The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 201 Leading the new generation of flowers

Late October.

The Golden Rooster Awards and Golden Horse Awards have successively announced their shortlists. As the best film winner at the Venice Film Festival, "Those Years" was not surprisingly shortlisted for multiple awards.

Liu Yifei even received Best Actress nominations at both film festivals.

Han Jiadong, who was far away in Shanghai, quickly received a call from Liu Yifei.

"The shortlists for the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Awards have been announced. Have you read it?"

"I didn't pay attention, what's wrong?"

"I've already been nominated!"

Liu Yifei said excitedly that she was very envious when Yang Mi was nominated for the Golden Rooster Best Actress.

Now, she got two at once!

The meaning to a new-generation flower like her is not ordinary!
Or be more explicit.

Hearing what Liu Yifei said, Han Jiadong didn't care. After chatting with Liu Yifei for a while, he ended the call.

"The Witness" starring Nicholas Tse, Zhang Jingchu, and Zhang Jiahui and directed by Lin Chaoxian only had a box office of more than 3 million in its first week.

Especially looking again at the performance of the movies that are playing in theaters at this time.

The Peach Blossom Fan starring Ge You and Fan Bingbing only had a box office of just over 10 million in its first week.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Although the nomination is not valuable, it is for those who have already won the award.

The epic disaster blockbuster "2012" based on the Mayan prophecy began to be released in North America and other countries or regions.

Now Liu Yifei has done it. Even if she doesn't win the award in the end, she will be regarded as the leader of the new generation of florets.

at the same time.

Some media people and platforms have given final box office expectations of 700 million or even 800 million.

The film was directed by disaster film master Roland Emmerich.

"Are you still in the Magic City now?"

After seeing the performance of "2012" abroad, major theater chains are looking forward to "Those Years" even more.

The much-anticipated sequel to "Love Call Transfer" only grossed over 10 million at the box office in its first week of release.

In just two weeks, the box office is already less than 100 million away from the disaster film history championship.

This is a domestic award and the dream of every actor in the country.

Liu Yifei pursed her lips. The Venice Best Actress was too far away from her, which made her feel unreal.

A few days later.

And this record didn't make people wait too long, it was successfully completed in the third week of release.

"The Day After Tomorrow" directed by this master still ranks second in the historical box office list of disaster films.

This meaning is obviously more than just recognition of her strength.

Judging from its upward momentum, this is obviously far from its upper limit.

"nothing."

"How's it going? Are you surprised?"

"That's different."

Only a few million dollars behind the first "Armageddon" with 5.53 million US dollars.

Domestic "Those Years" has also begun an overwhelming publicity campaign.

"I've already been nominated for Best Actress in Venice. Isn't it normal to get nominated for Golden Rooster and Golden Horse?"

It's already highly anticipated even before it's released.

In the end, the movie lived up to expectations, taking in more than $70 million at the box office in its first week of release in North America!

Coupled with the screenwriter Han Jiadong, the film "2012" was directly labeled by the media as a collaboration between two masters.

As a result, Liu Yifei appeared in front of him beautifully dressed the next day.

But the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse are different.

The box office continued to surge in the second week, once again taking over 200 million in a single week.

Overseas, it grossed 1.7 million at the box office, ranking fifth on the opening weekend box office list in the history of overseas releases!
It took in a global box office of 2.4 million in the first week alone, making it one of the top ten disaster movies in history!

Never before has a new generation of young actress been nominated for Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Best Actress at the same time!

There is no doubt that this movie will set new records.

There is no doubt that it won the weekend box office championship.

Liu Yifei asked again.

In comparison, Han Jiadong seemed much calmer.

"Tough Guy" starring Liu Ye and Sun Honglei, which has been released for more than half a month, has a box office of less than 10 million.

Other domestic films performed even worse.

"Taste of Men and Women", "Borders", "Light Up Europe" which are less than one million...

Almost no one cares about "Snow in the Last Moon", "Sweet Life on the Toilet", "Bai Fang Li", "It's Always Spring"...

The only imported blockbuster "007: Quantum of Solace" has a box office of 1.6 million in more than half a month after its release, which is the only good result.

There are no movies to be released later that are particularly worth looking forward to. Whether we can have a good year or not, it can be said that all our hope lies in "Those Years".

Because of this, major theaters have taken action early to get copies of "Those Years".

Just wait for it to be officially released on December 5th.

The first batch of copies of "Those Years" also reached a full three thousand!
Exceeding the previous record of 2,000 in "Red Cliff (Part 1)"!

In one fell swoop, this record was improved by a thousand!

For comparison, "Mei Lanfang", which was also shot by a famous director and is also more literary, was released only two weeks later than "Those Years", and the number of copies was only 800.

November 30th.

Just a week before "Those Years" was released.

Han Jiadong took Liu Yifei to participate in the new Golden Rooster Awards.

Unlike the Hundred Flowers Awards held last month, the Golden Rooster Awards do not require films to be released and achieve a certain box office number before they can participate.

Therefore, "Those Years" which has not yet been released is still eligible to participate in the review.

As soon as the two appeared on the red carpet with the rest of the crew, fans cheered and reporters flashed their cameras.

Other crew members also approached them intentionally or unintentionally.

After walking the red carpet and entering the venue, there were many people around Han Jiadong.

Wang Zhonglei, Wang Changtian, Yu Dong, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei, Ning Hao, Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi...

People who knew him like Liu Yan and Dong Xuan had no chance to come up and say hello.

Not to mention those whose identities are not enough.

Until the award ceremony officially started, the number of talents around Han Jiadong finally decreased.

"No wonder you have been reluctant to attend such events before."

Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to him, joked softly.

She felt that she was already popular enough, but compared with Han Jiadong, the people who came to her were completely different from the people who came to Han Jiadong.

While the two were chatting, the result of the first award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, had been announced.

It was obtained by two elderly people, Qin Yi and Yu Lan.

After that, it was Liu Yifei's turn to be nominated for the Best Newcomer Award.

This award is said to be for Best Newcomer, but it is actually different from the Director Award for Best Debut. You are not eligible for the first film appearance only.

Anyone who has never won an award before and is not too senior can be considered a newcomer.

This is true not only for the Golden Rooster Awards, but also for the Hundred Flowers and Golden Horses statues. Even Jennifer Lawrence, who previously won the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice Film Festival, has appeared in several movies.

Among the competitors, Dong Xuan and Yao Xingtong have also appeared in other movies before.

Zhu Yilong is a complete newcomer.

In the end, Liu Yifei, who was the only Best Actress nominee on the shortlist, won the award without any suspense.

But when she heard the award-winning guest read her name, Liu Yifei still seemed very excited.

He stood up and hugged Han Jiadong for a long time before walking onto the stage.

"I am so happy to receive this award. This is the best gift for starting my acting career. Thank you to the Golden Rooster Award, my director Han Jiadong, and my fans who have always supported me and my mother who has been with me..."

Although she was very excited, Liu Yifei's acceptance speech was still very clear and logical, and there was no nonsense or hemming and hawing like some people did.

After she stepped off the stage, she immediately shared her joy with Han Jiadong, placed the trophy between the two of them, and asked Han Jiadong to comment.

The awards ceremony on stage continues.

Liu Yifei's win is just the beginning for "Those Years".

Soon, Xu Song won the Best Soundtrack Award for the song "Those Years".

Gu Changwei also won his second Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography.

When it came time to win the Best Actress Award, Liu Yifei was no longer so nervous, but she still subconsciously sat up straight.

"Wow! The candidates for Best Actress this time are all beautiful women!"

On the stage, Li Bingbing, who was the award guest, looked at the list and started joking.

Golden Rooster Best Actress winner Yan Bingyan, who was also a presenter, immediately responded: "Fortunately, I'm not on the list this time, otherwise I would be so ugly that I would be conspicuous."

As the warm-up between the two ended, highlights of the candidates began to play on the big screen.

There is Liu Yifei in "Those Years", Zhou Xun in "Li Mi's Conjecture", Zhao Yanzi in "Painted Skin", Jiang Wenli in "The Beginning of Spring", plus Zhang Ziyi in "Mei Lanfang".

Whether it's pretty or not, the noodles are definitely packed to the brim.

Three of the four leading actresses are now here, and Jiang Wenli is the grand slam winner of three major TV awards.

Liu Yifei is the least popular among them, but she has unparalleled popularity.

offstage.

Because it was in China and it was a live broadcast, Liu Yifei, who was sitting in the front row, did not dare to grab Han Jiadong's hand again. She stared at the stage and asked Han Jiadong in a low voice: "Who do you think has a better chance of winning the award?"

But after asking, she immediately said: "Forget it, no need to say it."

Han Jiadong looked at her, then silently looked back.

With his status, it only takes one sentence to know the result in advance.

However, the process of waiting for the mystery to be revealed is also a good experience.

So he didn't inquire in advance.

The competition for Best Actress this time is indeed very fierce.

The worst Liu Yifei was nominated for the Venice Best Actress, and she was the only one among the five on the list to get the top three nominations in Europe.

The remaining four.

Zhang Ziyi is undoubtedly the one with the highest achievements and the most recognized for her acting skills.

Zhao Yanzi won the Capital Film and Television Spring Yan Award for Best Actress for her role in "Painted Skin".

Jiang Wenli also won the Best Actress Award at the Rome International Film Festival for her current role.

As for Zhou Xun... Han Jiadong is most optimistic about Zhou Xun.

In my previous life, Zhou Xun did win the Golden Rooster Award for this movie.

But my impression is that it is shared with others, that is, it is a double yolk egg.

As for who he shared it with, Han Jiadong was a little unsure.

After the highlights of the candidates were played on the stage, the two award presenters declined each other, and Li Bingbing began to announce the results.

"The winner of the 28th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress is Zhou Xun's "Li Mi's Conjecture". Congratulations!"

clap clap clap!
As the applause rang out, Zhou Xun stood up and began to accept blessings from people around him.

Liu Yifei's straight back suddenly relaxed, but she still smiled and applauded Zhou Xun.

"Work hard, and one day you will have a chance."

Han Jiadong comforted.

Although disappointment inevitably surged in Liu Yifei's heart, she kept an open mind: "It's okay. I'm already very happy to be shortlisted."

A few months ago, how could she have dared to be nominated for Golden Rooster Best Actress?
Not even a chance to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards.

Seeing that she could think so, Han Jiadong said no more.

Although Liu Yifei was unable to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards in her previous life because of her nationality, even if there were no restrictions on nationality, she would not have been nominated for the Golden Rooster Awards if she had performed well in the films she participated in.

Compared with her previous life where she could only gain a sense of presence in the Huading and Golden Lotus Awards, being nominated for the Golden Rooster Best Actress Award is indeed a huge improvement.

"Master Dong."

Zhou Xun had already arrived in front of Han Jiadong and opened his arms.

Han Jiadong stood up and hugged her: "Congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

With this Golden Rooster Best Actress Award, plus the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress won for "If Love", she has achieved a three-gold Grand Slam.

In addition, "Assassination" won the three best actresses: Baihua, Huabiao, and Huading.

She can already be considered a six-time Best Actress.

There is no doubt that Zhang Ziyi, who is still fighting for the three gold medals, has been left behind.

After hugging Han Jiadong, she opened her arms to her competitor Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment before standing up and hugging her.

"Sister, you performed very well. I thought I was going to lose to you. The future is yours."

"Thank you! I will work hard with you as my goal."

After the Best Actress award, the Best Actor and Directory Debut awards have nothing to do with "Those Years".

The Best Screenplay Award was lost to several actors from "College Entrance Examination 1977".

A film produced by Shanghai Film Group Corporation.

After that, it’s the turn of the most important awards for Best Director and Best Picture.

Among the best director awards, in addition to Han Jiadong, there are also Ning Hao for "Crazy Racing", Chen Kaige for "Mei Lanfang", Chen Jiashang for "Painted Skin", and Cao Baoping for "Li Mi's Conjecture".

His reputation is not small, but he seems to be a little short of winning an award.

So when the presenter Feng Xiaogang read Han Jiadong's name, almost no one at the scene was surprised and everyone gave him warm applause.

And there is no suspense about the final best picture.

Facing three competitors: "The Beginning of Spring", "College Entrance Examination 1977" and "Mei Lanfang", "Those Years" easily won.

After the awards ceremony, relevant reports quickly appeared on major portal websites.

""Those Years" won five out of nine nominations and shone with the Golden Rooster Award."

"Following the Venice Golden Lion, "Those Years" won the Golden Rooster again."

"Han Jiadong made up for his regret at the Venice Film Festival and successfully won the Best Director Award!"

"Liu Yifei won the Golden Rooster Newcomer Award and achieved a breakthrough for the new generation of Xiao Hua Ling!"

"The leader of the new generation of little flowers! Regardless of popularity or awards, Liu Yifei is currently in the leading position."

"Next goal: Golden Horse Award!"

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(End of this chapter)