With the decline of Hong Kong's local film industry, the influence of the Academy Awards has also greatly declined.
But the attribution of this year's Academy Awards still touches the hearts of many fans. Coupled with Zheng Xiuwen, who has been nominated for the Golden Image Film 10 times this year, he finally got his wish.
The award was presented by her friend Andy Lau, who Sammi hugged and received the trophy when she took the stage.
I wept heartily when I delivered my acceptance speech.
From the age of 29 with "Lonely Man and Widow" to win the first nomination, until the age of 51 to pursue the dream successfully, experienced Hong Kong films from the golden age to seven pieces, is this dream too late?
Following Xiao Lizi, Zheng Xiuwen finally crossed himself out of the "running terrier".
This year, Sammi was extremely vocal before the awards, even if the shortlisted opponents were strong - there was Zhang Aijia, a film queen who won the Golden Horse Award, and there was no lack of fierce rivals Mao Shunjun and Su Yuhua...
But Sammi is still optimistic all the way, starting from the weather vane all the way through.
Before the presentation of the Academy Awards, Cheng Xiuwen first won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for the second time.
Immediately after that, she won the Hong Kong Directors Guild Award for heroine and pocketed the two golden statue weather vanes.
You must know that in the past nine years, the results of the Directors Association and the Academy Awards have a very high overlap rate.
Sammi did not have many works shortlisted for the sub-ticket this time, and "flowed flowers" all the way.
So what kind of story does her post-sealed work tell?
"Flowing Water and Flowers" tells the story of children who have suffered harm from different native families, and integrate the reality of re-separation in foster families. The whole story spans thirteen years.
Chen Tianmei, played by Zheng Xiuwen, died at the age of three due to a family genetic disease, so she and her husband discussed becoming a foster family to make up for the debt to their children and fulfill their dream of being a mother.
In order to play the story of the people in the city, Zheng Xiuwen appeared without makeup throughout the whole process, vividly showing the vicissitudes and fatigue of the helpless middle-aged people.
"Flowing Water and Falling Flowers" is like a gurgling narrative, without much dramatic ups and downs, but there are still small flashpoints in acting, and it mainly focuses on the role of Zheng Xiuwen.
For example, Chen Tianmei's most emotionally invested foster child was exchanged by a social worker for another family, and she said bitterly and angrily, "That's not goods!" ”。
Then she proposed to officially adopt one of the children, but was preempted by other "more suitable" families, all of which were helpless in the face of reality and emotional vainness.
There is another paragraph that is not an emotional outburst, but it is just as brilliant.
Chen Tianmei's husband cheated, and she was exhausted emotionally devastated, and she looked into the distance like falling into an empty valley, pulling the audience to fall together.
Subtly, in reality, Zheng Xiuwen has faced the same dilemma.
As other well-known actresses, they may bypass similar roles when they encounter the same situation, but Zheng Xiuwen, who is already strong enough, does not shy away from it.
This role has some shadows of Sakura Ando in "Thief Family", which means that accurate acting skills are needed to make the audience empathize.
What impressed the judges is believed that Zheng Xiuwen achieved the word "breakthrough" in "Flowing Water and Flowers", breaking through the drama path and role comfort zone on which she relied for success.
After all, in the past, Zheng Xiuwen's works in the circle were all urban dramas, and the roles were mainly Hong Kong women with distinctive personalities, with a bit of neuroticism and frankness and cuteness.
Chen Tianmei is clearly different from her classic roles in the past.
Director Jia Shengfeng revealed that when writing the script, he liked Zheng Xiuwen, and felt that Chen Tianmei's strong appearance and soft heart had great commonalities with Sammi.
Zheng Xiuwen even took over the act with zero pay, in order to just support the new local director.
Now that the dream has come true, it can be seen as the best praise for Sammi's promotion of newcomers and persistence in filming.
Like this year's Academy Awards presenter, 61-year-old Michelle Yeoh, they are constantly producing works and trying different roles, although most of them are not seen, but they have finally waited for the "best bloom".
Looking back on this year's smooth sailing awards season, Zuo Shijun found the most interesting thing was that when she won the heroine of the Director's Association, the reporter asked her if she would go home and immediately prepare a red carpet dress for the Academy Awards.
Zheng Xiuwen laughed loudly, saying that his choice of clothes was not as if everyone thought it was like a war, and said that today's set was only chosen yesterday. As for the Academy Awards, I will find several sets and choose one of them.
As a result, Zheng Xiuwen chose tonight's Valentino spring/summer 2023 black simple dress.
Under the afterglow of the Xiangjiang River, Zheng Xiuwen's whole beauty shined.
The funky Sammi has always been the highlight of the red carpet of major film awards.
In 2014, Cheng Xiuwen was a smash at the Academy Awards with Roberto Cavalli's golden snake backless dress.
In 2021, when Zendaya appeared on the red carpet with a Cavalli antique golden snake dress, Cheng Xiuwen's Look was taken out as a classic.
Sammi's leading fashion taste is not the only one.
A reporter mentioned that at this year's Oscar Vanity Fair party, Hunter Schafer wore an Ann Demeulemeester feather dress, will she want to challenge?
Sammi joked that he had worn a similar one years ago in the Red Hall, indicating that he was very trendy.
Zheng Xiuwen can indeed afford the title of "fashionable diva", but Sammi is still undefeated until 50, and she really gives too much.
When she first debuted, Sammi, who was in her early 20s, was not fat at all, and you can look at the image GIF of her collaboration with Takeshi Kaneshiro, which is the fullness and water spirit of a young girl.
However, Zheng Xiuwen is a person who is extremely demanding and even demanding. Once she performed on the same stage with Zhou Huimin, and after returning home to watch the video, she found that she had supported the performance clothes so much, so she began to struggle with her weight.
For a long time, losing weight became a knot in Sammi's heart. In order to look photogenic, Zheng Xiuwen carried out the diet to the extreme, once eating only two apples a week, resulting in a coma...
During the "Long Hate Song" in 05, Sammi, who had been on a diet for a long time, suffered from depression and almost left the entertainment industry due to emotional problems.
It was also from this time node that domestic entertainment flourished rapidly, and Hong Kong films began to gradually decline.
She also rarely appears in Hong Kong, because depression has plagued her life and work, making it impossible to get out of the house.
Zheng Xiuwen also admitted that because of depression, she had a lot of work, because she couldn't go out of the room, she would rather choose to break the contract and lose money.
With the support of friends around him, Sammi gradually came out of depression. She also learned to use exercise to dispel negative emotions and combat her body anxiety.
Fans who follow Sammi's social media platform know that she often shares photos of her sports.
Sammi said: "The more people do not move, the easier it is to fall into laziness, don't mind the ugly appearance when exercising, because the effect after that is worth it." Let's get moving! Sweat it together! Become beautiful together! ”
Since it is impossible to give up the pursuit of "lifelong beauty" in the bones, it is necessary to make equal efforts to meet expectations.
Sammi's personal practice also allows us to see her getting better and better.
Since the middle of last year, Cheng Xiuwen has been easy to slay as long as he makes a public appearance.
Valentino died Barbie powder that engulfed a group of actresses, Sammi was stunned to wear a two-meter-eight aura "tailored for me".
Zheng Xiuwen did not sign a bundled brand, so he was able to freely interpret the red cards of each moment. Sammi's current position is more able to wear different styles of brands to their own taste.
Going to Paris to see the Balenciaga show is very difficult to control, but after her interpretation, it is like a private dress lying in her closet.
Wearing CHANEL bra-top at the bar, she is confident and sexy, making people feel that she really lived the way she wanted.
As a guest at the concert of Old Friend Caring Yeon, she wore a Ralph Lauren show hanger suit.
The usual fashion has not fallen, and the arm muscles displayed are full of health charm.
At the K11 event in Hong Kong, Sammi wore a men's couture with ingenuity.
The mecha style of stepping on the foot hates the sky high from the domestic design brand WINDOWSEN, and only the style such as Sammi can interpret a unique taste.
Photographed with Lizi, who is the same age, Sammi is in a more natural and excellent state.
WHILE SERVING AS A CONCERT GUEST FOR ANGELA LEUNG IN FEBRUARY, CHENG ONCE AGAIN PERFORMED WINDOWSEN'S SPECIAL CUSTOMIZATION, LIKE A FASHIONABLE FEMALE WARRIOR.
When appearing at Miu Miu events, Sammi can quickly transform into a playful little woman pose.
Sammi can afford to be a fashion icon, does not adhere to the style restrictions of age, and the look is not boring or converging with the times, which is always evocative.
This year, Sammi's magazine hard photos are almost always of high quality.
Both Gucci and Versace were digested by this new actress.
She also recently made the inaugural inaugural blockbuster for the Chinese edition of W.
Compared with his younger self, Zheng Xiuwen has a mature and comfortable, fearless and self-motivated beautiful attitude.
Many people say that with Zheng Xiuwen's status today, there is no lack of affirmation of a golden statue trophy.
But I believe that Sammi must have a different mood in the face of this trophy at this time.
Once in full bloom, three works were shortlisted at the same time but were a big hit; Now that thousands of sails have passed, maybe the trophy has long been an external object for the long life, but it is finally a "fruit", and it is still a "sweet fruit" for himself who has insisted on filming and creating for many years.
Her following words are somewhat similar to Michelle Yeoh's Oscar speech, and it can be regarded as a high-level summary of her self-living in recent years——
"Age doesn't prevent you from being a better version of yourself at any stage of your life. You don't have to live eighteen at fifty, but you can live yourself well at every age."
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