On November 20, 2010, Shao Shuaijun came to Taoyuan on Treasure Island, where the 47th Golden Horse Awards ceremony was held. He arrived at Mongxuan almost noon, and Li Yu personally came to the airport to pick up the plane, and then went to Li Yu's house for dinner together. Drinking a little wine and chatting about trivial matters.

chatting and chatting about the directing plan, Shao Shuaijun didn't ask, Li Yu said to himself: "I have read "The Fantasy Drifting of Young Pi" many times during this period of time, this is a large-scale fable about faith, rich in content and far-reaching, combining esoteric and grotesque, epic adventure and profound introspection, I think if I come to direct, it should be a good choice to use 3D. ”

"So you agreed to direct?" Shao Shuaijun said with a smile.

Li Yu nodded, looking as a matter of course: "Such a good book, you can't shoot it well, I don't shoot anyone." ”

"Don't brag about it, who said I couldn't shoot well, you think my nickname for the new king of the world is casually called?" Li Yu sulked, and Shao Shuaijun also bragged.

"That's all exaggerated statements by journalists, the box office of the king of the world will not stop at $1 billion, and when you have a movie that breaks through $1 billion, let's pull the banner again."

"Is it difficult to reach $1 billion, my directing plan for next year's "Avengers" is to go to the top three box office records in film history." Shao Shuaijun said coaxing that the era of superhero box office explosion is coming, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio is not a joke to talk about casually.

"Yes, I'll just wait and see how much you can make at the box office."

After a bit of digression. The two began to discuss "The Fantasy Drifting of Young Pi", so they couldn't even care about eating, and it was Li Yu's wife who came over to stop the two of them from planning to use the dining table as a desk.

"How to adapt the script, I will find the screenwriting department to discuss, and after the project is established, it will be handed over to you to be responsible, and when you have time, we will talk about it in depth again. I will inform Wang Wei and ask her to perform the role of executive producer in my place. I'm also a little full next year. Maybe I can learn some literary films from you. ”

"It's been a long time, you're going to come over and steal the teacher?" Li Yu was nervous.

Shao Shuaijun was speechless: "You can learn from each other, I have a lot of experience in directing commercial films, and the director of "Hulk" failed. It's time for you to progress in business, too. ”

Li Yu laughed: "This is also true." Then I'm waiting for you to oversee it? ”

"We'll see. You don't make movies fast, I'm afraid I can't afford it. ”

"Slow work can produce fine work." Li Yu dragged another sentence, and suddenly remembered something. "Tonight's Golden Horse Awards, you have to be mentally prepared."

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't your 'Old Boy' get seven nominations, and only one award for Best Director. I'm still fighting for you. Li Yu said self-deprecatingly, "I came to participate in the Golden Horse Awards judges this year, and I don't know if it's wrong or right, just wait and see, as soon as the awards are over, there are definitely a lot of criticisms outside, because I feel that this time it's nonsense, but some people just can't let go of that prejudice in their hearts." ”

"How?"

"When we finished voting, we did the math, basically all of them were Treasure Island movies that won awards, and they were all literary films, and the tastes were too niche. Take the best director as an example, when the vote was made, it was Zhong Menghong, and I asked the judges of the nine treasure islands at that time, did no one vote for Shao Shuaijun? Then they were all talkative. Li Yu smiled bitterly.

Shao Shuaijun didn't care so much about the awards, and felt that Li Yan's words were interesting, so he asked: "You voted again, and then replaced me?" ”

"I asked, and to be honest, I was disappointed. Later, Huang Jianye may feel that the atmosphere is wrong, so he said, let's vote again, the second time the results came out, and you were all chosen. ”

"Isn't it, you're really voting a second time? How does it sound, it looks like I kidnapped the Golden Horse Awards, and it seems that if I don't give it to me, I will have a problem? ”

"Can it be without problems? It's like if I participate in the Golden Horse Awards, who will be the best director? I have won the Oscar for Best Director, the Palme d'Or, the Silver Bear, and the Golden Lion, who can the audience be convinced? This time you came, "Old Boy" broke countless records of Chinese films with 321 million worldwide, a good reputation and a good box office, plus you are now the sixth greatest director in the world. If someone else is chosen for the Golden Horse Awards, what do you think of the outside? In the past few years, the Golden Horse Awards have almost become a treasure island to entertain themselves, and if they continue to make trouble, there will be no influence at all. ”

Shao Shuaijun said open-mindedly: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you give it to me or not, I have been engaged in commercial directing for many years, and I am indeed a little short of enthusiasm in the pursuit of art." ”

Li Yu shook his head and smiled: "In terms of art alone, you have also accumulated popularity over the years, especially the two small freshness of "500 Days with Shamo" and "Heartbeat", which have diluted your previous commercial atmosphere a lot. After "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was filmed, I felt a lot more restrained, and your directing level has reached the stage where you should win awards. After we finished the selection, Huang Jianye himself knew that there was a problem with the selection, so he re-selected the best director, which has nothing to do with kidnapping. This year's Golden Horse Awards are becoming more and more niche, and bombardment is indispensable. ”

"It doesn't matter to me whether the bombardment is shelled or not, anyway, I'm just here to have fun, tsk, and I can get the best director. Not bad. ”

Shao Shuaijun gloated: "To be honest, I have always despised the literary and artistic style of the Golden Horse Awards. Learn from the Oscars, no matter how much they like literature and art, they also pursue movies that are unanimously and well received by the audience, rather than self-appreciating movies. So they can add one or two hundred million to the box office of a movie, because these movies can achieve good results with a little publicity, which is why the influence of the Oscars has always been huge. ”

"How can it be compared, there are 20 people as judges for the Golden Horse Awards, and only five people review the selection when the film is shortlisted, and these people still don't know what relationship they have to be selected. Choose a host to be a judge this year, an actress to be a judge next year, and maybe a writer the year after next. I can't say they don't have the ability to appreciate. But the Golden Horse Awards claim to be professional and artistic on the one hand, and invite unprofessional people to be judges on the other hand, what is the authority? ”

"Looks like you're very angry."

"Because I care, I am very resentful. When you were giving a speech on the new electrical technology, you were more angry than mine. Li Yu took a sip of wine in a huff.

Shao Shuaijun sandwiched the cold dishes: "Look at it a little, just like me, I also want to make Chinese movies better, but I know that there is a deep water in it." So I don't touch it, that is, I don't have anything to do and yell, and then I use my own way to influence and change. Qingdao Alliance, Qingfeng Dao and New Electric Technology. There will be more director support programs in the future. And I also have plans to open a film and television university by myself, and I can do as much as I can. Chinese movies have gone up, and I also have a share of credit. Can't go up. I did my part. That's enough......"

Li Yu hurriedly interrupted Shao Shuaijun's words: "I listen to you, how do you feel that you are going to break off with the Chinese film industry?" Next year, we will hold an exchange meeting of the directors associations of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and I hope you can give it your full support. We're gathering fire and firing cannons. ”

"I'm soft-spoken, don't take me with you, it's okay for me to cheer you in the back, use me as a shield, I don't want to. I've heard that the mainland director circle gave me a nickname called 'Inferior Bomb'. It means that I don't know when I'm going to explode, and I'm going to make them uncomfortable, and soon my sons will be born, and I'm going to learn to be calm. ”

"You are so calm, Chinese movies will be silent for many years." Li Yu said bitterly.

"There is a saying in Spider-Man, 'With great power comes great responsibility', so Spider-Man is chased and beaten by the police every day. Batman also said in it, 'With great power comes great responsibility', so Batman has become the target of everyone's shouting. I'm not that noble, I'd rather be a local tyrant, you take the lead, I'll spend money in the back! That's the feeling that suits me, haha. ”

"Do you really want to be silent?" Li Yu asked without giving up.

Shao Shuaijun comforted: "I will do what I should do, and I will also take the lead in the mainland director to promote everyone's exchanges." But sometimes, when words come out of the mouth of a rich man like me, it is oppression, and if it comes out of your mouth, it is a declaration or a representative. So don't worry, you are in front, I will back you up, and there will be no less help to give! ”

"I have to do the dirty work."

"With great power comes great responsibility."

……

The two of them were so happy for a while that they drank until more than three o'clock in the afternoon, they were dizzy, and they went to the red carpet of the Golden Horse Awards with a full body of alcohol. Coming to the Golden Horse Awards again after three years, Shao Shuaijun and Li Yu appeared together this time, and they walked the red carpet and dazzled more than all the stars.

"Shao Dao ......"

"Director Li ......"

The reporters were holding cameras and wanted the two of them to cooperate in a pose, Li Yu and Shao Shuaijun were still drunk, and they had no intention of stopping, and walked quickly across the red carpet. Then they each went to their seats to recuperate, and sobered up by the way.

Shao Shuaijun came with the entire crew of "Old Boy" this time, and Huang Bo, Liu Shishi and others had already entered the venue.

"Director, full of alcohol." Master Liu wrinkled his nose and sniffed.

"That's right, but it's not a bonus!"

While bragging with the friends of the crew, while waiting for the award ceremony, soon, the awards began, one award after another, one award after another, "Old Boy" as Li Yu said, at this year's Golden Horse Awards, it belongs to soy sauce, Best Supporting Actor (Xu Yuan), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Lu Le), Best Editing All failed, and almost all of these awards were awarded to some literary films that are not well-known.

Shao Shuaijun was calm, smiled and comforted the crew for a few words, and applauded happily.

Finally, when it came to the award of the best director, after the highlights of several shortlisted films were played, the award presenter read out the winner: "The winner of the best director is Shao Shuaijun." ”

"Congratulations to Director Shao Shuaijun, I invite Director Shao to the stage." The hosts Cai Yongkang and Xu S clapped their hands and shouted.

In the applause, Shao Shuaijun walked up to the stage unhurriedly and took over a batch of little golden horses: "I am very happy to receive this award, thank you." Then he held the Golden Horse Award high, smiled, and prepared to step down.

Cai Yongkang and Xu S hurriedly ran over...... (To be continued......)