Huayu started as a lecturer at Beijing Film Academy

"Congratulations, Mr. Gu..."

At the Golden Horse Awards dinner, people kept congratulating Gu Zhongyu, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Ziyi was still holding his arm and refused to let go!

The tradition of the Golden Horse Awards is that the best actor and actress must appear on the stage together for people to take pictures, but now it's time for dinner, and there are no reporters following. Zhang Ziyi still holds him, and Gu Zhongyu can't shake her hand off. The two have been like this since they walked out of the award ceremony hall.

Da Meiyuan's face almost changed. She never expected Zhang Ziyi to ntr her in person, but her best friend Jia Jingwen, who she hadn't seen for a long time, insisted on holding her to confide in her, so she could only watch the two people walk away and walk to the other side of the restaurant.

"Ziyi, I'm going to eat something. I can't get the plate if you're holding me like this!"

Zhang Ziyi said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, what do you want to eat? I can help you get it."

In fact, Zhang Ziyi is not bad looking, but for some reason, Gu Zhongyu just can't get interested in her, even if she is now flirting and throwing herself at him, he still has no interest.

"Mr. Gu, Ziyi, congratulations to both of you." Just when Gu Zhongyu was thinking of an excuse to get rid of her, Li An came over with a young man and was about to shake hands with him.

Gu Zhongyu quickly pulled out his hand that was held by Zhang Ziyi as if he had found a life-saving straw, and got together with Li An.

"This is my son Li Chun, who just came back from the United States."

"Hello, Mr. Gu, I've seen the movies you acted in, and I hope we can have a chance to work together."

Li An's son looks like a standard ABC template. You can tell from his gestures that he is not a native Chinese. Gu Zhongyu has some impression of him. He has appeared in "The Hangover 2" and "Legend of the Demon Cat", but he was basically just a supporting role.

It stands to reason that the son of a big director like Li An, since he has entered the entertainment industry, should have all kinds of resources thrown at him and debut as the male lead, just like Kaizi's son.

But Li An doesn't seem to care much about his son's development. Until Gu Zhongyu traveled through time, he had never seen him play any important roles.

"Director Li is the chairman of the jury this time. I'm afraid that you have made efforts behind the scenes for the two of us to win the award this time?"

Zhang Ziyi and Li An have been old friends since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". They have maintained a good relationship over the years, and they are both teachers and friends. So she thinks that the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress were given to mainland actors this time, which must be Li An's credit.

"Haha, I can't lie about this. I did vote for Ziyi, but not for Mr. Gu."

"Who is that?"

Looking at Li An's smile just now, even Gu Zhongyu thought he helped her, but he didn't expect it was someone else.

"It's Miss Li Binbin."

It's her?

I almost forgot that Li Binbin was one of the judges for the final selection, but Gu Zhongyu's relationship with her can only be said to be average. In addition, she is now the number one sister of Huayi, and the two don't have much contact on weekdays. Now that she gave the vote to Gu Zhongyu, she doesn't care if the Wang brothers are angry?

"Where is Li Binbin?"

"She left and didn't attend the dinner. If Mr. Gu wants to thank her, he has to wait until the next time they meet."

Interesting.

Seeing that Li An seemed to have a lot to say to Zhang Ziyi, Gu Zhongyu took the initiative to walk away.

Zhang Ziyi felt a little sorry. She finally got hold of Gu Zhongyu's hand. She didn't chat with him at the last Bazaar Charity Night. Now this man ran away again. Is it possible that she has no attraction to him at all?

Finally, Gu Zhongyu, who was alone, took a plate and cut a large piece of cake to taste. It must be said that the cream tasted good and was not inferior to the appearance.

"Fortunately, there are no reporters here, otherwise you will be photographed with your mouth full of cream. Aren't you afraid that everyone will laugh at you?"

Just as Gu Zhongyu was enjoying the food, a noble lady in a red dress appeared beside him. It was Chen Hong who smiled at him during the award ceremony just now, and she was holding a little boy in her teens.

He recognized it at a glance. This was Chen Feiyu, the youngest son of Brother Kaizi. He was still talking about it in his heart just now, but he didn't expect to see this boy so soon.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hong would take the initiative to find him. Gu Zhongyu first looked behind her and around her, but did not find Brother Kaizi.

"The Golden Horse Awards have been delayed for too long. I'm hungry. Where's Director Chen?"

"He went back to the mainland for something. I want to take my son to Taiwan for a few days. This is my son Arthur. Come on, call him Uncle Gu."

Arthur is the transliteration of Chen Feiyu's English name Arthur. Although Arthur, who just turned 13 this year, is young, he has a proud and arrogant attitude. He reluctantly called him Uncle after hearing his mother's instructions.

This pretending to be deep is very similar to his father. Fortunately, his mother Chen Hong has the same appearance, otherwise he won't be able to hook up with married men in the future.

Why does it feel a bit like me, Gu...

It's rare that Brother Kaizi is not here. The two of them found a secluded corner and started chatting without any scruples.

Before the two of them were suspected of "cheating", Gu Zhongyu and Brother Kaizi actually had a good relationship. When the project of "The Orphan of Zhao" was established, Huang Xiaoming actually found him at the beginning to play Han Jue. Even the makeup photos and press conference were ready.

During that time, Chen Hong was also very nice to him. She often brought soup to her husband and left a portion for Gu Zhongyu.

Gu Zhongyu also reciprocated by often buying gifts for Chen Hong. As time went by, the two became friends.

"I think Director Chen doesn't seem to be in a good mood today!"

"That's natural. The box office of "Search" was not ideal. I didn't expect that you didn't even get a nomination for the Golden Horse Awards this time. Seeing you win two trophies, my mentality is a bit unbalanced."

"In fact, Director Chen's movie is good. If he can't win the award, it can only be said that he is unlucky."

"I didn't expect you to not bear grudges and speak for him."

Of course I don't bear grudges. It's not me who almost got cuckolded.

In fact, what Gu Zhongyu said is also sincere. Among the many movies of Brother Kaizi, "Search" is the only one worth watching in recent years. It focuses on the widespread cyber violence in reality. Like "Together with You", this kind of small art film can truly reflect Brother Kaizi's directing level.

Many people say that Brother Kaizi's level is a mess, and even speculate that the movie "Farewell My Concubine" is actually not his credit, but directed by his father Chen Huaiai.

Although Gu Zhongyu doesn't like Brother Kaizi, the person who said this must have not seen Brother Kaizi's previous works, nor has he seen Brother Kaizi's later works. He has only seen Brother Kaizi's recent works to make a conclusion.

Before "Farewell My Concubine", in the 1980s and 1990s, Kaizi was the most masterful person among the academics. "King of Children", "Yellow Earth" and "The Great Parade" were all wonders in the history of domestic films. When he made "Farewell My Concubine", critics generally believed that he was trying to please the audience and the West, and began to go downhill.

After "Farewell My Concubine", "The Emperor and the Assassin", which he collaborated with Leslie Cheung for the second time, was also nominated for the Palme d'Or that year. "The Emperor and the Assassin" was his last peak.

Compare this film with "Hero" and you will know. Both are stories about assassinating the Qin emperor that do not fully respect history. The theme of "Hero" is that civilians must bow to the emperor, while the theme of "The Emperor and the Assassin" is that the personal price an emperor must pay to unify the six countries is the process of abandoning sensibility for rationality. In "The Emperor and the Assassin", Li Xuejian gave the best performance of his career, restoring the perverse and suspicious side of the King of Qin; while the King of Qin played by Chen Daoming in "Hero" only had the ambition to unify the world.

This is the difference between the way Kaizi, an intellectual, and the photographer Lao Mouzi understand characters, and the difference is obvious. Kaizi himself also played a role, that is, Lü Buwei, the father of the King of Qin, who died for the King of Qin in the film.

Later, he said that this was his own way to commemorate his father.

Then why couldn't he make a movie like "Farewell My Concubine" later?

Kaizi himself said that the domestic environment has changed and such works can no longer be made. This is naturally an excuse. Blaming all the problems on the times is as unsatisfactory as blaming all the problems on individuals. What is important is not that the times are changing, but that the relationship between Kaizi and the times is changing.

Who is Kaizi? A typical intellectual in the 1980s. His knowledge structure may be effective in reflecting on history, but it will be very twisted if he wants to cater to the audience. The issues he has been committed to exploring were mainstream issues in the intellectual community in the 1980s and 1990s, but now no one cares about them.

He is completely different from Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou has an amazing control over the beauty of the scene, which allows him to shoot a good momentum even if he gets a very bad script. He can also shoot a simple story like "Shadow" with the charm of Chinese landscape painting and still get good box office results.

Even the worst "The Great Wall" has remarkable color design.

But Kaizi is not like that. Once he is out of touch with society, his works are completely unsatisfactory to the audience. For example, his restoration of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty in "Legend of the Demon Cat" is very second-rate in the eyes of the audience. Producer Xu Feng said that Kaizi is a person who is not good at choosing scripts, and his basic judgment of the world and the times is problematic.

The worst is "The Promise". An intellectual director is almost powerless in the face of the newly emerging Internet culture. From then on, Brother Kaizi was defined by "A Murder Case Caused by a Bun" as a rubbish director with only one good work.

Moreover, a director's peak period is only 20 years. His first work "Yellow Earth" was produced in 1984, and "The Emperor and the Assassin" was produced in 1998. His peak period was 15 years, which was also considered passing.

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When two adults were chatting, Arthur, a little kid, naturally had no patience to listen. He was thinking about the PS game console hidden in his bag. It happened that his fierce father was not at home, so he told his mother that he was bored and wanted to go out for a walk.

"Don't run too far. Wait for me at the door after the dinner."

"I know. You always treat me like a child."

Chen Hong guessed that her son must have gone to play the game console, but Brother Kaizi was like a feudal emperor at home and had the final say. Her son was too uncomfortable being controlled, so it was not bad to let him relax occasionally.

"I just saw you and Li An chatting for quite a long time. Are you planning to collaborate on a new movie?"

"No, I just chatted a few words and introduced his son to us."

"It would be nice to collaborate with Li An." Chen Hong sighed. "Li An won the Oscar for Best Director again last year. His movies are getting better and better. But our Chen is often accused of running out of ideas."

"Li An became a director almost ten years later than Chen, but now he has surpassed Chen. Although he doesn't say it, I can feel the envy in his heart. How come the gap between the two has become so big now!"

"Life experiences are different. Li An has been poor, and he was very poor, while Director Chen has not only not been poor, but he is also not completely rich."

This is the first time Chen Hong has heard such a statement: "What do you mean?"

"For any form of creator, "poverty" is a particularly important part of life. The earlier, the more thorough, the deeper, and the longer the poverty, the longer the road ahead can be. Directors, actors, writers, painters, and musicians are all the same."

In his autobiography "A Dream of Movies in Ten Years", Li An once said, "Fear spurs me to constantly seek improvement, because there is no stronger feeling than fear. The driving force for continuous attempts lies in insecurity. Once I have a sense of security and it becomes a habit, I will be afraid of being stereotyped, afraid of running out of ideas, afraid of things being stale, and afraid of being eliminated by others who know the way.

So Li An can always look at the world from a sincere, affectionate, and delicate civilian perspective, while Kaizi Ge has always been ambitious and self-righteous, surrounded by villains who flatter him, and he has long lost his way. In the endless flattery and sweet talk.

"Excuse me for being blunt, Director Chen, who became famous too early and never suffered from poverty, now lacks the insight into human nature, sensitivity to the world, and compassion for the weak..."

I don't know if Brother Kaizi is sneezing wildly now after being scolded by Gu Zhongyu in front of his wife...

As a wife, Chen Hong naturally doesn't like to hear others say bad things about her husband, but she feels that these words coming from Gu Zhongyu's mouth are so convincing that he originally I was also attracted by Gu Zhongyu's confident look, so I unconsciously got close to him.

It was the same with Kaizi in his early years, but he was not as handsome as Gu Zhongyu, and now he is middle-aged, and now he is only arrogant and conceited.

"You have analyzed Lao Chen very thoroughly. He certainly didn't expect that the person who knows him best would be you, but..."

Chen Hong paused, smiled and asked: "You just said that being poor is a particularly important part of life, but you have never been poor, and you live so freely, isn't your mentality consistent?"