Li Tang also specially changed into a navy blue double-breasted retro dress today. In the waiting area, he met director Zhang Yimou again. Although Director Zhang left in a hurry after attending the premiere to start the premiere tour of "My Father and Mother", there have long been rumors that Director Zhang will win the Best Director Award at this year's Golden Rooster Awards. Now that Director Zhang appears here, it shows that the rumors are true.
Director Zhang was still wearing his iconic black tunic suit and saw Li Tang smiling and waving. This was the third meeting between the two of them. Although Li Tang still hadn't figured out why Director Zhang looked at him so differently, he immediately became energetic and stepped forward.
"Xiao Li, have you prepared any programs today?"
"No." Li Tang said slightly shyly.
In front of big people, don't show deliberate maturity and sophistication, but your attitude must be sincere. This is the life experience Li Tang gained in his previous life.
"I do hope to see you perform another wonderful sword dance."
Hearing this, Li Tang's heart suddenly moved, because he had heard Nai'an say before that Director Zhang seemed to have been preparing for a martial arts movie very early, but there has been no definite news in the past two years.
Could it be that the sword dance he performed at the Huabiao Award Ceremony last time impressed Director Zhang?
"By the way, what's the name of the sword dance you performed last time?" Director Zhang asked, gesturing with his hands.
"It's called Tai Chi Bagua Sword, and it's a type of Wudang sword technique."
"I think the swordsmanship is quite beautiful when danced. Can it be used for fighting?" Director Zhang asked again.
As long as you ask if you can fight, it means that the person asking is more or less knowledgeable, unlike laymen who think that all martial arts can be fought.
"The real Tai Chi Bagua Sword can be used and is very powerful. However, the sword technique I performed last time, I made some changes for the stage effect and added some elements of Chinese classical dance, so it looks more beautiful." Li Tang said.
Director Zhang was thoughtful after hearing Li Tang's words.
Nai An is right. Director Zhang has indeed been preparing a martial arts movie, and it is also a blockbuster. The first draft of the script has been released, and most of the main characters use swords. Because the sword is a special symbol in Chinese martial arts and even Chinese history and culture, it is commonly known as the King of Hundred Soldiers. In ancient times, it was often used as a noble decoration and a symbol of status. The so-called sword fighting and sword dancing are a kind of culture.
Director Zhang's works have very high requirements for visual perception and aesthetics. He not only wants fierce sword fights like those in Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films, but also wants them to look good. So he paid attention to the sword dance performed by Li Tang last time. Now that he heard Li Tang talking about incorporating elements of Chinese classical dance into swordsmanship, he suddenly had new ideas.
Perhaps he had been thinking for a long time, but when Director Zhang looked up and saw Li Tang still standing in front of him, he quickly showed an honest smile to apologize, and then asked: "Do you have any other sword skills to practice?"
"Not yet, I'm practicing with my big gun recently."
"What kind of marksmanship?" Director Zhang asked again with great interest.
Because the gun has been known as the "King of Cold Weapons" since ancient times, it is also an indispensable weapon in his imagination.
"Tai Chi gun."
"And the Tai Chi gun?"
The Tai Chi gun is so unpopular that, like Li Tang before, Director Zhang has never heard of it.
"Yes, Wu style Tai Chi gun, this shooting technique is particularly beautiful..."
Li Tang suddenly remembered that Director Zhang once filmed a movie called "Hero".
Why do I say sudden? Because I was misled by what Nai An said about martial arts movies, because "Hero" was an epic blockbuster at the time, a bit like "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" directed by Chen Da, so he suddenly At first I didn’t connect “Hero” with martial arts movies.
Moreover, when he saw the movie "Hero" in his previous life, he was already in college. That was after 2003, and it is only 1999 now.
He still remembers the martial arts scenes in "Hero", one word "beautiful"! Especially when he saw Director Zhang's reaction just now, he felt as if he had felt the other person's pulse, so he emphasized "beautiful".
Director Zhang was indeed very interested, and Li Tang showed off to Director Zhang the "Eighteen Spears of Zhao Zilong" and the "Thirteen Spears of Wu Mu" that he had heard from Wu Jing.
Finally, he said sheepishly: "Tai Chi Spear is real Kung Fu. I'm still practicing the basic skills at the moment. I'll probably finish it next year."
He also laid an ambush here because Wu Jing told him that it would take him two or three years to practice the Tai Chi gun well.
Director Zhang is not in a hurry in terms of time, because preparing a blockbuster film does not happen overnight. He is currently preparing to adapt one of Mo Yan's novels for the screen, and the male lead has been confirmed, which is the one who made a splash this year with "Men and Women Directors" Zhao Benshan.
However, Director Zhang gained a lot from chatting with Li Tang this time. When the staff came to invite Director Zhang to walk on the red carpet, Director Zhang pulled Li Tang and said, "Xiao Li, let's go together."
Fortunately, this was the first time that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival had a red carpet, and no one was too particular about it, so Li Tang happily stepped onto the red carpet with Director Zhang, attracting countless flashing lights.
And this scene was transmitted to television screens across the country through live broadcast signals.
When Nai'an saw this scene, a smile appeared on his lips: "When did this guy get so close to Zhang Yimou?"
Fan Xiaopang grinned and laughed: "Wow, Teacher Li and Director Zhang actually walked on the red carpet together!"
The ex-girlfriend’s eyes were red and she muttered: “How is this possible?”
Xu Guangtou, who was lying on the bed and was in the sage moment, saw this scene on the TV screen and jumped out of bed: "Come on, you're a red guy, what a gimmick..."
Sister Hua sat in front of the TV thoughtfully. She picked up her mobile phone and dialed a number. "Bingbing, you told me about Li Tang last time. I think I can think of another way..."
As for Lao Li, he pointed at the TV screen and laughed loudly, shouting with pride: "Look, this is my son, my son Li Guoqing, walking with the great director Zhang Yimou!"
After the red carpet session, the closing ceremony began. As usual, the leader gave a speech first. The leaders attending the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival were at a slightly lower level than those at the Huabiao Awards. Li Tang, who was sitting in the front row of the venue, said he felt superior because he had seen the world after all.
After two cultural programs were interspersed, the 22nd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards were awarded first.
Three major Chinese film awards: Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Huabiao.
The Golden Rooster is a professional award, selected by expert judges; the Huabiao is a government award, which in addition to artistry also takes into account social orientation and the main theme; and the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award is nominally an audience award.
It stands to reason that the awards selected by the audience are the least controversial, but the reality is exactly the opposite. In recent years, the Hundred Flowers Award has been controversial, and its credibility has been greatly questioned.
It is said that this year's Hundred Flowers Award received more than 570,000 votes, which is the highest number of votes received since the 1990s. Moreover, this year's Hundred Flowers Award has also opened an online voting system. A professional electronic voting company in Beijing was invited to vote. The technology company performs statistical processing, and the results are notarized by the Beijing Notary Office.
Everything seems fair and square, with no loopholes.
But everyone with a discerning eye knows that this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is held in Shenyang, and Uncle Benshan is a representative figure in the province's literary and artistic circles. His "Men and Women Directors" is naturally the most popular.
The result was just as people had guessed. "The Director" topped the list of votes, but what was shocking was that "See You or Not Part", which grossed more than 35 million yuan at the box office, was voted ruthlessly by the "audience" Kicked out.
"The Matchmaker," a movie with a pitifully low box office and that most people have never heard of, is firmly in second place. Even "No One Less", which just won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, always lags behind.
In the end, these three films jointly won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film.
As expected, Uncle Benshan won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor; and the winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress was the little-known young actress Liu Xin, who was the heroine of the movie "The Matchmaker".
Well, let me tell you one more thing, the director of "The Matchmaker" is Huang Jianzhong.
If it makes sense that the winner of the Best Supporting Actor is Niu Ben, the famous veteran actor from Shanghai Film Studio, then the candidate for the Best Supporting Actress is funny, because "Screen Love" has not yet been released, and the lead brother is played by Li Xiaohong But surprisingly she won the Best Supporting Actress award.
This is the audience award!
Of course, the Hundred Flowers Award is just the appetizer for today's closing ceremony and award ceremony, and the main event is the more important Golden Rooster Award.
"Shanghai Chronicle" starring Li Tang only won one award for Best Scenery, while "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" directed by Chen Chen won almost all heavyweight technical awards including Best Art, Best Sound Recording, and Best Photography. Awards.
This can be regarded as a compensation for Director Chen's controversial film, which failed to be nominated for all heavyweight awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Actor, and Best Supporting Actor and Actor. .
Li Tang, who was sitting at the scene, felt sorry for the actors with superb acting skills such as Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, and Gong Li in this movie. According to the selection criteria of the Hundred Flowers Award, he even thought that Zhou Xun, who was glimpsed in this movie, was Deserves a Best Supporting Actress award.
The Best Supporting Actress award was ultimately won by Yuan Quan for her outstanding performance in "Spring Rhapsody".
Yuan Quanju burst into tears of excitement as he stood on the stage to give his acceptance speech. The failure of the Huabiao Awards was swept away at this moment.
The winner for Best Supporting Actor was Du Yuan, who played the father in the children's feature film "That Grass House."
In the competition for the Best Actress Award, Ning Jing beat Chinese actress Xu Fan and "Shanghai Chronicle" actress Yuan Quan to win the title of Golden Rooster Best Actress.
When the winner of the Best Actor Award was announced on stage, Li Tang, who had no hope of winning the award, couldn't help but feel short of breath and his heart beat faster, even though he had prepared himself mentally.
Unfortunately, the surprise never came. The winner of the Best Actor award was Teng Rujun, who played the father in "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog."
It can be regarded as a win for Liu Ye, who plays his son, who lost out on Best Supporting Actor.
Not surprisingly, director Zhang Yimou won the Best Director Award.
The most eye-catching and important Best Feature Film Award, contrary to outside speculation, was finally awarded to "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog" directed by Huo Jianqi.
Here Li Tang has to give a big thumbs up to the judges of this year’s Golden Rooster Awards! Because overall, the selection of this year's Golden Rooster Awards is fairly fair, which is in great contrast to the extremely controversial and even shameless Hundred Flowers Awards.
More importantly, the judges were under great pressure and abandoned the Golden Lion Award-winning "No One Less", but chose "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog" directed by Huo Jianqi to award the Best Feature Film Award. It takes a lot of courage to not even open a double-yolk egg.
Third update! Today’s third update is about 10,000 words. I finished Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers in one go. Please vote for me by the way. The results are too ugly.
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