China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 362 The gold content of the number one screenwriter in China rises again
The Golden Rooster Awards ceremony will be held in accordance with the regular awarding process.

After the foreplay was over, the first awards were less important awards such as Best Feature Film, Best Small and Medium Budget Feature Film, Best Children's Film, and Best Documentary.

Many viewers may not have heard of the names of the award-winning films, so I won’t go into details.

After entering the stage of awarding major awards, the behind-the-scenes production team participating in the evaluation of this year's Golden Rooster Awards cheered up.

The first award was the Best Screenplay Award.

Wu Gang pointed with his palm to where Li Yu was in the audience and announced loudly: "The work that won the 20th Golden Rooster Best Screenplay Award is "Gone Girl". Congratulations to our director Li Yu."

Chen Kaige, who was sitting on the left side of Li Yu, was very happy and said to Li Yu: "Director Li, congratulations. Come on stage to receive the award."

It’s no surprise that “Gone Girl” won Best Screenplay for Chen Kaige.

The day he came across this script, he told his wife Chen Hong that it was the best movie script he had come across in the past ten years.

Li Yu slowly took the stage under the gaze of everyone in the audience.

Li Yu gave him a lot of face and praised him at the award ceremony. He said that he had made great contributions to winning the award and he was very happy.

After Li Yu came on stage, he shook hands with Wu Gang and said hello.

Because you also have a movie called "Man Jiang Hong" with a very good screenwriter. "

Every word Chen Kaige said was calm and powerful, highlighting his serious attitude at this time.

Wu Gang smiled and handed the trophy for best screenwriter to Li Yu's hand.

He really thinks so in his heart.

Even if I hadn’t commissioned the script and if there hadn’t been the work “Gone Girl,” you would still be the winner of tonight’s Best Screenplay Award.

After confirming that it was correct, he formally delivered his acceptance speech. It was a very official speech. He first thanked the organizers and judges of the Golden Rooster, and then thanked the audience for their support.

Sure enough, Li Yu's words successfully made Chen Kaige the new focus of the award ceremony.

Director Chen is undoubtedly a very good director. He made the movie very well. I think this award is half of Director Chen’s credit. "

"Director Li has been over praised. I just did the basic work of a director and filmed the story written in the script. I don't dare to take any credit.

"Director Li, congratulations, please share your acceptance speech with everyone."

Another very important point is that no matter how good the script is, it must be controlled by a good director.

If Director Chen had not traveled thousands of miles from Beijing to Hengdian to ask me for a script, this work might not have happened, and naturally I would not have had the chance to go on stage to receive the award.

Li Yu's face-saving behavior was very helpful to Chen Kaige. He was in a very good mood with a smile on his face.

After all, Chen Kaige is the director of this movie. Li Yu used a joke to push Chen Kaige into the spotlight and gave him a lot of face.

"Teacher Wu, we meet again."

After the official speech, Li Yu changed the topic and said in a slightly joking tone: "In addition to thanking the organizations and individuals I just mentioned, I think there is another person who should be thanked. This person is the director of our film. Director Chen Dao.

In addition, Director Li, you just said that without me coming to Hengdian to ask you for a script, you would have no chance to go on stage and win the award. I disagree with this.

Li Yu held the trophy in his right hand and stood behind the microphone to test whether there was any problem with the microphone.

At this moment, a staff member handed a microphone to Chen Kaige in the audience.

But he didn't want to take away Li Yu's honor. His huge achievement of being No. 1 in the box office of domestic literary and artistic films was enough.

As he said just now, Li Yu winning the award has nothing to do with him.

Even without him, Li Yu would still have won the best screenwriter award for "Man Jiang Hong".

Chen Kaige's words reminded people at the scene.

Only then did everyone realize that this year's Best Screenplay Award seemed to be a fierce competition, but it was actually a civil war between Li Yu and himself, with no one else involved at all.

Through this incident, Li Yuhuaguo's reputation as the number one screenwriter has been further enhanced. "Heh, two people looking up to each other, how shameless."

Feng Xiaogang muttered in disgust.

"Xiaogang, I know that you have been suppressed a lot by Director Li in the past two years. I understand how uncomfortable you feel.

But you don't have to do this. Director Li is not targeting you intentionally. He is just making movies normally and cooperating with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yingmou.

His Best Screenplay Award is well deserved. No one can deny the quality of the scripts of "Gone Girl" and "Man Jiang Hong". "

Mr. Xiao Wang advised.

Mr. Wang was very happy to see Feng Xiaogang defeated.

After "Earthquake", Feng Xiaogang briefly held the top spot at the domestic box office.

Then Feng Xiaogang floated up and kept clamoring to film "1942".

After learning Feng Xiaogang's thoughts, Mr. Xiao Wang and Mr. Wang were both stunned.

He is obviously a commercial director who is famous for making comedies. Why would he make a story that is not exciting at all and only contains suffering and tragedy?
Yes, the artistry is high and the style is there, but what about the box office?
They are businessmen, they want box office and profits.

However, the big domestic directors are too strong, and they are too independent and independent. Even if they are the bosses, they cannot persuade the determined Feng Xiaogang.

In order to meet Feng Xiaogang's requirements, they also helped raise 2.1 million in funds.

"1942" was announced just a few days ago on October 10th.

"Xiaogang, I know you are holding your breath. Can't you just make a Feng-style comedy and take back the top spot at the box office?"

Mr. Xiao Wang said deliberately.

His subtext is very clear, stop messing with your "1942" and go back to your best comedy New Year film.

Only by using hard power can you convince others. Using strength is stronger than anything else.

Feng Xiaogang didn't speak. He could understand Mr. Wang's words.

There are two reasons why he didn't respond.

First, he has become successful, and now he wants to create some art to make himself happy. The market and audience do not pay as much attention to him as before.

Secondly, it’s not that easy to make a comedy New Year’s film.

In the past, he was able to become the father of Lunar New Year movies and the king of comedies in China, which was inseparable from his early partner Wang Shuo.

The success of those comedies was the result of the joint efforts of him, the director, and Wang Shuo, the screenwriter.

As luck would have it, that's where the problem lies. He had a falling out with Wang Shuo many years ago.

If he wants to make another good comedy, he has to lower his head and go back to Wang Shuo. Having already succeeded, he is unwilling to lose that face no matter what.

What's more, the success of "Earthquake" gave him enough confidence that even if he didn't make a comedy, he could still top the box office if he made a disaster movie.

The investment in "1942" this time is almost million higher than that in "Earthquake".

In terms of subject matter, the two are very similar. They are both tear-jerking movies that can make the audience cry in the cinema.

Since "Earthquake" can be successful, then "1942" can also be successful.

So he doesn't need to make any special Feng-style comedy films at all. If he makes "1942" well, he can regain the throne of No. domestic box office.

This is what Feng Xiaogang thinks. He is full of confidence in his "1942".

But the following award ceremony annoyed him just as much as the one years ago.

As more and more important awards began to be awarded, he found that he had become a supporting role again.

(End of this chapter)