Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

The reporter's way of making up for it is actually very simple. He just asks a more tricky question again.

The other party did so. After Zhou Ziheng perfunctorily said something to him, he asked directly:
"There are rumors that you don't respect your seniors. When you met Ms. Xu Anhua at the hotel before, not only did you fail to fulfill the courtesy of a junior, but you also slandered her. How do you explain this?"

As soon as the reporter asked this question, Zhou Ziheng immediately remembered the source of the question.

On the day he arrived at the hotel, when he met Hou Hsiao-hsien in the hotel lobby, the crew of Golden Harvest's "A Woman of Forty" was checking in.

At that time, he had played tricks on the Academy Awards, causing Xu Anhua to glare at him.

I think there must have been reporters present at the time who heard what he said.

In response, Zhou Ziheng did not care about the other party's face at all, and asked back: "Only the county officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps?"

Xu Anhua is indeed a very famous director in the Hong Kong film industry, and also a rare female director.

However, Zhou Ziheng was not interested in her at all.

The other party is indeed famous, but he is also one of the directors who has criticized "Tazza" the most in the Hong Kong circle.

To be honest, he himself didn't know how he had offended her.

But since the other party has already taken action himself, why should I worry about him?

That day, he deliberately made a fuss at the Academy Awards after seeing Xu Anhua.

"But the other party is a senior!" The reporter was a little relentless.

“I admit that she is my senior, but I don’t know her, and I have never eaten a single bite of food from her pot.

Besides, I didn’t target her, and the reporters who were there that day should know that very well.”

After saying that, Zhou Ziheng looked outside.

A new crew has started to enter the venue. Judging from the audience's voices, it should be the crew of Golden Harvest's "Pili Fire".

"My time is up. I'll talk to you guys later if I have a chance. I'm going to go in first."

After speaking, Zhou Ziheng greeted several other relatively friendly reporters and walked into the venue.

Li Zhi and others followed closely behind.

As soon as they entered the venue, a staff member came over and took Zhou Ziheng and others to the front of the venue.

Their seats were in the third row.

Good location.

This is mainly because the film was nominated for many awards, and Zhou Ziheng himself is extremely famous.

Otherwise, if we count by seniority, their crew would probably have to move many rows back.

Time passed, and at four o'clock, the awards ceremony officially began.

Although the Golden Horse Awards stipulates that films without at least half of the directors, writers, and actors from mainland China cannot be nominated.

But in fact, apart from "Tazza", there were no other pure mainland crews at this year's Academy Awards.

Most of the crews are from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Among them, movies invested and produced by Wanwan’s film and television companies account for the majority.

Next came Hong Kong's Golden Harvest Company.

In fact, even Zhou Ziheng had to admit that Golden Harvest’s current status in Chinese-language films is extremely high.

Golden Harvest invests in a large number of movies every year. Some of these movies make money and some lose money, but there are also many classics.

Just like "A Woman at Forty", this film was invested by Golden Harvest.

However, because the Golden Horse Awards openly promote mainland films and reduce the influence of Hong Kong films in Taiwan, it can be said that Hong Kong films won almost nothing at the Golden Horse Awards this year.

There are not many awards shortlisted.

That is why there were not many people from the Hong Kong circle attending this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Jackie Chan and other leading figures of Hong Kong films almost did not come.

In fact, this is normal.

During this period, the Hong Kong and Taiwanese film industries were actually equally hostile.

The film industry is a circle.

In the early 94s, Hong Kong films were unstoppable and any investment in one could make money. In early , because Taiwan demanded a reduction in the price of film distribution copyrights, the two sides were at loggerheads, and at one point the Hong Kong film industry united to stop supplying films to Taiwan.

For this reason, Taiwan will naturally not tolerate it. From then on, not only did it stop purchasing Hong Kong films in large quantities, it also imposed restrictions on Hong Kong films in terms of awards.

The new rule of the Golden Horse Awards is actually a strategy to win over the mainland to fight against the Hong Kong circle.

Most of the Hong Kong stars and behind-the-scenes people were absent, which made this year's Golden Horse Awards a lot dimmer than in previous years.

This may also be the reason why "Tazza" was nominated for so many awards.

With Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and even Stephen Chow not attending, there were almost no top-tier stars at this year's Golden Horse Awards.

It is obvious that this scene cannot be supported by Wanwan’s own people alone.

Therefore, whether Zhou Ziheng comes or not naturally becomes extremely important.

First of all, Zhou Ziheng and the Taiwanese film industry have an enemy, the Hong Kong industry.

Secondly, Zhou Ziheng is a rare superstar in the Chinese-speaking world.

To be honest, his title of superstar is not ambiguous at all.

In the entertainment industry of the 1990s, anyone who had a significant influence in Chinese-speaking regions such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore could be called a superstar.

Zhou Ziheng is not only extremely popular in all regions of China, but also has a huge influence in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Europe and the United States.

To a certain extent, at present, in the entire Chinese-speaking world, only a few people such as Jackie Chan can surpass Zhou Ziheng in terms of comprehensive influence.

Therefore, his joining is very important for the Golden Horse Awards.

It is this importance that has allowed "Tazza" to win numerous awards at this year's Golden Horse Awards.

First of all, the Best Original Score award went to Zhou Ziheng, who copied the dubbing from the original work and won the Best Original Score award.

Then there's Best Original Screenplay.

Next up is Best Cinematography.

Then there's Best Actor.

Yes, Zhou Ziheng won the Best Actor award.

Although he got a bargain to a certain extent, this year's Golden Horse Awards had only one movie, "Tazza", from the mainland, and there were almost no movies from Hong Kong participating, which made the title of Best Actor less valuable this year.

But the best actor is the best actor.

The 24-year-old actor is unique in the entire Chinese film industry.

Also the youngest.

However, after winning several heavyweight awards in succession, Zhou Ziheng immediately understood.

The Best Director and Best Film awards obviously have nothing to do with "Tazza".

This is indeed the case. In the end, the Best Director award was won by Hou Hsiao-hsien for "Good Men, Good Women".

The Best Film award went to Xu Anhua.

It is worth mentioning that "A Woman at Forty" is not a film solely produced by Golden Harvest, but is invested in by Wanwan Films.

If Wanwan Company had not invested in it, it might not have won the award even if its quality was indeed good.

The Golden Horse Awards came to an end amidst a lot of fanfare.

Although the Hong Kong circle did not join in, the attention to this year's Golden Horse Awards was actually not weak.

After all, it is a major award that has been held for many years.

Therefore, the news that Zhou Ziheng won the title of Best Actor was frequently reported in the following days.

There are those who have doubts, those who are sarcastic, and of course there are those who think that the title is well deserved.

Zhou Ziheng didn't pay too much attention to these things.

He did not leave Wanwan immediately after the Golden Horse Awards, but instead negotiated cooperation with some theater companies in Wanwan, mainly on the issue of introducing films to their respective theaters.

Then, someone took the initiative to find Zhou Ziheng.

The other party wanted to invest in his Hengyu Film Company.

(End of this chapter)