The Oscar is also a very important award. Farewell My Concubine has participated in too many second-rate European film festivals. In fact, it is contemptuous of the Best Foreign Language Film Award. In addition to the Best Foreign Language Film, Changwei Gu also did not win the Best Cinematography award.
.This can be said to be in great contrast to Farewell My Concubine’s victory at the Golden Globe Awards.
Since the Weinstein brothers sold the company to Disney, they have more budget to publicize the awards. It is obvious that they treat film studios from the mainland as monkeys. The difficulty and cost of public relations for the Golden Globes are far less than that of the Oscars.
of.
The victory at the Golden Globes was deliberately used to give Kaige Chen and others an illusion, making them feel that they were promising Oscars and could compete with Yimou. For this "artistic" goal, they made relatively large concessions in the distribution contract.
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Originally, they thought it was an issue of Oscar's fairness to Chinese people. Now, with Ronald's words, they began to point suspicion at Harvey's big mouth. Maybe Oscar is not so easy?
"Yimou and I were close friends for a while. Didn't we argue a bit too much with him? It would be great if we asked Director Luo to handle the issuance of America this time... Director Luo, Director Luo?"
Kaige was regretting that he shouldn't have to compete with Yimou in everything. He should have found Ronald, who was truly friendly to the Chinese, to cooperate. Unexpectedly, he looked up and saw that Director Luo had already entered the center of the crowd and was chatting with Spielberg, who had just been interviewed.
Got together.
The great director of Hollywood commercial films has two statuettes in his hands, horizontally and vertically, which makes people feel very envious. If I also have a Best Foreign Language Film statue, can I also go in and chat with them on an equal footing?
The hot-eyed Kaige saw the two golden figures in Spielberg's hands, as if he saw Cao Cao's general Dian Wei in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, holding two human-shaped gold-plated bronze halberds and waving them around, causing the surrounding bosses to avoid them.
Retreat three houses.
Sure enough, it's different whether there is such a thing. When he first entered the awards hall, Spielberg was just a vulgar director making commercial films. Now he gives the impression that he is a master of film art and a great director who has left his name in film history.
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Ronald chatted with Spielberg for a while, then moved to the interview seat next to him, greeted new actor Tom Hanks and actress Holly Hunter, and then exited comfortably to give up the stage to today.
The real protagonists of the evening are the lucky ones who hold the statuette tightly in their hands.
Ronald happened to have a good relationship with Holly Hunter. In the "Sugar-coated Trap" directed by him, Holly Hunter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Unlike the other losers in the "Piano Lesson" crew,
Holly Hunter doesn’t “hate” Ronald. Others who lost out on the Piano Lesson awards weren’t necessarily so kind, and Harvey Weinstein couldn’t tell they were portraying Ronald as some kind of big-money guy.
Crocodile, who specializes in snatching Oscar-winning villains from independent film artists.
Holly Hunter deservedly won the Best Actress award. Although she did not win the Best Supporting Actress award, she only appeared for a total of five minutes and fifty-nine seconds in the final film, making her the most nominated actress in history.
Among the acting awards, the one with the least screen time.
These two achievements will be repeatedly broadcast in major newspapers and TV interviews starting tomorrow, proving that Holly Hunter's Academy Award-winning performance is extraordinary and she is also the best among the actresses.
In contrast, Emma Thompson, a British independent film force that was highly praised by Harvey Weinstein, was also nominated in two awards, but lost completely and was portrayed as a loser in interviews.
image.
"Aren't you going to take a photo with them?" Elton John also squeezed out and came to Ronald's side to talk.
"This year is not my time... With your popularity, don't try to steal the spotlight, right? Now every family in America is listening to the new song you wrote for The Lion King..."
Ronald smiled and talked about the next arrangements with Elton John. After they met with Spielberg, Tom Hanks and others, they would go to Elton John's small party to give the newly formed
The Elton John… Foundation Platform. This is the foundation he established after Elizabeth Taylor.
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An hour later, all the guests who had finished the interview ran to the small party held by the foundation.
The venue here is relatively small, and it is not on the same level of luxury as the kind of parties held by variety shows, but if someone is invited here, he will definitely give up the variety show party and jump in the car directly to come here.
Because the participants of this party are all well-known figures in the industry, no additional people are invited, and most of the news media are not invited. Only Ronald's media and serious local media such as the Los Angeles Times can
Come in and take some photos and interview the participating guests.
"Did you really tell your high school teacher in advance? If not, it would be a huge shock..." Ronald saw Tom Hanks and his wife Rita who had arrived early, and immediately stepped forward to say hello.
"Yeah, I called Mr. Farnsworth yesterday and I said I was a student of yours. I have a ticket to the Oscars and if I win, I want to use it in my acceptance speech for 'Philadelphia Story.'
your name.
Mr. Farnsworth was sixty-nine years old. He immediately agreed and said he was very happy..."
"That's good. To be honest, I was very excited when I heard it down there. I was afraid that you were improvising on the spot..."
"Ah, hahaha, didn't that become the plot of a movie?" Tom Hanks was still in a very excited state of mind, which can be seen from the fact that he held the Oscar trophy tightly in his hand and refused to let go.
"Isn't it? The Oscar winner revealed his sexual orientation as a high school teacher in his acceptance speech. Suddenly the teacher faced pressure from the small town. Can the upcoming wedding between him and his fiancée still be held?" Ronald laughed and said it like a joke.
An elevator sales pitch for a script, using one sentence to highlight the biggest selling point of the script.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Don't tell me, this script may have some potential, it may also win an Oscar, at least be nominated..."
"Really?" Ronald didn't expect that his casual remarks would be recognized by Hanks...
"Hi, you are here, let me introduce you to some friends from the music industry..." Elton John came over as the host to greet Ronald and others. He took Ronald and Diane and introduced them to them.
Lord Stewart, and his new girlfriend and other established singers...
"How are you?" Ronald shook hands and said hello to several singers, all of whom came to this party for Elton John's sake.
"This needs no introduction, hahaha..." The last one is Bruce Springsteen, who just won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Streets of Philadelphia", an episode of Philadelphia Story.
"Everyone, the secret of the Oscar that I will introduce to you is that if Ronald and I had not talked once and convinced me to write an episode for this movie, I would not have been able to win the Oscar. This also shows that my music career has reached its peak.
Already..."
Bruce Springsteen was very considerate and asked Ronald to introduce to people in the music circle the secrets of Ronald's collaboration with him at that time. He also introduced some other bands or singers that Ronald had become famous through movies.
What surprised the singers the most was that in "Dirty Dancing", a song written by the actor Patrick Schwytz himself could also become a top ten song on the charts.
For a while, everyone wanted to exchange contact information with Ronald. At this charity party for singers and movie stars, Ronald, a director, became the most popular person.
"Sometimes I have to be jealous of you people who make movies. Your popularity here far exceeds mine..."
The one who came to talk was David Geffen, a former record company owner and now a music industry tycoon who has entered Hollywood as a producer. As soon as he came over, many people had to make room for him and Ronald to talk.
"That's because you temporarily guest-starred as a Hollywood producer, hahaha. How about it, how does it feel to be a producer?" Ronald laughed and took over the conversation.
The two of them had little business dealings, except for the four-part pop art painting produced by Andy Warhol, which made Ronald a lot of extra money. Now that he saw the money-giving boy, Ronald's face still looked very sad.
Not bad.
"Hahaha..." David Geffen was in a better mood. The art he bought back from Ronald had been resold to the economic oligarchs in the former alliance area. They appreciated American art very much and did not hesitate to do so.
Pay a big price...Convert the money earned in the former alliance area into art and put it in the warehouse in America.
"Ronald..."
Just as he was talking, Spielberg came in with a pair of golden halberds in hand... No, he jumped in happily.
"Steven, it's like I said, you won't feel their weight until you get up tomorrow... Congratulations!"
"Ahahaha", Spielberg hugged Ronald with a pair of statuettes in his hands. He had been holding the pair of statuettes in his hands for nearly two hours... he was still very energetic and very energetic.
happy look.
"David...huh?" Ronald turned around and saw that David Geffen had quietly left. I don't know why he didn't congratulate Spielberg, as if he was deliberately avoiding suspicion.
No matter so much, Ronald coaxed the happy Spielberg and asked him and his wife Kate Capshaw to walk with him to a small booth-like seat. Elton John specially decorated the scene
It is relatively civilian, and he wants to create an image of a foundation that uses all its major donations for charity objects, so today's charity party was very simple, even a bit crude.
Ronald and Diane sat together, leaving the main seats to the Spielbergs. Elton John also came to join their table. He called the waiter with a snap of his fingers and opened a large bottle of champagne for everyone.
superior.
Then at Ronald's signal, photojournalists from the Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News and other newspapers also came over to take usable photos for them.
"Bang bang" Finally, Spielberg put the two statuettes on the table for the first time since receiving the award tonight, took a sip of champagne, and then touched the statuettes with his hand. How could that happen?
Not enough touch.
"How's it going? Is there any difference compared to yours?" Spielberg proudly motioned for Ronald to feel it too.
"There's not much difference in appearance, but the feeling is definitely different..."
"What's different?" Kate Capshaw didn't quite understand, so she asked Ronald.
"This is the statuette for the Best Director Award..." Diane watched Ronald read the words on the base carefully, and knew that Ronald was jealous of the Best Director Award. The gold medal on the base was now gone
It is engraving on site, which has made great progress compared to ten years ago.
Although they are all statuettes, there are names of various awards on the base. As a director, this statuette is obviously much more psychologically important than the other statues.
"I have another statue here..." There was another snap, and Tom Hanks also arrived with his wife. He raised his hand and slapped the third statuette on the table.
Ronald picked up the best actor statuette, weighed it in his hand, then picked up the best director award, and compared it with the best picture award. "Sure enough, three people won the best picture.
This gold will be lighter if everyone divides it..."
"Why?"
The two first-time Oscar winners, Tom Hanks and Spielberg, were indeed deceived by Ronald and went to get it. They happened to be seen by the photographer and took a classic photo.
In the picture, Ronald is sitting at the far end. Spielberg and Tom Hanks are reaching for the statuette. Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are watching and laughing. The whole photo is very dynamic.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After taking the photo, everyone separated. Ronald was holding a glass of champagne in a corner of the venue. Naturally, someone came up to talk to him and Diane. The bodyguards on the side
Daniel kept a low profile and watched the scene, making sure that no threatening people were approaching.
"Tom, Nicole..." After a while, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman also came over from the variety show. Ronald chatted with them.
"Being nominated is about strength, winning is about luck..." Of course, Ronald and Tom Cruise could only talk about this.
"This is the second time I've left empty-handed..."
"Hey, me too..."
Ronald, like him, has been nominated many times but never won the Best Director Award in his professional field.
"Isn't he?" Nicole Kidman asked Diane doubtfully.
"Ronnie has always believed that only the Best Director Award is the highest praise for his profession. Besides, the Best Picture usually rewards the producer. Several people will win the award for a film, unlike the Best Director, which only has one person.
He can lift the statuette. You don’t know, he cares about this very much..."
"Oh..." Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes. After saying this, she understood. Just like an actor, if he can't win the best actor or actress, then the best actor or actress is also a consolation, but in the circle
Speaking of which, everyone still thinks that the protagonist's trophy is more important.
"Cheers...to our luck..."
Ronald and Tom Cruise toasted, and then took a big sip of champagne. Then he put the glass down and glanced at it inadvertently...
Hey, why are Spielberg and David Geffen talking together again? Moreover, their positions were deliberately separated from other people. At this time, the photojournalist had completed his task and left...
"There must be something going on between them..."
Then he turned his attention back to Tom Cruise. It was normal for everyone to cooperate. David Geffen spent a lot of money on Cruise to make the movie Interview with the Vampire. But it was a famous big production last year and the money was spent like water.
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Maybe he wants to invest in Spielberg's new film again this year?