Chapter 44: Little Sanyuan
On the stage, a veteran director of a horror thriller who was born in Yanying, who has won the Saturn Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Saturn Award for Best Action Thriller Film, and a senior member of the Horror Film Association, director Jiang Yanming, announced the winner of this year's Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Movie. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Five Poison Gates"! Sure enough, it's still "Five Poison Gates"!
Let's see which senior will present the award, and the result will almost be determined.
The east seat immediately boiled over and everyone celebrated with each other.
Although it was expected in advance, Zhengdong was very happy to win this award.
Winning this award, Zhengdong Lianzhong Sanyuan, this year's trip to the Saturn Award can be regarded as a complete merit.
Look at some mid-range films and blockbusters, you can't win a single award, what's not satisfied? In fact, some small-budget films are not easy to be suppressed by blockbusters, and there is always a chance to emerge, after all, the styles are different. But many mid-range films and blockbusters will be severely suppressed by blockbusters of the same type, just like this year, with Liang Mofeng's "Saturn Opposition" and Shi Bibao's "Havoc in Heaven", it is too difficult for other films of this type to win awards, and they can't fight at all. When the host on stage read the nomination before, Zhou Yi noticed many first-class blockbusters, but they didn't play and couldn't win awards, they just came to accompany them, mix the red carpet, improve their popularity, accumulate industry qualifications, and prepare for winning awards in the future.
Thinking about it this way, Zhou Yi felt that he was really very lucky.
Three nominations, three awards, I am really lucky to be home.
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller, Best Young Actor, Best Screenplay, although there is no Best Director and Best Actor, such an award-winning combination can be regarded as a "small triad" level of industry awards. In the case of the industry sharing the cake, it is very difficult to get "big (three) yuan" and "big four happiness", only recognized classic films produced by large companies can do it, and there may not be one in ten years!
Other small companies don't want that kind of good thing at all.
Zhengdong can achieve such results tonight, which is already the limit, and it depends on Zhou Yi's performance.
Now "Five Poison Gates" has also won three awards, tied with "Missing the Day", second only to two blockbusters, becoming one of the winners of tonight's Saturn Award ceremony, and the company's industry influence will inevitably increase greatly.
The crew members happily took the stage to accept the award together.
Zhuo Qinglian doesn't go, the producer is represented by Manager Zheng, and the others don't need to go on stage, mainly the crew members appear on stage. Tang Yan is accompanying her brother to play, this movie has nothing to do with her, so naturally she can't go on stage, she can only watch it offstage.
But that's fine.
Zhou Yi naturally has to follow again, but this time he will not highlight himself, the front is prominent enough, this collective award, Director Zhao is mainly speaking on behalf of the crew, Director Zhao has already prepared, Zhou Yi just follow the platform.
The award presentation process went very smoothly, needless to say.
Director Zhao's speech was very frank and simple, and won warm applause from the audience.
Next, the award ceremony of this year's Saturn Awards has nothing to do with due east at all.
Zhou Yizhen didn't expect this award ceremony to go so smoothly in advance, and he was really happy. However, he knew very well in his heart that "Five Poisons" could win the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Movie Award, and it won a big victory at the Saturn Awards and shined, but it still took advantage of the award rules.
In fact, the box office of "Five Poisons" is not high at less than 400 million yuan, and there are many films with higher box office and greater momentum in the industry, but why is it the turn of "Five Poisons" to win the award this time? Its groundbreaking action scenes are just one aspect.
In the final analysis, this is due to the rules of the Saturn Awards.
The Saturn Award is to encourage the creation of science fiction, fantasy and horror, and some action comedies in the family genre are not welcome, like action thrillers, but do not like action comedies, and this is also the standard for martial arts. Like "The Prodigal Son", the box office is good, but it is not eligible for selection. "Disciple of the Evil God" is eligible for selection, but it is too bad, it was crushed into slag by "Five Poison Gates", and it was also nominated for the Golden Sour Plum Award and the Golden Broom Award, and it is strange that the Saturn Award is willing to give it an award, isn't that an insult to yourself? Juxtaposed with golden sour plum and golden broom? Even if he was nominated, Zhao Yanqin was embarrassed to come. For another example, like Shui Yuexun's blockbuster work "Breaking Baby", action comedies are not eligible to participate in the awards at all. Like "King Kong Gourd Baby" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" both did well at the box office, but they did not participate in the awards, because they are both family fun genres of comedy, and they are naturally excluded by some professional awards.
The comedy genre is indeed very popular in China, especially when combined with action, it is a strong combination.
This kind of family carnival genre is the mainstream of commercial movies and the box office hegemon.
Horror thriller and action thriller are a lot different, and they can be reflected at the box office.
But for the Saturn Awards, it doesn't care about the box office, it likes action thrillers, not action comedies. There aren't many judges in the industry who are willing to award an action comedy. In the previous life, Jackie Chan's action comedy and Stephen Chow's nonsensical comedy, after so many years, what awards did they win? It's the same thing. You think it's a strong combination, but the judges think it's a vulgar combination, vulgar on vulgar. You can just have a good time in business! Want a prize? The comedy action films mentioned above are contrary to the atmosphere of the Saturn Awards, and it is strange that they can win awards.
You must know that even Xiao Tearing Bao's "Havoc in Heaven" is a dark Bull Demon King havoc in the Heavenly Palace, full of revenge and betrayal, as well as love and killing with Sun Wukong, so that he can participate in the Saturn Awards' fantasy film awards.
The comedy films above, if they participate in the action-adventure category of the Saturn Awards, will definitely be fine.
Also, the action awards of the Saturn Awards do not encourage special effects, and advocate real actions. In fact, any awards, except for the award of best special effects design, basically do not encourage special effects, thinking that that kind of thing is just a commercial technology product, not suitable for participating in the awards between actors, that would be very unfair, and if you have money, you can do it well, so what else is the award?
And "King Kong Gourd Baby" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" have a lot of fight scenes, but they are all made by computer special effects, the level of special effects is really high, and the box office is also very high, but the real-life actions are not professional, so it is impossible to win awards. Especially in the comedy family carnival genre, even if it is next to fantasy, but there is a dark "Havoc in Heaven" suppressed at the Saturn Awards, and it will definitely not win any awards.
The dark tone set by the great director Shi Bibao for "Havoc in Heaven" won the Saturn Award.
Normally, the Saturn Awards don't give any awards to family-friendly comedy films.
Because this would go against the original purpose of the Saturn Award.
After all, the purpose of the association to hold the Saturn Awards is to promote science fiction, fantasy and horror thrillers, not all types of films. Only on this basis will popularity be considered, and there will be no milk or mother.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be the Golden Dragon Award and the Huabiao Award? Or the Saturn Prize? This award is to give niche films and films that are not well received by the mainstream a chance to receive the award! That's what the awards are for.
Some films are really good, but you can go to the Golden Dragon Award and Huabiao Awards, they have no shortage of awards, no shortage of box office, and naturally they are not treated well by the Saturn Award Committee. Even if they come to participate in the awards, they still don't get the prize.
As for "Ultimate Mission 3" or something, it is a police shootout movie, or other genre films, and it is also difficult to win action awards. Generally, a simple gunfight movie or something can't win a professional action award.
Of course, the association is not unable to make exceptions, if there are real superstars in these films, for the sake of popularity, the Saturn Award will also be invited, and even make an exception for the superstar to win a small award, it's nothing, it's all a matter of face.
For example, if Shui Yuexun wants to participate, of course the association will take care of it.
It's a pity that Shui Yuexun knew the news late, and didn't know in advance that Zhou Yi would come to participate, and Zhou Yi didn't know in advance, of course she couldn't tell her, otherwise Shui Yuexun would definitely have to accompany Zhou Yi and participate together, but when she knew the news, the award nomination would have ended long ago, and of course she couldn't come. Yousheng did not fight for it. Of course, if there was no Zhou Yi, Shui Yuexun wouldn't want to come at all.
As for "King Kong Gourd Baby" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" or something, the former are all child stars, how can there be superstars, the latter is all special effects, a bunch of digital, not even a decent superstar, all special effects win, it doesn't make much sense to invite, there is no superstar to support the scene, who invited you? Give awards to special effects? This is also why "Five Poisons" can participate in the awards, but some blockbusters can't.
This is not surprising, this is determined by the rules and unspoken rules of the awards.
"Five Poison Gate" has both professional action, creating a new trend of action movies, and thriller, it is a rare cult film, almost a unique seedling in this category this year, in line with the association's promotion standards, and it is natural to take care of it.
The only seedling is popular!
What's more, there are also popular potential stars like Zhou Yi, and a bunch of second-tier stars to help fight, of course the association will take care of it.
This is the origin of the award for "Five Poisons".
After all, it meets the appetite of some judges, and it is conducive to the promotion of the association.
As for what else is behind it, Zhou Yi doesn't know, but these alone are enough.
Without these foundations, it is useless to have a backend.
The backstage can cover you, but you can't force fans to like you, let alone force the association to give you awards, you can't care about this kind of thing. If the backstage is useful, there are more backstages in the circle, and everyone is meddling, isn't there chaos in the circle? A human brain can beat a dog's brain.
After all, no one wants to get a "your circle is really messy" evaluation!
Next, the awards continued, and the best fantasy film was unsurprisingly taken away by "Havoc in Heaven", they won four awards, surpassing "Five Poison Gates" and "Seeing the Day", but they were also quickly overtaken by "Saturn Opposition".
This year's Saturn Award is "Saturn Opposition" by Liang Mofeng, and the final finale of the Best Science Fiction Film is naturally in their pocket.
In this way, "Saturn at opposition" won five prizes and became the biggest winner of tonight's ceremony.
The two hosts also took the opportunity to announce that the association has introduced a new policy, because of the recent rise of "King Kong Gourd Baby" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", the next Saturn Awards ceremony will add an award for the best comic book adaptation.
This is a benefit for the majority of filmmakers, and comic works can also win awards.
In this regard, the Saturn Award will indeed be adjusted in time to keep pace with the times, unlike the Golden Dragon Award and the Huabiao Award, which are particularly conservative, and it is impossible to add awards specifically for manga works. Those fixed awards can basically remain unchanged for a hundred years, neither increased nor deleted, a pool of stagnant water, and terrifyingly stable. Then there is no way to do it. Traditional awards are like that.
The filmmakers in the audience welcomed the decision of the Saturn Awards.
After all, there is one more channel for winning awards, and everyone has a chance to win awards in the future.
And the Saturn Award can also take the opportunity to expand its influence, very witty, although the sci-fi horror thriller award can't be given to those films, but to set up a special comic movie for you, isn't it okay? Everyone was happy.
is too witty, Zhou Yi has to applaud the three major associations.
This year's Saturn Awards do not have a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Career Award, or a Vision Award. These awards are not regular awards, sometimes there are, sometimes they don't, it depends on the specific situation of the year, this year there is just none.
However, Zhou Yi doesn't care about these things.
After the film awards were awarded, next, the awards ceremony continued to award several TV series awards, but these are not important, Zhou Yi didn't care at all, because there were too few TV series nominated, basically the nomination was awarded. This is to give everyone benefits, there is no competition, what else is the point? There are even some awards that are empty and not even nominated.
This situation is understandable.
Because of science fiction, horror, thriller and other TV series, they are usually not treated by the Chinese people at all, if they are really filmed, they will lose so much that no one dares to shoot them easily, isn't that stupid? After all, the national conditions of China and the United States are different, regardless of the past and present lives, it is difficult to change the national attributes, so it should be regarded as the difference in the initial attribute points! Ordinary people here in China like to watch short family dramas from their parents, as well as spy war dramas, romantic dramas, historical dramas, martial arts dramas, even youth idol dramas, which are stronger than sci-fi horror TV series.
Everyone likes to watch family dramas, who wants the whole family to get together at night to watch horror dramas, not afraid of sleeping and having nightmares?
If it is in the United States, many children move out when they grow up, especially after marriage.
But Huaxia is different, when the children grow up, and even participate in work, they still live with their parents, and it is the same when they get married.
In this way, when watching TV dramas at night, it is mainly mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, of course, watching TV series for the whole family.
You want to watch sci-fi dramas, horror dramas, is it possible? Plus, there's a kid here!
This is the result of different national conditions.
What's more, small-budget family dramas can sell very well, and all major TV stations like to buy them, who wants to spend a lot of money to make sci-fi dramas, and no one has watched them yet? Isn't that sick? Filming horror and thriller dramas is even more niche and thankless. As soon as the major TV stations heard that you were selling sci-fi horror dramas, they directly said goodbye to you. Businessmen are profit-seeking, who would be so stupid? There's no way around it.
The association wants to award awards, but it can't find enough dramas to award awards.
Look at the TV screen, what kind of dramas dominate the screen? With a screen full of spy wars, families, martial arts and idols, how can there be anything that can award the Saturn Award? In the past, there were no awards for TV dramas at the Saturn Awards ceremony, but now there is, it is progress. This is also the reason why the association is working hard to promote it, but if you want to change the people's viewing habits, there is indeed a long way to go, and you have just hit the road!
Zhou Yi also understood this in his heart.
You see that he made his own TV series, first filming "Flower Season", and then filming "Tai Chi Grandmaster", they are all youth idols, or action romance, falling in love in the midst of fighting, and he will not shoot any sci-fi horror, that is his own death.
Of course, this is not the same thing as his desire to win over horror film directors.
Because low-budget horror films are still very marketable in movies.
Every year, the Eastern Midyear Festival and the Western Halloween are all horror film schedules, and there are horror movies that explode. Film and television are indeed two different things and cannot be confused. TV series are mainly family fun genres, but movies are not, there are other types of films that survive, they can also explode at the box office, and the investment is still small, so naturally some people like to shoot, and things are as simple as that.
When the TV drama awards are quickly finished, the awards ceremony of this year's Saturn Awards will all end here.
In the last period, due east, everyone just sat and admired, watched the excitement, and there was nothing to do.
The award ceremony is over, and everyone can finally go home.
Before leaving, acquaintances and allies must say a few words and communicate. Those were mainly the work of Zhuo Qinglian and Manager Zheng, and Zhou Yi and Tang Yan had to rush back to school immediately, after all, it was very late. However, Liang Mofeng and Shi Bibao still came over to say a few words to Zhou Yi, and everyone exchanged contact information to facilitate future contact and exchange.
This is also very good for Zhou Yi.
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