The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 642 Banned
Du Wenzhe spent his childhood in the slums of Kowloon.

When he was young, his family was poor and heavily in debt, and his father was a gambler.

Such a family background made him addicted to gambling while in school and became a gangster.

At its peak, he owed a huge debt of up to one million and eventually had to flee to Taiwan to avoid his debts.

Unexpectedly, he entered the film and television industry by accident, and repaid his debts bit by bit by filming TV series and movies.

Especially the role of Sha Qiang in "Infernal Affairs" made him famous overnight.

In recent years, his career has been smooth sailing and he enjoys the luxurious life of a first-line star.

He owns four luxury cars and several mansions, and occasionally flies to London with his wife to spend money. During the peak period, he spends lavishly, spending huge sums of money in the eight figures.

At this year's Academy Awards, he was nominated for Best Actor for "Pulp Comedy".

Among the six nominees, he is the youngest candidate from Hong Kong, except for mainland artist Lu Yuan.

This is undoubtedly a strong signal, indicating that the Hong Kong film industry and the Academy Awards highly recognize and cultivate him.

Following this trend, his future in Hong Kong is undoubtedly bright.

Therefore, when netizens questioned the Academy Awards, he decided to stand up and defend the reputation of the Academy Awards.

He even hoped deep down that if he did this, he would be able to win the Best Actor award at the next Academy Awards.

In fact, as early as when "Pulp Comedy" was released, some netizens criticized its vulgar content, and he only fought back within a small range.

What he did not expect was that his remarks on Facebook were actually reposted on the mainland Internet, causing huge controversy.

But he was not intimidated.

Apart from their sharp words, mainland netizens have not made any other substantive threats.

He also knew clearly that the reason why the Academy Awards were collectively bombarded by netizens this time was because some people were dissatisfied with not winning the award.

Then he realized that the opportunity to show himself had come and he started singing passionately.

And left a meaningful message on Weibo: "Some fans are like loyal dogs, they can't wait to jump out and bite before their owners even say anything. The selection criteria of the Academy Awards have always been there, open and transparent, and have never changed. Look for your own problems!"

He put down his phone and looked at those netizens who were indignant and clamoring for him to get out of the entertainment industry, and smiled disdainfully.

So what if the box office is 4 billion, so what if the Grand Slam, the Academy Awards just won’t play with you, what can you do?
No matter how powerful they are, can they really abolish the Academy Awards?
This time, he stepped forward, and the Academy Awards will definitely recognize his contribution.

This time, he will definitely win!!
Just when Du Wenze was feeling smug, his agent called and scolded him.

"Are you crazy? I warned you not to make irresponsible comments on social media, but now you are cursing at netizens on Weibo.

Do you still want to stay in the mainland? You don't really think that Lu Yuan was fooled by the Academy Awards this time and will just swallow his anger and think it's that simple?
Without his permission, Wen Muye would have said those words. Even if he is not taken into consideration, arguing with netizens will damage your popularity. Do I need to explain to you how much? Delete the Weibo post immediately!"

Du Wenzhe didn't care: "What are you afraid of? My Facebook post was reposted. Do you think they will let me go if I don't say anything in this situation?

Don’t you understand the quality of netizens? They love to follow the crowd, have no sense of right and wrong, and even lack the ability to think independently. They just follow the wind and rain.

Even though they are making a big fuss now, their memory is as short as that of fish and they forget everything in three days.

I will just send out two press releases to fool people and then the matter will be over. No one can control me and I will continue to make my money."

The manager wanted to punch him to death: "I think you lost your mind at the poker game. How can this be the same? Don't you think about it? Besides Big Brother and Johnnie To, are there any other people who will be involved? In this kind of situation, everyone stays away and wants to quit the Internet, but you are so stupid as to rush in."

"Huh? They are successful, but they are old and cowardly!" Du Wenze was extremely disdainful of his local counterparts' behavior of not daring to take action.

"And what you just said about offending Lu Yuan." He snorted and expressed his thoughts.

"I want to do this for the Academy Awards and the people here. I am standing up to protect the reputation of the Academy Awards. They must protect me. If they don't, no one will dare to speak for the Academy Awards in the future. This time I am nominated, next time I want to win the Best Actor award!"

The agent fell silent. Du Wenzhe had been fond of gambling in his early years, and he was gambling again this time.

After a moment, she left a message saying "take care of yourself" and hung up the phone.

Du Wenze listened to the beeping sound of his cell phone, brought the cigarette in his right hand to his lips and took a deep puff.

He saw very clearly that the gap between the film and television circles of the two places has always existed.

The decline of Hong Kong films is irreversible.

But he also knew clearly where his roots were. If he went to develop in the other side, the future would not be bright. Exclusion was never one-sided.

The Golden Statue and the Golden Rooster are almost the same.

Therefore, he decided to stand completely on the side of Hong Kong capital in order to win favor.

Even if he offended the other side, so what? There are people who will protect him even if they are willing to pay a fortune.

Although Hong Kong films are in decline, the current resources are sufficient for top actors to use.

He is not greedy, he just wants to be a part of Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Fook Tin Lok.

Compared with these people, he is younger and the banner of the new generation of Hong Kong films.

He will carry it!
But perhaps he overestimated himself. Not everyone is qualified to dance on the edge of a knife.

Hengdian, the crew of "My Love from the Star".

After the Academy Awards ceremony ended last night, Lu Yuan declined Ying Huang's invitation to dinner and Zeng Zhiwei's invitation to his birthday party.

Taking their assistant Zheng Qian with them, the two took a flight back to Hengdian.

Wen Muye and Xu Zheng were pulled by Ning Hao, acting mysteriously and avoiding him on purpose.

"Okay, I get it. It's just an award for complacency. If I can't get it, then I can't get it. It's no big deal. When I win an Oscar someday, I won't go even if he begs me to. Okay, okay, I said, didn't you say the same thing yesterday? Why are you talking so much?"
Right, right, I am ruthless, I am indifferent, I like the new and hate the old, I don't understand people, you are right. I was perfunctory, how could I be perfunctory, what the hell, you want to complain again, Liu Shishi, how dare you! ! "

On the way from the hotel to the set, Lu Yuan was talking on the phone with his girlfriend. Liu Shishi kept comforting her, but perhaps she felt that he was a little impatient, so she exploded first.

"So Young" is about to be released, and this girl has been following Zhao Yanzi on the roadshow. She is exhausted and very angry.

Liu Shishi’s scenes in “My Love from the Star” were all finished a few days ago.

Currently, only Lu Yuan has a few scenes left, and the crew will be able to wrap up the filming after they finish filming.

Since he arrived late last night, he got up a little later today and didn't arrive on the set until around eight o'clock.

Makeup session is a daily routine.

Considering that Professor Chen in the play landed in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Li made careful preparations and the crew was filled with various gorgeous costumes from the Ming Dynasty, which added a lot of color to the filming.

When talking about Hanfu, most people tend to think of the Tang Dynasty first. The gorgeous or simple chest-length skirt perfectly outlines the plump beauty of Tang Dynasty women.

In fact, compared with the Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty Hanfu is more dignified and elegant.

Liu Shishi agreed to play the role of Song Yiren's previous life.

Although she didn't have many scenes, Lu Yuan insisted on changing her Hanfu frequently, wearing nearly ten sets of costumes in turn. From the plain white coat with a horse-faced skirt with imitation makeup, to the Ming Dynasty stand-up collar and double-breasted long gown with a horse-faced skirt of the same series, and then embellished with golden hairpins, each set was eye-catching.

Her ancient costume looks perfectly match her temperament, showing her gentleness and elegance.

In the dressing room, Lu Yuan is wearing a white Taoist robe, also known as a straight-body or straight-pleated robe, which was the daily wear of men in the Ming Dynasty.

While the stylist was busy, he continued to flirt with Liu Shishi and browsed Weibo at the same time.

Last night, friends in the circle sent their condolences, and most of them believed that the Academy Awards have always been like this and there is no need to take it seriously.

Compared to others, Lu Yuan was lucky. After all, he won the prestigious Best Picture award, while last year Jiang Wen only won the Best Costume Design award, which was an insult.

To be honest, Lu Yuan was in a bad mood at last night's award ceremony.

He has been in the industry for nearly eight years and has come all the way to his current position. Although there have been some minor setbacks along the way, compared with his peers, it has been too smooth.

The Grand Slam in the field of TV dramas is something that Chen Baoguo has never achieved even after 30 years in the industry, but he achieved it easily with just one work.

In the domestic film market, a billion box office was once an unattainable dream, but he alone has two films, and they are the only two in the market.

In the entire entertainment industry, no one is as popular as him.

Even though he kept telling himself to be humble and low-key, his arrogance was quietly growing in his heart.

This is human nature.

Therefore, when the outside world generally believed that the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards would not go to the mainland, he still held a glimmer of hope deep in his heart, thinking that he might be able to break the rules and win the title.

But he was overthinking it. The conservative tendency of the Academy Awards was far more solid than he expected.

It may also be that the judges are still immersed in the glory of the past and fail to recognize the current reality.

They are stubbornly unwilling to admit that there is only one kind of film in China, called Chinese film. Chinese film is a diverse fusion, and Hong Kong film is only a part of it.

Perhaps they will change their minds only when Hong Kong films are completely silenced and the Academy Awards fall into a situation where no one cares about them.

But at that time, it is unknown whether the Academy Awards can still win the recognition of the audience and whether people in the industry are willing to acknowledge and participate.

This incident served as a wake-up call for Lu Yuan, and his mood returned to peace again.

He slid his finger lightly, and the phone screen jumped to Weibo, where an apology statement from the Academy Awards came into view.

Netizens had high expectations for "New World", but it came back empty handed, leaving them with anger that they had no place to vent.

The main theme of the Academy Awards is to not fight back when being insulted. Faced with overwhelming accusations, they ultimately chose to close the comment section to avoid the spotlight.

Netizens were furious and spared no effort to find flaws in the Academy Awards, and they actually found the problem.

At the Academy Awards ceremony that ended last night, a short film commemorating the late artist Bai Jing was played.

The organizer mistakenly inserted a clip from "Resurrection of the Dragon" starring Jiang Hongbo and Liu Dehua.

Bai Jing is dead, but Jiang Hongbo is still alive.

It is really inappropriate to make such a low-level mistake in such a formal occasion.

Netizens took this opportunity to criticize.

For a time, hundreds of thousands of people became Jiang Hongbo's loyal fans, condemning the Academy Awards across the entire network and demanding a reasonable explanation.

Regarding the issue of different treatment of actors from the two places, the Academy Awards chose to remain silent. Netizens criticized it, but they refused to admit it and everyone was helpless.

However, this mistake cannot be avoided, and the Academy Awards can only issue an apology.

Lu Yuan's eyes were fixed on the apology statement on the official Weibo account of the Academy Awards.

Although Wen Muye pointed out many problems with the Academy Awards during an interview, he still felt a little unhappy. He had never been treated so badly since his debut.
Just as he was scrolling the screen, Du Wenze's shameless remarks on Weibo caught his sight.

"If you have the guts, why don't you let me film in mainland China?"

"Some fans are like loyal dogs, they can't wait to jump out and bite before their owners even say anything. The selection criteria for the Academy Awards have always been there, open and transparent, and have never changed. Look for your own problems!"

After understanding the whole story, Lu Yuan sneered.

It's a coincidence. He really can't do anything about the Academy Awards. The most he can do is complain verbally, which is of no consequence.

He disdained to take such a tasteless approach, so he released Wen Baobao.

Just when I was worried about not having a target, Du Wenze jumped out by himself.

The Academy Awards wouldn’t really think that Lu is a soft persimmon. He is different from Jiang Wen.

Lu Yuan opened the address book and dialed a number.

No matter what the other party's purpose is, since he has shown up and is so arrogant, let's start with him.

4 month 15 day.

Du Wenze slept until noon before waking up.

Zeng Zhiwei celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday, and a number of bigwigs in the circle praised him highly.

He said he did a good job this time and supported him, saying that he would be notified at any time if there were any good resources in the future.

Du Wenzhe drank until his face turned red, and he had a premonition that his good days were about to come.

It is said that the Academy Awards are only given to familiar faces, and he will be one of those familiar faces in the future!

Du Wenze turned over on the sofa in a daze. The sunlight shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows was very dazzling.

He took out his mobile phone from the gap in the sofa and opened Weibo out of habit to see what new tricks netizens had come up with.

It turned out that all topics related to the Academy Awards and him on Weibo disappeared.

#"cliff"#
#Exposure! Director Jiang Wei revealed for the first time that Lu Yuan's second TV series this year will be about spy warfare! #
#“The Cliff” is coming, major domestic TV stations are going crazy! #
#Zhejiang TV and Hunan TV have successively called out a sky-high price of 5 million yuan, vowing to win the exclusive broadcasting rights of "The Cliff"#
Du Wenze pursed his lips. Everyone in the circle knew about Lu Yuan's rise to fame. He rose to fame overnight with "The Disguiser", and the subsequent "Before the Dawn" was also a phenomenal success.

There is no need to say much about the other party's reputation in spy war dramas, but this offer is too crazy.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

Just as I was about to check the details, my cell phone rang. It was my agent.

He answered the call: "Hello!"

"Hey, what are you talking about? Hurry up and get up! What on earth have you done? Several mainland TV stations are joining forces to ban you now!!"

Du Wenzhe: “.”

(End of this chapter)