February 16th, an ordinary day.

However, Powerlong Film Company unexpectedly received a number of nominations at the Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and many other awards.

"Oh my God, it's unbelievable! Nominated for the Academy Awards! Gu Long couldn't help but gasp.

Zhang Shaojie also felt trembling emotions when he heard the news, and said: "No, Oscar nomination?" ”

Although winning an award is not the goal of a film company, winning an award like the Oscar can basically get a huge publicity effect.

Many movies were originally very ordinary at the box office, but after winning the Oscar, they were able to continue to get a huge box office bonus.

The movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is not just over with one, but according to the plan, at least more than 10 films will be made.

If "Datang 1" won the Oscar

No, even if it is just a nomination, it can greatly enhance the global reputation of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", thereby extending the vitality of the entire film brand of "The Legend of the Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty". so that sequels such as "Datang 2" and "Datang 3" in the future can get better box office results.

"Before "Datang"! Chinese films, at the Oscars, have zero nominations! Gu Long sighed, "If "Datang" can really win the Academy Award, then the prestige of Baolong Company will reach the peak of Hong Kong film history!" ”

Zhang Shaojie took a deep breath and said, "I guess it's difficult!" ”

"Why?" Gu Long asked.

Zhang Shaojie said with a smile: "The Oscar award is just an internal game in Hollywood. In the rest of the world, it's hard to score anything at the Oscars! Having too many delusions, hopes, will turn into great disappointments in the future! ”

"Haha, the nomination is already a huge breakthrough. This is the first nomination for a Chinese-language film! Gu Long smiled, "This gimmick alone is enough for the media to continue to help us hype it for free!" ”

Zhang Shaojie smiled: "This is also true!" However, after participating in the Oscars, it doesn't matter whether you can win the award or not. "Datang 2" is also time to shoot! "Datang 1" has a good reputation, but this is the technology of 2 years ago. If "Datang 2" wants not to smash the signboard, it must invest more funds and use more advanced special effects technology to satisfy the audience! I think that the investment capital should be at least double that of "Datang 1"! ”

Gu Long gasped: "Double? You mean, the cost of HK$80 million? ”

Zhang Shaojie nodded and said: "Yes, it must cost more than 80 million Hong Kong dollars!" When necessary, 100 million is not too much! When this movie was made, I contributed half of the capital, and Baolong Film Company contributed the other half. The box office dividend profit is also divided equally between five and five, what do you think? ”

Gu Long agreed: "No problem! However, the script of "Datang 2" depends on you! ”

Zhang Shaojie smiled and said, "Of course, who else can I be!" ”

Then, Gu Long and Zhang Shaojie kept chatting about the Oscars in high spirits.

As a reborn, Zhang Shaojie knows that since Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige were nominated for Oscars in the 90s, Chinese films have gradually struggled to compete for Oscar awards.

However, it was only in 2001 that Taiwanese director Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" really succeeded in lifting the Oscar trophy.

In addition to Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", no matter how many nominations Chinese films receive, no matter how high the demand is, it will stop at the level of nominations.

participated in the nomination again and again, and was teased again and again. It made Chinese filmmakers feel very embarrassed.

However, some European film awards, China's Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and other directors are almost frequent winners of international film awards. However, the awards of European films are too biased towards the artistic surname of the film, and cannot represent the market taste of mainstream film audiences.

The movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was selected by Hollywood critics to be nominated for the Oscar. The main reason is that the box office of this movie is amazing. In addition, it is also a blockbuster film that adopts new film concepts and new film technologies.

The appearance of "Datang" has now become a lesson plan for the study of "computer special effects" in some film schools in the United States. After watching "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", some directors with newer thinking often suddenly realize that it turns out that with computer technology, more incredible pictures can be realized.

It was the innovation of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in film special effects technology and the box office success that it was nominated for the Oscar.

But as we all know, nominations are easier than awards.

Especially the Oscar awards, they prefer to give trophies to some biographical themes, or some movies that are more literary and artistic.

The martial arts theme of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is essentially not profound enough in the eyes of film critics to reflect issues such as surnames, society, and history.

This kind of pure commercial blockbuster, no matter how high the box office is, the hope of winning the award is always slim.

—————————— arrived on the evening of February 16.

On the street near a certain movie theater.

Several veteran fans met and exchanged gossip with each other.

"The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty has been nominated for an Oscar!" Xiaomi, a Hong Kong movie fan, excitedly conveyed the news to his friends.

"No way, when has a Hong Kong film ever been nominated for an Oscar? Never! Why was "Datang" nominated? My friend Xiao Qiao was very skeptical.

"The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and other world-famous newspapers have been published! Hong Kong's "Ming Pao," "Sing Tao Yuebao," and "Ta Kung Pao," any of the newspapers, all imported American newspaper reviews. Moreover, Baolong Company also affirmed the real surname of this news! Xiaomi explained.

"Oh my God, this is big news!" Little Joe covered his mouth and said.

After the news that "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was nominated for an Oscar, it spread throughout Hong Kong. The entire Hong Kong film industry began to shake.

"Film Fortnightly" commented in the article: "After "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" won the Hong Kong Film Awards, it was recently nominated for the Academy Awards in the United States. Baolong Film Company can really be described as fame and fortune, which has not only won the box office, but also won the affirmation of the mainstream film critics. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first nomination for the Oscars for a Chinese-language film. ”

"Ming Pao" commented: "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty was nominated for the 55th Academy Awards, which is a great honor for the Hong Kong film industry and even the entire Chinese film. This marks the first time that a Chinese-language film has officially fallen into the eyes of mainstream Hollywood film critics. According to Baolong Film Company told this reporter, "Datang" won a total of 5 film nominations - Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup. If one of them can win the award, it will also become a record for Chinese films! ”

Even Yanjing's "Popular Movie" also commented: "Hong Kong Powerlong Film Company, adapted from the martial arts of the same name "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", won the best film at the first Hong Kong Film Awards. Nominated for the 55th Academy Awards! It is reported that the Academy Awards is an authoritative film award established in 1928, held in Hollywood once a year, it not only has a high honor in the American film industry, but also has a huge influence on film art all over the world. "Datang" is the first Chinese-language film to be nominated for an Oscar, breaking the status of Chinese-language films that have been marginalized by the world's mainstream film awards."

Hong Kong cinema has become a wonder in Asia. People have praised Hong Kong as the "Hollywood of the East", but in reality, Hong Kong movies can only be popular in Asia. In European and American countries, the influence of Hong Kong films is basically negligible.

You must know that kung fu movies have indeed been popular in Europe and the United States for a while, taking the opportunity of the TV series "Kung Fu" invested by Americans in 72, as well as Bruce Lee's movies, which once obsessed audiences in Europe and the United States. However, soon kung fu movies became purely bloody and violent, and in the United States, kung fu movies were mainly watched by black, Asian, and Hispanic residents.

However, mainstream white audiences are tired of watching kung fu movies, and feel that this kind of theme is very vulgar and will only cause social violence. As a result, after the late '70s, most movie theaters in white neighborhoods basically didn't show Hong Kong movies that were mainly kung fu films.

However, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" broke the prejudice of mainstream American moviegoers with its beautiful new-wave martial arts art style and shocking movie special effects in the 80s.

In addition, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has achieved a box office of more than 50 million US dollars in the United States, and the global ticket office has exceeded 100 million US dollars, which has made all American filmmakers realize that "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is a "dark horse" from Hong Kong!

Giving a well-received movie like "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and Oscar nomination treatment is the minimum responsibility of the Oscar jury.

After the news of the Oscar nomination for "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was gradually announced in the media!

Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other discourse film circles, and even the Asian film industry such as Yuben, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, etc., are all looking at "The Legend of the Tang Double Dragon" like a mountain

Baolong Film Company stands at the pinnacle of Asian Reading Film Production Company. This is not just a film production company, but a real "boutique manufacturing machine"

(To be continued)