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Chapter 135 Good News

"Okay, stop talking. I always feel that everyone around me has the potential to be a bad person."

"Oh……"

Liang Jiahui kept silent and glanced at Gu Changwei when he turned around.

Gu Changwei looked at the guests on the stage with a serious face, as if the word had nothing to do with him.

This was the last prize of the night, and everyone looked up.

“Nominated for Best Picture are.”

"Underground Love."

“A Better Tomorrow.”

“In the Mood for Love.”

""brother"."

"American Heart."

"'The Mad Men'."

"The person who finally won the award is..."

The guest said as he flipped through the envelope.

“Congratulations to A Better Tomorrow!”

"Congratulations Wu Baige, Xu Ke!"

"Swish!" Most people looked at the crew of "A Better Tomorrow" in unison.

But a small number of people turned to look at the crew of In the Mood for Love.
They are well aware that the two films are the favorites for this year's Academy Awards.

A movie called "A Better Tomorrow".

A movie called "In the Mood for Love".

One is that it achieved super high box office and became popular in Southeast Asia.

One won three awards at Cannes and received high praise from the industry.

In fact, it is normal for anyone to have it.

But at this moment, they discovered one thing: Huang Ze had four nominations, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score, but he didn't win a single award.

After all, he is a director who won the Venice Golden Lion Award and is quite famous in Europe. His recent film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" also proved his box office strength.

He brought his wife with him, and was nominated for five awards in total, but didn't win a single award. Isn't that a bit disrespectful?
Is this intentional?
Or was it intentional and careless?

They wanted to see how Huang Ze would react.

All that could be seen was the faint smile on Huang Ze's face and his clapping hands.

"very good!"

“Very and extremely good!”

Huang Ze used his acting skills and kept smiling, but he was a little angry in his heart.

Are you calling me here to tease me?
If there is only one nomination or two nominations, then you can't get it.

Five nominations! You don't give any?
Yes, I don’t care about this award.

But I can not.

You can't not give it!
This is clearly an attempt to deliberately suppress me, Huang.

The local film festival is so rude!

As if sensing Huang Ze's anger, Gong Xing reached out and held Huang Ze's hand. Without saying much, he just held it, but it also dissipated a lot of Huang Ze's anger.

After the film festival ended, the Hong Kong reporters were like cats smelling fish, and one third of them surrounded Huang Ze.

Everyone seemed to want Huang Ze to break down his defenses and say something that would make a headline.

"Director Huang, you were nominated for four awards but didn't win any. How do you feel about that?"

"Director Huang, do you feel that there is something fishy going on here, and that the Academy Awards is deliberately suppressing you because of your identity?"

"In the Mood for Love only won some technical awards. Is it undeserved that it received such high praise in the industry? Or is it that the judges of the Academy Awards are unworthy of their reputation?"

The masters of fanning the flames all had smiles on their faces, as if they were expecting something. "Hurry up and fight! Hurry up and fight! Fight to the death."

Huang Ze still had a smile on his face.

Whether it was the Academy Awards or the reporters in front of him, they probably liked to see him getting angry, right? A face full of defeat!

But it can't happen as they wish.

Besides, there is no need to show off your eloquence; it is better to show your magnanimity.

"I think the films that won awards this time are all excellent. I have basically seen them all. From the films I have seen, it can be said that they are well-deserved. Whether they win awards or I win awards, it is a good thing for the film industry."

“Although I didn’t win the award this time, I believe I will next time.”

"Will there be a next time?" a reporter asked at the right time.

Huang Ze who asked this question wanted to give him a thumbs up!
You really know how to ask.

There really won’t be a next time.

From now on, whoever wants to come to this Academy Awards Film Festival can come. If you have free time, you might as well play mahjong and watch TV at home.

If you don't participate in this award, you won't lose anything.

On the contrary, it is unknown whether the other party still has credibility.

Of course, Huang Ze knew it in his heart but he would not say it out loud. He just said "there should be" and hurriedly ended the interview with the excuse of sending his wife home.

Back home, Gong Xing asked Huang Ze to sit down and pressed his temples. "I can see that you are angry."

"Yes, a little, but not much." Huang Ze nodded, "It's impossible for a person to win awards every time. This is normal. I just feel like I'm being targeted."

"Hey, I won't participate in this award anymore."

"Once my plan is complete, I will set up an award to compete with him. Let's see how long he can be so arrogant."

"What plan?" Gong Xing asked curiously.

"It's nothing, just a development plan." Huang Ze didn't explain much.

……

Six more days passed, and a month passed, and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was finally completed under Debao.

The final box office was 31.85 million.

It is currently ranked second at the box office this year.

At this time, D&B Cinemas began to feel regretful. If the film had been released during the summer vacation, it might have been able to defeat Jackie Chan!

If it could win the annual box office championship in Hong Kong Island, it would obviously be a huge publicity stunt.

Unfortunately, it’s too late to say anything now.

Huang Ze, on the other hand, is preparing for this summer season.

I went to watch Zhang Jianya's filming of "The Ring" for several consecutive days.

After the dubbing of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was completed, Huang Ze confirmed that it had reached the standard and called George, "Old friend, my new film is done, are you interested in coming to take a look?"

"I heard from a friend that the box office was nearly 4 million US dollars. To be able to achieve such a result in a place like Hong Kong Island, of course I am interested. How about going there in five days? I just got promoted to vice president and need to celebrate with my friends."

"Oh, congratulations!"

"Hey, no need to congratulate me, in fact I should thank you." George said excitedly, "Remember the movie Good Will Hunting that I told you about before? It's been out for a month and the box office is very good, it's already made 20 million!"

"Only 20 million?" Huang Ze frowned.

The next second I remembered that the release cycle of Hollywood movies is indeed longer now, and it is common for a movie to be released for half a year or a year, and it is shown in several cities.

It has not yet reached the point where it can be released nationwide and globally simultaneously and take up most of the total box office in the first month.

That's pretty good data.

Although I don’t know how Warner will distribute the film, I think the final box office should be at least over 50 million.

It's good news.

His own "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" might be sold at a higher price and achieve higher box office.

The previous shadow of the Academy Awards was suddenly swept away.

Huang Ze immediately said, "That's great. You celebrate there first, and we'll celebrate again when we get to Hong Kong Island."

"Sure! See you in Hong Kong Island."

"See you in Hong Kong Island!"

(End of this chapter)