Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 216 Oscar Nominations

If Senior Brother Xiaojing can be promoted from the position of Director of the Directing Department and succeed Hou Keming as Vice President and Director of Qingying Studio, then Lao Tian will definitely be more competitive than anyone else for the position he vacates.

Lao Tian’s advantage is too obvious.

He and Xie Xiaojing were classmates, both from the class of 78 in the Directing Department, and both were students of old Situ. This is one reason.

Secondly, before being banned from directing, Lao Tian was a director of the same level as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai. He was very famous in China. Even though he was banned from directing for ten years, his only weakness was that he had never won any major awards.

However, Lao Tian is not without awards nowadays.

Lao Tian was listed as the producer of the Venice Golden Lion that Cao Yang won, so he can brag about it. If Lao Tian is thick-skinned enough, he can also say that he has won the Venice Golden Lion.

Although everyone knows what is going on, it is recognized internally and can be written on the resume.

Third, Lao Tian himself has a lot of connections inside the company.

Mr. Situ was a teacher of the directing class of 78 and served as the head of the directing department.

Lao Situ's father was once the Vice Minister of Culture. When the teacher went to Chongqing for negotiations, the clothes he wore were sewn by Lao Situ's mother.

Lao Tian's father participated in the establishment of Beijing Film Studio and served as deputy director of the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture.

Lao Tian's mother founded the Children's Film Studio and served as its first director. She was invited by Premier Zhou to attend the Second CPPCC Conference.

In addition, the relationship between Lao Tian and Cao Yang is well known. The important political achievements of several school leaders were brought by Cao Yang, which is also a big plus for Lao Tian.

For someone like Lao Tian, ​​who has fame, resume and connections, it is easy to be promoted to the director of the directing department.

Cao Yang did not discuss this issue in detail with Lao Tian. For Lao Tian, ​​as long as he could get the news in advance, it would be the greatest help to him.

"I just saw the news a few days ago and found out that District 9 won the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the Golden Globe Awards?"

Lao Tian took a bite of food and seemed not surprised at all that Cao Yang's film won the award.

In fact, when Lao Tian saw the news, he was still a little surprised. Depp won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama for the second consecutive year, and Cao Yang once again won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

But then I thought about it, this is Cao Yang's movie, so it's not surprising. His movie winning awards is not news, but if one of his movies didn't win, it might be news.

"The Golden Globe Award is not a big prize. Its value is just so-so. Didn't you see that there are very few news reports in China?"

Cao Yang swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile.

Old Tian really wants to slap Cao Yang. Doesn't the American Golden Globe Awards have a decent reputation? Why is there so little coverage in China? Don't you have any idea?

In the past, this kind of thing would have been widely reported in the country. Unfortunately, when "District 9" broke the record during its normal screening period, winning the Golden Globe Award became a "trivial" matter.

"District 9" winning the Golden Globe Award did not cause much of a stir in China, but in the United States, it was a hot topic that occupied a considerable amount of space in newspapers.

Columbia has tried every possible means to boost the box office of "District 9".

At the Golden Globe Awards, Depp beat Leo and won the Best Actor in a Drama once again after "Meanwhile Milk", winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor for the second consecutive year.

This is definitely a hot topic, which also led to a rebound in the box office of District 9. For Colombia, it is much easier and more cost-effective to win the Golden Globe than the Oscar.

"What about Oscar? Do you have a good chance this time?"

Lao Tian asked, art film directors all over the world are the same, they despise the Oscars, but yearn for them in their hearts. If given the chance, they will say no, but in their hearts they are willing to win the Oscar a hundred or a thousand times.

"It's no problem to get a few nominations, but forget about the big prizes. By the time the Oscar nominations are announced, District 9 will be in the later stages of its run. Columbia is very satisfied with the current box office and will probably not spend extra money to pursue an Oscar."

Cao Yang thought about it and said to Lao Tian.

“If the release of District 9 is postponed and the release time is after the Oscars, maybe Columbia will try harder and help District 9 win a few major awards,” Lao Tian said with a smile.

"If it's not released before the Oscars, the best time to release it after winning the Oscars is within a month, but the February and March schedules are not so good. Even with the Oscar bonus, it's hard to get over 200 million at the box office. It's more suitable for pure art films."

Cao Yang explained.

Lao Tian nodded. He understood what Cao Yang said. It was just a pity that with the box office of District 9 being so high, Columbia probably wouldn’t put much effort into its Oscar campaign.

It depends on Depp's agency whether they have the ability to help Depp win the Best Actor award again at the Oscars. It's probably a bit difficult.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Do you think Hou Keming has a chance this time?"

Cao Yang nudged Lao Tian and couldn't help asking.

Lao Tian thought for a while before saying:
"If a senior leader is promoted, Lao Hou will have the best chance. Airborne or internal promotion will not only fail to convince the public, but also fail to suppress Lao Hou. Lao Hou's level has long been reached. From the perspective of stability and the overall situation, it can only be Lao Hou."

After saying that, Old Tian couldn't help but glance at Cao Yang. Old Hou was really lucky, otherwise it would be difficult for him to get promoted based on his qualifications.

But Old Hou just grabbed hold of Cao Yang and tied himself to Cao Yang. When Cao Yang was not yet famous, he gave the green light to Cao Yang's movies and actively worked for him. He deserves the opportunities he has now.

Then he thought of himself and couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that perhaps he was also one of the beneficiaries.

On January 2005, 1, "District 25" ended its normal one-month screening in China and earned 3.74 million yuan at the box office.

Just a few days ago, after discussing with Cao Yang, President Han decided to postpone the screening of "District 9" for one month.

On the same day, the nomination list for the 77th Academy Awards was announced.

"District 9" was nominated for seven major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.

Although not as impressive as the ten nominations for "Mean Milk," seven nominations is enough to create a huge sensation in the country.

It can even be said that the seven nominations for District 9 attracted more attention and influence than the ten nominations for Mean Milk because it is a co-production.

Even though the screening of "District 9" was postponed, its box office rebounded thanks to the influence of the Oscars.

Mr. Han, one of the producers, is full of energy and frequently appears in news reports.

Hou Keming, one of the producers, has changed his low-key style and frequently appeared in various activities on campus.

(End of this chapter)