The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 605 Oscar’s Invitation

Lee Sheung Yew is not an actor, but he often reports to the press and many people know him.

As for the big power, it goes without saying that it is in full swing at this time.

The two of them were going out for a late-night snack, so they naturally had to dress up.

Li Shengyao put on a peaked cap and a mask.

Da Mi Mi changed his clothes and put on an ordinary sweater, paired with jeans and sneakers, just like a college student.

Of course hats and masks are a must.

She said she knew the authentic Yanjing delicacies and wanted to take Li Shengyao to try them.

Li Shengyao naturally didn't care.

Soon after, they came to a late-night snack stall in Xuanwu District. Da Mi Mi ordered several dishes, boiled water, and barbecue.

Then he found a corner and sat down.

There were not many customers in this late-night snack stall. Da Mi Mi took off his mask and whispered: "There are many foreigners around here. Those foreigners don't know us, so don't be so careful."

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "You don't have any reputation outside, but I am different. I am an international director."

Da Mi Mi rolled his eyes, stood up, set the bowls for Li Shengyao, washed his chopsticks, and poured him a cup of tea.

"Brother, I can't stand in the film industry. Is it true?"

Li Shengyao raised his tea cup and took a sip of tea. "It depends on how you define it. With your popularity, you are definitely not short of movies. However, in the eyes of the audience, you are mainly a TV drama actor. No one thinks you are a movie actor."

"why?"

"Didn't I say that after the "Tiny Times" tetralogy is filmed, you will be synonymous with bad movies from now on."

Da Mi Mi frowned, then pulled the chair closer to Li Shengyao.

"Isn't "Tiny Times" very good? The first two films have a box office of more than [-] million.

Biting Guo, Caijie Guo and others used to be transparent people in the mainland, but they suddenly became famous because of their childhood. "

She still doesn't understand why she can't become popular even though the box office is high.

"You also said that "The Breakup Master" is not good. I think it is very good. At the premiere, the laughter never stopped."

She then took out her mobile phone and quickly searched for news related to "The Breakup Master".

“You see the news about the premiere came out, there were several hot searches, and many film critics gave it good reviews.

There is also news about the premiere schedule. Major theaters are optimistic about "The Breakup Master" and they have increased the first day schedule of the movie. "

When Li Shengyao heard this, he looked at Da Mi Mi quietly. After she finished speaking, he said, "What else?"

"Also, filming movies and TV series is similar. I think there is no difference. I can adapt to it."

Her voice was slightly louder, with a bit of stubbornness in her tone, "I will work very hard, why can't I develop in the film industry?"

Lee Sheng-yew smiled, and then bluntly attacked: "You have never made a movie under a great director, so of course you don't understand the difference between acting in movies and TV series.

Let’s just talk about Zhang Manyu’s long-shot performance of face-offending in "Sweet Honey". Have you seen it in the TV series?
  When you filmed "Tiny Times 12", it was said to be a movie, but in fact it was almost the same as a MV. You only had to pose a few times, and there were not many consistent changes in expressions.

If you haven’t made a good movie, don’t think that movies and TV series are on the same level of art. "

Hearing this, Da Mi Mi glared at Li Shengyao, "Okay, even if I'm wrong, movies are more demanding than TV series, but that doesn't mean that I can't develop in the film industry because I acted in "Little Times", right?"

"After acting in "Tiny Times" for four times, how can you develop? You are not Maggie Cheung, who has transformed into a top-notch actor."

"Where's Feng Bingbing? She has so much shady information, she still has a foothold in the film industry."

The success of Yan Bingbing has influenced many female stars.

Carpet stars, black and red, have become the paths to fame that other actresses can learn from.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao was surprised and said: "So you thought that Pei Bingbing was very successful."

"Isn't it?"

Li Shengyao put down his tea cup and then said: "Bai Bingbing's most famous role should still be Jin Suo.

She is in the film industry, to put it nicely, there is a Tokyo Best Actress, which is a bit of a splash. In fact, she does not have a movie worth showing off. Among the big guys in the industry, who would care about the Tokyo Best Actress?
  The Shanghai Film Festival and the Tokyo Film Festival are both self-entertainment film festivals. Movies like "Guanyin Mountain" can show off their power, which is not interesting.

If you let "Sight and Sound" and "Cinéma Cahiers" rank it, "Guanyin Mountain" won't even make it into the top [-] of the year.

There really isn't much to say about a movie like this.

I won’t talk about big names like Zhang Manyu and Gong Li.

Yan Bingyan's status in the film industry is higher than that of Pi Bingbing, and she was killed in "A Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart". "

He paused for a moment and then continued: "Every time Pei Bingbing has a movie, she gets a lot of buzz, but she doesn't have box office appeal.

After all, Zhao Yanzi and Zhou Xun both have "Painted Skin 12", but Yan Bingbing doesn't have such a movie.

The reason why she keeps making movies is because there are people behind her who support her, and because she knows how to do things, she has connections in the mainland and Hong Kong Island.

She has a good drinking capacity and can accompany investors back and forth for several drinks. "

At this time, a waiter served the dishes. The first dish was spicy and sour fish. Li Shengyao picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish. "She was not successful. Besides, even if she is at her level, you can't reach it."

"Can't I?"

After hearing Li Shengyao's words, Da Mi Mi also felt that Feng Bingbing was average in the film industry, but he did not expect that she was not even up to this level.

"Of course not. I told you that she will come to trouble. She has connections in the mainland and Hong Kong circles, and there are people who support her. Do you have any?"

Lee Sheng-yew spat out a thorn and continued: "Although I think her film achievements are average, there is definitely no problem in beating you up.

Her acting skills are better than yours, and she is more dedicated than you.

"The Orphan of Zhao" She had put on her makeup early, and Brother Kaizi stared at her all morning.

As for you, you go around doing dramas, and you don't take it seriously when filming Brother Kaizi's movies. "

Speaking of Poet Chen, Da Mi Mi lost his expression.

"I understand, brother, please stop talking."

Li Shengyao did not answer the call. At this moment, several young people were chatting at the table next to him.

"The Breakup Master will be released in a few days. Do you guys want to see it? Our unit has increased tickets, and I got three."

"Da Mi Mi is the female lead, right? Watch a few times. Isn't "Tiny Times" disgusting enough?"

The unceremonious comment was not only heard by Li Shengyao, but also by the customers at other tables.

No one thought there was a problem.

When Da Mi Mi saw this, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Li Shengyao did not comfort him and continued to eat.

This late-night snack stall specializes in Sichuan cuisine, which is quite delicious. Li Shengyao and Da Mi Mi then had a non-stop chat, mainly about eating food.

Forty minutes later, Da Mi Mi touched his belly and then put on a mask. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the young man at the table next to him had not left yet.

She couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Brother, have I really not developed in the film industry?"

"Just wait, I'll tell you the opportunity in a few years."

"Then don't lie to me."

"What are you doing lying to you?"

The two then left the night snack stall together, and Li Shengyao asked: "Do I want to tell you tonight?"

Da Mi Mi was wearing a hat and a mask, only revealing a pair of fox eyes, which seemed more interesting.

If you can change into a nurse uniform, it will feel better.

When she heard Li Shengyao's words, she hesitated slightly. She wanted to trick Li Shengyao into giving her advice.

She has followed Li Shengyao's advice and bought the copyright of "The Story of Ancient Swords" and is currently filming it.

So next, should we continue to hang on, or should we give him something sweet?

If a man gets it, will he still cherish it?
  But Lee Sheng-yew is a great director, not an ordinary turtle boy. He will never fall into it if there is no benefit. Li Shengyao saw Da Mi Mi hesitate and waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm going back. I have to go to Beautiful Country in two days to save some energy."

After hearing this, Da Mi Mi once again thought of the high-spirited Director Li at the Venice Film Festival, and finally made up his mind.

"Brother, wait for me, you can tell me tonight."

I'm in my thirties, so I probably don't have much strength, so I just treated him like a ten-minute drip.

beep!

Injecting...

"The Breakup Master" has been promoting for the past half month. In order to cooperate with the crew's promotion, Da Mi Mi had already set the alarm clock on her mobile phone. The alarm rang at [-]:[-], and she sat up suddenly.

Seeing Li Shengyao lying on his side, he patted his forehead wordlessly and then hurriedly got up.

I thought the old man in his thirties was dying.

As a result, she worked from [-] o'clock to [-] o'clock in the morning. When she got up, she found that her legs were numb.

After washing, Da Mi Mi quickly got dressed.

At this time Li Shengyao opened his eyes.

"The dead person is not your wife, so you don't feel bad, right?"

“Don’t burn bridges by crossing rivers, don’t you feel good about it?”

Da Mi Mi pouted, then walked over and said, "Don't forget what you promised me. You will give me guidance in the future."

"Can't forget."

Li Shengyao reached out and patted it, and there was a snap, which was very elastic.

……

Lee Sing-yew has already discussed the premiere date schedule of "Three Billboards" with Han Sanping, and has also discussed the publicity plan with Maggie Cheung and Simon Yam.

Regarding the box office of this movie, he is very open-minded.

"Three Billboards" is not a purely enjoyable film. It has no big scenes and is unlikely to arouse widespread empathy.

If this movie has a box office of [-] million, that would be considered good.

He has no box office pressure.

He plans to release the movie at the end of September, and then leave it to Maggie Cheung and Simon Yam for promotion. He will let go and concentrate on preparing for the launch of "La La Land".

It can be said that preparations for "La La Land" began last year, and all preparations have been completed.

However, Lee Sheng-yew still has a lot of work to do.

He is quite busy. He won the Best Director at the Venice Film Festival and did not promote it much in China.

At this time, he should be racing against time, but he still needs to take time to go to the beautiful country of Los Angeles, because the China Magnesium Film Festival has begun and he is a special guest.

As you can tell from the name, the China Film Festival is a film festival composed of Chinese and American films.

It is said that in the first session, only seven films participated.

This year is the ninth, and the number of participating films has increased to [-], of which [-] are Chinese films, and there are about ten from China.

There is no doubt that this is a film festival that gives pork to Chinese films.

The organizers are Shanghai Film, China Film, Radio and Television, and Yinglong Media Company of Beautiful China. The boss of this company is a third-generation immigrant.

This third-generation man is quite visionary. He immigrated to a beautiful country and did not forget to organize Chinese people. He bought several radio stations in Los Angeles and established a pay TV station that usually broadcasts some Chinese movies and TV dramas.

When we organized the China Magnesium Film Festival in 2005, we contacted Shanghai Film, China Film, Changying, Huaxia, Radio and Television, and we had a wide network of contacts.

In short, this is someone people in the entertainment industry don't want to mess with.

Not only is Li Shengyao going to Los Angeles, but Lao Mouzi and Brother Kaizi will also go there.

Li Shengyao could imagine the expressions of Lao Mouzi and Brother Kaizi when they received the invitation.

So he took the same plane with Lao Mouzi and Brother Kaizi, and Li Shengyao rushed to Los Angeles.

Afterwards, I slept in the hotel and recovered from the jet lag. The next day I put on a suit and after the make-up artist took care of it, I planned to make a appearance and award awards to my connections.

The awards venue of the China Magnesium Film Festival has always been in Los Angeles, and the awards are called Golden Angel Awards.

After a preparation period for self-entertainment, the film festival "ended" successfully. At the award ceremony, Han Sanping couldn't help but blush when she saw Li Shengyao looking at him, but she still had the courage to praise the film festival for Chinese films. It is an important display window and has made great contributions to the internationalization of Chinese films.

Immediately afterwards, the award ceremony officially began.

Although this award carries the word film festival, it will also award awards in the TV series category.

Lee Sheung Yew presented a Best Director Award, and the winner was Zhao Yanzi.

Lao Mouzi presented the best film, and the winning film was "Guild Wars".

After the award ceremony, there was naturally a celebration banquet.

Li Shengyao, Lao Mouzi, and Brother Kaizi all went to attend. Brother Kaizi lives in a beautiful state-owned property and plans to stay at home for a few days after attending the celebration banquet.

Li Shengyao and Lao Mouzi planned to return to China quickly.

Although this film festival was held in Los Angeles, right next to Hollywood, no big Hollywood names came, and there were also a few strange countrymen at the celebration banquet.

The award-winning celebrity artists were very happy, but both Lee Sheng-yao and Lao Mouzi felt embarrassed and wanted to leave immediately.

While the celebration banquet was going on, a group of foreigners with white skin and blue eyes came over.

Li Shengyao knows several people, including people from Paramount, Warner, Disney, and Universal.

These people all walked towards Li Shengyao.

The person who is most familiar with him is naturally Warner's Toby Emmerich.

"Lee, the person looking for you tonight is not me, but Bill McNichol."

Fenghua's cooperation with Warner Bros. and Cheng Long continues. They make a "rescue" movie every year, steadily earning US$[-] million at the box office.

Li Shengyao and Toby have always been in contact.

After hearing this, he looked to the other side. Bill McNicholk had a white beard. He had an ordinary appearance and an average figure, but his eyes were very bright and could be described as piercing.

This eldest brother is the current chief seal of the Oscar Academy. He was once the president of Fox and was called Fox's most successful executive by the media.

Li Shengyao didn't understand why Bill came here, and others didn't understand either. However, the president of the Oscar Academy came here, and the cards were still high.

"Li, I'm glad you came to Los Angeles. When I heard you were coming, I immediately put down all my work. I want to share this honor with you face to face."

"What is it?"

Bill waved his hand, and his assistant stepped forward and handed over a letter of appointment.

"Li, this is the appointment letter for the lifetime Oscar judges. Please accept it. We need outstanding filmmakers like you to participate in the Oscars."

It turned out to be the Oscar jury appointment letter.

On the Internet, Oscar judges are portrayed as magical, but in fact they are not magical at all.

The Oscars have a total of about [-] judges, including more than [-] judges from beautiful countries, and more than [-] others from all over the world.

Chinese films are still very important. There are more than [-] people in mainland China, Hong Kong Island and Wanwan combined, which should be the most in Asia.

For example, Wang Sunglasses and Chief Jia are both Oscar judges.

Of course, it is of extraordinary significance to have Oscar's chief seal come in person to issue the letter of appointment.

Everyone else seems to be sending emails.

Li Shengyao took the letter of appointment and hugged Bill gently, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu Xi."

Bill shook his head, "Li, we are very optimistic about you. We should have cooperated more closely."

A group of people headed by Bill then sat down.

Bill raised his glass, clinked it with Li Shengyao, and expressed his true thoughts, "Lee, come and participate in the Oscars. You are fully capable of competing for the Oscars."

(End of this chapter)