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

Chapter 388: Three-Party Battle
"Apparently, during the commercial break before the announcement of the key Golden Globe Awards, even the Madonna of Pandora couldn't imagine:
The Foreign Correspondents Club, which consists of more than 90 people, dared to go against the world's will and awarded both the Best Picture and Best Director awards to "Avatar".

But, in the famous words of Oscars host Steve Martin, "What's to stop that bastard from making a movie that everybody loves?"

Indeed, no one can deny the charm of Avatar, which has topped the box office for five consecutive weeks and grossed over 53 billion yuan worldwide in 16 days.

"Avatar's overwhelming victory at this year's Golden Globe Awards is, to some extent, a provocation to the Oscars."

"Avatar has officially joined the ranks of Oscar favorites. Both Katherine and Chen will face the strongest opponents."

"..."

The next day, news reports about the previous day's Golden Globe Awards spread all over the Internet.

The power of "Avatar" is still too strong, and the deep impression it left on the public has made many people pay attention to this year's Oscars.

Many people have speculated whether the grand sight of the huge ships of the past will ever reappear.

The scene where James Cameron shouted "I am the king of the world" at the Oscars ceremony has become a topic that people still talk about today.

Is the king returning again, or is that all? The discussion on this matter online is becoming more and more heated.

People in China feel that "Sunset" has a feeling of starting high but ending low.

It was hyped so much in the beginning, but in the end it didn't win the Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film or Best Director.

As for the Best Actress award she won.

Although it's not bad, Lu Zhong is not a famous person like Lao Zhang or Xiao Chen, so the publicity effect is not very good.

The most important thing is that the Golden Globe Awards have always been regarded as a weather vane for the Oscars.

"Sunset" received mediocre results at the Golden Globe Awards, and it's hard to say whether it can make a comeback at the Oscars.

In particular, many fans who have paid attention to reports on domestic films competing for Oscars in the past have developed PTSD.

This won’t be another case of the media hyping it up, only to end up with nothing.

The online sentiment about "Setting Sun"'s Oscar bid has changed from full confidence at the beginning to pessimism.

Some people have even deliberately stopped paying attention.

In fact, the media is also backing down a bit.

He was afraid that if he said too much beforehand, not only would he be embarrassed later, but Chen and Zhang would also be put in a difficult position, which would be very awkward.

"Xiaofeng, are you okay over there?" Shi Xiaolong asked worriedly on the phone.

"What can happen?"

"It's just that... I think the public opinion in China about your award is not very good."

“Is it still because of the Golden Globe?”

"Yes, some people on the Internet said something very unpleasant, saying that it was the same as the previous times, just a joke."

Chen Linfeng said calmly, "There's no need to worry about this. It's just temporary public opinion. We still have to wait and see the final result."

Shi Xiaolong's heart was shocked, "Can I win the prize this time?"

"How can I say that for sure?" Chen Linfeng said speechlessly.

"So you want to see the final result?"

"What I mean is, we have only just started. If the result is not good, then we will start to curse and complain."

Shi Xiaolong: “?”

Chen Linfeng laughed, "It's possible that the result will be better. Then those who say bad things will naturally shut up. So no matter what, we can't control it. It's best not to pay attention to it."

"Well, I won't tell you this anymore."

"That's what it is."

After this topic was over, Chen Linfeng asked about the movies that Bruce Lee had filmed before.

It was the Lunar New Year holiday some time ago, and Bruce Lee's movie was also released, and it has been half a month since then.

Chen Linfeng was so focused on things here that he forgot to pay attention to things at home.

Shi Xiaolong pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay, but the box office is only 6000 million so far, it's definitely not going to break million."

Chen Linfeng raised his eyebrows, "Not bad, with just this little cost, you've already started to make money."

"Hey, I'm far from you."

"Yoyo, you've learned Versailles too, haven't you?"

"Haha, I learned this from you."

Chen Linfeng was really surprised.

This is a police and gangster action film with a simple story, based on the structure of "Police Case".

Create a villain and a policeman respectively, and then have two duels. If the villain is not caught once, the final battle will be more fierce.

It can be said that this story is so ordinary that even big directors would not bother to make a movie about it.

In their view.

The director hired an unknown professional student who had only some experience in film crews.

Plus a qualified photographer and a producer sent by Longlin.

No matter how you look at it, they don't look like a crew that can earn tens of millions at the box office.

Making a few million and then leaving the show in disgrace is what should happen to this kind of crew.

However, after focusing on the fighting scenes, it was actually able to make money easily and the audience's reputation was quite good.

It depends on the situation, a sequel can be made.

Shi Xiaolong's film career was actually paved by himself.

Only Chen Linfeng himself knew that although this kind of film looked simple, it was actually not easy to get all the conditions together.

A mature martial arts team, a top producer in the field of TV dramas, first-line martial arts stars, ample funds and connections...

None of them are easy to find.

Besides, in a few years, a variety show put on the big screen can sell hundreds of millions.

Now is the beginning of the rise of the domestic film market, and it is much easier to get box office than in previous years. Moreover, Xiaolong's crew is making movies seriously after all, and the story is not fooling people.

It is not surprising to achieve such results.

Chen Linfeng encouraged him over the phone, asking him not to slack off and to continue on this path.

Who knows, in the future, a movie may accumulate enough word-of-mouth and suddenly become a box office hit.

Shi Xiaolong nodded repeatedly, and then he felt something was wrong. How come he was the one being educated again?

Then he gave Chen Linfeng some instructions, telling him not to stay in Hollywood for too long and to return to China to film in between.

Chen Linfeng refused to accept the request and went back to continue his education.

The two of them went on an endless cycle, fighting on the phone.

……

By the middle of this month, "Sunset" had been released for a month and had only earned 200 million at the box office.

With less than ten screening venues, this box office revenue is already quite high.

Chen Linfeng had no hope of making any box office revenue in North America in the early stages.

It’s just that some domestic media treated this as big news and made a big fuss about it.

It was said that this was an unprecedented failure for Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou.

Some viewers who didn't know the truth actually joined in the booing.

Then they were taught a lesson by their fans, but it didn't cause any waves at all, and Chen Linfeng didn't care.

On January 1, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, commonly known as the "British Oscars", announced the list of nominees.

"Sunset" received a total of 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

Second only to The Hurt Locker and Avatar with 8 nominations.

In addition, "Sherlock Holmes" was nominated for Best Actor.

This award is almost unknown in the country, but it is also a weather vane for the Oscars.

Just as the media predicted, the three films are almost neck and neck and are the biggest favorites for the British and Olympic Games.

The hype about these three movies in the U.S. media is getting more intense.

Of course, all parties are working hard behind the scenes.

At least as far as Chen Linfeng knew, "The Hurt Locker" bought a lot of press releases.

"Sunset" is no exception.

It is very hard to make it into the top three.

In addition to the PR and efforts at the Oscars.

After the Golden Globe Awards, Chen Linfeng slightly reduced the number of cocktail parties, parties, and screenings he attended.

Because at this time, most of the nomination votes have been cast.

Now is the time to count the votes. Although we don’t know what the results will be, the first stage has been settled.

Chen Linfeng returned to the crew and focused on filming.

Until February 2, when the Oscar nominations are announced.

"Sunset" received 8 nominations, the specific content of which is almost the same as that of the British Oscars, except for one more nomination for Best Art Direction.

Meanwhile, "Avatar" received nine nominations and "The Hurt Locker" received nine nominations.

It's almost a replica of the British Olympics.

The media is now completely excited. It really is a situation of three-way confrontation and a Three Kingdoms fight.

Among them, the past grievances between James Cameron, the director of "Avatar", and Kathryn Bigelow, the director of "The Hurt Locker", became a hot topic.

Chen Linfeng's "Sunset" and Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" are from the same distribution company and were also highlighted.

Then, the topic of "Avatar" having a simple and overly commercial script and science fiction films not being worthy of an Oscar was also hotly debated.

The competition suddenly became fierce.

The above reports make it impossible to tell which news was released by which company.

Chen Linfeng once suspected that the press release about the science fiction film "Avatar" not winning an Oscar was bought by him.

It feels like the opposite of what is done here.

Then, unfavorable reports about Sunset appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

It is said that during the filming process, in order to meet the deadline, the crew exploited workers at will.

Then the New York Times criticized "The Hurt Locker" for not being literary enough and its artistic level was far inferior to works such as "Sunset" and "The White Ribbon".

Moreover, the commercial performance was not enough and it all depended on the main marketing theme to get points from the judges.

"Avatar has advanced technology but a mediocre story and no outstanding acting. It is more like a weirdo walking on one leg."

The Washington Post also criticized Avatar as not worth mentioning.

The remaining "White Ribbon", "Blind Side", "Inglourious Basterds"...

Any work that appears on the nomination list seems to be suddenly unrecognized, with many derogatory remarks or dark histories of crew members.

Everyone was in a mess.

However, although the situation was very chaotic, Chen Linfeng was very clear about it from beginning to end.

How to do "Sunset".

The biggest competitor for Best Director is undoubtedly "The Hurt Locker".

In this regard, if the other party does not make any mistakes, there should be no hope.

The mainstream political correctness is too invincible.

(End of this chapter)