Chapter 282: Oscar

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Of course, it's a good idea, and any father will probably have similar ideas, the difference is that some people can do it, and some people can't.

Qiu Yuankang undoubtedly belongs to the kind that can be made, and Qiu Yuankang in Zhou Xiao's previous life did it, but it was in 2oo6.

The book called "The Back of the Elephant" was later adapted into a short animation and movie, in fact, the story of the back of the elephant is very easy to understand, which is also very easy to understand, it was originally written for his daughter, how difficult is it to write?

No matter how ordinary and simple it is, it is also the work of the literary man Qiu Yuanyasu, not to mention the effect of this work, it is just the work itself, which is also very precious to Qiu Yuanyasu.

It can be said that even if he ignores the chats between Zhou Xiao and the two before, just that he brought up this matter is enough to make Qiu Yuankang thank him very much.

Zhou Xiao's chat with Qiu Yuankang was all-encompassing, and the more they talked, the more Qiu Yuankang felt that the boy in front of him was really perverted.

The 45-year-old is more than twice as old as Zhou Xiao, and in fact, he is only two years younger than Zhou Xiao's father.

But although Zhou Xiao called him Teacher Qiuyuan, in essence, the interaction between the two people should be regarded as an intersection, which can be felt from Zhou Xiao's relatively free and casual tone when he spoke.

Qiu Yuankang didn't think there was anything to care about, he could feel Zhou Xiao's closeness and sincerity to him, and he also felt that it was good to maintain this relationship with Zhou Xiao.

The reason is very simple, because this kid is so powerful, not to mention those wild ideas, but those experiences that he didn't know where to go, are enough to surprise Akimoto Yasushi countless times.

The all-encompassing chat of course also talked about the movie.

Yasu Akimoto is an all-rounder in the Japanese entertainment industry, he has written books and lyrics and made movies, but when it comes to the level of filmmaking, Yasu Akimoto is not very good, and several of his directorial works are basically very simple types. So in this regard, in front of Zhou Xiao, he has no ability and position to question Zhou Xiao.

So, chatting about the movie, in fact, most of the time it is Yasu Akimoto asking, in the state of learning from Zhou Xiao.

"What kind of work do you want to do next?" Yasu Akimoto asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, Mr. Akimoto, do you have any ideas?" Zhou Xiao asked.

"Your first work was actually 'A Liter of Tears,' which was about a tragedy, a death. And the second work "Ju Day" is depicted. It's a comedy, it's a birth.

These two plays ...... To be honest, there is life and death, which constitutes a very perfect beginning and end, so your following works should still deal with this aspect, right? Yasu Akimoto asked.

"Uh......" Zhou Xiao was a little speechless, he didn't expect that Qiu Yuankang thought so much, but the problem is. But he didn't really think about it so much......

Why did you make "A Liter of Tears"? Because this film is a true story, there are two works to refer to, and the biggest reason why Zhou Xiao chose this work is that it is relatively easy for screenwriters to do it. It allows him to learn without showing timidity.

And "Ju Day" is even simpler, he is simply running for the $200 million global box office......

Yasu Akimoto, and perhaps many, many Japanese filmmakers have over-interpreted Zhou Xiao.

But will he clarify such words? Of course not, even the next work. He will also deliberately lean on it to ensure that everyone's conjecture about him still has his own sense of mystery.

"Words for the next movie. It should still be a woman's death......" Zhou Xiao said as if talking to himself.

"Like a liter of tears?" Yasu Akimoto asked.

"It's the death of women, but it's not that kind of death, or rather, it's a completely different direction than that movie."

"Oh? What is it like? Yasushi Akimoto's interest was raised.

"I don't know, I haven't figured out what it will be, I'll tell you when the time comes." Zhou Xiao shook his head, he couldn't say his thoughts right now, so he just said perfunctorily.

The trip to Yunnan lasted a total of two days, and because of Akimotoyasu's idea of taking the train during the day, the group stayed there for another night before finally boarding the train to Kunming on the morning of the third day.

After almost a day and a night's journey, the next morning, everyone finally returned to Tokyo.

"Then I'll go first, this show is very good, I think it will be very good." Before parting at the airport, Qiu Yuankang held Zhou Xiao's hand and said.

"yes, I didn't expect it to work that way." Zhou Xiao said with a smile, "By the way, let's travel", the show is actually just a late-night travel show, and the broadcast time is from 23:3o to 24:00, but now the group has wasted several days of filming, and the material is already a bit outrageous.

"If you come out on DVD, give me one." Akimoto said.

"No problem, although I haven't seen the response yet, but with so many materials, I think it's almost a certainty to release a DVD, and then attach a handshake circle between the two of us, don't sell too crazy." Zhou Xiao said with a smile.

"Huh? What the? Qiu Yuankang didn't understand Zhou Xiao's words for a while.

"Nothing, nothing, I'm kidding." Zhou Xiao said with a smile.

Handshake or something, in fact, Japan has had it since the eighties, Akimoto Yasusu was surprised just why Zhou Xiao said this, of course he didn't know, the AKB he was going to create almost praised him as the godfather of the handshake meeting.

Zhou Xiao, who was separated from Qiu Yuanyasu, directly parted with the staff and went home, as for the editing of the program, it was handed over to the Japanese staff, this episode of the program will also be broadcast in April when the Japanese TV program enters the second quarter, as for what effect it can have, Zhou Xiao is still more relieved. The planned program of "Let's Go Travel" focuses on suddenness, but in addition to this, its essence is still a travel program, and the so-called travel program is basically that process. Where did a few people go, what scenery did they see, what people did they meet, what did they eat, and what was delicious......

And this, Zhou Xiao and Qiu Yuanyasu's trip is perfect, they see the most perfect scenery, meet the most simple people, eat the freshest and top original cuisine, you know, Yunnan is a famous truffle production area in China, and December to March is just the season when Yunnan winter black pine dew is produced, and the show just plays the card of this world's top cuisine, which is enough to attract a large number of audiences, especially those foodies in Japan.

After going home and resting for a while. Zhou Xiao soon started the production of the TV series again, he went to Yunnan with Qiu Yuankang once, and threw the entire program team there for almost a week, if it were other producers or investors, I am afraid that I would not be able to stand it a long time ago, but it is a pity that the director and producer of the TV series are all himself, and the other staff members really can't scold people if they want to.

Of course, Zhou Xiao also has his own plans, if it weren't for enough time, of course he wouldn't have traveled far to do other programs. Even if this show is produced by him, it is the same, after all, Japanese dramas and Japanese movies are now his focus.

Not long after he came back and put himself into work, he was going abroad again, this time to the United States. Because the Oscars are about to be awarded.

Because he didn't receive an invitation, Aoi Miyazaki couldn't go with Zhou Xiao this time, and two of the three awards shortlisted for "Ju Day" were directly related to Zhou Xiao. Only one Best Editing Award was cut out by Zhou Xiao and the editor of the film crew, and Zhou Xiao also told the editor that if he won the award. That is, he went up to accept the award, as for Zhou Xiao himself, he still has confidence, and he is confident that he will be able to stand on that stage sooner or later. As a result, there were only three people in the crew of "Ju Day" who really went to the United States, Zhou Xiao, the editor, and Uncle Inoue.

Zhou Xiao was in Los Angeles for a few days, although there were some interviews with local entertainment people, but he didn't want to show in the United States, so he didn't deliberately show anything here, and the time passed like this, and soon it was time for the awards ceremony to begin.

Of course, the dresses for the awards ceremony must be carefully prepared, but the person who carefully prepared is not Zhou Xiao said Uncle Inoue, a stylist invited locally in Los Angeles was responsible for the clothing procurement and styling design of the three of them, so that the three of them would not be ashamed after wearing the dress, but also highlight the relationship between primary and secondary, at least on the bright side, they could do enough work.

Yes, that's right, Zhou Xiao, Inoue, and even the people of AZX don't really care about this Oscar, it's almost impossible for a 2O-year-old boy to win an Oscar or something for his first film directorial work, everyone regards Zhou Xiao's trip as a fun trip.

Even the Japanese media almost all have this idea, and various news and special reports do not give much hope to Zhou Xiao's journey, of course, the Japanese media are not just for Zhou Xiao, this year's Oscar, and a Japanese will come here, and Zhou Xiao knows that he will eventually win an award.

This person is Hayao Miyazaki, and this year's work is the popular "Spirited Away".

Zhou Xiao is very relaxed, which makes him look very special when he walks on the Oscar red carpet.

Originally, at the Oscars, there were not many Asian faces, especially Zhou Xiao, who was so young and handsome, and a director with good grades was even rarer, this year's Oscars, because it was during the Laka War, so many activities were greatly reduced, and the dresses of the participants were mainly dark colors, and even the red carpet show was reduced a lot, so Zhou Xiao was arranged to appear on the red carpet with another Asian face.

This person is not Hayao Miyazaki, this person is Zhang Yimou.

Lao Mouzi, who was shortlisted for the best foreign language film, has seen Zhou Xiao for the second time, about a month ago, the two had just met at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, but they were not very familiar with each other.

The failure of both the Golden Globe Awards made it a lot easier for the two to meet again this time, they all knew in their hearts that the Oscars or something, after all, were the stuff of Europeans and Americans, and it was not easy for them outsiders to participate, and as for whether the awards would be given to them, it was not up to them to control.

Judging from the Golden Globe Awards, the possibility of them winning the Oscars is really small, even if Zhang Yimou is fighting for it this year, it is very clear.

"Senior, I grew up watching your movies." Waiting for Zhang Yimou in front of the red carpet, Zhou Xiao walked over and said.

"Zhou Xiao? You speak really good Chinese. Zhang Yimou greeted Zhou Xiao.

"Just treat me directly as a Chinese." Zhou Xiao said.

"Hahaha. Speaking of which, this is the second time we've met, but this time it looks like we're here for nothing. Zhang Yimou said with a smile. Of course, he will not take Zhou Xiao's words seriously, in his opinion, although Zhou Xiao, who was born and raised in Japan, is very fluent in Chinese, he is also Japanese.

"Yes, but I think you still have a good chance senior, "Hero" is really ...... Pretty. Zhou Xiao said.

"Hero" is actually really good-looking, Lao Mouzi made this film very, very beautiful, and the box office of the hero is actually very good. Although it can't be compared with the outlier of "Ju Ri", as an Asian movie, its box office is already quite good.

"If that's the case, your film is also very good, and in terms of artistry, your film has a better chance." Zhang Yimou also praised Zhou Xiao.

The two of them chatted and walked, and soon entered the Kodak Theater, where they were separated. Zhou Xiao wants to be with his own people, and Lao Mouzi also wants to be with his own film crew, but the photos of the two chatting have been taken by many Chinese media, and most of the Chinese media present know Zhou Xiao. also knew that Zhou Xiao was shortlisted for three Hollywood awards this time, and they actually had some pity for Zhou Xiao in their hearts.

Why? Lao Mouzi's "Hero" is an obvious commercial film, and it is quite good to get a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, but Zhou Xiao's "Ju Day" is a literary film. And this is not an ordinary literary film, this is a god film that has won $200 million at the global box office, just imagine. If this film is made by Americans and played by American actors, it is likely to be nominated for several awards and at least one or two of them, but now, only three award nominations, the chance of winning the award is even slimmer, all say that the Oscar is an American thing, always unfair to Chinese, but now look at it, Americans are not unfair to Chinese, but unfair to all those who are not familiar with them.

This can be seen from the fact that Miyazaki is almost bound to win the award when he comes here this time, and this is the Asian director who has really been recognized by the mainstream in the United States.

Even if he's just an animation director.

The host Steve Martin came out, a very handsome middle-aged man, the Oscars are such a thing, the opening must be a talk show, Steve Martin teased Nicole Kidman, and then looked at Halle Berry, of course, every movie that became popular this year, he will also ridicule it, especially the best movie candidates are the focus of ridicule.

"This year we were also very happy to see a lot of different faces, such as...... Asian. ”

"Hayao Miyazaki, your Spirited Away is really ...... Incredible, I adore you, you are a treasure in the world of animation. Steve Martin pointed to Miyazaki first.

Accompanied by the host's words, there was a round of applause at the scene.

"Of course, there is also Mr. Zhang Yimou, your works are also very good, especially the incomparable picture table, I wondered more than once when I was looking at it, whether I was dreaming."

Speaking of which, Steve Martin paused for a moment and continued: "But, in addition to these two, there is another Asian filmmaker coming to the Kodak Theatre this year, let's find out where he is?" ”

"Well...... The? Isn't it, this one? No, hey, I found almost all the middle-aged Asian people present, and none of them looked like the director of "Ju Day". Steve Martin said.

His words and his expression are very exaggerated, everyone knows that he is acting instead of really treating Zhou Xiao as a middle-aged director.

"Well, I found him, he ...... I'm really jealous, I'm fifty-eight years old to be qualified to stand here, he is so young, he already has the opportunity to be here, and as a director! With Steve Martin's introduction, several cameras were pointed at Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao, who was smiling modestly, bowed slightly and greeted the man who was introducing him.

"2o years old, what were you doing when you were 2o years old? I was still performing magic in the circus when I was 2o, James Cameron was still driving a truck for people, Spielberg applied for film school at 2o and was rejected because he took three netbsp; The scene was filled with good-natured laughter.

"But now, there is such a 2o year old young man sitting in the audience, competing with you for the Oscar award! IMHO, the Oscar jury is too conservative, his "Ju Day" can compete for Best Picture, it is prejudice, prejudice against Asians, and young people that make him miss the nomination for this award. And I reckon that tonight, he will most likely not win any awards either, because the Oscars don't like people they don't know. ”

Although Steve Martin's description and examples were funny and caused people to laugh, this criticism silenced everyone.

"But I want to tell you, especially Zhou Xiao, don't give up, there will be prejudice in this world, but there are people in this world who know how to appreciate you and like you, a box office of 200 million US dollars, many directors can't reach it in their lifetime, you are already a legend, you have the reason and talent to create another legend!" (To be continued......)