China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 395 The Golden Globe Awards Ceremony Opens? !

"The 68th Golden Globe Awards will be held in Los Angeles on January 1, Beijing time. Hollywood film and television stars will gather here, and the annual awards season in the film industry will kick off here."

"You Benchang, who was nominated for the Best Actor at this year's Golden Globe Awards, has left for the United States today. In 2010, he was recognized as the 'Year of You Benchang' in the industry. He received the greatest acclaim since his debut in the industry with his two films, The Father and Inception. But as of now, whether the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival is the greatest honor remains to be discussed."

"It is reported that the list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards will be announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Hollywood on the morning of January 1th, local time in North America. Guan Ling and You Benchang's nominations may be set in stone!"

"The first year of 3D technology has begun. Since the epic "Avatar" created a global box office myth, and "Inception" has made it work to perfection, 3D movies have made their debut. It is reported that 20 Hollywood blockbusters will appear on Chinese screens this year, and many of the "main movies" have been turned into 3D movies!"

“The Chronicles of Narnia 3 does not take people on a fantasy journey full of surprises and dangers. In the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, perhaps the only one who can see the dawn is the lion named Aslan!”

"The box office of TRON: Legacy continues to decline, and there are no surprises in terms of word-of-mouth and box office!"

"Story is everything. Since the release of Tron: The Century in mainland China, its market performance has not met expectations. The title of 'the second Avatar' is not worthy of its reputation."

Time flies and it is now mid-January. At this time, neither "Tron: The Century" nor "The Chronicles of Narnia 1" has brought any surprises to the current market.

Instead, it was criticized by many movie fans.

"Both films are just sentimental, lame-duck sequels!"

"Is the fantasy movie dead? The Chronicles of Narnia 3 is definitely not a great movie. It is lackluster and makes people sleepy. The plot is not exciting. The wonderful visual effects can't save the movie. Under the premise of the weak story, all the scenes are just a foil!"

"After Fox lost Guan Ling, it seemed like it lost its soul! The redesign of The Chronicles of Narnia 3 and its global box office failure also declared the end of this series! The failure of The Chronicles of Narnia 3 gave a wake-up call to those movie speculators who are obsessed with Hollywood special effects!"

"I thought it was a super blockbuster movie that could beat Guan's Taken 3, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. It's a miracle that the total box office of Tron: Age of Extinction in China has exceeded million."

"After the explosion of Avatar at the box office, Hollywood movies have been eager to make new moves and have put in a lot of effort. However, one of them, Tron: The Century, finally revealed its true colors after the release of the movie. The response was mediocre and people sneered at it. After the impressive box office performance on the first day, the box office range was obviously weak. It was basically a blank shot and it was already a fighter jet among the 'chicken ribs'!"

This movie has been criticized by many media not only in China but also in many foreign media.

Some media commented that the film has dazzling visual style, but the story is heavy and cumbersome. This movie is simply a poor repackaging of the previous work "Tron", which is simply a poor imitation.

Some media even claimed that if we think about it carefully, in addition to the fact that the quality of the film itself is indeed mediocre, the market parties' somewhat unrealistic expectations and fantasies about the film's high box office are the fundamental reason that ultimately led to the disappointment.

"If it's not Guan Ling's movie, don't have inexplicable expectations. Even if it's a Hollywood blockbuster." This is a reality that some media in the industry have begun to think carefully about.

Compared with these two films,

"Taken 3" has been released for half a month, and the box office is only one step away from 4.7 million.

In this light, it is not difficult for this movie to break 600 million at the box office.

Although the results are not as explosive as "The Message" and "Source Code", as a series of movies, it can still squeeze out so much box office, which is enough to satisfy the market.

To be honest, although there is a lot of excitement in cinemas right now, it would be an overestimate to say that there is no numbness at all.

Guan Ling used his strength to tell everyone that his movies can easily create box office miracles that are difficult for others to achieve.

Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and others were all confused.
They worked hard to sell 200 million yuan in the early stage of this Lunar New Year holiday, but the mid-term hasn't even ended yet and the box office is even worse than the Hollywood blockbusters produced by Guan Ling's company.

Thinking of this, they felt very complicated emotions in their hearts.

On the one hand, they both felt honored to have the opportunity to work with Guan Ling.

On the one hand, there is inferiority complex from the heart.

Even more inferior are the directors and creators of "The New Shaolin Temple" and "Wulin Waijia". In order to avoid Hollywood blockbusters, they deliberately set the release date at the end of January.

But I didn't expect that the two Hollywood blockbusters combined were not as good as Guan Ling's performance alone.

There are so many emotions tangled in everyone's hearts.

Everyone can admit that they are not good enough, but they really don't want to believe that they are not as good as Guan Ling, the B-level director brought in by Hollywood...

While we are thinking about this, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony has entered the final countdown stage.

……

Zhao Xiaodao officially announced.

As a person who has always played a supporting role, Lingyun Media officially announced that this newcomer would become the heroine of "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds".

Many actresses in the industry are already shocked by this.

Although there had been rumors before, the official announcement of this news still caused quite a stir.

The originally quiet mainland circle suddenly exploded as if a thunderclap suddenly struck out of nowhere.

"Who on earth is this immortal?!"

"Are you worthy of those hungry actresses? Guan Ling, are you going to ruin the female stars in the mainland entertainment industry?"

"How can a minor actor who has been in the industry for four years but has yet to become famous win the hearts of Guan Ling and Brother Chen Kai to work together on such a grand production?"

Various news exposing Zhao Xiaodao began to sweep the Internet.

Just an official announcement put Zhao Xiaodao at the center of public attention.

It became extremely popular instantly.

The industry couldn't help but be amazed and shake their heads.

Guan Ling is still the same Guan Ling. Even when choosing an actor, his pace is much faster than other directors.

Haven’t you seen that in order to cast, Zhang Yimou first screened the entire Internet to select Zhou Dongyu, and then for "The Flowers of War" he turned Nanjing upside down.

Even Lu Chuan, who was criticized by netizens, held a nationwide audition.

From the industry's perspective, these directors are certainly not doing this for fun, but want to use this opportunity to spread the news that they are shooting new movies.

It is also a means of publicity.

And Guan Ling really doesn't need this right now.

From the time Guan Ling announced the news about the film, to the time the film entered the planning and shooting stage, to the time a female lead was decided.

All in all it took was just over a month.

It’s just that the fact that this little-known actress finally got the role really made many people hate her to the core.

Sure enough, splits really work.

Jingtian had already talked to Lu Zheng. Although she failed to get the role of Zhao Xiaodao, she at least got a rough promise from Guan Ling, so her emotions stabilized.

She also sent a text message to Guan Ling for this reason.

Congratulations to Guan Ling for winning the Golden Globe Awards, and expressed her eager anticipation for future cooperation with Guan Ling. However, Guan Ling's words were not final, and she did not know when this opportunity would come.

……

The Golden Globe Awards ceremony has already made the entire mainland entertainment industry extremely lively.

Compared to the thousands of Oscar judges, the Golden Globe judges come from six continents and are less than 100 people. It is easier to get things done with fewer people, and it is impossible to pursue maximum democracy and fairness, but the more subjective selection method can create a unique focus.

The 09 Best Actor award was even more touching than the Oscar being given to Sean Penn for the second time, and Mickey Rourke winning it.

For the Chinese people, it is a good story that both "Kung Fu" and the criticized "The Promise" were nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film.

That year, Zhang Ziyi, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige and Stephen Chow were all nominated, which marked the climax of Chinese films at that time.

Since then, only "Lust, Caution" has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, but ultimately failed to win the award.

It's a big regret.

Although Guan Ling has won many other awards in the meantime, she did not participate in the Golden Globe Awards, so naturally there were not many reports about her. But this time, since she has been selected, people's attention is naturally incomparable.

Online news has begun to frantically build momentum for the Golden Globe Awards.

When the media interviewed Brother Chen Kai about Guan Ling's nomination and his prediction for winning the award, Brother Chen Kai's attitude was completely different from before.

"Can Director Guan win the award? You shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask Lingyun Media or the Honors Room of the Director Department of Beijing Film Academy...

Best Director? Best Picture? It's embarrassing to ask a director who has never won such an award.

The heroine of "Along with the Gods"? Director Guan made the official announcement after contacting me. To be honest, I believe in Director Guan's casting vision!"

Zhang Yimou was also excited about the attention that people across the country have paid to the Golden Globe Awards. "Although the Golden Globe Awards are not as good as the Oscars, it is also an honor, and it is also a warm-up and guidance. If Director Guan wins at the Golden Globe Awards, this year's Oscars may bring Director Guan a higher honor. This is an encouragement for Chinese films and Chinese directors."

Guan Ling and Fan Bingbing set out from the filming site of "Scarlet Witch".

You Benchang has already gone to Los Angeles to wait.

When Guan Ling arrived at the scene, she found that the Golden Globe Awards was so star-studded that it was even more dazzling than the Cannes Awards in the previous two years.

“Half of Hollywood is here.”

Fan Bingbing followed Guan Ling closely.

Outside the hotel where he was staying, Guan Ling saw Quentin who was there to greet him.

"Hi, Guan, are you going to be the finale even in Hollywood?"

Quentin joked with Guan Ling, and then introduced the director next to him to Guan Ling.
"The guy with the white beard and crew cut is David Fincher. His previous film is Dogtown. This time, the film he's nominated for is The Social Network. Fortunately, you guys are not a competitor."

Nolan also greeted Guan Ling.

One thing that the two of them are quite clear about this time is that although "Inception" has been nominated for Best Director, it is unlikely to win the award.

Because there is no precedent for two people receiving the award.

However, the two nominations caused some controversy. In order to avoid the escalation of the controversy, this award will not be given again.

Leonardo and others also came to chat with Guan Ling.
"It's a pity that I'm not nominated for the Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards this time." Leonardo spread his hands helplessly. Although the nominations were announced early, Leonardo was still touched when he saw You Benchang next to Guan Ling at the scene.

"The genre is not popular enough," Guan Ling said, "If you want to win an award, you may have to find another way."

"How to say?"

"Star in your own Brokeback Mountain." Guan Ling joked.

Leonardo was quite speechless and smiled, "I only like blondes."

But he followed up with another sentence, "But if Director Guan has a script that can win me the Best Actor award, I think I can change my sexual orientation."

Everyone knows this is a joke.

But I still couldn't help laughing out loud.

In fact, Leonardo was more concerned about You Benchang. As his opponent in "Inception", this old Chinese man left a deep impression on him. Later, he also watched You Benchang's "Father", which was even more shocking.

"You, in the famous American film and television prediction website Goldderby, the prediction that you will be the best actor is very strong."

He chatted with You Benchang, "But it's rare to win the Best Actor award for a foreign language film. You will be scrutinized more."

You Benchang nodded and said, "I've already won an award for Best Actor. If I win, I'm happy. If I don't, I don't worry."

Leonardo didn't have as good of an attitude as You Benchang, and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

In fact, none of the nominees for this year's Golden Globe Awards are easy to deal with, and people have doubts about whether Guan Ling can win the award.

"Inception" is a good movie, but it doesn't stand much chance of winning mainstream awards.

"The Father" could easily be awarded mainstream awards, but the key is that it is a Chinese film.

So there is a possibility of unexpected things happening in both movies.

But all this has nothing to do with Guan Ling anymore.

Now that things have come to this, he can only wait for the results.

……

The red carpet walk will not take place until tomorrow, but Guan Ling saw a familiar figure in the lobby below the hotel.

Scarlett.

She was wearing a gorgeous light pink dress that was sparkling, making her entire white skin turn pink.

The deep V dress also revealed some of her skin.

When Guan Ling saw her, she also saw Guan Ling.

With a charming smile, she took two quick steps towards me.
"Director Guan, hello, I'm Scarlett. If there's any future cooperation, I hope we can contact each other at any time."

Before Guan Ling could speak.

Leonardo suddenly laughed, "Scarlett, I heard Durant wants to drink your bath water?"

Guan Ling: “?”

(End of this chapter)