Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 310: Close to the face and open up

Huayi.

There was silence in the conference room.

Just moments before, Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were celebrating Gu Bei's Oscar failure, saying they could now shamelessly tear Gu Bei down from his pedestal.

then……

The artist won the grand prize!
How can we dethrone them now?
"Brother, how about I..."

Wang Zhonglei did not want to give up.

To turn white into black
Huayi has done plenty of things before, and they can do it again this time!

"no!"

Wang Zhongjun flatly refused, saying, "Withdraw all the previously planned cyberattacks, including the media reports. Consider this our defeat!"

"elder brother!"

Wang Zhonglei was still somewhat unwilling.

What a great opportunity!

Gu Bei hasn't won any individual awards, so this angle isn't entirely unacceptable.

"I won't do it if I say no!"

Wang Zhongjun, lacking his usual strategic acumen, spoke impatiently.

If Gu Bei were alone,

They, Huayi, can do whatever they want with each other.

However, Gu Bei owns Linlang Entertainment, has invested in Enlight Media, and has close ties with Han Sanpin and China Film Group. A person with so much power cannot be easily manipulated.

They can follow public opinion and bring Gu Bei down from his pedestal, but they have no right to go against public opinion and smear Gu Bei.

After a pause, Wang Zhongjun sighed: "Don't waste your energy. Gu Bei's award this time can be said to fill a void for Chinese people. We can't smear him!"

Then, he looked at Gu Bei on the television and saw Gu Bei's ambition for the Best Director award.

see,

Wang Zhongjun smiled slightly: "We have plenty of time!"
The most important things right now are Huayi Brothers' IPO next year and Xiaogang's "1942" during the National Day holiday!

Although directors in the industry value highlights, as long as you have a classic film, the industry will always consider you a master of film.

But in the public's mind,
The director's assessment is based on his most recent film.
Even though Lee An's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Hulk was still criticized by the audience when he appeared!
In Wang Zhongjun's mind, Huayi could continue to dominate the Chinese film industry, but Gu Bei would definitely make a mistake someday!
"Fine!"

Wang Zhonglei sat down helplessly.

He opened his laptop, glanced at it, then angrily slammed his hand on the keyboard and pushed the laptop away.

"what happened?"

Wang Zhongjun frowned.

"Everyone on Weibo is praising Gu Bei's stinky feet!"

Wang Zhonglei said irritably.

……

Weibo.

Weibo is currently engulfed in a sea of ​​celebration.

"Although artists receive few awards, the awards are highly prestigious!"

"What a twist of fate! The Artists finally won Best Picture. This should be the first time a film directed by a Chinese director has won the Oscar for Best Picture, right?"

"Gu Bei's Best Film and Leonardo DiCaprio's Best Actor award are just perfect. Of course... it would be even more perfect if we added the Best Director award!"

"Did everyone see Director Gu's acceptance speech? It was so powerful! He directly said on stage that he'd be back next year!"

"There were previous reports that Director Gu's new film would continue the story of The Artist, still in a retro style, but this time it would be a musical. We can expect to see Director Gu at the Oscars next year."

"I wonder if Director Gu will be able to shout 'King of the World' on the Oscar stage next year at this time, just like Cameron?"

"I won't say much more. Although I've already seen the artist once, I've already booked the tickets for tonight by phone!"

……

Oscar party.

This is the place where every award winner puts their name on their golden statuette; it's a must-visit for everyone.

When Gu Bei arrived, Leonardo had already added a nameplate to his Oscar and was chatting with Tobey Maguire while holding up the statuette.

Hey, Bruce!

Leonardo called out to Gu Bei and introduced him to Toby, "This is Toby!"

"Hello, Director Bruce, are you the one who's going to fire me?"

Toby smiled and extended his hand to Gu Bei, making a joke at him.

"If I had a choice, I would definitely want to keep you. Your Spider-Man version is quite good, I really like it!"

Gu Bei said with a smile.

"I still prefer working with director Sam!"

Toby, being very straightforward, said directly, "Of course, I can also handle many other roles, and we can work together in the future!"

"Of course!"

Gu Bei smiled and pointed at Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Aguilera, "If there's a chance, I'd like to put the two of you in a movie."

I don't see any problem!

Leonardo said very enthusiastically.

"I think so too!"

Toby naturally wouldn't refuse Gu Bei and Leonardo.

Gu Bei smiled faintly: "Then I need to sort out the projects I'm currently working on!"

Although Gu Bei looked down on projects like The Great Gatsby,

However, this kind of project is also a good option for Rose Pictures.

But let's wait a few more years.

Tobey Maguire wouldn't get the $2000+$20 salary if he didn't play Spider-Man now, but it's still not cheap.
It will take another two years for Toby's salary to return to its market value.

"A glass of whiskey, please!"

Gu Bei placed his little golden statue on the stage and asked a waiter for a drink.

He rested one hand on the bar and said to Leonardo with a smile, "Are you planning to sleep with this little golden statue tonight?"

"Of course not!"

Leonardo immediately retorted, "I plan to put it on the sink in the bathroom so that every visitor will have to see it with their own eyes!"

"That's a... great idea?"

Gu Bei couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he felt the idea was rather strange.

Isn't the washroom just a toilet?
If it's left out for too long, will the little golden statue get a smell?
The three of them spent some time at the Oscars party before leaving together for the Vanity Fair party.

Compared to the official Oscars party,
This is where the flashbulbs are most concentrated every year.
At the same time, because the threshold for being invited here is lower, more people stay here.

Gu Bei saw Zhang Ziyi and her fiancé, Ivy Nevo. Just over a month ago, the two of them were secretly photographed on the beach, which led to the beach scandal.

However, ever since the female lead in Gravity was rejected in the first round of auditions,
Zhang Ziyi never appeared in front of Gu Bei again.

Gu Bei didn't care much about Zhang Ziyi's attitude.

Instead, they saw a large crowd gathered in the center of the party.
There was Kate, who had just been crowned the newest Oscar-winning actress, and her husband.

Of course, Harvey, the studio head of The Reader, is also present.

"I saw someone I know!"

Gu Bei said goodbye to Leonardo and Toby, took the little golden statuette, and squeezed through the crowd.

He first congratulated Kate: "Congratulations, Kate! Your performance on The Reader was truly wonderful!"

"Thank you!"

Kate smiled slightly.

She opened her arms and hugged Gu Bei: "Congratulations to your artist for winning Best Film. I also really liked this movie."

If I hadn't been filming *The Reader*, I might have had a chance to compete for the lead role in *The Artist*!

Kate is currently in the high of winning the award and has had a little alcohol, so her senses aren't quite sharp right now.

But after she finished exchanging pleasantries with Gu Beihan...

It was noticed that there was a somewhat awkward atmosphere at the scene.

Harvey Weinstein, the big boss of The Weinstein Company, put away his ever-present slightly sleazy smile and talkative demeanor, and instead remained silent like a sulking child!
what's the situation?
Before Kate could react,

Gu Bei smiled at Harvey: "Mr. Weinstein, we meet again!"

He touched the little golden figure in his hand, looked up at Harvey with a smile, and leaned close to him, saying, "Looks like your prediction wasn't so accurate after all!"
You said the academy wouldn't give the prize to me and Leonardo.

But we both won our own Oscars!

Upon hearing this, Harvey

His face immediately turned ashen.
His temples throbbed, and his expression betrayed barely suppressed anger.

Upon seeing Gu Bei, he immediately put on a show of displeasure, having already anticipated that Gu Bei would mock him.

But when the anticipated reality came to pass...
A flicker of anger still welled up inside him.

How dare you do that?

Gu Bei smiled as he watched Harvey's expression change.

In fact, to some extent,
Harvey's prediction was accurate.

The Academy did not award the Best Director award to Gu Bei, but he was truly wrong about Leonardo DiCaprio.

But since Gu Bei did win the award, and the Best Film award was Gu Bei's award, he naturally wouldn't be so proper when he was jokingly mocking him.

The key to winning is winning.
Whether it's a big win, a medium win, or a small win,

Either way, it counts as a win!

Moreover, artists have had a very successful year.
Best Picture, Best Actor, and also Best Cinematography.
Compared to Slumdog Millionaire, which won Best Director, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and three technical awards,

In addition to the number of awards

In no aspect is it inferior to the others!

Gu Bei mocked Harvey without any hesitation: "Mr. Weinstein, I wonder if you have any predictions or ideas for next year's La La Land?"

The reason why Gu Bei was not afraid of Harvey at all was
This is because Harvey's most important career was created at Miramax Films.

This independent film studio was sold to Disney in 1993, and Harvey has been working for Disney all these years, using Disney's resources to make himself influential.

Harvey himself started his second venture, The Weinstein Company, in October 2005.
Rose Pictures was established in January 2007.
In fact, these two independent film studios are only one year apart in history.
Whether it's commercial films or independent films, Rose Films is clearly doing better than The Weinstein Company.

Last year, Harvey put immense pressure on Gu Bei during the Oscars pre-show.

Gu Bei's actions this year were merely a retaliation.

The scene was silent.
No one wanted to talk.

Quietly observing the conflict between Harvey and Gu Bei,

It doesn't seem to have helped Harvey's idea of ​​targeting Gu Bei.

After all, Harvey's connections are just connections; when it comes to personal gain, everyone will remain calm.

at this time,

A teasing voice rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen, why is it so quiet here? Have you all forgotten this is a party?"

The speaker was Ivy Newolf.

Zhang Ziyi stood beside him somewhat reluctantly.

The tense atmosphere eased immediately with the arrival of Ivy Nevo.

The other guests took the opportunity to leave, but Kate and her husband couldn't leave and could only remain silent.

"If I were to predict, you would lose to me next year!"

Harvey finally spoke.

His face no longer showed the anger it had before, and he maintained the dignity of a king in the independent film world, perhaps because Avi Nevo was also present.

"what movie?"

After asking the question, Gu Bei immediately realized, "You're not talking about the bomb disposal unit, are you?"

He thought back to last year's Venice International Film Festival.
Harvey wants to buy the North American distribution rights for the wrestler.
However, due to the price negotiation, Gu Bei ended up getting all the copyrights for a fixed price.

In the end, Harvey actually won the Oscar for Best Picture for James Cameron's ex-wife, The Hurt Locker, which is the anti-war film that will win the Oscar next year.

"That's right!"

Harvey said calmly.

"Then we can only wait until next year to see if your prediction is accurate!"

Gu Bei responded calmly.

Although the two of them fought fiercely,

But there was an additional third party present: Ivy Nevo.
The two of them stopped arguing; they couldn't very well let a third party see them and make a fool of themselves, could they?
Regarding the bomb disposal unit captured by Harvey
Gu Bei was not afraid.
After all, he chose artists and La La Land.
They already knew they were going to face off against slum millionaires and a bomb disposal unit.
Artists can win by a small margin this year.
What will next year be like?
Then we'll see how well Gu Bei's version of La La Land turns out!

In the end, will it be the clash between the ideal and reality of La La Land, or the anti-war ideology of The Hurt Locker, that will gain more approval from the Oscar judges?

"See you next year!"

Harvey snorted and turned to leave.

Kate and her husband breathed a sigh of relief and made an excuse to leave.

That spot was now only occupied by Gu Bei and Zhang Ziyi, the engaged couple.
Ivy Nevo smiled and said to Gu Bei, "Hello, Bruce. I've heard of you before, and it's great to finally meet you!"

"Me too!"

Gu Bei also looked at the man in front of him with curiosity.

As Zhang Ziyi's foreign boyfriend

Ivy Nevo is still quite popular with domestic media; the two have been photographed together several times.

But in the end, no one was able to figure out what his main business was; all they knew was that he was a major shareholder of Warner Bros.

And why the two broke up after getting engaged, whether it was because of the prenuptial agreement, are all unsolved mysteries of gossip.

(End of this chapter)