Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 187: Human Power is Impossible

Chen Shou took out his phone and checked the news while in the car.

As expected, the news of his Golden Globe nomination topped the trending searches, making him the first person in China to receive such a nomination.

It became extremely dazzling due to media coverage, and even some official media outlets reported on it.

China has had a Golden Globe Award for a long time, but that was for foreign films.

The winner is no stranger; he is none other than the great poet. In addition to the Palme d'Or, the great poet also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

As for how good that movie was, I can only say it was excellent. When Chen Shou was studying at the film academy, he analyzed many films.

It's safe to say that a great poet with an old man watching over him is definitely one of the top directors in the country.

"Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. It's just about winning an award, what's there to brag about? I really don't understand." Chen Shou has long since become indifferent to award-winning films.

When you are truly capable, it's not that you need awards, but rather that certain awards need you.

Just like movie theaters, no matter how luxurious a theater is, it will go bankrupt if it doesn't show any movies.

The same goes for awards; when no one pays attention to you anymore, the awards you receive are nothing but worthless garbage.

Awards and film festivals are built up step by step through word of mouth.

Compared to the domestic system, Hollywood is fairer because everyone can use public relations; it's obvious that you can succeed by spending money.

In China, the issue with public relations isn't money, but rather that certain old fogies in positions of power use their minimal authority to make things difficult for capable individuals.

How many excellent filmmakers in China have had their opportunities cut short because of the excuse that they are "still young"? In their view, you have to endure and wait until you get older and give in before they will show you any pity or give you a chance.

Even if you don't attend their awards, they'll make sarcastic remarks and think you're being disrespected.

Chen Shouzhe saw a lot in his godfather and tried to stay away from these people, but they wouldn't let him go just because he stayed away. After all, he was very famous now, and it wasn't the time for him to need awards to prove himself, but rather for award ceremonies to need his movies.

He doesn't have high hopes for the Golden Globes or the Oscars. He'll take the chances if he wins, but he won't get obsessed like Leonardo DiCaprio if he doesn't.

In his view, a film that doesn't win an award isn't necessarily a bad film, and a film that wins an award isn't necessarily a good film.

Whether a movie is good or bad cannot be determined by the standards of a group of judges, but by time; classics will always be passed down.

Awards are given out every year, and a large number of works win awards every year, but do audiences buy into them?

If someone wins a hundred awards but no audience likes them, and they're even called a piece of shit, then they are a piece of shit.
Winning an Oscar or a Golden Globe definitely boosts a film's appeal. In what way?

It's not that copyrights can sell for even more.

Those who aim for awards are almost always after money; making movies and winning awards is all about making more money from selling the movies.

As for sentimentality, it's just sentimentality.

While the commotion outside was in full swing, Chen Shouzhe took a car back to the horse farm.

“Girl!!”

As soon as Chen Shouzhe got out of the car, he saw a fluffy little thing running towards him, wearing a thick down jacket, looking like a little penguin. Chen Shouzhe went up and hugged it tightly, unable to resist hugging and sniffing it.

"Slap, it itches, giggle, giggle!!"

The little girl laughed and pushed Chen Shouzhe's head away, preventing him from getting closer.

"Hurry up and come in, it's cold outside," the master's wife said with a smile as she stood at the door. "Master's wife, has the girl been obedient lately?" Chen Shou asked his master's wife.

"Be good." The little girl said angrily before her master's wife could answer.

"really?"

"Really." The little girl's voice was particularly loud, showing her strong dissatisfaction with Chen Shouzhe's doubts.

"Okay, okay, Dad believes you. Have you eaten?" Chen Shou's face was full of doting affection.

"Not yet, Grandma said she'll wait for you to come back," the little girl nodded.

"Let's go eat quickly, we can't let you go hungry," Chen Shou said.

"I'll drink nienie," the little girl clapped her hands and said.

"No, I need to eat." The master's wife glared at her and took her from Chen Shou's arms.

Master Yu Qian had a performance to do today and was out of town, so Chen Shou called him. The little girl took the phone to video chat with her grandfather and chattered away, trying to make him laugh.

The eldest Yu went to school, while the second Yu stayed at home. He was only a year older than the little girl, but she was even more outgoing and fearless than him.

Perhaps because Deyun Society had more boys, both the Guo and Yu families had two boys, they doted on Chen Shouzhe's daughter.

Sometimes, the godmother would specially take the child to stay with her for a while. When she was taken back, she was reluctant to leave. Of course, Guo Lao Er was eager for her to leave. He was afraid of nothing but this little niece.

Yu Qian returned in the evening. Not only him, but Lao Guo also came over. As soon as he arrived, Uncle Hou also came, along with their assistants and agents. The entire horse farm suddenly became lively, with a group of people gathered together.

Guo's personality is very similar to Chen Shou's. He feels uncomfortable when strangers are around, but he is very relaxed when he is with familiar people.

"Are you confident this time?" Lao Guo asked.

"Warner should be fine. The Golden Globes are nothing compared to the Oscars," Chen Shou said.

When Chen Shouzhe said that the Golden Globe Award was nothing, the others were speechless for a moment, even Lao Guo was at a loss for words.

If you didn't know Chen Shouzhe's character, you would definitely think he was faking it.

It was because they knew Chen Shouzhe that they realized he truly didn't care about those awards. The Golden Globe might not have been important to him, but the Oscars were what would make him take it seriously.

"The Golden Globe Awards are a bellwether for the Oscars. If you can win a Golden Globe, the Oscars will be much easier," Lao Guo said, clearly having familiarized himself with the rules of both awards.

"My own company's film didn't focus on the Golden Globes, but mainly on the Oscars. However, Gravity has already done public relations, and it's a big company doing it, so the chances of success are quite high."

"So you're saying you can bring the Golden Globe Award trophy back?" Lao Guo said happily.

"Let's leave it to fate. This is something given to us by people. Anyway, the movie has already made money. Whether it wins awards or not is not something we can control. The money has already been spent, but we can recoup our investment through subsequent copyrights."

Chen Shouzhe's movies are really profitable now, and he not only makes money for himself, but also helps them make money.

I wonder how many people envy them, and how many people want to get in touch with Chen Shouzhe and join his projects through them.

High-quality projects will never lack investors, even if Chen Shouzhe presents a terrible movie script, he will still attract investment.

He has now firmly established himself in the film and television industry and is no longer a newcomer who can be bullied at will.

(End of this chapter)