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Chapter 362 The Message: Both Lead Actresses Nominated for Golden Horse Awards
"That's great! Did Gu Bei make the cut?"

Liu Yifei didn't understand Liu Xiaoli's meaning and responded somewhat blankly.

"Gu Bei's skill level definitely earned him a nomination!"

Liu Xiaoli tapped Liu Yifei's forehead, feeling that her daughter was becoming increasingly dull. "What I wanted to say was that you and Zhang Ziyi were both nominated for Best Actress."
From the end of June until the release of "The Message," your relationship with Zhang Ziyi was on non-stop.

Now they've both been nominated for the Golden Horse Awards, and this trend is likely to continue!

finished,

Liu Xiaoli still had a headache.

She reminded Liu Yifei, "There will probably be a lot of media outside the film set these next few days, so you should go home tonight and be careful not to get photographed."

Liu Yifei heard this,

Her face immediately flushed slightly.

She pretended not to understand Liu Xiaoli's warning, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, what nominations is Gu Bei nominated for?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli

She rolled her eyes at Liu Yifei with a hint of disappointment.

She really wanted to tap Liu Yifei's head; she was always talking about Gu Bei!
Given Gu Bei's record of sweeping the three major European awards and the Oscars, it's no longer that Gu Bei needs a Golden Horse Award nomination, but rather that the Golden Horse Awards need to nominate Gu Bei to maintain their popularity.

Only their own daughter was still worrying about such trivial matters for Gu Bei.

However, Liu Xiaoli hesitated for a moment but did not say anything to discourage Liu Yifei's enthusiasm. At this age, one's heart should be devoted to one's lover. She herself was not much better off than Liu Yifei was now back then.

at this time,

Gu Bei happened to walk over as well.

He smiled and congratulated Liu Yifei, saying, "Congratulations, Qianqian, on being nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards. I felt during filming that your performance would definitely be recognized."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei's face lit up with a happy expression.

She wasn't particularly obsessed with winning awards.

Instead, she had been holding onto a strong desire to catch up with Gu Bei.

However, compared to Gu Bei's incredibly fast speed,

Her pace was far too slow in catching up.
Now we've finally taken the first step and received a nomination for all three major awards!

He was nominated along with Gu Bei.

Liu Yifei suddenly remembered: "What about you?"

"I haven't even looked at the specific nomination list yet. I just received a call from the Golden Horse Awards. They were worried that I might withdraw from the competition, so they contacted me in advance to discuss the time of the awards ceremony."

Gu Bei was also a little surprised when he received the call from the Golden Horse Awards organizing committee.

Later, after the other party explained, I learned that mainland films, especially those invested in by mainland production companies, often withdraw from the Golden Horse Awards, which is somewhat related to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

For example, Wu Qingyuan, who played the sweeping monk Tian Zhuangzhuang at the Beijing Film Academy, withdrew from the competition after being nominated for four awards, including Best Actor.

There was also Tuya's wedding two years ago after winning the Golden Bear, and Blind Mountain, who also withdrew from the competition at the last minute, and then Kang Min's Sun Also Rises and another group of students temporarily replaced them.

"Won't there be any problems?"

Liu Yifei immediately became a little nervous. Anything related to censorship in China is never simple. "How about we withdraw from the competition to be on the safe side?"

"Then what about your nomination?" Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei with some surprise.

"A nomination is a form of recognition. Being nominated for so many films is already good enough. Whether or not you win an award is not that important."

Liu Yifei said frankly.

She was afraid that one day Gu Bei would end up like Jiang Wen, banned from directing by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

"Let me ask Chairman Han!"

Gu Bei, however, was unwilling to give up, as this was Liu Yifei's first nomination for all three major awards.

He took out his phone and dialed Han Sanpin's number.

"Director Gu, is there a problem with filming the gravity scene?"

Han Sanpin was somewhat surprised to receive Gu Bei's call, as he was usually the one who called Gu Bei first, and it was rare for Gu Bei to call him first.

"There are no problems on set. I wanted to inquire about the Golden Horse Awards."

Gu Bei told Han Sanpin about the phone call he had just received from the Golden Horse Awards organizing committee.

"That's because their films deal with sensitive topics, which is why the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television advised them to return to the exhibition and not participate in the competition. The claim that mainland-funded films do not participate in the competition is just a misunderstanding by the media."

Han Sanpin explained calmly,
Subsequently,

He reassured Gu Bei: "Your version of The Message is absolutely fine."

Even if some people think there's no problem,
I'll make him feel that there's no problem!

After all, the Message has now become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film.

If Fengsheng hadn't submitted a film to the Golden Horse Awards, Han Sanpin might have advised Gu Bei against it, since Zhang Yimou has never had a film nominated for the Golden Horse Awards.

But they've already made it into the finals, so if they withdraw now...
Doesn't that mean that the box office champion of the Chinese film market under Han Sanpin's leadership has problems?

"Here!"

After hanging up the phone, Gu Bei indicated to Liu Yifei that there was no problem.

After all, the original version of The Message also participated in the Golden Horse Awards and did not withdraw from the competition. Li Bingbing, who played Li Ningyu in the same way as Zhang Ziyi, even won the Best Actress award, which shows that The Message, as a commercial film, did not touch the nerve of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Moreover, the Golden Horse Awards are Feng Sheng's only chance this year.

The Golden Rooster Awards are held every two years, and the deadline for registration for this year's awards is early May.

The Hong Kong Film Awards require a certain proportion of Xiangdu staff and Xiangdu Capital to participate, and Fengsheng didn't even have the chance to be nominated.

Only the Golden Horse Award remains.

Both leading actresses from "The Message" were nominated for Best Actress.

Gu Bei felt that Liu Yifei had a great chance this time.
Although Li Ningyu won Best Actress in the original version of The Message, Gu Xiaomeng had just as much room to perform, and Liu Yifei's performance this time was also perfect. She certainly has a chance to compete with Zhang Ziyi.

"call!"

Liu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief.

It's funny, I was definitely a little overly worried just now.

She smiled and said to Gu Bei, "I was indeed a little nervous just now."

"It's alright. You even gave up your chance to compete for Best Actress, how could I blame you!"

Gu Bei looked at her and smiled.

Subsequently,

He grabbed Liu Yifei's hand: "Come on, let's see what nominations the Golden Horse Awards committee gave me!"

The two entered the lounge.
I turned on my computer and logged onto Sina.com.

The newly released list of Golden Horse Awards nominations has been shared.

The title is: "[The Message's Two Lead Actresses Nominated for Golden Horse Awards; Mainland Chinese Films Are Dominating the Golden Horse Awards!]"

Gu Bei glanced at the screen; the jury chairman for this year's Golden Horse Awards was Hou Hsiao-hsien. As a renowned film master from Taiwan, his aesthetic style was characterized by long takes and fixed camera positions, reflecting a strong sense of local sentiment and humanistic concern. According to Sina's statistics...
The four films with the most nominations at this year's Golden Horse Awards

Apart from "Can't Live Without You," the other three films, "Like a Dream," "The Message," and "Cow," are all projects led by mainland film festivals.

In particular, Ru Meng garnered a whopping nine nominations, ranking first.

The Message was nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Director, two Best Actress awards, Best Adapted Screenplay, and three technical awards, placing it second.

"It seems the Golden Horse Awards really went all out to get me there!"

Gu Bei glanced at it.
The technology awards have changed slightly.

But it received two more nominations for Best Feature Film and the most prestigious nomination for Best Director.
It was clearly a bait to lure Gu Bei over.

"You can't say that. I think the rumors are worth it!" Liu Yifei said, somewhat puzzled.

"But this time the jury chairman is Hou Hsiao-hsien, and commercial films like The Message definitely won't attract him."

Gu Bei said lightly.

He didn't say something else, because major film festivals have an unwritten rule that favors local films.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Taiwanese films can't do without you; you only have seven nominations.
However, three of the four films with the most nominations are from mainland China.

On the contrary, the greatest opportunity lies in not being able to live without you.

After all, the Golden Horse Film Festival is different from those film festivals with main competition sections.

There are only five nominations for Best Feature Film and only four nominations for other individual awards. It's like the whole village's hopes are pinned on you!

However, even if the rumors suggest there's little chance of winning an award...
Gu Bei still wanted to accompany Liu Yifei on the trip.
Compared to other nominees, Liu Yifei's age has become an advantage.

After all, the Golden Horse Awards are quite willing to appreciate young actors. The youngest Golden Horse Best Actress was seventeen-year-old Li Xiaolu, and the youngest Golden Horse Best Actor was only twenty years old, Xia Yu, the male lead in Coco Chiang's "In the Heat of the Sun".

"That's such a shame!"

Liu Yifei showed a hint of regret.

The Message was Gu Bei's first Chinese-language film.

She still really hopes to see Gu Bei Feng Sheng win some awards.

at this time,

Liu Xiaoli handed Liu Yifei's phone over: "Qianqian, it's Changchang's call."

Hey, sing a song!

Liu Yifei answered the phone.
After chatting with Shu Chang for a few minutes

She mouthed to Gu Bei, "It's because of the nomination!"

Clearly, Shu Chang had also seen the news about the latest Golden Horse Awards nominations, which is why she called to congratulate Liu Yifei.

After all, it's already something to congratulate Liu Yifei for being nominated at her age.

Although Li Xiaolu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress at the age of seventeen,
However, the price she paid was also quite high.
After Tianyu, she basically didn't take on any art films.
While others were pursuing renowned directors, she focused on taking on commercial films and television dramas, making her stand out among actors of her caliber.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang chatted for quite a while.
She hung up the phone and was about to speak to Gu Bei when her phone rang again.

Liu Yifei glanced at him with a hint of helplessness: "It's Brother Xiaoming."

Subsequently,

She answered the phone again.
This conversation didn't last very long: "Brother Xiaoming asked if you're going to the Golden Horse Awards. If you are, we can go together."

"I'm definitely going!"

Gu Bei said calmly, "You can reply to him in a couple of days. The whole crew will travel to Taiwan together then, and everyone will be able to take care of each other."

Huang Xiaoming is quite enthusiastic about participating in these kinds of activities.

Even if he didn't get a nomination, attending such an awards ceremony would still give him a lot of exposure.

The film "The Message" received eight nominations, and many members of the crew will be going there. Gu Bei simply decided to have the entire crew go together, so that they could be taken care of while they were there.

"Row!"

Liu Yifei nodded.

Before she could put her phone away, another call came in.

Liu Yifei glanced at it: "It's Sister Ziyi."

"Go ahead and accept it!"

Gu Bei didn't care.

Speaking of what the media is saying now,
Liu Yifei and Zhang Ziyi are practically sworn enemies.

But actually, there is no conflict between the two of them; rather, it is Gu Bei and Zhang Ziyi who have a conflict.

Previously, Gu Bei and Zhang Ziyi were in the honeymoon period of their collaboration.

Gu Bei values ​​Zhang Ziyi's commercial worth.
Zhang Ziyi values ​​Gu Bei's status as a renowned director.

Therefore, the two parties collaborated on two projects: Perfect Match and The Message.
But for Zhang Ziyi, Gu Bei's status as a famous director has never been realized. He didn't even give her an offline audition for Gravity, the project she needed most.

So whether Zhang Ziyi was simply outspoken or had seized the opportunity,

Taking advantage of the domestic release of Starship, they betrayed Gu Bei.

But this time, it was a betrayal.
The result was something Zhang Ziyi had not anticipated.

First, Gu Bei's counterattack was swift, ruthless, and accurate.
Zhang Ziyi's vision is limited to the entertainment industry. Linlang Entertainment, a production company that only released her one very perfect film, doesn't seem so scary.

However, Gu Bei used Fan Bingbing's knife, and with the help of Weibo, his methods were much more ruthless than Zhang Ziyi had anticipated, forcing her to flee abroad to seek refuge with her boyfriend.

Then came the explosion of wind.
Gu Bei's seemingly handsome but useless identity as a famous director...

The box office performance of "The Message" perfectly illustrates this point. "The Message" had a greater impact on Liu Yifei's career than on Zhang Ziyi's, but it also significantly boosted Zhang Ziyi's career.

After these months of calm,
After realizing she had made a mistake, Zhang Ziyi was determined to salvage the relationship between them.

But unfortunately,
A broken mirror isn't so easy to mend.

Gu Bei has used all his methods, and Liu Yifei has already accepted the title of Grandmaster. There's no way he can help Zhang Ziyi pay back the consequences of stirring up trouble for the Grandmaster.

After a while,
Liu Yifei hung up the phone.

She sat down in front of Gu Bei and looked at him carefully: "Sister Ziyi thanked me for rejecting Snow Flower and The Secret Fan, and also congratulated me on being nominated for the Golden Horse Awards."

"Only people like them, who are desperately trying to break out of their comfort zone, would like movies like Snow Flower and The Secret Fan!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

20th Century Fox Searchlight is looking for a donkey while riding a horse.

While keeping Zhang Ziyi on the hook, they also recognized Liu Yifei's commercial value in North America and China, so they invited Liu Yifei to star in Snow Flower and The Secret Fan.

But just as Zhang Ziyi had to choose between The Grandmaster and Snow Flower Secret Fan...

Liu Yifei also has to make a choice.

But her choice was the only one that was truly effective.
Liu Yifei ultimately chose The Grandmaster, clearly because Wang Jiawei better suited her aesthetic, and Gong Er was also a character she liked. This was much more important than working with a big star like Hugh Jackman on Snow Flower and The Secret Fan.

(End of this chapter)