Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 236 Winning the Golden Bear
The Berlin Film Festival is similar to the Cannes Film Festival in that it has several competition sections.

Tang De's "No Country for Old Men" naturally entered the main competition and competed with other films for the Golden Bear.

However, in the previous life, "No Country for Old Men" did not participate in the Berlin Film Festival because it participated in Cannes.

The reason why Tang De did not let "No Country for Old Men" participate in Cannes is naturally because in his previous life, "No Country for Old Men" failed at Cannes and did not win the grand prize.

So this time he is quite looking forward to the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

After the official opening of the film festival, audiences and film company personnel from all over the country also poured into the venue.

Compared with other movies, "No Country for Old Men" has significantly more viewers.

Because Don Norton's name is more famous than others, the gimmicks of this movie are also more outstanding than other movies.

Everyone wants to know what kind of perverted killer the movie depicts.

And when they came out of the movie theater, they all said that this was the most terrifying and disorderly killer they had ever seen.

This movie cannot be treated casually. It is Norton Pictures' first big-investment movie. Only by obtaining a sufficiently amazing box office return can Norton Pictures reach a higher level. This movie is his promotion to the top directors in Hollywood. The essential.

However, he is already planning to list Norton Pictures. As long as the company is successfully listed, it will be able to raise a large amount of funds.

In addition, when it comes to IP, although we are not as obsessed with IP as later generations, film companies have also noticed the important value of IP.

Because this movie is a purely original movie that he wrote and directed.

Because of this, he now needs capital very much, and "Inception" is one of his important money-making operations.

The reputation of this movie is also somewhat polarized. Audiences who like it think that the movie is very real, profound, and the narrative is unconventional. The whole story is full of suspense and reversals. It is an out-and-out good movie.

Tang De also responded politely: "Hello, Mr. De Niro. I like your performance in "The Godfather" very much."

Of course, he has other uses for this money. You must know that just one year later, the entire United States and the entire world will fall into a financial crisis.

Among the other films in the main competition, only "The Secret Service" starring Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon and "Tuya's Marriage" by Wang Quanan achieved good numbers of viewers.

"It's so scary. Do you carry coins with you? I may not deal with people who carry coins with them in the future. Who knows if they will suddenly ask you to guess heads and tails, and then decide your life or death privately?" A middle-aged audience member replied the interviewer.

"I suggest a strict investigation of this actor. He must be a killer secretly, otherwise he wouldn't be able to act so realistically!" A middle-aged woman looked horrified after watching the show.

The screening time of the film festival passed quickly, and the awards ceremony also started accordingly.

Tang De has been being interviewed by the media in the past few days. He actually avoids appearing on the screen. Many reporters and programs have no way to find him.

The next day, reports about "No Country for Old Men" appeared in the media.

"Of course, I wish for it." Tang De sat down and chatted with him while waiting for the awards to begin.

Yes, Robert De Niro played Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II" and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Watching these crews go on stage to accept the award, Robert De Niro said: "I watched your "No Country for Old Men" and I thought it was very good, especially the killer, it was so touching."

Soon, Dieter Kerslick, the chairman of the Berlin Film Festival, came to the stage and began to announce the winners of the major awards.

As long as "Inception" is successful, all Hollywood film companies will open their arms to Tang De and hand over their most famous IP to him.

The first awards were awarded in non-main competition categories, such as the Golden Bear Award in the short film category, which was awarded to Hanlo Smitsman's "Contact".

"It's so scary! I don't even dare to stay in motels anymore." A couple responded when interviewed by reporters.

A bad movie can make a lot of dollars as long as it has a good IP.

However, he has recently decided to accept more interviews and variety show invitations because he wants to build momentum for the next "Inception".

He wants to get some of the superhero rights to contribute to Norton Pictures' future career.

"Hello, Tang." He smiled and shook hands with Tang De.

Although Tang De is not a financial professional and cannot handle complicated financial operations, he at least knows how to buy Goldman Sachs and bank stocks at low prices without losing money.

But no matter what, "No Country for Old Men" was the most discussed by the audience.

Although he can't make a big deal like acquiring Marvel for the time being, there is still no problem in poaching some corners from Disney.

Tang De was invited to attend the Berlin Film Festival Awards Ceremony. After walking the red carpet, he sat in the first row of seats with Robert De Niro, the director of "The Secret Service."

The Teddy Award for Best Feature Film went to Meiling Chou's "Tattoo."

Therefore, Tang De has sent Karl to negotiate with Marvel, DC and other companies.

"Thank you." Robert De Niro smiled: "If we have the opportunity to work together."

Being able to achieve high box office with a movie like this is enough to prove Tang De's ability.

"The killer in Western crime thriller No Country for Old Men unsettles viewers."

But he still looks scary.

Audiences who didn't like the movie commented on the movie because the protagonist died in a random way, the killer killed randomly without being arrested, and the story seemed confusing and they didn't know what the movie was trying to say.

At that time, it will be the best time to buy funds at the bottom.

The "Godfather" series is one of Tang De's favorite movies, so he also likes the actors in it.

"Wow, his hair has changed, but he's still so intimidating." Robert De Niro shrugged after seeing Javier Bardem, showing a rather frightened expression.

"It's true." The first thing Javier Bardem did after filming the movie was to cut his hair. His current hair photos are much cooler than before, and they no longer look as gloomy as in the movie.

Tang De pointed to Javier Bardem, who was not far behind him: "Look, the perverted killer himself is at the scene."

Especially his smile.

Not long after, the film festival awarded the main competition unit, and chairman Dieter Kerslick stood on the stage, picked up the card and said: "Let's take a look at the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor first..."

At this moment, many people unanimously turned their attention to Javier Bardem's face.

He pursed his lips and smiled.

"Javier Bardem."

"Wow!" Applause broke out.

This can be said to be a well-deserved reputation. After all, no one else can match such a stunning killer character.

Javier Bardem stood on the stage and held a microphone: "Thank you to the judges, thank you to "No Country for Old Men", and thank you to Don De, who gave me this opportunity and allowed me to play this role, although I really think that hairstyle is ugly. ...But this is Antong, who looks funny, but is actually the most principled killer." Tang De laughed and applauded below, and hugged Javier Bardem again after receiving the award.

"Next is the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, and the winning film is..."No Country for Old Men" Donde Norton!"

"Wow!" The applause was even warmer this time because everyone was surprised that the judges actually gave this award to Tang De.

Tang De came on stage and picked up the microphone: "I am very lucky to get this cute little bear. It reminds me of the days when I was tossing and turning for "No Country for Old Men". Now it seems that everything is worth it...Thank you..."

After thanking him, he walked off the stage and returned to his seat.

Before the awards, everyone agreed that Tang De's "No Country for Old Men" would win two awards at most: Best Picture and Best Actor, but now it seems to be confusing.

Because who will the Best Picture judges give it to?

And soon the answer was revealed.

"Golden Bear Award for Best Picture..." Paul Schrader took the card, glanced around it, put it down and said, "No Country for Old Men!"

"Wow!" Immediately the crew stood up and hugged each other.

"Congratulations! Don!"

"Awesome, Don!"

Tang De and the crew members took the stage again, and photos of him smiling were taken by the media and spread to the United States.

“‘No Country for Old Men’ won three awards at the Berlin Film Festival and is invincible!”

""No Country for Old Men" successfully won the Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Film. This is the first time Tang De has won an international director award!"

"'No Country for Old Men' is coming out soon, will it be the next 'Juno'?"

Although the media have compared "No Country for Old Men" with "Juno", as long as they have seen this movie, no one thinks that this movie can get an excessively high box office.

This is not because the story is not exciting, but because its subject matter and presentation are not that attractive.

The audience is not as wide as "Juno".

But everyone believes that it is very normal for this movie to recover its costs and achieve profitability. Perhaps the global box office can hit the 100 million yuan mark.

However, as soon as this movie was released, it was unexpected.

"The box office in the first week was US$2800 million!" Jimmy sat in the office, with James Wan and Carl next to him.

Opposite them was Tang De.

"This is really amazing, Tang, everything you shoot now has box office!" Karl sighed. He had watched Tang De start from humble beginnings. He knew how much effort Tang De had spent from nothing to where he is today.

"That's right, everything Tang De shoots now has box office. Maybe if he shoots a dog, people will go to the cinema to watch it."

What Jimmy is talking about is not all flattery, but a director's box office ranking recently announced by "The Hollywood Reporter".

Tang De ranks fifth with a total global movie box office of 11.8 billion.

The first place is Spielberg, the second place is Peter Jackson, and the third place is Cameron.

Christopher Nolan is behind him in tenth place.

It seems that Tang De has not made any blockbusters, but each of his movies has received a lot of box office, and they are available in various genres, and he has never lost money.

That's why "Hollywood Report" also called Tang De the "stewed director", which means he can shoot anything and make everything popular.

"No Country for Old Men's box office must be good this time. Maybe the North American box office can exceed 100 million?" Jimmy guessed.

Tang De shook his head: "It's not that simple. This movie only had a high box office in the early stage. I estimate that the overall box office will be around 7000 million, and it won't be higher."

After all, regardless of the quality of the movie, its audience is indeed not as wide as "Juno", and no one will be willing to watch it several times in a row.

However, if the DVD of this movie is sold, it should be very good. I think those movie fans will not mind collecting this movie, which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Wen, how are you doing lately?"

Seeing Tang De asking himself, Wen Ziren answered truthfully: "To be honest, it's not very good."

His "Dead Silence" has been filmed, and Lionsgate and Norton co-financed and distributed it, but the box office results were very dismal.

So far, the box office has only reached 10 million US dollars.

Not as good as the first-week box office of "No Country for Old Men."

It can be said that this was a heavy blow to James Wan.

"Don't be discouraged, Wen. I remember you asked me before what I thought of this movie..." Tang De crossed his hands on his chest: "I said before that its box office won't be high, right?"

"That's it." Wen Ziren admired Tang De's vision and what he said was so accurate.

"But now I have updated my thoughts." Tang De laughed: "I think the DVD sales of this movie will be very good."

"Why?" Wen Ziren didn't understand.

"Because it is indeed scary enough and thrilling enough." Tang De explained: "It is a good horror film, but it is not suitable for watching in theaters, and it did not do well at the box office because it did not have enough popularity and gimmicks."

"What happened in a small town itself has a strong sense of alienation from the audience. The reason why they want to watch horror movies is actually to experience enough excitement and crisis. This is why Chainsaw has more box office The reason is that it is set in a city and punishes evil people, which is obviously more watchable. "

"Or you can find another gimmick that is attractive enough, such as a real event that has happened, and adapt it. Just like those plasma movies every year where you chop up beautiful women with chainsaws. They are actually bad, but because of the setting As college students traveling, they are willing to watch it, right?”

"So you are saying that the script of the movie should be more immersive and universal?" James Wan concluded.

"Yes, you need to let everyone know that this is something that may or has happened in real life. This is why horror movies have endured for so long." After shooting these movies, Tang De also gained a lot of his own experience. .

"For example, the Society for Paranormal Research, have you heard of it?"

"What?" Wen Ziren obviously never heard of it.

"Karl, come and explain to Wen..."

Karl stood up. This guy had lost a lot of weight during this period, because Tang De gave him a lot of work, so busy that he didn't even have his favorite afternoon tea time.

But he is now becoming more and more proficient in the company's business.

He opened his folder and explained to James Wan the results of his recent work.

(End of this chapter)