It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 207: Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations, Academy Awards Ceremony, the six well-intentioned Hollywood actors!
Or we can say that the United States is the country that most values ​​"wealth" in the world.

In less than half a month, James Wan had completed all the studio procedures and rushed over to Volton Pictures to report.

"Does Lionsgate have any objections?"

Chen Fei was still a little worried that he would be targeted by Lions Gate.

Wen Ziren smiled and said nonchalantly: "I'm not directly disconnected from there. I'm still in charge of the Saw series. What's more, Lionsgate and I only have a cooperative relationship, and I'm not their employee. "

Chen Fei thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Similar to...external employment?"

"Yes." Wen Ziren replied: "The same goes for cooperation with you. I am just a director you hired to shoot a movie for you. We are just partners, and there is no more complicated entanglement..."

Chen Fei's eyes suddenly flashed.

He thought of the Twilight movie series.

This film is not difficult to shoot, so why can't I provide the funds and script, and then invite other directors to shoot it?
Who is filming or not?As long as the money can go into your own pocket, that's fine, right?
Thinking of this, Chen Fei immediately started taking action.

He first introduced Wen Ziren to Natasha and informed her that the company would be cooperating in the filming of "Insidious", and then made a call to Bruce.

"I need a director who has experience in shooting literary and commercial films, and who has his own unique insights into emotions such as love, friendship, and family affection."

"Are there any other conditions?"

"Strong, durable, and hardworking."

"???"

Isn’t this horse riding a donkey?
Before Bruce could say anything else, Fade Chen had already hung up the phone and went to do other things.

~

February went by very quickly, and it was the beginning of March in a blink of an eye.

One-third of the filming for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has been completed, and according to the current schedule, filming is expected to wrap up in May.

Even if it is a mature Hollywood industry, it will still encounter some troublesome troubles when shooting this type of large-scale A-level production.

Props, lenses, live sound recording, actor schedules...

All kinds of problems will come up one after another during filming, but Chen Fei is relatively lucky. He has successfully handled every problem.

Just entering March, the promotion of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has exploded.

Chen Fei even heard the name of this TV series in Hollywood!

The reason is that "Ip Man" is scheduled to be released on March 3th. In order to increase the popularity of this movie, Chen Fei accepted an interview with domestic reporters.

But I never expected that the reporter from Sohu.com would take the question to other places.

"Director Chen, what do you think of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" which is about to be released on TV? Do you think the ratings of this TV show will break the record?"

After pondering for a while, Chen Fei replied: "I am personally optimistic. I have worked with both Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei. They are both very good actors. I believe their performance will definitely dazzle the audience."

The reporter seemed to want to say something more, but Chen Fei interrupted him in time.

"I can also tell you some news here. "Ip Man" is actually a series of movies. If the results of the first one are impressive enough, then I will join forces with several investors to launch the second one..."

The interview lasted more than half an hour.

During this period, the reporter from Sohu.com mentioned "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" many times, but without exception, Chen Fei ignored them.

If his guess was correct, this person must have accepted Zhang Dabeard's money just to gain popularity.

This old man is also very capable of doing things. From the time the filming of The Condor started to the time it is about to be broadcast on the star, he has almost absorbed all the popularity in the industry!

It is precisely because of his coquettish behavior that actors in the industry have become more wary of him since The Condor.

This TV series has become his final glory.

After the interview, Chen Fei was just about to leave, but a voice of inquiry suddenly came from behind him, "Director Chen? Are you confident that you will win the award at the upcoming 78th Oscar Awards?"

confidence?

"I can't guarantee whether I will win the prize, but it's okay to go and open your eyes."

"Haha, see you at the Oscars."

"Okay, see you later."

After waving his hands towards the reporters, Chen Fei turned around and left.

~

News of the interview quickly spread back to China.

"Sina reported: According to Director Chen himself, there will be a sequel to "Ip Man". Please wait and see..."

As soon as the news came out, artists from major film and television agencies couldn't hold back.

They couldn't get in touch with China Film and Shanghai Film Group, but Emperor used this opportunity to accumulate a lot of contacts and met many actors he had never interacted with before.

Not long after the news came to light, a figure appeared in Huo Wenxi's office.

"Ting Feng? What's wrong?"

"Sister, I'm here to ask about Ip Man's sequel. Can I have a chance to participate in it?"

The failure of "The Promise" not only dealt a blow to Brother Chen Kai, but also affected the actors who participated, directly leading to a significant loss of their image in front of movie fans.

Since the Spring Festival Gala, Nicholas Tse has stopped working for a while.

The company's idea is to let him stabilize first and wait for a while before starting a new job.

But he couldn't wait any longer. As soon as he heard the news that "Ip Man" was suspected to be a sequel, he couldn't wait to come to the company and try to get the chance to star.

"Ugh!"

Huo Wenxi sighed and didn't hide it from him. He said directly: "Don't say it's me. Even Director Yang can't make the decision. We haven't seen the script for the sequel."

Hearing this, Xie Tingfeng's expression suddenly darkened.

Huo Wenxi regarded the artist in front of him as his own brother.

Seeing his dejected state, Huo Wenxi couldn't bear it, and immediately promised: "Don't worry, wait until the box office results come out.

If Emperor confirms that a sequel will be released, I will definitely go to Director Yang and ask him to plead with Director Chen and try to give you a chance to appear. "

"Okay, thank you sister."

Xie Tingfeng nodded, with a grateful look on his face, but he couldn't help but feel regret in his heart.

I knew this, why should I be at the beginning?
If he had not participated in the "Little White Dragon" incident, his development in the mainland would definitely be higher than it is now.

The Hong Kong film market is now becoming increasingly sluggish. Apart from Chow Sing-chi's Xinghui Film and Television Agency, only Emperor and Media Asia can barely manage.

Jiahe was originally preparing for bankruptcy and liquidation, but with the arrival of the eldest grandson of the Huo family and Chen Fei, the film company was directly revitalized.

As for Yongsheng…

Ever since I offended Chen Fei, there seemed to be no movement there for a long time.

"hiss!"

As soon as he walked out of Huo Wenxi's office, Nicholas Tse shuddered subconsciously.

He suddenly discovered that Hong Kong's film and television industry seemed to have completely changed since then.

Emperor, Media Asia, Golden Harvest…

These companies seem to be inextricably involved with Chen Fei!
"Dong dong dong..."

A rush of footsteps suddenly came from the other side of the corridor. Xie Tingfeng subconsciously raised his head and saw a woman walking quickly.

"Sister Yu? Are you running in such a hurry? What are you doing?"

The person called "Sister You" is Huo Wenxi's assistant. Nicholas Tse is very familiar with her and they often have dinner together.

"The nominations for the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards have been announced. Mr. Huo wants a list. I will give it to her."

Ok?
Are the Academy Award nominations announced?

Xie Tingfeng's eyes lit up and he hurried back to his office and turned on the computer.

However, when he saw the list of nominated films, he was completely stunned!
Best Movie: "The Chinese Partner"

Best Director: Ning Hao "Chinese Partner"

Best Screenplay: Chen Fei "Chinese Partner"

Best Actor: Huang Xiaoming, "The Chinese Partner"

Best Actress: Zhu Zhu "Chinese Partner"

Best Supporting Actor: Deng Chao, "The Chinese Partner"

Best Supporting Actress: Wang Luodan "The Chinese Partner"

...

Looking at it, in addition to the best action direction, the other nominated awards actually have the five characters "Chinese Partner"!

At this moment, Nicholas Tse couldn't help but take another breath of cold air!
No wonder the nominations originally scheduled for February 2 were postponed to March 8 before being officially announced, just waiting for the popularity of "Partners in China" to officially ferment in Asia!
~

The list of Academy Award winners soon spread throughout the mainland.

Many actors fell silent when they saw the entire list of "Chinese Partners".Huang Xiaoming’s phone calls lasted for a whole day!
Without exception, they all came to congratulate him on being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

"It's not yet certain whether I will win the prize. It's too early to congratulate me now. At least you won't be calling me to congratulate me until after I win the prize..."

After nagging for a while, the other party finally hung up the phone.

"call……"

After taking a deep breath and looking at the group of actors and actresses waiting for him quietly on the table, Huang Xiaoming quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to turn off the phone now. Let's eat first. I'm afraid I won't be able to stop calling..."

Zhang Jizhong said happily: "Haha, no problem, let's raise a toast together and wish Xiao Ming to win the grand prize in advance."

Today happened to be a party for the cast of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and all the main actors in the show gathered in the box.

Huang Xiaoming's phone calls haven't stopped since the beginning of the party. Everyone shouted "It's okay", but they still couldn't help but feel envious in their hearts.

Academy Award for Best Actor!
It’s so awesome!
Chen Zihan, who plays "Guo Fu" in the play, did not hide the envy on his face. He raised his glass and saluted: "Brother Xiao Ming, if you have a suitable role in the future, remember to recommend me."

"Yes, it will."

After clinking glasses with her, Huang Xiaoming's eyes subconsciously fell on Liu Yifei and Yang Mi next to him.

Seeing the two girls tinkering with a TV remote control in their hands, he couldn't help but be curious, "What are you two doing?"

Liu Yifei is still busy there very focused.

Yang Mi raised her head and smiled, "We are looking for a movie channel. There will be a broadcast of the 78th Academy Awards tonight. Many Chinese directors and stars such as Chen Fei, Li Jian, Zhang Ziyi, etc. will be there."

Just as he was talking, he saw the TV screen hanging on the wall flash slightly, and instantly jumped to the movie channel interface.

What was a special coincidence was that when everyone turned around to look, they saw Chen Fei walking onto the red carpet with his head held high?
And on his right hand, Amanda is wearing a backless evening dress, showing off her proud figure!
"Tsk, Director Chen is so lucky, isn't he?"

Zhang Jizhong, an old and dishonest person, immediately started teasing him.

Liu Yifei frowned slightly, looked at the ravine on the chest of the woman next to Chen Fei, compared it with her own, and suddenly became a little angry.

On the contrary, Yang Mi, who was sitting next to her, curled her lips and straightened her back subconsciously.

She is not afraid at all!

In this regard, she really has never given up on anyone.

"Is that Director Chen's girlfriend?" Chen Zihan asked in surprise.

"No." Liu Yifei spoke rarely and directly explained for Chen Fei: "That female star is the leading actress of "Escape", that's all."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of many people in the box suddenly changed.

The filming of "Source Code" is not a secret. The actors and actresses' first kiss on screen has long been spread in the industry.

Yang Mi glanced at Liu Yifei, who was sitting upright next to her, and muttered to herself, "Huh, it's not like I haven't seen it before. You're not as old as me."

~

At the same time, inside the Kodak Theater.

After entering, Chen Fei was led by the staff to the designated location.

The seating arrangement tonight was quite interesting. He was actually placed slightly forward.

The front left is the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha" headed by Zhang Ziyi, and the front right is the crew of "Brokeback Mountain" headed by Li Jian.

After a brief greeting, he quietly waited for the award ceremony to begin.

Because he didn't have much expectations in his heart, Chen Fei was very relaxed and his eyes scanned around the venue, looking for familiar faces.

Amanda sat next to him and was still introducing him:

"That's Monica Bellucci. She played a great role in "Beautiful Sicily" and overturned the whole town with her beauty. She is synonymous with "mature woman".

And that one, Angelina Jolie, she is a wild, rebellious and sexy actress, I particularly like her.

Sophie Marceau is also here. She is known as the "Kiss of France" and has won the French Academy Award for Best Actress..."

The little girl was chirping, choosing actresses to introduce to him, as if she was possessed by Bruce.

Chen Fei also welcomes anyone who comes, and as long as she introduces him, he will always stare at it for a while.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly broke into his eyes.

"Hey, Leonardo is here too?"

Ok?
Amanda's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this word, but then a trace of sadness flashed across her face.

"Fei, he is no longer the Leonardo in my heart. My Jack has died in Titanic."

Hearing these words, Chen Fei couldn't help but feel happy.

The 30-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio is indeed developing into the image of a middle-aged uncle, and is no longer as handsome as he was in his youth.

But even so, he was still surrounded by many female stars, and that group of Yingying Yanyan made many male stars look sideways.

"Fei, if you want, you can make friends with him. He knows a lot of female celebrities and I guarantee that you can gain something."

"Haha, this is a good suggestion."

...

The awards ceremony soon began, and the host was the famous talk comedian Jon Stewart.

With his witty remarks, 24 awards came out of his mouth one by one.

"Memoirs of a Geisha" won three trophies in succession for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Photography.

The three trophies for Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Editing were collected by "King Kong".

The award recipients were all from Universal Pictures. Jason applauded enthusiastically while introducing Chen Fei:

"Mike, the winner of the Best Sound Effects Award, will be responsible for the sound effects in "Dangerous Laughter". He is a good friend of mine and a top expert in sound effects..."

Chen Fei nodded slightly and also gave warm applause.

The Best Score and Best Adapted Screenplay were announced immediately. The name of "Brokeback Mountain" rang out, and a smile appeared on Li's face.

After the acceptance speeches were finished, the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were also announced.

The two middle-aged actors shed tears on the scene, telling about the various difficulties during the filming of the film and the hardships on the road to acting.

Chen Fei gave him timely applause.

At this time, Jon on the stage took out a brand new letter. After opening it, he recited: "What will be announced next is the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The nominees are "Crash," "Good Night and Good Luck," "Semmel Point," "The Squid and the Whale," "Crimson" and "Get Out." "

For a moment, Chen Fei, who was originally relaxed, suddenly became nervous, and his heartbeat speeded up unconsciously.

In fact, he was already satisfied to be nominated, but now, who can hold back his excitement?

Maybe he won an award?

Jon on the stage was still introducing these films one by one, while in the audience, Chen Fei suddenly noticed that many people were paying attention to him.

At first he didn't take it seriously and thought these people were curious about his identity.

But gradually he discovered that the smiles on these people's faces were extremely "weird" and even made him feel a little hairy!
He couldn't help but bumped Jason's arm next to him, and asked curiously: "Jason, do you know who these people are?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the people who had just looked at him.

Jason knows everything about his family:

"Columbia production chief Dennis St. John, MGM deputy head of production Malek Mas, 20th Century Fox chief producer Richard Patton, Universal Pictures head of production Andrea Feola, famous Paramount Pictures producer Sheedy Macdonald, and United Artists deputy head of production Elodie Nava."

Fade Chen: "???"

Six of the eight major Hollywood studios?
what's the situation?
Why did these well-known producers send him such a "strange" signal just now?

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Fei suddenly had a bold idea in his mind!

Is it...

Before he could think about it, Jon on the stage had already announced with a smile: "The winner of the 78th Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay is Fei Chen's "Get Out." Let us congratulate this actor from Chinese director.

He has been constantly active in Hollywood recently and has created many excellent scripts. Let us welcome him to the stage to accept the award..."

Warm applause echoed in his ears, and Chen Fei stepped onto the Oscar podium in a daze as if he were stepping on cotton.

Many people stood up and hugged him along the way, including the producers just now, as well as some well-known directors, actors, screenwriters...

After taking the microphone, Chen Fei gradually came back to his senses, feeling a little complicated for no reason.

He really just wanted to come over for a walk and open his eyes, but the Best Original Screenplay Award was not within his expectation at all.

The Oscars are different from the top three in Europe.

Can you still win awards without operating?This situation is absolutely impossible!

The only explanation is...

Some people want to get to know him, and this award may be a meeting gift for those people!
Recalling the looks in the eyes of the six producers just now, he felt inexplicably complicated.

These people... really have good intentions!
Driven by enough interests, even people who have never met can do their best to provide full support!
At this moment, Chen Fei suddenly had a new understanding of Hollywood!

(End of this chapter)