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Chapter 601 [28] Another Oscar year, Chen Yu’s chances of winning!

"Wow, chan, your kung fu is amazing!"

“It’s truly an honor to have you on my show!”

"..."

Even after the recording of the show was over, Steve Harvey still couldn't help but praise Chen Yu.

It's not about Chen Yu's professionalism and character, but the strength he demonstrated in this interview. Everyone can see that it is absolute real skill, and it is supported by theory.

He is not just an actor who only knows action, but like Bruce Lee, he has a deep understanding of Chinese Kung Fu.

Maybe he doesn't have the philosophical thinking of Bruce Lee, but he has demonstrated a lot of practical skills.

Harvey is already looking forward to the ratings when the show airs in a few days.

This will definitely attract the attention of many kung fu fans and may cause quite a stir. At least Harvey is very satisfied with Chen Yu's performance in the show.

"Xavi, it's my honor to meet you!"

Chen Yu and Harvey praised each other for their friendship. After exchanging contact information, the two agreed to do a show together in the future.

Sometimes, one show is enough to get to know each other.

"Chan, it can be seen that Harvey is really happy to meet you. I just watched your entire interview backstage!"

"You performed Chinese Kung Fu very well. To be honest, many directors and planners were stunned!"

"This is the first time I've seen them look like this..."

On the way back, Larson also told Chen Yu about some of the backstage situations during the interview.

He actually had some expectations that the ratings for this program would be high after it went online.

There is no program in the United States that showcases Chinese Kung Fu in such detail. Chen Yu is the first.

Of course, not everyone has the opportunity to be interviewed like this. When Cheng Long appeared on variety shows before, he didn't show much of his skills. Most of them were fancy techniques, which are completely different from the real kung fu of Chen Yu.

“I hope it can get good ratings!”

This was very helpful in opening the door to Hollywood for him.

Variety shows have always been a type of program that is very popular with the public, and popular variety shows can make many people know you overnight.

In later generations, many foreigners came to China to make money, and many of them became nationally famous after just one variety show.

The current entertainment industry in the United States is very developed, similar to that of China in later generations. So if the ratings of this show really go up, even if it doesn't become known to everyone, at least it will greatly increase the popularity of the show, just like Jackie Chan, which is completely possible.

It was after "Rush Hour" that Cheng Long began to emerge in Hollywood.

Chen Yu's popularity in North America is now much higher than when Jackie Chan finished filming "Rush Hour".

Therefore, guest appearances in variety shows and many American TV series, as well as the bombardment of advertisements, have made Chen Yu the second Chinese movie star to attract global attention after Jackie Chan.

Now, this trend actually already exists.

That is why CAA is working hard to make arrangements for Chen Yu so that he can gain a foothold in Hollywood as soon as possible.

Apart from the fact that his pay may be inferior to Jet Li's at the moment, probably because Chen Yu has just arrived in Hollywood and has not yet had a Hollywood blockbuster starring himself to prove himself, Chen Yu's fame and popularity have actually far surpassed him.

Currently, CAA has quoted Chen Yu's salary for the lead role at 800 million US dollars, Jet Li wants 2 million, and Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour 2000" is million, plus box office dividends!
One thing I need to point out here is that Jet Li's films are much better than Jackie Chan's in terms of overseas disc and audio rental and sales.

This is also the reason why, although he is not as famous as Jackie Chan, his pay is still very high, because he has a strong ability to make money.

The main reason, of course, is that Jet Li’s kung fu is very beautiful, unlike Jackie Chan’s who has a bit of furniture store comedy flavor. The two people take different paths.

When watching movies at home, many people still prefer to watch action-packed blockbusters with fists and flesh. Of course, theaters are dominated by comedies and commercial blockbusters.

That's the difference between the two.

However, Chen Yu's current path is completely different from the other two.

He is an action + acting guy, which may give him a wider range of roles.

If he reaches a certain level in awards, he will be able to attract more traffic and attention, just like Bruce Lee did in fighting.

……

After sending Chen Yu to the hotel, Larson left.

Tomorrow is the annual Academy Awards ceremony. Brand owners, makeup artists, etc. will come to do his makeup early in the morning. This was finalized when Chen Yu filmed the commercial and signed the contract a few days ago.

Tomorrow is just a formality.

The famous Hollywood Reporter magazine also published its predictions for this year's Oscars.

Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" is still the favorite to win the award.

As for the Best Actor, Chen Yu's winning prediction is very low, only 5%.

Joaquin Phoenix, the star of "Walk the Walk", who plays the future Joker, is the favorite to win the Best Actor Oscar this year, with a 60% chance.

At the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, which ended earlier, he and Chen Yu won the Best Actor awards in the Drama, Comedy and Musical categories respectively.

Therefore, this prediction is quite reasonable.

Among the five best actor awards, Chen Yu ranked last.

If he wins in the end, it would be an upset.

Chen Yu routinely carries out his daily training, performing skills, Baji, Tongbei...Except for sometimes not being able to persist when attending dinner parties, Chen Yu is always determined to carry out this matter regardless of weather conditions.

This is a skill that he relies on as an actor, and he must practice it every day.

More than 2 hours later, Chen Yu finished his shower and sat in front of the computer. Due to the time difference, he could only chat with Liu Yifei via QQ.

In addition to attending various activities and dinners these days, he has actually been looking for suitable scripts to acquire.

I have to say, it's very difficult.

The power of the Big Eight Studios is so huge that the copyrights of many popular films in later generations are basically in their hands.

And most of them are best-selling books, comics and other IPs, such as "Twilight" and DC heroes.

For example, for "Transformers", Paramount has already reached a cooperation with Hasbro.

Not to mention "Indiana Jones", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", and "Star Trek"; even the copyright ownership of "Hancock", which is going to be filmed in two years, has been changing all the time, but it is only circulated among the eight major channels.

how to say?

It is different from some independent copyrights and scripts in China.

In a fully commercialized market like Hollywood, it is very difficult for an individual to buy copyrights, even if you are a famous movie star.

Unless you want to shoot a corresponding film, you can ask Big Eight Pictures to acquire or cooperate. Otherwise, if you want to buy it individually, you can only pick up bargains like Chinese antiques.

Even if Chen Yu was a reborn person, it would be the same.

Marvel is just a bargain, but Chen Yu acquired a company, and it is indeed difficult to obtain the copyright alone.

There are also cases such as the newly developed copyright "Kung Fu Panda". DreamWorks has already negotiated cooperation at the beginning, and private individuals cannot get involved at all.

The copyright is currently in the United States and it is difficult to purchase at a low price.

After thinking about it, Chen Yu could only take a stupid approach: write it himself and then register it.

He has stories in his mind and writes them down in advance. For example, what Chen Yu is currently creating is a very famous science fiction film in his previous life - "Inception"!
Next, he has to write "Interstellar".

It's a bit hard, after all, American commercial blockbusters are all very old IPs, and Chen Yu has only a few new scripts to think about.

Three days passed and Chen Yu still hadn't finished writing "Inception".

Because this movie is quite brain-burning, Chen Yu had to write it in great detail so that when Nolan wanted to shoot it, he could only use his version.

Or, write something that makes his eyes light up.

Crackling!

Chen Yu was typing on the keyboard while reminiscing and chatting with Liu Yifei.

After staying up late and writing until after 1 a.m., Chen Yu finally finished the first edition.

Without even having the time to read it from beginning to end, Chen Yu fell asleep.

The next day, at around 10 o'clock, he woke up from his sleep and began his routine preparations for the Oscar Awards ceremony in the evening.

The makeup artist, planner, and brand owner were already waiting downstairs.

After Chen Yu finished taking a shower, they walked into Chen Yu's room and began to tidy up his appearance.

Putting on makeup, trying on clothes, styling... after finishing everything and eating, it’s almost time to attend the award ceremony.

Members of the "Departures" team, including Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, director Yojiro Takita and others, arrived at the hotel yesterday.

Chen Yu went downstairs and saw them.

After greeting each other, they got into the Oscar-sponsored brand business car and drove to the venue of the awards ceremony - the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

The ceremony officially began at 7: in the evening.

"Extraction" starring Chen Yu is still in theaters. Its screening rate reached 15% yesterday, Saturday, with a single-day box office of 1100 million US dollars. The total box office in North America finally exceeded 5000 million, reaching 5340 million US dollars.

Today's screening schedule is similar to yesterday's, and the box office growth is even better than yesterday, which shows there is still potential.

Unlike previous films like "House of Flying Daggers" and "Kung Fu Hustle", which had the best box office in the first weekend and then dropped week by week.

Currently, the trend of "Extraction" is getting higher every week.

Last week the box office was just over 2000 million, this week it's already over 5000 million.

Many Hollywood analysts have raised their predictions for "Extraction" from the previous 8000 million to 1.5 million!
In addition to Chen Yu's personal box office appeal, the film's reputation and action are what attracted many North American audiences to the cinema.

In addition, there is also news about various overseas box office records.

"Brother Yu, you are really becoming more and more popular!"

Before the red carpet ceremony, Chen Yu saw several old acquaintances again.

Although she was not nominated for any awards, Zhang Ziyi attended the party as she was the presenter for this year's Best Editing Oscar.

"I still can't compare to you. You've starred in several blockbuster movies!"

Whether it is "Rush Hour 2" or "Memoirs of a Geisha", Zhang Ziyi is the heroine and her popularity in Hollywood is still pretty good.

Although she does not have much box office appeal, many people in the industry know her. She is also one of the most popular actresses in China today overseas.

However, compared with Chen Yu, it is obviously still far behind.

"You're about to win an Oscar for Best Actor, how dare you say that to me?"

"This year, several Hollywood blockbusters will be released. Please take care of me in the future!"

"Memoirs of a Geisha" was not a flop, but the box office was average and the film lost money.

So Zhang Ziyi’s resources in Hollywood were cut off, so she decided to seek development in China.

The two chatted for a while, and Chen Yu saw Li An again.

They are all Chinese circles, so it is normal for them to stick together in Hollywood.

Chen Yu currently has very few celebrity friends in Hollywood. He has worked with Tom Cruise, but their relationship has faded because of "Escape Plan."

As for the others, they are just nodding acquaintances.

Vanity Fair is such a reality.

Soon, the routine Oscar red carpet ceremony began. After Chen Yu waved to Li An, he returned to the crew of "Departures".

Although the Oscars is not a film festival, the carpet walk is still one of the important events of the award ceremony.

But the so-called red carpet is not pure red.

To be precise, the color is more like burgundy red. According to the organizers, this color was chosen because it is more vivid and has a strong visual impact.

Walking on a carpet of this color can make people more confident and excited, and the photo taking effect is also very good.

This is also the reason why Oscar is so successful.

Hollywood stars appeared one after another.

Nicole Kidman, Theron who was nominated for Best Actress, Will Smith who is currently very popular in Hollywood... Compared with last year's Oscars, this year's awards ceremony was star-studded, gathering almost 80% of Hollywood's famous celebrities.

Chen Yu's appearance also made the audience cheer continuously, which is enough to show that he has also accumulated a lot of popularity in Hollywood.

At least in the hearts of many movie fans, he still has a little fame.

Although he cannot be compared with many of the first-tier and super first-tier movie stars mentioned above, he should be able to be compared with many of the second-tier stars nowadays.

Chen Yu, accompanied by Hirosue Ryoko and his group, walked into the Kodak Theater.

This theater, located on Hollywood Boulevard in California, was completed in 01. It has 3400 seats and has been the regular venue for the Oscars since 2002.

Kodak spent $7400 million and had to pay an additional $360 million in subsidies to the theater's investor, CIM Group, every year to obtain the 20-year naming rights for the theater!
It’s a pity that Kodak is getting worse every year and it will go bankrupt in a few years.

This amount of money should be a considerable expense for it at the moment.

The seats for the crew of "Departures" were in the third row on the right facing the podium. This location was neither very good nor very bad, and it fit with "Departures" being a favorite for the Best Foreign Language Film award and Chen Yu's status.

The row facing the podium is the most popular.

You might think that the seats at the Oscars are random?
But, that’s not actually the case.

The seating arrangement at the Academy Awards follows a strict hierarchy.

They all have designated arrangements.

Generally speaking, the closer you are to the stage, the more important you are.

Some of the big names we know will be placed in the front row so that they can avoid passing through many people on the way to the podium.

Plus, sitting in the front row ensures that the camera gets all the perfect angles.

The Oscar organizers understood the business opportunities and marketing of this evening party better than anyone else, so if Chen Yu sat in that row that day, it would mean that he really had a certain status in Hollywood, and Jackie Chan was qualified to sit in those rows.

After all the movie stars and industry professionals who participated in and were nominated for the Oscars were seated, the 78th Academy Awards ceremony finally kicked off!
(End of this chapter)