Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 111 Director Zhou's strength, "Departures" has produced another Best Actress

"Thomas."

"Wesley."

"James."

Zhou Qing didn't care how domestic public opinion would develop, he could guess it even if he wanted to.

In fact, many people have contacted Zhou Qing during the few days he has been in Venice.

Dean Zhang Huijun, class teacher Wang Jinsong, students including Liu Yifei, as well as some qualified actors in the circle, etc.

Zhou Qingdu chatted for a few minutes with a smile.

Thinking back to the two times he won awards in Berlin, Zhou Qing still felt a little proud and excited.

I even went back to look for relevant reports to satisfy my vanity.

But now, Zhou Qing is very calm.

Without him, only familiar with you!
The state of mind has really been trained.

He is now only concerned with one thing in Venice, which is to sell "La La Land" at the highest price possible.

As for those other messy things, Zhou Qing couldn't take care of them for the time being.

For example, various domestic reports about themselves, such as the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which is crucial to domestic filmmakers.

That’s right, during the time Zhou Qing was meeting with film producers, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival had officially kicked off.

"Director Zhou, you really can't come back."

Li Bingbing also called Zhou Qing specifically to say hello.

"I haven't finished my business in Venice yet, so I can't make it back."

Zhou Qing told Li Bingbing the truth.

It's not that he deliberately avoided the Golden Rooster Awards, it's really that something delayed him.

"That's it..."

Li Bingbing exchanged a few words with Zhou Qing, which was completely understandable.

"La La Land" won two important awards, and there will definitely be a lot of things to deal with in the future.

Just like "Departures" in Berlin before.

She and Qin Hao went back first, and Director Zhou came back almost ten days later in Berlin.

"I wish you win an award for Best Actress, Bingbing. Your performance is not bad."

Zhou Qing also gave Li Bingbing some encouragement in the end.

These are not just talk. Frankly speaking, Zhou Qing is optimistic that Li Bingbing can win the Best Actress award.

First of all, Li Bingbing’s acting skills are better than Fan Bingbing’s.

Secondly, under his own training, Li Bingbing's performance became even more exciting.

So from a professional point of view, Zhou Qing thinks there is a high possibility that Li Bingbing will defeat Fan Bingbing.

But Zhou Qing also had to consider that the Hundred Flowers Award is an audience award.

It is not selected by industry insiders, but by audience voting.

Although the vote recovery rate of the Hundred Flowers Awards is only a pitiful 3.3%, it can still represent the audience's preferences to a certain extent, right?
Considering all these circumstances, Zhou Qing couldn't guarantee the specific results.

"Then let me borrow some good words from Director Zhou."

Li Bingbing was quite excited after receiving Zhou Qing's encouragement.

After chatting with Zhou Qing for a few more sentences, the call ended.

"Mr. Louis."

Zhou Qing continued to meet with his film distributor to discuss his copyright.

Given Zhou Qing's current great reputation, the copyright negotiations were actually very smooth.

These days, Zhou Qing has been meeting with some big film producers, some of whom have worked with him before.

The prices offered by many film producers are also very sincere.

After all, the words "Zhou Qing" are now considered a golden signboard, so they are naturally different.

"Director Zhou."

"Mr. Dane."

On September 9, Zhou Qing continued to meet with film producers in a high-end business hotel.

China's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival has entered its climax: the awards ceremony.

The first award to be presented was the Hundred Flowers Awards. The first prize was not a very important award, the Outstanding Actress Award.

Taken away by Zhang Yan through "Warm Spring".

The following Outstanding Actor Award was won by Lee Yoo Bin for "The Last Airbender".

"The next award to be presented is for Best Actress."

Li Bingbing sat up straight subconsciously, and his muscles tensed slightly.

This is the grand prize that Li Bingbing really wants.

More importantly, this award was nominated by both herself and Fan Bingbing at the same time, which was equivalent to a head-on confrontation between the two of them.

Li Bingbing put all his strength into it and he could not lose to Fan Bingbing no matter what.

The best case scenario is that I win the award myself and defeat Fan Bingbing in one fell swoop.

But even if I can't get it, I can't let Fan Bingbing get it anyway!
This is Li Bingbing’s most basic ambition.

So what about Fan Bingbing?

It's actually the same idea.

It doesn’t matter who gets the award, but it can’t be Li Bingbing.

Otherwise she would feel so sick that she wouldn't be able to eat.

The atmosphere in the entire venue became somewhat subtle.

Everyone's eyes swept over Shuang Bing intentionally or unintentionally.

Two soldiers are competing for the Best Actress award, and it has become a hot topic.

Everyone is paying close attention.

"The winner of Best Actress is... Li Bingbing, for "Departures."

it's me!

It's really me!

Li Bingbing's eyes suddenly widened. He was struck by such great happiness that he was stunned for a moment.

Then, boundless excitement and excitement appeared on his face, and the smile on the corner of his mouth could no longer be suppressed.

I really won the Best Actress award!
Great.

It was so good!

What's the most important thing?
Not only did she win the Best Actress award, she also defeated Fan Bingbing in a head-to-head confrontation!
This is double happiness.

As for Fan Bingbing on the other side?
His face suddenly became extremely stiff, as if he had lost his parents.

Although I forced a smile due to the occasion, I have to admit that smile was uglier than crying.

Lost!

Lost to that bitch Li Bingbing!

This is something that Fan Bingbing cannot accept no matter what.

"Congratulations, Bingbing, you won the Best Actress award!"

Qin Hao congratulated Li Bingbing from the bottom of his heart.

Li Bingbing and Qin Hao gave each other a simple hug, then walked up to the stage in high spirits and received the trophy from the presenter.

"It is not easy to win this award. This is a great affirmation for me. Thank you Hundred Flowers Award for giving me this honor."

"Of course, the person I want to thank the most is our director Zhou Qing."

"Although he is still in Venice and cannot come to the scene, I still want to say thank you to him."

"Working with Director Zhou was a very unforgettable experience. Director Zhou made me grow a lot and learn a lot."

"Without Director Zhou, I wouldn't be standing here and winning this award. I'm really grateful to him."

The acceptance speeches were all similar, and Li Bingbing also expressed his gratitude everywhere.

However, the director Zhou Qing was the one whom he thanked the most. This was not a lie, but came from the heart. You know, because of the movie "Departures", Li Bingbing's status has really risen a lot.

First, she went to Berlin to win the Golden Bear Award, then she earned more than 40 million at the box office, and then she helped herself win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress!

Director Zhou’s strength is so terrifying.

To put it bluntly, she really left Fan Bingbing behind with the movie "Departures".

It was a great turnaround.

Yes, the box office of "Cell Phone" is higher than that of "Departures", but how much higher is it?

The gap is not that obvious.

But "Departures" won the Golden Bear and helped her win the Best Actress award, which is something that "Cell Phone" cannot compare to.

So what Li Bingbing is most grateful for now is that she made the decisive decision to take the role of the female lead from Director Zhou without any pay.

Wise, I was really wise at that time.

"This bitch..."

Fan Bingbing was so angry that the white rabbit was about to explode.

All of this should have been mine!

They were all snatched away from me by Li Bingbing!
"Next up is the Best Actor award."

Now it was Qin Hao's turn to be a little nervous.

Although his goal has always been to be one of the top three in Europe, the Hundred Flowers Award is still one of the top three awards in China.

Qin Hao didn't completely disdain it.

And to be honest, Qin Hao also felt that his performance in "Departures" was not bad.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award is...Ge Yu, Cell Phone."

Qin Hao's face fell, he felt indescribably depressed.

Damn, I failed again.

However, considering that he was defeated by an old senior like Ge Yu, the other party's national popularity is indeed far above his own.

It's not too strange to lose in such an audience-oriented award.

Compared to the Hundred Flowers Awards, Qin Hao is actually more looking forward to the upcoming Golden Rooster Awards.

That's a relatively professional award.

If Zhou Qing were here, he would actually advise Qin Hao to be more cautious in his expectations.

The Golden Rooster Award is indeed a relatively professional award, but it is only relative.

Compared with the Golden Rooster Awards, "Departures" is not so appetizing.

Compared to Qin Hao, Li Bingbing was much calmer.

After all, she has already won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, so the possibility of her winning the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress is slim.

Li Bingbing was already satisfied just to win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

"The winners of the Outstanding Feature Film Award are... "The Heartbreak" and "Warm Spring.""

"The winner of the Best Feature Film Award is...Cellphone."

Although Li Bingbing snatched the Best Actress award from Fan Bingbing, Feng Xiaogang's "Cell Phone" is still the biggest winner.

Having won the Best Actor and Best Feature Film awards in one fell swoop, Feng Xiaogang was so happy that he grinned like the leader of the Crocodile Gang.

However, Feng Xiaogang couldn't laugh at the Golden Rooster Award later because the gap between them was too big.

"Cell Phone" was the hottest favorite at the Hundred Flowers Awards, but was only nominated for some minor awards at the Golden Rooster Awards.

For example, the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Best Art Award, are just disgusting.

Moreover, Feng Xiaogang does not think these small awards are worth winning.

After all, the other films nominated together are much more to your taste than "Cell Phone".

"The next award is..."

There are many more awards at the Golden Rooster Awards than at the Hundred Flowers Awards. It took more than half an hour to present out some of the miscellaneous awards before the really important awards came around.

"The winners of the Best Actress awards are... Zhang Ziyi, "Jasmine", and Zheng Zhenyao, "Beautiful Magic City."

Li Bingbing had expected this and didn't feel too depressed.

What’s more, she has already won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, so she has achieved something anyway, right?
So Li Bingbing was in a pretty good mood and was not obviously affected.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award is... Liu Ye, "Beauty Grass"

Qin Hao felt really bad. Really bad.

I haven't done anything to my old classmates yet.

Frankly speaking, Qin Hao was a little bit unconvinced. As they were classmates, he knew Liu Ye very well.

Liu Ye’s grades in school weren’t actually very good, and his acting talent wasn’t particularly outstanding.

Qin Hao really didn't think that Liu Ye's acting skills could surpass his at this stage.

Especially since the director of "Departures" is Director Zhou!

But what can I say? What kind of story does "Beauty Grass" tell? How could "Departures" possibly be better than it?
"The winner of the Best Director Award is... Peng Xiaolian, "Beautiful Magic City"."

"The winner of Best Feature Film is... "Beautiful Magic City"."

Just as Zhou Qing expected, "Departures" won nothing at the Golden Rooster Awards and was a runner-up throughout.

Of course, it’s not just “Departures” that has been running along throughout.

Like Zhang Guoshi's "House of Flying Daggers" and Feng Xiaogang's "Cell Phone", both of them failed.

"Cell Phone" is relatively easy to deal with, as none of the nominations were for major awards.

"House of Flying Daggers", like "Departures", is even more embarrassing.

After all, "House of Flying Daggers" was also nominated for heavyweight awards such as Best Picture and Best Director.

"The 27th Hundred Flowers Awards came to an end. Li Bingbing defeated Fan Bingbing to win the Best Actress award. The winner of the 'two Bings competing for the best actress' award is Li Bingbing."

"Highlights from the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony: Li Bingbing won the Best Actress award, while Fan Bingbing smiled awkwardly."

"Another big upset at the Golden Rooster Awards, with three great directors, Zhang Guoshi, Zhou Qing, and Feng Xiaogang, all failing to win anything and becoming cannon fodder."

"It was a wise move for Director Zhou Qing to miss the awards ceremony. Zhang Guoshi and Feng Xiaogang were in a bad mood throughout the ceremony."

Related reports quickly spread.

"Tsk tsk tsk, worthy of the Golden Rooster Awards."

Zhou Qing, who was far away in Venice, was eating the melon with relish and was not surprised at the result at all.

Yes, that’s the flavor!

A top director like Zhang Guoshi is not even worth mentioning in the eyes of the Golden Rooster Awards.

Of course, myself too.

But at least I won the grand prize in Venice. Even if the Golden Rooster Award becomes cannon fodder, it doesn’t matter and will not have much impact.

But Master Zhang and Feng Xiaogang must be in a very bad mood.

"When the Hundred Flowers and Golden Rooster separate next year, I won't serve the Golden Rooster anymore."

Zhou Qing shook his head and made this decision.

I won't win any award anyway, it's just a matter of being picked out for a stroll by the Golden Rooster Awards, so why bother going?
However, you can participate in the Hundred Flowers Awards and other film festivals.

In any case, it also gives other workers on my film a chance to win an award.

"Director Zhou, I won the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards!"

Li Bingbing called Zhou Qing personally.

Share this joy with Zhou Qing and express gratitude to him at the same time.

In short, he said a lot of words of gratitude.

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank yourself. This is all due to your own hard work."

Zhou Qing had a brief chat with the other party, encouraged him a few words, and then ended the call.

"We've almost finished talking, so we should be able to wrap it up today."

After secretly planning his itinerary in Venice, Zhou Qing went out again.

This time, he was going to meet with the film producers in Southeast Asia.

If the negotiations with this film producer go smoothly, then my affairs in Venice will come to an end.

(End of this chapter)