523: Chapter 523 The Hong Kong Film Awards Are Here

Lionsgate has seen plenty of North American Chinese, and many are confident, but they had never encountered someone as arrogant as Lin Chuyan.

But arrogance in itself wasn't the problem. Being arrogant without any ability is just idiotic; but if you have real talent... enduring it isn't impossible.

The people at Lionsgate naturally wouldn't be swayed into submission just because of a few words from Lin Chuyan. If he had said this yesterday, they would likely have ignored him completely. However, this happened after the five-person screening committee at Lionsgate had highly praised and recommended "la la land." After some thought, the two of them silently increased the priority of this film in their future promotional plans.

Didn't Lin Chuyan say the film would have its global premiere at the Venice Film Festival? Then they would just wait and see; there was plenty of time anyway.

In the words of Emily White: "The cream always rises to the top."

Literally, this means "cream always floats to the top," and translated, it means "excellent people or things will always stand out." To put it even more bluntly: whether the person named Lin Chuyan standing before them is a dragon or a worm will soon be revealed, so they would just wait and see.

Lin Chuyan didn't care about this; there was no contract to sign, and everything depended on Lionsgate's assessment. If the film won an award and became famous, the capitalists would naturally know what to do. If the response was mediocre, no amount of help would matter, as a twisted melon is never sweet.

After leaving Lionsgate, George wanted to invite Lin Chuyan to hang around locally, but Lin Chuyan had no such leisure; he bid farewell and returned to the country the next day.

Upon returning to the mainland, he mainly had two things to take care of.

The top priority was to book an appointment at the Civil Affairs Bureau for the 22nd to register their marriage.

Moreover, they couldn't process the marriage paperwork in Beijing; they had to return to Lin Chuyan's registered residence in Guangdong Province.

Sigh, netizens usually say things like "carry the Civil Affairs Bureau to them," but when it comes down to it, they still have to make the trip themselves.

The other matter was to finalize the first trailer for "la la land."

His requirements were very clear: produce two versions, both under 1 minute and 30 seconds. The content could use different shots, but the first shot had to be the female lead, and both had to end with a kiss between the male and female leads. The background music should use different songs: one with the solo male version of "City Of Stars," and the other with the solo female version of "Audition."

After arranging his work, another must-attend event arrived immediately — the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

The nominations had been announced long ago.

"the mission" had been submitted for multiple awards and received nominations for: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Action Choreography, and Best Original Film Score.

"a moment of romance," released at the beginning of the year, was also among the nominees: Best Supporting Actor, Best New Performer, Best Original Film Score, and Best Original Film Song.

Only then did netizens belatedly realize: It seems... Lin Chuyan, who just became a Best Actor in a TV series, has a chance to compete for the Best Actor award?

[ "the mission" should be considered a big favorite, right? Director Du Qiyu, starring Lin Chuyan, they should at least win one award, right? ]

[ No, I discovered something: If Lin Chuyan wins, wouldn't that make him a dual winner of the Best Actor in a TV series and Best Actor in a film? What does this mean? ]

[ There are quite a few dual winners of Best Actor in TV and film, but they are basically seniors over 60... the youngest is in their 40s. ]

[ There's one more point you all ignored: Could this kid be about to become the youngest Best Actor in the history of the Hong Kong Film Awards??? ]

Netizens actually went to verify it: As it happens, the previous youngest Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards was also 26, and he is now a widely recognized "thousand-faced" Best Actor in Hong Kong.

In short, the buzz for Lin Chuyan online was growing daily. He had many fans, and even if he did nothing, his fans could build momentum for him. This made the Haters particularly unhappy: He hasn't even won the award yet, and they're Acting like he's already the Best Actor? What's going on? Is the Hong Kong Film Awards owned by his family? Are they going to give the award to whoever has more fans? If Lin Chuyan wins, they will be the first to object.

Fans: Hilarious. When my idol came up empty-handed at the Golden Feather Awards, you guys didn't say that.

[ I still remember clearly the scene where Lin Chuyan was just there to make up the numbers at the Golden Feather Awards; I remember he was so angry he laughed while sitting in the audience. ]

[ It's normal that Lin Chuyan didn't win an award at the Golden Feather Awards, but Li Mujian, Uncle Da, Zhou Shiyun... everyone related to him didn't win an award? I don't believe that this has nothing to do with Director Deng Yu. ]

The Haters weren't happy when they heard this: Awesome, really awesome. Why don't you mention that Lin Chuyan chased after and cursed them afterward?

[ Lin the Dog's fans are rewriting history again. Why don't you mention that Lin the Dog created the "Golden Feather Awards Formula" for them afterward? ]

[ Also, Young Actor Qi Ye is now called the "Pre-made Meal Best Actor," and this label still hasn't been removed. Isn't that all the good work of Lin Chuyan? ]

[ Damn, there are only wrong names, never wrong nicknames. Truly worthy of being called Lin the Dog, a mad dog that bites whoever it catches. ]

To be fair, this is indeed the reason why no one dares to easily provoke Lin Chuyan nowadays — Director Deng Yu is a cautionary tale, and everyone really doesn't dare to act rashly.

Now, apart from a group of Haters, even if there are people in the industry who dislike him, they basically have to choose to endure it.

Lin Chuyan was currently backstage at the Hong Kong Film Awards with his girlfriend, chatting with good friends from the Hong Kong film industry.

At first, he really hadn't planned to bring his partner, thinking that Ruan Xingyu was in the music industry. But he didn't expect that she was now a proper actor as well... This is what they call being too close to the situation to see it clearly, or being blinded by one's own perspective.

Fortunately, the organizers of the Hong Kong Film Awards were more thoughtful than he had imagined and sent an invitation directly to Ruan Xingyu.

So, the problem for Lin Chuyan now was, how should he walk the red carpet?

Not to mention his girlfriend, Lin Chuyan had acted in both "the mission" and "a moment of romance." Originally, because "the mission" had his "Best Actor" nomination, he intended to walk the red carpet with the cast and crew of "the mission." But on second thought, if "a moment of romance" were missing its male lead, it wouldn't seem appropriate. In the end, Director Du Qiyu made the call: "Don't bother, let's go together! Bring Teacher Ruan too, and that settles it."

The organizers had no objections either. Such award ceremonies are not just about handing out awards; in addition to some performance segments, they also support relevant directors in using the award ceremony to promote new films about to be released.

What does that mean? Simply put, the organizers were asking if "la la land" needed promotion, and if so, they could provide a free boost.

Lin Chuyan: "There's such a good thing?"

It just so happened that "la la land" was about to enter its official promotional period, and the teaser trailer had already been edited, so why not show it during the live broadcast?