February is low, a week has passed since the Spring Festival holiday, and half a month after the release of the top seed of the Spring Festival stall "Journey to the West", the total box office has successfully exceeded one billion.

The third Chinese film with a box office of one billion dollars in China, Zhou Xingchi is also the only director of the billion club besides Li Qian.

Previously, although the media advertised that the domestic film industry had entered the era of a billion box office, only Li Qian had entered this level.

Not to mention one billion other movies, the highest box office is "Zodiac" with 700 million, and "Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" and "Tangshan Earthquake", which are close to 700 million.

The box office of "Journey to the West" broke one billion, and the billion club is not empty talk, at least there are already two directors in it.

The 100 million yuan box office club has officially become history, and the era of one billion can be officially announced.

This made several big directors suddenly have a sense of urgency, you are a first-class director in China, in this era of film industry, you have your share in the billion club, how can you be embarrassed to be called a big director.

The strongest sense of urgency is, of course, Zhang Yimou, Cheng Kaige and Ma Xiaogang, but Cheng Kaige has the Palme d'Or, and it is the only trophy in China.

Zhang Yimou is also in the name of a national teacher, and "Thirteen Hairpins" has a box office of nearly 600 million, and he has won the Oscar nomination, the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear.

Ma Xiaogang didn't have any international awards, and he hit two films at the box office in a row, but he suddenly became a little nervous, and when did he not keep it, he was pulled to a new level, and he was expelled from the ranks of big directors by that group of hateful netizens and the media.

Thinking of those rebellious audiences, Ma Xiaogang was angry in his heart, and he couldn't even understand a movie as in-depth as "1942"!

The cost of 200 million, just 200 million box office, if it weren't for the two Chongqing Film Group, it would have to be a loss.

Thinking about Ma Xiaogang's flesh, his own shell company for this movie is all invested.

Looking at the TV in front of you again, the live broadcast of the Oscars on the movie channel has begun.

Seeing Li Qian stepping on the red carpet of the Oscars, and thinking about it again, it would be really amazing if he really won the best foreign language film.

I want the box office but not the box office, and I want the big prize but not the big prize.

After being silent for a while, he took out his mobile phone, called Huang Zhongjun, and agreed to shoot "Private Custom".

This is a script written in 08, originally called "Aristocrat", telling the story of a team dedicated to helping others realize their wishes.

But the script is too rubbish, and Ma Xiaogang can't like it.

Huang Zhongjun found Wang Yan to re-polish the script, but there are similarities with "Party A and Party B", and Ma Xiaogang didn't want to shoot it last year.

But now, "1942" has lost to my grandmother's house, and it will be too uncomfortable if I don't make a comedy to return to blood.

In addition, Ma Xiaogang also told Huang Zhongjun that he agreed to participate in this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Now he has nothing outstanding at the box office and awards, and he has to grasp both hands, and the Golden Horse Awards simply signed up.

hung up the phone and continued to watch Oscar's live TV, constantly praying for Li Qian in his heart.

Of course, it's a prayer that he won't get the prize.

.......

At 11 a.m., eight p.m. in Los Angeles, the entire film industry is watching live streams of the Academy Awards on computers, on television, on movie channels and on Penguin Video.

Not only the film industry, but countless audiences across the country are also watching the most important Oscars in this decade.

As soon as the live broadcast began, the penguin video was swiped by the barrage, and the number of viewers skyrocketed.

"First!"

"I'm coming!"

"Plug in, work is gone, and I'll come back at noon. ”

"Come on, Li Qian!"

"If Li Qian wins the best foreign language film, and Li Ji also wins the best picture and best director, this Oscar will be perfect!"

"Why didn't "Truman's World" apply for other awards, I think there can be at least several nominations. ”

"If you don't meet the requirements, movies with pure mainland investment will not be accepted for the Oscars. ”

"Alas... Why did Li Qian pass all at once, the red carpet walked so fast!"

"Li Qian is here to accept the award, not to walk the red carpet, you see Fan Binbin, still in that concave shape, embarrassed or not, completely out of place with the surroundings. ”

......

On the other side of the ocean, in Los Angeles, the red carpet was still walking outside, and Li Qian and Li Press came to the theater early.

Li Qian looked at the cameras around him, and many people in China should be guarding the TV and computer today to watch the live broadcast.

"Nervous?" asked Li Press.

"It's a little bit, it's the first time I've come. Li Qian smiled.

"There should be a lot of people watching today. Li Press also glanced at the camera and sighed.

The Olympic craze in the mainland was brought up by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and Li Zhao certainly knows how high expectations Li Qian has, whether it is the official, the film industry, or the audience.

After winning the best foreign language film, many people in the mainland called him the light of the Chinese.

However, for various reasons, there are also many voices scolding him for being a shame for the Chinese.

He has felt that kind of fanatical atmosphere, not to mention that Li Qian is a mainlander, "Truman's World" is also a pure mainland movie, and now it is the Internet era, this atmosphere will definitely be stronger than at the beginning.

There are countless people's expectations behind it, and it is normal to be nervous, not to mention that Li Qian is so young, Li Ji understands it very well.

"I asked some friends in the academy that a few days before the end of voting, there were a lot of adaptation ideas that voted for "Truman's World". Li pressed and laughed.

Li Qian nodded, "Trouble Director Li." ”

also returned to their respective seats, and the positions of their two crews are definitely not together, after all, "Life of Pi" was nominated for two awards: Best Film and Best Director, while "Truman's World" was only nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

One sits near the C seat, and the other sits next to it.

The seats at the Oscars are divided into "three, six, nine and so on", and the first few rows on the first floor are all nominated stars and heavyweight award presenters.

The nominations are also divided into grades, and the best foreign language film is of course not as important as the best picture, but it also depends on the coffee position.

In addition to the seats in front of them, the general celebrity guests sit in the back row of seats in the main hall, and non-entertainment celebrities are arranged on the second floor.

Li Qian and the others were arranged on the side of the front, and at the same time, Li Qian also received a big gift package.

Tong Liya was a little curious, "What's inside, open it and take a look?"

"Open it up and see for yourself. Li Qian handed the gift bag to Tong Liya.

Unlike in China, if you open the event organizer in public in China to give gifts, you will definitely be scolded for being impolite and uneducated.

But this is Mi Lijian, and some of the stars who entered the surrounding area also opened the gift package directly.

Tong Liya saw that others had also opened it, and she didn't have any worries.

When I opened it, it was all some rolls and jewelry.

"One year of free satellite TV coupon, two days of free stay in Caesars Palace Deluxe Suite, $12,000 trip to Hawaii, Tahitian pearl necklace ......"

It's all ordinary things, jewelry, travel coupons from several countries, satellite TV, broadband free annual subscriptions, skin creams, consumption coupons from more than a dozen hotels in California, and 24K gold leaves.

There are even small umbrellas, which are still famous brands, known as the Hermes of small umbrellas.

"What are they? ”

It's all useless gifts, and the necklace looks okay, although it's not an expensive thing, and the style is not bad.

Deng Chao, who saw Oscar's gift bag for the first time, was also disappointed.

Deng Chao was speechless, "Consumption coupons for more than a dozen hotels, as well as travel vouchers for several countries, who has time to go, satellite TV and broadband are not needed." ”

Zhang Wei was a little interested, "These things should be worth seventy or eighty thousand US dollars, I don't know if Mi Lijian has taken out treasure and 58 Tongcheng, and can sell it for some money." ”

"That's all for you. Tong Liya said and stuffed the gift bag to Zhang Wei.

Li Qian shook his head, "This is already good, at least there is nothing strange and strange." ”

Zhang Wei took the gift bag and said curiously, "What's strange?"

"I checked it before, and I have sent a full set of women's underwear with diamonds, hair transplant services, meeting opportunities with well-known psychics in Hollywood, and toilet paper .....," Li Qian cited one by one.

"Psychic, is it a fortune teller?" asked Deng Chao.

"Pretty much. ”

"Toilet paper?"

"That box of toilet paper is worth 300 euros, Rolls-Royce of toilet paper. ”

"I can't afford it..."

"I don't deserve..."

"By the way, there's also a vampire enrichment treatment. ”

"What is this?"

As soon as she said this, Tong Liya was curious, and subconsciously lowered her head to look.

Wang Ou was the same, Deng Chao and Zhang Wei also looked at Li Qian.

"It's as if the doctor will inject plasma from the blood into the skin, fill the murderous area with blood, and deepen the brine. ”

“......”

The eyes of the crowd widened, and they only felt incredible.

Is that okay?

Li Qian spread his hands, he didn't know if it was useful, this was really weird.

Oscar gives away some weird stuff every year, and this year is quite normal.

Basically, each package is around seventy or eighty thousand per year, with the exception of '07.

At that time, Mi Lijian's tax department set its sights on Oscar and stipulated that the gift package should also pay individual taxes.

As a result, the original gift package of 70,000 or 80,000 yuan suddenly shrank to 600 US dollars that year.

So, there is also a tax to be paid on this package.

Mi Lijian's tax department is awesome, they are specially equipped with the army, and they have armored vehicles, so there is no tax that they can't collect.

As a result, many celebrities will donate gift bags to charity, and there are few people who don't do charity.

After studying the gift package, the theater was slowly filled, and the 85th Academy Awards officially began.

This year's host is Seth McFarlane, it is estimated that many people do not know it, but if you want to say that last year's global blockbuster movie, it is estimated that many people have seen it.

He is the director and producer of "Teddy Bear," a $470 million film that cost only $50 million and sold $470 million worldwide.

When it comes to teddy bears, everyone who understands it.

The director also looked cheap, and even sang a song "We've seen your squints, squints" in public.

You can know the content from the title of the song, the lyrics detail the popular actresses who "dedicated" themselves to art, and the fruit scenes in the movie are all over Hollywood goddesses, Angelina Jolie, Johnson Scarlett, Halle Berry, and Nicole Kidman are all named.

also seriously ridiculed Jennifer Lawrence, a new actress who has not yet had a passion play, "It's up to you, we haven't seen your squints, squints." ”

The actresses who were named in the audience were called embarrassed, but it was not easy to have a seizure, so they could only show an embarrassed but polite smile, and the camera could be pointed at them.

Li Qian, a foreigner, has three views, this is a famous academic Oscar ceremony, which is more open than the Golden Globe Awards.

If this is in China, no matter which host sings such a song, it is estimated that it will be banned the next day.

Sure enough, the free rice grains are strong!

However, the atmosphere was much more cheerful, and after a while, the award ceremony officially began.

First the Best Documentary Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film was awarded, and then the Technical Award, "Life of Pi" won Best Original Score.

As the biggest favorite of this year's Oscars, "Life of Pi" won the award soon after it began, which was also a loss of expectations.

After that, the best visual effect and the best photography are continuously bagged.

However, the very important best editing was taken away by "Escape from Tehran", which made Li press a little nervous.

The fate of best cinematography and best editing has a lot to do with best film and best director.

After all, why a movie wins the best film and the best director, there must be outstanding points, and the two aspects of photography and editing undoubtedly have a great impact.

Your cinematography is not the best, the editing is not the best, so why send the best director, and on what basis will it be sent to you?

Immediately after the award of Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Animated Feature Film, it was the turn of Best Foreign Language Film.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman took the stage to introduce several films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film: "Truman's World", "Love", "Lonely Raft", "Chile Says No", "War Wizard".

Finally arrived at him, Li Qian suddenly became a little nervous.

It seems that Nicole Kidman is Australian, and none of the nominated films are from Australia, which is good news.

The films were introduced one by one, and clips of several nominated films also appeared on the big screen.

An excerpt from "Truman's World" is that Truman is at sea, looking up to the sky and laughing in the face of a storm, so that Zhou Xingchi has the ability to kill him.

Immediately afterward, the wind and waves were calm, and the picture turned to the door at the edge of the studio.

"Oh yes, if I never see you again, I wish you a good morning, afternoon, and evening!"

After saying that, he stepped into the door in style.

After the introduction, Nicole Kidman opened the envelope and looked at it, pretending to be surprised and smiled.

In fact, human beings have developed to this day, from the age of the printing press to the age of television and the Internet, with the progress of technology and the use of commercialization, the media has gradually become an invisible cultural control force from the initial tool of information dissemination, and has also become a kind of right itself, which deeply affects people's concept of life and values......

After saying that, Nicole Kidman paused, leaned in front of the microphone, and announced loudly!

"Well, the winner of the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film is... "Truman's World" from Huaguo"

Suddenly, most of the cameras at the scene were aimed at Li Qian, and even this invisible gaze, Li Qian could feel it by feeling.

He could feel that countless eyes were on him through the camera.

But now.

"Whew!"

Li Qian breathed a long sigh of relief, not nervous at all.

He straightened his collar, stood up and greeted the surroundings, and strode onto the stage with his head held high to the applause of the audience and the eyes of the camera.

"Thank you. ”

Li Qian smiled and accepted the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film from Nicole Kidman, holding one hand high above his head.