0382 【Oscar Dinner】
At tonight's Oscars, Shao Shuaijun and his wife entered the venue as bystanders.
Last year, he directed "The Avengers", which was nominated for best cinematography, and three of the five nominations were from the company, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "Life of Pi" are simply living cannibalism. Fortunately, this time, Summit Entertainment bet on the film "Life of Pi" achieved gratifying results.
It received 11 nominations at the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Best Song, and Best Score, second only to Lincoln's 12 nominations.
And in the end, "Life of Pi" won four awards, namely Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Soundtrack, and Best Director, becoming the biggest winner of the night.
Li Yu held the trophy and smiled shyly: "Thank you, thank you to the 'God of Cinema', thank you to the more than 3,000 colleagues who have worked with me, I want to share this award with you, thank you for believing in this story, thank you for sharing this journey with me." Thanks to Yang. Martel's incomparable original novel, thanks to Summit Entertainment and Golden Harvest Entertainment, and to producer Shao Shuaijun, for giving me too much help. Playing Sula of Life Pi in the movie. Shama, your performance is incredible, and all the actors, but I can't thank them all in the limited time, you all have a little golden man in my heart. Thank you to the staff in China, the United States, India and Canada, and to my wife. This summer marks our 30th wedding anniversary, and I love you. Thank you to my sons for supporting me...... Thank you for your support of this film. Finally, thank you Oscar Academy, thank you. ”
Shao Shuaijun applauded in the audience and said to Li Xiuxiu: "You wait, one day I will also get the best director's little golden man, and then stand on it and say 'I love you'." ”
Li Xiuxiu said with a smile: "Then let's say it, I look forward to that day." ”
"If the old man says it, the water that is spilled can't be recovered!"
The Oscars ended on a joyous note. Next up was a dinner hosted by the governor of California. Originally, Shao Shuaijun never participated in such gatherings. This time, with Li Xiuxiu, he also came over to be lively, after all, after all these years in California, he can't always not give the governor face.
Early in the morning, it was determined that Shao Shuaijun and his wife would come to the dinner. The governor suddenly felt full of face. arranged Shao Shuaijun beside him. Dishes on the table. It was designed by star chef Parker himself, and many Chinese-style dishes were designed to show respect for Shao Shuaijun and his wife.
Before the dinner. "Vanity Fair" magazine will also interview the winners, Shao Shuaijun did not win the award, but he was inevitably caught for an interview. Let Li Xiuxiu and Mitchell's wife and others enter the arena first, Shao Shuaijun accepted an interview with "Vanity Fair" reporter Bob. Interview with Colachero.
"Director Shao, it's rare to see you at the Oscar dinner today, is it because the dishes are in line with your taste that you stay?"
Shao Shuaijun smiled and said: "Maybe, I used to be embarrassed to eat and drink here, because I have participated in so many Oscars and have never given me any decent personal awards." ”
"Is Director Shao disappointed that he didn't win the award?"
"It's not disappointing, after all, most of the movies I shot before were commercial films, and there was no in-depth exploration in the portrayal of humanities, and the Oscars talked about art, and it was normal not to give me awards. "Avatar" was so successful, Cameron didn't get the little golden man, and as a technical commercial director, it's not outrageous that I don't win awards. Of course, there will always be some pimples in my heart, because I haven't even been nominated for Best Director, and I think it's quite tragic with Nolan, and it's good enough commercially for the Oscars to stay away. ”
"But you and Cameron and Nolan, at the technical awards, you have already got a soft hand, haven't you, you are not only a commercial director, but also a technical director. Cameron has delved deep into 3D and other high-tech technologies, Nolan is also very good at retro technology, and you have brought together a variety of film technologies. May I ask, why do you have such a crazy pursuit of technology? If you put your energy into the humanities and arts, it shouldn't be difficult to win awards. ”
Shao Shuaijun laughed: "I like technology, technology can make people crazy." The retro cinematography in "Inception" can make people marvel, the IMAX-3D technology of "Avatar" is enough to shock the world, and the facial expression capture technology in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is enough to create different species with real people. In the last century, it is difficult for filmmakers to imagine how much technology has changed films, and they used to have pictures in their heads but did not dare to imagine because they couldn't do it. Now we can make it, but I'm afraid we can't think of a better picture in our heads. Don't you think it's a very interesting thing to challenge the audience's visual endurance again and again, and it feels even cooler to hear them shouting in the cinema than winning an award. ”
"This is indeed very exciting, so, after "The Avengers" got a box office of $1.67 billion, your commercial achievements are already the top in the world, didn't you expect to develop in the direction of humanities? Nolan's Dark Knight series has a very profound humanistic connotation? Your Nightwatch: Reflections is also profound, so why not continue it? ”
"I've also thought about making some more profound movies, it's just a matter of schedule. I didn't plan to direct "Iron Man 3", I now want to return to Chinese films, polish a few good Chinese movies, and I hope to show the world China's 5,000-year-old history and brilliant culture. But, let's be honest, there are too many things that hold you back. The Marvel Cinematic Universe plans to be supervised by me, and the four major fantasy series are supervised by me, both of which are huge enough to involve most of my energy. I also have to set aside time to spend time with my family, which means that in the next few years, I am afraid that I will not have so much energy to polish a film that is too profound. ”
"I found that your achievements as a producer are also brilliant, first "Slumdog Millionaire" won the best picture, and then "Life of Pi" is also the dazzling film of this Oscars, and a Chinese film has become the box office champion in China, will you go more to production work in the future?"
Shao Shuaijun thought for a while: "I can't be sure, but I prefer to make movies by myself." ”
"You're going to install a star of your own on the Avenue of Stars in a few days, and you have to leave handprints and footprints, are you in a good mood now?"
"Of course."
""Iron Man 3" is about to be released, do you have anything to say to the audience?"
Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "Eh, those who have money have a money field, and some people have a personal field?" ”
"Haha, I'm glad that Director Shao can be interviewed by "Vanity Fair", it's very pleasant to chat with you, I don't dare to delay your dining practice any longer, thank you." Bob. Coraccello smiled and held out his hand.
Shao Shuaijun shook hands with him, and then walked into the restaurant.
I wanted to find someone to ask where Li Xiuxiu was, but there was no need for this, and when I raised my eyes, I saw a group of people holding the moon and patting on the back, but it was not Li Xiuxiu. Li Xiuxiu is in the Hollywood entertainment industry, and her influence is definitely at the same level as the "Hollywood Emperor" Weinstein brothers.
The Weinstein brothers are well-connected and famous. Weinstein is known as the "savior of modern cinema". Li Xiuxiu is purely rich and has status, and his peak entertainment dominates the world, and Golden Harvest Entertainment has a monopoly on the Chinese entertainment industry, and that star doesn't want to stutter.
It's the same for Shao Shuaijun, just when he walked in, everyone gathered around, greeted each other, and patted the sycophants. Needless to say, those who are familiar immediately start talking about homely things, and those who are not familiar also pretend to be very familiar.
"Shao, welcome." California Governor Jerry. Brown walked around and greeted Shao Shuaijun with a smile.
Although Shao Shuaijun didn't come to the dinner party in the past, he didn't eat and drink with Shao Shuaijun in private. Business and politics have always been linked, and Summit Entertainment needs the support of the California government. Brown also needs the support of Summit Entertainment, and the connection is very close.
"Jerry, when is it time to eat? I'm already hungry. Shao Shuaijun said directly.
"Soon, there are some celebrities being interviewed, oh yes, let's go and take a seat first, Director Li Yu seems to be very shy and doesn't talk much."
As the Oscar for Best Director, Li Yu is, of course, the same as Shao Shuaijun, sitting at the governor's table.
After taking a seat, Shao Shuaijun chatted with Li Yan.
"How's it going, how does it feel to win the best director?"
Li Yu smiled sullenly: "It's nothing, it's not that I haven't taken it." This is the second time Li Yu has won Best Director.
Shao Shuaijun suddenly became envious and jealous: "What do you have to do, but you didn't get the best picture." ”
"Even if I get the best picture, it's not that I go up and speak, it's none of my business."
"I ......"
Shao Shuaijun was speechless: "If I get the best picture, if I go up to speak, I will definitely mention you, you have one less chance to be exposed." ”
"I don't need so many exposure opportunities, I'm a director and not an actor."
"Yes, I can't compete with you, by the way, the four major fantasy series, you don't have any ideas?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "I can make art films, but I am a little unsure about making commercial magic films." ”
Shao Shuaijun shook his head: "I do these four major magic series, although they are mainly based on commercial films, but commercial films, after all, cannot grasp the essence of many historical cultures. We can make a few literary films to depict this history a little more profoundly, what do you think? ”
"If that's the case, I might think about it."
"Okay, that's it, I'll ask the screenwriting department of Golden Harvest Entertainment to open the scripts of two literary films for you."
After chatting, soon the interview ended, and everyone began to eat and drink. It wasn't until midnight that they dispersed in twos and threes......
Time flies, and soon March 1st, Shao Shuaijun's star award ceremony and handprint ceremony will begin. (To be continued......)
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