Millennium director

March 2006

On a sunny and breezy afternoon, the entire cast of "Love" finished their makeup in Wu Yuan's mansion, then got into the courtesy car arranged by the Oscar organizing committee and headed to the Kodak Theater.

On the way, Wu Yuan curiously asked Gong Li: "Sister Li, are you going to walk the red carpet twice today?"

In addition to "Love", Gong Li also starred in "Memoirs of a Geisha".

However, Gong Li shook his head: "If I don't leave twice, I have made an agreement with the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha" and I will represent the crew of "Love" at the Oscars today."

Before the Oscars ceremony began, Hollywood's mainstream entertainment newspapers had all speculated on the awards for this year's Oscars.

Unlike the three major European companies, which are completely unpredictable, the final Oscar awards are basically traceable.

Not to mention that there are so many outpost awards ahead, but the various public relations carried out by the production companies behind each movie can roughly tell whether it is possible to win the award.

Among them, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is the least likely to win an award. This film was not even nominated for any heavyweight awards. It was only nominated for best art direction, best costume design, best sound effects, and best sound editing. Kind of rimmed award.

The most important nomination is Best Cinematography.

In comparison, although "Love" was only nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, "Love" is the biggest favorite to win this award.

On the one hand, "Love" has already won the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes. It is one of the top three European films and is also recognized in Hollywood.

On the other hand, John has been doing public relations for "Love" in Hollywood since October last year, holding many cocktail parties and giving many gifts to the judges.

The public relations fees alone cost six to seven million US dollars!

When this real money is thrown in, the effect is immediately apparent.

Although the judges could not publicly praise "Love" due to rules, many media outlets in Hollywood were paid to praise the film in newspapers.

The so-called "favorite" is nothing more than the production company stuffing enough money and the media helping to hype it up.

Looking at "Love", Gong Li is more likely to win the Oscar this year, and it is the best foreign language film award that the entire cast and crew will be honored for, so she will definitely attend with the "Love" crew!

Los Angeles time, 5 p.m.

Beijing time, 8 a.m.

In front of the Kodak Theater, where the Academy Awards ceremony is held, the invited guests have already arrived and walked on the red carpet.

The sound of snapping photos was like a wave.

In the media seats and spectator stands on both sides of the red carpet, a dark crowd crowded crazily.

Concierge cars arrived one after another, picking up international superstars who are usually rarely seen.

The lucky fans who were selected by the Oscar organizing committee blushed with excitement and cheered to vent their excitement.

The people present were all big-name superstars, whom you wouldn’t normally see! Can you not be excited?

The beautiful Keira Knightley, the sexy Charlize Theron, the handsome Tom Hanks, the elegant Nicole Kidman, the European and Asian Jessica Alba...

They walked onto the red carpet with their heads held high, posing in poses, chatting with reporters and fans beside the red carpet, or waving and blowing kisses with smiles on their faces.

Similarly, reporters from all over the world in the media gallery took crazy photos of every star who walked on the red carpet. The flashlights flashed intensively and never stopped.

Cheers and calls of names were heard endlessly.

The stands and both sides of the red carpet were already in a state of excitement.

On the edge of the red carpet, the live broadcast of the American ABC TV station also started.

At the same time, in China, the broadcast room of CCTV Movie Channel was also very lively.

This year's Oscars is a big year for the Chinese-language film industry.

Not only Wu Yuan and the crew of "Love" participated, but also Chinese director Li Yu competed for best picture and best director with "Brokeback Mountain".

CCTV naturally purchased the broadcast rights for this year's Oscars and invited two great directors to come to the broadcast room to act as commentators.

The two invited great directors are Director Tian Zhuangzhuang, who has the least number of works among the fifth-generation directors in China, but is the most respected, and director Chen Kaige, who is also a leader among the fifth-generation directors.

"The red carpet session has begun." Director Tian Zhuangzhuang pointed to the broadcast screen in front of him and said with emotion: "There will be many Chinese faces on this year's Oscars red carpet."

"Yes, they are all the top actors and directors in China." Chen Kaige also said with some envy.

He is also very interested in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The main reason is that Zhang Yimou failed to win the Olympics, so he really hopes that he can win this award and prove that he is better than Zhang Yimou in terms of directing!

"I hope I can lead the crew of "The Promise" on this red carpet next year."

Chen Kaige said with great pride: "This junior brother, Director Wu, is already one step ahead of us. We old guys can't let our guard down!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded in agreement: "Unfortunately, when I returned to the film school, Director Wu was no longer at the school, and I never got to meet him."

"I failed to get to know this talented and outstanding junior."

"Hey, Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, the crew of "Love" is here." Chen Kaige cheered up and interrupted Tian Zhuangzhuang's sigh.

On the broadcast screen, I saw two courtesy cars parked steadily at the end of the red carpet in front of the Kodak Theater.

In the car in front, Wu Yuan got out of the car with Gong Li and Liu Yifei, who were all dressed up. The ones in the back were You Benchang and Wu Yanshu, holding hands.

"Hey, it's rare to see Director Wu dressing up like this!" Chen Kaige smiled like an auntie.

Wu Yuan was dressed very formally today, which didn't matter. The most formal clothing for a man was just a suit and leather shoes.

The main thing that surprised Chen Kaige was that Wu Yuan actually had a hairstyle, blowing up all the broken hair on his forehead, making a slicked back hair, and wearing a pair of glasses.

Originally, such a slicked-back hairstyle would give people a bit of domineering and sharpness, but paired with a pair of glasses, this sharpness is weakened and adds a bit of elegance.

Inexplicably, the words "gentle scum" came to Chen Kaige's mind.

on site.

When Liu Yifei and Gong Li walked onto the red carpet holding Wu Yuan's arms, there were exclamations from both sides of the red carpet. The reporters became excited again and clicked the shutter frantically.

In comparison, the lucky fans in the stands were much calmer and only politely applauded.

After all, the most well-known member of the "Love" crew is director Wu Yuan, and after all, the director's popularity cannot be compared with that of the superstars in front of the stage.

However, reporters still know who the big and small kings are, they know Wu Yuan's status, and they know the importance of big directors, especially since they also have big directors from the film company.

Countless cameras snapped at the trio of Wu Yuan, and even You Benchang and Wu Yanshu behind them also captured a lot of footage.

Liu Yifei is wearing a strapless floral dress today. The overall color is turquoise. She also wears beautiful pearl earrings on both ears. Her long flowing hair falls down her shoulders, covering the back of her neck, but revealing her pure white hair. A jade-like forehead.

The girl's youthful and beautiful face was already extremely beautiful with just a touch of powder.

For a girl of this age, light or heavy makeup can always highlight her natural beauty and charming charm.

As the saying goes, heavy makeup and light makeup are always appropriate.

In contrast, Gong Li really wore heavy makeup and a golden dress, focusing on a domineering side leak!

In particular, her eyeliner was specially made into a very oppressive tail eye. When the reporters looked at her, their hearts trembled.

The two held Wu Yuan's hands and stood at the edge of the red carpet. After giving the reporters a moment to take photos, they walked towards the interview area at the end of the red carpet.

Red carpet host Ryan Seacrest stopped the "Love" crew at the end of the red carpet and held out the microphone with a smile.

"Daniel, congratulations on being shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film Award."

"How do you feel about coming to the Oscars again after three years?"

The last time Wu Yuan came to the Oscars was when "Juno" was shortlisted.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" was later shortlisted for some of the Academy Awards, Wu Yuan did not attend.

"Of course I am very happy to be able to bring my work to the Oscars again." Wu Yuan said kindly: "Of course I also hope that I can win awards during this trip to the Oscars and not come back empty-handed."

"I hope you can get your wish." Ryan nodded with a smile and extended his hand to indicate that the "Love" crew could enter.

Domestically, in the broadcast studio, Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang watched the "Love" crew enter the Kodak Theater before they started chatting again.

"This year's Love should be the most likely nominee to win the Best Foreign Language Film Award, right?" Tian Zhuangzhuang pondered.

Nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film together with "Amour" are France's "Merry Christmas", Palestine's "Heaven Now", Germany's "Hope and Defiance" and Italy's "The Beast Within".

In terms of fame, these movies are not as high as "Love", and in terms of awards, they are not as valuable as "Love".

Even if we don't take into account the influence of off-site factors, in terms of the gold content of the movie itself, "Love" is the best, and it is far ahead.

"Before the awards ceremony, the Hollywood media had made predictions that "Love" would be the favorite to win the Best Foreign Language Film. They even thought that this award would have no suspense."

Chen Kaige still had the same envious expression, "Many Hollywood film critics believe that if "Love" does not win the award, the Oscars will lose its fairness and public recognition."

Tian Zhuangzhuang laughed heartily and said cheerfully: "It looks like we are about to win China's first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film."