Chapter 463 Begins

At the welcoming banquet, the atmosphere was lively.

"I hope Yifei can win the Best Actress award at the awards ceremony in a few days."

Liu Dehua raised his glass and said in a joking tone.

"Thank you, Brother Hua, I am looking forward to it too." Liu Yifei smiled sweetly.

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin looked at each other with some questions in their eyes.

The chairman of the jury is sending blessings at this time, which should be just "expectation" in the literal sense, right? After all, the final review has not started yet.

Lin Nan looked at Luo Jin, Shu Chang and the other two, "You three too, I hope everyone can get what they want."

At this time, Li An took over the conversation with a self-deprecating tone:

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will be the chairman of the Golden Horse Awards jury next year. The organizing committee talked to me some time ago, and I agreed."

Hearing this, several people all looked at Li An.

"Congratulations, Director Li." Everyone present said in unison.

Li An looked at Lin Nan with a smile on his face.

"If Director Lin doesn't have a suitable work next year, why not come and be the guest of honor for the awards?"

Lin Nan paused for a moment, shook his head and chuckled, "It's too early to talk about next year. I can't guarantee the schedule, and it would be bad if I missed the event."

"Well, let's talk about it next year. Come on, everyone, try this local specialty dish that just came up..." Li An nodded and changed the topic naturally.

The welcoming banquet continued, but Lin Nan, Liu Yifei and others were thinking about Li An's invitation just now.

Because according to the practice of the Golden Horse Awards, most of those invited to be the guests of honor have won the grand prize in the previous session or the previous sessions.

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In the evening, the welcoming banquet ended.

A large number of people in the entertainment industry have successively checked into several large hotels nearby.

In Taiwan, Hong Kong Island, and the mainland, many actors and stars are socializing in groups of three or five, and it seems that it will not end until very late.

The film festival is not just an award-giving event, but also the best time to make connections, find resources, and look for opportunities.

Unfortunately, Lin Nan is the "hunting" target of many people.

Less than an hour after returning to the room, six groups of people came to visit, including those from the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

All of them invited Lin Nan to participate in evening activities, various parties, cocktail parties, social events...

"Look, the person from Taiwan said clearly that there are many actresses who admire you. Many directors and producers went."

Zhu Yawen threw out a pair of sixes and teased Lin Nan, and Luo Jin turned around and threw eights.

"I think Lao Zhu has been a little jumpy recently, and Director Lin can teach him a lesson. Don't you think so? Yifei."

As soon as the voice fell, Zhu Yawen turned around and saw Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, who were wearing facial masks, walking over.

"I think some people really want to go, right?" Liu Yifei exposed Zhu Yawen mercilessly.

"Ahem, I was just joking, just kidding, don't take it seriously."

Lin Nan threw down a pair of Aces and followed suit:

"If you want to go, go ahead. But you're unfamiliar with this place, be careful of getting into trouble.

We don't want to attend the Golden Horse Awards and then go back with all the gossip about you, Zhu. What will the mainland media think?"

"Hey, I was wrong, just pretend I didn't say anything. You two should let me off..."

Lin Nan threw down the last poker card in his hand and won the round.

"Go to bed early, don't you have a brand event tomorrow? Especially you, Xixi, you have to get up early."

"Okay, I know." Liu Yifei sighed, get up early!

Seeing that Lin Nan had spoken, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin also got up, and everyone prepared to go back to their rooms.

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The next day, the Golden Horse Awards officially opened, and the atmosphere became much more intense.

Almost all Chinese-language movies from the past year can be seen here.

"Am I going to be alone now?"

Watching Liu Yifei and the assistant get into the car, Lin Nan laughed at himself.

The four main actors all went to attend the brand's activities, leaving him alone.

"Let's go to the film exhibition." Lin Nan took the two people and left the hotel.

There are not only Chinese-language films here, but also many Southeast Asian films. After all, the Chinese-language film market is second only to North America!

...

Jackie Chan is indeed a well-known veteran. When visiting the film exhibition, Lin Nan heard the gossip about the big brother.

As soon as he arrived here yesterday, he was invited to attend the party.

Throughout the whole event, the big brother's arms were almost always filled with female stars.

It was either Lin Zhiling or a young female star named Sui Tang, rubbing their ears and temples, in a good mood.

He performed the style of not taking the initiative and not refusing to the extreme.

I don't know if the big brother made the same mistake that all men would make, but he must have had enough tofu in his hands and mouth.

It was quite unexpected for Lin Nan to meet Huang Bo at the film exhibition, and Zeng Zhiwei's daughter was also following him.

"Why don't you take the time to memorize the script, or just hang out outside?"

"Aren't you here to relax? Just memorize the script roughly, and keep a good attitude. How can you host a large-scale film festival without any mistakes? You have to rely on your ability to respond on the spot!"

Speaking of this, Huang Bo became excited. He was very confident in his ability to be on the spot.

"Director Lin, hello, I am Zeng Baoyi. I will host the award ceremony with Mr. Huang Bo."

Lin Nan nodded in response, not familiar with him.

"Oh, by the way. Where are Yifei and the others?"

"They are very busy with the brand."

"Busy? My dear Director Lin, ask around at the Golden Horse Awards, which actress doesn't want to be as busy as her? There is no one who doesn't want to be!

Even this, she still has a lot of work after pushing countless scripts and endorsements, so envious! Tsk tsk tsk..." Huang Bo started to talk nonsense again.

Zeng Baoyi next to him found an excuse to walk away, not to disturb Lin Nan and the others.

It can be seen that Huang Bo is still a little excited.

This is the first time in many years that a mainland artist has hosted the Golden Horse Awards Ceremony. It is very meaningful, and even the higher-ups attach great importance to it.

"Hurry back after you finish. You can't miss the premiere of Lost in Thailand."

"Don't worry, I'm one of the leading actors, how can I miss it."

Lin Nan and Huang Bo walked around the film festival. How should I put it? When it comes to young actors, Hong Kong Island seems to have fewer than Taiwan Island.

He saw several Taiwan Island actors with some strength, such as Zhang Rongrong, who is of Chinese and French descent.

...

Lin Nan and others did not attend the red carpet of the opening ceremony.

That is usually the home of non-competing film crews and actors and stars who come specifically for the red carpet.

Only the red carpet of the closing ceremony is the most important occasion and should not be missed.

At least the brands of Liu Yifei and others have prepared a lot for this.

"There is also a jewelry exhibition, a fashion exhibition... six or seven scattered here and there, and these are all left. Not as many as the Cannes."

Liu Yifei counted on her fingers for Lin Nan. She had just taken a shower, and there was no flaw on her face without makeup, which was extremely white and tender.

"When you are done, it will be almost the day of the awards ceremony."

Lin Nan put his arm around Miss Liu's slender waist and said softly.

He saw the news on his mobile phone. It has only been two or three days since he came to Taiwan, and the mainland film market has changed a lot.

The daily box office of "Life of Pi" has completed three consecutive jumps.

15.1 million on the first day, 20.8 million on the second day, and doubled to 41 million on the third day, and remained above 40 million on the fourth day.

Undoubtedly, this is another movie with both good reputation and box office.

The release of "Life of Pi" also stopped "Cold War".

The box office of 250 million has created a box office record for Hong Kong police and gangster films.

The film producers have also been patient this time, and they have only started to hold a celebration banquet at this time.

Unlike the previous Hong Kong films, they did not celebrate as soon as they exceeded 100 million, and the box office fell as soon as they celebrated. It is really a bit mysterious!

…

In the next few days, Liu Yifei, Shu Chang, including Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin, ran back and forth between various activities, and their appearance rate was very high.

Most stars are also like this, and they will end these commercial activities before the closing ceremony.

As Liu Dehua said, after the opening ceremony, the five final judges completely "disappeared".

As the award ceremony is getting closer, the media in Taiwan are predicting the ownership of each award.

Lin Nan's "Bad Genius" has 8 nominations, the most and the most advanced nominations, followed by Lou Ye's "Floating City Mystery", with 7 nominations.

These two movies are both hot favorites in the eyes of the media, and they are the two most competitive movies.

As a big director and film and television company owner in the mainland, Lin Nan has also been "harassed" many times these days.

A large number of young actors from Taiwan, such as Peng Yuyan, Zhang Rongrong, Guo Caijie, and even those who are bohemian, have been mentioned in front of him and even introduced at events.

But how can I say it? He only works with a few actors in the Hong Kong circle, and he will be more cautious with those here.

So far, Lin Nan has only worked with Jiao Enjun, and Lu Yang's "Blind Cinema" and Jin Shijie in "Embroidered Spring Knife".

"Director Lin, long time no see."

Lin Nan met Li Bingbing, who was promoting "Resident Evil 5" some time ago.

Although this movie will not be released in China until after the new year, it has been released overseas.

She is also a firm and decisive person. Because of the "certain island" incident those days, she directly refused to go to the island country for promotion and stood firm in front of foreign media.

In the end, she was attacked a lot by the other side, but this thing was really beautiful and worthy of praise.

"Long time no see. The fighting scenes in Resident Evil 5 are good."

"Thank you Director Lin for the compliment. This year, my brother and I are guests and will present the Best Actress Award. I hope to present the award to Yifei then."

Li Bingbing said with a smile and without hesitation.

"Haha, I hope so too."

"Then I won't bother Director Lin. I'll go over first."

Lin Nan nodded.

How do you evaluate Li Bingbing's several big actresses?

Although they are more fierce than each other when they fight, they are all outstanding in their professional ability. The most important thing is that they stand firm.

Among the big actresses, except Zhou Xun, Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing occasionally communicate.

They have contact information. After all, they filmed "The Forbidden Kingdom" together and got along well.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the closing ceremony.

Actresses are always the most troublesome.

Because their makeup has to start in the morning, it often takes several hours.

In order to match the dress, many actresses cannot eat, so as not to show their belly and look ugly.

When Liu Xiaoli was still with Liu Yifei, her requirements were very strict.

Miss Liu often did this, eating less in the morning, not allowed to eat at noon, and when she was hungry, she had to endure it.

Lin Nan would secretly prepare chocolates or candies and give them to Liu Yifei. I think Liu Xiaoli knew about this, but just didn't say it.

But now it doesn't need to be like this.

Two oversized fruit plates were placed between Liu Yifei and Shu Chang. Four stylists were busy at work, and they were eating one bite at a time.

But when I put on makeup, I can no longer eat or move my face.

"I'm a little nervous, Sissy."

Liu Yifei put down the fork in her hand, squinted at Shu Chang in the mirror, and joked with a smile:

"Why are you nervous? Oh, I understand. It's my first time to be so close to the trophy, so I'm worried about gains and losses! It's understandable. Hahaha..."

"Hmph, it sounds like you are not."

"It's really not true. I've been to Cannes and it was just a little bit close, hehe."

Liu Yifei stuck out her tongue and said playfully.

Shu Chang suddenly got stuck and rolled his eyes at Liu Yifei in the mirror angrily. He was so angry.

Lin Nan, Zhu Yawen, and Luo Jin all wore pure black haute couture suits. They were over 1.8 meters tall and looked energetic and eye-catching.

There is a saying that goes well, status can add a lot of points to a person's image, although the three of them don't need it, but this is a fact.

At this time, the three of them were leaning outside the door of the children's room of the two girls who were putting on makeup, chatting.

Assistants and managers of other artists coming and going would take the initiative to stop and say hello, with respectful tones.

"Do you think I can get a best actor award?"

Zhu Yawen couldn't help but muttered something. He was also worried about gains and losses, as if he was about to enter the examination room.

"I feel suspended."

"Can you speak, Lao Luo? Is there anyone who pours cold water on a brother like this?"

Zhu Yawen angrily yelled at Luo Jin, who smiled and spread his hands, "I said you can definitely get it, do you believe it?"

"Director, what can you tell me?"

Zhu Yawen felt a little guilty and wanted to find comfort in Lin Nan.

"Nothing is perfect. We'll know the result tonight. Why are you so anxious?"

"You must not be in a hurry. There are several golden lions and silver bears at home. I guess you just want Yifei to gain something, right?"

"What should I say to you?"

There was disappointment in Lin Nan's tone, scolding Zhu Yawen, and suddenly the conversation changed: "You know me well enough, haha..."

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin immediately looked at each other, and the next moment, the former uttered three words: "We are no longer friends!"

"I support Lao Zhu."

"Good brother." Zhu Yawen said to Luo Jin.

The next second, Luo Jin looked at Lin Nan and added with a smile:

"If he wants to break up with you, he can give me any resources suitable for him in the future. Isn't it just a prize? I don't really care."

"Fuck you!" Zhu Yawen pointed at Luo Jin.

"Ha ha……"

These two guys would make Lin Nan laugh to death.

More and more people are coming and going to deliver food, but none of them have staple food. Actors and stars are paying attention.

In a blink of an eye, it was past noon.

The makeup artists were busy, and Lin Nan and the three of them had already finished filling their bellies.

"How long will it take?" Lin Nan looked at his watch and asked.

"Director Lin, it will take about an hour and a half."

"You three can go out for a walk and you'll be fine when you come back soon." Liu Yifei said aloud.

"Okay, let's go for a walk downstairs first. There's no need to rush. We must be in the second half of the red carpet."

"Um."

…

It is estimated that not many people can be as calm and calm as Lin Nan now.

Downstairs in the hotel, cars of the film festival's designated brands were already in place.

"Director Lin."

"Hello, Director Lin."

…

Lin Nan unexpectedly met Hua Yi's "Tai Chi" crew.

Yang Ying took Feng Delun's arm and got into the car.

These crews, who are not competing, are all from the first half of the red carpet.

"Director Lin, the organizer informed us that we should set off in forty-five minutes."

Hearing the assistant's words, Lin Nan nodded, "Let's go up. I guess they are almost there."

Today, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang's outfits complement each other.

Miss Liu wore a pure white tube top dress with dots of pink flowers embroidered on it, and wore pale gold high heels on her feet.

The upper body is also covered with a long white casual coat, and around the neck is a rose-colored diamond necklace. The skin is fair and tender, and the whole person's temperament appears more elegant and holy.

Shu Chang's dress is a light blue long skirt, which gives people a vibrant and youthful atmosphere, full of ladylike temperament.

"It's almost four o'clock, it's time to go."

Lin Nan knocked on the door, and the two women had already packed up.

"Well, let's go then."

Without the assistant's help, the two of them held up the skirts around their waists and walked out one after the other.

Lin Nan and the others opened the way and walked into the elevator.

There are more and more media reporters downstairs.

As soon as a few people came out, they could hear noisy shouts and see a scene.

"Director Lin, Yifei, I wish you immediate success."

…

At first glance, I knew he was a reporter from the Mainland, because Lin Nan looked familiar.

"Thanks."

Five people got into two cars, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei together, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jing and Shu Chang together.

When they got to the place and got off the bus, both ladies had to be accompanied by male companions.

"Give me the handbag."

Lin Nan took the bag with her right hand and intertwined the fingers of her left hand. Miss Liu was also a little nervous, just like in Cannes.

"My hands are quite strong."

He joked, earning an eye roll, but his hand did feel a little looser.

The car started slowly and drove towards the venue where the awards ceremony was held.

Currently, the Golden Horse is still the strongest Chinese film festival.

When we were almost there, we could hear the shouts of fans from afar, all of which were the names or nicknames of actors and stars.

Lin Nan heard Nicholas Tse's name. This guy has quite a few fans here.

"Reverse War", such a bad movie, was actually nominated for the best actor.

The car slowly approached, and as expected, there were a large number of fans and media.

At this time, the sky was dark and the scene was brightly lit.

The car stopped, the staff opened the door, Lin Nan took the lead and stepped out, and then extended his hand to Liu Yifei.

Three meters away, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin also helped Shu Chang down very gentlemanly.

The crew of "Bad Genius" officially appeared on the red carpet of the closing ceremony!

The media flashed continuously, and ignoring the shouts, the five people followed the etiquette to the waiting area.

"Director Lin, this way."

As soon as I came over, I heard Huang Bo's voice.

Oh my god, what kind of look is this?

A head of hair decorated with tin foil, a skirt that is not a skirt, and pants that are not pants?

"Haha, why is he dressed like this?"

"Even more non-mainstream than you were at the beginning."

Lin Nan joked quietly, and the familiar feeling around his waist instantly returned.

"Director Lin."

"Director Lin."

"Director Gao."

"Director Du."

...

Greetings came one after another, and almost everyone in the circle knew Lin Nan.

Five final judges including Liu Dehua and Jiang Wenli also appeared.

The red carpet is in progress.

"Now walking on the red carpet are the crew of "Floating City Mystery", Director Lou Ye, Hao Lei..."

...

"Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing."

"The crew of "White Deer Plain", Director Wang Quan'an, Wu Gang, Zhang Yuqi..."

...

"Director Gao Qunshu..."

...

"Hou Xiaoxian, Zheng Zhongji..."

Lin Nan and others chatted with Huang Bo for a long time.

Until only half of the people were left in the waiting area, they were notified that they could walk on the red carpet.

"Let's go."

Lin Nan let the two girls go to the middle, and the three men walked on the outside and walked on the red carpet.

"Now walking on the red carpet is the most eye-catching crew tonight, Bad Genius, which has eight nominations.

The box office in China is 1.43 billion, and the copyright in Europe and the United States is 83.65 million US dollars... the highest-grossing Chinese-language film!

Director Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Zhu Yawen..."

The five people walked slowly on the red carpet, waving to the media and the audience from time to time. There were many media in the mainland, including Six Princesses, Sina, Penguin...

After signing, the red carpet host stopped Lin Nan and others as usual.

"As far as I know, this is Director Lin's second time to participate in the Golden Horse Awards. Do you have anything to say?"

"Good things come in pairs. 9 years ago, I came here for the first time and won two trophies.

This is the second time, I hope to double it, at least 4 trophies. Just half of the nominations."

Lin Nan said with a smile, and there was a cheer from the crowd a few meters away, and the media was even more excited.

Even the red carpet host was stunned. This was the first director tonight who was so direct and high-profile. Others were all modest, saying that they were satisfied with being nominated.

"Then I wish Director Lin all the best tonight."

"Thank you."

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The venue was very lively, and Lin Nan and his friends were taken directly to the third row in the middle.

This position was good, but there were few familiar people around.

Only Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing were close to each other.

"Xixi and Changchang sit in the middle, Lao Zhu, you sit inside." Lin Nan ordered.

……

"Director Lin, Yifei, your crew is my favorite tonight." Jackie Chan turned around and said with a smile.

"I'll give you a good word, if you win, I'll have a celebration banquet."

"Haha, OK, I'll wait to attend your celebration banquet."

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The guests and crew came in one after another, and the award ceremony officially began.

Lin Nan hadn't participated in the Chinese Film Festival for many years, and was almost not used to the opening performance.

Chou Jielun, Ye Qianwen, Luo Dayou and others sang one by one.

Singing and dancing, drumming, piano solo, all kinds of programs were included.

After the performance, the award ceremony officially began.

Huang Bo and Zeng Baoyi walked onto the stage.

No matter which film festival, the awards always start with the most niche and smallest awards.

What about Best Animated Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Creative Short Film...

All the nominated works are shown on the big screen, and then the awards are announced!

But after five or six awards were given out, everyone noticed something was wrong.

Because everyone's acceptance speeches were terribly short, almost just one or two sentences.

The winner of the Best Sound Effects was about to speak.

A few people noticed that a staff member hurriedly ran to the side of Huang Bo and Zeng Baoyi, quickly telling them something, and looked a little flustered.

"What are they talking about?" Liu Yifei also saw it and asked Lin Nan in a low voice.

Lin Nan chuckled and said, "Huang Bo is a sharp-tongued person. He said that this kind of activity tests one's ability to act on the spot. Now is the chance."

"Huh?"

"Didn't you notice that everyone's acceptance speeches were very short? It should take at least five to ten minutes to make jokes and gags, so that each link is tight.

But now, after several awards, the time difference is too big. We have to find a way to make up for the time later, otherwise it will become an international joke."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei suddenly realized and looked at Huang Bo with a bit of sympathy.

Lin Nan looked at Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing in the front row and felt a little sympathetic.

It is estimated that these two will be notified at short notice when they go on stage to present the awards, so they will delay the time as much as possible.

…

"Let's see which movies are nominated for the Best Editing Award. Please look at the big screen."

On the big screen, six movies were introduced in turn.

Lin Nan, Liu Yifei and others unconsciously focused their attention because "Bad Genius" was on the list.

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