You promised to make a bad movie, but your box office exceeded 10 billion?

Chapter 181 Chinese people don’t receive foreign awards (second update)

In February, while many Chinese people were still immersed in the afterglow of the Spring Festival, Lucas from the beautiful country had already begun to get busy.

Because a major event in the film industry, the Oscar awards season, is about to begin.

As one of the 9000 members of the Academy, what he needs to do now is submit a nomination ticket and recommend movies that he thinks are excellent.

As a practitioner in the film industry, this is not difficult for him, because the Oscars stipulate that all films participating in the selection must be films that have been released before January, so before the start of the awards season, he already has several films in mind. name.

Soon he was writing a string of movie titles.

Just when it came to the Best Foreign Language Film category, a scene from a movie suddenly came to mind.

Compared with it, the lightsaber competition in Star Wars was like a child playing house. Only after watching this movie did he understand what "fasting" meant, and it even made him think about going to the far east. The idea of ​​​​traveling around the country.

And not only is the "fasting" fighting exciting, the plot of this film is also full of philosophical speculation, and the lens language is rich and exciting. Just to understand these things, he bought four movie tickets.

After a moment, he wrote the name "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" on the nomination ticket without hesitation.

At the same time, there were not a few people like Lucas in the entire Blue Star.

There is nothing selfish about it, they just write videos that they really think are good.

……

A week passed quickly.

The domestic box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" barely crossed the 1.2 million threshold, and the film schedule, attendance rate, and box office share have all reached an extremely ugly low. Even with Aunt Huang secretly taking care of it, many theaters can only The filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" doesn't start until seven or eight in the morning, or two or three in the middle of the night.

Li Mingyue was very relieved, seeing that in less than ten days, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" would be offline and the system would be settled. This time, there would be no more trouble.

In the world-famous and beautiful Suyou mansion, Li Zhenduo reluctantly returned home with breakfast, and then knocked on the door one by one to ask for breakfast.

There was no way, who made him lose in the game last night.

What surprised him was that Li Mingyue was the first to walk out of the room.

Today is Saturday. Whenever there is a holiday, this master always sleeps until noon before getting up for lunch.

Is this the sun coming out of the west?

The second person to come out was naturally Su You, and Li Zhenduo was not surprised at all. Su You usually brought them breakfast when they were in the dormitory, and he was also the man who had become a foster father the most times in the dormitory.

"Su You, my dad asked me to go home today. He said he had something to explain. Please go back with me!"

Li Mingyue showed her white teeth and smiled brightly, even brighter than the sunshine outside the window. She was in an unprecedented mood as she was about to lose money.

Su You stood frozen on the spot.

See parents?
Will this be too fast?

I'm not ready yet!
Hao Wei and Zhang Keer, who had just opened the door, were also standing at the door of the bedroom. Fortunately, the breakfast in Li Zhenduo's hand had been placed on the dining table, otherwise everyone might not be able to eat the breakfast.

The three of them looked at Li Mingyue and then at Su You, their eyes full of confusion. When did they develop to this point?
They now have the feeling that after skipping a few episodes in a TV series, they suddenly can't follow the plot.

"Hey, hey, what are you thinking about?"

"My dad said he has company matters to answer!"

Li Mingyue also realized that there was an ambiguity in his words, and quickly explained, "As the pillar of the company, it was my father who asked Su You to go!"

However, her explanation was no different from not explaining it.

Su You was still uneasy, but Li Zhenduo and others' expressions became ambiguous after being shocked, making Li Mingyue and Su You feel uncomfortable.

"You don't have to worry. My dad is a very open-minded person. In business, it is normal to have losses and profits. He will not embarrass you about the loss in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" this time."

Li Mingyue said quickly, wanting to get rid of this embarrassing atmosphere.

Her words did have an effect. After hearing this, Su You raised his head and looked at Li Mingyue with a strange expression. He didn't know whether he should tell Li Mingyue the news now.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a hit in the beautiful country!

At this moment, suddenly, a phone call came.

It's an unfamiliar number.

Li Mingyue subconsciously wanted to hang up, but thinking of the farce at the Golden Eagle Awards last time, she finally pressed the answer button and turned on the speakerphone. Unlike the last time she was tired from the trip, if it was really a scam call, she could call someone Have some fun.

"Is it Mr. Li from Xihong as the director of Film and Television?"

A calm middle-aged male voice came over the phone. The words were spoken in Mandarin. Li Mingyue immediately ruled out the possibility that the call was a scam.

"I'm!"

Li Mingyue nodded, "Who are you?"

"I am the person in charge of Hua Radio and Television, Chen Zhibai!"

The visitor introduces himself.

Hua Radio and Television, whose full name is the China Radio, Film and Television Commission, is responsible for researching and formulating policies for radio and television publicity and film and television creation, and grasping the direction of public opinion...

Li Mingyue was confused. What would a person like me with hands and eyes like the sky want to do with me?
"Congratulations, President Li!"

Chen Zhibai's next words confused Li Mingyue even more. She didn't know what she had to congratulate.

"Congratulations to Director Su too!"

"Sure enough, a hero comes out of a boy!"

Chen Zhibai's tone was full of emotion.

Hey, hey, brother, are you the Riddler?Can you finish it in one sentence?
Li Mingyue couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

“Your new film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!”

Chen Zhibai finally stopped playing tricks, "I'm informing you in advance to prepare well and strive to win the Oscar! The invitation from the Oscar organizing committee should be coming soon."

"This is not only an honor for you, but also an honor for China!"

"In so many years, you are the first film to be nominated for an Oscar. This honor is hard-won, so you must take advantage of it!"

"Get ready and go to the beautiful country next week to attend the awards ceremony. The films nominated with you this time include "Amores Perros" by Moses Song, "Divided We Fall" by the Czech Republic, "Everybody Famous" by Belgium, Iris China’s “The Taste of Others”!”

As if he was worried that Li Mingyue would not understand the importance of this matter, Chen Zhibai even seemed a little verbose and asked, "You can go to participate in the selection with confidence. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. Don't worry, the motherland will always be the best." Your most solid backing!”

"???"

Li Mingyue was a little dumbfounded, and now she was doubting whether the other party was a liar.

Unfortunately, the other party did not ask for a trophy production fee of 5000 yuan, but hung up the phone, which greatly enhanced the credibility of what the other party just said.But, what is all this?
Isn't "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a bad movie? A bad movie that can only earn [-] million at the box office due to the popularity of "Bright Sword". Isn't it a bad movie that no theater in a beautiful country is willing to show?
Why did he suddenly get an Oscar nomination?

Is there any misunderstanding in this?
"Is this a scam call?"

Li Zhenduo asked with some uncertainty.

"Well, that's right, he must be a liar!"

Li Mingyue said decisively.

She regretted it now. If she had known this news, she would not have turned on the speakerphone at all. She would hide the news tightly and not let anyone know. It would be best if no one knew that they had been nominated. , as for competing for the Little Golden Man, that is even more impossible.

Su You smiled.

Sure enough, it's still here!
In its previous life, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" received ten Oscar nominations.

Unfortunately, this time "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is fully invested by Xihong Film and Television, so it can only participate in the selection of the best foreign language film and compete in this small pool.

In his previous life, Ang Lee was a Hollywood director, and this film was also produced in Hollywood, so he could participate in the selection of other awards. Su You remembered that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was nominated for Best Picture at that time.

Oscar, this is arguably the most authoritative award in the entire Blue Star film industry!

The Oscar judges are composed of 9000 film industry practitioners. This terrifying number of judges is also to ensure fairness as much as possible. Being nominated is already a huge honor in itself.

And just by being nominated, the release time can be extended, and movies that have been removed from the shelves can even be re-released, and generally speaking, they will get more box office because of this nomination.

It can be said that the benefits of this nomination alone are obvious.

"I'm just like, getting nominated for an Oscar, that's outrageous!"

Zhang Keer patted her chest and had no doubt about Li Mingyue's words. In her opinion, it was normal for him to be a liar.

However, not long after, the invitation from the Oscar organizing committee actually came!
A deathly silence fell in the room.

Zhang Keer and others looked at the invitation letter in Li Mingyue's hand with wide eyes, feeling as if they had not yet woken up.

"How about we not go to participate?"

Li Mingyue looked at several senior members of the company cautiously, "We Chinese people don't accept foreign awards!"

She was full of tangles in her heart now.

She understands the importance of this award to everyone, especially Su You, but she really doesn't want to compete for this award.

That's Oscar!
The most shining trophy in the film industry.

She was not worried that it would affect the settlement, because the settlement had already ended when the awards were given.

If I win this award, I’m afraid it will be difficult to lose money in future film and television dramas, right?

However, she didn't know it yet, but the nomination had already brought about terrifying changes.

"Then don't participate!"

Su You firmly stood on Li Mingyue's side.

Li Mingyue was extremely moved. Although this man always caused trouble for him and made his money-losing plans fail repeatedly, no matter how unreliable his suggestions were, he would always stand firmly behind him and support him. .

He really, I cried to death!
The CPUs of Li Zhenduo and three others were about to emit smoke.

Li Mingyue said it was okay not to participate. After all, she always had some inexplicable ideas in her head, so this suggestion was not that strange.

But why are you, Su You, so crazy?

That's Oscar!
Thinking about so many famous directors in China, if they could get a nomination, they would probably laugh out of their dreams. Even Brother Chen Kai, who once pointed at them at the judges' table, has never received such an honor.

If they can win this award, who in the domestic film and television industry will dare to point fingers at them?

Now that you have been nominated, you still don’t go?

What are you being arrogant about?

What are you pretending?

"Actually, the Oscar is not as noble as you think. It is just a business award. Although the gold content is indeed very high, even if we go there, we are unlikely to win in the end."

Su You was a practitioner in the film and television industry in his previous life, and even had friends who worked for a lobbying company in the beautiful country. He was very clear about the operating rules behind the Oscars.

In the previous life, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was able to win so many awards because the film was funded by Hollywood at the time, and the producer himself was from one of the eight major Hollywood film and television companies.

But now it is wholly owned by Xihong Film and Television. Without the support of local Hollywood conglomerates, they will have no advantage if they want to compete in the small pool of Best Foreign Language Film.

"Actually, whether we go or not, the final result will not make much difference."

Su You explained, "Don't you know that the beautiful country is an extremely right-wing country. The right side of the beautiful country means belief in God, tradition, cherishing family, etc., while the left side means God starting with F, tradition starting with F, and tradition starting with F. Family, what nonsense love, we need liberation, we need atheism..."

"The left has little influence in a beautiful country, and Hollywood is the stronghold of right culture, so the Oscars are naturally dominated by right culture."

"But you also know that given the hypocritical nature of the beautiful country, as an award that flaunts fairness, it must reflect its own fairness and give some space for left-wing culture to survive."

"You don't have to think about the best picture, best director, best actor and actress, and other left-culture films. Therefore, the best foreign language film, which seems to be relatively useless, naturally becomes a reward to appease the left-culture crowd. Jane In other words, it’s a consolation prize.”

"If you look at the previous award records, you will understand that although it is not the case in every award, most of them follow this principle, so that the award committee can brag, you see, how fair we are, we take both left and right into account, and there is no discrimination. .”

"So we won't have any advantage if we go, because "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not left-wing enough."

Su You started to talk a lot.

When Su You stopped, everyone's enthusiasm also cooled down.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case.

However, even though they were nominated, but they didn't try hard to fight for it, they were a little unwilling no matter what. That was an Oscar!

"Also, even though beautiful countries are now more developed, their country mentality has not changed. They still look up to European culture."

"They will flaunt that their bags are from the country of Iris, and that the furniture they use is from Italy. Their authentic British accents are very popular with young girls in beautiful countries..."

"So if we compete with several other European nominated films, our advantage will be even smaller."

"Instead of wasting time and money, it's better to prepare for the filming of the next drama."

Su You did think so. Although he also wanted to recreate the miracle of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in his previous life, he also understood that their current situation was different.

Li Mingyue's big watery eyes were full of bright light.

Well done, old thief Su You!
(End of this chapter)