Chapter 214 The best male lead, home together! The whole school is in an uproar! (Ch 214)

Since the eligibility criteria for the Academy Awards are quite strict, four conditions must be met:

That means the film must be screened in Hong Kong for no less than five days.

The production company is a legally registered company in Hong Kong.

The director must hold a Hong Kong permanent resident ID card.

The creative team must include at least six legal residents of Hong Kong.

Only films that meet all four conditions are eligible to participate in the competition.

It is also to protect the development of the Hong Kong film industry.

Therefore, at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, most of the participating creative teams were Hong Kong artists and directors.

For example, rabbit police officer Fiona Sit, black emperor Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Yuen Ho Ping, etc.

In addition, the organizers also invited some mainland celebrities to attend.

Those present at the scene included Huang Xiaoming and his wife Yang Anqi, as well as Xiao Yang, Li Xixi, Sun Honglei and others.

As Qi Jia, Zhou Ye and Brother Cheng Long entered the venue surrounded by security guards,

It immediately attracted the attention of the stars in the theater who were trying to build relationships and establish connections with each other.

Although Qi Jia has not yet developed in Hong Kong, everyone present is in the entertainment industry.

Naturally, I had read reports about Qi Jia on the Internet, and I had known for a long time that he would attend this award ceremony.

But at this moment, seeing Qi Jia actually entering the venue with his elder brother,

And looking at the look of his elder brother, he seemed to be very caring towards him. For a moment, he was extremely shocked!

They asked each other and speculated about his relationship with his eldest brother.

After entering the theater, Zhou Yiben planned to sit down at his seat.

But Cheng Long asked Qi Jia to sit with him, so Qi Jia gave his seat to Zhou Ye.

“Director, Sister Dongyu.”

Zhou Ye followed the staff and found his seat. He smiled and said hello to Zeng Guoxiang and the others.

Zhou Dongyu was chatting with someone. Hearing what she said, he looked at her, smiled and nodded.

“Zhou Ye is here.” Zeng Guoxiang nodded, looked behind her, and asked in confusion: “Where’s Qi Jia? Is he lost?”

“Brother Qi is over there, he asked me to come over first~” Zhou Ye pointed forward and explained, “Teacher Cheng Long asked Brother Qi to sit with him, and he is introducing someone to him now.”

Zeng Guoxiang looked in the direction Zhou Ye pointed and saw Cheng Long patting Qi Jia’s shoulder.

He gestured to the four old men in front of him, and it seemed that both sides were having a very happy chat.

The four old men were Xu Laoguai, Yuan Heping,

The remaining two people, one is the CEO of Jiahe, and the other is the CEO of Emperor Entertainment Group.

Zeng Guoxiang was so jealous of this treatment that he wanted to lick the face and sit there.

Envious of this, he was very curious about how Qi Jia had gained the appreciation of his elder brother.

Qi Jia’s explanation last night was unclear, so he took the opportunity to ask Zhou Ye again.

Then, Zhou Ye recounted what happened in Liu Dehua’s villa yesterday.

Zeng Guoxiang was amazed to hear that Qi Jia actually knew martial arts and fought back and forth with Brother Long.

“I didn’t expect this guy to be so good at hiding himself. He has been in the crew for so long, but I didn’t know he was such a good fighter.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Qi Jia’s laughter from behind him.

“Director, you can’t blame me for this. It’s you who didn’t give me the opportunity to perform.”

Zeng Guoxiang looked over and saw Qi Jia walking towards him, greeting people enthusiastically.

Seeing this, Zeng Guoxiang suddenly raised his hands to block his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice,

“Hey, who is this? Zhou Ye, help me see which superstar this is?

The way here is like an Audi with high beams on, it blinds me.

No, no, I have to buy a pair of sunglasses.”

Qi Jia smiled and walked over to sit down, not interrupting Zeng Guoxiang’s performance. When he got tired, he made a joking comment:

“Director, your acting skills have regressed. You’re not as good as when you played with me during the audition.”

When Zeng Guoxiang heard Qi Jia talking about the audition, his face suddenly became awkward and he scolded with a smile,

“Fuck you, I’m the director, I just need to know how to shoot.”

Hahahaha~ After saying this, they both laughed out loud at the same time.

At eight o’clock in the evening, as the lights on the stage came on,

The two hosts, a man and a woman, opened the show by thanking the sponsors, the Hong Kong government, and everyone present.

The 39th Academy Awards ceremony was officially announced to begin.

The previous awards were all technical awards.

For example, Best Cinematography, Best Action Design, etc., have little to do with Qi Jia.

Moreover, apart from the winners themselves, outsiders generally don’t pay much attention to it, and even the media are too lazy to report it.

Everyone’s attention is on the three categories of Best Director/Screenwriter, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Picture.

As time went by, it was time for the Best Director Award to be presented.

“The nominees for the Best Director Award at the 39th Academy Awards are:

“Better Days” directed by Zeng Guoxiang, “Uncle Uncle” directed by Yang Yaokai,

Director Mak Hee-yan of “Flavor of Peppercorn” and Director Yeh Wai-sun of “Ip Man 4: The Finale.”

As the host announced the list, footage of several directors filming the nominated works appeared on the big screen.

After a brief wait of more than ten seconds, the host opened the list of winners and announced loudly,

“The winner of the Best Director Award at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards is Director Zeng Guoxiang. Congratulations!”

In an instant, all the lights and cameras were focused on Zeng Guoxiang, and the sea of ​​applause woke him up from his surprise.

Winning the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards for the first time, he excitedly stood up from his seat and kept bowing to everyone around him to express his gratitude.

Qi Jia, who was sitting next to Cheng Long, also stood up and clapped his hands to express his congratulations.

Zeng Guoxiang walked down from his seat and hugged Qi Jia when he passed by him.

After the Best Director Award, it’s time to announce tonight’s Best Actor.

As usual, after the host read out the nominations, the five candidates and their works appeared on the big screen at the same time.

They are Qi Jia, Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Tai Bao, and Zhu Bokang.

When the list was announced, all media cameras were focused on Qi Jia.

Not only because he is the youngest among the five, but also because he is attending the event with Cheng Long tonight!

“Brother Qi! Brother Qi!” Zhou Ye clenched his hands tightly, looked at Qi Jia’s back, and prayed silently in his heart.

At the same time, the last music sounded.

Qi Jia’s heart suddenly became more nervous, but the host seemed to be deliberately keeping people in suspense.

After opening the list of winners, he smiled meaningfully and said in a drawn-out voice,

“Oh, the winner is a bit unexpected. Let’s guess who it is.”

“He is~”

As her voice lengthened, the lights kept switching on the five candidates.

“Congratulations to Qi Jia from “Better Days”!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of dazzling light shone on Qi Jia, and in an instant, the whole audience was in an uproar!