Chapter 339 Discussion

When this news came out, not only the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, but also Hong Kong people who paid a little attention to current affairs were shocked.

In fact, according to "custom", it has long been known to all Hong Kong people that the Taiwan authorities would jump up and down as if their tails were stepped on when the Hong Kong film and television industry has any connection with the mainland; but this is the first time that they issued a high-profile and urgent warning so quickly on the second day after Liang Jiawei, the youngest actor to win the Academy Award, won the award.

Su Yun's warning was also particularly high-profile, but at least because it involved the issue of the disaster, it also left some room for maneuver to the greatest extent possible.

Generally speaking, due to their vested interests, Taiwan is willing to turn a blind eye to this situation: as long as you don't openly go against their "rules" and just put on a little self-deception and tacit understanding, they will let it go.

For example, last year, the film "Boat Man", which was known as a classic masterpiece of the new wave of Hong Kong films and won five major awards in the second Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Art Director and Best Newcomer, was also awarded during the awards season. Due to such sensitive factors, the film had to change the director, the leading actor, and the entire crew, except for the new director, all used pseudonyms to appear in the film. Only then did it achieve a balance in such a sensitive environment.

But despite this, facing the honors of the second year's awards season, many of the replaced actors still have no regrets: although winning a heavyweight acting award is a rare moment of honor in an artist's career, when faced with fame and profit, many people can only helplessly choose profit.

Many people have the responsibility of supporting their families - this is also the fundamental reason why many people enter the entertainment industry in this era.

Once you make this film, it will trigger the Taiwan authorities' ridiculous regulations, which will first warn you to write a "confession", and if you refuse to do so, you will be directly "banned"; then no matter what other movies you star in, they will not be allowed to enter Taiwan's theaters - in this case, who would dare to ask you to film?

In front of those whose minds are smaller than a needle tip, no one's face or favors are of any use.

Was Su Yun's status high enough back then? She was firmly in the top spot, but it was because she was too young that people couldn't directly mention her over those adult actresses. Otherwise, based on her achievements, if a ranking list of all the female artists from the two major film companies was drawn up, Su Yun would definitely be ranked first.

With such achievements as her foundation, if she continues to work hard and not go astray, she will definitely be able to be called a one-of-a-kind female artist in Hong Kong in the future.

As a result, they only went to Tangcheng to help with disaster relief, but were unwilling to admit that their approach to disaster relief and rescue was "wrong"...

If it weren't for the last will and handwritten words of praise from the person above, there would be no hope of unblocking it for thirty years, let alone three years.

Afterwards, Su Yun "voluntarily" retired for three years to avoid the limelight. Now, whenever she shoots a movie that is filmed in mainland China, she directly avoids contacting Taiwan and focuses mainly on the local market in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and overseas markets for promotion. At least she has achieved a balance like "To the Wrath of the Sea".

What is unexpected is that just eight years after the incident involving Su Yun, another stubborn thorn has emerged. Facing the warning from Taiwan, Liang Jiawei, like Su Yun did back then, refused to "repent."

Soon after receiving the news, Taiwan immediately announced the subsequent policy: any film starring or co-produced by "Liang Jiawei" would not be allowed to enter Taiwan theaters.

After so many years, Taiwan is still an extremely important market for Hong Kong films. In the Hong Kong film industry, apart from Lu Shaolong and Su Yun who have been able to open up overseas markets, and Chen Xuanlong who has just started to make some progress in the overseas market, this ban from Taiwan is really something that everyone is afraid of.

Seeing Taiwan's attempt to jump to victory once again, many people in Hong Kong's film and television industry are feeling a mixture of anger and helplessness.

"How can this be possible! They are the ones who particularly like to meddle in everything!" As one of the organizers of the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards, Zhao Lizhong naturally spent a lot of time and effort in the past few months. He watched every participating film one by one, and finally decided with the jury that although Liang Jiawei did not have a big role in "Behind the Curtain", he interpreted the emperor to perfection.

Of course, this final decision was also to some extent to make up for the fact that Liang Jiawei was not given an award in the previous selection of "The Rooftop Postman" in order to avoid suspicion.

What is unexpected is that, while "Behind the Scenes" was so "self-aware" that it was only broadcast in Hong Kong and mainland China, Taiwan still stretched its hand so far and insisted on promoting the potential new star they wanted to promote.

"It's not the first day I've known them. Why are you so angry?" Su Yun said calmly, "Why don't you try harder to think about how to solve this problem?"

"This situation is even more difficult than what you did back then. After all, what you did back then was disaster relief, and you had the support of the people and the care of the higher-ups, but this time Liang Jiawei is really cooperating." When Zhao Liying was Zhao's successor, he also had some exchanges with director Li Xuexiang, who made the "Behind the Curtain" series of films. Thinking back to the past, he naturally couldn't help shaking his head, "Director Li Xuexiang was the same. When he tricked Liang Jiawei into filming, he didn't think about what he would encounter in the future."

"It's just like what Mary said, it's not the first day you've known him. Old Li is a man who has devoted himself to his artistic career and is particularly stubborn. He won't turn back until he hits a wall. In order to shoot these two films, "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Curtain", he secretly ran away to the mainland to shoot. He even spent all his savings to set up a film company and wrote and directed his own films just to fulfill his wish..." Compared with his nephew Zhao Liying, Zhao Rifu, who could be said to have watched the first generation of Zhao directors such as Li Xuexiang and Chu Yan build their empire together, sighed deeply.

Compared to the old story that Li Xuexiang was expelled from school for his extreme participation in student movements, and then came to Hong Kong to make a living and pursue his dream of making movies; then the idea of ​​thinking that the future son-in-law is very talented, coercing and luring him with threats and benefits, and then rushing him to become the leading actor in a movie... doesn't seem so difficult to understand.

Moreover, Li Xuexiang is also a genius. Ever since Liang Jiawei and his daughter came to meet his parents, he has been "infatuated" with Liang Jiawei, the ready-made sex emperor. Even after Liang Jiawei and his daughter broke up peacefully, he still carried the slogan that if they couldn't be father-in-law and son-in-law, they could still be master and apprentice and father and son. He hung out with Liang Jiawei, whose acting talent was stimulated, and the two of them got along like master and apprentice as well as father and son.

Given this relationship, it is not surprising that Liang Jiawei, who has a very literary and artistic personality, is unwilling to "repent": there is the precedent of Su Yun's stubbornness, and now that Li Xuexiang, whom he respects and admires, is still planning to shoot subsequent films in this series, Liang Jiawei is absolutely unwilling to bow to Taiwan - because once he bows his head, it will not only prove that he "repents" and is "wrong", but also represent that the great director Li Xuexiang, who is both his teacher and father, and the production studios and film companies that support the shooting of this series of films are all "wrong".

The nobleness and pride of scholars are often unyielding.

"That's the problem. No one dares to hire Liang Jiawei to film a movie now. He has no other work in Hong Kong because of his trip to the north to film a movie. Where can he go?" Zhao Liming, as someone who helps manage artists, was unable to sign Liang Jiawei's contract smoothly at first, but he still had a deep impression of him.

"As long as people are still alive in this world, there must be a way." Su Yun smiled, "Given his situation, I can probably guess where he is..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhao Liming saw Su Yun's expression and immediately recalled the past when Su Yun seemed to be cooperative on the surface but secretly engaged in all kinds of shady operations. He immediately stood up and advised Su Yun like an elder brother, "I understand that you feel sympathy for him, but you were also unblocked with great difficulty, and you are also carrying the "Grave Robbers' Love" series. Don't act on impulse..."

"Of course I won't be impulsive anymore. Do you still think I'm the thin-skinned girl back then?" Seeing the worried look on her elder brother Zhao Liming's face, Su Yun rolled her eyes at him angrily, "I didn't have people or things before, so I just I dare to talk to them directly, regardless of the consequences; but now that I have the lives and fortunes of several crew members on my back, I will naturally not be like before."

"It's great that you think so." Fang Mona saw Su Yun say this and quickly said something.

These days, apart from official business, she still didn't dare to say anything to Su Yun openly.

After all, everything that happened in the past was really embarrassing, and she was not the type of person who could say nice things or soft words but was actually tough. As for Su Yun, a close friend who was easily persuaded by soft words but not by hard ones, Fang Mona could only keep an eye on her secretly.

If Su Yun said that she wanted to fight for Liang Jiawei this time, although she would not support it, she would also try her best to create conditions for Su Yun - for example, when Zhao Qiming spoke just now, she was prepared in her heart that if Su Yun was interested, she would lead the topic to the power struggle, starting with the excuse that Taiwan intervened too much, and then try to lead to the topic that others, as one of the decision-makers in the Hong Kong film and television industry, are always controlled by Taiwan, which is not conducive to the future development of the local film and television industry...

As a result, without her advice or help, Su Yun had already completed the transformation from chess piece to chess player.

"Before I come up with the next idea, I plan to find Liang Jiawei and ask him what he thinks about this, and..." Su Yun raised her eyebrows slightly when she said this, and her tone became even more chilling, "Do you still want to stay in this circle and play and experience thousands of different lives?"