Chapter 332, The Phantom of the Opera
Not getting a considerable award is a regret in Honggu's previous life, sometimes Mo Fei really doubts Honggu's agent at that time, how to pick the film is all because of the problem with the script, and there is a problem from the root, and if you want to win the award, there is basically no play.
Otherwise, with Honggu's acting skills, at least one Academy Award actress didn't run, how could she only get two Best Actress trophies at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, you must know that it is not once that an inexplicable actress appeared at the Academy Awards.
Of course, the judges of the Academy Awards have their own standards, and Hong Kong movies have always liked to treat beauties as complete vases, and if they put a "sexy" title on the crown, they will basically not be classified into the ranks of strength, ** The 10th century is not better than the AA Cup, and actresses who look like Brother Red Thunder will also be called beautiful in the 21st century, and the word sexy is equivalent to a denial in our colleagues.
Although the previous two Golden Horses are also quite convincing, after all, Taiwanese films are still within the scope of Chinese, and the international recognition is not high enough; But now it's okay, a silver bear has proven everything, Hong Kong has not won a silver bear actress, even in the previous life, it was not until six years later that Zhang Yanyu won the first silver bear in Hong Kong.
Now that Honggu has won the silver bear, she doesn't want to appear more at the British Academy Film Awards, she didn't have her own film nominated for nominations, and she was not an award guest, so it would be a little abrupt to appear at the awards ceremony, and people would think that you had lost your show, so you simply went back to Hong Kong with Xu Anhua and a few people in advance.
Last year, Liu Songren won the Best Actor, and this year Zhong Chuhong won the Best Actress. The Hong Kong entertainment industry is in turmoil this time, and once upon a time Hong Kong actors were so competitive. Since Guan Zhilin and his father won an actor in Switzerland, it seems that there is no honor to get it.
I don't know how the media got the news, or bought off the staff at Frankfurt Airport, before Honggu and others entered the Asian range, Hong Kong reporters had already been dispatched, long guns and short guns recorded the inherited entry channel, just waiting for the crew members to come out and start bombing indiscriminately.
But it didn't work out. Mo Fei, who has experienced the test that has not been mentioned in the 21st century, has already been prepared, and the company has already arranged a sufficient number of cars and security guards, and as soon as people leave the airport, they will arrange to get in the car and leave you, and the reporters will pounce on you.
Only one reporter was an exception, who asked Honggu a question, and Honggu also gave him an answer. His problem was that Honggu was holding Mo Fei's arm at the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival. Is it possible to think that the two have officially filmed and admitted to the public.
Honggu, who has already let go of her mind, will not give a good face to this kind of question, isn't this to destroy the internal unity of others, and she can't save face for him at all, so she directly answered with a rhetorical question: "Can't you hold your arm in a relationship other than boyfriend and girlfriend patting?" ”
The reporter thought about it for a long time. I didn't figure out what Honggu meant by what she said, in addition to boyfriends and girlfriends, there are indeed many relationships that can hold arms, doesn't this mean that you didn't answer.
Zhang Guorong is also a guy with a developed enough mind, so he gave Honggu a thumbs up right away. This answer was too sharp, and it was impossible for him to determine which real answer it was, even if he wanted to break his head.
The day after he arrived in London, he talked to Honggu on the phone. also highly praised Honggu's wonderful answer and perfect performance, which is even higher than the Silver Bear Award, if every woman in his own can be so sharp, the media will completely stop cooking. After praising Honggu enough, he promised to give Honggu a great gift when he returned to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong people call boyfriend and girlfriend, which is basically equivalent to identifying the relationship. For example, if you introduce someone and say "this is my girlfriend", the other party will treat her as a wife most of the time; If you say "this is my lover", the possibility of being mistaken for "qingren" increases greatly.
The relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend that Honggu said can be mother and son, father and daughter, brother and sister, sister and brother, or a brother or sister of the opposite sex who has a good relationship, but what she meant to say was husband and wife, so many relationships are stacked together, Honggu and Mo Fei didn't get married, so it's strange if they don't have a headache to death.
And in fact, Honggu doesn't have any special meaning, not to prove anything, not to stand for anything, but to think that she wants to do that, if other women do the same, she won't have any opinions, why do you have to say everything so clearly.
The British Academy Film Awards were held, and it was with the two crews of "Samantha" and "The Silence of the Lambs" to participate. Samantha was nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Score, and Best Makeup; "The Silence of the Lambs" was recognized for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.
The BAFTA Awards is a difficult award to tell, made up of the stubbornness and pettiness of the British, as well as the aesthetic standards of most people; It is not as convincing as the Oscar, an American Academy Film Award, but it has more advantages than many other Academy Awards; In short, it's a freak.
Maybe it's because of the great gains in Berlin for two consecutive years, but in the past, Mo Fei didn't take this award too seriously, and it was the mentality of participating for the sake of participating.
It wasn't until the moment before participating in the awards ceremony that Mo Fei felt that he was simply too ridiculous, looking at how many of the people coming and going in front of him were bigwigs in the international film industry, everyone came very solemnly, and he was just a little undertaking, and there were still a lot of elements of crossing and luck, how could he be qualified to sign a contract to be proud.
This award ceremony is not bad, making up for some of the previous small regrets at the Golden Globe Awards, Yongjiang won the best actor for "The Silence of the Lambs", Mo Fei defeated Woody Allen and Richard Condon for "Samantha" and "The Silence of the Lambs", won the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay, and "Samantha" also lived up to expectations and won the best picture and film score
It's a pity that Honami was shortlisted for Best Actress but failed to win the award, and Xiao Lizi's Best Supporting Actress was finally disappointed.
At the awards ceremony, Mo Fei also met an acquaintance again, Andrew Loy Webb, Shalai Brightman's husband, Webber came to accompany Sarah Brightman as a guest singer at the awards ceremony, and the song he sang was the theme song "ANGEL" of "City of Angels".
After the awards ceremony, Webb and Sarah Brightman came to meet Mo Fei, mainly to ask when the movie adapted from "Evita" would be released, and the two of them must watch and enjoy it as soon as possible.
"This film is going to be sent out for a while, and now the preparation of the actors is not in place, and the progress of filming cannot be put on the schedule, so I will arrange for someone to send movie tickets to the two before it is released." Mo Fei also had a good impression of these two people, and asked each other what they have been busy with recently.
"Oh, I was about to start rehearsing a musical called The Phantom of the Opera recently, which I adapted for Sarah, and with her voice, it was the best way to sing."
"Mr. Wade's well-crafted repertoire is going to be quite exciting." That's true, it's "The Phantom of the Opera" that has become a classic of Sarah Brightman.
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a love thriller of French writers in the early twentieth century, and has been adapted into many versions, including movies, musicals, dramas, etc., Chinese film director Ma Xu Weibang once changed a movie called "Singing in the Middle of the Night" in 1937, and Zhang Guorong in his previous life also starred in "Singing in the Middle of the Night" in 95 years, there are dozens of versions, but it is recognized that the most successful and famous change is the version adapted by Weber.
Mo Fei had a regretful expression on his face, and said regretfully: "It's a pity, this is not a movie, if it is an adaptation, I will definitely invest in this film." With Sarah's talent and Webb's talent, the show is already doomed to success. ”
Sarah Brightman has always been said to be "Webber's wife", and the media has never really affirmed her talent, and now when Mo Fei said this, he immediately felt that Mo Fei was a knowledgeable person and a good person who was willing to tell the truth, and he was happy to thank Mo Fei for his praise.
When Weber listened to Mo Fei's words, he thought of another aspect, and he was equally happy, saying: "Musicals can also be invested, this "Phantom of the Opera" I hope to be able to perform on Broadway and more places in the future, if you are willing to invest, I don't have to look for investors." However, you have to invest all the way because I don't want to have to raise money to keep the show going halfway through. ”
Mo Feixin said, brother just sighed, I really didn't think about investing in this musical, how do you know that your brother will take it seriously, and he will invest in the whole process.
If you want to invest in this musical, it will definitely make money, and in addition to taking money, awards, and fame, if you are a little careful, you can also get good satisfaction.
"Are you sure it's not just a matter of now?" Since Weber is willing, then what else is there to say, we have to make sure of this matter now.
"Of course it's true, I need at least half of the upfront investment here, about 50 million US dollars, which shouldn't be a big number for you, right?" Webb knew that he was willing to spend money on investments.
Could it be that it can be determined now that the British Academy Film Awards are really good, and after such a trip, I found a good opportunity to make money and earn fame, and invested 50 million US dollars to win 60% of the equity of "The Phantom of the Opera".
Don't underestimate this musical, you must know that it has been staged in nearly 100 cities around the world for N years, with a conservative estimate of nearly $3 billion at the box office, and after removing all expenses, the net income is almost $700 million, not including the income from TV broadcasts and audio-visual products, what a good place in London. (To be continued)