Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 385 The Strongest in Ten Years

At the same time, there were also some smearing reports about "Sunset", which were almost unheard of before.

But to win an Oscar, you have to go through this.

Chen Linfeng had already prepared himself mentally.

After the nomination list is announced in January, the public opinion situation will be even worse.

There must be a lot of people who criticize him.

These are all indispensable scenery on the road to Oscars.

"Avatar" was released on December 12.

This film can truly be called a shocking release.

Audiences around the world seemed to be brought into a new world. The impact of this new audio-visual experience was so strong.

People were almost going crazy, there were even long queues and people scrambling for tickets.

The next day was Saturday, and Liu Qianqian and Chen Linfeng watched a movie together.

After watching it, even though she was mentally prepared, she was still shocked.

"Xiaofeng, is it really possible for us to make a film like this in the future?" Liu Qianqian seemed a little dazed as she spoke.

"Of course, in ten years, even if we can't say it's comparable, at least there will be a movie that can keep our confidence."

"Well, I believe you." Liu Qianqian nodded solemnly.

Chen Linfeng opened his mouth, wanting to say that the person who made such a movie was now his student.

But after thinking about it, I still didn’t say it.

As a teacher, you can't always rely solely on students to succeed.

You also have to muster up your energy and go for it.

After the release of "Avatar", almost everyone in the world was discussing this movie.

Those in China who are in a bad position are taking this opportunity to denigrate Chinese films.

At this time, few people dare to output against the wind.

In the eyes of many people, "Sunset" has become that life-saving straw.

Everyone hopes that this movie can bring some good news.

Meanwhile, Sunset had a small release in Los Angeles.

In the first stage, we must first stabilize the art theaters and capture the middle-class urban audience group. This group includes many literary and artistic people, and it is easier to consolidate the reputation.

After your popularity gradually grows, you can then find ways to expand your scale.

Public relations activities were also launched.

The main focus of Oscar public relations needs to be determined in advance. After all, money is limited and you can’t have everything.

Chen Linfeng never thought about the Best Picture Award at the beginning.

Now is not ten years later, and it is impossible for a film that is mainly in a foreign language to win the Best Picture award.

It was not until "Parasite" that it broke through history for the first time.

Next to the Best Picture award is the Best Director award.

Chen Linfeng hesitated for a long time, but still wanted to try it out.

Later, Alfonso's "Roma" won both the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director awards, so at least it cannot be said that it is completely impossible.

However, the possibility is not that great after all, so we have not invested major funds and energy in this area.

The key public relations direction is the best actor and actress.

Especially the heroine, the focus of the play, and Teacher Lu Zhong also performed well.

Judging from the media reviews and the two Sentinel Awards, her chances of winning the Best Actress award are quite high.

In fact, the male lead is similar, but after all, he is not the one who is sick, so he doesn't have many opportunities to perform in the film. Relatively speaking, his performance is slightly less outstanding than that of the female lead.

However, Chen Linfeng treated everyone equally and spent money on them all.

Anyway, the same thing goes, the money is not paid by him alone, but is paid in the form of film costs.

Huaying takes this very seriously.

Lao Han really wants to win a grand Oscar.

Below the Actor Award is the Best Foreign Language Film Award.

This is the award that public relations cares most about.

But in fact, the chances of winning this award are very high, the competition is not strong, and the possibility of losing it is very small.

As for the remaining awards such as screenwriting, photography, editing, and music, I'll just leave it to chance.

Generally, the big prize is included in the small prize.

As long as the film becomes famous and a hot favorite, and competes for Best Picture or Best Director, smaller awards may be given out as a companion.

After the public relations started, Chen Linfeng became extremely busy.

As it was anticipated before the filming of "Infinite World" began, Chen Linfeng's role was moved forward and backward as much as possible in the shooting schedule.

Try to free up as much time as possible during this time in between.

During this period, Chen Linfeng frequently accepted interviews from major media outlets such as The Atlantic Magazine and Time Magazine, and his appearances on promotional shows also increased significantly.

He is quite famous, so the publicity effect will be relatively better.

Fortunately, "Sunset" was directed by two directors, and they divided the work between them.

Chen Linfeng's pressure was greatly reduced, and he was even able to take care of filming.

Zhang Yimou is responsible for communication and exchange work.

He tried his best to get close to the white male judges at various parties and cocktail parties.

As a senior director with a lot of experience, Zhang Yimou is more recognized by the older generation of academicians.

The communication is smoother than that with Chen Linfeng, at least there isn't much of a generation gap between them.

This point is quite obvious. Even if Chen Linfeng is very eloquent, if people's first impression of him is that he is too young, the effectiveness of communication will be greatly reduced.

It was different when Zhang Yimou took over. He saw initial results soon after starting public relations.

At the subsequent Boston and Toronto Film Critics Association Awards ceremonies, "Sunset" won the Best Director Award for the first time.

These are the "four little ones" in the Oscar outpost, which also indicates a certain direction of the wind.

"Sunset" is gradually able to compete with "The Hurt Locker".

These two works, when you get down to it, are one and the same.

Therefore, when conducting public relations promotion, the two parties compared and praised each other, but did not slander each other.

It feels like a fight between Wanglaoji and Jiaduobao.

"Avatar" feels great, and it originally had ambitions for the Oscars.

When he was at the peak of his popularity, he was unable to compete with these two in the Outpost Award.

As a result, the two films became more and more famous.

As the situation gradually improved, Han Shanping even rushed from China to Hollywood to help promote the film.

Lao Han's status in Hollywood is very high. After all, the power in his hands is crucial.

Moreover, to have made it to this point, he must have mastered the art of speaking to a very high level, so he is able to help very effectively.

This time he also risked his life.

In addition, there must be a copy of "Sunset" in advertising spaces in various places where judges may appear, such as restaurants and cafes in key areas.

The judges were also invited to watch movies in a small cinema and were given some small gifts.

Occasionally, I would invite them to dinner and we would chat about movies, art, and so on.

It’s so enjoyable to eat and take at the same time.

Some media joked that the judges did not have to pay for their own meals in the past two months.

Things seem messy and complicated.

In fact, there are public relations consultants helping to arrange things. They have already done it well and have everything in order.

Of course, the price is very high.

Very expensive.

Domestic celebrities who are eligible to vote for the Oscars are also very concerned this time.

After all, it seems there is really a lot of hope.

Such as actor judges such as Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Manyu, and Fang Long, as well as director judges such as Da Chen, Li An, and Wang Jiawei.

They all called one after another and mentioned voting for his work.

Chen Linfeng naturally expressed his gratitude, thinking it was a small favor he owed.

Anyway, he is also a judge. At worst, he can just return the ticket later.

In fact, there have been many people canvassing for votes like this in previous sessions, and everyone is tacitly aware of it.

Unfortunately, there are not many judges in China, and due to geographical reasons, they often do not vote in a centralized manner.

Just like Wu Yusen, he also has the right to vote.

But Chen Linfeng never thought about contacting him.

There are also people like Lu Yan and Chen Chen who never return to China for many years and only work in Hollywood.

They have their own network of contacts and focus, and will only invest in Hollywood films.

Chen Linfeng never thought of canvassing for votes from them.

He himself actually received a ballot, and naturally cast a vote for his own work.

When you are busy, time flies by quickly. 2009 has passed and 2010 has come.

As an important time node, the media in the domestic film and television industry began to review the development of China's film and television industry over the past decade.

Overall, this decade has been a decade of rapid development.

This is most evident in the field of television dramas, since the country began to relax restrictions on filming in 03.

The entire TV drama industry is flourishing.

A large number of excellent works appear almost every year, among which the TV series involving Chen Linfeng have become a topic that cannot be ignored.

Since "The Lotus Lantern" in 04, there have been new works almost every year.

The key is that the quality is extremely high, and it has won the first place in ratings for 6 consecutive years, becoming the most familiar person to domestic audiences.

In the words of China Film and Television Report, "Xiao Chen's achievements are beyond words. Starting from the earliest "Journey to the West Sequel", he has been deeply involved in the production of TV series, resulting in excellent scripts for each work.

Over the past decade, any TV series that Xiao Chen has participated in has often been a symbol of quality and beauty.

Xiao Chen prefers Gu Long. To use the description in Gu Long's novels, these ten years are Chen Linfeng's ten years, just like Shen Lang's ten years and Li Xunhuan's ten years. He has almost no rivals and is famous in the world. "

Many media have compiled the TV series that Chen Linfeng has starred in and written for in the past ten years.

"Journey to the West Sequel", "Love Collection", "Chinese Paladin 1", "Love Lotus Lantern", "Tang Empire", "The Princess", "Legend of Chu Liuxiang", "My Love from the Star"...

Without exception, all are high-quality.

The audience felt familiar with the name just by hearing it.

Many young viewers even regard it as a childhood memory.

"That's not right. What is this "Love Manual"? When did Xiao Chen ever participate in the screenwriting of this film?"

"Well... it's a pretty good drama, but it seems a bit dull among Chen Linfeng's works."

"Not only is it unremarkable, it's actually lowering the quality."

"The above poster is too much. If you haven't seen it, don't make irresponsible remarks. It's actually quite good, but the ratings are not that high. Besides, how can the screenwriter Xiao Chen be bad?"

"Indeed, I have seen the original film, and it is actually quite good. However, if this kind of drama is put in Xiao Chen's works, it will be disliked. It is really a bit difficult to hold back."

"Haha, it seems that Xiao Chen is not invincible. After all, he still has flaws."

"6. Even "Love Manual" has become a flaw. Chen fans are going too far. How can other actors and directors survive?"

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(End of this chapter)