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Chapter 130 Bombarding Jinji!

The noise was like a surging tide...

Overwhelmed with excitement...

On the screen, information about the nominated films flashed...

The camera pans across the faces of the nominees for each film/television production...

They were excited, thrilled, or nervous...

Brilliant lights illuminate each film crew!

However, in the production team of "The Haunted Village," both the nominee Zhou Yang and the entire crew were only briefly mentioned...

The light in the corner was dim, as if the person was unnoticed and came from the margins.

In the crew of "Youth of the Sea," Chen Liang subconsciously glanced in the direction of Zhou Yang in the corner, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

This so-called "The Haunted Village" shouldn't have been nominated; the film that truly deserved it was "Love Ferris Wheel"...

but……

"We still have to give Chung Kin-ming some face, after all, he has some influence in Hong Kong and Taiwan..."

"He's a very stubborn old man who used his reputation to vouch for this film and also gave up many of his rights and made concessions..."

"We must reform, we must give films from small mainland companies a sense of presence... Nobody can convince us otherwise."

"But don't worry, this is only once, it won't affect you, they won't win any awards..."

Just before being nominated for the Golden Horse Award, Chen Liang received a phone call.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Liang felt a surge of resentment...

However, after seeing this group of people enter the Golden Horse Awards venue, they were completely ignored, with the director named Shen Long being treated like a dog...

His mood instantly improved a lot!
The Golden Horse Award is his territory!

These people can come over!
but……

You should sit in the corner near the toilet.

To be a witnessing audience.

Movie!

You can't win an award just because you make a good film or it has box office success!
.......................................

in the corner.

Shen Long showed no excitement, nor any anticipation...

When he entered the venue, he had fantasized that their film would win an award and that they could prove themselves on this stage.

[Best Visual Design]...

He watched every single film that was shown at the festival.

None of these movies gave him a visual shock, not even "Undercover Detective".

However, after entering the venue, his mood gradually turned into disappointment...

He instantly understood that the dazzling stage before him was a stage for resource calls and capital transactions.

The film information displayed on the screen also shows that "The Haunted Village" was a nominated film that was not given much attention...

His heart sank...

they!

You won't win!

There won't be any cameras on camera.

Zhou Yang, however, calmly observed everything before him...

His deep eyes revealed no emotion whatsoever.

...............

on the stage.

Award presenter Zhong Jianming walked step by step onto the stage, but there was no smile on his face.

"Before this award is announced, this might be... perhaps, the last time I'll ever attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony..."

"I……"

"old!"

The moment he said those words!
The entire scene suddenly erupted in uproar, with everyone staring at Zhong Jianming in disbelief.

Zhong Jianming is 50 years old this year. Although he is not young, he is far from being "old"...

Immediately afterwards...

Some people are laughing...

Some people have complex expressions.

Meanwhile, the faces of the organizers behind the scenes suddenly darkened.

Zhong Jianming's words on stage went beyond the content of the pre-written script.

"The Golden Horse Award has been held for 40 sessions through thick and thin, and I've participated in more than 20 of them, so I'm considered a veteran..."

"I still remember when I first participated in the Golden Horse Awards, the chairman told us on stage that the Golden Horse Awards in the future would be a global, fair and just award..."

"It is this philosophy that has kept us involved in this award and persevering..."

"Then, in these twenty years, we have also witnessed the rise of directors and award-winning actors and actresses, and seen our kung fu films go abroad and enter the international market..."

"The glorious era of Hong Kong cinema in the 80s and 90s inspires me and makes me feel that we live in a wonderful, sunny world."

"But, starting in the late 90s, or even earlier, we began talking about Hollywood movies, about box office numbers, about business..."

"On the one hand, we formed a front to resist Hollywood films, but on the other hand, we used the name of resistance to form another front, squeezing out the upward mobility of lower-level filmmakers..."

"I don't know when it started, but our fair and just Taiwan Golden Horse Award has become rife with 'paying respects to influential figures'..."

"..."

Zhong Jianming's words were like a thunderbolt, shocking everyone in the room and causing their expressions to change drastically!
The staff quickly tried to switch the camera angle.

The host, Cai Mingyi, turned pale with fright and tried to cover it up with a few words, but Zhong Jianming seemed to be a completely different person at this moment, and refused to accept any way out.

instead……

Look at everyone! "Please let me finish speaking. If I don't, I'll choke on this moment on the Golden Horse Awards stage this year..."

"This year, the chairman told me that the Golden Horse Award needs to be reformed!"

I completely agree!

"Therefore, we have been actively reforming, so that more people and more outstanding works can enter our award through reform..."

"But later, I realized that our reforms only involved changing the nomination criteria for some films, the order of the awards, and the scope of media cooperation—that was all..."

"..."

After saying these words, he remained silent for a long time.

Amid the host's uneasy expression, he silently opened the envelope.

Then, I looked at the words on the envelope.

"This year, the film that won the Best Special Effects Award at the 40th Golden Horse Awards is: the Danish film 'The Little Chinese Seamstress'..."

The moment he announced those words, thunderous applause erupted from below.

but……

Zhong Jianming, however, did not smile. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yang not far away.

He waved his hand and interrupted the applause with the microphone in hand.

"please!"

"Staff, give Mr. Zhou Yang a shot!"

"Thank you!"

"Since he arrived, I haven't been able to see him on screen..."

The camera suddenly focused on Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang was clapping with a smile on his face, showing no other emotion whatsoever.

Zhong Jianming, however, took a deep breath.

“Zhou Yang, actually, this is the first time we’ve met. We didn’t know each other before…”

"I'm a full twelve years older than you, so please allow me to put on a bit of a senior's air!"

"You did a great job, really great..."

"But everyone else can applaud, but Zhou Yang, you alone shouldn't applaud. Or rather, I'd prefer you to applaud yourself..."

"In my heart, in my personal opinion, Zhou Yang, you deserve this award! Your team deserves this award..."

"But this award was given to 'The Little Chinese Seamstress,' and I want you to understand that this isn't your fault. Your film was very well made, good enough. If it weren't a horror film, it could have been nominated for any film awards ceremony. Of course, the fact that it didn't win today isn't because of the horror genre... nor is it because 'The Little Chinese Seamstress' was better than yours. Of course, 'The Little Chinese Seamstress' is also an excellent film, that's undeniable..."

on the stage.

Zhong Jianming stared at Zhou Yang.

His eyes were very sharp, and his voice was filled with suppressed anger.

Not far away, Jem, the special effects artist from the "Little Chinese Seamstress" crew, who had just stood up and was in the most conspicuous position, instantly felt a little embarrassed.

"As for the reason..."

"Let me be blunt. You're not a foreign director, you're not a director from one of the five major film companies, you're not a director from Taiwan or Hong Kong, you don't even have a qualified teacher, and you're not a graduate of Yanying or Shanghai Film Studio. You're nothing, you have no status whatsoever. How could you possibly win an award? Do you even deserve it?"

"Just because your movies sell well at the box office? And your DVDs sell well?"

"..."

Chaos suddenly broke out at the Golden Horse Awards ceremony!
The media below were stunned, and then they frantically and excitedly took photos!

They never dreamed that judge Zhong Jianming would suddenly launch a scathing attack on the inside story of the Golden Horse Awards, and in such a sharp and jarring way...

Zhou Yang stood up, completely unaffected by the atmosphere, and laughed heartily, nodding to Zhong Jianming.

"Zhou Yang."

"Listen to my advice, you're really young, too young, and too naive!"

"If only you could put the same effort into the packaging and marketing of your film, buy a few more suits worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and visit us more often... and pay your respects to the local authorities..."

"Bring over a few more bottles of wine, and try to integrate more into our group..."

"You could even improve your English, go abroad to study, and further your education..."

"You shouldn't be so bad as to not even win a 'Best Design Award'..."

"..."

Zhong Jianming, the little old man, glanced at the trophy for the "Best Visual Design" award.

There was absolutely no intention to present an award...

Then, he handed the microphone to a staff member.

Without saying a word, he stepped off the stage.

The host was stunned when he saw Zhong Jianming walking downstairs with a gloomy expression!

This is a sudden incident!

This was too sudden!

It happened so suddenly that he had absolutely no prior plan or preparation...

After realizing what had happened, they immediately tried to smooth things over.

only……

This time, his attempt to smooth things over came across as very tense, and his smile seemed particularly forced.

Danish special effects artist Jem awkwardly walked onto the stage, and after receiving the trophy, he was momentarily at a loss for words!
The audience was in an uproar!
After a long while, when Dang saw Jem giving his acceptance speech, a burst of applause finally broke out.

In applause.

Shen Long, the director of the TV series "The Haunted Village", was stunned!

"This old man, this, this, this..."

He stammered and couldn't get the words out.

Zhou Yang glanced at the backstage area of ​​the Golden Horse Awards.

He narrowed his eyes after a moment of silence and then laughed: "This old man is quite something..."

(End of this chapter)