China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 363 The time has come

Although it is Sunday and it is morning, there are still many media reporters and editors either at the company, at home, or working overtime outside to rush to publish.

This morning, that is, last night, Western American time, the Oscar nominations will be announced, and naturally there will be a hot topic. This year, because of Chen Jingxing, it may be big news.

Many media outlets have also prepared two manuscripts, one for "Gravity" that was not nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and one for "Gravity" that was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film.

But after the nomination list came out, everyone found that they had to rewrite it.

The result was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Chen Jingxing can be regarded as the biggest winner of this year's Oscars, just in terms of nominations.

"Gravity" was not only successfully nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but also nominated for a total of nine awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Score.

Chen Jingxing's other film "The Matrix" was also shortlisted for five awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Sound Effects.

Such a result is undoubtedly beyond everyone's imagination. Not only was the external network in an uproar, but the country was also silent for a while.

To be precise, it is a state of confusion.

Because this is indeed too exaggerated, when the news was put in front of many reporters and copywriters, their first reaction was disbelief, or they suspected that it was an own incident.

However, no matter how curious I was, the show still had to be recorded. After the chief director gave an order, Nuoda's dressing room became empty.

Words such as shock and disbelief are no longer exclusive to marketing accounts. Even mainstream media cannot avoid revealing their surprise in their titles and content.

However, Guo Fan and other three contracted directors from DreamWorks would not let Chen Jingxing go. They had not known the result before. Only Chen Jingxing and Xu Wenshen were the only ones within DreamWorks who knew the nomination list in advance.

Regardless of whether you recognize its level or not, who wouldn’t want to win such a world-class award? How many people can get rid of fame and fortune?

Congratulations, photos, photos.

During the announcement of the nominations, some netizens who watched the live video or text broadcast could not wait to post the information and their shock online.

Even if it's still hard to believe, you know it's true.

Ning Weiqiang is the weakest person in DreamWorks and his relationship with Chen Jingxing is not that deep. He wanted to speak but was too embarrassed to do so.

The specific mental journey is:

[Holy shit! A good start? The best original soundtrack is "Gravity"! 】

The outside world is being turned upside down by the Oscar nomination list, but Chen Jingxing and the other three stars of DreamWorks are still recording programs.

As soon as the Oscar nominations came out, they triggered social topics and will inevitably bring a wave of attention to Chen Jingxing from people who had not paid attention to movies or Chen Jingxing before.

Secondly, neither "Gravity" nor "The Matrix" are brainless special effects blockbusters. The concept and lens language of "Gravity" are definitely at the artistic level, but they are just wrapped in a package of visual effects spectacles.

Anyway, Guo Fan and others haven’t reached this level yet.

He has heard about Oscar awards for Hollywood stars or film studios, and it is said that some can even invest nearly ten million US dollars. Could it be that DreamWorks paid tens of millions of US dollars? This is not unaffordable for DreamWorks, a cash cow.

Immediately the dressing room was filled with people, even the makeup artists were pushed aside. The producers, coordinators, directors and other high-level executives from the program team all rushed into the dressing room.

But when the big media and authoritative media on the Internet published the news one after another, and even the TV stations pushed the mobile news below, and the CCTV News Channel suddenly reported it on the hourly news, the public no longer had any doubts.

Basically, it takes a whole day to record from noon to evening.

Of course, in addition to congratulations, there is also curiosity. For most people, this news is almost as shocking as the first time "Source Code" broke the box office record in film history. Breaking records is created slowly, but today it happened suddenly

attack.

Netizens are now searching for Chen Jingxing, and apart from Oscar, the first few items that come up must be the variety show "The Birth of a Director".

Chen Jingxing felt a little headache when he saw the strange look Tian Xinye gave him.

First of all, the quality of "Gravity" and "The Matrix" is indeed top-notch, and both of them can enter the "Hall of Fame" level among science fiction movies.

Even the craziest fan of Chen Jingxing could not have predicted such a crazy result.

The audience, judges and staff all have to arrive at the studio before 9 a.m., and preparations including makeup are very time-consuming.

Guo Fan and Tian Xinye have no scruples.

[Oh my god, best picture!! Oh my god, can this happen in the real world??]

Otherwise, according to the normal recording time of this kind of indoor program, we basically work from the afternoon to the early morning and late at night. Many employees in the program team are night owls.

"How much did it cost?" Guo Fan said bluntly: "No, this is what you can get by spending money?"

But then, in addition to the excitement and joy, there was confusion.

In the Internet age, the media is not the fastest source of news.

Looking at the three directors staring directly at him, Chen Jingxing knew how much this would impact them, so he did not hide it, and there was no need to hide it, because this was not a mysterious thing.

And although in theory, movies released in the North American market can compete for Oscars both at home and abroad, but we need to consider how many foreign movies can achieve good box office in the North American market?

The Oscars as a union award system and the thousands of Academy members who are almost guaranteed to stay in the Academy for life as long as they are "recruited" - there are too many unprofessional or low-level members in the Academy, which determines the fate of foreign films.

If you are not famous in North America, it is impossible to participate in the game without major companies organizing public relations and movie viewing.

Most people will still pay more attention to the actors and stars when watching a movie, as long as the director knows that.

Especially as a Chinese director, I know very well how the great directors in China have been striving for Oscars for more than ten years. It was only in the past two years that this momentum has passed.

Because theoretically speaking, "Gravity" is actually competing for the best foreign language film. At most, it will have one or two technical awards. Although it was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, few people will win.

I hope that the Oscars will give "Gravity" nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. Usually the Oscars are more conservative than the Golden Globes.

【……】

The chief director was even more beaming. As the biggest winner on the Oscar nomination list, Chen Jingxing has rarely appeared in variety shows in recent years and has rarely given interviews. In the near future, the only way to satisfy the audience's curiosity about him is through this show.

"The Birth of a Director" has a lot of content in one issue. It has to broadcast the short films submitted by five directors, the competition short films, the documentary filmed by the program team during the filming of the competition short films, as well as the comments of the judges, the professional film appraisal group, the audience's questions and

Vote for this issue's "Rising Star".

The edited program is nearly two hours long, let alone recorded.

But Chen Jingxing arrives on time at 9 o'clock every morning, so of course no one dares to arrive late without knowing what he is doing.

Netizens are the ones, and every netizen is a self-media.

Fans of Chen Jingxing were so stunned that they couldn't come to their senses. Those who didn't watch the live broadcast were busy working for a while and then surfing the Internet. They were even more shocked when they saw these posts, messages, and push notifications. Many people felt that this

It's fake news. I even looked at the calendar and found that it's not April Fool's Day.

[Best Foreign Language Film is here, "Gravity" was nominated, "The Matrix" was not]

This will also bring a lot of attention to the show. After all, as a director, Chen Jingxing, even if he is a star among directors, has a much lower national level than a real idol or actor-star.

The high concept of "The Matrix" and the philosophical ideas contained in it are also rare in science fiction movies.

[Why?? I know that movies released in North America, regardless of whether they are Hollywood or foreign, can participate in the Golden Globe and Oscar selections. I know all this, and the media has popularized it before, but I still have to ask: why?!

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Not to mention receiving so many nominations in one go, for two films.

[Three kills! Best sound effects! "Gravity" and "The Matrix"! Am I dreaming? 】

What they are only competing for is Best Foreign Language Film.

[There is no best actress...what am I thinking?!]

Of course, generally speaking, guests, especially big-name celebrities or big shots, can arrive late. Only the audience and staff have the hardest time.

[Best Art Direction! "Gravity"]

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity and accuracy of the information, they started writing in a dazed state, and this was also reflected in the press release they wrote.

[Ahhh! Best Director, Chen Jingxing! Nominated for Best Director!!! Is the Golden Globe really a weather vane? 】

"How on earth did you do it?"

[Unbelievable, "Gravity" has already received 7 nominations, "The Matrix" has 5 nominations, I'm already numb]

This is because Chen Jingxing requested that the recording time of the program be moved to daytime. He is a man who has to go to and from get off work on time every day and goes home at night to accompany his wife.

["The Matrix" nominated for Best Original Screenplay]

This leads to the selection of World Footballer based on reputation rather than actual performance.

This unprecedented victory was indeed somewhat beyond Chen Jingxing's expectations, and even Universal's expectations, but this result was neither mysterious nor metaphysical—perhaps there was a little bit of it.

In fact, the reason why these indoor variety shows have gradually formed a habit of recording often starting in the afternoon and recording until late at night is basically because they are guests and celebrities. They arrive late, put on their makeup, and get ready for recording. Naturally, it will be too late, otherwise

Who among the people behind the scenes doesn’t want to work according to their normal biological clock?

Chen Jingxing, Guo Fan and others were putting on makeup in the dressing room as usual. This episode was the last one to be recorded, so everyone felt a little relaxed. Although today is the day when the Oscar nominations are announced, Chen Jingxing should be nervous, but who let

Has Chen Jingxing been spoiled?

Universal had notified Chen Jingxing of the list of Oscar nominees two days ago, but Chen Jingxing did not reveal any spoilers. After all, he was just afraid of what might happen. How shameless would he be if there was such a case?

The news on the Internet quickly turned into breaking news and was pushed to the mobile phones of most people, including Chen Jingxing.

It's a bit like World Footballer. The voters are football team captains and head coaches from hundreds of countries. Many of them are more hands-on than eyes. Their understanding of football may not be as good as professional football reporters or senior fans.

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Even though they all know that DreamWorks and Universal are working together to compete for awards, they just think that they are competing for the best foreign language film, or maybe adding a few minor technical awards.

[Is this an Oscar or a Golden Rooster Award? Is it a prank? Am I crazy or is the world crazy? 】

"Gravity" received nine nominations and "The Matrix" received five nominations, including awards such as Best Director and Best Picture. This result was unimaginable to them.

The reputation of the Academy Awards in the world is almost unrivaled. The only one that can rival the reputation of the Oscars is Cannes.

The same is true for the Oscars. This is also the point of public relations. Many Academy members may not be able to watch all the submitted and nominated films, or in other words, most people will not be able to watch them all.

The high box office and Internet popularity of "Gravity" and "The Matrix" allow these two films to participate in this game as foreign films on the basis of their own qualified quality.

But the above is just a matter of geographical location and people.

The more fundamental reason is that the time has come—Oscar itself has changed.

(End of chapter)