The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 746 Yao Mozi

"Lu Yuan!"

"Whoosh!"

The vast majority of guests from Hong Kong and the Mainland were not surprised by the choice of Best Actor.

Among the five nominated actors, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Leung Ka-fai were the first to be eliminated.

The Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards dislike each other, and this situation has continued for many years.

If you win the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards, it is highly unlikely that you will also win the Golden Horse Award, unless it is a film of the level of "Infernal Affairs".

The most famous example is "A Better Tomorrow" in 1986.

The Golden Horse Awards gave the Best Actor award to Ti Lung, who played Song Zihao, while the Best Actor award at the 1987 Hong Kong Film Awards was given to Chow Yun-fat, who played Xiao Mark.

But in "A Better Tomorrow", Chow Yun-fat, who was still a box office poison at the time, played the role of Mark, who was just the third male lead.

In comparison, "Cold War" is not that classic, it is just a relatively good police and gangster film.

After winning the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Liang Jiahui had no chance of winning the Golden Horse Award again.

As for Liang Chaowei, his performance in "The Grandmaster" was not outstanding and he was suppressed by Zhang Ziyi.

"The Grandmaster" is also jokingly called "The Story of Gong Er".

After Zhang Ziyi won the Best Actress award at the 50th Golden Horse Awards, it also meant that Tony Leung Chiu-wai was out.

The remaining three: Zhang Jiahui, Li Kangsheng, and Lu Yuan.

Among these three people, Lu Yuan obviously has the greatest chance of winning.

The Golden Horse Awards' selection criteria, in general, tend to be literary and artistic in nature. Although "New World" is not a thorough literary and artistic film, its portrayal of human nature, especially Li Zicheng's contradictory psychological transformation and his brotherhood with Ding Qing, is also quite brilliant.

The Best Actor award at the Academy Awards in April this year was won by Leung Ka Fai.

But everyone knows that for the same police and gangster theme, if it were not restricted by Hong Kong's regional protection mechanism, Lu Yuan would definitely be the most qualified candidate to win the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards this year.

Considering that the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards are at odds with each other, it is reasonable to give the award to Lu Yuan.

But after Zhang Ziyi won the award, another problem inevitably arose.

While clapping and congratulating, some guests looked suspiciously at the judges headed by Li An.

Lu Yuan, Zhang Ziyi.

So this year's Best Actor and Best Actress are all from the mainland, and mainland artists have swept the Golden Horse Awards?

Li An naturally noticed the many eyes looking at him. He pursed his lips and felt helpless.

He believes that art should not be mixed with too much politics.

But the reality is that it is a pipe dream for art to want to exist independently from politics.

For example, he hopes that the Best Feature Film award will be given to "Excursion", which has the endorsement of Venice and is only one step away from the Venice Golden Lion Award. If the award is given to "Excursion", no one in the industry will say anything.

But under pressure, in the end, he gave it to "Mom and Dad Are Away" based on the votes of "everyone".

His position as chairman of the jury is actually a very nominal position.

He didn't want to be the one at first, but all his friends advised him to do it. After all, his qualifications and age were there, and it happened to be the 50th anniversary of the Golden Horse Awards. If he didn't do it, others would not dare to come.

The same is true for the selection of Best Actor.

Lau Ching Wan lowered his head slightly and leaned close to the microphone: "Be patient, don't rush to applaud, there is one more, 'Outing', by Lee Kang Shing!"

boom!
Double yolks, double yolks again!
Huang Bo's eyes widened. In 2009, Li Binbin won the Best Actress award at the 46th Golden Horse Awards, and the Best Actor award also went to two people, him and Zhang Jiahui.

Are you coming again this time?

Lu Yuan stood up slowly.

When he saw that the Best Feature Film award was given to the Singaporean film "When Mom and Dad Are Away", he had a vague feeling that the judges of this year's Golden Horse Awards were going to do something weird.

Sure enough, he held it in for a big one.

Before coming to Taipei, Li An had hinted to him many times, and he guessed that he had a high probability of winning the award.

Different from the Academy Awards.

The current Golden Horse Awards cannot be as indifferent as the Golden Image Awards, blatantly closing the door and playing niche games.

At a time when mainland films are on the rise, if the Golden Horse Awards lose their mainland presence, their glory will fade and their status will be hard to maintain.

The Academy Awards in April is a lesson for us, as they were so criticized by indignant netizens that the comment section was closed.

The Golden Horse Awards is celebrating its 50th anniversary. If we don’t want to be criticized, don’t want to lose reputation in the mainland market, and at the same time want to make Taiwanese filmmakers look good.

What to do? We can only work harder on the way of dividing the pork.

It just made Mr. Lu a little depressed. He was the one who got the share. The Golden Rooster Award winner and Zhang Guoli shared it equally. The Golden Horse Award winner came again.
Sanjin, ugh!

The two guests said in unison: "Let us congratulate the 50th Golden Horse Award winners, Lu Yuan and Li Kangsheng!"

Lu Yuan hugged Liang Jiahui and others who were congratulating him, and inadvertently looked at Li Kangsheng. He saw that Tsai Mingliang, the director of "Outing", was excitedly hugging Li Kangsheng who had stood up and gave him a big kiss.

"Hiss!" Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze and got goose bumps all over his body.

Li Kangsheng is in his forties, not good-looking, short in stature, and has a temperament that is a little melancholy and a little autistic.

He is not a professional actor and has never received any formal acting training. He was discovered by Tsai Ming-liang while playing video games in an amusement park after graduating from high school.

Tsai Ming-liang wrote and directed his first gay-themed film, "Teenage Nezha," based on the image of Lee Kang-sheng.

From then on, Li Kangsheng participated in all of Tsai Ming-liang's other films and became Tsai Ming-liang's favorite leading actor.

Tsai Ming-liang has said many times in exclusive interviews with the media that the films he will make in the second half of his life will be for Lee Kang-sheng.

So much so that there were constant rumors between the two.

Inspiring music sounded in the huge venue, followed by the award speeches of the two best actor winners.

"Lu Yuan, in his early years, starred in many classic TV series that were popular all over the country. Later, he filmed well-received movies such as "Out of Time" and "Chinese Partners"."

"In New World, his performance is profound and real. The character he plays, Li Zicheng, suffers from psychological torture during his undercover career. He has to deal with the complex situation within the gang and face pressure and threats from the police. Lu Yuan interprets Li Zicheng's fierceness and fearlessness to the fullest."

"Li Kangsheng is an actor discovered by director Tsai Ming-liang. The two have worked together for more than 1994 years. He was nominated for the Best Actor at the Golden Horse Awards in . This time, he showed off his high-level skills in "Outing."

Lu Yuan nodded to Li Kangsheng, and during the award ceremony, the two of them walked up to the podium one after the other.

He stood on the stage, shook hands with Andy Lau and Ching Xia Lin, and received the trophy.

"Congratulations."

"Thank you."

"Who of you two will give your acceptance speech first?" Lu Yuan raised his hand and gestured, "You first!"

Li Kangsheng hesitated for a moment, walked to the microphone, and was a little excited, and took a long time to calm down.

"I never thought I could win this award. I am very happy to receive this trophy from Sister Qingxia and Brother Qingyun. I hope I can stay young and rise to the top. Thank you to Director Tsai Mingliang and the people behind "Outing"."

On the side, Lu Yuan looked at the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in his hand.

The square base is made of black marble, and a golden horse is inlaid on the top of the base. The texture and contour lines of the horse's body have been finely polished.

After Li Kangsheng finished speaking, he took a step forward and raised the microphone.

"Good evening everyone, I'm Lu Yuan!"

"Beep beep beep!"

The guests at the scene were very cooperative. Looking at the figure on the stage, they all sighed that the 29-year-old double-winning actor was only one Hong Kong Film Award away from winning the triple gold medal. People really cannot be compared.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate the Golden Horse Awards of China on its 50th anniversary. The Golden Horse Awards can achieve today's glory because of its inclusiveness and professionalism. It is this inclusiveness and professionalism that has brought all the filmmakers together today."

Lu Yuan paused and exhaled: "This is not the first time I have been on stage to receive an award, nor is it the first time I have won the Best Actor award. But just now when I was sitting in the audience and heard my name, I was still worried that I would be nervous."

"But when I got up there and looked around, I found that the people sitting below were all familiar faces, and I relaxed instantly. This scene made me deeply understand what it means to be one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was silent for a moment, and then burst into thunderous applause.

Cai Kangyong's provocation against Huang Bo is still fresh in our minds. Although it has passed temporarily, the impact is still there. After the Golden Horse Awards, this incident will definitely be in the news.

The media will not let go of this opportunity easily.

"Clap clap clap!"

Dong Zijian sat in the guest seats and looked at the guests who were clapping as hard as he was.

Most of them are mainland filmmakers, including Wen Muye, Huang Bo, Huang Xiaoming, Li Xuejian, and Li Binbin. A small number are Hong Kong artists, such as Andy Lau, Leung Ka Fai, and Shing Long.

When his attention returned to the high-spirited Lu Yuan, he was so impressed that he even imagined that he was the one standing there.

He is 21 years old and just graduated from high school. He has completed nine years of compulsory education. Cai Kangyong's words just now made him want to curse.

He turned his head to look at Wang Jinhua and muttered, "Lu Yuan is really tough. He didn't boo the Golden Horse Awards at all and directly pointed out that Cai Kangyong was unprofessional."

"Now you know the difference, right?" Wang Jinhua curled her lips: "You still have a lot to learn. Besides the yin-yang Cai Kangyong, he is also criticizing the Academy Awards."

"Uh." Dong Zijian thought about it and realized that it was true.

Lu Yuan took in everyone's expressions.

Some guests looked at him with unfriendly eyes, and the host Cai Kangyong's face turned completely red.

But he didn't care.

He is not a new actor who can be bullied. He has been in the industry for eight years and has been rooted in the circle for eight years. He has countless connections and his identity is not just an actor.

There are some things that other people dare not say, but he says them, without holding them back or indulging them.

So what if you don't like him? It's okay to say certain things even if you award him the Best Actor award. If you have the guts, come and ban him.

He has seen a lot of inside stories and he doesn't know since when the so-called three golden awards for Chinese-language films, namely the Golden Image, Golden Horse and Golden Rooster, have lost their original charm in his eyes.

Holding the Golden Horse Best Actor trophy in his hand, he said he was nervous, but he was actually as calm as ever.

Well, it’s not like there’s no fluctuation at all. I feel a little tired of winning the Best Actor award twice with double yolks.

It looks like he got a trophy, but in reality he only got half one.

From then on, when facing interviews with reporters, I was embarrassed to say that I won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

Lu Yuan raised the trophy and continued, "I am honored to win the Best Actor Award this time. Thank you to the judges. The actors nominated this year are all excellent. Director Li An looks haggard. I think you must have taken good care of everyone. Thank you to the entire filming team of "New World" and director Wen Muye."

"Clap clap clap!"

After his acceptance speech, Lu Yuan returned to the guest seats carrying the trophy.

Liang Jiahui tilted his head and whispered, "Boss Lu, you are so domineering."

"Hey, not as good as you." Lu Yuan smiled.

At the last item of the award ceremony, all the best actors and actresses who have won the Golden Horse Awards in the past 50 years came on stage together to take a group photo.

About a hundred people sat in the center of the stage, the star-studded performance was so luxurious and rare.

Li An stood in front of the microphone and joked, "Director Hou, do you feel the great energy behind us?"

"It doesn't matter. They are the best actor and actress, and we are directors. We have more power." Hou Xiaoxian is quite humorous.

As if anticipating how explosive tonight's news would be, Li An complained and tried to keep quiet in advance.

"Director Hou, I have to report something to you. This selection is really difficult."

"Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work."

"Hard work is no big deal." Li An waved his hands with a bitter smile.

"I just feel like no matter how I choose this year, I'm going to offend people. I've almost offended all my friends in the circle."

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.

Li An continued to explain: "The quality of the films this year is very high, and it is really difficult to choose. For example, for the Best Drama Film, "I'm Not Home" was only one vote ahead of the second place "Outing", winning with 9 votes to 8 votes."

"The judges who liked 'I'm Not Home' were the most, and not a single judge disliked it. There was a group of people who liked this film extremely much. In several rounds of voting, it always ranked first or second. We were 17 judges, and after four rounds of voting, the final result was this one."

"Of course, the actors are all great. When selecting the best actor, after elimination, Lu Yuan and Li Kangsheng were the finalists."

"At first, it was Lu Yuan with 9 votes and Li Kangsheng with 8 votes, but the judges who supported Li Kangsheng asked for an overturn. After re-voting, the votes became Lu Yuan with 8 votes and Li Kangsheng with 9 votes. The judges who supported Lu Yuan felt that it was not acceptable and also asked for an overturn. In the end, the votes of the two reversed again."

"We discussed it over and over again for seven times. Seeing that the judges were deadlocked, we were all helpless. But one judge suggested, why can't there be two best actor winners?"

After the award ceremony, "Parents Are Not Home" became the biggest winner of this year's Golden Horse Awards.

The original award favorites, "New World" and "The Grandmaster", did not win the expected awards.

Backstage, after Lu Yuan accepted the congratulations from his colleagues, he was blocked by Taiwanese reporters.

Reporters particularly like to ask about film pay, and they often ask whether the pay will double if the actor wins the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to give a perfunctory answer. The bonus to his pay from the Best Actor award was not as high as the real money from the box office.

With the cumulative box office of over 40 billion, if his current salary doubles, no one in the industry will be able to afford him.

While he was fooling reporters, the results of this year's Golden Horse Awards also caused huge controversy online.

The unexpected Best Feature Film, the Best Actor award with two yolks, and speeches from Huang Bo and Lu Yuan.

(End of this chapter)