Millennium director

Chapter 195 Li Yu’s "Lust, Caution", the award ceremony begins!

There is still about half an hour before the awards ceremony starts.

Most of the seats in the Kodak Theater were still empty, and only a small number of guests were seated.

It's not that most of the guests haven't arrived yet, but they're all backstage now.

The backstage of the Oscars ceremony is very large, and it is a place specially prepared for the winners to be interviewed.

There are no awards yet, and the vast backstage has become an area for guests from all walks of life to socialize.

There are no media reporters backstage now, only invited guests and celebrities, as well as Oscar staff who occasionally pass by.

Because no one brought their cell phones, cameras or other photo or recording equipment, they could talk freely in this place.

After Wu Yuan took the "Love" crew members and took their seats at the front desk, he had nothing to do, and he also took Gong Li and Liu Yifei to the backstage.

You Benchang and Wu Yanshu did not follow.

The main reason is that they don't know any Hollywood actors or directors at all, and they have no interest in working in Hollywood. They might as well stay quiet at the front desk.

After arriving backstage, Gong Li quickly separated from them and went to greet the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha".

Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei, on the other hand, wandered to find Li Yu.

The Chinese director who received the most attention at the Oscars this year is not Wu Yuan, but Li Eucalyptus.

His "Brokeback Mountain" is the favorite to win this year's awards. Whether it is Best Picture or Best Director, he is the favorite predicted before the award.

Before today's Oscars, he had already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture - Drama and Best Director.

Due to emotions and reasons, Wu Yuan had to meet Li Yu and wish him to win the award tonight.

After all, when away from home and in the land of foreigners, the Chinese still need to be united.

Li Yu is still easy to find. The little old man stands out among the blacks and whites.

At this moment he was chatting with Spielberg.

This year Spielberg made a thriller historical film "Munich", which can be regarded as an artistically adapted film based on real events. This kind of subject is very popular among old white men in the academy. It was also nominated for this year's Best Director and Best Picture.

However, there is no tit-for-tat between Li Eucalyptus and Spielberg, and they are happily exchanging each other's movies.

Wu Yuan pulled Liu Yifei, walked to Li Yu, and said hello: "Director Li, we meet again."

Last time at the Golden Horse Awards, he had a chance encounter with Li Eucalyptus.

"Director Wu, congratulations on the Best Foreign Language Film Award!" Li Eucalyptus stopped communicating with Spielberg and shook hands with Wu Yuan: "Of all the awards tonight, yours is the least suspenseful. Bar?"

Spielberg also shook hands with Wu Yuan happily, "Daniel, China has a talented director like you, which is the luckiest thing for the Chinese film industry."

"You and I are very similar and will change the destiny of a country's film industry."

"Oh, no, I can't compare with you." Wu Yuan shook his head and rejected Spielberg's praise.

Who is Spielberg?

He is the director who personally destroyed the old Hollywood, promoted the New Hollywood movement, and changed the entire Hollywood!

Spielberg's influence in Hollywood is unquestionable.

Over the course of his decades-long career, Spielberg not only transformed the craft of filmmaking but also influenced the Hollywood industry model.

His production methods have almost become a production model for top Hollywood blockbusters.

It can be said that without Spielberg, there would be no commercial and industrialized Hollywood blockbusters.

It was Spielberg who single-handedly created the Hollywood that is now invading the world!

His impact on Hollywood needs no overstatement and has long been woven into the fabric of the film industry.

He would also continue to influence the conception, production and distribution of Hollywood films for many years to come.

Spielberg thinks Wu Yuan is China's own, which is indeed a very high praise.

"I'm still young, and I'm still far behind the two directors." Wu Yuan spread his hands: "I was only shortlisted for the best foreign language film, and you are competing for the best picture and best director."

"Haha!" Spielberg smiled and patted Wu Yuan's shoulder hard: "Daniel, you will get it sooner or later, don't worry."

"Steven, I'm only 24 years old. I'm not in a hurry. I'm just telling the truth." Wu Yuan winked mischievously.

Spielberg's face immediately turned bitter, "Daniel, you shouldn't emphasize your age in front of us two old men."

The three of them laughed heartily, and Liu Yifei, who was next to Wu Yuan, also lightly covered her lips.

Wu Yuan's age is indeed something that makes other directors depressed when he mentions it.

"Hey." Suddenly, Li Yu looked back and forth at Liu Yifei, "Miss Liu Yifei is dressed very beautifully today."

"I am preparing a new movie, which I plan to shoot in China. It is adapted from Zhang Ailing's novel and is set in the magical city during the Anti-Japanese War in the 1940s."

"The tentative title will be the original title of the novel, Lust, Caution."

"I think Miss Liu is very suitable to play the heroine."

"Would you like to give it a try then?"

Damn it!

Wu Yuan cursed in his heart, stretched out his hand to hold Liu Yifei's arm, and when she was about to agree, he refused first and said: "Director Li, Sissi may not be suitable for this movie. This movie is a bit different from her image. It doesn’t match.”

"You'd better hire someone else."

Wu Yuan's tone was very serious. Li Yu glanced at him strangely, then looked at his hand holding Liu Yifei's, and suddenly realized, "Oh! You are."

He didn't finish his words, but Wu Yuan understood what he meant and nodded to Li Yu.

Li Yu understood immediately.

No one wants their girlfriend to act in a movie like "Lust, Caution", even if Wu Yuan himself is a director.

As for why Wu Yuan knew that "Lust, Caution" would be very large-scale, Li Yu was not surprised.

The original novel "Lust, Caution" was released in 1978. As a great Chinese director, Wu Yuan also takes a literary route, so it is normal for him to have read this novel.

Only Liu Yifei was confused. She had never read the "Lust, Caution" novel, and she didn't know why Wu Yuan rejected Li Yu for her without waiting for her to speak.

Wu Yuan has always respected her decisions and would never decide anything for her so forcefully.

Instead of feeling any ill feelings, Liu Yifei found Wu Yuan like this very strange, and she felt a little bit intoxicated in her heart.

Senior brother can be domineering occasionally, which is quite attractive.

"Okay, the awards ceremony is about to start. Let's go back to the front desk and take a seat." Li Yu raised his hand and looked at his watch, and wisely ended the topic.

A smile appeared again on Wu Yuan's face, "Let's go then."

"I also wish Directors Li and Steven the best to win the grand prize. No matter who wins the award in the end, I think it is well-deserved."

"Slippery!" Li Yu scolded him with a smile, and the group turned and walked towards the front channel.

After returning to the seats of the "Love" crew at the front desk, Liu Yifei, who had endured her curiosity for a long time, finally couldn't help it anymore and asked Wu Yuan in a low voice: "Brother, why don't you let me try out the new play directed by Li Yu?" ah?"

This is Li Eucalyptus, Li Eucalyptus, who was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director!

Wu Yuan glanced at her calmly and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "Have you seen "Brokeback Mountain"?"

"No." Liu Yifei pouted. She was busy doing singing and dancing training in Tokyo and had no time to watch this movie.

But she still knew what the movie was about, "You mean, Li Yu's new movie "Lust, Caution" is also about forbidden love?"

"No, it's more extreme than this." Wu Yuan shook his head: "The original novel "Lust, Caution" has a very classic comment."

"This novel uses Wang Jiazhi's body to deconstruct collectives and politics and return to real, living individuals. It also uses Wang Jiazhi's passion to bring the suppressed female love issues to the public, exalt women's self, and promote humanity."

"That sounds cool, promoting women's self-esteem!" Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.

Wu Yuan rolled his eyes and almost rolled his eyes to the sky. Will Nier only selectively listen to what she wants to hear?

"Is the focus on the female self?" Wu Yuan choked speechlessly: "The focus is on Wang Jiazhi's body and lust!"

"I'm not surprised that Li Yu made this movie into a pornographic film!"

"Full nudity, sex scenes, and passionate scenes are all essential."

"Ah?!" Liu Yifei reacted belatedly, shaking her head like a rattle: "If you don't shoot, I definitely won't make this kind of movie."

Even if she doesn't have a boyfriend, she can't accept such a large-scale drama. This has nothing to do with being respectful or not.

She is not noble enough to sacrifice her body for art.

On the side, Gong Li, who heard the two chatting, also turned his head and said, "Don't go filming "Lust, Caution"."

"It's no secret within the industry that Director Li Yu is preparing for Lust, Caution."

"He found many young actresses to audition for the role, but after reading the script, these actresses all rejected the role."

"Now he is considering a large-scale audition involving cross-strait and three places to choose a new actress to play the heroine."

What Gong Li meant was that no actress with any reputation would be willing to play the heroine of "Lust, Caution", so Li Eucalyptus had no choice but to audition for a new actress.

This shows how much the heroine has sacrificed.

"Ah, that's it." Liu Yifei nodded with lingering fear, "Fortunately, senior brother refused."

Gong Li glanced at her funny, "Just follow Director Wu to make movies honestly. With Director Wu here, do you still have to worry about not being able to make a good movie?"

"Hey, Sister Li, you can't say that." Wu Yuan waved his hand: "My next few movies will be commercial films, and there is no role suitable for Sissi."

"Didn't I just invite you to play the heroine in "Gravity"!"

"If there is a suitable movie, Sissi will still have to work hard for it, and you can't just count on me."

Ah yes, yes, Gong Li looked at Wu Yuan with a confused look, as if he was too lazy to talk nonsense with this face-seeking director.

Who hasn’t had a director boyfriend?

Could she not know how powerful these directors are in promoting their girlfriends?

"Stop talking about this, the award ceremony has begun."

"Pay attention to expression management."

Turning his attention back to the main stage, Gong Li showed a formulaic smile and applauded to welcome the host of this year's Oscars, Jon Szeto.

"Hello, everyone!"

"Welcome to the 78th Academy Awards!"

"I'm your host Jon Stewart!"

"Wow, let's see, there are a lot of superstar directors here today!"

"Hey, friends in front of the TV, are you ready for tonight's movie party?"