The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 373 "The King of Science Fiction is Crowned!" ([-] in [-])

The fifth day of the new year.

The Spring Festival holiday has not yet passed, and the two teachers, Father Chen and Mother Tang, have already gathered with the parents of the Tang family in Chen Jingxing's house in the capital, waiting in front of the TV.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after Chen Jingxing finished his stage for "Tang Detective II", he brought a group of people to Los Angeles. Because Chen Jingxing was not around, the two parents came to Beijing together this year to accompany Tang Xin, a pregnant woman.

Tang Xin has been pregnant for nearly seven months, and has already said goodbye to work. If not, she would really like to go to the award ceremony with Chen Jingxing.

During the long advertisement before the broadcast, Teacher Yang couldn't help picking up his mobile phone to browse the "Headline News". Isn't it the opponent of "Liar"? It is said that Xiao Jing's odds are ranked third, and this Oscar lottery can be gambled?"

Teacher Chen and Father Tang went to the balcony to smoke and chat together. In the living room of Nuo Da, only Teacher Yang, Mother Tang and Tang Xin were leaning on the sofa, watching the endless commercials on TV, and From time to time, there are trailers for the broadcast of the Oscars that seduce viewers not to switch channels.

Tang's mother smiled and comforted: "It's a great achievement to be nominated for an Oscar. You didn't read the Internet saying that Xiaojing got 14 nominations for two films this time, which is already a record. Can Americans easily give you awards like Best Film?"

With such a director son-in-law, the Tang family's parents have basically become half movie fans, and they also know a lot about the film and entertainment circles, similar to the two teachers of the Chen family.

Tang Xin also rubbed her belly, comforting her mother-in-law: "Many of these sayings on the Internet are for the purpose of saving character. Aren't we Hua people all such characteristics? How come you are humble."

Just as he was talking, the advertisement of the movie channel ended and a studio appeared.

"...As the world's largest film festival, the annual Oscars ceremony will gather the attention of movie fans all over the world. This time, 1905 Movie Network and Movie Channel Media Center will be the broadcasters of the Oscars in three different versions, all-round and multi-angle. The whole process will be broadcast on TV and online..."

The host of the studio spoke the opening remarks with a sweet smile and introduced the guests.

Wearing a suit and oiling his hair, Wu Heng solemnly followed the host's introduction, and greeted the camera a little nervously: "Hello host, hello viewers, I'm Wu Heng, the film and television commentator up master 'Lycra Starman' .”

For this Oscar broadcast, because of Chen Jingxing, the movie channel put an extraordinary emphasis on it. Not only did it broadcast simultaneously on TV and the Internet, but it also provided a professional translation team to provide a simultaneous interpretation version, and invited guests to give commentary.

The host, veteran film critic Jiang Yong, and the famous film and television commentary up host "Lycra Starman" chatted about Oscar while watching.

After the guests were introduced and chatted with each other for a while, the scene turned to the red carpet at the awards ceremony.

And in the live broadcast room on the Internet, the barrage is also excited.

[Lu Hongzhe! !Awesome! 】

[I Zhe is the first actor born in the 90s to walk on the Oscar red carpet with his work, haha, all the four returnees, please stand aside! 】

[Xiaoyue is too rusty, let me call you husband! 】

[Bao Jianfeng comes from sharpening, plum blossoms come from bitter cold, and finally lived up to me. I have persisted for so many years. Since then, the 85 flowers are not worthy of my monthly shoes.]

[Lei Da's head is getting bigger and bigger, Oscar's shot is too ruthless]

[Wu Yue's black tail skirt is so intellectual, is it a high order?]

【Jingshen is still so handsome】

[Good guy, this is so dark, all the leading actors of "Matrix" and "Gravity" are here? 】

Facing the blinding spotlight, after accepting the host's interview, Chen Jingxing followed Jeff Miller's waving and walked over.

Jeff Miller seemed a little complacent. The complacency was not because of Universal Pictures' performance this year, but after the Waterloo of "The New Mummy", especially after "Matrix", which was abandoned by Universal, was kicked out of the ring. President Robert's prestige has been greatly reduced, and Jeff's status as senior vice president in Universal Pictures has also been further improved.

He was also responsible for the awards of "Gravity" and "Matrix". If it wasn't for this, even if the structure of the Oscar judges has changed a lot, it would be difficult to achieve such brilliant nomination results.

Jeff has gathered many producers here, as well as many Hollywood stars.

Chen Jingxing received a very warm greeting, which did not match his status as a foreign director at all, which made him a little puzzled for a while.

But soon he heard the words from several producers.

It turned out that Hollywood had been rumoring that Chen Jingxing might come to Hollywood to make movies, and he would cooperate with Universal Pictures to make movies.

After "Gravity" and "Matrix", two of the world's best-selling movies, Chen Jingxing's status has reached the point where these Hollywood producers and stars cannot ignore it.

If one year ago, if he came to Hollywood, if he wanted to make a sci-fi blockbuster, he would not be able to get 100% of the editing rights.

But now, if Chen Jingxing wants to come to Hollywood, even the two giants of Disney and Warner will treat him with courtesy, and the treatment he can get will definitely not be inferior to the top business leaders in Hollywood today.

Not to mention editing rights, if he proposes a project, even if it is an original script, as long as the budget is within 2 million, the studio will actively consider it.

The rumors with nose and eyes made Chen Jingxing a little bit dumbfounded, but it wasn't all rumors, DreamWorks and Universal co-produced indeed already in progress.

"Matrix II" will introduce investment from Universal Pictures. Of course, this has nothing to do with Hollywood, but "The Ninth District" that Tian Xinye is preparing is indeed a co-production, and there are also non-Chinese characters in it.

There is even DreamWorks preparing to jointly develop a zombie-themed movie with Universal Pictures. Of course, Universal Pictures has not yet made up its mind, after all, this theme is indeed too niche.

Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, for Hollywood producers and actors, there is nothing to lose if they have a good relationship with Chen Jingxing.

After the red carpet stage, Qin Zhonghe joined Chen Jingxing with the main creators of the two films, entered the theater, and took a seat under the guidance of the staff.

The two leading actors of "Matrix", Lv Hongzhe and Yan Xiaoyue, came to such an occasion for the first time, so they were still a little nervous. After all, let alone an award that attracts worldwide attention like the Oscars, neither of them had ever participated in a domestic awards ceremony.

When "Matrix" was released, the Hundred Flowers Awards had already ended, and we had to wait for this year's Golden Rooster Awards to win the award.

On the left of Chen Jingxing are Qin Zhonghe and the crew of "Gravity", and on the right are the leading actors of "Matrix".

"Want to eat?" Chen Jingxing took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket as if by magic, and asked Yan Xiaoyue with a smile.

Yan Xiaoyue was a little surprised, she quickly shook her head, her eyes indicated that there was a camera.

Chen Jingxing took out another piece and handed it to Lu Hongzhe, and said indifferently: "Relax, I have plenty of chocolates, Lei Ge hides more, the Oscar awards are not inferior to the Spring Festival Gala, don't wait until you win the award, you can even stand up and hug it And the strength to applaud is gone.”

Lei Jiayin smiled under everyone's gaze: "Director Chen and I are both experienced drivers."

The freedom of Chen Jingxing and Lei Jiayin also affected the nervous others to a certain extent. Yan Xiaoyue thanked her, and quickly took the chocolate. She didn't know if she was too nervous or really hungry, and her stomach cramped.

The others were more or less in high spirits and didn't realize that Chen Jingxing was a veteran driver of the awards ceremony after all, and he had seen many big scenes, so he was keenly aware of Yan Xiaoyue's problem.

Every year, the Oscars are a carnival for movie fans and the media, but on the other hand, it is a nightmare for stars, especially female stars.

That's all for the boys, and the women are all wearing dresses, so there is absolutely no place to hide their stomachs. In order to show the best results, Yan Xiaoyue has not eaten for almost a day, and because she is too nervous, her stomach will naturally feel uncomfortable.

Of course, the other main creative members of the two movies are not too different, they didn't eat much, and going to the bathroom in the middle is really troublesome.

"Oh, my life is worth it." After distributing the chocolates, Lei Jiayin sighed: "Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers have participated, and Oscar can also come to hang out."

Lei Jiayin starred in "Signal" and "Gravity". In the past two years, he has gone through all the major award ceremonies in China. He has a lot of experience. Bringing chocolates to the awards show or participating in the Golden Rooster Awards in 15 is what Luo Chen taught him. , it took even longer for Luochen to participate in the award presentation at the Orlando Fantastic Film Festival.

"Help me see if there is any stain on my teeth?" Wu Yue swallowed a large piece of chocolate and covered his face for Lei Jiayin to check, and then taunted: "You have attended so many award ceremonies because you are here on a trip? I haven't seen that yet." What award did you get?"

"Isn't the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor an award? The Golden Rooster is more important than the Hundred Flowers." Lei Jiayin was a little unconvinced.

Lei Jiayin did lack some luck in awards. Although he participated in many award ceremonies, he only won the Golden Rooster Best Supporting Actor for "Signal". On the contrary, Wu Yue won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress with "Gravity".

"Brother Lei, don't be discouraged, Oscar, you will definitely come again in the future." Chen Jingxing joked.

Lei Jiayin was startled, and pointed to the giant statuettes on both sides of the stage: "What? You mean that "The Martian" can win... Best Actor?"

Chen Jingxing rolled his eyes: "Brother Lei, what are you thinking? What I'm saying is that you still have a chance to travel around again. It shouldn't be a problem for "Mars" to be nominated for a technical award."

Lei Jiayin's disappointed expression made everyone chuckle, and for a while, Yan Xiaoyue and the others relaxed from their nervousness.

With a blast of music, the big screen went dark—the awards ceremony was about to begin.

The host of this year's Oscars is James Brown, the host of "The Tonight Show with James" on which Chen Jingxing once appeared.

Naturally, James would not let the old acquaintance go, and frequently teased Chen Jingxing.

"A lot of people are shocked and even skeptical that two sci-fi blockbusters swept [-] nominations this year. Isn't it crazy? I think your skepticism is right."

James looked at the camera: "You have noticed something wrong since the Oscar nomination list came out, right? You can't explain it, but you feel it, you think there is something wrong with this world, you don't know what's wrong, but you just know that there is something wrong with this world. question.

I have two pills here. "

The laughter in the arena grew louder, Chen Jingxing looked at the camera with a smile on his hands, showing a helpless expression.

James said and stretched out his hands, and the camera also advanced to his hands.

"One red, one blue, if you choose the blue pill, you will still live in all these illusions and illusions, when you choose the red pill, you can wake up from the matrix, from the real world Come on, there is no Chen Jingxing, no "Gravity", and no "Matrix"...

wow!The scavenger is here, I'll go first..."

Then amidst the long and warm applause, cheers and whistles, a group of men in black came out from the backstage and lined up to perform the show.

The barrage exploded just like the scene.

[Come on!Absolutely! 】

【Haha, director Chen opened his mouth in astonishment, it's so funny】

[Xiaoyue's smile is so sweet, ah - she waved at the camera! 】

[I'm the face of "Matrix"! 】

[The host said what I wanted to say, the nominations of "Gravity" and "Matrix" are really crazy]

[I don't understand why "Matrix" wasn't nominated for Best Picture! 】

[It would be great if they can make "Gravity" a finalist, but how about "Matrix", it's really a bit too commercial. 】

Chen Jingxing also looked at each other in surprise with the creators of the two films. He really didn't know about the Oscar program before, nor was he interested in exploring it. He didn't expect to surprise him at the beginning.

"Couldn't it be courtesy first and soldiers first, send us away with these performances, and let us go back empty-handed later, as a comfort to us?"

Lei Jiayin mumbled softly and greeted a circle of white eyes.

In this way, the Oscars are interspersed with rounds of awards during the singing and dancing program.

Even on the stage of the Oscars, Chen Jingxing's spirit inevitably began to become a little sluggish.

Until the first awards related to him began to be awarded.

Best Original Score.

The recognized "Gravity" basically has no rivals, so it was no surprise that the award once again fell into the hands of Jiang Ming, the chief conductor of the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra.

Jiang Ming took the statuette backstage and returned to his seat. Even though he was worried about the camera, the statuettes were passed on one by one, and the two film crews played with them one after another.

"Hungry ghost, you." Wu Yue complained in ventriloquism while maintaining a decent smile, and his subordinates snatched the little golden man from the reluctant Lei Jiayin.

"Maybe this is the last one." Lei Jiayin once again drew the eyes of the people around him: "I am trying to save my character, do you understand?"

In the studio where the domestic movie channel broadcast live, Jiang Yong, a professional film critic who was invited as a guest, talked eloquently under the host's question:

"I don't think this is a good start. After all, the Oscars are not Golden Globes. The votes of thousands of judges will be more conservative and more stable than the professional judges' Golden Globes.

The best original soundtrack is the most certain of "Gravity", I don't think it can explain anything.

Although the two films were shortlisted for many awards, their competitors are also very strong. "Brooklyn" is a movie about the Civil War, and its editing, costumes, and artistic effects are all top-notch in this genre...

"Children's Ambition" even has a 30-minute long shot, which is enough to be included in the history of Oscar-nominated films...

"The Liar" tells the story of Germany's occupation of Poland, and is even adapted from real events. The creative team members are all excellent filmmakers who have participated in "Schindler's List". The completion of editing, lens and other aspects is quite high, I think this movie is likely to be the biggest winner of this year's Oscars..."

Wu Heng also couldn't help interjecting: "Yes, especially considering the Jewish factor..."

It's not that he deliberately bad-mouthed "Gravity" and "Matrix", or that he was trying to improve his character. In fact, "Liar" is indeed a big hit for this Oscar, from all aspects.

The plot of the movie is about the occupied Poland in 1943. The Jews were restricted to live in an independent segregated area. A middle-aged Jew spread the news of the advance of the Allied forces and the retreat of the German army to the people around him every day. Everyone thought that He heard these good news from his own private radio broadcast, but in fact, the hero made up big lies to encourage his compatriots to persevere...

It’s almost full of buffs, Oscar likes this kind of movie the most.

"Liar" also won the Golden Globe Award for best film before, and director Frank Bayez lost to Chen Jingxing in the Golden Globe Award for best director.

And this has not reduced its voice in the Oscars, because the Oscars, which are close to the "union awards", are indeed more "stable" and "conservative" than the Golden Globes, which are awarded by dozens of professional judges, and rarely take risks easily. .

The barrage of the webcast also caused commotion due to the discussion between the two guests. Even Chen Jingxing's fans had to admit that what the two guests said was quite reasonable.

[The Lycra star is a well-known "Meng Blow" and "Jing Fan", he is not optimistic about it...]

[I watched "Liar" and "Brooklyn", the costumes, shots and editing of these two are indeed top-notch, the host's words are indeed a bit arrogant]

[The long shot of "Children's Ambition" is also excellent, 30 minutes, can "Gravity" be comparable? 】

[Is the movie a longer shot? 】

[Jing Fan is too glass-hearted, aren't you also blowing up the long shots of "Gravity" every day?Now that your skills are not as good as yours, you start playing rogue again?Moreover, their long shots are real, unlike "Gravity", which is all CG special effects. 】

[Where did the sour chicken come from, so despise "Gravity" and Chen Jingxing, why are you in the live broadcast room?Looking for abuse?Chen Jingxing has the most nominations]

[Hehe, you crazy fans of Li An and Wang Jiawei who touch porcelain every day are as arrogant as ever, Oscar was set up for your Jingshen?Without your Jingshen, I would pay attention to it every year. My favorites are "Children's Ambition" and "Liar". I hope these two true works of art can get the awards they deserve]

【M Sheepdog...】

[Unlike you stupid fans who have no independent thinking ability, I only support the movies I like, and I will not support a commercial film director who tarnishes the temple of film art just because of the narrow idea of ​​nationality]

Not to mention the concerns and debates of domestic netizens, the subsequent failure of two consecutive awards for which "Matrix" was shortlisted also seemed to verify the guest's statement.

Until the award for best art direction was awarded.

[Haha, the second kill in "Gravity"! 】

【opened again】

[Three kills! ! ? 】

[Fuck! ?Best Sound Editing? 】

【Win the prize again?I just went to the bathroom, and when I came back, I saw a Chinese face on stage to receive an award, three kills? 】

【Best sound effect?Is it different from sound clips? 】

[Best sound effect! "Gravity"! 】

【Four kills...】

[Absolutely, absolutly, that Shabby from before didn’t make a sound?What about your home 30-minute long shot?Oh, I forgot that there is no Oscar for Best Long Shot]

[Five kills!Five kills!BEST VISUAL EFFECTS!Haha, Director Chen and the others are too lazy to get up and hug, haha]

[The host started to tease Jingshen again, haha]

[Best Photography! !six kills]

[God, it's too exaggerated! ! ! 】

[Haha, Lycra Starman, Jiang Yong and the host are all silent, haha, silence is tonight's movie channel]

[Even the award presenters looked a little helpless]

[The external network has been maxed out! 】

[It's not just outside the Internet, the media editors are all too busy, it's too late to announce the good news]

[There are a lot of people on the forum who haven't watched the live broadcast, they are all confused, and they are all asking how many awards they won]

[Best Foreign Language Film!Seven kills! 】

[I'm not in the mood to be excited anymore. Give me the whole thing. I didn't even get a little surprise at the Best Foreign Language Film Awards]

[Did you also get the best foreign language film?Isn't that the second Chinese film after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? 】

[Let's just choose the second part and the third part, it doesn't matter anymore]

[Is it gone below? 】

[The technical awards are almost finished, right? 】

[Why are there a few foreigners who are in the same group as Chen Jingxing?]

[That's from Universal Special Effects, the winner of Best Visual Effects]

"Wow! It was a crazy journey just now, wasn't it?" The host James spread his hands and looked at the audience: "But please don't worry, I repeat, this is the matrix, not the real world, everyone go back to sleep and the next day In the morning, you will find that everything tonight is an illusion..."

But obviously the host's jokes couldn't appease the shock of the guests.

Facing the camera under the stage, Chen Jingxing's face was already stiff with laughter, or the main creative teams of the two films were a little numb, it was hard to tell whether it was numbness from happiness or numbness from shock.

At the beginning, every time they won an award, everyone would hug the winner. By the time the Nth award was handed out, everyone didn't even bother to stand up, and even began to applaud perfunctorily.

"What are you doing, Brother Lei?" Chen Jingxing suppressed his excitement by changing the subject: "Your legs are all up on the seat."

"Get out of the way." Lei Jiayin asked in a daze, "What's the next award?"

Lu Hongzhe, who got a statuette from someone who didn't know who kept caressing him, couldn't help laughing in a low voice: "It's an animation feature, there is no "Gravity", and the technical awards are all over."

This crazy wholesale of statuettes gave Chen Jingxing's area [-] more statuettes—although he won seven prizes, one prize sometimes corresponded to more than one winner.

It's just crazy.

It was not until the award of the best original screenplay that Chen Jingxing recovered from his crazy emotions. This was also the first and last award that "Matrix" won at this year's Oscars.

Because Chen Jingxing wasn't sure if he would have the chance to play again, so he said all the words of thanks in one go.

In the capital city, Chen Jingxing's home.

"Mom, don't cry, don't cry." Tang Xin amusedly took out a tissue and wiped the tear-stained Teacher Yang's face.

Teacher Chen also made a look of disgust: "You cried once at the Golden Globe Awards last time, and this kid won't change his winning words, so you can cry again."

But even though he was talking about his wife and complaining about his son who was thousands of miles away, the corners of Teacher Chen's mouth almost reached his ears, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy, and his face was flushed even more.

Because of his son, Mr. Chen has also learned a lot about the Oscars, knowing that the influence of this award in the world cannot be compared with the Golden Globes.

Tang's father and Tang mother also had fun together with the two teachers, they all said that their son-in-law was only half a son, Chen Jingxing was able to stand in front of the national audience to thank his wife and relatives, they were also honored.

"I remember that there is a bottle of Moutai in Xiaojing's wine cabinet? How many cups do we brothers drink?" Father Tang is a hero in wine, and he has long been thinking about the bottles of famous wine that his son-in-law was given here.

"Okay!" Mr. Chen answered boldly, while carefully looking at Mr. Yang who was wiping the corners of his eyes with a tissue.

Teacher Yang and Tang Xin looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing, "Hmph, just this once!"

Thousands of miles away.

"...the Oscars dazzle you tonight with five talented directors—Frank Bayez, Liar

Maren Arder, "Brooklyn"

Byrne Howard, "A Place to Live and Die"

……

Johnson Chen, "Gravity"

The bullet screen is full of people's names:
【Frank Bayets】

【Frank Bayets】

……

Apparently the audience is also trying to save Chen Jingxing's character.

Lei Jiayin touched Chen Jingxing lightly, and Chen Jingxing shook his head lightly. Although he still had a decent smile on his face, the tension in his heart reached its peak.

Far beyond the time of the Golden Globes.

After all, it is an Oscar with unparalleled influence in the world film industry.

It's the crown.

The movie "Liar" is indeed very popular with the mainstream, not to mention that the director is a Jew, and the protagonist of the movie is also a Jew. Even the Hollywood media called "The Liar" the second of "Schindler's List".

The Golden Globe Award unexpectedly awarded the best director to himself, which shocked many Hollywood media.

But the Golden Globe Awards only have dozens of judges, so it is not uncommon to make radical choices... Oscar has thousands of judges, once the number is large, the choices will be close to the normal distribution, that is, stable And "old-fashioned," or traditional.

but……

After Chen Jingxing exchanged glances with Jeff Miller, the senior vice president of Universal not far away, he suddenly realized that Jeff Miller is also a Jew.

His mother was Jewish...

"And the oscar goes to—" After deliberately clumsily tearing off the envelope for a while, the guest of honor, John Muska, who is also the winner of the Oscar for Best Director, raised his tone and whetted his appetite, then glanced at the jammed paper glance.

His eyes suddenly shrank, but it took only a moment to return to normal, and he read the name above meaningfully.

With a sound of "buzz", the originally quiet venue seemed like a volcano erupted. Everyone turned their heads to look at Chen Jingxing, with uncontrollable expressions of surprise.

A director who is only 25 years old.

Still the director of Hua Guo.

Relying on a sci-fi film with a global box office of more than 10 billion US dollars to win the Oscar for Best Director?
No matter whether you are prepared or not, when the dream result really comes, no one can not be shocked.

Oscar did it! ?

Witnessed history is this? !

Many guests even mouthed "WTF!" in disbelief.

Chen Jingxing, who was supposed to be the most excited, might have been overly surprised, but instead his mind was sober as never before, and he even managed to think of other thoughts.

"It seems that the best film is "Liar"... Also, such a movie must be recognized with a heavyweight award..."

In the incoherent exclamation of the domestic TV host, in the crazy barrage of the live video, in front of the screen at home, Mr. Chen’s excited expression because he drank a few cups of wine, while Mr. Yang was crying with joy, and at Tang Xin Rubbing his stomach and muttering to himself.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of millions of people around the world, Chen Jingxing stepped onto the stage again.

He took the "crown" with his name engraved on the bottom, confirmed it, and moved closer to the microphone: "Uh, I just checked, it is indeed my name..."

The shocked atmosphere of the audience was dissolved by laughter.

"I wanted to hold up the trophy and shout that I was the king of the world." Chen Jingxing glanced across the audience, and then fell on the camera: "But it suddenly occurred to James that this is the matrix, and the world king of the matrix is ​​a robot, and I am human..."

Laughter sounded again, but the four words "King of the World" did arouse the memories of many people.

For a commercial director like Chen Jingxing who has countless movie fans all over the world and whose movies are popular all over the world, the significance of winning the Oscar for Best Director is by no means comparable to that of ordinary directors.

Many people looked at Chen Jingxing as if watching another legend.

Just like that guy named James Cameron 20 years ago.

"... science fiction means the future, it means hope, it is where we are going.

I want to borrow a series of "what if" questions from science fiction movies.For example, if human beings or yourself face such a situation in the real world, how would you choose?

Why do we need sci-fi movies?Because every little "I" is eager to get rid of the shackles of mediocrity, go to the future and look back at the present, and find a home for the soul in the vast space and time..."

The 89th Oscar ended when "Liar" won the best picture, but "Liar" is not the protagonist of this Oscar.

The next day, the Hollywood Daily published a special report on the Academy Awards ceremony.

The cover was covered with photos of Chen Jingxing holding up the statuette.

and the title is

"The king of science fiction is crowned!"

(End of this chapter)