"Infernal Affairs 2" was controversial before its release.
Controversy over its box office, controversy over its quality, controversy over the change of director...
All major media outlets have been pessimistic, and some outrageous movie magazines even predicted that the total box office of "Infernal Affairs 2" will not exceed 30,000.
This caused Wang Shuai, a veteran who has been in the battlefield for many years, to feel inexplicable pressure. He even had insomnia the night before the premiere.
but……
When the final box office came out, Wang Shuai breathed a sigh of relief.
The overall reputation of "Infernal Affairs 2" is not as good as the first one, a little worse, and the total box office is also slightly worse...
But it can be regarded as a perfect answer, and it was shortlisted for 10 nominations for this year's Hong Kong Film Awards.
Yes……
The movie "Infernal Affairs 2" was extremely popular at the Academy Awards and was nominated for almost all the awards it deserved.
This is unprecedented in Wang Shuai's career.
After walking the red carpet in style, before I could fully enjoy the admiration of a large number of media people, I heard a roar of excitement coming from the side of the red carpet.
Turned……
Then they saw Zhou Yang and Song Yiyi, the golden couple, walking in front of everyone's attention.
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When walking on the red carpet, Song Yiyi couldn't hide her smile, as if she had followed Zhou Yang into some wonderful palace.
She unconsciously fantasized about countless scenes in her mind.
From meeting each other, to getting to know each other gradually, to being amazed, and then for some reason, I occasionally think about Zhou Yang...
The short three years seemed to fly by in a hurry.
Then……
She unconsciously held Zhou Yang's hand.
Zhou Yang's hands are wide, but not delicate.
When Song Yiyi held Zhou Yang's hand, she felt as if she had been electrocuted. She subconsciously wanted to retract her hand. Then when she looked down at Zhou Yang's hand, she saw that Zhou Yang's hand was covered with deep and shallow calluses.
and scars.
The happy mood disappeared in an instant, and the smile turned stiff, and the heart became uncomfortable.
During this time...
How much hardship has he suffered in the United States, in Hollywood, and in Delaware?
Countless cheers and snap shots from reporters' cameras were originally a sound of celebration for Song Yiyi, but at this moment it was extremely noisy.
Then for a moment...
She no longer had the idea of "pretending" to annoy An Xiao in front of the red carpet.
She just wanted to finish walking the red carpet quickly, and when she took her seat inside, she could ask Zhou Yang what was going on these days.
However, when it comes to the end of the red carpet...
Zhou Yang was surrounded by various people.
Wang Shuai, Shen Changwei, Zhou Yilin, Chen Shuangbao...
Looking at Zhou Yang with a smile on his face, Song Yiyi sat blankly in the corner, a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Perhaps in Zhou Yang's eyes, he is just a dispensable passerby who is not too important.
She adjusted her mood quickly, and after a brief moment of helplessness, she regained her composure and walked in the direction of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin".
She participated in "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" and played one of the heroines in it.
but……
There was not much response online. Before and after the release, her limelight seemed to be completely overshadowed by the fox demon played by Liu Tingting.
The group of people who followed Zhou Yang in "The Mine"...
Now it seems like they are all mixed up.
It seems to be a kind of luck to be able to watch a person reach such a point in his lifetime?
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This year's Academy Awards were filled with gloom.
It was far less cheerful and exciting than the previous 26th Academy Awards.
Hong Kong Island has been greatly affected by the financial crisis in the United States. Not to mention the shrinkage of a lot of capital, Hong Kong Island's movies, which have just begun to recover, have suffered another heavy blow.
People were panicking, and everyone began to become cautious.
This year’s Academy Awards host is Victoria Song...
Victoria Song's mother is from Hong Kong Island and has lived in Hong Kong since she was a child, so she speaks Cantonese very smoothly.
The male host is a new youngster from Hong Kong named Ge Minghui. Jiabao Entertainment here in Hong Kong wants to support him and has arranged a lot of resources for him this year. He is also partnered with Victoria Song. The official hopes that the two can sing a duet together.
song and released an album.
Zhou Yang sat in a very conspicuous position, in the middle part of the entire venue, with the three kings sitting next to him at the same time. Not far away were some of Hong Kong's most famous movie kings and queens in the early years.
In other entertainment fields in China, Zhou Yang may not be very powerful, but in the film field, especially after experiencing the operation of carrying the banner of Chinese movies by himself in the second half of the year, Zhou Yang's status in China is like sitting on a rocket.
As it keeps rising, it becomes a boss-level figure.
He is a frequent visitor to the entire Academy Awards. From the moment he came in, the camera has been focused on his face, and even the slightest movement has been taken by the photographer as news material.
He is the hero tonight!
This is the consensus of all the media and even the organizers of the Academy Awards.
"Everyone, a successful movie has great economic and cultural impetus for a society. Therefore, our 2008 Hong Kong movie will fully return to society, reflect society, and influence society..."
Ge Minghui spoke his lines passionately on stage.
But there were whispers from Zhou Yang's side of the stage.
Zhou Yilin has not seen Zhou Yang for a long time. This time, he took the opportunity of the Academy Awards to have a good chat with Zhou Yang.
The content of the conversation probably revolved around persuasion.
He felt that Zhou Yang was possessed, and everything in his words made Zhou Yang think twice or look back.
Zhou Yang listened and nodded occasionally, but did not express any opinions.
Gradually, Zhou Yilin stopped trying to persuade him and began to turn the topic to the development of the film industry in 2008 and his personal plans.
Zhou Yang still chose to listen.
Not far away, Feng Minmin and others looked at Zhou Yilin's appearance, and their faces involuntarily became gloomy.
This bastard is such a hermaphrodite. No wonder he had rebelled long ago when he said he was fighting for this and fighting for that.
If you are so good at acting, why not become an actor? Being a director is such a waste of talent.
But he was still angry, and his mood revealed a sense of powerlessness.
He's gone...
If nothing unexpected happens in the future, he will already be a supporting role that no one cares about in this industry.
"Cheer up, President Feng..."
Chen Kai, who was standing next to him, looked at Feng Ruijin's listless appearance and frowned slightly.
"..."
Feng Minmin sighed.
His assets have shrunk by more than half overnight, and almost all his cash has been frozen. Now you tell him to cheer up...
What does he do to cheer up?
He just watched the news. Many experts analyzed that the current overseas situation will only get worse.
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"This year's Best Newcomer Award is, oh, when I saw this nomination, I thought maybe the Academy Awards made a mistake. He is an old actor. He has appeared in movies that everyone is familiar with. …”
"Hey, maybe the Academy Awards made a mistake. How come an old actor got the Best Newcomer Award?"
"Yes, but then I thought about it. Although he is not a newcomer in the film industry, he is really a complete newcomer at the Academy Awards. Well, this must be Mr. Chen's first time at the Academy Awards, right?"
"Mr. Chen? There are so many Mr. Chens here, which one is Mr. Chen?"
"Well, over there, a crew of four people..."
"..."
The awards ceremony will begin soon.
Song Qianqian was holding the card on the stage, and following Ge Minghui, the two of them wondered for a long time, and then they all looked in the direction of the "Sniper Phone Booth" crew.
Except for Zhao Zhen, all the crew members of "Sniper Phone Booth" attended the Academy Awards.
Um……
It's quite funny, there are only four people in total.
In addition to Shen Changwei, there are Chen Shuangbao and two staff members. Zhao Zhen went to attend this year's Oscar Awards ceremony, while Liu Tingting went to the "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" side.
When the light shone over there, the whole audience looked over there.
They watched Chen Shuangbao stand up and then walked towards the stage in a daze.
On the big screen in the distance, the scene of "Sniper Phone Booth" began to flash. In the scene, Chen Shuangbao was sometimes angry, sometimes calm, sometimes collapsed, sometimes crying in despair...
The emotions at that moment switched so vividly, like a Sichuan opera changing faces. Even after watching the movie "Sniper Phone Booth" and watching the plot of this movie, everyone still felt numb.
"The actors who came out of "Mineral Bottom"... all look like fucking cheaters!"
Someone started pointing at Chen Shuangbao amidst countless applause.
Some people looked at Chen Shuangbao holding the trophy for the Best Newcomer Award. After bursting into tears, they suddenly felt something was wrong and looked at Liu Tianwang in the crew of "Infernal Affairs 2".
Chen Shuangbao was assigned a best newcomer...
Other movies such as "Sword God" and "Darkness" seem to be completely uncompetitive.
The box office is mediocre, the reputation is mediocre, some movies are really a bit screwed up, and they seem to have a little artistic sense, but the real core seems to be chewing the same wax and moaning without any disease...
Apart from these movies, there is only one "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" that can be regarded as a bit of a success.
However, in the movie "Liao Zhai Painted Skin", it is the heroine Liu Tingting who shines...
Damn it!
Isn’t this just an internal award ceremony at Huaxing?
While everyone was talking about it, Chen Shuangbao on the stage finished his acceptance speech, then returned to his chair, holding the newcomer trophy, excited and playing with it for a long time.
This is the first time he has received a decent official award...
The award ceremony is still going on.
The next few awards are technical awards such as Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Art Action.
In these awards, "Crazy Stone", "Infernal Affairs 2", and "Sniper Phone Booth" all participated, but the best cinematography was awarded to Chen Shumin, the photographer of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin", and the best action director award was awarded to Shen Jinsong "Sword God", except for the best editing award for "Sniper Phone Booth"'s Li Qiang, China Star Film failed to win all the awards and became a companion.
"Infernal Affairs 2" even accompanied me four or five times.
But Feng Ruijin didn't feel gloating about his misfortune. Instead, his face gradually became serious.