Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 396: Gu Bei's Award Sparks Heated Discussion

at this time,

The live stream was also very cooperative, cutting directly to the overhead camera.
The scene of the crowd was captured in a panoramic shot and then broadcast live. More than 4000 million people in North America and countless people around the world watched the scene simultaneously.

It's afternoon in China, and countless people are flooding into the Weibo live stream interface.

"Director Gu is amazing!!!"

"It's incredible! To be honest, before Director Gu, I never imagined that a young man in his early twenties could win an Oscar. I never even dared to dream of it, but Director Gu made it a reality!"

"The world of geniuses is truly unimaginable. From Whiplash to La La Land, Director Gu's progress is visible to the naked eye. Given his performance in La La Land, he truly deserves this award!"

"Damn it, I was fooled by the people who said there was a delay in the Weibo live stream. I angrily closed the page, and it wasn't until my colleagues next to me started celebrating that I realized I had missed the most exciting moment!"

"Luckily, I persevered to the end. Even if I had to see Director Gu lose, I wanted to see it with my own eyes. Who knew that I would actually receive such a big surprise!"

"Before he won the award, you could call him Gu Bei or Director Gu, but now please call him God Gu!"

"What I want to know now is, where are all those people who said Director Gu wasn't good enough? Come out and say something again!"

"Apologies! Everyone who previously predicted Director Gu's downfall should now apologize to him!"

"Gu Shen Niu Bi!"

Everyone watched this exciting scene.
Many also vented their emotions in the discussion area on the right side of the Weibo live stream.

At first, the discussion forum was working normally.

This is because it was designed based on the template of ancient chat rooms, which is meant to facilitate discussion.

But regardless of the chat room design,
It's still the design of Weibo live streaming.
I never imagined so many people would watch the live stream.

There are still so many people discussing this in the forum.
Therefore, the scrolling speed of the discussion area is accelerated entirely according to the number of people posting, without any upper limit.

The discussion forum is now scrolling at breakneck speed; the only comments visible to the naked eye are simple sentences like "Gu Shen is amazing!"

The number of people participating in Weibo Live has reached a number never imagined before!
……

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

"Great!"

When Huang Bin saw Gu Bei receive the award, he jumped up with joy.

Although he did not enter the core management of Linlang Entertainment, Huang Bin saw the actions of Linlang Entertainment over the years and really wanted to join Linlang Entertainment, so his own stance had long been assimilated with Linlang Entertainment.

but,

He suddenly noticed the excited people in the lounge.

It was just him and Arthur.
Both Chen Kaige and Chen Hong had expressionless faces.

Huang Bin was immediately trembling. What was going on?
Chen Kaige previously used Liu Yifei in "Mei Lanfang", and Linlang Entertainment also invited Chen Kaige to film "Aftershock". Shouldn't the two sides have a pretty good relationship?
Chen Kaige, who was in the lounge, ignored his behavior and silently read Gu Bei's acceptance speech.

His current problem is that he dislikes Gu Bei, but not deeply; he likes Gu Bei, but not deeply either. His emotions are as unpredictable as the primordial chaos.

Welcome to my golden age!

Until Chen Kaige saw this scene,
He was a little overwhelmed and turned to look at Chen Hong, asking, "Do you think I've taken the wrong path?"

Since Chen Kaige entered the industry

Throughout the Chinese film industry, everyone is talking about auteurism and artistic merit.
So when the King of Chu and his concubine came to him, he wasn't very interested and didn't accept the offer.

But the producer wouldn't let him go, and kept pestering him for two or three years.
Just after he finished filming "Singing While Walking," he didn't have any other projects on hand, so he simply took on the "Farewell My Concubine" project.

From its inception, the project "Farewell My Concubine" was determined not to be filmed entirely according to the art film model, but to learn from Hollywood.

In particular, Hollywood's narrative structure, apart from retaining the core of the film as art, must match the density of the plot in Hollywood.

Thus, Farewell My Concubine emerged out of nowhere, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, which made Chen Kaige quite confident, believing that he had embarked on an unprecedented path.

As a result, after returning to China

He was almost criticized as a sinner against Chinese cinema, accused of having stooped to the level of Hollywood.

But more than a decade has passed.
Those who were initially criticizing him have started praising him at the Oscars.
He walked his own path, and eventually reached the boundless realm.

Especially seeing the screen full of 'Gu Shen Niu Bi' on Weibo live stream, he couldn't help but start to wonder if he had gone astray all these years.

"Look back a year from now and you'll know the result."

Chen Hong usually doesn't dare to mention such things at home, otherwise Chen Kaige would definitely scoff at her, saying that she doesn't understand these things. So she can only gently hug Chen Kaige's head and mention it in a roundabout way.

Chen Kaige understood Chen Hong's meaning.
"Aftershock" will be released during the summer season, while "Sacrifice" will be released during the Lunar New Year season.
Within a year, he made two films, one following the model of Linlang Entertainment and the other following his previous model.
The comparison will reveal who is more successful and has better reputation!

……

Kyoto, Shunyi villa district.

"What are you looking at? Why aren't the lights on?"

When Xu Fan entered the room, he thought no one was there, but he saw a bright white computer screen and could vaguely see Feng Xiaogang sitting in front of it.

"Don't drive!"

Feng Xiaogang interrupted Xu Fan's actions.

He stood up and walked towards the door: "It's over."

Xu Fan glanced at the computer screen: "What were you looking at just now?"

"What a lucky kid!"

at this time,

The room was completely dark.

As Feng Xiaogang reached the door, half of his face was illuminated by the corridor lights, displaying a disdainful expression, while the other half of his face remained hidden in the darkness, revealing intense jealousy.

Xu Fan was momentarily dazed. Why did she think her husband's eyes were glowing red just now?

……

Kyoto, casting room for "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

"He's still amazing!"

Zhang Yimou said with some emotion.

If you ask him if he has any thoughts on the Oscars or Hollywood, the answer is definitely yes!
At his age, he's already happy enough to continue making movies; he'd probably be even happier if he could make movies with more freedom.

"It's just using a clever theme to deliberately curry favor with the Oscar judges; a petty person who has achieved his goal!"

Zhang Weiping was furious after seeing Gu Bei win the award and deliberately slandered him.

Zhang Yimou shook his head and commented fairly: "He may have been a bit clever with the subject matter, but in terms of film technique, he has matured to the point where he couldn't be more mature. It's hard to imagine that this is a young man in his early twenties. The only thing he lacks now is perhaps the deepest theme in his own heart!"

"Is it possible that it was a proxy photographer, or that the previous plagiarism was real?"

Zhang Weiping's eyes lit up.

"Wei Ping, you've gone too far!"

Zhang Yimou frowned and said sternly, "Gu Bei's forte is character creation, using the tension of extreme character settings to provide highlights for the characters, which is a characteristic of every film he makes."

Music permeates every one of his films; even the score for the silent film *The Artist* is meticulously crafted.

Furthermore, Gu Bei's fondness for handheld cameras and his exploration of their limits are very obvious, and are even the most recognizable aspect of Gu Bei's versatile directing style.

He's only twenty-three years old; it's perfectly normal for someone his age to not be able to find their own central theme!

Zhang Weiping looked at Zhang Yimou with some surprise.
This was the first time Zhang Yimou had ever gotten so angry with him.
I originally thought that having Zhang Yimou direct "Under the Hawthorn Tree" could make up for the mistakes of "A Simple Noodle Story".

But now it seems that a rift has formed between him and Zhang Yimou, and it is getting deeper and deeper over time.

The two looked at each other and fell silent.

Welcome to my golden age!

Gu Bei's loud voice broke the silence.

Zhang Yimou turned around and saw the scene in the live broadcast. He felt a little emotional: "To have reached this point at the age of 23, I wonder what kind of significant mark he will leave on the history of world cinema!"

If only I could go back to being twenty-three!

At this moment, Zhang Yimou truly felt envious of Gu Bei. He was willing to give up everything he had now, hoping to return to his youth.

……

Kyoto, China Film Group.

"A little arrogant, a little arrogance is good!"

Han Sanpin looked at Gu Bei on the screen and smiled.

He had never seen Gu Bei so flamboyant before. In the past, Gu Bei was either playful or cautious, and he always lacked a fearless youthful spirit.

Fortunately, in this scene, he saw the youthful spirit in Gu Bei's heart, which is the kind of drive that young people should have!

……

Kyoto, Beijing Film Academy.

"Does anyone have anything to add?"

Zhang Huijun, the dean of Beijing Film Academy, sat at the head of the conference table, looking with satisfaction at the people who had come to attend the Monday meeting of Beijing Film Academy. These were the deans and vice deans of various secondary colleges of Beijing Film Academy.

He has served as the dean of the Beijing Film Academy since 2002 and is still very well supported at the academy.

After all, he graduated from the most prestigious class of '78 at Beijing Film Academy. His classmates included Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang. He was originally a member of the Beijing Film Academy community.

Moreover, he is one of the leading figures of the Fifth Generation, but unlike Zhang Yimou, he did not transition into directing and instead has always worked as a cinematographer.

He has photographed and produced countless films and television series throughout his life, such as Black Sun 731, which is one of his photographic works.

at this time,

Suddenly a cell phone rang.
Zhang Huijun turned around and found that it was actually Wang Jinsong, the vice dean of the performing arts academy. Wang Jinsong even answered the phone right in front of him.

Is the acting academy about to rebel?

Before Zhang Huijun could make a move,
Wang Jinsong put down his phone and said, "Dean, I'm sorry, I've been waiting for this news. Gu Bei has won the Oscar for Best Director."

Zhang Huijun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

What does this have to do with you?

wrong!

He suddenly remembered that Wang Jinsong was Liu Yifei's class teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, and the fact that Wang Jinsong was able to get a graduate student from the Beijing Film Academy into the Gravity crew after filming started showed that their relationship was quite good.

Why isn't Gu Bei from Beijing Film Academy?
Zhang Huijun sighed inwardly, his tone calm and collected: "Yes, this is quite a big deal in the industry, but unfortunately it has nothing to do with our Beijing Film Academy. So let's continue!"

……

Los Angeles, Kodak Theatre.

After Gu Bei received the longest applause of the entire event,

He skillfully walked to the edge of the stage with the little golden statuette in his hand.

The Oscar staff wanted to talk to Gu Bei about the award ceremony details and asked him to wait here for the Best Picture award ceremony, but judging from Gu Bei's actions, they realized that Gu Bei was a seasoned veteran.

Gu Bei stood at the edge of the stage.

He exchanged a glance with Liu Yifei in the audience.
A smile appeared on his face, while Liu Yifei gave him a slight glare.
The two had agreed that if Liu Yifei won the Best Picture Oscar this time, she would have to go on stage to accept the award herself.

After all, even if this isn't an Oscar for Best Actor, the Oscar for Best Picture isn't easy to win either. If Gu Bei doesn't go for the award, who knows when he'll get another one?

The last presenter, Tom Hanks, walked to the center of the stage: "The last time ten films were nominated for Best Picture was in 1943."
The world was at war, and Casablanca received this extremely high honor.
Now, ten more films have been nominated this year.

Tom Hanks's remarks were brief and quick.
One reason is that Gu Bei took up too much time just now.
On the other hand, this year's Oscars incorporated the introduction of the Best Picture winner into the entire awards ceremony, with each film having a guest to introduce it individually, so there's no need to introduce them again.

"The winners are... La La Land! Please welcome Zhou Qianqian, Gu Bei, and Michael Barker!"

There is no doubt that there will be no similar blunder at the 89th Academy Awards this year, as La La Land has already won ten awards and it is almost impossible for them to miss out on this ultimate prize.

Andrew and Emma below were already excitedly hugging each other.
Amidst applause, Liu Yifei stood up: "Let's all do it together! This is an honor for the entire crew!"

She had originally wanted others to go up first, but Andrew, Emma, ​​cinematographer Tim Soulstätter, production designer Fred Horowitz, and even Michael, president of Sony Pictures in another area, were waiting for her.

Therefore, Liu Yifei could only lead the La La Land cast members onto the stage.

The Weibo live stream of this scene has now exploded.

"??????"

"What's going on? Why is Liu Yifei walking onto the stage, and why is she the one at the very front? Could it be something I'm imagining?"

"We might have seen the same post. We thought the post on Tianya was just a joke, but it turns out it was real!"

"Why does it feel like everyone else knows the reason, but I'm the only one who doesn't?"

"If you know, please tell us!"

"Just one sentence: Empress Qian is about to ascend the throne!"

(End of this chapter)