Chapter 374: New Director Plan
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is an award given at the Academy Awards for the best non-English-language film of the year, which is given only to the director of the film, but is considered an award to the country that produced the film.
Therefore, around the world, more than 100 countries submit films to film academies every year.
But one of the criticisms of the award is that "a country recommends a film." ”
So this thing really doesn't mean that you can be selected if you want to participate in the selection, first of all, you can defeat other domestic "Olympic" films and get the national recommendation.
Looking back at the "Chong Olympics" films selected in China in recent years, especially in recent years, they are really a bit "casual", the literary and artistic atmosphere is insufficient, and the commercial style has increased greatly.
For example, 15 years is "Get Out, Tumor", 16 years "Tang Xuanzang", 17 years "Wolf Warrior 2".
"Tumor" and "Xuanzang" are not mentioned, "Wolf Warrior 2", a film that promotes the main theme of Chinese, has no possibility of winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!
If you really win the award, how do you read the reason?
The film tells the story of when a certain African country rebelled, when the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other major countries were unable to withdraw their expatriates, the Chinese Navy and former special forces Leng Feng risked great danger to withdraw expatriates from many countries, showing a "humanitarian" .......
The Yankees are crazy, and it is impossible for "Wolf Warrior 2" to win the "Best Foreign Language"!
But "The Three-Body Problem" is different, although it was the Chinese scholar Luo Ji who saved the earth's civilization in the end, but in most of the plots, the emotional color of the country is not strong. So if you really want to rush to the Olympics, there is still some hope!
However, Warner is only the agent distributor of the film, and "The Three-Body Problem" really won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language, and it will not have too many benefits. The old man is so concerned, he is only afraid that Ling has a purpose.
Lu Lin said with a smile: "Thank you for reminding me, in fact, our Longlin Film Company still has relatively high expectations for this film awards, and all major awards at home and abroad are ready to apply." The Oscar for Best Foreign Language should be chosen!"
Its competitor is "Get Out, Tumor!", and there is absolutely no reason why it can't compete.
Richard Fox laughed dryly, rubbed his hands and said: "That's good, now that you are becoming more and more famous in North America, if you can really win an award like director Ang Lee, it will be very beneficial to your future film release!"
Lu Lin agrees with this very much, in fact, Ang Lee's works, especially "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", may not be appreciated by domestic audiences. But he is too famous, and it gives people a sense of unfathomable!
"Well, I can do the best, and I won't be disappointed!" Lu Lin really wasn't particularly looking forward to it.
When Fox saw it, he had no choice but to get straight to the point, no longer going around in circles, and organized the language: "That's right, Director Lu, the fact that your film has achieved such a high overseas box office in the past two years has a lot to do with the vigorous distribution of our Warners." The board of directors of Warner hopes to carry out more in-depth cooperation with Longlin Pictures!"
Lu Lin corrected: "Mr. Fox is biased when he says this, Long Lin's films have achieved such a high overseas box office in the past two years, and it is indeed due to Warner, but it is mainly a problem of film quality." Long Lin's movies can also be released by several other Hollywood studios, but Warner's buying other Chinese movies may not be able to sell such box office!"
Fox was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, without the slightest annoyance, "Uh, Director Lu is right, you also know that my Chinese language is not particularly good, just now it seems to be that ......"
"That's the opposite!" Lu Lin laughed.
Fox also laughed, and then said: "That's the case! But the cooperation between our two companies in the past two years is still relatively pleasant, and our board of directors of Warner Company also hopes to make this cooperation more stable and long-lasting!"
Lu Lin smiled indifferently, "For example?"
"The two of us can jointly invest in the establishment of a film and television company specializing in science fiction movies!"
"The idea is still true, after I go back here, I will have a meeting with the company's executives to discuss!" Lu Lin said perfunctorily.
Seeing this, Fox didn't say much, and said some polite words before leaving.
Warner arranged the presidential suite this time, Lu Lin and Fox were talking in the living room, and Jing Yan, who was staying in the bedroom, heard it clearly, and walked over and said, "They want to shoot a sequel to "The Three-Body Problem" so soon?"
Lu Lin smiled and said, "Yo, you can see it!"
Jing Yan glanced at him, and sat down on the sofa opposite, looking a little emotional, "Am I so stupid, I can't even see this?"
Lu Lin was vigilant when he heard this, although he felt that the young lady was stupid and sweet on weekdays, it was not good to reveal this attitude. Hurriedly smiled: "No, I'm not saying you're stupid, but I think the foreigner's thoughts are too direct and not subtle at all!"
Jing Yan was instantly distracted, nodded and said, "That's really the case, then do you want to promise him?"
Lu Lin smiled: "How is it possible, Long Lin's movie must first be based on China, and the Sino-US co-production will not be considered for the time being!"
"Oh, what about the sequel to "The Three-Body Problem", will you have to wait two years before filming?"
Lu Lin smiled: "Maybe it's soon, maybe it's going to be two years, but it won't be me who shoots!"
The young lady didn't quite understand what Lu Lin said, and she had a very puzzled expression.
Lu Lin explained: "Actually, I don't have much enthusiasm for sci-fi films, so after returning to the company this time, I plan to set up a 'Chinese New Director Program' to support new directors and filmmakers, and sci-fi works will be filmed by new directors!"
Jing Yan was very surprised when she heard this, "Chinese New Director Plan", she had never heard of it before, she suspected that this was what Lu Lin's brain was hot today, and she was thinking now.
said: "With a new director, will it be too risky to shoot a sci-fi special effects blockbuster?"
Lu Lin said with a smile: "It's okay, you can practice with other works first, and then release the sequel to "The Three-Body Problem" after shooting." ”
Jing Yan couldn't help but ask: "What kind of practice work?"
Lu Lin said slowly: "Liu Cixin's short story, "The Wandering Earth"!"
In fact, at the beginning, Lu Lin wanted to shoot it himself. But two special effects blockbusters a year are so tiring that he doesn't have much time to rest.
Often after one movie is finished, another is started immediately, and the post-production work of the previous film often requires him to take ideas, and he has little rest time all year round.
Although he has made a lot of money, he has a net worth of 10 billion yuan, and he is often tired like a dog, what are you trying to do!
So he changed his mind, and he also wanted to train new directors, just like Director Ning Hao's "Seventy-two Changing Film Project" launched by Bad Monkey Pictures, and launched the "Chinese New Director Project".
first recruited Guo Fan, who is still unknown at the moment, and Lu Lin as the producer, and let Guo Fan direct "The Wandering Earth", at least in terms of special effects, which can make the film more shocking.
There is also "I Am Not the God of Medicine", which he originally wanted to direct himself. Now that I think about it, what kind of golden statue, golden horse, golden rooster, and Huabiao, even if he doesn't win the best director? Ask Wen Muyu to come and sign with Longlin Pictures and let him direct.
There are also "Flood Wilderness", "Journey to the West", "Super God", those Western fantasy, magic, Xianxia, Xiuzhen ...... at the starting point. As long as it is suitable for adaptation, it can be filmed by directors supported by the "Chinese New Directors Project".
Anyway, the producer of these films can only be Lu Lin. The final effect of the film and the final editing rights are also controlled by him.
This kind of operation is equivalent to the transition from a "director-centered system" to a "producer-centered system". Although Lu Lin is going more and more behind the scenes, developing in the direction of a tycoon.
However, Longlin Pictures was able to make a large number of special effects movies in a relatively short period of time.
And when these special effects blockbusters appear on a large scale and make a lot of money, it will eventually change the current film market with bad movies selling high box office!
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