"You mean to let me go to the Oscars?" Shen Zhenghui asked Thomas with some confusion, "What am I going to do?" Give someone a prize? ”

Thomas glanced at Mitsumi Fukuda a little helplessly, "Don't you know?" "The first and second installments of 'Apprentice Magic' were nominated for an Oscar. ”

"Huh? How could something like this happen? Shen Zhenghui couldn't help but look at Thomas with puzzled eyes, "Your public relations can actually do this." ”

"It's not all the result of our PR," Thomas rolled his eyes, "you should know the topic your film raises, your film just started in the United States, oh no, it should not just be the United States that caused a great controversy, and the controversy ended with the United States being ridiculed by European magazines for its lack of historical knowledge, and even I have to praise those Europeans this time." He spread his hands, "So our entire crew got an invitation to attend the Oscars." ”

Shen Zhenghui rolled his eyes, "They just wanted to prove that they were magnanimous, so they stuffed us into the attendance list?" Shen Zhenghui asked rhetorically.

Thomas raised his eyebrows, "You can understand it that way," he paused deliberately, and then continued, "Because the first and second parts are in the same natural year, they were ∫nominated for the Oscars for Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director at the time of registration, with six nominations. Thomas sighed a little, "Why are they going to give us one or two." ”

"So that's why I have to be there?"

"You can't despise the Oscars like this, and you don't show up even after being nominated for Best Director." Thomas exclaimed.

"I, the best director, is obviously accompanied," Shen Zhenghui was a little annoyed, "Everyone knows that this award is going to Martin this year. Scorsese, for this award he bought the script of "Infernal Affairs". Shen Zhenghui paused vigorously, "What's even more ironic is that I am one of the investors of "Infernal Affairs". ”

"You didn't get the money?" Thomas asked with a wink.

"It's all a small problem," Shen Zhenghui waved his hand, "I just think that Oscar is probably suspected of racial discrimination in this regard, and I never expected to be recognized by it, and the box office recognized me." ”

"So many technical awards. I'm sure we're going to have to divide one or two," Thomas advised, "even for the sake of the collective spirit of the crew." At the same time, he looked at Mitsumi Fukuda.

Mitsumi Fukuda spread her hands, "I don't think it makes much sense either," she said, "at least I should give an important award like Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, etc." ”

You're so ignorant, Thomas's eyes widened, and your thought circuit doesn't look like a Japanese at all, right? There is such a thing as an Oscar nomination. Shouldn't Japanese people be happy as if they had won a prize?

"I think Thomas Jr. deserves Best Supporting Actor, and they should give Lily a Best Supporting Actress award." Mitsumi Fukuda's words at this time sounded like a brain-opening Internet writer, "Although Mario is too young to award him for Best Actor, and our film lacks a relatively concentrated heroine, I think our supporting actors' performances are quite exciting." ”

"I completely agree with what you say next." Thomas hurriedly interjected, "But the Oscars, as a professional award, should show more even if they don't win." This will also increase the probability of winning the next prize. Seeing Shen Zhenghui's disdain, Thomas hurriedly said. Mr. Shen, your compatriot, Director Zhang, was also nominated. ”

"Oh, what is it? Will he go? Shen Zhenghui asked, he hadn't paid attention to the news before.

"Best costume design, he himself will not go." "His crew and publishers will go." ”

"Awards that overlap with us," Shen Zhenghui smiled slightly. "I feel a deep sense of malice in Hollywood, and I think they're going to give us this award, what do you think?"

"Isn't it Queen Mary?" Mitsumi Fukuda asked, shrugging her shoulders as she watched Thomas and Shen Zhenghui stare at her at the same time. "I just think Hollywood has a preference for history."

"We're history too!" Shen Zhenghui said, "Okay, when the Oscars are presented, it happens to be the Chinese New Year, so I don't go anywhere, I want to accompany my grandmother and listen to her nagging and ask me why I don't get married." ”

"That's a problem." Mitsumi Fukuda held her chin.

Thomas also had a bitter face, "It should have been the eighth day of the first month!" ”

"You know all this?" Shen Zhenghui was slightly surprised, "But it's not yet fifteen, it's still within the year." ”

Thomas had to turn his gaze to Mitsumi Fukuda, "How to solve this problem?" ”

Mitsumi Fukuda said to herself a little, "Indeed, you are not young anymore, and it is not like words if you don't get married." ”

"President Fukuda," Thomas coughed, "can you think about the serious problem at hand?" "It's not just rude to be nominated and not attended, and both Sony and Colombia will be embarrassed." ”

"Excuse me, do we need to find an Indian girl to read his acceptance speech for him?" Mitsumi Fukuda asked.

Thomas felt his temples jump suddenly, "No, I certainly don't think the Oscars will really award Best Director to Mr. Shen, after all, he is still too young......" He swallowed under the gaze of Mitsumi Fukuda.

"Hey, Thomas said you're young, you can respond to your grandma like this." Mitsumi Fukuda said.

"No, no, he's too young as a director." Thomas hurriedly added.

"Do you want to say that he has been a director for five or six years and still hasn't made any progress?" Mitsumi Fukuda asked again.

"Oh!" Thomas held his head in resignation, "Don't embarrass me," he said, "If you do give up attending, this is really going to be a political event." I already had a hunch of what the tabloid reporters would write about, the directors of the socialist countries refused to attend the film awards ceremonies of the capitalist countries. ”

Shen Zhenghui shook his head, "Your thinking is still stuck in 90 years ago, and this kind of Cold War title that stirred up the relationship between the two camps of countries is too outdated. Today's reporters are likely to go straight to personal attacks, and they probably 'don't dare to attend the awards ceremony because they are afraid of being questioned'. ”

"You really know a lot about journalists."

"Yes. Journalists, together with the profession of lawyers, support the conscience of the whole society. ”

Thomas's expression twitched, one of Are You Serious, and then he said, "If it's a joke." That's not funny at all. ”

"Oh, it should be said, journalists and lawyers, who on the one hand eat half of the conscience of society."

"That's the strong irony," Thomas responded, "but even so, we're one of the industries we deal with the most." He looked at Shen Zhenghui earnestly, "Have you changed your mind?" ”

Shen Zhenghui licked his lips, "No." He then added, "I'm going to save as much time as possible, and I'm just one step away from the end of the set." ”

"There's no need to rush it at all." Thomas exclaimed, "Are you going to release two more films in a year next year?" ”

"Maybe it's three, why not?"

"Considering the box office, it's better not to be so dense."

In the end, Thomas didn't find a way to convince Shen Zhenghui, and Mitsumi Fukuda looked like a parent who wanted to watch his child make trouble. Not at all worried about the look, although Thomas is under the inside contact and Mitsumi Fukuda will be the subject of the stern zhòng. Mitsumi Fukuda herself also expressed herself quite relaxed, "Don't worry, isn't it still a long time?" ”

"It's not going to be long," Thomas responded, "and we're going to have to get back to the organizing committee." ”

"Then respond accordingly."

"What if he doesn't go?"

"He'll go."

Thomas was skeptical, but Shen Zhenghui was really tamed. The news that he had been nominated for the Oscar for Best Director spread like wings around the world, especially in China, and a genuine consideration prevailed beyond the feeling of national pride.

"Director Shen? Yes, it's me. I heard that you were invited to the Oscars, so could you bring one or two people to help us inspect them? ”

This is simply an unavoidable request, and Shen Zhenghui really can't say to them in the face of such bureaucrats, "Lao Tzu doesn't want to go." ”

People will ask, "Why?" The time of the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Huabiao Awards does not conflict with this! ”

In addition to the boring people who want to watch the Oscars live, there are also a lot of female stars with backgrounds who want to make a bright appearance on the red carpet. The few Chinese faces in "The Magic Apprentice" seem to be very lucky, and now more people are starting to envy their luck. At a time when China's top female stars did not have the opportunity to attend the Oscars because their works were not recognized, Chen Wei, a girl like Chen Wei, who was valued by Shen Zhenghui for playing a small role as a supporting actress - was still a student, actually obtained the qualification to walk the Hollywood red carpet!

So the godfathers behind came over one after another, hoping that Shen Zhenghui could take his goddaughter to appear like a female companion, and the godfather didn't care about being a green hat.

This is a ridiculous burlesque, so much so that Wang Anping and Wang Anran both laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt for such a plot.

In the end, the crew members were very limited, and only one Chinese "expert" participated in the live broadcast of the Hollywood awards ceremony as a member of the crew. Under the impetus of Mitsumi Fukuda, Chen Wei really dressed up and attended the red carpet, and she still appeared with Shen Zhenghui, compared to Tomoaki Aonuma's appearance, which was much more deserted. According to Mitsumi Fukuda, this can be regarded as a pole in the mainland, and Chen Wei's little foal was pulled out for a walk, so what big name can't be signed at that time? Sometimes Shen Zhenghui can't refuse such an excuse, but in the future, when Tianya is in the black history of Ba Chen Wei, Shen Zhenghui will definitely not be able to run away from the dirty water, God knows that Shen Zhenghui has not even shaken the other party's hand.

However, for attending this matter, Shen Zhenghui still tried his best to fight to the end, at least he had to start his journey at home after the third year of junior high school, and flew directly from Pingjing to Los Angeles to meet the crew on the fifth day of junior high school. Before that, he was in a state of recuperation and did not accept media interviews at all.

And on the red carpet, even if a male star like Leonardo appeared, Shen Zhenghui's appearance still attracted a large number of media reporters. When Chen Wei walked on the red carpet with Shen Zhenghui in tow, facing the long guns and short guns, Chen Wei was more nervous than Shen Zhenghui, almost stiff and unable to move, completely dragged by Shen Zhenghui.

The reporters who came to interview were assigned by both Hollywood and Oscars, so naturally they would not ask Shen Zhenghui those questions that made him feel naïve. After briefly asking Shen Zhenghui about his views on the nomination, the hope of winning the award, and other questions that he didn't feel, he had to change the topic and ask Chen Wei.

At first, he thought that this was Mario's women's stand-in, but after Shen Zhenghui introduced Chen Wei's role in the film and her identity as a Chinese, in the reporter's heart, he naturally marked Chen Wei with the director's careful liver, and Chen Wei herself was still immersed in excitement and couldn't extricate herself.

The reporters who broadcast it will not leave any morality, and when the interview with Shen Zhenghui is played, the topic of ridicule they almost never stops. What is said is nothing more than racial prejudice, and since they have been slapped in the face by the Europeans, they have changed the subject, believing that the person who can write such a novel should be a Westerner, not a Chinese. If we extend this topic, we have to compare the educational content of China and the West, which is a huge project.

However, a television station ingeniously investigated Shen Zhenghui himself, and found that he is basically a media tycoon, he has animation companies, film companies, TV drama companies in China, partnership film companies, distribution companies, cinema chains and brokerage companies in Japan, and an Asian-level TV station in Hong Kong, which estimates that Shen Zhenghui's worth is close to 10 billion US dollars, which is the result of ignoring some Internet companies.

So Shen Zhenghui is not only limited to the identity of a director in the eyes of Americans, he seems to be more like a wayward rich man, for the sake of a certain idea of his own, he took out money to be willful, but made the film industry bigger and stronger, and he himself has become a member of the top directors - who dares not admit it, go and see how many box office 890 million US dollars ranks in film history, not to mention that this is a movie with such a unique style, which can basically be marked with Shen Zhenghui's works.

So in 2007, after all kinds of biased publicity, Shen Zhenghui deepened his image in the eyes of the American people, and he was definitely not limited to just a director, a big director. (To be continued......)

PS: "Dominating Hollywood" and "I Have Four Superstar Exs" are so good.