Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 395 My wish has been fulfilled, welcome to my golden age!

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Xiangshan, the city of the orphan of the Zhao family.

Let's stop here for today!

Chen Kaige waved his hand, indicating that the filming this morning was over.

While he was still staring at the monitor in thought, the director of photography next to him had already taken out his phone and started browsing Weibo, and then exclaimed: "Director Gu actually won an award!"

"You really took it?"

Chen Kaige immediately snapped out of his own world and instinctively asked.

At this moment, Chen Kaige's feelings were somewhat complicated.

His attitude towards Gu Bei was conflicted.
There's a sense that this young man, who is also a recipient of the Palme d'Or in mainland China, is like me, a reflection of my own aspirations.

There is also a sense of urgency regarding Gu Bei's rapidly improving visual and narrative abilities.

There was also a sense of betrayal from Gu Bei's restriction of his power in the Tang City earthquake project.

This puts him in a middle ground regarding whether he hopes Gu Bei will become the second Chinese person to win the Oscar for Best Director, or whether he hopes Gu Bei won it.

"That's what they said on Weibo... Wait, it seems to be the Best Original Screenplay Award!" The director of photography clicked on the Weibo post and only realized it was a small misunderstanding after reading the comments.

"So easily startled!"

Chen Kaige was speechless. It seemed that all his complicated emotions just now had been wasted!
"Director Chen, who did you vote for?"

The director of photography asked curiously.

As a Palme d'Or winner with overseas filming experience, Chen Kaige has long been a member of the Oscars judging panel, and the current Oscars also have a lifetime judging system.

"I didn't vote!"

Chen Kaige said calmly, "We're making one film after another, and I haven't even seen many of the nominated movies. It's better not to vote at all than to vote randomly, so I simply didn't vote."

After saying that, Chen Kaige abandoned the monitor and found Huang Bin, the executive producer of "The Orphan of Zhao": "How should we watch the Oscars?"

Huang Bin immediately went to the lounge with Chen Kaige.

Helped Chen Kaige connect to the Weibo awards ceremony broadcast on his computer.

He said with a smile, "Director Chen, we've arrived at just the right time. The Best Editing award has just been presented, and Keanu Reeves is introducing Director Gu's Best Picture nominees. The most important awards will be given after the Foreign Language Film and Best Actor/Actress awards are presented."

Chen Hong led Arthur in, and when she saw Huang Bin, she greeted him with a smile: "Little Huang, you're back! Are you done with things at Lost in Thailand?"

"Even if I'm not finished with my work, I have to come back. Director Chen's work is my most important job!" Huang Bin immediately began to express his loyalty.

"No way, we're not as big and powerful as Linlang Entertainment."

Chen Hong responded tactfully, "If you want to develop your career, you still have to think about yourself."

Huang Bin smiled somewhat awkwardly.

As Liu Yifei's former agent, and with many years of experience in the industry,

I have collaborated with Linlang Entertainment many times, such as serving as the publicity director for the film "Lost in Thailand," but I have never been able to break into the core of Linlang Entertainment.
Therefore, we need to go back to the job of executive producer for "The Orphan of Zhao" and we still can't neglect our relationship with Chen Kaige.

To change the subject, Huang Bin asked, "Director Chen, who did you vote for?"

Chen Kaige snorted coldly.

He knew that Huang Bin had a good relationship with Linlang Entertainment.
If Huang Bin is told, then there's a high probability that Gu Bei will find out.

But he still insisted on saying "I didn't vote," just to let Gu Bei know the price of fooling him!

Before Chen Kaige could speak, Arthur, who played Duke Cheng of Jin in "The Orphan of Zhao," suddenly spoke up, exposing Chen Kaige's true colors: "I saw it, Daddy voted for La La Land!"

"Director Chen is truly generous. We Chinese are already in a weak position in Hollywood, so your help is very significant!"

Huang Bin, as always, immediately offered his flattery.

Chen Kaige glared at his second son, leaving Arthur completely bewildered. He was clearly telling the truth, so why was his father suddenly angry again?
……

Kyoto.

"This won't work! It still won't work!"

Looking at the mountain of audition photos before him, Zhang Yimou shook his head repeatedly, rejecting the actresses for the role of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" selected from all over the country by the assistant directors.

"Yi Mou, isn't this one quite pretty?"

Zhang Weiping picked up a discarded photo; the girl in it was already quite pure and beautiful.

It's important to understand that Zhang Yimou chose not only the female lead for "Under the Hawthorn Tree," but also an artist signed with New Pictures. Almost no one would refuse the opportunity to become a "Zhang Yimou Girl" just because they were signed by New Pictures.

"Wei Ping, you said you wouldn't interfere with my choices this time!"

Zhang Yimou said with slight dissatisfaction that Zhang Weiping had clearly agreed to let him do as he pleased, but Zhang Weiping still wanted to interfere with his selection of people.

Zhang Weiping was somewhat dissatisfied, but the three shots had already created a rift between them, so he forced a smile and said, "I was just making a suggestion."

Zhang Yimou's expression softened: "These people are all too homogeneous!"

Just as the two were chatting,

A commotion arose in the corridor.

Zhang Yimou frowned and looked at the assistant director beside him. After the assistant director went out to find out, he came back excitedly and said, "Director Zhang, Director Gu really won an Oscar!"

Before Zhang Yimou could speak,
Zhang Weiping, who was standing next to him, asked in annoyance, "Really?!"

The assistant director stammered, "I heard it from outsiders too."

"Just look at it and you'll find out."

Zhang Yimou has been picking so many leading ladies that he's tired of it all, so this is a good time for him to relax.

After opening Weibo Live,

The group then realized it was a misunderstanding.
Zhang Weiping directly mocked, "I knew it. How could Gu Bei's singing and dancing movie possibly win the Oscar for Best Director? That's an honor that no one has ever won!"

"He's already won nine awards, so this one should be a sure thing."

Zhang Yimou suddenly spoke up.

"what!"

Zhang Weiping was slightly taken aback.

He was not only astonished that Gu Bei had won nine awards, but the awards ceremony was not even over yet.
What's even more surprising is that, usually even if he said something inappropriate in the heat of the moment, Zhang Yimou would try to cover for him instead of directly and blatantly contradicting him like this.

Subsequently,

He met Zhang Yimou's gaze and a thought struck him: When did Zhang Yimou become so knowledgeable about the Oscars? Could it be that he found out about how he lied to Zhang Yimou back then, saying he would help him with public relations, but secretly saved on the public relations fees?
The scene was slightly quiet, with only the sounds of the awards ceremony continuing.

……

Weibo live stream.

The discussion area on the right side of the live stream is scrolling at an extremely fast speed.

Since many people are watching the Oscars ceremony for the first time, they don't even know how many awards there are, they just know that the Oscars are awesome.

So when the news of Gu Bei winning the award spread, many people believed it to be true and flocked to see it.

After all, this is not just news of an award; there are also photos of Gu Bei hugging Liu Yifei when he won the award, photos of him giving his acceptance speech on the stage, and even photos of impromptu interviews with reporters backstage, which have been copied from the internet.

This small misunderstanding kept escalating.
It is attracting people in continuously.

Most of those who were drawn in were people who hoped Gu Bei would win an award; otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered to watch the live stream just for a piece of news.

"Is anyone else as excited as I am right now, because we're about to witness the birth of the youngest Best Director at the Oscars!"

"Not only that, it feels like Director Gu might break the Titanic record today. He's currently on a 100% win rate, only two awards away from eleven, and four more nominations!"

"Winning Best Actor would be a bit much, but I think Best Actress is a better chance. Add in Best Director and Best Picture, and that'll be twelve. Let's witness history!"

"We can see history that we couldn't see back then with the Titanic, and now we can see it, and it's even created by a Chinese director. That's amazing!"

"Hurry up and give out the awards, what's that Matrix actor babbling about? Everyone's seen La La Land!"

"Witness history, witness history!"

The entire live stream atmosphere has become extremely heated.

……

Los Angeles, Kodak Theatre.

Gu Bei had already sat back down in his seat.
Holding the Oscar he had just won,

Today's award-winning efficiency exceeded his expectations; it was like sweeping everything aside without any resistance.

The Avatar was not highly regarded by the Academy, which only awarded it three prizes: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Visual Effects. However, at least two of them were technical awards and one was a visual effects award.

But in this life,
La La Land swept both the Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction awards. After all, Avatar's strength lies in its special effects, but its weakness also lies in those.

said with no exaggeration,

This year, Avatar and La La Land are two dreams created by Hollywood.
Avatar's special effects are incredibly realistic, but even the most realistic effects are still a layer removed from reality.
La La Land used the musical film genre, which is most suitable for creating dreams, and used Los Angeles, which is most familiar to the judges, as the background. The dream woven in this way even made Avatar have to give way.

However, Avatar wasn't the worst off.
Avatar at least managed to retain its special effects award.

So far, the bomb disposal team has found nothing.
All of its awards are in the La La Land's Best Bowling Zone.
It can be said that La La Land is conducting point-to-point defense from all sides.

With Argentina's "The Secret in Their Eyes" winning Best Foreign Language Film, and the last Best Picture winner, "Avatar," being introduced by Kathy Bates, the Oscars officially entered the most audience-friendly segment.

The four awards that truly attract public attention are Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film.

At times like this... of course, an advertisement should be shown.

After the somewhat annoying Diet Coke commercials,

Five former Oscar winners for Best Actor and Best Actress stepped forward and began introducing the five nominees one by one.
And the person who introduced Andrew to the audience,
It was Anthony Hopkins, who played Andrew's father in Whiplash:
"When I first met Andrew on the set of Whiplash..."
I was deeply impressed by his efforts, and I was never surprised that he was nominated, because I never doubted the possibility that he could gain the academy's recognition.

I'm so proud of you, kid!

Under the lens of the academy,

Andrew was overcome with emotion, his eyes glistening with tears, and he lowered his head slightly to avoid the camera capturing this somewhat embarrassing moment.

Finally, last year's Oscar-winning actress Kate walked out from backstage: "The advantage of presenting this award after the ceremony is that I can enjoy this honor alone and announce the list of five talented gentlemen."

The Oscar winner is... Jeff Bridges, Braveheart!

with no doubt!

Gu Bei stood up and applauded.

Although Andrew and Emma both won Golden Globes, they were in the Musical or Comedy category, and he suspected the Golden Globes were up to something, but he had no evidence.

At the same time, Gu Bei also noticed that Andrew next to him relaxed, clearly having been quite tense just now, but still holding high expectations.

Gu Bei wanted to comfort Andrew, after all, the young man had suffered a setback in his first nomination and shouldn't be discouraged.

then……

He noticed that Emma had already started comforting Andrew.
It turns out I was just being delusional!
A soft laugh rippled through the applause.

Gu Bei turned his head to look over.
It turned out to be Liu Yifei.

She clearly saw what just happened.

Gu Bei glared at her.
Liu Yifei merely raised her eyebrows slightly, her beautiful phoenix eyes curving upwards, as lively as two playful macaws, making one's heart burn with anger.

I'm so angry!
Subsequently,

Emma Watson of La La Land also lost the Best Actress award.
The winner was Sandra Bullock, known for her weaknesses, and this time it was Andrew's turn to comfort Emma.

Gu Bei also felt it was a bit of a pity.
To be honest, this year's Best Actress award was a bit weak.

Sandra's performance in the Weakness section is not as good as her performance in the original Gravity.
Emma Watson has won the British Academy Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and a host of critics' association awards, while Sandra Bullock has won the Golden Globe Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. They certainly had a chance, but ultimately they fell short.

"Gu Bei, will there be any problems?" Liu Yifei asked softly, her tone slightly worried.

"It's not a big problem!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

But deep down he was also a little apprehensive.
After all, Andrew's chances of winning Best Actor were slim, while Emma's chances of winning Best Actress weren't entirely nonexistent, but she still lost.

La La Land has yet to win any of its four acting awards, which is extremely rare in Oscar history. This suggests that La La Land's previously assured victory is beginning to change.

……

Weibo live stream.

Gu Bei was able to remain calm.

However, people in the discussion forum were starting to get restless, especially since two hours had passed since Gu Bei's mistaken win of Best Original Screenplay was mistaken for Best Director. Many people were already getting impatient.

"What should I do if I suddenly feel like laughing? The youngest Oscar-winning director? This year's Best Director can only be Cameron!"

"Haha, they didn't win any of the four acting awards, but they won a bunch of minor ones. Did they really think the Oscars were so easy to win?"

"Keep going! You even said you'd break the Titanic's record. Are you kidding me? Even Cameron wasn't this crazy back then, was he?"

"I'm currently in North America, and the results are in: Avatar has won a resounding victory!"

"Haha, it was worth the wait today. I've had two hours of laughs."

"Weibo really goes to any lengths to please the boss. They started hyping up the boss winning the award two hours in advance, but it resulted in a bunch of blunders, hahaha!"

……

Los Angeles, Kodak Theatre.

Barbra Streisand came out.
Gu Bei and Catherine exchanged a glance and both smiled.

Because of Barbra Streisand's rather unique status, she is not only an Oscar-winning actress but also a Golden Globe winner for Best Director.

She was the first woman to win the Golden Globe for Best Director, and her Best Actress Oscar also came from a musical comedy actress.
Therefore,
The academy made a brilliant choice in selecting her as the award presenter.

It's basically locked between Gu Bei and Catherine.

Either it's the revival of musicals, or the youngest Oscar-winning director.
She could be the first female director to win an Oscar.

After introducing the nominees
As Barbara opened the envelope, she said, "The winner is..."

Five cameras focused on the faces of the five nominees, showing their subtle facial expressions in real time.

Barbara had already opened the envelope. She raised an eyebrow, a thoughtful look on her face: "...Oh...the moment has finally arrived..."

At last,
She wanted to leave everyone hanging for a moment longer.
Gu Bei was startled.
Because these are Barbara's lines from the original awards ceremony.
Doesn't that mean the winner is...?

"...Gu Bei, the City of Music!"

At this moment, Gu Bei almost had the urge to curse. His heart, which had just sunk to the bottom, instantly surged to its maximum power, bursting with adrenaline at full speed, making all the sounds around him begin to blur.

My wish has finally come true!

Oscar for Best Director!

"Gu Bei, congratulations!"

Liu Yifei had already stood up and was clapping with Catherine behind her to congratulate Gu Bei on winning the award.

Gu Bei stood up abruptly and gave her a tight hug, the strongest hug they had ever given each other since they met.

Subsequently,

He resisted the urge to kiss Liu Yifei, only patting her on the shoulder. He didn't even have time to hug Andrew and Emma next to him before rushing onto the stage.

At the same time, the radio broadcast that announced Gu Bei had broken the Walt Disney record began to play.

"This is Gu Bei's first award and his third nomination. He has become the youngest winner in the history of the Oscar for Best Director, and previously the youngest nominee."

He is only twenty-three years old this year, and comes from…

The hostess hadn't yet handed the Oscar to Barbara.
Gu Bei had already taken the little golden statuette from the hostess.

After a few seconds of staring at each other, Gu Bei gave the other a hug, defusing the slightly rushed award ceremony.

Barbara walked to the side.
Leave the entire stage to Gu Bei.
Gu Bei turned around and saw thousands of Hollywood celebrities at the Kodak Theatre standing and applauding him, the youngest Oscar-winning director.

"Thank you everyone, thank you academy, I really didn't expect this...!"

Gu Bei paused slightly, "Okay, I think I've thought about this before. As I said before, I am a storyteller."
But directing is the ideal way for me to tell stories.
Film, as a medium, once soothed my loneliness while I was far from home, like sweet dew. La La Land is a story about dreams and reality, and I hope it can inspire future generations, just like other films do. Only with dreams can there be a possibility of success!

at this time,

Everyone in the Kodak Theatre was already seated.
They were all listening attentively to Gu Bei's acceptance speech.

I originally thought that Gu Bei's story was about to end here.
Even Gu Bei himself had already turned his feet in the direction of leaving the stage.

But at the last moment,
He paused for a moment. Such an exciting moment in life probably only comes once. If not now, when?
So he picked up the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in one hand and the Oscar for Best Director in the other, raised them high, and shouted, "Welcome to my golden age!"

Click!

The photographers below the stage captured Gu Bei's moment perfectly: an extremely flamboyant young director, and also an extremely successful one.

To reach this point at the age of twenty-three is unprecedented, and probably will never be repeated!

Just as Gu Bei finished his boastful act and was about to step down from the stage,
Spielberg, sitting in the front row, suddenly stood up excitedly and applauded.

This prompted the celebrities in the first row to stand up and applaud Gu Bei once again.
Like waves, one after another flowed backward, and the dark mass of people stood up, once again offering applause to Gu Bei.

Gu Bei, as if reviewing an inspection, narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the glory of his second time getting up, a moment that belonged exclusively to him!

(End of this chapter)