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Chapter 683: Hundred Flowers Movie Emperor
The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is currently one of the most important film festivals in the domestic film industry.

It has two awards: the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award, which are held in rotation every year.

The Golden Rooster Awards are jointly sponsored by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and are one of the highest honors in the domestic film industry.

The selection criteria include the work's ideology, artistry, and ornamental value, and require the work to reach a high level in terms of literary quality, artistry, and market performance.

Because it is selected by professional filmmakers, it is also called the "Expert Award."

The selection method of the Hundred Flowers Awards is completely different. It is conducted by the general moviegoers voting via the Internet or telephone to select the most popular film, the most popular director, the most popular actor and actress and other awards.

Since the Hundred Flowers Awards are determined by audience voting, there is a certain degree of randomness in the number of votes, and it may not fully represent the true level of the film, but it reflects the audience's love for the film, so it is also called the "Audience Award."

Last year, Gu Wei was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Golden Rooster Awards for his role in "Operation Mekong", but unfortunately he lost to Deng Chao's "The Sun Also Rises".

But it is not surprising that at the Golden Rooster Awards, which places more emphasis on "literariness" and "artisticity", it is natural for commercial action films to lose to literary dramas.

This year's closing ceremony of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was hosted by the Hundred Flowers Awards, and unsurprisingly, Gu Wei was selected again.

To be honest, Gu Wei is very confident of winning the award this year. After all, in terms of popularity and audience votes, he doesn't think anyone can compare to him.

On the evening of November 11, the closing ceremony of the 10th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the award ceremony of the 27th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards were held at the Foshan International Sports and Culture Performing Arts Center in Guangdong Province.

Gu Wei's plane landed in Foshan at noon. He changed his clothes and put on makeup and took a car to the award ceremony venue.

He walked across the red carpet amid the cheers of fans, had his photos taken by media reporters, and then strode into the Cultural Performing Arts Center.

In the lounge, Gu Wei saw many familiar faces as soon as he came in.

"When I heard the fans outside shouting so loudly just now, I knew it was you~" Wu Jing came up to me with a smile in a black suit.

This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will be held from November 11 to November 7. Most nominated actors like Gu Wei will arrive on the last day and only attend the awards ceremony.

Wu Jing came to Foshan from the very beginning of the film festival because he was invited by the organizers this year to become the image ambassador of the film festival.

Gu Wei walked up to him and gave him a gentle hug, then he coughed lightly, took a step back, with a smile on his face, raised one arm, and stretched his palm forward, making Wu Jing's classic move.

He held on for two seconds before he broke into laughter.

"You guy!" Wu Jing of course knew what he meant, and patted Gu Wei on the shoulder with a smile.

"Brother Jing, you are really lazy. I remember you posed in this pose when you got married. You have been doing the same pose everywhere you go over the years. You didn't even change your pose for the film festival poster?"

Wu Jing felt a little embarrassed.

"There aren't that many cool poses. I think this one is pretty good, and the photographer also said it was good when we took the photo."

"That's right, this pose has become your classic move, Wu Jing, stretch out your hand."

As he spoke, Gu Wei raised his hand and gestured again.

"Brother Jing, you have reaped a great harvest at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, being nominated for four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor!"

After some chatting and laughing, Gu Wei congratulated.

"It's just luck. No matter how many nominations you get, it's useless if you don't win the award."

Wu Jing had a smile on his face. Due to the huge sales of his movie, he won many awards at various award ceremonies in the past year.

This is not the first time he has been nominated for the Hundred Flowers Awards. At the last Hundred Flowers Awards in 2016, he was nominated for Best Picture, Outstanding Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for "Wolf Warrior 1", which is almost the same as this year, but in the end he only won the Outstanding Film Award.

"By the way, when applying for the award, I also nominated you for the Best Actor. The organizer may have taken into consideration that you are also involved in Operation Mekong, so they did not nominate you for the Best Actor in Wolf Warrior 2," Wu Jing explained, thinking of something.

"I know. I have nominated three films for Best Actor. In the end, only one will be left. It is impossible for me to be nominated for all of them."

Gu Wei nodded to express his understanding.

In addition to "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Operation Mekong", Gu Wei's "Time Raiders" released this year also submitted an award application, and it will definitely be nominated in the end based on this film.

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Jing looked at Gu Wei with some hesitation:

"I have a movie I want to see you at?"

"What movie? Are they going to shoot Wolf Warrior 3?" Gu Wei joked.

"It's a tribute film from Shanghai Film Studio called The Climbers, which tells the story of a mountaineering team climbing Mount Everest.
As you know, next year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Mr. Ren of Shanghai Film Group personally approached me. I also read the script and felt that the story was really good, so I took the role.
At present, in addition to the leading actress, there are some important supporting roles that have not been decided. Do you think you are interested?"

Wu Jing also knew that Gu Wei would rarely play a supporting role in a movie, so he was a little embarrassed.

But everyone knew that he had a good relationship with Gu Wei, so director Li Rengang asked him to help with the invitation.

"【Climber】Ah" Gu Wei touched his chin.

He had some impression of this movie. The box office revenue was over 10 billion which was pretty good, but the word of mouth was not very good. The love line of the heroine Zhang Ziyi was too superfluous.

If Gu Wei had starred in the film, with his and Wu Jing's appeal, the film's box office would definitely have exceeded that of the original version.

Moreover, Zhang Ziyi can add more scenes to the cast. With Gu Wei's status, he will definitely add a lot of scenes if he participates in the film, and will not be inferior to the male and female protagonists.

But it's useless and totally unnecessary.

"When will it be turned on?"

"February or March next year."

Gu Wei shook his head slightly.

"I have just finished filming the drama I am currently filming, and I have two more movies coming up, including Detective Chinatown 3, so it is difficult to find time."

"I understand. There's nothing we can do about it. We can only work together again next time."

"I have a good young actor to recommend to you~"

Gu Wei thought for a while and said.

"Who?"

"Li Xian, who starred in the summer TV series "Ashes of Love" and last year's "Princess Agents", is very popular right now."

Gu Wei looked at Wu Jing's somewhat confused face.

“Well, I guess you haven’t seen it, go back and ask your sister-in-law and you’ll know, Li Xian is very famous among young people, and his acting skills are not bad either.

He debuted with teacher Yan Bingyan in the song "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart."

"I've seen this. You mean the one who played Yan Bingyan's son?"

"Yes!" Gu Wei nodded.

"Okay, I'll tell the director later and then notify Li Xian to come and try out for the role."

"I'll send you his contact information."

To Gu Wei, [The Climber] is a piece of junk, but to Li Xian, it is a top-level resource that he can never reach.

Although he rejected [The Climber], Wu Jing's words also reminded Gu Wei.

Next year will be the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Various tribute films and mission films will be launched soon. There are some invitations that he cannot refuse. No matter what, he has to choose one to act in.

Wu Jing is now a signboard of mainstream movies, and Gu Wei is no worse than him. With "Operation Mekong" and "Wolf Warrior 2", he can be regarded as the number one mainstream actor among the younger generation.

Gu Wei thought about it and felt that only "My Motherland and I" was more suitable. Wen Mu happened to be his man, so he didn't need to spend too much energy on the compilation film. When the time came, Gu Wei would have the final say on how to arrange the tasks and shoot them.
The two chatted for a few words, and then Lin Chaoxian came over with the crew of "Operation Red Sea".

If nothing unexpected happens, "Operation Red Sea" will definitely be the biggest winner of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards.

"Wolf Warrior 2" was nominated for four major awards, while "Operation Red Sea" was nominated for all awards, from Best Director and Best Picture to Best Newcomer.

Lin Chaoxian was in a particularly good mood at first sight, and immediately walked over when he saw Gu Wei, a familiar face.

"Mr. Gu, Director Wu, long time no see~"

He greeted and exchanged a few words with Gu Wei and Wu Jing who were standing together. Zhang Yi, Zhang Tianai and a few others were also with him.

Zhang Yi was nominated for Best Actor, just like Gu Wei and Wu Jing, while Zhang Tianai was nominated for Best Actress for her role as female reporter Xia Nan in "Operation Red Sea".

Everyone was acquaintance and stood together chatting with each other.

"When did you arrive in Foshan?" Gu Wei asked Zhang Tianai.

The other person was wearing a black suspender dress today, with long wavy hair draped over her shoulders. She had a curvy figure and looked extremely sexy.

"Yesterday afternoon, I couldn't believe I was nominated for Best Actress!"

"Don't belittle yourself. You've endured so much hardship and put in so much effort to make this movie. It's normal for you to be nominated."

Zhang Tianai understood the meaning behind Gu Wei's words and pouted unhappily.

"You think I have no hope of winning the prize?" Although she also thought that her chances of winning the prize were slim, she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart.

Gu Wei leaned forward slightly to Zhang Tianai's ear and whispered:
"Ms. Chen Jin, who was nominated for "Shibadong Village", has already won the Golden Rooster Award and the Huabiao Award. She only needs the Hundred Flowers Award to achieve the "Grand Slam". Although she is not very famous, she is recognized as a veteran actor in the circle. The jury of the Hundred Flowers Awards is likely to be a good person."

Although the Hundred Flowers Awards are selected by audience voting, the real decision-making power still lies with the jury.

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Zhang Tianai understood immediately and looked a little depressed.

"Is [Emergency Rescue] turned on?" Gu Wei also noticed her unhappiness and changed the subject.

"Not yet, but it's scheduled to start filming this month. I'll join the crew after the Hundred Flowers Awards are over."

While the two were chatting, Lin Chaoxian brought the other members of "Operation Red Sea" over.

"Mr. Gu, let me introduce you to the other actors of Operation Red Sea: Du Jiang, Jiang Luxia, and Huang Jingyu.

Luxia and Jingyu are both new actors who have not been in the industry for long. Mr. Gu, please take good care of them in the future."

Du Jiang was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Jiang Luxia was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and Huang Jingyu was nominated for Best Newcomer.

It can be seen that Lin Chaoxian is very optimistic about the main actors in "Operation Red Sea" and specially introduced Gu Wei to them to help them expand their network.

"Hello~" Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

"Hello, Mr. Gu!" Jiang Luxia and Huang Jingyu greeted him somewhat stiffly. They were not pure newcomers, they had already debuted for several years and had acted in many dramas, but their actual fame was still outside the third-tier, far from stars of Gu Wei's level.

Du Jiang hesitated for a moment and also called out "Hello, Mr. Gu~"

In fact, he is Gu Wei's predecessor and debuted much earlier than him, but their fame and status are incomparable.

In the entertainment industry, status has always been the most important thing, not who debuted earlier.

It won't be long before the award ceremony begins and the guests are starting to come in and take their seats.

Gu Wei sat in the middle of the first row, with Wu Jing on his left and Lin Chaoxian and Yu Dong on his right.

This year's Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony was star-studded. In addition to the nominated actors, many other well-known celebrities also attended.

After the opening performance, the first awards presented were Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

All three awards were won by the crew of "Operation Red Sea".

Huang Jingyu, Du Jiang and Jiang Luxia, who just met Gu Wei in the lounge, won three awards respectively.

"Congratulations to Director Lin and President Yu. No matter how you look at it, Bona will be the biggest winner today."

Gu Wei clapped his hands and spoke to Yu Dong and the other person beside him.

"I also hope that Mr. Gu can win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor!"

Yu Dong was not modest at all and said with a smile.

"My winning of the Best Actor award is also an honor for the crew of Operation Mekong. No matter what, Yu Dong won."

"Haha. Win-win, win-win."

Afterwards, the Best Actress award was presented, which was not unexpected to Gu Wei.

This year's Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress was given to veteran actress Chen Jin, who has been in the film industry for many years. She unexpectedly defeated Zhang Tianai from Operation Red Sea, Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun who were nominated for Soulmates, and Li Qin from The Founding of an Army with her performance in Shibadong Village.

The award-winning teacher Chen Jin was not present today, and someone else received the award on her behalf.

The award speech from the organizer is also very interesting, "This year marks Chen Jin's 30th year in the industry, and this award is very important to her."

In fact, Gu Wei also knew Teacher Chen Jin. She played Princess Pingning, the mother of the young master, in "The Story of Minglan". The two had some exchanges when they were filming.

If it comes to acting skills, there is no problem for her to win the Best Actress award, but in terms of popularity, she is definitely not as popular as the other nominees, so her winning the award was a surprise.

Finally, it was time to present the Best Actor award. Gu Wei was a little nervous sitting in the audience. Although he was confident in himself, he didn't dare to be sure that he would win the award until the last moment.

Wasn't there an upset in the Best Actress category? No one can guarantee that there won't be an upset in the Best Actor category.

The short films of the five candidates were played on the big screen. They were Zhu Yawen from "The Founding of an Army", Huang Xuan from "Youth", Wu Jing from "Wolf Warrior 2", Gu Wei from "Operation Mekong", and Zhang Yi from "Operation Red Sea".

"Congratulations to all the actors. I think being nominated is a recognition. Seeing the images you have just created, there are soldiers, police officers, and great men. So, audience members and judges, are you ready?"

"Voting starts now, 10 seconds countdown."

After the two female hosts Zhou Tao and Jiang Shuying finished speaking on the stage, the names of the five nominees appeared on the big screen and the 101 audience judges pressed their voting buttons.

Among the five people, the votes of Gu Wei and Wu Jing rose rapidly, far exceeding the others. Wu Jing stopped at 31 votes, while Gu Wei got 56 votes.

Ten seconds later, the best actor of the 34th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards was announced.

There was cheering from the audience and thunderous applause in the venue.

"【Operation Mekong】Gu Wei! Congratulations!" Jiang Shuying looked at Gu Wei in the audience and congratulated him.

We traveled together on the set of "Flowers Divas Hit the Road 3" last year. I didn’t expect that Gu Wei would win the Best Actor award at such a young age.

Gu Wei stood up and hugged Wu Jing and Lin Chaoxian beside him respectively.

"Congratulations~" Wu Jing felt a little disappointed for not winning the award, but he was also happy for Gu Wei that he won the award.

"Brother Jing, I'm one step ahead of you."

"Haha, don't forget to treat me to a meal later!"

"No problem~"

Zhang Tianai, who was sitting with the crew of "Operation Red Sea", watched Gu Wei clapping his hands excitedly. Best Actor, even though it was only the Hundred Flowers Award, it was also one of the highest honors in the domestic film industry. As early as when she met Gu Wei, she knew that this day would come sooner or later.

On the other side, Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun sat together, both of them clapped with smiles on their faces, but Ma Sichun was simply happy for Gu Wei, while Zhou Dongyu had more complicated feelings.

After [Better Days], she had a falling out with Gu Wei, but the result was that she could only stay away from him silently and endure the discomfort.

If Gu Wei was not having a good life, she would have had some thoughts, but now that his career was flourishing, she saw no possibility of revenge at all.

Gu Wei strode onto the stage and took the Best Actor trophy from the award presenters Lu Qi and Huang Xiaoming.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Huang Xiaoming hugged Gu Wei and patted his shoulder.

"Thanks."

The three of them took a group photo, and the two award presenters walked off the stage, leaving Gu Wei standing in the center of the stage to deliver his acceptance speech.

Gu Wei held the trophy in one hand and the certificate in the other and took a deep breath.

"Hello everyone, I am actor Gu Wei!"

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause and cheers rang out in the venue again.

The guests sitting in the front row also applauded.

“Gu Wei’s popularity is so exaggerated, no wonder he won the award.” Zhu Yawen, who was sitting in the second row and was from the “Founding of an Army” crew, sighed as he watched the excitement in the venue.

There were also many nominations for "The Founding of an Army". Zhu Yawen was nominated for Best Actor, Li Qin was nominated for Best Actress, and Ma Tianyu was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Unfortunately, none of them won the award.

“The title of box office king is not given for nothing, he has been extremely popular in recent years.

The most important thing is that he is so handsome," Li Qin, who was sitting next to him, continued.

"I don't agree with what you said. Am I not handsome? The audience nicknamed me "walking hormones"~"

Li Qin looked Zhu Yawen up and down and gave him a look that said you understand.

"Okay, Gu Wei is a little more handsome than me, but just a little bit, no more." Zhu Yawen stretched out his fingers and gestured.

The applause and cheers gradually died down, and Gu Wei continued his acceptance speech.

“Thank you to the audience, the judges, and all the creators and staff of Operation Mekong.

To be honest, when I first entered this industry, I never thought about winning any awards.

At first, I just wanted to act well and wanted more people to see the plays I acted in. I hoped that everyone would like the role I played and the works I completed with my heart.

I am humbled and honored to receive this award today.

The Best Actor Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards is both an affirmation and a spur to me.

In the future, I will work harder to produce more and better works to give back to everyone, thank you! ”

(End of this chapter)