Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 368 Winning an Award, Another Meeting

Chen Shouzhe wasn't as excited about his second Globe Award as he was the first; he was open to either winning or not.

The main problem is that the situation here isn't very good right now, and that comrade has a bit of a temper.

The two sides have already clashed in some areas, and the film and television industry has a unique promotional role.

Although Hollywood is very resistant to him, it has to admit that he is now in charge.

I arrived in Hollywood on the 5th, and the awards ceremony wasn't until the 7th. I rested for a day first, and then met up with the crew of "The Departed" the next day.

At the awards ceremony on the 7th, Chen Shouzhe actually won two trophies.

With five nominations and two wins, including a Best Screenplay and a Best Director award, and coincidentally, both the screenwriter and director were Chen Shouzhe, it was quite unexpected for many Hollywood people that Chen Shouzhe could still win two awards under such circumstances.

The news reached China on the morning of the 8th, the next day, due to the time difference. Major news websites published the story, and it instantly became the top trending topic.

[Chen Shou-che wins another Golden Globe Award, winning two out of five nominations, including Best Director and Best Screenplay]

Immediately, countless people in the film and television industry sent their congratulations and left messages under his Weibo account. Film fans were also happy that he had won another Golden Globe Award.

As it turns out, it wasn't that Chen Shouzhe couldn't win the award, but rather that he didn't want to.

Because of the Golden Horse Awards, Jin Kun is very anxious now.

"here we go again?"

"China Film Group," Han Sanping said as he walked into Director La's office and glanced towards the door.

"This is the third time already." La Dong rubbed his temples.

"They're not easy to deal with, are they?" Han Sanping smiled. He had dealt with these people before, and even their fathers, so he knew what kind of people they were.

“The Golden Horse Awards have a huge influence. No one from the mainland will participate in them in the future. The Hong Kong Film Awards are stuck in their ways. The Golden Goblet is just an ordinary A-list film. There are not many big directors in the country who are interested in it now. The highly anticipated Golden Kun has no authority at all. Sigh…” La Dong shook his head.

"The higher-ups are starting to pay more attention to Jin Kun. This year's event is scheduled to be held in Fujian, which is meant to set an example for the Golden Horse Awards. But how many people in China are willing to go, especially Chen Shouzhe? It's impossible for him to go," Han Sanping said.

"He hasn't joined any associations. He did go to the Golden Eagle Awards before, but that was because his girlfriend participated in the Golden Eagle Awards. And I heard that he took away the award that was originally meant for his girlfriend after he went there," said Director La.

“Only he could do that. If it were anyone else, given Xiangnantai’s personality, how could they possibly change the candidate at the last minute?” Han Sanping said with a smile.

“What should we do now? He’s going to try for an Oscar again this year, which is very likely his last chance. I’ve heard that it won’t be so easy for his films to go international in the future,” La Dong said in a low voice.

"Hmm, so we should also..." Han Sanping narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

La Dong immediately understood that if they were creating obstacles on one side, they should also be prepared to retaliate on the other. Foreign films would not be as comfortable as they had been in recent years.

Look at it now, they've already given us the Lunar New Year slot, all that's missing is the Spring Festival slot. Ever since Zuo Shandiao stepped down and he came to power, domestic film companies have been complaining.

On one hand, Chen Shouzhe's power is suffocating them. Now, with the addition of a foreign film, many domestic film companies are finding it difficult to make waves in the world film market.

The current film market generates at most 5 billion yuan a month, and a little over 50 billion yuan a year. However, film studios and their allies take half of that, and the remaining half is largely taken by foreign blockbusters.

They had strong opinions, and the higher-ups were in a difficult position, since Chen Shou had eaten too much.

There's another reason why Chen Shou insisted on releasing Huang Bo's film during the Lunar New Year season. Aren't you guys unable to compete with foreign films?

Then I'll let the movies speak for themselves and go head-to-head with foreign films.

Clearly, Chen Shouzhe and Huang Bo won, they won against the foreign blockbusters.

It turns out that it's not that domestic films are bad, nor that audiences don't buy into them, but rather that your films are just too awful.

Those who went to complain to higher authorities have been too afraid to speak up lately.

Their idea is to restrict foreign films while allowing films produced by local studios to compete with foreign films, thereby protecting their own cinemas.

This argument has been around since last year. Now that we've won, they have nothing to say. If they dare to bring it up again, they'll definitely be shut down.

The two men smoked and drank tea in the office, looking utterly troubled.

It's not that people in China are blindly worshipping foreign things; it's that our own people are so bad that nobody cares about them anymore.

China Film Group is indeed the leading company in the film and television industry, but with market changes and the rise of private enterprises, it's no longer up to them to decide.

Especially regarding Chen Shouzhe's issue, it's almost impossible to get him to change or compromise.

They've already fallen out, so trying to reconcile them now will only offend more people.

There's a meeting in a few days that Chen Shouzhe will attend, and the two plan to bring it up at the meeting.

Having won the Golden Globe Award twice, and being the only person to win two, Chen Shou waved his hand and hosted a banquet for many Hollywood filmmakers the next day. In return, he did not return to China until the 10th.

Dilraba has really made headlines this time. Her agency, Secret Entertainment, released a ton of promotional materials. News of her attending the Golden Globe Awards red carpet was all over Weibo for days. Even a simple travel photo she posted became a trending topic on Weibo.

Many brands have approached him, eager to collaborate with Dilraba, waving their cash.

They've now figured out one thing: collaborating with Dilraba will allow them to hitch a ride on the film festival red carpet.

Chen Shouzhe would take her to walk the red carpets of major cities around the world, especially the last Golden Eagle Awards. The fact that Chen Shouzhe stood up for her spread throughout the country. Everyone knew that Chen Shouzhe hadn't even attended the three major awards, but had gone to a local TV awards ceremony.

It was quite an honor for Jin Ying, who never expected Chen Shouzhe to attend.

Continuing to cooperate with Hotbar will definitely enhance their corporate image and better promote their products.

On the day Chen Shouzhe returned, he received a call from Zhang Hongsheng, asking him to attend a meeting.

"I just got back and there's already a meeting? What kind of meeting is this?" Chen Shou usually doesn't attend those meetings. He sat there all day, talking a lot of nonsense, and didn't do anything useful. What was he doing?
Especially seminars, discussing why his films were successful.

In Chen Shouzhe's view, those people only realize their value by holding meetings every day. In fact, they have no value at all. Besides holding meetings, eating, drinking, and relieving themselves, what else can they do?
They all have retirement pensions of tens of thousands of yuan, but they don't know how to farm; what they do know is how to grow flowers and make honey.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a seminar, it’s an industry conference. You just got back and you know the situation there very well. We also need to make adjustments. And then there’s the situation in the south,” Zhang Hongsheng said.

"alright."

Since the leader had said that, what else could he do? The day after he got home, he went to a meeting at the bureau. There were quite a few people at the meeting, mostly from various associations. Chen Shouzhe seemed out of place because he hadn't joined any association.

(End of this chapter)