China Entertainment 1997

Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards Backstage

As soon as Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan walked down the red carpet, they bumped into the "Cell Phone" crew who were waiting for them.

Cao Xuan's "illegitimate son's mother" Fan Xiaopang bowed slightly and took the lead in saying hello: "Boss, Sister Jing."

Then she smiled and praised Hu Jing's beautiful dress, and at the same time left the crew of "Cell Phone" without leaving a trace, and returned to "When Men Are in Love", that is, Fanxing's side.

Several people present saw her purpose. The Wang family boss's eyes twitched slightly, but Cao Xuan was very satisfied.

The old club and the new club collided. Although Fan Xiaopang's behavior was somewhat "low EQ", it was also a manifestation of loyalty.

Boss Cao appreciates such loyalty!

As for whether she would be treated the same way in the future, Cao Xuan was very open-minded and didn't care much, as long as she was loyal to the stars.

Uncle Ge and Zhang Guoli, two old foxes, pretended not to see anything. Uncle Ge smiled and signaled, and Zhang Guoli, who had a smoother personality and had worked with both parties, stepped forward to connect the two parties.

"Teacher Ge and Mr. Cao don't need to be introduced, but Mr. Wang and Mr. Cao must be meeting them for the first time."

"Indeed, I have met Mr. Wang at China Film Group before. This is indeed the first time for Mr. Wang."

Although Uncle Ge and Cao Xuan have not acted together yet, they have met each other in some previous activities and are considered acquaintances. On the contrary, the boss of the Wang family has not appeared much before, so the two of them have never met.

"Zhonglei told me last time when he went back that Mr. Cao was very majestic and heroic. It turned out to be true when we saw him today."

"You are so flattering. I often hear Director Han say that you are mature and prudent. I will learn more from you in the future."

"Everywhere, let's learn from each other."

The two exchanged business information and had a good conversation. They even made an appointment for dinner, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then parted ways.

Cao Xuan, who was smiling brightly, turned around and his expression returned to normal. After walking away, he quietly complained to Hu Jing and Fan Xiaopang who had followed.

"This king is much stronger than his younger brother. Xiao Wang is smiling, but he can't hide the arrogance of the big brother in his body. In comparison, this elder brother is much more experienced."

Fan Xiaopang, who had stayed at Huayi for two years before, nodded when he heard this and took the initiative to break the news.

"Indeed, although Huayi has a lot of things that Xiao Wang comes forward for, and is known as an all-rounder, but those who know the basics know that Huayi is the king. One of the two brothers is a general, and the other is a handsome man."

On the other side, the boss of the Wang family left Cao Xuan and put away his smile. Zhang Guoli, who was half an outsider, went to find an acquaintance to reminisce about the past, leaving his old friend Uncle Ge to ask with a smile.

"how do you feel."

The boss of the Wang family thought about it for a moment: "I haven't figured out the depth, but it is obvious that the city is not shallow and the young people are formidable. I am as old as him and I am still working with others."

"The most rare thing is that someone started from scratch, and one can imagine their scheming skills."

Uncle Ge made a quick reassurance that among the bosses in the film and television industry in Beijing, more than 90% of them relied on the previous generation to make their fortune.

The same is true for the Wang brothers. Without the connections left by their fathers, whether it was the first pot of gold or other aspects, Huayi would not be where it is today.

As a friend, Uncle Ge couldn't help but advise: "If you can make friends with this kind of people, don't offend them. The plate is so big, it's enough to eat."

"I know."

The boss of the Wang family was noncommittal. Fanxing was developing rapidly. Two years ago, Huayi was one of the leading private film and television companies in the mainland. However, in the past two years, Fanxing has stolen all the limelight.

Regardless of size, strength, or popularity, Huayi is far behind Fanxing.

This is a reality that is difficult to accept for the ambitious Wang brothers, and the rise of Fanxing will inevitably affect Huayi.

Apart from other things, many film and television investors are more inclined to cooperate with Fanxing, and Huayi's attractiveness as an artist is even lower than Fanxing.

They had been trying to poach Mr. Zhou before, but the other party had an ambiguous attitude and was more interested in Fanxing.

That's all. At most, Mr. Zhou will not be signed. The key point is that many actors within Huayi are also ready to make a move, such as Li Bingbing, the first sister of the company. It is said that her sister and Fanxing are very close.

What worries the Wang brothers the most is Feng Xiaogang.

Fanxing can basically handle everything Huayi can provide in terms of funding and network distribution channels, and even provide resources that Huayi cannot provide.

Therefore, the Wang brothers are very afraid that Feng Xiaogang will be poached by Fanxing. At this stage, Huayi relies entirely on Feng Xiaogang. If this pillar is gone, even if the sky does not fall, it will be severely damaged.

Uncle Ge felt that the two families were in peace, each doing their own business, and could even cooperate for a win-win situation.

But in the opinion of the Wang brothers, Huayi will not be able to stand out if the stars are pressing on it, and they are often worried about being poached by the stars.

Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the Wang brothers to maintain a peaceful attitude toward Fanxing.

But if they were to start a fight with Fanxing now, they didn't have the courage or strength, especially since Cao Xuan held the lifeline of the theater. No matter how much he thought about in his heart, he had to keep a smile on his face.

When I saw him today, he was quite excited. After that, he was silent for a long time before mentioning it to Uncle Ge.

"Huayi also wants to develop a cinema chain!"

Not to mention how the boss of the Wang family worked hard to become stronger. On the other hand, Cao Xuan took Hu Jing and Fan Xiaopang to meet with the judges of the Golden Rooster Awards and relevant industry seniors.

The chairman of the jury for this year's Golden Rooster Award is named Zhong Chengxiang. He is not well-known but has very high qualifications. He has served in many capacities in the official, literary, critical and related educational circles, including some in high positions.

Vice Chairman Zhai Junjie is also very good. He has a military background, is a boss of Bayi Film Studio, and is a representative of the fourth generation of directors.

He is one of the directors of the "Armageddon" series of movies and is responsible for the filming of "The Great War".

Famous scenes such as Chang Kaishen's "Everything is competing, full of vitality, and I have the advantage" and Qiu Qingquan's "The Chief Meeting" were both created by him.

He had a son who later became an actor, named Zhai Xiaoxing. He was a classmate of Duan Long and played many supporting roles, such as Zhao Datou in "Second Gunner" and Dong Hu in "Trident".

He is the kind of person who is not well-known, but is a familiar face that many viewers recognize on TV.

The other judges are mostly critics, screenwriters and directors, with actors in the minority. The one who is more well-known to the outside world is Xi Meijuan, a veteran drama star.

Nearly half of these Golden Rooster Award judges are from Nortel and China Opera. Either they are students, or they have gone to school for further studies, or they are visiting professors.

To be honest, if you look up the resumes of these judges, you will know why most of the actors who won the awards have a professional background.

On the one hand, it is easier for actors with majors to become successful, and on the other hand, with so many seniors from the school, it is inevitable that there will be some bias.

Cao Xuan, a wild man, would not be able to get along with others under normal circumstances, but he found a new way to find a big boss, Master.

After all, there are so many students from China National Theater and Nortel, and his master, Li Xuejian, is his only beloved disciple.

The introduction of old friends, uncles, aunts, and teachers are closer than ordinary alumni. As for today's group of judges, Cao Xuan has dealt with several of them through Li Xuejian or his connections.

The vice chairman, Zhai Junjie, had held a meeting together at the Filmmakers Association before, and then Cao Xuan, through Li Xuejian, privately invited him and several seniors to have dinner and consulted and learned.

As for other young actors, let alone money and status. Given your age and qualifications, there is no one to pull the strings. Even if you go up to flatter people, they will ignore you.

For example, Hu Jing and Fan Xiaopang, the former is okay, after all, he is one of the new generation faces of China Opera, so everyone gives him some face, but the latter has no family or sect, no one cares who you are.

That is to say, Cao Xuan took him along and helped with a few compliments before giving him a smile. Otherwise, Fan Xiaopang would not be able to talk to him at all.

Well, the money-hungry and lustful old gangster has another story to say...

There are also some old artists who are truly talented in both virtue and art and don't care about this, but there are not many such artists after all.

Of course, the reason why these seniors are so amiable to Cao Xuan is not entirely because of Li Xuejian. More importantly, Cao Xuan owns the largest film and television company in the mainland.

Not everyone in this group of directors and screenwriters can avoid worrying about funds. Maybe someday they will ask Cao Xuan for a project.

Even if they don't worry about their own future, they have to think about their children and grandchildren.

Let’s take Vice Chairman Zhai as an example. He has achieved great success, but his son is still young and he is in the system, so it is difficult to pave the way for his son.

But if you want to build up a relationship with Cao Xuan, arrange a few scenes, and earn some salary, it's not just a matter of Cao Xuan's words.

Cao Xuan needs the help of these seniors for some things, and the seniors sometimes have to rely on his capital.

It's not that Cao Xuan is arrogant. Facts have proved that the energy of capital is very powerful.

At a certain period of time, the Golden Rooster Award for Baihua was almost played by Huayi. Actors from the Huayi department frequently won awards and looked extremely ugly.

Cao Xuan is still more concerned about his image. He is not as greedy as Huayi, but he will never starve himself when it is time to eat.

If someone else comes to eat, it's okay as long as there is normal competition, but you can't grab it forcefully, otherwise don't blame him for smashing the plate.

………

After wandering around among the seniors, Cao Xuan was just looking for a place to sit down when a big face came over to him.

"Hu Jing, long time no see."

"Long time no see. Congratulations, you have been nominated for Golden Rooster Best Actor again."

"Nomination is not about winning an award. I'm mentally prepared to accompany you."

Liu Huohua talked about old times with Hu Jing, but his eyes couldn't stop looking at Cao Xuan. When he saw him looking over, he quickly stretched out his hand.

"Hello Mr. Cao, I am Liu Huohua, Hu Jing's college classmate. I would like to thank you for your appreciation of "Blood Romance"."

"Haha, I usually see you grabbing the sofa in the comment area, but today I saw the real Sofa Emperor."

Liu Huohua is an internet surfing expert and one of the most active stars of Penguin Blog. He is known as the blogger who owns a house and is good at grabbing sofas. He is known as the "Sofa King".

Cao Xuan shook hands with Liu Huohua and joked with Liu Huohua.

To be honest, Cao Xuan has interacted with many of the Eight Golden Flowers in the 96 Star Class of China Drama. Even the most low-key Li Xinyu, Cao Xuan has also met several times.

But Cao Xuan had never seen any of the male classmates in Class 96. Even the most popular Liu Huohua had met before, but Cao Xuan was always surrounded by people who wanted to flatter him, and Liu Huohua didn't dare to disturb him rashly.

This time I also saw Hu Jing here, and finally started talking to Cao Xuan because of my old classmate.

Liu Huohua has a lively and cheerful personality, and he is from the Northeast. He can talk and chat. In addition, Cao Xuan has a good impression of him, so the chat is still very happy.

"Speaking of which, your class is also amazing. Today we nominated three best actors and actresses. If we win them all, I'm afraid your class will make headlines again tomorrow."

Cao Xuan sighed with emotion, but Liu Huohua waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm fed up, both Mr. Cao and Teacher Liu Wei are better actors than me, but Hu Jing and Ziyi are very promising... well, so is Bingbing. "

Halfway through Liu Huahua's words, he saw Fan Xiaopang next to him and thought that she was also a candidate for Best Actress of Baihua, so he quickly added.

But Fan Xiaopang was very calm and said in a flattering tone: "You and I have similar positions. The Queen of Baihua must be Sister Jing."

"You two, don't flatter me. Don't let us fall into disgrace when the time comes. If you win the prize, it will be a slap in the face."

Cao Xuan stopped Liu Huohua and the two crazy nanny people, while Hu Jing felt a little regretful.

"It's a pity that Ziyi is in the United States. Otherwise, if the three of us were here, even if we were nominated but not awarded, it would have brought glory to our class."

In the past two years, Class 96 of Chinese Opera has become increasingly powerful, and students in several classes are also proud of it.

Especially in the past two years, the rise of Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming, together with Zhao, have built up the momentum of Nortel Class 96.

At first, everyone didn’t have many ideas, but with the momentum happening next door and the outside world getting used to comparing it, many students became more and more concerned about the performance and momentum of Class 96 of Chinese Drama Theater.

Whoever loses cannot lose to the next door, let alone the same class...

Today, a certain Zhao was nominated for Best Actress of Hundred Flowers. Hu Jing had made up her mind that even if she couldn't, she would definitely not let someone named Zhao get it if it was given to Fan Xiaopang.

The best result is that she and the International Chapter win the award together, a certain Zhao Dalingdan, crushing each other after double acting,

As for Liu Huohua, no matter how good the honor of Class 96 is, it is not as important as her husband. Hu Jing definitely wants Cao Xuan to win the award.

A few people chatted for a while, and it was time for the award ceremony to officially begin.

For the opening song and dance, a few singers were hired to sing folk songs, and the singing was pretty good. However, it was difficult for a program like this to attract ratings. Cao Xuan could clearly see that the cameras were constantly scanning downwards, pointing at the guests to retain people.

This year is the last year that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards will be awarded together in the same session. Starting from next year, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards will be held in turn, once a year, and in a two-year cycle.

The Golden Rooster Award is held in odd-numbered years, that is, 2005 and 2007, and the Hundred Flowers Award is held in even-numbered years, that is, 2006 and 2008, and so on until 2022.

Organizing awards in this way extends the film award-winning cycle, which is also an important reason why the gold content and influence of the Golden Rooster Award have always lagged behind the Golden Horse and Golden Statue.

Of course, there have been rumors in later generations that the two awards should be combined and awarded in the same year, or that the two awards should be separated and awarded to each one once a year.

However, although the rumors are in full swing, there has been no action, and the golden opportunity for the Golden Horse to lose ground has been wasted, and it is still tepid.

But no matter what, as one of the three gold medals for Chinese-language films and the second of the three major mainland film awards, Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers still holds great weight in the hearts of filmmakers.

Especially in 2004, the aura of the Golden Rooster Best Actor was no less than that of the Golden Horse and Golden Statue in the eyes of mainland filmmakers, and it was the highest honor for mainland filmmakers.

This is why Feng Xiaogang clamored, but the crew of "Mobile Phone" still showed up at the awards ceremony.

Grudges aside, the awards are great...

Since the two awards are jointly awarded, and there are several performance projects mixed in, the progress is still very fast.

The first award was the Golden Rooster Award, hosted by Ni Ping. In just half an hour, six or seven awards were awarded.

Among them, the ones that attract more attention are [Best Supporting Actor and Actor], [Best Supporting Male] is Feng Yuanzheng of "Beautiful Magic City", and [Best Supporting Female] is vacant.

It is worth mentioning that Fan Xiaopang was nominated for the Golden Rooster [Best Supporting Actress] for "Cell Phone", and she was the "Supporting Actress" with the most important role among the nominees.

However, the Golden Rooster Award would rather remain vacant than go to "Mobile Phone". Even Cao Xuan didn't want to comment on the actions of these judges.

So much hatred, so much resentment, I can’t even act it out...

[Best Director] is Peng Xiaolian of "Beautiful City". Lao Mouzi of "House of Flying Daggers" lost, which was not beyond everyone's expectations.

The people who criticized "House of Flying Daggers" most harshly at the beginning were the judges of the Golden Rooster Award. Being shortlisted and winning the "Best Art" award meant that Lao Mouzi was very proud.

It's a pity that "Xiu Chun Knife" was released more than half a month late. I never thought about submitting it for review before. I missed this Golden Rooster Award and can only wait until next year.

However, considering how unfavorable the Golden Rooster Awards are to commercial martial arts films, Cao Xuan does not expect "Xiu Chun Dao" to achieve anything.

After [Best Director], there is the most eye-catching Golden Rooster Best Actor and Best Actress.

After taking pictures first, a few seniors came on stage and idled for a while. One of them opened the letter, took a look, and leaned toward the microphone.

"Zheng Zhengyao in "Beautiful Magic City", Zhang Ziyi in "Jasmine Blooms"."

Double yolk eggs!

There was a slight commotion at the scene, and Cao Xuan was also a little surprised.

He knew that this time, Guizhou Zhang and Liu Huohua won the Golden Rooster Award together, which was also the only Golden Rooster Best Actress Award.

But I didn’t know it turned out to be a double-yolk egg. After all, the other one is not very famous, and most people really can’t remember it.

The International Chapter did not come to the scene, but the director of "Jasmine Blooms" came on stage to receive the award, and was also connected to the International Chapter in the United States.

From the voice on the microphone, you can feel that the international chapter is a little excited, which is understandable.

In 2000, she won the Queen of Hundred Flowers Film Award for "My Father and Mother". This time she won the Golden Rooster Film Queen, achieving the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam.

Ning Jing is the only young mainland actress to have achieved this achievement, with International Chapter being the second.

Among the current four young actors, only Zhou Gongzi won the title of Baihua Queen. Hu Jing and Zhao Zhao are both duck eggs, and Shuang Bing is also a duck egg. However, Xu Cainv won the Baihua Queen last year.

It can also be seen from this that the gold content of the golden rooster actress in the international chapter is very high.

Winning this award will put him ahead of his competitors and officially become the number one movie star in Mainland China.

Hu Jing, who was not particularly attached to Baihua Queen, couldn't help but straighten her back when she saw this scene. She was obviously stimulated by the achievements of her old classmate.

Both are the golden flowers of Class 96, and they are also the fourth Xiaohuadan. She has achieved double international awards. It would be too shameful for her to lose all her flowers...

In other words, Cao Xuan would definitely comfort her and relax, but now, he "cannot protect himself."

The Golden Rooster actor is about to reveal the answer!

The award-giving guests were Siqin Gaowa and two film professionals. They usually chatted awkwardly, and then Sqingaowa, the most famous one, opened the envelope containing the answers.

Cao Xuan had been watching Siqin Gaowa, and when he saw the answer, he couldn't hide the shock in his eyebrows, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

The next second, Siqin Gaowa read out loud: "The winner is Liu Huohua from "Beauty Grass"..."

Cao Xuan's heart suddenly felt cold. Sure enough, the prejudice against the Golden Rooster Award was not so easy to break.

Before he could stand up and hug Liu Huohua, who was about to jump with excitement, Siqin Gaowa paused for a second and then added another sentence.

"With Cao Xuan from "When a Man Falls in Love"!"

What a double yolk egg! ? ! ?

At this moment, Cao Xuan didn't know how to describe his mood. He was extremely sad and happy, but not particularly happy, which made him feel very awkward.

I originally hugged Liu Huohua, but turned around and hugged Liu Wei. This year, there were only three nominations for Best Actor in the Golden Rooster Awards. After planting a double-yolked egg, Liu Wei was left alone.

When Cao Xuan and Liu Huohua stood on the stage together, many people in the audience were in a daze when they thought about the International Chapter just now.

Four movie kings and movie queens, three of whom are the new generation born in the 1970s, the era of young people has arrived...

The two gave acceptance speeches and gave in. Cao Xuan asked Liu Huohua to come first.

Liu Huohua was a little excited, and his speech was a little incoherent. Although this was his second nomination for the Golden Rooster, he had not expected to win the award before. Now that he has won the Best Actor, it is an unexpected surprise.

On the contrary, Cao Xuan is relatively calm. On the one hand, he has experienced too many award podiums and has rich experience.

At the same time, it was also because the odds were high, and I was more mentally prepared to win the prize, and because of the double-yolked eggs, some of the joy in my heart was somewhat eliminated.

"Thanks to the judges for their recognition, I will continue to work hard in the future to bring better works to the audiences who like me, and also contribute to the development of Chinese films..."

Frankly speaking, this year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor is a bit "watery". Among the three nominations, Liu Wei was basically excluded regardless of his popularity, connections, acting skills or subject matter.

The remaining Liu Huohua, although he is a well-established Chinese opera student and has the bonus of a literary film, his overall chances are still not as good as Cao Xuan's, which is why he is confident about winning the award.

But I didn’t expect the Golden Rooster Awards to be so good at playing, and gave him a double-yolked egg.

It's not disgusting, after all, Liu Huohua's performance is not bad and he deserves to be a movie star, but after all, it is not as fulfilling as having it all to himself.

Cao Xuan holds the Golden Rooster Best Actor trophy and can only hope that the Hundred Flowers Award will give him another surprise. If he achieves the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam, everything else will be trivial.

However, compared to Golden Rooster, this year’s Hundred Flowers Best Actor is more difficult.

Uncle Ge and Zhang Guoli of "Cell Phone", and Wang Xueqi and Jiang Wen of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" all have a chance of winning the award.

Especially Uncle Ge, who has won the Hundred Flowers Best Actor twice before. His national popularity and popularity cannot be said. In terms of movie voting, Cao Xuan really doesn't have the confidence to say that he can definitely beat this one.

The awards of the Hundred Flowers Award are very simple, with a total of six awards, [Best Feature Film], [Outstanding Feature Film], Best Actor, Best Actress and [Outstanding Actor and Actor], which is the best supporting actor and actress.

"Cell Phone" beat all other movies and won the "Best Feature Film", and the "Outstanding Feature Film" was won by "Warm Spring" and "Thrilling".

The [Outstanding Actor and Actor Award] was also won by the two films "Warm Spring" and "Thrilling".

Among them, the winning actress of "Warm Spring" is named Zhang Yan. She is a 10-year-old girl and the youngest actress to win this year.

The one who was awarded the award after that was the Queen of Hundred Flowers. Cao Xuan could clearly feel that Hu Jing next to him and Fan Xiaopang behind him were breathing heavily.

The Empress of the East Palace wanted to get the prize to prove herself. Fan Xiaopang claimed that it belonged to Sister Jing, but she obviously had other ideas in her heart.

"The winner is - Hu Jing for "When Men Are in Love"."

The Empress of the East Palace was so excited that she almost kissed Cao Xuan if she hadn't been sane. The live broadcast camera kept wandering around the two of them, trying to capture some exciting scenes.

After briefly calming down, Hu Jing hugged the recovered Fan Xiaopang and went on stage to deliver a speech.

After the daily thanks, Hu Jing also thanked her alma mater, Zhongdian Drama, and the teachers for their cultivation on behalf of today's International Zhang and Liu Huohua. Only then did many people react.

Good guy, today a pair of Golden Rooster Best Actor and Best Actress plus a Hundred Flowers Best Actress are in the same class.

Liu Huohua was even more upset in the audience. The international chapter had limited off-site connection time, and he was the first to win the award, so he didn't think it was normal.

He had forgotten about it. Fortunately, this time, the teachers all remembered Hu Jing.

The position of the Empress of the East Palace in Chinese Opera Class 96 [teacher’s favorite] is unshakable...

After the Best Actress, it was the last highlight of the day, Baihua Best Actor. The camera kept moving back and forth on the faces of Uncle Ge and Cao Xuan.

Is Mr. Ge the ginger or the old one, the one who has won three Hundred Flowers Best Actor awards?

Or is Cao Guanren's young phoenix clearer than the old phoenix's voice, achieving the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam?

Today's special guest David Jiang announced the result: "Congratulations to Cao Xuan for "When Men Are in Love"."

From the start of the award ceremony, Cao Xuan finally showed a bright and sincere smile.

Cao Xuan has also become the eleventh Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam Best Actor in the decades-long history of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, and the only double Grand Slam Best Actor born in the 1970s.

It is worth mentioning that one of the top ten Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Actor is Cao Xuan’s master Li Xuejian.

In 1991, Li Xuejian won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam with the movie "Secretary Jiao" and gave a classic acceptance speech.

"Both the hardship and fatigue were endured by a good man, Secretary Jiao; the fame and fortune were gained by a silly boy, Li Xuejian."

Famous teachers give birth to great apprentices. Thirteen years later, Cao Xuan once again won the Double Grand Slam. The two masters and apprentices have four Best Actors in one discipline, which can be regarded as a great story in the film industry...