Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 389 Young man, too angry

"Hui Zai, the Best Actor title is yours!" After whispering to Li Hanxiang, Lin Chaoyang said something to Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Li Hanxiang couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this, "Silly boy, you are so lucky!"

Tony Leung looked confused, not knowing why the two of them said that.

Li Hanxiang explained: "You are not eligible for the Best Newcomer Award. Either you will not win any award tonight, or you will win the Best Actor Award. You performed well in the movie, so if you eliminate this award, your chances of winning are higher."

Listening to Li Hanxiang's solemn words, Tony Leung felt a little happy, but he still couldn't control his nervousness. He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. The air conditioning in the auditorium was not strong enough!

He turned around and saw Lin Chaoyang and Li Hanxiang chatting and laughing, and couldn't help but envy the two of them for their indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune.

After the first award, the Best Newcomer Award, was presented, several technical awards followed, including Best Action Director, Best Art Director, Best Editing...

During the event, Li Hanxiang went on stage to accept the Best Art Direction Award on behalf of Song Hongrong, the art director of "The Last Emperor". "The Last Emperor" is a historical blockbuster, and in terms of art direction and set design, it can be said that it beats all the films participating in the awards today.

Therefore, this award is well deserved.

Several awards were presented in a row. Although the host, Zhong Jinghui, was working hard on the stage, the atmosphere was still a bit boring just because of the dry award ceremony.

In this case, let alone the viewing experience of the audience in front of the TV.

"They are so stingy that they didn't even arrange a few performances."

Li Hanxiang had just finished his complaints when, introduced by Zhong Jinghui, Su Rui walked onto the stage and sang "No More Wine", a song that had just won the Best Film Song award a minute ago.

"Gone Dry" is the theme song of the movie "The Wrong Car", which was invested and filmed by Cinema City in order to open up the Taiwan film market.

The tone of the story can be summed up in two words: "misery". The box office was good and it earned the tears of audiences in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

After Su Rui finished singing, the awards ceremony continued and the movie "Flower City" won the Best Photography award.

After the Best Cinematography award was presented, it was time for the Best Screenplay award. Li Hanxiang looked with some anticipation at George Lam who was walking up to the stage to present the award.

He is the leading actor in "To the Wrath of the Sea", and "To the Wrath of the Sea" won the Best Screenplay Award at the last Academy Awards.

George Lam went on stage and chatted with Chung King Fai for a while before opening the envelope handed to him by the organizer. "The winner of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Screenplay is..."

Li Hanxiang clenched his fists when he heard this. The Best Screenplay Award could be considered the first relatively important award of the evening this year. If he could win this award, it would be a good start.

"Behind the Curtain, Lin Chaoyang and Li Hanxiang."

When George Lam just said the words "ruling from behind the curtain" on the stage, Li Hanxiang had already raised his fist. By the time George Lam finished saying the two names, he had already stood up and pulled Lin Chaoyang over and gave him a warm hug.

After shaking hands with the people around them who were congratulating them, the two walked onto the stage.

After receiving the trophy and flowers from George Lam, Li Hanxiang stood still and gestured to Lin Chaoyang to speak first, but Lin Chaoyang pushed him out.

Li Hanxiang was still waiting to save his remarks for the most important Best Picture and Best Director awards, so he simply said a few words of thanks and gave the time to Lin Chaoyang.

"The young man next to me is extraordinary. He is not only the screenwriter of "The Last Emperor", but also the most famous writer in our mainland!" Li Hanxiang specially introduced Lin Chaoyang.

But for the vast majority of people present, the name Lin Chaoyang was unfamiliar and no one responded.

Only those Hong Kong readers who have watched "The Death of Van Gogh" in front of TV would show a surprised expression after hearing this name.

After winning the Best Screenplay Award at the Academy Awards, Lin Chaoyang remained calm. He was of course very happy to win the award, but the weight of the Academy Award was not enough to raise his emotional threshold.

He stood in front of the microphone and simply said a few words of thanks, acting calm and composed.

At this time, the host Zhong Jinghui suddenly asked: "Mr. Lin is a young writer from the mainland. He is very talented and has a unique dressing style. Everyone wears suits, why do you wear a Zhongshan suit?"

Lin Chaoyang didn't understand Cantonese. He glanced at Li Hanxiang next to him, and Li Hanxiang whispered something to him.

He listened to Li Hanxiang's translation with a frown on his face. He wasn't sure whether Zhong Jinghui did it on purpose, but his words clearly had a hint of regional discrimination.

Li Hanxiang just reminded in his whisper that this was a live broadcast and his worries were completely unnecessary.

When scholars quarrel, they never show any emotion. Lin Chaoyang had a smile on his face.

“There are so many handsome men and beautiful women here today, wearing suits and dresses, which makes them look even more glamorous.

I can't do that because I'm not good-looking. The Zhongshan suit is a bit old-fashioned, but it suits my looks just right. Otherwise, it would be like a monkey wearing a human clothing.

Mr. Zhong's suit is quite fashionable and looks very nice. "

Lin Chaoyang said these words with a calm smile, without any trace of worldly air. Some people in the audience hadn't reacted to what he meant yet, but Zhong Jinghui's face had already darkened.

People in later generations have a misunderstanding that Cantonese has always been the common language in Hong Kong, but this is not the case.

In the late 40s, Hong Kong welcomed a large number of immigrants from the mainland, who brought with them more different dialects, enriching the diversity of Hong Kong people's language life and also allowing the use of Mandarin to develop unprecedentedly.

By the early 60s, the explosion of Mandarin films and songs further expanded the use of Mandarin.

This situation continued until the Z-faction riots in 67, which made the British Hong Kong government realize the problem. Since then, it has vigorously promoted a Hong Kong identity centered on Cantonese.

This led to the rapid development of Cantonese songs after the 1970s, while Mandarin was gradually forgotten by Hong Kong people.

Almost everyone of Zhong Jinghui's generation could understand Mandarin, and many of them could speak it. So he could naturally understand what Lin Chaoyang said, and even more so the sarcasm in Lin Chaoyang's words.

The other party's words seemed to be self-deprecating, but in fact he was calling him a monkey in human clothing.

Zhong Jinghui had just thought that Lin Chaoyang's clothes were old-fashioned and wanted to add some excitement to the award ceremony by ridiculing him, but he didn't expect Lin Chaoyang's response to be so quick and tricky.

While Zhong Jinghui was thinking about how to fight back, Lin Chaoyang had already walked off the stage with ease.

At this time, many people in the audience had already reacted and burst into laughter. He failed to make fun of him and was humiliated instead. With so many people watching, he felt like vomiting blood.

But the award ceremony had to go on, so Zhong Jinghui could only pretend to be calm and continue hosting.

When Li Hanxiang introduced Lin Chaoyang just now, the stars in the audience didn't react much.

On the contrary, it was the tit-for-tat exchange between him and Zhong Jinghui just now that left a deep impression on everyone, including the audience in front of the TV, about this writer and screenwriter from the mainland.

The general impression of Hong Kong people about literati is that they are eloquent and can talk endlessly. As long as you have good eloquence, even if you can only recite a script, you can be regarded as a "talented man" or "talented woman".

Lin Chaoyang's ability to render a senior host like Zhong Jinghui speechless with such lightness undoubtedly makes him an image of a man of quick wit and fiery temper in the eyes of many Hong Kong people.

After the Best Screenplay Award was presented, the remaining four most important awards were Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

When the Best Actress award was announced, Liu Xiaoqing was eagerly waiting, but it was given to Maggie Cheung for her role in "Seven Days of Love", which disappointed her greatly.

When the Best Actor award was presented, Tony Leung's legs were shaking with nervousness. But when his name was finally called out on the stage, he actually relaxed.

“I would like to thank Director Li Hanxiang for casting a young person like me, who has no acting experience, in such an important film as The Last Emperor. I would also like to thank Mr. Lin Chaoyang for his help and encouragement. Both of you are my mentors and friends.

I would also like to thank all my colleagues in the crew..."

Tony Leung received the award excitedly and did not forget to thank Li Hanxiang and Lin Chaoyang. Even after he came down, he was still unable to calm down.

"Mr. Lin, what you said is so accurate!"

Lin Chaoyang has said more than once that he will win the Best Actor award, but Tony Leung has never had much confidence. He is a newcomer in the film industry and apart from "The Last Emperor", he has no other works to show for himself.

He didn't expect that Lin Chaoyang's words would actually come true, and he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor Award in the history of the Academy Awards.

At this moment, his heart was filled with pride and gratitude towards Lin Chaoyang who had always believed in him. It was really a good feeling to be trusted and valued by others.

The two chatted leisurely for a while, and then it was Li Hanxiang's turn to be nervous.

After the Best Actor and Best Actress awards were presented, the remaining awards were the most prestigious Best Director and Best Picture. However, Li Hanxiang waited until the end and gave both awards to "Half a Man".

So far, "Half a Man" and "The Last Empress" have each won three awards tonight.

But the other party won the Best Director and Best Picture awards, and it can be said that it was a complete victory over "The Last Empress".

Li Hanxiang had a gloomy face and wanted to get up and leave. But when he thought about the fact that he had won three awards tonight, including Best Screenwriter and Best Actor, he sat down again.

By the time the award ceremony was over, Li Hanxiang's mood had recovered. After all, "The Last Emperor" won three awards, making it the biggest winner tonight besides "Half a Man", so naturally he had to celebrate.

There has always been a tradition of holding a celebration banquet after the award ceremony. Li Hanxiang made arrangements early today and the venue was set on the upper floor of the Lijing Hotel. "Half a Man" was also hosting a celebration banquet at the same time.

It is worth mentioning that the production company of "Half Man" is Yindu Organization, a film and television company formed in 82 by the merger of Great Wall Film Production Co., Ltd., Phoenix Pictures Company, Xinlian Pictures Company, etc.

If we add the mainland elements in "The Last Emperor", it can be said that the Z-school filmmakers won a great victory in this year's Hong Kong Film Awards.

Today's celebration banquets are not as extravagant as those in later generations. They are just a buffet and everyone socializes with a glass of red wine. It is a real banquet and a real celebration.

Although Li Hanxiang left Shaw Brothers, he had been in the Hong Kong film industry for decades and had a wide network of contacts. Many guests came, but most of them were old-school filmmakers and had little appeal to reporters.

The person who attracted the most reporters today was Tony Leung Ka Fai, a newcomer who was crowned the Best Actor. The main reason was that he was still under a ban from Taiwan.

After the celebration banquet, Tony Leung became the focus of these reporters. A group of reporters surrounded him and asked questions, among which the issue of being banned was naturally mentioned.

"I have just filmed a movie in the mainland, and will be filming Director Li's new movie next. The ban has no impact on me, so don't worry.

My new movie "The Chess Master" may be released in Hong Kong in two months, and I would like to trouble you to help promote it."

Tony Leung Ka Fai felt quite proud tonight, as Taiwan had sent a message that as long as he was willing to write a letter of repentance, the ban on him would be lifted.

But he refused to write it. Now that he won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards, he felt like venting his anger and couldn't help but say a few more words. He even deliberately mentioned the co-production "The Chess Master".

The reporters couldn't help but sigh as they listened to his words. Young people are really hot-tempered. Isn't it a naked provocation to the Taiwan Island side to say these words to them?
Tomorrow’s headlines have been decided!

Lin Chaoyang understood the reporters' secret joy. Looking at the high-spirited Tony Leung, he had only one feeling in his heart.

Young people are just full of energy!
At this time, a reporter suddenly asked Lin Chaoyang, "Mr. Lin, I heard that Huizai's new film is still written by you. Have you considered the issue of Taiwan banning it?"

Lin Chaoyang looked at these reporters as if they were mentally retarded. He knew that these reporters were trying to stir up trouble, so he tried his best to restrain himself.

"Banned who? Banned me?"

"Your movie is going to be released after all. Taiwan Island still has a great influence on the Hong Kong film market."

Lin Chaoyang tried to restrain himself, but he couldn't restrain himself in the end. "It's just a small island, a tiny place. Who can it block?"

As soon as he said this, the originally noisy scene immediately quieted down, and the reporters looked at him in shock.

Taiwan is now the largest box office for Hong Kong films. Many Taiwanese financiers come to Hong Kong to invest in films, and the two places have close exchanges. Therefore, Taiwan has a great influence on the Hong Kong film industry.

Lin Chaoyang's words just now were too arrogant. Tony Leung's answer just now made everyone feel the youthful vigor, but the words of this mainland writer were a bit arrogant.

Looking at the reactions of many reporters, Lin Chaoyang felt that what he had just said was a little inappropriate, and added:
"What I mean is that with their abilities, they can't stop me."

The silence from the reporters was deafening. If you can't explain, don't try to explain.

Li Hanxiang on the side looked at Lin Chaoyang helplessly.

After all, they are young people, full of energy!

(End of this chapter)