Chapter 407 Nomination for "The Hairpins"
Nearing the end of December, several films in Hong Kong chose to advance their release dates as "2012" was coming to an end and "The Flowers of War" had not yet been released.

Among them are "A Chinese Odyssey 2011", which is said to have an investment of million yuan, and "Love Is Magic", which is directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong, and is said to have an investment of million US dollars and is full of big names.

The former grossed 5000 million after four days of release, and then its reputation collapsed across the board, with a barrage of criticism online. On the fifth day, the daily revenue dropped to just over one million.

The latter was released for a few days, but the box office was only over 10 million.

Facts have proved that mainland investors have too much money and are too easy to be deceived. They are deceived again and again, and continue to invest again and again.

Qian Yang Qian Xia: "Liu Zhenwei is simply treating the producer as an idiot. This script can be written by a normal person, and the director is also awesome. Can a normal person film this?"

Zhang Jinxiu: "The decline of Hong Kong films has a lot to do with these directors. Look at the films made by Hong Kong directors in recent years. They are all just copying leftovers from the past. There is no innovation at all."

Uncle 1983: "It's really an insult to the audience's intelligence. The hype during the promotion is just to trick people into going to the cinema."

This time, not only netizens, but also many filmmakers in the circle, mocked them mercilessly. Such people can get investment in the mainland, while many mainland directors beg for funds to make a movie but cannot. This makes many mainland directors feel aggrieved.

In the past two days, Wu Jing found that Lu Yang always stared at him intentionally or unintentionally, and the key point was that he had a faint smile on his face when he looked at him, which made him a little confused.

"Director Lu, is there something wrong?" In the office, in front of Director Gu, Wu Jing couldn't help but asked.

"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Yang said, trying hard to suppress a smile.

"It's okay, why do you always have this expression? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Old Wu, have you seen the latest movies released? Haha." Lu Yang couldn't hold back any longer and laughed out loud.

Hearing this, Wu Jing couldn't help but cover his face.

"But to be honest, your acting is pretty good. No wonder you kept asking for leave from the crew a while ago. Did you go to shoot this movie?" After laughing for a while, Lu Yang finally returned to normal.

"Alas, I accepted the invitation before filming "Assassin's Blade". I owed favors to people when I was a director before, so there's nothing I can do about it." Wu Jing said with a sigh.

"Well, that's how it is in the circle. There's nothing wrong with interpersonal relationships." Gu Wei said at the right time.

"Well, the company has received a script and is asking for investment. Director Liu Meng is the screenwriter and director. It's about special forces. Are you interested? You can play the leading male role, and then..."

"Yes, Director, I can do it."

Before Gu Wei finished speaking, Wu Jing spoke hurriedly.

"Okay then, please contact Director Liu directly and we can arrange a specific time later."

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Since Huayi signed a contract with the alliance of six major Korean companies, a large number of South Korean artists have entered the mainland entertainment circle and quickly appeared on major local satellite TV programs. Many roles in mainland-produced films have also been taken by this group of people, causing complaints from celebrities in the mainland circle.

"Based on the level of Korean artists' pre-debut training, most mainland celebrities are no match for them."

After seeing the report, Gu Wei said something.

As for another big news in the circle, Ge You's work has signed a contract with Emperor Entertainment Group, and the other party has also promised to give him a contract for three films over five years.

This should have been a big sensation in the circle, but with the popularity of "2012" and "The Flowers of War", not many people cared about it.

Only Huayi Company was in an awkward situation, with its stock price falling for five consecutive days. However, Ge You’s agency contract was not with Huayi.

In addition to the Korean wave invasion, Huayi’s stock price fell.

Another thing that caused a sensation in the circle was that Beijing Film Academy listed "Mr. Tree" as a teaching material for the acting department.

As an actor from a grassroots background who has not received any systematic training, many people were surprised that he could reach this point.

Wang Jinsong of Beijing Film Academy also gave an immediate response: "When Wang Baoqiang's character was smoking at the village entrance and looking into the distance, his eyes were full of confusion. Although this shot had no lines, it was worth a thousand words."

Before this, Zhou Xingchi’s wry smile in the movie “The King of Comedy” was also included in the performance department teaching materials of Beijing Film Academy.

That is, in the situation where he was humiliated after being fired for his role as an extra, Zhou Xingchi's bitter smile showed the helplessness of the extra character, which was a portrayal of his real life as an extra.

Even though a teacher from the Beijing Film Academy came out to explain, many people still seemed dismissive and never looked up to Wang Baoqiang, who did not come from a professional background.

On the Internet, a large number of Internet trolls also blackened this movie from beginning to end.

However, just as the popularity of "Mr. Tree" was rising, the circle was shocked by another piece of news.

The 69th Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood announced the list of nominees for each award.

Zhang Yimou's new film "The Flowers of War" was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

This is the fifth time that Zhang Yimou has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His previous films "To Live", "Raise the Rock", "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" have all competed for this award, but unfortunately they all lost in the end.

As a bellwether of the Oscars every year, it is one of the most important awards in the American film and television industry. Being awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at least proves that the film is still widely praised by the media.

As soon as the news came out, there was heated discussion inside and outside the circle.

"The Flowers of War" also crushed other movies in the same period with this popularity. At this time, the domestic pursuit of Hollywood awards is more intense than in previous years.

A large number of filmmakers, actors and stars congratulated Zhang Yimou on Weibo. "I wish Director Zhang's "The Flowers of War" a smooth Golden Globe win."

“I wish Director Zhang success in winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.”

"I didn't expect it to work." Zhang Weiping was naturally overjoyed when he got the news.

At this time, Zhang Weiping was very satisfied with the result. It was an Oscar weather vane. Who knows, he might even be able to make it into the Oscar finals.

In addition to the major film and television companies and celebrity artists in the circle.

The Film Bureau also sent two messages in a row to congratulate Zhang Yimou on being nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.

This year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony will be held on January 2012, 1, local time in the United States.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

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Capital International Airport.

Ryder, along with Disney manager Durrant and a vice president of DreamWorks, flew directly from Los Angeles to the capital.

Inside the airport, three people strode in front, followed by several bodyguards, assistants, secretaries, and others.

As soon as the group walked out of the exit, they were discovered by reporters who had been waiting there for years. The reporters did not recognize the people from Disney and DreamWorks, but Reid had appeared several times in the country, and the sharp-eyed reporters spotted him at the first opportunity.

"Isn't that the manager of Hollywood's Rising Star Films? What is he doing in China? To discuss cooperation?" said a reporter from Sina Entertainment.

"Who are those people next to you? I've never seen them before!"

"Who cares! Let's shoot first. With so many people coming here, it must be a big project."

Some clever reporters immediately raised their cameras and started taking pictures.

Such a high-profile behavior was naturally discovered by Reid and others. After seeing the reporters, Reid waved at them and smiled.

Less than an hour later, the news that Hollywood filmmakers had arrived in the capital was posted online by reporters, sparking speculation among many netizens.

In the field of TV dramas, the third popular Qing Dynasty drama appeared this year.

When I opened the film and television information, the TV series section was full of reports on "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

In addition to several celebrity artists from the mainland, a group of stars from Hong Kong Island have also become popular again. The advantage of TV dramas is reflected in this. There are many characters in a drama, and once a hit appears, a large number of people will benefit.

This was the case from the initial hit of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", which made Liu Yifei and Hu Ge famous, to today's "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which made Sun Li, Chen Jianbin, Jiang Xin, Ada Choi and others famous.

On the other hand, the crew of "The Immortal Sword", producer Jiang Xueruo had just opened the set to visitors and welcomed the first batch of visitors.

The person who came over was none other than Hong Kong artist Ada Choi.

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"The Legend of the Hongmen Banquet" has begun the last round of promotion before its release.

Tong Liya has not yet joined the cast of "Breakup Guru", so she has plenty of time to promote "The Banquet".

Tong Liya had just finished the promotion in Shanghai and was called over by Wang Jinghua as soon as she arrived in the capital.

"I'm back. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

Seeing Tong Liya come in, Wang Jinghua smiled and said that the person she is most optimistic about in the company right now is the one in front of her and Zhao Liying who is currently filming "The Immortal Sword".

"It's not hard, Sister Hua. Why did you call me over? Is there anything wrong?" Tong Liya said sweetly, but also a little confused.

"Have you read the news online?" Wang Jinghua asked directly at this time.

Tong Liya looked at Wang Jinghua, a little confused, "News? I haven't really paid much attention to this."

Hearing this, Wang Jinghua smiled and said, "The news just came out that the manager of Director Gu's company in Hollywood came to China and was photographed by reporters as soon as he arrived in the capital."

Now, Tong Liya was even more confused. She didn't understand what the other party meant at all. She guessed, "Are you here for the global box office of "2012"? " Apart from this, she really couldn't guess any other reason.

"People from other Hollywood film companies also came with them, and there might be more than one."

"The company is going to make a new movie, and it's in Hollywood?" Tong Liya reacted instantly.

"Well, it's very likely. Although I don't know the specific situation at the moment, I called you over to remind you that you can ask Director Gu privately when you have the chance." Wang Jinghua had a teachable expression on her face.

"Is it appropriate in private?" Tong Liya was a little hesitant, fearing that if she asked, she would make Gu Wei unhappy.

"What are you afraid of? Treat this as a job. Only those who know how to ask for resources will have food to eat. There are so many people in the company, and Director Gu may not be able to manage them all sometimes. Sometimes showing up at the right time can also deepen the impression." Wang Jinghua instructed.

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(End of this chapter)