Chapter 544: The Awards Begin
The main hall of Qianlan Cinema was already full of people, and when they saw Lin Qihua and Gu Yuhan coming in hand in hand, they all applauded warmly.
As soon as Gu Yuhan came in here, the momentum of the whole person changed, and her feeling at the venue of the "Fuxi Award" was different from that she was clinging to Lin Qihua, full of domineering.
It was as if the wolf king was patrolling his territory, high up, and with her purple evening dress, it looked even more noble and impossible to look up.
Many men looked at Lin Qihua with envy, you know, Gu Yuhan is a goddess in the hearts of many people?
In fact, there are also many girls who also look at Gu Yuhan with jealous eyes, as well as the personable Lin Qihua beside her.
The pride of the sky in the Chinese music scene, the vice president in charge of film and television investment of a large company with great power, a genius screenwriter, young and golden, sunny and handsome, such a boy is simply the perfect male god in their minds.
From the eyes of them, eager to swallow Lin Qihua, you know what they think in their hearts.
It's a pity that no matter who it is, it can't be denied that the two people walking together are such a match, which makes people feel in their hearts that such a pair of golden boys and girls are a match made in heaven.
Finally, Yu Wenhao, Yu Zhehan, Dai Weilu, Xia Zeguang, Xiao Ruoxi, Jiang Mingxin, Su Yifei, Jia Hanxue and other four kings, four queens and eight superstars, entered the venue in the cheers of the audience.
They usually develop in the United States, and not all of them can be the protagonists, but they have all gained a firm foothold there and developed well.
And the young filmmakers on the scene were almost influenced by their former films, so that they germinated their dream of becoming an actor.
Yes, before they went to the United States to develop, in China, they were all insurmountable existences, and everyone left enough classic movies, and each of them was an existence with excellent acting skills.
They are the benchmark in the hearts of all actors, and if they have not reached that level, they dare not go to the United States to develop at all.
After they entered, the awards ceremony officially began, and the president of the Film Association, Wei Zifeng, took the stage to deliver a speech.
In his speech, he reviewed the major events and important achievements in the Chinese film industry in the past year, and praised Yu Wenhao and others for proving the strength of Chinese filmmakers on behalf of China in the United States.
In China, the Chinese-language film market has further matured, the number of shadow screens and the number of moviegoers have increased, and a large number of outstanding films and filmmakers have emerged.
In particular, there is a film that has successfully gone out and swept the Asian market, and in the North American market, it has also achieved some success.
That is "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The East is Undefeated", which has achieved remarkable results, won the box office champion of domestic films last year, and ranked third in the total box office of the year.
This means that Chinese-language films are not films that cannot make good movies and can achieve results in foreign countries, but we all filmmakers need to think about and explore how to make such good movies.
Under the grand strategy of Chinese culture going global, Chinese films, as the most important means and channels, cannot rest on their laurels, but need to take the initiative to connect with the world, shoot better films, go out, and spread excellent films carrying the concept of Chinese culture.
This is something that our generation of filmmakers must do.
Wei Zifeng's speech won the warm cheers of all the filmmakers at the scene.
In fact, as a filmmaker, who doesn't want the movies they direct or perform on the screen of the North American market?
Going out means more box office, higher popularity and more revenue, fame and fortune, who doesn't like it?
However, unlike the music scene, singers don't need to release their songs in North America at a high cost, they just need to find a good partner, provide downloads of your songs and be responsible for promotion.
And the cost of the movie is very high, and it is unimaginable to go out and show it in the cinema.
Vampire agencies and distributors in North America will push up the cost of getting your movie out there to an unimaginable level.
In the end, if your movie can't get a high box office, then you will basically lose money and not make any money, and that's not all, you have to laugh at foreigners.
How many big directors have used their own blood and tears to tell these domestic filmmakers a fact, if you don't have the ability, don't think about going to North America to try your luck, that is a very scary place.
Therefore, Yu Wenhao and others will go to the United States to develop, participate in film shooting there, and make their own fame, instead of carrying their own movies and making money there.
This is why, director Liang Kuan's concept is sought after by so many investors.
Capital is profit-seeking, and a large Chinese film market is enough for them to make a lot of money, win-win for all parties, and be a blessing.
So, why should you take such a big risk to go to the North American market for distribution? If you can't make money, and you are angry, why bother?
As for how to spread Chinese culture, this is a long-term matter, and it is not something they consider, is it?
After thinking about it for a period of time and communicating with Gu Yuhan, Lin Qihua has already understood that Director Liang Kuan has their concerns and understands their approach.
In the final analysis, there is still no film work that is good enough and amazing enough, which is a problem of the entire level of Chinese films.
If there is a lack of excellent screenwriters, the story cannot be told well, or the story can't even attract its own audience, how can it attract foreigners?
There is a lack of directors with an international vision, and a director who only knows how to find a way to rob the audience of the movie ticket money in his pocket, without thinking about how to make his own movies that are beautiful and meaningful, is impossible to make good movies.
The lack of skilled and thoughtful technicians, technicians, is the foundation of the film, and it is determined that the basic plate of the film, and the level of the film technicians in Huaxia determines the level of Chinese films, and the level has not been able to go up.
Lack of large investment in special effects, special effects everyone knows that they are important, but there has always been a lack of Huaxia's own special effects studio, and even if there is, the technical level is average.
Big production, unwilling to find a domestic special effects studio, small production, unwilling and unnecessary to spend this unjust money.
Therefore, Huaxia's special effects studio has no capital investment, and there is no movie to practice for itself, so it is difficult to develop, which is normal.
It's as if Galaxy Entertainment injected a huge amount of money into the Qinglong special effects studio and helped poach a group of excellent technicians from Hollywood, which immediately raised the overall level of the studio to a level, and it continues to improve.
In this industry, you need to burn money, how can you sit back and enjoy it?
Lin Qihua believes that Yu Wenhao and Xiao Ruoxi will not fail to see these shortcomings, and they must be trying to find a way to solve them.
However, it is impossible to reverse this kind of thing involving interests from a large level, only to start small and use successful movies to break their illusions and guide them to the right path with interests.
Everything is a benefit, Lin Qihua deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.
This is also, he politely declined the kindness of Jin Kaifu and Ke Haocang, this time, he avoided Director Liang Kuan, and he was fine, but the entire film industry did not have such expectations for his own movies.
Only on the front, against the film directed by Liang Kuan, to achieve enough advantages, and to do better than him, go further than him, is it possible to shake the obsession in their minds.
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Thinking about it, the awards are ready to begin.
The Nuwa Award is divided into five areas, representing the five most important departments of film production: producers, directors, screenwriters, actors, and technicians, who are indispensable for a film to be successful.
The specific awards are mainly Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Performance (Male and Female Lead, Supporting Actor), Best Newcomer, Best Cinematography, Best Art, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Exterior Chinese Film and other awards.
This year, a new award has been added: the best special effects, which shows that the organizing committee has realized the importance of special effects, and adding this award to the award is of great significance to promoting the development of the special effects industry.
In addition, there are special awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hall of Fame, and more.
Among them, Best Actor, known as the actor, while Best Actress, known as the actress, is the highest honor as an actor.
The best newcomer can also be won by young actors who can only debut in the selection year and have excellent works or excellent performances, and they only have one chance in their lives.
These awards, whether in the United States, in China or around the world, are much the same, so the "Nuwa Award" does not need to make significant changes to the original awards.
Of course, there are still changes, that is, the awards have been reduced a lot, avoiding the past, increasing the awards, so that the crews who come to participate have gained something, and they must not offend people.
The awards have also become more specialized, with a significant increase in the technical category.
According to Gu Yuhan's description, the judges and rules have also changed a lot, and they are no longer selected by a few people.
Instead, invited professionals from various fields, including professional film journalists and film critics, voted together to determine the results based on the performance of the shortlisted films.
Statistics show that the more people there are, the more scientific and realistic the results will be, and such changes will naturally make the awards more realistic.
There will be a situation where the quality is very poor, but because it meets the taste of a certain judge, it will win the award.
That's a lot of progress on that alone.
With the first group of award presenters on stage, the first Chinese film "Nuwa Award" award ceremony officially began.