Chapter 726: Attending the Academy Awards

"Sister ROSA, you're still waiting for Mr. Xu's call, I don't think he will call back anytime soon." Li Saifeng, who was watching TV on the sofa in the living room, heard Guan Zhilin's hysterical shout, and couldn't help but push the door in and said.

"What did you say?" Guan Zhilin looked at Li Saifeng in surprise and anger.

"I didn't say it, it was said in the newspaper." Li Saifeng saw that Guan Zhilin had misunderstood, thinking that he was making fun of her, so he hurriedly ran back and took out today's newspaper, "It said that the Xu Group wants to increase investment in the mainland, so Mr. Xu Guanwu set off to the mainland yesterday to inspect the investment environment." I don't think I'll be back for a week. ”

Guan Zhilin was surprised to pull the newspaper in Li Saifeng's hand, and when she looked at it, it was indeed a large photo published on it, and there was also a news written next to it that "Hui's big march into the mainland, followed by Hong Kong tycoons". The shot of Xu Guanwu standing at the boarding gate of a private jet and waving to the reporter below looks quite a bit of a great man's temperament.

"No wonder he didn't call me anymore, it turns out that he was busy with his own business." Guan Zhilin found a good excuse for herself, then thought about it and complained, "Since you are going to the mainland for investigation, why don't you take yourself with you?" With such a beautiful girl by your side, the journey won't be so boring. ”

When Guan Zhilin looked at Xu Guanwu's photos and was in reverie, Xu Guanwu had already come to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

He came to the mainland this time to nominally inspect the local investment environment, but in fact, he still wanted to express his love for work and the landscape. So as not to be tormented by those troubles at home.

The Hsu family wants to increase investment in the mainland. Advance investigation is also very necessary. Local regulations, policies, measures, hardware, software, etc., are all objects that Xu Guanwu wants to investigate. Several of Xu's staff members who traveled with him were among them, and they were specifically responsible for inspecting these projects, and finally calculated the data and handed it to Xu Guanwu for inspection.

Xu Guanwu's main responsibility is to deal with senior local government officials. Strive for greater concessions for investment, as well as better policy preferences. The things to do every day are nothing more than eating, looking at the mountains and rivers, and inspecting the local customs.

Xu Guanwu started from the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and went all the way north to Shantou, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai/Hai and other places, and Xu Guanwu and others were warmly welcomed everywhere they went, which was for the mainland government at that time. The Hong Kong businessmen who come to invest are the God of Wealth. And a large enterprise like Xu's, which invests hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn, is a fairy among the gods. I can't wait to offer it directly on the offering table.

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On March 15, the first Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, Xu Guanwu originally didn't want to go back because Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia were fasting on Lantau Island, so he didn't want to go again. So as not to be embarrassed when he walked the red carpet at the time, but a piece of good news suddenly made him fly back overnight.

The good news was that Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi had returned from Lantau Island, which made Xu Guanwu very happy. After getting off the plane from the airport, Xu Guanwu rushed all the way home, and when he entered the door and saw the delicate faces of Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia, his nose was sour and he almost cried.

Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia also felt a lot of emotion when they saw Xu Guanwu, and the three of them didn't have much to say for a while, but just hugged each other silently.

On the afternoon of the next day, Xu Guanwu took Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia to the Li stage, ready to walk the red carpet.

This is the first Hong Kong Film Awards, and to be honest, Xu Guanwu feels more nervous than participating in the Oscars.

The guests were waiting in the hotel lobby 500 meters away from the Lee Stage, and the organizing committee specially rented three Rolls-Royce luxury cars to pick them up. All the guests were all dressed up, even Wu Siyuan, who had just lost a lot of money, and Xu Ke, who had declined to the extreme, were also dressed in straight suits, and there was no trace of discouragement.

Xu Guanwu also met Zhou Yanfa, who had just returned from France by plane, and he was very likely to win the Best Actor Award today, so naturally he couldn't miss this event. Zhang Guorong and Wu Yusen still stayed in France and continued to use stand-ins to help Zhou Yanfa film.

Among the many guests in the hall, Xu Guanwu, Lin Qingxia, and Zhao Yazhi are undoubtedly the most eye-catching, not only because Xu is the favorite to win the award today, but also because of the recent scandal in Hong Kong. said that Xu Guanwu's two wives all lived in refuge on Lantau Island, and it was suspected that Xu Guanwu was having an affair with other women outside, which made Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia angry because of this.

Thinking of Zhao Yazhi's recent absence from the recording of many episodes of "Returning to the City at Night", and Lin Qingxia does not often appear in the newspaper, not to mention Xu Guanwu's recent frequent and large-scale investments, it seems that he wants to forget about the unhappiness in his heart, which makes people believe that there is something wrong with the relationship between the three.

Of course, the media reports did not dare to report this matter openly, but only used pseudonyms such as H Rich, Ms. Z, Miss L, etc., and added some unique characteristics of the three people, and they were not afraid that readers would not be able to associate it, let alone that Xu would file a lawsuit. Because this can be very cunning to avoid many legal responsibilities, and it is also a ghost idea that Hong Kong newspapers have only recently come up with.

As soon as this report was published, it caused a great repercussion in Hong Kong. Hong Kong citizens can easily guess who this H rich man, Ms. Z, and Miss L refer to, and Xu Guanwu and the three of them have indeed been on the cusp of the storm over the years, especially with the gradual growth of the Hui Group, the three of them are not only entertainment stars, but have been upgraded to wealthy families.

Celebrity scandals, the two daughters fighting for a husband are already violent enough, not to mention that they are also involved in the grievances of wealthy families, it is simply a gossip feast for Hong Kong citizens, which is really appetizing for them. The Xu family change has become the hottest topic in the city, and even the upcoming Academy Awards, which will be held in the middle of the month, have been stolen from the limelight.

After the Xu family learned about this, they immediately called Xu Guanwu for verification. Xu Guanwu naturally denied it in every possible way, saying that Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia just went to the temple to pray for blessings, not the so-called running away from home, and the media were just guessing after the wind.

Although Xu Guanwen knew that the second child was stubborn, he didn't intend to expose his lies, but just asked him to come back as soon as possible to deal with the matter, as long as he persuaded Ah Zhi and Qingxia to come back after he came back. Naturally, the rumors are self-defeating.

Xu Guanwu promised on the phone that his eldest brother would come back as soon as possible. and brought both Ah Zhi and Qingxia back. But in private, I couldn't help frowning. If he goes to Lantau Island to pick up people, Ah Zhi and Qingxia promise to go down the mountain, but if he refuses directly, then this face will be too big.

Fortunately, Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia did not embarrass Xu Guanwu and returned home two days before the Academy Awards. At that time, Xu Guanwen immediately called Xu Guanwu, and Xu Guanwu immediately flew back. The three of them met again after half a month, but their moods were very different, and they had some emotion.

This time, he participated in the first Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony. Xu Guanwu and the three of them appeared in front of everyone for the first time in the scandal frenzy. Although everyone wanted to ask about this scandal, everyone just took a few sneaky glances, and no one who didn't know each other really stepped forward to ask.

"Miss Lin, wait for the red carpet, you and Mr. Zhou Yunfa will walk together, can you?" At this time, the staff came forward and asked.

The red carpet of the Academy Awards also needs to be planned in advance, not too important stars can go first, and heavyweight stars must appear in the finale. Of course, we also have to consider the current popularity and exposure, although some small-name stars are not high enough, but maybe there are works being released recently. Or if there is some more explosive news, the attention may be stronger than that of some big-name stars. So naturally, it can be arranged to play in the back.

Zhou Yunfa is a strong contender for the best actor at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, and walking the red carpet with Lin Qingxia, a strong contender for the actress of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, is bound to cause a strong sensation. What's more, the two have co-starred in "Love in a Fallen City" together, and they were both shortlisted for this movie, and walking the red carpet together holding hands is definitely eye-catching.

"No need, Miss Lin will walk the red carpet with me." Just when the staff was proud of this arrangement, Xu Guanwu directly shattered his dream with a word.

"Uh, what about Miss Zhao?" The staff asked stupidly.

Xu Guanwu glanced at him, "I want to walk the red carpet with Miss Zhao and Miss Lin, do you have any opinions?" ”

"No ......" The staff couldn't help but be startled when Xu Guanwu stared at him like this, and hurriedly waved his hand and retreated.

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"Mr. Xu, I heard that you are going to walk the red carpet with Miss Lin and Miss Zhao?" At this time, Wu Siyuan, chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the Academy Awards, walked up to him with a smile and asked.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "What, you also have an opinion?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, on the contrary, I'm quite looking forward to it." Wu Siyuan said with a smile, "It is estimated that as soon as the three of you walk the red carpet hand in hand, our news headlines will not run the next day." ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "You're not afraid that I will steal the limelight from your Academy Awards?" ”

"I'm afraid, but I'm more afraid that you'll be angry." Wu Siyuan said with a smile, "I have a clean breeze on my sleeves now, how dare I offend Mr. Xu again?" ”

"I've heard about the ban on your film." Xu Guanwu said, "How is it, is there a solution?" ”

Wu Siyuan smiled bitterly, "If there is a solution, I don't have to worry about my hair turning white." I don't know if it was too smooth in the first two years, God looked at me a little unpleasantly, and even tortured me repeatedly. Alas! ”

"Don't be too sad, think of a way, if Hong Kong doesn't let it be released, you can consider going to the United States to release it." Xu Guanwu said, "The censorship system over there can still allow it to be released in some theaters, and I remember that Golden Harvest also cooperates with New Line Pictures in the United States, why not give it to them?" ”

"Huh!" Wu Siyuan sighed, "Don't mention it, the new line film company is about to go out of business, where is the ability to redistribute our films?" ”

"What are you talking about, New Line Pictures is going to go out of business, why?" Xu Guanwu asked in surprise, it was the first time he heard the news, in his impression, the New Line Film Company should last for a long time, the new century European and American magic blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings" was produced and distributed by the New Line Film Company, how could it be facing bankruptcy now? Could it be that he is the devil of his own butterfly effect?

Wu Siyuan smiled bitterly and told Xu Guanwu the reason for his hearing, Xu Guanwu showed a strange expression on his face after listening, and sure enough, the collapse of the new line film company was related to himself. It was he who handed over the blockbuster horror films originally distributed by New Line to 20th Century Fox for distribution, which caused New Line Film Company to lose a large amount of revenue and fell into business difficulties.

Now the new line film company is in trouble, and the cooperation with Golden Harvest has come to an end temporarily, if the new line film company recovers its vitality in the future, maybe Golden Harvest can still make progress with the new line film company, if the new line film company announces its collapse, then Golden Harvest can only find other allies.

In view of the current prospects of Hong Kong films in the US market, I believe that there will be film companies willing to cooperate with Golden Harvest. After all, it is now Hong Kong's second-largest film company after Hui's.

"I think that's good, you can give me a copy of the movie when you go back." Xu Guanwu thought about it and said, he knew that Wu Siyuan was a very good filmmaker, and he didn't want him to collapse because the two movies didn't sell well, which would definitely be a major loss for Hong Kong films.

When Wu Siyuan heard that Xu Guanwu was willing to help, he couldn't help but be moved to tears. To be honest, he's been really suppressed lately. (To be continued......)