Chapter 127 Full Firepower
Chen Kexin and Wu Junru thought that it was Zhou Xun, the middleman, who played a role.

He was also happy to shake hands and make peace with Li Chen's "smiling welcome".

Zhou Xun was very surprised, because she knew exactly who Director Li was.

To put it bluntly, they didn't take Director Chen seriously at all.

However, Director Chen's personal charm is indeed incomparable to Director Li's.

In an interview with the media just now, Director Chen brazenly said: "The Hong Kong Film Awards is the most fair and democratic bidding award in Asia!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Xun was stunned.

Is it true, as Director Li said, that the award has already been decided?

Otherwise, Director Chen would be too blatant.

When we were applying for the Oscars, Director Chen kept saying that if we were going to participate, we should participate in the best one.

Now that they have failed in their bid for an Oscar, are they trying to settle for the next best thing and sing praises for the Hong Kong Film Awards?

The two groups met each other, and Zhou Xun quickly returned to his senses.

Chen Kexin seemed to have forgotten the quarrel between his wife and Li Chen.

He smiled brightly: "Director Li is really good at martial arts. If I had encountered that scene just now, my wife would be in danger!"

Wujunru was pregnant with a big belly and was holding Chen Kexin's arm like a conjoined twin.

Chen Kexin is also a man who can bend and stretch himself to pee while squatting.

If it were Li Chen, he really wouldn't be able to have such selective amnesia.

"Thank you for the compliment. I also admire Director Chen's courage. He can handle such a situation with ease!"

Sterile as the belly is so big.

According to reports from Hong Kong media, the due date is this month.

Even with this, Chen Kexin still dared to bring it to the Academy Awards, how awesome!
"Director Li, you misunderstood. My husband didn't allow me to come, but I insisted on coming." Wujiru said with a wry smile.

Li Chen nodded without saying anything more, and entered the inner field with Liu Yifei and others.

"Stop fighting, okay?" Chen Kexin said helplessly.

"He was the one who started the trouble first!" Wu Jinru said depressedly.

Chen Kexin comforted Wu Jinru with a few words and was unwilling to continue asking this question.

In his opinion, the conflict with Li Chen was meaningless and completely unnecessary.

That young man is very successful in the mainland.

He hit a wall in Hollywood, and when he returned to Hong Kong, everything went wrong again.

We will enter the mainland sooner or later, so why make a strong enemy? Making money is the most important thing.

After entering the backstage, Zhou Xun couldn't help but say, "Director Li, you and Director Chen should stop arguing. From what he said, he doesn't want to have a falling out with you at all."

"Okay, don't worry about these things."

Once you enter the backstage, you’ll see the stars shining.

Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Zheng Xiuwen, and Orange Sky Stars, etc.

When they saw Li Chen coming in, many acquaintances came up to greet him.

The artists from Orange Sky were the first to gather around.

Liang Jiahui did not come tonight. Wang Jinghua and Hu Jun led the group, followed by Xia Yu and Mei Ting and others.

"Director Li, Yifei, you guys are here."

Li Chen nodded and greeted a few people with a smile.

Hu Jun and Liu Yifei are acquaintances, but he was also amazed by Liu Yifei's appearance tonight.

Mei Ting became familiar with Liu Yifei when he was acting in Shoplifters.

I knew at that time that there must be a problem between Liu Yifei and Director Li.

Seeing it today, I am even more certain.

"Yifei is so beautiful today, and Tangtang is also eye-catching. Compared with the two of you, I am embarrassed to stand with you."

Mei Ting held Liu Yifei's arm and spoke intimately.

"Sister Ting is also very charming." Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"Sister Ting, what about me? You didn't miss me, did you?" Yang Siwei walked forward and took Wang Jinghua's arm and said with a smile.

"Thinking is also very cute!" Mei Ting added with a smile.

Yang Siwei rolled his eyes: "Cute again!"

The group was having a lively time, and when Li Chen arrived, Mei Ting felt that they had a backbone.

People in the Hong Kong circle all have their eyes on their heads.

Wang Jingyan, Mei Ting and others were unwilling to try to please others.

She was arranged to sit in the second row tonight, with Xiang Huaqiong and his wife.

"Li Chen." Liu Dehua and Zhang Manyu came together.

Hu Jun and his companions all stepped aside to make way.

"Brother Hua, Miss Zhang."

Zhang Manyu glanced at Liu Dehua in surprise, and guessed in her heart that Andy Lau and Director Li seemed to have a special relationship.

Hua Zai calls him by his name, and he also calls Hua Zai Hua Ge.

When he saw her, he called her Miss Zhang. Isn't he his fan?
No one has called her Miss Zhang for a long time.

People of Li Chen's age would call her Sister Maggie or Sister Manyu when they see her.

"Yifei and Xiaotang are so beautiful tonight."

"Thank you, Brother Hua."

"Sister Manyu."

Liu Yifei and a few others, along with Hu Jun and his group, walked aside, leaving space for Liu Dehua and Zhang Manyu.

"Li Chen, are you a fan of Maggie? You're not excited at all when you see her in person." Liu Dehua said with a smile.

"Hua Zai said what I wanted to say." Zhang Manyu said with a smile.

Li Chen sighed: "When I think of Miss Zhang's retirement from the film industry, I feel only regret and cannot get excited. Unless Miss Zhang makes a comeback, I will immediately change my name to Sister Manyu."

"Haha." Liu Dehua laughed uncontrollably.

Zhang Manyu crossed her arms and raised her lips: "If Director Li calls me Sister Manyu, then I can consider making a comeback. What do you think, Huazai?"

"Yes, I guarantee it."

"Okay, it's a deal, Sister Manyu." Li Chen smiled and stretched out his hand.

"I, have I been fooled, Huazai?" Zhang Manyu was stunned, but still stretched out her hand and shook hands with Li Chen and said with a smile.

"It's hard to tell who was fooled." Liu Dehua said meaningfully.

He knew a little about the reasons why Zhang Manyu faded out of the film industry.

First, both relationships ended in failure, and then she was involved in a love triangle scandal with Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Carina Lau.

Second, she is over 40 and has everything she should have. She has won two of the three major European awards, and she has long since lost interest in winning the three major domestic awards, the Golden Statue and the Golden Horse.

She doesn't want to compete with others for a role anymore, and there may not be any suitable roles for her even if she is over 40.

The cheerful conversation between the three attracted a lot of people's attention.

Especially the scene where Li Chen and Zhang Manyu shake hands.

Some people speculated whether Li Chen had invited Zhang Manyu.

Although Zhang Manyu has faded out of the film industry, she has never made any public announcement, and Li Chen is not an ordinary person either.

"Sister Manyu, I'm not kidding. I don't call you sister for nothing."

Liu Dehua smiled without saying anything, waiting to see how his friend would answer.

He also felt sorry that Zhang Manyu had faded out of the film industry.

Zhang Manyu glared at Liu Dehua, seriously doubting whether this scene today was planned by Hua Zai and Li Chen.

"Okay, who made me agree to it? But I won't accept every script. If I'm not satisfied, even if you and I are siblings, we can't discuss it." Zhang Manyu smiled and shook her index finger.

Li Chen nodded and said confidently: "Few people will be dissatisfied with my script!"

The two people opposite choked, and the three of them laughed in tacit understanding.

After exchanging contact information with Zhang Manyu and chatting for a few more sentences, Zhang Manyu and Liu Dehua tactfully gave way.

Because many people are still hoping to get in touch with Li Chen.

Most of the directors and big names in Hong Kong may have a high opinion of themselves.

But there are still some actors who are neither aware of the current situation nor willing to take the initiative to establish a relationship with Li Chen.

When casting for "Ip Man" was in progress, Zhen Zidan was very disappointed.

I really can't understand why Li Chen would choose Zhang Jin, who is ignored by everyone, instead of him.

Is his salary high? But it’s not high!

His kung fu is not as good as Zhang Jin's? That's even more impossible.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity today. The couple duo Zha Zha Hui, who starred in "Father's Love is Like a Mountain", had just walked away.

Zhen Zidan came up, and Zeng Zhiwei, who was chatting and laughing with Ren Dahua and others not far away, glanced at Li Chen.

I sneered in my heart: I hope you can still be so glorious in the future.

"Director Li, my name is Zhen Zidan. I have wanted to meet you for a long time. Today is the first time I have the chance. Nice to meet you." Zhen Zidan extended his hand.

"Congratulations on your nomination for SPL."

Zhen Zidan started to emerge this year, and with the movie "SPL", he finally figured out his own style.

It's a completely different path from Cheng Long's comedy action films and Jet Li's beautiful action films.

However, without the blessing of "Ip Man", it is hard to say how far he can go.

Before Zhen Zidan could say a word to Li Chen, Huo Wenxi came over.

Zhen Zidan had no choice but to step out of the way. In his heart, he felt that this young man Li Chen was the same as what the outside world said.

He is very difficult to deal with. Although he appears polite on the surface, he always gives people the feeling that he is aloof and distant.

Li Chen is sitting in the first row with Liu Dehua and Zheng Yuling tonight.

He and Zheng Yuling were scheduled to present the Best Actress award.

At the beginning, the Academy Awards Organizing Committee called Yang Siwei and arranged for him to sit together with Huang Qiusheng.

Yang Siwei agreed on behalf of Li Chen without much thought.

But when she mentioned it to her boss, he directly rejected it.

She asked her boss the reason, and her boss just replied with three words: No reason!
Yang Siwei was so upset that he vomited blood. He had no choice but to contact the Academy Awards organizing committee to change seats.

The Academy Awards organizing committee is also very reasonable and this kind of thing happens often.

Li Chen is relatively lucky. Some big names said before that they would not come, but called a few days before the Academy Awards to say they would come.

That's what gives them a headache.

Arranging the seating arrangements every year is a science and they will communicate with important guests in advance.

It has to be clearly arranged who can’t sit together and who sits in which row.

Liu Yifei, Yang Siwei and Tang Yan sat in the fourth row.

Before the award ceremony began, Miss Liu walked up to Li Chen on purpose.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she approached Li Chen and whispered in his ear: "Be gentle with your words tonight and don't embarrass others. If anything goes wrong, I won't take care of you."

Li Chen laughed: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Many actresses at the scene saw this scene.

I feel all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred in my heart.

After saying that, Liu Yifei walked away with Yang Siwei and Tang Yan.

Yang Siwei secretly gave Liu Yifei a thumbs up: "Yifei, good job."

After the three of them sat down, Tang Yan also smiled and said, "Yifei, did you do that on purpose just now?"

"What else?" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

In one night, she saw at least a handful of female stars approaching her boyfriend.

She was filled with rage, and the scene just now was her way of asserting her sovereignty to these people.

The award ceremony started on time.

The three hosts, Zeng Zhiwei, Du Wenze and Mao Shunyun, appeared with greasy faces.

Zeng Zhiwei also smiled at Li Chen who was sitting in the first row.

Li Chen, however, had no expression on his face.

Zeng Zhiwei's big mouth makes people dare to make fun of him.

The award for the best sound effects was given to "Initial D", which even brought out the Four Heavenly Kings and Cheng Long, who are not related at all. It also advertised Hong Kong movies.

“In fact, we all care about Asian films because I have made many films co-produced with Asia.”

"Liu Dehua went to Thailand to train in boxing, Li Ming went to Japan to be a gigolo, and Cheng Long went to India to film "The Myth."

Li Ming was not present. I wonder if he would have laughed if he had been there.

Immediately afterwards, the Best Film Editing Award was presented, and Hong Jinbao's figure was stirred up again.

"Mr. Hong Jinbao didn't cut a double. Where can I find a double with such a figure?"

The camera turned to Hong Jinbao at the scene. His expression was very interesting. Even if someone else was laughing at the scene, he didn't dare to laugh out loud.

Only Zeng Zhiwei still thought he was humorous.

"Why is he like this? Making fun of someone else's figure." Liu Yifei was unhappy.

She could already anticipate what kind of predicament her boyfriend would face next, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Yang Siwei saw through Liu Yifei's true intentions and said with a smile, "Yifei, we must have confidence in the boss."

In fact, Yang Siwei was a little unsure at the moment, after all, this was their home court.

That person is the host and can say whatever she wants. Her boss can't put a microphone in front of her.

When it came to the Best Supporting Actor award, Fan Qiaoqiao and Zhen Zidan went on stage to present the awards.

The two joked around for a while, and Mr. Hu, who had just gone on stage to present the award, said that the one with the surname Huang was more confident.

Many people at the scene were knowledgeable people, and they knew that Mr. Hu might have let something slip.

Or to be more precise, Huang Qiu Sheng let it slip in private that Huang Qiu Sheng had been chosen to play the supporting male role.

Fan Qiaoqiao hopes that she can be given a role in "SPL 2".

Zhen Zidan said proudly: "Then you have to reduce your pay first."

Fan Qiaoqiao smiled but said nothing.

Yang Siwei, who was sitting below, slapped his thigh and said, "Xiao Fan is such a wimp! She didn't even say, 'Then you should improve your status!'"

Liu Yifei and Tang Yan couldn't help but laugh.

Sure enough, the supporting male role was given to Huang Qiusheng.

Tang Yan was quite looking forward to the Best Newcomer award, but as expected, it was given to the Taiwan Little Star.

The little king of pop and his godfather Huang Qiu Sheng hugged each other tightly, and both father and son won awards. This was not even written in the script.

The Best Screenplay award was also given to "Dragon City Years", and the on-site shots were also given to Li Chen.

Li Chen laughed, but everyone could see that Li Chen's laugh was very playful.

Just kidding, Li Chen’s script only talks about price, he is definitely the best in the country.

The box office of "Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" also crushed "Dragon City Years". No wonder only Huo Wenxi came from Yinghuang today.

Finally, it’s time for Best Actress.

Zeng Zhiwei really had an attack. He must have been impatient for a long time.

Zeng Zhiwei: "Guess who the award presenter is?"

Chapman To: "I can't guess, can you give me some hints?"

Zeng Zhiwei: "What did you call me in Infernal Affairs?"

Chapman To: "Brother Chen?"

Zeng Zhiwei: "Oh, that's right, he's also called Brother Chen. He's younger than my youngest son, but he's much more successful than my youngest son."

Not many people laughed at the scene. Almost no actors from the mainland dared to laugh. Everyone saw Li Chen’s poker face in the camera.

At times like this, the camera should capture the smiles on their faces so that Director Li can see them.

Who knows what Director Li would think.

Liu Yifei was very angry, with a frosty face.

Yang Siwei also had a sullen face, while Tang Yan and Zhou Xun, who was sitting in the front row, had blank expressions on their faces.

Instead, it was quite discordant that Wujiru laughed out loud.

Chen Kexin was really helpless. If he wanted to laugh, he should just laugh. Why laugh out loud for everyone to hear?

Zhou Xun frowned and glanced at Wu Jinru, thinking to himself that he was really stupid.

No wonder people say pregnancy makes people stupid for three years!

The silly and tough character played by Chapman To in "Infernal Affairs" is called Brother Chen by Han Chen, played by Zeng Zhiwei.

Many netizens online also affectionately call Li Chen "Brother Chen".

No one at the scene didn't know it.

However, at this time, it is really shocking that Zeng Zhiwei dared to compare Li Chen with his son.

Xiang Huaqiong narrowed his eyes and looked at Zeng Zhiwei with a stern expression.

Only Zeng Zhiwei could do such a thing. He regards himself as Li Chen's father.

Li Chen sat in the first row and watched Zeng Zhiwei perform, sneering in his heart.

"Please welcome the award presenters Li Chen and Zheng Yuling."

After going on stage, Li Chen and Zeng Zhiwei looked at each other.

Zeng Zhiwei was laughing very proudly, and Li Chen was also laughing, as if he was looking at a clown.

This was just the beginning. To Li Chen's surprise, Zheng Yuling also started to make trouble as soon as she came on stage.

He didn't follow the script that we discussed in the audience at all.

Whether it is the host or the award presenter, everyone has a script for their lines.

Generally, no one would change the script on their own initiative, but there are exceptions.

Like today.

Zheng Yuling: I heard that you initially rejected our invitation, so why are you here again?

Li Chen smiled and said, "You should speak Mandarin. This sentence is not in the script. I can't understand what you are saying."

Wen Jun, chairman of the Academy Awards, looked extremely embarrassed.

Liu Dehua and other artists in the audience who were friends with Li Chen also looked serious.

Zheng Yuling is not a good person. She thinks she is the big sister and even slapped Liu Jialing in the face.

I am the same kind of person as Eric Tsang.

Zheng Yuling had no choice but to smile and repeat it in poor Mandarin.

This time Li Chen understood.

"Yes, I refused once, but it's not good to refuse a second time, right, Mr. Wen." Li Chen looked at Wen Jun on the stage with a smile.

Wenjun was caught off guard and his smile was as hasty as it could be.

Liu Dehua, however, smiled and applauded Li Chen.

Yang Siwei followed closely behind, and the mainland artists understood this.

At this moment, even a fool would know what was going on and they all applauded Li Chen.

"The boss is the boss, so smart." Tang Yan said as he clapped his hands with a gleam in his eyes.

Liu Yifei smiled with her eyes curved, and the more she looked at her boyfriend, the happier she became.

Zheng Yuling on the stage continued to attack: "Wow, you really look young. The Academy Awards is 25 years old this year."

Li Chen was not someone who would passively take a beating, so he didn't wait for her to finish.

Li Chen interrupted with a smile: "Yes, I am young. Brother Chen was born more than 20 years ago."

"That bastard Han Chen was only born in 02, right? I, Brother Chen, am already his dad!"

There was silence at the scene, but the fans in the stands laughed out loud.

Just now Zeng Zhiwei teased Li Chen and they laughed loudly. Now Li Chen was making indirect accusations against Zeng Zhiwei to make him feel disgusted, and they were even more willing to smile.

"Infernal Affairs" was released in 02, so it's not wrong to say that Han Chen was born in 02.

Everyone in the Hong Kong circle at the scene was dumbfounded, and they were all trying to hold back their laughter but didn't dare to laugh.

But there are exceptions.

Huo Wenxi from Yinghuang and the serious Xiang Huaqiong both applauded Li Chen.

He didn't care about Zeng Zhiwei's face at all.

Yang Siwei and mainland artists have even less scruples, although they don't laugh like fools like Wu Jiru.

But they all applauded and encouraged Li Chen.

Yang Siwei sighed sincerely: "The boss is really a real man!"

The only person who would dare to point at the bald monk and scold him in public is his boss.

The target of criticism was Zeng Zhiwei, a big shot in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Zheng Yuling looked a little embarrassed, and she was a little confused about what was said.

She had strayed so far off topic that she couldn't get back on track.

Li Chen did not stop there and continued to fire at full force.

"Also, don't always blame your children for not having a bright future. If a child is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father. You should first look for the reasons in yourself!"

Zeng Zhiwei could no longer laugh, while Chapman To and Teresa Mo looked at each other.

This is too much of a play. How will it end?

There were many mainland media and mainland movie fans at the scene.

Even the fans in Hong Kong Island came to watch the fun and shouted in unison: Brother Chen! Brother Chen!

This award ceremony is much better than the movie.

Tonight's Academy Awards are destined to go down in history, and tomorrow's entertainment headlines will surely be dominated by the two Brother Chens.

However, it is definitely Brother Chen from the mainland who is rising to the top, while the one from Hong Kong Island should take a break.

Looking at Zheng Yuling who was extremely unnatural, Li Chen changed the subject and said with a smile: "Let's get back to the point and give out the awards, Miss Zheng?"

Zheng Yuling came back to her senses and cursed in her heart! Miss? I'm older than your mother!

Zheng Yuling started again: "The Best Actress winner will be announced soon, are you nervous?"

Li Chen found it very funny: "Why should I be nervous? If anyone is nervous, it should be the nominated actors in the audience, right?"

"Let me ask for you, Zhou Xun, are you nervous?"

The live camera turned to Zhou Xun, who smiled and waved her hand.

Li Chen smiled and said, "Look, even the Venice Film Festival winner wasn't nervous, so others shouldn't be nervous either."

Zheng Xiuwen in the audience felt that Li Chen's words were meant to comfort her.

She didn't dare walk the red carpet today, but entered the Hong Kong Coliseum through the internal passage.

Zheng Yuling had never seen such a difficult young man who didn't play by the rules at all.

She had so much to say but never had the chance to speak.

Li Chen was not interested in continuing playing with her.

After opening the list of winners, Li Chen nodded and said with a smile, "I was wondering how the Academy Awards could be pre-selected?"

Li Chen's words stunned everyone on and off the stage.

What does it mean? Especially a few insiders, Wenjun and Chen Kexin.

Zheng Yuling hurried forward and saw that it was Zhou Xun, no doubt about it.

Zheng Xiuwen in the audience also sat up straight out of curiosity.

Even if Zhou Xun is not the chosen one, she still has a chance.

"Best Actress"

"Zhou Xun! Congratulations!"

When the award-winning music sounded, Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and hugged Chen Kexin, who was in a state of emotional ups and downs.

Many people in the audience have already reacted.

Li Chen told the media a few days ago that if Zhou Xun didn't win the Best Actress award, he thought it was more like an internal decision.

That’s right, Zhou Xun won the Best Actress award today, so he said just now that it was not an internal decision.

"There was a hook in my boss's words, and I was hooked by it accidentally." Yang Siwei sighed.

Zhang Manyu clapped her hands and leaned close to Liu Dehua's ear: "Li Chen is amazing!"

Liu Dehua laughed and said, "How can you win the Palme d'Or if you are not good enough? How can Xiang Sheng value you so much if you are not good enough?"

Zhang Manyu also laughed: "In fact, rather than him asking me to make a movie, I would rather he write a song for me. I really like to listen to "Those Years"."

"You know, I studied rock music for a year some time ago."

Liu Dehua frowned and said, "Good idea. Let's get together some other day and ask Li Chen to write a song for me. I'm sure he won't refuse, hahaha."

(End of this chapter)