Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 129 Award season, sweeping the four major awards, the birth of a famous supervisor!

The next day, the new year begins.

(Onino Takeshi: What? I didn't know it was Chinese New Year. Also, why is it still 94?)

The traditional newspaper and media throughout Neon began to get busy.

Because awards season has begun.

There are countless newspapers and magazines in the country of Neon, and the situation is extremely inward-looking.

So, how can you increase the circulation of your publications?
Make a list!
Almost every newspaper and magazine, regardless of their field, has its own ranking list.

Cars, restaurants, clothing, beauty, Brother magazine, etc., without exception.

Therefore, the beginning of each year is the busiest time for major publishing houses.

How should we rank the achievements of the previous year?

The most eye-catching of course is the film awards ceremony.

The Japanese film festival we are most familiar with should be the Tokyo International Film Festival, which is known as the "Three Major Film Festivals in Asia" together with the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Shanghai Film Festival, and is a Class A film festival.

But in fact, in Japan, the most famous, authoritative and popular one is not the Tokyo International Film Festival, but the so-called "Four Major Awards in Japanese Film Industry"——

"Film Junpo Awards", "Blue Ribbon Awards", "Mainichi Film Awards", "Movie Academy Awards"

Among them, the "Academy Awards" is known as the "Oscars of Japan".

The "Blue Ribbon Awards" is the authority on art films.

The "Film Junpo Award" has the longest history.

The authority of the "Daily Film Awards" is no less than that of the "Academy Awards".

And just today, the nominees and award lists for the four major awards were all announced!
The names of the two movies "That Summer, the Quiet Sea" and "The Grudge" are on the list!

Due to the deadline for the awards, the Blue Ribbon Awards and the Daily Film Awards only reviewed the film "That Summer, the Quiet Sea".

The Blue Ribbon Award was given to Takeshi Onino for the Special Award and to Shinichi Kudo for the Best Newcomer Award.

The Daily Film Awards also gave the Best Newcomer award, but it was given to Mao Lilan, as well as the Best Screenplay, Best Photography, and Best Music awards.

Probably because at that time, Takeshi Ono had only one movie and was a complete newcomer in the film industry, so he was not given the Best Director and Best Picture awards.

This is not surprising at all in Japan, where seniority is a strong basis for promotion.

However, the Film Junpo Awards… directly gave a list of the ‘Top Ten Movies’—

Third place: "Mother's Confinement" (not the one by Onino Takeshi)
Second place: The Grudge

First place: "That Summer, the Quiet Sea"

Gui Yewu directly took the first two places!
It's not unprecedented, but it's astonishing enough. In the history of the Junpo Film Awards, it's the only time that one person has won both the top two places.

Of course, as a winner of the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award, it is only natural that "That Summer, the Quiet Sea" was placed first.

Not only that, the Academy Awards also announced the shortlist.

Both of Takeshi Onino's films were shortlisted and nominated for multiple awards.

Best Newcomer, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, Best Film!
It has won almost all the important awards and was nominated!

Except for the Best Newcomer, Best Supporting Actor, Actress and Lead Actor, all the awards had Takeshi Ono's name on them. Even the Best Music award was jointly named with Reiko Akiba at her request.

As a new director who has only debuted for a year, Onino Takeshi has won almost all the awards that can be won. It can be said that he reached the peak of his career as soon as he debuted!
He was also very excited when he received the news. These awards are the best affirmation for him.

Although Takeshi Ono cares more about the box office, he doesn't mind showing off by winning awards.

What puzzled him was that "The Grudge" probably didn't meet the deadline for the Film Academy Awards, so how come it was shortlisted?

He plans to participate again next year.

Onino Takeshi didn't know that the Film Academy Awards made an exception for him this time.

……

The Academy Awards was founded with reference to the Oscars, and when it was first established, a Japanese Oscar Association was established.

The members of this association are mainly the four major film companies: Shochiku, Toho, Toei and Kadokawa.

So, everyone knows that movies from these four companies can easily win awards.

In fact, the Academy Awards is the youngest of the four major film awards.

However, this grand award is the only one that is broadcast on television.

It can be said that there is already a momentum of catching up.

The live broadcast is being conducted by Nichimi TV, which is backed by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Shochiku.

Of course TV stations want ratings!
Which is the hottest movie right now?
"The Grudge"!
It broke the box office record for horror films and sparked heated discussions among the public. Although the box office was not the highest this year, it was definitely one of the most talked-about films.

Can't you just take advantage of the popularity?

But there is a small problem with the Academy Awards.

Many awards usually set the deadline at the end of November of the previous year.

In other words, movies released in December of the previous year will have to wait until the next year.

Just like the Blue Ribbon Awards and the Daily Film Awards, they have confirmed that they will not review "The Grudge" this year. Even if they want to take advantage of the popularity, they can't because their deadline is fixed.

What about the Academy Awards?

Not sure of death!
In the past, the latest time was mid-December.

This is almost the same as the release time of "The Grudge"!
Isn’t that just right!
As a result, a lot of debate took place within the Neon Oscar Association.

The main point of the debate is one -

Do you want to postpone the date by two days?

But isn’t this too obvious an attempt to take advantage of the public’s attention?
These film professionals who seem so glamorous on a daily basis were almost fighting over this.

The final decision is - bang! No, make an exception for excellent movies!
……

Onino Pictures.

Qingdao Meicai gave the invitation letter to the Film Academy Awards to Onino Takeshi.

"Nichimi TV sincerely invites Director Takeshi Ono and the main creative team of "That Summer, the Quiet Sea" and "The Grudge" to visit our station..."

Muranishi Toru, who just came to report on the preparations for the "Li Gou Hai" crew, immediately cried out in surprise and admiration when he read the above content:

"Si Guoyi! He really deserves to be the boss!"

His eyes were full of admiration.

The man in front of me has only been in the industry for a year, but he has already been ranked among the top four.

Is this considered a small sweep?

It's really amazing!
He is worthy of being the boss that Muranishi Toru swore to follow until his death!

Gui Yewu smiled faintly and put away the invitation letter. This little thing could not shake his mood.

To win an award, isn’t it enough to just have hands?

Supervisors of the Japanese film industry, you can't do it, right?
Wow, wow, wow——

……

Many people from all walks of life were paying attention to the four major awards. When they saw the published lists, they were all dumbfounded.

Why is it Gui Yewu again? Is this guy cheating?
As the four major awards were announced one by one, there was another wave of public opinion. Onino Takeshi's name once again appeared in the public eye, sparking heated discussions.

"Big shock! The birth of a famous director! Can he shake up the stagnant film industry?"

"Big shock! Director Takeshi Onino swept the four major awards, and his works were shortlisted for multiple academy awards!"

"The big question? Can "That Summer, the Quiet Sea" continue the miracle of the Venice Film Festival?"

"Dark horse! The No. 1 horror film in history, The Grudge, strikes again, becoming the first horror film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture!"

"..."

There is a lot of discussion outside.

In just two movies, Takeshi Onino has accomplished what most directors cannot do in their entire lives. It's simply incredible.

Some were amazed, some were impressed, some were jealous, and some were indignant.

But no matter how jealous one is, one has to admit that this man is indeed extremely talented and deserves such an achievement.

It was also from this moment that Takeshi Ono truly embarked on the path of becoming a famous supervisor!
At the same time, the outside world's expectations for the movie "ET" have also increased.

Of course, there are many people who are dissatisfied with this.

Soon, a veteran director who was also shortlisted for the Academy Awards publicly criticized Takeshi Ono, claiming that he was just a junior newcomer who had only made two movies and was not worthy of such an honor.

The claim of being a “pioneer in the film industry” is an even bigger joke.

He also believes that nominating a horror film for Best Picture is a degradation and regression of the Academy Awards!
The words were very impolite.

The reason why this guy is so angry is partly due to jealousy and the mentality of taking advantage of his seniority, but the other reason is due to a characteristic of the Academy Awards, which is very interesting.

Anyone who is shortlisted for the Academy Awards and makes it into the final five can go on stage to receive the award certificate.

In other words, even if they didn’t actually win the prize, everyone stood together during the award ceremony!

I don't know which weirdo came up with this weird award format, but according to this award rule, Onino Takeshi can already declare:

Great success!
Of course, those viewers who don’t pay attention to the movie and just watch TV probably don’t realize what terrible things will happen next.

Gui Yewu's ferocious face will appear before their eyes so many times...

……

Gui Yewu didn't pay much attention to the criticism from the outside world, and naturally the public relations department would handle it.

Besides, the louder those people bark, the more it proves that they have been hit in a sore spot.

Why bother to refute? When the time comes, just slap them in the face with awards.

But this matter will have to wait for some time.

Because the Academy Awards will be held in March, which is still two months away.

Don’t worry, let the bullet fly for a while.

For Takeshi Onino, the next more important thing is to attend the wedding of Matsumoto Kiyonaga's daughter.

……

The next day, July 6st.

(Onino Takeshi:??? Didn’t we just celebrate the New Year yesterday?!)
With an inexplicable and strange mood, Takeshi Ono picked up Akari Niname and set out to attend the wedding.

To be honest, Takeshi Onino didn't have much expectations for this wedding. It was more for the sake of Matsumoto Kiyonaga's face and to make some connections.

He simply had no good feelings towards the newlyweds.

A hopeless love-brained man, a coward with irrational thinking, this wedding was more of a farce than a tragedy.

Onino Takeshi actually felt quite sympathetic towards Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who had run into such a terrible mess!
Perhaps Sayuri Matsumoto is also worthy of sympathy, but ultimately, the greatest responsibility for this matter lies with her.

She keeps everything in her heart. She knows that Takasugi Toshihiko intends to take revenge, but she doesn't try to resolve the conflict. Instead, she drinks poison when the other party wants to kill her. Is this for the sake of love?

In Gui Yewu's opinion, he is definitely mentally ill!
It would be better to just expose Takasugi Toshihiko and then have everyone speak out!
Since you love him, shouldn’t you save him? Why did you send him to jail?

There are many ways to handle this matter, and Sayuri Matsumoto's choice is definitely the most wrong and worst one.

Love brain is worthy of its name.

Complaining in his heart, Gui Yewu drove to the wedding venue.

(End of this chapter)