19RU, April U, Sunday, the Academy Awards Ceremony is held.

The Hong Kong City Hall is not a site specially built for large-scale indoor events. Whether it is the internal structure or the external space, there are some inconveniences. Therefore, after several rehearsals, for safety reasons, the organizing committee gave up the red carpet open plan to the public and changed to a semi-closed red carpet walk with only media and journalists participating.

In order to create an atmosphere and facilitate journalists' photography, Chen Chong booked a lobby at Mandarin Oriental Hotel 500 meters away from the Great Hall, and arranged for all the stars and guests who needed to walk the red carpet to stay temporarily, and then used a concierge car sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong dealer to pick up and drop off to the Great Hall in an organized manner.

When the clock hand was approaching six o'clock, Chen Chong held Zhang Aijia, then waved to the man and woman dressed in a nervous, excited, or quiet manner in the hotel lobby, and laughed and joked: "Everyone, as a pioneer in the pathfinding, I'll set out first. Please keep your formation and not get lost."

The crowd burst into laughter, and even the old guys who had been serious and quiet on airs could not help but smile.

After getting into the concierge car, Shen Chong changed his relaxation just now, with a serious expression, tapped his thighs back and forth with his fingers without saying a word.

"What?" Zhang Aijia looked at him with a strange look and asked, "Are you even more nervous than me?"

Chen Chong forced a smile.

"You are so thick-skinned, can you be nervous?" Zhang Aijia smiled and said, "I have never seen you nervous before, and your expression is so strange."

"I'm not nervous, I'm worried." Chen Chong said with a wry smile: "I have been working hard for several months, and things are coming, so don't make any mistakes."

"You, I wish you could control everything in your hands." Zhang Aijia gave him a blank look and comforted him: "You are so capable and have been carefully prepared for so long, so there will be no problem."

"If possible, I really want to tie a rope on everyone and hide behind and manipulate it." Chen Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Filmmakers from Hong Kong and Taiwan have watched Oscar reports and have also referenced the Golden Horse Awards. However, those in the mainland have only participated in the award ceremony and determined commendation conference. They have never attended such entertaining ceremony. I am afraid that they will make mistakes in their busy schedule."

"Yesterday's rehearsal went smoothly." Zhang Aijia grabbed his hand and said, "There is nothing to worry about. Who does movies often face the spotlight? They won't be stage frightened."

"I'm not worried about stage fright. Even if I fall or fall in the venue, it's just a harmless behind-the-scenes footage." Chen Chong shook his head and said, "I'm worried that someone is saying the wrong thing. You know, the media now like to take advantage of the wind and waves, and reporters are becoming more and more tricky. When asking questions, they often hide their words. Mainland filmmakers do not have this experience and are easily caught. Once they get hit, their careers will be greatly affected."

"Didn't you remind them to try to contact reporters as little as possible?"

"Reminders are reminders. When you are excited in this kind of flashy occasion, you will talk nonsense and don't know what you are talking about." Shen Chong looked through the car window and looked at the red carpet passage outside with sponsor billboards, and said, "Forget it, do your best and leave it to fate. If something really happens, I will find a way to remedy it."

After the driver opened the car door, Chen Chong and Zhang Aijia were about to appear and a flash light immediately lit up. On both sides of the red carpet, which was only ten meters short, were filled with reporters, with hundreds of people. I believe that Hong Kong and Taiwan, whether they were reporting entertainment news or not, sent reporters to join in the fun.

Chen Chong watched various award ceremony live broadcasts in his previous life, and had also visited the Shanghai Film Festival live. He was quite experienced. After traveling through time, he experienced many major events and his mentality was not nervous. He held Zhang Aijia's hand and walked onto the red carpet with a relaxed expression. He cooperated with the reporter in the middle, and then walked into the conference hall with a few casual poses.

As soon as the two of them reached the end of the red carpet, the second concierge car happened to be parked at the entrance. Liu Xiaoqing wore a gorgeous and complex red princess dress and evening dress, like a blooming peony, appeared in front of the reporter, immediately attracting all the flashes.

Zhang Aijia turned around and saw Liu Xiaoqing standing on the red carpet, posing in various positions to take photos of the reporter with an unconcealed smile, and said a little sour: "She is so exaggerated, she dares to wear such a gorgeous dress."

"I admire her very much." Chen Chong touched his chin and said, "Her appearance is very consistent with the aesthetic view of current mainland audiences. It combines simplicity and grandeur, and has the ambition and courage to ignore others' evaluations and pursue fame and fortune. If the development goes well, she will be the Catherine Hepburn of China and become the symbol of an era.

When Zhang Aijia heard this, she was very surprised and couldn't help but look at Liu Xiaoqing a few more times.

"It's a pity that the current social environment in the mainland cannot tolerate an alien like her. The greater the ambition, the greater the controversy." Chen Chong saw that the third concierge car had arrived, so he said, "Let's go, go in first."

Zhang Aijia is the host and wants to put on makeup and talk about the lines. After Chen Chong sent her to the dressing room, he turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped.

"A Chong." Zhang Aijia asked with some expectations and hesitation, "Don't you give me some tips?"

Just as Chen Chong was about to speak, she stomped her feet, waved her hand and said, "Forget it, don't say it, go quickly, I don't want to know again."

Chen Chong laughed at me, Zhang Aijia was nominated for Best Actress for "Crazy Joe" and Best Supporting Actress for "Legend of the Mountain". She was nervous and expectant, and it was inevitable that the confidentiality of the Academy Awards was much better than that of the Golden Horse Awards. Except as the chairman of the jury, almost no one knew the final belongings of each award...

The Hong Kong Grand Hall has two entrances in front and back. There are no need to walk the red carpet to enter the venue through the back door. When Chen Chong walked into the concert hall, nearly half of them had people. In addition to the staff busy, many guests were also walking around and chatting with each other.

There are 1,434 seats in the concert hall, of which 578 are assigned to filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including members of the film crew, 469 are assigned to sponsors, and 387 are given to the building, which are sent by the organizing committee to wise celebrities from all industries in Hong Kong.

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

"Boss Huang, Mrs. Huang, hello, we're meeting again."

"Miss Ye, long time no see."

Chen Chong was also one of the award presenters, so the seats were arranged relatively high. He greeted people all the way, and after a while, he walked to the third row of the front seat and found his position. His neighbor was Wang Yang, the leader of the mainland delegation. The Academy Awards are a private award. Taiwan prohibits any official contact between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Hong Kong is in a sensitive period of return negotiations. It is difficult for the mainland to send senior government officials to lead the team. In addition, Beijing Film Studio has two movies shortlisted, so Wang Yang, who has been to Hong Kong a few months ago, was sent here again.

"Xiao Shen, is it starting outside?"

"Yes." Chen Chong greeted Wei Baoguo and others who were separated by Wang Yang, sat down and smiled and said, "Old Wang, after putting on this new outfit, he is several years younger."

"Doing around" Wang Yang shook his head and said, "Spend so much money, do so many things, and hold an irrelevant award ceremony. You, you, are really a waste of money and don't know how to save."

"Spend your own money and let others say it." Chen Chong smiled and said, "Hong Kong is a business society. People pursue fame and fortune. The more luxurious I run it, the more talents I see, so that the publicity will be better. Mr. Wang, do you believe it or not? After tonight, no matter whether "Little Flower" wins the award, you can take it to Hong Kong for screening. I guarantee that the box office will be at least one million."

"We don't have the right to export movies. Not to mention the box office of millions, even if it is tens of millions, Beijing Film Studio can't get a penny." Wang Yang said angrily: "I feel more and more that what you said last year makes sense. If the screening system is not reformed, Chinese films will be difficult, and sooner or later they will fall."

If this great god really sacrifices his life and writes a letter to the State Council, the mainland film reform may really make a fuss. Chen Chong was secretly happy, but on the surface he asked casually: "Old Wang, what are you getting after the seminar of filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the Three Places?"

"I have gained a lot, and I have gained a lot. I don't like this award ceremony, but the seminar was indeed well organized, with depth and breadth, and worthy of recognition." Wang Yang sighed and said, "Last time I came to Hong Kong, I just took a quick look. I looked at it. After thinking about it carefully, I found that I hadn't learned anything. This time I had a different story. After in-depth exchanges with Hong Kong and Taiwan compatriots, I felt that there were indeed many problems in the film industry in the mainland and shouldn't be done."

"Then you have to worry more." Chen Chong bowed and said, "I'll wait for the good news."

Wang Yang was speechless. After a while, he said, "Xiao Shen, how great would it be if you were from our Beijing Film Studio."

"Old Wang, you respect me so much. Beijing Film Studio Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I'll be just an ordinary supporting role." Chen Chong laughed and said, "The starring actors in "Little Flowers" and "Look at this Family", are all very talented and much better than me."

"If they can act, they can't run a factory." Wang Yang said with some gaze: "It's been this year, how many years can I have? Now the old and the young in the factory are so anxious."

Chen Chong was about to speak, but someone patted his shoulder, and then he heard a hoarse voice saying, "Cheng Zai, today is so beautiful."

As soon as he heard this title, he couldn't help laughing and turned around and said, "Uncle Zhan, you are walking on the red carpet with such a beautiful and elegant beauty like Sister Yanni, who is more glorious than me."

Lin Yanni was just over thirty at this time. She was wearing a lake blue dress, young and beautiful, and extremely eye-catching.

"Chengzi, don't call me that, okay?" Huang Zhan sat down behind him with his confidante and career partner Lin Yanni, and said with a sign of laughter: "I feel very happy to be an uncle for the God of Wealth, and I have no objection at all, but you are also called Sister Yanni, which is a mess of your seniority. This is not good."

"When people get old, they have to accept their fate." Chen Chong said with a smile: "This is a beautiful woman in her early 20s. She is a flower in spring. Of course, she is called sister. You are an old man in her 50s and 40s, an eggplant in autumn. If you don't call me uncle, what's the name?

Lin Yanni smiled, Huang Zhan was full of bad words and was hard to say. He glared at Chen Chong for a while, laughed and mocked himself, and said, "Boy, no wonder some people say that the more shameless you make, the more you make, you are shameless enough

Huang Zhan is good at smoking and drinking, and is fond of fun, and talks without restraint. Before Chen Chong traveled through time, he was also a person who was hanging out in the forest of wine and smoke. There were many jokes in his mind. His admiration for Huang Zhan in his previous life was surging rivers and endless. Therefore, after traveling through time, he deliberately made friends and the two of them had a similar taste. Although they didn't meet many times, they got along very happily every time they met, and they felt quite a sense of a close friend.
Chapter completed!