After announcing that Li Xiaole was nominated for the best director in this industry, almost everyone at the barbecue dinner came over with wine glasses and gathered around Li Xiaole.

"Li~~You were chosen~~" "Li~I knew you could do it~~" "Congratulations~~Li~~" Whether it was Daniel Mindel, who was frustrated just now because he was not nominated, or ecstatic finalists like Stallone, Xu Zhen, and Wu Wei, everyone came over excitedly and hugged Li Xiaole.

There is no jealousy, no resentment, only heartfelt wishes, no matter who understands that the success of this "Iron Man" is 90% due to Li Xiaole, the director and producer.

Everyone here, Tom Cruise, Stallone, Xu Zhen, Wu Wei, Daniel Mindel, Stan Wens...... Everything they present in the movie is closely related to Li Xiaole...... Li Xiaole is the well-deserved creator of this box office myth.

"I was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director?" Li Xiaole was receiving everyone's blessings, but his mind was dazed for a while...... Countless voices were echoing, entangled, as if he felt very unreal, and after celebrating with everyone, he still didn't fully wake up, sitting alone in the chair, facing the laughing members of the "Iron Man" crew into inexplicable contemplation.

He had dreamed countless times in his dreams that he had been nominated for an Oscar, but when the moment really came, he still felt a little sudden.

All along, although he is very successful in his career, but in the bottom of his heart, he does know that his success does not come entirely from his own ability, but that he has some "advantages" that others do not have, and his route to success is to reproduce those film works that will definitely sell well in the future, many times, he will feel a bit like a cheating student, and no matter how many grades he has, it is not worth showing off.

Because of this, after he got rid of the pressure of survival, no matter which work he wants to make, he hopes to be worthy of the work itself, if he does not understand the work itself and is not sure to surpass, he will never spoil this movie, in Li Xiaole's heart, film art belongs to all mankind, and it should be mastered by higher-level artists, rather than letting good scripts and good actors be wasted by third-rate directors, this is a sacred and inviolable bottom line in his heart.

Under the reminder of this bottom line, although he wrote the script of "Transformers" very early and loved this movie very much, but when he clearly realized that he could not surpass Michael Bay, the "master of big scenes", he finally gave up this movie and chose the more controllable "Life Remote Control", a movie like "Iron Man" that has enough room for improvement in the original version.

This is not who pressured him, but his awe of the movie itself, he has failed, ****, and suffered, so he cherishes the weight of the word "movie" even more.

Li Xiaole knows his talent, he has a first-class touch for comedy and commercial themes, so in comedy and all so-called blockbusters, he will have a feeling of being at home, he has never dared to challenge other themes before, he has no confidence to surpass those works that can be called great.

But as his level became higher and higher, his understanding of movies became deeper and deeper, and gradually, he began to re-examine himself, yes, he was succeeding, constantly succeeding, and the level of films he produced has also improved to an unprecedented level......

In the past, he often had a feeling that the film production specifications could not match his own strength, when he was in South Korea and China, the investment in the film itself was too small, the level of post-production staff could not meet the standards in his mind, the distribution strength was not strong enough, and the promotion efforts were not enough.

But when it came to the movie "Iron Man", in addition to the distribution link, he had already received all the best resources he could imagine, the largest investment, the best actors, the best cinematography, director, art direction, and special effects team......

He has all the support he wants, so he exerted 100% of his strength, which can be described as incisive and enjoyable......

But at the same time, he also noticed for the first time that this was his limit...... To outsiders, he Li Xiaole is a genius with endless potential, but he understands that the film knowledge he has accumulated since many years ago has been hollowed out, just like George Lucas after filming "Star Wars", he saw the cold ceiling above his head...... In these subjects that he is good at, he has reached the pinnacle.

He knew it in his heart, but he didn't care much about it all the time, because he never thought he had the strength to be on par with Hollywood's top directors right now......

"Young," "The potential is limitless." These words are his shields, and he doesn't need to rush to prove himself in the Oscars, the highest halls of cinema.

But he was shortlisted for the Best Director award this time, which means that he has hope to associate with the word "great", but what if he can't get it this time? So does it mean that if his strength stops, he will not be able to get this award in the future?

This inner feeling of gain and loss soon diluted his joy of knowing that he was shortlisted for the Best Director Award.

He looked at the shortlist and the first thing he saw was Martin Sexes...... What level of character is this director?

In the mainland, Li Xiaole's most admired director is Jiang Wen, when he filmed "Let the Bullets Fly", he also learned some of Jiang Wen's skin, and his own understanding carried forward the movie, and Jiang Wen, the mainland strongman, thinks that he has only learned a little bit of Martin Saxis......

A director who can put Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, all these different actors in the same movie, and still be able to master such a complex story...... In addition to looking up, Li Xiaole can only admire......

In addition to him, there is also the great Clint Eastwood, the "urban cowboy" left over from Hollywood's golden age, who is now a legendary director with 22 films, just beat Martin Ssex's "The Aviator" for "Million Dollar Baby" the year before last to win the best director, and this year he is again shortlisted for a profound film such as "Letter from Iwo Jima", competing with Martin Saxis.

Can you compare yourself to Martin Sixes and Clint Eastwood? This answer is almost certain in Li Xiaole's heart...... Winning the nomination itself is very happy, but Li Xiaole suddenly felt a little awkward in his heart, now he is like a second-rate student in a class, and he suddenly wants to let the whole class vote for the class president with the top students in the class, the feeling of knowing that he will lose, and he will lose very badly, makes him feel very unwilling and frustrated......

"What's wrong? It seems that you have been nominated, but you are not very happy? Lei Ting walked over from the corner and sat on the bench next to him, from the moment everyone started to celebrate just now, she found that Li Xiaole's mood was a little wrong.

"Sister Tingting......" Li Xiaole turned his head to look at her, and asked a little inexplicably: "Do you think I have a chance to win the Oscar for Best Director this year?" ”

"The odds are less than 0.3, Martin Saxeth and Clint Eastwood both have more than 45 ......percent chance of winning," Lei Ting coolly lit a cigarette and looked at Li Xiaole strangely:

""Iron Man" is originally a movie that focuses on the aesthetics of the public, do you still expect you to really be the youngest best director at the Oscars?" Seeing that Li Xiaole didn't speak for a long time, he just looked thoughtfully at the quiet starry sky, and his expression was full of a rare unwillingness.

"You...... What are you thinking? Lei Ting was stunned, as if she suddenly noticed the thoughts that Li Xiaole was thinking at the moment, and asked with some suspicion.

"I want to win...... I've never wanted to win something so much......" Li Xiaole suddenly showed a complicated smile, and turned his head to look at Lei Ting with burning eyes:

"I once bragged to a guy that I would marry her the day I got the best director...... When I said it, I always thought that this award was within reach, but now that I think about it, I don't seem to have a chance at all...... "The great Martin Sicorsese, who has made countless classics, and he didn't win this award until this year."

"Do you regret it? Or are you scared? Lei Ting's voice suddenly became much softer, and there was a burst of softness in her eyes, of course she knew what Li Xiaole was talking about, she knew Li Xiaole's mind too well, although she looked like a fool on the outside, but in fact, this man was more demanding of himself than anyone else for movies.

On the surface, he arrogantly announced box office goals, and the award-winning record is unbeatable, but in fact, if these goals are not achieved, he will be more uncomfortable than anyone else, and these goals are not so much for publicity, but more like he is spurring himself.

"Scared?" Li Xiaole suddenly heard this word, and let out a sigh of relief, all those worries and emotions of gains and losses disappeared, and the whole person seemed to be refreshed, and said with a smile:

"Even if it's 0.3, I still have a chance, even if I don't get it this year, then next year, I will definitely get the best director, and I don't just want to get the best director award, in the future, I want to win the best picture, the best animation, and become a real Oscar Grand Slam director."

Lei Ting looked at the starry sky, Li Xiaole, who was full of energy, promised loudly without fear, and suddenly looked stunned, as if he felt that he was a lot lighter, as if he had unloaded a lot of burdens and re-embarked on the road, and there seemed to be a kind of power in the whole person that had never been budding before, and he was more peaceful and powerful than before.