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Chapter 686 The Young Generation

After walking the red carpet, Gu Wei and Wu Jing stood in front of the autograph board and let the media take pictures for a while, then walked into the lounge.

"You are so decisive about the Golden Horse Awards, leaving no room for maneuver.

But I like it, this is what a man does, if you need any help in the future, feel free to let me know."

Wu Jing has a good relationship with Gu Wei, on the one hand because the other has extended a helping hand to him when he was in trouble, and on the other hand because they have similar temperaments.

Gu Wei's style of speaking and doing things is very consistent with his personality.

"It's just a small matter, no big deal~" Gu Wei waved his hand and didn't take it to heart.

"If there are no surprises at the Huabiao Awards today, you are almost certain to win the Best Actor award."

Unlike Gu Wei, Wu Jing came today because of a nomination.

He was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Leng Feng in Wolf Warrior 2, competing for the award with Liu Peiqi from Dragon Wars.

There are usually only two nominees for each Huabiao Award. With a choice between the two, the chances of winning if you are nominated are very high.

Moreover, compared with "Dragon War", the theme of "Wolf Warrior 2" is more popular with the Huabiao Awards.

"No, I feel that my acting skills are far inferior to those of Teacher Liu Peiqi. Even if I win the award, it is because the jury encourages young actors."

"Haha~Brother Jing, are you also considered a young actor?
A young actor who has debuted for more than 20 years." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"It depends on who you compare yourself with. Teacher Liu Peiqi is already over 60, so I am just a young actor in front of him."

Wu Jing had nothing to be embarrassed about and explained seriously.

The two chatted for a while and then greeted their good friends in the venue.

Tonight's Huading Awards was unprecedented in grandeur. Almost all of the most famous and high-profile figures in the domestic entertainment industry were present. Looking around in the lounge, almost all of them were familiar faces.

Gu Wei chatted with Xu Zheng and Tao Hong for a while, congratulated director Su Lun for his nomination for the Outstanding Youth Creative Film Award for "Time Travel Together", and said hello to Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming.

Finally, there was no one around, and Da Mimi walked over gracefully.

"When did you come back?"

She was wearing a black suspender dress, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white skin on her chest, and her long wavy hair fell down her shoulders, making her look sexy and elegant.

"I landed the day before yesterday. Isn't it cold, Sister Mi?"

Gu Wei looked Yang Mi up and down.

It is December now, and the temperature in Beijing has dropped to around 12 degrees. He felt a little cold when he walked on the red carpet in a suit, let alone a skirt like Yang Mi.

"It was a bit cold outside just now, but it's much better after entering the house." Yang Mi's voice became softer when he said this. "I wore two layers of long underwear on my lower body, so I can still hold on."

"Sister Mi still has the solution~" Gu Wei said with a smile.

"This is the only solution. Female celebrities have to pay attention to their image. If possible, I don't want to wear a skirt in this season.
By the way, thank you for Director Lu Yang’s new movie.”

Yang Mi reached out and smoothed her hair.

"Do we still have to be so polite with each other?
Besides, Senior Brother Lu was quite satisfied with you during our last cooperation. He decided to hire you after I mentioned it to him."

Some time ago, Lu Yang was preparing for a new movie [Assassination of Novelist] and immediately contacted Gu Wei, hoping that he could play the leading actor "Lu Kongwen".

That’s right, the protagonist of this movie is the novelist “Lu Kongwen”, who was called Jiuzang in Shuang Xuetao’s original novel, but the film version later emphasized the role of “Guan Ning”.

If Gu Wei takes on this movie, this version of "Assassination of Novelist" will be different, and "Lu Kongwen" will still be the protagonist.

Unfortunately, Gu Wei did not take this role.

On the one hand, his schedule couldn't be changed, as "Assassination of Novelist" was scheduled to start shooting at the beginning of next year, which would clash with "Life Events"; on the other hand, Gu Wei was not very interested in this movie.

[Assassination of Novelist] is a fantasy action-adventure film. The highlights are the imagination and the fantastic and magnificent world of the novel. Special effects are the most important part of this movie, and the actors have limited room to perform.

However, although he did not accept the role, he still gave Lu Yang some suggestions on casting.

So Da Mimi naturally got this opportunity.

"Are you really not going to think about it anymore?
I've read the script, it's a really interesting movie."

Yang Mi was about to persuade him again, but Gu Wei shook his head.

“I know, but I really don’t have time.

Next month, my company’s film “Life Events” will start filming. It will take about two months to shoot, and after that I will also be preparing to shoot “Detective Chinatown 3”.”

Yang Mi's eyes turned after hearing what Gu Wei said.

"Has the heroine of [Life Events] been decided? Do you think I'm suitable?"

Gu Wei looked at her with some amusement.

"Let's not talk about whether it's suitable or not. The two dramas started shooting almost at the same time. Are you planning to overlap with them?"

“Well, I’m just asking.”

Gu Wei didn't talk with Yang Mi for too long. Wu Jing came over and dragged Gu Wei to meet some seniors in the circle, such as Chen Daoming.

This person is considered to be one of the top actors in the domestic film and television industry. Da Mimi has always pursued the goal of becoming a performing artist, and she is one, and an outstanding film performing artist awarded by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

In addition, Chen Daoming is also a member of the National People's Congress, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and vice chairman of the China Film Association.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be elected chairman of the Film Association when Mr. Li Xuejian retires at the end of this month.

This was not the first time Gu Wei and Chen Daoming met.

He is also a member of the Film Association and a member of the board of directors. The two of them knew each other at a previous meeting of the association.

"Gu Wei is good. I have watched all the movies he made in the past two years. Operation Mekong and Wolf Warrior 2 are both very good. It's a pity that he was not nominated for the Huabiao Award this year."

Chen Daoming praised with a smile on his face.

Although Gu Wei has not been in the film industry for a long time, his growth in recent years is obvious to all. He is very optimistic about this young actor who is becoming very popular.

"Brother Daoming, you picked me. Wolf Warrior 2 has two male protagonists. When I applied for the award, I also applied for Gu Wei. This nomination was also chosen by you."

Before Gu Wei could say anything, Wu Jingxian started to complain.

"I nominated you because the movie is called Wolf Warrior. If the movie was called another title and you two were the two male leads, I would have nominated Xiao Gu.
You have been directing movies in recent years, so your acting skills must not fall behind."

"Okay." Wu Jing is a big director and a big star outside, but he doesn't dare to act big in front of Chen Daoming.

"I'm still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future~" Gu Wei said with a smile.

Chen Daoming nodded.

“It’s good to be young, youth is the greatest asset and has infinite possibilities!
You can take on fewer TV dramas and more movies in the future, so that you have a chance to win awards."

"must."

Chen Daoming is very optimistic about Wu Jing and Gu Wei.

In his opinion, Wu Jing represents the middle-aged generation of domestic filmmakers and is the backbone, while Gu Wei represents the young generation and is the hope and future.

After chatting for a while, the award ceremony was about to begin and everyone entered and took their seats.

"I heard that there will be a change of leadership at the end of the month. Did you nominate a vice chairman?"

Walking into the venue, Gu Wei asked quietly beside Wu Jing.

He only remembered it when he saw Chen Daoming.

"That's right. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be one of the next vice presidents of the Film Association."

Wu Jing's lips curled up slightly.

The Film Association has one chairman and twelve vice-chairmen, who serve for five years. For an actor, being a vice-chairman means that he has already stood at the top of the domestic film and television industry.

"You suffer from being too young, but since you were not nominated this time, you should have no problem getting nominated next time."

Gu Wei nodded. He is 26 years old, Wu Jing is 44 years old, and Teacher Chen Daoming is 63 years old.

In China, age and qualifications are often still very important.

Gu Wei had two jobs at the Huabiao Awards. One was to be a guest performer and sing the song [Flowers All the Way].

The second is to serve as the award presenter to present the award to the winner of the Outstanding Film Music Award.

There were so many stars attending the Huabiao Awards this year that the organizers deliberately adopted a double set of guests for the lottery opening and award presenting.

As the award presenter, Gu Wei can save himself some trouble. He doesn't need to say anything on stage. He can just wait for the winner to come on stage and then present the award.

After singing [Flowering All the Way], Gu Wei did not return to the audience seats, but waited backstage, because it would soon be his turn to present the award.

"Sweet~"

There were two presenters for each award, and the one who presented the award together with Gu Wei was Da Tiantian.

"Brother Wei, has your previous drama finished filming?"

Jing Tian was wearing a light green women's suit. Her fair face had delicate features and her watery eyes looked at Gu Wei with joy.

“It was just finished a few days ago.”

"I haven't congratulated you on becoming the Hundred Flowers Award winner yet~"

"Haha, thank you. It's a pity that I wasn't shortlisted for the Huabiao Award, but it would be nice to be an award presenter."

"It's been such a long time since [Si Teng] finished filming, but you never came to see me. We only had a chance to meet at the Huabiao Awards ceremony~"

Jingtian looked at Gu Wei with some resentment in his eyes.

"Well, my work schedule is too full, there's nothing I can do."

Gu Wei touched his nose and said awkwardly.

“I know you’re busy, so I don’t blame you.”

"By the way, the post-production of our [Sito] has been completed, and we are negotiating with several video platforms about its broadcast." Gu Wei quickly changed the subject.

"Really? That's great!
When will it be broadcast?" Jing Tian asked in surprise.

"Either on Valentine's Day next year or on Women's Day."

"That's great. I'm really looking forward to what the effect of [Si Teng] will be when it's broadcast."

"Don't worry, after this drama is broadcast, 'Jingtian who can't be made popular' will completely become a thing of the past!" Gu Wei is full of confidence in his drama, and he has seen "Sito" edited by Li Muge, and Da Tiantian's cheongsam outfit is really amazing.

"I believe you!" Jingtian nodded with a smile and then invited.

"Would you like to have a midnight snack together after the awards ceremony?"

"No problem," Gu Wei agreed readily.

After presenting the awards with Da Tiantian, Gu Wei returned to his seat in the audience.

As expected, [Time Travelers] won the Outstanding Young Film Creator Award. Su Lun went on stage to receive the award, and it was obvious that she was very excited.

This movie was her debut work. Unexpectedly, it was a great success at the box office and received positive reviews, and also won many awards.

For a director, it was a completely bad start.

The Outstanding Director Award was won by Lin Chaoxian for "Operation Red Sea", and the Best Actress Award was presented to Chen Jin for "Shibadong Village". She won the Huabiao Award after the Hundred Flowers Award.

Wu Jing won the Best Actor award for his performance in "Wolf Warrior 2", which was also the first time he won the Best Actor award in a mainstream domestic award.

"Congratulations! It seems that what I said was right!" Gu Wei congratulated Wu Jing while looking at the trophy in his hand.

"Haha, thanks for your good wishes. I'll arrange wine after the ceremony!" Wu Jing smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Although he had expected it before, the joy he felt after winning the award was indescribable.

"Um, you're too late. I have an appointment today. I'll come celebrate with you later!" Gu Wei has always valued women over friends, and he had already promised Da Tiantian in advance.

"Okay, come to my house someday when you have time, I'll ask your sister-in-law to cook a few dishes, and we'll drink together." Wu Jing didn't care, and their relationship was no longer about these things. He immediately changed the appointment to have a family dinner with Gu Wei someday.

"No problem, let's meet again."

While Wu Jing was still immersed in the joy of winning the award, the Huabiao Awards entered the final stage and the Outstanding Feature Film Award was presented.

The guests who announced the finale awards were Chen Daoming and Zhang Ziyi.

After the host made the announcement, the two walked to the center of the stage together.

"Good evening everyone, I am actor Chen Daoming"

"Dear leaders, seniors and colleagues in the film industry, good evening. I am actress Zhang Ziyi."

"Ziyi, have you ever won the Huabiao Award?" After introducing himself, Chen Daoming turned the topic to the Huabiao Award.

"Brother Daoming, you might envy me if I tell you this, I have won the Huabiao Award three times!" Zhang Ziyi looked proud.

This year's Huabiao Awards did not have a script, and the award presenters were free to say whatever they wanted on stage. Zhang Ziyi was very satisfied with the questions raised by Chen Daoming, as it gave her a chance to show off.

"Are you the one who has won the most awards among all Chinese actresses?" Chen Daoming was also a little surprised.

"Yes for now~" Zhang Ziyi nodded slightly.

"We all know that there are three major awards in the Chinese film industry, the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and Huabiao. Do you know the difference between these three awards?" Chen Daoming asked.

His meaning was very clear. He wanted to continue the conversation with Zhang Ziyi and popularize these three major awards in the domestic film industry to the general audience.

Unfortunately, it was a good idea, but he found the wrong person.

Zhang Ziyi widened her eyes when she heard the question, thinking that this question was a bit beyond the scope.

"The Hundred Flowers Award is the audience award, and the Golden Rooster Award is the most professional award."

I racked my brains to think of the general nature of the first two awards, but when it comes to the Huabiao Award, I really can't think of it.

"There's no need to say more about the Huabiao Award."

“No, you have to keep talking.”

"The Huabiao Award is the most powerful award!" As soon as the words fell, the guests sitting in the audience laughed.

"How great is it? What kind of award is it?" Chen Daoming did not expect that Zhang Ziyi would not know about it. After all, she had won the Huabiao Awards three times. At this time, he thought that Zhang Ziyi was doing it for the show effect.

"That has to be said by you." Zhang Ziyi kicked the ball back without changing her expression.

"Don't you know?" Chen Daoming also realized it at this time, but with his status, he didn't need to accommodate Zhang Ziyi.

"I know for sure, Brother Daoming, please don't make it difficult for me, just tell me quickly." Zhang Ziyi had no choice but to start acting like a spoiled child.

The audience burst into laughter.

"She really doesn't know, right? She won the Huabiao Award three times, and she doesn't know what the Huabiao Award commends for." Gu Wei said to Wu Jing beside him with a smile.

"This shouldn't be the case."

Wu Jing was also a little bit unbelieving.

"Tsk tsk. You're going to film "The Climbers" with her soon." Gu Wei looked at Wu Jing with some sympathy.

At this time, Chen Daoming on the stage also let go of Zhang Ziyi and explained to everyone the significance of the Huabiao Award, which in layman's terms is a government award.

(End of this chapter)