During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 259 Female Stars’ Fear of Golden Ball Waterloo

North America, Beverly Hills.

In the warm room, Wei Jin carefully placed his daughter Dudu, who was less than two months old, in his arms. The confinement nanny said that this way the child would feel comfortable.

Not seen for more than a month, Dudu has grown from 6 pounds and 8 taels when he was born to 9 pounds and 1 tael now, which shows that the little guy has a good appetite.

Although she smelled the scent of a stranger, the little guy acted very calmly and just looked at Wei Jin blankly. Maybe she also wanted to know, who is this "giant" in front of her?
Feeling the warm time with his daughter, Wei Jin's heart felt calmer than ever before, and the arms holding the child became more and more relaxed, which also made Dudu in his arms more and more comfortable, and his little hands began to touch Wei Jin's face.

"Okay, Xiaojin, it's time for Dudu to go to bed."

Zeng Li came over wearing a shawl. The winter in North America was very cold. During this period, she almost didn't dare to go out. She could only bask in the sun in her garden occasionally on sunny days. However, there was a fireplace in the room, so she could wear it. It's cooler and more convenient for breastfeeding.

"Didn't you just wake up not long ago? She is still playing with me, right, Dudu."

While speaking, Wei Jin made a face at the baby, stretched out his hand and tapped her delicate little face, causing Dudu to grin and giggle. There was not a single tooth in the exposed little mouth. If he got closer, Wei Jin could even smell it. There is a milky fragrance, which is a bit on the head.

"Children are like this. They fall asleep after feeding for a while. Give it to me quickly."

Wei Jin shook his head when he heard this. After Sister Li gave birth to the child, the relationship between them really felt like an old couple.
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On January 1, local time in North America, the 17th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards Ceremony officially began at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

"Hehe, I understand, Wei. I will be very happy if you can be nominated. If I can win the award, haha."

"Well, it's good to have this mentality. Let's just wait for the results."

It is worth mentioning that Kathryn Bigelow, the director of "The Hurt Locker", is James Cameron's ex-wife, and the two are considered to be in love.

"I thought nothing would be a problem for you. Looking at how clumsy you are, you can't even hold a child."

Vehicles carrying filmmakers, actors, celebrities, and public figures were driving slowly. The closer they got to their destination, the slower they went.

Since morning, all media outlets have been reporting on the Golden Globe Awards.

Through the car window, Wei Jin looked at the scene outside and couldn't help but sigh:
"The last section of the journey will probably take an hour, right?"

Seeing Wei Jin hand the child over carefully, Zeng Li laughed.

The content includes major film crews, actors and stars, awards venues, the Golden Globe red carpet, many cross-border celebrities, and predictions of the awards.

Wei Jin and the crew of "Hunting" are naturally on the list, but their ranking is not high. There is no way the competition this year is too fierce.

The first time he came to participate, he only focused on making out with Zeng Li in the car, but he didn't feel much about the traffic jam. Now that he was with two grown men, Wei Jin felt that the time was very long.

"Matt, before the suspense is revealed, everything is possible. Don't imitate Leonardo. How high-profile he is before the award will be slapped in the face after the award."

At this moment, Sister Li was still breastfeeding, and even if Wei Jin had any ideas, he couldn't implement them, and then he remembered something.

However, Wei Jin plans to make back the tens of millions of dollars in the North American film market.

Matt Damon has no pressure at all. He already has the best actor in Berlin. He is happy to win the Golden Ball, but he will not be disappointed if he does not win. Compared to his good friend Leonardo, he is already very lucky.

"Wei, you are really my lucky star. I feel very hopeful this time, haha."

This script was registered very early, but it could not be developed as a series. It did not bring much support to Summit Entertainment, so it has been shelved.

Since the beginning of pregnancy, Zeng Li has gained about 30 pounds. Although she has been undergoing postpartum recovery for more than a month, the results have come slowly. She does not dare to appear in public or even on live TV.

"Okay, boss, I wish you all the best of luck to our four grades."

The cost of this film is no more than 10 million U.S. dollars, and Wei Jin is confident that he will definitely earn 30 to 50 million U.S. dollars, which can be considered as reimbursement for the awards.

Sensing Wei Jin's actions, Zeng Li rolled her eyes at him angrily. They were already an old couple, so why were their eyes still hooked?

Zeng Li took Dudu in a hurry, and Zeng Li leaned on the bedside, lifted up her shirt and started breastfeeding. Sister Li was very concerned about her daughter and insisted on breastfeeding. According to her, she would not consider formula milk until at least a hundred days later. matter.

While the two were talking, the vehicle began to drive slowly towards the venue. At this time, there was already a sea of ​​people outside the hotel.

The red carpet was surrounded by media, filmmakers and fans from all over the world.

After winning the Berlin Best Actor, Matt Damon was filled with confidence and was very happy to see Wei Jin, who is his noble man.

Wei Jin didn't argue. He didn't understand the child's routine anyway, so he could just leave it to his mother.

"Are you stupid? You are still planning to compete with your daughter for food."

"Sister Li, I didn't expect you still have idol baggage, haha."

"Forget it, I won't go. I haven't lost weight yet."

"Hunter, "Source Code" can be started."

Thinking of Leonardo's joy at the last Golden Globe Awards, Wei Jin found it a bit funny and gave Matt Damon a vaccination in advance.

Wei Jin smiled and accepted the blessing. Of course, it could only be Hunter's best wishes. In Hollywood awards, the probability of this happening is much lower than in China.
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At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Jin and Hunter met up with Matt Damon. As soon as they met, Matt gave Wei Jin a big bear hug.

The main opponents competing on the same stage this time are "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker". The former is still raging in the film market, and the latter's journey to win awards last year was also smooth.

"Sister Li, I'm just curious about what milk tastes like, hehe."

"By the way, Sister Li, the awards ceremony will be held in two days. Do you want to go with me?"

Firstly, it was a woman's love for beauty that caused Zeng Li to avoid leaving ugly photos. Secondly, she was afraid of arousing suspicion. After all, she had not appeared in public for almost a year.

Looking at Zeng Li's obviously enlarged bust, Wei Jin swallowed his saliva. The temptation of the acquired Lingbao was not small.

So even though "The Hunt" earned a box office of 1.39 million US dollars in North America and has a very good reputation, with an imdb score of 8.3, and invited the famous public relations team - Weinstein, and even provided more than million US dollars in bonus fees, But Wei and Jin were still not sure.

"Haha, with your good words, it's time for us to set off."

He rolled his eyes at Wei Jin angrily. Which female star is not afraid of ugly photos?
"Okay, stop being poor and go take a shower quickly. I'm not even jet lag yet."

"It's normal, Wei. That's how it is during the Hollywood awards season. In addition, most of the actresses and female stars are wearing dresses. It will be more troublesome to get out of the car. It will probably take even longer."

Matt was not surprised by this, and the journey was just a way to calm him down.
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Matt's prediction came true. Along the way, the team walked a few meters and stopped for two minutes.

More than an hour after the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony started, the crew of "The Hunt" finally arrived in front of the red carpet dozens of meters outside the hotel.

At this time, the sky had completely darkened, but the lights of Hollywood reflected the entire sky into daylight.

Coupled with the countless media and fans who looked at it, the atmosphere of the Golden Globe Awards instantly became taller.

The red carpet host introduced the guests in fluent English.

"Below, standing on the red carpet under the lights and cameras are: the crew of "The Hunt"!
Our old friends: Berlin Silver Bear Best Actor winner - Matt Damon; Oscar director, Palme d'Or winner, Golden Bear director - Wei Jin; Summit Entertainment's new president and producer - Hunter Johnson! "

Matt Damon is indeed a popular star in Hollywood. The moment he got off the car, overwhelming shouts came quickly.

At the same time, Wei Jin and Hunter also got out of the car. After all, the two were behind the scenes and had little publicity in North America. Apart from the media, there were almost no fans to applaud them.

As Wei Jin is the only Chinese director at this Golden Globe Awards, the host will certainly not miss the opportunity to interview him.

"Wei, this is your second time competing for the Golden Globe Awards. There are even more nominations than the last time. How much do you expect from this award?"

"If we talk about expectations, it must be the best in all four events. After all, the Golden Globe trophy is the one I have the least, haha."

Wei Jin made a humorous joke, paused and continued:

"But whether you can get it, or how many you can get, depends on the jury. I am looking forward to it." When it was Matt Damon's turn, he was more reserved and just expressed After all, Wei Jin had just reminded him that he didn't want to be slapped in the face like his good friend Leonardo.

It was the first time for Wei Jin to walk on the red carpet without a female companion. Wei Jin was a little unaccustomed to it, but the unexpected experience was very good. The three grown men walked so fast that the media cameras could hardly keep up.

Soon, the staff came over and led the three people towards the arranged location.

As soon as the three of them sat down, many actors came to say hello, mainly coming to Wei and Jin.

After all, a director who can compete for awards is a top-notch scarce resource no matter where he is. Didn’t you notice that Matt Damon has already won the Berlin Best Actor?
Regardless of whether they knew each other or didn't know each other, Wei and Jin accepted everyone who came, just smiling and nodding.

Helen Mirren also came over to say hello. She is also an old acquaintance. She won the Best Actress at the last Golden Globe Awards for "The Queen".

Wei Jin stood up and greeted her politely. This man was already in his sixties, so he probably wouldn't have any thoughts about him.

Wei Jin's old friend, Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., also came over to say hello. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy for "Sherlock Holmes", although the gold content was not as high as Matt's Best Actor in a Drama Series. But it can be regarded as an affirmation of his acting career.

In fact, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at last year's Oscars, but unfortunately he lost. Wei Jin also hopes that he can gain something today, after all, there is no conflict with "Hunting".

After a while, Cameron came over to say hello. It had been more than a year since the last meeting. He went to China to promote "Avatar". Due to the busy schedule, the two did not meet.

"Wei, long time no see. I didn't expect that we would be opponents this time, haha."

It can be seen that Cameron, the truck driver, is in a good mood recently. It is no wonder that the current global box office of "Avatar" has exceeded 17 billion US dollars, and the harvest is still going on. There is no pressure to break 20 billion. This is destined to be It is inevitable that no one will be proud of this glorious achievement that has gone down in the history of global filmmaking.

"James, long time no see. This time you brought a surprise to the whole world."

Wei Jin's words were filled with respect. Cameron is indeed a filmmaker who constantly breaks through himself and innovates vigorously. In every one of his works, he tries to innovate and break through the technical limits, which deserves respect.

"Hahaha, "Inception" is also good. Your script is really great. Besides, I also like "The Hunt". After all, I contributed two movie tickets to you, haha."

"Oh? Speaking of which, I still owe you a movie ticket. I haven't had time to watch "Avatar" yet, haha."

Wei Jin smiled and joked with Cameron. This movie has been in his mind for a long time. Isn't the feeling of being there more shocking than watching it in the cinema?

The two chatted for a while, and Cameron returned to his seat. He is the core of the crew.

"Boss, look at the front left corner near the corridor. It seems to be the Chinese media."

In order to please his boss over the years, Hunter has made great efforts to learn Chinese. His sharp eyes saw the name on the reporter's work badge.

Wei Jin looked in the direction, smiled and waved to his compatriots, and the footage was instantly transmitted back to the domestic live broadcast.

After a talk show, the awards ceremony officially began.

After several consecutive guest performers, the TV series awards were announced first.

As the actors came on stage one by one to accept the awards and give speeches, Wei Jin clearly noticed that Matt was a little nervous. It was soon the turn of the film category awards.

Wei Jin's mentality was extremely peaceful at this time. He didn't particularly value the result this time. He just wanted to see how far a purely English film made by a Chinese director could go in winning awards.

"Best Foreign Language Film Award, "The White Ribbon"!"

The film awards began as this film from Germany won the Foreign Language Award.

"Best Animated Film Award, "Up"!"

"Best Original Film Score Award, "Up"!"

The animated series has been a boon, but Hunter is already getting nervous as nominations for "The Hunt" draw closer.

"Best Film Song, "Crazy Heart"!"

People on the stage were happy or excited to give their acceptance speeches, but many people in the audience were heartbroken.

"Wei, it's time for the screenplay award."

Matt Damon on the left looked even more nervous than Wei Jin, and Hunter also turned to look at his boss.

"Well, let's keep watching."

Just as Wei Jin finished speaking, the award-winning guest on the stage spoke.

"Best Screenplay Golden Globe, "The Hunt," congratulations!"

The three of Wei and Jin looked at each other and won the first nomination. It was a good start!
After tidying up their clothes, Wei Jin and Matt hugged each other and strode towards the podium.

"Thank you to the Golden Globe Awards. This is the first time I have won the Best Screenplay Award since my debut. I have to say that the jury's vision is very good, haha."

The humorous opening won good-natured laughter from the audience. This director who has won numerous awards on the stage really won the screenwriting award for the first time, which is also the first of its kind.

Next came the boring thank you session. Wei Jin did not make any shocking speeches and completed the process in a normal manner.

Returning to his seat with the trophy, Wei Jin clearly felt that Matt Damon was even more nervous as the Actor Awards began.

Best Supporting Actress went to Monique for "Love Actually".

Best Supporting Actor went to Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds."

Best Actress in a Musical Comedy went to Meryl Streep for "Julie and Julia."

Robert Downey Jr. was lucky enough to win Best Actor in a Musical Comedy.

Wei Jin also enthusiastically applauded his old friend in the audience. This middle-aged and popular actor is increasingly favored by Hollywood.

Best Actress in a Drama Series went to Sandra Bullock for "The Underbelly."

"Wei, I feel so nervous. Share a little bit of your good luck with me."

Although he had prepared himself mentally, when the end came, Matt still couldn't help but become nervous.

Before Wei Jin could speak, the award presenters on the stage had already begun to announce their answers.

"Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart," congratulations!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a frustrated look appeared on Matt's face, but he soon adjusted it. After all, he was originally an optimistic, cheerful, sunny and kind-hearted person.

"Matt, you didn't get what you wanted, maybe there is something better."

Although Wei Jin was comforting Matt, he always had a bad feeling——
Sure enough, the subsequent results confirmed Wei Jin's premonition.

The best director was awarded to James Cameron, who has swept the world.

Best musical comedy film went to "The Hangover."

The Best Drama Film was also awarded to "Avatar". With a commercial blockbuster, Cameron won the two biggest awards at the Golden Globe Awards and became the biggest winner of this year's Golden Globe Awards.

At this point, this year's Golden Globe Awards has come to an end. "The Hunt" was nominated for four awards, but only won the Best Screenplay Award. It can be said to be a huge defeat.

But Wei Jin was not the most unlucky. Cameron's ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" failed to receive anything, and left in a hurry after the award ceremony, which shows that she was very angry.

However, what happened at the Golden Globe Awards quickly spread throughout the world, causing dissatisfaction among a large number of film critics. Some professional film critics even bluntly criticized the Golden Globe Awards:

"We finally know: The Golden Globe Awards, which are increasingly at odds with the Oscars, have reached an invincible state where they only care about box office and not acting skills."

(End of this chapter)