The Crown Prince of Huayu!

"The winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography is Xiaoding Zhao from Gravity..."

As the presenter read out the names of the winners, the audience had no idea how many times they had looked at the crew of Gravity tonight.

Before the announcement of several of the most important awards, the "Gravity" crew had already won six awards including Best Original Song, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects and Best Editing.

It has become the film with the most awards so far tonight.

This is also the best result Han Jiadong has ever achieved at the Oscars.

"The winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress is Anne Hathaway from Les Miserables. Congratulations!"

With the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay awards being won by "Argo" and "Django Unchained" respectively, Anne Hathaway finally got her wish and stepped onto the Oscar award stage.

As soon as she went up, she burst into tears of joy just as she had said, and began to recite people's names one by one like the names of dishes.

But perhaps he remembered Han Jiadong's reminder and did not go as outrageous as he did last time at the Golden Globe Awards. He only mentioned some of the main people and stopped in time.

Then, when the Best Supporting Actor award was won by Christoph Waltz for "Django Unchained", Liu Yifei started to get nervous again.

"Who do you think will be the best actress?"

She grabbed Han Jiadong's hand and asked in a low voice.

Han Jiadong looked at the list of candidates that appeared on the big screen.

Golden Globe Award winner Jessica Chastain, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Lawrence, Liu Yifei for "Gravity", Quvenzhané Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild", and Naomi Watts for "The Impossible".

"Lawrence."

"why?"

Liu Yifei was obviously a little surprised: "I feel like her acting... isn't that good!"

Even in her opinion, Lawrence was the worst among the candidates.

He was also the only one she felt she could beat.

As a Best Actress candidate, she went to watch all of her opponents' films after the nomination list was announced.

Lawrence’s performance…how should I put it? If it happened in China, he would probably be worse than mine and Yang Mi’s.

The most people who would be questioned about the acting skills of Yang Mi and me in China are poor, while Lawrence would probably be questioned about his inability to act in China.

Many parts are obviously acted, with too much trace of performance.

She was already surprised when the other party won the Golden Globe Award last time.

Han Jiadong did not answer but asked: "Do you know who is the best at winning awards in Hollywood?"

"Who?"

“Weinstein.”

"The fat guy?"

"Ah."

Liu Yifei was surprised and asked, "You mean, Weinstein is helping Lawrence win the award?"

"Ah."

"But why?"

Han Jiadong said meaningfully: "Of course it can't be without reason."

Liu Yifei understood it quickly, but still found it a little unbelievable: "She was born in the 90s, right? Weinstein must be over , right? And still so fat..."

Han Jiadong shrugged: "Isn't this normal in the entertainment industry? You don't think that only the domestic entertainment industry is shady, right? After all, those shady things in the domestic entertainment industry are just leftovers from other people's play."

While the two were talking, the result was revealed. As Han Jiadong had expected, Lawrence won.

She also became the first post-90s actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress.

When she went on stage to receive the award, she was so excited that she fell down.

Watching her speaking excitedly on the stage, Liu Yifei didn't feel envious at all.

In order to win the award, I was pinned down by such an old, ugly, fat man...

Just thinking about it makes me sick.

At the same time, the Oscars, which were once considered sacred and desirable, seem to have become less attractive.

After Best Actress, Best Actor was once again won by Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, making him the first artist to win three Academy Awards for Best Actor.

After that, it was the Best Director Award’s turn.

The nominees include Han Jiadong's "Gravity", Spielberg's "Lincoln", Michael Haneke's "Loving", David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook", and Bech Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild".

Ben Affleck, who previously won a Golden Globe Award, was not even nominated.

For this reason, the Oscars were questioned by many media after announcing the list.

The Oscars responded to the doubts without hesitation, saying that the script of "Argo" was excellent, but the movie did not fully show it, which was a manifestation of the director's lack of ability.

Without "Argo", the absolute politically correct enemy, this award is believed to be basically between Han Jiadong and Spielberg, two of the world's top directors.

Even Han Jiadong is considered to have more advantages.

Because although "Lincoln" is also an American mainstream movie, it is a bit too politically correct.

Especially for such a great figure, no matter how it is filmed, there will inevitably be controversy.

Even though Spielberg was the director, this movie still received a lot of criticism.

This is also why the lead actor Lewis won multiple Best Actor awards for this movie at the film festivals before the Oscars, but has yet to win any Best Picture or Best Director awards.

"The winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Director is Jiadong Han from Gravity. Let us give the warmest applause to this great director from the East!"

As Han Jiadong's name was read out at the award ceremony, there was a brief silence before warm applause broke out.

Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Han Jiadong, had a hint of surprise on her face.

Han Jiadong’s previous films “Inception” and “Interstellar” did not win any awards. In her opinion, this movie was not as good as those two, but it won an award?

But after she came to her senses, she immediately stood up excitedly and threw herself into Han Jiadong's arms.

"You did it! I knew you were the best!"

Han Jiadong was the calmest person. After taking a long breath, he patted Liu Yifei on the back, let go of Liu Yifei, and hugged other people in the crew one by one before walking towards the podium.

He took the trophy from the presenter, raised it above his head, and enjoyed the cheers and applause for a while before starting to give his acceptance speech.

"I am very happy to receive this award. This award means a lot to me. It represents that I am recognized by everyone. I have been nominated more than once, from "Inception" to "Interstellar" and now "Gravity". I have always returned empty-handed. The more I experience how difficult it is to win an award, the more excited and happy I am for this moment. I enjoy this moment and will continue to work hard because of the beauty of this moment, and dedicate more wonderful movies to everyone and the world. However, I like challenges and look forward to standing here again. I look forward to standing here next time with a completely oriental story..."

After coming down from the stage, Liu Yifei couldn't wait to take the little golden man and started playing with it over and over again.

It was obviously very ugly, but because of what it represented and the person who won the award, she liked it no matter how she looked at it.

At this time, the stage has begun to announce the candidates for the last award of the night.

The nominated films include "Argo," "Gravity," "Lincoln," "Loving," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Zero Dark Thirty." A total of nine films!
The final result was the same as the Golden Globe Award, which was still won by the politically correct "Argo".

As soon as the award ceremony ended, both North America and China began to report on Han Jiadong's victory in the film festival, including the prestigious Best Director award.

Especially in China, with this Oscar in his pocket, the media basically gave Han Jiadong the title of the best person in China.

Even though he is not as good as Zhang Yimou and Li An in terms of awards.

Especially Li An, who has won two Oscars and a Golden Globe Award.

But who can blame Han Jiadong for leaving the other two far behind in terms of box office?

Liu Yifei, who was nominated for Best Actress, was praised by many media for her acting skills. Coupled with the global box office of nearly $800 million, her title of box office queen is even more secure.

Back home.

"Do you have any idea about the movie with an oriental story background that you mentioned at the awards ceremony?"

Before they parted, Liu Yifei suddenly remembered and asked.

Han Jiadong didn't hide it from her: "Yeah."

He has already had "Parasite" adapted into a Hong Kong setting.

“Is there a role for me?”

Liu Yifei looked at him expectantly.

Han Jiadong shook his head directly: "No."

Not to mention that her age is not suitable, just because the heroine has passionate scenes, he would never let Liu Yifei play the role.

Liu Yifei had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

That night.

Xu Qin took the initiative to find Han Jiadong.

Even though she is over 40, she still looks very well maintained and even more charming.

When doing certain things, she also has maturity and boldness that other women in Han Jiadong do not have.

After a thrilling battle.

"Zhang Yimou...should we contact him?"

Xu Qin asked, leaning in Han Jiadong's arms.

Due to the delay in filming "Thor", "The Flowers of War" was released one year later than the original time and space.

The conflict between the "two Zhangs" was thus delayed for one year.

It was not until the end of last year that the sensation broke out after the release of The Flowers of War.

At the beginning of this year, Zhang Weiping instructed his assistant's niece He Qun to report Zhang Yimou for having more children than allowed, which resulted in Zhang Yimou being fined more than 7 million yuan. The dispute between the two sides became even more intense.

As a result, Zhang Yimou officially withdrew from Zhang Weiping's New Huamian and took New Huamian to court.

Xu Qin meant to ask whether she should recruit Zhang Yimou to her company.

Han Jiadong said: "You can handle this matter yourself."

Xu Qin didn't dwell on this question. She rolled her eyes and asked, "Xiaodong, I also want to try to be a director. Do you think it's okay?"

"You have to try it to know if it works. I'm not a fortune teller. How can I tell by looking at the face?"

"So you agreed?"

"Do you need my consent for something like this? Just try it if you want."

Han Jiadong thought for a moment and said, "You can practice with the movie "So Young"."

"Well! Do you have any woman of yours that you want to star in the show?"

"You choose the actors yourself, I won't interfere."

……

……

Having given Xu Qin a movie, Han Jiadong didn't want to favor one over the other, so he gave "Love Is Not Blind" to Tang Yan, who hadn't starred in her own movie for a long time.

Of course, he definitely doesn't have time to shoot now, so Tang Yan has to figure out the matters of director and crew investment on her own.

March.

"Parasite" has officially started casting.

It's difficult to choose the male and female protagonists.

The male protagonist does not have to look fierce like in the original film.

But you have to be not only old, but also have good acting skills. The key is to be able to understand the difficulties of the lower class people, and to perform the pain, numbness, cautiousness and even humility of the lower class people...

This really puts a lot of difficulties on the big guys in the entertainment industry.

After all, he has acting skills and is not young anymore, so he has basically made a name for himself in the circle a long time ago.

After becoming rich and powerful, how many people still know what life is like for people at the bottom of society?
When you watch TV dramas where ordinary office workers live in luxury homes, you will know how out of touch some people in the circle are with the general public.

Veteran actors like Chen Daoming and Li Xuejian, who are famous for their acting skills, can no longer act out the feeling of ordinary people, and they always speak in an unconsciously domineering tone.

Even someone like Ni Dahong, who has rarely played the leading role, still can't hide his bossy style when playing a small character.

For example, in "The Sound of Wind", he played a lame cleaner. When the Japanese were holding a cocktail party, he went up to clean up the dishes. Not only did he not smile, but he even had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked more like a boss than those Japanese.

It's really not easy to find a suitable candidate among this group of uncles.

The same goes for the heroine, who must have the temperament of a noble lady and be able to accept intimate scenes... This is also hard to find.

Actresses like Yu Feihong and Han Xue, who have the temperament of noble ladies, would never accept such explicit intimate scenes as putting hands inside clothes and rubbing.

The rest of the characters are okay, the second male lead who looks like a rich company boss, the third male lead who has poor academic performance, and the second female lead who looks like a little gangster...

It just so happens that these types of people are the most abundant in the entertainment industry.

After several rounds of casting, the second male lead was decided to be Wang Yaoqing, the third male lead was decided to be Zhang Yishan, and the second female lead was decided to be Xu Lu.

The male and female protagonists were finally confirmed after the other actors had already joined the crew and arrived in Hong Kong to start preparations.

The male lead is Fan Wei and the female lead is Zhang Ziyi.

After the cast was finalized, "Parasite" officially began filming.

at the same time.

Yang Mi, who signed the gambling agreement, was in a dilemma at this time.

Two-thirds of the three-year bet agreement has now passed, but the profit target is still far from being achieved by half.

Although her personal film remuneration has exceeded 10 million, if she relies on herself alone, she can earn tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, a year.

But it is obviously impossible for her film remuneration and various endorsement income to be fully counted in the company's profits.

After all, the company does not belong to her alone.

The film remuneration and income from various endorsements are hers alone.

Even at her current level, the company's share of the profits is already very low.

The company can get a bulk of Dilraba Dilmurat's various incomes.

But Di Lieba is just a rising star who has just become popular. No matter how much money she can make, her ability to attract money is limited.

Therefore, if you want to complete the bet agreement, you can basically only rely on investing in movies and TV series, or making your own movies and TV series.

It is never her turn to get a share of the good projects from other companies.

My company doesn’t receive any good scripts…

"Is it possible that we can only ask that guy for help?" (End of this chapter)