Chapter 81 Ceremony IX
After Chen Chong received the award, he returned to the backstage from the channel on the left, while He Shouxin and Zhang Aijia walked out from the right and continued to host the meeting.
As soon as I returned to the backstage, the director hired from Hollywood gave him a thumbs up and said in English: "Very perfect."
"A Chong, if you had known that you were so outstanding on the stage, you would not only read the lines and have a passionate voice, but also create a random atmosphere." Chen Baisheng said with a smile: "With you here, why should we invite He Shouxin? If you go up and host, the ratings will definitely be several points higher."
"It's not that simple to be a host. It's okay for me to make a guest appearance occasionally." Chen Chong shook his head and said, "I can't do it after staying for a long time. I just gritted my teeth, but in fact I feel so guilty."
"I think it's good." As Chen Chong's identity, how could he be the host? Chen Bosheng also said casually. He turned to ask: "Will Mr. Zhao Dan be in trouble if he said those words just now?"
"There must be trouble, but it won't be very serious. The public opinion trend in the mainland is more open than expected. The superiors are promoting emancipating the mind." Zhao Dan didn't know that he was seriously ill and Chen Chong was not good at leaking the news. He pondered for a moment and said, "You are familiar with the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan. I'll say hello to those reporters later and let them report it with a gentle attitude. Don't make sarcasm and criticism. If you deal with the government, you should be fond of tricks and tricks. You should talk about methods and follow the rules, which is more effective than pointing fingers. The more you call, the greater the loss you suffer.
"When the celebration banquet is held later, I will say hello one by one." Chen Bosheng nodded and said, "But I'm afraid they won't listen, especially the media in Taiwan."
"Do your best and leave your destiny."
Chen Chong returned to the dressing room, washed off the powder from his face, and then returned to the scene from the dedicated passage. As soon as he sat down, Wang Yang sighed: "Zhao Dan is amazing. If you say such words on such occasions, you will definitely have to go through some twists and turns when you return to Beijing."
Wang Yang is an old man, so what might Beijing react? I’m right. “Old Wang, will the ups and downs you mentioned be serious?”
"That won't be." Wang Yang hugged his arms and shook his head and said, "Half of Zhao Dan has been buried. Even if someone wants to mess with him, what's the point? At most, the organization will criticize it."
This consequence is acceptable, and with the mainland political environment in 19RU, his family would not be too harsh.
"Then what do you think of what Zhao Dan just said?"
"What do I think?" Wang Yang glanced at him and said, "I agree with both hands and feet."
He sighed and said, "It is said that people are about to die, and their words are good. Zhao Dan performed a good show tonight. Unfortunately, it's a pity that such a good actor and such an idea-friendly artist have been delayed by the turmoil. Now that the situation is good, the person is leaving."
Wang Yang is the head of the mainland delegation and has the responsibility to take care of the members of the group, so he naturally knows that Zhao Dan is seriously ill.
"Zhao Dan knows his illness?"
"He only knows that he is sick, but he doesn't know how serious it is." Wang Yang was silent. After a while, he said: "Our Beijing Film Studio was in contact with Japanese film companies last year and planned to cooperate in making a movie that shows the friendship between the two peoples. Zhao Dan is the starring actor. He is thinking about scripts and lines every day, and his work enthusiasm is very high, but this drama has been delayed and has not yet been set for the startup time. I'm afraid he won't be able to wait.
Chen Chong was speechless. At this time, the big screen began to play on the shortlist of movies, so he temporarily put his mind on the awards ceremony and focused on watching.
“The first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Photography, the finalists include:
Zhong Zhiwen, "Crazy Calamity"...
Chen Kunhou, "Good Morning Taipei"...
Chen Junjie, "Legend of the Mountain"...
Chen Xilin, Zheng Xuan, "From Slave to General"...
Chen Guoliang, Yun Wenyao, "Little Flower"..."
"This award is given to Chen Xilin." Wang Yang did not worry about Zhao Dan anymore. After reading the shortlist, he commented: "How can other films compare such a big scene in "From a Slave to a General"?"
"You are really an expert, with a torched look." Chen Chong praised and said, "It is an amazing ability to be able to shoot a big scene safely."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the award presenter read out the winner, which was indeed Chen Xilin and Zheng Xuan.
It’s okay for Zheng Xuan, Chen Xilin is not a simple character. He is the director of the photography workshop of Shanghai Film Studio. He has filmed classic movies such as "Women’s Basketball No. 5" and the Red Detachment of Women". In Shen Chong’s previous life, in 2005, when Chinese films were born a hundred years ago, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the Ministry of Culture jointly selected 50 "national film artists with outstanding contributions", including Chen Xilin, and he was the only full-time cinematographer.
There is a saying in "The Legend of Condor Heroes": A heavy sword has no edge, and a great trick is not skillful. It flashes in small scenes, and no matter how fancy the film is, it is not as good as shooting thousands of troops and horses with a dignified look. "From a Slave to a General" can be said to crush other competitors.
The two guests who presented the award for Best Photography, one was Lin Zanting, who won the Golden Horse Awards for Best Photography for four times and was the most famous photographer in Taiwan in the 1960s and 1970s.
When Li Hanxiang left Shaw Brothers in the UU era and went to Taiwan to establish Guolian Film Company, he admired Lin Zanting, who was not famous at the time, and opened a three-fold salary to poach him from China Film Company. The so-called heroes know heroes. Bai Jingrui, director of the production department of China Film Company at that time, also admired him very much and tried his best to keep him. Finally, he kept him with one sentence. This sentence is: As long as I, Bai Jingrui, filmed in the future, you must be a photographer. Then the two of them met perfectly and each achieved a career.
Another guest was the Japanese Masashi Nishimoto. In the 1950s and 1960s, Japan's film industry level far surpassed that of Hong Kong. In order to fight against Dimax, Shaw Brothers invited Nishimoto from Japan to work as a photographer and train E-class employees, while developing its unique color arc-body wide screen system for Shaw Brothers, laying the technical foundation for the Shaw's film kingdom.
After Nishimoto arrived in Hong Kong, he took the Chinese name Helan Mountain and assisted Li Hanxiang in filming a series of large-scale palace dramas. For example, "Yang Guifei" won the Cannes Film Festival Excellent Technology Award for his outstanding interior color photography technology. "Wu Zetian" was considered by Hong Kong film critics to be the highest achievement of Shaw Brothers assembly line operation. In addition, he also served as a photographer of classic films such as "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "The Children of the Earth", and "The Drunken Hero". He also led Shaw Brothers up-and-coming stars such as Xu Zenghong and Gui Zhihong to study and inspect Japan and improve photography skills. Although he did not spend a long time in Hong Kong, he played a critical role in the development of Hong Kong's film industry. Therefore, the preparatory committee specially invited him from Japan.
During the award ceremony, Lin Zanting didn't speak much. Nishimoto praised Chen Xilin's photography skills in Chinese, and envied his luck and had the opportunity to shoot a big-scale war movie.
Chen Xilin and Zheng Xuan were both very calm and after giving thanks step by step, they stepped off the stage.
Zhao Dan's shocking remarks just now brought the atmosphere of the award ceremony to a climax. Many viewers have not yet come back from their shock. In addition, the best photography is the technical award, and the popularity of the award presenter and the recipient is very low, so this award is calm and the applause is dull.
Next is the best editing, which is another technical award. Although He Shouxin and Zhang Aijia worked hard to mobilize the atmosphere, the audience did not buy it, were absent-minded, and whispered and whispered.
The host couldn't even mobilize the atmosphere, so the award presenter was naturally even more powerless. After introducing it to me, he started to be included in the shortlist.
"The best editing of the first Hong Kong Film Awards, the shortlisted are:
Zhang Guoming, "Pointing to the Bingbing"...
Tan Jiaming, "Crazy Calamity"...
Liu Ying, "The Gunshots of the Bureau of Secrets"...
Zhu Jinshun, "From a Slave to a General"...
Zhang Yaozong, "The Hero"..."
At this time, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles, editing work was basically held by the director. In the mainland, because film is a very expensive consumable, it will try every means to save money when shooting, resulting in a very low film consumption ratio and the editor does not have much resources to use, so editing work is not valued.
The awards for the best editing were Zhengyi, the chief editor of Beijing Film Studio. He is an extremely qualified editor. Before liberation, he edited classic movies such as "A River of Spring Flows Eastward" and "Lights of Ten Thousands of Houses". After liberation, he edited famous movies such as "The Story of Sanmao's Wandering", "The Legend of Wu Xun", "The Song of Youth", and "The Little Soldier Zhang Ga".
The other is Shaw Brothers chief editor Jiang Xinglong. He has edited hundreds of movies, won the best editing for four Golden Horse Awards for "Yang Guifei", "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "The Children of the Earth", and "The Thirteen Eagles of Cold Blood". He also won the best editing for two Asia-Pacific Film Festivals for "Diao Chan" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". He was the first editor in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s.
Jiang Xinglong opened the envelope and announced the winner with Fu Zhengyi: "The Best Editing of the First Hong Kong Film Awards, Tan Jiaming, "Crazy Job"."
This is the first prize that Hong Kong won at this award ceremony in addition to Run Run Shaw, so the applause is more warmer than just now.
Tan Jiaming is serious and serious, and is wearing a black suit, looking quite solemn. After he got the trophy on stage, he stood there and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he started to speak: "It was a bit unexpected to win this award, because I am a director, and editing is just a personal hobby, and I go to help temporarily. Of course, I am still very happy to win the award. Thanks to the jury for appreciating my work."
"First of winning this award, I have to thank Director Xu Anhua, because she did a good job and respected my opinions when editing; secondly, I have to thank Mr. Chen Chong, because he printed all the films, gave me a lot of material and had a lot of room to play. Finally, thank you everyone."
Wang Yang touched his chin, looked at Tan Jiaming on the stage, and said to Chen Chong: "This kid seems to be a character."
Some people are born with a temperament that can leave a deep impression on people at first sight. Tan Jiaming belongs to this category. His speech is dull and his clothes are not alternative, but he has an indescribable sense of sharpness, which is very different from other award recipients.
"He used to shoot a lot of works on TV stations with 16NN film. He just entered the film industry last year, and many people in Hong Kong are optimistic about his future." Chen Chong introduced: "The first movie he directed seems to be about to be released. Next time I go to Beijing and bring you a copy."
"Okay." Wang Yang nodded slightly and then asked: "That "Hao Hero" seems to have been shortlisted for another award?"
Chapter completed!