The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 745 Golden Horse Award
The two outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu are named after each other, thus forming the Jinma (Jinma) island.

The Golden Horse Awards were established in 1962, but it was not until 1990 that they were completely handed over to private groups for hosting, which immediately sparked unprecedented vitality in the cultural world.

Unlike the relatively underdeveloped mainland film awards at the time, and the Hong Kong Film Awards which emphasized that the films must be "Hong Kong films", the Golden Horse Awards selection criteria broke through regional restrictions and became the "Chinese Oscars" for a time.

However, after 2010, with the further integration of film talents and funds in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and especially the rapid rise of the Chinese mainland film market, mainland films and filmmakers have occupied an increasingly large proportion of awards.

Some radical elements began to express dissatisfaction and began to accuse others of sour "xenophobia".

The atmosphere at the scene was stagnant, and awkwardness appeared on the faces of the judges. Even the cameras quickly withdrew from the faces of Lu Yuan and others, making it impossible to film them.

Huang Bo was still shaking his body and laughing awkwardly on the stage.

Many people have turned their attention to Cai Kangyong, the Taiwanese host who became popular through the variety show "Kangxi Comes Here" and also wrote a best-selling book "Cai Kangyong's Way of Speaking".

When Taiwanese artists mention him, apart from his sexual orientation, they always praise him for his high emotional intelligence.

In the show "Kangxi Comes Here", the other party is always able to skillfully guide the guests and make them reveal the gossip information that the audience is eager to know.

This ability does require a high level of emotional intelligence.

But Lu Yuan asked himself, a person with high emotional intelligence and a seasoned host who has served as the host of many Golden Horse Awards.

On such an important occasion as the 50th anniversary of the Golden Horse Awards, would you say such meaningful words as "This is my home, not yours" to artists from both sides of the Taiwan Straits?

Obviously not.

Don't say it was a joke or an unintentional remark.

Don’t jokes have any place in the world?

Besides, the hosts have scripts, and they have to be careful about how they express themselves freely. Every word they say is spoken after careful consideration.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but think of the Taiping incident filmed by Wu Yusen. The owner of the Taiping was China United Shipping Company.

Cai Kangyong's father was Cai Tianze, who graduated from the first law school of Fudan University and was also the most prestigious lawyer in Shanghai. He was good friends with the two most powerful people at the time and later partnered with others to establish the China United Shipping Company.

Everything seems to make sense.

On the stage, just when everyone was worried about Huang Bo.

Huang Bo cleared his thoughts, adjusted the microphone in front of him, and continued with what Cheng Yuling said about how it was very hard for Cai Kangyong to host this year's Golden Horse Awards alone.

"In fact, he was not fighting alone. He was carrying a horse on his back. I have only seen people riding horses for such a long time. This is the first time I see a horse riding a person."

"Beep beep beep!"

After he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause from the audience, and those who had previously had serious expressions all cheered for his wit.

Huang Bo's words were double entendres, and the meaning behind them was very clear.

To put it in a small way, you, Cai Kangyong, are just the host of the Golden Horse Awards. Your duty is to serve this ceremony. Don't take yourself too seriously. You are not qualified to represent the Golden Horse Awards. To put it in a big way.
Lu Yuan didn't care at all that the camera was staring at him. He laughed loudly with a serious look in his laughter. He gave Huang Bobby a thumbs up with both hands, making his attitude clear.

It's beautiful!

Cai Kangyong was stunned by Huang Bo's words.

He is quite sensitive and thinks too much, what does it mean to ride a horse on someone, what is his sexual orientation?
I was extremely embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to respond, so I had to pretend that I didn't understand, laughed along, and applauded with the guests in the audience.

Huang Bo was more skilled and braked in time to let him go: "We've been joking for a while, now let's get down to business."

"Best Editing Award"

The farce was over, and the guests on the scene had different thoughts.

After the Best Editing Award, there are smaller awards such as Best Visual Effects, Best Art Design, Costume Design, Best Action Design, and Best Original Film Music.

The awards ceremony took about an hour.

The Best New Performer award was presented to Taiwanese artist Kuo Shu-yao, a girl born in the 1990s with a hot body. After she came on stage, she burst into tears and spoke incoherently with excitement.

Dong Zijian, who was also a nominee, unfortunately lost the election.

Wang Jinhua secretly patted her son's shoulder, and almost rolled her eyes when she saw that he didn't take it seriously.

She was able to use the connections she had built up over the years to help Dong Zijian win the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival Film Channel Media Awards.

But the Golden Horse Awards won't give her face.

After the Best New Actor award, it was the turn of the Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to the unknown Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann.

The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are Chen Tianwen (Away from Home), Li Xuejian (1942), Peng Yuyan (Fierce Battle), and Huang Xiaoming (Chinese Partners).
Brother Xiao Ming's performance in "Chinese Partners" is certainly good, and the audience has gradually come to recognize his character with 50-50 acting skills.

But compared with his senior Li Xuejian, he still seems much more immature.

The award presenter announced: "The winner of the 50th Golden Horse Awards, Best Supporting Actor Award is Li Xuejian!"

"Beep beep beep!"

It was no surprise that Li Xuejian won the award.

Unlike other actors, Li Xuejian did not show much joy after learning that he had won the award.

Instead, after shaking hands with many people, he walked onto the award stage in a calm and dignified manner. The most eye-catching thing was the red spot on his chest.

With the announcement of the Best Supporting Actor and Actress, the 50th anniversary Golden Horse Awards ceremony entered its later stages.

The subsequent awards were more important than the last.

List of nominees for Best New Director: Zhao Yanzi (So Young), Liang Lok Man and Lu Jianqing (Cold War), Wen Muye (New World), and Xu Zhaoren (Sweet Secret).

When he appeared on the big screen, Wen Muye was a little nervous. Except for Xu Zhaoren, the rest were old rivals.

At the Hong Kong Film Awards at the beginning of the year, "New World" was nominated for twelve awards and was very popular. Its rival was "Cold War".

Restricted by the so-called protection mechanism, "New World" only won the Best Picture award in the end, but the Academy Awards was also heavily criticized by the public.

At the Golden Rooster Awards, "New World" only won three major awards: Best Directorial Debut, Best Art, and Best Music, because its subject matter was not positive enough.

Of the three major Chinese-language film awards, he has only won the Golden Rooster First Director Award.

"New World" brought him a lot, but he personally won very few major awards.

Therefore, he is looking forward to the Golden Horse Awards, which has a more inclusive selection mechanism than the Golden Image Awards.

"The 50th Golden Horse Awards, Best New Director, Wen Muye!!"

Wen Muye stood up quickly and hugged several guests beside him, regardless of whether he knew them or not, he just hugged them.

He walked onto the stage, took a deep breath, and joked to himself: "I haven't come to my senses yet. I feel like I'm dreaming."

Then, amid laughter, he gave a speech: "Thank you to the Golden Horse Awards, thank you to the judges for giving me this award, thank you to my two producers, Mr. Lu Yuan and Mr. Johnnie To, and thank you to everyone who helped me on and off the stage."

"I am also grateful to the Star Project. It is very difficult for new directors to get funding without any works. The Star Project gave me the opportunity."

He raised the trophy and gestured to Lu Yuan: "Thank you again, Boss. I will continue to work hard and will not stop here. Thank you."

"Clap, clap, clap!" Lu Yuan clapped his hands.

When Wen Muye gave his speech, many people at the scene turned their attention to Lu Yuan.

After "New World" broke the 1 billion mark, everyone praised Wen Muye for his extraordinary talent and said he was born to be a director.

But the person who really had vision was Lu Yuan, who signed him into the company.

There are many good horses, but it is difficult to find a good horse trainer.

Nowadays, new directors in the industry are unable to obtain investment, and they will basically give priority to submitting their scripts to the Star Project.

Yuanfang Media has an excellent reputation among new directors.

Many film and television companies have followed suit and established project bonuses to support new directors.

Compared with these companies, Yuanfang Media has stricter requirements for scripts and a lower pass rate.

However, Faraway Media promised not to interfere with the director's casting and give the director the greatest creative freedom, but these conditions are not something all companies are willing to give. The Best Director Award was given to Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang for his film "Outing".

Tsai Ming-liang is somewhat well-known in the West and is the first Taiwanese film director to focus on same-sex themes.

Well, the same is true of his own sexual orientation.

Other nominees for the Best Director Award include Chung Mong-hong's "Lost Soul", Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin", Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster", and Johnnie To's "Drug War".

Among them, "The Grandmaster" was the opening film of the Berlin Film Festival, and "A Touch of Sin" won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Scooby" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

In comparison, "Lost Soul" is a little worse, while "Drug War" has too strong commercial flavor.

After the Best Director award was announced, Wang Jiawei's expression changed.

As trophies were awarded one after another.

The Best Feature Film award gave a rather surprising result.

The award was presented to Singaporean emerging director Tan Che-yi for his work, Away Mom and Dad.

The guests at the scene were all puzzled.

How can a new director defeat big directors like Wang Jiawei and Johnnie To? "When Mom and Dad Are Away" is a typical small-budget film with a cost of 500,000 US dollars. The director is still a newcomer and the camera language is not that good.

At least compared with Wen Muye, who is also a newcomer, he is quite worse.

However, Lu Yuan vaguely saw what Li An was thinking.

In other words, to a certain extent, this result also reflects the "ambition" of the Golden Horse Awards organizers.

Today, as the mainland's voice in film is gradually increasing, the Golden Horse Awards can only help Taiwanese films to support their regional and cultural space by further enhancing its own influence and value, awarding the Best Feature Film to foreign friends, exploring new Chinese-speaking continents, and eventually turning the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong into four places, thereby expanding the influence of the Golden Horse Awards.

Two hours passed in a flash.

Only the last two awards remain, Best Actress and Best Actor.

Lu Yuan straightened his back.

Liu Dehua and Zhang Manyu came on stage. They were the guests who announced the list of candidates for Best Actress.

Zhang Manyu, who once shone on the screen, has become old, but her confidence and free-spirited temperament remain the same.

After the two of them came on stage, they took turns to joke around, and the five nominated actresses were very nervous.

Liu Dehua saw that the time was almost up, so he tore open the list and looked at Zhang Manyu: "Will you read it?"

The dramatic scene occurred. Zhang Manyu looked at the names on the list, seemed a little unhappy, and took a step back.

Liu Dehua did not insist: "How about I read the first part and you read the second part."

Zhang Manyu nodded.

Two people, one in front and one behind: "Zhang Ziyi, The Grandmaster!"

"Shh!"

Zhang Ziyi stood up amid applause and hugged the people around her.

"Congratulations!"

"Thank you, Teacher Lu."

Lu Yuan and Zhang Ziyi hugged each other lightly.

To be fair, apart from other things, he somewhat admired the other party's resilience.

Previously, Zhang Ziyi was troubled by the "Triple Door" incident. Her career could not be said to have plummeted, but she also suffered a considerable blow.

The endorsement was snatched away, and the agreed role was replaced by someone else
Under such circumstances, she managed to withstand the pressure and turned the tide in the face of adversity with the role of Gong Er.

Winning the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress means a lot to her.

In 2004, Zhang Ziyi won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for the movie "Jasmine", and in 2005, she won the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards for the movie "2046".

Winning the Golden Horse Award means that she has become the second actress in China to win three Golden Horse Awards after Zhou Xun.

Grand slam!
It is no exaggeration to say that all previous things have been wiped out.

Zhang Ziyi's stunning turnaround was entirely due to her strong business capabilities.

I just wonder if it will be Wang Feng or Sa Beining who will be on the hot search later. Lu Yuan thought with evil humor.

After all, during the filming of "The Grandmaster", Zhang Ziyi and Sa Beining were still in the stage of being in love, and Xiao Sa visited the set many times, but in the end, Wang Feng picked her out.

He was daydreaming backstage when an even more dramatic scene occurred on stage.

When Liu Dehua signaled Zhang Manyu to hand the trophy to Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Manyu not only refused to extend her hand, but also kept backing away, causing the awkward atmosphere to last for several seconds.

Lu Yuan pinched his chin. Zhang Manyu stepped back twice in succession. He seriously suspected that the media reports that the two had a conflict over roles and lines during the filming of "Hero" might be true.

After the Best Actress was announced, the only thing left was the Best Actor.

Lau Ching Wan and Lam Ching Ha came on stage.

Lin Qingxia first said that she had won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress once and only once, and then turned the topic to the several nominated male actors.

"This year's Best Actor competition is very fierce. The five nominees are all experienced actors with outstanding professional abilities."

"Yeah." Andy Lau agreed.

Lin Qingxia added: "I heard from Chao Wei that he prepared for The Grandmaster for five years and even broke his arm during filming, but he had no complaints and was grateful for these five years."

"And Zhang Jiahui, Jiahui spent a year in the gym, I don't know if he has six or eight pack abs."

"Seven dollars!" Lau Ching Wan added.

"Can it be seven?"

"Yes, three on the left and four on the right."

"And Lu Yuan. I remember seeing Liu Shishi's Weibo. Lu Yuan was injured several times while filming New World. She was really heartbroken."

On the big screen, Lu Yuan had an innocent expression on his face.

"Hahaha." Everyone in the audience laughed.

"Okay, let's take a look at who is nominated for Best Actor this year!"

Clips from "Cold War", "New World", "The Grandmaster", "The Fight" and "Outing" flashed on the big screen in sequence.

Finally, the shot of Liang Jiahui, Lu Yuan, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Jiahui and Li Kangsheng was frozen.

"Okay, let's reveal the final grand prize next."

Lin Qingxia tore open the list, looked at the name of the best actor, raised her eyebrows, and seemed surprised.

"This is the first time this person has been nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor."

"Ah."

"I won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress when I was 40." Lin Qingxia turned her head and said, "Qingyun, what about you?"

Liu Qingyun's face was dark, and he said: "I was in 2012, 48 years old."

"Then he is too young, not even thirty."

"Who won the Best Actor Award at the 50th Golden Horse Awards?"

"New World!"

"Lu Yuan!"

(End of this chapter)