Entertainment 1998

Chapter 721 Chapter 720, Leading the Way

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Hollywood actor Steve Martin hosted the show for the second time.

Today, Frank Pearson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and actress Marisa Tomei announced the list of this year's Oscar nominees at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

"Chicago" leads with 13 nominations, becoming the eighth film in history to receive so many Academy Award nominations. "Gangs of New York" follows closely with 8, and the next is "The Departed" with 10 nominations.

"The Departed" was written and directed by Chinese director Jiang Feng and produced by a Chinese filming team...】

【Entertainment Express:
After winning four awards with six nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, the film "The Departed" written and directed by Chinese director Jiang Feng created another miracle.

In the just-announced list of nominations for the 75th Academy Awards, the film won nine heavyweight nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography.

In terms of nominations alone, The Departed is second only to Chicago, which received 13 nominations, and Gangs of New York, which received 10 nominations…】

Perhaps the news was too explosive. When Jiang Feng came down from Maoling and took a flight from Xianyang International Airport to Xiaoshan International Airport, almost all domestic entertainment media were reporting on the incident.

"The Departed" received nine Oscar nominations, and they were the nine most important nominations!
July 2, 5:4 p.m.

In the terminal of Xiaoshan International Airport, Jiang Feng turned on his mobile phone, which was filled with countless missed calls and text messages.

Some were sent by classmates, teachers, crew members, fellow actors, and even those rock singers with whom I have a very good relationship.

Time was tight, and Jiang Feng was unable to reply to everyone's calls and text messages in a timely manner, so he could only express his gratitude to some important people who called him.

[Jiang Feng, I won't say anything more. Teacher Cui will be proud of you for the rest of her life. Thank you!!!]

[Teacher Cui, I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for your training, I might still be the doorman at the entrance of Haiwanju in Beijing.]

[Jiang Feng, as soon as I learned that "The Departed" won nine prestigious nominations at this year's Oscars, I received a call from the Deputy Minister in charge of culture, education, health and other matters. She told me that on March 3, you and your team must appear at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles.

Well, just in case, I will go to Hengdian on March 3th to stay there. 】

[Okay, Mr. Han, I will resolutely obey the leadership's arrangements.]

[Jiang Feng, congratulations, you got what I've been dreaming about for decades without any effort! ]

[Director, congratulations!!!

I just checked the newspaper and found that, like the Golden Globes, the movies "Departures" and "Heroes" were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

[Jiang, I won't say anything else. Just tell me whether your brother is doing a good job or not.]

[Jiang, I know you look down on popcorn movies like "Transformers", but I advise you to take it and make the decision now.

You know, if Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Columbia Pictures, and Miramax Films join forces, you can basically guarantee that you will dominate the Oscars this year. 】

[Well..., Mr. Harvey, you should have a good chat with Steven Spielberg and tell him that I have accepted the Transformers film, but I have one condition, which is that I want to bring my team with me.]

After replying to a few text messages, it was already 5pm. Jiang Feng came out of the terminal and saw a white business car with a logo on it: [Reception car for the crew of "The Emperor of Han Wu"].

Seeing the car, Jiang Feng pushed his luggage over and was about to knock on the window when the back door was opened and a young man jumped out.

“Hello, Director. My name is Ren Wei. I graduated from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama. I am currently serving as the assistant director of the crew of “The Emperor of Han Wu”. In addition, I will also play your son Liu Ju in the TV series.

Well, during the filming of the TV series, I will be at your service throughout the entire process."

The young man jumped out of the car and helped Jiang Feng carry the luggage. Then he introduced himself while putting the luggage into the car.

"Ren Wei, you this year..."

Seeing that he looked mature, Jiang Feng wanted to compare their ages.

"Oh, Director, I was born in 75, three years older than you."

"Well, Brother Ren, since you are three years older than me, don't use "your" or "your" terms. I feel uncomfortable when you use honorifics."

"Okay, Director, you have the final say."

Although he agreed, Ren Wei still spoke in the same way as before, politely, politely, very politely.

Eh…

Forget it.

Let him be polite if he wants to. Anyway, I am his father in the play. Being polite outside of the play will help both of us better act out the scenes in the play.

After the luggage was loaded into the car, Jiang Feng was about to get in when a very ordinary-looking Santana 2000 stopped in front of the business car.

The driver in the crew also had a bad temper. He rolled down the window and was about to start cursing. However, when he saw the license plate of the car in front clearly, he immediately shut up.

Damn, this is a car from a certain government agency. We can’t afford to offend them.

"Jiang Feng, hello!"

"Oh, Hello."

A middle-aged man wearing glasses got out of the Santana 2000. He was gentle and looked very cultured.

The middle-aged man got out of the car, walked up to Jiang Feng, and extended his hand.

"Jiang Feng, your movie has received nine Oscar nominations in one go. Congratulations! Congratulations!!"

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome." The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand, then continued:

“As a local, I can’t just say congratulations with my mouth!
How about this, I treat you to a meal by the West Lake tonight?"

"Will it be too much trouble?" Jiang Feng was a little polite.

"will not!"

The middle-aged man smiled and let Jiang Feng get into the Santana.

……

Qingnian Road Community

It was built in 1995 and is the dormitory of a certain unit. Of course, there are also 4 commercial houses for sale.

Building 2 is one of them.

Since the community is relatively close to the West Lake, with the straight-line distance not exceeding 300 meters, the greening is done very well. Not only are there green trees in the community, but many residents on the first floor have even opened private gardens in front of the building.

Where there is a garden, there is a door.

Arriving at the entrance to the garden of Room 2, Unit 1, Building 101, Jiang Feng pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

As soon as he walked in, he saw a tall figure in the garden. When the man saw Jiang Feng, he smiled and stretched out his hand.

Jiang Feng hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hands and said, "Leader, you are too polite."

"You're welcome. I promised to treat you to a meal, so I will definitely treat you to a meal."

Having said this, the tall man pointed to the courtyard.

"It's winter now, and we can't grow vegetables and fruits in this yard. If you come again in the summer, I will definitely let you taste the cucumbers I planted myself.
You know, I have a very good relationship with the owner of this private restaurant, and I often come here to help with the labor."

"Boss, let's make a deal. Since you said that, I will definitely come this summer."

“Hahaha…, OK!”

The tall man laughed, reached out and pulled Jiang Feng into the house.

This is a three-bedroom house with an area of ​​about 120 square meters. The layout consists of two south-facing bedrooms and a south-facing living room. There is a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen on the north side.

Since this house was converted into a private restaurant, there is a dining table in each of the three bedrooms.

However, the dining table was not big, and could only seat 4 to 6 people. Led by the middle-aged man, Jiang Feng came to one of the larger rooms to eat.

As soon as they entered the door and sat down, the dishes came.

"West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimp, beggar's chicken, Dongpo pork, garlic lotus root and fried tofu skin!"

There are not many dishes, just 6.

When the chef of this private restaurant served the dishes, he also brought a bottle of wine.

Jiang Feng was overjoyed just by looking at the label on the wine.

wipe…

This is the first time I have seen 50-year-old Moutai, whether in my previous life or this life.

"Ha ha…"

Seeing Jiang Feng's expression, the middle-aged man laughed immediately.

"Jiang Feng, there is a rumor that is true. It is said that in our Chinese literary and artistic circles, there are two people who can drink the most and they are also good drinkers.

One of them is Zhao Laonian, and the other one is you."

Jiang Feng didn't care about being teased by his leader. He stood up, opened the bottle of wine, and poured a glass into each of their glasses.

As the wine entered the glass, the room was immediately filled with the aroma of wine.

After taking a deep sniff, Jiang Feng immediately gave a thumbs up to the middle-aged man sitting opposite him.

"Boss, this wine is really good!"

"right?"

The middle-aged man smiled happily, tapped the table with his finger, and said, "Drink more good wine. Well, let's do this, take two more bottles before you leave.

Consider it my congratulations on your Oscar nomination."

"thanks, thanks!"

Jiang Feng wanted to be polite, but when he thought about how hard it was to get this kind of wine, he immediately backed down.

"Ha ha…"

Seeing Jiang Feng like this, the middle-aged man laughed again.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Before we drink, I have a few questions I would like to ask you?"

"You tell me, and I promise to tell you everything I know."

Today, Jiang Feng first flew from the capital to Xianyang, and then from Xianyang to Lin'an. After all the trouble, he was already hungry.

Faced with the exquisite dishes, Jiang Feng wanted to pick up the chopsticks and start eating immediately, but after hearing what the middle-aged man said, he resisted the urge to eat meat.

"Jiang Feng, let's eat and talk at the same time. I think if I don't let you eat, your eyes will be hooked, haha..." Seeing that Jiang Feng wanted to eat, the smiling middle-aged man picked up the chopsticks and took the lead in eating the Longjing shrimp in front of him.

Seeing that he had already started eating, Jiang Feng naturally stopped being polite. He stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a large piece of Dongpo pork and put it on his plate, then took a small bite.

Well, it’s good. The meat is tender and crispy, fatty but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. Even after you swallow the meat, your mouth still exudes a rich aroma.

I was commenting secretly when the middle-aged man, who had just eaten two shrimps, started to speak with a smile.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Did you go to Maoling today?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Feng nodded.

"I'm about to shoot the TV series 'Emperor Wu of Han', so I went to the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han to get a feel for it."

“Do you feel you’ve found it?”

"about there.

I felt like I could act out the life of this great emperor in front of the camera.”

"it is good!"

Seeing Jiang Feng was so ambitious, the middle-aged man raised his glass and drank it all.

The wine glass was not big, it was a standard two-cent wine glass, but he could drink the 53-proof liquor in the glass in one gulp, so his alcohol tolerance was quite impressive.

All the middle-aged men drank it.

Jiang Feng naturally followed quickly.

But after drinking the liquor, Jiang Feng was still savoring the taste of the 50-year-old wine, and the middle-aged man sitting opposite him spoke again.

“Some time ago, I saw on the Internet that your film The Yellow Sea was going to be released during the Spring Festival.

But today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, why is there still no movement? You know, I am waiting to see your movie!"

"There was a problem at Samsung in South Korea, and the mobile phone production capacity cannot keep up, so we have to wait a little longer." During this period, many people have asked Jiang Feng this question, but this is the first time that Jiang Feng has given a clear answer.

"About how long do you have to wait?"

"It is tentatively scheduled for May Day this year."

"Oh, okay, then I'll wait to watch your movie." Having said this, the middle-aged man raised his glass again.

As for how the slow production capacity of Samsung mobile phones in South Korea had anything to do with whether or not the movie "The Yellow Sea" would be released, he didn't ask and Jiang Feng didn't say.

"Jiang Feng, since we are talking about Samsung phones, let me tell you the main reason why I asked you to come here today. I found that you are different from my friends in the business world.

My friends in the business world, those who trade in stocks focus on trading in stocks, those who work in the Internet economy focus on the Internet economy, and those who work in the real industry focus on working in the real industry.

But what about you, Jiang Feng?

You have invested in Tencent and NetEase. Now news has come from Beijing that your Jiangfeng Investment Company has invested another 1000 million US dollars in an online sales platform called JD.com. Well, this is an investment in the Internet.

In Dongguan, you have a high-tech company called Damai Technology, which is currently manufacturing mobile phones for Samsung, but it has its own R&D department. Just before the Spring Festival, Damai Technology invested US$3200 million to directly acquire Kejian Mobile Phone in Pengcheng. This is real business.

In Hong Kong Island, a friend told me that you used 2.5 million US dollars to directly enter the market and buy Hutchison Whampoa at the bottom, which is investing in stocks.

Um... I just want to ask you, are you doing industrial layout? But if it is industrial layout, I can't see what the specific connection is between your network, industry and stock speculation?"

Jiang Feng, who was eating meat, was stunned.

Did he catch the boss's eye? Otherwise, how could he know him so well?
Just as he was thinking about it, the middle-aged man smiled.

"Haha... Of course, this is just my own speculation. Maybe you like everything. After all, you are so young and have such a huge fortune..."

But before he could finish his words, he saw Jiang Feng put his cell phone on the table.

“Leader, you have a keen eye, and I am just planning the industrial layout.

There is a very big connection between these three, and their connection is the mobile phone. I plan to build a mobile phone that is completely comparable to a computer within 3 to 5 years.

Mobile phones have independent operating systems and can be used to surf the Internet, shop, watch TV, order takeout, etc...."

(End of this chapter)