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Chapter 307 The unexpected Baihua Best Actor

This time the Baihua Golden Rooster Film Festival actually sent invitations to many well-known artists in Hong Kong.

But not everyone is willing to come and be the award presenter.

Backstage at the award ceremony, Qi Wei saw Zhou Xingxing and Liang Jiaqi at a glance.

Although the decline of Hong Kong films at this time caused many artists in Hong Kong to find another way to make a living, many of them chose to go north to develop.

But not all of these people are inward-looking.

Of course, there are also many patriotic Hong Kong artists, such as the Liang Jiahui in front of Qi Wei.

When he first debuted, the relationship between the Mainland and Wanwan had not yet been normalized. The relevant departments of Wanwan had regulations that all actors who had gone to the Mainland to film movies would be banned from being in Wanwan.

At that time, Hong Kong films were highly dependent on the Bay Area Film Market, and Hong Kong filmmakers did not dare to offend. Therefore, almost no Hong Kong artists dared to go to the mainland to film. Even if they went to the mainland to film, they would secretly use pseudonyms.

However, Liang Jiahui swaggered and followed his master, the famous romantic film master Li Hanxiang, to the mainland to shoot films such as "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Behind the Curtain". He even won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his wonderful performance in "Behind the Curtain". .

Because Liang Jiahui gained great fame from filming in the Mainland, the relevant departments in Wanwan threatened to ban him. At that time, a well-meaning director persuaded Liang Jiahui to write a letter of repentance, but Liang Jiahui directly refused to repent.

He doesn't think there's anything wrong with filming in mainland China.

Hard energy is hard energy, but this is like an egg hitting a stone, and the result is that you will hit your head and bleed.

Relevant Taiwanese authorities issued a notice that all films starring Leung Ka-wai would not be allowed into theaters. As a result, no one dared to invite him to film, and his acting career was forced to come to an abrupt end midway.

Liang Jiahui fell into a trough as soon as he became famous. In order to make a living, he even set up a street stall at the Causeway Bay night market to make money.

Of course, the situation is now changing, and the mainland is starting to catch up from behind, so he can be regarded as having had a good time after all his hardships.

Liang Jiahui is a Hong Kong artist that Qi Wei has a good impression of and appreciates, so Qi Wei started chatting with him backstage before the award ceremony started.

After getting acquainted with each other, Qi Wei smiled and asked Zhou Xingxing: "Dr. Zhou, it seems you haven't cooperated with Brother Jia Hui yet."

Still waiting for Zhou Xingxing's answer, Liang Jiahua smiled and said, "Who says we haven't worked together before? We filmed "The Banquet of the Rich" together."

"This drama actually counts." Hearing this, Qi Wei couldn't help laughing.

"The Banquet" was a comedy film specially produced by the Hong Kong entertainment industry to raise funds for the mainland floods. More than 200 actors of all sizes participated in the film.

Naturally, this also includes Zhou Xingxing and Liang Jiahui.

Qi Wei looked at Liang Jiahui and said with a smile: "I'm talking about real competition on the same stage. I hope you can have the opportunity to cooperate."

Hearing this, Zhou Xingxing couldn't help but think about it. He felt that Qi Wei seemed to be hinting at something.

In fact, Zhou Xingxing also admired Liang Jiahui very much.

After all, Liang Jiahui is known as the actor with a thousand faces. He can play any role in any drama, and he can play both serious drama and comedy with ease.

Zhou Xingxing recalled the classic comedy roles filmed by Liang Jiahui, such as Prince Duan in "East and West".

He couldn't help but nodded, wondering whether to extend an invitation to the Liang family during the casting process for "Kung Fu Soccer".

After chatting for a while, Qi Wei felt that the Liang family was a good person, so they left each other's contact information. After Han Sanping appeared.

Qi Wei was led by him to meet the judges of this Golden Rooster Award and related industry seniors.

The chairman of the jury for this year’s Golden Rooster Awards is Zhong Chengxiang.

Although he is not well-known, he has very deep qualifications in the circle. He has served in many capacities in the official, literary, critical and related educational circles, including some high positions.

As for Vice Chairman Zhai Junjie, he is also very good. He has a military background, is a boss of Bayi Factory, and is a representative of the fourth generation of directors.

He is one of the directors of the "Fighting Battle" series of movies, and is responsible for the shooting of Commander Guo Jun.

Chang Kaishen's "everything is competing, full of vitality, and I have the advantage" and Qiu Qingquan's "the chief executive's opinion" and other famous scenes are all created by him.

He had a son who was also an actor later, named Zhai Xiaoxing, who was in the same class with Duan Long, and played many supporting roles, such as Big Head Zhao in "Second Gunner" and Dong Hu in "Trident".

It belongs to the kind of familiar faces that are not well-known, but many viewers know them on TV.

The other judges are mostly critics, screenwriters and directors, with actors in the minority.

Nearly half of these Golden Rooster Award judges are inextricably related to Nortel and China Theater.

Either he was a student, or he had gone to school to study, or he was a visiting professor.

So, why most of the actors who won awards are from professional backgrounds? You can get a glimpse of it by looking at the resumes of these judges.

On the one hand, it is easier for actors with majors to become successful, and on the other hand, there are so many seniors from the school on the jury. No matter how fair and impartial they are, there will inevitably be some bias.

Qi Wei is a student from Nortel and has a natural advantage in nominating for awards.

Of course, the more important point is that Qi Wei is the confidant that Han Sanping focuses on cultivating.

Qi Wei itself is also powerful. The film and television company it established has launched so many film and television projects at the same time, and it has great potential to become the first private film and television company in the mainland.

Not all of this group of senior directors and screenwriters in the industry can avoid worrying about funds. Maybe one day someone will ask for a project from Qi Weimen.

Even if they don't worry about their own future, they have to think about their children and grandchildren.

Let’s still take that Vice Chairman Zhai as an example. He has made a name for himself, but his son is still young, and he is in the system, so it is not easy to pave the way for his son.

But if you want to build a relationship with Qi Wei, arrange a few scenes, and earn some money, it's not just a matter of Qi Wei's words.

Qi Wei needs the help of these seniors for some things, and the seniors sometimes have to rely on his capital.

Facts have proved that the energy of capital is great.

For a certain period of time, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards were almost toyed with by the Huayi brothers, with actors from the Huayi department winning awards frequently.

The most exaggerated one is the 2016 Hundred Flowers Award. Li Yifeng and Yang Baobao won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor and Actor for "Lao Pao Er" and "The Secret of the Dragon". The Best Actor and Best Actress were won by "Wolf Totem" and "Old Pao Er" Feng Shaofeng and Xu Qing won.

These three movies are all produced by Huayi Brothers, and three of the four actors are from Huayi Brothers.

The only one who is not is Li Yifeng, but his agent is from Huayi.

So after Han Sanping's matchmaking and polite colleagues in Qi Wei, these seniors in the industry showed great enthusiasm for Qi Wei and were very willing to sell Qi Wei a favor.

The film and television industry is also a social circle, and it is also a place that pays great attention to interpersonal relationships.

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After walking around with the seniors in the industry and getting to know each other, Qi Weigang found his seat and was about to sit down when he met Yuan Quan's eyes.

Qi Wei was sitting in the second row, and Yuan Quan was right in front of Qi Wei in the first row.

Seeing Qi Wei, Yuan Quan smiled, then glanced at Qi Wei, stood up and left.

Qi Wei instantly understood what he meant, briefly dealt with the people who came to chat with him, and then found a reason to leave.

More than 20 minutes later, we were in a remote and undisturbed lounge.

"You are still nervous now." Looking at Yuan Quan's foreign face, Qi Wei smiled and helped her smooth the hair that was stuck to her face due to sweat.

The desire that had accumulated for more than ten days in Hong Kong was slightly released.

"A little stronger." After Yuan Quan took a long breath, he forced a smile to Qi Wei.She looked into Qi Wei's eyes, hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Do you think I can win the prize this time?"

At this Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, Yuan Quan was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for "Shanghai Chronicle" and "Spring Rhapsody" respectively.

Qi Wei thought for a moment and replied: "Best Actress is difficult, but Best Supporting Actress should have a chance."

Compared with the Best Supporting Actress, Yuan Quan wanted to win the Best Actress, so she was not too satisfied with Qi Wei's answer.

Even though she knew her chances of winning the prize were slim, she was still a little unwilling.

"Then who do you think will win the Best Actress?" Yuan Quan asked.

"As expected, it should be Ning Jing."

Ning Jing was also nominated for the Best Actress in this Golden Rooster Award for her role in "Yellow River".

"She, it shouldn't be possible." Yuan Quan said with a frown.

Ning Jing's seat was right next to Yuan Quan, and Qi Wei and Yuan Quan had met her just now.

At the award ceremony, Ning Jing's outfit was particularly eye-catching.

Her hair was slicked down her back, and she was wearing a black autumn coat with a green military coat wrapped around it.

It was in sharp contrast to the other people's costumes.

Yuan Quan added: "I just had a chat with her. She is going to go on stage to present other awards, so she probably won't win the award."

This was also the reason why Ning Jing told Yuan Quan that she wore a military coat. Ning Jing did not think she could win the award.

But Qi Wei is more willing to believe that she wore it deliberately to attract attention.

Seeing Yuan Quan holding her arm, she seemed to want to ask for her help.

If you have something to say beforehand, it's already happened afterwards.

Qi Wei directly took off her arm and said with a smile: "Let's not guess here. The awards will be given soon. Please sort it out and don't delay."

As he spoke, Qi Wei patted his trouser legs and stepped to leave.

Looking at Qi Wei's leaving figure, Yuan Quan couldn't help but pursed his lips and looked very unwilling.

When Qi Wei opened the door, he suddenly stopped and said, "You should feel sorry if you don't win the prize this time. There will be a chance next time."

After saying that, he left the lounge.

Yuan Quan, who was in the lounge, was stunned for a moment, but soon started laughing.

In her opinion, this was Qi Wei's promise to her.

Qi Wei and Yuan Quan returned to their seats one after another. After another ten minutes, the award ceremony officially began.

A few singers were hired to sing folk songs for the opening performance, and they sang quite well. However, it is obviously difficult for such a program to attract ratings.

It's better to let Qi Wei come up and sing a few songs.

The organizing committee seemed to be aware of this, and the camera kept panning down, starting to point at the guests in the audience, and then stayed in front of Qi Wei for a few seconds.

Qi Wei smiled and said hello.

After the opening performance, the awards ceremony began immediately.

The first is the presentation of the Golden Rooster Awards.

In less than half an hour, Ni Ping had already announced five or six awards, including the more concerning Best Supporting Actress.

Not surprisingly, Yuan Quan won this important award for "Spring Rhapsody".

Next comes the award for Best Supporting Actor.

The presenters were two mainland filmmakers whom Qi Wei was not familiar with. After their daily awkward chat, one of them opened the envelope containing the answers.

"The winner is Qi Wei from "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog"!"

Compared with Yuan Quan's excitement before, Qi Wei behaved quite calmly.

After all, Qi Wei had long known that this award had already been predetermined for him.

Moreover, Qi Wei has participated in many award ceremonies before. Although they were all related to music, he was still very experienced.

After hearing that he had won the award, Qi Wei smiled and then walked up to the stage very humbly and politely.

After receiving the certificate and trophy from the award-winning guest with a flattered look on his face, Qi Wei pretended to calm down and then said:
"Before I came here, the organizing committee told me that I had to prepare an acceptance speech in advance regardless of whether I won the award or not, but I felt that my chances were slim. After all, Mr. Du Yuan's performance in "Thatched House" was very exciting, so I haven't done it yet. I’m not ready, I don’t know what to say.”

Qi Wei took a deep breath and then said: "Thank you to the organizing committee for recognizing me, and also to the crew of "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" for their help. I will continue to work hard in the future to serve the audience who like me." To bring about better works”

After finishing his speech, Qi Wei stepped down from the stage and returned to his seat amidst applause from the audience.

Awards continue.

Next, a series of important awards such as Best Actor and Actor, Best Feature Film, and Best Director were also announced.

Not surprisingly, the Best Actress award went to Ning Jing from "The Yellow River".

When she won the award, she looked surprised, then took off her military coat and went to the stage wearing a black autumn coat to receive the award.

As for the best actor, it was won by Teng Rujun of "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog".

In addition, "That Man, That Mountain That Dog" also won the best feature film.

"That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" is also nominated for two awards. The best director is won by Lao Mouzi of "No One Less", and the best cinematography is won by Zhao Fei of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".

This is considered well-deserved, and I don’t regret losing to them.

Although it did not win a big victory, "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog", which scored three out of five, still became the biggest winner of this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

There are many awards for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, with more than 20 awards. It took more than two hours to award all the awards.

But the awarding is not over yet, next is the presentation of the Hundred Flowers Award.

The Hundred Flowers Awards has many fewer awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Actor and Actor, and Best Actor and Actor.

There is no best director.

After the Baihua Best Actress was won by Liu Xin of "Matchmaker", the next step was the awarding of the Hundred Flowers Best Actor.

At this time, Zhou Xingxing, who had not shown up yet, came to the stage as a special guest and formed an awards group with Ge You, the last Baihua Best Actor.

Then Zhou Xingxing, as a special guest, announced the results.

"The winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor is "Love in the Internet Age". Congratulations to Qi Wei!"

Qi Wei:? ? ? ? ?
The unexpected Baihua Best Actor made Qi Wei look confused, but he quickly accepted it happily.

(End of this chapter)