Xu Guanwu was about to explain something to his wife, but at this time, he heard a bang, and a large number of ceremonial flowers suddenly burst out in front of the stage, followed by passionate and dynamic dance music, many beauties suddenly ran out from both sides of the stage, dancing and singing while running, there was a feeling of song and dance films in the twenties and thirties.

The music is also the taste of the twenties and thirties, which makes people feel a charming feeling when they listen to it. In the early twenties and thirties, the American economy was booming, singing and dancing was one of the most prosperous periods of the American economy, and it was also one of the most desirable periods for American filmmakers.

Because at that time, the theater chain was still in the hands of the film company, and the consortium had not yet set foot on a large scale, it was the best era for filmmakers to produce classics and stars. So a lot of elements of that era later became fashionable, like trench coats, like top hats, like jeans......

In recent years, the whole country in the United States has been shrouded in a shadow because of the Vietnam War, so it is inevitable that there will be a wave of nostalgia at this time. And the years of the golden 20s of the United States have naturally become a specific moment of remembrance. Therefore, the Academy Awards also conformed to public opinion, and performed the most popular jazz dance at that time at the opening ceremony.

A large number of hot, sexy-dressed blonde beauties are singing and dancing on stage to dynamic music, and even the most frustrated people will feel better when they see it.

Xu Guanwu can naturally see more clearly at the front desk, such as a dancer's dance amplitude is too large and causes it to go out, such as a dancer's strong twin peaks, etc. It's just that because his wife is sitting next to him, and from the beginning of the performance, one eye is on the stage and the other is on his face. Such a strict defense naturally made Xu Guanwu dare not make small moves.

Xu Guanwu lowered his head and ignored it. But I heard a faint wheezing sound behind me. Looking back, it was Richard, staring straight at the stage with his eyes, looking like a pig brother, which made Xu Guanwu can't help but be a little funny, and secretly hates that he doesn't have a camera in his hand now, otherwise he can make a name for himself in history if he takes a picture, and he will have fun in the future.

Soon a nostalgic jazz dance show ended, and the four emcees walked on the stage together. The Academy Awards ceremony was officially held.

Because only "Alien" was shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects Award for Xu Guanwu's film this time, he basically has no pressure to win the award today, which makes it easier for him to enjoy the host's humorous talk show and various stage performances interspersed in between.

Zhao Yazhi is very dissatisfied with the fact that only one of her many works "Alien" has been shortlisted for one award, in her opinion, with the high quality of "Alien", it is necessary to be shortlisted for at least three or four awards, such as best original music, best editing, best cinematography and other awards. And last year's hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark" should not have been shortlisted for a single award, it is clear that the Academy Awards are bullying people.

Xu Guanwu vaguely remembers that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" seems to have won the Best Original Music Award, but why it was not even shortlisted this year. Probably in addition to the butterfly effect that can be explained, it is that he refused to attend the Academy Awards twice in a row. really the judges of the Oscar organizing committee.

Although the Academy Awards advertise themselves as fair and just, they have long been suspected of being favored by the awards and the distribution of pork, and the judges are not all high-ranking people who live in seclusion and have no quarrel with the world, most of them work in major film companies, so they will naturally be biased when voting. In fact, no matter how fierce the Academy Awards are, the average winner will not escape the scope of the eight major film companies, and it is difficult for ordinary independent production companies to have the opportunity to win the award.

Xu Guanwu guessed that this time, even "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the No. 1 box office work last year, could not even be shortlisted for an award, and it should be the Academy Awards to give himself another victory. In fact, his speculation has also been agreed by many people.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was released last summer, and immediately after its release, it won the fanatical pursuit of audiences across the United States with its twists and turns and bizarre treasure hunting stories, endless thrilling scenes, mysterious religious relics, and magnificent and fantastical exotic scenery. In the end, it won a super good result of $242 million at the North American box office and $384 million at the global box office, which can be called the invincible gold absorber of the American film industry last year.

Starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hollywood's studios finally realized that Stephen. Spielberg's future in the field of cinema is limitless, and although he has only made four films, each of them has achieved great box office results. The success of these films has also become a solid ladder for Spielberg to climb to the top, and now he has risen to the position of Hollywood first-line director, not only can get a high salary, but also participate in the film dividends.

At the same time Harrison. With his performances in movies such as "American Painting", "Star Wars", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Ford has also become the most box office appeal in Hollywood, and the film companies that invited him to film have skyrocketed a lot. But Harrison. After finishing the filming of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Ford quickly devoted himself to the filming of "Star Wars 2: The Empire Strikes Back", so he had no chance to work for other companies again.

And already Stephen. Spielberg, George. Lucas, Harrison. The CAA brokerage company signed by Ford and others has also skyrocketed in business in recent years. Although Harrison. Ford doesn't have time to help other companies make movies, but he can still use his spare time to shoot magazine covers, receive advertising endorsements, and attend events.

Although this kind of work is not as high as the salary of making movies, it is better because the time is short, the effort is less, and the profit is high, and it can also earn a lot of profits for the star himself and the brokerage company. In fact, under the depression of the film industry and record industry in the new century, running events to make endorsements was once the way for many stars to survive, especially for some outdated stars, this is basically the only way for them to make money.

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The first few awards were not Xu Guanwu's share, but "Jazz Spring and Autumn" won three awards one after another, including Best Song Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction, becoming the biggest winner at the awards ceremony.

"Jazz Spring and Autumn" is directed by Bob Brown. Foss's autobiographical film, in which the male protagonist is the same as his identity. He is a film director in Hollywood. He is also a famous choreographer on Broadway. When he was filming a certain movie, he chose some people who were closely related to him to be actors, and then he had emotional entanglements with other people in the process of directing......

It is worth mentioning that ten years after the release of the film, all the plots that appeared in the film really happened to the director Bob. In Foss's case, history turned out to be such an astonishing coincidence. And the film was subsequently considered Bob. Foss's pre-insightful autobiographical work is regarded as a classic by film history.

Xu Guanwu has no interest in the director's autobiographical work, because the award for best visual effects is about to be awarded.

The shortlisted works for Best Visual Effects at this year's Academy Awards include "Alien", "Black Hole", "007: Space City", "1941" and "Star Trek".

Among them, "Star Trek", "Alien" and "Black Hole" are all so-called science fiction movies. All have to do with interstellar travel, alien monsters, etc., and are apparently influenced by George. The impact of Lucas's "Star Wars" hit.

Star Trek is no worse than Star Wars in the hearts of American fans, and in addition to constantly releasing sequels, he has produced several spin-off series, released Star Trek-themed toys, books, games, etc., which have become a part of American culture. Star Trek is mentioned many times in the famous comedy "The Big Bang Theory", and the four male lead actors are not only very familiar with the apocryphal Klingon language in "Star Trek", but also very obsessed with Star Trek toys released by movie companies.

"Alien" is much less influential than "Star Trek". But it's also a classic of American science fiction. As a very dangerous alien creature, Xenomorphs are very popular with science fiction fans and horror movie fans. And it's also featured in many games. For example, in "StarCraft" produced by Blizzard. The Zerg has reference to the information of the alien, such as the ability to absorb the excellent genes of other creatures to evolve, such as cruel and cold-blooded killing, and so on. The monsters that appear in IDsoftware's DOOM are also mostly based on the Alien setting, which is even stronger in the movie DOOM.

Alien has such a distinct personality, even among the many monsters in American movies, it is also otherworldly and outstanding, so this year's Best Visual Effects Award is really well deserved.

When the award presenters shouted out the name of "Alien", the "Alien" team sitting behind Xu Guanwu immediately cheered, and then the Industrial Light & Magic Company, which was responsible for creating the special visual effects of "Alien", immediately stepped onto the stage and took the trophy to the cheers of everyone.

This is the third Oscar for Best Visual Effects that ILF has won. In '78 they won the first trophy for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars. Last year, they won a second trophy for Best Visual Effects for Superman. This year's Alien earned them their third trophy for Best Visual Effects.

Winning the Best Visual Effects Award for three consecutive years highlights ILM's unrivaled supremacy in the field of film special effects, and also affirms their contributions to the American film special effects industry in the past three years. In fact, although with the rise of Hollywood science fiction films, film special effects have received more and more attention, and many film special effects companies have risen, but they have never been able to replace the position of Industrial Light and Magic, it has always been the most powerful film special effects company in the industry, so many film companies choose to cooperate with them every year.

In fact, every time a new movie is received, customers will put forward a lot of specific requirements, and in order to meet the various requirements of customers, the employees of the industrial light and magic special effects company also need to test many times, so the cost of loss is also quite high. Therefore, although this special effects company has been established for four years, and there are a lot of businesses to be busy every year, it is a pity that Industrial Light and Magic has not created much wealth for Xu Guanwu so far.

Of course, this is not to say that this special effects company is worthless, in fact, there are already many film companies interested in buying industrial light and magic special effects companies, and the price is very high, which definitely allows Xu Guanwu to make a lot of money. These film companies also know that the industrial light and magic special effects company has not yet reached the stage of making money, but they are still willing to pay a high price to buy it, because they have taken a fancy to the industrial light and magic special effects company's NO.1 technology in the industry, many of which have applied for patents, and other special effects companies must pay a certain copyright fee if they want to use it.

With ILM, they can not only save a lot of money on making special effects, but also be far ahead in the field of special effects, greatly surpassing other competitors and giving their films an advantage. And in the future, they can also make money through various channels, so it is a sure deal for them. (To be continued......)