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The red carpet ended and the guests entered the venue one after another.

Under the guidance of the staff, Gu Wei also arrived at the location with his name tag.

His seat is in the middle of the first row. On the left is Liu Dehua, and on the right is Wen Muye who is coming with him. On the other side of Liu Dehua is Chen Daoming. On the other side of Chen Daoming is Yongmei, one of the judges of this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

And beside Wen Muye here are Xiao Yang and Tan Zhuo.

These two were nominated for today's Best Actor and Best Actress respectively for "Manslaughter".

Zhang Zifeng, Zhou Ming, and the rest of the two crews of "Young You" and "Zhou Chu Eliminate Three Evils" are basically behind Gu Wei and Wen Muye.

Gu Wei and Wen Mu also said hello to Chen Daoming first, and then shook hands with Liu Dehua respectively after being introduced by the other party.

Gu Wei was fine, and Wen Mu was also excited.

Although he has acted in many bad movies over the years, Andy Lau's influence in domestic entertainment is really great.

The "Asian Rising Star Director" program he once funded has helped many emerging directors, the most famous of which is Ning Hao.

After investing money into the other party to shoot "Crazy Stone", Ning Hao became an instant success and became a hot and talented director.

Liu Dehua holds a very important position in the hearts of many new-generation directors. As far as Gu Wei knows, Guo Fan, Rao Xiaozhi, and Wen Mu also like him very much.

"I like your movies very much, especially "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", the story is amazing.

It’s hard to imagine that this style was produced by a mainland company and director.

How did the director come up with the idea of ​​shooting such a crime-themed movie set in Bay Area? "

After Liu Dehua finished speaking, Wen Mu also waved his hand.

"The script was given by our boss Gu. I was very surprised when I saw this script. I felt that both the style and content were very different from previous crime movies.

In fact, I don’t do much as a director, I just film the content according to the script.”

Seeing Liu Dehua looking over, Gu Wei explained: "I first read the news about the wanted criminal "Liu Huanrong" and thought that his life story would be interesting if made into a movie.

Later, by chance, I learned that Qian Renhao had written a script called "Lawless" based on "Liu Huanrong", so I asked someone to buy it.

Based on this script, I adapted some things and it is now [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils].”

"Qian Renhao, I know this person. The director from Wanwan is not particularly famous. I didn't expect him to write such an excellent script."

Gu Wei smiled: "Director Qian knew that I wanted to do this project and proposed to direct it myself, but I didn't agree.

Although he originally wrote the script, I don’t know his directing skills and I’m not at ease.”

Liu Dehua nodded: "It turns out that Mr. Gu and the literary director presented this story very well. I think it is one of the few excellent movies in recent years!"

"Thank you~" Gu Wei and Wen Mu also said modestly.

Liu Dehua looked up at Gu Wei and sighed: "Mr. Gu is too young. When I look at you, a word comes to my mind: "The waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."

I feel like I’m really old.”

"Brother Hua is the eternal male god in the hearts of the audience, a superstar who has been popular for decades!"

Liu Dehua smiled and waved his hands: "Only old people are praised as "ageless male gods". Brother Cheng Long is already old, let alone me. No one can resist the power of time."

It's just a pity that we don't have the opportunity to work together.

I have basically seen your film works in the past few years, including "Operation Mekong", "Wolf Warrior 2", "The Wandering Earth" and now "The Three Pests", and I like them all.

I have long been thinking about when I would have the opportunity to work with you, Gu Wei."

Gu Wei looked at Liu Dehua's sincere expression and thought for a while.

He had not had much contact with Liu Dehua before, but he also knew that his character and professionalism were rare in domestic entertainment.

Among Mesozoic actors, Huang Xiaoming is actually very similar to Andy Lau. They are both good-natured people with extremely high emotional intelligence.

Both of them are top stars, both have won the title of Best Actor, and they are the same in terms of making bad movies.

"Actually, it's not difficult to cooperate. Would you mind playing the villain, Brother Hua?"

"Of course I don't mind this. I filmed [The Disciple] and [Infernal Affairs] more than ten years ago, and I played both villains.

Actually, I don’t care about being a villain now, as long as the script is good, it’s OK, but it’s a pity that there are very few scripts asking me to play the villain.”

Gu Wei smiled: "Brother Hua, if you have seen the film "Detective Chinatown" I filmed, you should know that there is a Q in it.

According to my setting, Q is not the name of a certain person but an evil organization.

In the future "Tang Detective 3", the Q organization will reveal the tip of the iceberg.

If Brother Hua is interested, he can play a member of the villain Q in [Tang Detective 4]."

Gu Wei's version of "Tang Detective 3" has a lot of changes. It doesn't have the original Andy Lau Easter egg scene. However, if the other party is willing, he can be asked to play Q, the future villain of the "Tang Detective" series.

Liu Dehua was very interested in what Gu Wei said. He had also watched the first two parts of "Tang Detective" and knew that this series was one of the top IPs in domestic entertainment today.

There wasn’t even one before [Wolf Warrior 2] and [Wandering Earth] became popular.

Now everyone is looking forward to the release of the third film. Many people believe that "Tang Detective 3" is the most likely movie to surpass "The Wandering Earth" and catch up with "Wolf Warrior 2" with a box office of 6 billion.

"Is there a script?"

Gu Wei shook his head: "Not yet, after all, the third part has not been released yet. At present, I just have a rough story framework in my mind. I have to wait until [Detective Chinatown 3] is released before I can start preparing the script for the fourth part."

"Okay, I agree. I also want to join such a good series of movies.

I remember that Xiao Yang was not a real decent person in the second part."

Gu Wei smiled and nodded: "Yes, I imagine that "Song Yi" played by Xiao Yang will also be a member of the Q organization."

"You have to write my role better, otherwise I will regret it if I am not satisfied with the script when I get it." Liu Dehua said his thoughts in a joking tone.

He wanted to cooperate with Gu Wei, but he couldn't accept it if he really played a supporting role.

"Don't worry about that. The real villains in the [Tang Detective] series are all high-IQ criminals.

For example, "Sinuo" in the first part and "Song Yi" in the second part.

I plan to arrange a high-IQ criminal for you similar to the one in [Infernal Affairs].

Only when both the protagonist and the antagonist are strong can the story be exciting!"

Liu Dehua's eyes lit up after hearing Gu Wei's words. [Infernal Affairs] can be said to be a milestone movie in his acting career.

Back then, he relied on this movie to reverse the impression in the audience's mind, let everyone know that he, Liu Dehua, can also act, and won the first actor in his life.

It just so happens that he also played a high-IQ criminal in the movie, and had a wonderful rivalry with the policeman played by Liu Qingyun.

"I am looking forward to it very much"

All the guests took their seats, and the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony began soon.

This Golden Rooster Awards is actually a small year for awards.

The previous sessions were held every two years, bringing together all the excellent works in China in two years.

This year is the first Golden Rooster Award after the revision. It is only one year away from last year's Golden Rooster Award. In addition, there are more than half a year in between because of the epidemic. No movies were released, which reduced the choice of Golden Rooster Award a lot, and the competition for most awards was not fierce.

Take the Best Actor Award for example, Gu Wei [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils], Dong Chengpeng [The Beneficiary], Xiao Yang [Manslaughter], Wu Yuhan [Half Comedy], Huang Xiaoming [The Hero of Fire].

[The Beneficiary] and [Half Comedy] are pure runners-up. The two movies are not popular and have average reputations. Although Dapeng's performance is good, it is not as big as Liu Yan's breakthrough as the heroine.

Huang Xiaoming's [The Hero of Fire] can only be said to be mediocre, and he has won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor once before with [Chinese Partners]. If he wins the second time, [The Hero of Fire] is not convincing enough.

Gu Wei and [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] and Xiao Yang's [Manslaughter] are seen as the favorites of this year's Golden Rooster Award.

The performances of both of them in the movie are impeccable, especially Gu Wei. The role of "Chen Guilin" almost overturned the impression he had left on the audience in the past, allowing everyone to get to know him again.

At the opening of the award ceremony, Liu Haocun, who had just chatted with Gu Wei, went on stage to sing the song "One Second" as the opening performance.

"Is this another Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi?"

Now that "One Second" is being released, Liu Dehua has obviously heard of Liu Haocun's new "Mou Girl".

"Maybe, Director Zhang has always had a good eye. I have worked with Haocun on a movie. The little girl does have some talent." Gu Wei said with a smile as he looked at "Cunhuang" who had changed into a black long skirt on the stage.

After a song ended, the three hosts Shen Teng, Deng Chao, and Lan Yu walked onto the stage accompanied by the singing.

The two men were on the left and right, and Lan Yu stood in the middle. Although they were both wearing formal suits, seeing Shen Teng and Deng Chao in the same frame made people smile unconsciously.

The ceremony first awarded the Best Supporting Actor, and the nominees included Yin Xiaotian [The Bravest], Zhang Yi [The Climbers], Ou Hao [The Captain], and Huang Jue [Better Days].

Gu Wei thought Zhang Yi should be a sure winner, after all, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Hundred Flowers Awards a few months ago for [The Climbers].

Unexpectedly, the result was somewhat beyond his expectations. The jury gave the Best Supporting Actor award at the Golden Rooster Awards to Yin Xiaotian from [The Bravest].

Yin Xiaotian is a rather unfortunate actor.

He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and was a professional actor.

In 2002, he became famous for starring in Hai Yan's drama [What Can I Do to Save You, My Love] directed by Zhao Baogang.

In 2003, he was named one of the "New Four Little Freshmen in the Mainland" by the media, and his fame was no less than that of Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao at the time.

If everything goes well, he will also grow into a top male star in the domestic entertainment industry, similar to Huang and Deng now.

Unfortunately, the "Stabbing Incident" happened that year, and Yin Xiaotian's career suddenly fell into an unprecedented low point.

Even though he proved his innocence later, his career never improved.

He gradually became a small star of the third or fourth tier from the "Four Little Freshmen" who was as famous as Huang Xiaoming.

Now more than ten years have passed, and Yin Xiaotian has finally seen the light after winning the Golden Rooster Award.

". Thank you to the judges, the producer of "Heroes of Fire" Mr. Yu Dong, the director Mr. Chen Guohui, and the producer Mr. Liu Weiqiang.

Let me tell you something very interesting. My first movie was in 1999, when I just graduated from college. It was directed by Liu Weiqiang and Mr. Liu Dehua, who was sitting below, starred in "The Forbidden City". We had a scene against each other.

At that time, I only had one line in that movie, and I was killed by Mr. Liu Dehua with a palm after I said it. That was my first movie. I was 21 years old at that time."

Yin Xiaotian was very excited when he went on stage to receive the award. When he said these words, his sincere emotions were revealed. Liu Dehua, who was next to Gu Wei, looked at the stage and smiled and applauded.

"Today I am 42 years old and I won the Golden Rooster Award. This is my second 21st.

I want to say that Xiaotian can do it, you really can!

I hope that everyone in the film industry here will ask me to make a movie in the future. Xiaotian will never let you down!"

The 42-year-old Yin Xiaotian on the stage was so happy that he even sang and danced excitedly later.

Everyone also understood his happiness. This may be a release for him in all these years. After all, not everyone can have a roller coaster experience in the entertainment industry like him.

After the Best Supporting Actor, it was the Best Supporting Actress. At this time, Zhou Ye, who was sitting behind Gu Wei, became nervous.

It's a pity that Yuan Quan, who is still in "The Captain of China", won this award. This is the same as the Hundred Flowers Award.

Some more awards were presented one after another. The Golden Rooster Awards entered the second half. Liu Dehua greeted Gu Wei and prepared to get up and leave. He was the guest of the award ceremony for the Best Actor in a while.

"Brother Hua, no matter who is in the award envelope given to you by the program group in a while, just read my name. I will treat you to dinner after the ceremony." Gu Wei joked.

"Then it's settled," Huazi also smiled and agreed with him.

Then the Best Debut Director Award was presented to the director of "The Beneficiary," Shen Ao, and then Xi Meijuan and Liu Dehua walked onto the stage with Lan Yu and Shen Teng's words.

After the two introduced themselves, the big screen began to scroll through the film clips of the five actors nominated for Best Actor.

After the screening, Liu Dehua smiled and said, "Just before I went on stage, Gu Wei, who was sitting next to me, said to me: Brother Hua, no matter who you see when the prize is drawn, you must read my name, and I promised."

He said that the whole audience laughed, and the camera also cut to Gu Wei's side.

Liu Dehua then said, "I always keep my word, and I will never change my promise to Gu Wei!"

He paused and said, "Because he promised to find me to act in a movie."

The whole audience laughed again, and Gu Wei also raised his thumbs and compared it to Liu Dehua.

He knew that Liu Dehua was the first to fail in this section, but he didn't expect Huazi to be quite humorous.

"So it's better for Teacher Xi Meijuan to announce the results next."

After he said that, everyone laughed again.

Liu Dehua handed the envelope to Xi Meijuan next to him, and three jokes in one paragraph made the atmosphere in the venue reach its peak.

Xi Meijuan had been smiling and watching Liu Dehua's show of tricks. She took the envelope and did not hesitate to open it and announced directly: "The Best Actor of the 33rd China Film Golden Rooster Award is awarded to Gu Wei, [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils]!"

As soon as the result was announced, the scene burst into applause.

Although Gu Wei had been prepared, he still couldn't suppress his excitement when he heard that he won the award.

This is the first Golden Rooster Award he has won in the 9 years since he entered the industry.

It is also the highest honor he has ever received in the film industry.

He stood up and hugged Wen Mu next to him, as well as Zhang Zifeng, Zhou Ye and others in the back row, and shook hands with Chen Daoming and others next to him.

"Congratulations to Gu Wei, please invite Gu Wei to the stage to receive the award.

Comments from the jury: In [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils], Gu Wei successfully created an anti-heroic role with vivid and delicate acting skills"

Gu Wei walked onto the stage amid the applause and cheers of the audience.

"Congratulations~"

After going on stage, he hugged Liu Dehua and Xi Meijuan respectively.

"Thank you, thank you Brother Hua, Teacher Meijuan~"

"I did what I promised you~" Liu Dehua said with a smile.

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

After receiving the trophy and certificate from the two, Gu Wei stood in front of the microphone.

"I am really very happy to receive this award today!

I graduated from Beijing Film Academy, and I knew what the Golden Rooster Award meant to an actor from the day I started school.

I was still a student at that time, and I hadn't even filmed any movies.

I thought it would be great if I could win the Golden Rooster Award one day.

Now 9 years have passed, and when I really stood on this stage and received the trophy, I was so happy that I couldn't describe it in words.

Thank you, everyone, thank you to the jury for giving me this award, and thank you to everyone in the crew of [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils]!

Thank you to all the audience friends who like me, it is you who support me to this day!

I want to say that this is not the end, but a new beginning!"

Gu Wei bowed deeply to the audience, and then held up the Golden Rooster Award trophy, his eyes seemed to be shining!