China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

Chapter 96
On February 2, the nominees for the 11th Academy Awards were announced.

Among them, two Chinese films were shortlisted.

Lao Mouzi's "Hero" was shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars.

Lu Ping'an's "Memory Building Blocks House" was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Two Chinese films were nominated for Oscars.

Although one is a feature film and the other is a short film, the gold content is quite different.

But for the current domestic film industry, being shortlisted is of great significance, and there are only two films, which means even more. If it wins another award, no matter which one wins, it will be a historical breakthrough and a long-term success. Short films are not particularly relevant.

Of course, there is still a relationship, after all, feature films are the most serious awards, but it is better than nothing, which is what many people think at the moment.

On top of this, the directors of the two shortlisted works are the two most popular directors not long ago.

"Source Code" and "Hero" set off a frenzy at the box office, and the current lingering heat has not dissipated.

At the same time, the secret rivalry behind the two movies is also the talk of many people after dinner.

So the topic exploded again.

During the discussion, it was natural that there were various analyzes and speculations about whether the two directors could successfully win the Oscar, or who would win first.

Among them, there are many who are optimistic about Lao Mouzi.

Because this is not the first time Lao Mouzi has competed in the Olympics, nor is it the first time he has been shortlisted.

So far, Lao Mouzi has entered the Olympics five times in total, "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou" (nominated for best foreign language film), "Raise the Red Lantern" (nominated for best foreign language film), "Qiu Ju" Lawsuit, Hero (nominated for Best Foreign Language Film)

Five Olympic Games, three finalists.

According to Chinese people's current understanding of Oscar, one of the reasons why many people are optimistic about Lao Mouzi is:

Oscar should give a consolation prize anyway, how many times has this happened.

In addition to this reason, "Hero" won the highest domestic box office is also a reason. In foreign countries, although the box office of "Hero" is currently lower than that of "Source Code", "Source Code" did not enter the Olympic Games, and "Hero" as a whole Although the quality of the film is mediocre, in the eyes of many people it is higher than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", so this time, it may really win the award.

However, compared to Lao Mouzi, there are more people who are optimistic about Lu Ping An.

The reason is also very simple.

The intensity of competition between short films and feature films is not the same.

Lu Pingan is "the world's top" in the field of short films!
This kind of industry recognition is not clear to the general public.

Until the report of the Oscar nominations came out, the media began to analyze the winning percentage, and then introduced Lu Pingan's past record.

Only then did many people know that Lu Pingan still has this hand!
So one failed in the Olympic Games consecutively, and the works were not so good.

One is a strong player in the field who was nominated for the first Olympic Games. Although I haven't seen the works, but the past works are very good.

The people are more optimistic about who, in fact, has gradually divided the number.

Of course, on the whole, there are definitely more people who support all of them.

Whether you can win an award or not is almost being marketed as a national honor by a bunch of media, so no matter who you are, it is a good thing to win glory for the country.

After both were shortlisted, Lu Pingan soon received various blessings.

The Secretary of the Board of Directors of Nortel called and said that the new principal wanted to meet him.

It can be seen that the new principal Zhang Huijun took office in November last year.

Han Sanpin said that "Time and Space Evil" can be released in mid-November, which is partly the reason for Principal Zhang's voice.

Although most of the reasons for this may be because of the new official's appointment, it is necessary to do so.

But if someone supports you, naturally you have to express your gratitude.

In addition, the principal will serve Nortel for more than ten years in the future.

So to sum it up, it is absolutely necessary to have a good relationship.

When I arrived at Nortel, I saw Principal Zhang, who smiled all over his face without losing his majesty.

"Student Xiaolu, we finally meet."

"Hello, Principal Zhang."

Lu Pingan also remained humble.

The chat atmosphere is good.

Secretary Dong's face was also flushed, and he didn't feel jealous at all.

After all, if we really want to talk about relationship, he is closer to old Dong.
After a brief meeting, Principal Zhang began to ask about Oscar.

Lu Pingan also told the truth: "The current public relations budget and preparations are sufficient. In theory, according to the rules of the game in Hollywood, the probability of winning this award is not small, but I can't guarantee the actual result."

What you say is very realistic.

If ordinary people hear this, they will probably be very surprised.

That's Oscar, why is his mouth full of copper stink?
But Principal Zhang wasn't surprised at all. He had already communicated with Hu Qingquan, and even if he hadn't communicated, a person like him must know a thing or two about Oscar's inside story, even if he didn't know everything about it.

So he nodded encouragingly: "It's good to do things in place, and if you need anything, feel free to say it."

Lu Pingan immediately expressed his gratitude.

After the seemingly frivolous encouragement with no practical effect, the new principal Zhang, who took office as the new official, gave other practical benefits to the big baby of the school.

Various benefits for students such as postgraduate insurance and scholarships.

These are all things that a principal can give within the scope of his duties.

There are other invisible ones. For example, Principal Zhang suggested that Lu Pingan can participate in the Huabiao Award this year.

Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up slightly.

Golden Rooster, Huabiao, and Hundred Flowers, these three awards are also known as the three major awards in mainland China.

Among them, Huabiao is a "government award". In terms of gold content, there may be no comment on the three awards.

But you have been nominated for these three awards, and if you don’t have time for the other two, you can’t attend. For Huabiao, you have to go.

The meaning is different.

Although Lu Pingan didn't think too much about these things, if he could do it, he would naturally not refuse.

So he expressed his gratitude earnestly: "Thank you principal."

When people meet, the benefit is over, and the matter is over.

Followed by media interviews.

Han Sanpin told Lu Pingan that CCTV would conduct a follow-up interview on the Olympics.

It’s recording material, if it wins an award, it will be broadcast, and if it doesn’t win an award, it will naturally not mention this matter.

And if you are shortlisted today, you will record the first wave.

After Han Sanpin finished speaking, he added: "Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping will also be together."

"Record together?"

"We are separated, but we will inevitably meet."

"I understand, don't be too much on the surface, right?"

The top must maintain stability, at least all kinds of filth cannot be placed on the table.

Lu Pingan understood.

"Yes."

"I'm fine. I respect Lao Mouzi a lot, but he doesn't know how he treats me."

"They have a good box office, overseas box office is also very popular, awards are also in their hands, what else can they do to you, if they really have a problem with you, the most they can say is Zhang Weiping, just leave him alone."

"understood."

When he came to CCTV the next day, Lu Pingan really met the two of them.

As a result, when Zhang Weiping saw Lu Pingan, he took the initiative to walk in front of him, and then greeted him with a smile: "Guide Lu, I have long admired you."

Hidden knife in a smile.

Lu Ping'an looked calm: "Me too."

Zhang Weiping continued: "Guide Lu's movie is very exciting, do you have any plans for the next movie?"

Lu Pingan raised his eyelids to look at him, and replied, "It's about to be released."

Whatever he means, I'll tell you the truth, believe it or not.

Zhang Weiping naturally wouldn't believe it.

I just feel that Lu Ping'an is a little childish and unsteady.

It looks like it will be very exciting in the future.

Then Lao Mouzi came up to say hello: "Guide Lu. Hello."

Lu Pingan had a smile on his face: "Hello, Director Zhang."

Anyway, Heroes actually got more than Source Code got.

Lao Mouzi's status is still higher than him, so now the two directors still have to "hello, I'm good".

After a short chat, the program began to be recorded.

An hour or so later, Lu Pingan finished the CCTV recording and began to accept interviews from other media.

That night, the media exposed the news about the two finalists.

The two people said the same about their feelings and so on.

But there are some differences in terms of whether they can win awards.

Lao Mouzi: No hope.

This answer is similar to that of the rest of the leading actors of "Heroes".

Lu Ping'an's side is: winning awards is not the goal, the important thing is to try some new themes through short films, practice your skills, and accumulate some experience. This short animated film is the same as the previous short animated film. Prepare.

The reporter asked: What kind of story is the feature film?
Lu Pingan: Panda and Kung Fu are the same theme, but it is not so fast to make, it may take many years.

After the news was released, everyone expressed disappointment with "Hero", because they seemed to have decided that they would not win the award, which seemed a bit pessimistic.

Although Lu Ping'an's attitude towards winning awards is relatively conservative, his attitude is more pragmatic, and he has a feature film plan.

So everyone had lower expectations on whether Lu Pingan could win the award, but they had more expectations on feature films.

　If the article does not match the title, don't be surprised, because it has been revised and will not affect reading.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)