Wu Changyun was assigned to a C position, with Zou Wenhuai and Sammo Hung on his left. In fact, Sammo Hung was sitting in Xu Guanwen's seat, but it was heard that the two had some disagreements, so he was moved away by the stage manager.
In fact, the two of them are not in conflict, it’s just a problem of media publicity.
On Wu Changyun's right are Wu Siyuan and Chen Gangsheng. Needless to say, these two are the most promising dark horses this year. Chen Gangsheng, who is currently on the rise, is not too obsessed with the box office crown.
From being a box office poison with no roles to taking on, to now earning millions for each film, Chan Kong-sang can be said to have nothing to worry about.
"Actually, I feel a lot of pressure in this position because my boss is watching me on the stage, so I don't deserve this award."
Zhou Runfa held the microphone and moved from time to time to the position where the spotlight shone. The youngest person in the center was Wu Changyun.
"The Outstanding Contribution Award for Hong Kong Film is presented to Mr. Zou Wenhuai, who is sitting next to our boss."
Zhou Runfa clapped his hands, and Zou Wenhuai stood up and walked onto the stage with an awkward smile on his face. In fact, they had received some rumors, but they were not accurate before the awards ceremony.
It's not surprising that Zou Wenhuai won this award.
He has indeed dedicated most of his life to the film industry, while Wu Changyun has only been doing it for a few years and his qualifications are far from enough.
"Next is the Best Director Award." Zhou Runfa read out the card with a name written on the inside.
This award is basically between Sam Hui and Ng Sheung Wan. If director To Kei-fung's new work wasn't particularly ideal, it would have become a three-way choice.
In the end, the award was unexpectedly given to Wu Changyun.
Xu Guanwen, Chan Kong-sang, Chow Yun-fat, Zhao Yazhi, Brigitte Lin and others were included in the list of winners as actors.
The award ceremony is just one part of the dinner. Only those who are particular about things will care about this kind of award ceremony. After all, it is rare for colleagues to sit together and it is a matter of face.
The highlight of the evening was the awards ceremony.
This discussion among the bosses of nine companies can be said to have determined the opening of the Hong Kong film industry in the 1980s and how it would unfold.
The position of president of the Film Association will also be returned from the temporary successor Wang Tianlin to the real filmmakers like them.
Li Yingquan’s ability to serve in the Film Association is largely due to her extraordinary connections and resources in the business world, which can bring many cooperation opportunities to the film industry.
Later, Wang Tianlin took over. On the one hand, there was no suitable candidate at the time. On the other hand, none of the companies wanted to take the lead, nor were they willing to hand over the position to the other party.
They didn’t pay enough attention before, but now the problems in the Hong Kong film industry are becoming increasingly serious, and someone must take the helm.
No one present spoke, but it was obvious that several of them had prepared some topics.
Especially Luo Wei, this guy looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to say it, and he glanced at Wu Changyun from time to time.
"Senior Luo, please tell me something."
"Well, let me tell you, damn, I can't be ranked in terms of ability here, but when it comes to understanding the Hong Kong film industry, I still have a say."
Luo Wei pointed at Wu Changyun and continued, "Boss Wu, I'll be the first to agree to your nomination for chairman this time."
"There should have been a limit to Hong Kong's pink films. Disorderly development will destroy order. If it continues like this, I will find actresses like Sharon Yeung and Deborah Lee to shoot something without a plot."
Luo Wei spread his hands, as if he had thrown down the glove.
This is indeed unpleasant to hear. Shaw Brothers currently has the most serious problems in this area. Run Run Shaw is also present, and half of this is said to him.
"Just shoot if you want to. Who's stopping you? It's real." Shao Yifu found this funny. Does everything have to wait until you make money before it feels sweet? What were you doing before?
"Indeed, we should regulate ourselves, otherwise problems will arise sooner or later."
The youngest is Yuan Aijia. She came to the meeting on behalf of her grandfather. Great Wall and Phoenix have nothing to do with these pink movies, and they never skirt the rules. It’s just that their box office results have not been very good. They are considered the most honest and clean among these companies.
"Yes, no matter who becomes the president today, these problems must be handled properly in the future."
"In that case, I will also vote for Wu Changyun. He is the most suitable person to do this." Charlie, the head of Emperor Entertainment Group, also echoed.
Why did both of them recommend Wu Changyun? It is largely because Wu Changyun’s new film this year, "The Handmaiden", is a film that is easy to confuse concepts. Behind the embarrassing scale is an extremely exciting plot, which is unprecedented.
If this matter were handled by another family, Wu Changyun might have objections, so it is better to leave it to Wu Changyun himself.
"So if we have to limit the scope, what about the original actors? How should we handle it? There are also parts that we can't control."
Wu Changyun mentioned the most fundamental problem. To eliminate this problem, we must take two approaches: sanction pink film actors and companies.
Of course, a large part of it is not under the management of their film association, and currently they can only control themselves.
"In this way, we can refer to the practice of Ethical Films and impose a ban on those companies that do not join." Wu Changyun asked himself and answered himself, which was considered a harsh suggestion.
Making this decision will cut off the financial resources of many people.
None of the companies dared to raise any objection. Jiahe expressed its agreement first, and then the others reluctantly followed suit.
Then problems always come one after another, and the very serious local forces in Hong Kong now are actually what remained after the ICAC storm.
This group of people will target anything that can make money. Many actors have been threatened. Some of them are so bold that they have even become film companies and used illegal means to kidnap and threaten actors and directors. Such things are not uncommon at all.
When this topic was mentioned, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers fell silent at the same time. Although they were large companies, they were also troubled.
On the contrary, Wu Changyun has good grades but is not very famous outside.
Just when everyone thought so, Zou Wenhuai spoke up first. He corrected everyone's view and said, "I think there must be other reasons why no one bothered Brother Wu. Let's not hide it. Since we are electing a president, we must make everyone feel that they can rely on him."
"Who dares to mess with him? It's good enough that he doesn't mess with others."
Yuan Aijia and Wu Changyun were so familiar with each other that even Luo Wei, who was known for his outspokenness, didn't say anything, but Yuan Aijia didn't shy away from anything.
"That's the problem. Can Brother Wu help us solve this problem? Is it money or work? Let's discuss it together."
Zou Wenhuai's words expressed everyone's thoughts. Over the years, each of them had suffered a lot of losses because of this local tyrant. Based on the principle that it doesn't matter who they give to, they can give less to Wu Changyun. Now Wu Changyun has become everyone's thorn in the side.
"Boss, you must have some misunderstanding about me, acting as if I'm a bandit leader." Wu Changyun smiled bitterly.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering, "Isn't that so?"
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