November 24, Taipei. (Note 1)

"It's rare to see you so nervous." Shen Chong leaned against the door frame, fiddled with the jade plaything in his hand, and teased: "I always thought that your nerves were very big, and you were a girl who didn't know the height of the sky. ”

"Go, who is the girl......" Zhang Aijia swayed from side to side, looking at the image in the mirror, and said: "Tonight is the Golden Horse Awards, and there is also the Elizabeth Taylor Award, all eyes on it, can I not be nervous?" Do you think this dress is good? ”

"It's good." Shen Chong praised insincerely: "You look good in whatever you wear." ”

"Seriously!" Zhang Aijia didn't appreciate it, glared at him, frowned slightly, and said, "I think it's too gorgeous." ”

"This is the Golden Horse Awards." Shen Chong imitated her tone just now and said, "In the high-profile situation, the more gorgeous the better, so as to show your beauty and charm." ”

"The Golden Horse Awards are not a dance hall, they are very solemn." Zhang Aijia didn't have a problem with him, and said with some hesitation: "I'd better change to that set of small suits and skirts." ”

"Don't." Shen Chong hurriedly stopped and said: "That's too professional, the Golden Horse Award is the only award in the Chinese film industry, only once a year, and it doesn't usually work." Just wear this, Wang Rongsheng's tailor-made dress for you is very suitable for receiving the award on stage. (Note 2)

"How do you know I'm going to win?" Zhang Aijia turned around for half a circle, continued to look at the mirror, and said without confidence: "If you don't win the award, but you wear it like a peacock with an open screen, you will be laughed to death." ”

"Don't worry, this year's Golden Horse Queen, you are nine out of ten." Shen Chong stuffed the plaything into his pants pocket, walked over, stood behind her, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "It's good, just wear this, it's simple and generous, and it matches you very well." ”

Zhang Aijia pulled the folds of the clothes around her waist and asked curiously, "How can you be sure that I can win the Golden Horse Queen?" ”

"Because Elizabeth Taylor is coming."

"Whether I can win the award or not, what does it have to do with her?" Zhang Aijia was puzzled and said: "The Organizing Committee of the Golden Horse Awards has long announced that she will be invited to present the award, and at that time, "Crazy Robbery" had not yet been released in Taiwan. ”

"There has been no host in the Golden Horse Awards before, only the emcee, and last year we carried out reforms and got two hosts." Shen Chong explained: "There will definitely be this year, host, according to the convention, it must be a man and a woman, the man has already decided on Jiang Guang, but the woman has not been decided, why?" Just because Elizabeth Taylor is coming, she needs to find a female host with good English to facilitate communication and interaction. ”

"So what?"

"You're so stupid." Shen Chong affectionately teased her and said: "Taiwan can get it, and the actress with good English proficiency, who else is besides you?" ”

"That's a lot." Zhang Aijia said casually: "For example, Hu Yinmeng ......"

"Yes, Hu Yinmeng." Shen Chong intercepted the conversation and said: "She has had such a big news with Li Ao recently, I heard that she was warned by Taiwan's cultural department, but the organizing committee also chose her to be the host tonight, instead of looking for you, isn't it obvious?" ”

Zhang Aijia understood, she smiled and said: "You are chasing after the wind, maybe there are other reasons, besides, in addition to Hu Yinmeng, there are many people who know English, such as Teresa Teng." ”

"Teresa Teng is a singer, not a movie star, and her fake passport turmoil has not passed, it is more troublesome than Hu Yinmeng, the Golden Horse Awards invited her back to be a guest this time, which is already very face-saving, how could she be the host." Shen Chong laughed and said: "Of course, there are many people in Taiwan who know English, but there are very few who can act in movies, and even fewer can shake the stage. ”

"It's a mouthful." Zhang Aijia was skeptical about this, she said with a smile: "You can calculate it so much, then you can calculate it, can "Crazy Robbery" win the best feature film?" ”

Shen Chong immediately replied: "I can't get it." ”

"Why?"

"Because before I came to Taipei, I had to go to the Freedom Association to write a guarantee that I would not go to the mainland to film, and if I didn't write the guarantee, I wouldn't have a visa." Shen Chong laughed and said: "A boss who has been in the mainland for a month or two, how can the movie he invested in win the best movie?" Sister An is estimated to be affected by me this time, so she will come to Taipei for nothing. ”

After finishing speaking, Shen Chong looked at his watch and said, "Beauty, stop caring about self-pity." Let's go, I have to go to the hotel to pick up Sister An and them, and it's too late if I don't leave. ”

Zhang Aijia looked at the mirror for a few seconds, and then grabbed her handbag and walked out, saying as she walked: "As far as you think too much, the Golden Horse Awards are not the Executive Yuan, where are there so many politicians?" ”

"For us, a movie is a movie, and for those old men, everything is a political ......"

Tonight is the 16th Golden Horse Awards ceremony, "Crazy Robbery" won seven nominations, including "Best Feature Film", "Best Feature Film Director", "Best Feature Film Actress", "Best Feature Film Original Screenplay", "Best Feature Film Cinematography", "Best Feature Film Editing", "Best Feature Film Score", etc.

Influenced by the perception of later generations, coupled with the weakness of Taiwanese films, whether it is influence or authority, Shen Chong does not attach much importance to the Golden Horse Awards, but in 1979, the Golden Horse Awards are the only awards in the Chinese film circle in the three places across the Taiwan Strait.

The Taiwan market is an indispensable part of the Hong Kong film industry chain, and Hong Kong filmmakers attach great importance to it, so Xu Anhua, Chen Yunwen, Tam Jiaming and other people who have been shortlisted for awards have rushed to Taipei, and none of them are absent.

Zhang Aijia was wearing a dress, which was inconvenient to drive, and after she sat in the co-pilot seat, she complained: "You men are still comfortable, you are a suit everywhere, you don't need to pay attention to it." ”

"The suit is also very particular." Shen impulsively got the car and cried poorly: "Last month in the United States, I was dragged to order two suits, one set of 5ooo dollars, this group of tailors, it is really black-hearted, if you make ten sets of eight sets, you have to go bankrupt." ”

"What is $5ooo to you?" Zhang Aijia was disdainful and said with a smile: "You are a world-class rich man on the cover of Forbes, I heard that before you came to Taipei, you bought a building in Hong Kong, which is much more expensive than the suit on you." ”

"It's just a small building, it's only 7 floors." Shen Chong said lightly: "The main purpose is to put the magazine and the film company together, so that you don't have to run around in the future, which is convenient for office." ”

"Your film company and magazine company combined, you don't have 1oo employees, right?" Zhang Aijia felt pain for him and said: "It's okay to rent a floor, do you need to buy a whole building?" ”

"I'm a local tyrant, and I'm not bad for money." Shen Chong said while driving: "In addition to movie magazines, I recently bought a newspaper and two magazines, and the film company has also recruited a lot of newcomers. ”

"You bought a newspaper?"

"Yes, Hong Kong Economic Journal." Shen Chong didn't squint and said: "There are also "Far Eastern Economic Review" and "****". ”

Hong Kong Economic Journal, short for Hong Kong Economic Journal, is the first newspaper in Hong Kong to focus on financial news, with extensive influence, and is considered one of the most credible and authoritative newspapers in Hong Kong.

"Far Eastern Economic Review" and "****" are two international current affairs and political and economic magazines published in Hong Kong, with hundreds of thousands of books for the middle class and professional elites who understand English, with subscribers all over Asia, and many readers in North America, which has great influence.

Zhang Aijia has a good family background, and she has been flying back and forth between Hong Kong and Taiwan all the year round, so she naturally knows very well the value of the magazine that Shen Chong said, she was surprised and asked, "Haven't you been in the mainland recently?" When did you acquire these publications, and how did you acquire them? ”

"Tong guò HSBC came forward to buy." Shen Chong explained: "As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree, I went to the door to buy it myself, and people ignored it, changed to HSBC, and it was done in a few words." ”

When Zhang Aijia heard this, he was stunned for a while, and after a while, he asked, "Are you going to go to the financial world?" Will you still be making movies in the future? ”

Before Shen Chong could answer, she said again: "But also, you have such a strong ability to make money, it's a pity not to do finance, and it is not as much as Wall Street or Silicon Valley to make movies in ten days." ”

"You, you, where are the ears?" Shen Chong smiled and said: "Didn't I say just now, the film company has expanded its recruitment of many people, and my main business is still movies, so you can rest assured, I won't leave you alone." ”

"Go, who wants you to care." Zhang Aijia glanced at him and said, "I wish you could make more money to support me, be a broad aunt, and spend as much as you want." ”

When Shen Chong heard this, he glanced at her and didn't speak.

"By the way, I heard Sister Ling say, you went to the mainland this time and brought Director Hu over?"

"You women just love gossip." Shen Chong sighed and said, "I said it deliberately, don't spread this matter, she actually sued you." ”

"What's wrong with me?" Zhang Aijia was not convinced, and said, "Why can't I know? ”

"You know it's nothing, if she doesn't say it, I'll sue you in the future, but it's not convenient to say this now." Shen Chong reassured: "Director Hu has several industries in Taipei, in case the news leaks and is seized by the government, the loss will be great." ”

"Do you really plan to let him go to the mainland to film?" Zhang Aijia was very worried and said: "If you go to the mainland to film, you will definitely be banned by Taiwan, and it will be very troublesome at that time." ”

"Yes, so I asked Director Hu to deal with all the industries in Taipei first, and then talk about going to the mainland to film." Shen Chong parked the car at the door of the hotel where Xu Anhua stayed, and did not rush to get out of the car, he explained: "Director Hu went to the mainland and received a very warm welcome, he grew up in Beijing, and this time he found his sister who had been absent for decades, and he didn't even want to go back to Hong Kong." ”

"You didn't bring it yet." Zhang Aijia glanced at him angrily, sighed, and said: "The current situation is really a headache, and you have to be careful when making a movie." ”

"Anyway, don't spread this matter yet." Shen Chong admonished, and then said, "You are wearing a dress, don't come out, I'll go find Sister An and Sister Yunwen." ”

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Note 1: I have not found the specific date of the 1979 Golden Horse Awards, this date is set for the plot.

Note 2: Wang Rongsheng is a well-known Taiwanese model and fashion designer.

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