Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 111 Sweeping Oscar

PS: Three chapters were blocked yesterday, and one chapter has not been released. The original outline cannot be written.

Today I was revising the outline again. I worked on it for a long time, and my head was split.

So there is only one update today, and the update in the morning is actually from yesterday.

I'll fix the typos tomorrow, my eyes are dazzled.

If you find any typos, please help me to correct them. Thank you.

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The award ceremony was about to begin, and Shay was actually a little nervous. He couldn't help but ask: "Nick, how many awards do you think we can win tonight?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "I don't know!"

Yang Ye was not sure about this matter.

Because "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" did not appear in the year it was supposed to appear, history was disrupted.

And the 70s was a very special era in Hollywood history.

Before the 70s, many high-grossing blockbusters could win Oscars. After the 70s, it has been difficult for high-grossing blockbusters to win Oscars.

This time point... is probably based on the 1975 "Jaws" as a watershed. "Jaws" broke box office records around the world. In the end, it only won a few technical awards at the 48th Oscars. Two years later, "Star Wars" "The same goes for "The Movie," which won a bunch of technical awards at the 50th Oscars.

The reason is that "Jaws" and "Star Wars" represent signs of the take-off of American blockbusters.

Since then, fantasy, science fiction, action, and horror, four movie themes that were not taken seriously before, have begun to appear on the stage of history and raked in box office around the world.

Traditional genres such as song and dance, history, biography, and gangsters took a back seat.

In the subsequent 80s, no annual box office champion won a major Oscar award (non-technical award).

It is also since the 80s that mainstream Hollywood movies have been consciously divided into two categories: one type aims to earn box office in the long summer period, and the other type is released in autumn and winter and goes straight to awards.

Yang Ye's version of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is very interesting. It appears at a time when new and old Hollywood blockbusters are alternating.

In terms of subject matter, it is an action movie, which represents a new movie genre and performed very well at the box office.

But he appeared in the winter and went straight to the awards.

The main thing is to have one... I want them all!
Yang Ye told Shay: "We are shooting action movies, which are very popular among teenagers, but the artistic orientation and value orientation of the Oscars are biased towards mature middle-class tastes.

However... the so-called mature middle-class taste requires movies to have rich characters and smooth and moving stories. This is exactly what our movie has. "

Shay was happy: "That means we have them all?"

Yang Ye stopped talking. He suddenly realized how awesome Li Bian was.

When Li Bian arranged a movie like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it was obvious that he wanted both!

He has thoroughly enjoyed America and Oscars!
In the original time and space, several top Chinese directors such as Li Bian, Kai Zige, and Zhang Yimou once had a gathering.

At the party, Brother Kaizi asked me where this movie was going to win an award, which made me foam at the mouth.

Li Bian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Don't you think it's meaningless for us at our age to make movies and think about where to compete every day?"

Brother Kaizi was speechless for a moment.

A few years after that chat, Li launched "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Hollywood. It won both box office and awards, and established a firm foothold in Hollywood. It seemed that he had really figured it out.

Brother Kaizi also released "Killing Me Softly" in Hollywood, which won both box office and awards. He sadly retired from Hollywood. After returning to China, he made "The Promise" and started a career in bad movies. It seems that he has never thought about it in his life.

At this time, the stage has already announced the best supporting actor and actress, followed by the best original screenplay and the best adapted screenplay.

Yang Ye and Xie stopped talking and stared at the stage to listen to the award presenter announcing the winners, because "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film that won the best adapted screenplay was "All the President's Men," which was adapted from the reporting novel about the Watergate scandal written by American "Washington Post" reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. become.

For a movie based on such an explosive incident, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not unjust to lose to it.

Next up is "Best Foreign Language Film."

When the award presenter called out the name of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Xie immediately high-fived Yang Ye excitedly.

"yeah!"

The entire crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" stood up excitedly to celebrate.

When "Shaolin Temple" came to participate in the election last year, only Yang Ye and Hu Yinmeng came.

And this time the main creators of the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" crew were here, and a large group of people celebrated together, which looked very impressive.

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Xie Yi, go and receive the award!"

Shay was stunned: "Shall I go?"

"There are still many opportunities tonight!"

"OK! OK!"

Shay came on stage with a smile on his face, took the statuette from the presenter, kissed the trophy, and said: "My brother Nick suggested that I go on stage to receive this award and enjoy it. I just tried it, and it's more enjoyable than kissing a beautiful woman!" "

"Hahaha!" Yang Ye laughed.

Shea continued: "Two years ago, when I was running a little-known film distribution company, Nick sent me the Shaolin Temple film and asked if I would be interested in distributing it in the United States. My God, I swear, that was the best action movie I've ever seen in my life.

Of course I was willing, I knew I had to seize this opportunity, and I immediately ran to Hong Kong to talk to Nick.Later, we became partners.We made the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon together.Oh my God, I swear, this is a perfect movie, it's the most amazing action movie I've ever seen in my life. "

Yang Ye was confused after hearing this. Which one is the most perfect action movie?

Shay sang loudly about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and then left the stage happily holding the trophy.

The crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was enjoying themselves, but on the other side of the audience, a middle-aged man named Jean-Jacques Annaud was feeling sad.

"Blacks Fighting for Whites" directed by him should have won the best foreign language film at this Oscar.

To be honest, this movie is very average. It was able to win awards in the original time and space because of its subject matter.Everyone will understand just by hearing the name of this movie.

Therefore, it is completely reasonable for it to lose to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

However, it is right for Jean-Jacques Annaud to feel sad. After all, this film is his debut, and he has high hopes for it to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Jean-Jacques Annaud looked at Shay with envy as he gave an eloquent acceptance speech on the stage, and suddenly received a small note from the person in front of him.

He opened it and read, "Mr. Jean-Jacques, your movie is great. Are you interested in drinking coffee together and discussing cooperation?" It was signed Yang Ye, and he also left a phone number.

Jean-Jacques Annaud looked at Yang Ye's seat in front of him inexplicably, thinking: "What kind of cooperation does this Chinese want to talk to me about?"

Xie Yi babbled for a full three minutes before excitedly holding the statuette off the stage. It was the first time for the crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to see this thing, and they happily passed it around to each other.

Animation and documentary awards were presented backstage, which had nothing to do with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."After that comes the best visuals.

This award... is not a permanent award now. Sometimes there is, sometimes there is not. It was in the late 80s that it became a permanent award.

Because it was only then that special effects blockbusters became mainstream in Hollywood.

Now, whenever this award appears, everyone can basically guess which movie will win.The host invited Hollywood sexy actress Raquel Welch to reveal the best visual effects.

As soon as Raquel came on stage, someone whistled below, and someone jokingly said: "Raquel is the one with the best visual effects. The best visual effects award will be given to the best visual effects. It's a perfect match!"

Looking at the whispers in the audience, the sexy goddess Raquel Welch shook her proud figure and said: "The winner of the Best Visual Effects Award this time is..."Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"! "

The reason for winning the award is the outstanding use of Wire in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Yang Ye's original Wire elimination technique.

There is no suspense about this award. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is well-deserved. Just the scene of flying over Sun Moon Lake can make today's Americans look stupid!
After Lakouer called out Yang Ye's name, Yang Ye stepped onto the stage.

He took the statuette from Raquel and said with a smile: "Miss Raquel, do you want to fly with me?"

Yang Ye said, making an inviting gesture.

"Of course!" Lakor smiled and stretched out his hand.

Yang Ye took Lakouer's hand, pulled her into his arms, and said, "Hold me tight!"

Lakor immediately put his arms around Yang Ye's neck. Yang Ye put his trophy into Lakor's hand and said, "Hold it for me."

Then, he picked up Lakouer with both hands and said to the audience: "GO!"

As soon as the words fell, the two people rose into the air.

"Oh my God!"

Amid bursts of exclamations and warm applause from the audience, Yang Ye and Lakouer flew off the stage in the air and landed in a corner. As soon as the lights there dimmed, the two disappeared.

It turned out that Yang Ye had tied wires on his body before he came on stage. These were all set steps.

When Yang Ye took off his equipment and returned to his seat, Xie asked with an envious look on his face: "Hey Nick, how does it feel to hold Raquel in your arms?"

Yang Ye bullied Lin Qingxia and Xu Feng that they couldn't understand English, and said in a vulgar way: "Very good."

In the 60s, most American boys' rooms and male dormitories at universities would have posters of Raquel Welch.

In the classic Hollywood movie "The Shawshank Redemption", this poster also appeared in Andy's cell.

The two wretched men commented on Lakouer, and Hu Yinmeng, who understood English, rolled his eyes.

The subsequent best costume design "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was not selected, and the best sound effect "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was not selected.

For Best Editing, the award presenter unsurprisingly called out the name "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

There's no way around it. Editing technology is constantly evolving. The editing concept used in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000 is overwhelming for today's era.

Hu Jinquan took the stage to receive the award. He gave an acceptance speech in fluent English: "I want to thank my boss, Mr. Yang Ye! His understanding of movies transcends the times. It is precisely because of his unconstrained ideas that he can edit Such a wonderful movie..."

"Bah bang bang!" There was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

So far, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has won three awards in a row, becoming the biggest winner.

This creates a suspense. At last year's Oscar ceremony, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" swept the Oscars, winning five awards in one fell swoop for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. .

In a year's time, will "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" exceed the number of awards won by "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?

"The winner of the Best Original Song Award is...the theme song of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" "A Love Before Time", written by Yang Ye!"

The fourth prize made the whole audience excited!

Yang Ye came on stage with a smile on his face, waving the trophy and said: "I'm back again! "A Love Before Time" is a song adapted from the Chinese folk song "Awal Guli". I am very happy to be able to bring this to the audience in this way. Chinese music was introduced to the American people. Awarguli means beautiful girl, and if I guess correctly, the next program will feature a beautiful Chinese girl singing this song for everyone."

Yang Ye came off the stage with the statuette, and the host introduced the next performance. Sure enough, it was Teresa Teng singing "A Love Before Time".

Teresa Teng, wearing a Chinese red cheongsam, swayed onto the stage.

In order to show the artistic conception expressed in this song, Teresa Teng deliberately restrained her sweet voice. As the number one singer in the Chinese music scene, Teresa Teng's singing skills are very good even in Europe and the United States. Her singing perfectly conveyed the artistic conception of the movie, making her Many people were fascinated by it.

"The winner of Best Original Score is..."Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Yang Ye!"

The fifth prize tied the historical record and the whole audience was shocked.

Yang Ye went on stage again before his butt was hot from sitting.

Yang Ye waved the statuette: "I feel like I should build a house on the stage. Maybe there will be one later!"

"Hahaha!" There was a burst of laughter from below.

"Thank you, judges, for your deep love for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Later awarded for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" unexpectedly failed. The original version of Li Yin won these two awards.

As long as it wins one, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will surpass the number of awards won by "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" the previous year.

People in the audience also murmured secretly: It seems that the Oscar jury does not want a foreign language film to be too dazzling.

The crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" didn't care. Although it was a bit regretful, it was already very impressive to be able to tie it.

Although this tie is only in quantity.

Because "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won all major awards, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won all minor awards.

The Oscars didn't even give "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" an acting award. Don't Chinese people deserve awards for their acting skills?
Next comes the four biggest awards.

The Best Actor award went to Peter Finch, star of "On TV".

It is worth mentioning that Peter Finch died of a heart attack two months before the awards, becoming the first actor in Oscar history to win after his death.

The winner of Best Actress was Faye Dunaway, also from "On TV."

So far, "TV" has won three acting awards for Best Actor and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

After the two awards for Best Actor and Actor were awarded, the two final awards came.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was nominated for both Best Director and Best Film awards.

Lin Qingxia couldn't help but ask Yang Ye: "Brother Ye, do you think we will win the award?"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "I don't know that, but I just boasted on stage, I hope I don't get slapped in the face!"

Hu Jinquan said helplessly: "The best art director just now is the most promising."

Yang Ye said: "Five awards, I am already very satisfied."

"Yeah yeah!"

Everyone expressed that they were very satisfied.

You’ve already won five awards, what more bike do you want?

Everyone was nodding, and Hollywood beauty Jane Fonda announced on the stage: "The winner of the best director is..."Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Yang Ye, King Hu!"

"Aha?"

(End of this chapter)