Hong Kong Lijia Hotel.

The tea restaurant on the second floor of the hotel was booked by the Golden Star Awards Organizing Committee. Filmmakers from all walks of life gathered to have tea, waiting for the luxury car from the Taiping Cinema to come and pick people up.

At each Hong Kong Film Awards, DreamWorks' participating team is huge, and now it occupies four tables.

The script directed by Kang Jianfei himself was released last year, and these two movies received more than ten nominations.

With the popularity of Hong Kong films in Asia, the influence of the Hong Kong Film Awards is increasing, and to a certain extent, it has surpassed the Golden Horse Awards.

Being able to win the Hong Kong Film Awards has become a very glorious and affordable thing, unlike in previous years, it doesn’t matter whether you won the award or not. Whether in terms of reputation or money, winning the Film Awards is of great benefit to directors and film companies.

Kang Jianfei received more than 10 nominations in two movies. Although it made others envious and jealous, no one dared to directly question the fairness, because whether it was "Fangfang" or "My Savage Girlfriend", the sensation caused was all there. Not giving Kang Jianfei so many nominations would seem problematic.

Sophie Marceau was nominated for Best Actress for "Fang Fang". This is the first time in the history of the Academy Awards, a foreigner has nominated a technical award (there have been nominated for a technical award). Whether she can win the award has received great attention.

However, Sophie Marceau failed to attend the awards ceremony this time. Since "Fangfang" and "Rose of Love" were sold in Europe for a long time, her acting career has gone to a higher level, and countless people have asked her to film.

Some time ago, Kang Jianfei wrote a script for Paramount. When he left the United States, he recommended Sophie Marceau to the producer. After the audition, Sophie Marceau has been confirmed to play the heroine of "The Pretty Beauty". As for Julia Roberts, who became famous for this drama, now missed "The Pretty Beauty", God knows whether the big mouth beauty can still become a big star.

Sophie Marceau is not as stubborn as before. She is thinking about making art films all day long, but her rejection of commercial films has disappeared. As long as the script is good, there is no problem. After passing the audition, Sophie Marceau went to a nightclub in Los Angeles to work as a drinks girl in a nightclub in Los Angeles. She didn't even attend this Academy Awards ceremony.

Although Sophie Marceau just went to a hotel to observe and experience life and would not cross the line, Kang Jianfei was still very upset when he found out. He could not resist the girl. He could only spend money to hire someone to protect him silently in secret to avoid any accidents.

Now everyone is waiting for tea in the tea restaurant. Kang Jianfei and the main creators of the two dramas sit at the same table. He casually asked Tony Leung, "Ah Hui. Haven't your "Lovers" finished filming yet?"

"I will go to Vietnam to make up a few more shots next month," replied Tony Leung.

Tony Leung still respects Kang Jianfei very much. After starring in "Fangfang", there were many people in Hong Kong who asked him to film. If Tony Leung takes on a Hong Kong film that can be finished in more than half a month, he will earn a lot of pay in the short term and the benefits of Oriental Entertainment will be maximized.

After Tony Leung joined the crew of "Lovers", he was filming in Vietnam for more than half a year but failed to finish the filming, delaying the best development period in Hong Kong. Oriental Entertainment Company has complained about this and hoped that Tony Leung could travel between Vietnam and Hong Kong, and film two or three movies at the same time like other popular actors. It was Kang Jianfei's speech that suppressed the matter.

Kang Jianfei is just asking casually now, but others think that he is planning to find Kang Jianfei as the male lead again. Wu Zhenyu, who is sitting next to him, glanced at Tony Leung with envy.

Wu Zhenyu was still introverted and didn't like to talk. Wang Shuxian, who sat beside Kang Jianfei, kept talking and asked him about the Hollywood entertainment industry.

"Hello, Mr. Kang, congratulations!" Suddenly, Hong Jinbao came over with his girlfriend Gao Lihong, and opened his mouth to express his gratitude.

Sammo Hung congratulated him naturally that Kang Jianfei successfully took over Paramount. Although Hong Kong has become an Oriental Hollywood, the film industry system and scale cannot be compared with real Hollywood. At least the total annual box office of both sides still has an insurmountable gap.

Kang Jianfei became the second largest shareholder of the Hollywood film giant. When he returned to the Hong Kong film industry, his status was completely different. It was not just the issue of Chinese people admiring foreign countries, but Kang Jianfei now has many Hollywood film resources. In the future, which director and actor will have to go to Hollywood to play behind the scenes, or which Hong Kong film wants to be released on a large scale in North America, these people come to find Kang Jianfei.

Only when you become important can others truly value and even respect you, otherwise others will not take you seriously.

It took less than half an hour for Kang Jianfei to enter the tea restaurant, but six waves of people had already come to say hello to him. More people wanted to make friends with Kang Jianfei, but were worried that they were not qualified to come.

Like Hong Jinbao, since DreamWorks and Jiahe became increasingly stalemate and became a major competitor, he has not had much contact with Kang Jianfei. When he met in public, he just nodded to each other.

Now that Kang Jianfei has become Paramount's second largest shareholder, Sammo Hung immediately took the initiative to congratulate Kang Jianfei without hesitation, which is to make a good relationship for his future development in Hong Kong or Hollywood.

"I also want to congratulate Mr. Hong, your "Oriental Vulture" has received a lot of nominations this time." Kang Jianfei did not put on airs and stood up to shake hands with Hong Jinbao and Gao Lihong.

Hong Jinbao laughed and said, "If there is nomination, I can't compare to Mr. Kang."

The two of them had a friendship before, but now they are similar to passers-by. After a few greetings, they all scattered.

Before Kang Jianfei could sit down and say a few words, the next person greeted him again. This time, Wu Siyuan, who once made Cheng Long famous, is now the boss of an independent film company.

After Kang Jianfei said a few polite words to him, Wu Siyuan explained his purpose. He said: "Mr. Kang, Hong Kong movies are getting bigger and bigger now, but there is only one professional film association. This is a big gap from Hollywood."

What Wu Siyuan mentioned is the "professional film association" refers to the cinematographers association established last year. As for the establishment of the "Hong Kong Film Association" that sold dog meat with sheep's name two years ago, Wu Siyuan, like Kang Jianfei, did not take the bullshit association seriously.

Things in the world are so wonderful. It is the bullshit film association that Kang Jianfei and Wu Siyuan look down on. In a few months, they rely on media hype and accidentally promoted the establishment of the Hong Kong film rating system, clearing out the legal system obstacles for the development of Hong Kong films.

As Hong Kong's film industry matures, a professional film association is indispensable. Kang Jianfei is also supportive of this. He asked with a smile: "Mr. Wu is preparing to establish a Hong Kong Directors Association?"

Wu Siyuan nodded and admitted: "Yes, Hong Kong movies have been around for decades, and it's time to have a professional director association."

Kang Jianfei asked, "Do you have any specific ideas?"

Wu Siyuan said: "I contacted some directors, and most of them are willing to join. Mr. Kang, you are the leading director in Hong Kong. If you want to establish a director association, you must not be without you. Why not take the position of President of the Director Association, right?"

The Directors Association was established, and we have to thank Xinbao Theater and Taiwan studios for muddling the Hong Kong film industry, which made Hong Kong's major film companies lose their previous control over the directors. If it were a few years ago, there might not be many Hong Kong directors joining any director association.

Kang Jianfei shook his head and said, "Mr. Wu, please contact the Directors Association. I agree with it. I am happy to personally sponsor the association. But let me be the president, I don't have the energy."

If Wu Siyuan, the Hong Kong Directors Association, develops, it will be a force that cannot be ignored in the Hong Kong film industry. It will affect the selection of the Film Awards in less than two or three years, and can even resist the intrusion of the government and gangs into the film industry to a certain extent.

In another time and space, under pressure from the United States, the South Korean Ministry of Culture admitted to narrowing and gradually abolishing the screen quota system. If this system is abolished, then South Korea will always become a dumping market for Hollywood blockbusters, and it will be impossible for the subsequent rise of Korean movies to appear.

At that time, it was the directors who united, both men and women, who were shaved with bald heads and ran to the demonstration, forcing the South Korean government to take back their lives, thus protecting the policy line of defense for Korean movies to resist Hollywood blockbusters.

Directors may be the most influential group of people who are most concerned about the development of local films. If a director association runs well, it will play an important role in the prosperity and development of Hong Kong films.

Although Kang Jianfei did not want to be the president, he must intervene and even guided the association to respond when necessary.

The interests of directors represented by the Directors Association are often opposite to those of large film companies, so Kang Jianfei's identity as both a director and a boss is extremely embarrassing. If it is for the long-term interests, Kang Jianfei doesn't mind sacrificing the interests of his company sometimes.

Wu Siyuan and Kang Jianfei chatted in the tea restaurant for more than ten minutes. The luxury car team sent by the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee finally arrived, and the people in the tea restaurant began to go out one after another.

As an important figure, Kang Jianfei naturally has to be the finale behind, but Wu Siyuan is about to leave soon.

The two have expressed their attitudes to each other. Kang Jianfei agreed to donate 2 million Hong Kong dollars as the pre-scheduled expenses of the Directors Association. If there is a surplus, it will be used as the activity fund. Wu Siyuan continued to connect and strive to attract more directors to join the association. The association was initially scheduled to be established after the end of the summer vacation, and there are still several months to improve the association system and plan the conference. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!