Ang Lee's words point out the embarrassment of the Golden Horse Awards. Nowadays, more and more big-name celebrities are unwilling to be invited to attend this award ceremony. Last year, it was held with great excitement because it was the 40th anniversary of Daqing. Many celebrities and big-name celebrities helped, but This year it will be much deserted. Among the guests present, in addition to directors Ang Lee and John Woo, the two most famous actors are Andy Lau and Tony Leung. Nominated celebrities such as Jacky Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung Ka Fai and others are not here. Jackie Chan's The turnaround work "New Police Story" won multiple nominations, but it still failed to impress him. Wong Kar-wai's "2046" crew did not have a nominee except Tony Leung Chiu-wai. If it were not for Ang Lee, John Woo, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, , this year¡¯s Golden Horse Awards ceremony will be embarrassing, but even with these four people, the Golden Horse tonight is still bleak and disappointing.
Mai Chong looked at the award-giving guests and recipients on the stage, and found that there was nothing interesting, but Lin Chiling was interesting. After a while, she changed clothes, all kinds of sexy and charming, while Lin Yichen and Yang Youning presented the best During the animated feature film, she even appeared in a bathrobe, attracting attention on this stage.
After nearly two hours of awarding, all the big and small awards were given to famous names. Daniel Wu, who collaborated with Mai Chong on "Lanling Mask", and is also a good friend, made people's attention with his performance in "New Police Story". Liang's role as Azu won the Best Supporting Actor. In addition, the popular award-winning "Kekexili" won the best photography, and "2046" won the best art design. The winners were also Zhang Shuping, an acquaintance of Mai Chong, but he did not attend the event in person. The Best Visual Effects Award for which Xuantian's special effects were nominated for "Rhapsody" was finally won by Jackie Chan's "New Police Story". After all, "Rhapsody" only has one CG character in it that stands out, and the overall level is on par with "New Police Story" The visual effects gap in the film is too big, so it makes sense that it didn¡¯t win the award.
Before the final four awards were announced, except for "New Police Story" which won three awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects, and Best Action Design, each of the other films only won one award. The distribution was very even, but it just seemed too Without the ups and downs of suspense and passion, the entire award ceremony was as boring as a primary school party. No wonder Lin Chiling's long legs attracted so much attention.
There was a song and dance performance going on now, and Li An touched Mai Chong, indicating that it was their turn to appear next.
When receiving the winner's envelope backstage, Ang Lee asked Mai Chong: "Why do you feel like you've been absent-minded?"
Mai Chong put down his hand on his face: "Well, maybe it's because I didn't sleep last night, but it should be okay to award an award.
At this time, the singing and dancing at the front desk has ended, and Cai Kangyong and Lin Chiling are talking about the scene.
"Lin Chiling, do you know that there is a movie that has not yet been released in Taiwan that is very popular recently. Many actors present are involved in it. Daniel Wu is included in it, right?" Tsai Kangyong pointed at Daniel Wu, who nodded with a smile, and then pointed Pointing at Huang Qiusheng, "Brother Qiusheng also has one, right?" Huang Qiusheng also nodded. Anthony Wong is purely a guest star. After all, the producer of this film, Chen Jiashang, once brought him the second Best Actor crown. He still has to give this face, and he and the actor Mai Chong also have some friendship.
Lin Chiling nodded: "Oh, I know, I know this movie. The handsome guy sitting in the front row just now should be the leading actor of this movie. Where are the others?"
¡°Maybe I¡¯m preparing to present awards.¡± Cai Kangyong said.
"Oh, but the next thing to be awarded is the Best Director Award. It seems that Mai Chong is not the director." Lin Chiling said in a coy voice.
"So there is an internationally renowned director from Taiwan who we are very familiar with to present the award together with Mai. He is also Director Ang Lee who I personally like very much." Cai Kangyong finished speaking in one breath, patting his chest and said, " Is the prefix too long?¡±
"We invite Director Ang Lee and Mai Chong!" Lin Chiling said with a smile.
Accompanied by music and applause, Mai Chong and Ang Lee walked to the stage. Now standing on the stage, standing high and seeing far away, Mai Chong quickly glanced at the audience, and sure enough he saw Mu Weiyu in a corner at the back. The girl smiled at him, and then in her own After touching his face, he stood up and walked out of the back door. Mai Chong became more doubtful. He just hoped that nothing would go wrong during the awarding process.
The two of them walked to the awards podium. Mai Chong had already recovered. After the scene calmed down, the elegant Ang Lee spoke first: "Good evening, everyone, I am Ang Lee."
¡°Hello everyone, I¡¯m Mai Chong.¡± The handsome Mai Chong followed.
"Wheat, do you know why the committee arranged for the two of us to present this award together?" Li An asked.
"Maybe it's because we are all directors," Mai Chong said. Seeing people's stunned expressions, he continued,??I once directed a commercial film, so I should be considered a director. "
Mai Chong¡¯s serious expression coupled with a raised finger elicited kind smiles from the audience.
"Of course an advertising director can be considered a director. I didn't expect that Xiaomai is so young but has such a rich life experience. Not only is he handsome, but he can also be a director. It's really rare. So what does Xiaomai understand about the best director? You have been a director. , and having worked with so many famous directors, I should have some experience." Ang Lee said.
Mai Chong nodded and said: "The commercial I shot was only half a minute after editing, and there were not many shooting departments involved, but this half minute consumed a lot of energy from me and my team, and in the end it left a lot to my heart. There were still some gaps in the way I imagined it, and I couldn't eliminate these gaps even though I tried my best. At that time, I knew that I was still too young and needed to practice. It's not easy to be a director, although he doesn't have to do anything practical on the set. For their work, it seems that they only need to shout cut and action or yell, "You idiot, can you act?" But that's not the case. They must understand what each department needs to do and to what extent it is considered ok. To be considered perfect, the director does not need to carry a camera, but he must understand photography. The director does not need to be an art artist, but he must know what beauty is. The director does not need to be able to compose music, but he must know what kind of music can move people's hearts. The director does not need to be very good at it. You don¡¯t need to win the Best Actor Award for acting, but it¡¯s still important to be handsome.¡±
Originally, the director and some of the actors in the audience were nodding their heads while listening to Mai Chong's speech, because Mai Chong spoke to their hearts, but they didn't expect that Mai Chong said such a sentence at the end, which made them unable to react for a while. By the time, people were already laughing. This guy is too narcissistic, but he is indeed handsome, and this is indeed true.
After laughing, Ang Lee continued: "That means you are still mainly an actor now and will not be engaged in the directing industry for the time being."
"It should be like this," Mai Chong nodded, "You should be the director, and I can be the actor, so that we can have a chance to cooperate. If I become the director, then I can only PK."
Ang Lee smiled and said: "PK is something that will happen in the future. We can step down and talk about cooperation. Now let's take a look at the nominated directors. Everyone is waiting impatiently."
As soon as Li An said these words, there was a commotion in the audience, some were whispering to each other, and some were speculating in their minds. Come down and talk? Is the news reported by the mainland media a few days ago true? Is Mai Chong, the rising star of the Mainland, really chosen by Ang Lee to make a movie in Hollywood?
¡°Both the celebrities in the audience and the media reporters have their own ideas.
Andy Lau: Director Li, I¡¯m here. Have you seen me? My acting skills are also good. I¡¯m very likely to be the best actor tonight. Please consider me.
Tony Leung: Director, I will always wait for you. I believe that one day we will cooperate.
Lin Chiling: I just don¡¯t know if director Ang Lee¡¯s new film needs a beautiful heroine. I think Chiling, I still have acting skills.
? ? xx reporter xxx: Damn, there is some explosive news this time, and it¡¯s quite explosive! If I can capture Ang Lee and Mai Chong having a secret conversation backstage, then this month¡¯s bonus will be secured.
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While people were thinking wildly, highlights of the works of the four nominated directors were shown on the big screen. The four nominated directors are: Johnnie To "Big Event", Ye Dongsheng "Dark Night in Mong Kok", Chen Guo "Three Updates Part 2" Dumplings", Lu Chuan's "Kekexili".
Except for Du Qifeng who was not present, the other three directors were present in person. Mai Chong saw Lu Chuan sitting in the front row. Lu Chuan, who was wearing glasses and blinking his small eyes, looked expectantly at the envelope in Mai Chong's hand. His previous film debut "Looking for the Gun" was called by the media as Jiang Wen's resurrection of the dead, because Jiang Wen was banned from being a film director by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for five years because of "The Devil Is Coming". Some people said that he won a big hit in 2002. The well-received Lu Chuan's debut film "Looking for the Gun" was completed under the guidance of the film's leading actor Jiang Wen, so Lu Chuan hopes that "Kekexili" can rectify his reputation and let people know that even without Jiang Wen, Lu Chuan can make excellent movies. , previously won the Jury Prize for "Kekexili" at the East Film Festival, which is already telling. However, Lu Chuan also hopes to be recognized by the Chinese Film Festival, especially for his directorial ability. If he can get this best tonight If he wins the Best Director Award, he will be able to lead the wind when he walks in the future.
Unfortunately, Mai Chong and Lu Chuan were both from the Mainland, and they also hoped that he could win glory for Mainland films. However, when he opened the envelope, it was not Lu Chuan's name written on it. Mai Chong handed the envelope to Ang Lee, and Ang Lee The suspense was revealed: "To Qi Feng's "The Big Event"."
The three directors who came graciously gave the applause to Johnnie To who didn't come. The staff of Johnnie To's Galaxy Image received the applause for him.?? awards and gave a brief speech.
After the awards ceremony, Mai Chong immediately left the stage with Ang Lee, and asked Ang Lee from time to time in the aisle: "Director Li, is there nothing on my face?"
Li An looked at it carefully: "No."
"Then I'll be relieved." Mai Chong's heart dropped, as long as he didn't embarrass himself during the award ceremony, that would be fine. At this time, Mai Chong thought again, could it be that Xiaoyu didn't touch his face at all, and that the touch she made in the first place was just to make him think that he had been touched and frightened him? Did you have a restless time throughout the awards ceremony? With this girl's bad intentions, I guess she could do such a thing.
Ang Lee glanced at Mai Chong, who had always been eccentric, and said, "If you have nothing to do, just go back and watch the awards ceremony. There seems to be a singing and dancing venue down there, so I'll take the first step."
"Director, are you leaving now? Going back to the United States?"