The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 363 The Time Has Come
Although it is Sunday and it is morning, there are still many media reporters and editors who are either in the company or at home, or working overtime outside to catch up on the manuscript.

This morning, that is, last night Western time, the Oscar nominations will be announced, and there will naturally be hot topics. This year, because of Chen Jingxing's relationship, it may be a big news.

Many media also prepared two manuscripts, one for "Gravity" that was not shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and one for the one that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

But after the nomination list came out, everyone found that they had to rewrite it.

The result was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Chen Jingxing could be called the biggest winner of this year's Oscars, just in terms of nominations.

"Gravity" not only successfully won the nomination for the best foreign language film, but also received nominations for a total of nine awards including best film, best director, and best soundtrack.

And another film "Matrix" by Chen Jingxing was also shortlisted for five awards including best original screenplay and best sound effects.

Such a result is undoubtedly beyond everyone's imagination. Not only was there an uproar on the Internet, but the country also lost its voice for a while.

To be exact, it was a state of bewilderment.

Because this is indeed too exaggerated, when the news is presented to many reporters and contributors, their first reaction is disbelief, or suspicion that it is an oolong incident.

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity and accuracy of the information, they started writing in a dizzy state, and this was also reflected in the press release they wrote.

Words such as shock and unbelievable are no longer exclusive to the shock body of marketing accounts. Even the mainstream big media inevitably reveal their surprise in the title and content.

In the Internet age, the media is not the fastest source of news.

Internet users are, and every Internet user is a self-media.

During the announcement of the nominations, some netizens who watched the live video or text live broadcast could not wait to post the information together with their shock on the Internet.

The specific mental journey is:
[Fuck!Good start?Best Original Score goes to Gravity! 】

[Best Art Direction! "Gravity"]

[Three kills!The best sound effects! Gravity and The Matrix!Am I dreaming? 】

【…】

[Best Foreign Language Film is here, "Gravity" is nominated, "Matrix" is not]

["Matrix" nominated for Best Original Screenplay]

[Unbelievable, "Gravity" has 7 nominations, and "Matrix" has 5 nominations, I'm already numb]

[The best heroine is not... what am I thinking? ! 】

【Ahhh!Best Director, Chen Jingxing!Nominated for Best Director! ! !Is the Golden Globe really an indicator? 】

[Oh my god, the best movie! !My god, can this happen in the real world? ? 】

[Is this an Oscar or a Golden Rooster Award?Is it a prank?Am I crazy or is the world crazy? 】

Even Chen Jingxing's craziest movie fans could not have predicted such a crazy result.

Because theoretically, what "Gravity" is going to impact is actually the best foreign language film, and at most there will be one or two technical awards. Although it has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for best director, few people will It is extravagantly hoped that the Oscars can nominate the best director and best picture to "Gravity", usually the Oscars are more conservative than the Golden Globes.

Not to mention getting so many nominations in one go, it's still two films.

Chen Jingxing's fans were all stunned and couldn't recover, and those who didn't watch the live broadcast, after going to work for a while and then went online, they were even more shocked when they saw these posts, news, and pushes. Many people felt that this It's fake news, I even looked at the calendar and realized it wasn't April Fool's Day.

And when the big media and authoritative media on the Internet have published news one after another, and even the TV station pushes the mobile news below, and the CCTV news channel also suddenly reports the news on the hour, the public will no longer have any doubts.

Even if it's still unbelievable, I know it's true.

But immediately after the excitement and joy, there was confusion.

[why? ?I know that movies released in North America, regardless of Hollywood or foreign countries, can participate in the selection of Golden Globes and Oscars. I know all of these. The media has already popularized science before, but I still have to ask: why? ! 】

"How did you do it?"

Looking at Tian Xinye's strange gaze, Chen Jingxing felt a little headache.

The outside world is being turned upside down by the Oscar nomination list, but Chen Jingxing and the other three King Kongs of DreamWorks are still recording the program.

The first issue of "The Birth of a Director" has quite a lot of content. It is necessary to finish broadcasting short films submitted by five directors, competition short films, documentaries tracked by the program team during the shooting of competition short films, comments from judges, professional film appreciation groups, questions from the audience, and Vote for this issue's "Rising Star."

The edited episode was nearly two hours long, let alone recorded.

Basically, from noon to night, it takes a day to record.

This is the reason why Chen Jingxing requested that the recording time of the program be set during the daytime. He is a man who has to go to and from get off work on time every day, and he wants to accompany his wife when he comes home at night.

Otherwise, according to the normal recording time of this kind of indoor program, it is basically from the afternoon to the early morning and late at night, and many employees in the program group are night owls.

The audience, judges and staff all have to arrive at the studio before 9:[-] a.m., and preparations including makeup are time-consuming.

Of course, generally speaking, guests, especially big-name celebrities or bigwigs, can arrive late, and only the audience and staff are the hardest.

But Chen Jingxing arrived on time at 9 o'clock in the morning, so of course no one would dare to be late.

In fact, the reason why these indoor variety shows have gradually formed a habit of recording is that they often start in the afternoon and record until late at night, basically because of the guests and stars. They arrive late, and it will be too late after finishing makeup and getting ready for recording, otherwise Who behind the scenes doesn't want to work according to the normal biological clock?
Chen Jingxing, Guo Fan and others were putting on makeup in the dressing room as usual. This episode was the last one to be recorded, so everyone felt a little relaxed. Although today is the day when the Oscar nominations are announced, it stands to reason that Chen Jingxing should be nervous, but who let Has Chen Jingxing been spoiled?
Universal had informed Chen Jingxing of the list of Oscar nominations two days ago, but Chen Jingxing didn't reveal the spoilers. After all, he was afraid of what might happen. If there was an eventuality, how would he lose face?
And the news on the Internet quickly turned into breaking news and pushed to the mobile phones of most people, including Chen Jingxing.

Immediately, the dressing room was full of people, even the makeup artist was pushed aside, and the production, coordinator, director team and other high-level executives of the program group poured into the dressing room.

Congratulations, congratulations, photo taking.

The chief director is even more beaming. As the biggest winner of the Oscar nomination list, Chen Jingxing has rarely appeared in variety shows in recent years, and he has rarely received interviews. The only way to expose him that can satisfy the audience's curiosity in the near future is this show.

Netizens are now searching for Chen Jingxing. Apart from Oscar, the first few entries must be the variety show "The Birth of a Director".

This will also bring a lot of attention to the show. After all, as a director, Chen Jingxing, even if he is a star among the directors, is much less popular than a real idol or actor star.

Most people will pay more attention to the actors and stars when watching a movie, as long as the director knows it.

As soon as the nominations for the Oscars came out, it sparked a social topic, which would definitely bring Chen Jingxing a wave of attention from people who hadn't paid attention to movies or Chen Jingxing before.

Of course, in addition to congratulations, there is also curiosity. This news is almost as shocking to most people as "Source Code" breaking the box office record for the first time in film history. Breaking records is created slowly, but today is suddenly attack.

But no matter how curious, the show still needs to be recorded. With the order of the chief director, Nuo Da's dressing room returned to emptiness.

However, Guo Fan and the other three contracted directors of DreamWorks would not let Chen Jingxing go. They didn't know the result before. Only Chen Jingxing and Xu Wenshen knew the list of nominations in advance in DreamWorks.

The reputation of the Oscars in the world is almost unrivaled, and Cannes is the only one that can compare with the Oscars.

Such a world-class award, regardless of whether you recognize its level or not, who wouldn't want to win it?How many people can get rid of fame and fortune?

Anyway, Guo Fan and others haven't reached this level yet.

Especially as a director of Huaguo, I know deeply how those big directors in China have been striving for the Olympic Games for more than ten years, and it was not until the past two years that this momentum passed.

They are only aiming for the best foreign language film.

Even though they all knew that DreamWorks and Universal were working together to compete for the awards, they just thought they were aiming for the best foreign language film, or a few technical awards.

"Gravity" has nine nominations, "Matrix" has five nominations, and it also includes awards such as Best Director and Best Picture. This kind of result is unimaginable for them.

Ning Weiqiang had the weakest qualifications in DreamWorks, and he didn't have that deep friendship with Chen Jingxing, so he wanted to speak but was too embarrassed to do so.

Guo Fan and Tian Xinye had no scruples.

"How much did you spend?" Guo Fan said bluntly: "No, this is what you can get with money?"

He has heard about Hollywood stars or film studios' public relations Oscar awards, and it is said that some of them can even invest nearly tens of millions of dollars. Could it be that DreamWorks paid tens of millions of dollars?This is not unaffordable for DreamWorks, a cash cow.

Looking at the three directors staring straight at him, Chen Jingxing knew how much this impacted them, so he didn't hide it, and there was no need to hide it, because it was not a mysterious matter.

This unprecedented victory was indeed somewhat beyond Chen Jingxing's expectations, even Universal's expectations, but this result was neither mysterious nor metaphysical—maybe there was a little bit of it.

First of all, the quality of "Gravity" and "Matrix" is really top-notch, and both of them can enter the "Hall of Fame" level among science fiction movies.

Secondly, "Gravity" and "Matrix" are not brainless special effects blockbusters. The concept and camera language of "Gravity" are definitely of the artistic level, but they are just wrapped in the package of visual wonders.

The high concept of "Matrix" and the philosophical ideas contained in it are also rare in science fiction movies.

And although theoretically, movies released in the North American market can compete for Oscars both at home and abroad, but how many foreign movies can get a good box office in the North American market?
The awarding system of the Oscar as a trade union award and the thousands of members of the academy who can almost never retire as long as they are "recruited" into the academy—there are too many unprofessional or low-level members among them, which determines the quality of foreign films. If there is no reputation in North America, it is impossible to participate in the game without big companies organizing public relations and watching movies.

It’s a bit like World Footballer of the Year. The voters are football team captains and head coaches from hundreds of countries. Many of them have their hands above their eyes. Their understanding of football may not be comparable to that of professional football journalists or senior football fans. .

As a result, the selection of the World Footballer depends on fame more than actual performance.

The same is true for the Oscars, which is also the meaning of public relations. Many members of the Academy may not be able to finish watching the registered films and nominated films, or most of them cannot finish watching.

The high box office and Internet popularity of "Gravity" and "Matrix" allow these two films to participate in this game as foreign films on the basis of their own quality.

But the above is just the location and the harmony of the people.

The more fundamental reason is that the time has come - Oscar itself has changed.

(End of this chapter)