Chapter 579 Best Actor and Best Actress
After the filming of [The Wandering Earth] was wrapped, Gu Wei did not return to Beijing directly, but flew to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.
On the evening of September 16, the closing ceremony of the 31st China Golden Rooster Awards and the 26th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was held at the Ethnic Minority Cultural, Sports and Sports Center in Hohhot.
As the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Image Awards become increasingly regionalized, the Golden Rooster Awards, one of the three major awards, has undoubtedly become the most authoritative and influential film award in the country.
The Golden Rooster Awards are held every two years, alternating with the Hundred Flowers Awards. The last time it was held was in September 2015 in Jilin City.
Gu Wei has filmed many movies since his debut, many of which were box office hits.
Unfortunately, his films are mostly commercial films, and he has won many small awards, but it is difficult for him to win truly authoritative awards.
Heavyweight and authoritative awards like the three major domestic awards and the three major European film festivals place more emphasis on art films. It is pure fantasy to want to win awards with commercial films.
The same goes for the North American Oscars. Leonardo DiCaprio was so handsome back then that he was considered a global male god. "Titanic" was so popular that it won the championship in film history at the time, but he still missed the Oscar.
It wasn't until 2015 that Leonardo, who was already 41 years old, finally won the Oscar for Best Actor after 22 years of being a runner-up for his role in "The Revenant", in which he ate raw meat, was completely naked and had a horse belly.
Gu Wei is currently a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in the film industry. His works have high box office and he is very popular, but he is not favored by authoritative awards.
This is mainly due to the nature of the films he shoots.
Gu Wei came to participate in this year's Golden Rooster Awards because he was nominated for Best Actor for his role in "Operation Mekong" released in 2016.
This is also the first time that Gu Wei has been nominated for a Golden Rooster Award in his five years of debut.
Although the probability of winning the award is not high, being nominated is also a great honor.
After walking the red carpet with the crew of "Operation Mekong", Gu Wei entered the award ceremony hall.
"Brother Chao, what a coincidence~"
Their crew was located right next to the crew of "Burning Sun".
Deng Chao was wearing a black suit, a white shirt underneath, and a black bow tie, and he looked energetic.
"Gu Wei, we meet again after just a few days, and you are still as handsome as ever!" Deng Chao greeted with a smile.
"Same here, I didn't expect that Brother Chao and I would become rivals today."
Like Gu Wei, Deng Chao was also nominated for Best Actor.
"Hahaha, don't be polite to me. If you win the Best Actor award, just treat me to a meal~"
"I'd really like to treat you to this meal, but judging by the situation, it's more likely that you'll be the one to pay, Brother Chao!"
Although he performed very well in "Operation Mekong", the subject matter of the film still placed certain limitations on Gu Wei's acting skills.
In the suspense crime film "The Sun Also Rises", Deng Chao's performance was indeed very brilliant.
"What if neither of us has it?"
Gu Wei's eyes turned and he saw Zhang Yi sitting behind the two of them.
"If you don't have any, let Brother Yi treat you."
Zhang Yi was happily listening to the conversation between the two people in front of him, but suddenly he was called to the back and had a question mark in his head.
"You two are making a bet, why do you want me to treat you?
I was nominated for Best Supporting Actor this year, but not Best Actor."
"Brother Yi, you finally won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor a few months ago. Poor me, as your competitor, I was so sure you'd win, but after you won, you didn't even bother to treat me to a meal to comfort me."
"Okay, then I'll take care of it." Zhang Yi was an honest man, and since Gu Wei said so, he couldn't refuse.
The main reason is that he has a good relationship with Gu Wei and Deng Chao, so it doesn’t matter who treats him to dinner.
There is no need to say much about Zhang Yi's relationship with Gu Wei. His good relationship with Deng Chao is mainly because of Sun Li.
In his early years, Zhang Yi was from the Comrades Art Troupe of the Beijing Military Region, while Sun Li was from the Art Troupe of the Shanghai Garrison Military Region Command. The two had collaborated in 1999.
Later in 2013, he collaborated with Sun Li in "Hot Mom", playing a couple.
At that time, the shooting location was not far from Deng Chao's home. Deng Chao brought his son to the crew when he had nothing to do, which made Zhang Yi very embarrassed.
Just as the three of them were chatting, Zhou Dongyu, who was wearing a golden long dress, walked over. When she saw Gu Wei, her eyes lit up and she waved to him happily.
Gu Wei also responded with a few words with a smile.
"Are you familiar with Zhou Dongyu?" Deng Chao asked curiously.
"It's okay, we are classmates in college~"
"Your class is really amazing, an absolute star class.
Zhou Dongyu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, and you two are both nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards. Your teacher must be so happy," Zhang Yi exclaimed.
"I guess there will be reports about both of you being nominated in tomorrow's news," Deng Chao said.
"Zhou Dongyu had already become famous as a Mou Girl before she went to school. I was still unknown at that time, just an ordinary student.
Although we are classmates, we are not actually that familiar with each other.”
Gu Wei shrugged.
In fact, since Gu Wei made his debut, the little yellow duck has tried to make overtures to him several times, but he really has no interest in the other party and only responded with a few words for the sake of face.
The Golden Rooster Awards ceremony began soon. After an opening song and dance performance, the awards began to be presented one after another.
The first awards to be presented are several awards such as Best Art, Best Photography, Best Music, and Best Editing.
The Best Editing award went to "Saving Mr. Wu", the Best Music award went to "Cairo Declaration", the Best Cinematography award went to "Village Play", and the Best Art Award went to "The Wasted Times".
Then came the Best Directorial Debut Award, which went to Wen Zhang, who directed "Lu Yao Zhi Mali."
Although this former top mainland actor's acting career has been ruined, he seems to be developing in the directing industry.
After some supporting songs and dances, the ceremony began with the awarding of the Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards.
The Best Supporting Actress award was given to Ms. Wu Yanshu from "Relocation", a true veteran actor who is 77 years old this year.
Teacher Wu started working at the Shanxi Repertory Theatre in 1959. During that time, she was invited many times to star in the drama "Liu Hulan" at the Great Hall of the People, and was cordially received by Premier Zhou. She is a true people's artist of the older generation.
After retiring in 2003, Teacher Wu started acting in TV dramas and movies, mostly playing supporting roles as grandmothers.
After the Best Supporting Actress award was presented, it was the turn of the Best Supporting Actor.
Most of the nominated actors are familiar to Gu Wei, including Yu Hewei [I Am Not Madame Bovary], Wang Qianyuan [Saving Mr. Wu], Zhu Yawen [Lu Yao Knows Mali], Sun Weimin [Bloody Battle of Xiangjiang River] and Zhang Yi [The Murderer].
They are all talented, so it’s not surprising any of them wins the award.
"Wang Qianyuan [Save Mr. Wu], Yu Hewei [I Am Not Madame Bovary], congratulations to both of you!"
Surprisingly, this year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor was a double-edged sword, with Wang Qianyuan and Yu Hewei both winning.
"It's okay, Brother Yi, the next time you come, you'll probably be receiving the Best Actor award."
Gu Wei smiled and clapped, and did not forget to comfort Zhang Yi.
But what he said was absolutely right. With the speed at which Zhang Yi rose in the past two years, it would be difficult for him to get the opportunity to play a supporting role in the future. He would either not get any award, or the award he won would definitely be the Best Actor.
"Haha, I hope so, right?" Zhang Yi was very open-minded, and there was no trace of disappointment on his face.
Soon, the Golden Rooster Awards entered the second half, and the remaining awards were the most popular ones.
"Operation Mekong" defeated "Soulmate", "Old Cannon", "Blood Battle on the Xiangjiang River" and "I Am Not Madame Bovary" to win the Best Feature Film Award.
Immediately afterwards, Feng Xiaogang won the Best Director Award for "I Am Not Madame Bovary".
This is the second time Director Feng has won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director, the last time being in 2009 for "Assembly".
"Today, 'I Am Not Madame Bovary' is going to be the biggest winner. If nothing unexpected happens, the Best Actress award will probably go to Fan Bingbing."
"Bingbing? No way."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Deng Chao became a little skeptical.
He and Fan Bingbing are old acquaintances and are very clear about each other's acting skills. He definitely has some, but they are not very profound.
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and motioned Deng Chao to watch.
After the Best Director Award, the presenter came on stage to announce the winner of the Best Actress Award.
Gu Wei’s guess turned out to be correct. Fan Bingbing won the first Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress in her life for her role in "I Am Not Madame Bovary".
Fan Bingbing was very excited when he heard that he had won the award. He hugged Feng Xiaogang and Li Chen beside him, and then went on stage to receive the award.
Zhou Dongyu, who was nominated at the same time, looked a little unhappy. "Soul Mate" just helped her win the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, and she had a good chance of winning the Golden Rooster Award. She didn't expect to lose to Fan Bingbing, who is not known for her acting skills.
Yan Ni, who also missed the Best Actress award, didn't react much. She just clapped and congratulated with a smile. It seemed like her mind was not in the audience and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Deng Chao clapped his hands and turned to look at Gu Wei in surprise.
It means "Your prediction is really accurate"
The final Best Actor award was about to be announced, and Gu Wei was a little nervous.
Given his current fame and his performance in "Operation Mekong", it is not surprising that he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor. It just depends on whether the jury is willing to give him the award.
"The winner of the Best Actor at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards is," the award presenter You Yong said as he opened the envelope and handed it to Xi Meijuan beside him.
"Deng Chao, [Burning Sun]!" Teacher Xi read out the name of the winner.
"Huh," Gu Wei sighed softly in his heart, "It really doesn't work."
Then they applauded and congratulated with a smile on their faces.
"Congratulations, Brother Chao!"
"Thank you, thank you."
Deng Chao was so surprised when he heard that he had won the award that he almost jumped up from his seat.
This was the first time in his life that he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, and it was also the most important award he had received in his more than 20 years of career.
Deng Chao became famous very early. He has filmed many film and television dramas over the years and his acting skills are widely recognized, but he has received few awards.
Huang Xiaoming, who has always been competing with him, has won the Grand Slam of the mainland film industry four years ago, including the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and Huabiao Best Actor awards, despite having made so many bad movies.
In terms of awards, it can be said that he has beaten Deng Chao by a long shot.
The only thing that makes Deng Chao better than Huang Xiaoming now is that he has successfully transformed into a director, while Xiaoming has always been on the path of an actor and has not been affected at all by the trend of cross-border directors in the entertainment industry.
After a while, Deng Chao came back after receiving the award.
He held the Golden Rooster Award trophy in his hand, with a silly smile on his face, and was completely immersed in excitement and joy, unable to extricate himself.
"Brother Chao, you have to treat me this time, right?"
"Please, definitely please. Come to my house when you return to the capital and let Sister Li show you her skills. Then call Xiaolu and Chen He along."
"Will winning the Best Actor award help improve your status in the family?" Gu Wei was a little curious when he heard Deng Chao mention Sun Li.
"Haha, do I even need to mention my family status? It's always been my job, and there's no room for advancement."
Gu Wei curled his lips.
"Has it reached the top or is it being crushed?"
"Look down on me? Do I look like a henpecked man?
When we have dinner together this time, I will let you see my status in the family." Deng Chao looked confident, but he was thinking in his heart.
"If I win the Best Actor award, my wife should be able to give me some face."
(End of this chapter)
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