Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 106 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers

Li Tang also specially changed into a navy blue double-breasted retro dress today. He met director Zhang Yimou again in the waiting area.Although Director Zhang hastily left after attending the premiere to start the premiere tour of "My Father and Mother", there have long been rumors that Director Zhang will win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director.Now that Director Zhang appears here, it shows that the rumors are true.

Director Zhang was still wearing the iconic black tunic suit, and saw Li Tang smiling and waving.This was the third time the two met. Although Li Tang still hadn't figured out why Director Zhang looked at him differently, he immediately lifted his spirits and stepped forward.

"Xiao Li, have you prepared a program today?"

"No." Li Tang said shyly.

In front of important people, don't show deliberate maturity and sophistication, but you must be sincere. This is Li Tang's life experience from his previous life.

"I would really like to see you perform another wonderful sword dance."

Hearing this, Li Tang's heart suddenly moved, because he had heard from Naian before that Director Zhang seemed to have started preparing a martial arts movie very early, but there has been no definite news for the past two years.

Could it be because the sword dance at the Huabiao Awards Ceremony last time impressed Director Zhang?

"By the way, what was the name of the sword dance you performed last time?" Director Zhang asked with gestures.

"It's called Taiji Eight Diagrams Sword, and it's a kind of Wudang swordsmanship."

"I think that sword technique is very beautiful to dance, can it be played?" Director Zhang asked again.

As long as you ask whether you can fight, it means that the person who asks is more or less knowledgeable, unlike laymen who think that all martial arts can be played.

"The real Tai Chi Eight Diagrams sword can be used, and it is very powerful. But the sword technique I performed last time, I made some changes for the stage effect, adding some elements of Chinese classical dance, so it looks more beautiful." Li Tang said.

Hearing what Li Tang said, Director Zhang was thoughtful.

What Naian said is correct. Director Zhang has indeed been preparing a martial arts movie, and it is still a blockbuster. At present, the first draft of the script has come out, and most of the main characters in it use swords.Because the sword is a special symbol in Chinese martial arts and even Chinese history and culture. It is commonly known as the king of a hundred soldiers. In ancient times, it was often used as a noble decoration and a symbol of status.The so-called sword fighting and sword dancing are a kind of culture.

Director Zhang's works have very high requirements on visual experience and aesthetics. He not only wants the fierce sword fighting in Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts movies, but also looks good.So the last time he saw the sword dance performed by Li Tang, he paid attention to it.Hearing now that Li Tang said to incorporate elements of Chinese classical dance into swordsmanship, he suddenly had a new idea.

Maybe it took a long time to think. When Director Zhang looked up and saw Li Tang who was still standing in front of him, he quickly showed a simple smile to express his apology, and then asked, "Do you still practice other sword skills?"

"Not yet, I'm practicing big guns recently."

"What marksmanship?" Director Zhang asked again with great interest.

Because the gun has been known as the "King of Cold Weapons" since ancient times, it is also an indispensable weapon in his design.

"Tai chi gun."

"And the Tai Chi gun?"

Tai Chi Spear is too unpopular, like Li Tang before, Director Zhang has never heard of it.

"Yes, Wu-style Tai Chi Spear, this marksmanship is very beautiful..."

Li Tang suddenly remembered that Director Zhang once made a movie called "Hero".

Why suddenly, because I was misled by the martial arts movie that Naian said before, because "Hero" was an epic blockbuster at the time, a bit like "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" by Director Chen, so he always At the beginning, I didn't connect "Hero" with martial arts movies.

Moreover, when he saw the movie "Hero" in his previous life, he was already in college. That was after 2003, and it is only 1999 now.

He still remembers the martial arts scene in "Heroes", one word "beautiful"!Especially when he saw Director Zhang's reaction just now, he felt that he seemed to have touched the pulse of the other party, so he emphasized "beautiful".

Director Zhang was really interested, and Li Tang showed off to Director Zhang what he had heard from Wu Jing, such as "Zhao Zilong's Eighteen Spears" and "Wu Mu's Thirteen Spears".

In the end, I was embarrassed and said: "Tai Chi Spear is real kung fu. I am still practicing the basic skills. If I can master it, it will take next year."

He even laid an ambush here, because Wu Jing told him that it would take two or three years for him to practice the Tai Chi spear well.

In terms of time, Director Zhang is not in a hurry, because the preparation of a blockbuster film does not happen overnight. He is currently preparing to adapt a novella by Mo Yan for the screen, and the leading actor has been confirmed. Zhao Benshan.

However, chatting with Li Tang this time was very rewarding for Director Zhang, so that when the staff came to ask Director Zhang to walk on the red carpet, Director Zhang pulled Li Tang and said, "Xiao Li, let's go, let's go together."

Fortunately, this is the first time the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival has a red carpet segment, and everyone is not very particular about it, so Li Tang happily stepped on the red carpet with Director Zhang, attracting countless flashing lights.

And this scene was transmitted to TV screens all over the country through the live broadcast signal.

Seeing this scene, Naian smiled, "When did this guy get so close to Zhang Yimou?"

Fan Xiaopang laughed loudly with a grin: "Wow, Mr. Li actually walked the red carpet with Director Zhang!"

The ex-girlfriend's eyes were red and she muttered to herself, "How is this possible?"

Xu Guangtou, who was lying on the bed in the sage time, jumped up from the bed when he saw this scene on the TV screen: "Happy to the West, you are a red man, what a gimmick..."

Sitting in front of the TV, Miss Hua pondered, picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Bingbing, I think you can think of a way to do what you told me about Li Tang last time..."

As for Lao Li, pointing at the TV screen and laughing, he shouted proudly: "Look, this is my son, my son of Li Guoqing, walking with the great director Zhang Yimou!"

After the red carpet session, the closing ceremony began. According to the usual practice, the leaders will speak first.The leaders attending the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival were a little lower than the Huabiao Awards. Li Tang, who was sitting in the front row of the venue, expressed a sense of superiority, after all, he had seen the world.

After interspersed with two cultural programs in the middle, the awards of the 22nd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards were presented first.

Three Chinese film awards, Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Huabiao.

The Golden Rooster is a professional award, selected by expert judges; Huabiao is a government award, which takes into account social orientation and main theme in addition to artistry; and the Hundred Flowers Award for popular movies is nominally an audience award.

It is reasonable to say that the awards selected by the audience are the least controversial, but the reality is just the opposite. In recent years, the Hundred Flowers Awards have been subject to controversy, and their credibility has been greatly questioned.

This year's Hundred Flowers Awards is said to have received more than 57 votes, the most votes received since the 90s, and this year's Hundred Flowers Awards has also opened an online voting system. A professional electronic technology company in Beijing is invited to make statistics The result will be notarized by the Beijing Notary Office.

Everything seems to be fair and just, without loopholes.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will be held in Shenyang, and Uncle Benshan is a representative figure in the province's literary and artistic circles. His "Male and Female Directors" is naturally the most popular.

The result was as people guessed, "Men and Women Directors" topped the list of votes, and what is surprising is that "See You or Be Square" with a box office revenue of more than 500 million was ruthlessly voted by the "audience" Kick out.

A film with a pitifully low box office that most people have never heard of, "Matchmaker" is firmly in second place, and even "No One Less", which just won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, has always fallen behind.

The last three films jointly won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film.

Unsurprisingly, Uncle Benshan won the Best Actor Award at the Hundred Flowers Award; and the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Award was the little-known young actress Liu Xin, who was the heroine of the movie "Matchmaker".

Uh, one more thing, the director of "Matchmaker" is Huang Jianzhong.

If it is reasonable to say that the winner of the Best Supporting Actor is the famous old actor Niu Ben from Shanghai Film Studio, then the candidate for the Best Supporting Actress is ridiculous, because "On Screen Romance" has not yet been released, and Li Xiaohong, who played the role of the younger brother Surprisingly, she won Best Supporting Actress.

This is the Audience Award!
Of course, the Hundred Flowers Awards are just an appetizer for today's closing ceremony and awards ceremony, and the big head is the more important Golden Rooster Awards.

"Shanghai Chronicle" starring Li Tang won only one award for best setting. Director Chen's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" included almost all heavyweight techniques including best art, best recording, and best photography. awards.

This can be regarded as compensation for director Chen's highly controversial film, which was nominated for all heavyweight awards including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Supporting Actor and Actor. .

Sitting at the scene, Li Tang felt very sorry for the superb acting actors such as Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, and Gong Li in this movie. If he followed the selection criteria of the Hundred Flowers Awards, he even thought that the glimpse of Zhou Xun in this movie was not good enough. Deserves a Best Supporting Actress award.

The Best Supporting Actress was finally won by Yuan Quan, who played well in "Spring Rhapsody".

Yuan Quan, who was standing on the stage to deliver the award acceptance speech, shed tears of excitement, and the decline of returning home at the Huabiao Awards was swept away at this moment.

The best supporting actor went to Du Yuan, who played the father in the children's feature film "The Grass House".

In the competition for the Best Actress Award, Ning Jing won the Golden Rooster Best Actress crown over Huabiao actress Xu Fan and "Shanghai Chronicle" heroine Yuan Quan.

When the winner of the Best Actor Award was announced on the stage, Li Tang, who had no hope of winning the award, couldn't help shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat despite his mental preparation.

It's a pity that the surprise did not come after all. The best actor was awarded to Mr. Teng Rujun, who played the father in "The Man in That Mountain, That Dog".

It can also be regarded as winning a game for Liu Ye, who played his son, by the best supporting actor.

Director Zhang Yimou won the best director award as expected.

However, the most eye-catching and important Best Feature Film Award, contrary to outside speculation, was finally awarded to "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" directed by Huo Jianqi.

Here, Li Tang has to give a big thumbs up to the judges of this year's Golden Rooster Awards!Because generally speaking, the selection of this year's Golden Rooster Awards is fairly fair, which is in great contrast with the Hundred Flowers Awards, which are extremely controversial and even shameless.

More importantly, under great pressure, the judges gave up the Golden Lion Award-winning "Not One Less", but chose Huo Jianqi's "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" as the best feature film award. It takes a lot of courage to not open a double-yolk egg.

　The third update!In the third shift today, I wrote the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers in one breath, and I asked for a ticket.

　　
　
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