A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 142 I hate him!

Awards were presented one after another.

Leung Wing-ki was very unhappy.

Especially seeing Lin Jianlu sitting much further forward, next to Brigitte Lin, and the two of them constantly whispering to each other, her mood was truly not good. Originally, she could have come or not; Ge Fuhong wasn't even too keen on bringing her. But since she insisted on coming, Ge Fuhong couldn't very well refuse. After all, the Golden Horse Awards are one of the most important events in the entertainment industry, and it's a rare opportunity for newcomers to expand their network.

Of course, Ge Fuhong also knew that she hadn't come to expand her network; she had come to be jealous.

But Ge Fuhong was no longer willing to pay attention to her little temper.

Come on, you came all high and mighty, but once you actually met Lin Jianlu, one look from you was enough to calm her down.

They don't even dare to say a harsh word.

In the six months she'd been Lin Jianlu's manager, she'd seen it all. It was rare to see a womanizer like him manage to keep all his girlfriends so well-behaved—none of them dared to throw a tantrum in front of him!
Of course, he wouldn't dare to throw a tantrum, but he really couldn't control his anger if he was secretly angry.

Countless times I've thought about leaving him. I'm Leung Wing-ki, am I ugly? I can't compare to Rosamund Kwan or Michelle Reis, but I'm still pretty, aren't I? If I leave him, will I lack boyfriends?

But I really can't bear to part with it.

Every time she got angry, extremely jealous, or extremely unhappy, the moment the thought of leaving him crossed her mind, she would be startled and quickly kick it away—"I won't leave him! I won't be the one to back down! He's mine! I fell in love with him the moment he arrived in Hong Kong! Why should I back down? Should I give him to someone else?"
Don't even think about it.

So... I watched, thought, and got angry all at the same time.

Then, in the blink of an eye, he discovered that the two people had vanished from their seats.

I was stunned for a moment, then I realized that he must have gone backstage.

Sure enough, after the winner of the Best Short Film Award finished his acceptance speech and stepped off the stage, the music started, and he immediately came out—and there was another Rosamund Kwan among them.

He held Brigitte Lin's hand with his left hand and Rosamund Kwan's hand with his right.

Recently, Brigitte Lin has been dressing more and more conservatively than before. Forget about backless dresses, she doesn't even show her legs anymore. Today, she wore a white shirt and trousers, a slightly androgynous style, looking very cool and stylish.

Rosamund Kwan, on the other hand, wore a pink dress that made her look ethereal and like a princess.

They were indeed all exceptionally beautiful—Liang Yongqi's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

As soon as the three of them appeared, especially with Lin Jianlu holding one of them in each hand, many people in the audience immediately understood and whistles started to sound – they didn't care whether Liang Yongqi was happy or not!
Just then, as Lin Jianlu walked out, he raised the hands of the two beautiful women he was holding. The two women couldn't help but laugh, and the whistles from the audience immediately increased.

Many people whistled loudly and cheered, while many others laughed heartily.

Andy Lau, who was in the front row, suddenly stood up and made a posing gesture for a photo.

Lin Jianlu clearly saw it and immediately burst into laughter.

Even when Leung Wing-ki saw his actions, whether she was angry or not, she couldn't help but laugh. How could there be such a person? He never cared about the scandals that others would avoid like the plague, especially the negative scandals of him being a womanizer. He even made fun of himself!

I asked him, and he said he would present the award with Brigitte Lin, but now there's suddenly Rosamund Kwan as well. This clearly shows that he changed his mind at the last minute. This year's Golden Horse Awards have Sylvia Chang as the jury chairperson. As everyone knows, Sylvia Chang is a huge fan of his, so of course she lets him do whatever he wants!
It's their home turf, otherwise why would they deliberately arrange for Brigitte Lin to sit next to him, while they themselves were seated behind them, many rows away, yet still able to see them showing off their intimacy!

It's definitely intentional!

I'll definitely go and complain to Sister Ge about her later, and make Sister Ge kick her out!
However… thinking about it this way made her feel a little better, but after a moment, she slumped down again. How could that be? Sister Ge is now very respectful to A-Lu. Unless A-Lu herself has a problem with Zhang Aijia, how could Sister Ge possibly kick her out? She probably wouldn't even dare to mention it!
They only dare to be fierce towards themselves!

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Reaching the microphone, Lin Jianlu finally let go of the two beautiful women's hands and gently pried the microphone up.

He leaned closer to the microphone, but didn't speak.

Only after the noise and commotion from the audience subsided slightly did she finally speak, her face calm and her tone even, as if chatting casually, "Sylvia Chang called me and asked me to come and present an award at the Golden Horse Awards. I said, 'Aren't you kidding me?! I've never even made a movie, how can I be qualified to present an award to someone!' She said, 'It's okay, you're very famous, your presence will boost our ratings, attract more sponsorships, and make more money.' I said, 'That won't do either, it's ridiculous! It'll make us a laughingstock! I absolutely won't go!' She said… 'I can arrange for Brigitte Lin and Rosamund Kwan to present an award with you…'"

He suddenly stopped talking at this point.

The audience reacted in less than a second before bursting into laughter.

For a good seven or eight seconds, the laughter seemed to be fading before he finally spoke again, "I gave in!"

Laughter erupted again in a sudden burst.

Zhang Aijia, who was sitting in the front row, laughed so hard she almost fell over.

On stage, Brigitte Lin laughed so hard she tilted her head back, while Rosamund Kwan laughed so hard she covered her mouth and lowered her head.

After saying those words, he simply nodded to the audience, then casually lowered the microphone slightly, gesturing to those around him. The two beauties then composed themselves, and Brigitte Lin took out a red envelope, tore it open, unfolded it, and showed it to Rosamund Kwan. Rosamund Kwan glanced at it and announced in somewhat broken Mandarin, "The 33rd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for Best Action Choreography goes to *Police Story 4: First Strike*, Tang Jili!"

Applause erupted from the audience, and the three people on stage also clapped.

…………

Chen Kaige crossed his arms, his expression calm, even somewhat gloomy, as he looked at the stage.

While everyone else was laughing, his expression grew increasingly grim.

He was used to being arrogant and domineering, and naturally thought he was the center of the world. He was also used to giving condescending comments on everything around him, and he was used to everyone around him talking to him and agreeing with him. Being scolded to his face by Lin Jianlu was an utter humiliation for him!
What made him even more ashamed than this humiliation was that he was stunned by the powerful aura that suddenly emanated from Lin Jianlu. He was so dumbfounded that he couldn't react or retort on the spot. Looking back, he felt both humiliated and deeply ashamed, which made his hatred even deeper and stronger.

But ironically, there was more than one thing that he absolutely could not accept.

Recently, ever since that conflict with Lin Jianlu, I've been subjected to this kind of humiliation several times. Xu Qing goes without saying; back then, even after I pursued her so relentlessly, she wouldn't date me. She could just divorce her wife! But now, she's actually taking the initiative to pursue Lin Jianlu!

Lin Jianlu is far more of a womanizer than she is! Yet she pretends not to see it, like a blind person, and keeps clinging to him!
Later it became clear that Lin Jianlu had given her money!
It's ridiculous! A shell company, supposedly going to co-produce a drama with Haiyan, and Lin Jianlu only invested about 200 million yuan, and she actually threw herself at them!
You fucking bitch!

They'd take their pants off for a mere 200 million! Have they never seen money before?
It's not a damn dollar!

However, this is a minor matter.

After all, it had been many years since he pursued Xu Qing, and Xu Qing had dated other people since then, so he felt that he wasn't the one who was cheated on.

What pained him the most was that after arriving in Taiwan, he saw the news and suddenly realized that Chen Hong had also thrown herself at him!
He was with another girl!
Damn it, a man and two women were openly holding hands on the streets of New York!
I liked you so much, I pursued you so much, and you ignored me, ran away to New York, and said that it was impossible for us to date because I had a girlfriend. But what happened? You turned around and went straight for Lin Jianlu. Doesn't that bastard have enough girlfriends?

Is it okay to work with him, but not with me?

Fuck your grandpas!
Dog men and women!
Chen Hong, what a beautiful face and what a lovely, well-proportioned figure! Actually, while I was busy with "The Emperor and the Assassin" recently, I had a little free time and I was planning to make a plan. Before the movie started filming, I was determined to secretly go to New York to win her over. If all else failed, I would just come back and break up with Ni Ping!
Ni Ping is not as pretty as her!
As a result, Lin Jianlu actually stole her away!

It feels even worse than being cheated on – I've really considered breaking up with Ni Ping. Plus, I'm getting old, so if I can win over Chen Hong, marriage isn't out of the question!
Fuck your grandpas!
And so, when they met at the airport before, Ni Ping actually took the initiative to greet him—he was almost furious on the spot, but he had to maintain his composure and didn't lose his temper!

In fact, as soon as he landed in Taiwan and checked into the hotel, he couldn't help but call home to break up with her!
This woman, does she think she's something special just because she hosted a few Spring Festival galas? If I don't break up with her soon, she might cheat on me any day now—don't you know I'm sworn enemies with him? You dare greet him? How shameless! You've completely humiliated me!
Easing? Easing my ass!
I don't need to mend fences with him. I'm going to make another epic film. I'm going to be the king of Chinese cinema. When the right opportunity comes, I'll make him pay for all the insults he hurled at me—I'll be crowned Cannes king, win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and be praised by everyone in the world! You lousy singer, you only know how to bully others in your own country. You're nothing! You're not even worthy to carry my shoes!
When that time comes, I'll spit a mouthful of phlegm in his face!

There has been no easing!

Only he will kneel down before me!

Yeah, Rosamund Kwan is really beautiful! She's fucking gorgeous!
But it's said that she also has an ambiguous relationship with that son of a bitch Lin Jianlu. I don't know if it's easy to win her over. I'll try inviting her to star in my movie later. These kinds of pretty faces are all stupid and want to change their image. In front of an art-house director like me, an international director, they must be very comfortable with each other.

And there's Brigitte Lin.

I vaguely remember watching her movies and attending events before, and she was already showing signs of fatigue. Mainly, her jawline had widened, which greatly diminished her beauty. She was already like that in "New Dragon Gate Inn" and "Swordsman II". How come she seems to have regained her beauty now?

My jawline isn't as wide as it used to be, and I even seem to have lost a lot of weight!

It feels like she's suddenly back to her peak beauty in her early thirties!

This is going to be a bit difficult to get her to come. She's not lacking in talent, and she doesn't seem to be making many films in recent years. — Thinking about it again, forget it, I'd probably just be humiliating myself.

You can tell just by looking at their eyes. Damn, those two women are practically drooling over Lin Jianlu. If they knew even a little bit about the feud between Lin Jianlu and them, they definitely wouldn't have come to act in their movie.

A bunch of shallow women who are only obsessed with pretty boys!
As for the current situation, judging from the reports in the Taiwanese media these past few days, Lin Jianlu, that bastard, is currently very popular. If he were to clash with him again, he would indeed be at a disadvantage!
Moreover, he has an indescribable aura that makes people instinctively a little afraid when they see him!
I'm quite reluctant to have a direct confrontation with him!

Fuck!
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Tang Jili stood up, clenched his fist, and hugged Cheng Long and the others around him one by one. Then he quickly went up on stage. Both of the beautiful women pushed him, so Lin Jianlu took the trophy from the hostess's tray and handed it to Tang Jili.

After receiving the trophy, Tang Jili gave Lin Jianlu a heartfelt hug, seemingly saying "thank you," but his words were drowned out by the applause from the audience. Then, he walked to the podium, while Lin Jianlu took the hands of the two beauties and left the stage.

Only then did Chen Kaige slowly start clapping.

Ironically, until the end of the awards ceremony, "Temptress Moon," which had six nominations, failed to win a single award, including Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Production Design, and Best Actor. Conversely, "In the Heat of the Sun," nominated by Jiang Wen, won six out of eight awards!
Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Sound Mixing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director – this is definitely the biggest winner at this year's Golden Horse Awards!

After the awards ceremony ended, despite being extremely unhappy, Chen Kaige still intended to show his exceptional manners and went over to congratulate Jiang Wen. However, before he even got close, he saw Jiang Wen tightly hugging Lin Jianlu in the center of a large crowd, talking excitedly about something.

I felt nauseous instantly.

Turn around and leave.

(End of this chapter)