Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 747 Jinma died in 2018
This year's Golden Horse Awards saw mainland Chinese films achieve an unprecedented victory.

Mainland Chinese films swept all the major awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best New Director, while Hong Kong and Taiwan films could only pick up some minor awards.

Despite this victory, all the mainland film crews tacitly chose to skip the reception dinner after the awards ceremony.

None of the film crews from mainland China attended the banquet.

Chen Zhixi, who accompanied Da Peng to the awards ceremony, directly chose to vent her anger on Weibo after the ceremony: "One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch and turned an exciting evening into a car crash! Damn it! It's infuriating!"

Li Qiutang then posted a message on her WeChat Moments:

"There's no need to say more now that things have come to this. Ignorance and pitifulness will accompany him for the rest of his life. The wheels of history keep rolling forward, and no one can stop them."

This post on WeChat Moments received countless likes from people in the circle.

Li Qiutang knew that the Golden Horse Awards were over.

He immediately called Tang Lijun and asked her to continue pulling strings, as the Changchun Film Festival had been striving to complete a crucial reform task since announcing its reforms—changing it from a biennial event to an annual one.

This application had been repeatedly rejected, but the Golden Horse Awards provided an excellent opportunity.

"Jinma is doomed, this is our chance."

"The Golden Horse Awards' history as the highest award for Chinese-language films ends this year; the rest is up to us."

However, it also depends on whether Changchun Film Studio can succeed. As the old saying goes, film festival reform is an arduous and challenging task. Although there is plenty of time to do it, Li Qiutang has never been confident of success.

He didn't know if the Changchun Film Festival could take over the mantle of the highest Chinese-language award from the Golden Horse Awards, but he had to give it his all.

The absence of an official banquet actually gave the group more freedom to move around.

Li Qiutang invited his group over and treated everyone to hot pot.

Guo Tao put his arm around Li Qiutang's shoulder and had a drink with him alone. Although Guo Tao also won the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, his resources weren't actually that good. "Dying to Survive" really propelled his career to its peak. Tonight, he even won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

"I won't say anything more, it's all in the wine."

"It's all in the liquor, all in the liquor." Li Qiutang had to drink this glass of liquor. "Hmm, this Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor is quite good, sweet and smooth on the palate."

This was the first time Li Qiutang had ever tasted Taiwanese liquor.

"Try it." He said, holding his glass to Liu Yifei's lips. Liu Yifei took a sip but said she didn't like it: "I still prefer Fenjiu."

Li Qiutang complained, "What can you possibly taste with that tongue of yours? Fenjiu has its good points, and this sorghum liquor is not bad either."

But compared to sorghum liquor, Liu Yifei is more interested in Taiwanese hot pot.

But the hot pot in Taiwan didn't seem to have anything special about it; it tasted no different from what I usually eat.

After a couple of drinks, everyone started cursing the idiot director from tonight. After cursing the director, they talked about a strange phenomenon at this year's Golden Horse Awards: many Taiwanese film crews were using rainbow themes.

"As if possessed."

Li Qiutang bluntly said that she had learned bad habits from her father.

He added, "But it doesn't matter. Whether we acknowledge it or not, it won't stop us from doing our work. Anyone who dares to stop us is a sinner against history and the nation, and they can't stop us anyway. They're just trying to stop a chariot and courting death."

They also talked about Guo Tao's own directorial work, which is a science fiction film called "Desire Game". Filming started in 16, and post-production is still ongoing.

Needless to say, I have no money.

When we run out of money, we raise more. Once we get the money, we continue with post-production. We've been dragging this out until now.

Guo Tao said that being a director is too tiring, especially directing and acting in one's own film, "It's simply not something a human being can do." Li Qiutang laughed and said, "That's why you must have committed murder and arson in your past life to be a director in this life."

"Then what will you do if you don't become a director?"

Li Qiutang said, "I sit at home and live off my wife, without ever putting in any effort."

Liu Yifei stabbed Li Qiutang to death: "I'd rather keep a gigolo than someone like you."

"Hahaha!"

More than ten people ate until very late before returning to the hotel to rest.

The group returned to Yanjing around noon the next day.

In just half a day, people both inside and outside the industry have been furious with the criticism.

Even more outrageous, the island's wicked bob-haired man and the head of cultural affairs openly endorsed the director, claiming she was right and even expressing pride in it.

If last night's remarks could still be argued as her personal actions, with the Golden Horse Awards completely unaware, there might still be room for redemption. However, with these two individuals personally getting involved, the Golden Horse Awards are now in a hopeless situation.

The official certification of the Imperial Army is yes.

Chen Zhixi even declared on Weibo that she would take down the evil bob-haired man.

After returning from the "Marriage Story" production team, aside from posting a few Weibo posts celebrating Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei's awards, they didn't make any extreme comments. They had already said what needed to be said yesterday.

Li Qiutang also posted a Weibo post, stating that he was only the producer of "Dying to Survive," humbly saying that he was just a "promotional" role and dared not take credit. He said that the key to the success of "Dying to Survive" was the creative team led by Wen Muye, and hoped that the audience would give more applause and cheers to Wen Muye. "He is truly a rare gem among young directors and deserves our praise."

He attributed all the credit for "Dying to Survive" to Wen Muye.

The production team of "Marriage Story" also took advantage of this award to officially begin pre-release promotion.

Later that day, "Marriage Story" released a three-minute behind-the-scenes "couple" special, showcasing some behind-the-scenes moments of Liu Yifei and Qin Hao on set.

Of course, her interactions with her real husband, Li Qiutang, were also included in this special feature.

Although filming "Marriage Story" put a lot of pressure on Liu Yifei, the set was often quite fun.

Liu Yifei was very lively on set, cracking all sorts of jokes with her co-stars and crew members.

In the behind-the-scenes special, the crew's behind-the-scenes photographer interviewed Liu Yifei: "What does it feel like to play a married couple with someone else in front of your own husband?"

Liu Yifei said, "It's quite fun."

Will the director be jealous?

"Yes! I still have to coax him after filming." Liu Yifei laughed at herself.

Liu Yifei's laughter and bloopers are especially funny.

Liu Yifei and Qin Hao sat together. Liu Yifei recited her lines: "To achieve merit..." Then she froze, not saying anything more. Qin Hao was also waiting for her. After a three or four-second pause, she said, "I'm not a good wife. Look at me, I can't even remember my own lines. Hahahaha!"

After saying that, he quickly pulled out his script from behind the sofa.

The staff burst into laughter. Li Qiutang came in with a walkie-talkie and jokingly scolded her, "You're unprofessional. How could you laugh like that?"

As for Qin Hao and Li Qiutang, two people from Northeast China, telling jokes and joking around on set, this behind-the-scenes footage also shows a lot of that, and it's incredibly funny.

Those who don't know the situation might think that Liu Yifei won this Best Actress award very easily.

(End of this chapter)