Chapter 730 The road to winning the prize is not smooth
The Oscar review body is actually very simple. It is a two-level review body. The first level is the Academy Chairman Jury, the highest level. Although this level of review body is not large in number, it has a great say.
And this first vice president is the second in command of this review body.
"Mr. Zhao, how did you hook up with Leonardo?"
On the way to Hollywood, Miss Zhang couldn't help but ask.
"Don't talk about hooking up, it's like he and I are having an affair."
Zhao Gangjun rolled his eyes at Zhang Youyou, and then said, "My aunt and he are old acquaintances. I asked my aunt to say hello to him before I came here, so I came to chat with him today."
"Your aunt? Is she...Sun Jiaying?" Zhang Miss asked.
"Um."
"With Miss Sun Jiaying coming forward, we should be able to win the Oscar this time!"
Zhang Youyou said with bright eyes, "Miss Sun Jiaying is a top-notch figure in the entertainment industry around the world! Even though she no longer sings or acts, her connections radiate to almost the entire entertainment industry around the world. Zhao
Boss, if we can invite her to lobby for us, then it will be a sure thing for us to win the Oscar!"
"If it were really that easy, we in China wouldn't have had a few Oscars besides Feng Gang in these years." Zhao Gangjun shook his head and said, "Aunt Jiaying told me that the Oscars and lobbying are one, but in the end
What’s important is that the quality of your film is passable. If the quality of the film is not passable and does not conform to their European and American values, it will be useless for anyone to say hello to you. This is where the authority of the Oscars lies.”
"This is fine."
Zhang Youyou said, "The reviews for our pilot show are quite good now."
"Well, it's not us who have the final say, nor those few people. The key is that those above us have the final say." Zhao Gangjun said.
"Yeah, I understand."
Soon, the group of people arrived outside Leonardo's villa.
Leonardo seemed to have known that Zhao Gangjun was coming, and was waiting at the door early.
This makes Zhao Gangjun a little flattered. Although Leonardo is old now, he was a superstar when he was young, and his status in the film industry is not much different from that of his Aunt Jiaying!
"Hello, Mr. Leonardo!"
Zhao Gangjun quickly walked a few steps in front of Leonardo and took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Leonardo.
"Haha, hello, young man from the East. I have long heard from Sun that she has a son like you. I am really happy to see you today." Leonardo smiled and patted Zhao Gangjun on the shoulder.
"Well, I'm not Aunt Jiaying's son." Zhao Gangjun said awkwardly.
"Isn't it? Aren't you Zhao's son?" Leonardo asked.
"Yes."
"Isn't Sun Zhao's wife?" Leonardo asked.
"Too."
"Then aren't you Sun's son?"
"this…"
Zhao Gangjun couldn't explain what a harem was at the moment, so he didn't bother to explain. Anyway, Sun Jiaying treated him the same as his own son, so let's just leave it misunderstood.
Led by Leonardo, the group walked into the villa.
Leonardo's villa is very large, ranking among the top three villas in wealthy areas.
As soon as he entered the lobby on the first floor, Zhao Gangjun was shocked.
There are various trophies placed on the walls around the hall, including Oscars and Berlin Film Awards. There must be forty or fifty in total!
Of course, what shocked Zhao Gangjun the most was that one of the Oscar trophies was actually taken by a child sitting on the ground and smashed into something...
It looks like cracking walnuts.
"Oh, dear Claire, be careful and don't smash your hands, otherwise you will cry again." Leonardo said with a smile.
"Dad, help me open it," the child said.
Leonardo walked to the child, picked up the trophy, and then hit the walnut hard, breaking the walnut open.
The children saw it and clapped excitedly.
"My God, Mr. Leonardo, that's an Oscar trophy!" Zhang Missile said in disbelief, "How can you use him to smash walnuts?"
"This kind of thing has no other use except taking up space. It's very useful for smashing walnuts."
Leonardo handed the statuette to the child, then walked to a wine cabinet and said, "What do you want to drink?"
"Whiskey." Zhao Gangjun said.
"Me too."
Lin Feng'er also followed suit.
Zhang Youyou didn't speak, he was still a little unable to turn around.
The most precious treasure in the eyes of actors all over the world, the Oscar statuette, was actually used by Leonardo to crack walnuts for his son. Oh my god, is this crazy?
"Sometimes, the things you think are important are not even worth the smile of the person they care about in the eyes of others."
Zhao Gangjun patted Zhang Missile's shoulder and said softly.
Zhang Youyou shivered, then looked at Zhao Gangjun and said gratefully, "Brother Gangjun... I understand."
Zhao Gangjun smiled and sat on the sofa.
Leonardo came over with a wine bottle, and then poured a glass of wine for Zhao Gangjun and others.
"On behalf of the American film industry, I welcome you."
Leonardo smiled and clinked glasses with Zhao Gangjun, then took a sip of wine.
Zhao Gangjun also smiled and took a sip.
"Gang Bong, Sun and I are old friends, so I will tell you some things directly."
After Leonardo finished drinking, he said to Zhao Gangjun, "If there are no accidents, your film will most likely win the "Best Foreign Language Film" award."
"'Best Foreign Language Film'?" Zhao Gangrong raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the award?"
"Yes, of course, this is just my rough guess. You have to know that we have several very good movies this year. The new movie starring Pete has good reviews, and he has Paramount behind him, so
It's a big company. They started preparations half a year ago. Now they have received a total of 12 nominations, which is close to a historical record. These 12 nominations include Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, etc.
, and the movie you brought has only received 4 nominations so far, namely Best Director, Best Actress, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Music. Although I did think your movie was good, but
, do you know what the purpose of the Oscars is?”
"have no idea."
Zhao Gangjun shook his head honestly. To be honest, he really didn't know much about the Oscars. He only knew about the Oscars and the enchanting female stars on the red carpet.
"The main theme of the Oscars is nostalgia, and most of the themes need to emphasize traditional family values, so this is destined to always be safe, mainstream, and non-controversial movies for the Oscars. The theme of your movie is fantasy, and it is also related to the West.
It is very difficult for Eastern fantasy with different values to win votes from the judges." Leonardo said with a serious face.