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Chapter 262 261. Zhang Yimou actually came to support him

After Jing Tian and Zhao Liying entered the theater, they were placed in the middle of the fourth row.

They didn't dare to yell loudly after entering, because there were celebrities in front and behind them, and there were even CEOs of several film and television companies.

Wei Wu's reputation is different from that of the past, and naturally more celebrities are willing to support him.

Moreover, "Painted Skin" is Wei Wu's first commercial blockbuster, so it naturally attracted more people's attention.

There is a lot of attention, and there are a lot of media reporters at today's premiere. So if you come to participate in the event today, there will naturally be no shortage of exposure, so the stars are happy to come.

Jing Tian has attended premieres several times recently, and now his mentality has gradually been tempered.

She looked around openly, and if someone caught her eye, she would smile and nod.

Zhao Liying was not as calm as she was, and she only dared to look around secretly.

If you feel other people's eyes glancing in your direction, immediately look away or lower your head.

Not far in front of them, in the middle of the first row, sat none other than the newly appointed chairman of China Film Group, Han Sanping.

To his right were Liu Tianxian and Fan Bingbing, and there was an empty seat between him and Liu Tianxian, which should have been reserved for Wei Wu, who was serving as the concierge.

However, a middle-aged man with short hair and a simple appearance on the left side of Han Sanping surprised Zhao Liying, and she couldn't help but bumped Jing Tian's waist with her arm:

"Um...is that director Zhang Yimou?"

Jing Tian took a closer look and couldn't help but cover his mouth in surprise and whispered:

"It's true...it seems that the rumor is true!"

Zhao Liying lamented that her boss was so proud that even Zhang Yimou came to support him. It was so impressive!

"What rumors?"

Jing Tian looked around for a while, then lowered his voice to the lowest level again to ensure that only Zhao Liying could hear:

"Do you know "A City Full of Golden Armor"?"

Zhao Liying nodded: "Absolutely!"

Jing Tian continued to bite his ears: "Director Chen Kaige didn't have any new films released last year. But "The Night Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang and "Painted Skin" directed by Wei Wu were both likely to compete with "The Golden Armor" in the Lunar New Year festival last year. .

"So Zhang Weiping, the producer of "The Golden Jackpot", approached the two of them to lobby, hoping that they would withdraw from the Lunar New Year film and not fight each other with "The Golden Jackpot" and let Hollywood take advantage.

"It is said that Zhang Weiping promised Director Feng that if "The Night Banquet" can be withdrawn from the Lunar New Year schedule——

"He will help get "The Banquet" qualified for the Academy Awards, and he will also help secure the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"At the same time, I promised Director Wei that if "Painted Skin" does not participate in the Lunar New Year competition, director Zhang Yimou will owe him a favor.

"And when "Painted Skin" is officially released in the future, director Zhang Yimou will also help promote the film."

Zhao Liying listened with great interest: "Is it true or false?"

Jing Tian nodded and said: "It should be true, at least it must be true that Zhang Weiping found Director Feng. Director Feng had publicly criticized Zhang Weiping some time ago, scolding him for not keeping his words.

"He clearly promised to help get "The Night Banquet" qualified for the Academy Awards, but in the end he did nothing.

“In the end, Director Feng used his own quota to successfully participate in the selection, and he almost didn’t register.

"Now that Director Feng's matter has been confirmed, and director Zhang Yimou came to attend the premiere of "Painted Skin" today, the rumors should be untrue."

Zhao Liying thought in her heart, why did Zhang Weiping let Feng Xiaogang go, but fulfilled the contract with his boss?

Then she immediately got the answer. It should be that her boss's reputation as "youthful and frivolous, and he will retaliate for his anger" has long spread throughout the industry.

Zhang Weiping dared to bluff Feng Xiaogang, but that didn't mean he dared to bluff his own boss. After all, Wu Yusen has learned from his mistakes and is still stuck in the pit!

"Zhang Weiping promised good terms, why did he regret it again?"

Jing Tian shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe it's because "Golden Armor" also participated in the Academy Awards competition!"

Because the 26th Academy Awards was held just two months ago, Zhao Liying is still somewhat impressed:

"If I remember correctly, it seems that Zhou Xun won the Best Supporting Actress award at this year's Academy Awards. "The Banquet" was nominated for seven out of seven, and it seems that she won this one."

"Yeah", Jing Tian nodded and said:

"Relatively speaking, "Golden Armor" is much better. It received 4 out of 13 nominations, winning Best Art Director, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, and most importantly, Gong Li also won Best heroine."

There is a saying, the movie "The Golden Jacket" is indeed not very good, but Gong Li still consistently contributed a very outstanding personal performance, and he is indeed worthy of the crown of Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

In the same way, although "The Night Banquet" is indeed a bad movie, Zhou Xun's personal performance is not embarrassing.

The Young Girl is the only bright spot in the whole film, so it can barely be justified in winning an award.

Zhao Liying suddenly thought of something: "Then our "Painted Skin" can also participate in the selection of the Academy Awards or the Golden Horse Awards?"

The reason why she suddenly thought of this matter was mainly because "The Banquet" and "The Golden Armor", which were not as well-received as expected, both won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Will "Painted Skin", which is also a commercial blockbuster, also have a good chance?

Jing Tian thought for a while and said: "The Golden Horse Awards are definitely okay, because any Chinese-language film can participate in this award.

"As for the Golden Image Awards, two of the following three conditions must be met to participate in the selection of the Golden Image Awards:

"First, the director must be a Hong Kong Islander, and "Painted Skin" definitely does not meet this requirement.

"Second, the production company must have a legal company registered in Hong Kong Island.

"Painted Skin meets this requirement, because Media Asia Films is one of the producers of "Painted Skin" and is responsible for the distribution of the film in Hong Kong Island.

"Third, at least six work projects in the film must have staff who are Hong Kong Island residents.

"Calculated based on sixteen awards: producer, screenwriter, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, new actor, photography, action design, art direction, costume design, editing, original film music, original film songs, sound effects and visual effects.

"It can be confirmed that there are definitely no Hong Kong people in the first seven items, but there should be six of the last nine items!

"You know, as a commercial blockbuster, "Painted Skin" has hundreds of people working behind the scenes! Maybe there may be Hong Kong people involved in every project behind the scenes.

"After all, since the late 1990s, a large number of Hong Kong film workers have gone north to make a living.

"Because they have more experience in the industry, many of the top behind-the-scenes teams in the current domestic film industry are based on Hong Kong people as the core backbone, and this cannot be cut off!"

Jing Tian suddenly changed the subject when he said this:

"But the movie "Painted Skin" should not win any awards. At most, it will get a few nominations at the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Image Awards, and the probability of winning is very small."

Zhao Liying thought: "Because this movie has a pure mainland cast?"

Jing Tian nodded and said: "Although Director Wei has never officially admitted it, his thoughts are known to everyone.

"He has been so openly rejecting dissidents. If the Golden Image Awards and the Golden Horse Awards still give him the awards, wouldn't that be pure shame?"

Zhao Liying nodded: "That's true."