Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 133 Best Supporting Actor

The next award presenter is Sandra Ng.

The award was for Best Actress.

The winner is Zhang Ziyi, and the movie she won is the same as Liang Chaowei's, 2046.
It is quite rare in the industry for a movie to win both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.

Next was the Best Supporting Actor award, with Andy Lau as the presenter.

Before Qin Chuan could react, his name was called on the stage.

It was only after someone around him reminded him that he quickly stood up and buttoned up his suit. Zhou Xingchi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Congratulations on winning the award. You are very lucky."

Qin Chuan is really lucky as he won the award on his first try at the Academy Awards.

"Thank you."

Qin Chuan didn’t know what to say, so he just thanked him and went on stage to receive the award.

"Congratulations." After Liu Dehua gave the trophy to Qin Chuan, he took two steps back and left the stage to him.

"Thank you."

Under the witness of countless bigwigs, Qin Chuan gave his acceptance speech.

"Thank you to the Kung Fu crew, thank you to director Zhou Xingchi, thank you to the conference..."

A Hollywood star once said that an acceptance speech is a way for you to thank the director, your parents, and your country.

I'm not asking you to complain or make suggestions. Although everyone is touched, no one wants to listen to you.

Qin Chuan also expressed his gratitude on the stage without adding any personal emotions.

After Qin Chuan stepped down, Zhou Xingchi said to him, "Don't thank me. I'm afraid you won't be able to come next year."

Zhou Xingchi is not stupid.

The feud with the Academy Awards is not just one or two days.

Who is the box office champion every year but can’t win an award?
The global box office of 800 million couldn’t shut the judges up, and they didn’t leave him a single award.

Even a fool can see that this is targeted.

As the leading male actor, the most important award was the Best Actor, which the judges gave to Liang Chaowei.

As a director, the most important award is Best Director, which the judges gave to Derek Yee.

One of these two people is a good friend, and the other is a senior. He couldn't complain and could only swallow this loss.

Only won one Best Film.

What's the use of this?
Proves that his box office was the best last year, right?
Do they need to prove this? The global box office of 800 million is more than any trophy can prove it.

Knowing that he was being targeted, Zhou Xingchi was a little worried that Qin Chuan would not be able to come next year and would follow in his footsteps when he came on stage to thank him just now.

Qin Chuan smiled faintly and said, "I'm just telling the truth. If I really can't come in the future, it's my fate."

The registration requirements for the Academy Awards are stringent, requiring Hong Kong directors, investment from Hong Kong companies, and the proportion of Hong Kong teams in the crew's main production departments and the proportion of actors.

It's almost like saying, this award is for us in the Hong Kong circle to enjoy among ourselves, and outsiders should not get involved.

When Hong Kong films were at their peak in the early years, it was fine for them to just play around behind closed doors, but what’s the situation with Hong Kong films now? Why are they still keeping this tradition?
In a few years, this award will only become less and less valuable.

It's not as good as the Golden Horse Awards. At least the Golden Horse Awards is open to people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and everyone can participate.

However, more than ten years later, the Golden Horse Awards also fell into disuse. No one from Hong Kong or the Mainland went to the Awards, and it became something Taiwanese people enjoyed themselves. Of course, that’s a story for later.

Zhou Xingchi didn't say anything, just patted Qin Chuan's knee, and everything was said without words.

Following Qin Chuan, the organizing committee continued to announce the winners.

Most of them are from the Kung Fu crew, such as Best Martial Arts Director, Best Editing and so on.

It means that in a crew, most people won awards except Zhou Xingchi.

Qin Chuan, Yuan Baye and others around him all had trophies in their hands, while Zhou Xingchi was sitting in the middle with nothing in his hands. How ironic.

After finally waiting for the Academy Awards to end, Stephen Chow was the first to leave.

He did not attend the celebratory dinner prepared by the organizer later.

Outside, Wang Tingting was still waiting with an umbrella.

Not long after, Qin Chuan was seen coming out.

"How is it? Did you get the prize?" Wang Tingting asked hurriedly.

Qin Chuan took the trophy out from behind him and said with a smile, "Of course."

"Wow, it's made of gold?" Wang Tingting touched Qin Chuan's treasure and asked, "Can I play with it for a while?"

"Take it." Qin Chuan handed her the trophy and took the umbrella himself: "Don't bite it with your teeth. This is copper, not gold."

"This Academy Award is so stingy."

"Sister, if this is made of gold, how much would it be worth?"

A trophy is just an honor, no one makes it out of gold.

Qin Chuan just returned to the hotel in the evening, and the results of the Academy Awards had already been announced in the media.

I opened my laptop and clicked on a web page. The small pop-up window in the lower right corner was a picture of Qin Chuan walking on the red carpet.

After saving this picture, Qin Chuan picked out a few pictures of people winning awards and taking photos from different angles in the entertainment news and posted them on his blog.

"I won the award. Thanks to Kung Fu, thanks to Stephen Chow, all the directors and producers. Welcome everyone to ask me to make a movie with you."

His first movie after entering the industry grossed 800 million yuan and he also won the Best Supporting Actor award.

It’s a good start.

Qin Chuan knew how important this award was to him. TV actors, in the end, had to work their way into the film industry, otherwise, when they got older, they would only be able to play supporting roles for newcomers.

This is the general trend and cannot be changed by personal will.

Just look at later generations and you will know that all kinds of older TV kings and popular young actors in their youth all play supporting roles in major TV dramas.

In the final analysis, TV dramas are a market for young people. Who would watch your dramas with male protagonists in their 50s or 60s and female protagonists in their 40s or 50s?

Movies are different. People of all ages and genders watch them, so the market is much wider.

Look at Stephen Chow, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Aaron Kwok and others, they are still the protagonists even in their forties or fifties.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that movie actors can play the leading role for their entire lives, but compared to TV actors, movie actors’ blooming period is obviously longer.

In the field of TV dramas, under normal circumstances, if you are a man over 40, it is very rare for you to play the leading role.

Actresses have a shorter blooming period, and their careers start to go downhill after they are thirty.

So for TV actors, if they can’t break into the film industry, they can only play supporting roles in TV dramas when they get older.

"Drip drip."

As soon as Qin Chuan sent out his blog, his mailbox started flashing.

I opened it and saw that they were looking for him to make a movie.

Several scripts.

But the quality is not very good, the director is not famous, and I just want to get it for free.

Beiping, Tangren Film and Television Branch.

Jinlian was sitting in front of the computer and saw that many emails had been read. She guessed that Qin Chuan had read them and called him immediately.

"Don't just focus on reading the script. There are many advertising endorsements that want you to work with. You have to come back on New Year's Eve, so let's find some time to shoot two sets of films."

Qin Chuan frowned: "Sister Jin, I may not be able to make it in time. I have to go back on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The crew is busy and may not be able to take leave."

"This is not my request. It was President Cai who personally nominated me and said this endorsement is good." Jinlian sat in the boss chair and swayed as she said, "How about this, I'll help you with it and we can just shoot a group."

"We'll take a group photo before we get on the plane. We'll have enough time."

Qin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you arrange the time."

The company is not a pushover either. Now that he's famous, they must be hoping to make money from him.

It’s okay now as I have little time to shoot The Return of the Condor Heroes.

After the filming of The Return of the Condor Heroes is finished, who knows how much more work will be waiting for him.

"By the way, Mr. Cai said that after you finish filming, your contract will be upgraded and the profit sharing will be changed to 40% to 60%. The company will get 40% and you will get 60%."

Qin Chuan smiled.

Jinlian explained: "Normally, you should have done this last year, but the company also considered that you had been employed for too short a time and it would be inappropriate to change your contract too quickly, so it was delayed until now."

Qin Chuan smiled wryly: "It's okay, I understand. The company also has its own difficulties, but in the industry, for someone like me, shouldn't the share be split 70% to 30%?"

The time spent in the company is short and it is not appropriate to change the contract too quickly, so the profit share must be adequate.

For second-tier stars, the profit is usually split 30% to 70%, with the artist taking 70%.

For first-tier celebrities, it is common to see a 20:80 or 19:10 split. Some even give shares to artists in order to tie them down.

Now he has won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Academy Awards and will be on the Spring Festival Gala soon, but he is still paid 44%. It's a bit embarrassing for the company to be so greedy.

Jinlian was silent for a few seconds: "This is the company's decision. From a personal perspective, I sympathize with you, but from the company's perspective, the boss thinks that you became famous because she gave you the resources, including A Chinese Ghost Story, The Legend of Sword and Fairy, and now The Return of the Condor Heroes."

"It's normal for everyone to have different positions and opinions."

"Take your time, you are still young. In a few years, I believe you will have the strength to stand on equal footing with President Cai."

Qin Chuan nodded: "I understand, I'm just asking, I don't mean anything else. I've always been grateful for the company's help. This time the profit share has been upgraded, please thank Mr. Cai on my behalf."

Jinlian always felt that there was something wrong with Qin Chuan. His tone and style were different from usual.

"Xiaochuan, if someone gave you a steamed bun when you were hungry, how would you repay the person when you became rich in the future?"

"Of course I will repay you a hundredfold. You are my lifesaver, Sister Jin. I know what you mean. I am grateful to the company."

Qin Chuan planned to return the hundred steamed buns to the other party.

Enough, enough to satisfy you!
Jinlian was very satisfied with his answer: "I'm just asking casually, you go on with your work and take a rest."

After hanging up the call with Qin Chuan, Jinlian called Cai Yinong.

"Boss Cai, we just had a conversation. Qin Chuan is in good spirits. He said he is very grateful to the company."

"I'm glad you're alright. You should pay more attention to his life and work, and try to satisfy his needs. By the way, let me know when his house is renovated, and I'll send him a gift."

"Okay, Mr. Cai."

Leaning back in the boss chair, Jinlian rubbed her brows. She was not stupid, so how could she not hear Qin Chuan's complaints?

But at the same time, I also understand Cai Yinong's approach.

Sometimes, the boss is also troubled by the fact that the artists under him are too fierce
Qin Chuan became famous too quickly.

It hasn't been long since you reached the second line.

It is not impossible to be a first-tier city in two or three years.

The company now gives him a 3:7 split, and a 2:8 split next year. What can it give him in a few years?
If you can’t get it, should you change jobs?
However, although she understood it, she did not support it. There were many ways to bind artists, and there was no need to drag things out. Qin Chuan was not an ordinary person, and he might not fall for it.

It can be seen from the fact that this guy spends money without blinking an eye that he has great ambitions.

Jinlian felt that the question for Tangren Company was no longer whether or not Qin Chuan could stay, but how many years he could stay.

(End of this chapter)