China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 260 The death of a superstar, invitation to the Academy Awards! (Please subscribe!)

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Xuan and Gao Yuanyuan returned to the room after dinner.

The cell phone placed on the table suddenly rang.

"Sister Hua, what's wrong?"

The call was from Wang Jinhua, and he thought there was something wrong with the endorsement.

"Lin Xuan, something happened on Hong Kong Island. Leslie Cheung committed suicide by jumping off the building."

Lin Xuan's expression was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

今天是03年4月1日，港星张国荣于傍晚6点41分，在中环文华酒店24楼的健身中心跳楼自杀身亡。

The announced cause is depression, but I don’t know if there are any other details.

"You have a business performance tomorrow, and you will definitely be interviewed by reporters.

I sent a draft document to your email. Please take a good look at it and just read it when the time comes. "

"Okay Sister Hua, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuanyuan sat in front of the dressing table, applying skin care products, and asked casually:

"It's so late, what does Sister Hua want from you?"

Lin Xuan put down the phone and told her what happened.

"what!"

Gao Yuanyuan was also stunned, and it took a long time to react.

"A Better Tomorrow", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Days of Being Wild", "Farewell My Concubine", "Ashes of Time"...

Leslie Cheung left too many classic movies and songs.

For such a talented film and television singing star to pass away in such an unexpected way, the media and the audience will definitely be upset.

Not surprisingly, this incident became a hot topic that night.

At first, everyone thought some unscrupulous tabloid was responsible for the prank.

Today happens to be April Fool's Day, April 1st.

However, as more and more related news emerged, even photos of the crash scene appeared on the Internet.

Only then did everyone accept this fact.

The next day, Lin Xuan was in the capital for a business performance, and as expected, the media asked about this matter.

According to the copy written by Wang Jinhua, he expressed regret for Leslie Cheung's death and highly praised his achievements in film and music.

At the end of the commercial performance, he also temporarily added two songs, "Love in the Past" and "Silence is Golden", to express his condolences.

That night, mainstream media around the world reported the incident.

Leslie Cheung's fans around the world were plunged into grief and spontaneously held memorial services.

The atmosphere on Hong Kong Island is even more depressing.

There were six suicides by jumping from buildings in two days, and five of them died.

On April 22, the nd Film Awards, which was once rumored to be cancelled, was held at the Hong Kong Island Cultural Center.

This year's Academy Awards ceremony was shrouded in solemnity.

All the guests present looked extremely serious. The men were all in suits and leather shoes, matching black and white, and the women were also in plain colors.

Host Zeng Zhiwei delivered the opening speech with a straight face and a serious tone.

Then an event was held to commemorate Leslie Cheung, and the four kings sang the song "The Love of the Year" a cappella.

As for awards, this year basically all were won by "Infernal Affairs" and "Heroes".

The two films each won seven awards, but "Infernal Affairs" won both major awards.

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor.

The awards "Hero" won were all second-rate awards such as Best Action Design and Best Visual Effects.

However, neither the guests nor the audience had any objections to this result.

As the final glory of Hong Kong films, there is no doubt that "Infernal Affairs" has achieved such results.

There is another interesting thing about this Academy Awards.

That is, Lin Xuan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

This means that the Hong Kong film and television industry's attitude towards him has begun to soften.

There must be someone behind this kind of thing, otherwise who would want to do such a thankless job.

Lin Xuan made several calls to learn about the situation.

It turned out that Emperor Entertainment and Anle Pictures were behind it.

Both of these two families hope to cooperate with Lin Xuanduo in the future, so naturally they cannot let the relationship between the two parties be so frozen.

Jiang Zhiqiang even said that as long as he shows up to participate, he is guaranteed to win the award. The relationship between Lin Xuan and the Hong Kong circle has been tense for several years, but now there are finally signs of easing.

People within the circle react the fastest.

Several friends from Hong Kong who have worked with him, including Tony Leung, Lau Tsung-yan, and Tse Kwan-ho, all called him to invite him to participate in this year's Academy Awards.

The leaders of Radio and Television also persuaded him to go there and said that there were many fans of his on Hong Kong Island, and his anger would not make the fans feel cold.

Unfortunately, after careful consideration, Lin Xuan politely refused.

First of all, "Hero" is not his movie, not to mention that it was beaten to the ground by "Infernal Affairs".

He landed on the island as the fourth male lead in the movie, which was really shameful.

It's better to wait until "Xiu Chun Knife" is released.

The news of Lin Xuan Songkou spread to Hong Kong Island, and many celebrities and film and television companies were overjoyed.

Both hope to have a good relationship with him and better integrate into the mainland market.

"Xiu Chun Dao" is the best key to reconciliation between the two parties.

After discussion, Anle Pictures and Emperor Entertainment have joined forces to be responsible for the distribution of the film in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

On April 4, Leslie Cheung was buried, and the influence of this incident gradually dissipated.

The next day, New Picture Pictures released an announcement.

Zhang Yimou's new film "House of Flying Daggers" will co-star Lin Xuan and Liu Dehua.

The ice-breaking journey has not yet started, but the two parties have already begun cooperation.

Fans started discussing the film's title.

Producer Zhang Weiping said that the two of them are on the same page, no matter how big or small they are.

A series of events finally allowed ordinary passers-by to capture the unusual flavor.

Lin Xuan has been at odds with the Hong Kong community for several years, and it's finally time for reconciliation.

Fans, passers-by, and the media all expressed their opinions on the incident.

Some people expressed support. We are from the same roots, so there is no need to rush into conflict.

Some people expressed opposition. Lin Xuan is now the first person to resist Korea and Hong Kong.

All of his works have become popular, effectively resisting the invasion of foreign film and television works.

Didn't expect that you, a thick-browed and big-eyed person, would also rebel?

However, before they could tell the results, Lin Xuan Studio announced two more major news.

French fashion brand Dior and Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre have officially signed Lin Xuan to become their national spokesperson.

The key point is that he is a spokesperson, not a brand ambassador, nor a close friend of the brand.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

In this era where it is difficult to become a spokesperson for luxury goods.

Lin Xuan took two of them as soon as he made a move, which stunned everyone.

At the signing site, media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places gathered here.

Lin Xuan was in a calm mood, and started exchanging business information according to the prepared copy.

Fans were as excited as the Chinese New Year, and photos from the signing scene quickly went viral on the Internet.

The media quickly contacted Lin Xuan Studio and wanted to know the details before signing the contract.

In addition, fashion editors were summoned to write articles to analyze the significance of this signing to the mainland fashion and entertainment circles.

At the same time, Lin Xuan's mobile phone was bombed again.

Friends in the industry called him to congratulate him one after another, among which female celebrities were the most enthusiastic.

Luxury product endorsement is the dream of many female stars.

For example, Fan Xiaopang, she was dying of acidity.

However, Lin Xuan himself was very calm and even a little dissatisfied.

Wang Jinhua had several rounds of talks with these two companies, but in the end she was only given the status of spokesperson for the national district.

Originally, they planned to have spokespersons for Asia.

As for endorsement fees, luxury brands have always been stingy.

It's a million dollars a year, not even a penny more.

To increase the money and promote the status, unless Lin Xuan's influence can spread throughout Asia, especially countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

The merchant's request was very reasonable, and Wang Jinhua couldn't fault it. She could only hope that Lin Xuan would do better.

This contract was signed for two years, and Lin Xuan is still very confident about the situation after two years.

(End of this chapter)