"Oh, Lin, I'm Sid. Gannis, don't disturb your work! ”

Lin Yuquan flew to San Francisco the next morning, and after participating in the company's year-end party of Dimen Games, he rushed back to Los Angeles overnight, and packed his luggage the next morning and came to Los Angeles International Airport again. "≤ Ding" ≤ dot "≤ small" ≤ said, www.

"Sid. Gannis. Lin Yuquan's mind was racing, and the only person he remembered knowing the name was Sid Brown, who had previously served as president of Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures, and since 2005 has been president of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Gannis, but the two had not dealt with each other, so he asked uncertainly, "No, are you the Gannis chair of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?" ”

"Yes, Lin, in fact, I called today to invite you to be the guest of honor, I don't know if it will be convenient for you then?" Sid. Gannis said very politely, although unless there is a job, the invited guests rarely refuse, but directors are different from actors, they don't need exposure opportunities, especially at the level of Lin Yuquan and Spielberg, unless they win awards, it doesn't matter to them whether they attend the Oscars or not.

Lin Yuquan smiled lightly, Sid. Gannis's last sentence is very Cheng dù indicates that "Hurricane Rescue" was shortlisted for the Oscar results, maybe the total annihilation seems inaccurate, but it is certain that the award he participated in the competition was definitely not shortlisted, of course, this is actually a very normal result, as we all know, the Oscars that have been held for 79 years have always favored literary films in the past. Action films are rarely shortlisted. Not to mention winning awards. And although he knew that there was little hope, he still asked with a smile: "Award presenter, it's an honor to receive this invitation, but Chairman Gannis, before I answer you, can you tell me about the shortlisting of "Hurricane Rescue"?" You know, it was very important for me to make a decision. ”

"Well, well. Lin, "Hurricane Rescue" was shortlisted for Best Visual Effects and Best Song. "Sid. Gannis groaned slightly, and then said directly, he actually expected Lin Yuquan to ask this question, and had already decided not to hide it before calling, after all, the list of nominees that will be announced soon is different from the list of winners, which requires absolute secrecy, and Lin Yuquan just asked about his own film, and the most important thing is that similar situations have been invited many times in the past when the award presenters were invited.

Although inviting Lin Yuquan after the list of nominees is announced, or not inviting Lin Yuquan as an award presenter at all, can avoid leaking the list in advance, Lin Yuquan's influence now has helped the ratings of the Oscars too much, the first two years. Lin Yuquan appeared at the Oscars because he was nominated for his own awards, but this year is different. Because he himself was not shortlisted, Lin Yuquan is very likely to be absent from the Oscars.

Oscar naturally didn't want to see this happen, so after the No. 15 nomination list came out, the members of the presidium of the academy decided to invite Lin Yuquan as the guest of honor after some discussion, and the sooner it was determined, the better.

As the chairman, he personally called and invited him to show his sincerity, in fact, the invitation of the award presenter could not be contacted by ordinary staff, let alone heavyweight award presenters.

"Oh, there are still nominations." Lin Yuquan was quite surprised by the shortlist for Best Visual Effects and Best Song, he thought that "Hurricane Rescue" would be nowhere to be in the list of nominees, although it was not a heavyweight award and he was not involved, but this is a good thing after all, so his mood became quite happy: "Chairman Gannis, I don't know what award the Oscars are going to give me specifically?" ”

"Best Actress." Sid. Gannis spoke quickly.

"Best Actress." Lin Yuquan paused and wondered: "Isn't this award supposed to be given to the winner of the last Oscar for Best Actor, Forrest. Is it awarded by Whitaker? ”

Lin Yuquan was naturally puzzled, but he didn't expect the Oscars to invite him to present this award, according to the convention, the Oscar for Best Actor and Actress was awarded by the winner of the last Oscar, but the positions were reversed, men were awarded to women, women were awarded to men, and the same tradition was the award of Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

"Lin, this is not an absolute practice for the Oscars, we all agree that it is best for you to award them." Sid. Gannis said that it is not necessarily the best, but the effect of Lin Yuquan's award is certainly better than that of Forrest. Whitaker is good, after all, Forrest. Although Whitaker won the Oscar, his influence is far from comparable to Lin Yuquan.

In addition, there is a very important reason that in addition to this award, there are not many awards suitable for arranging Lin Yuquan's awards, first of all, editing, sound effects, makeup and other technical awards are naturally impossible for heavyweight awarders like Lin Yuquan to award, among the remaining awards, the best actor is not suitable for gender, best film and best director, Lin Yuquan is too young, and in the rest of the awards, there is no doubt that the best actress is both suitable and can reflect the sincerity of the Oscars to invite Lin Yuquan to present the award.

Lin Yuquan didn't answer immediately this time, but pondered seriously, he did not exclude being the guest of honor for the Oscars, mainly because the way he flew from China to Los Angeles to present the awards was too far, and it would take a lot of time to come and go in advance, he didn't want to waste a lot of time just to present an Oscar, unless he didn't go back to China, he went directly to Los Angeles to start working, the first two years were reversed, because the Oscars were held on February 24, which was already the third day after the New Year, he could do so. But not this year, because he has already been elected as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and needs to attend the two sessions that open on March 3, and if he doesn't want to be criticized like Gong Li, he must come back.

Lin Yuquan was about to refuse, but his eyes suddenly lit up, yes, how could he almost forget, in fact, he could just use the week between the end of the Oscars ceremony and the opening of the two sessions to audition and crew formation of "Heartbeat".

"It's a convenient time, but I don't think it's a good idea for me to award Best Actress, although it's not an absolute convention. But this is already an Oscar tradition after all. I have no intention of breaking. Lin Yuquan shook his head.

"Which award would you like to present to Lin?" Sid. Gannis asked directly.

"Best costume design. I'm the winner of this award for the past two years, and I think it's the best thing to do. Lin Yuquan said with a chuckle.

"Costume design, how can this work?" Sid. Gannis hurriedly said, of course what Lin Yuquan said was right, but the weight of the costume design award in the major Oscar awards is not high, how could he let Lin Yuquan, the award presenter they value very much, present it: "Lin, the weight of the costume design award is not high, and only ordinary Hollywood actors are needed to serve as award presenters." If you don't think it's appropriate to award Best Actress, why not award Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, or Best Cinematography? ”

"It's okay, Chairman Gannis, I'll award the best costume design." Lin Yuquan really doesn't care about what awards are awarded, he doesn't rule out going to the Oscars, but he is by no means eager to go to the Oscars, if he doesn't just happen to be able to use the awards to prepare for "Heartbeat", he won't agree to Sid. Gannis' invitation on behalf of Oscar.

"Lin, I know you won't care. But you also know that if you do award the best costume design. People will definitely think that we Oscar despise you, after all, we have invited your compatriot to present awards such as best editing. "Sid. Gannis said sincerely.

Lin Yuquan smiled, he knew that Sid. Gannis used Zhang Ziyi as a reason more to make himself promise to give more weighty awards, but he has to admit that this reason is actually quite reasonable, after all, whether it is at home or abroad, his influence is far from being comparable to Zhang Ziyi.

"Alright then!"

"Okay, in this way, Lin will be the guest of honor for the best original screenplay." Sid. With a smile on his face, Gannis thought about it and made a decisive decision.

"No problem, I don't know who I'm going to find as my award partner?" Lin Yuquan asked with a smile.

"We haven't had time to consider this for the time being, maybe we will consider you alone to present the award, and if you invite a female guest to partner, it must be a first-line actress in line with your status, you can rest assured, if you feel that you are not a good match with the other party, you can also choose after negotiation among the other guests we invited." Sid. Gannis laughed.

"That's the best, and I'd like to ask, does the line at the time of the award have to be written by the writers? Can I say something about myself? Lin Yuquan nodded and continued to ask, although he has not been an Oscar presenter or any other award ceremony presenter, but this does not prevent him from understanding the situation of similar award ceremony awarding guests on stage, as far as he knows, the lines of the award presenters are generally sent to the guests a few days in advance by the program system of the award ceremony, and the guests also look at the teleprompter when they say it on stage.

From Lin Yuquan's own point of view, of course he doesn't want to be a person who has been accused, he has no ideas of his own at all, if he can't say what he wants to say, he may need to reconsider whether to be an award presenter.

In fact, why directors rarely serve as award presenters at award ceremonies has something to do with it, directors are a group of guys with a strong desire to control, which is different from actors, no director likes to be at the mercy of the show, and no one wants to go to the podium to present awards without exposure.

"This, in principle, it must be, so as not to make a mistake in the awards, but if you really want to say something yourself, you can inform the director and the program team in advance of what you say, and they will decide whether it is feasible, as long as the lines you prepare are humorous and funny, it is basically no problem." Sid. Gannis said slowly.

"That's good, if it's all according to what the screenwriter wrote, I wouldn't be used to it." Lin Yuquan smiled, although Sid. Gannis didn't say yes, but he was confident in his ability, he was a screenwriter himself, speaking of screenwriters, he suddenly stared, and then he realized that he was just thinking about whether to attend, and he ignored a very important thing, right now Hollywood screenwriters are on strike, the Golden Globe Awards were forced to cancel the awards ceremony not long ago, if the Screenwriters Guild and the Producers Association can't reach an agreement for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that the Oscars will not follow in the footsteps of the Golden Globes, which also means that he and Sid just now. Gannes Bai discussed.

"Chairman Gannis, how are you going to deal with the strike of the Writers Guild? If the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild have not reached an agreement by then, and boycott the Oscars like the Golden Globes, will the Oscars cancel the ceremony like the Golden Globes? Lin Yuquan couldn't help asking.

"We certainly have an emergency response. I am not in a position to disclose this. However, I believe that after the turmoil of the Golden Globe Awards canceling the ceremony. The Screenwriters Guild's goal of creating pressure has been achieved, and if there is no accident, the Screenwriters Guild will definitely reach an agreement with the Screenwriters Guild before the Oscars, and it will not be good for both parties if it drags on for too long. "Sid. Gannis said calmly.

"I hope so!" Lin Yuquan said lightly, he basically recognized Sid. The longer Gannis's judgment of the shape shì dragged on, the more anxious the association became. But if the loss is too great, it is difficult to guarantee that the Producers Guild will not be ruthless, this world is not only Hollywood has screenwriters, of course, if the situation is not controllable, no one wants to go anywhere.

In addition, the most important reason why he can be so relaxed is that he does not have to attend the Oscars, whether there is an Oscar on February 24 or not, he will fly from China to Los Angeles.

"Definitely." Whether you really have faith or not. Sid at this time. Gannis must show confidence in front of Lin Yuquan, otherwise how can he let Lin Yuquan serve as the guest of honor.

"That's good. If there is something to contact again. Lin Yuquan glanced at the time and said.

"Oh, Lin, and one last thing, you're not a member of our Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences until now, and I invite you to join the Academy again." Seeing that Lin Yuquan had the meaning of hanging up the phone, Sid. Gannis said hurriedly.

Sid. As the world's most eye-catching film awards, the Academy Academy accepts new members by invitation, usually speaking, there are three conditions for receiving invitations, one is to receive an Oscar nomination; the second is to apply to join the college and obtain the recommendation of two college members; The third is to be appreciated by the Faculty Governing Committee, the Members' Committee and the Joint Committee.

Finally, the Membership Committee votes on the candidate members, and those who receive a majority of votes may join the College. And once you join the Academy and become a judge for the Oscars, this qualification is valid for life.

Lin Yuquan has received invitations twice before, once in 06 when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Red Cliff", and once last year when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Painted Skin", but both invitations were ultimately rejected by Lin Yuquan.

"I'm sorry, Chairman Gannis, but I still don't want to join the Academy." Lin Yuquan refused again.

"Why, Lin?" Sid. Gannis asked, puzzled.

"Because I am very busy with my time, I don't have much time to watch and analyze the huge number of nominees one by one, and I think it is irresponsible to the nominees and the candidates to vote for the awards without carefully watching the films." Lin Yuquan shook his head and said, in fact, this is only one of the reasons, and it is inconvenient for him to say the other reasons.

On the one hand, his own personal taste does not match the overall taste of the members of the Academy Academy, he likes comedy, action movies, science fiction films, magic films, and of course he also likes good literary films, but there are very few such literary films, in general, he prefers commercial films, but in the Oscars, the Oscars favor literary films too much, especially literary films in independent films, and it is very painful for him to watch a large number of unpleasant literary films.

Secondly, he doesn't want to go to great lengths to do a meaningless thing, it turns out that many times he and the Oscar taste is inconsistent, and because the Oscar judges are lifelong, there can be no change except for the death of the members, the stable and unified members have caused a stable and unified taste, and the older the members, the more traditional, conservative, and harsh, among the more than 6000 Oscar members, his vote is extremely small, and it can not affect the voting results in the slightest, just ask such a meaningless thing, How could he possibly be interested in taking the time and effort to do it.

Perhaps for ordinary Chinese filmmakers, even if it is meaningless, it is already a great honor to join the Academy of Oscars, a symbol of identity and status, but for Lin Yuquan, his own status no longer needs to be highlighted by becoming a member of the Academy.

"Is it mainly a matter of time? This is not really a problem, and considering that many of the members are busy with their work, we have set aside plenty of time for everyone to watch the film and think about voting. "Sid. Gannis continued.

"I know, but I don't really have much time to spend on it, Chairman Gannis, you should know that in addition to being a director, I am also the owner of several companies, and I am also a writer, and I also write the scripts of my own films, and the end of the year is also my busiest time, like this time, in addition to producing "Spartan 300" and "Fast and Furious 4", I have to think about my own films and deal with the affairs of various companies, I am completely busy." Lin Yuquan shook his head and said.

"Oh, that's a shame." Sid. Gannis shook his head and said, no longer continuing to persuade, compared to other members of the academy, Lin Yuquan's identity is indeed too special, after Lin Yuquan's explanation, he also fully understands the other party's distress, yes, directors, actors, screenwriters, writers, producers, owners of multiple companies, how can such a character have too much time to be busy voting for the Oscars.

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Hearing the boarding prompt sound at the airport, Lin Yuquan hurriedly smiled at Sid on the other side of the phone. Gannis said: "I'm sorry, Chairman Gannis, because I have to board the plane back to China, I can't talk to you now, if you need to contact me about the award ceremony, please feel free to call me in the future." ”

"Oh, okay, I wish you a nice trip." Sid. Gannis smiled softly.

"Thank you!" (To be continued......) R527