Movie tycoon

Chapter 628
After this episode, the awards ceremony continued, and two awards were handed out on the stage, namely Best Editing and Best Costume of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Among them, the best clip was won by "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" invested and shot by Debao Film Company.The producer of this drama is Hong Jinbao, one of the bosses of the company, and the director is McDonald.

This film takes a realistic approach. It was filmed at a time when mainland China was beginning to reform and open up, and the question of Hong Kong's 97 future was also emerging; the film fully revealed the gap in economic and people's livelihood between China and Hong Kong during this period. ; the ending was filmed in the real scene of a gunfight between police and robbers in the Kowloon Walled City.

As for the best costume, it was selected by Shaw Brothers' filming of "The Years Like Water".This is also the second award that Shaw Brothers has won at this year's Academy Awards, which fully demonstrates the strength of this once huge film empire that cannot be underestimated. Although it is dusk, the pride is still there.

Gradually, the entire Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was halfway through, and a more critical moment came, which was the award for the best screenwriter of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards.

As we all know, although Hong Kong movies do not attach great importance to screenwriting like Hollywood, and screenwriters do not have the same power as directors there, everyone knows the importance of screenwriting. A good screenwriter can create a good script , and a good script can make a good movie.

Whether the movie is good or not, the actors are the key, and the script has the final say!
As far as Chen Xiaotang knows, in the Korean entertainment industry in his previous life, a good screenwriter was even more capable than a director, and he was paid more than actors, and had the right to assign his favorite actors to be the leading actors, and he could also add and delete. actor's part.Therefore, many Korean stars have to curry favor with screenwriters in order to be able to appear in more dramas and show their faces more. You can see that the script of a play in Hollywood can sell for millions of dollars, or even tens of millions of dollars, which is higher than the salary of the leading actor.

The screenwriting system in the Chinese-language film industry is not perfect, and most screenwriters are below the food and clothing line. Often, the scripts they write can be sold for a few hundred yuan, or a few thousand yuan.Millions of scripts can be said to be very rare.Unless you are the kind of great screenwriter, this is how you can say something and get more remuneration.

Why is the situation of screenwriters in the Chinese film industry so miserable?

In short, it was caused by the director's "catch".

As we all know, Hong Kong movies are shot at a very fast speed, and they are often shot while writing the script.And in order to control this inhuman progress, the director has to wear several hats, while being a director, while thinking about plots, so many directors themselves are the screenwriters of this play!

For example, Huang Boming, Fatty Wang Jing, Zeng Zhiwei, and Xu Ke are well-known all-rounders in Hong Kong.These people like to make up their own stories and shoot on their own, and they put the screenwriters aside. Basically, the filming and filming are all the scenes they wrote. !

It is precisely because of this rather "deformed" Hong Kong-style filming method that Hong Kong screenwriters are "desperate". Only some well-known gold screenwriters can go to the altar and enjoy everyone's cheers, while most of them are sunk in the entertainment circle. in the ocean.

On the stage, as the host, fat sister Shen Dianxia announced with a smile on her face: "Everyone pay attention, the main event begins!"

This reminder immediately mobilized everyone's minds and looked at the stage eagerly.

Shen Dianxia's expression became serious, and she said, "Next, Mr. Zou Wenhuai, the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Association, will come on stage to present us with the Best Screenplay Award!"

"Best Screenplay!"

"I've been waiting, and it's finally here!"

"I don't know who will win the honor of gold medal screenwriter this time?"...

There was a lot of discussion below the stage, and it seemed that everyone was looking forward to this award.

As one of the top screenwriters in Hong Kong, the desire for this award is obvious, especially if you want to survive in the demanding screenwriting world, you must promote yourself to the status of a gold medal screenwriter, only then, there will be beer and bread Otherwise, I don’t even know how I starved to death.

Chen Xiaotang, who was nominated for the best screenplay this time, originally thought that he had seen through everything as someone who had experienced it, but only then did he realize that he was still a fucking mortal with naked eyes, and his desire for honor was no different from that of ordinary people , the mood also began to become excited and nervous.

On the stage, Zou Wenhuai Zou Daheng, who was the award presenter, stood in the center, quite imposing.

After all, he is the boss of Golden Harvest, and his strength to dominate the party is just now, so his aura is not ordinary. Standing on the stage at this moment, he feels a little arrogant to scold Fang Qiu.

Silently glanced at the audience below the stage, Mr. Zou began to say: "We didn't pay much attention to the value of screenwriters before. We always thought that with a good director and good actors, we could gain everyone's approval, but being a 'genius' horizontally After Kong was born, we realized that a good script is so important, hehe, everyone knows this "genius", so I won't say more, come on, big screen!"

As the words fell to the ground, Brother Zou glanced at the crowd with a smile, and his white hair seemed a little chic.

The shortlisted this time are: Hui Guanwen's "Teppanyaki"; Chen Guanzhong's "Waiting for Dawn"; Chen Xinjian's "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", and Chen Xiaotang's "Uncle".

It can be said that these four films have their own characteristics.

Xu Guanwen's "Teppanyaki" follows the path of warmth. In terms of screenwriting, each plot is designed in a family drama style, and the humor contains touching connotations;
Not to mention Chen Guanzhong's "Waiting for Dawn", with the background of the Japanese invasion of Huawei and the fall of Hong Kong as the theme, it reveals the cruel life of Hong Kong people in that era, and the relationship between two men and a woman in this special historical period. love story;

As a filmmaker, Chen Xinjian was a senior police superintendent, and he has been involved in many cases related to the big circle gang. The "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" written by him is, in a sense, a realistic white paper on the confrontation between the provincial and Hong Kong police and robbers. high authenticity;
As for "Uncle" written by Chen Xiaotang, it mainly follows the two routes of cruelty and warmth, involving too much dark side, the indifference and isolation between people, and the intangible heart in the depths of human nature. shocked.The story of the hero and the little girl Xiaomi made people feel sad, and then burst into tears. The theme of the story is so profound that it makes people reflect, so the competitiveness is also very strong.

Facing these four super movies and these four star-like screenwriters, it is time to decide who is the final winner. Everyone can't help but hold their breath and wait and see.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with great hope, Mr. Zou felt an indescribable satisfaction. He no longer kept secrets and tantalizing, and raised his voice and said: "Now I announce that the winner of the fourth Best Screenplay Award is ..." Mr. Zou looked at Chen Xiaotang, nodded slightly and shouted: ""Uncle" Chen Xiaotang! The reason for the award is that it shocked the soul and created a new trend of action movies at the same time! At the same time, he is also the first in Hong Kong history. A billionaire screenwriter with a box office of over [-] million! We welcome him!"

Crash, the applause broke out immediately.

Hundreds of millions of screenwriters, absolutely enough gimmicks!Enough strength! ! !
Chen Xiaotang was still in a daze.The fat man next to him, Wang Jing, kicked him, "I'll pick it, but if you don't stand up, you're the best screenwriter?!"

Only now did Chen Xiaotang stand up in a hurry, bowed to everyone and went directly onto the stage.

At that moment, he felt his heart beating fast, and he didn't know how he got up there. He didn't calm down until he got on the stage and shook hands with Mr. Zou.

"Thank you! Thank you everyone!" After shaking hands with Zou Wenhuai, Chen Xiaotang and Zou Wenhuai won his first movie trophy in Hong Kong, feeling inexplicably excited.

He couldn't help but kissed the trophy fiercely, and then said loudly: "At first, I thought I wouldn't be so excited, but the truth is, at this moment, I am so excited that I want to jump up..."

Hearing what Chen Xiaotang said was so funny, people would laugh heartily.

"To be honest, I didn't expect that I would really win this award. Although I thought about what I should say when I really won the award, and memorized a long speech, I forgot all about it now!"

"Hahaha!" People laughed again.

"According to the rules, I still have to thank my colleagues in the company, thank the "Uncle" crew, thank my family, thank you for your support and help to me, thank you everyone!"

After saying some polite words, Chen Xiaotang waited for the applause to stop, and started to get down to business.

He said: "Since I won the best screenwriter this time, I think I should make a little contribution to the screenwriting circle in Hong Kong. Boss Zou also said before that screenwriting is so important to a movie. But because In Hong Kong, it is popular for directors to work part-time, including directors and screenwriters, and some even starred directly, making life more and more difficult for many screenwriters who really make a living by writing scripts."

"Everyone thinks that the world of screenwriters is full of imagination and imagination, but who knows how hard and tiring real screenwriters are? For a script, they may stay up all night thinking about plots, and for a line, they may spend several hours. They make revisions in small hours. Staying up late is their daily routine, climbing grids is their professional habit, and various diseases are their work and rest partners... They are so hard and tired, but they get so few opportunities, and the rewards they get are also So pitiful, so I want to ask, why?!"

Chen Xiaotang's question made everyone think deeply.

The customary way of filming in Hong Kong has always caused everyone to ignore or ignore the importance of screenwriting.

But now what Chen Xiaotang said reminded everyone that screenwriting is very important and life is very hard.

"So here, as a rising star in the screenwriting world, I appeal to everyone, please give the screenwriters a little more care and help, so that they can have more energy to create better works!" Chen Xiaotang said loudly, "And our Shadow Entertainment has decided from today to formally set up a screenwriting department to do our part in cultivating screenwriting talents in Hong Kong. We will provide generous remuneration and a complete welfare system to all outstanding talents who join the ranks of screenwriting in Moying Entertainment. They have a wide space to display their talents! Here, I, Chen Xiaotang, swear, I will do what I say, and I will never break my word!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar immediately.

No one could have imagined that Chen Xiaotang would suddenly come up with such a trick, and set up a screenwriting department directly at the award ceremony of the Academy Awards, and vowed to use the best conditions to cultivate excellent screenwriting talents.

What does it mean?
Compassion?

Or throw a brick to attract jade? !

Or is it just self-promotion? !
No matter what, I am afraid that all the excellent screenwriters in Hong Kong will flock to Moying Entertainment, and they are grateful to Chen Xiaotang himself.

This trick is really high, too high!
Yongsheng, who had always been at odds with Chen Xiaotang, narrowed his eyes at Hua Sheng, and muttered in his heart, "This Chen Xiaotang is a guy who does everything he can, and he took the opportunity to win over the influence of screenwriters. In the future, the entire screenwriting circle in Hong Kong may be able to do so." be swayed by him."

It wasn't just Xiang Hua Sheng who thought this way, anyone with brains and insight had thought of this, and Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but admire him.

It is really talented to be able to achieve the state of "pervasive" in life.

In fact, the reason why Chen Xiaotang did this was to create a sense of oppression for everyone: You don't value screenwriters, but I do!Let's see who will suffer in the future.

It can be said that Chen Xiaotang used this trick very cleverly, and quietly promoted the reform of Hong Kong's screenwriting circle.And in the future, because of his contribution to screenwriting, he will be hailed as "No. 1 reform in the screenwriting world"!
After awarding the best screenplay, the host, who knows how to control the rhythm of the ceremony, announced: "Okay, let's relax for a while, please listen to the song "I Really Love You"!"

As soon as Zeng Zhiwei's voice fell, the Beyond band under Monster Entertainment started to accompany him, and Huang Jiaju walked to the microphone with his guitar in his arms. Accompanied by the beautiful tune, his voice spread across the world in an instant.

"A pair that can't be modified ~ brings out the warmth and is always behind ~ always wordy and always concerned ~ doesn't know how to cherish and is too guilty ~ indulged in scales she doesn't appreciate ~ mother's love never backs down ~ determined to fight in the heart ~ dear Grace can finally be repaid..."

For a long time, in the big family of Moying Entertainment, the Beyond band has followed Chen Xiaotang's footsteps. Wherever there is Chen Xiaotang, there must be this band, such as Chen Xiaotang's personal concert and Chen Xiaotang's press conference. It can be said that the Beyond band is like It is Chen Xiaotang's shadow, always following him.

Chen Xiaotang's support for the Beyond band is obvious to all, so that the band has risen from the original obscurity to the number one rock band in Hong Kong and even Asia.

Many of the songs they composed are also very popular and familiar to everyone.For example, this song "Really Love You", regardless of the artistic conception of the lyrics, or the rhythm and melody, has been affirmed and praised by Chen Xiaotang.

In Hong Kong, there are very few songs that praise mothers. In Chen Xiaotang's opinion, this song "I Really Love You" is simply the best of the best. If you don't show it for everyone to appreciate, you will be too sorry for this good song. Yes, so he arranged for the Beyond band to sing live at the Academy Awards.

This is definitely good news for the organizers. First, it sells Chen Xiaotang face. Second, the band is famous. Third, it can further enliven the atmosphere of the awards ceremony.

Therefore, after Chen Xiaotang made the request, the organizer and TVB had nothing to say, come on, have a good time singing!

Compared with the passionate performance of the Beyond band, at this time, those performing singers who came from Taiwan~Taiwan with an unhappy mood realized the value of performing here. This is for the whole world. It can be said that this This kind of opportunity can't be bought with money!

At this moment, all the performers felt a kind of gratitude, thankful that they did not give up this opportunity, this excellent opportunity to show their faces around the world.At the same time, I have a firm idea in my heart, that is: even if I pay for it myself next year, I must get a qualification to perform here early.

Beyond's performance is over, and everyone's eyes are once again cast on the stage.

The next awards for best music, nominated for best music at the [-]th Hong Kong Film Awards are:
Lin Minyi's "Love in a Fallen City";
Kitaro "(The Years Like Water Flow";
Lin Mude's "Provincial and Hong Kong Banner Soldiers";
Shen Shengde's "Brave and Unrestrained Women in the Tang Dynasty".

Here I have to mention the ancient costume fragrance ~ pornographic film "The Tang Dynasty Unrestrained Girl".

In Chen Xiaotang's impression, this is a rare masterpiece in Hong Kong.The film tells the story of the strange woman Yu Xuanji.

Miss Yu Xuanji is a Taoist priestess, she was not "bold and unrestrained", and she was no different from ordinary Xiaojiabiyu, but because of her poor family, her father died early, she married Li Yi as a concubine at the age of 16, she was not tolerated by a big woman, and she was bullied at the age of 17 A monk became a Taoist priest, and under the polishing of life, she grew into a "bold and unrestrained woman" and lived a bohemian life.In the end, Yu Xuanji was executed for killing his maid.

This is one of Shaw Brothers' many erotic films that is more popular. Xia Wenxi, who played the role of Yu Xuanji in "Fire Youth", has a dignified appearance, but after entering the bed, he is also fully present. sexy charm.The contrast between the two is so great that people have to admire her acting skills.

Especially the music in this play, they appear appropriately in the scene, they have the beauty of icing on the cake and the finishing touch.
In the use of musical instruments, Chinese classical instruments such as flute, qin, sanxian, ban, panpipe, drum, etc. are chosen. The music played is very Chinese folk music flavor; It is full of antiquity and wit: there are "Pingkang in Chang'an, a romantic swamp. There are three thousand households in a small hall and twelve brothels on avenues" that express the scenery of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. Flavored farewell song "Nine Songs of National War".

It is precisely because of the extraordinary music of this drama that Chen Xiaotang is very optimistic about this drama, and feels that it is only natural that this drama can win the best music.

Possibly, can a tertiary film really be able to win the super laurel crown that represents Hong Kong's supreme glory? !
Everyone, wait and see!
(End of this chapter)