Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 274 Li Xuejian wins the award

The 07 Golden Horse Awards was the 44th, which was at its peak.

Not only are there many celebrities attending the conference, but there is also a lot of sponsorship.

This leads to the organizers with deeper pockets renting venues directly at the Taipei Arena.

At six o'clock, when it was just getting dark, the avenue in front of the door was already covered with a red carpet.

A star-shaped golden hollow arch was built at the front of the red carpet.

Iron fences and billboards sponsored by businesses are used on both sides as barriers.

Countless fans are already standing on both sides, ready to welcome their idols.

There's not much to say about the small-time celebrities in front. Basically no one pays attention to them. They just want to get a chance to walk the red carpet.

Even though the Golden Horse Awards is a domestic award, there are also carpet stars.

As time went on, some more well-known stars came in, such as Big S and Yang Cai Ni, who initially warmed up the scene and began to gain some voice.

And then a South Korean star, Lee Joon-ki, actually caused a real sensation for the first time. The screams of the surrounding fans were heard even by Chen Linfeng who was waiting far away.

Everybody acted as if they were used to it. It wasn't for nothing that the term "Bangliu" was used over the years.

The impact on Taiwan is much greater than on the mainland. Many young girls are much more crazy about Korean stars than local stars.

A veteran reporter who couldn't stand this sighed and said, "Ah, our cultural industry in Taiwan is really getting worse and worse."

The assistant brother is open-minded. "The market is like this. There is nothing we can do if we can't compete. South Korea, Japan, and even Hollywood are too high. I don't want to watch our own unfashionable stars."

The veteran reporter glanced at his assistant and said nothing. What these young people said made him even more dissatisfied, and they all lost their spirit.

Afterwards, several more stars passed by and a new car stopped at the beginning of the red carpet.

The male star got out of the car first. He was wearing a black suit and helped the female star out of the car. The female star was wearing a blue dress and was as beautiful as a fairy.

Time seemed to stop for a moment, and then huge shouts and screams were heard.

"Ahhh, Professor Chen, my Professor Chen."

"Help, An Xi, she's wearing the same outfit as in the TV series, it's An Xi herself!"

"Professor Chen, look here!"

In an instant, the crowds on both sides unconsciously rushed forward, forcing the security guards in front to desperately stop them, while at the same time shouting loudly to calm down these crazy people.

As you can imagine, it's completely useless.

Fortunately, the iron fence was still useful. At least it blocked the flow of people and prevented them from breaking through.

Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian waved as they walked and did not linger on the red carpet.

This was a habit for the two of them, walking quickly to avoid causing a disturbance.

The veteran reporter looked at the commotion, which was much larger in scale than the previous one.

He looked somewhat relieved, "This is more like it. That Lee Joon-ji thing is still not good enough."

The young assistant said, "This person is not from our Wandao either."

"As long as they are Chinese, it's fine."

The assistant was about to retort reflexively, but then he thought, this is An Xi, it is acceptable, and he shut up with some dissatisfaction.

After entering the backstage, Liu Qianqian looked around and said in surprise, "They have to have so many spectators sitting around them."

"Yes, if we run it commercially, with ticket sales and sponsorship, we might be able to make money."

The entire Taipei Arena has its stars' seats in the center and audience seats around it. The entire venue is like a huge show venue.

With all kinds of marketing press releases and award predictions in the early stages, as well as various media interviews and photo shoots in the middle, plus live broadcasts throughout the entire process, you can imagine the level of exposure.

This highly commercialized award ceremony is somewhat similar to the Oscars.

In this regard, there is still room for improvement in several awards in the mainland.

Following the staff's instructions, Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian sat in a relatively front position, relatively close to other crew members.

Zhou Jielun was not with them. His previous film "Secret" also participated in this year's Golden Horse Awards and was successfully shortlisted.

They form their own group.

After Chen Linfeng sat down, he found that Li An was not far away.

He raised his hand and said, "Director Li, nice to see you again. I wish you a good harvest tonight."

Li An is always easy to talk to, and greeted him with a smile, "It's hard to say, you are the winner of the Golden Lion Award, there is no place for me here."

"Director Li is too modest. Venice is a thing of the past."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then began to respond to other people's greetings.

As directors, Chen Linfeng and Li An have similar behavioral styles in some aspects.

When promoting your work, you can use a variety of marketing methods to always attract attention.

When this stage ends, people tend to remain low-key.

This makes it a little difficult for actors in the industry to get to know them.

So during every award ceremony, there will always be a lot of stars coming up to get close to people.

At the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, there are more stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan. They are not like some mainland actors who can have common topics just by referring to their past relationships.

Most of the stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan are only here to make themselves known to the audience, and there is nothing much to say afterwards.

Especially since most of these people have different accents, and Chen Linfeng doesn't want to accommodate them and switch languages, it becomes even more difficult to chat with them.

However, there are a few who can say a few more words, such as Liang Jiahui, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor this year and is a competitor of Li Xuejian.

Chen Linfeng still admired him.

In addition, there is Liu Dehua. Chen Linfeng has met him several times in other activities and even joked about the fact that he held Xiaolong in his arms when he was a child.

"Brother Hua, it's rare to see you. I didn't see you the last time I went to Hong Kong Island."

"Yes, we need to promote The Warlords. Has Director Chen seen it?"

"I've seen it, it's pretty good, although it still doesn't look like a historical film." Chen Linfeng praised it with a hint of sarcasm.

"Haha, I'm grateful to have your compliment." Chen Linfeng suggested, "I'm going to start filming a TV series early next year. Can I ask Brother Hua to make a cameo appearance?"

Liu Dehua said without hesitation, "Sure, just let me know when it's time."

"Okay, let's talk later."

Chen Linfeng sat in his seat, waiting patiently for the show to begin.

After a while, the big screen in front began to play clips of past award-winning films and this year's nominated films.

Chen Linfeng clearly saw himself playing the drums, as well as Yu Nan’s herdsman costume.

Speaking of this, I have to mention some things about the mainland films nominated for this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Originally, the two films "Tuya's Wedding" and "Blind Mountain", including "Whiplash", were not qualified to participate in the Golden Horse Awards.

Because the Film Bureau seems to have an internal regulation that films invested purely from the mainland are not allowed to participate in the Golden Horse Awards.

Last year, Tian Dazhuang's film "Wu Qingyuan" was unable to compete for the award and was temporarily withdrawn due to this reason.

But how can we say this? The rules can be changed.

Especially as we approach 08 and there are major changes in the Taiwan Strait, it becomes more important for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to be one family.

The Film Bureau should also give more consideration to the emotional issues of our compatriots.

So this year, companies wholly owned by the mainland can also participate in the exhibition and win awards.

Chen Linfeng is more in favor of changing the rules. This kind of regulation is completely based on one's own whim.

Mainland-owned enterprises cannot receive awards. This is such a huge blow to the young minds of mainland capital.

With so much Hong Kong and Taiwan capital intervening in mainland films, the emergence of the "Heavenly Banquet" phenomenon cannot be said to be without the factor of such regulations.

After all, if the mainland wants to participate in the exhibition, it cannot invest alone. Once Hong Kong and Taiwan capital joins in, the right to speak will be divided, and actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan will inevitably join in.

At least Chen Linfeng doesn't want others to interfere with his projects at will. He is not like the mainland companies like Huaying and Guangxian, which either have theaters or can distribute and have their own media.

Even some companies in Hong Kong would be fine if they have distribution channels in Southeast Asia.

If you come in just to share the cake but can't contribute, it's better for you to go as far away as possible.

In fact, from this perspective, Chen Linfeng’s own studio currently has no good advantages.

Therefore, he is more cautious when investing in movies.

Because they let you in to eat meat, they will have to share their meat with you in the future.

Chen Linfeng doesn't think highly of many current domestic projects.

"Painted Skin" was made to support Xiaolong, and the company responsible for the connection and investment was Longlin Company, and the resource exchange was also done by using TV drama resources.

In the future, Chen Linfeng’s Qilin Studio and Longlin will be separated, one will be responsible for movies and the other will focus on the field of TV series.

No interference.

Without further ado, the award ceremony officially begins.

The hosts on the stage were less solemn and dignified than those at domestic award ceremonies, but they were more relaxed when it came to joking.

In this respect, it still gave him a sense of freshness.

The first award to be presented was for Best Supporting Actress, which was won by Fan Binbin for her role in "A Ghost Story".

In a sense, the Golden Horse Awards has been able to maintain its position at the top of the Chinese-language film industry over the years, especially in the past decade.

Although there is local protectionism, in terms of fairness, it should have a little face. At least it is much better than something like the Academy Awards, which is not progressive.

As for the Golden Rooster Awards, the bad thing is those experts.

There are many inside stories, and no award-giving organization is without them.

The key is that they don't even have basic professionalism. They often give one award to multiple companies, which is like lowering their own status.

Forget it. Thinking too much about this kind of thing will make you feel suffocated. Chen Linfeng continued to watch the award announcement on the stand.

The process of the Golden Horse Awards is to mix some local awards, such as Taiwan Island's Outstanding Filmmaker of the Year, with some less important professional awards (costume design, action design, etc.).

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Jielun’s film “Secret” won the Taiwan Island’s Outstanding Film of the Year Award.

"Whiplash" was nominated for some technical awards, such as photography and editing, but was only nominated but did not win.

Chen Linfeng waited calmly, since he didn't take it very seriously anyway.

But the other people in the crew were somewhat disappointed.

About half an hour passed in total, and then it was time to present the Best Supporting Actor award.

Chen Linfeng's expression stiffened. This was the award he hoped to get.

Teacher Li Xuejian's performance deserves this award.

A big part of the credit for winning the Golden Lion Award was also due to him. That devilish teacher greatly increased the persuasiveness of the film.

It doesn't mislead the audience into thinking that this is a movie that takes a positive attitude towards extreme teaching methods.

Moreover, before coming here, Li Xuejian was indeed a hot favorite according to various media predictions.

In addition to Li Xuejian, other actors participating in the competition are Wu Jing, Louis Koo and Liang Jiahui.

The guest in charge of presenting the award did not bother to make a gimmick, but simply opened the envelope and announced, "The winner of the Best Supporting Actor Award is Li Xuejian for Whiplash."

Liu Qianqian immediately stood up excitedly, as happy as if she had won a prize.

"Teacher Li, congratulations."

Chen Linfeng also stood up and hugged Li Xuejian behind him to celebrate.

"Congratulations. It was not in vain that I let Mr. Li act in my movie."

Li Xuejian said with a smile, "No, it's a very happy thing to have a good movie to act in."

The surrounding audiences don’t quite recognize this old man from the mainland, but the mainland actors recognize this teacher very much.

They applauded one after another, leading some actors and audience members to applaud as well.

(End of this chapter)