Chapter 79 Shortlisted
Tuesday, January 1th, Los Angeles time.

Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announces the nominations for the 77th Academy Awards at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.

What Gu Wei had been looking forward to has come. The biggest rival of "The Pursuit of Happyness" at this year's Oscars is "Million Dollar Baby". The two are of the same genre and are the biggest competitors.

Each Oscar nomination and subsequent awards are selected based on the judges' votes.

In other words, the Oscars are controlled by a group of people who may have never made a movie.

This year's jury chairman Frank Pearson prefers feature films, and most of the nominations are in this category.

Currently, "The Pursuit of Happyness" ranks third in the list of inspirational films in the United States, second only to "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption".

This movie is destined to leave a deep mark in film history.

After the list was announced, "The Aviator" became the biggest winner, receiving a total of eleven nominations, making it the biggest winner so far.

Gu Wei has seen this movie and it is indeed very well made.

Million Dollar Baby received seven nominations.

"Soul Singer" and "Finding Neverland" followed closely behind.

"The Pursuit of Happyness" received four nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

The news was quickly reported by the media and spread throughout the entire Internet.

Will Smith will compete with Jamie Foxx, Don Cheadle, Leonardo Dicaprio, Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood and others for this year's Oscar for Best Actor.

"Leonardo needs an award-winning actor to prove himself."

"Come on! Will Smith."

The fans of each are cheering for their favorite stars.

"Boss, according to feedback from Warner and Universal, the sales of the videotape of The Pursuit of Happyness have increased significantly."

Is this the influence of the Oscars on movies?

No wonder major companies go all out in public relations for every Oscars. It can only be said that the United States is indeed unique in cultural communication.

"This is a good thing. Contact Harvey and continue to work hard on public relations."

"Okay, boss, I'll contact him now."

At present, in Europe and the United States, although the Internet is already very developed, movie videotapes are still the most popular way to watch movies.

On the one hand, it comes from habit. On the other hand, the picture quality of videotapes is indeed better than DVDs. Compared with the two, more families choose videotapes.

This is a good thing for Gu Wei. The better the videotapes sell, the higher the profit.

...

"Gu, congratulations on your Oscar nomination. The internet has been full of reports about you these days."

"Thank you."

"Gu, congratulations."

"Thank you."

...

Following the news that "The Pursuit of Happyness" was shortlisted for an Oscar, Gu Wei's fame in Hollywood skyrocketed.

Many film companies and stars who have worked with me have called to congratulate me and expressed their hope for further cooperation.

Gu Wei has directed three films in North America so far, all of which are excellent, both in terms of box office and word of mouth.

After all, no one wants to pay attention to bad movies.

Netizens on the Internet also dug up Gu Wei's experience, and many young people began to admire Gu Wei. This country has always admired the strong and yearned for personal heroism.

"From today on, Director Gu Wei is my idol."

“His talent is amazing.”

For a time, Gu Wei was successfully promoted to a big director in the eyes of Hollywood filmmakers and audiences.

There are more and more events and cocktail parties inviting Gu Wei.

"Boss, there have been a lot of film and television inquiries about the scripts we registered recently." In the office, Reid received many calls from other film and television companies.

"This is just a nomination. It's hard to imagine what the scene will be like after we win an Oscar."

Looking at Reid talking to himself, Gu Wei shook his head and browsed the online news.

"Gu Wei's film, The Pursuit of Happyness, was nominated for four Academy Awards."

“The first Chinese to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar.”

As the news of the Oscars spread back to China, the entertainment industry was in an uproar.

Ordinary people may not pay much attention to the Oscars, but it is different for people in the industry. Even a nomination is an honor to them.

In a conference room at Beijing Film Academy, a group of people were discussing a matter. At this time in China, all the major universities have already started their winter vacation, and the school leaders had gathered together for a special meeting for Gu Wei's matter.

"Old Xie, it's time for Gu Wei to graduate, right?"

The vice president of Beijing Film Academy looked at Xie Xiaojing, the director of the directing department, and said.

"Well, the time came in September last year. Gu Wei was busy filming at that time and he discussed it with me."

"Well, how is the matter of studying for a master's degree that I asked you to discuss with him last time going?"

"This kid never gave me a clear answer."

"You can talk to him again and decide on the postgraduate study. As for graduation, postpone it to this year!"

"Everyone knows about the reports from Hollywood. The school must retain such talents."

The vice principal spoke, and the others nodded at his words.

When it comes to the school's political achievements, no one will say anything against it.

Compared with the happy mood of the leaders of Beijing Film Academy, after the news of Gu Wei's nomination for an Oscar spread back to China, other colleges and universities felt mixed emotions, as if they had eaten a lemon.

But there is nothing else to do except complain a few words in my heart.

In terms of student quality, other art theaters are not inferior to Beijing Film Academy, but in terms of directors, Beijing Film Academy does produce many famous directors.

In recent years, Beijing Film Academy has always firmly held the advantage of the best source of students, and the number of applicants has increased. Not only the acting department, but also several other departments are full every year, with thousands of people trying to cross the single-plank bridge.

Unlike the neighboring Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy cares more about the popularity and appearance of the candidates. When it comes to acting skills, they are not as good as the students from the Central Academy of Drama.

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"Have you heard that Director Gu has been nominated for the Best Director Oscar?"

"Need I tell you? Everyone in school is talking about this."

"The first domestic nomination for Best Director at the Oscars, really awesome."

In the QQ group, discussions about the Oscars never stopped. Although the weather was cold, it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the students.

At the end of January, the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in Xiangshan, Zhejiang Province.

"Yifei, the report that Director Gu has been nominated for an Oscar has come out."

Huang Xiaoming saw the news online and told Liu Yifei during a break in the filming.

"Really? Let me see."

Liu Yifei opened her mobile phone and saw the message at a glance.

"Yifei, I heard that you and Director Gu are very close. When Director Gu returns to China, please help introduce them to each other if you have the chance."

During the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei got along very well. Compared with other people in the crew, their relationship was close, and Huang Xiaoming also treated Liu Yifei as his sister.

Huang Xiaoming was also aware of the relationship between Liu Yifei and director Gu Wei. She was the first domestic artist to star in a Hollywood movie directed by Gu Wei.

Now taking advantage of this opportunity, Huang Xiaoming took the opportunity to say something.

"No problem, Brother Xiao Ming, when you return home, I will definitely introduce you to him if I have the chance."

Liu Yifei replied, then continued to hold her phone and browse the online reports.

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