Li Xiaole walked out of the cinema in the noise of the crowd, and immediately received a call from Emma from London, in the mobile phone, Emma's voice was very excited, he shouted:

"Lee, that's great~! Everyone in this theater of mine was stunned~! Ha Luha, the one next to me who was shivering when Daniel Radcliffe was sinking the ship, and then he cried a lot after the worst, and Rupert Grint ~~ This idiot ~~~ actually cried and laughed for a tiger, Ha Luha, what a big gain, I must post these photos of them on Facebook, these people's reactions are so funny. ”

Li Xiaole listened to Emma's call, and immediately received a call from Fred, the veteran president of the drama council, changed his usual serious tone, and said excitedly on the phone: "Li, Charlie and all my friends think that this movie is very good, not just generally good, it is very~very~very good~~ This is probably the best movie I have ever seen." ”

Li Xiaole let out a "hmm" and said with a smile: "Yes, as long as you don't disappoint the directors of the council, the distribution in Europe will trouble you, Mr. Fred." ”

"Don't bother, it's my honor, if this movie doesn't do well at the box office, I'll end my career as a filmmaker~! Get out of this fucking circle~! Old Fred was so excited that he cursed.

Along the way, everyone blessed greetings, only Ha Ji Won only sent a "more timid" letter to ask: "I don't dare to look at it, how is the reaction?" "I'm afraid that the movie won't respond well, Li Xiaole is now stimulated......

Li Xiaole deliberately teased her and replied with a text message: "The reaction is very average", now is not the time to cheer for victory, and the result will not be known until a while.

That night, Li Xiaole, who went home and lay in bed, was thinking about the situation in the theater, listening to the praise of those he respected the most, and the compliments of those who had mocked him so much, closing his eyes, and feeling a wonderful feeling in his heart.

It wasn't like the usual sense of satisfaction, or ecstasy, as if he had expected it before, because in this shoot, he felt that he was pushing his limits, unlike before, not because he was in charge of the film, but that the film took him forward and to a situation he had never imagined before.

It's like a word to describe it - "if God helps", he is "if God helps", and he suddenly felt the mood of those actors who performed "stunts", not that he created this work alone, but that this work played its own ......

Even if he is asked to shoot a hundred more times, he may not be able to reproduce the current "Life of Pi".

It turned out to be this feeling...... The corners of Li Xiaole's mouth rose, and he finally understood what Ang Lee said after winning the Oscar for the second time: "Thank you to the god of movies." ".

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into the trap of the idea of "must win the Oscar", he lost himself, in fact, he didn't care about the taste of the Oscar judges at all, as long as he really made a good movie and respected the movie, he would naturally be recognized.

Li Xiaole is extremely down-to-earth, he doesn't know if he can get the Oscar for Best Director, there are too many variables, after all, the opponent is so strong that it is unbelievable, even if he loses, it is not unusual, but when he sees the true appearance of film art, he no longer has to worry about temporary success or failure, even if he fails, he will definitely make a comeback until he achieves his goal.

The next morning, he received numerous phone calls, including from Warry Sandro, the chairman of the Century Cinema Alliance.

"How's the box office?" After Li Xiaole said a few words, he asked what he was most concerned about, the Oscar is still to come, and the most important thing to care about at present is the box office of "Life of Pi", the box office is the guarantee that he can make the Black Pearl Company turn from the current predicament to safety, and he wants to prove to everyone that even if there is no "Avengers" series, as long as the Black Pearl Company has him, then it can still compete with the six major studios.

"Li, let's be honest with you, the box office is not very good, but judging from the current reaction, people who have seen this movie, no matter what age and level of audience, have a very high evaluation of this movie, I called all my friends who are film critics, and they all think this is the highest quality movie this year~~" Hearing it, Wari Sandro is obviously very happy, this time he bet right, at least "Life of Pi" is not like a disaster as the outside world thinks.

Wari Sandro said with some excitement: "Lee, it seems that this Life of Pi has a good chance of surpassing the 1,000-screen slot. ”

"Oh." Li Xiaole replied lukewarmly, not as ecstatic as Warri Sandro expected, just hung up the phone after a few words of greeting, which surprised Wari Sandro? Is he not at the box office at all? Or do you think the film has little box office potential? This is not like Li Xiaole's usual greedy pirate style.

Li Xiaole didn't know whether Huvari Sandro was raising the theater schedule now, he hung up the phone and checked yesterday's box office statistics as soon as possible, as well as the reactions on major websites about yesterday's premiere days of major blockbusters.

"Life of Pi" was released on 1,000 screens and got a box office of 11.2 million, ranking third in the box office list, ahead of "Beowulf" with $14.27 million and "Materials of Darkness: The Golden Compass" with $12 million, which used to be nothing compared to "Iron Man", and can even be said to be shabby.

But if you add that only 1,000 screens are released, and in the atmosphere of public opinion that all fans recognized it as a big bad movie before its release, it can still achieve this box office result, which is already quite eye-catching, you must know that the box office of "Beowulf" and "Golden Compass", which have more than 3,000 screens, is only about the same as it.

The entertainment media in North America also had mixed reviews of yesterday's movie, with the front-page headline of "Hollywood Letterman" reading:

"Big things are not good~ The premiere day of the magical masterpiece "Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" was only $12 million, which was seriously lower than expected, which directly led to the total box office of this orangutan in North America continuing to decline by about 4 percentage points, and has fallen to the lowest point in the same period in history since the 21st century, which is not the same as the data of $52 million on the first day when the same type of work "The Legend of Narnia 1" was led two years ago......

The 51-point media review is a good indication of the film's problems (B-; Rotten Tomatoes website freshness 43%: 62 in favor of: 81 against).

"I looked panicked and exhausted, afraid that the task of advancing the plot would not be completed!" "The director only copied the surface of the original work, with superficial means, impetuous attitude, and outright superficial articles!" "Relying too much on CG leads to listlessness, stiffness and rigidity in the group portraits", "mediocrity!! ”…… With the exception of the Chicago Sun-Times, all negative reviews dominated.

Dakota Blue Richards, who starred in the role, and Nicole Kidman, who played the role, although they received sporadic praise, were far from the standards of the little golden man after all. Excluding the technical department, "The Golden Compass" has no Oscar - and without strong box office data to support it, even if it is nominated, it will not escape the doom of sparring.

Affected by the box office of "The Golden Compass", the total box office sales in North America in 2007 are about to be surpassed by those in 2004, and the dream of breaking the Guinness World Record is about to be shattered............

The entertainment headline of the Los Angeles Daily News praised two other films, and lead writer Isaiah Malone wrote in surprise

"In contrast to the weakness of mainstream box office blockbusters, art films on the Oscar front continue to flourish like never before, and "Atonement" is a surprise for both the major awards and the technical department, and he has hopes to compete for most of next year's Oscars.

But the biggest weakness of "Atonement" is that it only averages about $25,500 in 32 theaters, which is not a good sign, and the North American box office of $20 million is the passing line for the Oscar for Best Picture, and the income of $50 million is eligible to talk about awards. Unexpectedly, the commercial value of "Pirate Girl" Keira Knightley was unexpectedly not high...... Now Focus Pictures is in some trouble~~

And what surprised me was another work, just yesterday, and I thought that this year's Oscar might be "Atonement" V. S。 The showdown in "No Country for Old Men" is like "The English Patient" V back then. S。 "Ice Storm" is the same pattern, re-enacting "the English literary adaptation of the World War II love epic V." S。 A crime thriller group drama directed by the Coen brothers~~

But who would have thought that ~~ This situation is absolutely impossible now! The reason is very simple~~! Because Li Xiaole is back from the UK~! The Indian movie "Life of Pi" brought by him has won almost all praise with its attitude of almost sweeping the hearts of moviegoers!

The film tells the story of a young Indian who moves his family to Canada, but is shipwrecked, and Pi and a Bengal tiger drift for more than 200 days and are finally rescued.

It's hard for me to describe what kind of magic this movie has under the story, I can only recommend everyone, if you love movies, you must go to the theater to see it, this is the most wonderful work in the history of witnessing it~~ Looking at it, I feel like watching "Forrest Gump" + "Titanic", in addition to love, you can find all the truth of life you want in it~! ”