China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 223

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the best picture candidate list for the 82nd Oscars will be expanded to 10 films.

"Boss, you can't choose one out of ten?" David was a little confused when he saw the news.

This Best Picture selection will make it easier to nominate one out of ten, but the difficulty of winning will be greatly increased, and David is a bit weak.

Li Mu smiled and said: "The award-winning publicist of "District [-]" will look at the situation."

This year's Oscar nomination ballots have been sent out. Li Mu's ballot was sent to the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a few days ago. There are a total of 274 candidate films participating in this Oscar.

David breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of something and said, "Boss, the trend curve of "Avatar" is the same as our "2012", and it even has a slightly higher box office."

“There are more 3D theaters, there’s nothing we can do about it!”

"I really hope it can last another 12 years, just like "Titanic" back then!"

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"Avatar" was also officially screened in China, causing a sensation again.

"2012" has been mentioned from time to time again, and some people have even compared the two movies online to see which one has better special effects.

Some netizens were red-faced and extremely heated in their arguments on Weibo.

"Let's go see Avatar too." Liu Yifei didn't watch either, and was about to ask Li Mu to watch the movie with her.

"I'll ask Lu Yu to prepare two tickets."

Nowadays, Imax tickets for "Avatar" are the same as when "2012" was released. It is difficult to get a ticket, but it is still very simple to get two tickets at your own theater.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei disguised themselves and were not discovered by anyone with the help of the dim lights of the cinema.

The two of them were just like ordinary lovers, eating popcorn and drinking Coke, except that Li Mu was not like the people next to him, exclaiming from time to time.

After "2012", "Avatar" dealt another heavy blow to the industry, and the movies scheduled for January were in mourning.

One hundred million in two days is very similar to "2012".

"It's over, we have to postpone it again!"

""Confucius" will face aliens next week and watch the saint fight the enemy alone!"

The person who wrote this article is very good at writing. I have to say that Chow Yun-fat's "Confucius" is still very powerful, facing the explosive period of "Avatar".

Director Hu Mei calls this historical blockbuster costing 1.5 million yuan a "big gamble" for investors. The bet is whether "Confucius" on the screen can be as popular as "The Analects of Confucius" on the screen. The huge cost means that the film The box office pressure will increase exponentially.

He even shouted harsh words: "The scenes of "Confucius" have another beauty, and it will not lose to "Avatar". The content will definitely resonate with the Chinese audience, and it will have a box office of at least [-] million."

It sounds so exciting.

"Confucius" set a record in Chinese film history with a huge distribution of 2500 copies. The previous record for the largest number of copies released was "The Founding of the People's Republic" with 1450 copies.

Everyone is looking forward to the day when "Confucius" will beat "Avatar" violently.

Li Mu took Liu Yifei, Duan Yihong, and Zhou Xun to Hollywood, where the Golden Globe Awards would be held soon.

Since the Golden Globe Awards not only award film awards, but also award awards for TV series, the star-studded Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills gathered many superstars from the American entertainment industry.

Although the Golden Globe Awards ranks behind the Academy Awards in the film industry and the Emmy Awards in TV series in terms of importance, the Golden Globe Awards is the only one that brings together TV series and movie stars to hold an awards ceremony.

The organizer of the Golden Globe Awards is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and most of the judges of the Golden Globe Awards are not professional film professionals, so the Golden Globe Awards do not have technical awards.

For this year's Golden Globe Awards, the organizers have created an all-star hosting lineup.

Famous director Steven Spielberg, former Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and "Avatar" star Sam Worthington have agreed to host the evening ceremony as guests.

The award guests are also a lot of big names, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry.
Domestic media are also live broadcasting this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

"Has Li Mu's crew not walked on the red carpet yet?"

"There are so many stars this year, and a lot of people can't recognize them."

"Nonsense, don't make it seem like you know a lot of people, there are only a few you can name!"

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"It's better to follow Director Li. You can get rewards by eating and drinking!" Zhou Xun said shamelessly.

"If you know, just be angry and come back with a golden ball."

"Director Li, let me work hard! Look at the bunch of actresses in front of you. Which one is not worth more than me? I will be satisfied if my movie price is one-fifth of theirs!"

Li Mu looked at the actresses in front of him, Jennifer Garner, Cruz, and Nicole Kidman.
"There will be opportunities in the future."

With the film and television awards, there will naturally be more stars.

When it was the turn of Li Mu's crew, Li Mu and Liu Yifei were in the same group, and Zhou Xun and Duan Yihong were in the same group.

"Come out, come out!"

"Liu Yifei's black dress and her short hair are so beautiful and her attack power is so strong!"

"Indeed, it feels like Director Li's aura has weakened!"

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When Li Mu and Liu Yifei appeared, there were screams from fans both inside and outside the red carpet.

"It seems you still have many fans in the United States." Li Mu smiled at Liu Yifei.

"Maybe he's a movie fan of yours."

"When "The Witch" is released, your fans will grow exponentially!"

"Hehe, you said it, if not"

The two did not forget to chat and laugh while walking on the red carpet.

"Tsk, looking at the red carpet, it looks like I ate a meal of dog food!"

"Absolutely! These two people are not the same thing as walking on the red carpet!"

In the splendid international banquet hall, hundreds of nominees and invitees were divided according to the crew and sat at round tables. It was different from the orderly and regular seating in rows at other award ceremonies. If you don't look for it, it's really... It's difficult to tell at a glance which actor is sitting at which table and where.

David also came, but he didn't walk on the red carpet with Li Mu. He was in the movie area of ​​the Golden Globe Awards ceremony early, holding a wine glass and still glancing left and right.

"David is so wretched like this." After Liu Yifei walked in, she and Li Mu searched for a long time before finding David's location, and said secretly.

"Haha, isn't this him?"

"Too!"

The two secretly smiled.

"Boss, Crystal, you're here!" David seemed to sense something and turned around to look behind him.

"David, who is your goddess this time?" Liu Yifei also knew about David's hobbies. All year round, this guy likes to switch to his favorite female stars according to the new TV series or movies.

David was not embarrassed, and looked at a rather plump actress from the TV series.

"This is?" Liu Yifei was a little confused, she didn't know him very well.

"Drew Barrymore, the heroine of "Grey Gardens"!"

“David’s hobbies are as good as ever!”

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Several people smiled.

David was sitting where the crew of "The Hangover" sat.

The crew of "Drive My Car" is sandwiched between the crews of "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker."Cameron and his ex-wife are competing on the same stage.

"Li, "Avatar" has already grossed US$16 billion at the box office!"

Cameron was a little happy to see Li Mu, and then the two started chatting.

Li Mu joked: "I haven't taken my seat yet, and you took it back too quickly! You've held the seat for 12 years, but you've only lost it for half a year and you can't wait anymore?"

"Hahaha, Li, in Chinese terms, I call it ten years of sharpening a sword! You can do it too." Cameron laughed.

"James, I always feel like there's someone looking at me from the left."

"Ahem, Li, the food on the table has arrived. Let's enjoy the food first." Cameron quickly changed the topic and devoured the delicious food on the table without looking back.

The Golden Globe Awards have always been presented in the form of a traditional banquet, which makes it appear friendly and lively.

Now that the food has arrived, the proving is about to begin.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei were also eating while waiting for the award ceremony to arrive. When it actually started, everyone would have a tacit understanding not to eat, and it was impossible to really eat and award awards at the same time.

Not long after, today's award ceremony hosts Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Sam Worthington walked to the podium and announced: "Welcome all guests and With the arrival of friends from the media, today’s awards banquet officially begins!”

Although the ratings of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony have always been lower than those of the Oscars, they still have a large number of loyal viewers.

At the Golden Globe Awards, the film awards and the TV series awards were presented alternately. Li Mu and the others had to eat and wait. Fortunately, these three cross-border hosts were quite bold and made frequent jokes, so the award ceremony was not boring.

The first award given out at the film awards was Best Supporting Actress, which was won by Monique of "Precious".

Nicole Kidman was the guest of honor.

Then the awards for Best Animation and Best Soundtrack were awarded one by one.

"Brothers, we are almost here at Li Mu!"

"It's finally here, it's hard for me to get up so early!"

“It’s so early, don’t you look at what time it is?”

It’s already past 7 a.m. in China.

Best Foreign Language Film was awarded to veteran actress Sophia Loren.

Li Mu and the others stopped eating and looked quietly at the envelope in Sophia Loren's hand. It was a golden envelope.

Liu Yifei stretched out her hand and held Li Mu's hand. It was obvious that she was a little nervous.

"The nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film are "Drive My Car" and "White Ribbon"..." Sophia Rowlandson read the list of nominations, and with her voice, the big screen behind the stage began to show the nominated films. piece of flower.

“The Palme d’Or in Cannes and the Golden Lion in Venice come together!”

"Who will be more awesome?"

"I must hope that Li Mu is awesome!"

"When I talk about the Palme d'Or, I think of Brother Chen Kai. Hey, I might as well not mention it!"

"Confirmed, he is someone who has been hurt by "The Promise""

At home, everyone is waiting for the final results with excitement.

"Does Director Li have any drama?"

Zhou Xun and Duan Yihong were also nervously waiting for the announcement.

"It depends on which one the judges like more, "White Ribbon" or "Drive My Car"!"

Li Mu did not mention the other films because Li Mu learned from David that the other films received relatively average reviews from film critics and the media.

This is the only movie that won the Palme d'Or.

Domestic movie fans are breathing heavily. The results are about to be announced. Can "Drive My Car" win?

But just then the screen went black and a line of words appeared: "Buffering, please wait!"

"It's buffered at critical moments. What kind of broken network is this?"

"What a lousy website. Something went wrong at a critical moment. Damn it! It's such a scumbag!"

"Hurry up the buffering. Why haven't you buffered it yet?"

At the same time, on the stage of the International Ballroom of Hilton Hotel, Sophia Loren opened the golden envelope with a smile.

On the stage, Sophia Loren looked at the names of the winners, then leaned over to the microphone and read the final results loudly.

When the answer was revealed, thunderous applause resounded throughout the banquet hall, and everyone applauded.

The names of the winners were too familiar to most of the guests present, because "2012" still topped the world box office rankings.

"Li, I have watched your "The Pursuit of Happiness", "2012", and "Drive My Car". Before I opened the envelope, I had a hunch that it would be you. Congratulations! "

Fia-Roland specially congratulated Li Mu before he came on stage.

"Qian Qian, have you seen your director Li's reputation?" Zhou Xun motioned to Liu Yifei to look around.

There was a lot of applause, and even the award-winning guest read a few more lines.

At the same time, people watching Zhalang's live broadcast were still complaining: "What kind of broken network is this? Why hasn't it been buffered well?"

"The results will be out soon. Why is it stuck now? This is not the right time!"

"Why don't you change the website? I'm really anxious!"

On the other hand, those who read the text message started to scream.

Li Mu received the trophy for Best Foreign Language Film from Sophia Loren, "Thank you!"

"Li, we can cooperate if there is a chance!"

Sophia Loren, the former Italian goddess, unfortunately her beauty is already in her twilight years.

"Okay, there will be a chance!"

"The food in the hotel is good, but it's a pity that it's too far away from the podium. I feel like I walked half a century to get to the podium."

Li Mu first made fun of it. This is also a point that netizens often complain about in later generations, because some winners who sit further away need to spend a lot of time to get through the crowd to the podium.

The following speech is quite satisfactory.

At this time, Zhalang's live broadcast network got better.

The audience discovered that Li Mu was already standing on the podium.

"Damn, what did I miss?"

"what's the situation?"

"You get the prize!"

"I actually missed the most exciting scene! o(╥﹏╥)o"

Li Mu had already taken the trophy, said his last words of thanks, and left the podium.

"I really got it!"

Brother Chen Kai was at home, watching Li Mu standing on the Golden Globe Awards podium, as if he was dreaming back to 1994.

"Director Li, let me see this Golden Globe trophy. It is a rarity in China." Zhou Xun couldn't wait to take a look.

(End of this chapter)