Chapter 147: No Harvest
Although after "The True Color of Heroes", it was the era when hero films were popular, but the balance of the Academy Awards, as far as Chen Jialuo knew, was tilted in favor of a literary film - "Autumn Fairy Tale".
This love movie directed by Zhang Wanting is affectionate and timeless, although there is no scene of fire, but it is touching with emotion, and it is also one of the classic business cards in Hong Kong film history.
Although there is another movie that is also related to love this year, it has set off a wave in Xiangjiang, that is, "A Chinese Ghost Story" produced by Chen Jialuo and directed by Chen Xiaodong, Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, and Lanruo Temple will always remain in the hearts of everyone who loves movies.
But the comparison between literary films and commercial films, the shortcomings can be said to be very obvious.
Nominated for this year's Best Picture – "Autumn Fairy Tale", "Heavenly Bodhisattva", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Book of Swords", "Final Victory" and "Dragon and Tiger".
Among the six nominated films, "Autumn Fairy Tale" is undoubtedly the strongest and the most popular work. Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Dragon and Tiger" are sandwiched left and right, in the eyes of the judges of the Academy Awards, they are still much inferior.
Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" is popular and a blockbuster, after all, it is only a romance film with a costume ghost story, and "Dragon and Tiger" has a chance to give it a go, because its concept and structure have caused heated discussions when it was released.
Although the box office is not very high, the reputation is very good, a policeman who has been undercover for many years, and the "infernal affairs" psychology of being in a dilemma was vividly interpreted by Zhou Yunfa as early as 1987.
As for "Heavenly Bodhisattva" and "Book of Swords and Enmity", the two new wave directors went to the mainland to make a co-production, and there were many factors for the shortlist, but it was impossible to win the award.
Tan Jiaming of "Final Victory" is the predecessor of the new wave of directors, so Xu Xian went to star in the scene, but it is obviously not the main player in this fight.
Why is there a rumor that the Academy Awards are ready to praise Chen Jialuo? Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" was shortlisted for Best Film, he is only a producer.
Herein lies the problem, because Chen Jialuo was among the best directors with "Prison Storm". According to some media, "Prison Storm" can compete for the best film at the same time, but it didn't even get a shortlist, and some of the ideas are worth considering.
If you look at the competition for the best director, it's actually clear who is sprinting and who is running with him.
Tan Jiaming of "Final Victory" and Xu Anhua of "Book of Swords and Enmity", the former's films are not weighty, and the latter's works do not have the ability to impact awards.
As for Chen Xiaodong, who was shortlisted for "A Chinese Ghost Story", it was really a complete accompaniment, and it can even be said to be a recognition of the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Lin Shanling of "Dragon and Tiger", Zhang Wanting of "Autumn Fairy Tale" and Chen Jialuo of "Prison Storm" have the best chance to win the best director, and two of the directors are from Golden Princess Entertainment Co., Ltd., which is really terrifying.
It is the Academy Awards, as a new force of the new generation, that have the courage to give young people such an opportunity. When the Academy Awards are old again, such opportunities will be fewer and fewer.
"If you really win the best director, the record of the youngest best director is estimated to never be broken again. Chen Jialuo thought secretly in his heart.
Lin Shanling, who is in his early thirties, is a proper new generation among directors in the film industry, not to mention Chen Jialuo, a hairy young man who is only twenty-six years old!
may be too nervous tonight, and Zhou Yanfa has been not very serious about adjusting his mentality. I don't know if I saw Chen Jialuo's contemplative expression, he sighed: "In fact, everyone has a lot of confidence to participate in these awards every time, but most people often return disappointed." ”
"It's normal for a group of people to grab a prize. I've always been running with you!" Leslie Cheung was shortlisted for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy Awards.
The reason why Leslie Cheung can be so easy is that he knows very well in his heart that it is impossible to win the actor throne with the sequel to "The True Color of Heroes". What really gave him expectations was the upcoming "Rouge Buckle".
"When you were an actor last year, I watched the live broadcast. You can't win an award in a dress, and if you don't have hope, you can become an actor with a coat~~"
Hearing Chen Jialuo mention this matter, Zhou Yunfa also laughed. At the beginning, he used the lines of "The True Color of Heroes" as his acceptance speech, which made many reporters shout that Zhou Runfa was possessed by Brother Xiaoma.
"In fact, whether you win awards or not is secondary, the most important thing in making a movie is to sell well and word of mouth, which is the key to proving whether a movie is good or not. As for the judges of various awards, they are all green vegetables and radishes, each with their own love, otherwise there would not be so many discrepancies in the Academy Awards and Golden Horse Awards. Chen Jialuo shrugged his shoulders and joked: "When I have the opportunity, I will specialize in a few award-winning movies......"
"Ahem......"
"Wow, you deserve to be the helmsman, and you speak so domineeringly. I guess you'll see this in the newspaper tomorrow!"
"Haha......"
Not only Leslie Cheung and them, but many actors in the neighborhood are laughing and leaning back. However, they don't think that Chen Jialuo is unruly, this is obviously that the other party deliberately amused Leslie Cheung and them to relax their mood.
As time passed, Chen Jialuo's heart, which was still a little restless, gradually calmed down, because as the awards were announced one by one, he knew that being shortlisted was simply bullshit.
For example, the best screenwriter, Luo Qirui's "Autumn Fairy Tale", Wang Jiawei's "Final Victory", Chen Jialuo, Ruan Jingxiong's "A Chinese Ghost Story", Shen Xicheng's "Dragon and Tiger Storm", and Chen Jialuo's "Prison Storm", gave "Autumn Fairy Tale" under great controversy.
Followed by the best cinematography and best editing, which should have been very sure of the awards of "A Chinese Ghost Story", fell on the head of "Autumn Fairy Tale".
It seems that "Autumn Fairy Tale" is going to win the Academy Awards, which makes people shout.
Fortunately, the best art direction was won by Shen Zhongwen with "A Chinese Ghost Story", the best music was won by Dai Lemin and Huang Zhan with "A Chinese Ghost Story", and the best movie song was the episode "Don't Come at Dawn" from "A Chinese Ghost Story......
Thanks to these three awards, Chen Jialuo rubbed a lot of shots. Whether it was Uncle Zhan or Shen Zhongwen, they gave him a big hug before going to receive the award, and his name also appeared many times in his testimonials after receiving the award.
Especially Uncle Zhan, he bluntly said that Chen Jialuo can make albums for others, and the lyrics and music of the singers are wrapped, so that Leslie Cheung on the side has been teasing and saying that he will sing a few good songs.
In fact, Chen Jialuo really didn't feel good in his heart, because "Prison Storm" was still in a state of no income. No matter how good "A Chinese Ghost Story" is, it is not his director.
"The rest are all awards, most of them have been shortlisted for "Prison Storm", and they are all here, but don't give an award to your face to encourage you!"
When it came to the important award, Chen Jialuo also began to be a little nervous. Why? Because he suddenly remembered that he planned to open an independent film production company, and the Academy Awards are completely part of the company's heritage, and it is an important weight to attract excellent actors!
Otherwise, do you think that Wang Jiawei will pay so much money, and Liang Chaowei, who can 'cheat', runs east and west, drags the filming cycle in various ways, and the people in the pit keep pushing the schedule, which can make Leslie Cheung, Zhang Manyu and others rush to star?
Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, plus some pursuit of art, if a film director lacks the blessing of awards and is not recognized by the academy, it seems that there is still something missing.
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