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Chapter 689 The 63rd Academy Awards (4200+ chapters, please subscribe~)

Several people followed Wu Jianye to the living room, and after seeing the decoration here, Chen Hao once again let out a voice of admiration.

"In the next few days, everyone can live here. If you need anything, you can tell the servants. I have ordered people to prepare a dinner for everyone. Now I will ask the servants to take everyone to their rooms to clean up and wash up. bath!"

Wu Jianye said with a smile.

Everyone else left, only Lao Mouzi remained in the living room.

"Ju Dou's public relations fee is also gone, and it's not certain whether it will win an award in the end!" Wu Jianye asked his servants to bring two cups of tea, and said.

When Zhang Yimou heard about the public relations fee, his eyes revealed a look of discomfort, and he said, "I didn't expect it to be the same everywhere!"

Wu Jianye chuckled, and said, "Actually, if you want me to tell you, you don't have to pay too much attention to awards. I gain my life and lose my luck!"

Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "Of course you don't care about these now!"

Seeing what Zhang Yimou said, Wu Jianye stopped talking about the awards and asked, "How is the preparation for the new movie going?"

Originally, according to history, Zhang Yimou should start filming "Raise the Red Lantern" this year, but this film has been snatched by Wu Jianye, so he can't make it, so Wu Jianye is very curious about what movie he plans to shoot this year .

"Originally, I wanted to adapt "Chicken Feather in One Place". I had already visited the mountain city before, but later I discovered Chen Yuanbin's novella "The Lawsuit of Ten Thousand Families". I thought it was a good story, so I wanted to Bring this story to the big screen!"

Zhang Yimou said with a smile.

Wu Jianye immediately understood that what Zhang Yimou was talking about was the later movie "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju".

"Has the script been written yet?" Wu Jianye asked.

"It's already been written. After I bought the copyright from Chen Yuanbin, I found Liu Heng. This is the first draft. Please take a look!" After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, he took out a stack of manuscript paper in his bag, and handed it to Liu Heng. Wu Jianye.

Wu Jianye flipped through it for a while, and was sure that this was the "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", but obviously this was only the first version of the script, and a lot of the content in it was different from the plot in his memory .

There are even a lot of comedy elements!
Just looking at it made Wu Jianye frown slightly
If you want to say that in China, among the directors of the same generation, who Zhang Yimou admires from the bottom of his heart is Wu Jianye, so when he saw Wu Jianye frowning slightly, he asked worriedly :"What's wrong?"

"There is nothing wrong with this script, but if this kind of story is shot according to the traditional shooting method, no matter how good you shoot it, it will only be a traditional story, and it will not be too brilliant, and the dramatic events in it There are too many dramatic lines, a little distorted!"

Wu Jianye said that this is Wu Jianye's own opinion, not because he has read the original version of "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju".

At this time, Wu Jianye had already entered the stage of a master, and he knew the advantages and disadvantages of a script after reading it.

Zhang Yimou nodded and said, "Actually, when I read this script for the first time, I also had the same idea, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet!"

"At the same time, for the style of the movie, some people suggested that they hope to shoot this movie with the same method as when shooting "Old Well". No matter how good it is, it can't make "Old Well", and the situation of the two works is also different."

Wu Jianye thought for a while, and said: "You can try to shoot this movie in a candid documentary style, which can keep the script in a life-like and loose state. When shooting at the same time, let the main creators improvise I added some stories into it, which can make the movie more life-like, and make it easier for the audience to get involved in the story!"

Hearing Wu Jianye's suggestion, Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up immediately, he thought for a while, and said with a smile, "I think it's so interesting."

Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "But if that's the case, your first draft will have to be rewritten!"

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "There is no problem with this. When I return to China, I will ask Liu Heng to write another draft!"

Wu Jianye continued to give lectures to Zhang Yimou: "In the past, your films did not pay enough attention to people. I think this film of yours can focus on the characters themselves, which can also exercise your understanding of the story in the film. own narrative ability."

"I have seen Chen Yuanbin's "The Lawsuit of Ten Thousand Families". This story takes place in a mountain city, but you are still not familiar with it. The movie itself needs a lot of real life details to make up. I suggest you put the background of the story in a place you are familiar with This will help you to get familiar with this story!"

Zhang Yimou nodded repeatedly while listening, and said with a smile: "Yes, what you said is very good, I will remember all these, and I will let Liu Heng pay attention to these issues later!"

This movie has nothing to do with Tangting culture. As Zhang Yimou's fame in China has risen, his movies do not lack investors at this stage. This movie was shot by Yindu Institution.

Regarding this, Wu Jianye has no objection either. The Yindu organization is semi-official in nature, and the current domestic situation is that no matter how powerful you are, it is useless.
After chatting about the movie, everyone else returned to the living room one after another.

Seeing this, Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou stopped the discussion and asked the servants to start serving the dishes.

After the old lady left, Master Chen and his apprentices came to work again, but all the people in the manor left before, only Wu Jianye, Dai Zhen, Chen Le, Dan Silan and others were left, of which Chen Le and Dan Silan still had They don't come back to the manor often during class, which means that only Wu Jianye and Dai Zhen are left here, so naturally it's not as lively as before.

With so many guests here today, Master Chen also showed his talents.

Sitting at the dining table, Chen Hao exaggeratedly said, "I never expected to be able to eat such authentic Sichuan cuisine abroad!"

Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "Don't worry, during this period of time, everyone will definitely not be able to eat that kind of fake Chinese food!"

Everyone laughed after listening.

Gu Changwei asked curiously: "Old Wu, will you go back with us this time?"

Wu Jianye shook his head and said, "No, I won't go back to China until "Jurassic Park" is released here to deal with the release of "Jurassic Park."

Chen Hao said: "Director Wu, actually, in my opinion, wouldn't it be better for the movie "Jurassic Park" to be released simultaneously in China?"

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "There are some procedures that need to be followed!"

This reason is naturally said by Wu Jianye at will. In fact, even Chen Hao himself knows that relying on Wu Jianye's achievements in the international arena and his domestic connections, his films want to be popular at home and abroad. There is no problem with simultaneous release on the Internet.

However, although Chen Hao looks carefree and has a bit of a personality, it doesn't mean that he is an idiot. On the contrary, such people are actually very smart, and their lives are very real.

So when I saw the real reason why Wu Jianye didn't want to talk about this matter, I stopped asking!
After everyone had a pleasant dinner, Wu Jianye took them to the theater in the manor and watched a movie before going back to their respective houses to rest!

In the next few days, Wu Jianye specially asked Lauren Donner to arrange a person to take Chen Hao and Feng Yiting to visit Los Angeles, but Zhang Yimou and others did not continue because it was the second time they came.

Zhang Yimou also took advantage of this time, Wu Jianye had time, and kept pulling him to discuss his new movie "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju".

When the time came to March 3, the 25rd Academy Awards officially began!

On this day, the Holy Citizen Auditorium in Los Angeles was brightly lit, and the entire red carpet was already filled with many reporters, waiting to interview various stars.

That is to say, the red carpet of this year's Academy Awards has also changed. It is no longer to isolate reporters from the red carpet, but to allow reporters to enter the red carpet and interview the stars who came to the awards ceremony at will. .

But fans will still be isolated from the red carpet!
The crew of "Ghost Love" has also arrived. Wu Jianye, Isabelle Adjani, Mel Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Godwin, and the staff behind the scenes shuttled on the red carpet, accepting Interviews with various reporters.

There are two popular films in this year's Oscars, namely "Ghost Love" directed by Wu Jianye and "Dancing with Wolves" directed by Kevin Costner!
The former created the highest box office record in North America and the world last year, while the latter is the film with the most nominations in this year's Oscars, with a total of 12 nominations, which is also the top few in the history of Oscars.

Especially since this is Kevin Costner's first film.

The two movies can be said to be the two most lively areas on the entire red carpet!

As for Zhang Yimou and others, it is useless to forget about Xiao Transparent.

At this time, Wu Jianye was being interviewed by a reporter from the ABC TV network.

ABC Television Network is the exclusive live broadcast platform of the Academy Awards.

"Director Wu, we all know that this time your "Ghost Love" and Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves" have several awards that are direct rivals. What do you think about the awards this time? Forecast?" The interviewer of the ABC TV network is a blond, blue-eyed, protruding beauty, wearing a OL outfit, looking very intellectual!
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "There is nothing to predict. I am very happy whether the film "Ghost Love" or "Dances with Wolves" won the award. After all, we can be regarded as a family!"

The ABC reporter laughed. She knew what Wu Jianye meant. Both films were invested and shot by Phantom Pictures, so they were indeed a family.

"Director Wu, this is not the first time you have been nominated for an Academy Award, but it is the first time you have participated in an Academy Award. What is your impression of the Academy Award?"

Both "Raise the Red Lantern" and "The Last Emperor" filmed by Wu Jianye before were nominated for Oscars, but Wu Jianye did not participate in those two nominations. This is indeed his first time to participate in Oscars Academy Awards.

Wu Jianye smiled and said: "I really enjoy the atmosphere of the Academy Awards. In my opinion, it's more like a big party here, and I'm here to enjoy it!"

At this time, Kevin Costner suddenly rushed over from the side, leaned behind Wu Jianye, and shouted: "Director Wu, come on!"

Wu Jianye and the reporter from the ABC TV network also looked at each other and smiled, and then Wu Jianye chatted with Kevin Costner.

The two are actually not familiar with each other, but the behavior just now made people think how close the relationship between the two is. This is actually just a publicity method for everyone, so don't take it too seriously!
But anyway, movie fans really like to see this scene.

Isabelle Adjani and Whoopi Goldberg are two other popular characters in the crew of "Ghostly Love", they were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, both of which are popular in this award Candidates, naturally many reporters interviewed their views.

Although Mel Gibson was not shortlisted, but with his current high popularity, there are many reporters interviewing him. The worst one is still Tony Godwin
In fact, there are two other films worth mentioning for this year's Oscars, namely "The Godfather 3" filmed by Francis Coppola and "Speed" starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock!
The achievement of "The Godfather 3" is far less than the previous two films, but it still won six nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Song .

And "Speed" was nominated for three awards: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Film Editing!

It is precisely because of the nominations of the three films "Ghost Love", "Dances with Wolves", and "Speed" that Phantom Entertainment became the big winner of this year's Oscars!

Wu Jianye didn't spend too long on the red carpet, he never liked it, so he just hurriedly answered a few questions from the reporter before walking into the auditorium.

The Academy Awards, as Wu Jianye said, is a grand party for North American filmmakers. Those who can come here are famous people. Even if they are not nominated actors, the director will find a way to get one. Tickets to come to attend.

This can improve their style. Of course, those who are really famous don't need these, but Oscar invites them to come.

From this point of view, the Oscars are actually a commercial activity.

Wu Jianye walked into this big Hollywood party this time, which was very different from other parties in Hollywood before. The success of "The Love of Ghosts" made him a Hollywood celebrity. Many actors and stars gathered around him to chat with him.

In fact, this can also show a person's status in Hollywood. For example, there are not many people who are treated like Wu Jianye now. Top directors like Spielberg, Lucas, and Francis Coppola count as one, but they were originally They were together, so they got together, besides them, Wu Jianye had the most people around!

Other places are also surrounded by large and small circles.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!
It is not an exaggeration to put this sentence here!

Wu Jianye chatted politely with everyone for a while, and at the same time received a lot of calls for cooperation. Unfortunately, they didn't know that Wu Jianye was going back to China after filming "Jurassic Park"!

At about the same time, everyone returned to their respective positions, and when the host of this session, Billy Crystal, took the stage.

The 63rd Academy Awards have officially begun!

ps: I recommend a book, "I'm Really Not the Carpenter Emperor", author: The Rising Stone, Zhu Youjian's story of rectifying his name~
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