Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 645 Award Ceremony

Hollywood.

For a long time, the Hollywood Golden Globe Awards have been regarded by many filmmakers in the industry as a bellwether for the Oscars, and many people even feel that there is no need to hold the Golden Globe Awards anymore.

This has also led to the phenomenon of reverse prediction success in the Golden Globe Awards in recent years. Especially after the new chairman took office, the Golden Globe Awards has also been working hard to step out of the shadow of the Oscars.

To be honest, the Oscars' academic judges are still a bunch of old bones. They value respect for teachers and their original purpose was to select films that will be recorded as history.

The Golden Globe Awards are different. Its purpose is to happily and freely choose the movies you like, but these movies may not necessarily meet the wishes of the Oscar judges.

"Parasite" did well in its North American release, and as the public relations period went on, the film's reputation on major film forum websites also got better and better.

Some radical moviegoers and fans even publicly stated that "Parasite" has a high probability of winning this year's Golden Globe Award and Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

So when Zhang Yimou, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others felt that they had great hopes of winning, Gu Wei felt that this competition journey would most likely not be smooth. After all, the reference value of this year's Golden Globe Awards was pitifully low.

"Brother, be prepared. Our goal is Oscar in a month."

Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou were riding in a Mercedes-Benz business car.

Halfway through the journey, Gu Wei felt it necessary to give them a shot of prevention.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yimou's expression froze for a moment, then he slowly nodded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with an indescribable expression on his face, a little excited, and a little frustrated and disappointed.

"Well, I understand. Having participated in so many film festivals over the years, it can't all be smooth sailing, haha."

Zhang Yimou is experienced and adjusted himself instantly, even encouraging Gu Wei and Liu Yifei instead.

On the contrary, after listening to this, the young lady's expression changed, and she felt a little disappointed. After all, Gu Wei was very familiar with these film festivals, so he must have known something in advance.

"Don't worry, "Parasite" has a lot of popularity and has a good chance of winning an award." Gu Wei squeezed Miss Liu's hand and said with a smile.

"Well, what about The Revenant?" Liu Yifei asked worriedly.

"That's even better. I already have the Golden Globe and Oscar. The one who should be worried is Leon. If he doesn't win, he'll be the one to blame. After all, he has bad luck."

"Pfft." Seeing Gu Wei's logical analysis, Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said coquettishly, "Oh, how can you talk about others like that?"

Then he seemed to have thought of something, "But Leon is really unlucky. After all, he is called the Oscar runner-up, haha."

I have to say that the young lady is quite good at livening up the atmosphere. With her laughter, Zhang Yimou's mood became less heavy.

...

The Golden Globe Awards ceremony started in the morning, and there is a time difference of more than ten hours between the two countries on the other side of the ocean.

domestic.

It was the weekend and it was morning, so a large number of netizens stayed in front of the screen to watch the live broadcast.

With the rise of the Internet, communication between everyone is becoming more and more frequent, bringing people closer together.

Well, it also ushered in an era where online trolls were prevalent.

"Why don't you start? I'm getting tired of looking at these foreigners all the time."

"Guess the prizes. Guess whether Parasite and The Revenant can win the grand prize today."

"I guess, go away and don't delay me from watching the live broadcast."

Unlike netizens who interacted with each other and greeted each other's families, many celebrities in the circle posted on Weibo.

“I wish Parasite will win the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and I wish director Zhang Yimou will win the grand prize.”

"Go Director Gu, I hope The Revenant will get all four nominations."

The film and television company bosses and directors who had a good relationship with Zhang Yimou and Gu Wei made phone calls or sent messages.

"Brother, this time it's up to you and Director Zhang. I'll bring 'One Step Away' to the next Golden Globe Awards and win glory for our country."

Jiang Wen's unique loud voice gave Gu Wei a headache even on the phone, forcing him to hold the phone away from his ear.

"I say, that's enough. Last time you came to visit the set, you said you wanted to bring 'One Step Away' to the Oscars. Now you're bringing this up again. Don't you know the quality of your own film?"

Gu Wei said this jokingly, his tone full of ridicule.

"Haha, I only say that because I know the quality of the movie is good, especially since you helped me revise the script."

The last time Jiang Wen visited the set of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", Gu Wei revised part of the script, making the entire movie "One Step Away" look more logical and smoother.

Hearing Jiang Wen's words, Gu Wei couldn't help but continue to nag, "Director Jiang, please don't change the script anymore, especially your filming techniques. There must not be too many metaphors. This is a commercial film. Don't let it end up being an art film..."

"With such a huge investment, the first thing to consider is the box office and return on investment..."

"'Let the Bullets Fly' is pretty good, but it must not be made like 'The Sun Also Rises'. Anyway, I've said what I need to say. If you don't stop, and the movie loses money at the box office after it's released, we won't have any more cooperation in the future..."

It has to be said that Gu Wei was very worried about Jiang Wen's movie and kept nagging about it on the phone.

Not to mention Jiang Wen, even Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou in the car were dumbfounded. They had never seen Gu Wei like this before. He kept nagging and talking more than an old woman.

On the other side of the phone, Jiang Wen originally wanted to call Gu Wei to wish him well, but he didn't expect the other party to start talking about "One Step Away". Although the words were nagging, it could be seen that the other party was concerned about the film.

In front of the monitor, Jiang Wen smiled and said, "Alright, brother, you are even more talkative than my grandmother. That's it. I wish you and Director Zhang a smooth trip in advance."

Afterwards, Jiang Wen hung up the phone after Gu Wei greeted him as "Uncle".

"Haha, you said this Gu Wei is a big director, he is really long-winded."

Zhou Yun and Tong Liya, who were standing nearby, couldn't help laughing after hearing this. The latter's eyes were full of envy, and she was wondering when she would be able to step onto that stage.

...

Five p.m.

The entrance of the Beverly Hilton Hotel was filled with stars, including crew members who brought their works to the competition, guests invited by the organizers, and filmmakers from all over the world.

Everyone gathered together and enjoyed this unforgettable moment.

Kevin Bacon, Uma Thurman, Mila Kunis, Julie Bowen, Laura Dern, Colin Farrell and Reese Witherspoon…

Robert Downey Jr., Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey…

On the red carpet, the crew of "The Wolf of Wall Street" were being interviewed, including Leonardo and Jonah Riordan, Margot Robbie and director Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese, a famous Hollywood director, and Gu Wei, the Oscar-winning director, each made a movie for themselves, and both were nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.

In a few days, it is even possible that both films will continue to be nominated for the Academy Awards.

Leonardo is in high spirits at this moment. To sum up, this year is another promising year.

"Haha, thank you for your blessings. I think this time there should be a good result..."

Leonardo was still accepting blessings from fans and reporters when his co-star in "The Wolf of Wall Street" Jonahir suddenly nudged him with his elbow.

"Leon, they're here. They're over there." Jonasir said while signaling with his eyes.

At the red carpet entrance, a group of people walked slowly, led by Gu Wei, followed by Tom Hardy and others.

As for the crew of "Parasite", they entered the venue alone, and Gu Wei separated from them after getting off the car.

"Oh, they're finally here, Jonah, you and the director go in first. I need to walk the red carpet again." Leonardo's tone was full of pride when he said this.

the other side.

Gu Wei's team and Zhang Yimou's team separated directly after arriving, and after stepping onto the red carpet, they were photographed and interviewed by reporters respectively.

Gu Wei's remarks about the Hollywood media were mostly polite and meaningless.

But the attitude towards media from China is completely different, at least there is no need to be so humble.

I was full of confidence when answering the questions. After all, it was just a Golden Globe Award, not an Oscar, so it wouldn't be a big problem even if I didn't win the big prize.

However, when Zhang Yimou was interviewed by the Sixth Princess, he became unusually nervous and kept expressing his determination to live up to the expectations of the audience and fans.

Among the many celebrity artists, Liu Yifei naturally enjoyed Leonardo-like treatment.

Individual interviews, group interviews and group photos with dozens of media from Hollywood, China, Britain, France, Germany, etc. It can be said that at the entire Golden Globe Awards, apart from Jennifer Lawrence, who is currently very popular, Liu Yifei is the most popular.

This is completely the opposite of the neglect that domestic big stars have received in the past. She can be said to be the most beautiful one.

Netizens who watched the live broadcast on domestic websites double-clicked 666.

The simultaneous media coverage made a big fuss about the news, causing many domestic entertainment actresses to be extremely envious.

As for jealousy?
Of course there is, but the growing gap has caused them to change their mindset.

"Well, it's not shameful to lose to capital." Many people sighed in their hearts.

…………

at the same time.

In China, the live broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony and the content reports of the on-site media interviews were placed at the top of the trending search list by major media outlets.

And the second one is: "The General Administration issued a document to severely punish those who steal box office scenes in the film and television industry."

It is said that the mainland film market has developed rapidly in recent years, but as it develops better and better, more and more problems are exposed.

Among them, the "box office stealing" phenomenon is a typical one, and it has even threatened the survival of many film and television companies in the industry.

For example, anyone who goes to the cinema to watch a movie has more or less encountered this situation: getting a strange handwritten ticket.

I was clearly watching this movie, but the name of another movie was written on the ticket.

The company organized a group movie watching but we didn't get movie tickets, so we just went in and sat anywhere, it didn't delay our movie watching.

There are many ways to steal box office tickets, which can be roughly divided into handwritten tickets, fake tickets, group tickets, combined ticket prices, changing system data, dual systems, etc.

This is a vicious circle of box office stealing.

The audience spends money to buy movie tickets, but the theaters no longer pay taxes on the money or share the profits with the film companies.

If this continues, the producers will not get the profits they deserve, which will greatly dampen the creative enthusiasm of filmmakers.

In addition to monetary losses, this phenomenon also undermines the confidence of film practitioners, investors, producers, and distributors in the Chinese film market.

The General Administration’s explicit ban was the biggest “heavy blow” by the Film Bureau in nearly a decade aimed at purifying the film market.

Light Corporation.

In the chairman's office.

Wang Changtian, Song Ge, Yu Dong, Ye Ning, including Lu Zheng, Qin Hong and others gathered together.

"It's not easy. This time the General Administration is finally going to crack down on box office theft." Wang Changtian said with emotion. Among the many bosses in the industry, he loves money the most. He feels heartbroken seeing his income decreasing!
The General Administration had just convened a meeting of the heads of these film and television companies in the morning, and in the afternoon everyone spontaneously started a small meeting.

This time, the General Administration took major action and adopted a more severe attitude, unlike the previous few times when there was much ado about nothing.

"You want the horse to run but don't give it grass to eat. Even if our family is big and powerful, we can't sustain it for a long time." Qin Hong said quietly.

"So let's get together today and discuss what to do to avoid these losses as much as possible." Yu Dong took a pack of cigarettes and distributed them to everyone.

Then, the office began to fill with fog.

"Mr. Song, Xingchen Film and Television Company has accounted for nearly 30% of the industry's box office revenue this year. Please tell us about it first." Lu Zheng suddenly said.

Everyone present also turned their eyes to Song Ge. After all, Xingchen Film and Television Company accounted for the bulk of the billions in losses.

Hearing this, Song Ge looked around and found that except for a few state-owned enterprises and Huayi Company, most other big companies in the industry had arrived.

Hearing that everyone was not joking, Song Ge smiled and said, "I have discussed this with Director Gu before. There is indeed a way, but it requires everyone to work together. If we only rely on one company, it will definitely not work."

"Mr. Song, just say it directly. Since you are here today, you will definitely work without putting in effort." Ye Ning said with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Song, don't hide it." Lu Zheng also said.

"I think many companies in the industry can come together to form a monitoring company to monitor the box office in major cities and supervise the acts of box office fraud, which I think will have a starting point."

"Then we publicize it online to let moviegoers be more vigilant and report anonymously if they find anything wrong."

"Finally, we encourage reporting, and there are rewards for reporting..."

Song Ge spoke eloquently, and everyone listening nodded in agreement.

This matter is very simple to operate and has low difficulty. After all, it is beneficial to all major companies. If the box office loss can be reduced a little, the money earned will be far greater than the money spent.

"Mr. Song, this is a good idea."

Although this is a spontaneous action by the public and the efforts are far from enough, it is still a good idea and can be regarded as auxiliary supervision.

"I think that's okay. Why don't all the companies jointly issue a notice to announce this matter to the public. We can make it a bigger scale and put it on various headlines and hot searches to let domestic audiences know about it." Yu Dong's eyes lit up and he continued to add.

As soon as the words came out, everyone naturally raised their hands in support.

Even Ye Ning nodded unconsciously. Although Wanda Pictures owns a large number of cinema chains, Wanda does not steal box office revenue, and there may be cinemas secretly stealing from Wanda.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's do this without further delay. I'll have the company prepare a press release later, and we'll announce it together after we agree on a time."

At this moment, Song Ge was very proud and seemed to be able to give orders.

"no problem."

"That's it."

.........

Hollywood.

The scene of the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony.

The award ceremony had already begun at six in the evening, around eleven in the morning local time.

After Gu Wei finished accepting interviews from domestic and foreign media and chatting with directors such as Martin Scorsese for a while, he immediately took his seat.

Leonardo sat on the left of Gu Wei, and to the left were the main creative staff of "The Wolf of Wall Street". It was obvious that this was a special arrangement by the organizer.

Zhang Yimou and the main creators of "Parasite" sat in the fourth row. On the right was the crew of Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises", and on the left was the crew of "The Hunt".

With the host's introduction, the show lasted for more than an hour.

The awards ceremony began.

The first awards to be presented were for TV dramas.

"Breaking Bad" became the biggest winner in the TV drama category, winning the Best Drama Series.

Bryan Cranston then won the Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for his role in Breaking Bad, beating Kevin Spacey for his role in House of Cards.

Brian said, "This is really the best way to end the series, and I'm glad that the series can meet audiences all over the world."

The "House of Cards", which is familiar to domestic audiences, also did not go empty-handed. Robin Wright won the Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for her outstanding performance in "House of Cards".

...

When it came time to present the film drama awards, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

After all, there are so many good movies this year that many voting audiences are extremely confused.

Take the Best Foreign Language Film nominations, for example:
France: Blue Is the Warmest Color;
Italy: The Great City;
Denmark: The Hunt;
Iran: The Past;
Island country: The Wind Rises;
China: Parasite;
Judging from the list of nominations, six films have the hope of winning the Golden Globe, especially "The Hunt" and "Parasite", both of which portray profound humanity and have been widely acclaimed.

Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "The Wind Rises" has repeatedly broken box office records in various countries and regions, has a good reputation, and is a masterpiece!

Together with the Palme d'Or film "Blue Is the Warmest Color", this year's Golden Globe Awards can be described as a real battle between the dragons and the tigers.

Until the last moment, even Gu Wei didn't know the final result.

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(End of this chapter)