Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 721, 14 nominations

You can hardly understand Gao Xiaosong's mindset...

Look, Japan-bashing, America-bashing, Europe-bashing... at least they can produce something. But India-bashing?

To say he doesn't understand anything...

Just like those Somali people online who brag about it—universal healthcare in Somalia…

That's not right either...

He praised India, praised the peacefulness of Indians, and praised Indian democracy…

This is really speechless!

Later, after learning that he was an American and a staunch supporter of the Western system, I instantly understood—in essence, he was still praising the so-called Western democratic system!

People like them firmly believe that the fundamental guarantee for a country's sustained and healthy economic and social development must be the Western democratic system. This logic forms the basis of their worldview and is also the theoretical foundation of their "China collapse theory." India, as the most suitable country for comparison with China, serves as the best test case for this logic.

This logic is sound and cannot be wrong: India can only win against China, it cannot afford to lose!
He's talking about the Golden Globe Awards now...

That's normal: He's the chairman of Alibaba Entertainment's strategy committee, responsible for Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment's international strategy…

Frequently visits Hollywood…

To demonstrate their understanding of the Golden Globes and their thorough knowledge of the Oscars!

Shen Yan completely ignored him and posted a congratulatory message for "Operation Mekong" surpassing 21 billion yuan in cumulative box office revenue: "Operation Mekong was our team's first attempt at commercializing a patriotic film... During filming, Wu Jing and I almost got into a fight... because my schedule was very tight, and I simply couldn't properly accommodate Wu Jing's fastidious personality..."

"Later, we brought in Guo Fan and director Wu Bai with their teams to join the filming, and we were able to complete all the filming work in three months..."

"I've seen a lot of marketing articles saying that I 'taught myself Thai and Burmese for filming 'Mekong River,' and even that I 'learned firearms from the bodyguards of the King of Thailand'... That's a bit of an exaggeration. I didn't teach myself; I hired a teacher to instruct me. As for firearms training, Wu Jing found people from the military to guide me..."

"For me, these things are just what I should do, it's just what the role requires... Don't praise me so much!"

"Thank you everyone for your support... Also, a quick plug for the Spring Festival film 'Detective Chinatown'..."

……

Pre-sales for the Spring Festival films have already begun…

The Mermaid beat Detective Chinatown to rank first!

There's no way around it, Stephen Chow's emotional value is just too great...

Moreover, a large portion of the pirated DVDs that accompanied a generation's growth consisted of nonsensical comedies starring Stephen Chow…

"We've always owed Stephen Chow a movie ticket..."

This marketing effort is huge!

Comparatively speaking, the "Detective Chinatown" series starring Shen Yan and Wang Baoqiang is a bit weaker...

Of course, it will definitely outsell "The Monkey King 3" and "From Vegas to Macau III" in pre-sales...

But what Shen Yan wants is the prime time slot!
To be honest, the chances are not very high...

The fact that "The Mermaid" topped the box office is a commercial honor, a strong affirmation of the commercial value of Stephen Chow's nonsensical comedies, an objective testament to the current scale of the Chinese film market, and a reasonable reward for a high-quality comedy film.

Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy!
In 2016, it was highly symbolized and spiritually totemized, reaching a level of sacredness.

He has the largest fan base and enjoys the highest market acceptance, reputation, and tolerance in China. As long as he's willing to make films, doesn't take extreme risks, and doesn't excessively subvert his own style and formula, his movies will definitely be box office hits, and someone will be willing to pay a fortune to guarantee their box office success.

Although "The Mermaid" is of poor quality, you can still see the influence of Stephen Chow...

In other words: Losing to him is not shameful...

But Shen Yan would not allow himself to lose!
Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any good solutions either...

You can't hire online trolls to smear someone, can you...?

The key is that it's not easy to criticize now...

The movie hasn't even been released yet!
Fortunately, at the Globe Awards on the evening of the 11th, Shen Yan won all 7 of his 7 nominations!
Indeed, La La Land swept the awards, including Best Picture – Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor – Comedy, Best Actress – Comedy, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song, making it the biggest winner at this year's Golden Globes.

In his acceptance speech for Best Director, Shen Yan said: "Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and David Fenkel. I told him I wanted to make a musical, and it was about jazz. Although you weren't keen on it, you still helped me quickly assemble a team!"

"Thank you, Ryan. To be honest, I invited you because I thought you were a good fit. When I was filming this movie, I had no idea about your salary..."

"Thank you, Emma Stone. When I met you in Venice last year, I knew you were the only one for Mia!"

"Oh, and I also want to thank Sprite... City of Stars was a song I wrote for a Sprite commercial three years ago. The director at the time said, 'This song has a very summery feel to it...' Then I wrote the opening of the script for La La Land... Thank you... How embarrassing, the name was too long, I can't remember it..."

"Finally, thank you to all the Chinese fans who stayed up all night watching. I won Best Director! I love you all!"

The last sentence was changed to Chinese…

……

7 out of 7 proposals were accepted…

A 100% winning rate is incredible; it made the front page of major media outlets the very next day…

Even the evening news program spent two minutes introducing the awards won by "La La Land".

Before the hype had even died down, the Oscar nominations were announced on the 13th. La La Land received 14 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, tying the record of Best Picture nominations held by All About Eve (1951) and Titanic (1998) at the 23rd Academy Awards, becoming the film with the most nominations in Oscar history.

Yes, this will be a landmark moment in film history!

Then, it continued to spark heated discussions…

Then a bunch of Shen Yan's fans went to Gao Xiaosong's Weibo to leave messages, asking him to talk about his thoughts on "La La Land"...

Gao Xiaosong bluntly stated, "La La Land, if placed in 1950s America, would only be considered a reasonably well-made musical, but today it has received 14 Oscar nominations… Cinema is indeed regressing!"

However, he didn't rule out any possibility: "I've always admired director Shen Yan. In my opinion, 'Burning' is simply a masterpiece, and 'The Martian' has brought Chinese science fiction films to the forefront. To be honest, there are almost no Hollywood science fiction films in recent years that can be compared with 'The Martian'... I mean in terms of their core themes!"

"And you should know that The Martian was almost entirely a project he single-handedly carried out. With a budget of 4.5 million, he didn't hesitate for a second!"

"But I don't like La La Land this time... but I reckon the Oscars could give La La Land a 10-out-of-10 award... Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording..."

We don't know what Gao Xiaosong meant...

In short, it maintained an image of being both independent and deeply knowledgeable about the Oscars!

In the live stream, Shen Yan remained calm: "This is just a movie about dreams, there's nothing wrong with that... It should be released in China on January 15th... but it's just a musical, I don't think people will like it!"

(End of this chapter)