Literary Master 1978

It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening when the banquet ended. The lights in Jumbo Floating Restaurant were still bright and crowded.

Hong Kong's economy was booming in this era, so it was no surprise that the catering and entertainment industries were so prosperous.

As everyone came out of Jumbo Floating Restaurant and was talking, several paparazzi suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Without saying a word, these people started to take pictures, focusing on Cheng Long and Maggie Cheung. The flash lights were connected, and Lin Chaoyang and his wife couldn't open their eyes.

Then, the paparazzi surrounded Cheng Long and Maggie Cheung.

"Brother Long, are you and Maggie dating now?"

Facing the reporters who suddenly appeared, Maggie Cheung was still a little confused, but Cheng Long, who had long been accustomed to big scenes, was calm and at ease, with a faint smile on his drunken face.

"It's just a gathering of friends. You can't miss so many people, right?"

"When did Brother Long meet Maggie? Were they introduced by friends?"

"Brother Willy treated us today. This is the first time we met. Don't write nonsense!"

"How could that be!"

...

The inevitable result of the development of the entertainment industry is the prevalence of entertainment gossip. Nowadays, there are dozens of entertainment gossip weekly newspapers and newspapers in Hong Kong. Wherever celebrities appear, there are paparazzi.

Moreover, Cheng Long is now famous and has many scandals. There are countless female stars who have been rumored to have scandals, such as Teresa Teng, Brigitte Lin, Lin Fengjiao, Rosamund Kwan... He has always been the focus of the paparazzi, so it is not surprising that there are paparazzi on the scene today.

After Cheng Long talked and laughed for a while, the paparazzi got the materials as they wished and left.

At this time, Cheng Long said goodbye to everyone, and then said to Chen Ziqiang: "Brother Willy, let's go!"

"Boss, where are you going?" The martial arts brother behind him asked Cheng Long.

"Let's go to Miramar and have a sauna first."

Cheng Long led his little brother away in a chic manner, fully demonstrating what it means to be uninhibited.

Maggie Cheung quietly asked Chen Ziqiang, "Brother Willy, those paparazzi..."

Chen Ziqiang smiled nonchalantly, "What's wrong with you and Cheng Long having a scandal?"

"Uh..."

Maggie Cheung had nothing to say.

Cheng Long is now a big star. If the two of them have a scandal, Maggie Cheung's popularity will definitely increase rapidly, and she will benefit.

Seeing that Maggie Cheung stopped talking, Chen Ziqiang showed a smug smile on his face and said goodbye to everyone.

Maggie Cheung held Tao Yushu's hand with some attachment, and whispered to her: "Mrs. Lin, thank you so much today! Otherwise, I would definitely not get this role."

"Don't be so polite, I just think you are suitable."

Tao Yushu's bright and generous smile made Maggie Cheung feel very kind, and she held her hand and refused to let go.

On the way back, Lin Chaoyang recalled Maggie Cheung's performance just now and asked: "What did you two talk about when you were having dinner? Why do you feel that she is so intimate with you?"

Tao Yushu looked confused, "I don't know, maybe she is just like this? Or maybe she is grateful."

At this point, she showed a bit of pride on her face, "I did a good job today, didn't I?"

Lin Chaoyang praised: "More than good? Didn't you hear Director Xu praise you? It seems that you are really made for the film industry!"

Tao Yushu laughed, "Come on, don't give me the magic potion, I still have a lot to learn."

"It's okay, learn slowly, you are so smart, this is not a problem for you at all."

Tao Yushu teased again: "Didn't you say that reporters in Hong Kong rushed to report you and spread rumors about you and Lin Qingxia? I don't think anyone is paying attention to you today!"

Last year, Lin Chaoyang came to Hong Kong to receive the award and made a wave of news.

After returning home, he told Tao Yushu about this as a joke.

Lin Chaoyang laughed and said, "The timeliness of gossip news is no more than a week. It's been almost a year. People have forgotten my story completely!"

The next day, Lin Chaoyang found gossip about Cheng Long and Maggie Cheung in the entertainment tabloids. The photos were large and blurry.

Lin Chaoyang showed the newspaper to Tao Yushu, and she couldn't help but be amazed.

The photos taken just last night were published today. This efficiency is too fast.

The most important thing is that the paparazzi didn't know how to find the angle. Cheng Long and Maggie Cheung were framed tightly. Lin Chaoyang and others didn't appear in the photo at all.

The two people walking together in the photo did have a sense of intimacy.

"These paparazzi are really amazing!"

Two days later, there was more than a week before the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards. The Academy Awards Jury announced the list of nominees for this year.

New Kunlun Films has nominated "The Chess Master", which has been nominated for five awards including Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor and Best Screenwriter, making it one of the strong contenders for this year's Academy Awards.

The reason why there is a "one" is because there is a monster in the list of nominees for this year's Academy Awards.

The film "Like Water Flowing Years", invested by Bluebird Films and directed by Yan Hao, has been nominated for ten awards including Best Director, Best Film, Best Actress, etc.

A film has been nominated for ten awards alone, which can be said to have broken the record of the Academy Awards since its establishment.

In addition to these two films, "Waiting for Dawn" starring Chow Yun-fat and Wan Ziliang and "Shanghai Nights" directed by Tsui Hark have also been nominated for many awards.

These four works alone account for nearly half of the nominations for this year's Academy Awards.

People with a keen eye also discovered from this result that "Like Water Flowing Years" was invested and filmed by Bluebird Films, a Z-style filmmaker named Xia Meng, and "The Chess Master" was co-produced between Hong Kong and the mainland. This year's Academy Awards can be said to be a great victory for Z-style filmmakers.

More than a week later, the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards was grandly held at the Furama Hotel, and the award ceremony was still broadcast live by TVB Jade Channel.

Lin Chaoyang appeared with the crew of "The Chess Master". Although "The Chess Master" had good box office results at the beginning and was nominated for several awards this time, because it was a co-produced film, it was only a small company of the level of New Kunlun Pictures that stood behind it, and it did not attract much media attention.

There were a total of three people from the crew of "The Chess Master" who came to participate in the Academy Awards. In addition to the screenwriter Lin Chaoyang, there was also the director Chen Huaikai and the male lead Tony Leung, all of whom came because they were nominated.

The director and screenwriter are both from the mainland. It is true that the male lead was the best actor of the previous year, but he is not very famous in Hong Kong. Such a crew really cannot attract the interest of the media.

After the award ceremony began, the process was similar to last year. The performances were richer than last year, and it looked less boring.

At the beginning, all the awards were technical awards, such as Best Music, Best Film Song, Best Action Director, Best Editing, etc.

Lin Chaoyang sat between Chen Huaikai and Tony Leung Ka Fai. On their left was the crew of "Like Water Flowing Years", among whom there was Siqin Gaowa with a mole on her eyebrow.

She played Ah Zhen in "Like Water Flowing Years". With her outstanding acting skills, she was nominated for the Best Actress Award. She was also the second mainland actress in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for the Best Actress Award. Last year, Liu Xiaoqing was the first.

As the award ceremony entered the middle stage and the Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards began to be presented, the atmosphere on the scene gradually became tense.

Lin Chaoyang asked Tony Leung jokingly, just like last year: "How is it, Fai Zai? Are you confident that you can win the Best Actor award again?"

Compared to his performance at the beginning of last year, Tony Leung is much calmer this year, but he is still nervous.

"Mr. Lin, please don't make fun of me. I have won the award once, how can I win it again?"

Tony Leung's idea is not wrong. He just won the award last year. Even if his performance this year is still outstanding, the jury will definitely balance the award.

As long as there is a male actor who performs as well as him, or even worse than him, this award may go to someone else.

There are five nominees for the Best Actor Award this year, in addition to Tony Leung, the Best Actor of the previous year.

There are also Danny Lee (Public Servant), Chow Yun-fat (Waiting for Dawn), Kent Cheng (Divorced Dad), Hui Kuan-wen (Teppanyaki), and Cheng Long (Project A).

Among them, "Project A" is an action movie, and Cheng Long's nomination is just a runner-up; "Teppanyaki" itself is of poor quality, which basically cuts off the possibility of Xu Guanwen winning the award; Chow Yun-fat is actually the second male lead, and it is a bit far-fetched to nominate him as the male lead.

After all the calculations, the only one who can compete with Tony Leung for the male lead is Danny Lee from "Public Servant".

Lin Chaoyang analyzed it for Tony Leung, and he was confused. How come it seems that the crown of the best actor is not far away from him?

At this time, Chen Huaikai on the side joked: "Chaoyang, you only calculate whether Ka Fai can win the title again, why don't you calculate it for yourself?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said: "I have won the award, and it's meaningless to win it again. It's better to hope that you win the award, and you can treat me to a meal after winning the prize."

In mainland film studios, winning awards and bonuses are one of the few ways for film practitioners to generate income.

"I'll be satisfied with a little bonus, but I don't expect to win the Golden Image Award. I'll leave this award-winning luck to your eldest nephew."

After the release of "The Chess Master", it was selected as "Excellent Films of the Ministry of Culture", and the crew also received some bonuses, but this kind of bonus is definitely not comparable to winning a serious film festival award.

As for the second half of Chen Huaikai's sentence, it refers to the new movie directed by his son Chen Kaige.

After polishing the crew of "The Chess Master" last year, Chen Kaige was seconded by Guangxi Film Studio to direct the movie "Yellow Earth".

At the Golden Rooster Awards that ended in May, "Yellow Earth" won the Best Photography Award, which made it a little famous. Next, Guangxi Film Studio will let "Yellow Earth" go to film festivals abroad to try its luck.

Chen Huaikai's words express a father's ardent expectations for his son.

While the two were talking, the Best Actress Award on the stage had already been announced.

"Like Water, Siqin Gaowa!"

The person who presented the award was Lin Biqi, the winner of the Best Actress Award at the 2nd Academy Awards. When she read out the name "Siqin Gaowa", there was a brief silence at the award ceremony.

No one in the Hong Kong film industry present had expected that the Best Actress award would be won by an unknown mainland actress.

Fortunately, after the shock, everyone regained their senses and gave warm applause.

The winner of the award, Siqin Gaowa, was still confused at this time. She instinctively shook hands with Yan Hao beside her and accepted the congratulations of her colleagues in the crew.

Just as she was mechanically taking steps to go on stage, she suddenly saw Chen Huaikai and Lin Chaoyang sitting next to her. She suddenly hurried over and shook hands with Chen Huaikai and Lin Chaoyang in succession as if she had seen her relatives, with an excited expression.

Lin Chaoyang could probably understand her mentality. It was hard for anyone to share her joy when she won an award in a place like Hong Kong where she was unfamiliar with.

After finally seeing two fellow countrymen, her emotions seemed to have found an outlet to vent.

After receiving a few words of blessing and encouragement, Siqin Gaowa went on stage to receive the award and gave a speech of thanks for winning the award.

Then, it was time to present the award for Best Actor.

Watching the award presenter Mai Jia walk onto the stage, for some reason, Tony Leung's heart suddenly started beating, and everything in the outside world seemed to slow down.

He heard Mai Jia's jokes with the host Yu Zheng, but he had no impression of them at all.

Until Mai Jia opened the award envelope, his face was full of surprise, and then he said loudly into the microphone: "The Chess Master, Tony Leung!"

With a "boom", the award ceremony seemed to explode all of a sudden.

Re-election!

It turned out to be re-election!

Last year, Tony Leung Ka Fai won the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in "Behind the Scenes", and he won the award again this year.

A young actor who has just debuted for less than three years and is still under a ban from Taiwan has won the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards twice.

Does this Best Actor award not cost money?

Many people's inner exclamations are unknown, but in the eyes of many filmmakers who have conducted a detailed analysis of the nomination list, such a result is not unexpected.

Tony Leung Ka Fai's performance in "The Chess Master" is no less than his acting in "Behind the Scenes", and even better.

He played the chess fanatic Jiang Nansheng, who devoted himself to studying chess but was born at the wrong time and finally had to sacrifice his life for the country, to the core, and became a regret for many viewers who have watched this movie.

In addition, the competition for the Best Actor award this year was indeed not fierce enough, and it seemed that only Danny Lee's performance was outstanding.

So it was natural for Tony Leung Ka Fai to win the Best Actor award.

Of course, in addition to his personal acting skills, the more important reason for Tony Leung's winning this time was the decision of the Academy Awards. Such a choice was undoubtedly a very bold move.

Just now, the Best Actress was given to a mainland actress. Everyone thought that the Academy Awards jury was bold enough, but now it seems that everyone still underestimated their courage.

Winning the Best Actor twice, the dream-like situation made Tony Leung feel like he was floating. He stood up and hugged Chen Huaikai and Lin Chaoyang. All the way he walked was filled with flowers, applause and shouts, and everyone was envious and jealous.

Tony Leung felt that he had walked this road for a long time. The experience of the past three years flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern. When he stood on the stage, the spotlight hit his eyes, and the audience was dark and he couldn't see clearly at all.

"Thank you for the Academy Awards! Thank you for the judges!" Tony Leung's voice was a little hoarse. He said a few words of thanks, and he stopped there, feeling uneasy.

His eyes scanned the dark field of vision, and he could only rely on his senses to find that figure and those peaceful eyes.

"Just now, Mr. Lin joked with me, saying that I could win the award, but I didn't believe it. Now I know he wasn't joking."

When Tony Leung said this, there was a good-natured laugh from the audience, and many people focused their attention on Lin Chaoyang sitting in the front row.

Although he is a mainland writer, this is his second time to participate in the Academy Awards. Many people present today have seen him last year, and many people present have had social interactions with Lin Chaoyang, such as Xu Guanwen, Cheng Long, Maggie Cheung, Ti Lung, etc.

"I have to thank Director Li Hanxiang for my entry into the film industry. Without him, there would be no Tony Leung Ka Fai.

In addition to Director Li, I also want to thank Mr. Lin. I have only acted in two movies, both of which were written by Mr. Lin.

"The Chess Master" is our second collaboration, and it was he who convinced Director Chen and the investors to let me play the role of Jiang Nansheng despite all objections.

As an actor, it is a blessing to be able to play a role like Jiang Nansheng. Winning an award like the Best Actor is not only a recognition of me, but also a recognition of Jiang Nansheng and the movie "The Chess Master".

Thank you Mr. Lin for your support, and thank you Director Chen Huaikai and the investors for their trust.

In addition, I also want to thank my family...

Thank you! Thank you everyone!"

After Tony Leung Ka Fai finished his acceptance speech, he said a few words to the host before walking off the stage and going to the interview area.

The audience burst into warm applause, which was a compliment and recognition of his winning the Best Actor award for two consecutive years.

A few minutes later, Tony Leung finished the interview and returned to his seat. He finally felt relieved. He smiled and showed the trophy to Lin Chaoyang in a childish way.

Lin Chaoyang teased: "The Academy Awards have only been held for four times, and you have won the Best Actor award twice. You really don't leave a way for others! You can't call me Fai Zai in the future, you have to call me Fai Ye!"

Tony Leung was embarrassed when he heard this, and he eagerly explained: "Mr. Lin, please don't say that. Without your support, how could I win the award..."

Lin Chaoyang smiled and waved his hands, "I said it on the stage, don't say these things. Others may not have your style, don't belittle yourself."

After a few jokes, the stage began to present the Best Screenwriter Award, and the nominees were still five works.

When Lin Chaoyang heard his name, he couldn't help showing a little surprise on his face, which had always been calm.

Isn't this year's Academy Awards too generous?

Not only did he win the Best Actor award for two consecutive years, but he also won the Best Screenwriter award for two consecutive years?

Not only was Lin Chaoyang the winner surprised, but the stars present were also in an uproar. This year's Academy Awards really had too many unexpected plots.

Tony Leung and Chen Huaikai sandwiched Lin Chaoyang in the middle and shook his shoulders excitedly.

He hugged the two and then walked onto the stage calmly.

He was still dressed in that simple way. Many people in the audience still remembered Lin Chaoyang who wore a Zhongshan suit to receive the award last year, including many viewers who watched the award ceremony last year.

When he stood on the stage, these people suddenly realized that the person that the new actor Tony Leung had been thanking just now was him!

It can be said that it was a coincidence that a work brought out an actor.

But Tony Leung played in two movies written by Lin Chaoyang and won two actor awards in a row. He also won the Best Screenwriter Award at the Academy Awards for two consecutive years. This is undoubtedly a proof of his strength and talent.

Therefore, when everyone looks at Lin Chaoyang again, his clothes and appearance are no longer important.

Standing on the stage at this moment, he is the representative of talent!

Together with his originally plain speech, it became so calm and detached in the ears of many filmmakers and audiences present.

"... Winning this award today is the recognition of colleagues and audiences in the film industry. Thank you for your support.

There is a line in "The Chess Master" called "When the country is prosperous, the chess is prosperous." In fact, on the contrary, when the chess is prosperous, the country will not be bad.

Here I sincerely wish that all Chinese-language films, including Hong Kong films and mainland films, can ride the wind and waves and go to the world!

When Chinese-language films go to the world, it also means that our nation is at the forefront of the world!"

When Lin Chaoyang gave his speech, he was not as excited as other winners. His tone was slightly calm, but the content was sonorous and powerful. Even if he talked about the feelings of family and country from the movie, no one felt that he was talking nonsense.

On the contrary, everyone felt a kind of broad-mindedness and magnanimity when they heard it.

It was completely different from the style of other Hong Kong filmmakers' speeches when they took the stage. It was infectious and resonated strongly with the guests and many TV viewers.

There were bursts of warm applause and cheers at the award ceremony, including congratulations on his award and praise for his words.

After finishing his speech and enjoying the applause, Lin Chaoyang was about to leave the stage.

The host Yu Zheng standing by suddenly stopped Lin Chaoyang and asked, "Mr. Lin, you have set a record by winning the Best Screenwriter Award at our Academy Awards today. Do you have anything to say to the newcomers?"

Lin Chaoyang thought about it and said four words: "Everyone work hard!"

Yu Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong when he first heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not right!

What does "everyone work hard" mean? What do you work hard for? To surpass you?

This sounds plain, but there is a kind of domineering attitude inside!

Yu Zheng couldn't help but think of Lin Chaoyang's performance before and after the award ceremony last year. Such talented writers are indeed somewhat unruly.

In a flash of thought, she asked again: "I heard that Mr. Lin is going to cooperate with director Xu Anhua on a movie recently."

Lin Chaoyang immediately understood that this must be the arrangement of Golden Harvest.

He smiled and said: "That's right. The screenwriter is me, the director is Xu Anhua, the male lead is Xu Guanwen, the movie is called "The Truman Show", and director Li Hanxiang will also be the producer."

Yu Zheng suddenly whistled in a vulgar way, like a gangster seeing a beautiful woman on the street, "Wow! This lineup is really exciting!"

Her posture was of course for the effect of the show, and the guests on the scene smiled knowingly.

The conversation between the two was an advertisement for "The Truman Show". Lin Chaoyang then walked off the stage leisurely and accepted an interview with media reporters.

Next, it was the last and most important two awards of the award ceremony - Best Director and Best Picture.

There was almost no suspense, both awards were given to Like Water Flowing Years and the film's director Yan Hao.

Lin Chaoyang noticed that a bit of regret flashed across Chen Huaikai's face.

Although he said he didn't care, people still have a sense of gain and loss, including himself.

So far, this year's Academy Awards ceremony has officially ended. Like Water Flowing Years has become the biggest winner, winning five awards alone, and The Chess Master followed closely with three awards: Best Screenwriter, Best Actor, and Best Photography.

Several other films that were highly expected by the media before the awards ceremony shared the remaining awards, and some films didn't even get a technical award.

All the filmmakers present couldn't help but sigh that this year's Academy Awards, the Z-school filmmakers really won a big victory!

After the awards ceremony, The Chess Master, an originally inconspicuous drama, became the focus of the media.

The Best Actor and Best Screenwriter have been won consecutively. In a sense, "The Chess Master" has achieved a legendary record, which is naturally worthy of being written about by the media and reporters.

With such a unique and excellent performance of "The Chess Master", even "Like Water Flowing Years", which won five major awards including Best Director and Best Picture, was somewhat overshadowed.

It is common for movies to win awards, but it is extremely rare for the two major awards of Best Actor and Best Screenwriter to be won consecutively at the same time, not to mention at the Academy Awards ceremony, even at film festivals around the world.

Therefore, when Lin Chaoyang and Tony Leung Ka Fai walked out of the hotel after the awards ceremony, they were surrounded by the media and enjoyed the star treatment, which formed a sharp contrast with the treatment on the red carpet before the awards ceremony.

"Mr. Lin, Tony Leung Ka Fai, how do you feel about winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards for two consecutive years?"

"Taiwan has not lifted the ban on you yet. Do you think there is a chance that the ban will be lifted after this Academy Awards?"

...

The reporters rushed to ask questions, fearing that they would let the two go.

At the awards ceremony tonight, their awards were undoubtedly the most talked-about, and these reporters certainly could not let them go.

Lin Chaoyang did not rush to answer the reporters' questions, and joked: "You have to call me Master Hui from now on."

The reporters laughed, and then followed suit, calling him "Master Hui" one by one, which made Tony Leung Ka Fai very embarrassed.

After dealing with the reporters, it was already midnight, and Lin Chaoyang received many business cards from the bosses, general managers, and vice presidents of film and television companies in a short while.

Winning the Best Screenwriter Award at the Academy Awards for two consecutive years has made him very popular in the Hong Kong film industry.

After rejecting the invitation to the celebration banquet and perfunctorily dismissing the invitations from those film and television companies with "some other day", Lin Chaoyang took a taxi back to Oriental Garden.

As soon as he entered the door, there was a sudden "bang" in the living room, and colorful ribbons flew all over the sky.

Tao Yumo was holding a Christmas firecracker in his hand, looking excited, while Tao Yushu stood aside with a bulging belly and looked at him with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, congratulations! Congratulations!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled happily, then hugged Tao Yushu and asked, "Who came up with the idea?"

"Me, me, me!" Tao Yumo was eager to take credit, and his posture was almost as good as a husky bowing.

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Okay, remember to clean up!"

"Ah?"