my gilded age

Chapter 309: When contempt forms a chain, wait and see for another ten years

"No.20 Best Cinematography at the [-]th Hong Kong Film Awards...Liu Weiqiang! "Hurt City"!"

Inside the Hong Kong Arts Center, Liu Weiqiang went on stage to receive the award in high spirits.

Photography is his old profession, and he was doing this before becoming a director, so winning the award this time is nothing, but it has a lot of meaning, especially when he gave Bai Shiqiu a lot of sharp looks before going on stage.

Unfortunately. . .Bai Shiqiu didn't look at him at all.

This is a bit unsightly.

So what is Bai Shiqiu doing?

He was currently sitting here with the "Night Banquet" team, talking quietly to Mr. Zhou.

"What will you do if you don't get the prize?" Mr. Zhou, still wearing a veil today, asked in a low voice.

"It's cool." Bai Shiqiu replied very casually.

"Hahaha..." Mr. Zhou wanted to laugh, "But I think they can't go too far. Wasn't this award voted for?"

This was to comfort Bai Shiqiu, Lao Bai nodded.

The Academy Awards are voted for by people related to Hong Kong films. The voting is divided into two rounds, with 100 people in the first round and 50 people in the second round. These individuals are from [-] film-related associations in Hong Kong. , including the Hong Kong Film Industry Association, Directors Association, Chamber of Commerce, Photographers Association, Performing Artists Association, Stuntmen Guild...

This voting system seems to be quite fair, and the voters cannot be members of the company that participated in the selection of works. However, these individuals are all local Hong Kong filmmakers after all, and they are still greatly affected by local public opinion in Hong Kong.

What the outcome will be is indeed unpredictable.

Those who are concerned about the results of this award, especially whether Bai Shiqiu will win the award, are not only beautiful celebrities like Mr. Zhou, but also two people who have also flown over directly from the capital. They are the Wang brothers.

The two of them arrived very suddenly, so they couldn't sit at the "Night Banquet", but it was okay, they could talk.

"Brother, do you think that boy will win a prize?"

"I see, it's difficult."

"Brother, these grandsons in Hong Kong are really ruthless."

"How else would the two of us have the chance to see this happen?"

The two of them laughed happily at this point.

I had no plans to go to Hong Kong to attend the Academy Awards. Director Feng Xiaogang didn't even come, so it was quite strange for the two of them to show up.Feng Xiaogang said it was because he was frustrated filming this movie, and he was not nominated for Best Director, so why did he come?

But before, the Wang brothers heard that Bai Shiqiu was playing a big role in Hong Kong, and it happened to be during the Hong Kong Film Awards. It would be a pity not to come and see it.

In the eyes of the Wang brothers, this Academy Award is not a big deal, but seeing Bai Shiqiu defeated is worth the ticket price, and the flight is worth it. And if the trouble goes well this time, Bai Shiqiu will become famous. damage.

After all, the Academy Award is one of the three major awards for discourse films. What will be the effect of Bai Shiqiu's failure here?
Moreover, there are many unfavorable rumors. If this series of news spreads from Hong Kong to the mainland, Bai Shiqiu will suffer.

At the beginning, many celebrity gossips came from Hong Kong, such as Dou Wei and Wang Jingwen back then.

At the same time, not only the Wang brothers, but also many people on the mainland’s Internet are concerned about this matter, especially Bai Shiqiu’s fans, No. 4.

"Has the broadcast started?"

"here we go!"

"Which station is it?"

"There is one over in Lingnan."

"Then what do you think?"

"Just look at the website."

Area 4 on Youxi.com is already overcrowded at this time. Currently, it is only a text broadcast, and the TV station is subject to geographical restrictions. As a result, many people have started selling F5 online.

"What will happen if our Lao Bai is empty-handed?" ID, the sweet man made a tearful expression.

"What the heck are you afraid of! Lao Bai has not conquered our mainland yet." ID, the truck driver was full of confidence.

"That's right, in my opinion, Hong Kong people think too highly of themselves." ID, Yueyu Xiaolou posted again.

"If you don't win the award, you will still support Lao Bai!"

"Always support Lao Bai!"

Many No. 4s were shouting slogans. At the same time, the page was refreshing and F5 was screaming.

The awards ceremony was quite long, with various awards and some guests telling jokes. The most embarrassing one was Uncle Benshan. Hong Kong also invited Uncle Benshan here this time. As a result, Uncle Benshan told two jokes and threw them away several times. A baggage... The scene is relatively quiet.

"Hahaha..." Bai Shiqiu smiled.

It was quite embarrassing for a time.

This was nothing more. More than an hour later, the important award finally came.

"Best Supporting Actress...Mr. Zhou!"

Because of the young girl in "The Night Banquet", Mr. Zhou won the Best Supporting Actress.

Bai Shiqiu naturally wanted to congratulate her, but what was interesting was that Senior Sister Zhang Zhiyi did not appear at the award ceremony. Obviously, she knew that she would not win the Best Actress.

However, Bai Shiqiu did not see Senior Sister Gong Li. It seemed that the two of them had a good understanding.

When Mr. Zhou came on stage, of course he read a speech and took out a piece of paper to avoid forgetting the words. But after reading the words on the piece of paper, she also said something.

"Actually, when filming "The Night Banquet", Lao Bai also worked very hard. His acting skills inspired me. In that scene, it was that scene where Wu Luan and Qing Nu were together. The tears he shed at that time made me laugh now. All...thank you, Lao Bai."

At the end, something crystal clear seemed to be flashing in Mr. Zhou's face under the veil.

The direct shot showed Bai Shiqiu, who gave Mr. Zhou a thumbs up.

Bang bang bang... the whole audience burst into applause.

"Why thank me?"

"That's all thank you."

When the family came back, Bai Shiqiu asked about it, but was met with a blank stare.

Didn’t you cry on stage before?
A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea, I really can't fathom it.

Mr. Zhou's unexpected change when receiving the award made Chen Jiashang scratch his head. This thank you made him a little embarrassed.

Why should we thank Bai Shiqiu for jumping into the street?
Then, an unexpected change occurred at the Academy Awards.

"Let's see who the best actress is..."

Best Actress?

Generally speaking, Best Supporting Actor is followed by Best Supporting Actor. This is a level award, but now it is done in such a way, which is really incredible.

There has been a lot of criticism on the Internet here in Hong Kong.

"Did you make a mistake!"

"Why is this happening?" "Where's Bai Shiqiu? We want to see him lose the prize!"

Many Hong Kong netizens have been mobilized by public opinion. They are waiting for the results. Who would have thought that they would have to wait.

As everyone knows, this is the brilliance of Chen Jiashang.

No one stipulates that supporting actress should be followed by supporting actor, and if the two female actor awards are placed close to each other, can't we respect women?

In fact, Chen Jia Shang was doing all the troubles and troubles before because of this.

Ratings.

The Academy Awards advertises that it does not accept any commercial donations or sponsorships, and only relies on ratings to award awards. This is the first time that Chen Jiashang serves as chairman this year. What should he do if he wants to make achievements?
Yes, I promised Boss Wu before, but this was just a smooth sailing.

It was Liu Weiqiang who took the lead in making Bai Shiqiu and provoking topics. These topics will definitely increase the ratings of the Academy Awards. Now that the program has been adapted in this way, it will be more beneficial to the ratings.

Chen Jia Shang looks wretched on the surface, but he has a very good brain. He is actually about the same age as Liu Weiqiang, both were born in the 60s, but he looks much older than Liu Weiqiang, so he usually uses his brain a lot.

The awards for the two male roles are hidden behind, and this is the most topical award, so the ratings are naturally rising.

Chen Jia's plan was very good, but he didn't expect another accident.

"Best Actress... Gong Li! "The Golden Armor"!"

Gong Li won the Best Actress. However, Gong Li, an international superstar, was so out of character that she did not attend the event at all. A friend went up to receive the award, and her acceptance speech was even more interesting.

"I only accept the award on behalf of Ms. Gong Li...Ms. Gong Li called me before and asked me to thank one person, Mr. Bai Shiqiu, the actor who played Jiang Dahai in "The Golden Armor"! She said, thank you Everything to do with this show.”

Another thanks!
This is too strange, but the camera is not stupid, and immediately turned to Bai Shiqiu.

Waving.

Bai Shiqiu was very calm and smiled.

Today's Academy Awards, so far, no matter what the final result is, Bai Shiqiu must be the one with the most shots.

"This..." Chen Jiashang felt inexplicably panicked.

It was the Wang brothers who also felt bad.

"Brother, what's going on?"

"Hi~~ Then why did Gong Li... learn from Mr. Zhou?"

The Wang brothers originally wanted to watch a good show, but looking at it now, it seems that the show is going to be ridiculous.

However, our mainland netizens react differently.

After patting F5 and brushing out this testimonial, No. 4 was a little inexplicably excited.

"I understand! Maybe it's Mr. Dongfeng who got it right!" ID, Youxian came again and spoke very excitedly.

What did Mr. Dongfeng say?
"Let me tell you, there must be a three-way friendship..." ID, Dongfeng... the boss appeared.

Needless to say, No. 4 immediately became happy and said that the poster is a good person and that the poster will have a safe life.

However, Mr. Zhou's eyes at the scene were a little strange.

"What are you looking at?" Bai Shiqiu couldn't help but say this.

"Look at you!" Mr. Zhou now also learned the Northeastern dialect.

But then came the Best Supporting Actor award, but Bai Shiqiu somewhat understood.

Soon, the results will come out.

"No. 20 Best Supporting Actor at the [-]th Hong Kong Film Awards...Bai Shiqiu! "The Golden Armor"!"

Sure enough, this is it!
"Wow!"

clap clap clap...

The scene was filled with cheers and applause.

As soon as the result came out, Liu Weiqiang knew that he had guessed correctly, this was it.

This is the best result, and after this...

Bai Shiqiu simply arranged his clothes. He still didn't wear a bow tie or tie today. He was very casual, but the clothes he wore were not cheap.

Bai Shiqiu came to the stage quickly, as if he was afraid of wasting time, took the trophy from the guests, smiled slightly, and then placed the trophy on the podium.

This year's Golden Statue Awards, the podium design is made of acrylic transparent material.

"Say something." Bai Shiqiu started talking, "A lot of things happened before. I know that I will win the Best Supporting Actor. It's very simple, because if I, the best actor in Cannes, lose to the kid Wu Jingtao, then I will It makes people question the professionalism of the Academy Awards. I also know that I will not win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but the reason is that the role of Wu Luan is not enough to win the award. I like Brother Qingyun's performance more, which is great. Fa Ge, Sorry."

It elicited a burst of laughter, but.

These words seemed incomprehensible, but what they contained made Chen Jiashang and Liu Weiqiang sweat profusely.

so horrible!

This Bai Shiqiu can actually think of this.

That's how it was arranged. If we don't give Bai Shiqiu an award, it would be too fake and it would appear that someone is targeting him, but we can't give it to the Best Actor. It would be too heavy, so supporting actor is the most suitable.

Look, the Cannes Best Actor is just Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

This result is indeed a result of voting, but it is only the opinion of 150 people, and they are all from associations in small Hong Kong.

However, Bai Shiqiu did not finish his words. He smiled and said: "I have a lot to say, I hope everyone can be patient."

Taking a breath, "First of all, why did all this happen? From the beginning, there were some frictions between director Wu Yusen and me, and later, what happened between me and some directors in Hong Kong, what are these? why?"

"It's very simple. I'm from mainland China. This is contempt, and it's a chain of contempt. Western filmmakers look down on the East. "Infernal Affairs" directed by Liu Weiqiang failed to win the Oscar, but the adaptation of "The Departed" was able to win. Yes. Some Hong Kong filmmakers look down on our mainland. Indeed, our mainland started relatively late in some aspects."

"However, the reason why I, Bai Shiqiu, talk about this chain of contempt is not to plead grievances for myself, nor to condemn this phenomenon. Moreover, I dare to say with conscience that although I am at the lowest end of this chain of contempt, I can still I have never cared about such disdain, and I even think that these despisers are pathetic, because they do not truly start from a movie perspective and have a colored vision, so they cannot seek truth from facts."

"I, Bai Shiqiu, am here to say this chain of contempt. I believe many people dare not say it, even if everyone understands it in their hearts. I just want to tell those colleagues who have contempt, think carefully about the history of Hong Kong movies. More than ten years ago A few years ago, Hong Kong films had a choice, whether to go to Taiwan or mainland China, what was the result?"

"I want to advise those filmmakers who have contempt in their hearts to put down their distracting thoughts. Contempt is what hinders your development."

"Finally, I want to say that I don't care about this award. Some of the things rumored outside are too ridiculous."

"Finally, it's now 07, and it's been almost ten years since the return. Why don't we just take a look at what will happen in ten more years?"

Ten years later, Bai Shiqiu knew that there would be a movie called "Ten Years" at the Academy Awards ten years later.

After finishing speaking, the audience was silent. Only Bai Shiqiu walked off the stage with a smile. Many people noticed that the statuette for Best Supporting Actor was still on the podium.

　Thank you all, thank you.

　　Well, I’m really sleepy, let’s go get some sleep first…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)