Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 381 No movie can rival La La Land!
"Mr. Cameron!"

Andrew had already stood up.

Emma turned around and her head seemed to be buzzing; she was completely dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, the 'tyrant on set' Cameron she had been talking about was actually right behind her.

How much of what Cameron just said did he actually hear?
She stumbled and said, "Sir...!"

"James, let me introduce you to Andrew and Emma, ​​the male and female leads of La La Land. They're both very good actors," Gu Bei said, introducing the two to Cameron.

Cameron nodded to the two of them.

He was indeed a tyrant on set, but his real-life personality was nothing like the fiery character he portrayed on set; instead, he was more like a reclusive old man.

He didn't bother with pleasantries with Gu Bei and went straight to the question he cared about most: "How's your space movie coming along?"

"Progress is going very smoothly, and the release date is set for early October this year."

Gu Bei replied casually.

Cameron nodded.

He still can't forget that short segment of Gravity that Gu Bei screened in Venice.

That scene forced him to go back and then rush to enhance the special effects and 3D effects of Avatar.

Now that Avatar has swept the globe, he came to inquire about Gravity, the movie that had put him under immense pressure, with a sense of pride.

However, by October...
Avatar has already been taken off the screens in many places.

There's no way to compare the two films on the big screen.

"The opening sequence is complete. I can invite you and Leonardo to watch it together at the next preview screening!"

Seeing Cameron's expression, Gu Bei recalled his feigned indifference during the last Westminster screening, so he deliberately asked him.

"We'll see when the time comes!"

Cameron was actually very curious.
But he still acted as if he didn't care.

"I've incorporated new technical effects this time."

Gu Bei said lightly.

"After finishing Avatar, I need to take a good rest for a while. You can call me anytime!"

Cameron, upon hearing this,

He immediately contradicted himself.
He was genuinely curious: Gu Bei had already pushed space exploration to its limits last time, so what new technologies could he possibly bring out this time?

After Cameron left,
Andrew and Emma looked at Gu Bei in surprise.
Andrew spoke first: "Director, I thought you could only make independent films. I didn't expect that even Cameron would recognize your big-budget filmmaking skills!"

"Who told you to go out and have fun during the Venice Film Festival? Otherwise you would have seen it with your own eyes long ago."

Gu Bei retorted calmly.

To some extent,
Andrew and Emma's attitudes

This is the current recognition of Gu Bei within the Hollywood industry.

In the independent film field, Gu Bei is a genius director who has reached the pinnacle. Even if he misses out on the Oscars again this year, the industry will only feel sorry for him, and will not lower his evaluation.

But in the realm of science fiction special effects blockbusters,

He was like a raw recruit who hadn't yet gained recognition.
Especially with Li An as a stark example, there's a bloody case right before our eyes.
From distribution to theaters, very few people were willing to believe in Gu Bei.

That's why Gu Bei keeps holding test screenings, putting his work in front of these industry professionals. The quality of his work can help him convince these people, just like the overseas distribution channels at the Venice Film Festival test screenings.

The 15th Critics' Choice Awards have officially begun.
This award is relatively new, only a little over a decade old.
However, it has become one of the four major indicators of the Oscars, precisely because it is the award that best represents the opinions of critics.

After all, there are just too many film critics' associations. There are eight major and twenty or thirty smaller film critics' associations, led by the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Circles, and they all usually announce their awards in November or December.

The Critics' Choice Awards in mid-January are essentially a break in the first half of the awards season, signifying that the intense debates within the critical community have reached their final conclusion.

This year's Critics' Choice Awards,
It also added seven technical awards and Best Action Film.

To make it closer to the distribution of awards at the Oscars.

"Director, he's almost here!"

After Jeff Bridges, the actor who played the villain in Iron Man 1, finally held up the streamlined Best Actor trophy, Andrew whispered in Gu Bei's ear.

"I know!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

He finally started to perk up.

To be honest, these award ceremonies are all pretty much the same.

It's nothing more than stand-up comedians telling jokes, interspersed with song and dance performances, and then awarding prizes one by one.

Watching an awards ceremony is very interesting.
It was like watching a stand-up comedy show, with an award presented in the middle.

But after watching two or three award ceremonies, I couldn't help but get bored; the procedures all seemed the same.

And what about Gu Bei?

He's already attended dozens of award ceremonies this awards season alone.
Even though this year's Critics' Choice Awards gave La La Land the highest honor, with a total of thirteen nominations, the most of any event,
Gu Bei was just allowed to go on stage twice.
He was awarded two trophies: Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.
Gu Bei couldn't help but drift off into thought during breaks in the game.

Emma, ​​separated from Andrew, asked Gu Bei curiously, "Director, aren't you nervous? My palms were sweating when they announced the Best Actress, and I still haven't calmed down!"

Gu Bei glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.

He pursed his lips slightly, his eyes flickering as he looked at the stage.

How could he not be nervous?
The great situation for artists last year

It all started with the Critics' Choice Awards that turned things around!
After losing the Critics' Choice Award,
Lost the Golden Globe Award again.
The Golden Globe Awards are inherently more entertainment-oriented, and Gu Bei was surprisingly awarded one two years ago, so losing it is no big deal.
However, Gu Bei also missed out on the Directors Guild Awards, which are considered a major indicator of Oscar success. With three of the four major indicators out of the running, Gu Bei had already given up hope of winning the Best Director award before the Oscars even started.

The Best Picture award did pull off a surprising turn of events, which is certainly in line with the strong performance of artists during awards season.

Now it's this year...

We can't possibly repeat last year's script, can we?
"The winner of the 15th Critics' Choice Award for Best Director is... Gu Bei, La La Land!"

The words fell,

The audience burst into applause.

Gu Bei was also momentarily dazed. He stood up and looked around. Everyone was looking at him, and countless faces gathered together in a joyful expression.

Did they win?
This feeling of excitement,
This continued until the Golden Globe Awards two days later.

"The winner of the Best Director award at the 67th Golden Globe Awards is... Gu Bei, La La Land!"

Gu Bei was slightly surprised.

He had initially assumed that, given the Golden Globes' tendency to cater to popular tastes, La La Land would only win Best Musical or Comedy, while Avatar would take home Best Director and Best Drama.

But I didn't expect this year's Golden Globe Award.

I'm completely hooked on La La Land.

All the spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards was focused on La La Land.
Seven times nominated and seven times accepted.

It was nominated for and swept all categories of awards, including Best Musical or Comedy Film, Best Director, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song!

of course,

The award for Best Musical or Comedy Film has not yet been given out.
But probably no one present thought that The Hangover could snatch the Best Musical or Comedy award from La La Land.

Kate Winslet handed the Golden Globe trophy to Gu Bei, offering a hug as a gesture of congratulations: "Congratulations, Bruce!"

"Thank you!"

Gu Bei turned around with the Golden Globe trophy in his hand, slightly raising the trophy to let the sunlight shine on it, reflecting a dazzling light.

Subsequently,

Gu Bei said into the microphone, "My second director's award—I can finally stand on this stage and do it!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience.

When Gu Bei first won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, it happened during the Hollywood writers' strike, which caused the Golden Globe Awards to be suspended that year, leaving only a simple award ceremony.

"I am grateful to the Golden Globe Awards committee for recognizing my film. This award is not only for me, but also for the millions of people who are pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles."

It is because of your existence that Hollywood has become so prosperous, which gave me the opportunity to enter the film industry. Otherwise, ten or twenty years ago, I probably would never have become a director in my entire life.

I hope everyone's dreams can come true. Thank you!

Gu Bei walked down the aisle with the Golden Globe trophy in high spirits, having won two of the four major Oscar indicators in just 48 hours.

If last year's artists had a favorable situation,

It later turned into a losing situation.

In the end, at least we won by a small margin.

This year's La La Land was a complete rout!

Starting with the Venice Film Festival
And then, all the way through awards season.

La La Land was a complete and utter crushing defeat.
The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, In the Clouds

No movie can rival La La Land!
Now, with the revival of musicals, nostalgia for the golden age, and aspirations for the future all stacked on top of La La Land, La La Land has shown an invincible posture with all the positive buffs stacked up!
After the Golden Globe,
After Gu Bei finished the interview,
The first thing he did when he got back to his car was to call Liu Yifei: "Guess how many awards La La Land won at the Golden Globes?"

"Seven!"

Liu Yifei replied without hesitation.

After a pause,
She then said with a smile, "I watched the whole live broadcast from inside the film set!"

Gu Bei originally wanted to mention the female lead of a movie,
How can someone be as free as Liu Yifei?
All they do is play badminton all day long.

It means sneaking out to watch a movie.

Now they're even openly watching live streams on set.
But when you think about it being Wong Kar-wai's film crew, everything seems much more reasonable!

"Sigh!" Gu Bei sighed, "The surprise is over!"

"Is the Directors Guild Award next?"

Liu Yifei asked proactively.

"Yes, yes, the union awards ceremony was moved up this year to January 31st. They even held the awards ceremony before the nomination list was announced!"

Gu Bei nodded, acknowledging it.

Although he now holds two of the four major indicators of market trends.

But when the Directors Guild Awards were mentioned...
Gu Bei was still somewhat uneasy.
Simply because the Directors Guild Awards are just too important!
Among the four major indicators of the Oscars,

The Directors Guild Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards are the two awards with the lowest popularity and least public recognition.

However, contrary to their popularity and fame, their prestige is also high, because both awards are industry-specific.

The Directors Guild Awards represent the choices of Hollywood directors. They are the most important opinion leaders for the Best Director award, and many Oscar voters also vote based on this award.

The Critics' Choice Awards represent the choices of the critics and are an important part of the Oscar voting process.

In contrast,

Although the British Academy Film Awards are known as the British Oscars,

However, the number of British people in Hollywood is definitely less than the number of British people in Hollywood.

The British Academy Film Awards can only represent the preferences of British filmmakers. Just like Atonement two years ago, the British Academy Film Awards shone brightly, but the Oscars only won one award: Best Original Score.

As for the Golden Globes, it is the most popular of the four major indicators, with viewership ratings second only to the Oscars.

However, it only had 96 journalists as judges.
However, its gold content is the lowest among the four major indicators.

The main focus is on providing entertainment, making it more accessible to the general public.

The reason why Gu Bei cares so much about the Directors Guild Awards is...
It's known for its high probability of winning the Oscar for Best Director.
Since 1948, the Directors Guild Awards and the Oscars have only differed seven times: twice in that nominations were not received, and five times in that nominations were received but no awards were won.

Even with Harvey's meddling in Shakespeare's love life, which caused him to miss out on the Directors Guild Award, he still couldn't win an Oscar.

This is why the Directors Guild Awards are considered a top-tier indicator of the Oscars!
After a pause,

Gu Bei asked Liu Yifei, "Qianqian, what do you think... never mind, there's really no point in asking this now!"

Gu Bei originally wanted to ask Liu Yifei what her prediction was,

But after thinking about it carefully,
The results of asking questions in this way are meaningless.
Instead, the pressure of whether or not they can win an award is shifted to Liu Yifei, who is separated by the Pacific Ocean, which is unfair to Liu Yifei.

"Meaningful!"

Liu Yifei said firmly, "I think you will definitely win all the way up to the Oscars, because I think your La La Land is the best movie of the year!"

"it is good!"

Gu Bei smiled.

He had initially felt that La La Land's momentum was too high, which made him a little uneasy.

But after hearing Liu Yifei's words...

Gu Bei felt much calmer inside.

Whether or not she wins the award, Liu Yifei and a whole host of people who support her will always be there for her!
(End of this chapter)