China entertainment that year eighteen

Chapter 274: Really Winning an Award VS Something Happened on the Studio ([-]-in-[-])

The Chinese film market in 2002 had just started, but Hollywood had already matured. In fact, the difference between them now and before Lu Heng came back is not too big. It is similar to Neon - the economy and consumption slow down to a certain level, and China is still in a period of rapid growth, and the situation remains the same every year.

The box office is the best proof.

Last year's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" had a total global box office of 2 million. This figure will rank in the top five any year in the future. Obviously, the international market has not changed much in the past 9.36 years.

The second-ranked "Harry Potter" Part 8 and the third-ranked "Spider-Man" both have more than [-] million, which are still enough to rank among the top ten at the box office every year in the future.

Such a hit movie will naturally be nominated for Oscars this time, but because of its fantasy and commercial attributes, it will win more awards for sound effects, special effects, etc.

When Lu Heng came to film "Caribbean", the global box office of "Red Cliff" was nearly 4 million. Later, it was released in Europe, and with several Oscar nominations at the end of the year, it hit another wave. Now it has exceeded 4.3 million. .

This data has ranked No. 6 in the year.

In front of it is "Men in Black 2" with 4.4 million, and behind it is "007: Die Another Day" which just surpassed it, also with 4.3 million.

And "Red Cliff" is still in theaters, so it shouldn't be a big problem to surpass "Men in Black". After all, the difference is only 1000 million magnesium dollars.

The No. 10 movie in the previous life, "Minority Report" with 3.58 million yuan, naturally dropped one place, but it and the No. 11 movie in the previous life, "Cat and Mouse Game" with 3.52 million yuan, were both directed by Spielberg.

These two movies, one starring Tom Cruise and the other starring Leonardo DiCaprio, are both famous Hollywood handsome guys. Together with the director Spielberg, they were originally very gimmicky, but in the end they passed. In Lao Si's era, there were only one or two Oscar nominations, which can be seen from this.

On the contrary, Lu Heng, a rising star in Hollywood, is beginning to attract attention. After all, it is another movie after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that has hit the mainland and even the world, and its box office is even higher. Exceed.

Moreover, Lu Heng is not only the leading actor, but also a producer and director. Now he is cooperating with Disney to produce an A-level production film and also serves as the leading actor, which has even more gimmicks.

So when Lu Heng arrived, there was an endless stream of media interviewing him. However, since Disney was responsible for Lu Heng's trip, he was not too busy. Besides arranging his time reasonably, he could also play friendly games with Huo Siyan who was traveling there. .

Cheng Long is also here. Last year he filmed two movies here, "Tuxedo" and "Royal Dragon." Coincidentally, the producers of these two movies were Buenais, one of Disney's eight major One of the brands, the previous Mira, and Marvel acquired a few years later.

The next "Pirates of the Caribbean" was also released by Buena Vista.

In addition to Cheng Long, Lu Heng also saw Yang Fan. After asking, he found out that he was also one of the judges for this year's Oscars.

Although there are many Oscar judges, the largest groups are actors and directors. Yang Fan, like Jiang Zhiqiang, both fall into the category of producers and producers, but there are much fewer, but their voting proportion is much higher. .

When old friends meet, it's natural to have a good chat. Cheng Long and Yang Fan are also old acquaintances.

"I voted for you. There is a high chance that you will win the Best Foreign Language Film Award this time."

However, when he saw Li An, Lu Heng just nodded slightly, but Li An's attitude was completely different from before. He not only greeted him warmly, but also came to hug him - but was pushed away by Lu Heng.

Facing Li An's astonished expression, Lu Heng smiled:
"Sorry, I'm not used to hugging people of the same sex."

This also gave him a step up so that Li An would not be embarrassed to the end.

Lu Heng would not be as ruthless as him in doing things - he used to criticize Lu Heng when everything was inconclusive, and Lu Heng could only be considered disgusted with him, but it was not considered hatred, so there was no need and disapproval. Just contact.

Of course, Lu Heng would not be merciful to Qiu, just like the S sisters before, and the earlier Lin Ruiyang and his wife, as well as Liu Ruoying, they were directly driven into the soil and could never get over.

"I voted for you for the best foreign language film. If it really wins, it will be our second Chinese-language film." Ang Lee said.

Although he gives the public the impression that he is not good at talking, it does not mean that he does not understand. In a simple vote, he will vote for any one. Voting for Lu Heng's Chibi is more beneficial to him.

Because if Lu Heng is only young, such a vote can get back all the favors. After all, this is the most popular Oscar for Chinese filmmakers in this era.

But unfortunately, Lu Heng is not a young man, and he is not that enthusiastic about this award. Winning would be better, and it would not affect his earning money. Therefore, Ang Lee's good sales only got Lu Heng a sentence: "Director Li has a good intention." Yes, thank you."

Li An saw that Lu Heng's face didn't seem to be fake calm, but he was a little unsure: "You seem to be very calm about this award...?"

Lu Heng smiled: "This is a commercial movie. Even Hollywood's own commercial blockbusters rarely win awards. I didn't think too much about it. For commercial movies, it just needs to do well at the box office."

Li An looked at Lu Heng silently: "You saw clearly earlier than me..."

Jiang Zhiqiang patted him on the shoulder: "If he hadn't been so transparent, how could he have achieved such results at the age of more than 20 years old, and now he is leading me to cooperate with Disney. Such a genius is rare to come across in many years." ah."

Li An nodded, his heart hurt a million times.

But Jiang Zhiqiang wanted to stab him again: "You did make a mistake back then. We need to be more tolerant and take care of young people. After all, who knows how extraordinary their future will be?"

Ang Lee: "..."

Although it is heartbreaking, Lu Heng's development in the past few years has soared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all of his achievements now have surpassed him. The only one... is the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but Lu Heng doesn't seem to care too much.

Besides, it’s not like Lu Heng has never won awards at international A-category film festivals. He has also won several awards, including Montreal, India and Edo Film Festivals.

In terms of art, these can far exceed Oscars.

Their chat didn't last long. Li An stayed here and was restless...and finally found an excuse to leave.

Later, Lu Heng saw Zhang Yimou coming with the "Hero" team.

His "Heroes" was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

In their previous life, they were only nominated but did not win. In the end, they were awarded by the German film "Nowhere at Home".

With the addition of "Red Cliff" this year, they are less likely to win the award.

Even if there are people like Yang Fan and Jiang Zhiqiang, or Chinese people like Ang Lee, or judges who are good friends with China, they will only be able to keep one. Compared with "Red Cliff", the competitiveness of "Heroes" is much smaller.

Not to mention, there is Disney behind "Red Cliff".

After all, they can't win the Best Foreign Language Film, so they are not competitive with them. But if they do win the award, it will be a great boost to the box office, and their distributors will also have more income.

Lu Heng came from the Caribbean, and the crew of "Red Cliff" was brought from China by Jiang Zhiqiang, but it was mainly a few main creators. Cai Xiaoqing was definitely coming, as well as Zhang Fengyi, Chen Kun and others .

As the lead female lead, Zhang Ziyi naturally came, and she not only walked the red carpet with "Red Cliff", but also walked with "Hero", twice.This made Maggie Cheung even more uncomfortable, and naturally she couldn't help but complain behind her back, while Tony Leung comforted her: "Don't worry, you and her are on different tracks, don't take it to heart. Besides, she is only the second female lead, you are the one." A serious female lead.”

When it comes to walking on the red carpet, naturally the "Hero" crew is in the front, and the "Red Cliff" crew is in the back - the more important ones are further back.

After they walked in, Zhang Ziyi went out again and walked again, which attracted the media's attention to this Oriental beauty with flaming red lips, and flashes of lights continued.

Holding hands with Lu Heng, Zhang Ziyi walked into the hall. In the photos taken, they looked like a handsome man and a beautiful woman, extremely outstanding!

Of course, the focus of the media's pursuit is still more on Lu Heng, not only his multiple identities in "Red Cliff", but also the new movie with Disney.

Naturally, Lu Heng would not miss this opportunity and talked about "Caribbean". In short, it was just a smoke bomb and a boast!

After Lu Heng and the others entered, Zhang Yimou and the others stood up to greet them. At this time, seeing Zhang Ziyi standing next to Lu Heng, Maggie Cheung looked extremely enthusiastic, and then she became even more enthusiastic when facing Lu Heng.

"Mr. Lu, if there is a role that suits me in the future, I must give it a chance. I'm not expensive."

Faced with Maggie Cheung's enthusiasm, Lu Heng smiled: "I'll definitely do it if I have the chance."

Then Lu Heng took Zhang Ziyi and the others to the front and took their seats.

Looking at their backs, Maggie Cheung's eyes turned red with envy, but there was nothing she could do about it. Who made Zhang Ziyi fall in love with Lu Heng, the proud man of heaven.

In the evening awards ceremony, "Chicago" and "The Pianist" became the biggest winners. The former won six awards including best picture, supporting actress, art, sound, costume, and editing, while the latter won best director and actor. Three blockbuster awards for master and screenplay.

Of course, as the global annual box office champion, "The Lord of the Rings" cannot fail to win, and it won two awards for best sound effects and visual effects.

Facing the speechlessness of Jiang Zhiqiang and others, Lu Heng said with a smile: "Although we have been nominated for these awards, it is just a game for their movie giants to make money."

Indeed, nominations bring popularity, and popularity boosts box office. This is all business.

But winning an award is different and can cause controversy.

This is why there can be five or six nominations each time, and sometimes there are seven or eight at most. This is the reason.

And the best foreign language film that Jiang Zhiqiang and the others are most concerned about is finally here.

"Best Foreign Language Film..."

The host is Steve Martin. He is not only an actor who has been nominated for Golden Globe Awards many times, but also a regular guest on the popular TV show "Saturday Night Live". Award-winning host.

He made a long note, which is actually a common practice, just to whet the appetite.

"I think we can consider more movies related to water and boats in the future for the Oscars - you may want to ask me why?"

"Why?"

"Because... everyone was still deeply impressed by "Titanic" back then. Not only was it a huge success at the box office, but it also made huge gains at the Oscars. But this year..."

There was an immediate sensation in the audience!

Because through Steve's description, the list of winners is already coming out.

"Haha!" Sure enough, Steve laughed, stopped talking, and said with a smile:
"Obviously, you have already guessed, yes, the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Award is——"

"Look at the big screen!"

Soon, stills from "Red Cliff" appeared on the big screen!

The original design was that the background was on a ship, with Lu Heng and the others standing on the ship. In front was the Yangtze River, and on the opposite side of the river was a cliff with the Chinese characters "Red Cliff" written in big letters.

Of course, now in the Magnesium Kingdom, English text has been added below the red cliff.

Jiang Zhiqiang and the others immediately cheered, including Cai Xiaoqing, who also stood up excitedly, beaming with joy, not to mention Zhang Fengyi and the others.

Not far behind, Zhang Yimou and others applauded, but one can imagine the loneliness on their faces.

Maggie Cheung and the others pursed their lips, feeling envious and jealous.

As for Zhang Yimou, he couldn't help but think of the figure in the corner at their 78-level gathering a few years ago, the figure who took a group photo of them... Those figures walked up to the stage at this time, greeting countless congratulations and shaking hands calmly. Comparing the figures calmly, it feels like they don't fit together.

Like it was two people.

too fast.

It was so fast that Zhang Yimou was in a daze: "How many years has it been?"

For the first time, he felt the meaning of looking at someone's back - even though it means "being able to see the neck and back, a metaphor for catching up", but for so many years... in the Chinese film industry, whose back does he need to look at?
Even Chen Kaige is not afraid. His performance as a director is almost the same, but we have won the Best Actor, and Lu Heng - he has also won the Best Actor, and he was also the Best Actor at the Edo Film Festival!
What's more, this "Red Cliff" has not only won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but also has a super high box office, with a box office of more than 4 million yuan. Domestic only accounts for 14% - most of it is overseas.

Box office is fame, recognition, and influence!

The reason why Lu Heng came to the stage was not only to receive the award, but also to promote it - publicity also requires fame, and standing on this stage would also greatly enhance his reputation.

When Steve revealed that Lu Heng was the director, screenwriter, starring actor and even producer of "Red Cliff", the audience was in an uproar. In front of the live TV, countless people also had a deeper impression of Lu Heng. .

After that, what Lu Heng didn't expect was that "Red Cliff" would win another award - Best Soundtrack!
This time it was Sanbao who came to the stage to receive the award - of course, the credit was not his alone. There were three people on the list, besides him, the other two were Tan Dun and Zhao Jiping, but they didn't have time, so Sanbao accepted it on his behalf.

Tan Dun had already won the Best Score Award for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" two years ago, which is equivalent to the second time.

At this point, the Oscars came to an end. After stepping down, Lu Heng received countless congratulations and praises. Even Zhang Yimou and the others could not get to Lu Heng's side, which shows his popularity.

After returning to the hotel, Lu Heng saw a lot of missed calls, the most from Orlando. No one answered the call, and then he saw the message he sent: The boat hit the rocks, and Kayla was injured, but not seriously.

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