Chapter Seventy-Four: The Oscars

In this regard, Carl saw more clearly than Liang Xiaolong: "So, we can cooperate with these martial arts schools, we provide them with venues, help them promote, and as for the management aspect, we will leave it to them to do it themselves, and we don't need to invest too much effort ourselves." Liang Xiaolong also thought it was feasible, so he thought that taekwondo gyms, distributed all over the world are actually like a huge chain store: "Carl, you first get in touch with my country's Guoshu Association, they have a set of strict Guoshu segmentation standards, if you can get cooperation with them, you can quickly get cooperation with the major schools." But what about funding? Venues and publicity all require money, and now the company has to expand its overseas distribution system, so it can't spare much money. ”

Carl proposed: "Do you want to cooperate with other companies, such as Paramount, the consortium behind Disney?" Liang Xiaolong immediately denied: "The purpose of opening a martial arts gym is to promote Chinese kung fu, and we must not put control in the hands of foreigners, otherwise as long as they have a bad idea, we will finish the game immediately." Karl did not object: "Then find your Chinese consortium to cooperate?" Liang Xiaolong said: "In fact, the best way to find my country's national arts association is to support a certain amount of money every year, if we can cooperate with them, our country will inevitably invest some funds." ”

Karl couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother, you have to think clearly, cooperate with the state department, no matter which country, we will lose the initiative." Liang Xiaolong said: "It's okay, to be honest, I don't want to make much money with this piece, and the movie can make us a lot of money." Besides, there are a lot of things waiting for us to develop in the movie, and the martial arts association will let the National Arts Association worry about it. ”

Liang Xiaolong also knows what a huge project it is to publicize Guoshu, and Yanhuang Film Company is not enough to support this part, and only through the coordination of the state can it go further. And now, Liang Xiaolong is fighting in the ring as a filmmaker and knocking on the American market, as long as the national art industry handles it properly, it will soon be able to occupy a part of the American market. Therefore, I still concentrate on doing a good job in the movie.

When it comes to movies, filmmakers pursue nothing more than two aspects, box office and honor. The box office determines the profit, and without the profit, who will ask you to make a movie? Honor is the recognition of the work of filmmakers, and the biggest honor for filmmakers is the Oscar. The '96 Academy Awards will be held at the Los Angeles Music Center on March 25 and will be attended by thousands of top filmmakers. Moreover, the awards ceremony will be broadcast live on TV stations in hundreds of countries at the same time, and hundreds of millions of viewers will watch it.

Rachel once again asked the crew for leave to come back to accompany Liang Xiaolong to attend, and Liang Jin and Ye Ying also came to witness their son's honor. In addition, because Liang Xiaolong won two nominations, it is very likely to win back the little golden man, and the domestic media also paid close attention to this event, and CCTV 6 also purchased the broadcast rights and will broadcast the whole event.

"Baby, this cheongsam suit your temperament too well, it's beautiful." Liang Xiaolong was stunned, Rachel wore a white cheongsam embellished with landscape paintings to set off her graceful figure flawlessly, and the elegance and softness of the cheongsam and the noble temperament on her body perfectly blended, it was simply the perfect work of the Creator God. Rachel glanced at him: "No way, who made us naturally beautiful?" Liang Xiaolong rolled his eyes, if he wanted this girl not to be narcissistic, it was estimated that he would have to wait until he was fifty years old.

Liang Xiaolong changed into a Tang costume, which was also made of white base material, also embellished with landscape paintings, with his martial temperament, faintly exuding a chivalrous style. Standing with Rachel is like wearing a couple's outfit, which is very compatible. Liang Jin and Ye Ying also changed into Tang costumes and cheongsams, but the colors were a little darker, which set off the stability and maturity of the middle-aged man, and Liang Xiaolong took the opportunity to make a big fuss: "Mom, the reporter will definitely ask in a while, captain, when did you have an extra sister?" It can be written that you are an only child. ”

Ye Ying smiled: "Yes, the little mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter." Liang Xiaolong hurriedly said, "Hey...... Mom, it's really out of tune for you to stand with your father, there is a smell of flowers or something. Liang Jin immediately gave him a violent shudder: "Stinky boy, without my excellent genes, can you be so handsome and can call the wind and rain in Hollywood?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "That's my mother's genetics." Ye Ying smiled: "Come on, your father and son are becoming more and more like living treasures, it's time to go." ”

The Oscars are a gathering of stars, and there is absolutely no possibility that it will not be held without anyone, even if the host dies suddenly, the organizing committee can immediately find a new host. However, Liang Xiaolong has been in the limelight recently, a ring battle is amazing, the name of the captain is known to everyone, when the family appeared, the reporters immediately gave the highest standard treatment, the flash never stopped, Liang Xiaolong was also very cooperative, and his parents and Rachel posed a lot for reporters to take pictures.

Thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but think of what Kayla said: "The Oscar red carpet, I feel like a dog catwalk." In this regard, Liang Xiaolong deeply believes that in this Vanity Fair, no matter how bad the mood is, he must have a hypocritical smile on his face and dare not make any rude moves. Liang Xiaolong didn't dare to make rude actions on such occasions, you must know that there are hundreds of millions of people staring at the TV, and if you don't do it well, your image will be ruined.

Walking through the red carpet, countless filmmakers gathered together, providing an excellent communication platform for filmmakers. Liang Xiaolong has been in a lot of scenery recently, and the family has appeared in different Chinese clothes, and it is difficult not to attract attention, Julia walked over quickly: "Wow, Rachel, your clothes are too beautiful, I bought them, I'll order one another day." Liang Xiaolong said: "Produced by the Liang family, the designer is the costume designer of the crew of "Police and Thieves". Julia smiled and held Ye Ying: "Sister Ye, you must give me two sets of such box office clothes." ”

Liang Xiaolong and Rachel rolled their eyes at the same time, calling Sister Ye, isn't this a clear desire to take advantage of seniority? But any woman likes to be told that she is young, and Ye Ying is no exception, and talks to Julia about the costume affectionately, Rachel also soon joins the battle circle, and the three women set up a stage in the hall in this way.

NBC TV reporters also shuttled among them, interviewing the nominated TV people, and Liang Xiaolong was naturally among the interviewed: "Hello Mr. Liang, I was nominated for the first time, and I won two nominations, how do you feel?" Liang Xiaolong said: "I was naturally very excited at first, but after so long, my mood has calmed down, and now I want to end the award ceremony quickly and break the suspense." The reporter asked again: "You have two nominations, and the chance of taking away the little golden man is very high, what do you think about this?" Liang Xiaolong said: "I believe that everyone who is nominated wants to win back the little golden man, but whether they can get it or not will not be known until after the award ceremony." ”

Liang Xiaolong's answer was decent, but it didn't leak, no matter whether he could get the little golden man in the end or not, no one could pick on his words. In fact, most filmmakers also answer like this, even if they have 100% confidence in their hearts, they will not show it easily, they will only say that it is already a great honor to be nominated, and it is not so important whether they can get the little golden man.

When night falls, the major filmmakers take their seats, and the seats are specially arranged, usually the same crew sits together, and the crew belonging to the same company sits together. Under the dimming of the lights, a series of spoof short films were played, which caused the filmmakers to laugh frequently, and even the audience in front of the TV kept laughing, and their minds were also recalling the films they had watched last year.

Tonight's host is Whoopy, a late-night talk show host. Goldberg, the black woman who is also an excellent filmmaker, was nominated for an Oscar in '85 for her wonderful performance in "The Purple Sisters", and in '90 she had a wonderful performance in "The Ghost Is Not Over", and was nominated for an Oscar again, and finally won the Best Supporting Actress award.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my sister is not presiding over the Oscars, but on loneliness." The sudden line made the filmmakers laugh, and although it was not the first time they had heard this line, such a line appeared at the Oscars, but it still had a strong hilarious effect. Liang Xiaolong also felt very surprised that his pirated lines actually appeared on the Oscars, is this a good sign?

Whoopi added: "Yes, our invincible captain has brought us countless laughs in the past few months, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the legendary rising captain, and hope that he will continue to work hard in the coming year and continue to draw the United States into the storm of classic lines." "Recalling the classic scene in "The Police and the Thief", both the filmmakers present and the audience in front of the TV couldn't help laughing, it was really a film that could bring laughter. Whoopi spoofed again: "It's a pity that the Oscars don't have the best comedy, so captain, you should stare down there." ”

Those who can host the Oscars are all born with good eloquence, talking about the sky, talking about the ground, and the air in the middle, and talking to themselves can make you laugh constantly. Liang Xiaolong was spoofed, other filmmakers were also spoofed, and the current situation in the United States was also spoofed, so that the scene was always immersed in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere. But this is only the prelude, and the real highlight is the award ceremony later.

Best Makeup, Best Sound Editor, Best Original Song, Best Drama Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Record, Best Sound Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, One by One Golden Figures were taken away, "Braveheart" has hosted the best photography, best sound editing, and best makeup, which makes Liang Xiaolong feel a lot of pressure, and then "Never Compromise" and "The Sun Like Me" will start and "Braveheart" The head-to-head showdown was for three awards: Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

The first thing to compete for is the Best Screenplay Award, and the five films nominated are "Never Compromise", "The Sun Is Like Me", "Braveheart", "Extraordinary Suspects" and "Toy Story": "The film of 97 vs. the film of 95, can you fight out of the encirclement?" At this moment, Liang Xiaolong was extremely nervous, and his previous calmness and calmness disappeared without a trace at this moment, because he was also longing for this honor in his heart.

ps: The investigation shows that it seems that Kayla is very popular, and it seems that the white bone is going to concoct this little Lori.

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