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In December, Star Media's production department was officially subordinated to "Yiran Culture Company".At present, mainland law has no restrictions on cross-shareholding, and two companies can hold each other's shares at will - it used to be restricted, but it was abolished after the current "Company Law" was promulgated and revised.

Xingkong and Yiran began to integrate, and most of the directors and actors changed their names to "Yiran"—now it is not profitable to do brokerage affairs, and the income accounts for less and less of the turnover. The project has even disappeared from Star Media's financial report, so it is useless for Star Media to keep a lot of artists, it is better to focus on distribution and investment.In order to accept these stars, "Yiran Culture Company" established a brokerage department, and also recruited artists such as Long Fei and Zhang Xiaomao.

Long Fei, who had been filming a "low drama" for a year, burst into tears.Of course he wanted to cry, just for the first time in a year that the sun shone through the billowing clouds.He was almost ruined by low dramas - he had no time to do other things, and the grade dropped again and again.

And Zhang Xiaomao, this girl who doesn't fit in with the entertainment industry and doesn't want to be popular, also found a film and television company that really suits her.

So far, "Star Media" and "Yiran Culture" have finally temporarily ended the drama that started when Zuo Ran became independent many years ago. The CEO of "Star Media" is reviewing the market now, and he can't figure out whether the original investment decision was correct or wrong.

Also in December, Zuo Ran announced the launch of "Project X", emphasizing inheritance and innovation, and announced the introduction and schedule of all movies in 12 at one time.Different from Starry Sky Media in the past, Yiran Culture offered olive branches to several cutting-edge directors and even rookie directors, and also focused on promoting a certain "rookie" who had won the title of best director in the "College Student Film Festival" before, "main movie" It is no longer all big-name directors.Zuo Ran used his influence in the circle to invite many foreign and domestic famous directors to help out, and donated the cameras they used to the new generation to interpret the core concepts of "Inheritance" and "Innovation" of the "X Plan" , It was really lively for a while.

Among the list of ten films, Zuo Ran's commercial blockbuster received the most attention.

It is a love story, but if you think about it, you will know that it must be intricate and bloody, showing everyone's love, hate and desire.

At the same time, Zuo Ran said that in "Xin Yi Ran", the production department will not pay high prices for actors, and will not bow and bow to anyone to join.As long as the story is good and the way the story is told is good, no one will join.Of course, he will never cheat anyone, and will not use his "feelings" to save "Yi Ran" in the treasury.He only hopes that the two parties can cooperate happily, and neither party feels wronged.

……

On April 4 of the following year, the organizing committee of the Hong Kong Film Awards held a press conference and announced a group photo of the candidates in costumes.The candidates for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best New Actor gathered together, and several candidates for best actor and actress were in the center of the photo—— Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi, the biggest favorites for Best Actor, are on the left and right sides of the Golden Statue, the other two candidates for Best Actor are in the center of the back row, and the four candidates for Best Actor are in the center of the front row.

In the photo, He Xiuyi saw Zuo Ran at a glance, and there was no one else.Strangely, all the candidates for actor and actress have picturesque features. Several women are wearing gorgeous dresses with elegant demeanor. Two of them are wearing bright and conspicuous red dresses, but He Xiuyi completely "ignores" the others , can only see the person who has no special expression.He remembered that when he was a child, every time he read the chapter "Xiliang Women's Kingdom" in "Journey to the West", he always felt that it was wrong-how could the Queen of Xiliang ignore a bunch of strange animals on the opposite side and just stare at Tang Seng see?Now he understands that it was indeed love at first sight.

As for Zuo Ran, he felt very strange.

Not nominated for Best Director, but nominated for Best Actor.

From "Family" to "Wanli Longsha" and then to "Seeing Yu Meili Again", why Xiuyi has been acting as a supporting role for many years, and has not been nominated for a best actor for a long time, Zuo Ran suddenly feels like history is going backwards.

Moreover, like Xiu Yi, he was also nominated for "Six Kingdoms", not Li Chaoyin's "East Look".In all fairness, Zuo Ran also felt that acting opposite He Xiuyi would be more hearty, and his performance would be better than in "East Look" - even an actor, it is impossible to be at his best all the time, there will always be some ups and downs, this point It is the same as other literary and sports work.

Unlike "Family", "Wanli Longsha" and "Seeing Yu Meili Again", in "Six Kingdoms War", Pan Feng and Pan Yu are real "two male protagonists", with similar roles, and their fates have been intertwined until the end.The main line of the story is about heroes fighting for hegemony, but Pan Feng and Pan Yu's two countries ended up fighting for military power. In Pan Feng's edict, the throne was passed on to Pan Yu. Feng, or Pan Yu, the two seem to be working together to pacify the world.From this point of view, it is not difficult to understand that "Six Kingdoms" can be regarded as a "two male protagonists" drama, and Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi are both shortlisted for best actor.

Zuo has won many domestic and foreign film stars, one from France, one from Japan, one from South Korea, one from the mainland, and one from Taiwan, but they have not won the Hong Kong Film Awards yet.Naturally, he would not put on an "absence" air and "give up the award" to He Xiuyi, but brought the crew to participate as usual.

On April 4, the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony at the Grand Theater of the Hong Kong Cultural Center.

Similar to the Oscars, there are many awards in the Hong Kong Film Awards. In addition to the regular awards such as Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, etc., there are also There are a lot of best screenwriting, best photography, best editing, best visual effects, best original music, etc., there are 21!

This also led to a very long awarding process!

The audience waited and waited, and finally, the awards ceremony came to the "Best Actor!"

It is not an exaggeration to say "most concerned".

Before "Six Kingdoms" was released, someone predicted that the actor must be one of Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi!Looking at the movies throughout the year, only these two have had such outstanding performances.

But the question is, who is the ultimate owner? !

What will happen to the other emoji then? !

Although Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi, a Cannes Best Actor and a Berlin Best Actor, probably don't care about this, but the Chinese people are still curious——if the Cannes Best Actor and the Berlin Best Actor come face-to-face, who is better? ? ?

Zuo Ran, or He Xiuyi?

old, or new?

It doesn't matter if the prize is not, but this kind of PK is very burning!

Due to the different jury system, the Hong Kong Film Awards are similar to the Oscars, with multiple rounds of multi-person judging, with 13 members including the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild and the Hong Kong Film Screenwriters Guild, as well as many industry insiders and media professionals. In the selection process, the final list of winners is determined after two rounds of voting, and the full participation of filmmakers can truly represent the popularity of a film.Therefore, this award can tell a lot about whose acting skills are better!

A veteran actress walked onto the stage gracefully.

On the broadcast screen, the photos of several candidates are placed vertically from left to right, the third is Zuo Ran, and the fourth is He Xiuyi.

The veteran actress stretched out her hand to open the envelope: "The winner of the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor is..."

Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi looked at each other.

The people on the stage continued: "Left, Ran."

"Oh la la! Oh la la!" shouted Zhang Miaomiao, who had true love in the background and had a relatively simple personality, "Left director!!! Left director!!!"

The crew cheered, but at the same time they were a little embarrassed: He Xiuyi didn't win the award...how loud should be used to congratulate Zuo Ran?

"..." Zuo Ran stood up, without much expression, but He Xiuyi felt that Zuo Ran was a little puzzled, and at first glance... felt that the other party should take it - in Zuo Ran's eyes, He Xiuyi at this time was already close to perfection, and He himself is "eating his laurels".

And He Xiuyi also has the thought of "feeling that the other party should take it more" - Zuo Ran's thinking about the world is beyond his reach, and he has always regarded Zuo Ran as a yardstick.

The filter of the two of them as lovers is ten meters thick.The two adore each other, are infatuated with each other, and both place themselves in a lower place.

He Xiuyi smiled, "Go."

Zuo Ran nodded slightly to He Xiuyi, walked into the aisle, and planned to go up to the stage to receive his award.

"Oh...!" On the stage, the veteran actress suddenly raised her voice, as if she wanted to suppress the cheers of the audience. "Best Actor at this year's Academy Award... There is one more! He, Xiu, Yi." She It is "shaking the burden".

"...?!" He Xiuyi suddenly raised his head!

Facing Zuo Ran, he saw his lover slowly lift the corners of his lips for the first time since tonight, and the pupils of his eyes were shining brightly, like some kind of precious gemstone under the lights of the Cultural Center Grand Theater.

Double actor...?

Such a very small probability thing happened to them? !

As said in "Meeting Yu Meili Again", doing anything with your "boyfriend" is the sweetest thing, even if it seems nonsensical to others.

It is not that the Hong Kong Film Awards have not given out double yolk eggs for the best actor before - in the second session in 1983, there were double best actor for the first time.However, since then, there has been no such award in 30 years. In recent years, there have been double queens in other awards.

This time, after 30 years, another double yolk egg.

He Xiuyi's seat was in the back.Everyone retracted their feet one after another, He Xiuyi stood up, carefully stepped on the empty space, and stepped towards Zuo Ran step by step, for fear of stepping on and bumping into someone.

Zuo Ran stood waiting in the aisle of the stairs one floor below. Seeing this, he suddenly stretched out his right hand and handed it to He Xiuyi.From the perspective of others, Zuo Ran just wanted to help his "partner" very gentlemanly, but He Xiuyi knew that this was an open hand-holding.

"..." He Xiuyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled, stretched out his hand and squeezed his lover's very generous palm tightly, walked a few more steps, and walked into the aisle, feeling that the lights really flickered.

Zuo Ran didn't let go immediately, but took He Xiuyi's right hand down a few steps, and then gently let go, and the two of them raised their legs one by one and walked up the stage step by step.He Xiuyi suddenly felt that this was very similar to what the two of them had experienced - Zuo Ran stood in front of him to block the wind and rain, and he retraced the path Zuo Ran had walked on.

It seems to be a very special experience to receive the trophy and stand shoulder to shoulder in front of the crowd and the camera alone.

After a circle of thanks, He Xiuyi said: "A large part of the reason for being recognized is... Zuo Ran is the one who plays the role. He can make me fully integrate into the role and give full play to all my talents. If there is no Zuo Ran, I Not necessarily here."

After speaking, he turned to Zuo Ran and stretched out his arms slightly.

He Xiuyi's breathing was short, and his whole heart was beating violently.

Zuo Ran was taken aback for a moment, and then hugged He Xiuyi's back, He Xiuyi hugged Zuo Ran's nape, and buried his head in the other's elegant neck.

This hug lasted for a long time, so long that it didn't look like a "partner" hug.

Time seemed to stand still.A second feels like a century.

That night, "Six Kingdoms" also won the "Best Movie".

The "Best Director" was awarded to a literary film that thinks about Hong Kong's past, present and future.

The Hong Kong Film Awards are not obviously biased towards literary films, and many commercial blockbusters have won this honor.

He Xiuyi thought of the "ghost" Takeshi Kitano - in 1989, the debut film "The Violent Man" directed and acted by himself won the best film, best director, best actor and best new actor of a certain Japanese award that year.Although compared to that, Zuo Ran is obviously not as good as that, but it also shows that... the lover is indeed talented.

Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi took to the stage for the second time.

He Xiuyi was behind Zuo Ran, and Zuo Ran adjusted his microphone: "Many people asked me how to make a good movie. To be honest, I don't know, just like Akira Kurosawa said in his acceptance speech in 1990 I've been making movies for 50 years and I still don't understand it. But I think the right thing I've done is to wait. Making a movie requires waiting. There are many actors who feel like the protagonist? Maybe, but definitely There is the one that is the closest. For me, it is He Xiuyi. Many directors have the so-called "queen actor", because they are the most compatible with the "wavelength" of the other party, and the other party can best understand what the director wants to say. The director who changed careers is I had the idea a long time ago, but it was not until three years ago that I waited for He Xiuyi—he is the kind of actor I dreamed of. Before I waited for him, I never wavered, and after I waited for him, I never Regret it. Of course, there are some other words, so I won’t talk about them here. Xiu Yi, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.”

"Five" in a row Thank you.

Thank you for agreeing to participate in my film.

Two, thank you for appearing in my life.

Three thanks for accepting all my feelings.

Fourth, thank you for firmly accompanying me through the rainy day.

Five Thank you for promising to be with you forever.

……

That night, the "double yolk egg" incident detonated the Internet again.

Someone in the jury said that this film "must have two movie kings" and that both are indispensable.When voting at the time, the judges had a hard time choosing. They didn't know which one to vote for, Zuo Ran or He Xiuyi.Most people voted for He Xiuyi, but they just thought that Zuo Ran changed his career as a director, and he didn't have a strong desire for "Actor" and there were other awards he could give him.However, some people questioned it, thinking that this sacrificed the fairness of the awards - "Six Kingdoms" is two male protagonists with different fates, but they are intertwined. Is it because Zuo Ran can still win other awards? Just kick him off the list? ? ?They believe that it is because of these two people that "Six Kingdoms" can be brilliant. The two are equally superior, and the cooperation scene is full of joy-since Pan Fengpan and Pan Yu finally do not distinguish each other and "combine the two countries into one" ", then, the film kings can also partly merge into one.Under such considerations, the option "Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi" was added to the voting. As a result, the judges were relieved, and more than half of them ticked this option.

Both Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi felt that this film king... was worth it.

The trophy shape of the Academy Awards is a goddess holding up the planet.Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi put the best actor trophy close together, and let the two planets touch each other, like two stars, pulled by gravity, orbiting each other, never separated.

"Hey," He Xiuyi said, "Does this mean that my acting skills have already caught up with yours?"

It's unbelievable——

All along, He Xiuyi's goal was to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zuo Ran.

"Well," Zuo Ran said in a gentle tone, "In the future, as an actor, I have nothing to tell you. However, as a director, I still have something to help you."

"Oh……"

"Then, as a lover, there are many, many things that can be taught to you."

"..." He Xiuyi asked, "Dirty ones?"

"Ah."

He Xiuyi was shocked and said, "There are tricks tonight???"

"a lot of."

He Xiuyi felt that the person who had been holding back for seven years was really terrible, and said, "Your brain is really full of yellow waste..."

"No," Zuo Ran kissed He Xiuyi's forehead, "Then you will drown." Although, he really wanted to touch, kiss, hug and enter each other non-stop.

"..." He Xiuyi was stunned for a moment, and realized that this meant "you are all on my mind", and blushed.

Zuo Ran said again: "So...the yellow waste fluid just disappeared from your ankle." When he said this, Zuo Ran's tone was ambiguous.

He Xiuyi blushed even more, but at the same time, his heart was still a little soft.

With this "softness", Zuo Ran "taught me a lot".

Long experience.

The bases of the two thighs are full of hickey marks.

……

Then, in May, Zuo Ran's commercial film officially entered theaters.Preparations for this love story began as early as after the release of "Six Kingdoms" and did not wait until the end of the year, so it was released in May.The content of the film is very strange, it is called "The Back of the Mirror", the main actors are Long Fei and Zhang Miaomiao, Zuo Ran and He Xiuyi are not involved.

This is an "experimental work".

In fact, the idea of ​​the story already exists.He Xiuyi inexplicably gained many new fans after filming the public service advertisement.At that time He Xiuyi asked, "Then what if I'm ugly? Do you still like it?" Zuo Ran said seriously: "Now if you are ugly, I definitely don't care. But back then...if you were ugly...I can't imagine , so, I don’t know.” He also said that he had some ideas for the next script.

In the story, Yu Yue, played by the male protagonist Long Fei, is handsome and wealthy, a wealthy young master and a playboy, who attracts bees and butterflies all day long, and lingers among the beauties.However, I don't know if it was because of excessive intake of liquor, unfortunately, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.After saving his life, his brain was damaged, and the circuit that controls aesthetics changed.In Yu Yue's eyes, all the people around her look hideous, only Jane Meng, played by Zhang Miaomiao, is as beautiful as a fairy, very eye-catching.

But in fact, Jian Meng looks ugly and ferocious.Due to the sunken facial bones, her face is extremely unbalanced, she has been ridiculed and insulted for a long time, her self-esteem is inferior, and her personality is distorted.No one ever expressed affection for him.She also confessed bravely in middle school, but she was ridiculed by the other party, and it became known to the whole school. Since then, she has become darker, withdrawn, and silent.

As for Yu Yue, she is a sunny existence in Jianmeng's life like an ant.The praise and pursuit from the other party made Jian Meng seem to be in a dream.She couldn't help throwing herself into love.

However, gradually, Jian Meng also discovered something was wrong, and figured out Yu Yue's brain disease.However, after a long time, under the praise of the other party, she herself believed in her "beauty".In her delusion, she is an actor with constant film appointments all day long, has a large number of fans, plays many beautiful young girls, and can show it to Yu Yue after the post-production is completed.But in real life, Jian Meng, who is naturally clumsy and clumsy, can hardly survive—no matter where he applies for a job, the other party will be intimidated by his terrifying appearance, so he can only do odd jobs on the Internet.

The two fell in love under such circumstances.The lives of the two of them are jointly built by the illusion of the two, which is so beautiful that it is completely different from the cruel reality.

At the same time, the relationship between the two is pointed out by everyone around, there are jokers and satirists.Several of Yu Yue's friends, as well as his parents, also noticed his abnormality.They saw Jian Meng, but they couldn't accept it at all——Yu Yue, a handsome and wealthy son of a wealthy family, wants to spend time with such a thing?Not to mention Miss Qianjin, she must be both talented and beautiful.They didn't care about which kind of beauty was real and which kind of beauty was illusory in Yu Yue's eyes. They wholeheartedly tried to restore him to "normal" and let him have the same aesthetics as everyone else, even resorting to extreme methods to forcibly correct it.

At the end of the film, there is hope amidst despair again—Yu Yue, who has lost her memory, meets Jian Meng again, and dismisses the ugly Jian Meng's statement that "he once had a handsome boyfriend", but at the same time, he also There is an inexplicable familiarity with each other——

What "The Back of the Mirror" wants to say is very clear:

First, what is beauty?What is ugly?Do you think beauty must be beauty?Similarly, what you think is ugly must be ugly?How did this aesthetic come about?How should we treat the reality in the eyes of Yu Yue, Jianmeng and Meng.

Second, human beings have always believed that their own love and marriage are fundamentally different from animals, because human beings have feelings.However, are humans and animals really so different? How important is "appearance"?Is human love completely different from the male butterfly being attracted by the female butterfly's colorful wings, and the female peahen being attracted by the male peacock's gorgeous screen?What exactly is love?

Third, when a person does not conform to or is against the mainstream aesthetics, will he have a difficult life, right?Aren't humans very advanced?Why is there such a thing?He remembered the scene when his classmates made fun of the "ugly monster" when he was in elementary school and middle school.But now, we often see such words as "a phase is born from the heart" and "face is justice".He himself is... relatively smooth because of his looks, no wonder so many people want plastic surgery.

Another one is that now in the West, universities, companies, etc. will recruit students and employees according to gender, race, age, health or disability, etc., and strive to take care of each group.However... How can people who are born "ugly" and "stupid" gain a foothold in this society?And how should we pursue the so-called "equality"?

Really, there is no way.

It is said to be an "experimental work" because Zuo Ran used many unique techniques.

First of all, he hired a "modern painter" to be the art director of the film. The colors he used were very bold, bright, brilliant, vivid, gorgeous, and full of dreamlike meanings, completely different from the previous "art director" style.That painter has had many eccentric works in the past.

Secondly, the "real" part of the movie uses black and white film, and the "illusory" part uses color film. Unreal" will be very addictive again.

There is two people "in love" very romantic.Many viewers couldn't believe that "Zuo Ran" still had such cells.

Because this is Zuo Ran's experimental work to explore more possibilities of himself as a director, he didn't win any awards, but he felt that there were a bunch of strange awards for "bold innovation".