Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 545 Nothing Happened
Fang Hong must first ensure that people outside have trust in the film festival before he can ensure that it can continue. As for Yutu's own film and television creators, Fang Hong actually has nothing to say.

Just give a little more money and that’s it. Compared with the actual benefits, the award is not that impressive.

Originally, the main behind-the-scenes creators of a movie all have a share of the option pool, and nothing is more practical than money.

This is only the first session, and its authority remains to be seen, so Fang Hong doesn't dare to mess around.

What Fang Hong said was quite interesting to the others. Zhang Hongsen said again: "If we want fairness, we must treat everyone equally. It would be best if we can avoid discrimination."

"Small prizes don't matter, but I think we should not give out group prizes like this. Of course, we will make adjustments slowly and try not to discriminate," Fang Hong explained.

Audiences generally don’t care about small individual prizes, but they have to be more careful about big prizes.

This can only be done slowly and cannot be achieved all at once.

Several bigwigs were whispering in the audience, while the main creator behind "Kuiba" was giving his acceptance speech on the stage, and tears came down as he spoke.

They talked about how difficult it was for them to make this animated film, and they only ate one meal a day just to save money.

It was also said that many people had resigned from the company and the fourth film might be shelved indefinitely, etc.

I heard that all the Kuiba fans in the live broadcast room were in tears. They knew Kuiba was difficult, but they didn’t expect it to be so difficult. They all said: “Hold on! You were just born in the wrong era.”

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In the unknown ACG circles, the news of "Kuiba 3: Rise of the Gods of War" winning the award was spread by fans at the speed of light, and countless people in various circles sent messages: "Thank you, President, for selecting the most ideal animated film in my mind."

"Thank you, Principal!"

Some fans who run self-media also published articles with the title: "Guoman Kuiba: The best anime that deserves the title."

"The best animation of the Macau Film Festival, "Kuiba 3: The Rise of the God of War", is a super cool classic movie about the growth of heroes. I highly recommend it!"

Driven by invisible forces, such news headlines were everywhere for a while. This was the publicity channel of the Fang Hong Film Festival, which made an originally unknown animated film quickly become popular on the Internet.

After winning the award, you will have no shortage of fame, money and popularity!
At least the popularity of the "Kuiba" series has increased, and the number of views has risen, which is also beneficial to the creative team.

There was no "Big Hero 6" in the previous life. "Qiba" can be said to be a pioneer. It is hailed as the first light of Chinese animation. It has a very good reputation, a fixed fan base, and has formed an IP.

Of course, what most people know is "The Return of the Great Sage", which was given the glory of the first Chinese animation.

Fang Hong is simply giving the deserved honor to worthy works, trying to avoid regrets.

Winning the award would give them several million dollars in funding, which is enough for a small group to make a comeback.

As for whether they could make a comeback with the money, Fang Hong had no control over that. He just did what he should do.

"Kuiba" is fermenting on the Internet, and the Macau Film Festival is still going on, and now the third award is presented: Best Documentary Award!
The award was presented by two people behind the scenes.

The winner of the Best Documentary Award is a film called: "Lovers' Journey 2".

This is a self-media documentary program that tells the story of a couple who embarks on a journey around the world on a sailboat and plans to hold their wedding in Antarctica.

The novel format of documentary and reality show interprets the life dream of being on the road and going far away.

It is very popular online, with over 3.5 million views.

“I really like this documentary, it’s very positive.”

“The works selected for the Macau Film Festival all met my aesthetic standards, which is really great.”

“Yes, I like every one of them.”

“Although Big Hero 6 didn’t win an award, the other works are also good.”

"I can only say that there are too many good works. The two rubbish awards, the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards, cannot produce such works. Their aesthetics run counter to the public's."

Even though they are just small awards at the beginning, some people have already begun to trust the awards ceremony of this Macau Film Festival.

Many things start from small things, and small awards and small circles also have a large audience.

This was followed by a song and dance segment, and Cui Yongyuan began to talk on the stage again, and his dry humor made the audience burst into laughter.

Then came the individual awards, including Best Art, Best Photography, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, and Best Sound Effects.

The Best Art Award went to "The Blade of the Assassin", which was a kind of modeling, and it was indeed impeccable;

The Best Cinematography went to Du Jie for "No Man's Land"; the Best Screenplay went to Diao Yinan for "Black Coal, Thin Ice"; and the Best Sound Effects went to Tao Jing for "The Return".

The award for Best Special Effects has been removed. In China, special effects are now only used in big movies, and it is rare to make one big movie in a year. The scope of this award is too narrow.

Being uncompetitive is just giving awards to those people.

The audiences in the live broadcast rooms of these award-winning movies also saw it all, but didn’t say anything. They all just praised their own stars.

As for small individual awards like these, audiences will generally accept them as long as the film is not too bad, because as long as the heart is put into making the film, if the script is bad, the credit will go to the styling, and if the styling is bad, the credit will go to the script.

A movie always has one or two bright spots, and as long as the reviews aren't too bad, the public won't be able to find any fault with it.

The question is who will be awarded the major awards such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film?

While the awards were being presented on the stage, Donna tilted her head and said, "The movies 'Midnight Taxi' and 'Lovers' Travel' were pretty good."

"Are you interested?" Fang Hong looked at her.

"Well, after watching the trailer on the big screen, it seems okay." Donna nodded.

"Where is Kuiba?" Fang Hong asked.

"The quality of this cartoon is too low. It's not very good." Donna shook her head, referring to the low picture quality.

The picture quality is as rough as that of a young child, not delicate at all, and makes people have no desire to watch it.

She didn't know what the plot was like.

"Okay, I won't force you. You can take a look yourself. If you like any of the movies, we can help you introduce the producer." Fang Hong started working as a movie middleman.

This is the meaning of the film festival, to allow people to gain honor while earning as much money as possible, and it would be best if they could earn US dollars.

"Ms. Donna, here is a booklet of the films shortlisted for this film festival. You can take a look." Liu Tianxian handed over a booklet.

Fang Hong took it and flipped through it, then handed it to Tang Na and asked Liu Tianxian, "Who gave it to you?"

"The girl from the Han family gave it to me." Liu Tianxian gestured to the girl from the Han family behind her.

The daughter of the Han family was sitting in the back and nodded to the two of them. This was their internal booklet.

"Mr. Tang, just choose the works in this booklet and tell me when you're done." Fang Hong said to Donna.

"Oh my god, you're trying to force it on me." Donna's expression was exaggerated. She had just asked her to take her time to look and choose, but now she just picked according to the brochure.

Anyway, you have to choose a few to buy.

"Don't say such harsh words, it's all cooperation, cooperation." Fang Hong patted the booklet. This action made Liu Tianxian couldn't help laughing.

Donna expressed a sense of helplessness and had to flip through the brochure to see if there was anything suitable.

It doesn't cost much to buy such copyrights. You can buy one for tens or hundreds of millions. Millions are considered big productions. The value of Chinese film copyrights overseas is not as exaggerated as it was in the 2000s.

Those big directors have already brought disaster upon themselves.

Now it's good enough if someone wants it, it's a buyer's market.

Fang Hong can earn this money back for her, so it is not a loss.

This time, with "Big Hero 6", Universal has already made over 100 million US dollars!

The award ceremony continued, with famous star actors coming on stage one after another to present awards and tease each other to liven up the atmosphere.

Although this Macau Film Festival had its flaws, the atmosphere and the gorgeous stage effects were no worse than those of the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster Awards.

As the awards become more and more prestigious, more and more big-name stars appear. The Best New Director award was presented by Shen Teng.

"Oh, I'm the only one here to present the awards, and there's no beauty arranged so that I can give full play to my abilities." Shen Teng started his speech humorously.

"It's okay, I'm here with you. If you don't want a man to accompany you, you can pick a woman to come up on the spot." Cui Yongyuan stood at the edge of the stage.

"No, no, no, I still like someone very much. How can I share this opportunity to show my face with others?" Shen Teng always shows off when talking to the microphone.

The audience watched the two people being humorous and funny, and smiles appeared on their faces unconsciously.

Sometimes, if there is no corresponding partner, only one person can present the awards. It is not appropriate if the person is too small or too big. Many celebrities only go on stage to present the awards once and will not go on stage a second time.

If the person is speaking alone, the host needs to help with the conversation so that it doesn't feel awkward for one person.

"Are you happy that you are famous now?" Cui Yongyuan began to make things difficult.

"No, no, I'm still just a little actor and I still need to work hard." Shen Teng said modestly.

"We won't see any scandals about you on the entertainment headlines in a couple of days, right?" Cui Yongyuan spoke slowly.

This means that when celebrities become famous, they will have scandals.

"No, no, no, we all need to learn from the principal." Shen Teng was still a little nervous facing this person. After all, he had just witnessed how powerful he was.

This made the guests burst into laughter.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian also laughed, without any displeasure or expression, they were all joking.

Shen Teng turned the microphone to the principal, asking Cui Yongyuan to let him go. He was just a small actor and could not stand such treatment.

"You give out the awards." Cui Yongyuan was also very tactful and did not make things difficult for Shen Teng. He chose to let him go, as Shen Teng had no grudge against him.

Besides, he hadn't heard of Shen Teng's dirty deeds in the circle, so he wasn't in trouble.

Shen Teng felt relieved and regained his relaxed look: "Okay, let's present the awards. The winner of Best New Director is Xin Yukun from Labyrinth of Heart. Congratulations."

Following the applause, a man in his thirties wearing glasses stood up from the guest seats below the stage.

He hugged his companions and then calmly went on stage.

"I haven't even won the award yet, but I'm already giving out awards to others." Shen Teng joked with a smile, and then presented the award to Xin Yukun who came on stage.

Xin Yukun was not good at speaking and just said "thank you" and didn't say anything else.

Shen Teng gave the stage to the other party and stood aside.

After the other party finished his acceptance speech, Shen Teng completed his task and returned to the backstage.

Next was the Best Supporting Actress award, presented by Deng Chao and Zeng Li. Deng Chao was still so funny on the stage. The winner was: Hao Lei, "The Golden Era"!
"I'm really moved that I could win such an award. This film festival is well organized. I salute the president!" Hao Lei raised the trophy.

I feel sad that this was once a small company, a company that everyone had to say hello to when they went to the Golden Horse Awards, but now it has actually organized an award ceremony and it is quite successful.

The ceremony is almost over, and if there are no problems later, it will basically be a success.

There was a burst of applause at the scene!
Fang Hong smiled and clapped his hands. Liu Tianxian also clapped her hands vigorously. She loved to hear others praise her man.

The next award was for Best Supporting Actor, presented by Huang Xiaoming and Song Jia. What they said on the stage was quite standard. The winner was: Jin Shijie from "Knife of the Assassin".

Although this person has few roles, his role is memorable at first sight and is impeccable.

Although there is a rule to avoid giving the award to Jade Rabbit Films, everyone still voted for this one.

Jin Shijie did not come, and director Lu Yang took his place.

“Although I am receiving the award on behalf of someone else, it is not easy to receive this award. Thank you to the judges, thank you to the Macau Film Festival, thank you.” After saying this, Lu Yang did not go backstage, but went straight back to his seat.

Afterwards there were some singing and dancing performances, and the award ceremony was basically coming to an end, with all the grand prizes to be given out.

"I'm going backstage." Liu Tianxian said to Fang Hong with her hand on his leg.

"Ok!"

Fang Hong nodded, not noticing anything.

After a song and dance performance was over, the stage lights changed from brilliant to gentle, and Liu Tianxian walked from the backstage to the center of the stage with great grace.

Just her, no one else.

And she alone will present such an important award as Best Director, which is really a heavy award.

You should know that this award is either presented by highly respected people in the circle, or by senior directors with a certain reputation in the circle, and there are always two people who present it.

The audience didn't think anything of it, but the guests looked quite puzzled and serious, which seemed like they didn't take the "Best Director" award seriously.

"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Yifei. As an actress, I feel like the burden on my shoulders is quite heavy when I present the Best Director award." Liu Tianxian came up and spoke modestly.

"If you feel it's too heavy and you can't carry it, you can take the burden off." Cui Yongyuan stood on the edge of the stage, holding his chest with one hand and holding the microphone with the other, and joked.

"It's all up now. It would be bad to take it down again." Liu Tianxian forced a smile.

If she were to be removed from the position, it would mean that she would step down, which would be so embarrassing!

"It's okay. We can pretend you have never been here. As long as you are thick-skinned, you can also pretend nothing happened." Cui Yongyuan's tone was normal, but it made the audience laugh.

Some guests even clapped their hands, looking gloating.

What this means is that Liu Tianxian is thick-skinned. She knows she is not good enough, but she still comes up to present the Best Director Award. Isn't this asking for trouble?

In the live broadcast room, fans of Liu Tianxian were cursing: Cui Yongyuan is trash, bullying my Sissi.

But passers-by were praising him for his courage to speak out, saying things like 666, and their comments were quite messy.

(End of this chapter)