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Chapter 196 Golden Globe Award and Fame

Let alone others,

Even Gu Bei himself,
While watching the Golden Globe Awards press conference with Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli
I never expected to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director!

"Gu Bei, you won an award!" Liu Yifei excitedly grabbed Gu Bei's arm and shook it up and down to express her excitement. "And it's a big award, the Best Director Award!"

Liu Xiaoli watched Liu Yifei's actions with a smile.

Despite having already experienced Cannes, she still couldn't help but be amazed.

He won the Palme d'Or at Cannes at twenty and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director at twenty-one. Is he aiming for the Oscars?

Gu Bei watched the ongoing press conference on television.

He was slightly stunned and didn't react for a moment.

The Golden Globe Awards really gave him a huge surprise!

Although he knew that the Golden Globe Award for Best Director was originally going to go to him.

It was his defeated opponent at Cannes, and also the film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which Joe produced.
But he really didn't expect the Golden Globes to be so bold as to award him the Best Director award.

But considering it's the Golden Globe Award...

That's all right then.
Compared to the Oscars' lineup of over five thousand judges,
The Golden Globe Awards are organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with the results determined by votes from 96 journalists, two-thirds of whom are part-time.

So even though the Golden Globes are the biggest precursor to the Oscars...
However, its winning rate is actually not high; on the contrary, it always manages to create some surprises every year.

Since you dare to award it, I dare to accept it!
"Thank you, Sisi!"

Gu Bei turned around and hugged Liu Yifei.

Winning an award depends on luck.

Just because the Golden Globe Awards dared to do this this year doesn't mean they'll dare to do it next year.
If it weren't for Liu Yifei's financial support, Gu Bei wouldn't have made it to this year's Cannes International Film Festival, and therefore wouldn't have been able to attend the Golden Globe Awards.

Nobody knows what next year will bring!
"My mom is still here!"

Liu Yifei blushed slightly and gently nudged Gu Bei.

Liu Xiaoli smiled and turned slightly away, no longer looking at the two young couple.

Seeing Liu Xiaoli's actions, Liu Yifei naturally responded happily to Gu Bei's hug.

After a while,
Gu Bei received a call from the Golden Globe Awards.
Inform him to attend a make-up award ceremony in a few days.

On the day of the award ceremony,

The Golden Globe Awards took his picture and even did a short interview.

As the award presenter, the Golden Globe Awards interviews were fairly standard, consisting mainly of routine questions about the recipient's feelings and creative concepts.

The Golden Globe Awards did not make things difficult for him.
But other media outlets wouldn't let him off the hook.
As soon as Gu Bei stepped out of the award ceremony venue, he was immediately surrounded by a group of media.

Even Daniel Day-Lewis, who had just won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, and the cast of Atonement, the Best Drama film,
No media paid any attention to it; they were all focused on Gu Bei.

The spotlights took turns shining, and this time it shone on me!
"Bruce, may I ask, you're only twenty-one years old and you've already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. What are your thoughts on that?"

"Bruce, do you think your directing skills have surpassed those of the Coen brothers?"

"Bruce, do you have anything to say in response to Wright's comments?"

These problems,

Each one is a trap!

Gu Bei was certainly not foolish enough to fall into a media interview trap.

Facing the reporters and media who were like zombies attacking him, he continued speaking to himself:

"I am very grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for awarding me the Best Director award. This trophy is an encouragement for my efforts in making this film."

However, what I want to say is,
Trophies and awards are merely embellishments to a work of art.

No work will be remembered for its Golden Globe or Oscar win.
No great work will be forgotten simply because it missed out on a Golden Globe or an Oscar.

A director's work is the culmination of their career. My goal and pursuit as a director is to leave behind a legacy of memorable works for future generations!

"Thank you everyone!" After saying that, Gu Bei decisively left the media and departed from the scene.

After going home,

Is this what the Golden Globe Awards are like?

Liu Yifei leaned forward, her body parallel to the tabletop, her face full of curiosity.
He carefully examined the Golden Globe Award trophy that Gu Bei had just brought back.

As the name suggests, the Golden Globe Award trophy is shaped like a small globe.

Two film strips surrounded the golden autumn.
Below is a marble base, with three slender metal pillars supporting the sphere above.

Compared to Gu Bei's Cannes trophy, with its gold leaf inside,
The Golden Globe Award trophy is only plated with a layer of 24K gold, which makes it seem rather stingy.

After observing for a while, Liu Yifei commented: "The Cannes trophy is still the prettiest, and yours is the 60th anniversary Palme d'Or, with a unique pink base!"

"Hey……"

Gu Bei sighed and raised the Golden Globe Award trophy.

Don't let its small size fool you; this trophy is quite heavy, weighing at least five or six pounds.

He held the trophy up to the overhead light in the room, letting Liu Yifei see it again: "You need to look at it from this angle. The Golden Globe's surface is polished."

Its true charm can only be fully revealed under the spotlight!

Liu Yifei raised her head.
He immediately noticed the difference from before.
Under the lights, the polished trophy acts like a spotlight, absorbing and reflecting all the light, radiating a dazzling brilliance.

"Why don't they hold an awards banquet anymore?"

Gu Bei looked regretful.

Unfortunately, the awards ceremony had to be cancelled because many celebrities refused to attend in support of the writers' strike.

Without the awards banquet, it just feels like something is missing!
"Then why did you say 'a director's work is the culmination of their career'...?"

Liu Yifei laughed so hard she bent over.
Learn from Gu Bei's recent remarks to the media.

She appears dignified and righteous in front of the media, but in private she is surprisingly concerned about it.

"You should still be careful what you say when facing the media!"

Gu Bei wasn't embarrassed at all. "When are your flights back to China?"

This year, Lunar New Year's Eve is February 7th.
Liu Yifei and the others are going back to Jiangcheng to spend the Spring Festival with their grandmother.

Gu Bei, on the other hand, stayed in Los Angeles to participate in awards season activities.

Anyway, even without awards season, he never had time to go back to Hangzhou for the Chinese New Year in previous years.

Liu Yifei still had a smile on her face: "I'll go back next week when the Oscar nominations are announced. I've already booked my plane ticket."

"Row!"

Gu Bei nodded.

He took out his phone and started chatting with Michael from Sony Classics.

The Golden Globe Awards are like a hook.
This stirred up Gu Bei's inner desire for the Oscars.

He's already won the Golden Globe.

Can't we even count on the Oscars?

However, Gu Bei underestimated the buzz the Ballon d'Or would generate for him.
Despite its more entertainment-oriented nature, the Golden Globe Awards are still the second most popular award after the Oscars.

Last year's 2007 Golden Globe Awards ceremony was watched by 2000 million people, with a viewership rating of 13.2%!

Even if there are no celebrities this year, only press conferences,

It still had a 4.1% viewership rating, with over 600 million viewers.

Best Director is the second largest award.

This time, the spotlight was completely on Gu Bei!

(End of this chapter)