The tea restaurant on the second floor of the hotel was reserved by the Film Awards Organizing Committee. Filmmakers from all walks of life gathered together to drink tea and wait for the luxury cars from the Taiping Theater to come and pick them up.
For every Hong Kong Film Awards, DreamWorks’ participation team is very large, and it currently occupies four tables.
Two scripts directed by Kang Jianfei were released last year, and these two films received more than ten nominations.
With the popularity of Hong Kong films in Asia, the Hong Kong Film Awards are now becoming more and more influential, even surpassing the Golden Horse Awards to a certain extent.
Being able to win an award at the Hong Kong Film Awards has become a very honorable and beneficial thing. Unlike in previous years, it doesn’t matter if you win or not. Whether it is in terms of reputation or financial benefits, winning the Hong Kong Film Awards is very important to the director and the director.
Film companies have great benefits.
Kang Jianfei's two films received more than 10 nominations. Although others were envious and jealous, no one dared to jump out and question the fairness, because whether it was "Fang Fang" or "My Sassy Girl", the sensation they caused was negligible.
There, it would be problematic not to give Kang Jianfei so many nominations.
Sophie Marceau was nominated for Best Actress for "Fang Fang". This is the first time in the history of the Academy Awards that a foreign actor has been nominated (foreigners have already been nominated for technical awards). Whether she can win is highly criticized.
big attention.
However, Sophie Marceau was not able to attend the awards ceremony this time. Since "Fang Fang" and "Roses" became a hit in Europe, her acting career has reached a higher level, and countless people have approached her to film.
Kang Jianfei wrote a script for Paramount some time ago. When he left the United States, he recommended Sophie Marceau to the producer. After the audition, it was decided that Sophie Marceau would star in "Pretty Woman"
The heroine. As for Julia Roberts, who became famous with this drama, she just missed out on "Pretty Woman". God knows if the big-mouthed beauty can still become a big star.
Sophie Marceau is no longer as single-minded as before. She thinks about making art films all day long. Her rejection of commercial films has disappeared. As long as the script is good, it will be no problem. After passing the audition, Sophie Marceau
In order to get a feel for the role, I actually went to work as a waitress in a nightclub in Los Angeles. I didn't even come to attend the Academy Awards ceremony.
Although Sophie Marceau only went to the hotel to observe and experience life and would not cross the line, Kang Jianfei was still very unhappy when he found out. He couldn't defeat the girl. He could only spend money to hire someone to protect her in secret to avoid anything happening.
Accident.
Now everyone is drinking tea and waiting in the tea restaurant. Kang Jianfei is sitting at the same table with the main creative staff of the two dramas. He casually asked Tony Leung: "Ah Fai, you haven't finished filming "Lover" yet?"
"I will go to Vietnam next month to catch up on some shots." Tony Leung replied.
Tony Leung Ka Fai still has great respect for Kang Jianfei. After he became famous after starring in "Fang Fang", there were many people in Hong Kong looking for him to film. If Tony Leung Ka Fai is allowed to take on the kind of Hong Kong film that can be shot in more than half a month, then he will be in
Earning a large amount of salary in a short period of time will maximize the interests of Oriental Entertainment Company.
After Tony Leung Ka Fai joined the crew of "Lover", he spent more than half a year filming in Vietnam without completing the filming, which delayed his best development period in Hong Kong. Oriental Entertainment Company was quite critical of this and hoped that Tony Leung Ka Fai could travel between Vietnam and Hong Kong.
He was filming two or three movies at the same time like other popular actors. It was Kang Jianfei who put the matter under control.
Kang Jianfei just asked casually, but it made others think that he was planning to find Kang Jianfei to be the leading actor again. Wu Zhenyu, who was sitting next to him, looked at Tony Leung with envy.
Wu Zhenyu was still introverted and didn't like to talk, but Wang Zuxian, who was sitting next to Kang Jianfei, kept talking and asking him about the Hollywood entertainment industry.
"Hello, Mr. Kang, congratulations!" Suddenly Hong Jinbao came over with his girlfriend Gao Lihong and said congratulations with a smile.
Hong Jinbao naturally congratulated Kang Jianfei for successfully joining Paramount. Although Hong Kong is called the Hollywood of the East, its film industry system and scale cannot be compared with real Hollywood. At least there is an insurmountable gap between the two parties' annual box office totals.
Kang Jianfei became the second largest shareholder of the Hollywood film giant. When he returned to the Hong Kong film industry, his status was completely different. It was not just a matter of Chinese people admiring foreigners, but Kang Jianfei now has control of many Hollywood film resources, and he will have a completely different status in the future.
Which director, actor, or behind-the-scenes person wants to work in Hollywood, or which Hong Kong film wants to be widely distributed in North America? It is the best choice for these people to come to Kang Jianfei.
Only when you become important will others truly value and even respect you, otherwise others will not take you seriously.
It had been less than half an hour since Kang Jianfei entered the tea restaurant, but six waves of people had already taken the initiative to say hello and show their goodwill. More people wanted to make friends with Kang Jianfei, but they were worried that they were not qualified enough so they didn't come.
Like Hong Jinbao, since DreamWorks and Golden Harvest became increasingly tense and became major competitors, he has not had much contact with Kang Jianfei, and they only nodded to each other when they met in public.
Now that Kang Jianfei has become the second largest shareholder of Paramount, Hong Jinbao immediately and unabashedly took the initiative to congratulate Kang Jianfei, which can be regarded as a good relationship for his future development in Hong Kong or Hollywood.
"I also want to congratulate Mr. Hong. Your "Oriental Condor" has received many nominations this time." Kang Jianfei stood up and shook hands with Hong Jinbao and Gao Lihong without making any big show.
Hong Jinbao laughed and said: "No, no, if you want to be nominated, I can't compare to Mr. Kang."
There used to be friendship between the two, but now they are just like passers-by. They exchanged a few words and then parted ways.
Before Kang Jianfei could sit down and say a few words, the next person to say hello came again. This time it was Wu Siyuan, who had single-handedly made Cheng Long famous. He was now the boss of ** Film Company.
After Kang Jianfei said a few polite words to him, Wu Siyuan explained the purpose of his visit. He said: "Mr. Kang, the scale of Hong Kong movies is getting bigger and bigger, but there is only one professional film association. This is very different from Hollywood."
so big."
The "professional film association" Wu Siyuan refers to refers to the Cinematographers Association established last year. As for the "Hong Kong Film Industry Association" established two years ago, Wu Siyuan, like Kang Jianfei, did not treat that bullshit
The association takes it seriously.
Things in the world are so wonderful. It was the bullshit Film Industry Association that both Kang Jianfei and Wu Siyuan looked down upon. In a few months, it actually relied on media hype to accidentally promote the establishment of Hong Kong's film classification system and swept the development of Hong Kong films.
Clear obstacles in the legal system.
As the Hong Kong film industry matures, professional film associations are indispensable. Kang Jianfei is also supportive of this. He smiled and asked: "Mr. Wu is planning to establish a Hong Kong Directors Association?"
Wu Siyuan nodded and admitted: "Yes, after decades of Hong Kong films, it is time for a professional directors association."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Does Mr. Wu have any specific ideas?"
Wu Siyuan said: "I have contacted some directors, and most of them are willing to join. Mr. Kang, you are the leading director in Hong Kong. The establishment of the Directors Association must not be without your participation. Why don't Mr. Kang sit as the president of the Directors Association?"
The establishment of the Directors Guild is thanks to Xinbao Cinemas and Taiwanese film studios for muddying the waters of the Hong Kong film industry. As a result, Hong Kong's major film companies lost their control over directors. A few years ago, there would have been few Hong Kong film companies.
What director's association will the director join?
Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "Mr. Wu, please contact us to establish the Directors Association. I wholeheartedly support it. I am also willing to personally sponsor some funds for the association. But just let me be the president. I don't have the energy."
If Wu Siyuan's Hong Kong Directors Association develops, it will become a force that cannot be ignored in the Hong Kong film industry. It will not take two or three years to influence the selection of the Academy Awards, and even be able to resist the government and gangs' influence on films to a certain extent.
The intrusion of the circle.
In another time and space, the Ministry of Culture of South Korea, under pressure from the United States, admitted to reducing and gradually abolishing the screen quota system. If this system is abolished, South Korea will forever become a dumping market for Hollywood blockbusters, and there will be no possibility of future films.
The rise of Korean cinema.
At that time, it was the directors who united together, both men and women, with shaved heads and went to demonstrate, forcing the Korean government to take back their orders, and thus maintaining the policy defense line of Korean films against Hollywood blockbusters.
Directors may be the most concerned about the development of local films and the most influential people. If a directors association runs well, it will play an important role in the prosperity and development of Hong Kong films.
Although Kang Jianfei did not want to be the president, he definitely wanted to get involved and even guide the association to respond when necessary.
The interests of directors represented by the Directors Guild are often opposite to the interests of major film companies, so Kang Jianfei's identity as both director and boss is extremely embarrassing. If it is for the sake of long-term interests, Kang Jianfei does not mind sacrificing his own company's interests sometimes.
Benefit.
Wu Siyuan and Kang Jianfei chatted in the tea restaurant for more than ten minutes. The luxury car team sent by the Academy Awards Organizing Committee finally arrived, and people in the tea restaurant began to leave one after another.
As an important figure, Kang Jianfei naturally had to be in line for the finale, but Wu Siyuan was leaving soon.
The two have expressed their attitudes to each other. Kang Jianfei promised to donate 2 million Hong Kong dollars as the preparatory expenses of the Directors Association. If there is any surplus, it will be used as activity funds. Wu Siyuan continued to run in series and strive to attract more directors to join the association.
The association is initially scheduled to be established after the summer vacation, and there are still a few months left to perfect the association system and plan the conference journal. (To be continued...)
ps:
Thanks to "Sleep + Fairy" for reminding me, Lao Wang made a mistake about the time of the depreciation of the yen.u