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Chapter 804: Confidence is extraordinary

Gu Wei made his debut in the film and television industry in 2011. Over the past nine years, he has filmed and released about ten films.

This number is not small but not too large either. From his debut film "The Blade of the Assassin" to "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" a few months ago, they are basically all movies with good reputation and box office sales.

Along the way, he has tried various genres, including martial arts films, comedy detective films, fantasy films, romance films, military action films and science fiction films. Most of them are purely commercial films. They are good to watch, but it is difficult to win major awards in more professional awards.

Just like the three most important awards in the domestic film industry, namely Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and Huabiao, Gu Wei has only won the Hundred Flowers Award. The reason is very simple, because the Hundred Flowers Award is an audience award and pays more attention to box office and popularity.

As for the Golden Rooster Awards, which is known as a professional award, Gu Wei was nominated for the Best Actor only in 2017 for his role in "Operation Mekong", but unfortunately he lost to Deng Chao's "The Burning Sun".

There is nothing to regret. Gu Wei has talent and he thinks his acting skills are no worse than Deng Chao's. However, the subject matter of the film and the depth of the characters place limits on the actors' performances.

An actor with 100 points for acting skills in a 60-point movie will definitely not perform as well as an actor with 80 points in a 90-point movie.

Even if you asked Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo to act in "Tiny Times", they would not win the Best Actor award.

Gu Wei only shoots commercial films, which have limited depth and are naturally not as good as feature films and art films.

However, he has filmed several feature films with realistic themes in the past two years, such as "Better Days", "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", and the yet-to-be-released "Send You a Little Red Flower" and "Life Events".

"Better Days" has helped him win the Best Actor awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hundred Flowers Awards, while "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" was shortlisted for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

The Golden Rooster Awards are known as the “Three Major Chinese Film Awards” along with the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

It is also known as one of the “Three Major Chinese Film Awards” along with the Huabiao Awards and the Hundred Flowers Awards.

This shows the special status of the Golden Rooster Awards in the Chinese film industry.

Nowadays, with the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan films, the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Image Awards have gradually become niche regional awards. The Golden Rooster Awards, as a film award co-organized by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, has become increasingly valued by filmmakers and audiences.

The Golden Rooster Awards were founded in 1981.

Initially, the selection was held annually, but in 2005 it was changed to every two years.

In recent years, with the development of China's film industry, the film industry has repeatedly called for the restoration of the rule of once a year review.

Finally, starting from 2019, the Golden Rooster Awards resumed being held annually.

So this year is the first time since 2005 that the Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards are held in the same year.

On November 11, Gu Wei flew to Xiamen.

He did not come alone, he brought Chen Daoming from the crew of "Joy of Life 2" with him.

"Teacher Chen, do you think I can win the Golden Rooster Award this time?"

“Haha, if you ask me, how can I know since I am not a judge of this session?

I am just a presenter, and the award I presented is for Best Feature Film. Even if I present an award, we won’t know until the evening ceremony.”

Chen Daoming, wearing a pair of glasses and with gray hair, said with a smile.

After filming two "Joy of Life" series, the relationship between Gu Wei and Chen Daoming has become very good.

Gu Wei is the number one figure of the younger generation in the domestic entertainment and film industry. This is recognized both inside and outside the industry. As a performing artist of the older generation, Chen Daoming has always admired outstanding juniors like Gu Wei.

"You don't know? I don't believe it!

We are not outsiders, so please give me some information so that I can be prepared.

You don’t have to say it directly, just tell me whether I need to prepare a speech for the award.”

The reason why Gu Wei was certain that Chen Daoming knew the award result now was because he was the chairman of the Film Association.

The Golden Rooster Awards are co-sponsored by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association.

Chen Daoming was amused by Gu Wei's roguery.

"You are so lazy, boy.

After filming two "Joy of Life" series, his personality is becoming more and more like Fan Xian.

I said I didn't know, do you really think I was lying to you?"

After Chen Daoming finished speaking, he saw Gu Wei curled his lips, knowing that he could not fool him, so he had to say: "You have to have confidence in yourself. I have also read a lot of predictions about this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

Everyone is still very optimistic about you.

Originally, your role in "Better Days" was good enough to be nominated for Best Actor, after all, you won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.

However, the organizing committee believes that your performance in [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] is even more amazing, with breakthrough acting skills and a strong sense of contrast, so the role of "Chen Guilin" was nominated for [Best Actor]. "

"Can't both be nominated? I can be nominated for two myself?" Gu Wei said greedily.

"Why not just decide that you win and mail the trophy to your home? Why give you an award?" Chen Daoming said unhappily.

Gu Wei smiled awkwardly: "That's not necessary."

Having said that, Gu Wei had an idea in his mind. He felt that it was basically a sure thing for him to win the award.

When the plane landed at Xiamen Airport, Gu Wei also separated from Chen Daoming.

The nanny car that picked him up at the airport took him to a nearby hotel. He put on the clothes prepared by the team for the ceremony, got ready, and at 6 pm he took a car to the Straits Grand Theater, where the Golden Rooster Awards were held.

"Sister Zhou Ye, when will Brother Wei arrive?"

In the waiting area, Zhou Ye in a white long skirt and Zhang Zifeng in a black suspender dress stood together and chatted.

The two of them were nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards today for their outstanding performances in the movie "Better Days".

"It should be soon. My agent said that Wei's plane will not land in Xiamen until around this afternoon, so he can arrive later."

This was Zhou Ye's first time participating in an award of this level, the Golden Rooster Awards, and she was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Although she was older than Zhang Zifeng, she was even more nervous than the other at this moment.

The two girls chatted for a few words, and Zhou Ye suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards the door. His eyes lit up, and he raised his arm and waved excitedly.

"Brother Wei~"

Zhang Zifeng also saw Gu Wei coming over and smiled.

"Zifeng and Xiaoye are here, you guys came early~"

"Zifeng was the first to arrive. I just got here as well."

"I arrived in Xiamen relatively early, so I came here early."

After chatting with the two girls for a while, Gu Wei greeted the crews of "Better Days" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" respectively.

The two films were nominated for many awards at this year's Golden Rooster Awards and are the favorites to win today. "Better Days" was led by director Derek Tsang, and "The Three Evils" was led by Wen Mu.

Today's Golden Rooster Awards is star-studded, with many big names in the circle attending.

In addition to nominated stars like Gu Wei, many film crews also came to promote their films.

For example, in the crew of "Hello, Li Huanying", Jia Ling brought Zhang Xiaofei and Chen He to the scene.

There is also the crew of "Warm Hug", Shen Teng was chatting with Chang Yuan and Wang Zhi, but the heroine Li Qin did not appear.

After Gu Wei showed up, many of his good friends came forward to say hello, and he responded one by one, chatting with one and waving to another. Liu Haocun was standing in a corner with Zhang Yi, and when she saw Gu Wei, she came over with her skirt lifted.

"Brother Wei!"

Gu Wei was talking to Shen Teng. When he heard the voice, he turned and looked at her.

"Hey! Isn't this the new Ang Lee girl, little sister Haocun~" Shen Teng also noticed Liu Haocun coming over and joked.

"Teacher Shen Teng~" Liu Haocun nodded awkwardly and greeted him.

"Okay~ Gu Wei, let's talk later. The girl is looking for you, I won't bother you for now."

Shen Teng said this, smiled, waved to the two of them, and turned to leave.

Liu Haocun opened his big, innocent eyes like a deer, looked at Shen Teng who was leaving, and then looked at Gu Wei.

"Brother Wei, I didn't delay anything for you, did I?"

Gu Wei smiled and said, "No, I just had a casual chat with Brother Teng, nothing important.

You should know that he is the host of tonight's party, right? "

"I know this, but I didn't expect that Mr. Shen Teng would come to be the host."

“Haha, it’s actually very easy for a comedian to be a host, besides him, Deng Chao is also the host tonight.

He just told me that he was a little nervous to be the host of such an important event, and he was worried that he would not be able to mobilize everyone's emotions. I told him that you and Deng Chao just need to restrain yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haocun burst out laughing.

"By the way, who did you come with?"

Gu Wei knew that Liu Haocun was not shortlisted for any award.

"The movie [One Second] that we worked on together with Zhang Yi premiered yesterday. It just so happened that Yi was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards, so I followed him to the Golden Rooster Awards to promote the movie."

As he spoke, Liu Haocun turned around and looked at Zhang Yi in the corner.

Gu Wei followed her gaze and waved to Zhang Yi to say hello. Zhang Yi also smiled and waved back.

"Isn't Director Zhang Yimou here?" Gu Wei asked.

"No, Director Zhang and the rest of the crew are doing a roadshow, and asked Brother Yi to bring me to the Golden Rooster Awards."

"Tsk tsk, Director Zhang is so good to you." Gu Wei sighed.

Liu Haocun blinked her big watery eyes and said, "Brother Wei, did you watch [one second]?
This movie is my debut work and the first movie I have made since I entered the industry."

Gu Wei nodded: "After reading it, I can only say that Zhang Yimou is worthy of being Zhang Yimou!"

[One Second] is adapted from Yan Geling's novel [Lu Fan Yan Shi], which tells the story between the fugitives Zhang Jiusheng, Liu Guinu, and Fan Dianying in the 70s.

Zhang Yimou's last film adapted from "Lu Fan Yan Shi" was "Coming Home" starring Chen Daoming and Gong Li.

In Gu Wei's opinion, "One Second" is slightly inferior to "Coming Home", but it is definitely a rare excellent movie in the domestic entertainment industry.

"So what do you think of my performance in the movie?"

Liu Haocun looked up at Gu Wei, his eyes full of anticipation.

Gu Wei understood her thoughts and said with a smile: "Of course it's great. You are very smart and talented. It's no wonder that Director Zhang Yimou chose you as the leading actress."

After he said that, a bright smile immediately appeared on Liu Haocun's face.

“Haha, it’s okay.

I still had a lot of shortcomings in my first acting career, but I felt I had made a lot of progress in the film [Send You a Little Red Flower] that we worked together on.”

Facing Liu Haocun's blunt self-boasting, Gu Wei did not think there was anything wrong. He had been working with him on the film for more than two months and already knew the character of this "Emperor Cun".

He has no bad intentions. On the contrary, he has his own pursuits in the field of acting.

It is very likely that she was brainwashed by Zhang Yimou when she was filming her debut movie. In order to help her perform well, Director Zhang kept instilling in her the concept of "you are a genius", which made her believe it without a doubt.

It's because I've been protected too well and haven't experienced the hardships of the film and television industry.

"Both Brother Yi and you acted very well, but I think Mr. Fanyou's role is more impeccable. If [One Second] is nominated for the Golden Rooster Awards next year, Mr. Fanyou will most likely win the Best Supporting Actor."

There are many movie kings in the domestic entertainment industry, but they are also divided into different levels.

In Gu Wei's heart, Fan Qu is definitely one of the top actors in the domestic entertainment industry, the best actor among all the best actors.

His former partner, the King of Skits, was also at the same level.

In [Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots] Uncle Benshan has given us his godly acting skills. In [The Grandmaster], the "Ding Lianshan" he played overwhelmed Liang Chaowei's "Ip Man" in terms of momentum as soon as he appeared on the stage.

After listening to Gu Wei's words, Liu Haocun nodded thoughtfully.

"I will also work hard and strive to get the recognition of the award as soon as possible."

Gu Wei smiled and didn't respond.

Liu Haocun is indeed confident, but she is not ordinary. On the contrary, her acting skills are better than most young actresses of the same age.

I can only say that Zhang Yimou has a really good vision. From Gong Li, Ni Ni to Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haocun, they are all talented.

The currently popular "One Second" and the Lunar New Year film "Send You a Little Red Flower" co-produced with Gu Wei are both rare good movies.

It is estimated that these two films will bring her many award nominations next year.

At 6:, the red carpet event began.

The Golden Rooster Awards is not one of those fashion ceremonies where there is no such thing as a finale or no finale. Most of the celebrity guests present just walk the red carpet with their respective crews.

There are only three or two people in the crew of "One Second", like there are only Zhang Yi and Liu Haocun.

There are more than ten people in some cases, such as the crews of "Better Days" and "Leave It To Earth", which were nominated for many awards, and a group of people including directors, screenwriters, photographers, and actors walked the red carpet together.

When Gu Wei walked on the red carpet in the second half, he first walked the red carpet with the crew of "Better Days", and then brought Zhou Ye back to walk again with the crew of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".

"We all know that Gu Wei has won the Best Actor award at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards. So what are your expectations for yourself today at the Golden Rooster Awards?"

After walking the red carpet and signing autographs and taking photos, the host interviewed Gu Wei.

"Of course I hope I can have a good performance at the Golden Rooster Awards."

"In fact, Gu Wei has brought us many excellent works over the years and challenged many different roles.

For example, "The Wandering Earth", "Better Days" and "The Three Evils" have won the love and recognition of many audiences.

Such achievements are both a pressure and a motivation for you. With everyone's expectations, how will you embark on the next new journey? "

“My love for acting is the driving force behind my filming, and the audience’s love and recognition is the impetus for me to make more and better works.

I will continue to work hard to make more good movies in the future, and I hope I will not disappoint the audience."

(End of this chapter)