Chapter 13 The Academy Award IV
Li Kaiyuan was awakened by Shen Chong's action of getting up, she snorted twice, turned over, and asked with slightly fascinated eyes, "What time is it?" ”
"At 10 o'clock, you can go back to sleep." Shen Chong sat on the edge of the bed, touched her head, then put on his slippers, stood up and said, "I'll go out and play guitar for a while." ”
"I'll get up too." Li Kaiyuan opened his eyes, sat up half-lying, and said: "It's really strange to go out for a run, I've been so busy in the past six months that my feet don't touch the ground, and I haven't eaten anything, but I have gained three or four pounds, and my little belly has risen." ”
"There's nothing wrong with being fat." Shen Chong said with a smile: "The pearl is round and jade, if it is skinny, not only does it not feel good to the touch, but it will also have nightmares when you hold it at night." ”
Li Kaiyuan glanced at him, leaned over and pulled the pajamas that were thrown on the side of the bed during the war last night, wrapped them around his body, and then lifted the quilt and said, "Don't play the piano, come with me to exercise." ”
"Are you hinting at something?"
"Go, you men, always think nonsense." Li Kaiyuan sneered twice, got out of bed and said: "Take advantage of the fact that you are young now, exercise more, and now that you have earned so much money, you must have time to spend it, didn't you say last time that the most tragic thing in the world is that people die and the money is not spent?" I don't want to be a widow in my fifties or sixties. ”
Shen Chong was speechless by her, so he had to say: "Let's exercise after the Spring Festival, I'm going to practice a few tunes recently." ”
"What tune?"
"Play with it casually, and you'll use it after a while." Shen Chong sat at the head of the bed, looked at her beautiful back, and asked, "Are you free tonight?" ”
Li Kaiyuan opened the wardrobe and asked while rummaging through his clothes, "What?" ”
"I'm going to invite someone to dinner in the evening, and if you're free, let's go with you."
"Who? Do I know? ”
"I know for sure, but I haven't seen a real person." Shen Chong touched his chin and said, "It's Teresa Teng." ”
"Teresa Teng?" Li Kaiyuan turned to look at him in surprise, but quickly frowned and said, "What the hell are you thinking?" ”
"No ghost idea, absolutely pure." Shen Chong was helpless, he rubbed the stubble on his chin, and said: "She once made a special trip to Boston to celebrate my uncle's birthday, and now she has come to Hong Kong to record a New Year's special. Don't you like her songs very much, let's go together in the evening. ”
"I like to listen to her songs, what does it have to do with meeting her in person." Li Kaiyuan is an absolute rationalist, she thought about it and said: "Besides, when I see her, I don't know what to say, it's better not to see her than to be embarrassed."
Li Kaiyuan's sisters are two extremes, one has no interest in the entertainment industry, and the other is excited to enter the entertainment industry, Shen Chong stood up and said: "Then whatever you want, if you change your mind, call me again, I am in the film company all day today." ”
"Hmm. Wait a minute, don't go yet. Li Kaiyuan picked up a suit and said to him: "Since you want to have a treat, how about wearing this suit tonight?" I brought it back from London last time. ”
"Okay, that's it, it's formal, no tie." Shen Chong looked at it and said, "You can find it and put it on the bed, I'll wear it when I leave." ”
Walking out of the room, Shen Chong took out his guitar from the study that belonged to him, walked onto the balcony, faced Victoria Harbor, jumped up and did a few exercises, and then sat on a rattan chair with a cushion, in the bright morning light, tinkering with songs from the afterlife.
In the process of the award ceremony of the Academy Awards, some program transitions will inevitably be arranged, and God will take it, but he will suffer the blame, in line with the idea of not wasting it, he plans to plagiarize the songs of the future generations, not only to entertain the public, but also to entertain himself.
It's boring to make plans and make a lot of money every day, and you have to fill in some fun in life......
As the saying goes, the song does not leave the mouth, the fist does not leave the hand, these songs, he has practiced many times before, but around New Year's Day, he went to the United States to work, and after a period of break, he was a little rusty, and now he has to practice it again.
After bounced back and forth for a while, it felt like it was getting better, and then the glass door was pushed open, revealing Tianbao's little head.
"Brother-in-law, playing cotton here again?"
"Go, go." Shen Chong waved his hand to chase her and said, "While playing, I'm busy." ”
"You don't have any musical talent, so don't mess around every day." Tianbao walked out of the room, carefully closed the glass door, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me the guitar, watch me play it for you." ”
"When did you learn to play the guitar?"
"We have music classes in our school." Tianbao took the guitar and said with a proud face: "I learned to play it in three days." ”
After she finished speaking, she sat on the rattan chair, adjusted her posture, and then played up with a ding-dong bang, not to mention, it was really decent, although it was not very smooth, but the youth was invincible, the morning sun, the beautiful Lori, the green little hands flew like a butterfly wearing flowers, pleasing to the eye, wonderful and abnormal.
After playing the song, Shen Chong applauded and praised repeatedly: "It's really good, it's really good, Tianbao, you are the first talented girl in our family." ”
"Of course." Tianbao tilted his head, put the guitar on the coffee table in the middle of the seat, and complained: "Brother-in-law, do you know how good I am?" Sleep well in the morning, don't make axes at the door anymore, disturbing people's dreams.
"You little girl, don't use idioms indiscriminately." Shen Chong laughed, he picked up the guitar and asked, "This is my unique tune, how can you play it?" ”
"Miss Ben is only eight years old, smart and clever, and she will play it once you listen to it."
"Blowing a conch." Shen Chong smiled at the corner of his mouth, he plucked the strings lightly, and said, "You stole the sheet music I put in the guitar case, right?" ”
"So what?" was exposed, Tianbao didn't blush, and said stubbornly: "Anyway, I'll learn it after watching it once." ”
"Okay, okay, Tianbao, you're amazing." Shen Chong casually played the chords and asked, "Say, what's the purpose of getting up so early?" ”
"Brother-in-law, it's better for you to be empathetic." Tianbao was obedient, gave him a smile, and said, "Can you buy me a guitar too?" ”
"It's not a bad thing to buy a musical instrument, but your mother won't buy it?"
"My mom wanted me to learn the piano, saying the piano was elegant and the guitar was a stall toy." Tianbao made a bitter face and said, "But I hate learning the piano, I like the guitar." ”
"Why do you hate it?" Shen Chong glanced at her strangely and said, "The piano is known as the king of musical instruments, it sounds very good, I don't have a chance to learn it if I want to." ”
"If you want to learn it, you have to learn it well, what is the piano, it's big and heavy, and you have to sit well when you play, only you adults like it." After Tianbao finished speaking, he let out a long sigh and said, "The piano is played for others, and the guitar is played for yourself, so I don't want to be a puppet who plays the piano for others." ”
Shen Chong was made to laugh and cry by her gestures and reasons full of literary style, but music is such a thing, it doesn't matter whether it is elegant or not, as long as you are interested, he said: "In this case, I will take you to buy a guitar on Sunday." ”
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Tempo jumped up, gave him a flying kiss, and ran back into the house.
Shen Chong looked at her back, smiled, and then buried his head and continued to practice the song.
The office building that Shen Chong bought in Wan Chai is still being renovated, so the meeting place is still the conference room of the Oriental Charm Film Company.
After a morning of discussion on how to form the jury of the first Hong Kong Film Awards, it was finally decided to invite five respected filmmakers from the mainland and Taiwan, and the remaining 14 members are composed of senior local film critics, directors, actors, and behind-the-scenes professionals and technicians.
As for the voting method, it adopts a voting method similar to that of the later World Footballer of the Year, for each award, the judges can fill in the shortlist in the order of one, two, three, the first place gets 5 points, the second place gets 3 points, the third place gets 1 point, and the candidate film with the highest score will eventually receive the award.
"Mr. Shen, there is one more question about the voting method." One editor raised his hand and asked, "Is the vote by secret ballot or by secret ballot?" ”
Shen Chong was arbitrary and decided on the core issues of the Academy Awards, he was no longer dictatorial, and handed over every detail for discussion to create a fair and democratic discussion atmosphere. ”
"I think it's better to be anonymous." Luo Weiming looked at his notebook and said: "There are judges from the mainland and Taiwan, if the name is recorded, if it leaks out, it will not be good for the reviewers themselves, and it is easy to be attacked by the government." ”
Shen Chong nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?" ”
"I have." Just now, the editor raised his hand again and said: "If you don't keep your name in, those from the mainland will only vote for mainland films, and those from Taiwan will only vote for Taiwan films, which will hurt the participating films from Hong Kong and other regions, and will not reflect the spirit of fairness and fairness of the Academy Awards." ”
"That's a real problem." Shen Chong also nodded and asked, "Then you say, what should I do?" ”
"I think that there should be a secret ballot, not only by name, but also by each judge, and the reason for the choice should be written down by each judge." The editor swallowed his saliva and continued: "Of course, Editor-in-Chief Luo is right, the current political environment in the mainland and Taiwan is not free enough, in order to protect the review, I propose that in addition to the review, an independent and neutral chairman of the jury will be added, who will be responsible for the preservation and sorting of the votes, and when the results come out, the ballots will be destroyed immediately, so that there will be no leakage." And the establishment of a jury chairman also has the advantage of playing a decisive role when the scores of the two films are equal. ”
This editor is the one who showed his superiority yesterday, Shen Chong was originally quite unhappy with him, but when he heard this, he suddenly fell in love with his talents, this guy is really a caring person, and his consciousness is high enough - chairman of the jury, isn't this a position tailored for him?
Whether a film award can become bigger and stronger, a fair, just and open selection process is the key, even if you can't do the "Three Publics", you must maintain the appearance of the "Three Publics" on the surface, in the Chinese film industry in later generations, there are a lot of various awards, Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, Hundred Flowers, Huabiao, etc., among them, in addition to the Golden Horse Award, it is worth mentioning, who cares about the rest?
The weight of the Golden Horse Awards is heavy because it was reorganized in the 9o, recast the selection process, and created the appearance of "fairness, justice and openness" on the surface, so it was able to counterattack the Academy Awards and become the first award in the Chinese film industry
If you want to create a fair, just and open atmosphere, first of all, the organizer of the film award must be fair, and in modern society, what is the most just organizer in the hearts of the audience?
The government will be shrouded in politics, and the company will be kidnapped by interests, so the best unit to run a film award is a non-profit organization......
"Film Times" and "First Film Review" are both for-profit magazines, and it's okay to hold one or two Academy Awards, but when they become bigger, they are easy to be criticized, so it's best to register a non-profit organization as a nominal organizer.
When non-profit organizations are in operation, there will be strict restrictions, and after they are established, the influence of wealth on the Academy Awards will be greatly weakened, but Shen Chong will never allow the Academy Awards to fall into the hands of others, so he needs to occupy a special position and take the initiative in the evaluation process.
He needed the power to veto a film that Yan had gone against his will to win at a critical time — a film like "Cousin, Hello Miles."
The president of the jury is exactly what he needs.
Shen Chong was secretly happy in his heart, and he was silent on the surface, and asked Luo Weiming again, saying, "Old Luo, what do you say?" ”
"That's a good idea." Luo Weiming didn't think much about it, and agreed: "The jury of more than 20 people should indeed have a chairman, Bai Sheng, what do you say?" ”
"I think so."
"What did Editor-in-Chief Lin say?"
"I'm okay with that."
“ok。” Shen Chong picked up the pen, wrote a few words on the memo as the chairman of the jury, and then said, "This chairman, who do you think is suitable?" ”
When everyone was talking, the editor just now raised his hand and said loudly: "Mr. Shen, you are the most suitable chairman for you." ”
"I can't, I'm too young, how can I be the chairman of a bunch of old-timers." Shen Chong shirked and said: "And to put it arrogantly, this year's "Crazy Robbery" will definitely be shortlisted for some awards, and if I become the chairman, the impact will not be good, and it will disturb the spirit of fairness and justice." ”
"This is not a problem, we can set that the chairman does not have ordinary voting rights, only when the scores of the two films are the same, can they come forward to decide the ownership of the final award, with the voting method of the Academy Awards, the possibility of this situation is very small, and even if there is a film by Mr. Shen, it can be temporarily avoided." The editor gushed endlessly, and then said: "Mr. Shen, the position of the chairman is a matter of importance, the Academy Award was initiated by you, and you personally made the planning, you come to be the chairman, so that others can rest assured and at ease."
His remarks touched many people, and Chen Baisheng immediately agreed: "Mr. Shen, He Shiguang is right, you are here to be the chairman, everyone is at ease." ”
"I think it's good, too." Luo Weiming put down the cigarette butt and said: "This chairman, to put it bluntly, is a miscellaneous person and a black pot, Boss Shen, you are young, have strong activity ability, and have relationships in the two sides of the strait and three places, which is the most suitable." ”
"Okay then." Shen Chong was not hypocritical, and while writing down the name of the editor on the paper, he said through the words: "I'll carry this black pot first, and then invite another master when there is a suitable one in the future." ”
To hold a film award, the three core links - qualifications, selection procedures, and award ceremony, the first two have been discussed, and now only the last one remains.
This topic was only discussed for a while, and Shen Chong couldn't help but shake his head, the award ceremony is the most commercial part of all the links, and most of the people here are bookish cultural people, eight characters clash with each other, and the construction of the mention is messy and unsystematic, either too simple, not grand enough, or too ethereal, and no operability.
He knocked on the table, waited for everyone to be quiet, and said, "About the award ceremony, let me tell you what I think." ”
He stood up, walked to the presentation board at the end of the conference room, picked up a pen, and said as he wrote: "There are three main issues to consider in the awards ceremony, the first is the guest arrangement, the concert hall of the Hong Kong City Hall only has more than 14oo seats, which cannot accommodate too many people, and it is not feasible to sell tickets, so in addition to the relevant staff of the candidate films, I plan to use an invitation system for the guests, and you can only enter with an invitation card. ”
"The second is the TV broadcast, I have contacted the live broadcast unit of last year's Oscars, and they will be responsible for it at that time, as for the TV station, I have reached a preliminary agreement with H, but the details still need to be communicated."
"The third is the selection of the host and the award presenters, the host is very important, not only solemn and strict, but also entertaining and lively, and the award presenters should also be carefully selected, in this regard, you have to discuss a list."
"Boss Shen." After listening to this, Luo Weiming raised his hand and said, "Do we want to learn the Oscars and walk the red carpet?" ”
"This needs to wait for the American production team to come over, and then consider it according to the actual situation." Shen Chong said helplessly: "It's not that you don't know the situation at the Hong Kong City Hall, and it's not very suitable for walking the red carpet." ”
"I think it's better not to walk the red carpet." Chen Baisheng said: "Walking on the red carpet has high requirements for clothing and manners, and in the Chinese entertainment industry, no one has any experience on the red carpet, and it is easy to make mistakes. ”
"What Brother Chen said makes sense." Shen Chong nodded, he walked back to his seat, sat down, and said, "But even if there is no red carpet ceremony, all the people who participate in the award ceremony must wear formal attire and write this requirement into the invitation." ”
"Mr. Shen, you are embarrassed." Luo Weiming complained: "Do you know how much a slightly high-grade dress costs?" Those directors and leading actors can afford it, where can the staff behind the scenes afford it, they can't shoot a half-year movie, just to enter the Great Hall once, right? ”
"It's fine." Shen Chong crossed his hands, leaned back on the chair, and said lightly: "All the shortlisted film staff, the dresses will be provided by me, and I will also wrap your dresses." ”
The conference room was immediately filled with joy.
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