China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 382 Breaking News! The Road to the Olympic Games Starts Again!

In the original version of the movie "Along with the Gods", there is a plot about the underworld, which is quite fantastic.

There is also a plot in the human world, in which the protagonist Li Zihong's younger brother was killed in an accidental discharge in the army while serving in the military.

Then, in order to avoid responsibility, the squad leader hid the body, causing him to become a wronged ghost.

Of course, this cannot appear exactly as it is in Guan Ling's newly adapted script.

Such accidents are impossible to happen to the cutest people.

Guan Ling adapted this plot into a story about a younger brother who was teaching in a small county town and discovered that local officials and businessmen were colluding to rape and traffic women. He wanted to report it but was deliberately killed, leaving behind a wronged soul.

For this story, Guan Ling used the relevant plot in "The Silent Truth".

But there is nothing we can do about it.

It’s not that many Korean movies cannot be adapted in mainland China, but at least they need to be realistic.

The Yang world plot written by Guan Ling divides the whole story into the Yin and Yang worlds, and it is not written in a particularly explicit way, even the place names are fictitious.

In this way, there will be no problem in passing the review.

This movie nominally looks like a ghost movie, with things like the judgment of all living things and the underworld, and it has a bit of a feudal and superstitious flavor.

But the taste is not strong.

Moreover, policies such as feudal dregs and ghosts are not allowed to appear, and they have not yet been tried out.

Others don't know.
But if his script is directed by Brother Chen Kai, it will definitely be acceptable.

After all, the theme of this movie is good, harmonious, and in line with the Eight Honors and Eight Shames.

But the script and structure of the entire movie were quite surprising in Chen Kai's eyes.

"How can I describe this script? It's full of fantasy, but very straightforward. Except for the touching moment at the end, it seems that there is something wrong with the logic of the plot."

Brother Chen Kai said this after reading the script.

"Look, you're starting again."

Guan Ling smiled and handed a cup of tea to Brother Chen Kai, "I admit that this script is not a perfect one, but I dare say that among the current Chinese films, this movie will not only be a more splendid and shocking masterpiece than "The Empire of the Phantom Flame", but also a movie that can move most people so much that they will not scold you when they leave the theater.

You always like to preach to the audience, but you can't explain it clearly.

This movie is both entertaining and educational, with stunning special effects, a compact and lively story, the magnificence of oriental fantasy, and the interweaving of modern darkness, which brings up a lot of thoughts.

Ask yourself, does this movie really not make the audience think?

And the reversal of punishing unfilial people at the end, the moment when the mute mother finally spoke with the help of a dream, I don’t believe you were not touched.”

Guan Ling certainly wouldn't give a perfect and classic script. In that case, what would he shoot on his own?
"Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" is not a classic in film history, but since it was made by Brother Chen Kai and is one of the top five Chinese-language films, it will definitely occupy a place in the next few years.

Guan Ling is still sure about this.

He drank a cup of tea, stood up, and continued,

"In fact, the script I gave to Director Zhang Yimou is not as good as yours. His is more of a satire, a nonsensical satire. If he doesn't do it well, the box office of that movie might not be very high. But yours, if nothing unexpected happens, will easily make 1 billion after it's filmed."

"How many?"

Brother Chen Kai had been constantly thinking about what Guan Ling said and was weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

The moment I heard Guan Ling announce the box office.

He was stunned.

"A billion."

Guan Ling said.

"Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" can be said to be the absolute leader among Eastern fantasy films, combining special effects, plot, tear-jerking moments, and laugh-out-loud moments.

In its previous life, it was able to rank second in the box office history of South Korea, even surpassing the Korean mainstream movie "Myeongryang" and the mainstream movie "Wolf Warrior 2". Of course, it was not just because it was a comic adaptation.

It’s more because of the quality of the film itself.

And now,
The other party just started writing comics, which did not affect Guan Ling's direct filming.
After all, Guan Ling had already taken the lead in purchasing the other party's film and television adaptation rights at a low price.

Moreover, Guan Ling is absolutely confident about the box office of this movie.

A movie with laughter, tears and thoughts, it starts shooting now and will be released at least during the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday.

If this movie still can’t make 1 billion by then.

Guan Ling herself feels that the Chinese-language film market needs to be saved!

But after these two words were spoken, Guan Ling clearly saw that Brother Chen Kai's eyes lit up.

Bright glow.

"One billion, is that RMB?"

"What else, a billion dollars?"

"Renminbi, not rubles." At one point, Chen Kai seemed a little silly, and kept saying, "Renminbi is fine, Renminbi is fine."

His clear eyes were filled with confusion, astonishment, and a hint of stupidity.

Suddenly, he remembered again.

This cooperation has not yet been reached.

"Director Guan, I won't say anything else. I'm going to make this movie!"

He stood up so quickly that he almost kicked over the tea set, and then he raised his teacup, "I'll drink tea instead of wine. I'll drink this one. You can do whatever you want, Director Guan."

"Eh…"

“Yo yo yo…”

Then Guan Ling looked at Brother Chen Kai, who was grimacing due to the heat, and couldn't help but laugh.

……

Throughout December, Guan Ling was absent from the early part of the Lunar New Year period, and the box office did not surprise theaters.

This is different from the previous situation where once Guan Ling’s blockbuster was released, almost all the movies released before and after it were ignored.

Although the two films "Big Laugh" and "The Orphan of Zhao" firmly occupied 60% to 70% of the market share, they did not completely drain the market.

Although the two films impacted each other, the boldness in the early stage of release could not withstand the steep decline of the films afterwards.

I thought these two movies were the best in the world.

But when it came to mid-December, a new piece of news completely ignited the Chinese entertainment industry.

"The list of nominations for the 68th Golden Globe Awards for American Film and Television was announced early this morning. "The Father" and "Inception" were nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture - Drama respectively!"

"Going for an Oscar again? Guan Ling's two films were nominated for Oscar Preview and Golden Globe Awards!"

"The North American film awards season is halfway through, and the Golden Globe nomination list, which is 'bigger and more comprehensive' than the Oscars, has attracted the attention of everyone in the industry. As a Chinese director, Guan Ling has two films nominated, which is unprecedented!"

"Inception, The Social Network, and The King's Speech are on the list, but True Grit by the Coen brothers is not on the list. Why?!"

"The British film The King's Speech leads the Golden Globe Awards with seven nominations!" "Five films are nominated for Best Feature Film: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King's Speech, and The Social Network. Director Guan won the highest honor with a heavy commercial blockbuster and four art films!"

"Inception will probably only be nominated for Best Picture, as its competitors are too strong! It's too difficult for Guan Ling to win Best Picture."

"Inception, which has achieved great box office success and critical acclaim, has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score! Can Guan Ling return empty-handed?!"

"Leonardo Dicaprio missed out on the Golden Globe again! Jesse Eisenberg from "The Social Network", James Franco from "127 Hours", Ryan Gosling from "Blue Valentine", Colin from "The King's Speech", and You Benchang from "The Father" were nominated for Best Actor!"

"Guan Ling was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. After "Hearing Girl" won the Best Screenplay and "Shoplifters" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, can Guan Ling take home the Best Director trophy?! Can China have a third golden statue?"

"You Benchang is nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor! Cannes Film Festival winner wins the Golden Globe Best Actor again?!"

"It is reported that it is not accidental that she was nominated for the Best Actor in the Best Foreign Language Film. In 2008, Marion, the leading actress of La Vie en Rose, won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and the Best Actress at the 80th Academy Awards for this French film!
Marion is the guest actor who plays Leonardo's wife in Inception."

After countless messages swept across the Internet, Weibo, and various forums.

For a time, countless Chinese movie fans were excited by this news.

Only Leonardo wanted to cry but had no tears.

This movie "Inception" received many nominations, but for him, it still failed to bring him to the pinnacle of that personal award.

These nominations also made netizens excited.

"Is it fate that Marion and You Benchang are together in Inception? Can You Benchang win the hearts of the judges with his classic image in The Father?"

"If you ask me, since Director Guan suddenly emerged, he should have won the Best Director award, right? He wouldn't lose the Palme d'Or at Cannes to the local Thai rebels, and win nothing at the Golden Globe and Oscar, right?"

"It's Director Guan's turn now!"

"I think it's a mystery. Where do you put Director Nolan? I think this nomination for leading actor is just a title for Guan Ling. This movie was shot by two directors!"

“It’s difficult for commercial films to compete with art films, not to mention that the directing and editing skills of The Social Network, as well as the film itself, are superior to The King’s Speech. In contrast, although the editing level of Inception is also very high, given the reality of the two directors and the plot of the film itself, it is difficult to compete with The Social Network, which is full of superb reverse chronological and flashback techniques and full of wise machine gun-like dialogues!”

"Leo is still miserable. The actress who made a cameo appearance in Inception was an Oscar winner, You Benchang was nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor, and Liu Yifei's status soared. Leo got nothing except being a laborer who made money for directors Nolan and Guan Ling."

The Golden Globe Awards have been at odds with the Oscars since their inception, and since then the Golden Globe Awards has always been regarded as a weather vane for the Oscars!

Guan Ling has won two Oscars before, but these awards have little to do with the Golden Globe Awards.

It was normal to be invited this time. Everyone had expected before whether Guan Ling could win the Golden Globe Awards again.

But no one expected that Guan Ling would be nominated for two films by the Golden Globe Awards! She was also nominated for Best Director!
You know, before this, Guan Ling had never even had the chance to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars.

In addition, You Benchang, who starred in Chinese-language films, will also be shortlisted for the Best Actor award!
For a while, the circle went crazy.

……

"Taking this film now seems to be the best decision."

Before leaving the United States, Brother Chen Kai couldn't help but talk to Guan Ling about the Golden Globe Awards.

“I stood out from the nominations for Best Foreign Language Film in Farewell My Concubine and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After that, I was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in The Promise. It’s a pity that I didn’t win the award, let alone use this platform to go to the Oscars.

I have been calling for an Oscar for so many years.

Now it all seems like wishful thinking.

Director Guan, I read your script carefully afterwards and I found that sometimes I think a lot but ignore the most essential things. The core of the script of this movie is not that difficult, but I have some doubts.

I also hope that the good luck that brought me the award can be passed on to you today."

Before leaving, Brother Chen Kai was quite sad.

Guan Ling didn't know whether he was feeling sad or just expressing his feelings.

But at least, I received the other party's blessing.

The script of the fantasy film was also taken away by Brother Chen Kai.

The cooperation has been reached, and in this movie, Brother Chen Kai will be his tool.

He contributed his hard work to changing the oil and maintaining the good cars he had.

Just thinking about it, Guan Ling felt a strong sour taste.

So comfortable!
You can deliver a good movie that you don't want to make.

You can invest and make money, and also disgust the Koreans.

Three birds with one stone.

As for stealing the country, if it were not allowed, Guan Ling would have wanted to directly apply for South Korea to be a World Heritage Site. After all, this was the name of a kingdom in China during the Warring States Period.

It makes him sick.

……

Guan Ling received many calls, including from Leonardo, You Benchang, Han Sanpin, and Ren Zhonglun.

Both Leo and You Benchang expressed their gratitude, but there was a hint of envy in Leo's gratitude.

You was also filming "Inception" at the same time. He failed to be nominated for Best Actor, but You Benchang was nominated for Best Actor. This in itself is a kind of hurt to Leo.

Although their emotions were a bit up and down, they still hoped to meet and chat with Guan Ling at the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars.

As for Han Sanpin and Ren Zhonglun, they were full of congratulations.

Then, text messages from Yang Mi, Liu Sisi, Mu Tingting, Yin Tao, Yan Danchen and many others were sent to his mobile phone.

Almost every one of them expressed the joy for Guan Ling's nomination as a world-famous director.

They all hope that Guan Ling can win the honor at the Golden Globe Awards with these two dramas.

Guan Ling is a director who emerged out of nowhere.

First the Golden Horse Awards, then the Oscars.

This is not the path taken by a conventional director at all, and so far, he has not won any Golden Globe awards.

This time, there are two film nominations, one in English and one in a foreign language.

A Best Director nomination,
A Best Actor nomination,

A Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay,
There is also a nomination for Best Original Score,
Guan Ling has whetted the appetite of the industry.

As time soon enters 2011.

The attention of the entire entertainment industry shifted from the Lunar New Year period to Guan Ling.

Everyone knows that he has set sail again on the road to an Olympic medal!
Only this time, he also brought You Benchang with him!
Countless actors in the industry are passionate and enthusiastic. If Guan Ling were in China at this moment, she would definitely be surrounded by countless people in the industry.

Because You Benchang's nomination proves one thing.

Guan Ling is not only strong at the box office.

It can really help actors to ascend.

Even an old man who is almost 80 years old can do it.
Why can't I?
At this moment, the mood of all the actors has already been filled with passion.

(End of this chapter)