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Chapter 370: Is the Golden Rooster Awards causing trouble?

Although it is common for the host to suddenly bring up the guests at the award ceremony, there are still differences between domestic and foreign award ceremonies. Zhang Chen did not expect Zhang Guoli to ask him.

What was even more unexpected was asking him how the performance was.

How does Zhang Chen feel about this performance?
embarrassed!
It's nothing but awkwardness.

Although this rap song contains many of the films nominated for today's Golden Rooster Awards, there are also some small interactions and thoughts in it.

But this "recitation" that was like "chanting magic", and the "hook and hang for a hundred years" that was repeated from time to time.
It really took embarrassment to the extreme.

Perhaps the old guys at the Golden Rooster Awards feel that the performances at the Golden Rooster Awards should also keep pace with the world and use a form that young people prefer as the opening.

But Zhang Chen's comment on this is.
"Very good." Zhang Chen was sitting in the front row, and other people at the scene were waiting for his answer, so even though he didn't have a microphone, his voice still reached the ears of most people as the venue was not very small.

How else could he answer?

Liu Yifei was there, he couldn't just directly say it was a piece of shit, right?

Besides, with his current status, he can basically decide life and death with just one word.

If he publicly said that the performances of Kung Fu Band and Longmenzhen Band today were rubbish, then people would basically never see these two bands again in the future.

Zhang Chen had no grudges against them in the past or today, so there was no need to say such harsh words.

And even though Zhang Chen thought the song was not good, at that time in 05, this form of performance actually had quite a few fans.

They think it’s cool!

In this regard, Zhang Chen expressed his incomprehension but respect.

As long as the artist doesn't cross the red line, he generally won't express his dislike directly.

Unless the other party has a grudge against him.

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he ignored what Zhang Guoli continued to say on the stage, because when he finished speaking, Liu Yifei had already come to the guest seats from the backstage.

Zhang Chen looked at the little girl's "gangster outfit" and had the urge to cover his eyes to avoid polluting them any further.

"I just heard you say my performance was good." Liu Yifei looked excited and sat down next to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen looked at the smug look on the little girl's face and couldn't bear to burst her sweet dream.

"Well, it's alright."

"Yeah, yeah, I've been thinking about forming a band for fun for a long time." Liu Yifei raised her head and said proudly, "Today is just an experiment, and it seems to be working well. Even you, the world's pop king, thinks it's good!"

Zhang Chen stared at Liu Yifei with eyes wide open: "You still want to form a band?!"

"Shh!" Liu Yifei put her finger in front of her mouth and looked at the people around her guiltily.

Only after she realized that no one around her noticed Zhang Chen's exclamation did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

But what Liu Yifei didn't realize was that although many people didn't glance over here, many of them focused their ears here.

At this time, Zhang Guoli was introducing the 23 members of the jury, but the people around Zhang Chen did not pay attention to the names Zhang Guoli was reading on the stage.

Zhang Chen didn't care, but he subconsciously clapped perfunctorily after Zhang Guoli said a name.

To be honest, Zhang Chen no longer pays attention to the content of today's Golden Rooster Awards.

What she is more concerned about now is Liu Yifei's mental state!
When the "Best Supporting Actor" award was given to Tang Guoqiang for his great role in "Zhang Side", Zhang Chen's attention began to wander.

It’s simple, these prizes are too easy to guess.

After all, the ones who lost to Teacher Tang were A-Zu in "New Police Story" and the actor who played the brother in "Peacock".

"When did you first think of forming a band?"

Zhang Chen decided to find out what Liu Yifei was thinking before starting his own movie.

He had a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, feeling that Liu Yifei had slowly begun to deviate from his expectations and was becoming out of "control".

But when he thought of the word "control", Zhang Chen felt awkward again.

Controlling other people's lives is not something that should be praised.

So he decided to test the waters first.

"After I met Angela?" Liu Yifei looked at the stage, trying not to make her whispering look so obvious. "Since I participated in The Voice of China, I have a lot more singer friends around me. Seeing them release so many songs, I feel a little envious."

At this point, Liu Yifei turned her head and rolled her eyes at Zhang Chen: "People in the company only write songs for themselves, but not for me. They also said that my songs should be the responsibility of the boss."

Liu Yifei glared at Zhang Chen unhappily: "Are you responsible?"

"Songs" Zhang Chen said without even turning his head, "There are plenty of them. You haven't even told me why you want to form a band."

"This one." Liu Yifei answered as a matter of course, "I think it's cool!"

Zhang Chen: “.”

"What's wrong?" Liu Yifei's eyes lit up, "You want to help me?"

"Let's talk about it later." Zhang Chen did not give a clear answer, but looked towards the stage, "Let's watch the award ceremony first."

After the Best Supporting Actress award was presented, Liu Xiaoli was unsuccessful as expected, but she remained calm.

Not to mention that her role in "Love" is pitifully small, just based on the Golden Rooster Awards, her chances of winning are also very low.

"Last year's Golden Rooster Awards gave out the first Lifetime Achievement Award. This year marks the centenary of Chinese cinema. With the joint recommendation of the China Film Association and the approval of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, two Lifetime Achievement Awards have been established again. Who will receive such an honor? Let's take a look at the big screen together."

The Golden Rooster Lifetime Achievement Award has been the focus of attention of the older generation in the industry since it was awarded to Tang Xiaodan last year.

These people have been working in the film industry for many years, and now that they are older they need such an award to prove their contribution to Chinese films.

But there are so many filmmakers of the older generation, and the Golden Rooster Lifetime Achievement Award is now given out every two years, with two people at a time, which is not enough for all of them.

On the big screen, movies in which the winners of this Lifetime Achievement Award have participated have begun to be played. Although these works may not be well-known, memories of them can always be found in the deepest part of one's memory.

"I would like all the actors who have worked with the two directors to send them off to the podium!" Zhang Guoli announced word by word with a smile on his face, "Please welcome Director Xie Jin, please welcome Director Xie Tieli!"

Two directors, both in their 80s, slowly walked onto the stage with the help of several actors.

The audience also continued to express their respect for the two directors.

"Please welcome the award presenter, National RD Vice WYZ Xie Tieying! Please welcome the award presenter, Cheng Long!"

Two of them, one is a senior official in the government, and the other is a representative figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

But the treatment received is very different.

The former stood up from the leadership seat in the fourth row, and the old guys on the award judges in the third row stood up and faced the back regardless of their old arms and legs, raising their hands and clapping rhythmically when Xie passed by.

Since Cheng Long was sitting in the first row, he took action when everyone was applauding from behind.

By the time most people followed Xie's route and turned to head towards the stage, Cheng Long had been waiting for a long time under the stage.

It was obvious that Cheng Long was waiting for the other party to go on stage first.

"Brother, you should be the most famous person in this circle, right?"

Liu Yifei clapped her hands and whispered something in Zhang Chen's ear.

"Maybe they are considering the achievements in the film industry. Cheng Long has been working in this industry for many years and is more suitable than me." Zhang Chen paused, "Besides, I am not familiar with the two directors on the stage."

"But I always feel that you are more suitable!" Liu Yifei said confidently, a little unconvinced. "What's there to fight for as an award presenter?" Zhang Chen said indifferently, "We are here to receive the award."

"Receive the award." Liu Yifei hesitated, looking embarrassed, "I feel like our crew was left out today."

Zhang Chen didn't say anything, but squinted his eyes and watched the guest on the stage delivering the award speech.

This time, each winner received a comment from the organizing committee, which will list their contributions to the film industry to prove the credibility of their award.

He cast his gaze towards the person with the most powerful hand on the stage today.

Ballast?
Zhang Chen suddenly felt that this year's Golden Rooster Awards became interesting.

"Chinese films have gone through a century. The older generation of filmmakers laid the foundation for Chinese films, and the younger generation is also brave enough to create a better future for Chinese films. What we are going to present next is the Director's Debut Award. Let's take a look at the big screen together."

"Please welcome the award presenter, Yu Lan!" Zhang Guoli announced that the award presenter was none other than Yu Lan, the mother of Tian Zhuangzhuang, who had just had a pleasant conversation with Zhang Chen.

Yu Lan is the only elderly guest among today's award presenters. The other award presenters are all popular actors, most of whom are in their thirties or forties.

Letting Yu Lan go on stage to present the award must have a different meaning.

“The nominees are:
Pema Tseden: Silent Mani Stone

Liu Hao: A Pair of Big Sheep

Gu Changwei: Peacock

Zhang Chen "Love"

The winner is”

Yu Lan put on her reading glasses and opened the envelope. When she saw the name on it, a smile instantly spread across her face: "Zhang Chen, Love!"

"Yeah!" Liu Yifei slapped Zhang Chen's thigh excitedly, "Brother, hurry up!"

Zhang Chen rubbed his thighs speechlessly, then walked onto the stage amid applause from the crowd around him.

After receiving the golden rooster from Yu Lan, Zhang Chen heard the old lady whisper, "Be careful."

Zhang Chen looked at the old man in surprise, but still nodded.

Just speak calmly, he understands.

"I would like to thank the organizing committee for their trust and all the members of the Love crew for their hard work. I am a relatively young film director among so many senior directors here. This award is a motivation for me to continue to work hard in the film industry. In the future, I will continue to work hard to make good films for everyone."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he turned around and raised his eyebrows at Yu Lan, meaning, are you steady enough?
Yu Lan smiled and said nothing.

Next, the organizing committee members came on stage to present the award to Zhang Chen: "Zhang Chen is a young and promising singer. He has made great achievements in his singing career. Now he has made a movie recognized by the world in his first year in the film industry. I hope that the achievements he has made today are just the starting point for him."

The more Zhang Chen listened, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he frowned at the end.

These words seemed to be praising him, but there seemed to be some other meaning hidden in them.

With this doubt, Zhang Chen helped Yu Lan walk off the stage.

"You're still not steady enough." Yu Lan pointed at Zhang Chen's brow before parting with him.

Zhang Chen returned to his seat, full of doubts and touching his forehead.

"What happened to your head?" Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen's hand touching his forehead curiously, "Did you get hit?"

"Nothing." Zhang Chen shook his head and looked at the stage in silence.

After staring at Zhang Chen for a few seconds, Liu Yifei shrugged and looked towards the stage.

"Next up is the 'Best Actor' award, and the nominees are:

Jackie Chan "New Police Story"

Duobujie: Hoh Xil

Wu Jun: Zhang Side

Luo Deyuan: Silent Distant Mountains

Pu Cunxin: A Bright Moon

Lan Tianye "Love"

The winner is Cheng Long's "New Police Story", congratulations! "

Zhang Chen listened to the announcement of the Best Actor, and the doubts in his heart seemed to be relieved a little, but his brows furrowed even more tightly.

“Zhang Chen, don’t worry about it.” Old man Lan Tianye was quite open-minded. He had already accompanied the crew to Cannes, and they hadn’t won any awards there, so he didn’t pin his hopes on the Golden Rooster Award.

Zhang Chen turned his head and forced a smile at Old Man Lan without saying anything.

Next is the award speech written by the organizing committee for Cheng Long.

Compared to the award speech given to Zhang Chen, this one was full of praise and affirmation. The gorgeous words and detailed listing of Jackie Chan's achievements made Zhang Chen relive Jackie Chan's rise in the film industry.

However, when he thought of the award speech that the old man from the organizing committee had just given him, which contained more words of preaching than praise, the comparison made Zhang Chen's doubts more cleared up.

"Next, we will present the Best Actress Award. The nominees are:
Li Bingbing: Waiting Alone

Zhang Jingchu "Flower Waist Bride"

Jin Yaqin: The Two of Us

Mei Ting: Aspirin

Oh Yeon-seo, "Love"

"Brother, it's finally our turn this time. We've been running together many times." Liu Yifei muttered to Zhang Chen gloomily.

Zhang Chen did not answer, but watched the presenter continue his announcement in silence.

People should be steady.

"The winner is Jin Yaqin's "The Two of Us", congratulations!"

Zhang Chen suddenly smiled and glanced at Yu Lan who was not far away.

Yu Lan smiled at him.

Zhang Chen stared for a while and then looked away.

However, his sitting posture changed from sitting upright to supporting his face with one hand and crossing his legs.

This Golden Rooster Awards is becoming more and more interesting.

Including the previous technical awards and the current best actor and actress awards, Zhang Chen's "Love" has been a runner-up many times.

Now there is only one award left: Best Feature Film.

This is also the award that the outside world generally believes "Love" has the highest chance of winning.

Isn't it only natural that the Palme d'Or wins the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film?
If it is given to the Best Feature Film, then according to the principle of "fairness", giving fewer awards in other categories is also an unspoken rule that everyone tacitly accepts.

But Zhang Chen tasted something different from the various signs just now.

This Golden Rooster Awards is causing trouble.

　More and more!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)