1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 318 Gong Xue and Zhu Lin

At this time, the word "Hollywood" is the most taboo word in the domestic film industry.

If anyone says that this director or this actor is like Hollywood, the two of them will have a fight.

So no matter whether it is the Golden Rooster Award or the Hundred Flowers Award, they did not follow the same rules as the Hong Kong Film Awards. They did not insert performances, or engage in sensationalism, and it was even more impossible to have a talk show.
Two female hosts came on stage dressed in beautiful costumes.

It is said to be beautiful clothing, but in fact it is just clothes with brighter colors, neither backless nor low-cut.

However, one of the two female hosts surprised Jiang Xian.

One of them is the 20-year-old actress Narenhua.

Another one is Gong Xue, who finally made her mark in the film industry this year.

Gong Xue only officially became an actor of the Shanghai Film Studio this year, and her acting skills have been constantly improving. She received an invitation from Xie Jin to shoot "Qiu Jin", and spent about half a year preparing for her body shape and temperament, swordsmanship and talent. This can be said to be the work she has prepared for the longest time since her debut.

But she was eventually replaced before filming began, and the experience dealt a huge blow to her.

Now I see her standing on the stage in a pink dress, looking energetic and in good spirits. She must have recovered from the blow.

"Dear filmmakers and dear audience friends, good evening!"

"On this beautiful night, we gather together at the second 'Golden Rooster Awards' and the fifth 'Hundred Flowers Awards' ceremony to witness the brilliant achievements of the Chinese film industry."

"As the most anticipated event in the Chinese film industry, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards are not only a recognition of film art, but also a recognition of the hard work of Chinese filmmakers."

“Here, on behalf of the organizers, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the winning films and winners!”

Hua Hua Hua.

Gong Xue and Naren Hua talked to each other, and finally after a rising tone, the stadium burst into warm applause.

Jiang Xian also clapped his hands, his eyes moving between Gong Xue on the stage and Zhu Lin beside him.

A long time ago, he had been looking forward to seeing the two of them in the same frame.

This is what would happen if "Cars and Horses" won the award.
The first award to be presented is the Golden Rooster Awards, which have many prizes, about a dozen in total.

Narenhua held a list with revolutionary enthusiasm:

"Next up, the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film:."

At this moment, all the film workers tensed up.

""Neighbor"."

Narenhua said the name of the film, which was a film produced by Qingying Studio. The crew cheered and Zhu Lin looked at Jiang Xian with a little frustration.

"There are other prizes." Jiang Xian smiled and squeezed her hand.

“Here are the best documentaries:.”

That’s right, the Golden Rooster Awards has an award for documentary.

It’s a pity that “Chinese Writers” only has one limited episode and the content is relatively short, so I can’t submit an application.

There were two winners for the Best Documentary Award, and Narenhua also announced the award for the Best Science and Education Film.

Every time a new video was released, the whole audience would applaud and congratulate, and the atmosphere was very lively.

After the announcement of the best science and education film, all the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Picture were announced.

Next comes the individual awards section.

Gong Xue raised the microphone and said, "Now let's announce the Best Screenwriter Award:"

That’s right, the individual award that ranks first is not the director award, but the screenwriter award.

After all, screenwriters are more important than anything else these days and hold absolutely the highest position in the domestic film industry.

Gong Xue first read out the list of nominations and then announced it last.

"Jiang Xian, 'Traffic and Traffic'!"

"Whoosh!"

There was thunderous applause in the stadium, and Jiang Xian suddenly felt countless pairs of eyes looking at him, catching him off guard.

".I won a prize?"

To be honest, he really didn't expect it. He came here just to see how many awards Zhu Lin, "Cars and Horses" and "The Chess King" could win in total.

He thought about Wang Haowei winning the award, Xie Jin winning the award, and Zhu Lin winning the award.
Unexpectedly, he was the first one to bloom.

Zhu Lin clapped her hands vigorously, her almond-shaped eyes filled with pride.

"Hubby, congratulations!"

"Haha."

Jiang Xian smiled a little slowly, facing the whole audience, and was in a daze for a while before he stood up and went on stage.

Sister Gong Xue smiled at him and whispered congratulations. She remembered meeting Jiang Xian once before, but for some reason, he seemed to dislike her a little, so she hid towards Na Renhua without leaving a trace.

Narenhua handed the Golden Rooster Award trophy to Jiang Xian, as well as a certificate.

At the same time, Gong Xue said crisply: "Let us applaud Comrade Jiang Xian who won the Best Screenwriter Award at this year's Golden Rooster Awards."

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa."

Jiang Xian bowed to express his gratitude, but of course he didn't dare to hug Narenhua, and Gong Xue was even less brave.

After the applause, Narenhua read out the award speech:

“With his unique perspective and story creation, Jiang Xian conceived a light-hearted, humorous and touching film.

The film explores the conflict and transformation between the old and new modes of production. The real and profound emotions make the whole film full of powerful artistic appeal. It is not only breathtaking, but also has certain practical significance.

"Incredible! Brother Jiang is incredible!"

Ge You was sitting in the audience, patting Zhang Guangbei's arm, more excited than if he had won the award himself.

Zhang Guangbei was also full of admiration, "Comrade Jiang Xian, you really deserve the title."

Although Jiang Xian is a star in the cultural circle, literature and art are inseparable, and there are many people in the film industry who know and are familiar with him.

I am convinced that he won this award. After all, among so many films, there are very few that are about reform.

It would be even better if the reform was written so well.

"It's not fair, this is not fair!" Chen Peisi shouted while sitting in his seat.

Wang Haowei glared at him.

"What's all the fuss about? How is this unfair?"

Chen Peisi grinned and said, "Director Wang, I'm not saying anything, but look, among the films nominated this year, both The Chess King and The Rush Hour were written by Jiang Xian.

This is too unfair. Comrade Jiang Xian was nominated for two films at once. His chances of winning are greater than other screenwriters. "

Chen Peisi was obviously saying the opposite of what he meant by compliment, which made the creative team of "Traffic Heavy Traffic" laugh.

Wang Hao was helpless.

"You are such a funny guy."

Jiang Xian on the stage briefly shared his feelings about winning the award, which of course had been reviewed.

"I am very excited now. To be honest, I didn't expect that I would win an award today. 'Traffic and Traffic' was a work I created about two years ago. At that time, my creation was still a little immature and green."

Jiang Xian said that his creations two years ago were immature and green, but the subtext can of course be understood as that his creations are much more mature now.

But no one thought his words were abrupt, because no matter it was "The Garland under the Mountain", "Rock and Rock to Grandma's Bridge", or even the recently published "Red Sorghum".

It can be seen that Jiang Xian's creation has reached a new and more profound realm.

"Thank you to the motherland, thank you to Beijing Film Studio, thank you to my parents, and thank you to my lover."

"This award is a milestone in my literary and artistic work. I will continue to devote myself to literary and artistic creation."

“The journey is long, and only struggle can bring us success.”

Jiang Xian received the award and, under the guidance of the staff, sat down in the first row.

The small bench next to it is reserved for the winners behind. The Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress will take a temporary rest here before going on stage together for a group photo later.

The audience was discussing Jiang Xian's acceptance speech.

"Look, a writer is a writer. Look how beautifully he put it."

"That's right, this is ideological awareness."

Amidst the discussion, the Best Actress award was soon announced.

It's a pity for Jiang Xian that Zhu Lin was nominated for this award but didn't win it. Instead, it went to Li Xiuming, a golden flower from Beijing Film Studio. She starred in the film "Xu Mao and His Daughters".

This film is very interesting because last year, the Bayi Film Studio and the Beijing Film Studio each filmed a film called "Xu Mao and His Daughters" at the same time.

This is a novel written by farmer writer Zhou Keqin. Both the August 1st Film Studio and the Beijing Film Studio took a fancy to the novel and hoped to make it into a film.

At first, they were each secretly planning to shoot the film, but later the news inevitably leaked out. Since both companies wanted to shoot the film, a lawsuit was filed.

Although the person in charge of this area in the Ministry of Culture was the director of the old Bayi Film Studio, and logically should have favored the Bayi Film Studio, it was Director Wang Yang of the Beijing Film Studio who took a fancy to this novel and had a very firm attitude, so it was very difficult to manage.

During the stalemate, Beijing Film Studio took the initiative and started filming quietly.

When the Bayi Film Studio found out about this, they were furious. They thought, "We were clearly the ones who chose the film first, so why should you take the lead?" So they also started filming.

The two families started competing against each other, each trying their best to outdo the other. The two crews were filming in the same place, very close to each other, and they often ran into each other, but just like angry children, no one said hello to the other, and some even rolled their eyes.

Judging from the current results, the filming at the Beijing Film Studio seems to be more successful. The fact that Li Xiuming won the Golden Rooster Award is the best proof of this.

However, in Jiang Xian's opinion, the film produced by Beijing Film Studio is just average.

The reason for success is that we took the initiative.

Their Beijing Film Studio shot it first and released it first. After watching it, the audience naturally lost interest in the one from the Bayi Film Studio.

Taking advantage of first-mover advantage.

Moreover, this version from the Beijing Film Studio brings together three golden flowers from the studio: Li Xiuming, Liu Xiaoqing, and Siqin Gaowa, making the lineup unprecedentedly strong.

Li Jun, the director of "Xu Mao and His Daughters" from the Bayi Film Studio, was sitting near Jiang Xian's seat.

The meaning of Li Xiuming winning the award is self-evident. The Bayi Film Studio has obviously lost this competition.

Many people looked in his direction.

Jiang Xian also turned his head to take a look, and heard Li Jun say casually:
“Leave everything to time.”

Jiang Xian nodded.

Indeed it is.

Only true classics can stand the test of time.

From the perspective of later generations like Jiang Xian, the version shot by Li Jun of the Bayi Film Studio is indeed more exciting.

Li Jun has previously starred in "Serfs", "The Red Star", and "Homeward Bound".
"Xu Mao and His Daughters" also retains this style, and every shot is quite exquisite.

After the Golden Rooster Awards were presented, the crew of "Cars and Water" won a Best Screenplay Award, and "The Chess King" won the Best Photography Award. The photographer Zou Jixun was the photographer of Xie Tieli's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" at the Beijing Film Studio.

From this perspective, the two films created by Jiang Xian won two Golden Rooster Awards, which can be said to be a great harvest.

But he was a little unwilling.

Since the actors in both films were carefully selected by him, how could he not win any acting awards?

Jiang Xian had to admit that he was indeed a little greedy.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is normal that he didn't get the acting award. After all, the actors of this era are like gods fighting each other. Compared with others, whether it is Ge You, Chen Peisi, or Zhu Lin, they all seem relatively immature.

After Jiang Xian returned to his seat, he put the trophy and certificate in Zhu Lin's hands.

"for you."

"What are you doing for me?"

"This award is mine and yours too."

Zhu Lin laughed in silence, "Look at what you said, this is not an award you have earned through your own hard work."

Although she said this, she felt sweet in her heart.

It was impossible to say that she didn't feel regretful for not winning the Golden Rooster Award, but holding the trophy given to her by Jiang Xian, Zhu Lin felt that she had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Jiang Xian felt regretful.

Are we going to miss seeing Zhu Lin and Gong Xue in the same frame?

After the Golden Rooster Awards are presented, there is a speech, and then the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony begins.

The Hundred Flowers Awards have fewer awards, but as an old award, in many people's minds, its value and recognition exceed those of the Golden Rooster Awards.

The show is also hosted by Gong Xue and Naren Hua.

Narenhua held the manuscript in her hand and said, "Now we will present the Hundred Flowers Awards for the best films: A Happy Family, Nostalgia, and Traffic!"

Every time she read a movie, the crew in a certain area cheered.

When the four words "bustling traffic" came out of Narenhua's mouth, everyone around Jiang Xian stood up at once.

“I won the award!”

Without saying anything, Chen Peisi slapped Zhu Shimao's arm, causing Zhu Shimao to feel pain for a long time.

The main creators of the crew were jubilant and congratulated each other.

The award ceremony on the stage continued.

The best actor award went to Wang Xingang. In the 60s, there was a selection of "22 Great Movie Stars of New China", and he was one of them. He has starred in "Eternal Waves", "The Red Detachment of Women", "Eternal Life in the Blazing Flames", and "The Great River Flows".
They are all popular masterpieces.

This time, he won the award for "Friends" directed by Xie Tieli and Chen Huaiai, in which he played Cai E, Ying Ruocheng played Yuan Shikai, and Zhang Yu played the famous prostitute Xiao Fengxian.

Continue to report.

"Next up is the Best Actress award."

Gong Xue paused with a smile and said, "This is our last award this year. I believe everyone is looking forward to it."

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Jiang Xian curled his lips.

Gong Xue is quite naughty and keeps the secret at this time.

He stretched his neck and looked around.

It's really a star-studded cast.

The older generation includes Wang Yumei and He Xiaoshu.

Li Xiuming, Liu Xiaoqing and Siqin Gaowa from Beijing Film Studio were all there.

There are even more beautiful women at the Shanghai Film Studio.

Zhang Yu just won the fourth Best Actress Award for "Lush Mountain Love" last year, and this year's "Friends" is still very competitive.

Looking around, there are so many actresses, and each of them is a well-known and good actress.

Jiang Xian was a little confused at the moment and couldn't be sure who the award would be given to.

Narenhua spoke:
"The actresses nominated for this year's Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress are:"

"Li Xiuming's "Xu Mao and His Daughters", Zhang Yu's "Friends", Zhu Lin's "Traffic and Crowd".

Zhu Lin opened her mouth slightly and her eyes widened. When she heard that she was nominated again, her whole body tensed up.

According to the process, Gong Xue first stated the reasons for the nomination of each actress.

Among the three actresses, Zhang Yu and Li Xiuming have already established themselves in the film industry.

Only Zhu Lin has not won any award, and this award is the greatest recognition for an actor.

Let me tell you everything without further ado.

Gong Xue announced the results promptly.

“I hereby declare.”

"The Best Actress of the Fifth Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards is:"

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"Congratulations, Comrade Zhu Lin."

Wow!
The stadium was filled with thunderous applause.

When she heard her own name, Zhu Lin felt dizzy, her vision was blurry and she couldn't see clearly, and her ears were noisy and chaotic.

Emotions surged in my heart, so I couldn't help but sit on the chair, lowered my head, covered my face with my hands, and my shoulders twitched slightly.

In such a situation, it was not convenient for Jiang Xian to take any action, so she had to seek help from director Wang Haowei, who was also a lesbian.

Wang Haowei smiled and put his arm around her shoulders, comforting her softly. She finally stood up, her eyes red and tearful as she smiled at Jiang Xian. Then she wiped away her tears and walked towards Gong Xue on the stage with her head held high.

(End of this chapter)