"Hello Director Zhang..."

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Luo Kai took the initiative to say hello first: "How are you doing lately?"

For this great director, who can be called a national treasure, Luo Kai has great respect for him, and Zhang Guocheng is a real industry model in terms of personality and talent.

"It's much better, thank you for the greetings. ”

Zhang Guocheng's hearty laughter came from the receiver of the mobile phone: "Where are you now?"

Luo Kai subconsciously sat up straight and said, "I'm at home now, Director Zhang, do you have anything to do?"

"At home..."

Zhang Guocheng's voice paused, and then said: "I called this time to ask you, do you have any work arrangements for next year?"

"Next year?"

Luo Kai was stunned: "Next year, I don't have a work arrangement at present, what's wrong?"

Celebrities, especially popular artists, are normal for performances, endorsements, announcements and other work activities to be full from this year to next year, but Luo Kai is different from most celebrities, he does not accept announcements and performances, and even has few endorsed brands, leaving as much time as possible for his family.

It's already December, and Triumph Studio has received a lot of various invitations, such as Hunan Satellite TV, Beijing Satellite TV, Jiangxi Satellite TV, etc., all of which invited him to participate in the New Year's Eve concert or variety show.

As for next year's work, it is even more impossible to set it in advance.

"Well, I'll give you good news first. ”

Zhang Guocheng's tone was very relaxed: "The film "Across the Seas" directed and starred by you has been selected for next year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. ”

Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?

It's good news, but it's also very unexpected news!

The deadline for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film is December 10, the nominees will be announced on December 31, and the awards ceremony will be held on February 15 next year.

When a domestic film applies for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the producer usually submits an application to the Chinese Film Association, and then the Film Association selects and submits it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for review.

After the release of "Across the Seas", Li Mengru applied to the Film Association in the name of DreamWorks to participate in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

In fact, for Luo Kai, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film really doesn't have much weight, he is the one who has won the Oscar, and the theme of "Across the Seas" may be difficult to be liked by the old men of the American Film Academy.

Looking back on the previous Oscars for Best Foreign Language Films, literary films are the mainstream, and films that meet the tastes of old men and are politically correct have the greatest possibility of winning awards, and the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film itself is a "Shura Field" where famous directors gather, judging from the award-winning films over the years, its directors basically occupy an extremely important position in various countries.

This does not exclude the fact that there are many reviews of Oscar foreign language films, so there are reasons why big directors with a certain international reputation have a higher degree of attention.

In the past, the films selected and submitted were basically the works of big directors, while few domestic directors had international reputation, and it was difficult for the works of the judges to meet the tastes of the judges, and the final result was often Sun Shan.

"Across the Seas" is a typical commercial film, and director Luo Kai has no international influence at all, so he laughed at Li Mengru for making a fool of themselves.

But Li Mengru said that if you don't send it in vain, you won't send it in vain, and you don't need to spend money to apply, it's nothing more than submitting a form.

What if I get chosen?

Luo Kai really didn't expect that "Across the Seas" really got the only place!

Li Mengru estimated that she hadn't gotten the news yet, otherwise she would have called directly to announce the good news.

He couldn't help but ask, "Why 'Across the Seas'?"

"That's an interesting question..."

Zhang Guocheng smiled: "Don't you want to be chosen?"

Luo Kai embarrassed: "Actually, we are just having a good time, as far as the theme of the movie is concerned, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get nominations, and I'm not a big director, I really didn't expect to be recognized by the Film Association." ”

"Don't be presumptuous. ”

Zhang Guocheng said: "Don't treat our film association as an old stubborn who eats the old." ”

"Uh..."

Luo Kai then remembered that Zhang Guocheng was the vice chairman of the Chinese Film Association, and what he said just now was suspected of mocking the Film Association.

But Zhang Guocheng obviously didn't care, but explained to him very seriously: "Among all the domestic films this year, the overseas box office performance of "Across the Seas" is the best, much higher than the second place, and the purpose of the Film Association to choose "Across the Seas" is not to win awards, but to better promote domestic films to the world and change the inherent impression of domestic films in the outside world. ”

So far, the overseas box office of "Across the Seas" has exceeded 30 million US dollars, which is actually not very high, and there are several domestic films with higher overseas box office in the past.

However, as Zhang Guocheng said, the overseas box office of "Across the Seas" is the strongest this year, which is a very good reason - from the perspective of cultural export.

Luo Kai said sincerely: "Thank you, Director Zhang." ”

Although Zhang Guocheng did not say it, Luo Kai knew very well that he must have contributed to the selection of "Across the Seas".

Maybe that's the key.

"You don't have to thank me..."

Zhang Guocheng said: "The important thing is what you do, the future of domestic films lies in you young directors, all we can do is to give a ride, and you still need to walk on your own." ”

"Also..."

He continued: "There is one more thing that you need to be prepared for. ”

Luo Kai asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Guocheng said: "The director of "Thunder Action" will be selected again, and you are very hopeful, so you had better be prepared to avoid any unexpected situations. ”

"Thunder Action" changed directors?

For Luo Kai, this news is undoubtedly more exciting than the previous one, the possibility of "Across the Seas" winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is very small, and the probability of being on the nomination list is very low, and he doesn't care very much.

And directing "Operation Thunder" is another matter.

The dust has already settled, who would have thought that there would be waves again?

What's going on here?

Or to be more precise, what happened to Ouyang Zhenhai, the originally scheduled director?

Zhang Guocheng did not explain Luo Kai's inquiry, but just asked him not to be impatient and remain patient and wait for the result.

After ending the call with Zhang Guocheng, Luo Kai thought about it and called Li Mengru.

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