Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 199 isn't that it can't be taken, it's just not the right time.

"The winner of the 74th Golden Globe Award for Best Director in Film and Television is... Guardian Chen, Gravity."

Before Chen Shouzhe could even stand up, Yang Mi jumped up and clapped excitedly.

She actually got it! She was so nervous just now that she jumped up impatiently when she heard Chen Shouzhe's name.

She was wearing a formal dress today, and her jump was quite something; the live broadcast made countless men in China drool.

"Damn, at this moment I don't know whether to envy Yang Mi or Chen Shouzhe."

"Great directors are so great, they're really big, no, really white."

"This is so bouncy and chewy!"

"Chen Shou, you and I are sworn enemies."

The audience was drawn to Yang Mi. Chen Shou stood up, hugged Yang Mi first, and then hugged Sandra and George.

“Let’s not hug, buddy, but I’m not going to treat you, what do you think?” Chen Shouzhe said to Will with a smile.

"It's alright, Director. I've already contacted the best restaurant. I'll treat you tomorrow." Will was still holding the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, clutching it tightly in his hand. He went up and hugged Chen Shou.

After embracing the cast and crew of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door," Chen Shouzhe walked onto the stage to accept the trophy and certificate.

"I've always been focused on making movies and rarely participate in awards. This is the first time I've taken an award seriously. I'm honored to receive the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. I believe this won't be my last award. I'm only 28 years old this year. In the future, I will work even harder to make movies. Of course, I will also take time to create better works. When I have free time, I will try to win awards one by one. It's not difficult for me."

The actors and media, both on and off stage, were astonished by Chen Shou's confident speech on stage.

Chen Shou was far too confident, but when he thought about his achievements, he immediately understood that he was a director who had created a global box office of over 10 billion US dollars, and also an excellent screenwriter.

The actors present all secretly sized each other up, wondering if they were qualified to perform if Chen Shou was really aiming for the major awards.

For example, the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" was produced by Chen Shouzhe. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor on his first attempt at an award, and then he was nominated for an Oscar. With two award-contending films, Chen Shouzhe is not joking; he really has the ability.

Now Hollywood actors are all eyeing Chen Shouzhe, trying to find a way to understand this Chinese director.

Meanwhile, many actors in China are also excited. If Chen Shou is aiming for an award, then it's definitely not some chicken, nor is it a horse. As for Hong Kong, that's even more impossible.

Only the three major European Oscars and the North American Oscars remain. Does that mean they also have a chance?
However, some people in China were not happy about it. Chen Shouzhe, whom they had previously belittled, has now won the Golden Globe Award.

This is China's second Golden Globe Award, and it's for Best Director. It wasn't for a foreign language film; it was won fair and squarely with the work itself.

Moreover, it's a science fiction work that they've always looked down upon.

Isn't this a slap in their face?

After his speech, Chen Shouzhe took the trophy and certificate off the stage. Next up was Best Picture, but unfortunately, Gravity didn't win.

Anyway, Chen Shouzhe got what was rightfully his, and that was enough.

Yang Mi accepted the trophy and opened the certificate to read it.

After the Best Picture winner was announced, there was a dinner party.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Shouzhe was surrounded by Hollywood stars, international superstars, some of whom he had even collaborated with or indirectly acted in his scripts.

In short, the banquet was a social event where everyone got to know each other. Chen Shou didn't need to get to know anyone else; more people would come looking for him. He'd only met a few celebrities so far; the rest of the guests would be producers.

The Great Wall is still showing in theaters and is barely holding on. It has barely made over a billion yuan, but it is destined to lose money, and quite a lot of money at that.

China Film Group, the producer of The Great Wall, is in despair. The parent company of the Le family was already in trouble, and now the film and television industry is also in trouble. The actors and directors who bought the stock are now crying out in despair.

Legendary and Universal also fared very badly.

They are also the main investors, with production costs reaching 1.5 million US dollars, equivalent to about 10 billion. Including publicity and distribution, the price is estimated to be more than that.

The domestic box office has only just surpassed 11 billion yuan. Any film that doesn't gross 400 million US dollars is destined to lose money.

It now appears that the global box office has barely exceeded $300 million. If we make a final push and let's say $350 million, the four production companies combined will likely lose around $100 million, or 600 million RMB.

Therefore, the film industry is a high-risk industry. Taiping Ship lost 400 million yuan, and Great Wall lost 600 million yuan.

For a typical company, it would have declared bankruptcy immediately.

Chen Shou is currently chatting with the vice presidents of Legendary and Universal. The two of them regret their past actions, having trusted Zhang Shao, Zhang Yimou, and themselves too much. In the end, the film flopped at the box office, but for them, the loss was still acceptable.

But they couldn't figure out where they were losing money, why Chen Shou's movies could make money while their carefully crafted films were losing a fortune.

The psychological gap was enormous.

I recently heard that Lionsgate and Chen Shouzhe's collaboration has earned them hundreds of millions of dollars. How can they not be envious? A horror film with an investment of only a few million dollars can actually make so much money.

“Director Chen, I think we can collaborate,” said the vice chairman of Universal Music.

“If the opportunity arises, I would also like to cooperate with you, but I am currently doing well with Warner and Columbia, so I don’t have the energy for it right now,” Chen Shou said.

“It’s alright. If you have a suitable script, you can come to me. Legendary Pictures welcomes you,” said the vice chairman of Legendary Pictures.

Chen Shouzhe was surrounded by two big shots, and no one else dared to come over. However, their reluctance did not mean that others would not come over. The vice president of Columbia was also there. Seeing this scene, he knew that they were trying to poach him, so he also came over. Then, someone from Fox also came. Warner Bros. produced "Gravity" which was vying for an award, and a vice president of Warner Bros. also came over.

Suddenly, several Hollywood moguls arrived and surrounded Chen Shou.

Yang Mi only realized how influential Chen Shou was in Hollywood when she saw this scene. So many big company leaders were chatting and laughing with him, and some of them were even subtly trying to curry favor.

After all, no one would turn down money, and they all expressed their optimism about Chen Shouzhe and their willingness to cooperate with him.

Because he hadn't adjusted to the time difference, Chen Shou was still very energetic and didn't go back until 2 a.m. here.

During this time, some people invited him to go out and have fun. Chen Shou pointed at Yang Mi, and those people then left with smiles.

Everyone is tacit.

The banquet featured many young and beautiful female celebrities. They weren't very famous, but they all had one notable advantage: they were all very pretty.

In these kinds of situations, if you find something you like, the hotel is right downstairs, and there are plenty of rooms upstairs.

The Golden Globe Awards have ended, and the country is in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)