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Chapter 68 Oscar: Cosmic Pirate Award

Landing in New York, Lu Pingan took a breath of the air, but there was no sweet smell, only the smell of various perfumes and body odors.

For the first time, Lu Pingan felt that being in good health was not a good thing.

Good sense of smell, suffer!
After leaving the customs, Hu Qingquan picked up the plane.

The two haven't seen each other for several months, and now they have no identity.

"How was the filming?"

After meeting, Hu Qingquan asked.

"It's not bad. I think there is still some progress this time. The main reason is that commercial films are not like other films. It is not difficult to train actors, and Guorong's acting skills are also very good. It is easy to shoot, but there are still difficulties. Special effects shooting It's actually a test of skill..."

Lu Pingan said a lot.

These words probably can only be said in front of Hu Qingquan and Jiang Wen.

Hu Qingquan was very happy after hearing this: "If you open your mouth and say how the box office of this film will be in the future, I will interrupt you on the spot. Now it seems that you are not bad!"

"Who made me your favorite student!"

"Hahaha I'm so ashamed, I can only teach you in theory, and I haven't actually made a few movies."

"Then if you have a chance, shoot it, I'll invest in you!"

"Forget it, if you don't have the energy, you will almost lose your legs running the film festival for you."

"Get someone else to run."

"That's not okay, how can I rest assured of others..."

The master and apprentice chatted happily, and the plane to Los Angeles also arrived.

Hu Qingquan talked about the interesting things he heard about the Oscar awards.

To put it simply, the nomination list of each project is selected by the branch society of the academy to select the nomination list of the category, for example, animation nominations are selected, and directors select directors.

After the nomination list came out, it was a one-person-one-vote democratic vote, using the same preference voting system as in old American politics.

To put it simply, everyone votes according to the list. The top-ranked film must pass 50% to be considered valid. The last one is still eliminated after less than 50%, and then everyone continues to choose, which is very interesting.

This is also a system that is basically unique to old American politics and the Oscars.

In other film festivals, a few or a dozen judges usually choose a certain award. In contrast, Oscar has 6000 members voting, and no one can control the number of votes and the results, which is obviously more fair.

Of course it also comes up: shit, my favorite movie got eliminated in the end, I had to choose something else, and wow my second favorite got eliminated too! ! !This happens.

Of course, all the judges can vote for films that have not been seen. This is morality, not compulsory.

Therefore, it will happen that professionals from other branches vote for non-professional votes. For example, the actor union votes for cartoons, and recording professionals vote for special effects, and there will be:

Ouch!I haven't seen this film, but I've heard of it. If I'm in a hurry, I'll vote for him.

Ouch!I ate a Disney dinner, sorry, then vote for this Disney animated short, although I haven't watched it.

Ouch!I'm so sleepy to catch a plane, I'll just choose a movie my son likes.
This is not a joke, and many people complained about it later.

There is an article on the Internet written like this: [Shocked!How ignorant the judges of the 87th Academy Awards are about animation and special effects! ! ! 】

Translation: Imagine such a world!The most eye-catching animation award: The Academy Award for animation is selected by those who have no animation expertise or any animation aesthetic! !
in this world!A judge's selection of the best animated short film depends only on whether there is a puppy in the film (referring to Disney's "Feast Delicious Feast", which won the best animated short film at the 87th Oscar)
in this world! !One judge thought Irish animated film "Song of the Sea" and RB animated film "Kaguya Princess" were "garbage", and they didn't even watch any of them, but still voted for this year's Oscar for best animated feature film
Therefore, it is indeed reasonable for Oscar to be weaker than the top three in Europe.

It's just that with the increasing prosperity of commercial films and the constant changes in the international landscape, the three major European futures may not have imagined that the Oscars, which they had never seen before, would soon give them a backstab
Hu Qingquan laughed while talking, not happy.

Lu Pingan didn't know much about Oscar, but he had heard about it.

Now it sounds like Oscar is really a cosmic cheating award.

But the inside story belongs to the inside story, and the gold content belongs to the gold content.

What Lu Pingan wants is not recognition of his artistic level, but an award.

Very utilitarian idea, but also the most practical.

Hu Qingquan continued: "We don't need to think too much about these things. The task now is to get the qualifications for the competition. Tomorrow is the first day of commercial screenings. I think the effect will be good. Your sign has been released, and many people have noticed it." ..."

One of the ways for short films to participate in the Oscar competition is to qualify for registration through theater screenings.

The film needs to be screened commercially in designated theaters in the Los Angeles area for 7 consecutive days within the specified time, with at least one screening per day.

As long as you can get the screening certificate provided by the theater, you can apply for Oscar short films.

And during the seven days of screening, it is also a good time for preliminary public relations.

Hu Qingquan said: "Tomorrow night there will be a lot of heavyweights coming, last year's Oscar short film judge Sa Shang is one of them, then we have a good chat, if you want to win an Oscar, it is different from the top three in Europe, you have to be able to yell, fortunately The quality of our film is excellent, and a dedicated public relations team has already contacted us."

"Don't worry, Hu, just go ahead and do it, the money is enough."

Lu Pingan patted his chest pocket.

Oscar needs public relations, of course he knows about it.

Before coming this time, he deducted 500 million RMB from Burger King through the legal and compliant operations of Uncle Liao and Xiang Guoqiang, and only kept about 300 million RMB at home. Most of the rest has now been converted into US dollars. A total of about 240 million US dollars,.

Including the more than 70 U.S. dollars in Hu Qingquan's hands, the total is more than 310 million U.S. dollars.

However, only a small part of the money will be used for public relations. After all, the short film is just a short film, so it doesn’t take that much money, and more of it is used to buy stocks and do projects.

Especially buying stocks.

Penguin didn’t get to invest. At the beginning, it was because the time travel was too late, and after the time travel, he couldn’t make millions of dollars to enter the market immediately. If he missed it, he would miss it. Just buy tradable shares in the future.

The World Cup is because I really don’t remember it, so there’s nothing I can do about it.

But NetEase stock must be bought.

This is the only remaining fortune of the Prophet.

It’s okay if you don’t remember something like this, but if you remember it and have the ability to do it, then naturally you have to participate, such as Moutai.

Xiang Guoqiang is already in operation now, and it is estimated that he will call after landing in Los Angeles.

Hu Qingquan laughed directly after hearing this: "Are you going to shoot the mosquito with a cannon?"

The money in Hu Qingquan’s hands is about 70 US dollars. This amount is quite extravagant for public relations short films. Most of them don’t need that much, maybe a hundred thousand is enough. If so, it would cost millions to start.

Lu Pingan also smiled and said, "Anyway, it's enough, just be prepared."

Lu Pingan didn't have anything else in mind, so the short film opportunity was only this time.

If you can succeed, you cannot fail.

"It's good to be prepared, but I don't think the money is still needed."

Hu Qingquan opened his notebook and said, "Short films are not as exclusive as long films, they are not as exclusive, and their importance is not as high. Our public relations will not take too much effort."

As he spoke, he pointed to a series of names of film festivals on his notebook and said, "And our films are of good quality. I have already received invitations from many film festivals. After this screening, I will take it to the film festivals. They all have direct access to the Oscars." I don’t think it’s a big problem to win prizes in the channel’s film festivals, and I’m afraid I can make some money by going around, and in addition, going around the film festivals is actually public relations, which can save a lot of money.”

Speaking of this, Hu Qingquan is full of regrets: "At the beginning, the screening rights of several short films were sold early. If I kept it in my hands, I would be able to participate in the next year's Oscars. "Employed Life" can also participate in next year's Oscars. The chances of winning are also very high, after all, they have won awards, and many people say it's a pity, because they all know this film."

The entry requirements for the Oscars are not as strict as those of the three major European awards, but there is also a restriction, that is, those who have won awards in other international awards cannot remove the release of media other than theaters within the next 6 months, so that they can participate in the next one. year's Oscars.

The rest of Lu Ping'an's short films sold the screening rights and were broadcast on various national TV stations, so they were not eligible for the competition.

Hu Qingquan didn't really understand it at the time, or in other words, film practitioners across the country didn't know much about the Oscars as well as the top three in Europe. Only after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the award in 01 did they start to pay attention. I was also scolded, saying it was meaningless, and the social atmosphere changed really quickly.

In addition, before Hu Qingquan met Lu Ping'an, he was indeed only a domestic academic, and he only communicated with some people in Europe. It's too late, without good preparation in advance, it is really difficult to fully grasp it, so now that he knows a lot of inside information and understands all the processes, Hu Qingquan feels a little regretful.

Regarding this, Lu Pingan still has the same mentality: "If you miss it, you will miss it. It's okay if you don't win an award this time. Next time, it will be a feature film. That will be a big battle. We will understand everything by then, so let's do it." It's also convenient."

"That's right! This is also the meaning of the short film, a stepping stone."

Hu Qingquan nodded in approval.

A few hours later, the plane landed in Los Angeles.

The two got into a rented car, and the driver was a young Caucasian guy. Hu Qingquan said that he was a driver, an actor, a screenwriter, and had studied photography in college.

"Los Angeles is full of people like this. If you go to a bar at night and pull out ten people, eight of them are past stars."

The white guy laughed, but his smile was full of bitterness.

Lu Pingan was thinking about what to say, but he heard another sentence: "Boss, do you need a celebrity tonight? I have a way."

safe trip:"..."

It was already night, and along the way, Lu Pingan looked out of the car window with vigilant eyes.

Hu Qingquan smiled and said, "Relax, this is old beauty, not Afghan."

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang bang sound at the end of the night, and the driver brother stepped on the accelerator a little deeper.

Lu Pingan shrugged at Hu Qingquan: "Free America, shootouts every day."

"What a jingle."

Hu Qingquan smiled, but subconsciously moved his butt inward, farther away from the car window.
When he arrived at the place, Lu Ping'an took a look at the small villa with a total area of ​​more than 400 square meters, and was quite satisfied, but Hu Qingquan felt that it was extravagant, why is Zu so big.

Then the two ate some rice cooked by Hu Qingquan, and at 9 o'clock, Xiang Guoqiang called.

"1.6 US dollars enters 200 million US dollars."

"Pretty!"

At present, one share of NetEase is 1.6 US dollars, the price of cabbage!

If I remember correctly, NetEase will start to rise sharply in the past few months, and then it will rise to more than 70 US dollars by the end of next year, and then it will continue to rise.

By next year, part of it can be cashed out to prepare for the theater.

There is no need to think about national theaters, but in 05, mainland private capital invested heavily in theaters. As a "renowned director" and rich, it is always feasible to invest in a little bit and increase the right to speak.

No matter how bad it is, buy land, buy a house, buy other stocks, such as domestic and foreign Internet companies, as a layout, you can also buy some Netflix, etc., or simply leave it alone.

In short, if you have money, you can seize the opportunity when it comes. If you don’t have money, you have to stare at the opportunity, such as the penguins at that time.

240 million went to 200 million, plus the 70 in Hu Qingquan's hand, there are still 110 million.

The money for short film public relations is totally fine.

It's just a little difficult to start a possible project in Laomei.

Fortunately, he still has Uncle Liao at the bank, so he can borrow some.

Hey, still short of money
(End of this chapter)