Chapter 977: The Big Hit

"The filming of "Hello Sun!" in Kiyoike was completed. The reporter learned that the huge crew had been evacuated in batches on the 1st and 2nd, and Zhang Ran, Li Xuejian and other main creative personnel would return to Lin'an on the 1st. The crew will complete the remaining part of the filming in Lin'an, and it is expected that the film will be officially completed in early February. ”

""Sun, Hello!" Withdraw from the clearing pool and reserve a special person for 10 days to clean the ring!"

""Sun, Hello!" will be transferred to Lin'an, and the finale will be completed in February next year!"

The headlines of the entertainment section the next day were almost all about the completion of the Qingchi part of "Year, Month and Day".

Fans and netizens have always thought that Zhang Ran's new film is a science fiction film, but after reading the media reports, they realized that it was a rural theme, which surprised many people, and fans and fans on the Internet are discussing this matter.

"Oh, Zhang Ran's new film turned out to be a rural theme, how could he shoot a rural theme? It's really a bit unexpected, I still prefer science fiction films!"

"Even if Zhang Ran shoots rural themes, he will definitely not be bad, and he will never make Jia Zhangke's kind of movie!"

"That's for sure, Zhang Ran will never use the difficulties of the nation to exchange for awards in the world, this is what I admire most about him!"

Because Zhang Ran and Li Xuejian revealed a lot of information about the movie in the interview, such as the movie is based on, for example, it is about the tragic struggle between man and nature, such as the protagonist is an old man, etc., and fanatical fans quickly found "Years, Months and Days" according to the clues.

Almost all people who have read it feel that Zhang Ran's new film must be this story, "Years, Months and Days" is about a hopeless guardianship and desperate waiting, but in the end, the ancestor used his life to keep hope, which is what Zhang Ran's movies have always expressed;

In addition to the discussion of Zhang Ran's new film, Zhang Ran's refusal to Cannes has also become a hot topic of discussion among netizens. Because this thing is so fierce, it is unprecedentedly fierce!

The Cannes Film Festival has a very high status in the hearts of domestic fans and directors, I don't know how many domestic directors have cut their heads and want to drill into Cannes, it can be said that Cannes is the dream of countless Chinese directors!

Chen Kaige's films in recent years have not been satisfactory, which has disappointed many people, but in the hearts of many people, he is still one of the best directors in China, and is known as one of China's three major directors along with Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou. Chen Kaige can be praised so high, a very important point is that Chen Kaige won the Palme d'Or, and he is the only Chinese director who won the Palme d'Or.

But now the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival personally invited Zhang Ran to Cannes, but was refused!

After hearing the news, almost all fans reacted first to that Zhang Ran was really awesome!

However, some fans feel a pity: "Zhang Ran is really awesome!, but I think it's a pity, after "Farewell My Concubine", Chinese directors have not won the Palme d'Or for 20 years. If Zhang Ran goes to Cannes, he will have a good chance of winning the Palme d'Or!"

Immediately, more fans retorted: "What about winning the Palme d'Or? What I admire most about Zhang Ran is that he never makes movies for the sake of winning awards!"

Regarding the discussions and speculations of the media and netizens, Zhang Ran and the crew of "Year, Month and Day" did not respond. After returning to Lin'an, Zhang Ran did not accept any more interviews and devoted himself to the filming of the movie. However, the movie was shot relatively slowly, because Li Xuejian needed to lose weight, his body was not very good, and he couldn't lose too quickly, so he could only slowly reduce it, and the filming of the movie could only be carried out slowly.

After returning to Lin'an, Li Xuejian didn't eat every day, only eating boiled meat, boiled vegetables, and a small amount of nutritional powder. Li Xuejian no longer eats in the canteen, and eats every day in the RV arranged for him by the crew. Zhang Ran gave a death order, no one on the set was allowed to eat snacks, and no one could take anything out of the set. Jing Tian, a foodie, carried a large bag of food when he came to visit the class, and he thought he could please the master, but he was scolded by Zhang Ran fiercely. Jing Tian was so angry that he stomped his feet and announced that he would never come again!

Entering November, the United States has entered the awards season, but in November, it is basically a small award that has little influence, and there is not much attention. After entering December, major film critics associations in the United States have held awards, and domestic media and fans have also paid attention to this year's awards season, and everyone is very much looking forward to the performance of "Future Apocalypse" at the Oscars.

On December 3, the New York Film Critics Association Awards were announced, and Kathryn Bigelow's "Assassination Ben**" became the big winner, winning two awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and Zhang Ran's "Future Apocalypse" won the Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay awards.

On December 5, the National Review Association of the United States announced the list of winners, and Zhang Ran's film "Future Apocalypse" became the biggest winner, winning three awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress, making the film one of the favorites for Best Picture at the Oscars next year.

Just this week, "Sight and Sound" announced the list of the top 10 movies of 2012. Best Picture went to Zhang Ran's "Future Apocalypse", American director Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" came in second, and Portuguese director Miguel Gomez's "Taboo" came in third place.

The authoritative French film magazine "Cinémathèque" also announced the list of the top ten films of the year, Zhang Ran's "Future Apocalypse" ranked second, French director Léo Carax's "Holy Car Dealership" ranked first, and David Cronenberg's "Metropolis" ranked third.

"Sight & Sound" and "The Film Handbook" have a high status in film critics and film circles, and their super high praise for "Future Apocalypse" has undoubtedly sent a wave of assists to the film.

On December 9, the Los Angeles, Boston, and New York Online Film Critics Association Awards were held at the same time, and "Future Apocalypse" broke out in full swing, winning the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor from the Los Angeles and Boston Film Critics Guilds, becoming the top seed in the awards season. "Hunting Ben**" is still a big hit, winning three awards at the New York Online Film Critics Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.

On December 16, the Chicago Film Critics Circle Awards announced their annual winners. "Assassination Ben**" once again recreated the glory of the previous regional film critics association awards, and finally won four awards for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best editing, while "Future Apocalypse" won three awards for best actress, best supporting actor and best cinematography.

Although the Golden Globe Awards and the nominations of several major unions have not yet been released, the battle of the sentinel has brought this year's Oscar favorites to the surface. "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times" and other mainstream media in the United States have invariably said that this year's Oscars are a civil war for Summit Entertainment, and the two films "Future Apocalypse" and "Hunting Ben**" invested by Summit Entertainment are big hits, and the only one that can impact them is Ben Affleck's "Escape from Tehran".

The domestic media has also paid unprecedented attention to this year's awards season, with portals such as Sohu and Tencent opening special topics for the awards season, focusing on the competition in the awards season.

Sister Bi Chengfeng publishes articles predicting the Oscars every year, and his predictions are always issued after the nominations for the various guild awards are made and the forms of the awards are clearer, so that the hit rate is relatively high, and you can blow how accurate his predictions are. However, this time, Sister Bi announced the prediction results early, and he believes that "Future Apocalypse" is particularly likely to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Visual Effects.

While touting "Future Apocalypse", Sister Bi said that the most unfavorable factor for "Future Apocalypse" is public relations. Zhang Ran has been busy with his new film recently and has no time for public relations. The biggest taboo of Chong Ao is that he thinks very highly of himself, and he must show an amiable and humble side throughout the whole process, so as to win the favor of the members of the academy.

"Future Apocalypse" is not without PR, but Zhang Ran did not do PR, and the film's starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Robert De Niro all stopped what they were doing and went all out on PR. Scarlett Johansson, in particular, worked very various shows to talk about, sell Future Apocalypse, and explain all sorts of questions about the movie.

Summit Entertainment has put a lot of effort into the "Future Apocalypse", and all kinds of means have been used. Among the judging materials sent to the members of the academy, Summit Entertainment prepared a set of models of combat robots in "Future Apocalypse" in addition to DVDs and beautiful picture books. Of course, "Future Apocalypse" is not the only one who does this, "Lincoln" has a beautiful plate in the review materials sent to the members of the Academy. This kind of public relations tactic is suspected of violating the law, but if someone checks it, it can be argued that it is a tool to learn about the film, and the academy has nothing to do about it.

But all this has nothing to do with Zhang Ran, his mind is on the filming of "Years, Months and Days", and he has no mind to consider the issue of rushing to the Olympics. In fact, the reason why various film companies and actors are keen to win the Olympics is not only because it is a huge honor, but more importantly, because nominating or even winning the Oscar can bring great financial returns. However, for a popular movie like "Future Apocalypse", the benefits brought by the Oscar are negligible, and it does not mean much to "Future Apocalypse" whether or not to win the Oscar.

In the virtual studio in Lin'an, the art team arranged a piece of land, and there was a scaffolding in the center of the ground, which was built by the ancestor to protect the corn seedlings. At this time, a bag full of grain fell under the trellis and was sprinkled on the ground. Three robotic arms hanging from the sky were aimed at Li Xuejian in the performance area from three different positions, as well as the actor playing the blind dog.

Among the two monitors in front of Zhang Ran, in the monitor on the left, there was only Li Xuejian and the actor who played the blind dog, but in the monitor on the right, around Li Xuejian and them was a large group of gray and black rats, maybe three or four hundred. There are rats fighting for corn kernels under the scaffolding, and two are gnawing corn seedlings.

What is being filmed now is the battle between the grandfather, the blind dog and the mouse, in "Years, Months and Days", the grandfather and the mouse only fought once, and in Zhang Ran's movie, the grandfather, the blind dog and the mouse fought twice, this is the first one.

In the monitor, Li Xuejian was like an angry lion, first stomping frantically on the ground with his feet, and then picked up a hoe and smashed it at the rats on the ground. Rat hair is flying, and the ground is covered with blood. The rats were frightened, let out a scream, fled in all directions, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Xuejian saw the rats fleeing, holding on to the hoe, standing in place panting. Panting is not acting, it is really panting. In the past half a month, Li Xuejian has been losing weight, eating very little every day, and his physical strength has become very poor. Filming this kind of violent action scene, he was a little physically exhausted and panting heavily.

Zhang Ran picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Stop, Mr. Li, take a break!" He turned his head and began to communicate with the person in charge of the recording, photography, special effects and other teams, confirming that the scene was a problem with the villa.

At this moment, Guo Fan ran over: "Director, Mr. Gao Jun Gao and the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, Fu Mao, are here!"

Zhang Ran was stunned, Gao Jun and Fumao came together, how could they come together, and said, "Let them come in!"