Chapter 484 Academy Awards
“I hope so.” Wang Shu replied to the text message.
"Haha." Chen Hong did not continue the question, but asked slightly teasingly: "The Oscar award ceremony is coming soon, are you excited or not?"
In 2009, the 81st Academy Awards ceremony was held on February 22.
It is February 18th, and there are only three or four days left.
"What's there to be excited about? I'll take it if it's my turn. If it's not my turn, I can't get it even if I want to." Wang Shu replied calmly.
He did not deny that he did have some expectation and excitement.
But he also knows that reality has never been spoken by idealists.
The Academy Award does not mean he will win the award for making an outstanding film.
Maybe young people who have not yet stepped out of society will think that as long as they make a good enough movie, they can easily win awards.
This is taken for granted, but the reality is not like this.
No matter how good the movie Wang Shu makes, if it does not meet the "prerequisites", he will not win the award.
If he wants to win the prize, he must either follow the invisible and intangible rules or break the invisible and intangible rules.
Following the rules, you need to stay in Hollywood for at least ten or eight years before you may have a chance to win an award.
But now, the global financial crisis caused by the US subprime mortgage crisis may help him break the rules without having to wait for ten or eight years.
Now, there is a high probability of winning the prize!
“With such a good attitude?” Chen Hong was surprised.
She has been in the entertainment industry for many years, but no one has such a good attitude as Wang Shu.
For example, Feng Xiaogang, who has always been arrogant about major domestic awards, when it was his turn to win the award, not only did he brag about it, but he couldn't hold it back.
Now, Wang Shu is expected to win the Academy Award.
Winning this award will make him the first mainland director to win an Academy Award.
It can be said that he is the first person in the mainland.
But. So peaceful?
"Haha, I just came to Hollywood. Being nominated for an Oscar is already an extremely rare achievement. Whether I can win it is even more extravagant, so I am very open-minded."
"Furthermore, the future The days are still long. If I can’t win the prize this time, I won’t have no chance in the future.”
Wang Shu replied modestly.
Sometimes you still need to pay attention to a little metaphysics.
The more complacent and arrogant you become at critical moments, the more likely you are to overturn.
Be humble, even if you overturn, you won’t look like a clown.
"It seems that your mentality is really good." Chen Hong replied with a sigh, "It would be great if Director Chen could be like you."
"What's wrong?" Wang Shu replied to the text message.
“It’s not the trouble caused by “Mei Lanfang”. The film invested 100 million yuan, but the box office after it was released was less than 100 million yuan. It went to Berlin but failed to make any money. As a result, the film did not sell well.”
“After returning to China, the domestic media has been yin and yang about Director Chen.”
“It is said that his halo is no longer there, and that he has lost all face.”
Chen Hong replied.
After Wang Shu read this text message, he instantly understood what was going on.
Director Chen Da has always been proud of the honor of being the director of the Palme d'Or in Cannes. Now he is secretly poked by the domestic media, saying that the halo is no longer there, and "Mei Lanfang" has exceeded the box office and awards. It also made Director Chen unable to refute.
It really hurts people's hearts and messes with their mentality.
Immediately replied: "It's my fault. If "Travel to Taipei" hadn't been released at that time, the box office trend of "Mei Lanfang" would not have been affected."
"I don't blame you. " Chen Hong was relieved after reading Wang Shu's text message, ""Travel to Taipei" had already been scheduled to be released during the New Year period, but Director Chen insisted on releasing it during the New Year period. No one can blame him for being affected. "
She still had something left unsaid in her mind, that is, Feng Xiaogang's 2007 war film "Assembly", which was shot in a commercial model, so excited Director Chen that Director Chen wanted to make his commercially produced "Meilan" "Fang" will be released on the New Year's Eve at the end of the year.
In this way, his prestige as a Palme d'Or director will not be weakened.
Who knows, the thought is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
She thought she still had to save some face for Director Chen and not say anything like this.
“But you are a producer, I’m worried that it will affect you.” Wang Shu replied.
"It's okay." Chen Hong felt warm in his heart.
"Isn't it tiring to be a producer? You have to deal with a lot of things, big and small, for the crew, especially when you are losing money." Wang Shu replied to the concerned text message.
“Oh, I’m used to it, it’s okay.” Chen Hong replied.
"Why don't you come to be my producer in the future? We can work together." Wang Shu suggested. He made such a proposal because he knew that Chen Hong would definitely not agree, so he made such a grand proposal.
The other party would not agree, so he said, if you can sell one empty-handed, why not do it.
"Haha, you have a good idea." Chen Hong replied.
“So?” Wang Shu asked.
“So, it’s the beauty you think of.” Chen Hong replied.
“Why?” Wang Shu asked knowingly.
"There's no reason, it just doesn't work anyway." Chen Hong replied.
After waiting for a while, seeing that Wang Shu stopped replying to text messages, Chen Hong immediately sent an explanation text message.
"Hey, if I join your crew as a producer, where will Director Chen's face go? So this thing is really not possible. It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."
Wang Shu read the text message sent by Chen Hong and asked: "So you are willing?"
This text message was sent but nothing happened.
Chen Hong did not reply.
WEST, February 22.
The Academy Awards, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, officially kicked off.
The awards ceremony starts at 17:00 in the evening, and before 17:00, there is the red carpet ceremony starting at 14:30.
In fact, a luncheon for nominees has been held according to tradition on February 3 before this, which is why Wang Shu rushed to Los Angeles and then to Berlin.
Now, it’s the final awards ceremony.
However, before the Oscars, there is another "tradition" here in the United States.
The Golden Raspberry Awards, which aim to ridicule bad Hollywood movies, were announced yesterday.
Every year, the Golden Raspberry Awards announce the nomination list one day before the Academy Awards, and the awards ceremony is also held the day before the Oscars to satirically evaluate Hollywood's annual bad movies.
The winners of this award are selected by more than 650 judges from the United States and 19 other countries.
On the shortlist for the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards, "The Love Master" received a total of seven nominations, which is the most embarrassing.
At yesterday's awards ceremony, "The Love Master" won the worst film and worst script of the year, while Mike Myers won the worst actor.
In the Worst Film of the Year category, other shortlisted films include: "The Ultimate Disaster Movie", "The Unprecedented", "Falling in Love with the Wild Boar Girl", "The Last City: Battle of the Kings", "This Isn't It" Bada".
Hot-talking actress Paris Hilton won the title of Worst Actress and Worst Screen Partner for "Falling Out", and also won the Worst Actress for "Sarah Brightman: The Bionic Opera" supporting role.
Pierce Brosnan, "Mamma Mia", was voted the worst supporting actor.
Uwe Boll was selected as the worst director of the year for his three directorial works: "The End of the World: Battle of the Kings", "Rat in the Hole" and "Blood on the Street".
The worst prequel, remake or sequel to an old film is "Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".
The two films "The Tuner" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" directed by Wang Shu were not nominated for the best bad film, and he himself was not nominated for the worst director.
Although this is a spoof of the Oscars, it would still be hurtful if you were "lucky" to win this award when you first came to Hollywood.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, the Oscars red carpet started.
A large number of reporters from major media and TV stations, as well as fans of various celebrities and artists gathered at the scene.
As the red carpet began, well-known Hollywood movie stars stepped onto the red carpet one after another.
Jolie, Pitt and his wife, Will Smith, Hugh Jackman, Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Kate, Meryl Streep, Natalia Leigh Portman.
A large number of internationally renowned movie stars attended the event in their best attire.
Just like the butterfly effect of "a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a tornado in Texas a month later." In the fashion industry, there is also the so-called "exposure effect" .
The theorem holds that the more depressed the economy is, the longer women’s skirts will be.
In the context of the global economic crisis, the 81st Oscars red carpet fully reflected this law. All the actresses on the red carpet appeared in elegant floor-length dresses, and most of them were fishtail-shaped. For evening dresses, blue, which was rarely popular in the past, has become a temporary choice.
From the previous boiling sexy to a low-key look, this may be the inspiration of this year's Oscar red carpet to the market trend. This year's fashion is to face the stormy waves of previous years with subtlety and mellow patience.
On this Oscars red carpet, the most popular one is the mermaid tail dress.
The fishtail skirt, an evening dress that tightens the upper body and only blooms suddenly at the thigh near the knee, has been extinct on the red carpet for a long time. However, with the shrinking feeling caused by the economic downturn, the fishtail skirt has The restrained yet sexy look that emphasizes lines has become a trend again.
Whether it is the popular young rookie Hudgens, the veteran desire leader Parker, the sexy and hot Beyoncé, or Melissa, they all use fishtail skirts to show their sexy style. Among them, the most outstanding one is the new fashion leader. Anne Hathaway's sparkling sequins are stacked in layers, and her soft lines highlight her confident and pure mermaid look. Her fishtail skirt look also covers Halle Berry, who came from behind.
Secondly, there is the blue dress.
As we all know, blue has never been too popular on the red carpet, but as people's mentality gradually declines, blue, which represents serenity and tranquility, begins to occupy people's eyes.
A number of actresses, represented by Winslet, have used different shades of blue to portray elegance and grandeur.
In terms of accessories, marine styles are also present, including long linear earrings made of Harkin silk shells, and wide knitted belts decorated with shells.
(End of this chapter)