Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 79 Best Horror Movies
The two met at the law firm the next day, and Diane also brought her baby with her.

Under the witness of a lawyer, both parties signed and the contract came into effect.

From this moment on, Diane officially became Zhang Chen's employee.

"Boss, what can I do for you?" Diane got into the role quickly.

"Take me to the Screenwriters Guild to register first."

The application to join the Writers Guild is very simple. Just fill out a form, pay the fee, and you will be a member of the Writers Guild.

If you have a conflict with the crew, the union will stand on your side and protect your interests. Of course, you also have to pay a price. If the union has any activities, such as a general strike, you have to participate.

Zhang Chen paid very little membership fee because he was still an amateur to Hollywood.

The unions here in the United States all charge different dues based on who you are. Whether it's the Actors Guild or the Writers Guild, if you are famous, the dues will be higher, but if you are an amateur, it will be very little.

After becoming screenwriters, the two of them found a cafe again.

Zhang Chen explained to Dai An the specific work content, this time in much more detail.

Zhang Chen took out a few scripts and said, "I have registered these scripts for you. If there are any film companies interested, you can help me negotiate. I will decide whether to cooperate in the end. Of course, you will get a bonus for each successful one."

The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers, and the emperor is far away, so Zhang Chen must give them enough benefits.

"The other thing is the copyright of novels. You need to send me a list of best-selling novels each year, especially science fiction, fantasy, or award-winning literary works. I will select them, and you will cooperate with me to acquire the copyright of these novels."

"I understand, boss."

These things are easy for Diane.

Although the treatment Zhang Chen offered was not particularly good, at least she had more freedom in terms of time. And according to Zhang Chen's guarantee, if the script could be sold or the copyright was successfully acquired, she would receive a lot of bonus, which was the big payout.

After explaining these things, the next thing is to travel and enjoy the scenery.

With one day left until the Saturn Awards, they can enjoy the food in Los Angeles.

As the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles has a lot of delicious food.

Chinese food, French food, Mexican food, British fried fish, Indian curry, and food from most countries and regions in the world can be found here. Of course, it is hard to say whether they are authentic or not.

Since they were going abroad, Zhang Chen certainly wanted to try something new, so they had Mexican food for dinner.

Pozole, fajitas, burritos and tequila.

Tequila is actually a liquor made from cactus and is the national drink of Mexico.

Zhang Chen also tried some cactus. It seems that this thing is not eaten in China. It is a medicinal material. Its taste is between non-spicy peppers and aloe vera. It can’t be said to be very delicious, but it is not bad either.

……

A day later, the Saturn Awards finally opened.

The Saturn Awards ceremony was held at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The film's grand ceremony was in no way inferior to the Oscars.

Because the films competing for the Saturn Awards are generally the most popular films in the past two years.

Moreover, it is a Category B film festival and does not conflict with the Oscars. Even if a film wins an award at the Saturn Awards, it will not affect the continued selection of the Oscars.

The Saturn Awards cover fantasy, science fiction and horror films.

Putting horror movies aside, the other two items are not something that ordinary people can play. Science fiction and fantasy films are basically big productions, and the influence of big productions is not bad.

Therefore, the Saturn Awards was attended by many big names, and the participating films were all well-known.

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Superstars frequently appeared on the stage, causing the media reporters' flash cameras to flash continuously.

With so many stars, how could there not be a red carpet segment?

In terms of process, all shortlisted films can walk the red carpet. Of course, you can refuse, but only a fool would refuse such a good publicity opportunity.

At this time, Zhang Chen felt a little regretful that he didn't bring a female companion.

It's so embarrassing to walk the red carpet without a female companion.

Still lack of experience.

If I had thought of this earlier, I would at least have brought Zeng Li or Fan Binbin with me.

The beautiful Fan in later generations was a frequent visitor to the red carpet and was known as "the most handsome guy on the red carpet."

9 years in Cannes, 7 red carpet shows, every time her look is a big hit, even if she doesn't have any works, she can still make the headlines of the day.

No wonder Prince Wanda complained that she was a "carpet star".

But they did promote Chinese culture.

Zhang Yimou's films win by color. In a sense, the look of the beautiful lady Fan is similar to this.

It was also from Fan Binbin that the annual Cannes International Film Festival became a battlefield where domestic actresses competed for beauty. During the days in Cannes, all media resources were occupied by the stars walking the red carpet.

In front, there is Gong Li's nude lip makeup, Li Yuchun's broken-wing angel look, and in the back, there is Jing Tian's noble and elegant white dress and Kun Ling's black strapless dress, each with its own characteristics, blinding everyone's eyes.

Zhang Chen and Lao Li walked very quickly. The red carpet process was so awkward. "Dark Invasion" has not been released in the United States yet, so it is not well-known and has no fans.

When other crews walked the red carpet, they received screams from fans and flashes from the media, but when he and Lao Li walked the red carpet, not only were they alone, there was not much attention and even the media were too lazy to waste film.

Too bad, too awkward. Fortunately, Columbia had arranged for someone to help them avoid being embarrassed.

In addition, they unexpectedly met a journalist friend from China, yes, it was Zhang Xiaobei.

Zhang Xiaobei was very supportive. Ever since he felt that Zhang Chen was his lucky star, he had been following him closely. When he learned that he was going to participate in the Saturn Awards, he came to the United States at his own expense to follow the filming.

Look, this is true friendship.

The two of them walked very quickly, and even though they stayed at Zhang Xiaobei's place for a while, they still walked very quickly.

The red carpet is only 20 meters long. Zhang Chen was also wondering how those female celebrities in later generations who walked on the red carpet could walk a 20-meter red carpet in three minutes.

After walking the red carpet, the selection officially began.

The first selection is the best science fiction film, and the nominees are all well-known masterpieces:
X-Men 2

Hulk

Tomb Raider 2

The Matrix 3

Memory Rift

Terminator 3

He also saw Wu Baige here, who came with "Memory Rift".

Speaking of Wu Baige, many people's first impression is "A Better Tomorrow", but Zhang Chen's favorite is "Hard Boiled".

In his previous life, his family bought a VCR when he was very young. He watched "A Better Tomorrow" on a rented tape and thought it was so good.

Even when you grow up and watch it again, it still looks beautiful.

It seems that the method of emptying the entire magazine at a single enemy was first invented by Wu Baige.

Especially when accompanied by the interlude "A Lifetime of Light Drunkness", the moment the song sounded, the sad feeling of the hero's end suddenly came out.

It is said that this film was written and filmed at the same time, and it is a piece of paper-thin work, but it is still a classic. There is no way around it, as that was the peak of Wu's creative career.

Wu’s violent aesthetic style is actually very easy to define: white doves, slow motion, and endless bullets.

The fighting lasted for such a long time throughout the entire film that I never saw Danny Lee and Chow Yun-fat change magazines.

This style has continued to Hollywood. "Mission Impossible 2" also used white doves and slow motion, but Americans are more serious and will scold you if you don't change the magazine, so Ethan doesn't have just one gun to conquer the world.

When Zhang Chen saw Wu Baige, he did not go up to say hello. He was a famous Hollywood director and his stance had always been wrong.

Zhang Chen was too lazy to flatter, and Wu's career had been going downhill in the past two years.

Around 2000 was his peak period, with Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission Impossible 2 all achieving good results.

But things started to go bad after that. Two years ago, he messed up "Windtalkers", a project that MGM had invested heavily in, but ultimately it was a dismal box office flop. The company's top executives were forced to resign and MGM was put up for auction.

I have the impression that "Memento" didn't do very well at the box office, and then he couldn't get any more projects. Finally, he couldn't make it in Hollywood so he returned to China and made "Red Cliff" with Orange Sky, which was also a terrible movie.

The competition for the best science fiction film was fierce, and in the end "X-Men 2" won the title.

There was no suspense about the Best Fantasy Film. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" successfully won the Best Fantasy Film. The other nominated films were not particularly impressive. Only "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" posed a certain threat, but in terms of quality, it was no match for the former.

Next up is the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Movie, which went to Kill Bill.

Quentin Tarantino is currently at the peak of his career and is a frequent winner of major awards. If Zhang Chen remembers correctly, next year's "Kill Bill 2" will win this award again.

Next is the best horror movie that Zhang Chen is most concerned about.

The award presenter began to warm up the audience: "The nominated films are: the British film "28 Days Later", New Line's "Final Destination 2", also New Line's "Freddy vs. Jason", "Darkness" from China, and "Underworld", a story about werewolves and vampires."

As the guests were announced, the spotlights focused on several crews one by one, presenting the nervous expressions of each candidate on the big screen.

Zhang Chen was indeed very nervous. Although the film's box office performance in the United States had nothing to do with him, it would undoubtedly be an honor if it could win the Best Horror Film.

This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had experienced such a scene. In his previous life, he had never even been to a domestic film festival, let alone one abroad.

Zhang Chen only felt his palms sweating, and Old Li next to him was not much better.

His sense of unreality became even stronger. I'm just a steel seller, why is the spotlight always on me?

"The winner of the 30th Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is..."

The award presenter deliberately prolonged the ending of his speech.

In his previous life, Zhang Chen hated watching award ceremonies live the most. He always felt that it was pretentious, but now that he is in the same position, he knows that the feeling is truly tormenting.

He just hoped that the other party would announce the answer quickly. If it was yes, it was yes. If it was no, it was no. It would be life or death. It was really uncomfortable to be kept in suspense like this.

The award presenter seemed to enjoy the process very much. The ending music continued and the camera kept switching between several shortlisted crews.

Many people took deep breaths, as if they were waiting for judgment...

The people who were watching the live broadcast were smiling as they watched this scene. They loved to see these producers and big stars getting nervous. Only then would they feel that they were also ordinary people.

"The winner of the Best Horror Film is... "The Dark Invasion" from China~"

(End of this chapter)