Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 178

Gu Ming was also a little surprised when he learned the list.

Because this time we really didn’t spend any money on public relations!
But now that everyone has been nominated, we can start trying to do some public relations.

It's always nice to win a prize.

Moreover, "The Intouchables" received five nominations. It would be somewhat unsightly if it did not win one award.

So Gu Ming carefully studied the nominated films for these five awards.

I just watched two awards.

My heart instantly turned cold.

No hope for Best Picture and Best Director!

Because there is a work by Wang Zha on the shortlist.

"Lord of the Rings 3: The Invincible King".

To put it bluntly, "The Lord of the Rings" is a groundbreaking film.

The combined global box office of the trilogy almost reached the terrifying figure of US$30 billion.

The first and second parts were both nominated for Best Picture, and once for Best Director, but they all failed to win these three times.

This final chapter will not be suppressed by the Oscar judges no matter what.

Gu Ming remembers that in his previous life, "Lord of the Rings 3" became a huge winner comparable to the 02 Oscars.

Eleven mentions eleven hits!
Among them are two awards: Best Picture and Best Director.

Can you grab it yourself?
Gu Ming thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Not very realistic.

Putting aside the issues of the director's identity and film type, let's talk about the quality of the film. "The Intouchables" cannot be said to be better than "The Lord of the Rings".

The last part of his trilogy, you just snatched it up?

Even if you invest millions or tens of millions of dollars, the success rate will not be high.

Just don’t try it.

Let it be fate.

Use the funds for other awards.

Take another look at the Best Actor nominations, which include Will Smith.

You don’t have to worry about this. Will Smith will spend a lot of money on public relations. After finally getting nominated for the second time, he also wants to win the best actor.

Among these actors in the 2000 million club, who doesn’t want to win the Best Actor Award?

If I have enough money, I want to prove myself in this aspect.

Although Gu Ming felt that his efforts would most likely be in vain.

The opponent is not weak!
Sean Penn, who has always been shy about winning awards, came with "Mystic River" with the intention of winning his first Oscar winner and achieving the Best Actor Grand Slam by the way.

and Jude Law, the protagonist of the Civil War film "Cold Mountain."

Besides, "The Intouchables" doesn't give the protagonist much room to display his acting skills!
On the contrary, Dustin Hoffman can compete for Best Supporting Actor.

As for the last award, best original screenplay, the probability of winning is the highest. You can spend 100 million to try to publicize it.

If you win a prize, go up and claim it, show your face, and the disc market will be able to sell more points. In short, if you can win the prize, you won't lose the 100 million.

Even if you can't get it, it won't affect your mood too much.

Just a small prize, I have already won it with "Green Book".

Gu Ming's threshold has now been raised.

If it hadn't been for the four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, I wouldn't have been able to get excited at all.

……

But well.

If you're not excited, you're not excited. When it's time for public relations, you still have to do public relations.

Even if you don’t pay much for public relations.

People always have to show their face and show their attitude.

There is also the film "Hero", which he is a producer of, which will compete for the best foreign language film.

It's always not good if you don't participate in it all the time.

So, after staying in China for three days and arranging trivial matters, Gu Ming flew to Los Angeles.

Start attending various parties and meet various people.

The first party I attended was for "Hero". By the way, I would like to recommend my "Untouchable" for the best original screenplay.

As a result, I actually met Will Smith at this party.

This guy showed his big white teeth and bumped fists with Gu Ming while smiling.

"It's true that you will be nominated for participating in your work."

"Hey, brother, do you think I can win the Best Actor Award?"

"I don't know." Gu Ming shrugged, unable to answer the question.

"Then there is none."

There's nothing unhappy about Will Smith's face.

Still full of smiles.

"I know not."

"Sean Penn is the most likely to win that award."

"But I still spent 300 million US dollars on public relations to leave a good impression on the Oscar judges first."

"It leaves a lot of impressions, and it will be easier to pick up later."

"When the time comes, you have to think of a script that will make it easier for you to win the Best Actor Award." Will Smith raised his chin, "I admire your script writing ability."

"When the time comes, I can star in the film for zero pay and only receive a share of the profits."

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll help you become the best actor in a few years!" Gu Ming did not refuse Will Smith's proposal.

If you want to make some art films that are destined to fail at the box office, there is no problem in sharing a share of the box office.

No amount of money can be divided.

Regardless of the box office share, the salary comes to 2000 million US dollars.

The pressure to repay capital suddenly increased.

Besides, after the explosion of "The Intouchables", Will Smith only offered a salary of US$2000 million, so he couldn't attract others to join him.

You get $2000 million plus a share of the North American box office.

As long as the box office doesn't explode, Will Smith's proposal can be called a win-win!
"I'm waiting for you, man."

"By the way, when will you get married?"

"I was still thinking about you being my son's godfather."

"I haven't been a father yet, how can I be his father?" Gu Ming shook his head, rejecting it.

Gu Ming really didn't want to get involved with Will Smith's filial son.So as not to introduce myself to her mother.

Gu Ming is not interested in sexy women.

"Oh, I always forget how old you are."

Will Smith smiled and shook his head, "You are only 25 years old. I was already thirty when I gave birth to Jaden."

"damn it!"

"I feel like by the time you have kids, Jaden will be in middle school."

"You have to work hard."

After exchanging pleasantries with Gu Ming, Will Smith walked away to chat with other people.

Gu Ming came to Zhang Yimou's side again and made connections with Zhang Yimou and Anthony.

Gu Ming was already familiar with this matter.

……

Time in the United States.

In addition to being a PR Oscar judge, Gu Ming also has to do two things.

One of the things is naturally to focus on the special effects production of "Now You See Me".

More than half a month later.

This work, which has been planned for a year, is finally released.

Gu Ming asked people from Sony to watch the finished film together.

A beam of light appears and the video starts playing.

When they saw that the first protagonist to appear was Chinese, especially when three of the four protagonists were Chinese, the executives at Sony Columbia were still a little worried.

Will North American audiences buy a modern urban film that is neither a martial arts film nor a kung fu film, and does not feature Jackie Chan and Li Lianlian?

Is it difficult to tell which character is which?
This business won’t be a loss, right?

Hey, I shouldn’t have paid that deposit before watching the finished film.

Of course, after watching half of the movie, everyone’s thoughts were thrown away.

There are three Chinese in the main cast, but only half of the main actors are Chinese.

And it's easy to tell who's who.

Two men and one woman.

Two men, one with long hair and one with short hair.

If you still can't tell the difference, it's time to see an ophthalmologist.

Not to mention the fact that most of the dialogue is in English, they are really effortless to watch.

Coupled with the rhythm of "Now You See Me".

Don't give them any time to think about anything.

As I watched it, I was unconsciously immersed in the magical world constructed by this film.

After this movie, whose main selling point is magic, special effects and big scenes, is finished.

Everyone suddenly felt that they had had a gorgeous dream.

Pause for a few seconds.

Applause and praise were given without hesitation.

"An excellent special effects blockbuster about magic."

"There haven't been any movies like this in Hollywood before. I feel like you are going to create a trend again. It's so cool that it's dizzying. In less than two years, there will definitely be new movies about magic that follow the trend and be released."

"Gu, I feel like you can achieve another success."

"Thank you." This is not the time to be humble.

Gu Ming directly accepted the praise.

After everyone's compliments were finished, Gu Ming studied the release time with his old friend Anthony from Sony Columbia.

In fact, the film has been sold to the other party, so Gu Ming can ignore this matter.

But last time I missed a slot for "The Incredible Hulk", and all of Gu Ming's movies were box office hits, Sony Columbia thought that Gu Ming had particularly accurate judgments on audience viewing tastes and movie box office.

Gu Ming had to choose a schedule himself.

Gu Ming also wanted "Now You See Me" to get a better box office, so he didn't refuse.

“Let’s schedule this film for release in the summer!”

Gu Ming made the final decision.

After all, I only paid for the North American distribution rights, and the distribution rights fees for other places have to wait until the North American box office comes out.

If you delay for too long, it will affect your ability to make money.

The summer season is also suitable for this kind of film that will be loved by young people at first glance.

“Time is a bit tight, but it’s not a big problem!”

Anthony smiled, took out the currently known summer film schedule, handed it to Gu Ming, and made a gesture of invitation with a smile.

"I knew you would choose the summer slot."

"Gu, come on, use your magical oriental magic and find a good schedule."

"Let me explain first, I don't have any magic. I analyze the film's expected box office based on the information I know. This is science! Science!" Gu Ming emphasized.

"Okay, please use your science to find a good schedule."

"It's still like talk."

Gu Ming nodded and took the film schedule.

Come on, let me find out if there are any unlucky ones this summer.

Excuse!
There are really many blockbuster sequels.

At a casual glance, Gu Ming saw a few eye-catching names.

These are all movies that I have to avoid.

"Shrek 5" on May 19th.

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" on May 5st.

"Spider-Man 6" on June 30th.

There are also a few movies that it is best not to run into, otherwise it will be bad for everyone.

For example, the disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow" was released on May 5.

On July 7th, I found myself unable to direct and broke up with Doug Liman. I chose another director for "The Bourne Supremacy".

and Will Smith’s new film “I, Robot” on July 7th.

It seems that Gu Ming thinks that the most suitable release time for "Now You See Me" is early May.

Who allowed there to be two big enemies in this period of time?

(End of this chapter)