Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 252 Preview of the 75th Academy Awards
"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Just as Mr. Eisen was about to answer Lin Yuan, there was a knock on the door.

"Our guests must have arrived." Mr. Aisen and Lin Yuan said with a smile, then shouted out the door:
"Please come in!"

Meng Tao came in with someone and said, "I've already sent the guests here. I'll be leaving now."

"Mr. Aisen, Mr. Lin, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen smiled and walked up to him and shook hands.

"Director Zhang Mou, long time no see." Lin Yuan smiled and asked him to sit down.

The visitor was director Zhang Mou, who took the opportunity of traveling to North America to visit the two of them.

Mr. Eisen saw through Director Zhang Mou's true thoughts at a glance.

What tour?
What about stopping by?
He obviously came here specially, just to test the waters in person and see if there is any chance for this year's Oscars.
Ever since director Ang Lee won the 73rd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", achieving both great success in both word-of-mouth and box office, all domestic directors have become jealous.

The huge box office success of "Hero" naturally made director Zhang Mou very happy.

But he hopes to win some awards as well.

Today, he came here just for this matter.

"Director Zhang Mou, you came at the right time. We were just discussing this year's 75th Academy Awards." Lin Yuan did not keep Director Zhang Mou in suspense.

Since he already knew his purpose, Lin Yuan didn't like to keep him in suspense, so he went straight to the point.

"That's really a coincidence. You guys talk and I'll just listen in." Director Zhang Mou said politely.

So, Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen continued the previous topic.

"Lin Yuan, you released two movies in 2002, Pirates of the Caribbean and Heroes," Mr. Eisen just said.

When he heard the word "Hero", director Zhang Mou couldn't help but sit up straighter.

"Let me start with 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' which received five nominations: Best Actor, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup," said Mr. Eisen.

Lin Yuan was not surprised at all when he heard what Mr. Eisen said.

In the previous life, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" also received these nominations.

The only difference is that in the previous life, the male lead nomination for "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" was given to Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow.

Although the original protagonist was Will Turner, played by Orlando Bloom, Captain Jack's popularity was too high, so the protagonist was replaced.

In this life, Will, played by Lin Yuan, definitely surpasses Captain Jack, so he is nominated for Best Actor.

Lin Yuan received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

He was not overly happy because he knew that he was just a runner-up and it was impossible for him to win the Oscar for Best Actor at the moment.

Although Lin Yuan's acting skills are already superb, he has not yet gained public recognition.

Most of the movies he starred in were action movies, which did not provide him with much room to showcase his acting skills. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Lin Yuan to win the Best Actor award.

As for the other awards won by "Pirates of the Caribbean", they are all insignificant small awards, dispensable, insignificant and useless.

But even with these small awards, Lin Yuan knew that "Caribbean 1" had not won anything in its previous life.

Will anything change in this life?
"Our chances of winning these awards are not high, so don't hold on to too much hope," said Lin Yuan.

Mr. Eisen shook his head. "Normally, that's the case, but this movie is Disney's new cash cow. Maybe Disney will make a move?"

"If that's the case, that would be great." Lin Yuan said.

Since the copyright to "Pirates of the Caribbean" is in Disney's hands, it's Disney who should have put in the most effort to win the award. Whether or not Lin Yuan wins these awards has little to do with him.

After all, he is just the male lead. Apart from the Best Picture and Best Actor awards that are related to him, most of the other awards are meaningless to Lin Yuan.

If Disney is willing to put in some effort, then winning the two minor awards, Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup, is still a possibility.

It originally had a chance of winning the Best Visual Effects award, but with such strong competitors this year as "Heroes" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", it's probably just a runner-up.

"Let's talk about "Hero." Lin Yuan continued.

"Hero received four nominations: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects," said Mr. Eisen.

When director Zhang Mou heard that "Hero" received four nominations, his ears immediately pricked up.

"Tell me about the possibility of winning the award." Lin Yuan knew that Director Zhang Mou must be most concerned about this, so he took the initiative to ask.

"Let's talk about Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects first. I think the probability of winning these two awards is around 60%," Mr. Eisen replied.

Hearing Mr. Eisen's answer, Lin Yuan nodded.

The visual effect of "Hero" lies first in the use of brilliant and colorful colors, which brings unparalleled visual impact to the audience.

Director Zhang Mou strictly controlled the use of primary colors in many scenes, maintaining the "purity" of the colors in each scene.

He is like a great master painter, skillfully using the palette to communicate and construct the magnificent world of Hero.

In addition to colors, "Hero" also shows the magnificent landscape of China. Whether it is the landscape of Guilin and Jiuzhaigou, the golden poplar forest, or the desert of the northwest, they all left a very deep impression on the audience.

This can be seen from how hot the "Hero" landscape postcards are selling.

In addition to the colors and scenery, the action design of "Hero" is also unique, which I will not go into details here.

In short, these three elements together construct the visual experience of "Hero", and the probability of winning this award at the 75th Academy Awards ceremony is indeed not low.

If The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers wasn't equally good, the probability wouldn't be 60%, but over 90%.

The Best Cinematography Award may be the award that director Zhang Mou wants most, besides the Best Foreign Language Film.

Because Director Zhang Mou was born a photographer, the use of lenses is his forte and also his specialty.

For him, winning a Best Photography Award is a great recognition of his past life achievements.

"For Best Original Score, the chances of winning are only 20%," Mr. Eisen continued.

Hearing this answer, Lin Yuan nodded.

The soundtrack of "Hero" was composed by master Tan Dun.

This master is also the person in charge of the soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. With his work, he won the Best Original Score at the 73rd Academy Awards two years ago.

It is worth mentioning that Tan Dun is also the teacher of singer Han Hong, and his strength is absolutely impeccable.

The possibility of winning the award is only 20%, not because his music is bad. The soundtrack of "Hero" is very outstanding.

It’s simply because the jury has been baptized by this kind of oriental music. After the novelty wears off, they will definitely prefer other types of music.

This year's movie "Frida" is very good, and it is very likely that this movie will win the Best Original Score Award.

Therefore, "Hero" may just be a runner-up in this award.

"What about the Best Foreign Language Film?" Lin Yuan asked the question that director Zhang Mou was most concerned about.

(End of this chapter)