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Chapter 313 Meeting Chen Hong Again

"Congratulations Mr. Gu..."

At the Golden Horse Awards dinner, people kept congratulating Gu Zhongyu, but what he didn't expect was that sister Zhang Ziyi still held his arm and refused to let go!

The tradition of the Golden Horse Awards is that the best actor and best actress will appear on the stage together for people to take pictures, but now it is dinner time and no reporters are following. Zhang Ziyi is still holding him, and Gu Zhongyu can't let go of her hand. The two of them It has been like this since I walked out of the awards hall.

Da Meiyuan's face almost changed. She never expected that Zhang Ziyi would actually tell her in front of her, but her best friend Jia Jingwen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, insisted on pulling her to talk to her, so she could only watch the two of them drifting away to the restaurant. The other side.

"Ziyi, I'm going to have something to eat. You're holding me back like this and I can't get the dinner plate!"

Zhang Ziyi said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, what do you want to eat? Just let me get it for you."

In fact, Zhang Ziyi was not bad looking, but for some reason, Gu Zhongyu just couldn't show any interest in her. Even though she looked coquettish and rushed to throw herself into his arms, he still had no interest.

"Mr. Gu, Ziyi, congratulations to you two." Just when Gu Zhongyu was thinking of some excuse to send her away, Li Jian came over with a young man and wanted to shake hands with him.

As if he had found a life-saving straw, Gu Zhongyu quickly took out the hand that was held by Zhang Ziyi and got together with Li Jian.

"This is my son Li Chun, who has just returned from the United States."

"Hello Mr. Gu, I have seen the movie you acted in and hope to have the opportunity to collaborate."

Li Yin's son looks like a standard ABC template. You can tell from his movements that he is not a native Chinese. Gu Zhongyu has a little impression of him. He has appeared in "The Hangover 2" and "The Legend of the Demon Cat", and he is basically a soy sauce.

It stands to reason that since the son of a great director like Li Yin enters the entertainment industry, he should have all kinds of resources thrown at him and make his debut as a male lead, just like Brother Kaizi's son.

But Li Jian didn't seem to care much about his son's development. Until Gu Zhongyu traveled through time, he didn't see him play any important roles.

"Director Li is the chairman of the jury this time. I'm afraid we can win the prize this time because of your help behind the scenes, right?"

Zhang Ziyi and Li Yin have been old friends since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". They have maintained a good relationship over the years, and they are both teachers and friends. So she feels that this time the Golden Horse Best Actor and Best Actress were given to mainland actors, it must be Li Yin of credit.

"Haha, I can't lie about this. Ziyi's vote was indeed mine, but Mr. Gu's was not."

"Who is that?"

Seeing Li Bian's smile just now, even Gu Zhongyu thought it was him who helped, but he didn't expect that it was someone else.

"It's Miss Li Binbin."

Is it her?

I almost forgot that Li Binbin was among the judges for this final selection, but the relationship between Gu Zhongyu and her could only be said to be average. In addition, she was now the first sister of Huayi, and the two of them had not had much contact. She now gave her vote to Gu Zhongyu , don’t you care if the Wang brothers are angry?

"Where's Li Binbin?"

"She's gone. She didn't attend the dinner. If Mr. Gu wants to thank her, he'll have to wait until the next time we meet."

interesting.

Seeing that Li Jian seemed to have a lot to say to Zhang Ziyi, Gu Zhongyu took the initiative to walk away.

Zhang Ziyi was a little regretful that she finally got in touch with Gu Zhongyu. She couldn't chat with him last time at the Harper's Bazaar Charity Night, and now he let this man run away. Could it be that she wasn't attracted to him at all?

Gu Zhongyu, who was finally alone, took a dinner plate and cut a large piece of cake and began to taste it. Not to mention, the cream tasted really good, and it looked as good as the presentation.

"Fortunately there are no reporters here, otherwise wouldn't you be afraid that people would make fun of you if your mouth was full of butter and people would take pictures of it?"

Just as Gu Zhongyu was enjoying the food, a lady wearing a red dress appeared next to him. It was Chen Hong who had just smiled at him during the award ceremony, and she was holding a teenage boy on her hand.

He recognized it at a glance. This was Chen Feiyu, the youngest son of Brother Kaizi. He was thinking about it just now, but he didn't expect to see this boy so soon.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hong would take the initiative to find him. Gu Zhongyu first glanced behind her and around her, but did not find Brother Kaizi.

"The Golden Horse Awards has taken too long. My stomach is already growling with hunger. Where is Director Chen?"

"He has gone back to the mainland. I want to take my son to play in Wanwan for a few days. This is my son Arthur. Quick, call me Uncle Gu."

Arthur is the transliteration of Chen Feiyu's English name Arthur. Although Arthur, who has just turned thirteen this year, is young, he has an aloof and arrogant attitude. He reluctantly called out uncle after hearing his mother's instructions.

This pretending to be serious actually makes him look like his father. Fortunately, his appearance is similar to that of his mother, Chen Hong, otherwise he wouldn't be able to flirt with married women in the future.

Why does it feel a bit like I care about someone...

It was rare that Brother Kaizi was not around, so the two of them found a secluded corner and started chatting without any scruples.

Before the two were suspected of "cheating", the relationship between Gu Zhongyu and Brother Kaizi was actually okay. When the project of "The Orphan of Zhao" was established, Han Jue, played by Huang Xiaoming, actually looked for him at the beginning, even for the makeup photos and press conference All done.

During that time, Chen Hong was also very kind to him. She often brought soup to her husband and left a portion for Gu Zhongyu.

Gu Zhongyu reciprocated the favor and often bought gifts for Chen Hong. After going back and forth, the two became friends.

"I think Director Chen is not in a good mood today!"

"That's natural. It's okay that the movie "Search" didn't do well at the box office. I didn't expect that you didn't even get a nomination for the Golden Horse Awards this time. And seeing you win two trophies, my mentality is a bit unbalanced." "Actually, Director Chen. The movie is good, but if it doesn’t win an award, it can only be said to be bad luck.”

"I didn't expect you to not hold grudges and even speak for him."

Of course I don’t hold grudges, it’s not me who was almost cuckolded.

In fact, what Gu Zhongyu said is also true. Among Kaizi's many movies, "Search" is the only one that can be watched in recent years. It focuses on the ubiquitous online violence in reality. Like "With You" "Like this, this kind of small literary film can truly reflect Brother Kaizi's directorial skills.

Many people say that Brother Kaizi's skills are in shambles, and even speculate that the movie "Farewell My Concubine" is not actually his work at all, but was directed by his father Chen Huai'ai.

Although Gu Zhongyu doesn't like Brother Kaizi, the person who said this must have not seen Brother Kaizi's previous works, nor his subsequent works, but only made a conclusion after seeing Brother Kaizi's recent works.

Before "Farewell My Concubine", in the 1980s and 1990s, Brother Kaizi was the most master-like person among academics. "King of Children", "Yellow Earth" and "Military Parade" are all in the history of domestic films. So weird that when he made "Farewell My Concubine", critics generally believed that he was trying to please the audience and the West, and that he was going downhill.

After "Farewell My Concubine", """, which he collaborated with Leslie Cheung for the second time, was also shortlisted for the Palme d'Or that year. "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" was his final peak.

Compare this movie with "Hero" and you will know. It is also a story of assassinating Qin that does not fully respect history. The theme of "Hero" is that common people must bow to the emperor, while the theme of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" is that the unification of an emperor The personal price that the Six Nations must pay is the process of abandoning emotion for the sake of rationality. In "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", Li Xuejian gave the best performance of his career, restoring the surly and suspicious side of the King of Qin; while in "Hero", Chen Daoming's version of the King of Qin only had the talent and strategy to unify the world.

This is the difference in the way Kai Zige, an intellectual, and Lao Mouzi, a photographer, understand characters. Brother Kaizi himself also played a role, that of Lu Buwei, the father of King Qin, who died for King Qin in the film.

Later, he said that this was his own way to pay homage to his father.

Then why couldn't he make movies like "Farewell My Concubine" later?

Brother Kaizi himself said that the domestic environment has changed and such works can no longer be produced. This is of course an excuse. Blaming all the problems on the times is as undesirable as blaming all the problems on individuals. The important thing is not that the times are changing, but that the relationship between Brother Kaizi and the times is changing.

Who is Brother Kaizi? He is a typical intellectual of the 1980s. His intellectual structure may be effective in reflecting on history, but trying to cater to the audience will be awkward. The issues he has been dedicated to exploring were mainstream issues in the intellectual community in the 1980s and 1990s, but now they are issues that no one cares about.

He is completely different from Lao Mouzi. Lao Mouzi has amazing control over the beauty of the scene, which allows him to make a good film even if he gets a bad script. For a thin story like "Shadow", he can still make it look like a Chinese landscape painting and still achieve good box office results.

Even the worst "The Great Wall", the color design in it is remarkable.

But Brother Kaizi cannot do that. Once he is out of touch with society, his works will not meet the audience's appetite at all. For example, his restoration of the prosperous Tang Dynasty in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" was very average in the eyes of the audience. Producer Xu Feng said that Brother Kaizi is very bad at choosing scripts, and his basic judgment of the world and the times is problematic.

The worst thing is "The Promise". An intellectual director is almost helpless in the face of the newly emerging Internet culture. Since then, Brother Kaizi has been stereotyped by "A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" as a garbage director with only one good film.

Moreover, a director's peak period only lasts twenty years. His first work "Yellow Earth" was made in 1984, and "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" was made in 1998. The peak period is also 15 years, which is considered a passing mark. .

……

As the two adults chatted, Arthur, a little kid, naturally had no patience to listen. All he cared about was the PS game console hidden in his bag. It happened that his fierce father was not here either, so he told his mother to stay alone. I'm so bored and want to go out for a walk.

"Don't run too far. When the dinner is over, just wait for me at the door."

"I know, you always treat me like a child."

Chen Hong guessed that his son must have gone to play video games, but Brother Kaizi was as docile as a feudal emperor at home. His son was being managed so hard that there was nothing wrong with letting him relax once in a while.

"I just saw you and Li Bian chatting for a long time. Are you planning to collaborate on a new movie?"

"No, I just said a few words casually and introduced his son to us."

"It would be great to collaborate with Li Yin." Chen Hong sighed, "Last year Li Yin won another Oscar for Best Director, and the movies are getting better and better. Our old man, Chen, is often accused of being exhausted."

"Li Yin became a director almost ten years after Lao Chen, but now he has come from behind. He doesn't say anything, but I can feel the envy in his heart. How come the gap between the two of us has become so big now!"

"The life experiences are different. Li Bian was once poor, and he was very poor, while Director Chen was not only never poor, but he was also very rich."

This was the first time Chen Hong heard such a statement: "How do you say it?"

"For any kind of creator, "poverty" is a particularly important part of life. The earlier you are poor, the more thorough and profound it is, and the longer it takes, the longer the road ahead will be. Director, actor , writers, painters, musicians, it’s all the same.”

In his autobiographical book "Ten Years of Sleeping Movie Dream", Li Jian once said, "Fear spurs me to constantly strive for improvement, because there is no stronger feeling than fear. The motivation to keep trying lies in insecurity. Once Once I have a sense of security and become inertia, I will be afraid of being stereotyped, afraid that my talent will be exhausted, afraid that things will become stale, and afraid that someone will figure out the way and be eliminated.

Therefore, Li Jinneng has always looked at the world from a sincere, affectionate, and delicate civilian perspective, while Brother Kaizi has always been ambitious, self-righteous, and surrounded by villains who flatter him. He has long been lost in the endless flattery and sweet talk. .

"With all due respect, Director Chen, who became famous too early and has never been poor, now lacks that kind of insight into human nature, sensitivity to the world, and compassion for the weak..."

I don’t know if Brother Kaizi is sneezing like crazy now after being scolded by Gu Zhongyu in front of his wife...

As a wife, Chen Hong naturally didn't like to hear other people speak ill of her husband, but she felt that these words coming from Gu Zhongyu's mouth were so convincing. He was also attracted by Gu Zhongyu's confident appearance in the first place. Then I got close to him unconsciously.

The same goes for Brother Kaizi in his early years, except that he is not as handsome as Gu Zhongyu, and when he reaches middle age, he is now only arrogant and arrogant.

"You have analyzed Lao Chen very thoroughly. He certainly didn't expect that the person who knows him best would be you, but..."

Chen Hong paused and asked with a smile: "You just said that poverty is a particularly important part of life, but you have never been poor. You live so freely, and your mentality remains the same, right?"

(End of this chapter)