Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 783: King of the World in Film and Television (Two in One)

On February 2nd, Los Angeles time, which is the fifth day of the Chinese New Year in China, the Academy Awards ceremony was held as scheduled, and the winners of this year's major awards will soon be revealed.

Thanks to the global promotion of Hollywood blockbusters since the end of the last century, today's Academy Awards are in no way inferior to the three traditional European film festivals in terms of influence and popularity.

The entire domestic film industry obviously did not pay much attention to this year's Oscars ceremony.

After all, the current Oscars are not as unattainable as they were in the original time and space. You should know that in the original time and space, until the year Gu Wei came here, no mainland film director had ever won the core awards of the Oscars, namely Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, and Best Picture.

But in this time and space, Gu Wei won the Best Director award, and Zhang Yimou won the Best Foreign Language Film award for "Parasite".

It can be said that when it comes to the top awards in the global film and television industry, several major directors in the domestic entertainment industry have won all of them together.

At the same time, thanks to the poor acting skills of "Heaven on Earth", domestic netizens have become suspicious of the various announcements issued by this person.

Some netizens even made a careful analysis of the various announcements released by his team.

After all, from issuing a press release hinting at participating in an international blockbuster film to walking the red carpet with Tom Hanks.

Then the dress was thrown away in the luxurious villa, and finally the English announcement was issued which was full of loopholes and even the mosaics were so casual and capricious. After thinking about it, everything can only be described as "drama".

As a result, the news about Huang Shengyi using the Oscars to hype himself spread everywhere in the domestic entertainment industry.

Later, some netizens anonymously revealed that Huang Shengyi and Tom Hanks were not on the Oscar invitation list. Otherwise, how to explain that Huang Shengyi was absent from the red carpet due to illness and hospitalization, but Tom Hanks was nowhere to be seen?

After analysis, many netizens believe that this is just a show, it’s fake!
Suddenly, there was a barrage of curses online!
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As time passed, the entire town of Hollywood entered a state of boiling and restlessness.

Compared to others who started making preparations in the morning, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou seemed to have nothing to do.

After all, this year's Oscars has nothing to do with Gu Wei and his team. This includes "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which has already been confirmed as the North American box office champion and is still in theaters. However, due to its late release time, it is not eligible to submit any awards.

Therefore, Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou, who are judges, and Liu Yifei, who is an invited guest, only need to show up on the red carpet in the evening and attend the award ceremony and dinner.

As for the various announcements and activities during the day, Yagen did not have any.

In the villa, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Zhang Yimou, including Reid, were tasting red wine and chatting.

"Boss, I think the company should expand." Reid suggested abruptly.

Today's Rising Star Pictures is no longer the small company it once was. Relying on blockbusters such as "Interstellar", "2012", and now "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", the company has gradually grown into a company second only to the Big Six in Hollywood.

In addition, Tomorrow's Star Pictures has been cooperating with Warner, Universal, Disney, and DreamWorks, which means that the company receives more and more film collaborations on a daily basis, including special effects design and other businesses.

It can be said that Tomorrow Star Pictures is already one of the most important independent film companies in Hollywood. The current difficulty restricting its development is that the company's scale has not been expanded at the request of Gu Wei.

In other words, Ryder believes that the company's current size is not worthy of its reputation.

"Expand the scale?" Hearing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

To be honest, Gu Wei originally established this company just to make it easier for himself to make movies, or to be more precise, to facilitate cooperation with other Hollywood companies.

Although the company is now well-known, how can it expand its scale?
Move to a bigger office? Or hire more people?

In Gu Wei's opinion, as long as it cannot get involved in distribution and theaters, no matter how much money it invests, the Tomorrow's Star Film and Television Company will not be able to grow big.

After all, Hollywood is different from China. Since Gu Wei is not a foreigner, it is impossible for him to make this company realize the one-stop model of production, production, distribution and theaters like Xingchen Film and Television, let alone make it achieve a closed loop like Xingchen Film and Television.

Previously, Gu Wei had also tried to get involved in the theater distribution business in Hollywood, using the horror film "The Conjuring" as a path forward.

But just after earning tens of millions of dollars, Gu Wei received reminders from many "big shots" who told him that he could only engage in film production and not get involved in other fields.

This kind of thing happened more than once. Ryder also encountered a "warning" when it tentatively acquired a distribution company in North America.

Just like when Wanda Pictures acquired AMC in 12, many people in the mainland believed that the Chinese film and television industry could finally enter the Hollywood cinema field, but in the end, what Wanda acquired was just a mess, a shell company with a huge load.

Later, due to the large-scale popularization of the Internet, Wanda was forced to abandon AMC in 21 years. A nine-year dream of a transnational cinema chain was finally shattered.

Moreover, in the original time and space, Wanda spent US$16 billion to acquire a controlling stake in Legendary Entertainment in 35. The transaction caused a sensation and marked the large-scale entry of Chinese companies into the Hollywood cultural industry.

However, just a few years later, Legendary Pictures officially announced the completion of the repurchase of the remaining shares held by Wanda Group, and Wanda completely withdrew from Legendary Pictures.

On the whole, even if Chinese film and television capital can use money to pave the way and successfully enter the North American film and television industry, the final result will still be to be slaughtered as a "fat sheep" and finally exit in disgrace.

If Gu Wei wants to make Tomorrow's Star Films like Xingchen Films, there is a way.

First, give up your nationality and join the Beacon Nation, then change your skin, and finally, you may even have to undergo an operation to change your gender.

Even if this is done, Gu Wei will most likely only be a peripheral warm-hearted person for the "Jew" in the end, and he probably won't even be able to enter the core layer of the film and television industry.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei slowly said under Reid's scorching gaze: "Forget about expanding the scale, but I can give you a bonus."

Hearing this, Reid was overjoyed. After all, between improving his status in Hollywood and earning more US dollars, Reid felt that money was the most practical.

Of course, the money is not given for free. Although the company will not expand in size, Gu Wei feels it is necessary to make more movies. The company has a lot of scripts anyway, and even if he doesn't direct them himself, he can find someone to start filming.

And this task naturally fell on Reid!

Gu Wei and Reid were talking about business. Zhang Yimou was listening with great interest, interjecting from time to time. He was also very happy that Gu Wei did not treat him as an outsider.

Miss Liu didn't care about these things and took out her mobile phone to check the news.

The topic gradually expanded from company matters to this year's popular Oscar films.

The few of them talked more and more. There were quite a few nominees for the Best Picture at this year's Oscars, including "American Sniper," "Birdman," "Boyhood," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Selma," "The Theory of Everything," and "Whiplash," a total of eight.

"I think The Grand Budapest Hotel is pretty good. It won the Silver Bear Award for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival last year and recently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Film," commented Zhang Yimou.

"'The Theory of Everything' has been very popular. After all, this movie tells the story of Hawking's life..." However, Reid has a different opinion.

Just as the two of them were looking at Gu Wei, intending to hear which movie the other person liked, Miss Liu put her phone in front of Gu Wei and said, "Hurry and take a look."

Hearing this, Gu Wei was stunned for a moment. When he looked carefully, he saw a photo of Huang Shengyi being taken to an ambulance.

"Uh." After reading the details, Gu Wei looked at the time again. There was not much time left before the awards ceremony on the red carpet.

At this moment he didn't know what to say. Don't you think it's embarrassing that you acted like this? If you want to faint, wait until you step onto the red carpet. Then you might be able to make the front page of the world's entertainment news.

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When the time came, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou set out in the same car.

At this moment, there are already crowds of people outside the Dolby Theater. After all, the Oscar is the greatest honor in Hollywood and the goal of countless filmmakers.

At the same time, it was already past eight in the morning in China.

However, the most discussed topic online is still the fainting incident that just happened in "Heaven on Earth".

"Weird things happen every year, but this year there are especially many."

"The frequent thefts at his previous residence were suspicious, and now he fainted before the awards ceremony. Needless to say, he must have been acting."

"It's simply outrageous. They are fooling the entire film and television industry, the media, and netizens."

"The plot is logical and eye-catching, and the heroine has gained a lot of sympathy and comfort. Topics, fans, and popularity have all skyrocketed!

If everything goes well, Huang Shengyi will return to the public eye with this "big drama" and usher in a second spring in her acting career."

The closer we got to the Dolby Theatre, the slower the cars went.

Nearing six o'clock, Gu Wei and his team finally stepped onto the red carpet. As one of the world's top directors, he naturally received a lot of cheers.

"Gu, Crysta, Zhang, here!"

Before they had time to greet the fans, a familiar voice was heard. Gu Wei looked back and saw Leonardo had just got out of the car.

"Leon, are you attending the award ceremony?" Gu Wei walked up to the other person, hugged him, and asked directly.

"Haha, I'm the award presenter today. You didn't expect that, did you?"

After Leonardo said this, Gu Wei instantly understood that last year's best actor would be this year's award presenter, which was an old routine of the film festival.

After exchanging a few words, they walked onto the red carpet together.

While Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou were being interviewed, Leonardo whispered to Gu Wei, "I heard that an actress in your country couldn't attend this year's awards ceremony because her dress and jewelry were stolen?"

"Fuck, you're bringing up something that's not relevant." Gu Wei complained secretly. He couldn't say that some people did this on purpose just to attract attention and gain popularity.

Actually, the reason why Leonardo asked this was because he and Gu Wei had a very good relationship in this life. In addition, he had to rush to China for training after the Oscars, so he naturally paid more attention to mainland news.

But after reading the detailed report, Leonardo felt very confused about the loss of the dress and jewelry, so he asked Gu Wei.

"In my opinion, public security in Los Angeles should indeed be strengthened." After thinking for a long time, Gu Wei came up with this not-so-funny joke.

"Haha, I think you should write a letter to the Los Angeles Police Department. Believe me, they will definitely take your advice seriously." Leonardo also responded with something he thought was humorous.

Then, the two looked at each other and smiled awkwardly but politely at the same time.

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In the theater, the warm-up performance before the award ceremony has begun.

The person performing on the stage at this moment is Lady Gaga.

Although this person often has some weird looks, when it comes to singing, there is no doubt that he is a capable person.

Less than ten minutes later, another superstar singer, Taylor Swift, took the stage again.

The performers came on stage one after another. Unlike the two of them watching the live broadcast of the Berlin Film Festival at home, the atmosphere on the American side was quite exciting.

Liu Yifei was listening to the song at this moment, and her body began to twist slightly unconsciously.

Perhaps the performers did not interest Leonardo, so after watching for a while, he started chatting with Gu Wei about the premiere of "Frozen 2" the day after tomorrow.

"You and Crystal will return home after the premiere?"

Gu Wei glanced at Liu Yifei who was immersed in watching the performance, and nodded to indicate that it was correct.

"Can we go together a few days later?"

"Okay, I can still play here for a few days."

Before Gu Wei could speak, Liu Yifei immediately responded. Tsk tsk, the two people's voices were so low that he could hear them. At this moment, Gu Wei suspected that the young lady had super hearing.

"Haha, no problem, there are still many fun places in Hollywood." Leonardo said with a smile after getting the answer.

The nearly one-hour warm-up performance passed quickly and the main film began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 87th Academy Awards Party..."

The host kept talking on the stage, but Leonardo was not interested at all. He asked Gu Wei which movie he liked, and then asked which movie he voted for.

In the end, Gu Wei even ignored this guy!

As the voice on the stage fell, everyone on the scene immediately became very energetic, and the moment finally came when the answer was revealed.

"Congratulations to the winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Sister Ida..."

Seeing the camera pointed at this side, Leonardo immediately perked up and applauded along with Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Zhang Yimou and others.

"I heard that you've taken a fancy to a script and are planning to film it to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film?"

When the winner was giving his speech on the stage, Zhang Yimou asked in a low voice.

"Did Old Han tell you?" Gu Wei asked in surprise. After all, this matter didn't seem to spread in the domestic entertainment industry.

"Haha, Mr. Han consulted me about some experience in this area." Zhang Yimou said happily.

"This guy is so careless with his words." Gu Wei secretly complained in his heart, but sighed, "Alas, the subject matter is too serious, I guess it won't even pass the review."

“Even more exaggerated than Parasite?”

"Yes, it truly reflects the contradictions in society and people's livelihood."

You should know that "Parasite" was able to pass the domestic review because the domestic film industry's desire for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film had reached an obsessive level at that time.

In addition, the script of "Parasite" was revised by Gu Wei, so the response to social contradictions is not very prominent, and the focus is on human nature.

But now that the Best Foreign Language Film award has been given, you don’t have to guess that those old guys will definitely find all kinds of excuses to block it.

"Just ask if you need anything. At least I still have some dignity."

"Okay, let's talk about it later."

While the two were talking, the Best Documentary Short Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Animated Short Film, Best Animated Feature Film...

Marginal awards were awarded one after another, followed by more important awards.

The Grand Budapest Hotel, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, performed very strongly.

After winning three consecutive Oscars for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction, his run was ended by "Guardians of the Galaxy".

However, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" crew only won the Best Visual Effects Award.

This also echoes the Oscars' usual style of not liking special effects blockbusters.

"Oscar Award for Best Editing: "Crunch"..."

"Oscar Award for Best Cinematography: "Birdman"..."

“Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay: Graham Moore, ‘The Imitation Game.’ Congratulations!”

As the awards were announced one by one, Gu Wei felt the same about this year's Oscars. It was nothing like what was advertised beforehand, which claimed that there had been major reforms and breakthroughs.

After all the fun, it’s still the same old routine of dividing the pork.

“Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay: Nicholas Gakkobone, Birdman, congratulations!”

When hearing that "Birdman" won another major award, Gu Wei knew without a doubt that this movie would definitely top the media news list next year.

Later, the Best Supporting Actor award was won by J.K. Simmons for Whiplash.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to Patricia Arquette for Boyhood…

"Gu, I'll be over first. We'll talk after the dinner." Just when it was almost time to win the Best Actress award, Leonardo stood up, straightened his suit, and greeted Gu Wei.

"Ok."

Watching Leonardo DiCaprio leaving in such a graceful manner, Gu Wei suddenly felt that he shouldn't have filmed "The Revenant" so early. Now that he couldn't see Leonardo's dream of winning an Oscar come true and shed tears at the award ceremony, he felt a little regretful.

"The Best Actress winner is Julianne Moore for Still Alice. Congratulations!"

Hearing this name, Liu Yifei's eyes were suddenly filled with envy.

You know, Julianne Moore made history when she won the Best Actress award this time.

He became the first male and female actor in film history to win the British Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, the highest acting awards at the three major European festivals, and an Oscar.

This title is something that countless actors envy.

"I'm so envious." Looking at Julian Moore giving his acceptance speech on the stage, Miss Liu couldn't help but feel jealous.

While saying this, his eyes kept glancing at Gu Wei's face, the meaning was self-evident.

This pitiful look made Gu Wei feel proud. He waved his hand and said, "Why are you envious? After the filming of "Battle of Nantianmen" is finished, we will immediately start "Manchester by the Sea". It's just an Oscar for Best Actress. Sooner or later, they will give you the little golden man."

"Come on."

Miss Liu was moved and couldn't help but kiss him.

Suddenly, many people around looked at the two of them, smiled, and some even whistled.

You should know that many of the guests who attended their wedding a few years ago were also present.

Zhang Yimou next to him raised his mouth corners, with only one thought in his mind, "It's great to be young!"
"Oh." Miss Liu's face turned red and she threw herself into Gu Wei's arms.

It was not until a long while later that the young lady looked up slightly and saw that others were no longer paying attention to her, and then she slowly got out of Gu Wei's arms.

Seeing Miss Liu acting like a little woman, Gu Wei just hated that she couldn't keep it up forever.

"There is still one year until the next Oscars. Using this as an excuse, wouldn't it be possible to experience unprecedented postures..." In an instant, a lot of yellow waste emerged in Gu Wei's mind.

On the stage, it was time to announce the best actor.

Leonardo held the envelope and revealed the answer in full view of the crowd.

At the same time, the eyes of all the guests and filmmakers were focused on the stage.

"This year's Oscar for Best Actor goes to Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything." Congratulations!"

As soon as the answer came out, Gu Wei clearly heard a few sighs from the side.

"Gu, if there is a suitable script in the future, I hope you can consider me."

Benedict Cumberbatch, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and said.

This actor, who was nominated for Best Actor for "The Imitation Game", looked disappointed at the moment.

"Well, let's talk about it when we have a chance." Gu Wei did not make a promise.

Although Benedict Cumberbatch had previously auditioned for "The Battle of Nantianmen", the two of them were not yet familiar enough.

After Eddie Redmayne gave his acceptance speech, the Best Director and Best Picture awards were swept by Birdman.

It has to be said that there is only one biggest winner tonight, and that is the crew of "Birdman".

...

The Oscar awards ceremony has always been very grand, and this year many former Oscar-winning directors, as well as best actor and actress winners were invited.

The atmosphere at the dinner party was extremely lively at this moment.

But what Gu Wei did not expect was that a large number of Hollywood actors and European and American actors ignored their newly-crowned Oscar for Best Director and instead frequently came to him to show off their faces.

"It's as if I won the grand prize today." Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh after raising his glass to bid farewell to yet another big-name star.

"Gu, you don't think any of the directors here can compare to you, do you?

In the absence of Spielberg and Cameron, you are undoubtedly the most prestigious director in their eyes, no one else." Leonardo said with a smile.

"Is there such a saying?" Miss Liu asked curiously.

"Haha, in their eyes." Leonardo pointed at the stars around him, "There are many directors who can win major awards, and they may have achieved extraordinary success in both box office and awards. But there is only Gu at the scene."

Seeing Gu Wei's puzzled expression, Leonardo continued, "Since I got the leading role in your new movie, many of my good friends have sent me congratulatory messages. My family is also looking forward to me creating another box office miracle with this movie."

After finishing speaking, Leonardo smiled at Liu Yifei and said in a teasing tone, "Now you know how popular Gu is in Hollywood."

A director who can produce two Oscar winners, win the Oscar for Best Director, and capture the global box office champion is undoubtedly the top director in the entire Hollywood.

In other words, even though Gu Wei is only a guest today, he is still the person that all the actors and stars present tonight are eager to or willing to make friends with.

Don't say it, really don't say it!
After hearing this, even though Gu Wei had previously overestimated his status in Hollywood, it now seems that he still underestimated it.

However, when Gu Wei heard Leonardo mention that he was the highest-ranking director after Spielberg and Cameron, he wanted to return to China immediately to start filming "The Battle of Nantianmen".

Don't ask, the answer is that Gu Wei likes to be competitive.

Perhaps, when more than half of the films on the global box office charts were shot by him.

Whenever someone mentions a film director, he is in a class of his own.

Maybe Gu Wei can let go of his competitive spirit!
Before this, Gu Wei couldn't stop at all.

In this life, the Flower-Growing Country has surpassed the Lighthouse Country in national strength and economy, and Gu Wei can't help much.

But in the field of film, Gu Wei has it all, with his feet on Japan and South Korea and his fists on Europe and the United States.

At this moment, Gu Wei had only one thought in his mind, which was to become the world king in the film and television industry!!
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(End of this chapter)