"Director Zhang, I'm Tang Guoqiang. If there's a chance, I hope to collaborate with you on a project."
"Okay, I will."
"Director Zhang, I'm Liu Xiaoqing. I really like the film you directed called 'The Fault in Our Stars.' If there's a chance, please give me your support. I hope to have the opportunity to work with you again."
"Okay, there will be opportunities in the future."
"Director Zhang, I'm Zhu Ling. If there's a suitable role in the future, please consider me."
"good."
"Director Zhang..."
After Xie Fei led Zhang Qiurui to introduce the older generation of directors and actors he knew, many younger actors knew Zhang Qiurui's name, and many of them came forward to introduce themselves, hoping to seek opportunities for cooperation.
Zhang Qiurui responded one by one with a smile.
As time went by, the award ceremony officially began.
Under the bright lights, the host walked onto the stage gracefully and greeted the audience with a smile.
"Dear guests, good evening! Welcome to the first Golden Rooster Awards ceremony for Chinese-language films!" Her voice echoed in the venue, instantly igniting the atmosphere.
"Tonight, we will witness together the glory and honor of the Chinese-language film industry. Every nominated director, actor, screenwriter, photographer, etc. is an outstanding representative of film art. Their hard work and outstanding talents have brought us countless touching works." Thunderous applause broke out in the audience, and the atmosphere gradually heated up.
The host smiled slightly and continued, "Next, we will first announce the winner of the Best Music Award..."
As the various awards were presented one by one, the atmosphere became more and more heated. The closer it got to the end, the more important the awards were. Soon it was the turn of the Best Screenwriter Award.
“Next is the Best Screenplay Award.
The winner is very famous. He has written more than a dozen novels. Not only is he a well-known writer, he has also made many films and won many awards at the three major international film festivals overseas.
The winner is Zhang Qiurui for "The Garland at the Foot of the Mountain." Let's invite Director Zhang Qiurui to the stage to accept the award. As the host finished speaking, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.
Zhang Qiurui slowly stood up, a smile on his face, and nodded to everyone around him.
After going on stage and receiving the trophy from the host, Zhang Qiurui took the microphone in one hand, faced the audience, looked around the whole audience, smiled, raised the trophy in his hand, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "First of all, I want to thank the jury for giving me the Best Screenwriter Award.
"The Garland at the Foot of the Mountain" is more than just a story; it's a profound reflection on human nature and history. While writing this work, I was repeatedly moved by the characters' resilience and sacrifice. They made me understand that true heroes often hide in ordinary lives, silently bearing the burden of the times.
As a screenwriter and director, I've always hoped to convey a sense of power through my work—a power that touches hearts and inspires reflection. This award today is a recognition of my past efforts, but more importantly, a spur. The road ahead is long, and I will continue to use my pen and camera to record stories worth remembering.
Zhang Qiurui had just finished speaking.
The audience burst into warm applause again. Zhang Qiurui walked off the stage with a smile, the trophy in her hand shining brightly under the lights.
After receiving the award, Zhang Qiurui rested for a night and took a train to Gansu early the next morning to continue filming "Hidden in the Smoke and Dust".
Time slowly passed and more than a month passed
By July, two-thirds of the scenes for "Hidden in the Smoke" had been filmed.
Now, only a few dozen scenes in autumn and winter are left to complete the filming of "Hidden in the Dust".
In Gansu, it will take at least October for autumn to arrive. It is now July, and there are still three months to October. Zhang Qiurui cannot continue to stay here, so he left only Zhang Huijun, Wu Yanshu and You Benchang outside the team. All the crew members returned to Beijing, agreed on the next shooting time, and completed the remaining shooting.
This also resulted in the cost of filming "Hidden in the Smoke" originally being only 300,000 yuan, but later increasing to 500,000 yuan.
After returning to Beijing, Zhang Qiurui flew directly to Hong Kong.
Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
The crew of The Legend of the Condor Heroes has just finished their three-month martial arts training and is now busy filming the scenes in the Mongolian setting on Lantau Island.
Coincidentally, that day was the first day that Zhang Qiurui returned to Hong Kong, which happened to be the first day of filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
She didn't make it to the launch conference, as it happened to be the third session, so she only managed to shoot the first scene.
"Director Zhang, you're back. Have you finished filming the movie in the mainland?" Shao Yifu was also at the launch conference today. When he saw Zhang Qiurui, he walked over with a smile and asked.
Shao Yifu also knew that Zhang Qiurui had returned to the mainland to shoot a movie during the time she disappeared. When he saw her come back this time, he thought that the movie she was shooting in the mainland had been completed.
"Not so fast. This movie in mainland China needs to go through four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter to shoot. We have only finished two-thirds of the scenes now. In October, we have to go back to the mainland to shoot the rest." Zhang Qiurui shook his head.
"Director Zhang, is this movie going to be screened at the three major film festivals?" Shao Yifu asked with an idea in his mind.
The filming of a play spanned four seasons, and all the time added up to a year. It was obviously a carefully polished work.
"I plan to participate in the Venice Film Festival next year." Zhang Qiurui did not hide it.
"Director Zhang has won major awards in Berlin and Cannes. Now the only thing missing is Venice. It's time to make a push for Venice." Shao Yifu looked at the young Zhang Qiurui with mixed feelings.
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