Chapter 243 Various Events
After two weeks of release, all major media outlets were reporting crazily about "Avatar".

"The greatness of Avatar lies in the creation of a world and the opening of a new era of film," reported the British newspaper The Sun.

"The final battle lasted 20 minutes and was so shocking that we were completely drawn into it."

...

"Cameron is a genius, I love this movie."

In addition to the positive reviews, there have been fanatical fans clamoring: If they don't nominate Cameron for Best Director, they must be crazy.

At the same time, the 2010 Golden Globe Awards officially announced the shortlist.

As one of the indicators of the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards has always been regarded as a prelude to the Oscars.

People in China are no strangers to this award.

The news that "Inception" received four Golden Globe nominations immediately caused a stir in the domestic entertainment industry.

"Yifei was selected for the nomination."

"That's awesome! If I win an award, it means I'll have a chance at an Oscar as well."

That’s right, Inception’s Golden Globe nomination this time includes the Best Actress in a Drama Series.

The other three awards are Best Actor in a Drama Series, Best Director and Best Picture.

There are four big awards, which makes people very excited.

"Avatar" was nominated for four awards, as was "Inception."

The movie "Up in the Air", starring George Clooney, received 6 nominations, making it the movie with the most nominations this year.

District 9 was nominated for Best Writing and The Hangover was nominated for Best Comedy Picture.

"Gu, remind Crystal not to forget to attend the award ceremony."

"Yes, Leon, and congratulations on your nomination."

"Thank you."

In China, Liu Yifei jumped for joy upon hearing the news. You should know that the first actress to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress was Zhang Ziyi in 06, who was nominated for "Memoirs of a Geisha".

Liu Yifei will be the second actress to receive this nomination.

“Congratulations to Yifei, looking forward to winning the grand prize.”

Huang Xiaoming was quick enough to tag Liu Yifei on Weibo and express his congratulations immediately.

Others who reacted soon followed.

Zhou Xun: "Come on, Yifei, I'm rooting for you."

"Come on, Yifei, the whole class of 02 is supporting you."

Immediately afterwards, Su Chang, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao also expressed their congratulations.

In the end, even the leaders of Beijing Film Academy expressed their congratulations online, and said that if Liu Yifei could win the Oscar for Best Actress, the school would immediately put up a banner for her.

Zhang Yimou also got some breathing time because of this incident. After all, there were too many negative reviews before.

"I thought of these criticisms before filming began. I think it's normal. Every movie has its own unique tastes..."

When he found an opportunity, Zhang Yimou accepted an interview with a reporter and responded positively to the controversy.

Then we talked about the early works "Red Sorghum" and "Qiu Ju Goes to Court" and the later "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", and finally "Three Guns".

When asked about the fact that he was nominated twice for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars for "Ju Dou" and "Raise the Red Lantern", but unfortunately lost both times, Zhang Yimou also felt a little emotional.

"I will continue to strive for an Oscar. I still want to win one."

On the 27th, Gu Wei returned to the capital from Los Angeles.

The filming of "2012" is expected to start in late January. The number of crew members on both sides is huge, and it will take a lot of time just to process the visas.

In addition to the construction of props, costumes, and location buildings, it will take at least a month to start.

As for the specific matters, there are people in charge on both sides, and Gu Wei just needs to keep an eye on the progress at all times.

"Avatar" was going to hold its premiere in the capital, and Cameron personally called to invite him to attend.

Later, Han Sanping also called.

"Director Cameron, producer Jon Landau, Fox CEO Jimmy and others are all coming this time. You are the only internationally renowned director in China, so he will definitely come."

According to Han Sanping, the scale of this event is quite large. In addition to China Film Group, there are also many leaders from other departments.

...

At the Capital Airport, Liu Yifei, wearing a mask and sunglasses, drove over to pick him up personally.

"Goodbye, boss. I'm going back to the company first."

Gu Wei was planning to go to Liu Yifei's place, but the two places were not on the same route and the assistant didn't want to be a third wheel.

On the way, Gu Wei held the steering wheel with both hands and listened to Liu Yifei talking about gossip in the circle. In this regard, the young lady was professional and he didn't know where she got a lot of information from.

First, it was reported that Zhang Ziyi would star in the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" early next year. The movie was adapted from an original Western novel.

Then it was reported that the producers planned to change the cast and invited Li Binbin from Huayi Company to play the leading female role.

You know, ever since Li An's movie "Brokeback Mountain" won the Oscars, homosexual themes have become popular in Hollywood, and a large number of similar movies are released every year.

This movie is about homosexuality and it’s about women.

While Li Binbin was still working hard on the public relations for "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", the internal struggle of Huayi Company was revealed.

The cause of this incident can be traced back to this year’s Golden Horse Awards.

At the Golden Horse Awards at the end of November, Huang Bo and Nick Cheung tied for Best Actor, and the Best Actor award was won by two men for the first time.

The Best Actress award was won by Li Binbin for her role in The Whistleblower.

Zhou Xun, who had previously been the most popular candidate, lost the award.

Later, at the celebration party of "The Whistleblower", the conflict between Zhou Xun and Li Binbin broke out again.

"The two of them had a serious fight online this time." Liu Yifei was still watching the show.

Then Liu Yifei continued.

The cause was the two people's agents, not the two people themselves.

At the celebration banquet, Zhou Xun's agent looked at Li Binbin's agent's smug expression and blurted out, "It's just by taking off clothes that she won the Best Actress award. What's so great about that?"

After saying this, the agent regretted it. The other party heard it and they both started to curse at each other.

The matter became more and more serious. Zhou Xun and Li Binbin exchanged some sarcastic moves at the celebration banquet. However, it was useless for the two Wangs to speak, and they ended up parting on bad terms.

I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect that the two of them would start to quarrel again online because of some unknown conflict.

Netizens also enjoyed the fun and kept adding fuel to the fire and eating spectacles.

"Zhou Xun's contract is about to expire."

Suddenly, Gu Wei asked a question.

"It should be. Li Binbin's is about to arrive."

"I guess one of them will definitely have too many conflicts. It's pointless to stay together."

"Senior, are you going to sign Sister Xun?"

Liu Yifei thought about it and asked thoughtfully.

"Xingchen Films won't sign anyone, but Company 18 can."

Zhou Xun himself has a lot of value and resources this time, so it would be a good choice for him to join the 18th Company.

"Leon called me and asked me to remind you not to forget to go to the Ballon d'Or next month."

"Yeah, LV has sent someone over to customize the dress, so they definitely won't forget."

When talking about this, Liu Yifei's face is still full of excitement. The only drawback is that this movie was not directed by Gu Wei.

“They’re pretty quick.”

...

On the morning of the 28th, the press conference officially began. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went together, and after seeing Han Sanping, they greeted each other first.

"I'm back. Fortunately, I made it in time."

As the only internationally renowned director in the country, Han Sanping was really worried that Gu Wei would not come to participate, mainly because the gap would be too big if he replaced him with someone else.

"It's not that serious. It's just Cameron. I helped to get this movie out so early."

Looking at the nervous Han Sanping, Gu Wei said nonchalantly.

"You invested? How much money did you invest? I didn't hear you tell me."

Han Sanping asked three questions in a row.

“There is no investment.”

Then, Gu Wei talked about the cost of purchasing the rights to remake "Titanic".

"1500 million US dollars, that's really a big investment. The movie has already been released, so why spend so much money to re-release it? Will anyone really watch it?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Wei did not say anything. In the past, due to technical reasons, many movies could only be watched on TV or in videotapes after their release. Now that the technology is better, more and more movies will be re-screened.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Mr. Han, I'm afraid you can't get rid of the nickname 'Mountain Eagle'."

Zhang Weiping fired directly from his cannon barrel, giving Han Sanping a nickname.

"It doesn't matter. That guy won't be able to show off for long."

Han Sanping waved his hand and said nonchalantly that as long as Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou were separated, he would have plenty of opportunities to deal with the other party.

"These two people broke up. It's not you who was involved in the process, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei thought silently in his mind.

There were not many directors present at the press conference, but they were all well-known and famous, and there were also quite a few older faces.

"Gu, long time no see."

Seeing several people coming, Cameron only had eyes for Gu Wei and hugged him.

Han Sanping next to him was a little embarrassed, but fortunately someone else greeted him immediately.

"Congratulations, the film is a success and has received very good reviews from the audience."

"Haha, it was thanks to your help that the film was released so smoothly."

Gu Wei knew what the other party meant and waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

However, the others around were a little confused after hearing this.

Just as Han Sanping guessed, except for Gu Wei, Cameron and his group hardly communicated with anyone else.

The main reason is that we don’t know each other and our languages ​​are different. What can we talk about together? About the seminar?

Afterwards, Jimmy and Jon Landau kept chatting with Gu Wei, and reporters at the scene were frantically pressing the shutter to take pictures.

"Gu, we can work together if there is a chance. Your movie 2012 is very good."

Gu Wei said a few perfunctorily and ignored the other party's hint. The investors have already been confirmed, so how can they be changed at the last minute?

"The total investment in the production and promotion of Avatar is as high as 5 million US dollars. Fox has the ability to invest in any large production..."

Jimmy was bragging wildly on the side, as if Fox's impending bankruptcy had never happened.

"Uh-huh."

Gu Wei laughed and nodded continuously.

Gu Wei really has no confidence in Fox. Cameron alone has made the other party unable to take care of itself. With Gu Wei added to the mix, there is no doubt that the other party will go bankrupt.

“Meeting with major international directors.”

"Director Gu's appearance requires the top executives of Fox to curry favor with him."

All media outlets are reporting on it, and there are also photos of a few people laughing and joking. As for the others, just ignore them.

Online, netizens who keep reading the news are also discussing the matter non-stop.

"Brothers, two big directors are meeting, but it's a pity that we didn't get tickets for the press conference."

"I'll pay double the price of the ticket."

“I am looking forward to whether Avatar will break the box office record of Titanic.”

...

After everyone finished chatting, it was time for the movie to start.

After the two and a half hour film ended, the guests present were still shocked after watching it.

Even Han Sanping, who had seen some clips from the film, felt the same way.

"It's really a dimensionality reduction attack. The gap is too big."

At this moment, Han Sanping had a wry smile on his face.

“Can 2012 achieve this effect?”

Then, Han Sanping turned to Gu Wei next to him and asked.

"Technically there will definitely be no problem, but it's hard to say about the story. You've read the script. One is about the end of the world, destruction, and the other is about a new planet, creation."

After thinking about it, Gu Wei replied cautiously.

"It's good to be able to produce such an effect. As for the story, it depends on the audience's choice. As I said before, China Film can provide all the support, including the screening rate."

After receiving the reply, Han Sanping looked much more relaxed, and then he spoke in an affirmative tone.

"Boss Han, it's too far-fetched to talk about this. Let's think about the box office of this movie after it hits the Chinese mainland."

"Don't worry, this imported blockbuster is a revenue-sharing model, and China Film will not suffer any loss."

Wow, Gu Wei glanced at him, it seems he is well prepared.

"The company's relevant departments predict that the box office of Avatar will definitely not be low. Just in case, this is also a new contract signed with them."

After the press conference, "Avatar" was not released immediately, and the domestic release date is scheduled for January 1th.

However, the popularity of the movie has remained high.

This movie will be released at the end of December. I feel like dying now. Hearing others talk about it and watching it myself are two completely different feelings.

...

Although "Three Guns" was withdrawn from theaters early, it still made every penny it should have.

Regardless of the reputation, the new screen has indeed brought huge profits.

While everyone in the industry was still staring at the box office of the released movies, Zhang Ziyi's huge "ink splashing" poster was uploaded to the Internet.

This incident has somewhat reduced the popularity of "Avatar".

Some netizens speculated that Zhang Ziyi might have offended Deng Wendi. After all, the two had agreed to collaborate on a movie, but they changed their minds at the last minute, which must have caused a conflict.

I can only say that netizens have a very rich imagination.

However, the relationship between Zhang Ziyi and Deng Wendi has indeed changed. After all, Zhang Ziyi no longer has that Hollywood boyfriend. How could someone like Deng Wendi pay attention to her, let alone let her be the producer and starring role of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan".

"Senior, who do you think it could be?"

Liu Yifei had a gossipy expression on her face, waiting for the answer.

"It could be anyone. It's hard to say."

After the ink-throwing incident came out, Zhang Ziyi accepted an interview immediately, with a gloomy face throughout.

Li Binbin was so happy that he was almost celebrating.

"Sister, our chance has come."

Compared with netizens, Li Xue, as the head of the brokerage department of Huayi Company, obviously knows the inside story and knows more information.

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(End of this chapter)