The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 381

In the following March and April, No.30's [-]th Golden Globe Awards and the [-]st Academy Awards were held one after another without Xu Guanwu's absence.

Last year's gold-swallowing behemoth "Star Wars" and the box office hit "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" were shortlisted for multiple technical awards, and they are all favorites to win awards.

The Best Visual Effects Award, which has been suspended for many years, was re-issued because of these two films, and these two films were shortlisted, which can be said to be an honor for these two films.But it is also the tragedy of Hollywood filmmakers.

Because these two films were invested by Xu Guanwu, and Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are good friends, so this time the award competition was dubbed "Brothers' Battle" by the media and received great attention .

Although Xu Guanwu, who was in the capital of God, could not receive the news immediately, he was also paying attention to this matter. After all, "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" are films he invested in, so naturally the more awards he can get, the better.

The more awards they receive, the more attention these two films will naturally receive. In the future, they will be able to earn more profits from the release of peripheral products, takeaway copyrights, and the publication of DVDs, etc.Every award can be piled up with money.

Moreover, the special effects of "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" were all produced by Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects Company, and the key point is that Xu Guanwu owns [-]% of the shares in them.With Industrial Light & Magic's current technological leadership in the industry, if an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is added, it will undoubtedly increase its popularity in the industry.

Think about how many sci-fi films "Star Wars" has stimulated the birth of later generations, and you will know how busy the business of Industrial Light and Magic will be in the future.That will be a golden age of making money and getting soft.

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Naturally, the Golden Globe was awarded first. This award, which was held a week earlier than the Academy Awards, has already been regarded as the wind vane of the Oscars.All works that can be harvested at the Golden Globes will generally win prizes at the Oscars.

It can be said that the Golden Globe Award was overshadowed by the Academy Awards. People only call it the "Little Oscar", but no one calls Oscar the "Little Golden Globe Award".This is of course very detrimental to the development of the Golden Globes.

To give the simplest example, it is also a world-renowned film awards ceremony. The broadcast fee of the Oscars is in the tens of millions of dollars, but the Golden Globes is only in the millions of dollars. The gap between them is quite obvious.

So after being in the shadow of the Academy Awards for many years, in the new century, the Golden Globe Awards are deliberately held earlier, and the list of award-winning films is also very different from the Academy Awards. The purpose is to get rid of the influence of Oscars and re-establish The authority of this awards ceremony.

No.30 Five Golden Globe Awards, "Star Wars" won the award for the best original soundtrack, which is regarded as a trophy.But Steven Spielberg returned empty-handed and did not receive any awards.

In fact, this is inevitable, because there are not many technical awards set up by the Golden Globe Awards. On the contrary, its acting awards are almost twice as many as the Academy Awards.Even the actor and actress should be divided into drama and song and dance comedy.

After the award ceremony, Richard immediately notified Xu Guanwu of the award. Of course, there were some twists and turns in the process.Xu Guanwu didn't want his American allies to know that he was in the mainland, because that would cause many bad associations and more unpredictable troubles.

Xu Guanwu expressed his regret that "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" did not win any awards.And "Star Wars" won the best original soundtrack award, which reminded Xu Guanwu that it seems that the business of movie soundtracks is also very good.

Last year, Xu Guanwu recommended "Saturday Night Fever" released by Lei Shidong. Apart from the box office hit, the disco dance music that appeared many times in the film was also loved by people. "Saturday Night Fever" also took the opportunity to launch a movie soundtrack record, which sold millions of copies, and also created a precedent for a hit movie to release an OST movie soundtrack.

The soundtrack of "Star Wars" is very powerful, and it is deeply loved by the majority of Star Wars fans.Coupled with the affirmation of the Golden Globe award now, it proves its super high quality.For such popular and well-received music, it is natural to take the opportunity to release a movie soundtrack album, so that the composer's painstaking efforts are not in vain.

What's more, it doesn't cost much to produce a movie soundtrack, almost like earning for nothing.Naturally, such an opportunity to make a fortune cannot be missed.

Richard couldn't help being moved by Xu Guanwu's suggestion. In fact, he also had the same idea, but Xu Guanwu, the owner of the film copyright, didn't speak up, and he couldn't deal with the matter in private.Now with Xu Guanwu's permission, Richard immediately started to make arrangements.

The reason why he is so active is actually nothing more than the fact that he can't afford it early. The original soundtrack of "Star Wars" is a big hit, and he can actually get a share as a producer.What's more, 20th Century Fox is now acting as an agent for the rights to manage the peripheral products of "Star Wars".

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A few days later, the first Academy Awards were held.

In [-], the gold-swallowing behemoth "Star Wars" won six technical awards including the best art direction, best costume design, best visual effects, best editing, best original music, and best sound effects. Called the most beautiful winner of this year's Academy Awards, it is even more eye-catching than "Annie Hall", which won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Original Screenplay.

In contrast, Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" frequently ate duck eggs, and finally won only one Best Cinematography Award, which was a disastrous defeat in the battle with the brothers of "Star Wars".

However, it is worth mentioning that both "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" received Special Achievement Awards for special contributions to sound editing and sound design.

The two films were nominated for a total of [-] awards, and finally won nine awards, which is very worthy of congratulations.And "Star Wars" once again won the Oscar for Best Original Music Award, which strengthened Richard's belief in releasing the soundtrack, and also gave him a bargaining chip in his hands to continue negotiations with the record company.

And the film invested by Xu Guanwu once again became the big winner of the Oscar, which also made him, who was absent from the awards ceremony, once again the focus of attention.The film he invested in was shortlisted and won so many awards, but Xu Guanwu did not attend the award ceremony, and he did not even express any joyful news the next day, which made the world's media puzzled.

For a while, rumors began to fly all over the sky again, more intense than last time.But Xu Guanwu was not in the mood to deal with these annoying flies, he was planning to go back "home".This home is not Xu Guanwu's current home in Hong Kong, but his old home in Southern Hebei in his previous life.

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In fact, Xu Guanwu had the idea of ​​going home a long time ago. A few years ago, the mainland was experiencing ten years of catastrophe. It was not easy for a Hong Kong businessman like him to freely enter and leave the mainland. Said it was just a luxury.

Now that the ten-year catastrophe in the mainland is over, Xu Guanwu is now living in the mainland. The straight-line distance from his hometown is only four to five hundred kilometers.

It's just that the geographical problem has been solved now, but the psychological problem has not been solved.The so-called closer hometown is more timid. Now Xu Guanwu is homesick and afraid to go home.Compared with the previous life, I have no date, and I am still struggling because I am afraid of nagging and dare not go home during the Chinese New Year.

"When I see my parents who are still young, what should I call them? Dad, mom?! It seems that the two are not married yet, so they must be misunderstood. Comrade?! Why is it so awkward to say! "Xu Guanwu was entangled in the question of this address, and his brows were frowned into a big pimple, "Forget it, I won't meet them anymore, I just need to go over there, take a look at them from a distance, and know that they are living well. gone."

After Xu Guanwu made up his mind, he applied to the nursing home for a car to travel.The nursing home also couldn't help feeling very strange that he went to a place so far away in southern Hebei.

As far as they know, Xu Guanwu is from eastern Guangdong, while Zhao Yazhi is a native of Hong Kong. Do the two have any relatives in southern Hebei, and why did they suddenly go there?Besides, there are not many scenic spots and historic sites in southern Hebei. It would be too unimaginable to say that you travel thousands of miles just to see such a few wild scenes.

But after all, Xu Guanwu was a VIP who had been specially requested by the higher authorities to give him special tricks.Therefore, even though the sanatorium has limited cars, the hospital specially dispatched one, and then arranged for a driver who is familiar with the geography of southern Hebei and skilled in driving to accompany him.

"Mr. Xu, we don't have much fun in southern Hebei. Why do you want to go there?" The driver was from southern Hebei, and he spoke with a slight local accent, which made Xu Guanwu feel very friendly after hearing it. I couldn't help but my nose was sour and tears were about to fall.I haven't heard this hometown accent for many years, and it really seems like a lifetime away.

"I read from ancient books that there have been many generous and elegiac people in Yanzhao since ancient times. I also heard that the Three Treasures of Yanzhao, Cangzhou Lion Dingzhou Pagoda, and the Great Bodhisattva in Zhengding Mansion are all rare cultural relics, so I want to go for a walk. Take a look around." Xu Guanwu explained with a smile.

"Mr. Xu really knows about our Yanzhao, you even know the three treasures of Yanzhao." The driver said with a smile, "In fact, there is another treasure that should be counted, which is the stone bridge of our Zhaozhou."

"Zhaozhou Bridge?! It can be regarded as a remarkable historic site." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"That's right, it's said in the book that Zhaozhou Bridge is a cultural relic of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, more than 500 years ago." The driver said with a smile, "The book said that it was built by Li Chun, a craftsman from the Sui Dynasty, but our Legend has it that it was made by Master Lu Ban, and there is also a folk song called "Little Cow Herding". Mr. Xu, shall I sing it to you?"

"Okay, let's sing." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.

"Then I'll sing. If I can't sing well, you can't laugh at me." The driver scratched his head, blushed and began to sing, "Who will build the Zhaozhou Stone Bridge, and who will leave the jade railings... "

The driver's voice was loud and roared out, shaking the inside of the car, and Zhao Yazhi quickly covered her ears.Xu Guanwu, however, felt very cordial. Once upon a time, he also sang this folk song.

"Master Lu Ban of the Zhaozhou Stone Bridge came to repair it, and the sage left the jade railings. Zhang Guolao was riding a donkey on the bridge, and Lord Chai's pushcart made a ditch. Hey, hey..." After the driver finished singing the song in a loud voice, Xu Guanwu endured I can't help but take Xia Que over.

"Heh, Mr. Xu, how can you sing this folk song? And it's so beautiful." The driver turned his face in surprise and asked.

"Oh, my childhood neighbor was from Yanzhao, and he gave me the singing." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "He also taught me the Three Treasures of Yanzhao."

"No wonder, I just said Mr. Xu, you speak a little bit of my local dialect, so that's how it is." The driver suddenly realized and nodded.

Because of this kind of fellowship, the two chatted more happily along the way.

On the other hand, Zhao Yazhi was nestled in the back seat, unable to understand Mandarin, and couldn't speak at all. In addition, there were endless farmland outside, and there was no good scenery, so she couldn't help but feel bored.

(End of this chapter)