Chapter 380: Gossip and Famous Scenes at the Academy Awards

After dinner, Lu Pingan stayed with Guorong to continue talking about the foundation, while the others went for a night tour in Xiangjiang.

Yan Danchen has already made an appointment with Lizi and Gao Yuanyuan.

Yan Danchen also asked Lu Pingping if he wanted to go with him.

Of course he won't go, the matter hasn't been made clear yet, and he won't touch this bad luck.

In fact, he didn't have time to go if he wanted to. There was a cocktail party in the evening, and all the big guys from the Hong Kong film industry were there.

After arriving at the cocktail party, there were people from the mainland and Xiangjiang.

As soon as Lu Pingping arrived, everyone warmly welcomed him.

Various people held glasses of wine and chatted.

Lu Ping'an also chatted with those he was interested in.

During this period, Liu Weiqiang and Mak Siu Fai came over to thank Ning Hao for taking action in this Oscar slip of the tongue incident.

Then Wen Juan also came. He, Liu Weiqiang and Wang Jing used to run a company called Best Partner Film Company, but now they have broken up.

Wenjun then talked about going north, and Chen Jiashang got the benefit. Not only Wenjun, but also many Hong Kong people wanted to cooperate with Lu Pingan.

Of course, Lu Ping'an is open-minded. If Wenjun comes, he will go back to the Holy Church Creation Studio and download "People on the Road", and also lock the subsequent "Thailand" to avoid unnecessary trouble. They will start a lawsuit later.

We continued chatting, and soon Wu Yusen came, followed by Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xiao Yanzi, Tong Dawei and others, as well as resolve.

When people at the scene saw him, they cheered and surrounded him.

John Woo is very high-spirited now, "Red Cliff" is about to be filmed, and the copyright is said to have been sold for a very high price.

The scale of the project is unprecedented.

Everyone thinks that John Woo will return to the top with this film.

Even at the scene, Lu Ping'an and John Woo seemed to have formed a vague conflict between Mainland and Xiangjiang, young and old.

Understandable.

The Hong Kong flavor of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards is seriously lacking.

Co-productions account for a lot of the share.

Lu Ping'an's "Twenty Again", "Initial D", "Bucket List" and "Painted Skin".

In addition to Xingchen, there are also blockbusters such as "The Night Banquet", "Golden Armor", "Ink Attack" and so on.

There are only a few films that are truly pure and can be filmed.

And this is just the appearance. What's more, due to the rise of mainland movies, Xiangjiang has gradually lost, or has lost its original qualification to overlook.

In terms of box office, the number one film in Hong Kong is "Initial D", directed by a Mainland Chinese singer and actor, and won the championship in Hong Kong.

In terms of awards, "1937" is recognized as the strongest movie in mainland China this year.

Four Oscars!

The box office of the rest of the movies is also astonishing, often reaching hundreds of millions. They are also popular in East and Southeast Asia, and are often adapted in various ways in the United States.

On the other hand, in Xiangjiang, Cheng Long is the only one who can earn hundreds of millions in box office in the Mainland this year. In addition, there are many good movies this year, such as "Underworld 2" and the like.

But in comparison, the gap between the two places has begun to appear.

This gave rise to a number of inexplicable mentalities.

In this regard, many people have high hopes for John Woo.

"Red Cliff" is coming, costing 600 million! Starring actors from Xiangjiang, with the most popular mainland star Xiao Yanzi and others as supporting actors. If it is a big success, everyone will know what it means.

And what is the criterion for great success?

Naturally, it beats Lu Ping An, a newly raised mountain in the Mainland, at the box office.

It’s just over 400 million. Many filmmakers and media in Hong Kong feel that this is basically not a problem.

If Lu Pingan knew about this, he would only smile slightly and wish them good luck.

On the surface, Lu Ping'an and John Woo had a cordial and friendly meeting without any hint of gunpowder.

In fact, it is not just Xiangjiang that has begun to confront Lu Pingan.

Huayi revealed tonight that they have a new project, in which Lian Jie and Cheng Long will participate, and filming is about to start.

The phone was about to be turned on, so I didn’t tell Lu Ping An. It seemed like it wasn’t a big deal.

For Huayi, this is not just a project, but the first step in cooperating with Hollywood. It is of great significance and it makes sense not to share the profits with others.

But in fact, what the big and small kings did was not authentic.

You must know that in Lu Ping'an's previous projects, except for purely Hollywood projects, they were not excluded from major projects. This has become a common practice for cooperation.

But it’s not bad now. They’ve taken the initiative, and in the future Xingchen can also divest itself of the old cooperation model.

As for whether "The King of Kung Fu" can be successful?

Good luck to them too.

After the cocktail party, Lu Pingan returned to the hotel. Under the introduction of Han Sanpin, Lu Pingan sat down with Zhou Xingxing and continued chatting.

There is a saying that what is lost is harvested in the east.

Old collaborators have said goodbye and new collaborators have arrived.

It seems that Zhou Xingxing is not easy to get along in the Hong Kong circle now. In addition, there seems to be a shortage of funds, and he is in urgent need of help from mainland bosses.

Han Sanpin made a brilliant appearance, and the one closest to Han Sanpin was naturally Xingchen, so Lu Ping'an was happy to mention Zhou Xingxing.

Zhou Xingxing brought a new work "Yangtze River No. 7" this time.

"There's no problem. Just tell me how much it will cost. There's no problem with special effects cooperation. I have one principle in doing business. You have to figure out the money thing clearly, and the rest is easy to talk about."

Lu Ping An decided to invest and assist in the issuance without any hesitation.

Zhou Xingxing was also very happy: "Thank you, Director Lu."

He recognized Lu Ping'an's style of doing things. He knew it from the time we collaborated on "Kung Fu" a few years ago. He was a capable person who also knew how to deal with money.

Now that he can start a new cooperation, and with the introduction of a mountain eagle from the mainland, he feels that there should be no problems.

After the chat, it was already very late. Tomorrow is the Academy Awards, so everyone went back.

Lu Pingan took out his mobile phone, and both Gao Yuanyuan and Li Zi sent teasing text messages. They both came, and they both met Yan Danchen. They also went out together at night. Now they all started teasing Lu Pingan and asked him to go there at night. Their room.

Of course Lu Ping'an didn't go and didn't tell Yan Danchen, so she was the boss today.

The Academy Awards started the next day.

On the red carpet.

Yan Danchen, who was nominated for Best Actress for "Twenty Again", walked the red carpet with Guorong.

For example, Wu Jing, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Painted Skin", walked on the red carpet together, and Chen Kun and Zhou Gongzi, who were nominated for the leading role, walked together.

The two protagonists who won Best Actor for "The Bucket List" followed suit.

Of course, the one that attracts the most attention is still the Star Group.

"Coming to the red carpet now is Zhang Yifan, who just won the Oscar for Best Editing."

"Welcome the famous director and photographer from the mainland, Ning Hao, who just won the Oscar for Best Cinematography!"

"Welcome. Just won the Oscar for Best Score."

Several members of the star family who have received Oscar statuettes appear on the stage. No matter how ugly they are, they will attract all kinds of admiration.

Finally, when Lu Ping'an made his handsome appearance, the flash couldn't stop.

The Xingchen Tiantuan appeared with such majestic momentum that Hong Kong filmmakers sighed inwardly.

The Hong Kong Film Awards red carpet has never paid so much attention to so many people behind the scenes.

When is there not a celebrity that attracts the most attention?

The mainland is really doing great right now.

After entering the venue, it was still the same, with the big guys chatting among themselves and accepting the chatter of the little people.

However, the pressure inside the venue seemed a little low at the moment. When I asked, I found out that it turned out that Chow Yun-fat had just suddenly mentioned to John Woo about resigning from "Red Cliff".

I know this road is safe.

It is said that when I started making conditions on Monday, I brought over the Hollywood style and made many perverted conditions, hundreds of them. For example, during the filming period, I must have private rooms in a luxury hotel, and I have to ask for 7 of them, and I also need a luxury nanny van. On call or something like that.

It seems that Zhou was like this when he was in "Golden Armor", and was later criticized by Zhang Weipin.

In the end, the producers of "Red Cliff" were basically satisfied, but they were left unsatisfied with only the last few points, so Zhou quit acting, just like now.

You know, "Red Cliff" will start shooting tomorrow, so it would be inappropriate for me to resign now.

But after resigning, Zhou turned around and made a guest appearance in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3".

Wang Jing later cursed, saying this was Zhou's biggest failure!

No comment on this safe road.

It has nothing to do with him anyway.

Just eat melon.

Knowing that there was something wrong with the crew, the actors and actresses who were present today were a little bit uneasy, visible to the naked eye.

For example, Ling Chiling, her agent didn't know whether to bring "Red Cliff" when she introduced it to Lu Ping'an.

Fortunately, Jay came to the rescue and reintroduced Ling Chiling, so the situation was not embarrassing.

Jaylen grew a beard today and dressed up like an adult.

Lu Ping'an saw his image and recalled it in his mind. Why did this image look so familiar?

Without thinking much, Ling Chiling extended the invitation.

Taking advantage of the presence of friends and helping to introduce them, it is most appropriate to propose having a meal together to deepen the relationship.

Ling Chiling during this period was indeed beautiful, tall, with a good figure, her breasts pushed her career forward, her voice was sweet, and her facial features were exquisite.

But Lu Pingan still refused: "I will go to Laomei in the evening."

Jay interrupted at this time: "It's so urgent. I also want to show you the script."

"What script?" Lu Pingan asked curiously.

"It's one I wrote myself. I learned from your movie and it's about time travel. It's called "The Secret That Can't Be Told"."

Jaylen said this as he introduced the movie.

The timeline of Lu Ping'an's heart has changed again. The movie was about to be released at this time in the original time and space, but it hasn't been filmed yet.

But it doesn’t matter, there’s still a chance if I don’t shoot.

"The Untold Secret" did not do well at the box office in mainland China, but it was still profitable, even more profitable than "Red Cliff" and "The King of Kung Fu".

And now that he has intervened, he might be able to achieve good results.

Of course, putting aside everything else, if a little brother comes to ask for help, he has to help with anything.

"Okay, give me the script later and I'll read it on the plane. Do you need funds? Don't be embarrassed to ask."

"Okay." Jay nodded sheepishly, feeling warm in his heart. With his beard that seemed to be made up, it looked a bit awkward, and Lu Ping'an almost didn't laugh.

Turning his head again, Lu Pingan said elegantly to Ling Chiling who was still standing next to him: "I don't have time this time. You have to film a movie next time. How about next time?"

Ling Chiling smiled sweetly: "Okay, Director Lu, you have to keep your word~"

"certainly."

Ling Zhiling's manager finally got Lu Ping An's business card and was very happy. He decided to thank Jay Lun later. It was different when he had an acquaintance!

Then the chat continued, various big shots and small figures came to the scene one by one, and then the people from the organizing committee arrived.

"Director Lu, I have something to trouble me with."

The people from the organizing committee then talked about the arrangements for the awards ceremony.

It was very simple. Lu Pingan was the most popular filmmaker, so the organizing committee wanted to have a simple interview and interaction.

The interview format was that one of the hosts, Zha Zha Hui, conducted a live interview from his seat.

After hearing this, Lu Pingan almost couldn't hold back his laughter again.

He remembered!

I said that I just saw Jay Chou's fake beard and why it looked so familiar.

It turned out that tonight was Zha Zha Hui's famous scene time!

One melon, one famous scene, today was really exciting.

Lu Pingan agreed, and then began to pay attention to where Jay Chou sat.

There was just one thing he hadn't realized yet.

As a big shot in the film industry, he naturally had to sit in the front row.

So Zha Zha Hui, we interviewed him first, and then found others.

Soon, the award ceremony was about to begin.

Everyone sat down on the red sofa one by one.

Zha Zha Hui also started to play the role of host in front of the camera.

There were three hosts, Zha Zha Hui, Zeng Baoyi, and Lam Chi Chung.

The latter two interviewed Ling Zhiling, Xie Tingfeng and others successively, and it was Zha Zha Hui's turn.

He introduced himself in Cantonese in front of the camera, very fluently.

Then, while Lu Ping'an was still in a daze, he sat down next to him.

Zha Zha Hui looked at Lu Ping'an, and Lu Ping'an also looked at him. The smiles of both of them froze at this moment, and the world began to be quiet.

Zha Zha Hui broke the silence: "Ah, Director Lu, hello."

Lu Ping'an held back and nodded gracefully in response: "Hello."

Up to this point, everything was normal.

But the next second, Zha Zha Hui's world seemed to collapse.

"Ah you."

You said you for a long time, but you didn't come up with a reason.

The whole audience laughed.

Zha Zha Hui took a breath and continued to struggle: "We."

There was no follow-up.

The air was quiet again.

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Fortunately, the warm-hearted Lu Ping'an began to save the situation. He said in fairly fluent Cantonese: "You can speak Cantonese."

Zha Zha Hui: "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

The whole audience laughed.

After a relaxed opening, the award ceremony officially began.

In the end, Yan Danchen lost the Best Actress award to Gong Huang, which was not unfair and worth it.

Li Zi successfully won the Best Supporting Actress award with her outstanding acting skills as "Pei Rong".

"Curse of the Golden Flower" won the Best Costume Award, and "Painted Skin" won the Best Visual Effects Award. The Xingchen team won another victory.

"Initial D" won the Best Editing Award. Zhang Yifan, who had just won two Oscars, came on stage, and no one dared to say that he was dissatisfied.

Lu Ping'an won the Best Director Award. On the surface, he won the Best Director Award for "The Bucket List", but in fact everyone knew why.

"1937" won the Best Asian Film Award.

The Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, as well as the Best Picture and Best Screenplay, were won by Hong Kong films and actors.

Lu Ping'an did not regret it. After all, this was an awards ceremony in Hong Kong.

In the eyes of Hong Kong people, this is just a matter of sharing the fruits and protecting the last face.

A pile of awards, less than half of them were won by Hong Kong locals.

Has the Academy Awards come to this point?

After the meeting, Hong Kong media released headlines:

"Mainland films have risen"

"Should the Academy Awards revise its entry rules?"