""Truman's World" was a big hit overseas and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Awards!"

"Ten years later, the mainland film industry was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film again, and after a ten-year Oscar journey, can Li Qian win an Oscar for the mainland film industry for Best Foreign Language Film?"

In 2003, the epoch-making blockbuster "Hero" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film again after 11 years since "Ju Dou" in 1992, and the 11-year wait finally came to naught.

Now, after another ten years, the new generation of director Li Qian, who has also opened the era of a billion box office, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the first time in the Oscar selection, and looks forward to Li Qian being able to continue the miracle and fill the gap of the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards for the mainland film industry!"

"Counting the history of the mainland film industry, 30 years after the Olympics, mainland filmmakers and the Oscars seem to be drifting apart, this is the confusion of Zhang Yimou, who has won all the international awards but failed to win the Olympics 8 times, and it is also the confusion of filmmakers who try to use movies as a bridge for cultural export, and now nominated again after ten years, Li Qian can open this confusion for mainland filmmakers?"

"Ten years later, he was finally nominated, and Li Qian brought "Truman's World" to the Oscars!"

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The Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film has injected vitality into the somewhat silent mainland film industry because the release of "Truman's World" is nearing the end.

The repeated failures of the Olympic Games have already made many filmmakers and audiences lose hope, and they basically no longer pay attention to the Olympics.

Even Optoelectronics, he didn't report any hope, and this time he gave the qualification to "Truman's World", purely because this is Li Qian's movie, as long as the content is not sensitive, it is 100% his.

A "I Am Not the God of Medicine", although Li Qian was put on the small books of various ministries and commissions, became the object of key attention.

However, the huge prestige gained by the movie contributed to the medical reform, and Li Qian also obtained qualifications far beyond his age, so he naturally received the same treatment.

However, as soon as the nominations were announced, mainland films were nominated again after ten years, which rekindled the hope of everyone, including the optoelectronic and cultural departments.

In the past, there was no nomination, so naturally there was no hope.

But this time it was nominated, a total of five films were nominated, and the probability of winning the award was 20%.

It's like playing a game between the national football team and Brazil, there is little hope at first, and the spinach company is too lazy to open.

But if the opponent is drawn in 80 minutes, and as long as they hold on to the last 10 minutes, they can play a draw, then even if they face Brazil, the players will play with the strength and fighting spirit.

Choose one out of five, 20% odds, that's hope.

......

As soon as Han Sanping came out of Optoelectronics, he immediately made an appointment with Li Qian to meet him, in a hotel near Future Pictures.

When Li Qian came, Han Sanping was obviously still a little excited, sitting on the sofa, but his back was not leaning on the backrest.

"Han Dong, what's wrong?" Li Qian said with a smile.

Seeing that Li Qian was not in a hurry, as if he was not excited at all because of the Oscar nomination, Han Sanping was also speechless for a while.

calmed down, Han Sanping said concisely, "The General Administration attaches great importance to this Oscar, I just came back from a meeting, and Director Cai asked departments at all levels to fully support "Truman's World" to win the Olympics. ”

Li Qianqi said, "What kind of support law?"

"Full support!"

“...”

These four words can explain a lot of meanings, but Li Qian doesn't care, the support of optoelectronics does not have much effect on Oscar.

"Han Dong, you also know that this has little to do with the lack of support for the optoelectronic branch. Li Qian shook his head.

"But do you really care that much?"

"In the eighties and nineties, I didn't care much about it, after all, it was just a regional award in Hollywood. ”

Han Sanping sighed, "Since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 01, from top to bottom, the Oscar has become an obsession of the entire industry. ”

didn't say specifically, but Li Qian almost understood.

He hadn't gone through that era, but he probably understood their feelings.

In the eighties and nineties, domestic films can be said to have been wandering outside the door of the Oscars for a long time, although they have not won the Best Foreign Language Film Award, but they are not too concerned about it, and the progress of the entire mainland film industry is still stable.

Until the 73rd Oscars in 2001, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was finally nominated for the quota of Treasure Island because Xiangjiang already had a selected movie, and won many awards such as Best Foreign Language Film.

At the Oscars that year, when the film was introduced, it would only be said that it was a treasure island movie.

Although the vast majority of audiences are proud and proud of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", in the final analysis, this film cannot be regarded as a victory for domestic films, after all, this is a product of Sino-US cooperation, and from the overall content point of view, it is also a very successful work that wraps Western values with Eastern culture.

After going around for so many years, the little golden man that countless domestic directors dreamed of was finally realized in this way, and in the end it was still unwilling, which completely affected the film industry's mentality towards the Oscars.

Not only the Oscars, but also the film industry, which is seeking steady progress, began to develop radically.

In the 90s, the movies with an investment of 10 million were all big productions, and after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", real domestic big productions finally appeared.

"Hero" is an epoch-making blockbuster, and it is also a milestone for domestic films to officially integrate with international standards.

At that time, I was scolded miserably, which was completely different from the previous domestic realism-oriented film environment, which made everyone indigestion, and even many people at that time didn't understand what it was talking about except that the scene of this movie was gorgeous.

Although it is very popular overseas, and the Oscar judges also praise "Hero", but the purpose is too strong, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is in front, but it is only nominated and not awarded.

After "Ambush on All Sides", "Wu Ji", "Night Banquet" and other movies, almost all of them were costume blockbuster themes plus all-star lineups and overwhelming publicity, similar formulas and similar tastes, as well as full of ambition and fighting spirit.

The intention of these films is still relatively obvious, and many people in the industry are also producing the types of Chinese films that they think the Oscar jury likes, but unfortunately these routines are ultimately unsuccessful.

Half of the purpose of these movies, and even the biggest goal, is to rush to the Olympics and replicate the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

However, these blockbusters failed, and after being hit, Chong Ao's mind faded.

"Originally, "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" was a last resort, but after it failed, I didn't have much idea including the above. ”

Han Sanping was embarrassed to say that he didn't want to win the award at all when he chose "Truman's World", but just gave Li Qian a place that met his status, which didn't matter anymore.

Han Sanping was also a little excited as he spoke, and continued, "But this time "The World Out of the World" was nominated, and Hollywood's evaluation of the movie is not low, and the General Administration has rekindled hope!"

"The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is indeed the last hope, the whole film is not only rooted in the tragic history of China, but also described from the perspective of foreign missionaries, which not only has more practical significance than the previous costume blockbusters, but also has more ingenuity of combining Chinese and Western.

is also an Olympic movie, because of this, Zhang Weiping scolded Han Sanping for the mountain carving in the Lunar New Year, Han Sanping did not react at all, and the theaters under China Film still gave full support.

In other words, the hope that the photoelectric was finally extinguished was ignited by Li Qian again.

Li Qian could only spread his hands, "But this is not something I can decide, the public relations fee of one million US dollars has been handed over to Warners, and they have done what they should do, thousands of judges, unless it is an overwhelming advantage, they can only wait." ”

The Oscars have an advantage that other awards can't match, and thousands of judges mean that unless it is an absolute advantage, some special films, compared to other awards, can almost be said to be absolutely fair.

"$1 million? You really want to come back with a little golden man, all the public relations expenses will be reimbursed to you, and there will be additional bonuses!" Han Sanping said.

“...”

Li Qian was speechless, what is going on, it is the same as saying to a child, you rely on 100 angry points to reward 10 yuan.

The exam depends on your own level, mainly to study seriously, not stupid, and hard enough, after all, there are fixed standard answers, but Oscar is different.

However, when it comes to this, Li Qian can only say his best.

"Then I'll pay an extra million dollars in public relations to roll out outdoor billboards in Southern California and New York, two places where the Oscar judges gather. ”

Southern California is the southern part of California, and the Bay Area with San Francisco as the core is often referred to as Northern California, while the Los Angeles metropolitan area is called Southern California.

Southern California and New York are places where filmmakers gather, and many of the thousands of Oscar judges live in these two areas.

Although there are some traditions, the effect is still there, and another public relations method in the Internet era is to set up a website and mobile app for movies to canvass for themselves, but for foreign language films, the significance is relatively small.

Seeing that Li Qian was also serious, Han Sanping was relieved, but he still kept admonishing, "Winning the little golden man, whether it is for you or your company, is more important than anything at present."

Moreover, the Cai Bureau has just taken office, you can grasp the stakes yourself, put down everything at hand, and go all out!"

"I understand. ”

Li Qian nodded, and after seeing Han Sanping leave, he lay down on the sofa.

"Hey..."

From beginning to end, Li Qian behaved very casually with the Oscars, there was something, and there was no none.

However, as the highest award in the world film industry, there is no director who does not want to stand on the podium and win the little golden man.

The reason why it seems to be indifferent, especially in any interview, no matter who you are dealing with, is just to not expect too much from others.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment if the prize is not won by then, and God knows what voices will come out at that time.

Now it seems that after the General Administration learned of the nomination, it held a meeting as soon as possible to fully support "Truman's World" to win the Olympics.

As soon as Han Sanping finished the meeting, he hurriedly asked himself out.

There is no need for Li Qian to say anything, their expectations of themselves are already unexpectedly high.

Li Qian was a little helpless, he was not a person who liked to disappoint others, he had been like this since he was a child.

Although Optoelectronics and Han Sanping are still anyone, they are not their own people, but after all, they represent mainland movies.

There is no way, this expectation and responsibility can only be carried by yourself.

He took out his mobile phone, made a transatlantic call, added $1 million to Warner's public relations budget, and spread outdoor advertising in the filmmakers' gathering places in Southern California and New York.

After thinking about it, I turned on my computer and looked at the news.

Entertainment news, most of which is related to "Truman's World" nominated for the Oscar, after all, there are no new films released now, and there have been no new films even in the past half a month.

And netizens are also very interested in "Truman's World", which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"Li Qian is awesome, he was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the first time at the Oscars, and he brought the little golden man back in one go!"

"It's the Olympics again, shouting every year, running with you every year, what's the point, the Oscars are clearly discriminating against domestic films!"

"I think "Truman's World" is hopeful, the fifth generation of directors can't keep up with the times, the movies they make are all old-fashioned, Li Qian is different, "Truman's World" is still about people's pursuit of freedom and exploration of nature, and Westerners should eat this set. ”

"But this is a comedy, doesn't Hollywood want to pay attention to comedy?"

"It's not that you don't pay attention to it, it's whether it's good or not, the first Oscar Chaplin's "Circus" was nominated for actor and best director, but it was withdrawn by the Oscar and changed to a special award. ”

"Curious, what is the special award?"

"A special award is a special award, just those three words. ”

"You can withdraw it if you nominate it, and sure enough, the free rice grains are strong, and it smells like that. ”

"Isn't that a hanging?"

"Don't guess, "Truman's World" is just a comedy on the surface, and it is not the kind of comedy that laughs out loud, have you ever seen a scary comedy, this should be a realistic movie!"

"It's just the best foreign language film, I can't say it, the comic score is stable at 9.3!"

"Li Qian just made "Truman's World" much better, and it can be made into an art film. ”

"Li Qian Chong Duck, no domestic film has won the best foreign language film!"

"If Li Qian can't get it, then who else can he count on, those underground directors will definitely not be able to count on it, and in terms of artistry and connotation in the new generation, those directors who make literary films are not as good as Li Qian!"

"I am willing to exchange three roommates for three years of singleness for "Truman's World" to win the best foreign language film. ”

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Seeing the heated discussion among netizens, they all have great expectations for "Truman's World".

Li Qian is tired, and it is not a comfortable thing to carry everyone's expectations on his shoulders.