Chapter 259: Preparing to Form a Cinema Chain
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Just like everyone imagined - the best original movie song fell to Xu Cun and "The Original Scenery of Hometown" without dispute. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Honestly-
Xu Cun didn't care too much about this award -- first of all, Xu Cun, who had already become famous in the world, really didn't look down on the Academy Awards, let alone the small award for the best original movie song? Second, "The Original Scenery of Hometown" was not created by Xu Cun, and Xu Cun did not have the slightest sense of accomplishment when he presented Xu Cun with the award.
But-
After all, the Academy Awards were sponsored by Xu Cun, and of course Xu Cun can't ruin the Academy Awards!
Therefore, as the first person to accept the award on stage, Xu Cun behaved very solemnly - after receiving the trophy handed over by the famous musician Mr. Yi Wen, Xu Cun first shook hands with Mr. Yi Wen, and then said loudly to the audience: "As the first filmmaker to win the Academy Awards, I am honored, really honored, because I am very likely to be recorded in the history of Hong Kong films, and even the history of world cinema because of this award! Thank you to the organizers of the Academy Awards for awarding me such an important award......
After delivering his acceptance speech, Xu Cun shook the trophy in his hand, and then walked off the podium.
With Xu Cun, a person with a very high status, making proofs, other filmmakers all took the Academy Awards seriously, so that the Academy Awards ceremony became a veritable film festival.
Final Results:
Best Film: "Knife Horse"
Best Director: Xu Cun, "Dao Ma Dan"
Best Screenplay: Zhang Jianting, Li Bihua, Chen Zhao, "Father and Son Love"
Best Editing: Xu Cun, Mai Zishan, Tang Shuxuan, "Dao Ma Dan"
Best Actor: Xu Guanwen, "Modern Bodyguard"
Best Actress: Boani, "The Ghost Is Not Gone"
Best Supporting Actor: Zun Long, "Sword and Horse"
Best Supporting Actress: Muse, "The Story of Hu Yue"
Best New Actor: Andy Lau, "Knife Horse"
Best Action Design: Carrie Lau, The Elders
Best Sound Effects: Hu Weili, Gu Jiahui, Huang Zhan, Xu Cun
Best Cinematography: Huang Daiyue, "Dao Ma Dan"
Best Costume Design: Zhang Shuping, Xi Zhongwen, Li Jianqun, "Dao Ma Dan"
New Director: Lin Zhengying, "Zombie Family"
Best Art Direction: Zhang Shuping, Xi Zhongwen, "Dao Ma Dan"
Best Original Film Music: Xu Cun, "The Original Scenery of Hometown", "Dao Ma Dan"
Best Original Film Song: Huang Zhan, "Another Scene", "Knife Horse"
Judging from the awards, it is not an exaggeration to use the word 'sweep' to describe "Dao Ma Dan".
But-
Very few people have a complaint about this - "Knife Horse" is really good, and it has won international awards, so no one will think that "Knife Horse" has won so many awards.
Besides, because there are so many awards at the Academy Awards, everyone can gain a little.
Taking a step back, even if they didn't win the award, they all received a lot of nominations.
Overall, the first Academy Awards were a success.
Therefore, most of the people who came to the Academy Awards attended the Academy Awards dinner after the Academy Awards.
Of course, this does not include Shao Yifu, Zou Wenhuai, Lei Juekun, Zhang Youxin, Zhong Yijie, Liao Yiyuan and other top figures in the Xiangjiang film industry - their participation in the Academy Awards is enough to give face to the organizers of the Academy Awards, and they can still be expected to surrender their identities and enjoy with the people?
Unlike Shao Yifu and others, Xu Cun also attended the Academy Awards dinner - Xu Cun participated in the Academy Awards dinner not because Xu Cun's current status was not as good as Shao Yifu and others, but because Xu Cun wanted to find someone to talk about at the Academy Awards dinner.
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The Academy Awards dinner, like the Oscar dinner, is a Western-style cocktail party, with a long table and a round table, where everyone can sit together to drink and eat Western food, or you can run around with a wine glass and take the opportunity to find someone to contact for a relationship.
There is also a small stage in the banquet hall, with advertising logos for various products printed on the screen, and some award-winning stars appear on the stage one after another, posing for reporters to take pictures.
Under Shu Qi's introduction, Xu Cun met the person he wanted to see - Yuan Bifu.
The proprietor of the Taiping Theater is Yuan Xingqiao, and Yuan Bifu is the granddaughter of Yuan Xingqiao and the current owner of the Taiping Theater.
Xu Cun's purpose in finding Yuan Bifu is very simple - Xu Cun wants to buy the Taiping Theater, well...... To be more precise, Xu Cun is ready to set up a theater chain.
Why is Xu Cun preparing to set up a cinema chain?
Because, DreamWorks' current situation is not good.
Originally, the main theater used by DreamWorks was the Golden Princess Theater Line, and the backup theater line was the Shaw Brothers Theater Line.
But—
These two theater chains now have hidden dangers.
Let's talk about the Golden Princess Cinema Line first.
Originally, the main industries of Lui Jue Kwan were Kowloon Development and Kowloon Motor Bus.
However, with the collapse of the real estate market, the situation of Kowloon Construction has deteriorated, and it has even reached the point where manpower cannot be changed.
Last year, Sun Hung Kai Properties announced the acquisition of KMB's stake in the stock market, triggering a takeover war. As a result, Sun Hung Kai Properties successfully acquired KMB and held a total of 39.5% of KMB's shares, while Lui Kokwan, who held 20.38%, could only obediently hand over the management of KMB and become one of the shareholders.
How did Xu Cun go from scratch to his net worth surpassing Lei Juekun, Lei Juekun knows it clearly, can Lei Juekun not be blushing?
Therefore, Lei Juekun, who has nothing to do, is no longer satisfied with being just a theater company, he still has to invest and distribute movies, to make it clear, he wants to enter the film industry in an all-round way.
As a result, with the rise of the new art city, the Golden Princess Cinemas line is more and more inclined to the new art city, and even at the expense of the interests of DreamWorks, which can bring great benefits to the Golden Princess Cinemas.
Take "Beware of Little Hands" released by DreamWorks some time ago as an example:
Originally, "Beware of Little Hands" still had some box office potential, but in order to free up the theater for Xinyicheng's "Difficult Brothers", Lei Juekun actually drew "Beware of Little Hands" in advance, making "Beware of Little Hands" lose at least 700,000 or 800,000 box office.
Although-
Afterwards, Lei Juekun personally called Xu Cun to explain the matter, and Xu Cun also said that it was not a big deal.
But in fact, this incident has already aroused Xu Cun's vigilance -- what if, one day, Lei Juekun will also draw a certain important film of Xu Cun in advance for the sake of a certain movie in Xinyicheng? You must know that although the box office of Xiangjiang movies is not much, it is a yardstick for other regions to purchase Xiangjiang films. Therefore, when you draw a movie in advance, sometimes the loss is not just a few million!
Let's talk about the backup cinema line Shaw Cinema Line.
In fact, there is nothing to say about this - now, the competition between Phoenix TV and TVB has entered a white-hot stage, and the two already have a grudge. At a critical moment, Shao Yifu is likely to fall into the lower stone. Therefore, Xu Cun must take precautions in advance!
Therefore, it is imperative to build a cinema chain that belongs to DreamWorks!
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(To be continued.) )