Chapter 461: You must be mistaken! How could it be me?
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Du Sheng got on the shuttle bus with Chen Jiashang and Zhang Baizhi.

As soon as I sat down, Zhang Baizhi handed me a magazine.

"Special Issue of Academy Awards".

This special issue was released early this morning.

The jury organized and put in photos of all the nominees.

Unlike previous handbooks that only published a list of nominations, this special issue also mentions major events and iconic works in the film industry over the past few decades.

Du Sheng flipped through it and found out that the early Academy Awards were not very large in scale.

Many celebrities do not take this seriously and often arrive late, leave early or simply don't come.

Because the Academy Awards will not announce the winners until the last minute, it would be stupid to show up and not get a place.

Therefore, many celebrities will find various excuses to decline, and even if they show up, it's like they are shopping at the vegetable market.

This situation gave the then judge Wu Yusen a headache, and he lamented that Hong Kong filmmakers had no gentlemanly spirit.

The subsequent rise and fall of the Hong Kong film industry also reflects this phenomenon to some extent.

Chen Jiashang glanced at the magazine in Du Sheng's hand. The major events recorded in it made him recall:
"More than a decade ago, Hong Kong was known as the Hollywood of the East, but now it's really a stagnant pool!"

Du Sheng put down the special issue and said with a smile:
“If we put aside our prejudices and stop creating barriers between different circles, perhaps things will change.”

But is that possible?
Chen Jiashang knew that it was impossible to get those people to lower their status, so he shook his head:

"hope so."

It's evening.

As the popular winners for tonight, Chen Jiashang and his team were scheduled to perform last.

After waiting in the car for half an hour, the vehicle stopped at the guest entrance.

The car door opened and Chen Jiashang was the first to get out.

In an instant, the flash lights converged into a sea of ​​light.

Because behind him, Zhang Baizhi also appeared on the stage with her arm around Du Sheng, smiling.

"Sir Chen! Let's chat for a while!"

"Director! Look at the camera."

"Hey, Sniper! Stand closer to Bozhi and take a nice photo!"

The sounds of cameramen rang out one after another, and Du Sheng smiled and let Zhang Baizhi hold his arm to take pictures.

It has to be said that this group of handsome men and beautiful women was too dazzling, resulting in countless cameras chasing after them.

Chen Jiashang was in a good mood and brought Du Sheng and Zhang Baizhi into the venue in advance.

With their fame and status, just a casual appearance is enough to make headlines.

Only those unknown little-known artists would stretch their two-minute walk into twenty minutes just to get on the red carpet.

After signing her stage name on the wall, Cai Shaofen, who was the guest host, stopped Chen Jiashang and others with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, how many trophies do you plan to bring home this time?"

Ten years ago, Cai Shaofen participated in the film "Fist of Fury" directed by Chen Jiashang and starring Jet Li and Shinobu Nakayama.

It can be said that the relationship between the two sides is good.

"Just do your best."

Chen Jiashang smiled slightly:
"It doesn't mean much for old guys like us to win the award, so it's better to give it to the younger generation."

He has already won the Best Director and Best Editor awards, so he doesn't really care.

"As expected of the president of the Film Directors Association, he is always keen on supporting the younger generation. Well done!"

Cai Shaofen praised, then looked at Zhang Baizhi:
"Ms. Zhang Baizhi, two of your works have been nominated for Best Actress this time. What do you think are your chances of winning?"

"I tried my best. After all, my opponents are Jialing and Junru. The pressure is huge."

Although Zhang Baizhi no longer held Du Sheng's arm, she still stood beside him and was in a good mood.

Since she gradually changed her willful ways, she hasn't had any negative news recently, and the only thing she has had is a scandal with Du Sheng.

Cai Shaofen made a few polite congratulations, and finally her eyes fell on Du Sheng, her eyes lit up:
"Wow, Du Sheng is so handsome, I can't take my eyes off him.

Mr. Du, you won the King of Fighters in a boxing match, and you were nominated for many awards in film, television and music.
I believe many people are curious about how you can be so outstanding. "

She was filming "Water Moon Cave" so she was very humble.

Du Sheng had previously attended the opening ceremony of this drama, so this was not the first time the two had met.

Du Sheng first smiled and waved at the screaming fans, then turned around and said:
"I think there's a good saying: 'Humility, patience, confidence, determination, and perseverance, when combined they are as sharp as a knife.'"

Cai Shaofen was stunned, as if she was thinking.

Chen Jiashang also looked at Du Sheng in surprise.

Zhang Baizhi knew that the man was fooling her and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Cai Shaofen seemed to have figured something out and joked:
"No wonder you are so successful, Mr. Du. It seems you are able to do five things at once."

She brought the subject back to the subject and asked:

"What do you think of the transformation of Hong Kong films?"

Although Du Sheng knew that Hong Kong films were doomed to decline, he would probably be criticized if he said something like this, so he laughed and said:
"The mainland film market will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and may even have the opportunity to become the world's second largest box office. Joint venture filming is indeed a positive way out, and I believe it will get better and better in the future."

"Then I'll borrow Mr. Du's good wishes and wish that the box office of Oriental Films will continue to rise, and that everyone will have a job and make money..."

Cai Shaofen ended the interview with the help of Vision and sent Du Sheng and others into the venue.

After entering the venue, Zhang Baizhi took Du Sheng's arm and responded or waved to acquaintances from time to time, showing that she was in a very good mood.

The theater was brightly lit, already filled with guests and stars shining brightly.

Du Sheng also saw many acquaintances greeting him and responded with a smile from time to time.

As a popular award candidate, "The Mouse Loves the Cat" was placed in the prime position in the third row.

Sitting next to us were the crew of Infernal Affairs 3.

As soon as Du Sheng sat down, Chen Huilin waved excitedly: "Hello, Sniper God, I was there to watch your fight in the UFC in North America last time!"

"Really? Maybe there were too many people and I didn't notice it."

Du Sheng was a little surprised and said with a smile:
"Did you buy me to win?"

"Of course, I bought one million and made double the money!"

Chen Huilin smiled happily.

This is a wealthy woman, so the one million dollars she bought it for is naturally US dollars.

During the conversation, the award ceremony officially began.

The host Huang Zihua brought Zhu Zhu, Yang Gongru, He Chaoyi and others to the stage and started the award ceremony.

This is the largest host lineup for the Academy Awards in more than 20 years, with as many as ten people.

In addition to the beauties mentioned above, there are also Ying Caier, Zeng Baoyi, Guan Ying and others.

Seeing these young and beautiful faces, Chen Jiashang couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

If it weren't for the lack of performance opportunities, who would be willing to squeeze together to be the host?

With the signing of the agreement, it is estimated that most artists will not stay in Hong Kong to develop their careers starting this year.

Huang Zihua is worthy of being a comedian. With just a few words, he made the audience laugh and the atmosphere quickly heated up.

Zhu Zhuan and Yang Gongru took out their hand cards and began to announce the first award.

Fairy Zixia and Miss Asia's most photogenic champion both have first-class looks and temperament, and are pleasing to the eyes.

Du Sheng took a look and saw that the first award was for Best Screenplay.

This year's Academy Awards is indeed very good.

Seeing him so calm and composed, and still in the mood to look at beautiful women, Liu Dehua was surprised:

"You are so calm. Did you receive the news that you won the award?"

"Brother Hua, you don't have any news, so how can I get any news?"

Du Sheng smiled:

"It's a rare opportunity to come here, so the most important thing is to participate."

Lin Jiadong next to him didn't believe it and said:
"You and Brother Hua will most likely win an award. The Golden Horse Awards is a weather vane.

Moreover, you are incredibly popular in Asia now, and your market appeal is even stronger than that of Hong Kong stars."

A few days ago, Fuji TV announced the ratings of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The average viewership reached 26.8%, and the instantaneous highest viewership reached 31.6%.

This result shocked many people in Hong Kong and sparked heated discussions online.

Previously, when Japanese TV dramas were broadcast, a viewership rate of around 20% was considered good.

Last year, the public television station purchased TVB's hit drama "Four Leaf Clover" for broadcast, but the ratings were only 18%.

This shows how outrageous Du Sheng's market appeal is.

What Hong Kong film and television producers value most is the Japanese market. They don’t look at the monk’s face, but the Buddha’s face.

While chatting, everyone turned their attention back to the stage.

"Let us welcome the award presenter, Cheng Long!"

Du Sheng was not surprised to see Cheng Long appear on the stage with his signature smile.

Because the next award to be presented is the Best Action Design Award.

The martial arts directors of several films shortlisted are either members of the Cheng Clan, or fellow apprentices or friends of Cheng Long, and almost all of them have some relationship with Cheng Long.

Recently, Jackie Chan shifted his focus from Hollywood back to Hong Kong and mainland China, so it was most appropriate for the organizer to invite him to be the award presenter.

Cheng Long walked to the front of the stage with a smile, adjusted the microphone, and said with a smile:
"I'm very happy to be the award presenter. All the nominees tonight are my relatives and friends. I'm happy no matter who wins..."

Cheng Long is an active person. In the past, when he was invited to the stage to present awards, he even tried to steal the limelight from the winners.

However, this year's Academy Awards was broadcast live on Yangshi Channel 8, so he was more restrained.

Host Josie Ho read out the shortlist on stage:

"The nominees for the 23rd Academy Awards for Best Action Design are Zhen Zidan's "The King's Avatar", Hong Yubao's "The Freedom of Death", Won Bin's "The Twins", Qian Jiale's "Young Tigers", and Du Sheng's "The Mouse Loves the Cat."

Close-up shots of several nominees also appeared on the big screen one by one.

Cheng Long took the envelope and opened it carefully. After scanning the name on the letter, he opened his eyes wide in surprise:
"You must be mistaken! How could it be me?"

There was a commotion in the audience.

Cheng Long stopped being funny and said:
"Alas, I am old and my eyes are blurry."

However, he couldn't help but keep it a secret, and then he officially announced:
“The winner of the Best Action Design Award at the 23rd Academy Awards is…”

He pulled out the note from the envelope and said loudly:
"The Mouse Loves the Cat, Du Sheng!!"

Suddenly, there was endless noise in the venue.

This was followed by warm applause and cheers.

The big screen immediately switched to a close-up of Du Sheng's face.

Kelly Chen, who was sitting next to him, stood up excitedly:

"As expected of you, you are the world boxing champion. I knew it was you!"

Du Sheng smiled and accepted the other party's hug and blessing, and shook hands with Chen Jiashang, Liu Dehua and others who came to congratulate him.

"Ah Sheng, I guessed right, congratulations!"

Zhang Baizhi also stood up happily and opened her arms to give Du Sheng a hug.

Du Sheng smiled and hugged her gently.

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(End of this chapter)