Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 745 I'm Going to Cause Trouble

On the surface, Li Qiutang hasn't won many awards, with the most prestigious ones being the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and Best Film and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director. However, it's not an exaggeration to say that Li Qiutang can no longer be simply measured by awards.

At the very least, he'll attend the Chinese-language film awards if he's willing to give them face; if he doesn't, no one can find fault with him.

If Li An hadn't personally invited him, Li Qiutang might not have come.

It's believed that Gong Li's appointment as the chair of the jury this year was only secured after much persuasion from Ann Lee, as Gong Li's agent had openly stated that she would not participate in the Golden Horse Awards.

The cast and crew of "Marriage Story" were seated towards the back of the red carpet, which was certainly a sign of their importance, but the crew must have had a tough time waiting backstage.

When Zhou Xun represented the cast of "Last Letter" on the red carpet, the backstage staff urged the cast of "Marriage Story" to leave.

"Okay, now we see the cast and crew of 'Marriage Story' walking down the red carpet: director Li Qiutang, lead actress Liu Yifei, lead actor Qin Hao, screenwriter Li Qiang, and the crew members."

The cast and crew of "Marriage Story" brought seven people to the red carpet. As soon as Liu Yifei and Li Qiutang stepped onto the red carpet, fans on both sides screamed.

Liu Yifei is still very popular on the island.

As the film crew walked, the host introduced them:
"Marriage Story" was nominated for six awards at this year's Golden Horse Awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Costume Design.

"At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Liu Yifei won the Best Actress award for her outstanding performance in 'Marriage Story,' becoming the second Chinese actress to win the Cannes Best Actress award. She is also a strong contender for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress this year. Welcome."

The two hosts welcomed the cast and crew of "Marriage Story" over for a brief interview.

Liu Yifei's dress today is a black long dress from Rasario's 2019 early spring collection.

The male host asked her about her outfit today: "You're wearing a black dress today, are you planning to be a dark horse and break through tonight?"

The Golden Horse red carpet host was quite eloquent, and Li Qiutang, standing to the side, was rather impressed.

Liu Yifei said, "No, black makes my skin look fairer. I was out and about a while recently and got quite tanned."

Let alone the two hosts, even if Li Qiutang, as her husband, had two brains, he still wouldn't have imagined that Liu Yifei would say such a thing.

Fortunately, the female host reacted quickly, praising Liu Yifei for not being dark-skinned and still being very beautiful. Then she tried to ask Li Qiutang a question, which Li Qiutang answered smoothly, and the crew was allowed into the venue.

The cast and crew of "Marriage Story" were seated in the third row from the middle, with Zhou Xun sitting in front of Li Qiutang.

The two met at the venue, shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, saying that they hadn't had a drink together in a long time and would find an opportunity to have a drink together.

“Sure, I’ll be in Yanjing for a while, so come anytime and I’ll keep you company,” Li Qiutang said with a smile.

Upon seeing Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun generously expressed her belief that she would win Best Actress that night: "It would be utterly unreasonable for a Cannes Best Actress winner not to also win the Golden Horse Best Actress award." She even asked Liu Yifei, "Have you written your acceptance speech yet?"

Liu Yifei laughed: "How could I possibly write an acceptance speech?"

Before they could exchange more than a few words, Zhou Xun launched another attack on Li Qiutang: "You won Best Actress for your wife, when are you going to win one for me too?"

"You're still missing something? You've already achieved a Grand Slam."

"Who would complain about having too many awards?"

Li Qiutang glanced at Zhang Zifeng next to Zhou Xun and noticed that she was very uneasy. Although she was sitting next to Zhou Xun, she didn't dare to interact with Zhou Xun at all. When Zhou Xun talked to Liu Yifei, she stood obediently to the side and listened. It was obvious that she wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth. Zhou Xun also didn't intend to introduce this little sister who acted with her and was nominated together to Li Qiutang.

The cast of "Last Letter" nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but Zhou Xun and Zhang Zifeng walked the red carpet separately.

"You're Zhang Zifeng, right?" Li Qiutang asked Zhang Zifeng, bypassing Zhou Xun.

"Ah, hello director, I'm Zhang Zifeng." Zhang Zifeng finally spoke. "I've seen your work, you little acting prodigy," Li Qiutang said.

"Thank you, Director." Zhang Zifeng was visibly nervous, even stuttering as he spoke. "I've seen all of your movies," he said, then looked at Liu Yifei. "I also really like Liu Yifei's acting. I've seen them all."

Zhang Zifeng was almost red-hot, so the others didn't make things difficult for her. After exchanging a few words, they sat down and waited for the awards ceremony to begin.

…………

Zhang Yimou presented the award for Best New Director, and the winner was Wen Muye without a doubt.

"The winner of Best New Director is Wen Muye, for 'Dying to Survive'." The audience applauded, and Wen Muye embraced his main creators.

The crews of "Dying to Survive" and "Marriage Story" were separated by only an aisle. Wen Muye came over and hugged Li Qiutang, who patted him on the shoulder.

After receiving the Golden Horse Award trophy from Zhang Yimou, Wen Muye said, "I am very grateful to the Golden Horse Awards and to all the judges for giving me this award. I want to thank my producer, Director Li Qiutang, who is sitting over there. He is my teacher and will be my teacher in the future. Without him, there would be no 'Dying to Survive'."

The camera focused on Li Qiutang, whose face still showed a look of joy and relief at Wen Muye's award.

"...I will try my best not to disappoint you seniors, and I will continue to do so. Thank you."

After the Best New Director award, two guests, a male and a female, went on stage to present the awards. After presenting the Best Editing and Best Narrative Short Film awards, they presented the Best Documentary award.

Li Qiutang's face instantly turned cold, and Liu Yifei's expression also changed: "What...what is she saying?"

"A brainless idiot," Li Qiutang cursed.

Li Qiutang and the "Dying to Survive" crew on the other side of the aisle exchanged glances, both seeing disbelief and anger in each other's eyes.

"Dying to Survive" later won Best Original Screenplay.

Soon it was time for Best Director, and the presenter was Andy Lau.

His appearance made the scene noticeably more exciting.

"Of the five nominated directors, I've only worked with one. Does that mean I haven't worked hard enough or what? Director Zhang Yimou, we've worked together twice, once on 'House of Flying Daggers.' I never expected you to contact me more than a decade later. Do you really think I can stay famous for that long?"

Brother Hua is also quite good at telling jokes.

"I won't talk about the other four directors since Jiang Wen isn't here. As for the other three, if you have any good roles in mind, come to me. You must think of me. Although my salary is high, I will bring the money with me."

After the introductions of the shortlisted films, the winners will be announced.

"55th Golden Horse Awards, Best Director, Li Qiutang, Marriage Story".

Applause and cheers erupted, but Li Qiutang couldn't smile. He hugged his wife and his colleagues before walking onto the stage.

Before Li Qiutang went on stage, she unexpectedly went to the "Shadow" film crew and shook hands with Zhang Yimou.

I feel unworthy to receive this honor.

“Well deserved,” Zhang Yimou told him.

After receiving the trophy from Brother Hua, Li Qiutang adjusted the microphone and scanned the venue, searching for her prey.

Liu Yifei knew he was about to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)