Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 371 Six Nominations, 50th Birthday

"several?"

Zhong Lifan laughed on the other end of the phone, "Six."

"I won't be going to the company for the next couple of days," Chen Shou said.

"It's okay, you're just busy today."

"Yes."

Chen Shouzhe simply smiled and hung up the phone.

The Oscar nominations have been announced, and his phone has been ringing non-stop since he woke up, but he only answered Zhong Lifan's call.

Zhong Lifan must have something else on her mind when she contacted him.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, let's discuss movie promotion.

Chen Shouzhe is naturally the main promoter of "Crazy Animals". Now, taking advantage of the Oscar nomination, Zhong Lifan hopes that he can promote the movie more. At least the premiere should be a big event, and the scale of the event should not be less than that of Huang Bo's movie promotion last month.

The premiere is scheduled for the 26th, exactly ten days before Lunar New Year's Eve, which is also the closing day of the Deyun Society.

On the 18th, it was Lao Guo's birthday, and Chen Shouzhe took his daughter to celebrate with him.

The 24th is Master's birthday, which is tomorrow, and Chen Shouzhe doesn't plan to go out.

On the one hand, many people are looking for him, and on the other hand, he needs to prepare for his master's 50th birthday, which requires a grand celebration.

As the eldest disciple, Chen Shou decided to make this birthday banquet a grand affair, so he made sure to book the hotel and invite people from all sides very carefully.

In Zhong Lifan's words, even his movie premiere wasn't this elaborate.

His master and mistress were naturally delighted to watch him bustling around, choosing a venue, contacting people, and bringing over the relatives from both families.

The Lunar New Year is almost here, and we'll be preparing for it at the horse farm. Next year, the horse farm will be relocated to the next house, and it will be even bigger, so we won't have to move again.

The downside is that the commute will be longer, and Chen Shouzhe will probably have to live outside more often in the future.

The top trending topic on Weibo was Chen Shouzhe's Oscar nomination.

Oscar nominations announced

Chen Shouzhe received six nominations.

[Best Picture Nomination]

All three entries made it into the top ten.

The six nominations are for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing.

The film with the most Oscar nominations this year was generally not favored, as Chen Shou personally received three nominations due to certain individuals' connections.

On the 23rd, Chen Shouzhe received several phone calls, including from Xiao Ma Ge, Lao Wang, Han Sanping, Wang Yun, Yang Shoucheng, and others.

As he achieved success in the business world, he got to know more and more big names, and even met with Pony Ma.

The film and television industry is a sector of the business world, and Tencent naturally wouldn't give up such a massive traffic interface.

The main reason why Chen Shouzhe chose Tencent over Alibaba is that the two companies have different traffic interfaces.

Alibaba is a company that needs traffic input to provide financial support to its parent company. Everything it does is simply to attract traffic to its shopping and financial platforms.

Unlike Tencent, which is a communications company, everyone uses its software for daily communication, and it's essential software, meaning there's a fixed data allowance.

The role of penguins is to guide traffic, and even to drive traffic into the film and television industry.

Anyone with half a brain can see which of the two companies is better.

The horse farm, which had been mostly relocated by the 24th and was originally somewhat desolate, has suddenly become incredibly lively.

A bunch of cars were parked at the entrance, and people got out of them one by one, carrying gifts.

Moreover, they brought their whole family with them.

There were quite a few people invited this time, because his master likes to make friends, and Chen Shou's business has grown bigger and bigger over the years, so naturally he has more and more friends.

Several hundred people, including their friends, came to the horse farm.

"Brother Qian."

Wu Jing came with his eldest son, Wu Suowei. His wife, Xie Nan, couldn't come because she was at home taking care of the newborn. Wu Jing gave birth to his second son this September. Chen Shouzhe had originally planned to give him two days off to go back and see his son, but Wu Jing said he didn't need it. So, he didn't see his second son until the film was finished.

His eldest son is five years old this year and is also Chen Shouzhe's junior apprentice, having also become Yu Qian's apprentice.

Chen Shou called him "brother," and he called Yu Qian "brother," each using their own terms.

"Just come, I told you not to bring anything."

Yu Qian stood at the door to greet the guests, and when he saw Wu Jing carrying a large pile of things, he quickly said...

"I didn't bring much. I figured there would be a lot of people, so I bought some fruit instead," Wu Jing said with a smile.

"Alright, you all think the same thing, it's all fruit. Pack some up and take some back with me later, otherwise I can't finish it all and it'll go bad and be a waste," Yu Qian said with a wry smile.

I already told the friends who came that they shouldn't bring anything. Just come and have a meal and a cake, like before.

Now look what's happened! These people are all bringing fruit with them. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were monkeys who needed to eat fruit to fill their stomachs.

"Really?" Wu Jing asked in surprise.

"You'll see when you get there. It's all fruit, and a friend even brought me a box of Musang King durians. I don't really like them, but your sister-in-law loves them," Yu Qian said with a smile.

"I can't eat that either, hahaha."

Where is Xie Nan?

"She's at home taking care of the baby, so I can only apologize."

"It's alright, you can bring Xiaobao along another day."

"it is good."

Many of the apprentices from the Deyun Society arrived and joined in the greetings.

Chen Shouzhe, Guo Qilin, Feng Chaoyang, and Meng Hetang greeted them at the door.

Yu Qian has three apprentices and one godson, all of whom are his closest juniors.

Guo Qilin began to emerge on the comedy show in 2017 and gradually developed his career in the film and television industry, while Feng Chaoyang mainly focused on small theaters and performed as the last member of the fourth team.

Because Guo Qilin and his partner Yan Hexiang, nicknamed "Big Head," either had engagements or were performing out of town, the fourth team needed someone to look after them. Feng Chaoyang and Yang Hetong were responsible for staying behind to guard the fourth team.

Meng Hetang became popular this year, starting with the phrase "Let's play it" which went viral on the show "Newcomer". Everyone knows this meme.

The four greeted the guests at the door. When they saw Chen Shouzhe standing there, many people were startled, especially those in the film and television industry. Others might not know Chen Shouzhe's influence in the industry, but they were well aware of it. Moreover, Chen Shouzhe's net worth was said to be in the hundreds of billions. Having him greet them at the door made them feel very prestigious.

"Director Chen." Huang Xiaoming arrived with his wife.

"You know, I told you, if you're busy, you don't need to come. Is it really necessary to make the trip?" Chen Shouzhe had a very good impression of Huang Xiaoming; he was so good at dealing with people.

He was in Shanghai for a show yesterday and rushed over here today. When it comes to social skills, he truly deserves the title of "Mainland China's Andy Lau".

"It's Teacher Yu's birthday today, so I definitely have to come," Huang Xiaoming said with a smile.

"Since you're here, let's have a meal together before you leave. Let me introduce you to my three junior brothers." Chen Shou introduced Guo Qilin to Huang Xiaoming, saying that if they met on the show in the future, it would be through connections.

"I know Qilin. Did they ever have tickets for the two-day closing performance?" Huang Xiaoming asked with a smile, how could he not recognize Guo Degang's son?

"You'll have to ask my brother for tickets; I can only stand on the platform myself," Guo Qilin said, explaining that too many people were asking him for tickets.

Every year, the 2,700 seats at the Beijing Exhibition Center are not enough, especially for those in the film and television industry. Everyone knows that Yang Mi was spotted by Chen Shou during a performance, and front-row tickets were scalped for tens of thousands of yuan each, and even some astoundingly hundreds of thousands.

Just now, Li Baibing and Ren Quan also asked about tickets for the closing performance; almost everyone who passes by asks about it.

On the contrary, no one asked Lao Guo inside if he had a ticket, clearly because they were there to see Chen Shouzhe.

Chen Shouzhe is also a crosstalk performer, and he has always considered himself one. Instead of giving him gifts, it would be better to see him perform a crosstalk show, which would be the greatest affirmation for him.

Just like when you praise Guo Degang's crosstalk, he'll smile and say you're too kind.

But if you praise Lao Guo for his Peking Opera singing, he'll be overjoyed.

Similarly, if someone says that Chen Shou's movies are good, he will say that it's only right.

But if you praise Chen Shou's crosstalk performance, he can be happy all day.

(End of this chapter)