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Gu Wei made his debut in the film and television industry in 2011. In the past nine years, he has shot and released about ten films.

This number is not small but not too many. From his debut work "The Blade of the Assassin" to "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" a few months ago, they are basically all well-received and box office hits.

Along the way, he has tried various themes, including martial arts films, comedy detective films, fantasy films, romance films, military action films and science fiction films. Most of them are pure commercial films. They are good to watch, but it is difficult to win the big prize in more professional awards.

Just like the three most important awards in the domestic film field, the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and Huabiao, Gu Wei has only won the Hundred Flowers Award. The reason is very simple, because the Hundred Flowers Award is an audience award, which pays more attention to box office and popularity.

As for the Golden Rooster Award, which is known as a professional award, Gu Wei was only nominated for the Best Actor in 2017 with "Operation Mekong", but unfortunately lost to Deng Chao's "The Burning Sun".

There is nothing to regret. Gu Wei has a talent. He thinks his acting skills are not worse than Deng Chao, but the subject matter of the movie and the depth of the role have limitations on the actor's performance.

An actor with 100 points in acting skills in a 60-point movie will definitely not perform as well as an actor with 80 points in a 90-point movie.

Even if you let Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo play in "Tiny Times", they will not win the Best Actor Award.

Gu Wei has made commercial films with limited depth, so they are naturally not as good as feature films and art films.

However, he has made several feature films with realistic themes in the past two years, such as "Better Days", "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", and "Send You a Little Red Flower" and "Life Events" which have not yet been released.

"Better Days" has helped him win the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hundred Flowers Awards, while "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" was shortlisted for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

The Golden Rooster Awards are known as the "Three Major Chinese Film Awards" together with the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards.

It is also known as the "Three Major Chinese Film Awards" together with the China Film Huabiao Award and the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award.

From this aspect, we can see the special status of the Golden Rooster Award in the Chinese film industry.

Now with the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan films, the Golden Horse Award and the Golden Image Award have gradually become niche regional awards. The Golden Rooster Award, as a film award jointly sponsored by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, has become more and more valued by filmmakers and audiences.

The Golden Rooster Award was founded in 1981.

It was originally selected once a year, and in 2005 it was changed to once every two years.

In recent years, with the development of the Chinese film industry, the film industry has repeatedly called for the restoration of the rule of once a year.

Finally, starting from 2019, the Golden Rooster Award was restored to once a year.

So this year is also the first time since 2005 that the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award are held in the same year.

On November 28, Gu Wei flew to Xiamen.

He did not come alone, and brought Chen Daoming from the crew of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" with him.

"Teacher Chen, do you think I can win the Golden Rooster Award this time?"

"Haha, you ask me, I'm not a judge this year, how can I know.

I'm just an award presenter, and the award is for the Best Feature Film. Even if I present an award, we won't know until the evening award ceremony."

Chen Daoming, wearing a pair of glasses and with gray hair, said with a smile.

After filming two episodes of "Celebrating Yu Nian", the relationship between Gu Wei and Chen Daoming has become very good.

Gu Wei is the number one figure of the younger generation in the domestic entertainment film industry, which is recognized by both inside and outside the industry. As an older generation of performing artists, Chen Daoming has always admired excellent juniors like Gu Wei.

"You don't know? I don't believe it!

We are not outsiders, so you can give me some information so that I can be prepared.

You don't have to say it directly, just tell me whether I need to prepare a speech for the award."

The reason why Gu Wei is sure that Chen Daoming knows the result of the award now is because he is the chairman of the Film Association.

The Golden Rooster Award is co-organized by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Film Association.

Chen Daoming was amused by Gu Wei's roguery.

"You are so lazy, kid.

You have filmed two episodes of [Celebrating Yu Nian], and your personality is becoming more and more like Fan Xian.

I said I didn't know, do you really think I lied to you?"

After Chen Daoming finished speaking, he saw Gu Wei curled his lips, knowing that he couldn't fool him, so he had to say: "You have to have confidence in yourself. I have also read a lot of predictions about this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

Everyone is still very optimistic about you.

Originally, your [Better Days] was enough to be nominated for the Best Actor, after all, you won the Golden Image Award for Best Actor.

However, the organizing committee believes that your performance in [Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils] is even more amazing, your acting skills have made a breakthrough, and the sense of contrast is full, so the role of "Chen Guilin" was nominated for [Best Actor]."

"Can't I be nominated for both, and I will be nominated for two?" Gu Wei said greedily.

"Just decide that you will win, mail the trophy to your home, why give out awards?" Chen Daoming said unhappily.

Gu Wei smiled awkwardly: "That's not necessary."

At this point, Gu Wei had a clear idea in his mind. He felt that he was basically sure to win the award.

The plane landed at Xiamen Airport, and Gu Wei also separated from Chen Daoming.

The nanny car that picked him up at the airport took him to a nearby hotel. He put on the clothes prepared by the team for the ceremony, got ready, and took a car to the Straits Theater, the venue of the Golden Rooster Awards, at 6 pm.

"Sister Zhou Ye, when will Brother Wei arrive?"

In the waiting area, Zhou Ye, wearing a white long skirt, and Zhang Zifeng, wearing a black suspender dress, stood together and chatted.

The two of them were nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards today for their wonderful performances in the movie "Better Days".

"It should be soon. My agent said that Brother Wei's plane will not land in Xiamen until around this afternoon, so he can arrive later."

This was Zhou Ye's first time participating in a big award like the Golden Rooster Awards, and she was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress. Although she was older than Zhang Zifeng, she was more nervous than the other party at the moment.

The two girls chatted for a few words, and Zhou Ye suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards the door. Her eyes lit up, and she raised her arm and waved excitedly.

"Brother Wei~"

Zhang Zifeng also saw Gu Wei walking over and smiled.

"Zifeng and Xiaoye are both here. You guys came early~"

"Zifeng arrived first. I just came here too."

"I arrived in Xiamen early, so I came here early."

After chatting with the two girls, Gu Wei greeted the crews of "Better Days" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" respectively.

The two films were nominated for many awards at this year's Golden Rooster Awards and are the hottest winners today. "Better Days" was led by director Zeng Guoxiang, while "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" was led by Wen Mu.

Today's Golden Rooster Awards are star-studded, with many celebrities in the circle coming.

In addition to nominated stars like Gu Wei, many crews came to promote their movies.

For example, the crew of "Hello, Li Huanying", Jia Ling brought Zhang Xiaofei and Chen He to the scene.

There was also the crew of "Warm Hugs", Shen Teng was chatting with Chang Yuan and Wang Zhi, and the heroine Li Qin did not appear.

After Gu Wei showed up, many friends who were close to him came forward to greet him, and he responded one by one, chatting with this one and waving to that one.

Liu Haocun was standing in the corner with Zhang Yi, and when she saw Gu Wei, she came over with her skirt lifted.

"Brother Wei!"

Gu Wei was talking to Shen Teng, and when he heard the voice, he turned his head to look at her.

"Hey! Isn't this the new Mou Girl, Haocun, little sister~" Shen Teng also noticed Liu Haocun coming over and joked.

"Teacher Shen Teng~" Liu Haocun nodded and greeted him a little stiffly.

"Okay~ Gu Wei, let's talk later, the little girl is looking for you, I won't bother you for now"

Shen Teng smiled and waved to the two of them, turned around and left.

Liu Haocun opened her big innocent eyes like a little deer, looked at Shen Teng who was leaving, and then looked at Gu Wei.

"Brother Wei, I didn't delay you, did I?"

Gu Wei smiled: "No, I just chatted with Brother Teng for a few words, nothing important.

You should know that he is the host of tonight's party?"

"I know this, I didn't expect Teacher Shen Teng to come here to be the host."

"Haha, it's actually very simple for a comedian to be a host. In addition to him, there is also Deng Chao, the host tonight.

He just told me that he was a little nervous to be the host in such an important occasion, and he was afraid that he couldn't drive everyone's emotions. I told him that you and Deng Chao just need to restrain yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haocun burst out laughing.

"By the way, who did you come with?"

Gu Wei knew that Liu Haocun was not nominated for any awards.

"With Brother Zhang Yi, the movie [One Second] we collaborated on premiered yesterday, and Brother Yi happened to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards, so I followed him to the Golden Rooster Awards to promote the movie."

As he said this, Liu Haocun turned around and looked at Zhang Yi in the corner.

Gu Wei followed her gaze and waved to Zhang Yi, who smiled and waved back.

"Isn't Director Zhang Yimou here?" Gu Wei asked.

"No, Director Zhang is on a roadshow with the rest of the crew, and asked Brother Yi to bring me to the Golden Rooster Awards."

"Tsk tsk, Director Zhang is really good to you." Gu Wei sighed.

Liu Haocun blinked her big, watery eyes: "Brother Wei, have you watched [One Second]?

This movie is my debut, the first movie I've made since I entered the industry."

Gu Wei nodded: "I've watched it, I can only say that Zhang Yimou is worthy of being Zhang Yimou!"

[One Second] is adapted from Yan Geling's novel [Lu Fan Yan Shi], which tells the story of the fugitive Zhang Jiusheng, Liu Guinu, and Fan Dianying in the 1970s.

Zhang Yimou's last movie adapted from [Lu Fan Yan Shi] was [The Return] starring Chen Daoming and Gong Li.

In Gu Wei's opinion, "One Second" is slightly inferior to "Coming Home", but it is definitely an excellent movie that is rare in the domestic entertainment industry.

"So how do you think I performed in the movie?"

Liu Haocun looked up at Gu Wei, her eyes full of expectation.

Gu Wei understood her thoughts and smiled: "Of course it's very good. You are very smart and talented. It's no wonder that Director Zhang Yimou chose you as the heroine."

After he finished speaking, Liu Haocun immediately showed a bright smile on her face.

"Haha, it's okay.

I still have a lot of shortcomings in my first acting. I feel that I have made a lot of progress in the film "Send You a Little Red Flower" that we worked together."

Facing Liu Haocun's impolite self-boasting, Gu Wei didn't think there was anything wrong. He had worked with him on a movie for more than two months and had a good understanding of the character of this "Cun Huang".

He didn't have any bad intentions. On the contrary, he had his own pursuits in the field of acting.

It is very likely that she was brainwashed by Zhang Yimou when she was filming her debut movie. In order to help her perform well, Director Zhang kept instilling in her the concept of "you are a genius", which made her believe it without a doubt.

I am too well protected and have not experienced the hardships of the film and television industry.

"Brother Yi and you both acted very well, but I think Mr. Fanyou's role is more impeccable. If he is nominated for the Golden Rooster Award [One Second] next year, Mr. Fanyou will most likely win the Best Supporting Actor Award."

There are many movie kings in the domestic entertainment industry, but there are also different levels among movie kings.

In Gu Wei's heart, Fanyou is definitely one of the top few actors in the domestic entertainment industry, the movie king among movie kings.

His former partner, the King of Sketches, is also at the same level.

[Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots] Uncle Benshan contributed his god-like acting skills. In [The Grandmaster], the "Ding Lianshan" he played suppressed Liang Chaowei's "Ip Man" in terms of momentum as soon as he appeared.

Liu Haocun nodded thoughtfully after listening to Gu Wei's words.

"I will also work hard and strive to get the recognition of the award as soon as possible."

Gu Wei smiled and did not respond.

Liu Haocun is indeed confident, but not ordinary. On the contrary, her acting skills are still above most of the young actresses of the same age.

I can only say that Zhang Yimou has a really good vision. From Gong Li, Ni Ni to Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haocun, they are all talented.

The currently popular "One Second" and the "Send You a Little Red Flower" co-produced with Gu Wei during the Lunar New Year are both rare good movies.

It is estimated that these two films will bring her many award nominations next year.

At 6:30, the red carpet session began.

The Golden Rooster Awards is not those fashion ceremonies. There is no such thing as a finale. Most of the celebrity guests present walked the red carpet with their respective crews.

There are only three or two people, such as the "One Second" crew, which only has Zhang Yi and Liu Haocun.

There are more than ten people, such as the "Better Days" and "Win the Championship" crews, which are nominated for more awards. Directors, screenwriters, photographers, actors and other people walked the red carpet together.

When Gu Wei walked on the red carpet in the second half, he first walked on the red carpet with the crew of "Better Days", and then took Zhou Ye back to walk again with the crew of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".

"We all know that Gu Wei has won the Best Actor Award at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, so what are your expectations for yourself at the Golden Rooster Awards today?"

After signing and taking photos on the red carpet, the host interviewed Gu Wei.

"Of course I hope I can have a good performance at the Golden Rooster Awards."

"In fact, Gu Wei has brought us many excellent works over the years and has challenged many different roles.

For example, "The Wandering Earth", "Better Days" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" have won the love and recognition of many audiences.

Such achievements are both pressure and motivation for you. With everyone's expectations, how will you embark on a new journey next?"

"My love for acting is the driving force behind my filming, and the love and recognition of the audience is the driving force for me to shoot more and better works.

In the future, I will continue to work hard to shoot more good movies, and I hope I will not disappoint the audience's love"