Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1043 Literary Films and Commercial Films

Best Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Newcomer, Special Effects, Original Music, Original Song, Art, Action, Cinematography, Editing...

The [-]nd Academy Awards had a total of fifteen awards, the most popular of which were, of course, directors, screenwriters, leading actors and actresses, and supporting actors and actresses.

As for the newcomers and those original songs later, they didn't get much attention from the public.

And even in later generations, only people in the industry or those who are particularly fond of movies will care about these technical jobs related to movies.

This time, the Golden Image Awards will be held at the Xintiandi Theater, and the sponsors will be ATV and Xiangjiang Cinemas, and there will be a bunch of sponsoring companies behind them.

Compared with last year, in terms of sponsors, the sponsorship of the second Academy Awards is obviously more than that of the first one.

From jewelry, cars, to all kinds of food and beverages, it can be said that the Golden Statue Award is slowly showing its power in Hong Kong.

Now that he has received so many sponsorships, Lin Daoqiu will not be stingy about arranging for the Academy Awards.

From the entrance, everything is done in accordance with high standards and specifications. As for the stage lighting and sound in the venue, it is in an elegant style.

Compared with the bright style of the early days of the Academy Awards, the style of this year's Academy Awards has begun to have a style of later generations.

And the selected movies also have some scenes edited, so it is no longer a dry reading list.

Before that, Lin Daoqiu asked the award presenters to go on stage for a brief rehearsal to let them know what the process is.

All these preparations are for making the Academy Awards more and more decent.

And those guests who were invited to present awards also felt that this model was very novel and very interesting.

At least let the audience on the scene and in front of the TV know what the shortlisted films look like.

And this year Lin Daoqiu naturally doesn't need to be on stage to present awards, because when the best film was awarded last year, five of the six films had his name on them, and the remaining one "Pretty Girl" also had a great relationship with him.

Even if others don't say anything, Lin Daoqiu himself will feel embarrassed.

Unless there are some special circumstances, it is almost impossible for Lin Daoqiu to be on the list of honorable guests for the Academy Awards.

And this year's popular films, commercial and literary films have emerged many excellent works.

"Half Side People", "Listening to the Government Behind the Curtain", "Lucky Stars", "Best Partner", "Legend of Sword and Fairy", "New Shushan Swordsman", "Flower City", "Seven Days of Love".

Ye Tong's "Seven Days of Love" is a movie produced by Baocheng Cinemas last year, and it is a low-cost movie starring Zhong Zhentao, Ye Tong, Chen You, and Anita Mui.

Once this movie was released, it won a box office record of 500 million, which is considered a very good result for a small-budget production.

However, Lin Daoqiu didn't pay much attention to this movie at the beginning. He didn't think of this movie until after the shortlist for the Academy Awards came out.

As for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "New Shushan Swordsman", this is a heavy blow to Tsui Hark.

Although Baojia Cinemas did not close down for this reason, the big production of 5000 million yuan did not bring in high box office revenue.

And for the filming of "New Shushan Swordsman", Tsui Hark had a falling out with New Art City and left New Oriental.

But even if he does it all over again, Lin Daoqiu believes that with Tsui Hark's character, he will definitely choose to leave New Oriental and go to shoot "New Shushan Swordsman".

Even if he knew he would lose, even if there was only a [-]% chance of winning, Tsui Hark would still be willing to gamble.

After all, for a big production of 5000 million yuan, it is very difficult to get such an investment in Xiangjiang.

As for the final result, Tsui Hark can only say that he did his best, and Bao Shaogang didn't blame Tsui Hark afterwards, because his situation was already very bad at that time, so he couldn't care less about the movie.

"Congratulations, Young Master Rong. You have nominated the best actor for "Legend of Sword and Fairy". How is it? Do you have anything to say?"

When filming "The Dumb Girl Ah Fang", Lin Daoqiu joked with Leslie Cheung during the filming interval.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Leslie Cheung could only shake his head with a wry smile.

"Mr. Lin, don't make fun of me. Commercial films like "Legend of Sword and Fairy" may not be popular at the Academy Awards. I'm afraid I won't be able to win this Best Actor."

Last year's Golden Statue Award for Best Actor was won by Lin Zixiang of "Running into the Wrathful Sea".

As for Leslie Cheung, although he is considered successful in his career and has developed very well in film and television, music and music, but in terms of film awards, he feels that his chances are not great.

"Do you also think that the Academy Awards are more focused on literary films?"

Lin Daoqiu rarely talked about this matter with others, but for Leslie Cheung, he was interested in chatting with him.

However, compared with Lin Daoqiu, Leslie Cheung is obviously not willing to talk about the Academy Awards. After all, Lin Daoqiu is the lifetime honorary chairman of the Academy Awards.

Moreover, the Golden Statue Award was organized by him alone. If he said that the Golden Statue Award was biased in front of him, wouldn't it be slapping Lin Daoqiu in the face.

"Mr. Lin, that's not what I mean. What I mean is that the judges may prefer literary films and drama films. This situation is not only in Xiangjiang, but it is also a very common thing in the film market in other regions."

Leslie Cheung felt that the Academy Award was more inclined to literary films, which is actually a normal thing.

After all, the film markets in other regions have the same trends and tastes. The ones that can win awards are literary and drama films, and commercial films can only stand aside.

It just so happens that "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is a purely commercial film, and Leslie Cheung dare not say how good his own acting skills are in it.

I originally explained to Leslie Cheung, but I am the honorary chairman of the Academy Awards, and in the eyes of outsiders, the Awards are manipulated by myself.

If you tell him here that the Golden Statue Awards will start from this year, and if Zhang Guorong speaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Young Master Rong is right. Other regions are indeed more inclined to literary films in terms of awards. After all, literary films and drama films have depth, and they also discuss deeper things. Compared with commercial films, they are indeed more in-depth."

Lin Daoqiu has to admit that the difference between a commercial film and a literary film lies in the depth of the film.

Commercial films are more about the stimulation of perception, while literary films are about things deep in the heart, and the two are completely different.

"From now on, if Young Master Rong wants to win awards, he should act in more literary films. After all, your acting skills are still very good."

Lin Daoqiu's words were not complimenting Leslie Cheung, what he said was indeed the truth.

Leslie Cheung replied with a smile.

"Okay, if Mr. Lin has any good scripts, you must leave them to me."

Leslie Cheung remembered that Lin Daoqiu had never made a literary film in Xiangjiang, but he had made a film "If the Wine Dried If You Sell Nothing" in Baodao.

However, it is said that "Wine Dried If Selling Nothing" is selling very well in Baodao. Although Leslie Cheung has never watched it, he has heard of the name of this movie to some extent.

(End of this chapter)