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Chapter 68 Conferring of Emperor and Empress Titles
"Winner of the Best Actor award at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards – Gu Qingshan for 'Love is Not Blind'!"
As soon as the award presenter finished speaking, the camera focused on Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan wasn't as excited as Jing Tian. After all, he wasn't an actor at all, so he had no expectations for or interest in this kind of performance award.
The subsequent awards for Best Film went to "Assembly" for Best Feature Film, while "Love is Not Blind," "Invisible Wings," and "The Knot" were awarded for Outstanding Feature Film.
After the awards ceremony, Gu Qingshan held a celebration banquet, which was attended by his friends and people he had worked with.
To avoid any appearance of impropriety, none of the judges attended the banquet.
Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and the others were somewhat surprised that Liu Jialing had actually appeared.
43-year-old Liu Jialing wore a backless dress and smiled.
The following day, news about this year's Hundred Flowers Awards caused a huge stir.
First, there was the "Assembly" crew, who were the favorites of this year's competition, but ultimately only won Best Supporting Actor and Best Feature Film.
After the awards ceremony, when surrounded by reporters, Feng Xiaogang lost his temper and directly attacked the Hundred Flowers Awards jury, saying that the judges were all shady characters who used underhanded tactics behind the scenes.
The judges, of course, did not respond, but the people involved did not tolerate him at all and directly attacked him.
To reiterate, the Beijing elite circle cannot have absolute power, especially now.
You have a foul mouth and act all high and mighty. We're not giving you the award; we just want to annoy you.
We just think Stephen Chow made a good film, CJ7, so what?
Secondly, the fact that several "double winners" appeared in this year's Hundred Flowers Awards has caused a great deal of controversy.
After all, so many "double-yolk eggs" are really rare.
Secondly, the fact that Jing Tian was crowned Empress of the Hundred Flowers Ceremony and Gu Qingshan was crowned Emperor of the Hundred Flowers Ceremony attracted a huge amount of attention.
Everyone had speculated that there would be a tie for Best Actor and Best Actress, but that didn't happen.
Both are very popular. Jing Tian was just selected as one of the new Four Little Actresses, and her popularity is very high. Among the young generation of actresses, only Liu Yifei can rival her in popularity.
However, even though Liu Yifei starred in "The Forbidden Kingdom", she did not attract any attention in the film industry.
What does Liu Yifei have to do with The Forbidden Kingdom?
No!
Everyone's attention was on Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian won Best Newcomer, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Outstanding Feature Film, making them the biggest winners.
The fact that "Love is Not Blind" won these awards is undisputed.
Best Newcomer?
Who can compare to them?!
Both actors delivered outstanding performances in "Love is Not Blind," showcasing superb acting skills. Winning Best Actor and Best Actress awards would be entirely justified.
Although both are young, it's not uncommon for young actors to win awards at the Hundred Flowers Awards. Zhang Ziyi won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards at the age of 21 for her role in "My Father and Mother," and won it again at the age of 27.
Not to mention that Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian are very popular, and the Hundred Flowers Awards are based on popularity voting, which gives them an advantage.
Zhang Hanyu's performance in "Assembly" was good, but it didn't surpass Gu Qingshan's, let alone his popularity.
"The Knot" has been constantly promoted as starring Li Bingbing and Vivian Hsu as the female leads, and it was two years ago, so its popularity is naturally not as high as that of Jing Tian in "Love is Not Blind".
Therefore, although it was surprising that the two won Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles in "Love is Not Blind," it is not entirely unreasonable.
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Gu Qingshan was indifferent to the Hundred Flowers Conferment of the Emperor title, but Jing Tian was different; the Hundred Flowers Conferment of the Empress title made her extremely excited and thrilled.
The next day, he began to give various interviews and profiles.
We should take this opportunity to further enhance our brand awareness.
The Hundred Flowers Awards still have a very large influence.
After completing the post-production of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," Gu Qingshan submitted the film for review and then went to China Film Group.
Upon seeing Gu Qingshan arrive, Han Sanping couldn't help but smile.
Despite the immense size and power of China Film Group, Han Sanping still faces numerous headaches.
China Film Group doesn't actually make many movies; it's mainly imported films that are profitable.
The money earned is invested in the construction of cinemas and the production of new films, thereby promoting the development of China's film industry.
Other movies may not necessarily make money, but Gu Qingshan's movies definitely will.
"Chairman Han!" Gu Qingshan greeted him with a smile.
Han Sanping laughed and said, "Director Gu, are you here to learn about 'Lost in Thailand'? Don't worry, this is our most important movie right now. You can see the posters in cinemas in major cities across the country."
The promotion for "Lost in Thailand" has begun, making it the most anticipated film among those awaiting release.
The film market in September is currently in a relatively slow period.
"Chairman Han, I have great confidence in 'Lost in Thailand.' I'm here today to discuss 'Goodbye Mr. Loser.' Now that post-production of 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' is complete, I'd like to schedule it for the Lunar New Year season, before the Spring Festival," Gu Qingshan said.
December is too crowded; Gu Qingshan has no interest in competing in December.
Han Sanping nodded. "It's good that it's released before the Spring Festival. Judging from the past, this period can also be quite successful."
The surge during the Spring Festival drew attention from the entire industry.
The media are reporting on it as the "Spring Festival film season," hoping that the "Spring Festival film season" can be separated from the New Year's film season and form a large film season.
Everyone is still observing, after all, it's only once.
Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" was recommended by the Ministry of Culture as an Oscar contender, and it will receive considerable resources.
Although Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" has not yet finished filming, it has already been announced that it will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. Feng Xiaogang is extremely popular during the Lunar New Year holiday and often achieves high box office returns.
The Hong Kong film "Ip Man" is also scheduled for release in December.
In total, more than 20 films are scheduled to be released in December.
In addition, the release of "Red Cliff" immediately after New Year's Day makes the schedule seem crowded.
During the Spring Festival period, films like "Crazy Stone," "Look for a Star," and "Bridge to Wonderland" pose no threat to "Goodbye Mr. Loser" and can help secure more screenings for the latter.
Gu Qingshan smiled and said, "I think so too. Let's arrange a screening sometime and finalize the film scheduling."
"Okay, now that more and more cinemas are being built, there's a greater need for blockbuster movies. Otherwise, the losses will be too great, and if no one makes money, no one will be willing to invest in cinemas anymore," Han Sanping said with a smile.
Gu Qingshan nodded slightly; that was indeed the truth.
The shadow of the international financial crisis was very evident this year, even in Beijing. Following the Olympics, Beijing began to feel the impact of the international financial crisis in September. However, the Chinese film market continued to thrive, full of surprises and booming success.
This year, China's film market has once again achieved a significant increase in box office revenue, making Chinese films a major highlight of the current Chinese economy.
More and more people are turning their attention to movies, wanting to make movies a new investment point. Qingshan Films has received a lot of inquiries, asking if they want to invest.
Previously, movies weren't very popular because the Chinese film market was small, with a total annual box office of only 800 to 900 million yuan. But now it's different. The Chinese film market's box office revenue is now 40 to 50 billion yuan, and it continues to grow rapidly.