Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 150: Golden Horse Defeat
On December 12, the 4st Taiwan Golden Horse Awards opened.

Zhang Chen was invited to attend, and Zeng Li and Dong Jianqiang also accompanied him.

Xingchen Entertainment was nominated for Best Feature Film and Best Supporting Actress for "The Dark Invasion".

Before leaving, Ning Hao saw him off at the airport.

"I wish you a successful start. You must bring back a trophy~"

So far, "Darkness" has not won any awards except the Saturn Award, especially in Asia.

The Golden Statue, Golden Horse, Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards all seem to revolve around "Darkness".

Zhang Chen actually doesn’t care about awards or anything like that. Unless it has a clear effect on the box office, he doesn’t care.

But just because he doesn't care doesn't mean others don't care.

Zeng Li really wanted to, and although she didn't say it, everyone could see it.

"I really want to go~"

Ning Hao gave everyone a final hug.

Zhang Chen patted his shoulder and said, "Stop dreaming. Stay in China and finish the post-production of Black 2."

"Black 2" is being edited these days, so Ning Hao can't leave.

Zhang Chen did the editing of "Black 1" by himself. Due to lack of money, he borrowed the editing room of Beijing Film Academy and stayed in seclusion for several days before he finally finished the editing.

There was no need to do that this time with Black 2, so we hired a professional editor.

It's quite expensive, charging by the second, 50 yuan per second, and editing a film will cost hundreds of thousands.

In a small company, there is no such thing as final editing rights, the director has the final say.

But the editor's opinion is also very important, because he is a professional. Although the director also understands it, he is definitely not as good as a professional editor in editing, so the two of them work together.

……

Arrived in Taipei on December 12rd.

After changing clothes at the hotel where they were staying, they headed straight to the night market.

Taipei is the economic center of Taiwan. Only Taipei has high-rise buildings, and all the stars live here.

Zhang Chen is not interested in celebrities, he is only interested in snacks.

In later generations, Taipei became most famous for its snacks.

In addition, tropical fruits here are very cheap.

Throughout the evening, the three of them ate in different ways, eating all kinds of food at their leisure.

In fact, everyone is similar. When you come here, you must go to the famous Taipei Night Market.

There were many familiar faces in the crowd, including Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Danny Leung, Johnnie To, and Derek Yee, basically all Hong Kong filmmakers. They were sitting in groups of three or four at various food stalls, and were occasionally asked to take photos with them.

Zhang Chen didn’t know the other person, but when their eyes met, he would usually nod and say hello.

In front of an oyster omelet stall, Zhang Chen and his team unexpectedly met the crew of "Three Shifts 2".

The reason why Zhang Chen recognized them was because he saw Bai Ling and Liang Jiahui inside.

Liang Jiahui is Zhang Chen’s idol and his favorite male actor, no doubt about it. He even likes him more than Chen Daoming.

There are many people in Hong Kong who brag about their acting skills, such as Chow Yun-fat, Leung Chiu-wai, Liu Qingyun and so on, but Zhang Chen thinks Leung Ka-fai has the best acting skills.

Serious drama, comedy, good guy, bad guy, he can play any role with ease, that's why he is called the 'Thousand Faces Actor'.

Moreover, his values ​​are very positive, and he was even banned in Taiwan because of this in the early years.

Zhang Chen had a very good impression of this person. Just as he was about to approach and make friends, a man came up to him first and said, "Hello, Director Zhang Chen. I'm Chen Guo, one of the directors of Three Shifts 2."

"Hello, Director Chen~"

The two shook hands.

Fruit Chan is not very famous in later generations, but he actually won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards in 01. It’s just that he hasn’t produced any particularly outstanding works since then.

Zhang Chen just happened to know him.

It is also known that "Three Watches 2" continues the style of "Three Watches". It is also a compilation movie, divided into three stories, directed by three directors from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea respectively. Among them, the "Dumplings" unit is directed by Chen Guo, so he said that he is one of the directors.

In fact, the two crews are still competitors.

Bai Ling from "Three Hours 2" and Zeng Li from "The Dark Invasion" were both contenders for the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, but that was when the awards were presented, and now no one takes it seriously.

"Director Zhang, I watched your film Dark Invasion. It's very good."

Fruit Chan is obviously very interested in "Darkness" as he made his debut in horror films.

"I also watched "Three Shifts 2". I really liked the section directed by Director Chen. It's a pity that this film can't be shown in mainland China, otherwise I would definitely go to support it."

Zhang Chen also started the mutual praise mode.

In fact, the story of "Dumplings" is just so-so, not as good as "Going Home" in the previous film.

"Homecoming" is the first film in the "Homecoming" series, directed by Peter Chan. The setting of Leon Lai and his wife saving each other is quite amazing. In the end, he almost saved his wife, but ultimately failed, which is quite a pity.

Chen Guo was very happy to get Zhang Chen's affirmation.

Although Hong Kong people are proud, they always think that they are second in the world in terms of film.

But they were really surprised that there was a movie in the mainland that could gross over 100 million yuan.

Due to geographical and demographic factors, the box office of Hong Kong films will never reach this level.

So many Hong Kong filmmakers have the idea of ​​going north to make money.
At this time, Zhang Chen had the opportunity to take the initiative to reach out to Liang Jiahui next to him: "Mr. Liang Jiahui, hello, I am Zhang Chen~"

Liang Jiahui also shook hands politely. The two of them didn't exchange much small talk, just a few polite words.

It's his personality. Liang Jiahui has never been the kind of person who can get along with everyone.

If it was King Liu, Zhang Chen would definitely feel refreshed and he might have told him the origin of oyster omelet as if they were old friends who he had known for more than ten years. But Liang Jiahui would not do that. That's just how he is.

A few people got to know each other casually and then ate their own food.

……

The next day, everyone went nowhere, waiting for the Golden Horse Awards ceremony in the evening.

The Golden Horse Awards have a red carpet walk right before the awards ceremony.

Fortunately, this time they are not two singles, and with the company of the beautiful Zeng Li, it won’t be so awkward.

After changing into suits and dresses prepared in advance, the group took the car provided by the organizer to the venue.

The Golden Horse Awards were held at the Taipei City Center for the Performing Arts. When they arrived, both sides were already crowded with people, and both sides of the red carpet were filled with reporters and fans.

Most of the fans came for the stars, holding small light signs in their hands, and would scream and shout whenever they saw the stars coming.

"The crew of "Dark Invasion" is coming next..."

The hosts of this session are Jiaziyin Chiling and Cai Kangkang who has publicly announced his coming out.

Following their announcement, the trio on the red carpet waved to both sides, causing screams and flashes of light.

Zhang Chen had walked the red carpet once before and had some experience, so he was not too nervous.

But Zeng Li was very nervous. She had to be careful not to step on the hem of her skirt as she walked, otherwise she would make a fool of herself.

The process of several people walking on the red carpet was a process of being photographed by cameras.

There were fans screaming along the way, I don’t know if it was arranged by Dong Jianqiang in advance.

"Director Zhang, I heard that you are still studying, but your movie has achieved such great results. I wonder what your future plans are?"
When walking on the red carpet, it is customary to answer questions from the host.

"Of course, I will continue to produce good works to give back to everyone." Zhang Chen's answer was quite standard.

“Is Dark Raid 2 already on the agenda?”

"Yes, the filming has been completed and we are currently doing post-production. I believe we will be able to see it soon."

His words caused screams again. It seems that "Darkness Invasion" was due to a group of fans.

The crew of "Kekexili" was behind them, but the two sides did not speak.

Speaking of which, they will be competing later. "The Dark" and "Kekexili" are both nominees for Best Feature Film. Also nominated are "The Big Event", "One Nite in Mongkok" and "2046". No one knows who will win in the end.

There seemed to be very few mainland film and television personnel coming this time. Zhang Chen only met the "Kekexili" crew and Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi is one of the nominees for Best Actress because of "2046".

The two sides also did not speak, there was hatred.

The stars who had walked the red carpet entered the venue one after another, and the staff took them to their seats, which were quite at the back.

The venue was star-studded, with people everywhere greeting familiar faces.

King Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai are hugging each other. Both of them are competitors for the Best Actor award. Andy Lau relies on "Infernal Affairs 3" and Tony Leung relies on "2046".

"Infernal Affairs 3" did not sweep all the major awards like "Infernal Affairs". In this Golden Horse Awards, "Infernal Affairs 3" was only nominated for the Best Actor.

When the award ceremony began, it felt like this year's Golden Horse Awards would be dominated by Hong Kong films, with popular films like "Big Event", "2046", "One Nite in Mongkok" and "New Police Story" all receiving four or five nominations.

But mainland films are not without gain.

"Kekexili" won the Best Feature Film.

He burst into tears when giving his acceptance speech, and talked about the difficulty of filming the movie. He also vaguely mentioned the unfair treatment he suffered in the mainland.

Damn it, it never ends.

Johnnie To won the Best Director award, King Liu finally got his revenge by defeating actor Leung and winning the Best Actor award, but Zhang Ziyi failed to win the Best Actress award as she wished.

Zhang Chen had prepared a speech to accept the award. Just kidding, he knew that the Best Feature Film award would most likely not go to "The Dark Side".

"Best Supporting Actress Award--"Dark Invasion", Zeng Li~"

When Cai Kangkang read out Zeng Li's name, her whole body was shaking with excitement.

Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang gave hugs in turn.

"How do you feel, Ms. Zeng, about winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for the first time?"
"Thank you Director Zhang Chen for giving me the opportunity to act in the film. Thank you to my good sister Che Xiao, she is my lucky goddess. It was because of her introduction that I had the honor to join "Black Press Invasion". I also thank all the members of the "Dark Invasion" crew. You are the best. I will keep working hard. Thank you~"

Although she was only a supporting actress, Zeng Li was very satisfied.

The camera turned to Zhang Chen, who smiled and waved his hand slightly.

"Congratulations, congratulations~"

When they returned to their seats, the two congratulated each other again, then took the trophy and played with it one by one.

Zeng Li won the Best Supporting Actress award, and almost all the nominees for this award were horror films.

《三更2》《见鬼2》《黑暗侵袭》，只有一部《20 30 40》不是恐怖片。

"The news from the mainland has probably been sent out by now~" Dong Jianqiang said on the side. He is very familiar with this area. If nothing else, at least Guangguang has sent someone here.

Moreover, this is the Golden Horse Awards, which is of great interest to domestic media.

He guessed correctly, related news has already appeared on the portal website.

[Zeng Li won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Zhang Chen missed the Best Feature Film Award]

["Dark Invasion" won the Best Supporting Actress, and lost to "Kekexili" for Best Director]

["Kekexili" won the Best Feature Film Award, and Director Lu Chuan burst into tears]

(End of this chapter)