You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 705: When everyone is busy having children, only they are working hard on their careers. Those who work hard will eventually be screwed.
Yang Mi and her mother were taking care of the pregnant Liu Yifei at home. Little Xianmi was excitedly sticking to her mother Xixi's belly to listen to the baby's movements.

"I feel the baby is cooing!" Xiao Xianmi said excitedly.

Yang Mi: "Could it be that your fairy mother is hungry?"

Liu Yifei touched her round face and said, "I do get hungry quickly recently."

Yang Mi looked at the time and it was almost 12 o'clock. "Then let Auntie make something for you. I'll continue watching the award ceremony."

Just now, "Escape Plan 3" defeated "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and won the Best Art Direction Award, but lost the Visual Effects Award to DreamWorks' "1917".

This war film is famous for its "pseudo one-shot" approach. There are 22 editing points in the whole film, but few people can find them all. When watching the film, it gives people the feeling of being shot in one shot.

Afterwards, "Happy Journey 3" won the Best Costume Design Award. Netizens joked that it was all thanks to the easter eggs in the last three minutes, and it felt like it could lead a global fashion trend.

"Ah, I got it!" Yang Mi suddenly said excitedly!

The Best Foreign Language Film was renamed Best International Film for the first time this year. "Better Days" became the third film to win this honor after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Parasite". It was produced by Mi Shi and its international distributor Long is in the ascendant.

This award undoubtedly adds a bit of weight to the ongoing final selection of the Golden Bamboo Award.

It can be seen from the camera that Bong Joon-ho and the actors around him are obviously a little lost. When will Korean films be able to stand up again?
Bai Xue was surprised to go on stage to receive the award.

She knew that her class monitor had played an indispensable role in her winning the award. Without the class monitor, Long Taizhi would not have been so attentive in helping her with marketing and promotion.

Originally, the Film Bureau wanted to select "Brave New World" for the film, but Dorothy said that Americans cannot understand the need to quit surfing the Internet, and we in Malaysia do not need to be forced to quit.

Then we decided on "Better Days", after all, American school bullying is also world-famous.

After that, "Knives Out" won the Best Original Screenplay and "Little Women" won the Best Adapted Screenplay, but the heroines of the two films, Ana de Armas and Saoirse Ronan, one is the former assistant of King Power and the other is the heroine of King Power.

In addition to her two lovers, Theron and Scarlett, she lost to Renée Zellweger in "Judy" in the Best Actress competition.

There was almost no suspense about the Best Actor award, which was won by Joaquin Phoenix for "Joker".

Later, Todd Phillips, the director of "Joker" and an old friend of Wang Quan, won the Best Director Award.

He became famous in Hollywood for his "Hangover" series written by Wang Quan. Who would have thought that the director who made movies about shit and piss back then would later make "Joker", a comic-book adaptation movie that is considered to have the most profound depth.

Unfortunately, in the competition for Best Picture, "Joker" lost to the World War I film "1917".

As for "Little Women" and "Knives Out", which Dragon Rises strongly promoted this year, although they did not return empty-handed, they have nothing to do with the big awards.

Several other Hollywood companies finally breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise they would have thought that the Oscars were opened by Long Tail.

Zhang Yimou, who was watching the movie channel broadcast at home, was suddenly enlightened and excited. The global success of "1917" once again inspired him to try to shoot the entire film in one take.

He wanted to call Wang Quan to talk, hoping that he could support him in making such an attempt. At most, his own company would account for the majority of the investment.

Wang Quan was very generous to directors and supported them in setting up their own companies. The success of several films made Zhang Yimou one of the richest directors in China.

In the end, the call didn't go through, but Zhang Yimou also understood that there would be an Oscar dinner after the Oscars, and someone of Wang Quan's status would definitely have to socialize.

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At the same time, inside the hotel, Wang Quan was having sex with Bae Suzy.

I told Son Ye-jin that it was okay, but the girl admired me so much that she insisted on getting my autograph and taking photos with me, and even wanted me to drink with her. They drank so much that they ended up drinking in the hotel room.

Now the identity of the boss behind Wang Quan Er Yue Er has been exposed worldwide. The Korean media exclaimed that it is a financial giant that can influence the American political arena. The power of the Wang Quan family even exceeds the sum of the Samsung and Hyundai chaebols!

This has completely fascinated those young girls in Japan and South Korea who worship the strong. What's there to be afraid of if he has a girlfriend? He even had a wife before.

However, Suzy is currently just a daily lover, and whether she can become a permanent guest depends on her own ambition.

However, the news of her existence soon spread among the concubines.

Zhou Ye and Hu Lianxin often posted photos of themselves attending the Oscars in the group, making the girls in the group extremely envious.

Zhou Ye said: This is nothing, our "Parasite" crew was so glorious before, we won many big awards.

Then Tian Xiwei asked mischievously: Didn’t your husband celebrate for you after the award ceremony? How many hundreds of millions did he reward you with?
Hu Lianxin said angrily: Don’t mention it, my husband was seduced away by a Korean actress.

Cheng Xiao asked hurriedly: Who is it?
Hu Lianxin: I’m not familiar with her, the one next to Son Ye-jin.

Choi Sulli: Oh, that’s Suzy.

Wang Churan asked: Is it very famous?
Sulli replied: Better than me. The younger generation of girl groups are considered to be quite powerful, but not as good as Yoona and IU.

Tian Xiwei: It turns out that Yoona and IU are both old~
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The next morning, Wang Quan came to Longtaitou and held a meeting with Ma Ling and Li An.

Li An was the confirmed director of "Annie Wong", and Ma Ling was the producer. Originally everything was ready, and the supporting roles were basically finalized. They were just waiting for Liu Yifei to join the crew after the new year. But now Liu Yifei is pregnant, so she definitely cannot act.

So today's meeting is to determine the solution.

Although Wang Quan felt it was a bit of a pity, he could only choose that option: "Then let's change people. Does Director Li have any favorite candidates?"

Li An shook his head. He was now in a state of despair, worse than a chicken. He wanted to use Tang Wei, but it was unlikely that his proposal would be accepted. Why lose face?

So Wang Quan decided: "Let Ni Ni play the role. Her English level is among the best among Chinese actresses."

Li An immediately praised: "This is a good choice!"

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"What, let me play the leading female role?" Ni Ni was in Jinling accompanying her family when she received the call. She didn't expect such a good thing to happen to her.

She will have something to brag about in the future. Her resume: She has worked with Wang Quan, Li An, and Zhang Yimou, including Wang Quan twice, and they had in-depth exchanges!

Wang Quan stayed with his daughter and son in Los Angeles for a few more days and let Zhou Ye and the others leave first.

When he returned home, there was still a week left until the second Golden Bamboo Awards.

There definitely won’t be so many international superstars coming to support this time, but as family members, Wang Quan brought both Gadot and Kristen Stewart over. Others may not attend, but they must.

The two also brought their children and dogs. As an actor in "Love", Jin Bi's dog will also walk the red carpet with them.

Gadot was chatting with Liu Yifei about pregnancy. Actually, it was Wang Quan who asked her to talk, mainly to advise her not to be too careful. Gadot often played ball when she was pregnant with Xiaoyuer, but Sissi is now almost like a ball and doesn't dare to go out for a walk for fear of being hit by a car.

Just then, Liu Yifei received a WeChat message, so she stood up and said, "Then I'll go out for a walk. Someone just happened to ask me out."

"Who asked you out?"

"Someone's good sister."

Wang Quan immediately thought about it. Good sister? Sister Feihong? Or Senior Sister Zilin?

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"Hello, Sister Yuanyuan." Liu Yifei arrived at the place reserved by Gao Yuanyuan on time, but Gao Yuanyuan arrived earlier.

"Congratulations~" Gao Yuanyuan stared at her belly.

When Wang Quan was in the United States, the rumor that Liu Yifei was pregnant had spread, and someone photographed her going to the hospital for a pregnancy check-up.

Gao Yuanyuan had originally planned to freeze her eggs because she was worried that her menopause would come early. After hearing the news, she was very excited. It seems that Wang Quan is still useful after all!

So this time she asked Concubine Liu Yi out, and after some polite greetings, she asked the question that was in her mind: Do you have any secret to getting pregnant with Wang Quan's child?

Liu Yifei had no reservations about this, "Nothing special, just do more."

"Ah, that's it?"

"Yes, if there were any folk remedies, I could have delayed it until now. I would have become an older pregnant woman." Gao Yuanyuan thought to herself, you are an older pregnant woman, then what am I, an older pregnant woman?

She suddenly felt that the drink in her hand no longer tasted good.

"Oh, I remember!" Liu Yifei suddenly thought of a point that might help Gao Yuanyuan, but she felt a little embarrassed and was too embarrassed to say it out loud in such a public place.

"What~"

"We'll talk about it when we leave. You can take me back later."

This made Gao Yuanyuan feel very anxious. Is there really any trick?

in the car.

Liu Yifei whispered in her ear: "I don't know if it will work..."

Finally, she said, "I don't know if this is the reason why it works, but you can try it."

"Thank you!" Gao Yuanyuan said sincerely.

She was very curious. Wasn’t Liu Yifei worried that if she also had children, they would compete with her children for the family property?
Just like the current gambling king’s family, the rumors of fighting over the family property have never stopped before the gambling king has even passed away.

Liu Yifei had never thought about those things. Although she was not in business and did not have a net worth of hundreds of billions like Mimi, she still had ten billion.

Isn’t one billion enough to raise a child?
Besides, the child’s grandmother has some money from stock trading.

Liu Yifei is just good at thinking from other people's perspective. She thought about her own anxiety when she wanted to have a child, and then thought about Gao Yuanyuan's age. She was 40 years old, and her anxiety must be ten or a hundred times greater than hers.

Now it was Gao Yuanyuan's turn to have a headache. Who should she find to organize a group gathering? The people she knew in this small circle were basically Wang Quan's assistants and Sister Fei Hong.

After sending Liu Yifei home, she also invited Gao Yuanyuan to come in and sit for a while.

"Wang Quan..."

“Oh, he went to the company.”

Xiao K knew that Wang Quan’s new film was about lesbians and heard that the editing had already started. He asked Wang Quan if there were any high-energy clips.

After getting a positive answer, she immediately begged Wang Quan to show her.

So this time Gao Yuanyuan only saw Wonder Woman and didn't see Captain Marvel.

When Wang Quan arrived at the company, he talked to Zhang Yimou about his idea of ​​shooting the entire film in one take. Wang Quan supported his attempt in this regard.

"The house in Shanxi you mentioned earlier is very suitable. The setting is not large, and we can stage a play in a limited time and space."

"Haha, we're thinking the same thing. I think so too!"

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On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, the final results of the Golden Bamboo Award came out, and even Wang Quan didn't know about it.

This day was also his birthday, and Wang Quan spent it at home. However, the next day he was tricked by Gao Yuanyuan into going to her house on the pretext of "celebrating your birthday for you."

In addition to Gao Yuanyuan, there are assistants such as Meng Ziyi, Guo Xuefu, and Jiang Shuying, as well as Li Bingbing and Zhang Ruonan under her.

Gao Yuanyuan thought proudly that Liu Yifei had four people that time, and she had six people this time, so it should be safe.

She doesn't have many good connections in the circle, and she had worked with Li Bingbing more than ten years ago, so he invited her.

Moreover, Li Bingbing did not want to have children. She once proposed to Wang Quan whether she could find a surrogate mother to help her have children. She had already frozen her eggs.

She likes children very much, but compared to loving children, she loves herself more. She is worried that having children will make her condition worse and affect her career, but she also hopes that her relationship with Wang Quan can be further improved.

At that time, Wang Quan replied to her: If the baby is not born from your own belly, then you should not have given birth to it from the beginning. What kind of mother and child are you if you have not experienced life and death together.

So today Li Bingbing brought his soldiers to help Da Meiyuan definitely not for the children, but just wanted to hint at Wang Quan. Do he have a high chance of winning the prize?
In between the filming of "Ghost Blows Out the Light 3" and "4", she filmed a new directorial work called "Send Me to the Clouds", for which she was nominated for the Best Actress Award.

"So do you think you have a good chance?"

"I think it should be quite big," she analyzed. "Jingchu just won it last year. Her performance this time was indeed better, but her hope of winning again is not high."

"There's also Yi Ran from our family. She's still young after all. She just happened to star in a somewhat influential work. And Ren Suxi, she's really good at acting, but her movie Half a Comedy is just average. I think the only one who can compete with me is Sister Yong Mei."

Wang Quan spread his hands and said, "You know that your chances are high, so of course they are high. All I can say is that you and Yongmei were the top two in the votes during the preliminary round. As for the final result, I really don't know. I'm still curious whether I can win the Best Director award."

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"Congratulations! The winner of the 3nd Golden Bamboo Award for Best Director is Wang Quan for "Easy Journey ". Congratulations!"

On February 2, the first Saturday night after the Dragon Raising its Head on February 29, Wang Quan won the Best Director Award for the first time for his metaphorical commercial film "Happy Journey 3" which aroused countless discussions at home and abroad.

This result surprised him quite a bit. It seemed that the proportion of young people among the judges was quite good and they were not so prejudiced against commercial films. Unlike the Oscars, which were dominated by old white men, their aesthetic tastes were very retro.

"Happy Journey 3" really won a lot tonight. This is the ninth award it has won!
It almost swept all the technical awards, including Best Original Score, Best Art Design, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects, etc.

Except for the best new action design which lost to "Ip Man 4".

Oh, in terms of acting awards, Gong Li also won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the Queen Mother, which was a pleasant surprise.

However, Sun Honglei lost the Best Supporting Actor award to Wang Yanhui in "Brave New World". He played a character based on the Thunder King Yang Yongxin.

As expected, Jiang Qiming lost to Yi Yang Qianxi for the Best Newcomer award. After all, he had too few roles and was almost at the bottom line of being nominated. To be nominated with such small roles was already a manifestation of good acting skills.

After Wang Quan came on stage, the other four nominees, Bai Xue, Wu Jing, Zhang Jingchu and Wen Zhang, all applauded in admiration, and many guests stood up and applauded him.

Wang Quan saw Chaoyue, Xiaotian, Xiaohu, and Yezi. It turned out that young girls were more passionate.

Soon their applause rang out again for "Xiao Yao You 3". Jiang Wen defeated Hu Can, Liu Ye, Wang Jingchun and Peng Yuchang and won the Best Actor award.

He himself was also quite surprised by this. In fact, he would rather win the Best Director award, but "Hidden Man" was only nominated for Xu Qing's Best Supporting Actress and a few other small awards such as Best Editing and Best Photography, and he hasn't won any of them yet. How embarrassing.

But he still sincerely thanked Wang Quan, thanking him for fulfilling his dream of playing an old man. Wang Quan is great, unlike Chen Kaige, who refused to give in to Dieyi even though he wanted to!

Later, Li Bingbing won the Best Actress award for "Send Me to the Clouds" as she wished. Her excitement this time was no less than when she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for "The Message" and she burst into tears on the spot.

It's a pity for director Teng Congcong. Although she later made masterpieces such as "My Altay", this time she lost to Gu Xiaogang, the director of "Spring River Flows Warm", which was included in the top ten of the year by both "Sight and Sound" and "Film Handbook".

As for new directors such as Bi Xinye, Dong Yue and Zu Feng, being nominated is a victory, and it gives them a good start in their film directing career.

Finally, the best film award was decided from eight films: The Wandering Earth, So Long, My Son, Better Days, Sweet Osmanthus, The Warmth of Spring River, The Captain, Happy Journey 3, and Brave New World.

It can be seen that except for "Brave New World" which has 5 characters, the others all have 4 characters. Wen Zhang feels that this may be God's will, making his work the most unique. So will he be the winner in the end?
can you?

Oh, no.

Damn, it’s still Xiaoyaoyou 3!

This is already the 3th award that "Escape 11" has won tonight!
This is simply a sweep!

A sweep at a prestigious film awards ceremony, what a perfect ending.

But Wang Quan’s mind is now full of thoughts: Would it be impolite if he continued to sweep next year?
As for the year after next, I will be making another movie this year. Although I haven’t decided on it yet, it will definitely not be a commercial film, so it still has a chance to win awards.

Oh, if I win the award for several years in a row, will it affect the authority of the award? Oh, so annoying!
I'd better find a woman to hedge against it later!

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