Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 389: Academy Awards Apology

After finishing his speech, Zhang Chen stood still and walked leisurely into the meeting room, ignoring the huge waves behind him.

If the Academy Awards are rude to him, he will not be polite to them.

The other members of the crew had already entered the venue, found their seats, and were chatting with others.

Zhang Chen saw many familiar faces.

The Academy Awards was established in 1982. At first, it was just a small gathering of filmmakers. It was not until the establishment of the Academy Awards Association in 1994 that the position of Chairman of the Academy Awards was established.

Many people have served.

The first one was Hung Cho-sing, followed by Ng Si-yuan, Cheng Long, and Cheung Tung-cho. At this year's 25th Academy Awards, the chairman of the board was Man Chun.

Wen Jun served for three terms. During his tenure as chairman, he has been actively promoting cooperation and exchanges with mainland filmmakers. He also frequently invited mainland filmmakers to participate in the Academy Awards, aiming to find more ways out for Hong Kong films.

This is a person who truly cares about Hong Kong films.

We are also actively seeking innovation and change.

Unlike later figures such as Gordon Chan and Derek Yee, who have always emphasized persistence and said that the Hong Kong Film Awards are dedicated to serving local films.

To put it bluntly, this is a small award for local entertainment, so people from the mainland should not come.

This directly negates the efforts of the previous chairmen.

It also completely ruined the Academy Awards' path to becoming bigger and stronger.

However, Wen Jun had the final say this time, and he really invited many mainland film and television people to come.

Zhang Ziyi, Chen Shishi, Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, as well as Jane Zhang and Bibi Zhou from "Super Girl", who came as guest performers.

There are also veteran actors such as Tang Guoqiang and Hou Yong, and even CCTV program hosts - Li Yong, Zhu Jun and Wang Xiaoya.

When Zhang Chen entered the venue, Dong Jianqiang was greeting these people.

Zhang Ziyi, director Chen Da, and Zhang Yimou were all a little upset and sat in their respective seats, but the others were quite enthusiastic when they saw the people from Xingchen Entertainment.

When you come to an unfamiliar environment, we still have to stick together.

"Director Zhang~"

Hearing a call from behind, Zhang Chen turned around and saw Hu Jun running towards him.

The crew of "Everlasting Regret" where he was working was not far away from the red carpet order of "Taken". When Zhang Chen was interviewed, he had just finished walking, and the time difference was not much.

"Mr. Hu~"

It was the first time the two met, but they had known each other for a long time and held hands.

"Director Zhang, aren't you afraid of causing problems by saying that?"

The two of them walked towards the venue while talking.

"What's the problem? They were rude first, so it's not my fault~"

Zhang Chen shrugged indifferently, and Hu Jun also laughed and gave a thumbs up without caring whether there were people around or not.

"Director Zhang, I admire you, you are awesome~"

"Haha~"

Zhang Chen patted his shoulder and said, "It's worth it to be admired by the hero Qiao Feng~"

The two of them walked into the venue chatting and laughing, and happened to see other people.

Lu Yang saw Zhang Chen and waved to indicate their location, and Zhang Chen and the other person went over.

"Hello Director Zhang~"

"Hello Director Zhang~"

Jane Zhang and Bibi Zhou greeted him respectfully. They came over specially to say hello. They made their debut through "Super Girl" and received many benefits from Zhang Chen.

If it weren't for Zhang Chen's songs that gained him super national popularity, he would not have been invited to perform at the Academy Awards in his first year after his debut.

Zhang Chen also smiled and said hello: "What will you two be doing later?"

"Hmm~, I'll sing "Fortune Telling"~"

“I sang “Hua Xin”~”

The two were guest singers.

"Not bad, it can be considered as a warm-up for the movie~"

The time and space have not changed, and "Hua Xin" is still the theme song of "Painted Skin".

An award ceremony is definitely not just about awarding awards all the time. There should also be performances in between to liven up the atmosphere.

By the way, it can also extend the program duration, making it easier for the TV station to attract sponsorship.

This year's guest performers have already been announced:

CCTV Galaxy Youth Television Art Troupe, Hong Kong Children's Choir, Hong Kong singers Hacken Lee, King Andy Lau, and Leo Ku.

From the mainland, they are Zhou Xun, Tian Zhen, Liu Huan, Man Wenjun, Zhou Bichang, and Zhang Liangying.

Taiwanese singers include Angela Chang and Cyndi Wang.

We chatted for a while and then went back to our seats.

"Director, I'll go over there first~" Mr. Zhou left first.

The Academy Awards are very strange. Other award ceremonies arrange seats according to the crew, with the same crew arranged together.

But the Academy Awards are not like that, he is based on the awards.

Several nominees for Best Actor sat together, as did Best Actress and Best Director.

This arrangement is probably to make it easier to capture the expressions of the losers when the list of winners is announced.

Zhou Xun's seat was not with them.

Zhang Chen nodded, as he also needed to say hello to some acquaintances.

After finding Cheng Long's location, Zhang Chen went over to say hello, as well as Boss Yang.

Cheng Long was chatting with Chen Shishi and Zhang Weiping, and there was also Zhang Weiping next to them.

Zhang Chen walked over and said, "Uncle Long, Boss Yang, Director Yimou, Director Kai~"

There are festivals, but we still need to be polite.

As for Zhang Weiping, they had fallen out a long time ago and there was no need for politeness.

Several people also greeted him with a smile, and Cheng Long said with a smile: "Why, I heard that you just had some conflicts with the Academy Awards?"

This old guy is indeed a local boss and is well-informed.

This happened just now. He had only been here for a short time, so the news shouldn't have spread so quickly, but Cheng Long already knew about it.

But now that he knew, Zhang Chen shrugged: "It was the host who was rude first~"

"However, I want to thank you for speaking a fair word for me~"

Cheng Long patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder, and there was something more in his smile when he looked at him, probably because he was touched.

After working hard in Hong Kong for so many years, from being unknown to being world-famous, experiencing the glory of Double Chow and One Chow, and being in and out of Hollywood three times, he finally achieved some results.

Cheng Long believes that he has made contributions to Hong Kong films.

I worked so hard that even a person from the mainland noticed it, but those so-called elites at the Hong Kong Film Awards pretended not to see it.

He was holding a grudge in his heart, a grudge of not being understood.

But today, Zhang Chen pointed it out in public, which was equivalent to telling all his grievances out loud.

The conversation between the two left the people nearby confused. Zhang Yimou and Chen Shishi showed confusion in their eyes, but neither of them spoke.

However, Boss Yang next to him didn't care about that. Zhang Chen and Cheng Long were both on good terms with him, so they asked directly, "What are you talking about? Did something happen that I don't know about?"

Seeing that Zhang Chen didn't care, Cheng Long told him the news he had just heard.

"You, criticized the Academy Awards?" Boss Yang looked incredulous.

"That host is obviously causing trouble. I can't possibly indulge him~"

Seeing Zhang Chen speaking so baldly, poet Chen and Zhang Yimou looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Zhang Yimou has never had a direct battle with Zhang Chen, but Zhang Weiping knows about the conflict between them. Now that he sees that the other party has caused trouble for the Academy Awards again, this temper is really~
Fighting Buddha~
Poet Chen is much the same.

The battle between his wife and Zhang Chen was finally stopped with the help of Han Sanping.

If the war doesn't stop, who knows what will happen in the end.

He looked down on people like Zhang Chen and was unwilling to have any contact with him, but he had to admit that his fighting ability was indeed strong.

At this time, the news outside also reached the ears of Wen Jun, the chairman of the Academy Awards. Wen Jun's first reaction was that he really wanted to find his brothers from Hongxing to kill that idiot Chapman To.

Don't be surprised by his reaction. He is the screenwriter of the Young and Dangerous series. To be the chairman of the Academy Awards, his connections and abilities are not to be underestimated. He is not only an editor, but also a producer and director.

Also, an actor.

Many people have seen his movies, but they just don't match the characters.

He is the Lu Xiaofeng in "Forbidden City Bodyguard".

Four eyebrows, everyone loves him, Lu Xiaofeng~
He looks ugly, but he is really capable.

At this time, Wen Jun was so angry that he thought that two Buddhas had been born. Cross-strait exchanges are now the top priority, and it is also what he has been working hard for.

Even under his insistence, this year's Academy Awards invited more mainland guests than in previous years.

Embrace the mainland.

Is that how you hug him?
He knew with his ass why Chapman To embarrassed Zhang Chen, just to curry favor with Eric Tsang.

This street~
Wen Jun was so angry that he smashed the cup in the office.

If it wasn't too late to change people now, and he would have to rely on these three flops to continue hosting the award ceremony, he really wanted to change people now.

Others are afraid of Zeng Zhiwei, but he is not, because he is in cahoots with Wang Jing.

"Chairman Wen, the most pressing issue we face now is the list of winners~"

Seeing that Wen Jun was still immersed in anger, a judge next to him had to remind him.

"what?"

Wen Jun was only paying attention to the first part and didn't pay attention to the second part.

"The list of winners Zhang Chen predicted just now is exactly the same as the one we actually selected. What should we do?"

Wen Jun was shocked to hear this.

"Has our final list of winners been leaked in advance?"

"Impossible~"

The judges were very confident.

"After the list was finalized, it was locked in the vault of HSBC Bank. The judges who participated in the final review could not leak it. They had no contact with Zhang Chen and signed a confidentiality agreement..."

"Then, is that guy really so sure of his judgment?"

Wen Jun suddenly remembered Zhang Chen's nickname.

When he first saw the news he thought it was ridiculous. He predicted both Venice and the Oscars, so maybe he was just lucky.

But this time, the company won all four of the most important awards at the Academy Awards, which can no longer be explained by good luck.

"Shall we change it then?"

The judges asked a stupid question.

"Why change it? It's already been notarized. No matter if he guessed it right or not, it can't be changed. It's what it is. We must be responsible for the authority of the Academy Awards~"

The judges said "Oh", but they were secretly complaining in their hearts: "When the results are announced and it turns out that all of them are correct, that would be the biggest question to the authority of the Academy Awards~"

……

After exchanging a few words with Cheng Long and others, Zhang Chen left, but found that the people around him began to look at him strangely.

It seems that everyone knows what's happening outside now.

Originally, it was impossible to keep this secret. Once the red carpet crew entered, the news would definitely spread.

As Zhang Chen was walking, he was blocked by someone.

"Director Zhang Chen, I'm Zhang Zhiliang, the director of "The Warring States"~"

Zhang Zhiliang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhang Chen.

"Oh, hello, Director Zhang. Nice to meet you~"

He didn't understand why Zhang Zhiliang stopped him. Was he trying to cause trouble?
But it doesn't look like it.

"I watched an interview with Director Zhang a few days ago. Director Zhang seemed not optimistic about the prospects of "Warring States"~"

Zhang Zhiliang really came here for this.

Zhang Chen nodded: "This is just my personal opinion, Director Zhang, please don't mind, but I really don't think this theme is good. I still say that if it is a story about the Three Kingdoms, the audience may be more receptive~"

Zhang Zhiliang was not angry, but asked: "Director Zhang, have you read the original comics?"

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I haven't seen it~"

"Then Director Zhang had better take a look. After that, he won't say that anymore."

Zhang Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him. Where did this guy get his confidence from?

Just at this time, Dong Jianqiang came over and said, "So you are here~"

Dong Jianqiang looked anxious. Seeing Zhang Zhiliang, he smiled and nodded: "Sorry, I have something urgent to talk to Director Zhang about~"

"Oh, then please go ahead~"

Zhang Zhiliang smiled and took a step back. Dong Jianqiang thanked him and took Zhang Chen away.

After walking away for a while, Zhang Chen asked, "What's the matter? Why are you looking for me so urgently?"

Dong Jianqiang looked unhappy: "I just found out what happened outside, why didn't you tell me?"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "Just now, Jane Zhang and the others were there. The occasion was not appropriate, so I didn't say anything. You don't have to be nervous. At worst, we can just not attend the Academy Awards in the future~"

Dong Jianqiang: "I knew you would say that, but you are wrong this time. It was not me who came to you, but Wen Jun, the chairman of the Academy Awards..."

"Ok?"

He was still curious when he saw Wen Jun waiting in their seating area.

Seeing Dong Jianqiang pulling Zhang Chen over, he came over with a smile.

"Director Zhang Chen, I'm sorry, I just found out about what happened on the red carpet. I guarantee in the name of the chairman of the Academy Awards that Chapman To's behavior was absolutely a personal act and was not instructed by the Academy Awards. I hope Director Zhang doesn't mind~"

Seeing that the other party seemed to be here to apologize, Zhang Chen's expression relaxed.

"Since it's not the Academy Awards' intention, then I was making a fuss just now."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, Zhang Chen didn’t want to make things too awkward since the other party was giving him a way out.

Wen Jun immediately said, "We didn't do our job well enough. We didn't take into account the conflict between Director Zhang and Zeng Zhiwei. If we had considered it, we would definitely not allow them to do this."

Wen Jun's attitude was quite sincere, so Zhang Chen didn't intend to pursue the matter.

Otherwise, he would have planned to post a blog as soon as he returned.

Isn't it just a verbal war?
After a few more words, the misunderstanding was resolved and Wen Jun left.

The reason for choosing a place like the conference venue is to eliminate the impact and to reiterate one's own philosophy - to continue to increase exchanges with the mainland.

We can't let the whole pot of soup be spoiled because of one bad apple in Chapman To.

After Wen Jun left, a number of people gathered around him, all of whom had a good relationship with Zhang Chen.

Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun, Hu Jun and others...

They had just heard about the red carpet and came over to find out the news.

As for Johnnie To, he did not attend today's awards ceremony at all.

Johnnie To once vowed that he would never attend the Academy Awards, reportedly because he was very dissatisfied with some of the awards' small operations.

Some people also say that he and Wen Jun are sworn enemies, and he did not participate in the sessions when Wen Jun was chairman.

But he just didn't attend the award ceremony, he still participated in voting.

The Academy Awards also respect him very much, and even if he doesn't come, he will still be given the honor he deserves.

Liang Jiahui and the others found out the whole story, and after hearing that Wen Jun had just formally apologized, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the look in his eyes became strange again.

"Do you really think I can win the Best Actor award?"

He himself thought it was unlikely, and once told the media that he felt having two nominations would only split the votes.

Zhang Chen nodded confidently: "Yes~"

Zhou Xun: "Can I also win the Best Actress award?"

Zhang Chen nodded again: "Yes~"

Liang Jiahui asked on behalf of Johnnie To: "Can Director To win the Best Director award? Can "Election" win the Best Picture award?"

Zhang Chen still nodded: "Yes~"

(End of this chapter)