flower". ”
"Elder Wang, your hard work has not been in vain." Shen Chong applauded and said, "But I think so, even if Chen Chong's parents promise her to be an actress, Shanghai Film Studio and Director Xie Jin will also be ahead of you." ”
"That's better than her going to be a female translator." Wang Yang said angrily: "Anyone can learn a foreign language, and not everyone can do it." ”
He Shouxin led Audrey Hepburn back to the backstage, and Zhang Aijia appeared and continued to host.
At the beginning, Shen Chong planned to give Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn a Chinese star to each present the award, but after thinking about it again, he gave up this idea, because these two Hollywood superstars are too famous and their halos are too dazzling, except for Bruce Lee, anyone who comes will be dwarfed and dull
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next thing that will be presented is the Best Director Award at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards." failed to win the Best Actress Award, which did not affect Zhang Aijia's hosting status at all, she held the microphone, slim, stood in the center of the stage and said; "But before the awards, I want to apologize to all the big directors, you see, just before the award of Best Actor and Best Actress, there were singers who came out to sing songs to pay tribute to famous actors in film history, but I'm sorry, before the Best Director awards, there were no songs, no short films, no tributes."
"We all know that the director is the most important position in the film industry, and he is a big man who says a lot, and when they stare at it, all the stars have to bow their heads." Zhang Aijia made a shrug expression of puzzlement and said, "But why didn't you pay tribute before the award for the best director?" ”
The audience's curiosity was aroused, and some people made fun of it and shouted: "Why?" ”
"Amiable in appearance and full of aura." Wang Yang pointed at Zhang Aijia with his hand and said: "If you play some quirky comedy roles, it will be very good." ”
Shen Chong didn't speak, just gave Wang Yang a thumbs up.
In his previous life, Zhang Aijia won two Golden Horse Actresses, two Academy Awards, and two Asian Film Critics Association Best Actress Awards, but many fans only remember that she was the man's wife in "Best Partner", and Wang Yang's vision can be described as extremely vicious.
"Because tonight's tribute songs were all arranged by Mr. Shen Chong, chairman of the Academy Awards Organizing Committee." This is the first time that Zhang Aijia has said Shen Chong's name in public, but she said it formally, and the audience did not make a noise, she continued: "There are a total of five songs tonight, except for the "Star" sung by Mr. Leslie Cheung, which is the work of Mr. Huang Zhan, the other three songs, "Star" sung by Miss Teresa Teng, "Silver Dream" sung by Miss Cai Qin, and "Under the Starlight" before the award of the best movie, are all written and composed by Mr. Shen Chong himself. ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, the concert hall was quiet, and the guests looked at each other - it is difficult to have both the world, both civil and military, both financial and talented, looking at the world, looking at the ancient and modern, it is a very rare thing, a nouveau riche who has made a lot of money can also compose music and write songs, and write very well, which is too subversive of common sense
"Before the awards ceremony, I asked him why he didn't write a song for the directors." Zhang Aijia didn't let the scene continue to be cold, she glanced at Shen Chong, and then continued: "He said that he couldn't write it, because the director is a very contradictory position, it seems to be in power, and the scenery is infinite, but in fact, every step is dangerous, like walking on thin ice, and only the director himself understands the taste." ”
"Before filming, the director has to grovel to find investment, and after finding investment, he has to nod and ask the actors, when filming, the actors are disobedient, take care of it, be scolded for being unkind, no matter, be scolded for being weak and incompetent, shoot fresh, be scolded for being maverick, shoot routine points, be scolded for being featureless, shoot delicately, be scolded for being big, shoot simple, be scolded for being insincere, shoot literary points, be scolded for being pretentious, shoot vulgar points, be scolded for not being ashamed......"
Before Zhang Aijia's set of lines was finished, someone applauded, Shen Chong raised his eyes and saw that it was actually Chu Yuan, as soon as he applauded, he quickly led a crowd to applaud, and then the audience applauded.
"Therefore, Mr. Shen Chong said that he did not know how to write songs for the director." After the applause, Zhang Aijia also improvised, cut off the follow-up lines, and said: "He had to find a great calligrapher and write a couplet to pay tribute to the great directors in the history of Chinese film." ”
After she finished speaking, she raised her arm and slid down from the stage twice, sliding down a couplet of dragons flying and phoenixes.
"How can you be as good as you want, but you want to be worthy of your heart."