On January 23rd, Los Angeles, at 6 p.m., the red carpet was laid out at the Hilton Billy Foshanzhuang Hotel, and countless fans had gathered on both sides of the guardrail, holding signs in support of the idol in their hands and shouting the idol's name.

Journalists will not miss such a feast, they all arrive early, they occupy the best position, and grab the big stars on the red carpet. The lights flickered constantly, and the clicking sound of the camera even drowned out the noise of the scene.

Cheng Peng now has two movies being released in North America, "The Two of Us" has a mediocre performance, only more than 600,000 so far, and "Invasion of Darkness" has performed quite well, with a total of 12.58 million in two weeks. Even so, he still has no popularity in Hollywood, and when he walked across the red carpet with Tong Liyu in his arms, there were basically no people taking pictures, and even some media actually put down their cameras and began to rest.

Of course, not only they are treated like this, but the crews of other foreign language films are almost like this, even when the foreign language film award is awarded, the TV station will not give the nominees a shot, announce the best foreign language film, and only shoot the title of the film nominated by the award presenters, unless they can accept the award on stage.

No way, although the Golden Globe Awards are sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents' Association, which can be widely used by film and television elites from all over the world, but it is NBC, one of the three major networks in the United States, that is responsible for the TV broadcast, and it is facing the American people, so foreigners want to be filmed by the camera, unless NBC determines that most of the audience in the United States is interested in you.

Cheng Peng didn't feel too disappointed, he was treated like this when he first arrived in Berlin, and when he went to Venice, the treatment was improved, and things always change.

At this moment, Cheng Peng saw the crew of "Deep Sea Sleep" not far in front, and when he was in Venice movies, he talked to the director of the film, Alessandro Amamba, who was only 32 years old. is a Spanish director who has risen in recent years, the age gap between the two is not large, and both have made horror movies. So a lot of things talk about going together.

Cheng Peng smiled and said to Tong Liyu: "I see our biggest opponent, let's go say hello!" ”

Tong Liyu smiled and nodded. Said: "Yes! ”

The two came to Alessandro Amamba, and Cheng Peng greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see, Alessandro!" ”

Amamba also smiled when he saw Cheng Peng: "Haha, Cheng, I didn't expect us to meet here!" ”

After saying hello, Amamba introduced his two companions to Cheng Peng, the actor of "Deep Sea Sleep" Javier Baden. and the heroine Belen Ruida, Cheng Peng also introduced Tong Liyu to them.

After a brief greeting, Amamba laughed and said, "Cheng, you're amazing. actually killed Zhang Yimou's "Ambush on All Sides"! ”

Cheng Peng also smiled: "You are even more powerful, you actually killed Almodovar's "Bad Education"!" ”

Amamba looked a little proud, Almodóvar is a Spanish national treasure, and it is a great honor to defeat him. He smiled and said, "Now that you are my strongest opponent, I look forward to being able to kill you!" ”

This is true. The five shortlisted films "Deep Sea Sleep", "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", "The Long Marriage Contract", "The Two of Us", and "Motorcycle Diary", in fact, the most popular is naturally "Deep Sea Sleep", followed by "The Two of Us".

"Sleep in the Deep" is a film based on a true story, and for three decades, Raymond has been committed to the fight for euthanasia. And fought for his own right to die. The film is not only limited to the sensitive topic of euthanasia, but expands to the living conditions of the entire human society, and guides people to think about how to live is the greatest significance, which is a humanist salvation in the Western society against suicide, so it has received high praise, and has won dozens of awards in the sentinel war in North America so far.

The theme of "The Two of Us" is understanding and tolerance, which is more popular in the United States, a country of immigrants, like "My Grand Greek Wedding", which was a box office miracle in 02, is about tolerance and understanding, and has also won several awards in the sentinel war.

Of course, other movies are not weak, "The Long Marriage Contract" is the famous French director Jean-Pierre Genet's "World War I version of "Angel Emily", although it is not as beautiful as "Angel Emily", but the faint sad atmosphere is very successful; "Motorcycle Diaries" is a very classic literary biopic, telling the life of Cuban hero Che Guevara; "Spring in the Cattle Herding Class" is very popular with the audience, with a rating of 8.1 on IMDB.

Cheng Peng nodded with a smile and said: "The advantage is on your side, but I am not without hope of winning, I look forward to being able to kill you, so that I will be equivalent to indirectly killing Almodovar!" ”

Both of them burst out laughing and told their young directors that they all wanted to be able to defeat their seniors and appear on the stage in their brightest form.

However, their slightly exaggerated words attracted a sideways glance from the passing Hollywood stars, what are these two guys doing, what is the tone of a gangster?

Soon walked into the hall of the dinner, Cheng Peng smiled at the three of Amamba: "Alessandro, see you later!" ”

The Golden Globe Awards Gala was held in the form of a dinner party, and the awards were presented while tasting delicious food, which was relaxed and comfortable, compared to the serious Oscars.

Since it is a dinner party, the wine will definitely not run, and drinking will inevitably cause people to get drunk, so sometimes there will be celebrities who drink too much and the awards cannot be held. In '98, when Michael Fox announced that Kristen Ratty had won Best Actress in a Television category, Ratty was in the bathroom and she had drunk too much. So Robin Williams improvised a comedy show on stage until Ratty returned. In 2001, when the host announced Renee Zellweger's award, she also drank too much in the toilet, of course, that time it was a big upset, Zellweger didn't expect to win Best Actress.

Cheng Peng and Tong Lihui were arranged to sit at table 101, which was quite remote, and the camera footage of the broadcast camera would not be patronized at all, and those domestic viewers who stayed in front of the computer and hoped to see Cheng Peng and Tong Lihui were doomed to disappointment.

Of course, the few people at the same table are not unknown, Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón and his son Jonas Cuarón, and the crew of "Motorcycle Diaries", which was also shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for foreign language films.

It is also a kind of fate that everyone can sit at the same table, and they are all well-known figures in the film industry, so they get to know each other. It is necessary to make a friend.

It's just that in the process of getting to know each other, Cheng Peng felt that Honas Caron looked at him a little strangely, with a hint of contempt. This baffled him.

However, Cheng Peng didn't pay attention to it, and chatted with Walter Sellers, who was sitting next to him. Sellers is the director of "The Motorcycle Diaries," and seven years ago he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for "Grand Central Station."

And the Caron father and son were also muttering and discussing, at first it was only a verbal discussion, and then they simply took out a pen and manuscript paper, and discussed while drawing. Both father and son are movie maniacs, and their pursuit of film is excellence, and they spent two and a half years in order to determine the lighting for "Gravity".

Cheng Peng and Walter Sellers were having a good chat. But I heard Jonas Caron say: "Mr. Cyrus, my father and I have some disagreements about a shot, and neither of them can convince the other, can you talk about your opinion?" ”

Walter Sellers took the manuscript paper handed over by Jonas Caron. After looking at it, he muttered for a few seconds, and said, "I tend to follow the shot, but if I am asked to shoot, I won't use a jump cut, I will use a full long shot to express it." ”

Jonas Caron took the paper. glanced at Cheng Peng and said, "Mr. Cheng, which way do you think is better?" ”

Cheng Peng frowned, he could hear Honas Caron's tone with a hint of mockery, what the hell is going on with this guy?

Even Alfonso Cuarón found it strange. My own son seems to be a bit aimed at this young man, they are meeting for the first time, how can this be?

Cheng Peng felt inexplicable, he had never seen Honas Caron at all, and he didn't know where this taunt came from, but he didn't show his unhappiness, and said lightly: "I have to take a look before I can draw conclusions!" ”

"Looking forward to your high opinion!"

Cheng Peng took the manuscript paper and looked at it, and found that it turned out to be a standard storyboard manuscript paper, the father and son are really movie maniacs, and they came to the Golden Globe Awards with this thing, and the shot they argued about was to shoot a man escaping from a heavily guarded place. In fact, it is not difficult to create an atmosphere by shooting this kind of escape from a heavily guarded place, especially this kind of careful escape, but it is difficult to maintain a sense of tension.

The difference between Caron and his son lies in the fact that one thinks that he should follow the shot, so that the sense of presence is stronger; The other thinks that the camera should be mounted on the front so that the actor's face can be captured and the actor's expression can be used to create a tense atmosphere.

Cheng Peng thought about it for a while and felt that the performance technique of follow-up shooting was better, so he said: "I think the use of handheld cameras to follow the shooting effect is better, and the sense of presence is stronger." The angle of the follow-up shot is very important, and your father's follow-up shot is well designed, but the angle is not the best! ”

Jonas Caron smiled sarcastically, "Oh, so what do you think the angle should be?" ”

Cheng Peng glanced at Jonas Caron and said with a smile: "Can you lend me the pen?" ”

He took the pen handed by Jonas Caron, marked a "-20" on the character's shoulder and a "+30" on the outside of the frame, and handed it to Jonas Caron.

Jonas Caron looked at these two numbers and couldn't understand the meaning, so he said, "Where is the change in angle you said?" ”

Cheng Peng said in a slightly mocking tone: "I've already marked it, don't you see it?" ”

Jonas Caron's face sank, and he was about to refute, when Walter Sellers smiled: "This angle is unique, but I don't like this kind of subjective shot, the sense of presence is too strong, with strong personal emotions!" ”

Jonas Caron swallowed the words he was about to say when he heard Walter Sellers say this, Walter Sellers has won the Oscar, and he has a very certain influence in the world, since he said that he is unique, he must be extraordinary.

It's just that Jonas Caron looked at the numbers on the picture, he couldn't understand what Cheng Peng meant at all, let alone what was unique.

Alfonso Cuarón was also a little curious when he heard Walter Sellers say this, so he took the manuscript paper from his son's hand. He was slightly stunned when he saw the two numbers, and after a deep groan, he understood, looked up at Cheng Peng, and asked: "The height of the camera is reduced by 20, and the camera is moved back by 30, are you going to follow the shooting at a low angle, and want to use the surrounding environment to create a sense of oppression while expanding the visual space?" ”

Cheng Peng nodded and said: "Yes, the low-camera shooting so that we can only see what is happening in front of us through the characters, can create a sense of depth, plus the perspective is upward shooting, the surrounding scenery is taller, can form a strong sense of oppression, and make the atmosphere more tense!" ”

It's a good idea to follow at a low angle, but what really surprised Alfonso Cuarón was that when he subtracted 20 from the preset camera position and regressed 30, it happened to be the best angle, which was not easy: "How did you determine the numbers 20 and 30, how did you determine the exact position of the camera?" ”

"Your picture is very standard, and the effect you want is very obvious, and you can infer that the height of the camera is about 100 and the distance is 200, because the camera works best in this position."

Alfonso Cuarón had a look of shock on his face: "You can really see the exact position of the camera, it's incredible!" ”

Jonas Caron looked at Cheng Peng dumbfounded, his heart was extremely shaken, he heard his teacher say that some directors will form an instinct to a certain extent, just by looking at the picture of the movie, they know where the camera rack is, how many angles, where the lights are arranged, and so on.

Just like an experienced sniper, just by listening to the sound, you can know where the enemy is, what gun is used, and how far away.

But it's not easy to do this, the person who can do this is definitely a genius, and being able to read this information through a storyboard is simply impossible, because it's not as standard as a photo, as long as there is a slight deviation, there will be problems, but Cheng Peng really judged the exact location of the camera with the storyboard.

How is this possible!

Jonas Caron was deeply shocked, he had always felt that he was very powerful, but at this moment he realized that compared to the person in front of him who was about his own age, he was not worth mentioning at all, this guy was simply a monster!