During the Republic of China, there was a Yunnan warlord leader named Tang Jiyao.

Tang Jiyao had a granddaughter named Tang Shuxuan.

She studied film in the United States, made several films in Hong Kong, and founded a magazine called "Close-Up." Later, the magazine closed down. Several editors started their own businesses, and started another magazine called "Film Fortnightly."

There are countless film and television newspapers in Hong Kong, and Film Fortnight is a relatively professional one. It is highly theoretical, focuses on new wave directors, and its evaluation of left-wing films is fair.

They plan to hold an award this year, and the name is confirmed to be: Hong Kong Film Awards!

There are five main awards, including best film, director, screenwriter, male and female lead, as well as the top ten Chinese-language films and the top ten foreign-language films, a total of 25 awards. Of course, foreign-language films will not come to accept the awards, but Chinese-language films may still win.

At this moment, in the editorial department, a group of editors are writing invitations by hand.

"The first Hong Kong Film Awards will be held at the Shouson Theater of the Hong Kong Arts Center on March 9... "Tai Chi" won the top ten Chinese films... Welcome..."

After finishing writing one, deputy editor Chen Baisheng suddenly raised his head and said, "Can I send "Tai Chi" directly to the Great Wall?"

"Okay, that Mr. Chen has come to Hong Kong again and is working at Great Wall Company."

"Do you think the leftists will come to participate?"

"You should ask, will anyone come to the awards ceremony?"

Editor-in-chief Shu Qi said: "We want money but not money, influence but not influence. We send letters unilaterally to everyone. If they are willing to come, they will give you face. If they are unwilling to come, there is nothing we can do. I'm just afraid that the venue will be empty by then, which is too much.

Embarrassing.”

"Don't worry, we have interviewed so many filmmakers, and some of them are very thin."

"At least the winner has to come, right?"

"It would be best if Xu Guanwen came!"

"Ha, with Xu Guanwen's temper, he doesn't like this kind of award!"

As she spoke, she continued to write. After writing for a while, Shu Qi also hesitated: "What if the leftists come and the rightists come and fight?"

"Communicate in advance and respect each other in public. Besides, our awards do not distinguish between left and right. Only by maintaining an attitude can the Academy Awards continue in the long run."

"It's easy to say, I'm afraid those stars and great directors won't do it! For example, if a leftist movie is made under the pseudonym of the director of Jiahe, if the director wins an award, will he dare to go on stage to accept it? Of course he won't!

So what’s the point of this award?”

"..."

Everyone was silent. They only relied on their enthusiasm to win the Academy Awards. Only when they really did it did they realize that there were many difficulties.

"Forget it, let's do the things in front of us first. We're just trying to catch up, so we have to do it anyway!"

…………

These invitations were sent to many companies and filmmakers.

"Film Fortnightly" has basically interviewed that the Hong Kong film industry is a gangster style, which requires respectability and loyalty - even if it is superficial, even if some people disapprove of it because of the sophistication of the world, most of them have to support it.

Except for people like Xu Guanwen.

Xu Guanwen received the letter and was not interested. He called his brother Xu Guanying directly and said: "I don't want to go, you can take it for me!"

"Wow! You're not even going to be the best actor?"

Xu Guanying also looked at it and was extremely envious.

"I don't even know what I'm doing. What am I going to do? You go and do it!"

"I'll go, I'll go. If I have such an opportunity, I'll dress up and attend!"

Xu Guanying muttered and collected the letter.

The four brothers of the Hui family are outstanding in both civil and military affairs. Xu Guanwen is extremely talented, arrogant and arrogant. He is the first generation king of comedy. Xu Guanjie is the first generation Cantonese singer and is also a big star in the film industry.

The second brother Xu Guanwu mainly works behind the scenes and does not get involved in these things.

The third eldest son, Xu Guanying, has an average and unattractive appearance, but his achievements are actually quite good. However, his brother is too bright and has always been overshadowed.

…

Restaurant.

Hong Jinbao was eating and drinking with his brothers, and he also talked about this during the dinner. His "Ghost Fighting Ghost" was also selected as one of the top ten Chinese films.

"Brother Sanmao, are you going?"

"Go, they gave me an award, why don't I go? Besides, people who have interviewed me can't take away their feelings."

"Then take us there, okay?"

"A wild prize, what are you going to do?"

"The wild prize is also a prize. It's time to see the world!"

"Okay, okay, brothers, let's go together!"

…

In the office, Chen Qi held an invitation letter and looked at it repeatedly.

The red letter, handwritten, was to the effect that "Tai Chi" won the top ten Chinese films, and he was invited to attend the award ceremony...

"You just told me that I won the award without any suspense?" He was very surprised.

"The same goes for us. Phoenix Film Company's "Father and Son" won the Best Director and Best Picture, and they told us directly and invited us to attend," Fu Qi said.

"It's such a grass-roots team. It would be great to have a nomination session. There are five candidates, and the winners are announced on the spot. It's full of tension and competition. There are many gimmicks."

"How can the awards be so perfect when they are new? They definitely don't have enough funds, and the theater is very small. However, I read every issue of "Film Fortnightly" and I am very partial to the new wave directors, and I also have a good evaluation of our leftist works.

For justice.

We have decided to attend, will you go?"

Fu Qi asked.

"If you go, I'll go too. Hey, let's bring Andy Lau, Liu Xuehua, and A-Zhen with us to build up the momentum."

"sure!"

Fu Qi didn't take it seriously and said it was over.

Chen Qi had some ideas, and everyone knew about the Hong Kong Film Awards. This year was the first one. In the early days, there was little money and no influence, so no one paid attention to it.

But after all, it is the only award in Hong Kong. It has been held more and more people in the industry have gradually recognized it.

In the early days when it was run by Film Fortnight, it still had a certain stance and often awarded awards to leftists because their literary and artistic films were good.

In the early 1990s, "Movie Weekly" withdrew and established the Academy Awards Association to be responsible for this matter. With more sponsorships and increasing influence, it has become one of the highest honors for Chinese-language films.

But at the same time, the so-called "localization" has become increasingly serious and extremely xenophobic. Especially after the decline of Hong Kong films and the rise of the mainland market, they have closed their doors to enjoy themselves.

Three gold medals for Chinese-language films, each one more popular than the other!

"I want to get involved!"

Chen Qi quickly made a decision. Mainland China awards are as difficult to obtain as the mainland film environment. He is now taking a curveball path to save the country. To make trouble in Hong Kong, he needs to master such an award.

As for obstacles?

"If I turn all the filmmakers in Hong Kong into leftists, then it will be OK!"

…………

Tsui Hark also received an invitation letter, and his film "The Stars" was rated as one of the top ten Chinese films.

"I never expected that there would be people in Hong Kong who would be brave enough to organize awards. If they succeed, they will be heroes, but if they fail, they will be nothing but bears."

"What is a heroic bear? Someone has to take the first step. We have decided to participate. Are you going?" Chen Qi asked.

"When someone gave me an award, of course I went to support it!"

"That's great, let's go together!"

"I have my own crew, why do I come with you?"

Tsui Hark didn't bother to pay attention to him. In an event like an award ceremony, whoever attends with whom and who is close to whom is equivalent to making his position clear. He is still the director of New Art City, so of course he cannot hang out with leftists.

Chen Qi ignored him and went to Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui to talk about the matter: "You will all attend in formal attire. Just wear this suit. Please stay calm."

"I have never heard of this award. Is it a bit exaggerated to attend in a formal dress?"

"Just because others may not dress properly, we have to dress formally to show our quality."

"Oh, etiquette is what it should be."

Liang Jiahui nodded, and did not refuse Chen Qi's attempt to force him to join the gang like Tsui Hark did, but agreed to attend together.

As a result, Zhong Chuhong also ran over, a little uneasy, and asked for advice: "Mr. Chen, "The Story of Hu Yue" has also been invited, and the film crew asked me to go with Fa Zai."

"Okay, you are originally from the crew."

"Oh, that's good."

Zhong Chuhong was inexplicably relieved. She thought the other party was trying to get her to join the gang.

But then I thought about it, why did he ask me to come to the filming if he didn't invite me to join him? He still had some evil intentions. Moreover, he held a notebook all day long and stared at himself writing and writing without knowing what he was doing.

(No more chapters today, I will add four chapters tomorrow...)
Chapter completed!