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Chapter 978 An Oscar judge came (asking for monthly votes)

The premiere will be followed by a cocktail party that was arranged in advance today.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was released, and so many dear friends and relatives came to support it, so we must treat them well to show our hospitality.

Zhang Weiping was a little distracted.

He didn't expect that "Let the Bullets Fly" would be so well-made. The styles of the two new and old film geniuses did not conflict on the big screen, but coexisted harmoniously.

Such an opponent made him waver in his trust in Zhang Yimou for the first time.

Does "Three Guns" still have a chance to win?

On the contrary, Zhang Yimou was very calm.

I've been through all these years and have encountered all kinds of things.

What's more, Zhang Weiping looks down on Jiang Wen, but he won't.

Only those who have worked with Jiang Wen know how many wonderful ideas Jiang Wen has in his mind.

He collaborated with Jiang Wen on "Red Sorghum", and the collaboration process was not very pleasant, but they later chose to continue collaborating on "If You Are the One".

That is not love, but the undeniable admiration in my heart.

Even if Jiang Wen’s movie surpasses him—no, it will definitely surpass him!
He himself was not satisfied with the movie "Three Guns", so how could it be compared with Jiang Wen's masterpiece this time.

What's more, they are a father and son fighting together, and a master and his disciple working together.

I can’t beat him. I can’t beat him.

Hao Yun did not let An Xiaoxi attend the cocktail party. First she watched a movie and then went to the premiere. That would have been too tiring and the scene would have been a mess.

When it comes to cocktail parties, people in the West focus on the party, while people in the East cannot do without wine.

Of course, people in the West may also need to read.

On the contrary, it is safer for those who like to drink.

It’s just that some people find it difficult to control themselves when they drink too much, and they insist that others give them face.

This kind of person is particularly fond of face.

If you don't drink the wine he offers you, he will make things awkward for both of you.

An Xiaoxi can't drink alcohol at all now.

Not participating is the best option.

She was also very confident in Hao Yun.

She wasn't worried at all that he would pick wild flowers while she was pregnant.

Hao Yun had too many opportunities to mess around, but he has been as honest as a quail for so many years.

However, without An Xiaoxi around, there are indeed many beautiful girls who want to take over her position. After all, there are indeed many mistresses in the director industry.

This forced the director's wife to also huddle together for warmth.

An Xiaoxi is now also a member of the circle of directors' wives. Not long ago, Jiang Minli invited her to have tea with the directors' wives.

Various sister groups are very popular in the entertainment industry.

Which circle you can enter and what position you hold in the circle will be of great help to your future development.

At the cocktail party, Hao Yun dealt with the guests with ease.

"Your movie this time is really great, what a pity." What Gu Changwei meant by "pity" was that he missed the chance to work with Jiang Wen because he was filming "Li Chun".

Jiang Wenyou asked him if he was willing to serve as the director of photography.

Unfortunately, he rejected it.

"Director Gu, please don't say that. The movie "Li Chun" is really well made. Xixi admires teacher Jiang Wenli's performance very much." Hao Yun also praised the director's wife next to him.

"Call me sister, why do you feel so distant?" Jiang Minli laughed.

"Haha, I was young and ignorant before, but I have no problem with you calling me sister."

Hao Yun dealt with the couple with ease.

But he never wanted to get involved in their messy affairs again.

Until now, Zhang Jingchu is still active in the Hong Kong circle.

"Is your new movie going to be nominated for an Oscar? Next year or the year after?" Gu Changwei asked curiously.

He happens to be a judge for the Academy Awards.

However, this jury is different from those of the three major European film festivals.

The three major European film festivals have only a few judges, and each of them holds great power, but the Oscars have five or six thousand judges.

For example, next year's class will have 5777 people, and 9 seats will be occupied by Chinese people.

Including Lu Yan, Chen Chong, Wu Junmei, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Li An, Wu Yushen, Li Lianjie, and Zhang Ziyi.

Faced with a panel of judges that says "I'm not much, but I'm not much either", in fact most Chinese people have not participated in the voting for several years in a row.

Gu Changwei has won numerous photography awards for his work on films such as Red Sorghum and Farewell My Concubine, and eventually became one of the judges for the Oscars.

However, after exercising his voting rights for several years, Gu Changwei no longer had the patience.

Now I suddenly remembered that I was an Oscar judge.

He heard that Hao Yun was filming an award-winning movie in Hollywood, and that he had shown amazing acting skills.

Some even said that he almost turned himself into schizophrenia because of acting.

That's why Gu Changwei wanted to do Hao Yun a favor and planned to vote for him when Hao Yun went to participate in the award judging.

"It may be too late next year. I plan to premiere it in Cannes and then compete for the Oscars next year." Hao Yun talked about his plans.

The three major European film festivals all have a strong sense of "exclusivity". A film can only participate in one of the festivals. If you "sit on two boats", you will not get any award from either side.

But if you have participated in the three major European film festivals, you can still participate in the Oscars.

A typical example is "Brokeback Mountain". Li An won the Golden Lion Award at the 2005nd Venice Film Festival in 62 with this film, and then won the 2006th Academy Awards in 78, including multiple awards for Best Director.

“I personally recommend that you don’t do this, it’s better to focus on choosing one of them to compete for the award.

The Oscars are different from the three major European film awards. It is a place of fame and fortune and an annual summary of American films.

On the surface, it is a competition among films, but in fact it is a struggle between production companies, the redistribution of power and the layout of award ownership. Whether a film can finally win an award has a lot to do with the strength of its publicity.

You are a newcomer and a Chinese. You can’t have it all. Either the European Big Three or the Oscars.”

"In fact, I'm not sure whether the film is suitable for the Oscars or Cannes. Berlin is too politically oriented, and I've already won Venice."

"The criteria for judging are very simple. The three major films follow the 'niche elite route', while the Oscars have a huge voting team - the ballots are sent to five or six thousand people under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the voting is done anonymously.

Think about it, all academy members have the right to vote, and the sampling range of five to six thousand people determines that this is an award that appeals to the general public.

The public, to a certain extent, rejects the difficult, the weird and the individual. So some people jokingly say that the Oscars follow the 'mass loser route'.

The only thing Gu Changwei has more than Hao Yun is experience.

In the first few years after he became an Oscar judge, he was quite excited and studied the Oscars thoroughly.

But after playing it a few times, I found that this is a game exclusive to Miguo Movies.

There is no chance for Chinese films. Because Oscar judges are generally older and still biased against Chinese films, Chinese films must be much better than other films to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

An example is that when Chen Kaige and his son's film "Farewell My Concubine" won many awards and was presented to the Oscars, several judges said that "Farewell My Concubine" no longer needed the Oscar's recognition.

Hao Yun took a different approach and went to Hollywood to make movies.

It seems that they want to use Miguo Films to gain a position in Hollywood first, and then go the route of Sino-foreign co-productions.

From the perspective of a senior, Gu Changwei was happy to see him make some achievements.

Maybe it will work.

"It's quite a headache!" Hao Yun sighed.

Therefore, Gu Changwei, an Oscar judge, gave Hao Yun a detailed explanation of some of the things involved.

What is the Oscar outpost and weather vane?

After the movie is released, we can work towards this direction.

And what is the essence of Oscar.

The original intention of the Oscars was to establish another evaluation system beyond box office to crown art.

There are also Oscar award principles and so on.

Hao Yun really learned a lot. Seeing that Chang Wei was so dry-mouthed from talking, they agreed to continue the conversation next time.

Hao Yun must decide whether "Manchester by the Sea" should focus on the top three European films or try for the Oscars.

Hao Yun has won awards from each of the three major European companies, so he has a certain degree of confidence.

Oscar is not a sure thing.

If you really want to challenge Oscar, it will definitely be a nightmare copy.

Hao Yun must find a way to promote "Manchester by the Sea".

Joining forces with Paramount is the best option, but I don’t know whether Paramount is willing to help wholeheartedly.

If it really doesn't work, you can give the distribution rights to Paramount.

After entering the 2008st century, Paramount's performance was not so good, and it only won an Oscar in for "No Country for Old Men", which it co-produced with Miramax.

I believe they are also eager to win some awards for their films.

This “name” can refer to either production or distribution.

Hao Yun is inclined to submit "Manchester by the Sea" for an Oscar bid, just in case he wins the Best Actor title that Leo could never dream of.

But he was also worried that his Chinese identity would prevent him from being favored by the film academy.

The three major European film festivals generally require that films premiere at their film festivals, so if you participate in the Oscars, you will not be able to go to the three major European film festivals.

Then there really would be nothing.

This matter requires long-term consideration, and Hao Yun cannot make a decision for the time being.

He hasn't even finished editing the movie yet, so there's no need to rush into making a decision.

He found Han Sanping who was chatting with someone, first apologized to the person, and then asked to borrow the old man's money.

When we got to a place where no one was around, I asked quietly:
"Uncle Han, what's the current situation with Ning Hao's movie?"

Ning Hao finished filming a movie in June, but it failed to pass the review.

After watching the film, Hao Yun also felt that Ning Hao's film was a bit dark. There was hardly any good person in it, and the ending was not one that gave anyone any hope.

Hao Yun's "Hello! Mr. Tree" is also not very promising, but he doesn't really have any good or bad guys in it.

In "No Man's Land", all the characters are bad.

Moreover, the movie is suspected of demonizing the no-man's land, which is indeed not easy to pass the review at this point in time.

“My suggestion is to hold off for a few years and make some changes.”

Han Sanping also felt a headache when he thought about this matter. Those things had not happened when Ning Hao's film script was approved. The review at that time was not very serious and it was approved after a hasty glance.

It can’t be released now, and everyone feels it’s too bad.

The investment structure of this film includes Heidou Media, Anhao Film and Television, Huaying, Yingyi Entertainment, Huanyu, and Ninghao Studio.

There is so much to say about this production lineup.

The most important thing here is Han Sanping's attitude. If Han Sanping does not take this project seriously and is unwilling to help, the movie may never be released.

But now Han Sanping is very concerned about this project because of Hao Yun, and the film reviewers can't just reject it without saying anything. At least they have to give an explanation.

"I think that auditing is something that has no standards. It is often loose or tight, ambiguous, and unpredictable..."

Hao Yunyu was determined to shock people. In front of Zuo Shandiao, the big boss of the entertainment industry, he did not hide his dissatisfaction at all and said, "If you want to talk about the danger of the core, then No Man's Land is nothing compared to Let the Bullets Fly."

"You didn't even see how many people visited the set when you were filming 'Bullet', and what kind of people were they?" Han Sanping looked around.

While they were chatting, no one dared to approach them.

"Tell me, could it be that they are deliberately blocking our project? I heard that Director Lu's father has a good relationship with them."

Hao Yun suddenly said something.

"Ahem..." Han Sanping almost choked on his drink. He looked at Hao Yun in astonishment and said, "How is this possible!"

"Why not? Most of the people who review films are screenwriters and writers, and these two types of people don't like me."

Hao Yun had reason to doubt this.

Lu Yu has calmed down, or at least temporarily, but his father is still making trouble.

"No Man's Land" failed the review, and the reasons given by Zhao Baohua were: it violated the reality of life, the characters were too gray, and the tone of the story was too dark.

He is also a screenwriter and has even appeared on stage for Lu Yu's "Jinling Jinling".

Lu Yu's "Jinling Jinling" was taken off the shelves ahead of schedule, but he was not affected at all.

Intellectuals look down on each other, but they also stick together.

"No matter what reason they use to block the movie, you should look beyond the phenomenon to the essence. You should also know why the movie was blocked, right?"

The reason why Han Sanping could still calmly talk about this with Hao Yun was because he really regarded Hao Yun as a junior.

Hao Yun is Jiang Wen’s direct disciple, so they are in the same group and are natural allies.

If an ordinary director came over to confront him, he would have turned away in anger.

"That incident has actually passed. I can ask Ning Hao to downplay the background of the story a little."

Hao Yun doesn't mind having to wait three to five years for the movie to be released, nor does he mind making changes. What he minds is being targeted.

Damn it, Ning Hao is under my protection. If you block him, you are blocking me.

It’s okay if you block me, but you can’t target me.

"The ending should also be changed, even if it is a little vague, just like in "Bullet," Han Sanping sighed and said, "Don't try to challenge the system, there is no need. Many times it restricts us, but it also protects us."

He was worried that Hao Yun was getting arrogant.

For a new and great director like Hao Yun, nothing can stop him from getting carried away.

(End of this chapter)