Chapter 527 Screenplay Oscar Awards

The appearance of Gu Wei and his group in South Korea caused quite a stir, but it did not cause much response in the country.

Firstly, Gu Wei's status is quite high nowadays, and Chinese people have become somewhat numb to the scenes of him being warmly welcomed when he appears in other countries. After all, even in Hollywood, there are constant news and various topics about this great director.

In this case, does a trip to South Korea need to be widely reported?

Secondly, after the Chinese New Year, more and more film projects have been launched by major film and television companies, and media reporters have no shortage of reporting material.

At most, some people in the circle saw Gu Wei appear in South Korea and said a few words of envy, saying that such a big director couldn't be idle.

In China, Wang Chen represented the company and went to the launch conference of "Private Tailor".

While Gu Wei was away, there were many new projects in the circle, and people including Jiang Xueruo, Chen Guofu, Wang Jinghua and others also started to get busy.

The "Private Customization" press conference was equivalent to a media meeting, with many guests and media and a grand scale.

When Wang Chen arrived at the scene, he was naturally received warmly.

After greeting a circle of acquaintances, filmmakers, and celebrity artists, even Wang Chen had to admit it.

In the mainland film industry, Huayi is very particular about the pomp and scale. Regardless of how big the film's investment and cost are, at least the number of guests invited is indeed among the best.

As for Song Ge, he received Professor Cao Baoping from Beijing Film Academy in the company.

"Teacher Cao, welcome, welcome."

In the company office, when Song Ge saw Cao Baoping coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Song, I'm going to bother you again."

Cao Baoping did not come alone. He was accompanied by a middle-aged woman who looked quite unfamiliar.

He Zhiyi, who is currently a film and television director and actor in mainland China, graduated from the Department of Literature of Beijing Film Academy and has a very good relationship with Cao Baoping.

"Hey, this is nothing but a bother. If the script is really good and the movie is a big hit, our company will thank you!"

Song Ge's words also have another meaning, which means that only if the script is good can the discussion continue. If the other party wants to use any script to attract investment, I'm sorry, even if you graduated from Beijing Film Academy, there is nothing to talk about.

Although Cao Baoping has been teaching for most of his life, he is no novice when it comes to film making, and he understood the implicit meaning of Song Ge's words.

"Boss Song, if the project wasn't good, I wouldn't have come here. We can't make it difficult for Gu Wei.

Look, I've brought the script writer with me, if you have any questions we can discuss them in person."

After Cao Baoping finished speaking, he introduced Song Ge and He Zhiyi to each other.
"Hello, Mr. Song. I am He Zhiyi from Beijing Film Academy."

"Hello, Ms. He."

After the two sides greeted each other, Cao Baoping took out the script and started talking about business.

After receiving the script, Song Ge did not even open it to take a look. Firstly, he could only judge the quality of the script based on his feeling, and his judgment could not be accurate. Secondly, professional matters should be left to professionals.

Song Ge just made a phone call and immediately two people knocked on the door. After saying hello, they picked up the script in his hand and started reading.

Song Ge was already accustomed to this situation, but when Cao Baoping and He Zhiyi on the opposite side saw it, they raised their eyebrows and their faces were full of surprise.

Wow, so professional?
"Haha, Director Gu set the rules. Our company receives a lot of scripts every day. I am not very professional in this area, so Director Gu set up a special team to take charge of this according to the Hollywood model..."

After Song Ge's explanation, the two of them nodded slowly, thinking to themselves that there must be a reason why Xingchen Film and Television Company has become so big and has such a good reputation in the industry.

After a long time, the two professionals in charge of reading the script looked at each other, closed the script, said something, and left the office directly.

In less than two minutes, the result was sent to Song Ge's mobile phone. When he saw the word "feasible", a smile appeared on his face.

"Teacher Cao, Ms. He, there is no problem with the script. The company has invested in it."

And on the first page of the script, the words "The scorching sun burns the heart" were written in large letters.

"Mr. Song, thank you very much." Upon hearing this, Cao Baoping and He Zhiyi both breathed a sigh of relief.

"The next step is to submit the script for review. I'll trouble you, Mr. Cao, for this. Please feel free to ask for any support you need.

After the review, there are a series of processes from early preparation, shooting location selection, including film investment, and actor selection…”

Listening to Song Ge's eloquent speech, describing a movie from beginning to end so thoroughly, the two not only did not feel the slightest bit dissatisfied, but instead felt that they had found the right place to cooperate with Xingchen Film and Television Company.

At least, everything is open and transparent, and there is no need to involve so many personal relationships.

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On the other side, Los Angeles.

"Gu, I heard that you have arrived in Los Angeles."

"Your news is very timely."

As soon as he arrived at the villa, Gu Wei couldn't help yawning due to the fatigue from the long flight. At the same time, he was complaining in his heart that if the president of the academy hadn't invited him again, he would definitely not have rushed over to attend the award ceremony.

If you have this much time, wouldn’t it be nice to go to South Korea and look at the beautiful legs and hot dances?

"I'm in Los Angeles too. I just found out from the news on my phone."

On the other side of the phone, Leonardo explained that Gu Wei also heard loud music and a female voice on the phone.

Well, there's more than one!
Considering the environment he was in, Gu Wei roughly knew that the other party was probably having a party on the yacht again.

"Leon, after the Oscars, we will join the crew for filming. I hope you can stay in good shape by then."

"Oh, Gu, I'm just trying to stay in shape, looking for that haggard feeling."

"Uh." I have to say that Leonardo's way of finding the feeling is indeed a bit "different".

Without further ado, on the afternoon of February 2th, local time in the United States, this year's Oscars was broadcast live in China, starting from the red carpet.

"Why haven't you seen Director Gu Wei and Director Li An yet?"

"Don't worry, this is just the beginning, unimportant people will appear so early."

"What the above said makes a lot of sense..."

"Fuck, isn't that Fan Binbin? Why is she there too? It seems like she doesn't have any movies this year."

"According to the grapevine, the Oscars invited her to walk the red carpet."

At this time, on the Oscar red carpet, Fan Binbin showed off her fragrant shoulders in a pink dress.

Featured in major media.

A lot of domestic media went there, including Six Princesses, Sina and many other media were already on the red carpet.

Before Gu Wei and Li An arrived, the spotlight was naturally left to Fan Binbin.

Domestically, Fan Binbin’s team worked together to publish the draft very quickly.

"Binbin's trip to the Oscars was invited by Bill McCartney, the producer of films such as Moulin Rouge and Titanic."

"In addition to the Oscars ceremony, Fan Binbin will also discuss follow-up cooperation with Bill."

"Bill is the CEO of Fox Film Corporation and a former chairman of the Academy Awards."

With some reports and explanations combined, the quality instantly improved.

Fan Binbin's popularity in the media suddenly soared.

Many people are still speculating about what kind of movie they will be collaborating on. To be honest, Bill Mechanic's influence in the Hollywood circle cannot be underestimated.

The Oscars red carpet, including various headlines, is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

The luxury car carrying Gu Wei and Leonardo slowly stopped at the starting point of the red carpet.

That’s right, Leonardo specially teamed up with Gu Wei. In his words, it was a rehearsal in advance. After all, the two of them will partner together at the Oscars next year.

After the luxury car stopped, Gu Wei got out first, followed by Leonardo.

There is no doubt that the effect of a great director paired with the world's top superstars is immediately apparent.

Not only the media reporters at the scene turned their eyes over, but more than 225 countries and regions around the world were either broadcasting or rebroadcasting this scene.

The two were stopped at the end of the red carpet.

The subject that reporters asked the most questions about was naturally "The Revenant".

"The film will hold a launch ceremony in a week. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them later."

"Sorry, I'm here to attend the Oscars today, that's all."

Among them, when Leonardo was asked why he did not enter the venue with the crew of "Django Unchained", Leonardo blurted out that he was most likely a runner-up and it was unlikely that he would win the award.

Wow, as expected of a topic maker, Gu Wei can already imagine how the reporters will report it.

After entering the theater, the award ceremony officially began not long after.

Hollywood director, singer and comedian Seth MacFarlane is the host this time.

By the way, the host of this session is not a serious person.

Otherwise, a movie like "Teddy Bear" wouldn't be possible.

The director of "Ted" blatantly revealed his "dirty bear" nature with a "bottomless" song "We've Seen Your Tits" that mocked all the Hollywood actresses.

Those shot included many female stars including Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, and Kate Winslet was shot several times.

"Why did Oscar invite him here?"

Gu Wei complained to Leonardo in a low voice.

"Gu, the ratings for the award ceremony have dropped drastically recently, so, you know."

Leonardo shrugged. Apparently, the Oscars had to come up with something new to attract ratings.

The Oscars, which already focused on the "nostalgia card" last year, will naturally have to come up with new tricks this year, and it's possible that this is just the beginning.

After the host performed a series of fancy operations, he began to present various awards.

Octavia Spencer presented the Best Supporting Actor award to Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained.

"hehe."

Everyone applauded.

This seems to be consistent with what the Golden Globe Awards gave, judging from the first award.

However, a sneer came out of Leonardo's mouth next to him.

“It’s well-deserved.”

When Gu Wei said this, Leonardo felt heartbroken again.

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(End of this chapter)