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Chapter 733: The First Sister Becomes the Queen, Yangzhou Skinny Horse
Du Qifeng, the leader of Galaxy and a famous director in Hong Kong, can be said to be a banner of Hong Kong films.

Putting aside the "Black Snake" series, there are movies produced by Galaxy Image in the early years, such as "The Birth of a Gangster", "Dark Flower", "Infernal Affairs", "Gunfire" and other movies.

All of them are exquisite.

It’s just that the times abandon a person without even saying goodbye.

Sir Du, who has moved closer to the mainland in recent years, has failed to grasp the pulse of the mainland film market and has failed in several projects in a row.

A movie he produced this year, "Trees Attract the Wind", was shown in Cannes, but was rejected when it was submitted for review in mainland China, and its release is nowhere in sight.

When Zhou Yutang chatted with Zuoshandiao, he occasionally heard him mention that Du Qifeng had gone astray.

The film is set on the eve of the return of Hong Kong to China and is based on the criminal experiences of three great thieves: Zhang Ziqiang, Yip Kai-han and Tse Ping-hung.

The plot directly involves the corruption problem in the mainland.

This is not a covert attack, but a blatant attack. It would be strange if it could pass the review.
The audience was still chatting, and they were in a very relaxed state.

The two award presenters on the stage, Zhao Yanzi, a professional female stock god, and Shisan Mei, came on stage together. After a few awkward conversations, they quickly announced the winners of the Best Newcomer Award:
"The winner of this year's Newcomer Award is Bai Zhi from "Port of Call."

After the first award was announced tonight, the atmosphere on the scene gradually became different.

Zhou Yutang applauded along with Aaron Kwok and others around him.

The boy, who was a little excited, was a stage actor. He also played the murderer Ding Zicong in "Port of Call" who almost left a psychological trauma on Shi Shi.

His acting skills are good and he is one of the best among the younger generation in Hong Kong.

Next, the Best New Director award went to the creator of Shrek, Xu Chengyi.

No matter how the box office came about, it is an indisputable fact that "Monster Hunt" has achieved huge success in mainland China.

Boss Jiang has been standing firm in the entertainment industry for decades and is considered the BOSS of the Hong Kong circle. In terms of background, he is incomparable to Boss Shi.

These are minor awards for costumes, editing, etc. The winners are very happy. After all, every little bit counts and it is better to have honor than to go home empty-handed.

"Shishi, are you nervous?"

Tang Wei, the art film goddess who just announced her pregnancy, was very enthusiastic. Her body did look plumper. Liu Shishi smiled gently in response: "Sister Tang Wei, I'm fine. It's great to be nominated."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Tang Wei smiled meaningfully: "I think you have a good chance."

The two of them complimented each other on their beauty and temperament, and the award presenter on the stage announced the Best Supporting Actor award, which was quite prestigious.

Tonight, Zhang Jing from Jiangdong was also nominated for his role as Zhang Tianzhi in "Ip Man 3", but lost again to Bai Zhi from "Port of Call".

So far, Bai Zhi has won two awards, "Best New Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor", which is a rare scene at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Next up was the Best Supporting Actress award. Gong Huang, who gave a wonderful performance in "The Accidental Murderer", was also nominated, but she was unable to attend the event due to schedule conflicts.

The award finally went to Kara Hui for her performance in "Port of Call".

The latter is a veteran actor from Taiwan, who plays Wang Jiamei's mother Meifeng.

This year, "Port of Call" received 13 nominations, making it the film with the most nominations at the Academy Awards. It really has the momentum to sweep the world.

Several films produced by the Jiangdong Group received a lot of nominations, but they were always runners-up until "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" won the Best Action Design award.

Outside of the live broadcast on Bilibili, the comments have gradually become lively.

"Damn, it's finally open!"

"The Grand Commander is awesome! Dong Wei is awesome!"

"Besides selling meat buns, Dong Xiaosa also makes action movies?"

"It's so funny, this is a Hong Kong martial arts director who has worked with the Grand Commander in many movies."

"The ones above are just appetizers. There are many more nominations to come. Don't worry."

Dong Wei has been a frequent guest at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards in recent years, and he also emphasized his gratitude to Zhou Yutang in his acceptance speech.

There are many excellent martial arts instructors like him in Hong Kong, but not everyone can take on Jiangdong's projects. To some extent, Zhou Yutang can be regarded as his mentor.

After winning the Best Action Choreography award, "Port of Call" once again won the Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay awards.

"Is this going to be a sweep?"

Everyone at the scene applauded, talked a lot, and looked at him sideways.

Thirteen nominations and five wins, and this doesn’t even include the big prizes that will come later.

The hosting style of enthusiastic citizen Liu Qingyun was slightly different from his usual serious and simple image. He made jokes on the stage and the atmosphere of the award ceremony was quite good.

But something unexpected happened after all. The duration of the entire award ceremony was fixed.

However, several award-winning guests were very frugal with their words and only gave a few sentences in their speeches. The host then had to improvise and make up for this time with his free expression.

The award presenters for Best Actor were the big-mouthed beauties Shu Qi and Chen Kexing.

Tonight, Shu Qi wore a one-shoulder dress that looked bright and sexy. She deliberately said in a relatively exaggerated tone: "Wow, these movie stars today are all so amazing."

Film clips of several nominees were shown on the big screen.

There is a classic clip of Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, the God of Songs Zhang Xueyou, and Zhou Yutang holding guns and killing people in the church.

The camera quickly scanned the nominees and finally stopped at Zhou Yutang's face.

This is the magic of acting. In the movie, he is the murderous Chen Guilin, but now he is a gentle, peaceful and quiet handsome nobleman.

The God of Songs Zhang Xueyou suddenly sat up straight, Liu Dehua could not hide the hope on his face, King Aaron Kwok's throat moved and even his breathing became faster.

Zha Zha Hui probably knew that he had little hope, so he remained calm. Zhou Yutang also looked calm and relaxed.

The big-mouthed beauty Shu Qi and Chen Kexing were on stage introducing several winners and making a few jokes. Shu Qi pretended to check the time and made a joke: "It's almost time. Have we been talking for too long?"

"should be."

“I guess everyone can’t wait to find out the answer.”

"Let us reveal the answer."

Chen Kexing opened the envelope and handed it to the big-mouthed beauty Shu Qi, who did not keep the secret and read it out slowly:
"The winner of the Best Actor award is Aaron Kwok from "Port of Call", congratulations."

Amidst the warm applause, after a brief moment of distraction, Guo Fucheng, whose face was flushed with excitement, finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up from his seat.

Zhou Yutang stood up gracefully and shook hands and hugged him.

Including the remaining nominees, they all sent their congratulations with a smile.

If we say that Governor Zhou, who debuted not long ago, won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards with an amazing success, he is the only one chosen by heaven.

Then King Guo is undoubtedly a hidden old unlucky guy.

He has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for "Forking Road" and "Father and Son", but only won the Golden Image Award.

Nominated many times, but always a runner-up.

The last time he failed to win a Hong Kong Film Award was in 2010, when he was nominated and lost to Simon Yam in "Time and Tide".

This year is his fifth nomination for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

As for Aaron Kwok, he had probably dreamed of receiving this award, and today he finally got his wish and was so excited that he choked up with tears.

After calming down a little, Aaron Kwok still showed high emotional intelligence. He mentioned Zhou Yutang and did not ignore the other nominees, which won applause from the audience.

However, netizens who watched the live broadcast on Station B felt sorry for Zhou Yutang.

"What a pity! Boss has a chance to win the title of Best Actor twice."

"It's fine if he's won the Academy Awards, but I'm more looking forward to the Grand Commander winning the European Big Three and the Oscars."

"Zhou Chu still suffered a loss in terms of subject matter. Aaron Kwok's film, adapted from a real-life case of a compensated dating girl being killed and dismembered, seems to have hit the G-spot of this year's judges."

"Come on, there are only a few awards left. Is there still a chance to make a comeback?"

While netizens were discussing the matter, Liu Shishi turned to look at Zhou Yutang, with a look of comfort in her eyes.

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and looked at her gently.

Given his current status and position, it doesn't matter much whether he wins this award or not.

I came to Hong Kong in advance not to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbour, but just for the sweetheart in front of me.

After the Best Actor award, the next award is Best Actress.

The award presenters were Cheng Pei-pei and Leung Ka-fai, both veterans of the Hong Kong film industry.

There is no need to say much about the versatile actor Leung Ka Fai, but Zheng Peipei became famous before Leung Ka Fai.

As early as the 19s and s, she was the leading actress of Shaw Brothers. At the age of , she collaborated with director King Hu and starred in China's first new-style martial arts film "Drunken Master".

She was hailed as the queen of martial arts films by the press and enjoyed great fame.

Not only is she a chivalrous woman in the play, she is also like this in real life.

Knowing that there was a problem with the length of the awards ceremony tonight, the two chatted for a while. Zheng Peipei said, "Just now in the backstage, my daughter sent me a message asking me if she could have a signed photo with Mr. Zhou. She is the most loyal fan. She just finished watching "Joy of Life 3" and is watching Jiangdong's new drama "Signal."

Liang Jiahui continued, "I have the honor to work with Mr. Zhou many times. I believe there is no need to talk too much about his achievements. Among the works that will be nominated for Best Actress, "The Tuner" is also produced and written by him. Shi Shi's performance is wonderful."

"There are also Karena Lam, Tom Tong and Miriam Yeung."

"Karena Lam, Dark Paradise"

"Tang Wei, A Tale of Three Cities"

"Zhang Aijia, Office Lady"

"Liu Shishi, The Tuner"

"Miriam Yeung, "The Principal of Five Children""

The camera on the big screen showed movie clips of the five best actresses.

"They are all wonderful works and all actors are excellent. Now let us announce the final result. The winner of Best Actress is..."

After cooperating with Zheng Peipei to introduce several nominees, Liang Jiahui handed the envelope to her.

Zheng Peipei smiled kindly and continued, "The Tuner, Liu Shishi, congratulations Shishi."

Zhou Yutang was sitting in the audience, looking relaxed, and leading the applause.

It was as if a switch had been triggered. There was a burst of exclamations and astonishment at first, and then thunderous applause broke out.

The big screen showed clips of Liu Shishi's wonderful performance in "The Piano Tuner".

The camera captured images of several Best Actress candidates at the same time.

Some people can't hide their disappointment, some people force themselves to smile, and some people feel relieved.
As the winner, Liu Shishi quickly stood up from her seat after a brief surprise.

"Congratulations, Shishi."

"Thank you, Sister Tang Wei."

She first gave a gentle hug to the Best Actress candidate Tang Wei next to her, and then quickly moved to Zhou Yutang's side.

Liu Shishi used all his strength and fell straight into his arms.

There was an uproar at the scene, and the comments in the live broadcast room exploded instantly.

"Sister Yi is awesome!"

"It's just one word, I'll only say it once!"

"The atmosphere is already like this, shouldn't we give each other a kiss?"

"Kiss me! Kiss me! Kiss me!"

"Spread the flowers, the first Hong Kong Film Award-winning actress among the 1985 flowers!"

Liu Shishi’s fans were swiping the screen crazily, and some of the Jiangdong navy members were also eating melons and joining in the fun.

Zhou Yutang gently placed his hand on Liu Shishi's round shoulders and whispered in her ear. Liu Shishi then realized that she had been hugged for a little too long, as the host was still waiting for her on the stage. Zheng Peipei went on stage with her skirt lifted, a little embarrassed. In her hand, she was holding a trophy.

A little golden man holds up a trophy in the shape of a movie film in both hands.

The style is simple, but for domestic actresses, it is a high recognition and honor.

This is the third consecutive year that mainland actresses have won the Best Actress award at the Academy Awards, following Zhang Ziyi's "The Grandmaster" and Zhao Yanzi's "Dear".

Among the 85-year-old flowers, Liu Tianxian was the first to be crowned the queen of the Golden Horse Awards, and now Liu Shishi also has the honor of being the best among her peers.

The audience had different thoughts, but they all gave warm applause.

After Zheng Peipei hugged Liu Shishi on the stage, she smiled kindly and encouraged her, "Congratulations, Shishi."

The two have worked together in "Tianya Zhinu" and "Jing Zhong Yue Fei" successively, and have a good relationship privately.

"Thank you, mother."

Liu Shishi took the trophy and quickly calmed down her excitement: "Actually, I'm very surprised to be standing here. I haven't prepared a speech for the award."

"But I have someone I want to thank, first of all Mr. Zhou Yutang. He found me for this drama. We have known each other for almost ten years. He really taught me a lot and helped me improve a lot."

"Please give me more guidance in the future..."

As she spoke, Liu Shishi's eyes flickered as she gazed lovingly in the direction of Zhou Yutang below the stage.

Right now.

The noise around her seemed to have all moved away from her and disappeared.

She knew that the path of an actor was not easy, and she was also aware that her talent was not outstanding.

Zhou Yutang painstakingly tailored this script for her.

This movie will undoubtedly be the pinnacle of her acting career.

After a pause, Liu Shishi continued: "I also want to thank Director Cao Baoping, he is a very good director, and I also want to thank all the crew members..."

"I will work harder in the future to bring you wonderful film and television works. Thank you."

Her demeanor was impeccable. After a slight bow, Liu Shishi walked off the stage with the trophy.

The camera followed her the whole time, but unfortunately it failed to capture the exciting scene of her passionately kissing the governor.

The entire "The Piano Tuner" crew, including director Cao Baoping and Wang Jianhui, were all there and sent their blessings.

After listening to Liu Shishi's acceptance speech, even Cai Yinong was a little moved and her palms turned red from clapping.

It's not that Liu Shishi is witty and literary, but that her simple words contain her most sincere emotions, which is undoubtedly very touching.

Although he was touched, Lao Cai was secretly anxious, so he gave Liu Shishi a good idea in advance: if she won the award, she would make a big profit at the Academy Awards.

First secure the position of Grand Commander’s wife.

But when it came to actual operations, things gradually deviated from the planned track.

You hugged me, but why didn’t you kiss me?
Why mention Cao Baoping?

Cai Yinong, who claims to be smarter than Zhuge Liang, was so anxious that he scratched his head and wished he could use his secondary account to play for him.

For everyone in the audience, it was certainly a bit of a surprise that Liu Shishi won the Best Actress award, and her acceptance speech was also touching enough, but the focus of everyone's attention was still Zhou Yutang.

It suddenly occurred to me when I heard Sister Yi mention it that Commander Zhou had only been in the industry for ten years, but he had already achieved his current brilliant achievements. It was simply incredible.

Including the bullet screen on the live broadcast website, it was exploding at this time.

"I'm a little touched. Sister Yi and the Grand Commander have known each other for almost ten years?"

"Why don't you two just get married right here, and I'll give you a little flower as a gift."

"Oh my god, it's only been ten years since Zhou Yutang debuted and became the richest man in the entertainment industry?"

"Technically, less than ten years."

"The Grand Commander is truly a god."

"Haha, the first sister was promoted by Governor Zhou. Those who understand will understand."

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The gifts in the live broadcast room quickly filled the screen, and the barrage of comments was as lively as the Chinese New Year.

There are the proud little lions, the excited Jiangdong sailors, the jealous fans of other female stars, and the scoundrels and haters everywhere.

After the Best Actor and Best Actress awards were announced, the genius Xu Ke won the Best Director award for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". This is the third time that Xu Ke has won the award.

The best film was "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils". Zhang Yimou had other schedules and was unable to attend the event, so Zhou Yutang went to the podium for him, which was considered a gain.

The ceremony came to an end. The biggest loser tonight was "Ip Man 3", which was recently embroiled in box office controversy in mainland China.

This movie was released in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year last year, and grossed a total of HK$6042 million in Hong Kong, creating a local box office miracle and receiving eight nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

As a result, something unexpected happened and the big boss behind the scenes ran away. Tonight, "Ip Man 3" only won one out of eight nominations and took away a consolation editing award.

During the backstage interview session after the award ceremony, both the Hong Kong and mainland media were very excited - as long as Zhou Yutang was there, there would be enough exposure and topics.

Although Zhou Yutang did not win the Best Actor award tonight, the Jiangdong series won more awards overall than this year's hot film "Port of Call"!

Especially the last four awards, Jiangdong Group won three of them.

This is more than just holding half of the country in hand, it is simply covering the sky with one hand.

After the award ceremony, a grand dinner was specially arranged, and there was bound to be lively socializing.

Zeng Zhiwei brought his son over to toast and build a relationship, but Zhou Yutang was somewhat surprised to see Ma Siyou behind Zeng Guoxiang.

Xiao Ma, who is at the peak of her beauty, is not inferior to Aunt Wenli when she was young, and she has a more quiet and well-behaved temperament. Since I have seen her, I always have to greet her.
"Long time no see, has the filming of "July and Ansheng" been completed?"

"Well, it was just finished last month."

Xiao Ma's eyes were curved and his voice was soft. "Congratulations, Brother Yu Tang, you won a lot of awards tonight."

Huh, Yu. Yu Tangge?
Zeng Zhiwei and his son looked at each other in awe.

Most people call him Mr. Zhou, and only those who are close to him will call him the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

"I really envy Sister Shishi. She must be very happy at night."

"Come on, you'll have a chance in the future."

Zhou Yutang shook his head and chuckled, then chatted briefly with Xiao Ma.

"Haha, I didn't expect Xiao Ma to be so familiar with Mr. Zhou."

Zeng Zhiwei did not interrupt until Zhou Yutang finished speaking. He then said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, it's rare for you to come to Hong Kong. I'd like to offer you a toast. When Guoxiang works in the mainland in the future, please give him more guidance."

As he spoke, he lifted up the glass of red wine and drank it all.

"If there is a chance, definitely."

Zhou Yutang nodded lightly and smiled at Xiao Ma.

Aunt Wenli was keen on matchmaking before, and the two of them chatted for a while, but there were too many fish in the pond to take care of them all, and they gradually lost contact.

Zeng Zhiwei went back and whispered a few words in his son's ear. Zeng Guoxiang then asked Ma Siyou with a little curiosity: "Xiao Ma, are you familiar with Mr. Zhou?"

"Uh, it's okay. I've been on his crew before."

Ma Siyu was talking to Zeng Guoxiang, but her eyes were uncontrollably cast towards Zhou Yutang's tall back.

"Oh, I know. I know."

"Director Zeng."

Ma Siyu was a little embarrassed and said coquettishly, "It's not what you think."

When filming "Soulmate", I followed the crew from south to north. We spent several months together and became friends.

"What do you think I want?"

Zeng Guoxiang thought of Zeng Zhiwei's words and laughed.

When he looked at her again, there was a different meaning in his eyes.

This little princess from the Northwest Circle is really a hidden talent. The Grand Commander of Jiangdong is famous for his romanticism. It is possible that these two people have had a past.

Zhou Yutang is not very fond of Zeng Zhiwei.

This ugly dwarf is actually a ruthless and ruthless tiger.

If you are not on the same page, there is naturally no possibility of cooperation.

King Guo is quite popular. Cecilia Cheung and her husband, Miriam Yeung's husband Ding Zigao and others came to congratulate him.

Even Zhang Min, the original owner of the white fox face chosen by netizens, came.

Zhou Yutang took a look at her. Although the beauty was old, she still had some charm.

King Guo was in high spirits and would never refuse anyone who asked him to drink.

He ran over and toasted Zhou Yutang three times, and now he pulled his old friend Zhang Zhilin to drink the wedding wine.

Enjoy life to the fullest when you are happy!

The woman next to King Guo came over to apologize on his behalf: "Boss Zhou, Brother Cheng was too happy tonight and drank a little too much. I was rude, please forgive me."

Governor Zhou is famous for his magnanimity, so naturally he would not care about such trivial details.

However, the superstar’s wife did not leave after she finished speaking. Instead, she showed off her identity as a fan, which seemed a little too enthusiastic, which made Zhou Yutang a little wary.

He may not be able to understand what a woman is thinking, but he can always sense whether a woman approaches him with a purpose or not.

Although the superstar's wife acted like a real fan through her skillful expressions and emotional expressions, Zhou Yutang still politely declined her request for a photo.

The king's wife didn't say much, but just smiled back, twisted her waist and left first.

However, Zhou Yutang felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. After racking his brains, he finally remembered.
"I've been on a dating show."

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Ni Ni's eyes widened in disbelief: "Boss, you can even remember this?"

The mobile phone in her hand was connected to the Jiangdong database, and she could easily find the information of the king's wife.

In 2009, I worked as a print model for a short period of time, and later I actually participated in the blind date show "If You Are the One".

How did a small model from the mainland, who should have nothing to do with entertainment industry big names like Aaron Kwok, become the wife of a superstar?
"A socialite training class?"

This was the first time Zhou Yutang heard this term.

The word "socialite" seems to represent refinement and beauty.

She should wear fashionable and high-end clothes, all branded, have exquisite makeup, elegant temperament, and behave appropriately and gracefully.

He frequents various high-end social occasions and interacts with celebrities from all walks of life.

Zhou Yutang had naturally dealt with girls from prominent families before, so he couldn't identify this superstar's wife with him.

The ones he interacted with were either the Liu couple, the blue-clad beauties, the beautiful ladies, Nazha, Reba, etc. He had no contact with this type of women at all.

It was inevitable to be curious at the time, but after a deeper understanding, it was really an eye-opener.

Now, there is even a socialite training class specifically for successful people in the circle.

How to do it?

The organizers have their own connections and plan many opportunities to meet celebrities, and then it’s time to go fishing.

This practice has existed since ancient times.

The old way of playing was called Yangzhou Skinny Horse.

(End of this chapter)