The second shot was a little more complicated, and it took three shots in a row.
Hearing the director shouting, Lu Xiao on the side quickly helped He Xin put on his down jacket and said: "Brother Xin, Mr. Yu from Bona called just now and asked you to call back when you are free."
"When did you call?" He Xin was a little surprised. It was already almost midnight.
"Almost half an hour ago."
"oh!"
Guessing that Yu Dong was in a hurry, he nodded, took the phone and checked the number he had answered. Sure enough, Yu Dong's call came at around 11:20.
He called back immediately.
The phone rang twice and the call was answered.
"Xiao He, I'm really sorry to interrupt your filming."
"It's okay, Brother Dong, if you have anything to say, please tell me."
"Xiao He, this is a bit embarrassing to talk about. I just want to ask, when will you arrive in Yinchuan?"
"The flight is early morning on the 19th and will arrive around noon."
"Oh, forget it, I'm sorry to bother you, Xiao He!"
"fine……"
Although the two parties did not successfully cooperate on "Wulin Gaiden", Yu Dong is still a good person. In addition, they are still cooperating on "Green Grass". He Xin hesitated and asked one more question.
"Brother Dong, tell me if you have anything to say."
"Well……"
Yu Dong paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then let out a long sigh before telling him what was embarrassing for him.
It turns out that the 24th Golden Rooster Awards, also known as the 13th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival after merging with the Hundred Flowers Awards a few years ago, will open in Yinchuan on September 16th, which is tomorrow evening.
At the end of August, the nomination list had been announced. Although "Beauty Grass", which Bona is actively running, did not get even a single nomination at the previous Huabiao Awards, it still won the Golden Rooster Award, including Best Actor.
Three nominations including Best Supporting Actress and Best Sound Recording.
Although the Golden Rooster Awards have gradually declined with the downturn in the mainland film market in recent years, and have even been criticized by many people for being opaque, unprofessional judges, double-yolk eggs, and even operating in secret, etc., it is still one of the three Chinese-language awards.
He Xin was very happy to be nominated for Best Actor.
But unfortunately this time, he was filming "Seven Swords" and couldn't find time to attend the whole process. He could only fly there on the day of the closing ceremony and then have to fly back early the next morning to continue filming.
As for Yu Dong's dilemma, Bona, as the mainland distributor, originally planned to promote "New Police Story" which was about to be released in the mainland at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards.
But it is really unfortunate, and it is also because the Golden Rooster Awards this year has been plagued by various negative news, and its influence has been declining day by day, resulting in many big-name celebrities being unwilling to attend.
For example, the absolute protagonist of "New Police Story" this time, Uncle Long, is currently filming his new film "Myth" in India and cannot get away. Another big name in the film, Xie Biwang, is also in the capital to film Wang Jing's "Little Fish and Children".
"Flowers Are Not Que" also cannot be spared. Wu Yanzu is far away in Canada and cannot come over. Yang Caini is filming "Seven Swords" with He Xin here. By then, only Cai Zhuyan will be left, which is not enough!
Yu Dong had no choice but to hunt for young men from all over the world, hoping to help him come to the scene to support him and build momentum. This made him think of He Xin, after all, he was one of the only two nominees for Best Actor.
It's just that He Xin's side was also nervous about filming and could only rush there on the day of the closing ceremony.
So after hearing Yu Dong's troubles, He Xin could only apologize: "I'm sorry, Brother Dong, I really can't go there in advance."
"It's okay! It's okay!" Yu Dong kept saying on the phone.
As he spoke, he sighed again and said: "If I had known this, I might as well not have held this event."
Speaking of which, this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is indeed quite embarrassing. Big-name mainland stars such as Guo Shi, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Ziyi, Jiang Wen, etc., who had been highly publicized by the organizers and were even on the nomination list, have turned down their appointments.
Maybe it’s also because the timing of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is really unlucky, it happens to conflict with the Venice International Film Festival in Europe and the Toronto Film Festival in North America.
For example, Guo Shi and Zhang Ziyi were promoting "House of Flying Daggers" at the Toronto Film Festival and were unable to get away; while Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan were in Venice promoting his new work "A World Without Thieves" and had no time to care.
Domestic golden rooster.
Jiang Wen was even more awesome. The organizer sent an invitation fax, but there was no reply at all.
As soon as He Xin put down his cell phone, he heard the assistant director A Liang shouting over there: "A Xin, filming has started!"
"Okay, here we come."
He could only sigh to himself, took off the down jacket he had just kept warm, handed it to Lu Xiao along with his cell phone, and ran back to the shooting scene.
Then I heard Mr. Xu sitting behind the monitor say: "Ah Xin, I found that the angle of the first shot was a bit off, we need to do it again."
"Uh, OK! But director, I need a few minutes to adjust."
"OK!"
…
"Look, it's He Xin!"
He Xin was carrying a backpack and had just come out of the airport gate when someone shouted. Instantly, a large group of reporters swarmed up and surrounded him.
"Click, click..."
The camera's flash light kept shining, and even though he was wearing sunglasses, it was still a bit dazzling.
At the same time, microphones were passed to his mouth one after another, and reporters asked all kinds of questions:
"He Xin, who do you think is more like an actor, you or Liu Wei?"
"What do you think about the comment by Zhong Chengxiang, director of the Golden Rooster Awards jury, that "Mobile Phone" is not in high style?"
"He Xin, are you confident about winning the prize?"
"Congratulations..."
There were too many questions, and he really couldn't answer them one by one, so he had no choice but to nod and apologize to the reporters under the cover of Lu Xiao while slowly moving outside.
Fortunately, he was tall, so he could immediately see Sister Hong who came to pick her up, but was crowded into the crowd by reporters and was looking around sadly.
He quickly shouted: "Sister Hong!"
Chang Jihong hurriedly gestured to him, telling him to deal with the reporters for a while and then quickly retreat.
He had no choice but to squeeze out while answering the most frequently asked questions by reporters.
"It's very satisfying for me to be nominated. You have to know that this is the first time I have been nominated for the Golden Rooster Award. Well... this is the greatest recognition of my work."
"I don't understand what you're talking about. Look, I just got off the plane."
"It's hard to say, but there are only two people nominated, so I have at least a 50% chance."
"Yes, Teacher Liu Wei is my senior and a famous performing artist. I grew up watching his plays, and I particularly like his role as Emperor Tang Ming!"
"Yes, I have watched "Jasmine Blooms". Sister Ziyi played three generations in it. Her role is easy to shine, and she is already very strong... Yes, I think she is capable of winning the Golden Rooster Award.
back!"
"What? Will she come today? I really don't know. I heard that she and Director Zhang are both in Canada. We have no contact recently..."
As we were about to break through the siege, another muscular man blocked the way with a microphone and asked: "Last night, when mainland actor Wang Bochao was performing in Huairou's "Little Fish and Flowers", he was attacked by Hong Kong actor Zhang Weijian.
He was beaten by Xie Tingfeng and Wang Bochao was injured and hospitalized. Do you have any comment on this?"
Hearing this question, He Xin was startled. There seemed to be some vague impression in his memory. This incident just happened last night, but it seemed to be quite a big fuss later.
But at this time, he had no time to think, so he just apologized: "I'm sorry, I don't know about this matter, and I can't comment yet. But..."
He paused for a moment, and finally added: "No matter what, it is always wrong to hit someone!"
Hearing what he said, the reporter's eyes clearly flashed with joy, and he reciprocated the favor. While getting out of the way, he also used his strong body to help him block the reporters who were coming from behind, so that He Xin could go smoothly.
Breaking through the encirclement, he met Chang Jihong who was waiting anxiously outside, and then walked quickly towards the door.
After getting in the car, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
He Xin was a little puzzled and said: "Why are there so many reporters at the airport today?"
"It's not all gossip. Yesterday there were rumors that the National Master and Zhang Ziyi would charter a flight back from Canada to attend today's awards ceremony this morning. Moreover, the organizer also revealed that a Chinese film star is the only one who has won the award consecutively in the Chinese film industry.
The mysterious guest who has won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award for three times and won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers crown six times will be present in person to present awards to the winners. In fact, there is no need to talk about the mysterious guest. Apart from Liu Xiaoqing, there is no one else who has won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award six times. Again.
In addition, you people agreed to come here today, so there are so many reporters guarding the airport."
After saying that, Sister Hong also said with an annoyed look on her face: "It's my fault too, I didn't expect there would be so many reporters today. Otherwise, I would have reminded you earlier to take the VIP channel."
"I'm telling you, that's it! In fact, I was thinking just now, how could I suddenly be so proud?" He Xin wiped the sweat from his head and joked.
Sister Hong also smiled and said: "If you can win the Golden Rooster this time, you will definitely be so proud in the future. If you can win the Academy Award in the future, then you will definitely be the one!"
At the end of the sentence, Sister Hong specially made a thumbs up sign.
It is true that there has never been an actor who can win the so-called three gold medals in Chinese movies these days. There are two in later generations. Zhang Niangniang and Zhou Gongzi are both actresses who have won three gold medals, but there is no male actor from beginning to end.
He Xin shook his head and said: "If it comes to the Golden Rooster, I am still confident. Even if I don't win the award this time, there will always be a chance in the future. As for the Academy Award, I don't dare to hope."
In fact, he has always been resistant to the Academy Awards. Apart from the unpleasant experience he had when attending the Academy Awards for the first time, he was more influenced by later generations.
Although the Hong Kong Film Awards have always been advertised as the fairest award in the Chinese film industry, in fact, it is just for their own entertainment in their small circle of Hong Kong filmmakers. Some people have even publicly claimed that the Academy Awards were originally
At the Hong Kong Film Awards, of course the winner should be a Hong Kong film.
Okay, it’s okay to say that, but please don’t think of yourself as one of the three gold medals in Chinese anymore.
Of course, compared with the decline of the Golden Rooster, the reputation of the Golden Rooster Awards is still very famous. Just like when the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, Wen Jun, was asked about the various controversies about the Golden Rooster Awards, he once threatened: The Golden Rooster Awards are just a
A downtrodden chicken! At the same time, he proudly advertised the Academy Awards as the Oscars of Chinese-language films.
Although He Xin just came here today, he was still very concerned about some developments on the Internet about this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards in the past two days. For example, when Wu Yigong, chairman of the Filmmakers Association, responded to various controversies about the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, he said loudly
: The Huabiao Award is the government award, the Golden Rooster Award is the expert award, and the Hundred Flowers Award is the audience choice award.
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Chairman Wu's remarks. For example, why "Beauty Grass" was not even nominated in the Huabiao Awards. It is simple. This is a government award. Of course, it is impossible to encourage films with special era backgrounds.
It is said that the tides are turning, and the economic base determines the superstructure. The development of the mainland film market in the next ten years has far exceeded almost everyone's imagination. It took less than twenty years for the movie box office to increase from one billion to sixty billion.
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Originally, the Golden Rooster Awards should undisputedly become the absolute leader in Chinese-language films. Unfortunately, Baobao did not live up to the expectations. As the Golden Rooster Awards grew, even though it became more and more lively and the weight of the awards became more and more important, it was still full of excitement.
controversy.
The reason is simply that the selection criteria are different and change too quickly.
If the Golden Rooster Award as defined by Chairman Wu is an expert award, then if there is nothing wrong with it, then we should stick to it. This is the mainstream of international film awards after all. All international A-type film festivals, including the Oscars in the United States, are actually expert awards.
It's a pity that the best films of the last two Golden Rooster Awards before He Xin was reborn were actually "Operation Mekong" and "The Wandering Earth". Their main competitors were "Scorching Sun" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" respectively.
How to say this? Of course, benevolence has different opinions and wisdom has different opinions.
But if we follow this logic, then global best-selling blockbusters such as "Star Wars", "Avatar", and even "Vegetarian" and "Transformers" should all win the Oscar for Best Picture.