Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 461 Sissi Crowned Empress Again

Liu Jing knew him inside and out; this was the effect of the clothing gathering together.

Let alone the assistant, even if Xiaodao and Tangtang wore it,

You can see the ditch.

The assistant was also in a red dress, revealing a glimpse of her fair skin, not much, at least not as much as Dong Xuan's.

Bai Bing snorted softly, sat up straight, and said, "If you think it's too small, don't play with it."

"Boss, I'll find a chance to make it up to you about the pot I cooked that day," the assistant promised softly. She was currently in contact with Qin Lan, and if the corner of the wall loosened even once, it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.

Moreover, in her opinion, Qin Lan and Taro's relationship was in trouble and they were not far from breaking up.

By that time...

"Stop trying to instigate me. I'm not one to take advantage of others in their time of need, and I never coerce anyone. Don't think so badly of your boss; he's more noble than you imagine," Liu Jing scolded. If he knew the compensation plan his assistant had mentioned, he wondered what he would have thought.

Bai Bing pouted. Huo Wenxi is here too. Should I call her over? Let the two of you get to know each other.

She was just flirting with the boss a little; there were people around, so she had to be mindful of the impact.

"Sigh! This awards ceremony was so boring." Zeng Li heard everything clearly. What were you two talking about? Weren't you afraid of others overhearing?

During the recent promotional tour for "The Message," I was the main character wherever I went, but suddenly I became a supporting character, which made me feel a bit disappointed.

“Zeng Li, broaden your horizons, don’t be so narrow-minded. Participation is the most important thing. Winning or not doesn’t matter; being nominated is proof enough,” Liu Jing said seriously.

"Ha ha……"

Zeng Li was too lazy to argue. You've been throwing a tantrum for two days now. Do you really think I can't see through you?

Before long, Mr. Wang also entered and went straight to Liu Jing's side.

Unfortunately, there was no seat next to Liu Jing, so he chatted with the person in front of Liu Jing for a few minutes and then switched seats.

Liu Jing muttered to himself, "There are so many seats, why do you have to squeeze in front of me? Is that a problem?"

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Mr. Wang sat next to him on several occasions when he attended award ceremonies.

Think about it again, but I can't think about it anymore, this guy has a problem with his sexual orientation.

"Hey bro, we're thinking of throwing a birthday party for Zhou Xun tonight, wanna join us?" Just after we changed seats, Mr. Wang turned around and started chatting.

"No thanks! I have things to do tonight, you guys have fun." Liu Jing chuckled to himself, the banquet was about to start, and he only just extended the invitation. He absolutely couldn't attend such a gathering.

"Brothers, Huayi is about to go public. We lack experience in the capital market. Let's get together sometime and I'd like to learn from Chunqiu." Little Wang just said it casually; everyone felt uncomfortable with an outsider at a company gathering.

"I'm just a beginner, I need to ask Mr. Ma for advice, he's the real expert in the capital market."

"Hehe..." Xiao Wang always felt this was sarcastic.

Two years ago, Alibaba listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an issue price of HK$13.50. The share price immediately soared to over HK$30. At its peak, it reached over HK$40 per share, with a market capitalization exceeding HK$200 billion.

Upon listing, it set multiple records: the largest amount of financing, the largest amount of frozen funds (4500 billion yuan), and the most dramatic opening price increase.

With the outbreak of the financial crisis, the price fell below the issue price at the beginning of last year, and dropped to a low of just over three yuan at the end of last year.

The stock price plummeted from a three-fold increase to a quarter of its opening price, a ride even more thrilling than a rollercoaster.

This year, prices rebounded, reaching a high of over 20 yuan, but have recently begun to weaken again.

Liu Jing wasn't being sarcastic. Sister Li bought one million shares of Alibaba at around HK$30 each when the company went public. At her worst, she lost over HK$30 million, leaving her with only a little over HK$3 million.

Instead of selling, Sister Li spent over 30 million yuan to increase her holdings, buying another 10 million shares.

She held 11 million shares, which cost her over 60 million yuan and are now worth over 200 million yuan.

Sister Li always considered it a regret that she didn't have the opportunity to invest in Alibaba back then. She felt that Mr. Ma was a great talent, and his words were even better than Lei Jun's.

"Brother, I want to buy the sequel rights to 'Painted Skin,' name your price." Boss Wang has his eye on "Painted Skin." It broke box office records last year, and it would be idiotic for Liu Jing not to capitalize on its success and make a sequel.

"Brother Lei, I want to buy the sequel rights to 'Detective Dee.' Name your price." Liu Jing wasn't stupid, so of course he disagreed.

"Brother, you're joking," said Mr. Wang with an awkward laugh.

Liu Jing was very fortunate to have entered the Kingdom of Women; otherwise, he would have had to listen to Xiao Wang show off the whole time.

Seeing that the deal for the sequel to "Painted Skin" hadn't been finalized, he launched into a long talk about Huayi Brothers' five-year plan, which made Liu Jing drowsy.

After a perfunctory chat for more than ten minutes, the awards ceremony finally began as a video played on the big screen, and Mr. Wang finally quieted down.

"Hometown, dreams in a foreign land, wild geese fly by, the road is clear, autumn waters and the vast sky share the same longing..."

The singer is Deng Chao, a native of Nanchang and the spokesperson for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

"Boss, that girl in the music video looks familiar. She seems to be from your school." As an agent, Bai Bing is good at recognizing and remembering people. She can leave an impression on anyone she has dealt with.

“Cai Wenjing, a student from the 08 performance class.” Liu Jing really recognized her, and heard a loud laugh in his ear.

Last year, when they registered for school, they saw this girl while playing cards at the intersection that girls had to pass through the dormitory.

He had a few interactions with them during school events.

The Class of 07 had beauties like Jing Tian, ​​Shuang Zi, Kan Qing Zi, Qian Liu Yin, Chai Bi Yun, Hao Hao, and Tan Song Yun. The Class of 08 was not as good as the Class of 07. Cai Wen Jing was considered the most beautiful girl in the Class of 08 and was the focus of conversation in the boys' dormitory.

"Oh, I see, you're from Hubei." Bai Bing suddenly realized that she always paid more attention to students from Hubei at the Beijing Film Academy.

Who knows, one day someone might come knocking on your door, or reach out through some channel, claiming to be a distant neighbor, a relative you don't keep in touch with, or a friend you don't know.

After the music video finished playing, Zhang Guoli walked onto the stage, and the first item of the awards ceremony began.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to Yue Hong for "Walking and Watching," and the Best Supporting Actor award went to Wang Xueqi for "Mei Lanfang." The rest of the awards were unremarkable.

After more than ten days of roadshows, there hadn't been a moment's respite. Surrounded by familiar scents and listening to the boring script on stage, Liu Jing was finally dozing off.

"Under the City Wall" won Best Recording and Best Music. After the system optimization, technical awards no longer offer a chance to win prizes, which Liu Jing regrets.

The Best Art Direction award went to "Iron Man," with Bai Bing and Tao Zeru serving as the presenters.

"This is so boring, it feels like we're dividing up pork." Bai Bing returned to her seat and complained softly.

This was completely different from the last Hong Kong Film Awards; the entire event was calm and uneventful, without even a minor incident. The ceremony proceeded smoothly and methodically, following the established procedures.

“That’s how domestic awards are. They want everything, and in the end, they don’t get this, they don’t get that, they don’t get anything. They try to balance things out, but they feel it’s not balanced at all. They try to be all things to all people, but in the end, they get nothing. They’re good at domestic competition, but bad at international competition. The selection mechanism and the operation are all problematic. They’re not inclusive at all, they don’t have an international perspective, and they don’t have a young and enterprising mindset. They’ve only been established for a few years, and they’re like a senile old lady,” Liu Jing complained. Bai Bing listened and laughed. She had just told Zeng Li that being nominated was proof of her worth, but she was still full of resentment.

She learned early the day before yesterday that Zhou Xun was going to win Best Actress, and her boss got a little upset.

There's a strong online buzz about Liu Yifei winning an award; she already won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress this year for her role in "Painted Skin."

"Painted Skin" once set a box office record. Only one of Liu Yifei and Fat Bing was nominated, which is understandable.

It's understandable that he wasn't nominated for Best Actor, given that "Under the Walls" was nominated for Best Picture.

Although Liu Jing harbored some resentment at losing the Best Actress award to Zhou Xun, it wasn't too strong, as Zhou Xun's performance in "The Equation of Love and Death" was indeed superb. The Best Actress award shouldn't be solely based on box office success; that would defeat the purpose of the competition.

This morning, Liu Jing received another piece of information: this year's Best Actress award is likely to be a tie, with Jiang Wenli taking the other spot.

Liu Jing became an instant sensation. Even with two winning tickets, my Xixi still didn't get one. Is this how you discriminate against "Painted Skin"? Is this how you suppress young actors?
The Best Director award went to Feng Xiaogang, not Chen Jiashang for "Painted Skin." "Painted Skin" received five nominations but ultimately won none.

“Boss, now that you mention it, the Best Cinematography awards are being presented right now. It should be ‘Assembly’s’ turn, right?” Bai Bing patted her boss’s arm as a gesture of comfort.

As soon as Bai Bing finished speaking, Hao Lei on stage announced the winners, loudly reading out the list, which was indeed "Assembly".

Cheers erupted from the back row as photographer Wang Liguang walked onto the stage to accept his award.

After the remarks, the ballet performance followed, which energized the audience.

It wasn't the ballet that was stimulating; those were just appetizers, the main course was yet to come.

The presenters for the Best Actress award were Zhang Yu and Tao Hong. The introduction ended quickly, and five short films appeared on the big screen. "The nominees for Best Actress at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards are: Zhou Xun, who plays Li Mi in the film 'The Equation of Love and Death'; Liu Yifei, who plays Xiao Wei in the film 'Painted Skin'; Yao Xingtong, who plays Yue Ming in the film 'Blossom'; Zeng Li, who plays Meng Xiaodong in the film 'Forever Enthralled'; and Jiang Wenli, who plays Wang Cailing in the film 'Springtime'."

"Sissi's performance was not bad, better than 'Springtime,' but still a bit lacking. If I were a judge, the award should go to Zhou Xun and Zeng Li. Sissi is a bit young, and in China, seniority matters a lot..." Liu Jing muttered.

Zhang Yu announced the list on stage, "The winner of this year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress is Liu Yifei for 'Painted Skin'..."

clap clap clap...

Everyone else heard applause, but Bai Bing heard slaps.

The boss had barely finished speaking when this was a slap in the face!

The assistant was disappointed. Why hadn't she made a bet with the boss beforehand? If she could beat him just once, she wouldn't have to do anything; she'd just have him call her "Sister Dong."

It sounds wonderful, just thinking about it makes her feel trendy.

Liu Jing clapped mechanically, looking bewildered. What had happened? He was certain that the list included Zhou Xun and Jiang Wenli, so how did it become Qianqian again?
Did I mispronounce it?

Many viewers shared this view, and many quickly turned their attention to the two rumored protagonists.

Zhou Xun was somewhat surprised, while Jiang Wenli remained indifferent.

On stage, Zhang Yu shouted, "Wait, wait a minute, there's one more person, Zhou Xun, 'The Equation of Love and Death'."

Jiang Wenli's face instantly darkened, then her smile became even brighter than Zhou Xun's.

Two yolks are nothing unusual, it's a long-standing tradition of the Golden Rooster Awards, but a triple yolk is absolutely impossible!

She knew she was out of the running, and shortly before the awards ceremony. She suddenly remembered what Feng Xiaogang had said at the Hundred Flowers Awards: the nominees were all about the same level, and anything was possible before the awards were announced.

[Congratulations to An Feng for winning the Best Actress award at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards! You will receive one chance to win a prize.]

It's confirmed! The person who drew the winning number didn't misread it.

Although he didn't know what had happened at the Golden Rooster Awards, Liu Jing felt completely relaxed and at ease.

With such a prestigious award and so many actors involved, even the Golden Rooster Awards face challenges; it's understandable!
"The magic of film lies in allowing us to see countless lives through the screen, and outstanding actresses can always make their characters break free from the constraints of film and reside in the hearts of the audience. Tonight, two performers, with completely different yet equally powerful performances, interpret the resilience and brilliance of women. One is Zhou Xun, who plays Li Mi in 'The Equation of Love and Death,' stubbornly searching for love in the urban jungle. Zhou Xun delivers a truly authentic and explosive performance..."

As the award citations were announced, Liu Jing and Zhou Xun slowly walked onto the stage.

Since Sisi didn't come, Liu Jing naturally accepted the list on her behalf, and no one questioned it. The camera panned directly to Liu Jing the moment the list was announced.

"Sister Xun, congratulations on winning the award! Happy birthday in advance! This is double happiness! After the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, you've now won the Golden Rooster Award, becoming the first actress in the Chinese film industry to win all three major awards. Now you only need the Huabiao Award to complete your grand slam of the five major awards," Liu Jing said congratulatingly.

She won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards in 2002, the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005, the Golden Horse Awards in 2006, and the Golden Rooster Awards in 2009.

Zhou Xun's ability to achieve such success speaks volumes about his skill.

Zhang Ziyi's achievements are also impressive: she won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress in 2000, the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress in 2004, the Huabiao Award for Best Actress in 2005, and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress in 2005. She is only missing the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress to achieve a grand slam.

If we consider the three top actresses from mainland China, Zhang Ziyi is number one.

If we're talking about the three most prestigious Chinese music awards, Zhou Xun is number one.

Liu Jing believes Zhou Xun will be the first to win a Grand Slam. Zhang Ziyi has faced numerous setbacks and career difficulties since returning to China; she'll likely need to take a break for a few years.

Of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China), these two are the most awarded, followed by Zhao Yanzi. As for Xu Cainu (a female talent), she seems to be just there to make up the numbers.

Fan Bingbing has only won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, but she is very popular and has high commercial value.

Now, Xixi's achievements have surpassed those of these individuals, ranking only behind Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi.

She was named Golden Eagle Goddess in 2006 and Best Actress at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards in 2009.

From this day forward, Sisi is no longer in the same era as her peers.

"Huayi's PR team did a lot of work to help us win this award. It just so happens that Huayi is going public shortly after the Golden Rooster Awards, and they wanted to use this to create momentum," Zhou Xun explained, naturally taking Liu Jing's arm and walking side by side toward the stage. "Wood, I didn't invite any friends to my birthday party. This time the situation is special, so I apologize to you. When we go to Taiwan to promote the movie, I'll treat you, Kun'er, Zeng Li, and Tang Wei to dinner."

Everyone assumed the two were exchanging pleasantries, but little did they know they were discussing such matters.

"There's plenty of time in the future. One is a business matter, and the other is a personal matter. We both understand," Liu Jing said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Wang mentioned the contract termination to me." Zhou Xun was very grateful. Without Liu Jing, she would have had to make many sacrifices to terminate the contract.

The two actresses stood center stage, and the award citations were drawing to a close: "...Through their different roles, they collectively exemplify the vitality of women. Now, let us witness together the winners of the 27th Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress: Liu Yifei and Zhou Xun!"

"Please welcome our award presenters, Zhu Xu and Li Xuejian..."

The two teachers walked onto the stage with certificates and trophies. Li Xuejian, beaming with joy, handed the trophy to Liu Jing, saying, "Congratulations on your young talent. This trophy is yours."

"Teacher Xuejian, although this trophy also has the surname Liu, its name is Liu Yifei," Liu Jing joked.

Li Xuejian was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Haha, just consider this an early congratulation. I wasn't wrong when I said that you'll win even more trophies in the future, and I hope we'll have the opportunity to collaborate in the future."

"Teacher Xuejian, yes, I will. I have a role in a drama next year that I need your approval. I was just worried about not having the opportunity, but with your words, I can use them as my passport," Liu Jing joked.

(End of this chapter)