Chapter 246 Sensational Awards Ceremony

On the evening of April 20th, Hong Kong.

Close to Victoria Harbour and facing the sea, the Convention and Exhibition Centre is like a bird spreading its wings and soaring into the sky.

The entire building of the convention and exhibition center uses glass curtain walls, which has excellent views and lighting. Surrounded by shopping malls, the convention and exhibition center is colorful under the light!

Behind the Convention and Exhibition Centre is the bustling Causeway Bay and Central, which is the most prosperous area.

And tonight, the convention center is even brighter.

In front of the venue, a red carpet over a hundred meters long was dazzling under the bright lights.

But what is even more eye-catching are the gorgeous and sexy actresses!

Throwing off breasts to fight for position, wearing heavy makeup.

The long legs are everywhere, and the beauty is unparalleled.

The area in front of the convention and exhibition center is colorful, and with the help of lights and spotlights, it is as bright as day!

The broadcast vehicles of Shonan TV, TVB and Eastern TV broadcast these scenes into thousands of households.

The staff of the three TV stations had not expected that this year's Academy Awards would be so "grand" and comparable to the most luxurious evening party.

It is conceivable that the ratings will definitely not be low by then.

But what they didn’t know was that the top executives of the three TV stations were all delighted at this moment.

As soon as the red carpet segment of the Academy Awards ceremony began, the ratings of the three TV stations began to rise, and were no less than those created by a popular TV series.

You know, this is just the beginning, there will be the much-anticipated opening performances and the announcement of major awards.

The main creators of "Fathers and Sons", "The Disciples", "Exile", "Underworld: The Price of Peace", "City of Pain" and other dramas have appeared on the stage.

The dazzling stars appeared one after another, and the audience instantly burst into screams.

This year's Academy Awards was so grand that it attracted many movie fans and a large number of celebrity fans to the convention and exhibition center.

These are not invited extras; they all come here on their own initiative, and there is a tendency for more and more of them to come.

This forced the Hong Kong police to arrange people to maintain traffic and order.

Then, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, Cheng Long, Andy Lau, Leung Ka Fai, Sam Hui, Sammo Hung, Carina Lau, Cheung Pak-Chi, Rosamund Kwan…

All the famous stars in Hong Kong appeared on the red carpet one after another, leaving the fans on the scene overwhelmed!

This time, not only did we see the Four Heavenly Kings appear together, but even stars who have retired from the entertainment industry and have not appeared in public for a long time, such as Zhang Guorong, Zhong Chuhong, Lin Qingxia, Qiu Shuzhen, Zhao Yazhi, etc., also appeared on the red carpet tonight.

Many paparazzi also hurriedly asked people to send them spare cameras and films.

The star scale of this year's Academy Awards far exceeded their imagination!
When mainland and Taiwanese filmmakers came on stage one after another, the pace was pushed to a climax.

This excitement is not just the hysteria of movie fans, but everyone feels the prosperity of Chinese-language films in their hearts!
How long has it been since the Hong Kong film industry was as lively as it is now?
It seems like it was fifteen years ago, in 1992, when Hong Kong films reached their peak.

Perhaps only older movie fans have experienced this. At that time, the box office of movies was easily tens of millions, and Hong Kong stars were the most popular in Asia.

So, although only Hong Kong stars participated in the Academy Awards that year, the momentum created was no less than it is now, although the scene was not as luxurious as it is now.

However, such scenes became worse and worse every year, and after the new century, they were almost gone.

Seeing such a lively and even noisy scene now seems to make many Hong Kong filmmakers dream back to the most glorious period of Hong Kong films.

The little knots in everyone's hearts were gradually untied at this moment, and the smiles on their faces became more sincere.

This time, under the organization of Liu Zhou and Han Shanping, most of the mainland stars also came, and even those who were not famous enough did not receive an invitation.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Wen strode on the red carpet without any stage fright. Poet Chen and his wife also looked relaxed. Feng Kuazi grinned with a mouth full of rotten teeth and waved to Xu Fan as they walked forward.

In addition, Gong Li was graceful and elegant, Director Chen was smiling, and Zhang Ziyi posed back and forth for many media to take pictures.

Afterwards, the other members of the Four Dans and Two Bings as well as the four young actors also began to appear on stage one after another, which also attracted cheers.

As some of the most popular people in mainland China, they also have many fans in Hong Kong, and even more in Taiwan.

Soon, many people from Taiwan's entertainment industry, including Zhang Aijia, Yang Dechang, Luo Dayou, Jay Chou, Eddie Peng, and Ming Dao, walked onto the red carpet.

Afterwards, many big bosses or helmsmen of film and television companies in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, as well as many film producers and distributors in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, also began to move in.

This time, Liu Zhou made such a grand scene for the award ceremony, partly for them to see.

What other occasion could better expand the influence of Chinese-language films than this grand event?

Compared to celebrities, few people may know these behind-the-scenes staff, but that’s because movie fans are not familiar with them. It doesn’t mean that the paparazzi in the entertainment industry don’t know them, so the sound of shutter clicks can still be heard at the scene.

suddenly!

There was a huge cheer at the scene, and even many stars walking on the red carpet or being interviewed turned around and applauded.

It turned out that the six judges of the jury walked onto the red carpet together.

Xu Guanwen was in high spirits, with a humble smile on his face, walking in the middle in a double-breasted suit. Next to him were Zhang Yimou and Hou Hsiao-hsien, who were also smiling and wearing Zhongshan suits.

Ken Takakura, who is no longer young but still handsome and tall, and the older generation director Chu Yuan, who has a gentle smile on his face, all appeared on the stage. The most eye-catching one is of course Keanu Reeves. As soon as Reeves appeared in a black suit, he immediately caused hysterical screams at the scene!

Then, Zhang Yimou, with his hunched shoulders, nasolabial folds and dark complexion, served as the perfect background!
Compared with Zhang Yimou, Keanu Reeves looks like a nobleman.

Lao Mouzi was later rated as the best background emperor by many stars, especially female stars, who all liked to take photos with him and walk the red carpet with him!

……

The interior of the convention and exhibition center has also become a huge social venue at this time.

It's rare to have so many people in the circle come together, and those who can make a name for themselves are all shrewd people, right?
So now is a rare opportunity, and I have to make more connections before the award ceremony begins.

Of course, some people flutter around like a butterfly, but some people can take it easy.

For example, Jiang Wen and Feng Kuazi, they just sat in their seats and chatted.

"I didn't expect that Liu Zhou could actually accomplish this task, and looking at the current situation, he did a surprisingly good job." Feng Kuazi said with emotion.

"Old Feng, Liu Zhou is no longer the little director he once was. If you still call him like that, be careful that he hears you and punishes you."

"So what if he heard me? Am I still afraid of him?"

"hehe!"

Jiang Wen didn't say anything, just smiled.

Feng Kuazi also understood the meaning of Jiang Wen's smile, and said in frustration:
"Why is Liu Zhou so weird? He was not as good as us in the beginning, but now he has grown to what he is today and is the second richest man in mainland China.

To be honest, I thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out how he could be so capable. He made me feel like a loser."

"He's a genius in investment. How can you compare with him? Even in making movies, you can't beat him."

"Aren't you also no match for me?"

"Hehe, I don't think I'm worse at making movies than him. Compared to his investment genius, his ability to make movies is just barely worthy of my attention."

"You mean my ability to make movies is not even worthy of your attention?"

"I didn't say that, you said that."

"Get lost!"

"Are you still angry? Because of you, I even had a grudge with Liu Zhou.

We were alumni of the Central Academy of Drama and should have had a good relationship, but because of your terrible behavior, we not only failed to become friends, but also became enemies. "

At the beginning, Feng Kuzi and Liu Zhou had a big fight over the release of a movie, and they became enemies because of it.

But at that time, Liu Zhou's first movie "My Sassy Girl" was a box office success. In order to suppress him, Feng Kuzi and the Wang brothers called a group of people to support them, including Jiang Wen.

Standing on the side of Feng Kuazi, of course, also means standing on the opposite side of Liu Zhou.

Seeing Liu Zhou’s current status, I believe that those who took sides at that time all regretted it.

Who would have thought that Liu Zhou, who was just a rookie at the time, would grow into an industry leader in just seven or eight years?

Feng Kuazi also knew that he was in the wrong, so his tone softened and he said:
"Things have already come to this, and you still want to lick someone's ass?"

"Don't say such harsh words. That's what we call forgetting all grudges with a smile."

"Are you really going to look for Liu Zhou?"

"Why not? Besides attending the Academy Awards, my other purpose in coming to Hong Kong is to reach a settlement with Liu Zhou, and I have already asked Mr. Yang from Emperor Entertainment Group to be the middleman."

"Ok."

Feng Kuazi didn't say anything more. He knew that it might be possible for others to reconcile with Liu Zhou, but it was absolutely impossible for him.

He knew clearly that if Wang Zhongjun had not spoken for him before, Liu Zhou would have dealt with him long ago.

Fortunately, I still have some value, otherwise I would definitely be abandoned by the Wang brothers.

In fact, in the conference hall, not only the two of them, but also many people were talking about Liu Zhou.

Before coming here, they had never thought that Liu Zhou could organize such a grand award ceremony.

If this year's Academy Awards can be successfully concluded, then the momentum of the Academy Awards taking off again will be completely formed.

No one expected that the person who saved the Hong Kong Film Awards would be a mainlander.

Of course, in addition to this event, Liu Zhou's age, wealth and industry status all made them admire him.

As time gradually approaches eight o'clock in the evening, tonight's award ceremony is about to officially begin.

All the guests returned to their seats.

At this time, Liu Zhou, Boss Yang, Han Shanping, Xiang Huaqiang and others also came out from the inner room and sat in their seats.

(End of this chapter)