The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 453 Sorry, I'm not in the mood to consider the overall situation today
According to the selection criteria, the Hundred Flowers Awards are entirely based on on-site audience voting.

But this does not mean that this selection criteria is free of tricks.

Or any selection, as long as it involves machines, there is definitely room for manipulation.

To put it simply, it is:
There may be no connection between the votes cast by the audience on site and the number of votes displayed on the screen.

Therefore, even if the public judges who come to vote on site are selected by the managers of various theater chains of the exhibition association, it will generally be of no use.

It’s just a matter of wanting and not wanting, that’s all.

Logically speaking, Zhang Chen had already made a scene at the Golden Rooster Awards, so no one should dare to make trouble for his award again.

But the facts have proved that as long as one is brave enough, or confident enough, there is nothing that some people cannot do.

There were a total of 99 public judges on the scene, which means there were a total of 99 votes.

There are a total of six films selected, which is different from the usual five candidates.

According to the explanation just given by the host Jiang Kun, because films from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan were included in this session, an extra spot was deliberately allocated for the candidate.

This explanation makes sense, but the votes will be diluted accordingly.

So even though there are 99 odd votes, there is still a possibility of a tie.

According to the rules, if there is a tie, the films with the tie will be voted on again, and the film with the highest number of votes will be selected and awarded.

Now the votes for "Best Director" are getting interesting.

Zhang Chen (director of the movie "Love"): 20 votes

Yin Li (director of the movie "Zhang Side"): 20 votes

Zhou Xingchi (director of the movie "Kung Fu"): 20 votes

Tang Jili (director of the movie "The Myth"): 15 votes

Zhang Yimou (director of the movie "House of Flying Daggers"): 14 votes

Feng Xiaogang (director of the movie "A World Without Thieves"): 10 votes

Three movies had the same number of votes. If there was no "re-election" mechanism for equal votes, it would have directly created a "triple yolk egg" award.

"It can't be true, how can there be such a coincidence?"

"It was rare to see even two movies tie in ticket sales before, but this time, three movies tied in ticket sales for the first time ever. This is history."

"Zhang Chen's film has caused such a great response internationally, and it is also a film with depth, how come it received such low votes?"

"I can understand why Zhang Chen's "Love" and Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" received such high votes among the audience, but why did "Zhang Side" do so well? I haven't even seen this movie, and the box office is only 3000 million. Compared with the global box office of "Love" of over 2.3 billion and the box office of "Kung Fu" of million, it should be obvious which one is more popular with movie fans, right?"

"Why? Haha, I can only say that those who understand will understand!"

Because it was a live broadcast, many people chatted with their family members in front of the TV.

They didn't lament the coincidence that the three films had tied box office.

Because this kind of coincidence that looks fake at first glance is an insult to everyone's IQ.

If Zhang Chen's movie has the same box office as Zhou Xingchi's movie, it would be fine even if Zhang Yimou's movie or even Feng Xiaogang and Tang Jili's movie were added.

Only Yin Li's movie was the most criticized among the three movies with the highest votes.

This movie is good. It can be said that it is a history, a documentary that presents the story of a "little person" around a great man to everyone, helping everyone to understand part of that history from a side perspective.

However, just because it is respected doesn't mean it is a movie that suits the tastes of most movie fans.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Even the Oscars are like that, let alone in China.

Some movies simply need the recognition of formal awards to let the public know what values are being advocated.

Doesn't the Oscars understand that forcing black guys into some movies to judge awards is not conducive to the fairness of the awards?

But when there are more and more black guys, it means more votes.

Some people can understand it, and naturally some people don’t.

"Have all the judges here coincidentally watched these movies?"

Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen in surprise.

"I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I feel honored that my movie has the same box office as them today."

"Huh?" Liu Yifei was even more confused.

It’s no surprise that Zhang Chen’s movie won an award, but now a tie can make Zhang Chen feel honored?
Zhang Chen smiled and didn't explain.

If, if he had encountered an accident when entering, then the award today would have been at two extremes.

One is that he gets nothing because it is impossible for him to be there to collect it.

In line with the principle of not wasting any resources, the prize originally given to Zhang Chen was distributed to other people.

One is that he has won many awards.

This situation is much more complicated, but the biggest reason for this situation is to distance oneself from the matter.

Disassociate yourself from what happened to Zhang Chen.

Because the prize was given but the person didn't show up, that means they didn't anticipate this possibility.

But now Zhang Chen was sitting there peacefully, which probably made some people lose their composure.

Moreover, the original arrangement should have been that Zhang Chen did not win the award, otherwise it would not have been possible for the three films to have tied in votes.

Now Zhang Chen is sitting there quietly, and considering what Zhang Chen would do if he didn't win the award, some people will have to consider whether the original arrangement is feasible.

Zhang Chen said "honored" because he originally did not win the award, but now he can get 20 votes.

"What a surprise." Jiang Kun on the stage said with a smile, "There are actually three movies with the same votes. Now I would like to ask the 99 judges to vote for the directors of the three movies that received 20 votes. If there is a tie again, we will vote again from the candidates with the highest number of votes, and finally select the director with the highest number of votes."

This is the selection rule for the Hundred Flowers Awards.

Voting will continue as long as there is a tie.

But generally speaking, if 99 judges vote for two films, then as long as there is no abstention, there will be no tie again.

But it’s hard to say if we vote on three movies.

Therefore, it is not certain that the candidate can be selected in the second round of voting.

"Brother, is there any hope in the second round?" Liu Yifei frowned as she watched the numbers start to jump on the screen. "What if you don't win?"

"What should we do?" Zhang Chen thought about it seriously and smiled, "Then we should just start a fight!"

"Huh?!" Liu Yifei was surprised.

Today is a nationwide live broadcast!
Zhang Chen dares?
Just in time, the number of votes finally came out.

"Congratulations to Director Yin Li for winning 54 votes!" Jiang Kun smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared on his face. "Please invite Director Yin Li to the stage to receive the award!"

The moment when the "Best Director" award finally went to Yin Li.

Except for some audience members who were there just to join in the fun and applauded, even those who were not fans of the film and television industry all looked in disbelief.

"No way"

"That"

“Is this really the voice of the public?”

"Zhang Chen." These fans all thought so, not to mention those in the film and television industry who knew more and had seen more.

They didn't know whether to applaud and celebrate him or remain silent.

This delay lasted for more than ten seconds.

During these ten seconds, Yin Li stood up early.

He thought he would receive applause from his fellow travelers along the way.

As a result, no one applauded him until he walked to the front of the stage.

Yin Li did not go on stage, but looked back at the road he had walked.

He saw that the people at the scene were not looking at him, but were all looking in one direction - Zhang Chen.

From the moment the award was announced, everyone's attention was slowly drawn to that place.

First, the guests at the scene, especially the directors in the film and television industry, such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang and others, and actors like Fan Bingbing, Liu Dehua, Cheng Long, who knew Zhang Chen better, did not applaud Yin Li, but looked at Zhang Chen at the first moment, wanting to see Zhang Chen's reaction to this result.

In addition, there were the audience members on the scene. After a few people applauded for a while, they noticed that the guests sitting in the backstage were not applauding. Out of curiosity, they looked in the direction where these people's heads were heading, and finally formed a unified line of sight.

Jiang Kun on the stage was the only person who could fully see the facial expressions of everyone present. After he saw that everyone present was looking at Zhang Chen in unison, the smiling expression on his face froze instantly, and he looked at Zhang Chen mechanically.

Finally, when Yin Li, who was standing in front of the stage with his back to everyone, turned around and looked at Zhang Chen, everyone's eyes converged.

"How about this." In the silence, Jiang Kun on the stage laughed awkwardly and asked tentatively, "I see everyone is looking at Zhang Chen, how about I take the initiative and let Zhang Chen present the award to our Director Yin? I believe that this will become a good story once it gets out."

After saying this, he looked at Zhang Chen with bated breath, fearing that Zhang Chen would say no.

If Zhang Chen refused, although the award ceremony could go on, the live broadcast would be broadcast live to the whole country, which would be too embarrassing.

At this moment, the last group of people who did not have a unified vision also saw the reason why the scene was so quiet.

The cameraman at the Spoon Station breathed a sigh of relief and turned the camera to Zhang Chen.

Just now they were still struggling over whether or not to take a photo of such an embarrassing scene.

At the moment the award was announced, they only filmed a few seconds of Yin Li standing up.

When they noticed that most people were not clapping, they quickly turned the camera to the audience who were clapping.

When the audience stopped clapping, they immediately turned the camera to Yin Li's back, and it was a close-up shot, the kind that didn't include anyone else.

There is no way. If other guests are included in the film, the scene will be too embarrassing.

Now that Jiang Kun asked this question on the stage, the cameraman finally felt the relief of “revealing the secret”.

The host asked Zhang Chen, if they didn't turn the camera away, it would seem too unprofessional.

The performance of the guests on the scene was already very unprofessional as they did not film them just now. Now Jiang Kun's words gave them a chance to save their reputation.

It can be said that at this moment, the guests on the scene, the audience in the venue, all the reporters, TV viewers across the country, overseas Chinese watching, and a large number of foreign fans, all their eyes are focused on Zhang Chen.

Expecting, doubtful, curious, bewildered, begging, eating melons, watching the show.
Various expressions were shown on these people's faces.

But they had one thing in common - they were waiting for Zhang Chen to speak.

"Brother" Liu Yifei carefully poked Zhang Chen's arm with her finger. The movement was not big, but she still looked around secretly.

"Chenchen." Liu Xiaoli looked at Zhang Chen with some concern.

"Director Zhang?" Lan Tianye and Wu Yanshu also asked Zhang Chen tentatively.

"Ah"

Zhang Chen suddenly laughed, shook his head and stood up.

Everyone's eyes followed Zhang Chen's movement as he stood up.

When Zhang Chen walked up to Yin Li, this veteran in the film industry, who was also Zhang Chen's senior who graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Beijing Film Academy, extended his hand.

Zhang Chen paused and looked down at the hand that Yin Li extended to him.

shake hands?

Others also saw this scene.

Many people held their breath and waited for Zhang Chen's reaction.

If Zhang Chen shook it, what would follow would probably be a harmonious scene.

if there is not
Zhang Chen naturally understood the meaning behind this small action.

He looked up at Yin Li's smiling face.

then
He turned around and walked away, passing by Yin Li.

Decent?

Taking the overall situation into consideration?

The whole country is watching, so we can’t do anything too outrageous, right?

I'm sorry, Zhang Chen, who almost died here today, is in no mood to think about such things.

The moment he passed Yin Li, he seemed to hear low calls coming from every corner of the scene.

Zhang Chen, with his back to the crowd, curled the corners of his mouth and stepped onto the stage step by step.

When he turned around, he found that Yin Li had followed him.

It is not known how this person would behave if he did not accept the kindness, but Zhang Chen saw the expression on Yin Li's face now, which was awkward but also a little indignant. His flushed face also showed that this person must have had something bad to say in his heart.

But he didn't care at all.

After taking the microphone from Jiang Kun, who looked embarrassed and worried, Zhang Chen stood in the center of the stage.

This strange scene stunned everyone at the scene and the audience in front of the TV.

Originally, they had a feeling that something big was about to happen because Zhang Chen refused to shake hands in public.

Now Zhang Chen has taken the center stage of the "award recipients" as the "award presenter", which has made many people tremble in their hearts.

Zhang Chen's fans and moviegoers were all excited.

The people from the Morning Light Department looked expectant.

The audience looked stunned.

Everyone in the film and television industry looked worried.

Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the expressions on everyone's faces one by one.

"What do you think I should say?"

In the quiet scene, Zhang Chen's voice was clearly heard by millions of people at the scene and in front of the TV.

What should Zhang Chen say?
Congratulations to your colleagues for winning the award?

But judging from Zhang Chen’s refusal to shake hands just now, he probably wouldn’t say that.

That.
I can only feel dissatisfied with myself for not winning the award!

Amid everyone's speculation and expectations, Zhang Chen spoke.

"The movie Zhang Side."

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