It's reasonable for me to be a three-time Golden Horse Award-winning director and an all-around

Chapter 236 Isn't this just bullying an honest person? (Seeking monthly votes)
Walking into the Huabiao Awards venue, I saw quite a few familiar faces.

Lu Rui had originally planned to greet Tian Zhuangzhuang first, as he was also here today and was currently chatting with a group of elderly men and women with gray hair.

However, before he could take a step, someone suddenly appeared from the side.

"Director Lü, Director Jiang, it's been a long time..."

She is Xu Jinglei, one of the four leading actresses.

Lu Rui wasn't very familiar with her, so he simply nodded, called out "Director Xu," and then remained silent.

Jiang Wen was quite familiar with her, after all, he had previously acted in the films "Me and My Dad" and "Letter from an Unknown Woman" directed by Xu Jinglei.

Of course, the two became acquainted mainly because of the middleman Wang Shuo's matchmaking.

Otherwise, Jiang Wen would have no interest in paying attention to a flirtatious woman like Xu Jinglei.

After exchanging greetings and a few casual words, she tactfully left.

The reason she came to show her face to Lü Rui and Jiang Wen was mainly because her latest directorial work, "Dreams Come True," was a complete flop after its release.

It's impossible for her to continue directing and acting right now, as no investors are willing to invest in her. So she's thinking of returning to her old profession as an actress and taking a break for now.

Jiang Wen was clearly aware of her current situation, so after she swayed away, he whispered a reminder to Lü Rui:
"This woman is really good at sweet talk. If you sense that she is trying to get close to you, run away immediately and don't have any more contact with her."

"Is it that scary?" Lu Rui couldn't hide his surprise.

After all, in his mind, Xu Jinglei was quite "glamorous".

Not only is she one of the four leading actresses, but she is also one of the few female directors in the industry. She is a well-known figure in the Beijing film circle and is called the "Princess of the Beijing Film Circle" by many people!
How did someone like that become someone to be avoided in Jiang Wen's eyes?
“It’s even worse than that.” Jiang Wen’s expression was very serious.

"She's not with Wang Shuo..."

"Don't even mention it. They've neither broken up nor broken up. Who knows what's going on between them? Just don't get too close to her. Listen to me, it'll be good for you."

Although Jiang Wen had a pretty good relationship with Wang Shuo, he sometimes couldn't understand some of Wang Shuo's actions.

It's one thing to like using personal connections to benefit women, but he's also a hopeless romantic. He doesn't care if his girlfriend sleeps with other men; he's completely devoted to being a simp.

To put it nicely, this is "open-mindedness," after all, the main idea in the arts and culture circle is that it's better to share joy than to enjoy it alone.

To put it bluntly, isn't that just plain stupid?

It's not like you're incapable. If you like it, why not bring it home and grow it in a flowerpot?

Now look what's happened; what could have been a beloved garden flower has become a wildflower.

Anyone who's a big shot can get their hands on fertilizer without caring about how embarrassing it looks.

"Okay, I understand." Lu Rui silently kept Jiang Wen's words in mind.

Although he has now formed his own faction, he still has one foot in the Beijing entertainment circle, so he really needs to be more careful about certain taboos.

Turning around, she hadn't taken two steps when she ran into another female director in the industry.

Li Shaohong!
Compared to his attitude towards Xu Jinglei, Jiang Wen was much warmer towards Li Shaohong, at least his smile was a bit brighter.

This person does have some real skills; at least they are genuinely working hard.

But as for the results, opinions will vary.

What impressed Lü Rui the most was that her husband was a first-class contracted cinematographer of China Film Group.

Furthermore, her directing skills suddenly declined sharply after "Palace of Desire," which is quite similar to Chen Kaige's situation after "Farewell My Concubine."

"Director Lü, Director Jiang, good evening."

"Director Li, hello to you too..."

After exchanging very polite greetings, Lü Rui, with Liu Yifei in tow, continued walking towards Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Along the way, we were stopped time and time again.

However, in most cases, they would exchange a few pleasantries and then part ways.

But just as Lü Rui was about to reach Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Jianxin stopped him.

This person is currently the president of the China Film Association, so he is considered half a leader, since he is still a member of the Film Association.

"Chairman Huang."

Since the other person was a senior, Lü Rui took the initiative to extend his hand.

Huang Jianxin didn't put on airs and shook hands with him with a smile.

However, after exchanging a few pleasantries, he suddenly changed the subject: "I was actually hoping you could come to the first Film Directors Guild Awards ceremony last year, what a pity..."

Are you here to ask questions?

Lu Rui pressed down on the corners of his mouth, feigning a frustrated expression: "Actually, I really wanted to go back then, but unfortunately I was filming abroad and couldn't get away."

At the time, the filming of "Taken" was in a critical stage, so how could he have time to return to China to attend such a low-level award?
The reason it's called a "watered-down" award is that it was only held once last year before it was discontinued, and there's been no news about it at all this year. It's incredibly worthless.

"You must come next time, I sincerely invite you."

Huang Jianxin held Lü Rui's hand with genuine affection.

After all, he was the one who spearheaded the creation of this award.

The more people who come, and the higher their status, the more face he gains.

"Okay, Chairman Huang, don't worry, I will definitely go to the second one."

Lu Rui solemnly agreed, but immediately forgot about it.

We don't even know when the next one will be held. It's very possible that it will be canceled altogether, and we'll just have to give them a perfunctory response.

However, the award ceremony itself was quite interesting.

Lu Rui recalled that last year, news came from the ceremony that during the awards ceremony, Jiang Shan "accused" Huang Jianxin of bringing a large number of foreign DVDs for the actresses to watch in order to make them more immersed in filming bed scenes.

Ultimately, this resulted in the small hotel being filled with "hmm, ahh, oh oh" sounds all night long.

The next day, everyone had dark circles under their eyes, and many had even taken leave, which gave Huang Jianxin a big shock!

If every award ceremony in China had someone willing to boldly share such interesting behind-the-scenes stories of filmmaking, Lü Rui would be quite interested in attending.

After saying goodbye to Huang Jianxin, he finally arrived in front of Tian Zhuangzhuang.

"Director Tian..."

He had just opened his mouth, and before he could finish his greeting, an elderly woman with gray hair suddenly interjected, "Xiao Tian, ​​this is your good student, isn't it?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang's smile froze, and she turned to look at the other person: "Yes, she's my student, and she's doing her postgraduate studies with me."

"Tsk tsk." The old lady's tone suddenly became sarcastic. "Your students, anyone who didn't know better would think they were trained for the Central Academy of Drama. Why don't you use your own people and always run to the Central Academy of Drama?"

Lu Rui's smile faded, and he glanced at the other person.

Who is this old woman? Why does she start lecturing us like that?
Before he could ask, Tian Zhuangzhuang took the initiative to introduce him: "This is Director Jiang Shixiong. He used to be a master's thesis advisor at Beijing Film Academy and mentored Lu Chuan... He has already retired."

Lu Rui immediately gleaned two useful pieces of information from Tian Zhuangzhuang's introduction:
Rikutaro's teacher?

Have you already retired?

No wonder the old woman suddenly started talking to him in a sarcastic tone; she was standing up for her student.

Since we couldn't find any other excuse, we started with the recent topic of casting for "Pacific Rim," right?

His eyes darted around, and he immediately replied with a smile, "Professor Jiang is right, I will definitely pay attention next time..."

Jiang Shixiong clearly hadn't expected Lü Rui to have such a good temper, and for a moment, his old-fashioned attitude crumbled.

But the next second, Lü Rui launched his counterattack!

"I will definitely learn from you in the future and strive to be like your student Lu Chuan, who only uses Beijing Film Academy artists to make film and television works..."

Oh, I almost forgot, I'm not very good at plagiarism, sigh! I don't even have his contact information, what am I going to do? Right! Professor Jiang, aren't you his teacher? Could you teach me how to plagiarize?

Lu Rui's face was full of sincerity, revealing a thirst for knowledge, just like a well-behaved student.

He was already quite young, and with this slight pretense, he actually seemed quite earnest and eager to learn.

Liu Yifei, standing next to her, blushed deeply and quickly covered her mouth before turning away.

Tian Zhuangzhuang was stunned.

He clearly hadn't expected Lü Rui's "attack power" to be so fierce!

Jiang Shixiong immediately felt embarrassed.

She often boasts to others that she has "students all over the world" and that her "disciples and old friends" are spread throughout the film and television industry.

But Lu Chuan was the only student who felt like a thorn in her heart.

When Lu Tianming brought him over, she thought the kid had a sweet tongue and should be able to get along well in this circle, so she agreed to take him in.

Unexpectedly, after only filming her second drama after graduation, Lu Chuan was embroiled in a plagiarism lawsuit and lost the case.

This directly resulted in an indelible stain on her teaching career.

The child does not teach, the father too!
If teachers are not strict, it is their own fault!
If a student's conduct is improper, the teacher is absolutely responsible.

Now that Lü Rui brought this up again, she was so angry that she was trembling all over!

"Professor Jiang!"

Seeing that something was wrong, an old man nearby quickly took out some emergency heart medicine from his pocket.

While feeding Jiang Shixiong, he pointed at Lü Rui's nose and angrily said, "You young man, your words are truly vicious!" "Just stating the facts..."

Lu Rui shrugged, about to retort, when he suddenly saw Tian Zhuangzhuang shake his head at him, so he stopped.

That's true, if one or two of them were to die of anger, tonight's situation would be really awkward!

The two old men helped Jiang Shixiong to a chair on the side, offering him water and wiping his sweat, being particularly attentive.

Someone else pointed at Lü Rui and continued to lecture him: "As fellow students of Beijing Film Academy, unity is the most important thing. You young man are really..."

"Exactly, how can you say things that could affect unity?"

Hey?
Lu Rui was so angry he laughed. Wasn't this just bullying an honest person?

"If that's what you're saying, then we should at least avoid doing anything that could damage unity! We're all in the same industry, does plagiarism make it right?"

The old men were immediately speechless, and dared not continue arguing with Lü Rui.

One of them turned to look at Tian Zhuangzhuang and said, "Old Tian, ​​your student is really talented!!!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Zhou. I think so too. He is indeed very capable."

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled brightly and chose to stand on Lü Rui's side without hesitation.

Because of his status, he couldn't directly confront these seniors, since some of them were from the same generation as his father.

But Lü Rui can do it!

His status as a "young man" is a natural advantage.

Afterwards, you can just say "youthful impetuosity" and easily resolve the issue, right?
"..."

The old men looked at the smiling master and apprentice, and for a moment they were at a loss for words.

However, the small bottle of emergency heart medicine began to circulate among them.

"Please rest for now, everyone. There will be an awards ceremony and a gala later..."

Fearing they would try to extort money from them, Tian Zhuangzhuang made an excuse and ran away with Lü Rui.

Once he had walked a distance and saw that the group of people hadn't caught up, he breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression immediately darkened again.

"Director Tian? Is there going to be trouble?"

Seeing that his expression was off, Lü Rui thought it might affect his work at the Beijing Film Academy.

“It doesn’t apply to me, but it does to you.”

"have what?"

"Most of these people are experts and professors in the association, and they all hold the voting power for awards. If you offend them, you will inevitably face obstacles when you try to win awards later."

Lu Rui cursed inwardly, "A bunch of old geezers are hogging the toilet without doing their business," but his expression remained unchanged.

"Don't worry, they won't affect me."

"Ok?"

"I don't even look down on those domestic awards."

"Hahahahaha!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang was immediately amused, and at the same time realized what was going on.

Given Lü Rui's current abilities, those domestic awards are indeed dispensable to him.

With just the grand slam of three European silver awards for Best Director, he is now far ahead of the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, Huabiao, Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards!

If I have the chance to win a major award like the Golden Lion, Golden Bear, or Golden Palm in the future, wouldn't I be able to take off immediately?

The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, their smiles radiant.

Not far away, a group of elderly men and women watched this scene, their faces flushed with anger, but they were powerless to do anything about it...

As the guests arrived one after another, the awards ceremony quickly began.

The Huabiao Awards are actually a type of award with different categories; anyone who is nominated will receive an award, more or less.

"Best International Co-production Film, Best Director, Best Feature Film: Lü Rui's 'Taken'!"

When Ni Ping and Zhang Zheng announced the awards on stage, the entire audience burst into enthusiastic applause.

As the No.1 domestic film at the box office last year, and a global blockbuster, "Taken" absolutely deserves these honors.

Lü Rui appeared on stage three times in a row.

Of course, it's impossible for just one person to go on stage. Double, triple, or even ten-egg awards are all perfectly normal at the Huabiao Awards.

However, to his surprise, he won another big prize right before the end!
The winners of this year's Huabiao Award for Outstanding Producer are: Han Sanping, Lü Rui, and Zhang Weiping.

The nominees and winners of this award are all people who have served as producers on commercial/art film projects in the past few years and helped the films become famous or achieve box office success.

Han Sanping certainly deserves the title, given the sheer number of films he has produced.

Zhang Weiping won the award because of Zhang Yimou's work.

As for Lü Rui, although he was much younger than the other two, there was not a single word of doubt from the audience when he received the award.

It's worth noting that he holds the current box office record for domestic films.

In addition, the combined box office revenue of all the films produced by Ruishijie last year not only made them a fortune, but also captured the largest share of the domestic film market, which undoubtedly proves their ability to produce films.

This award is truly well-deserved!

After receiving the uniquely designed trophy from Ni Ping, Lü Rui stepped forward and stood in front of the microphone:
"Today, I am able to receive this award thanks to the joint efforts of all the staff at Ruishijie, and even more so to everyone who has given me support, encouragement and help on my directing journey."

This is an honor, but also a responsibility. On my future directing journey, I will definitely forge ahead with determination and strive to lead Chinese films to the world, so that 65 billion people around the world can see the glory of our Chinese culture…”

These words were perfectly apt and perfectly in line with the spirit of the Huabiao Awards.

Han Sanping, standing beside him, clapped with a bright smile.

He had already given his acceptance speech in advance, and the gist of it was very similar to Lü Rui's, so there was almost no question of one person suppressing the other.

He was providing support from the rear, while Lü Rui was charging ahead; they were all on the same path.

Zhang Weiping, however, cursed inwardly, "Damn it!"
You two have said all the nice things, and you've raised the bar so high, what am I supposed to say?
We can't exactly "share" Zhang Yimou with others, can we?

Are you kidding me? Those are his laborers, no one can touch them!
"The new picture will..."

After finishing their rambling conversation, the three of them stepped off the stage together.

Subsequently, the other awards were presented.

Award for Outstanding Actor: Pu Cunxin ("A Bright Moon"), Wu Jun ("Zhang Side").

Best Actress Award: Zhang Ziyi, "House of Flying Daggers".

Best New Actor and Actress: Zhong Qiu ("My French Years"), Zhang Jingchu ("The Flower Waist Bride").

After the awards ceremony, there will be a cocktail party.

Lü Rui did not participate. He made an excuse that there was something going on with Pacific Rim and then ran away with Liu Yifei.

He was really tired of hearing things like "unity," "friendship," and "being of one mind."

If someone likes to make empty promises, let them make those promises to someone else; he has no appetite for them.

If we are truly united, why not share our best resources with actors from humble backgrounds?

They act one way in front of people and another way behind their backs; their true colors are uglier than the last.

Instead of playing mind games with these people, it's better to find a quiet place and have a secret date.

"Would you like to drink AD calcium?"

After sending the driver away so he could take a taxi home, Lü Rui personally got into the driver's seat and drove Liu Yifei away from the underground parking garage.

"No! I won't drink it!"

This time, Liu Yifei refused to take it no matter what.

Let alone AD calcium, she didn't drink a single drop of champagne or water all night, and even went to the toilet before getting in the car.

Having learned from the experience last time, we must be absolutely certain this time.

"Are you hungry? Shall I take you to eat first?"

That's great!
Liu Yifei's eyes lit up. "How about we go get steak?"

She originally wanted to suggest going out for hot pot, but then she thought that since she had put on beautiful makeup and was wearing a formal dress, going out for hot pot would be completely out of place.

Besides, how can you kiss someone when your mouth still smells bad after eating hot pot?
Western-style meals are better when they're presented beautifully, and paired with candles, they can create a romantic candlelight dinner atmosphere.
"of course can."

Lu Rui turned the steering wheel around and drove towards a high-end Western restaurant he knew, teasing her as he did so: "I'll take you to eat steak, what about you? What are you going to treat me to?"

Liu Yifei thought for a moment, then raised her hand to straighten the wrinkled hem of her dress and adjusted her posture to move closer to him.

The car stopped at a traffic light. She blinked, looked at Lü Rui, and said with a playful smile, "I can give you lots of kisses~"

Lu Rui turned his head to look at her, a smile appearing in his eyes: "Is it a deal?"

"Of course, whoever lies is a dog!"

Liu Yifei extended her hand, raising her fair little finger, and said with exceptional seriousness, "We can pinky swear~"

(End of this chapter)