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Chapter 166: Director's Competition

Chapter 166: Director's Competition

"Titanic" was released, and all major media were hype, and the response in the film was even stronger, winning $550,000 in three days of screening. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Seeing this box office, Mark laughed first, and immediately called Liang Xiaolong: "Captain, when will the script be ready?" "Indeed, the box office of $550,000 in three days is very high, but I am still satisfied with reaching a height of $1.8 billion, and it is difficult to say that it can break the billion mark like "My Leader, My Group".

"When the box office comes out, I'll go to your place to move wine, remember, don't move." Liang Xiaolong smiled calmly, no one in this world knows better than him the durability of "Titanic", it was an unprecedented eighteen weeks, and the box office of 1.8 billion also came like this.

Like the trajectory of history, the box office of "Titanic" is rising, and people can already see that it will break the new record created by "My Captain, My Regiment", at this time, people can't help but think of Liang Xiaolong and Mark's bet, perhaps, the box office will really rise to that terrifying stage. Thinking of this, people couldn't help but exclaim, what happened this year, first there was a crazy 97, and "My Captain, My Regiment" fully refreshed the record, but how long has it been, will the record be refreshed again?

In one year, the box office has been refreshed twice, except when Hollywood first had a movie, and then it is unique, which can't help but remind people of the three directors, Steven. Spielberg, 75 years with "Jaws" to refresh the global total Hollywood box office record, 93 years with "Jurassic Park" once again set a new box office record, in 93 years and "Schindler's List" became the Oscar for Best Director, in his life also directed "Flywheel Blood", "ET Alien", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Demon Raiders" and a series of films, of which "ET Alien" led Hollywood movies to space, expanded new film themes, and created a series of box office myths, is a well-deserved movie giant.

Cameron is the technical benchmark for special effects in films, although his previous achievements are far inferior to Steven. Pierceberg was so brilliant, but soon he would become a hero like Steven with the unparalleled box office results of "Titanic" and the brilliance of the Oscars. Movie giants like Pierceberg.

Liang Xiaolong, this young man looks more like a rookie in the film industry, but no one can deny that in just three years, he has become as great as a movie giant. In the past three years, as a director, he directed five films, "Police and Thieves", "Black Fist", "Man 100%", "My Leader, My Group" and "Boys Don't Cry", except for "Boys Don't Cry", the other four films all grossed more than $300 million, including "My Captain, My Group, Hollywood's first film to exceed one billion dollars at the box office.

In the past three years, as a screenwriter, he has produced more than ten scripts, with a total box office of four or five billion US dollars; In the past three years, as an action director, the cool martial arts of "Black Fist" is unattainable. The most important thing is that he brought Chinese themes into Hollywood and expanded Hollywood movie themes, aren't these enough to make him a movie giant?

There is no doubt that these three are the three greatest directors of Hollywood in the 90s, but who is greater? Who has contributed more to Hollywood? This inevitably became the focus of discussion among filmmakers, Steven has been in Hollywood for decades, and all kinds of films can be used, and the achievements are unparalleled; Cameron's film has perfect special effects, which can best pierce the audience's audio-visual tension; Liang Xiaolong's rookie generation has caught up with the achievements of others for decades in three years.

The shadows have stirred up the sky, and the media has also followed suit, and in this case, it can be said that the more noisy it is, the more popular it is, not only does it not have the slightest impact on the three of them, but it can further increase the influence of the three people, which is a good thing for the three of them.

"What do you think, dear?" Jessica smiled slyly, she was expecting Liang Xiaolong's answer, if Liang Xiaolong said that he was the greatest, then she could laugh at his arrogance; If Liang Xiaolong said something else, you can laugh at him for not having confidence, anyway, no matter how Liang Xiaolong answers, she can always have an advantage.

"Sweetheart, what I said doesn't count, let's talk about it." Liang Xiaolong didn't know that she was careful, and immediately kicked the question back, if Jessica said him, then he could be very "humble" a few words; If you talk about other people, you can say that you don't believe me, it's so sad.

"Baby, come on." Jessica chuckled, and seeing that she couldn't lead the spearhead to Liang Xiaolong, she simply moved the wood and pushed it on Rachel. Rachel also smiled: "Sophie, you are the earliest in the entertainment industry and know more about movies, so you should comment." ”

Sophie rolled her eyes violently, this big family is becoming more and more cunning, and the fight in the nest is getting more and more powerful, and she pushes it on others. But she wasn't stupid, her eyes rolled and she found an answer that no one could pick out: "Honey, you are still young, you can continue to work hard and strive to overpower Steven and Cameron in all directions, so that others have nothing to say." ”

Saying that, the whole family laughed, and such a small fight did add more fun to life. But what Sophie said is exactly what Liang Xiaolong thinks, he is still young, and he has advantages that others don't have, so he can go over, but it is really too mysterious at the box office, 1.8 billion US dollars, almost a myth, and only Cameron himself can cross it ten years later. In the box office, Liang Xiaolong always feels that he is a little lucky, fortunately "My Captain, My Group" was released earlier than "Titanic", first broke the record of "Jurassic Park", and became the first film to break the one billion mark at the box office, which can be regarded as leaving a heavy mark in Hollywood history.

Of course, maybe Liang Xiaolong also has the opportunity to continue to accumulate before the rise of 3D movies, and through his own efforts, before the release of "Avatar", shoot a 3D blockbuster that is equally perfect in terms of audio-visual, which may be able to surpass "Titanic", and even affect the box office of "Avatar", because the reason why "Avatar" can win such a high box office is not because the film itself has this box office potential, but because it is fresh, and it is the first time that such a visually perfect film appears, as long as it is a person who likes movies, Basically, they are willing to go to the cinema to spend a sum of money and try this freshness. And, it's safe to say that the sequel to Avatar will still be a big hit at the box office, but definitely not that exaggerated.

"But in terms of Oscar honors, I'm going to start working hard next year." Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, after being compared like this, as long as it is a person, he will have the heart to win, not to mention that Liang Xiaolong is just a young man, and his ambition in this regard is definitely better than that of Steven and Cameron.

"Titanic" is outstanding at the box office, and other films are like a disaster, the box office is sluggish, and the major film companies are also jealous and depressed, how to choose to release it at this time? How good it was to choose Crazy 97 for a while, so many blockbusters fought wildly, and it didn't affect the box office. 【】【】

In such an environment, the time entered 12.26, and the list of Oscar nominees was about to be determined. Before the time came, Liang Xiaolong's family had already turned on the TV and guarded the TV, waiting for the moment when the list was released. In fact, not only their family, almost all Hollywood studios, all Hollywood filmmakers, and a large number of film mi's are standing in front of the TV, waiting for the list to appear.

The host appeared on the screen and began to talk about this year's movie dynamics, from the dull first half of the year to the economic crisis, from the economic crisis to Crazy 97, from Crazy 97 to the box office list tends to be stable, and from the stable to "Titanic": "This year is the craziest year in Hollywood, and the box office list will be refreshed twice, so who will be the big winner at this year's Oscars?" Next, we will reveal the list of nominees for this year's Oscars, first of all, the list of nominees for Best Foreign Language Film, which are "You Live or Die" from the Netherlands, "Silent Realm" from Germany, "Four Days in September" from Brazil, "There is a Mystery in My Heart" from Spain, and "My Captain, My Group" from China. ”

"How did you get on the list of nominees for Best Foreign Language Film?" Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be stunned, and then he was relieved, although "My Leader, My Group" is produced in Hollywood, but the dialogue is used, it is a veritable Chinese movie. Moreover, although he was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, he still had the opportunity to compete for Best Picture.

Liang Xiaolong was just stunned, but the directors and protagonists of the other four films were bitter-faced, which means that they have to compete with "My Leader, My Group", and "My Leader, My Group" has rave reviews, impeccable quality, and is the first film in the world to break the billion mark at the box office, how can you compete with it? At this moment, they may have guessed that they were going through the motions, and they could only comfort themselves in their hearts that it was already an honor to be nominated.

The host followed up with the best songs, which are the theme songs of the four films "Titanic", "True and False Princess", "Brave Death Island" and "Hercules", which are almost perfect, and after the film came out, the soundtrack also made the film company make a lot of money.

The best song was followed by the best musical and the best comedy score, "True and False Princess" was nominated again, and "Six Heroes of Light Pig", "Mr. Cat Poop" and "Black SWAT Team" were four films.

followed by the best plot soundtrack, which are "Titanic", "The Brave and Fearless Living Buddha" and "The Suspect Behind the Scenes".

Seeing these three nominations, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help laughing, he remembered the most about this year's Osti nomination list, these two nominations should have five nominations, but unfortunately "The Bride Is Not Me" and "The Sun Like Me" were filmed by him in advance, so they did not appear on the nomination list, and the Oscar organizing committee did not select other films, so that what should have been five nominations became only four nominations.

Of course, this also shows that the Oscars have always been based on the principle of preferring shortage to excess, and the list of nominees is not fixed, let alone let other films fill in because the list of nominees is small. There are only three nominees for the next two nominees, and the best makeup is "Titanic", "Black SWAT Team" and "Royal Farewell"; The best sound editing is "Titanic", "Changing Face", and "The Fifth Element".

followed by the nomination for best visual effects, "My Captain, My Regiment" was also nominated again, although this film is far less expensive than "Titanic", but Liang Xiaolong strives to be real and restores the most realistic explosion scenes, and it is well deserved to be nominated. In addition, "Titanic", "Jurassic Park 2" and "Starship Troopers" were nominated.

It is worth mentioning that this nomination brings together Liang Xiaolong, Cameron, and Steven, and it is possible to have a head-to-head competition. But in fact, fools can see that this nomination is meaningless to Bruce Leung and Steven, because it will definitely be won by "Titanic" in the end, and everyone who walks into the cinema knows this.

However, Liang Xiaolong is still quite excited to get this nomination, because this nomination is going to fall on the head of Weta Digital Studio, and being nominated means that Weta Digital Studio's special effects technology has been recognized by the Oscar organizing committee, which has indescribable benefits for expanding business.

Among the nominations for costume design, there are five nominations, namely "Titanic", "Three Winged Hearts", "The Brave and Fearless" and "Infatuated Men and Women", all of which are the world's top armed designers.

So far, "Titanic" has received seven nominations, which is dumbfounded, and many filmmakers can only sigh: "This is the fuck to rob the Oscars, and let people not be hun?" ”

But with emotion, the one who should be nominated still has to continue to be nominated, the best art direction, the best editing and the best cinematography, "Titanic" has been nominated again, and among the twelve nominations that have been announced, it has won ten nominations for the first time, which is also crazy? The two that were not nominated were Best Foreign Language Film and Best Musical and Comedy Score, or because these two nominations had nothing to do with "Titanic", otherwise, would you win all the nominations?

"Honey, are they bullying too?" Rachel was depressed, this year's Oscars are simply the world of "Titanic", if its heroine Kate is also nominated, will she snatch the crown from her?

"Don't worry, while these aspects are perfect, their cast is not perfect, and we will win." Liang Xiaolong comforted that Kate would never pose a threat to Rachel, and her biggest threat was still Helen.

followed by the nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, which has nothing to do with "Titanic", and the five films nominated are "The Suspect Behind the Scenes", "Loyal Jianren", "Don't Forget", "Be a Big Hero" and "Three Winged Hearts".

And in the nomination for Best Screenplay, "Titanic" still missed, and in the exhibitors of the plot, it still has certain flaws. and "My Leader, My Group" got the third nomination, and it was also the second time that Liang Xiaolong was nominated for this award. Others such as "Mr. Cat Poop", "Deconstructing Love Maniac in One fell swoop" and "Six Heroes of Light Pig" received this nomination.

"Honey, it seems that you have a great hope of going home with another bottle of little golden man." Rachel congratulated that she still has more confidence in Liang Xiaolong in this regard, because Liang Xiaolong's strength is screenwriting.

"It would be nice if I could win another bottle of the best screenwriter." Liang Xiaolong smiled, no one will have too much of this little golden man, there is a shortage of money that day, and it can be taken out for auction, I believe that someone is willing to pay a large price.

The nomination for Best Supporting Actress was about to be announced, and Bruce Leung suddenly showed that Sophie was a little nervous, because Sophie had great expectations for the role of war correspondent Niya, otherwise it would be impossible for her to take over the supporting role in the film with her fame at the time.

"The winner of the Best Supporting Actress was Goliath of "Titanic". Shi Huo, Jin Bi of "The Suspect Behind the Scenes". Xin Jia, Zhong Gusha in "Suddenly Hello Twins", Julianne in "Becoming Famous in One fell swoop". Moya. Hearing this, Sophie clenched her fists and began to break out in a cold sweat on her forehead, there was only one last nomination left, could it be her?

"Sophie from "My Captain, My Regiment". Marceau. Before the supporter's words were finished, Sophie was already cheering, Rachel and Jessica were also cheering, and Liang Xiaolong was also cheering, sending blessings to Sophie.

The nominations for Best Supporting Actor are also coming out, respectively, Robt for "Dangerous Liaisons". Kosda, Bi of "Becoming Famous in One fell swoop". Reynolds, Gregini in "Mr. Cat Poop", Anthony in "The Brave and Fearless". Crane Jianshi and Leslie Cheung of "My Leader, My Group".

"Oh my God, I was nominated, I was nominated for an Oscar?" Leslie Cheung, who was far away in Hong Kong, cheered wildly, he never dreamed that he would be nominated for an Oscar, at this moment, he couldn't think of anything other than cheering and cheering wildly.

Domestic film mi, this is the second Chinese to be nominated for an Oscar after Liang Xiaolong, and they have reason to celebrate.

"The nomination for Best Actress is coming out, my dear, I'm going to be nominated, right?" Rachel, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly became a little unconfident at this moment.

"Baby, you are the best, if you are not nominated, I will take care of all the housework in the future." Liang Xiaolong cheered her up, but Jessica giggled: "Baby, then I still hope that you won't be nominated, and we won't have to do housework in the future." ”

"Now, the list of nominees for Best Actress will be revealed." The host straightened up and began to announce: "Julia who was the first to be raptured with Mi Chocolate. Roberts. "This is the third time Julia has been nominated, and she has already won a bottle of gold figurine, can she get another tale of gold figurine? Before the results come out, no one dares to assert, after all, Julia's performance in the film is indeed in line with her status as a movie queen.

"Honey, it's all your fault." Rachel was also depressed, glaring at Liang Xiaolong hatefully, every time she went to Julia's house to see the little golden man, she had a layer of psychology, and she was most afraid of competing with this old actress. And it was Liang Xiaolong who caused Julia to be nominated. Rachel swore that if Julia finally got the little golden man, she would definitely let Liang Xiaolong sleep in the study for a month, not three months.

The second to be nominated is Kate of "Titanic". Winslet. As soon as the host's voice fell, Rachel's face became even more bitter, the influence of "Titanic" is too strong, which will subconsciously affect the judges' judgment and add points to Kate.