Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 408
The matter of holding the Hong Kong Film Awards has actually been in Lin Daoqiu's plan all along.

When Chen Bosheng came to him before, the reason why Lin Daoqiu made many excuses was that he did not intend to recruit him into the group, because Lin Daoqiu wanted to hold the Golden Statue Award in his own hands.

Although it can't be said that he wants to control the ownership of these awards, Lin Daoqiu's goal is still to make the Academy Awards a film awards ceremony that is famous in Asia and even in the world.

If Chen Bosheng and the others are allowed to dominate the Academy Awards, I am afraid that the direction of the entire Academy Awards will become very small, which is quite different from Lin Daoqiu's idea of ​​promoting Xiangjiang films to the world.

Moreover, these people only have local movies in their minds, and they never thought that sticking to such a small market will be a dead end sooner or later.

These people don't realize that the reason why Xiangjiang films can develop is because the regions outside Hong Kong's mainland are a big boost to support the development of Xiangjiang films.

In later generations, with the massive invasion of Hollywood special effects films, the share of Xiangjiang films in various regions of Asia has been shrinking day by day, which has led to a sharp decline in the number of film productions.

By 2017, the annual production of Xiangjiang films was only about 60, and this number was 1993 in 234.

In order to prevent Hong Kong films from repeating itself, what the Academy Award should carry is Lin Daoqiu's plan for the future of Hong Kong films.

In the future, the proportion of large-scale productions and special effects films of Xiangjiang Films will increase, so timely publicity is also very important.

As for low-budget literary films and other types of films, Lin Daoqiu will not let them disappear completely, but he will not focus on promoting them, and he will still reserve some places for those films.

But when Lin Daoqiu was planning for the Academy Awards, Chen Baisheng and Shu Qi suddenly came to him directly.

As soon as these two people entered Lin Daoqiu's office, they didn't seem very happy. After all, Chen Baisheng felt that Lin Daoqiu had snatched the award ceremony away from him.

"Mr. Lin, if I remember correctly, I mentioned this to you at the Chinese New Year Reception last year, but why didn't you inform us of your plan to organize the film awards ceremony?"

Chen Bosheng seemed very dissatisfied with Lin Daoqiu's approach. He felt that he was cheated by Lin Daoqiu.

For Chen Bosheng's questioning, Lin Daoqiu didn't seem to have much feeling, he just smiled and asked the two to sit down, and then asked Fang Jinsheng to pour them a glass of water.

"Don't get angry, you two. There is a reason why I didn't notify you at that time."

When Chen Bosheng heard what Lin Daoqiu said, he really thought that something might have gone wrong, so Lin Daoqiu didn't notify them.

But then Lin Daoqiu's words made Chen Baisheng and Shu Qi so angry that they almost turned the tables.

"Because I don't think you are suitable to host or participate in this awards ceremony, so I didn't notify you, and I didn't intend to let you intervene."

Chen Bosheng and Shu Qi were stunned when they heard this, because Lin Daoqiu's words were obviously looking down on them.

Although the sales volume of "Movie Biweekly" is not high, there is still a group of regular readers in Xiangjiang, and both Chen Baisheng and Shu Qi think that they are in the film industry, and they are the most professional film practitioners.

But I didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu could say that they were not suitable for such a thing, which almost made Chen Baisheng and Shu Qi explode.

"Does Mr. Lin think that we are not strong enough? Or are you worried that we will get in your way?"

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Chen Baisheng immediately realized that Lin Daoqiu's sudden decision to hold this awards ceremony was probably for his benefit, not for Xiangjiang Films.

If the other party is really for the good of Xiangjiang Films, they should accept the advice of more professionals.

"Although I don't know who the judges Mr. Lin will invite at that time, I can guarantee that even if your award is established, it will not have credibility and will definitely not be recognized by the public."

As for Chen Bosheng's words, Lin Daoqiu just smiled, as if he didn't take it seriously.

After all, the Golden Statue Award created by Chen Baisheng and others in the previous life was basically random in the first edition. Even if it was made into a comedy, it might not feel awkward.

Tsui Hark once said in an interview: "At the first Academy Awards, we all wore shorts and sneakers on stage."

Even the trophies were made of wood at that time. In later generations, only Hui Yinghong still kept the trophies of the 1st Academy Award, and the others have disappeared.

Of course, Chen Baisheng and others have contributed greatly to the development of the Golden Statue Awards, but the biggest reason is that Xiangjiang needs a grand awards ceremony.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is needed because there is a demand, and if such a grand event that carries the glory of Xiangjiang Films falls into the hands of Chen Baisheng and others, it will only delay the development of Xiangjiang Films.

"I respect Mr. Chen's guess, but I still haven't considered letting you participate in the Academy Awards. As for who will be the judge at that time, this matter doesn't need to be bothered by the two of you."

The idea of ​​excluding Chen Bosheng and Shu Qi from the Academy Awards will not change.

They may be good film critics, and they may have their own unique views on films, but if they are allowed to control such an awards ceremony, this is what Lin Daoqiu does not want to see.

Chen Baisheng originally wanted to argue with Lin Daoqiu, but Shu Qi next to him shook his head, as if to signal Chen Baisheng to stop talking.

Because even he could see that Lin Daoqiu was very resistant to them. Although he didn't know why the other party was like this, Shu Qi could already feel that the Golden Statue Award had no chance for them.

After walking out of New Oriental, the aggrieved Chen Baisheng couldn't help but speak before he even got into the car.

"Why don't you let me continue. If he is allowed to mess around like this, what future does Xiangjiang Film have?"

Chen Baisheng felt very puzzled that Shu Qi didn't let him continue talking just now, because he had a lot of things in his stomach that he didn't say.

"Don't you see it yet? Lin Daoqiu didn't intend to let us participate in this awards ceremony at all, so no matter how much you say, it won't help."

Shu Qi looked very calm, perhaps because he had seen Lin Daoqiu's thoughts, so he didn't let Chen Baisheng continue to waste his tongue in front of the other party.

"Does this Lin Daoqiu really think that he can do whatever he wants by controlling Xiangjiang's theaters? I, Chen Baisheng, don't believe it. If he can hold an awards ceremony, why can't we do it?"

As soon as Chen Baisheng revealed this idea, Shu Qi beside him opened his eyes wide, because he didn't expect Chen Baisheng to be so stubborn.

But after thinking about it, Shu Qi herself was also very unconvinced. He was even thinking about whether to hold this awards ceremony together with Chen Baisheng, so as to give a good blow to Lin Daoqiu's arrogance.

So in the latest issue of "Film Biweekly", a story that surprised everyone was published.

"In order to promote the development of Hong Kong Hong Kong and encourage filmmakers who performed well in the past year, "Film Biweekly" and Hong Kong Radio Station will hold a grand film awards ceremony."

(End of this chapter)