Because He Daren won the award unexpectedly, when it was later announced that the Best Director was Wang Zhong and the Best Film was "Three Mountains", many people at the scene were still immersed in the shock brought by the former.
In comparison, Wang Zhong and "Three Mountains" winning the award was completely expected.
The popular work "Late Spring" ultimately failed to win any awards, with the Best Screenplay Award going to "White Pearl" and the Best Cinematography Award going to another film.
It can be said that "Three Mountains" is the biggest winner tonight.
Although Lu Yanhe was also shocked by the Best Actor result, he still chose to comfort his frustrated friend first.
"You've already received so many nominations for your first film. You've been doing this for a long time. Look at Director Wang. He's been making movies for a long time, but this is his first time winning the Best Director Award at the Feihong Awards." Lu Yanhe said, "You must have lost because you're too young."
Liu Bige glanced at the trophy in Lu Yanhe's hand.
"The youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award in history told me that I lost because I was too young." Liu Bige looked at Lu Yanhe, "You don't even know a good reason to comfort me."
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "The Best Director award is still different."
They chatted and laughed for a while, and Miao Yue, who was sitting in the back, came over.
Nominated for the Best Screenplay Award, Miao Yue, as one of the screenwriters, also attended the award ceremony tonight. Unfortunately, she did not win the award in the end.
Liu Bige was somewhat helpless and said, "I thought that at least they would give us a Best Screenplay Award."
Indeed, the script of Late Spring is undisputedly good.
"White Pearl", a film that received mixed reviews, won the Best Screenplay award - I can only say that it might really suit the taste of this year's judges.
Miao Yue smiled and said, "I didn't win the award, let's try again next time."
Liu Bige asked Lu Yanhe: "Are you going to go back first or what?"
Lu Yanhe asked, "Are you planning any other activities?"
"I didn't win this award, and it's too hard to go back now. Let's go find a place to drink." Liu Bige said, "Do you want to go?"
Tomorrow is Saturday, there are no classes. Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "Where are Kong Fan and the others?"
Liu Bige said: "They will come over later, they all have other plans."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Liu Bige asked curiously, "You won the award, don't you need to celebrate with the Three Mountains crew?"
Lu Yanhe said, "We have celebrated several times, and I haven't heard that we are going to continue celebrating today. Director Wang must be tired."
However, "Three Mountains" was the biggest winner tonight, winning both Best Picture and Best Director. This honor is indeed worth celebrating.
As he was speaking, Chen Ling, the producer with whom Director Wang Zhong had worked for a long time, came over.
He was planning to get together later.
Lu Yanhe said: "I have already agreed to go drinking with Bigo and the others."
Chen Ling smiled and said, "Director Bigo, come along, and all the people from your Late Spring crew should come along."
Lu Yanhe looked at Liu Bige.
Liu Bige nodded and said okay.
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Lu Yanhe called Li Bi and Helan to come together.
However, I was specifically reminded not to take photos or videos anymore since this is not a public place and we should pay attention to privacy.
Li Bi was very knowledgeable and nodded.
Whenever Lu Yanhe has such an opportunity, he will bring the people from "Jump Up" along to give them the opportunity to meet all kinds of people.
Many times, it is really necessary to have someone you know in order to be able to play a role at the critical moment.
Lu Yanhe doesn’t want everyone in “Jump Up” to have a title that’s more famous than their real name – this is difficult, but we can’t just be content with the status quo just because it’s difficult.
Li Bi was already familiar with the place, but it was Helan's first time to attend such a gathering with so many celebrities.
Helan couldn't help but feel nervous.
However, she was relieved when she found that all the people who had looked so glamorous before had taken off their makeup and changed into casual clothes, not as "precious" as they had been at the award ceremony, and had an approachable aura.
Lu Yanhe is very familiar with the crews of both "Three Mountains" and "Late Spring".
Mainly because he is familiar with the two directors, Lu Yanhe has no social burden at all.
After he introduced Li Bi and He Lan to everyone, he ignored them and pulled Liu Bige to a corner to drink and chat.
Instead, Miao Yue chatted with Director Wang Zhong and a few others about a recently released movie.
Liu Bige asked: "After you finish filming "Road to Glory", will you really act in that fantasy film called "Burning Fire"?"
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I have this plan. Sister Zi Yan told me that I have taken on too many serious art films before and have never filmed a commercial blockbuster. Over time, the industry will form a stereotype of me. I don't want people to misunderstand me. I only want to act in art films."
Liu Bige: "It will definitely be okay for you to act in a commercial film, but I have another movie to shoot next year, and I wanted to find you."
"Ah? Is that the one you told me about in Venice?"
"That's not it. The script is still being revised. Yueyue has new ideas about the script." Liu Bige said, "It's a script sent by Longyan Films. They want me to shoot it. In fact, it can be regarded as their support for me to shoot "Late Spring". At that time, I promised to help them shoot a more commercial movie after shooting "Late Spring". "
"I haven't decided on a schedule for next year. When will you start shooting this movie? Have you decided?"
"It will probably be around March or April next year." Liu Bige shook his head. "Will you also be busy with classes in March or April next year?"
"I have almost finished my required courses this semester, and I don't have many classes next semester. If the play can be arranged to be filmed in Yuming, then it's fine for me. But if it's not filmed in Yuming, it will be very difficult." Lu Yanhe said, "What role do you want me to play?"
"A second-generation rich man with a psychopath decides to fake his death in order to get rid of a girl who is even more psychopathic than him. As a result, he gets into a lot of trouble. It's a comedy." Liu Bige said, "I really like this setting. I think it's interesting and lively. You can see from "Late Spring" that I like plays with a lot of people. Various characters appear one after another here. It's very interesting. Moreover, although the script is vulgar, it is not vulgar. It has the kind of melodramatic feeling of listening to rumors and gossip."
Hearing this, Lu Yanhe said, "Then you can ask Li Zhibai to play this role. As soon as you said it, I felt that he is suitable for this role, more suitable than me. He can definitely play the role of a psychopathic rich second generation easily."
Liu Bige was a little surprised, "Really? How's his acting?"
"Haven't you seen any of his plays?"
"I have seen some clips occasionally," Liu Bige said. "However, film performances are different. In fact, someone recommended Li Zhibai to play this role and showed me a clip of his performance in an idol drama, which was a similar character. I felt that he played it too simply and not neurotic enough."
Lu Yanhe said: "That's definitely because the TV series doesn't allow him to act too neurotic. You want the male protagonist to have a bit of evil neurosis, right? And underneath this appearance, he must still be a kind person at heart."
"Ah."
"That's Li Zhibai. I guarantee you with my reputation." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "You meet him once and let him try out the play, and you will know why I said so."
"It's not that I doubt you. Okay, I'll contact him later." Liu Bige nodded, "Come and play a cameo role for me when you have time."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded readily and agreed.
Liu Bige suddenly remembered something and asked, "Will you basically have no classes in the second half of next year?"
"Yes, I'm about to start writing my graduation thesis. I've already contacted my teacher and started choosing a topic." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm going to start writing in advance."
"That would be best. You have to reserve a date for the new play Yueyue and I wrote. It's tailor-made for you."
"Well, when you set the shooting time, tell me and Sister Zi Yan in advance." Lu Yanhe said, "We will reserve a good time for you."
At this time, Sui Fangran and a few others came over.
I came here specifically to say hello to Liu Bigo.
Lu Yanhe immediately acted as an introducer.
Liu Bige was also very friendly and enthusiastic towards Sui Fangran and the others, saying, "I have a very deep impression of all three of you. You did a really good job in 'Three Mountains.'" They all hurriedly said thank you.
Lu Yanhe picked up the wine glass and said, "Then you guys can chat first. I'll go find Director Wang."
He turned around and saw that Li Bi was not acting gracefully as he usually did in such occasions, but was staring at his phone with a frown on his face.
Lu Yanhe walked over and asked, "What's going on? Did something happen?"
Li Bi immediately said, "Because of the unexpected Best Actor win, there is a huge uproar online now."
Lu Yanhe didn't find it strange at all that there was such a big uproar on the Internet.
The moment this result came out, I guess everyone had anticipated what would happen next.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Is there any new news?"
Li Bi said: "Chen Pinhe's agent accepted an interview with a media outlet and said that Ho Daren's winning of the award made the Feihong Award look very unprofessional, and pointedly said that no matter how good the performance was, it was not as good as having an old classmate as the chairman of the jury."
Lu Yanhe frowned in surprise: "What do you mean?"
"Someone exposed online that Ho Daren and Xi Weian, the chairman of the jury of this year's Feihong Awards, were college classmates." Li Pi said, "This should be true. Their college photos have been exposed."
Lu Yanhe opened his mouth in surprise, "Is this really the reason why the Best Actor award was unexpected tonight?"
Lu Yanhe thought that it was because the movie "Nine Bends of the Galaxy" had too low box office and few people had seen it, including him, who missed out on a great performance.
He really hadn't thought about the dark side of this.
In this industry, Lu Yanhe knows that many plays and many actors actually have the quality that is not inferior to those who have won award-winning films or best actor or actress awards, but they are not noticed just because they are not famous enough.
Like the three major domestic awards, especially the three major film awards, there will be some unexpected winners from time to time, pushing some unknown people into the spotlight.
There are many upsets, but no one usually questions whether the winners are talented enough.
Lu Yanhe hadn't heard of a "nepotism" scandal like this one for a long time.
Li Bi took a deep breath and said, "I really want to seize this hot topic. The whole internet is talking about this matter now. Especially your fans and the fans of several other nominees have gathered together to ask for an explanation from the Feihong Awards. It's causing a big stir."
Lu Yanhe: "Has the Feihong Award responded?"
"No." Li Bi shook his head. "The incident happened suddenly. I guess the organizers of the Feihong Award are still investigating the situation."
This incident really caused a big stir.
When Lu Yanhe came to Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong was answering the phone.
Wang Zhong signaled him to wait a moment with his eyes.
Lu Yanhe made a gesture of "Take your time to talk" and waited on the side.
Wang Zhong did not seem to want Lu Yanhe to avoid the call, so Lu Yanhe heard the names "He Daren", "Feihong Award" and "Xi Weian".
After hearing about the situation from Li Bi, Lu Yanhe guessed what Wang Zhong was talking about on the phone.
I don’t know who called Wang Zhong to talk about this matter.
Lu Yanhe waited for Wang Zhong to finish the call.
Wang Zhong asked, "Have you heard that He Daren and Xi Weian were college classmates? I heard that the internet has become a hot topic and everyone is discussing this."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Well, yes, I heard it just now, so is it true?"
"It is true that we were college classmates, but we don't know yet whether this relationship led to the unexpected result in the Best Actor award. We are investigating," said Wang Zhong.
"There are so many people on the jury, and it's not just Xi Weian who has the final say. However, this result is indeed surprising, so it has caused such a big controversy."
"If the investigation really finds that Xi Weian seriously influenced the Best Actor selection, then this would be a huge disgrace. As far as I know, each Feihong Award is generally voted on by the members of the jury together. The chairman of the jury usually coordinates all the judges when there are serious disagreements. Of course, his opinion is also very important. In fact, every result still needs his signature."
Wang Zhong suddenly smiled, looked at Lu Yanhe, and said, "If this matter gets bigger and bigger, I guess it will be difficult for you to stay out of it. There will definitely be a lot of people who want you to express your opinion."
"Let me express my opinion?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and said, "Why should I express my opinion on this? I am just a runner-up. It has nothing to do with me."
"You say so, but others don't think so." Wang Zhong laughed, and after laughing he couldn't help scratching his head, "Alas, the Feihong Award will ask me to be the chairman of the jury next year. This hot potato will be so hot when the time comes."
Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Zhong with some surprise, "Are you the chairman of the jury next year?"
"Yes." Wang nodded. "So, act well in "Road to Glory" and try to win the Best Actor award next year."
"Then I'm so embarrassed." Although Lu Yanhe said this, his eyes were shining and he seemed to be looking forward to it.
If Wang Zhong were to be the chairman of the jury, the prejudice against his age would certainly be minimized, if nothing else.
"But I'm not the leading actor in Road to Glory," Lu Yanhe said, "I can't get it."
"Then let's win the Best Supporting Actor award for two consecutive years." Wang Zhong said with a joking smile, "But if you are outdone by others, I can't speak for you. I don't want this nepotism scandal to happen to me one day."
"Got it." Lu Yanhe smiled. "If that's the case, then what about Rouge? Sister Bi Ge should be applying for the Best Actress award, right?"
Wang Zhong fell into deep thought and said, "This is really a problem."
Two seconds passed, "It's not a big problem. Rouge may not be released next year."
Lu Yanhe was stunned, "Huh?"
Wang Zhong said: "I am not that fast in editing movies, and there is really no need to rush to release it next year. I think it will be more interesting if it is released in winter."
Wang Zhong just said this, and Lu Yanhe immediately had a picture in his mind.
The overwhelming white, black and gray tones of winter are bleak and deserted.
A century seemed to end here.
Think about it, after watching Rouge in the cinema, you come out and walk into the night. That kind of atmosphere -
Lu Yanhe said to Wang Zhong: "You are right, this movie should be released in winter."
"I'm worried. Winter in China is not a good time for this kind of film. It's basically occupied by the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival films. There is almost no room for dramas like Rouge to survive." Wang Zhong said, "I really don't know if it can be released in the winter."
The production cost of "Rouge" is not low, and they are aiming for a box office of at least 100 million yuan, so they certainly cannot be willful.
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After the Feihong Awards, the list of winners attracted much attention. Of course, 90% of the attention and popularity were taken away by the Best Actor result.
Even though Lu Yanhe's Best Supporting Actor award broke the Feihong Award record, it was only promoted by his fans and did not cause much sensation.
The next day, Xi Weian stood up and responded to the so-called "old classmates taking care of old classmates" statement.
"If you know how our jury decides on each award, you will know that the result of an award is not something I can influence. We have nine judges in total. After discussion, everyone votes, and the one with the highest number of votes wins the award." Xi Weian emphasized, "Even if I am the chairman of the jury, I only have one vote, which only affects one-ninth of the result."
Some people buy Xi Weian's explanation, while others refuse to buy it.
For this kind of thing, basically once it happens, there will never be a perfect outcome.
But at least it's a response.
According to Lu Yanhe's understanding of this matter and the direction of such things, even if some people don't understand, it is estimated that this matter will end here.
No matter what, the award has already been given to He Daren and it cannot be taken back.
Even if there are some problems during the review process, these problems will definitely be blocked in a small circle and will not be made public.
However, it was in this situation that someone suddenly revealed the details of the Best Actor jury voting.
The details once again caused a stir. (End of this chapter)
