Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 368 The Fairy Descends to Earth is all about her rebellious nature!
Liu Yifei.

"Here they come! The first to appear is the crew of The Message!"

"That's great! It's been so long since we've seen Sisi participate in any domestic events. We can see Sisi without even having to wait!"

"Think about it from another perspective: having to wait from now until the end of the awards ceremony to hear the Best Actress award is like a marathon!"

"I didn't find it agonizing. This was Sisi's first nomination, so it was basically impossible for her to win!"

"That's right. After this news broke, Sisi's acting skills received almost unanimous praise. This nomination is already a recognition of her abilities within the industry!"

"The main problem is that the competition is too strong. There are Zhang Ziyi and Yuan Quan among them. It's already quite good to be on par with them!"

Liu Yifei's fans were extremely excited this time.
After all, Liu Yifei hasn't appeared at such a large-scale domestic event for a long time.
She rarely accepts offline commercial performances; her presence can only be seen in advertisements and news.

Being able to watch the Golden Horse Awards broadcast on the movie channel this time is already a great joy!

This is also the first time that the movie channel has broadcast the Golden Horse Awards.

This can also be seen as a reflection of the improved relations between the mainland and Taiwan in recent years.

at the same time,

The sponsored vehicle carrying the crew of "The Message" has already arrived at the red carpet.
There was a brief moment of silence when Liu Yifei appeared as the car door opened.

Liu Yifei stood on Gu Bei's hand with one hand and on the car door with the other. Dressed in a white satin gown, she looked like a fairy who had stepped out of the moonlight and stood on the red carpet.

The dress is a white strapless satin design with a high waist that cinches the waist, and the overall skirt has a natural drape, making it look like a blooming three-dimensional flower from a distance.

Paired with the pink and white floral clusters adorning the satin skirt,

The smooth sheen of the satin and the three-dimensional texture of the floral clusters complement each other perfectly, evoking a sense of delicate beauty reminiscent of the pale white pear blossoms in classical Chinese poetry.

Even when Gu Bei first saw it,
I also gained some experience and have to admire Dior's team.

This dress truly complements Liu Yifei's气质 (qi zhi, a kind of refined elegance or temperament) that perfectly embodies Eastern aesthetics.

“Crack!” “Crack!” “Crack!”

The media present immediately began taking photos frantically.

Even if they only have a small space to move around in, they will try to find a better angle to take a better photo, because they expect their peers will most likely make this photo their headline.

If it were just the design of the dress, it wouldn't be enough to amaze so many people.

Actually,
When the media's flashbulbs kept going off,
Under the flash of the camera, the unique design of the three-dimensional floral clusters on the dress became even clearer.

The petals, a blend of light pink and off-white, envelop the flower's stamen, where tiny diamonds are subtly embedded. The diamonds sparkle along with the flashing lights, making Liu Yifei's figure on the red carpet appear as if she were a handful of moonlight held in the palm of someone's hand.

"Liu Yifei, look over here! Over here!"

"Smile, that's good!"

"Um... could you please move aside?"

When the media realized they couldn't find a good angle, they started giving directions.

Gu Bei was somewhat helpless.

What happened at Cannes is repeating itself again.
However, the red carpet was originally meant for media to take photos, so he simply wanted to move further away so that the media could take as many pictures as they wanted.

Before Gu Bei could move his feet,

Liu Yifei, however, linked one arm with Gu Bei's.

She slightly raised her chin, her shoulder and neck lines as elegant and graceful as a swan's, complemented by a necklace from the same collection as her dress, and her red lips curved slightly upwards, the smile extending to her eyes and brows.

This girl is up to her old tricks again!

Gu Bei simply cooperated with her to take a couple photo.

The two paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

After Gu Bei and Liu Yifei walked away...
While the media were taking pictures of the crew members from "The Message" behind them, they were also making comments.

"What was the organizing committee thinking? Putting someone like this first, how are the others supposed to walk the red carpet?"

"It's the Avenue of Stars, so let the stars go first!"

"Anyway, I've already chosen the photo for tomorrow's headline!"

The crew of "The Message" gathered together and walked westward along the red carpet to the turning point, then northward onto the so-called Avenue of Stars, officially entering the live broadcast and interview area.

"Let's see the first film crew to appear, which is the crew of the most powerful film in mainland China, The Message. This film has already grossed 500 million yuan at the box office in mainland China, which is more than 2 billion New Taiwan Dollars!"

"Welcome to the crew of The Message!"

The host welcomed the entire cast and crew of "The Message" into the interview area.

Both the male and female hosts couldn't help but look at Liu Yifei's appearance, but based on the Golden Horse Awards' procedures, they had to start their interview with director Gu Bei first.

"Director Gu Bei, your previous films were mostly art films. Why did you choose a commercial film like 'The Message' as your first Chinese-language film?"

Gu Bei heard the male host's first question,
Sure enough, just like the Hong Kong and Taiwanese filmmakers in the waiting area treated him, they were both afraid and resentful, yet also interested.
The male host's question also seemed to be a bit of a left-right brain conflict, since he clearly received the second-most nominations at the Golden Horse Awards, yet now he's saying that The Message is a commercial film.

I think movies are primarily about the story.
There's really no clear line between art films and commercial films!

Gu Bei simply smiled faintly and replied casually, "The original novel of The Message is a very good story, so I chose to adapt it, and it has been loved by quite a few viewers. It is a good story in itself."

Gu Bei's meaning is very simple.
There's no distinction between art films and commercial films; good movies and good box office returns can coexist.

These words were actually a rebuttal to the male host.
After all, both Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige from mainland China have won awards and directed high-grossing films.

Even Taiwanese people themselves don't watch many local Taiwanese films anymore.

As for this problem, whether it's the audience's fault, the director's fault, or the lack of support from Taiwan for the director, then you'll have to figure it out yourself!

The male host opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more.

But the female host next to her had already started asking Liu Yifei questions: "Ms. Liu Yifei, you look so beautiful today, like a fairy descended from heaven!"

"Really? It's mainly because the clothes look nice. I don't usually dress like this!"

Liu Yifei said very frankly.

"Uh……"

One sentence from Liu Yifei

This immediately caused the female host to freeze in mid-air.
The questions I had prepared beforehand were all stuck in my throat.

Is the problem with the clothes?

Even if I wore this outfit, I couldn't achieve the same effect!

And no matter what you wear, you're still Liu Yifei!
To avoid live streaming accidents,

The male host quickly turned to Zhang Ziyi beside him and asked, "Ms. Zhang Ziyi, this is your third nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards, right? What are your expectations for attending the Golden Horse Awards this time?"

Zhang Ziyi has always been a very proud person.

However, Liu Yifei dominated the red carpet from the very beginning. Usually the focus of the media, this time hardly anyone was willing to take pictures of her.

The host happened to ask her about her proudest area.

Zhang Ziyi said confidently, "Things don't happen more than three times. If I'm hoping for something, I'll naturally win the Golden Horse Award!"

The male host immediately started stirring things up: "But two actresses from your production team have been nominated for the same award. Aren't you afraid of competing with each other?"

"No competition!"

Zhang Ziyi was eager to try, but reason restrained her restless heart: "A movie is made up of everyone's performance. As for who the jury will award the prize to, that is for the jury to decide."

Although the Golden Horse Awards, like the European Film Awards, are film festival awards,

But its rules are somewhat different.

It is divided into three stages: preliminary selection, secondary selection, and final selection.

The initial selection process is similar to the film selector stage, eliminating a large number of mediocre films.

Then a new group will be formed to conduct a second round of voting in September to determine the final nominees.
The official judging panel for the final selection is a completely different group of people.

They won't meet until the awards ceremony, which is today, to begin discussions and voting to determine the final winners.

Because the judging panel was formed in such a short time.

The jury chairperson doesn't have that much power.
Therefore, the Golden Horse Awards place great emphasis on the composition of the judging panel.

In a way, the Golden Horse Awards' method of voting throughout the entire process is indeed quite democratic!
After the interview,

Gu Bei and the others entered the venue.

"Director Gu, please have a seat here!"

The staff led Gu Bei, Liu Yifei, and Zhang Ziyi to the center of the first row, which was undoubtedly the most central position.

Gu Bei could already feel the subtle gazes from behind, but he was indeed quite at ease sitting there.

At this time,
Photos of Liu Yifei on the red carpet have started circulating online.

"Sissi looks so beautiful tonight! This dress suits her perfectly, it's like she's back to her celestial days!"

"I was laughing so hard watching the live interview. She doesn't usually dress like that. The female host wanted to praise her, but she probably never expected her to give such a straightforward answer!"

"She's back! She's back! Fairy Qian is finally back!"

Even though it was just a photo, it attracted many people to watch the red carpet ceremony on the movie channel, only to find that it was not even as good as the blurry photo of Liu Yifei.

The red carpet ceremony lasted for more than an hour before it finally came to an end.

The Golden Horse Awards ceremony has officially begun.

Initially, they were mostly technical awards.
However, Yang Shu, the director of photography for The Message, won the Best Cinematography award, which surprised Gu Bei.

Yang Shu comes from the cinematography department of the Beijing Film Academy, which is known for producing many directors. He photographed his senior, Gu Changwei, for the film "Peacock," which was nominated for the Berlin Film Festival.

Unexpectedly, this time they actually beat Jinling! Jinling! and won the Best Photography Award, which is a good start for The Message.

Then,

"The Best Adapted Screenplay award goes to Gu Bei, The Sound of the Wind!"

The camera immediately focused on Gu Bei's face.
After a slight pause, he flashed a professional smile at the camera.

Is this even possible?
Although Gu Bei received nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Message,"

But from the moment the nomination list was received,

He never really expected to win an award based on rumors.

After all, The Message is indeed a good movie.

However, this film doesn't fit the Golden Horse Awards' preference for niche art films.
He made a special trip here mainly to see if Liu Yifei had any chance of winning an award, and also because he was curious about what Taiwan was like, as he had never been there in his previous life.

As a result, the Golden Horse Awards practically forced him to accept the Best Adapted Screenplay award.

"Congratulations! Our great director Gu Bei won a Golden Horse Award on his first appearance at the Golden Horse Awards!"

Gu Bei stepped onto the stage amidst the host's enthusiastic voice.

He accepted the trophy from the two veteran filmmakers from Taiwan, then turned to look at the audience.
The applause was sparse, clearly indicating that many people did not approve of the result.
Especially for the young filmmakers outside the venue who were encouraging Gu Bei, this result even made them feel a little disillusioned with the Golden Horse Awards.

Gu Bei didn't care at first,

Now I'm finally starting to feel a little happier!
I originally intended to leave empty-handed, but since you all want to see me leave empty-handed, I'd rather win the prize. That's my rebellious spirit!
"First of all, I'd like to thank Mai Jia for the original work!"

Gu Bei said with a smile, "I have always thought that storytelling is a very interesting thing, and writing is the lowest-cost way to tell stories."

If young filmmakers have stories they want to tell...

But there's no way to capture it on film.
Let's write it into a screenplay or a novel!

Making a movie might bankrupt you, but writing certainly won't. Who knows, maybe one day someone will take a liking to your story?

What's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?

After Gu Bei stepped down,

He noticed that Liu Yifei was glaring at him.
This left Gu Bei completely bewildered. Usually, Liu Yifei would be looking at his Golden Horse Award trophy by this time. What had he done to offend her?
"So that's what you meant when you called me 'salted fish' before?"

Liu Yifei bit her lip slightly, her voice filled with resentment, as if it were being squeezed out from between her teeth.

Oh no, oh no, we've been caught!
"Don't you know that this line comes from Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer?"

Gu Bei pretended to be clueless, "This is different from how I usually say 'your salted fish,' it's a Cantonese dialect."

"Is that so?"

Liu Yifei looked slightly puzzled.

Gu Bei nodded very sincerely.

In a way, he didn't actually lie to Liu Yifei.

Because the meaning of "salted fish" that he mentioned was redefined on the internet in 2010.
It's quite different from the original dialogue and its meaning in Cantonese.

As the two were talking,

The segment featuring Taiwanese films has concluded.

Four special awards were presented, including the Special Contribution Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Taiwan Film of the Year, and the Outstanding Taiwan Filmmaker of the Year.

After this step,
Then came the formal announcement of the grand prize.

The first major award was Best Actress.

Award presenter Shu Qi walked out from backstage with an envelope in her hand.

She glanced behind her but didn't see Wu Yanzu, the other award presenter.

It wasn't until Wu Yanzu jogged out from backstage that he stood next to Shu Qi. As the male lead in "The Dream of Red Mansions," a nominee, and an award presenter, his schedule was clearly quite rushed today.

"nervous?"

Shu Qi asked.

"I'm a little nervous, I don't even know what to say!" Wu Yanzu said in agreement.

"Since you don't seem to have much of a competitive edge, why don't you give your acceptance speech now?"

Shu Qi held the envelope in her hand.
They were awkwardly putting on a show on stage to drag out the awards ceremony.

"Let me set the mood for you. The winner of this year's Golden Horse Award for Best Actress... no, Best Actor is—Wu Yanzu! Alas!"

Let's take a look at this year's Best Actress nominees first!

Wu Yanzu, along with Shu Qi and host Tao Jingying, performed a three-minute skit before pointing to the big screen, officially beginning the Best Actress award ceremony.

(End of this chapter)