China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 92 Chinese directors’ peak photo session
While in the beautiful country, Li Mu took time to have a casual meal with Will Smith, as promised before.

Then the two went to see the special effects of "I Am Legend". The production was basically finished, and the rest was just the rendering work of every corner.

Li Mu watched it very carefully. This was his first top-level commercial film, so he naturally had to pay attention to it.

Li Mu finally nodded. It was a lot of money and the effect was really good. If it were made into 3D, some people might be surprised.

It's a pity, but thinking back on the project that was about to start, even Li Mu felt hot in his heart at this moment.

"Kung Fu Panda" has officially entered animation production, and Xu Haofeng rushed to Xiangjiang without stopping, where there was a movie arranged for him by Li Mu.

Xiong Xinxin is still here at DreamWorks Animation, and the storyboards for martial arts actions will still be changed. He has to adjust with the animation production staff of DreamWorks.

The 78th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, starting at 3:5 pm Eastern Time Zone on March 20.

The awards ceremony was held a week later than in previous years to avoid competing with the 2006 Winter Olympics.
This Oscar has caused a huge stir among Chinese netizens.

The first thing is that Chinese film director Li Bian was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, and the award presenter was Chinese director Li Mu. This incident went crazy in the entertainment newspapers last week.

Netizens have begun to fantasize about the scene of Li Mu presenting an award to Ang Lee. Some netizens even posted the picture and gave it a title: Summit meeting in the Chinese film industry.

These words naturally aroused dissatisfaction among fans of other directors. After all, this is your own designation and we don't agree with it.

To this day, this incident still occupies a popular spot in the entertainment industry.

Even in South Korea, this incident has aroused widespread heated discussion.

CJ Entertainment even took the opportunity to promote "Treasure Hunting League", killing two birds with one stone.

Another thing is Zhang Ziyi's "Memoirs of a Geisha". This movie completely aroused people's emotions.

On the other hand, Xiaoli is very dissatisfied with the practice of foreigners playing geishas, ​​believing that this will distort Japanese culture.

The controversy in China is even greater. Many Chinese netizens are opposed to Chinese actresses playing Japanese geishas. Everyone understands the reason.

In the end, the movie was not broadcast in China. Li Mu immediately applauded it, while Zhang Ziyi was putting the cart before the horse when he shot this role.

Zhang Ziyi wanted to be famous so much, but the Oscars didn't buy it at all. The six nominations were all scraps and there was no actual award.

This is still a favor to Spielberg. If it were another director, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get this treatment.

However, the Golden Globe Awards gave her some consolation and gave her a Best Actress nomination.

Zhang Ziyi also became the first Chinese actress to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

She boasted about this matter so much that she wanted to tell the whole world.

Li Mu already had his own residence in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Li Mu suddenly understood the meaning of making money.

This is really a pleasure. This house cost Li Mu 3500 million US dollars.

Wearing his nightgown, he opened his suitcase and took out the suit Liu Yifei chose for him.

Before Li Mu flew to the beautiful country, Liu Yifei specially sent him a suit and told him to wear it at the Oscar ceremony so that she would have a sense of participation.

Li Mu's face was full of questions, what was going on, and what was the sense of participation.

Come together if you want. It's no problem for Li Mu to bring someone with him. Just tell him in advance. Oscar will definitely give him this face.

However, Liu Yifei just repeatedly emphasized that he should wear it.

At this time, Liu Yifei, who was far away in China, also opened her wardrobe and smiled sweetly when she looked at the burgundy dress in front of her.

She also has a promotional event tomorrow, and she spent a long time choosing this dress in major brand stores.

Thinking of Li Mu wearing the clothes she chose to attend the Oscars tomorrow, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

The stars on the 78th Oscars Walk of Fame were dazzling, with major movie stars vying for beauty. They were dressed in gorgeous dresses, and their sparkling jewelry sparkled under the flashlights.

Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, Keira Knightley, Charlize Theron and others did not hesitate to show off their impressive figures, showing off as much as possible.

Zhang Ziyi's black suspender skirt is a bit charming, but unfortunately it is a little shriveled.

Li Mu was wearing a burgundy suit, matching his sharp silhouette, and was full of energy, attracting bursts of cheers and flashing lights.

Li Mu was the award guest this year. He accepted two interviews hastily and walked quickly into the hall.

The Oscar presenters and winners were sitting in different seats, but the ceremony had not yet started, and everyone gathered together to chat.

Li Mu immediately saw Li Jian surrounded by people in the center. Apart from some producers, the people next to him were the crew members.

Li Mu walked forward without hesitation. He still had to say hello when meeting.

When Li Bian saw Li Mu coming, he quickly shook hands and hugged him.

"Director Li, how many of the 8 awards are you planning to take away?"

Li Mu smiled. "Brokeback Mountain" is one of the most popular movies this year.

The others are "Crash" and "Good Night and Good Luck". ”, each received 6 nominations.

As for the six nominations for "Memoirs of a Geisha", let's not mention them. These six awards are more like consolation prizes, not even a single heavyweight.

"It depends on the jury, it's hard to say." Li Bian said modestly. Although he was very confident, he could only keep it in his heart until the award was announced.

Li Mu did not continue to talk about this topic. After chatting casually with Li Bian for a few words, he saw Will Smith greeting him and left.

Will Smith is also a presenter this year. After all, he was the Best Actor last year.

"Director Li, long time no see!" Charlize Theron suddenly called out to Li Mu.

Li Mu paused and stopped.

Looking at this beautiful South African diamond in front of me, she was nominated for Best Actress at the 78th Academy Awards for her role in "Northern Storm".

At this time, I really felt a little high-spirited.

Li Mu weighed it for a long time and looked quite happy.I'm worried about the leading actress in the new movie, and this one is coming to my door.

"It's been a long time since I saw Miss Theron. Her skin has improved a lot recently!"

When chatting with a beautiful Chinese woman, complimenting her skin as much as possible is much more useful than directly complimenting her on her beauty.

"Really?" Charlize Theron touched her face slightly, feeling a little surprised.

"Ms. Theron, do you have any plans next?" Li Mu feels that she is quite suitable for his new movie at this moment. She needs acting skills, good looks, and many fans around the world.

In Li Mu's Sino-US co-production, both the male and female protagonists must be able to compete at the global box office. Since Li Mu plans to use domestic actors for the male lead, it is much safer to use Charlize Theron for the female lead.

In 03, he starred in the biographical film "The Devil Wears Prada", in 04 he starred in the biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers", and in 05 he starred in the feature film "Northern Storm". It is estimated that Charlize Theron also I'm tired of these award-winning movies.

Please be the heroine of a commercial film, it’s just right.

"I wonder what kind of movie it is?" Charlize Theron herself came over to say hello. It is good for actors to have more contact with directors like Li Mu.

Unexpectedly, there would be unexpected surprises. Charlize Theron was wondering what kind of movies Li Mu would make.

"I don't know if Ms. Theron is interested in a disaster movie. Of course, this movie is not for Oscars. It is purely a commercial movie." Li Mu explained.

Charlize Theron's eyes lit up. This commercial film is even better. She has been tired of acting in biographies and dramas in the past three years. Unless she can win the Oscar again, she will not star in such films again in the short term.

"Then let's talk in detail later. The ceremony is about to begin." Charlize Theron pursed her lips and smiled, shook hands with Li Mu, and left with a happy look.

Li Mu also returned to his position, and Will Smith on the opposite side was still blinking crazily.

Li Mu curled his lips and ignored this guy.

The award ceremony started with the supporting actor award this time, and Li Mu basically applauded throughout the whole process.

What slightly aroused Li Mu's interest was Jennifer Lopez's live performance of "In the Deep".

Next is Samuel L. Jackson, leading to a political movie montage.

The Best Director Award presented by Li Mu was ranked second to last, before the Best Picture Award.

As the Oscars draw to a close, the big prizes are slowly coming.

On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Liu Yifei, who was on the show, was wearing a burgundy dress. Her fair skin was wrapped in snow-white slender long legs, and her skin was as beautiful as snow.

The fans in the audience were agitated and shouted for Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei also looked happy, but it was not because of this that she was happy.

When she was backstage just now, she was watching the Oscar broadcast. Li Mu was wearing the burgundy suit she had prepared.

“Oops, I don’t know if anyone will find out. Netizens with great powers, please find out quickly!”

Liu Yifei supported her chin with her hands and looked at the screen quietly.

The majority of netizens have not yet connected these things, because the Best Director award is about to come.

The atmosphere began to climax after Jamie Foxx presented the Academy Award for Best Actress to Reese Witherspoon.

After the awards for Original Screenplay and Original Adaptation were given, Li Mu was already backstage holding the envelope handed to him by the Oscar organizing committee.

Here are the winners for tonight's Best Director.

Following the host's guidance, Li Mu slowly walked to the awards reception desk. He smiled when he looked at the people working in the film industry from all over the world sitting below.

He waved the envelope in his hand, causing a burst of cheers from the audience.

Behind Li Mu, five movies flashed by one by one, namely:

Ang Lee - "Brokeback Mountain"

Bennett Miller - "Capote"

Paul Haggis - "Crash"

George Clooney - "Good night and good luck." 》

Steven Spielberg - "Munich"

Even though he knew the answer to his previous life, Li Mu took a breath of air and felt a little nervous.

Li Jian looked closely at Li Mu on the podium. Although his expression did not change, his hands were already clenched into fists.

The grand prize is right in front of you, and no one is so indifferent.

At this time, everyone was waiting for Li Mu to tear open the envelope and open the small piece of paper with the name of the winner.

Li Mu looked at the crowd and knew what everyone was expecting at this time. Without any delay, he took out the small note from the envelope.

After reading the note, Li Mu looked a little surprised and glanced slightly at Li Jian, who was sitting in the front row.

Li Jian seemed to feel Li Mu's gaze, and he began to feel a little unbearable.

Ang Lee - "Brokeback Mountain", Li Mu read it twice quickly, the first time in Chinese and the second time in English.

After the words fell, the best director dust settled, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.

The moment Li Mu started reciting Chinese, Li Bing already knew the answer.

After standing up, he was particularly happy. After hugging the crew one by one, he hugged the award-winning guest Li Mu heavily.

At this time, a camera recorded the scene.

Li Mu said congratulations and left the stage to Li Jian.

(End of this chapter)