Chapter 528 and Chapter Variety Show Starts
In China, media reports have already come out about Cao Baoping's appearance at Xingchen Film and Television Company.

"It is reported that director Cao Baoping's new film "The Burning Sun" has been submitted for review."

"Professor Cao Baoping's new film, "The Burning Sun," is suspected to be invested by Xingchen Films."

At the same time, the reports about Cao Baoping’s new movie only lasted for a while before being overtaken by other headlines in the circle.

The verdict of the lawsuit between Tangren Film and Television Company and actress Lin Gengxin has been announced.

Whether in the first or second instance, Tangren lost the case.

For a time, Tangren's reputation in the circle and his reputation at major universities plummeted.

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At the Oscars, the award ceremony continues.

The Best Animated Short Film Award and the Best Animated Feature Film Award were given to "Paperman" and "Brave" respectively, followed by the technical awards.

According to past experience, most technical awards are won by special effects blockbusters, or special effects blockbusters with good box office performance.

This time, there were no surprises. "Life of Pi" and "Skyfall" almost swept all the technical awards.

When talking about "Skyfall", we have to mention this film which was released on November 007 last year.

As part of the "007" series, the film has been released in North America for more than three months.

But what is different from the domestic situation is that here there is no mandatory shutdown within one month, but the market has the final say.

A blockbuster with a good reputation will usually be released for more than two months. The fact that "Titanic" was able to achieve the second highest box office record in world film history was inseparable from its five-month screening time in the North American market.

"Life of Pi" was shown in some theaters in North America for about half a year. You should know that this movie was released in Europe and the United States in September last year.

The longest-running movie in U.S. theaters is Space Station, which ran for 296 weeks, or five years.

It’s unimaginable!
I saw director Li An’s crew go on stage several times and win big prizes continuously.

This made Leonardo next to him very envious, and he wished he could take his place.

Gu Wei didn't feel much about it. The visual effects of "Life of Pi" are indeed great.

Several small awards were presented one after another, all of which were won by foreign films. For a moment, domestic audiences relaxed a lot.

Watch quietly and post your follow-up predictions in the comment area.

Then Jessica Chastain, a model worker and one of the popular candidates for this year's Oscars, and Jennifer Garner, a well-known American beauty, took the stage together. They were about to award the Best Foreign Language Film.

There was little suspense about this award, as the Austrian film "Amour" directed by Michael Haneke almost swept the award in the previous awards season, even the Golden Globe Awards.

It's a perfect replica of the meaning of last year's "A Separation".

Therefore, "Love" is the only favorite to win the award, and the other films' awards are considered upsets. In Gu Wei's opinion, there is no possibility of an upset, and the movie "Love" is a clear winner over the others.

"The winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film is Michael Haneke's Amour!"

After hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and applauded with Leonardo, thinking to himself that it was indeed true.

As the awards became more and more important, the atmosphere in the Dolby Theatre became increasingly tense.

Then the Best Supporting Actress award was awarded, and the prediction for this award was also very consistent, that is, Anne Hathaway.

Throughout the Oscar awards season, Anne Hathaway almost swept the awards. Her performance reached a peak in "Les Misérables" and was too dazzling.

The other nominated actresses did not have many roles, little room for performance, and their performances were mediocre and uncompetitive.

"Finally my dream has come true. Sally, Field, Jackie, Weaver and others are people I admire very much. It is a great honor to win the award. I am very grateful to the jury."

Anne Hathaway wiped the tears from her eyes on the stage and seemed to be immersed in joy.

There is only one last pre-award left before Best Director, which is Best Adapted Screenplay.

Li An, who was not far from Gu Wei, naturally became nervous. There is no one who doesn't want to win this great honor.

But the competition for the Best Director Oscar tonight is extremely fierce.

Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Li An's "Life of Pi" are the two most popular works.

The competition between Spielberg and Li An was also described by the media as a battle between the academic and technical schools.

Spielberg obviously represents the academic school, while Li An represents the technical school.

The Academy gave high praise to "Lincoln". The film returned to the simple historical style, was not deliberately sensational, and progressed layer by layer until the whole story reached its climax. In addition, biographical themes have always been the favorite of the Oscars, so it was normal for it to win the award again.

Li Bian's "Life of Pi" perfectly integrates his restrained and unique artistic style with commercial genre films, and he is good at grasping and processing delicate emotions.

And it is precisely because of the wide acclaim from the outside world that Spielberg is full of confidence at this moment.

Maybe it was a joke from God, or maybe the judges were just using their old tricks.

In the end, director Li An won the Best Director award for "Life of Pi", and Spielberg won nothing!! The Best Picture award was won by Ben Affleck's "Argo".

Ben Affleck, who had been feeling frustrated all night, finally let out a sigh of relief.

However, the producer of the Best Picture award had to go on stage to receive the award, but George Clooney pulled director Affleck up on stage with him. When he went on stage to receive the award, George Clooney said nothing and gave the spotlight to Affleck.

Even so, George Clooney was one of the big winners tonight.

As one of the producers, the success of Argo made him the only person in history to be nominated for an Oscar in six categories.

At this point, the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony is officially over!
Afterwards, three major carnival events, the “Governor’s Dinner,” the “Vanity Fair Party,” and the “Charity Party,” were held simultaneously to continue the excitement of the Oscars.

The largest among them is the "Governor's Dinner" hosted by the Oscar organizers. this
This dinner event was set up by the Oscar organizers, and only more than 3000 of the 1500 guests attending the awards ceremony were invited to attend.

As for the upcoming "Governors' Dinner", the media that can enter are naturally designated by the Oscar officials themselves, and most of the remaining media can only go to the other two dinners to report.

When the show was over, Li Binbin and Fan Binbin naturally looked envious as they watched Gu Wei and Leonardo enter another venue together.

However, the envious expression did not last long, and the two of them entered the Vanity Fair party venue under the guidance of security personnel.

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In China, the news of Li An's award was reported by major media, which bombarded people in the circle.

The first thought of many people in the circle was that there was one more top director and one more person to curry favor with and cooperate with.

And more experienced people quietly clicked on the news titled "Fan Binbin goes on stage without wearing anything underneath" and read it with great interest.

In the photo, Fan Binbin is wearing a lace long dress with beaded decorations, but it always gives people a looming feeling.

It looks almost transparent under flash and spotlights.

It makes the domestic veteran drivers feel excited.

In the North American film market, February and March have traditionally been the off-season.

Among the top 100 films in the North American box office rankings, 99% were released between the "summer" and "Christmas" periods.

A week after the Oscars, The Revenant held a high-profile opening ceremony in Los Angeles.

At the opening ceremony, Gu Wei appeared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and other main creative staff.

Since this movie has no female lead, many media reporters secretly felt it was a pity. After all, without women, news reports would lose a lot of topics.

As usual, there was an interview, asking questions about the film project, casting, when the film will be completed and released.

The next day, the media naturally gave a lot of positive coverage to "The Revenant", after all, it was Leonardo's Oscar-winning film.

Well, Leonardo made the Olympic substitution that year, so there’s nothing surprising about it.

Afterwards, the media also complained about the Hollywood blockbuster "Die Hard 5". From the full of negative reviews in the media, we can see how bad this movie is.

So, sometimes don’t think that bad movies are exclusive to mainland China. Take a look at the reviews of the "Die Hard" series, and I guess many domestic bad movie crews will feel better.

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It is said that after the incident of "The Revenant" was reported by Hollywood media and spread back to China.

As for the mainland media, everyone wanted to interview Gu Wei, but unfortunately he is in Hollywood, and now I heard that he has joined a Canadian crew.

Even if you go there, you may not be able to see him, so you can only go to Xingchen Film and Television Company to block Song Ge every day.

Seeing the media's hospitality, Song Ge took the opportunity to hold a press conference to announce that Xingchen Film and Television Company would soon enter the variety show industry.

When the reporters first heard the news, they were all stunned. Why does it feel like the style of entering the variety show industry is going astray?

By the way, shouldn't it be announced at this time that tens of billions of dollars will be invested in the next few years and a number of big movies will be produced?

Playing variety shows, what kind of routine is this?

"Our Xingchen Film and Television Company will cooperate with Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV to introduce the Korean BBS TV station "Running Man" and name it "Run, Brothers"!"

After Song Ge finished speaking on the stage, the audience was somewhat silent. After a pause of more than ten seconds, a reporter asked, "Mr. Song, what is the reason that made Xingchen Films decide to enter the variety show industry? Will Xingchen Films slow down its investment in movies?"

Since the beginning of the year, Huayi has officially implemented the "de-filming" strategy, and Xingchen Film and Television is also planning to expand variety show projects. Does this mean that they are not optimistic about the domestic film market and are going to slow down the pace of investment?

Someone with quick thinking thought secretly.

Song Ge smiled and said, "Everyone, Xingchen Film and Television is a company that focuses on film production. No matter what time it is, film production is our main business."

"Then why don't you hold a press conference with great fanfare." A reporter secretly complained in his heart.

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(End of this chapter)