Chapter Eighty-Three: Best Adapted Screenplay
In the early spring of March 2002, "Infernal Affairs" was officially launched in Xiangjiang.
In order to make the opening ceremony as perfect as possible, Gu Bei, who was in charge of this matter, began to understand this information as early as a month ago, and the roast suckling pig and fruit tributes were prepared that morning, the freshest, and the incense burner and red cloth used were also very particular.
For this reason, Gu Bei also deliberately studied the Zhou Yi and Huang calendars for a period of time, consulted some people, and chose March 23, 2002, the only auspicious day of the zodiac suitable for sacrifice and blessing in March.
To this day, few people believe in these anymore, and there are still great flaws in the original technology, and the film used often has problems, so there is such a boot sacrifice for psychological comfort.
When the time was about to begin, Liu Weiqiang and Gu Bei walked to both sides of the main camera, smiled and nodded to each other, and slowly grabbed the red cloth covered by the camera with their hands.
"I announce the official launch of the movie "Infernal Affairs"!"
As Liu Weiqiang's voice fell, the two took off the red cloth together, and the crew of hundreds of people immediately burst into fierce applause. For this drama, Media Asia Company has found dozens of stars in Xiangjiang, in addition to Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei, there are also Zeng Zhiwei, Huang Qiusheng, Yu Wenle, Chen Guanxi, Zheng Xiuwen, Chen Huiling, Xiao Yaxuan, etc., these big and small star artists are also very face-saving, and basically attended the start-up ceremony.
Gu Bei, who was in the middle of the crowd, looked at the situation in front of him and felt a lot more, a few years ago, Gu Bei's participation in the launching ceremony of "My Father and Mother" was also a similar grand occasion, and this time, four years have passed.
On the first day of start-up, in order to get an auspicious picture, Liu Weiqiang only arranged a very simple scene, and it was also a passing when shooting, and there was no NG.
After the play, most of the people returned to the hotel, and some of the staff who didn't need to stay in the crew all the time left, and that night, while most people entered their dreams, a grand event was happening on the other side of the earth, and this grand event also made Gu Bei the focus of the second day of filming.
As soon as he arrived at the crew, Gu Bei noticed the same and asked, "Director Liu, Brother Hua, why are you looking at me like this?" ”
"Ah Bei, are you the Gu Bei at the Oscars last night?" Liu Weiqiang went straight to the point.
"If there is no second Gu Bei among the people mentioned in the Oscar ceremony, I think this Gu Bei should be me."
Gu Bei didn't go to bed early last night as usual, but stayed in front of the TV and watched the live broadcast of the 74th Academy Awards, and Gu Bei also had an invitation letter from the organizer of the Academy Awards, but Gu Bei couldn't attend this event, so he could only feel it in front of the TV.
A year ago, the script "A Beautiful Mind", which was adapted from real deeds, was acquired by Universal Pictures, and it had no relationship with Gu Bei, and in December last year, after Gu Bei produced the album "I Am Not an Angel" for Naying, "A Beautiful Mind" was successfully released in North America.
Liu Dehua, who had just known Gu Bei for a few days, said with a smile: "Congratulations, Abei, I heard that you suggested that I be chosen to play the role of Liu Jianming, thank you very much." ”
"It's a pity that you didn't make it to the stage to accept the award."
Smiling at Liu Weiqiang, Gu Bei said: "I don't have any regrets, I didn't participate in much of that movie, "Infernal Affairs" is the first movie I worked hard for, and the film and television screenwriting major I studied at the Drama Academy, and the graduation work I handed in was the script of "Infernal Affairs". ”
"You're graduating soon, aren't you?" Liu Dehua pondered for a moment and said, "Are you interested in signing my economic company?" They should be able to help you with your previous contract issues. ”
For Liu Dehua, Gu Bei still has some feelings of sympathy and sympathy, in the eighties, Liu Dehua was hidden by TVB for more than a year, and then came out again and developed into today's status.
Feeling Liu Dehua's kindness, Gu Bei shook his head with a smile and said, "Thank you, Brother Hua, but not for the time being, after graduation, I am going to start my own company and gamble for a few years." ”
"Well, if you need anything, you can tell me, it may not be able to help you too much, but I can also do what I can."
"Understood, I really need help, I won't be polite to you, Brother Hua."
After a few simple words, the crew officially started, and Gu Bei also returned to his post, responsible for scheduling various working groups and actors, mainly to complete Liu Weiqiang's arrangement, different from when he was an actor, at this moment Gu Bei is more concerned about the use of lenses, and the processing of details, etc., These film elements, rather than simple acting skills and film aesthetics.
Liu Weiqiang is a very mature director, although the artistry of the Crazy Boy series filmed before is not high, but there are many merits, which also makes Liu Weiqiang famous, as Liu Weiqiang's assistant director, Gu Bei has learned a lot.
thought that at the same time, Gu Bei's name once again appeared in front of the Chinese people, and the exposure of the Oscar alone was certainly not enough, which was fueled by Media Asia Company.
In fact, in addition to the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 74th Academy Awards, Gu Bei also won the Best Screenplay at the Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television in the United States, but he also failed to attend the award in person.
When the Golden Globe Awards were awarded, the name of the winner was just a simple "Gu", and after Gu Bei won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, people found out that the winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay in the same year "Gu" was Gu Bei from China.
In order to promote "Infernal Affairs", Media Asia Company launched the news that Gu Bei won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, with only one theme - "Gu Bei, a gold medal screenwriter who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, after "Beautiful Mind", once again created the police and bandit-themed script "Infernal Affairs", directed by Liu Weiqiang and starring Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei, the movie "Infernal Affairs" is being filmed, so stay tuned."
The Golden Globe Awards are one of the vane awards of the Academy Awards, which are awarded about a month before the Oscars, because the winners and award-winning films of the Golden Globes every year mostly coincide with the Oscars awarded later, and the prediction accuracy is extremely high, so the Golden Globes have gradually developed into one of the film and television awards in the United States whose influence is second only to the Academy Awards.
Most Chinese people don't pay attention to the Oscars, the Golden Globes, or who or which film is awarded to every year, but the name of the Oscars is topicality, and the award-winning Gu Bei has brought a topic to "Infernal Affairs".
Gu Bei, who has basically disappeared in front of the audience and fans, has become active again, and those remaining fans who are still paying attention to Gu Bei gradually stood up and spontaneously helped Gu Bei do publicity, to tell those who are asking "Who is Gu Bei", who is Gu Bei, and what works he has in the past......