February is low, and a week has passed since the Spring Festival holiday. Half a month after the release of the top seed "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" during the Spring Festival, the total box office has successfully exceeded 1 billion.
The third Chinese-language film with a box office of over one billion in China, Chow Sing-chi is also the only director in the billion-dollar club besides Li Qian.
Previously, although the media promoted that the domestic film industry has entered the era of billions in box office, only Li Qian has reached this level.
Not to mention other movies with a box office of 1 billion, the highest box office is "Zodiac" with 700 million, and "Love Is Not Blind" and "Tangshan Earthquake" which are close to 700 million.
"Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" has a box office of over 1 billion. The billion dollar club is not just empty talk. At least there are already two directors in it.
The billion-dollar box office club has officially become history, and the billion-dollar era can officially be announced.
This gave several big directors a sudden sense of urgency. You are the first-class director in the country. In this era of film industryization, you are part of the billion-dollar club. How can you be called a big director?
The ones with the strongest sense of urgency are of course Zhang Yimou, Cheng Kai and Ma Xiaogang. However, Cheng Kai has the Palme d'Or, and it is the only trophy in China.
Zhang Yimou is still in the name of a national teacher. "Thirteen Hairpins" has a box office of close to 600 million, and he was nominated for an Oscar, and won the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear.
Ma Xiaogang didn't have any international awards, and he had two box-office successes, but he suddenly felt a little nervous. When he failed to get enough, he was pushed to a higher level, and was expelled from the ranks of great directors by those hateful netizens and media.
Thinking of those rebellious audiences, Ma Xiaogang felt angry. He couldn't even understand a movie as profound as "1942"!
The cost was 200 million, and the box office was just 200 million. If it hadn't been taken advantage of by two people like Chongqing Film Group, it would have been a huge loss.
My heart aches when I think about Ma Xiaogang. His own shell company invested in this movie.
Looking at the TV in front of me, the live broadcast of the Oscars ceremony on the movie channel has already begun.
Seeing Li Qian step on the red carpet of the Oscars, and then thinking about it, it would be really amazing if he actually won the Best Foreign Language Film.
I want the box office but not the box office, I want the big prize but not the big prize.
After a moment of silence, he took out his cell phone and called Huang Zhongjun, agreeing to shoot "Private Customization".
This is a script written in 2008. It was originally called "The Nobles" and tells the story of a team that specializes in helping others realize their wishes.
But the script was so rubbish that Ma Xiaogang couldn't stand it.
Huang Zhongjun asked Wang Wei to rework the script, but it was similar to "Party A and Party B" and Ma Xiaogang didn't want to film it last year.
But now, "1942" has lost money to my grandma's family. It would be too uncomfortable if we don't make a comedy to make a comeback.
In addition, Ma Xiaogang also told Huang Zhongjun that he agreed to participate in this year's Golden Horse Awards.
Now he has nothing outstanding in terms of box office and awards. If he wants to grab both, he simply signed up for the Golden Horse Award.
I hung up the phone and continued to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars, praying for Li Qian in my heart.
Of course, I pray that he won't win the award.
.......
At eleven o'clock in the morning, which is eight o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles, the entire film industry is watching the live broadcast of the Academy Awards on computers, TV screens, and through movie channels and Penguin Video.
Not only the film industry, but also countless audiences across the country are also watching the most important Oscars in this decade.
As soon as the live broadcast started, Penguin Video was flooded with barrage, and the number of viewers skyrocketed.
"First!"
"I am coming!"
"Jian Yan, I'm off to work. I'll come back for lunch."
"Come on Li Qian!"
"If Li Qian wins the best foreign language film, and Li Yi also wins the best picture and best director, this Oscar will be perfect!"
"Why didn't "The Truman Show" apply for other awards? I think it could at least be nominated for several awards."
"If it doesn't meet the requirements, films purely invested by mainland China will not be accepted by the Oscars."
"Oh... why did Li Qian get there so quickly? He walked down the red carpet so quickly!"
"Li Qian is here to receive the award, not to walk on the red carpet. Look at Fan Binbin, he is still in that concave shape, is he embarrassed or not? He is completely out of tune with his surroundings."
...
On the other side of the ocean, in Los Angeles, the red carpet was still being walked outside, and Li Qian and Li Bian came to the theater early.
Li Qian looked at the cameras around him. There should be many people in China watching the live broadcast today on their TVs and computers.
"A little nervous?" Li Bian asked.
"More or less, it's my first time here." Li Qian smiled.
"There should be a lot of people watching today." Li Jing also glanced at the camera and sighed.
The Olympic craze in the Mainland was started by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Of course, Li Yin knew how high the expectations for Li Qian were from the government, the film industry, and the audience.
After he won the Best Foreign Language Film, many people in the mainland called him the light of the Chinese people.
However, due to various reasons, there are also many voices calling him a disgrace to the Chinese people.
He has experienced that kind of fanatical atmosphere, not to mention that Li Qian is a mainlander, and "The Truman Show" is also a pure mainland movie. Now that we are in the Internet age, this atmosphere will definitely be stronger than before.
There are countless people's expectations behind you, so it's normal to be nervous. What's more, Li Qian is so young, and Li Yin understands it very well.
"I asked some friends at the academy. A few days before the voting ended, there were many adaptation ideas, and I voted for "The Truman Show."" Li Yian said with a smile.
Li Qian nodded, "Sorry, Director Li."
They each went back to their respective seats. The two crews must be in different places. After all, "Pi" was nominated for two awards: Best Picture and Best Director, while "The Truman Show" was only nominated for Best Foreign Language.
Film nominations.
One sits near seat C and the other sits next to it.
Seats at the Oscars are divided into three, six, and nine categories. The first few rows on the first floor are filled with nominated stars and heavyweight award guests.
Nominations are also divided into categories. Of course, Best Foreign Language Film is not as important as Best Picture, but it also depends on the celebrity.
In addition to the seats directly in front, the general celebrity guests sit in the back row of the main hall, and non-entertainment celebrities are arranged on the second floor.
Li Qian and the others were arranged near the front, and Li Qian also received a big gift bag.
Tong Liya was a little curious, "What's inside? Open it and take a look?"
"Come and open it yourself." Li Qian handed the gift bag to Tong Liya.
Unlike in China, if you open a gift given by the event organizer in public in China, you will definitely be scolded for being rude and uneducated.
But this was Mi Lijian, and some of the celebrities who attended the event also opened the gift bags directly.
Tong Liya saw that others also opened it, so she had no worries.
When I opened it, I saw that there were some rolls and jewelry.
"One year of free satellite TV, two days of free stay in a luxury suite at Caesars Palace, a $12,000 trip to Hawaii, a Tahitian pearl necklace..."
They are all ordinary things, jewelry, travel vouchers for several countries, satellite TV, free annual broadband subscription, skin cream, coupons for more than ten hotels in California, and 24K gold leaves.
There are even small umbrellas, and they are of a famous brand, known as Hermès among small umbrellas.
"What are they?"
They were all useless gifts, and the necklace looked okay. Although it wasn't anything expensive, the style was pretty good.
Deng Chao and the others were also disappointed when they saw Oscar's gift package for the first time.
Deng Chao was speechless, "Who has time to go there with coupons for more than a dozen hotels and travel vouchers for several countries? Satellite TV and broadband are no longer needed."
Zhang Wei was somewhat interested, "These things should be worth 70,000 to 80,000 US dollars. I wonder if Mi Lijian has paid for them and 58.com could sell them for some money."
"Then I'll give it all to you." Tong Liya said and handed the gift bag to Zhang Wei.
Li Qian shook his head, "This is pretty good, at least there's nothing weird about it."
Zhang Wei took the gift bag and asked curiously, "What's so weird?"
"I checked before and found out that they were given a complete set of diamond-encrusted women's underwear, hair transplant services, opportunities to meet famous Hollywood psychics, toilet paper..." Li Qian gave examples one by one.
"Psychic? Are you a fortune teller?" Deng Chao asked.
"Roughly the same."
"Are you also sending toilet paper?"
"That box of toilet paper is worth 300 euros, the Rolls-Royce of toilet paper."
"Can't afford it..."
"I do not deserve..."
"By the way, there is also a vampire treatment course."
"What's this?"
As soon as she mentioned this, Tong Liya became curious and subconsciously lowered her head to take a look.
The same goes for Wang Ou, Deng Chao and Zhang Wei also looked at Li Qian.
"It seems that the doctor will inject plasma from the blood into the skin to fill the affected area with blood and deepen the swelling."
"..."
Everyone's eyes widened, feeling unbelievable.
Is this okay?
Li Qian spread his hands. He didn't know if it was of any use. This was really weird.
The Oscars give out some weird stuff every year, but this year it's pretty normal.
Basically, each gift package costs around RMB 70,000 to RMB 80,000 every year, with the exception of 2007.
At that time, Mi Lijian's tax department focused on Oscar and stipulated that tax should also be paid on the gift package.
As a result, the original gift package of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan suddenly shrunk to 600 US dollars that year.
Therefore, you have to pay a tax on this gift package.
Mi Lijian's tax department is awesome. They have specially equipped troops and armored vehicles, so there is no tax that they cannot collect.
Therefore, many celebrities will donate gift bags to charities. There are few people who have made a lot of money who do not do charity.
After studying the gift package, the theater slowly filled up, and the 85th Academy Awards ceremony officially began.
This year's host is Seth MacFarlane. I guess many people don't know him, but if you look at last year's global hit movie, I guess many people have seen it.
He is the director and producer of "Teddy Bear". This movie cost only 50 million and sold 470 million US dollars worldwide.
When it comes to teddy bears, everyone knows it.
The director also looked mean and even sang a song "We've seen your mi, mi" in public.
You can already tell the content from the title of the song. The lyrics detail the popular actresses who "dedicate themselves" to art, their nude scenes in the movie, and all the Hollywood goddesses, Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johnson, and Harry. Berry and Nicole Kidman were all named.
He also seriously called out Jennifer Lawrence, the new movie queen who has yet to have a passionate movie, "It's just you, we haven't seen your squint yet."
The actresses who were named in the audience felt embarrassed, but it was hard to get angry. They could only smile awkwardly but politely, and the camera was pointed at them.
Li Qian, a foreigner, has completely shattered views. This is an academic Oscar ceremony known for its seriousness, and it is more open than the Golden Globe Awards.
If this were done in China, no matter which host sang such a song, he would probably be banned the next day.
Sure enough, free rice is strong!
However, the atmosphere at the scene was indeed much more cheerful, and after a while, the awards ceremony officially began.
First, the Best Documentary Short Film, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film were awarded, and then came the Technical Awards. "Life of Pi" won the Best Original Score.
As the biggest favorite at this year's Oscars, "Pi" won the award not long after it started, but it was also a disappointment to the public.
After that, the best visual effects and best photography were collected continuously.
However, the very important Best Editing was taken away by "Escape from Tehran", which made Li Jian a little nervous.
The destination of Best Cinematography and Best Editing has a lot to do with Best Picture and Best Director.
After all, why a movie wins Best Picture and Best Director must have something outstanding, and the two aspects of photography and editing will undoubtedly have a great impact.
If you don’t have the best cinematography or the best editing in a movie, then why would you be awarded the title of Best Director? On what basis would it be awarded to you?
Immediately after the Best Documentary Feature and Best Animated Feature were awarded, it was the turn of the Best Foreign Language Film.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman took the stage to introduce some of the films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film: "The Truman Show," "Love," "Online," "Chile Says No," and "Battlefield."
Finally, when he arrived, Li Qian suddenly became a little nervous.
It seems that Nicole Kidman is Australian and none of the nominated films are from Australia, which is good news.
The movies were introduced one by one, and clips from several nominated movies also appeared on the big screen.
The excerpt from "The Truman Show" shows Truman at sea, laughing in the face of a storm, which gave Zhou Xingchi the ability to kill him.
Then, everything was calm and the scene turned to the door at the edge of the studio.
"Oh, by the way, if I never see you again, I wish you a good morning, afternoon and evening!"
After saying that, he walked through the door gracefully.
After the introduction, Nicole Kidman opened the envelope and took a look, pretending to smile in surprise.
He continued, "This is a movie that can bring people a lot of reflection in modern society. In fact, human beings have developed to this day, from the era of printing presses to the era of television and the era of the Internet. With the advancement of technology and the application of commercialization, media From the initial information dissemination tool, it is gradually becoming an invisible cultural control force and a right itself, deeply affecting people's life concepts and values..."
After saying that, Nicole Kidman paused, leaned in front of the microphone, and announced loudly!
"So, the winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film is..."The Truman Show" from China."
Suddenly, most of the cameras at the scene were focused on Li Qian, and even this invisible gaze could be felt by Li Qian.
He could feel that countless eyes were focused on him through the camera.
But now.
"call!"
Li Qian breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer nervous at all.
He straightened his collar, stood up and greeted everyone around him. Facing the applause of the audience and the eyes of the cameras, he stepped onto the stage with his head held high.
"Thanks."
Li Qian smiled and took the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film from Nicole Kidman, raising one hand above his head.