I became popular on the stage

Chapter 682 Intensive filming of the Marvel series, the opening of the Oscars (two-in-one, ask for a monthly ticket)

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin?"

"Hello, I am."

The call came in quickly, and the other party was a woman with a North American western accent.

The woman said in fluent English: "Mr. Lin, I am the Oscar Organizing Committee. I am very glad to be able to talk to you. Because your movie "Titanic" was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards, so we I would like to sincerely invite you to attend the awards ceremony on March 3 this year, do you and your team have time?"

"It's an honor."

Lin Xuan smiled slightly.

The woman said: "Thank you for your answer, then we will send you the invitation letter for the banquet later."

The two exchanged a few words before ending the call.

In fact, Lin Xuan also received an invitation from the Oscar Organizing Committee before, because "Transformers" was shortlisted for the award, but that time Lin Xuan rejected the other party.

This time.

Of course he won't refuse again.

Almost ten minutes later, he received an electronic invitation letter in his mailbox.

The invitation letter looked ordinary.It said that he and the starring team of "Titanic" will go to the Hollywood Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to attend the awards ceremony on March 3.

Other than that, there's nothing special about it at all.

But Lin Xuan knows that such an ordinary invitation letter from the Oscar Organizing Committee is the extravagant wish of almost all directors in the world.

Not to mention anything else, just because Lin Xuan made a groundbreaking sci-fi mecha movie like "Transformers", but only got nominated for one best visual award at the Oscars, we can see how high the Oscar's standards are.

One nomination is enough for 99% of directors to show off for a lifetime.

Because the vast majority of directors will not even get the finalist award in their lifetime.

Because of this, Lin Xuan gave up going to the Oscars before, which made many people think he was defiant, arrogant, and cursed.It wasn't until he filmed "Titanic" that those slanderous voices disappeared.

I thought about it.

Lin Xuan opened the communication group that was established for the filming of "Titanic", and then sent out the invitation letter, and @everyone: "Everyone, make time for me, and prepare to participate in the first one in a month's time." 98 Miss Academy Award Ceremony."

After a few seconds, the group becomes seething.

Adonis: "Oscar is here?"

Guan Yuman: "@林轩, you won't refuse this time, will you?"

Adonis: "How dare Director Lin refuse? I have paid so much for this movie. If Director Lin refuses, I must fight him hard!"

Zane, who plays Carl, said with a smile: "Haha, "Titanic" is the highest-grossing movie in film history. I believe Director Lin will not leave empty-handed this time, so how could Lin Xuan refuse?"

Guan Yuman said with a smile: "Anyway, I'm just going to run with you, so it doesn't matter if I refuse. Of course, if Director Lin is going, I won't be absent. For a newcomer in the film industry like me, go see a movie The top award ceremony in the circle is also very good.”

Guan Yuman never had extravagant expectations for an Oscar.

After all, she knows that she can only be regarded as a newcomer in the film industry, not to mention internationally, even in China.So although the box office of "Titanic" broke the record, she still knew that Oscar would definitely miss her.

Instead, Lin Xuan smiled: "@关玉曼, Sister Yuman, what if you win the award?"

Guan Yuman: "Then I have to burn incense and worship Buddha. But the hope is definitely slim. Whether this movie can win an award depends on Adonis and the others."

Zane: "Yes, there is a high probability that Adonis will win the Best Actor."

The rest joined in.

This is not a compliment, but a thought from the heart.

Because in everyone's opinion, in this movie, Adonis has the biggest position, and his performance is good enough. Coupled with the film's global influence, Adonis is indeed a strong contender for the Oscar for Best Actor.

Lin Xuan Zhiqu closed his mouth, not daring to answer.Although he has the strongest confidence in "Titanic", he has no confidence in whether Adonis will win the award.

Was Xiao Lizi good enough in his previous life?Handsome enough, right?However, at the most prosperous age of Xiao Lizi, and the most captivating movie in the world, at the Oscars ceremony, he watched everyone else return with the big prize, but he had nothing, not even a shortlisted award. A terrible push.

Although Adonis performed equally well, his performance was at most comparable to that of Xiao Lizi.So Lin Xuan is not sure whether Adonis will repeat the same mistakes and accompany Oscar.

The actors became more and more lively.

"Director Lin, guess if "Titanic" will win this time?"

"If you win an award, which aspect will it be?"

"I estimate at least four or five will be shortlisted."

"I guess there are five or six finalists!"

"The number one film in film history, how come there must be one or two awards?"

"Haha, now our word-of-mouth box office is No. [-] in the world. If we can still be shortlisted for a few Oscars, and then come back with one or two trophies, then we are really invincible."

Due to the performance of "Titanic", everyone's confidence began to swell.

It's just that Lin Xuan didn't speak for a long time, and everyone couldn't hold their breath.

One by one @林轩.

"Director Lin, why don't you speak?"

"Don't you have confidence in your movies? I have confidence!"

"Director Lin, take a quick guess, how many categories can "Titanic" be shortlisted for?"

"Haha, Director Lin is probably guilty. After all, "Transformers" was only shortlisted for a best visual award. Besides, Lin Xuan has a bet with so many directors in Hollywood. What if he was slapped in the face by others in the past? ?”

Look at the discussion of the crowd.

Lin Xuan hehe in his heart.

He has a guilty conscience?
He has no confidence?

Slapped in the face by others?
Lin Xuan snorted coldly, and said in the group: "I don't have confidence? I think you have too little confidence in "Titanic", right?"

Everyone was stunned.

Are they still not confident?

Adonis asked in surprise: "Director Lin, what do you mean, we guess that "Titanic" will be shortlisted for six or seven awards or is it a lack of confidence?"

Lin Xuan: "Of course!"

Adonis was stunned: "Do you think there can be more? Is it possible to be shortlisted for seven or eight awards?"

Lin Xuan: "No matter what, there must be more than ten finalists."

The crowd immediately became restless.

More than ten shortlisted? !
They guessed before that they could be shortlisted for six or seven awards, which is already considered a bit arrogant and arrogant.After all, in any Oscar, few works can be shortlisted for more than five awards at the same time.Those who can do this are basically all Oscar-winning favorites.

And shortlisted for ten awards?
Isn't this noisy?

Adonis swallowed his saliva, and continued to ask: "You have been shortlisted for ten awards, so you have to win at least three trophies?"

Lin Xuan: "Too little."

And too little?
Adonis: "How many trophies do you think you can win?"

Lin Xuan: "There are ten finalists, and there must be a minimum of 50% winning rate, right?"

With a 50% probability, that's five trophies.

moment.

The group fell into a dead silence.

Everyone's heart is about to pick out the chest cavity.

Especially Adonis, he thought that what he said just now was crazy enough, but he didn't expect Director Lin to be even crazier than him.After all, Gerald's work "My Lonely Life", which swept the Oscars last year, finally won 8 nominations and won [-] trophies.What Lin Xuan meant by saying this was obviously to surpass Gerald.

Everyone couldn't be calm anymore. Only then did they realize that Lin Xuan took "Titanic" to participate in the Oscars this time, and it was not a formality at all, but for a bet.

Co-author, do you really want to win more than [-] directors in Hollywood at the Oscars?
is it possible?

Everyone's heart was tumbling.

……

……

outside world.

The Oscar Organizing Committee has issued an announcement, declaring that the 98th Academy Awards will be held on March 3, one month later, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

At the same time, all the films shortlisted this time were posted in the announcement: a total of 63 works were nominated to compete for 24 Oscar awards.

But at this moment, the Oscars only announced the list of nominees. Exactly which movie was shortlisted for those awards, and which movie will win the final award is currently in a state of top secret.

Due to Oscar's global influence.

When this announcement was issued, the whole world immediately boiled.

Especially China.

Every time the previous Academy Awards were held, the media in China would report this matter vigorously. After all, the weight of the Oscars in the world is too heavy, even in China, there are many fans paying attention.But this time, with Lin Xuan's "Titanic" participating in the competition, the media naturally became more excited.

Movie fans needless to say.

There are many comments on the major social platforms.

"Ah! Brother Xuan, come on!"

"Brother Xuan exploded all of their chrysanthemums."

"Brother Xuan was absent from Oscar last time, and I regretted it for a long time. He won't be absent this time, right?"

"It's definitely impossible to be absent. Leaving aside the excellence of "Titanic", Lin Xuan's film is a bet against Hollywood directors, so he must attend the event."

"Can brother Xuan win the Hollywood director?"

"I can definitely win, believe in Brother Xuan!"

"Brother Xuan is invincible!"

"Brother Xuan, you must win all 24 awards. I will look down on you if you miss one award."

"Made, are you crazy?"

……

European and American film circles.

In a director's circle, everyone is discussing this matter.

One person said, "For this year's Oscars, the most popular films to win should be "Crash", "Southern Wind and Cloud", and "Immortal City", right?"

Another person nodded: "That's right, these three works are the most popular. In particular, "Southern Wind and Cloud" is a classic. Many people think that it has a high probability of sweeping this year's Oscars. The depth of humanity portrayed in this film is too deep. It's in place, it's really shocking. Of course, Lin Xuan's movie "Titanic" is not low in popularity. After all, it is the first movie in history with a word-of-mouth score of 9.8 and a box office of more than 20 billion US dollars. It alone created Lin Xuan is enough to be compared with the top directors in Hollywood. So I estimate that "Titanic" will also perform well in this Oscar."

When it came to Lin Xuan's movie, the crowd became even more lively.

"Ha ha."

Someone soon expressed disapproval: ""Titanic" is of course excellent, but the Oscars have never been a venue for commercial films, and the Oscar judges have never favored commercial films. I guess it is at most I can be shortlisted for three or four awards and go home with one award.”

As soon as this remark came out, many people responded.

"To be shortlisted for three or four Oscars is pretty good."

"Yes, possibly less."

"This is a rational analysis. Many media on the Internet praised "Titanic", which made me feel embarrassed."

"These media are not bad. If you look at the reports of the Chinese media, it's ridiculous. Many people even think that "Titanic" will sweep the Oscars, which really makes me laugh."

"Huaxia is Lin Xuan's base camp, so it's normal to speak well of him."

……

Hollywood directors.

Everyone was a little hot and a little excited.

"It's finally the Oscars."

"The victory or defeat is only a month away."

"Yes, the past few months have been too suffocating for us. More than [-] of us were overwhelmed by Lin Xuan, a young Chinese director who was only in his twenties. We didn't turn around in terms of word of mouth or box office. Hope. Now, finally, the day when I can feel proud."

"Oscar is our real home stadium."

"Yes, Oscar is our home game."

"The three most popular Oscar works this year: "Crash", "Southern Wind and Cloud", and "Immortal City" are all our movies. Can Lin Xuan still win the sky?"

"Hahaha, even if there is a miracle, there is also the suppression of Gerald's movie "My Life of Lonely" last year."

Gustav, Jaes, Pete and others became relaxed.

They finally don't have to continue to be aggrieved!
They are looking forward to Oscar's coming soon, so they can use Oscar to save face earlier.Although it still lost word of mouth and box office, being able to crush Lin Xuan in the Oscar award can be regarded as sullen.

Especially the movies that came out last year.

Edron's "Crash", Michelle's "Southern Wind and Cloud", and Charlize's "Immortal City" all achieved good results, becoming the three films with the highest Oscar calls this year.

So at this moment, everyone's eyes are full of confidence.

special.

Can't three movies beat you?
In the Hollywood directors' union, everyone is also full of confidence.

"finally come."

"The Oscars are finally about to start."

"As long as Lin Xuan is driven away, Hollywood will regain its calm."

"In the future, foreign companies must never be allowed to enter Hollywood. Lin Xuan is a lesson learned from blood."

"..."

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Waiting for the Oscars to arrive.

……

……

China.

Lin Xuan put the matter of Oscar on hold for the time being.

Because over time, several movies have really been on the agenda.

Lin Xuan didn't expect Langman and the others to act so quickly. It was less than two months after he sent the detailed script of the movie, and several people found him again.

The script is well researched.

Funding calculations are done.

The shooting scene is found.

The crew is all set.

Lin Xuan was stunned: "Why are you so fast?"

Langman seemed very satisfied with Lin Xuan's shock: "Boss Lin, although we are not as capable as you in directing, we are definitely better than you in terms of early stage preparation."

Byron also laughed and said, "At any rate, each of us is a director with some status in Hollywood. If we have to prepare for such a small matter for a long time, it would be too bad."

Look at the arrogance on the faces of the five people.

Only then did Lin Xuan realize that the opposite was a great Hollywood director!
Even Langman, although the other party became very downcast before, his background in Hollywood and even the global film industry is far from what Lin Xuan can match today.When Lin Xuan was filming "Transformers", even the crew needed Anthony's help in the early stage to get everything together.As a great director, Longman's status far exceeds that of actors such as Anthony, so it is of course easy to mobilize early resources.

just.

Langman hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Boss Lin, although we have already prepared, but because of your previous bet, we can't start shooting for the time being. Or...we can also start filming, but All resources of Hollywood must not be used. If I leave the resources of Hollywood, I can't guarantee that a handsome hero like "Spider-Man" will be photographed as an ugly spider by me."

The rest also nodded.

Without the resources, equipment, and talents of Hollywood.

God only knows how these superheroes will be filmed.

Make bricks without straw.

Only then did they realize that even if they joined the Second World and got the movie script given to them by Lin Xuan, things didn't seem to be going well.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's okay, you can start shooting right away."

For several movies, he has no time to wait, of course, the sooner the better.

Langman was stunned: "Where is the Hollywood Directors Union?"

Lin Xuandao: "Now the whole world doesn't know that you have joined the Second World, so you can use Hollywood's resources with confidence."

Langman: "But... outsiders will soon find out. Even if we adopt a highly confidential method, and even seek connections to avoid the eyes of the Hollywood Directors' Union in terms of film project approval, we can hide it for about a month at most. "

"A month?"

Lin Xuan's eyes showed a bright light: "One month is enough, because at that time, the Oscar awards ceremony has already started."

In an instant.

Longman, Byron and the other five were suffocated.

How could they not understand the meaning of Lin Xuan's words?
That is: when the Oscars ceremony begins, Lin Xuan will not be afraid even if the Hollywood Directors Union finds out about their filming.

How not to be afraid?

There is only one possibility!
That is, "Titanic" can beat the crowd at the Oscars and win the last victory of the bet.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and lost their voice for a while.

……

……

Time passes day by day.

Since getting Lin Xuan's guarantee, Langman and his several great directors have let go of all their worries, and started five films of "Iron Man", "The Incredible Hulk", "Thor", "Captain America", and "Spider-Man". filming.

Lin Xuan's Marvel Universe officially kicked off without everyone's knowledge.

Lin Xuan became restless again.

He has to take care of all five movies.

Or six movies, plus a "Transformers 2" in the works.Due to Guo Qi's lack of experience, although Lin Xuan gave him the script first, the progress of "Transformers 2" fell behind Langman and the others.It can be seen from this that even China's top directors still have a huge gap compared with Hollywood's big directors in all aspects.If there is no access to learning, this gap will not be caught up in generations.

Six major productions involved a production cost of up to US$10 billion.

Seeing the production cost, Ma Bin was secretly stunned. The funds mobilized by Mr. Lin became more and more terrifying.In China, billionaires like Yinhaitian Entertainment and Baina Group don't even have a net profit of US$10 billion a year. Who would dare to make such a fuss?It is estimated that seeing the investment amount will scare the fool.

It means that the second world has a strong enough ability to make money, otherwise, if it is replaced by other companies, even the eight major Hollywood film companies cannot afford such a high cost.

But in the second world, Lin Xuan did it as soon as he said it!

"The second world is too rich."

"Indeed, it's terrible."

"I did the math, and the production cost of my "Spider-Man" was as high as 1.5 million U.S. dollars, but Mr. Lin agreed without even thinking about it."

"It's the same with me. When I proposed that "Iron Man" cost 2 million U.S. dollars, I was very apprehensive. I thought Mr. Lin would reject my lion's big mouth. Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin also agreed without hesitation."

"Before, when we were shooting movies, the capital has never been so refreshing, right?"

"never had."

The eyes of Langman, Byron and the other five were full of shock, and their tone revealed disbelief.When they were shooting movies before, it was not difficult for them to set up the crew, the shooting process, and the post-production. The most difficult thing was to raise funds.Especially for every major production with an investment of more than [-] million US dollars, it will take several months or even more than half a year just to find investment in the early stage, and sometimes there are dozens of investment companies.Because of investing in big movies, few companies dare to take risks alone.It was the first time they had seen a film company like Second World that invested in five major productions with an investment of more than [-] million yuan, all of which were independently invested.

Without great courage and confidence, no one would dare to make such a decision.

"It's no wonder Mr. Lin can achieve great things at such a young age."

"Boss Lin is amazing."

"Convinced."

"I used to be narrow-minded, but Mr. Lin has great courage."

Several people joined the second world, originally with their own goals.But now, they truly admired Lin Xuan and the Second World in their hearts.

At the same time, the five felt that the pressure on their shoulders became heavier. In the past, when they were making movies, they only needed to do their best, and the pressure was all on the capital side.But now they find the pressure on themselves.Lin Xuan gave them the investment so readily, if they can't produce a good movie, then they really won't be able to hang out in the director circle in the future.

Thinking of this, several people took a deep breath and secretly made up their minds: Lin Xuan must not be disappointed.

Maybe Lin Xuan didn't expect that he just readily agreed to the funding problem raised by the five people, but unexpectedly won the five people's hearts.

for the rest of the time.

Five films have started the intensive shooting process.

Since these films all have North American elements, the shooting locations and locations are all in North America.Because Lin Xuan is the screenwriter, producer, and producer of the film, he had to go to North America with him.

one day.

Two days.

Until one day, Lin Xuan, who was inspecting the filming site of "Iron Man", received a call from Huang Ming.

Huang Ming: "Boss Lin, are you on the set?"

Lin Xuan: "Well, I'm on the film crew of "Iron Man"."

Huang Ming: "You may have to rush back to Hollywood tomorrow, because the day after tomorrow is the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, you need to go back to the company in advance to prepare."

Lin Xuan was taken aback.

He didn't expect time to pass so quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it will be a month later.

He took a deep breath, and quickly said: "Okay, you immediately notify all the cast and crew of "Titanic" and let them gather in Hollywood tomorrow."

Huang Mingdao: "It has already been notified, everyone has rushed to Hollywood one after another today, just waiting for your arrival."

Lin Xuan said: "Then I will go back now."

Huang Ming: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xuan stood there in silence for a moment, with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes.

There seemed to be a fire burning in my heart.

(End of this chapter)