Millennium director

"Parasite is indeed a great movie."

"But it's a little unrealistic for them to win everything."

"I can't promise you too much, but I believe that whether it's the Golden Globe or the Oscar, there will definitely be one for us in the Best Director and Best Picture awards."

Jovan's words are very confident, or it's not that he is confident, but Disney has already placed its bets on Bruce Lee, and he has great confidence in the company.

If Disney can't guarantee that the movie it supports will win an Oscar, then Disney should stop mixing.

Don't forget that no matter what, America is a country where capital is king, and Disney is one of the undisputed overlords of Hollywood.

"Neither Universal nor Warner Bros. are going to promote any movies this year. I believe the Academy will give us face." Jovan said confidently, "Although Parasite is great, our Bruce Lee is not bad either, isn't it?"

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed with regret, "Maybe the Best Picture is indeed a little difficult. After all, the momentum of Parasite is too high, and now it is indeed a big trend."

"But we can definitely try for the Best Director."

The Bruce Lee project was established in February this year, and was confirmed by Disney as a film for the awards in March.

Unfortunately, Parasite won the Cannes Palme d'Or in May this year, and then it was out of control and began its global bombing.

At that time, the early preparations for Bruce Lee were all underway, and the arrow had been shot and there was no turning back. Disney also believed that Wu Yuan could make a movie that was not inferior to Parasite.

Well, it was not until the final film was obtained that Disney felt a little regretful.

"Bruce Lee" is very good. It has well captured the ups and downs of the life of this international legendary Chinese Kung Fu superstar, and also conveyed his Kung Fu and philosophy through film art.

But compared with "Parasite", it is indeed a little worse.

If it is almost the same, then Disney can indeed confidently promote "Bruce Lee" for the best film, and there will be no problem in winning the award.

But if it is indeed obviously inferior, and the other party has won a lot of international and domestic awards, this hard public relations is not impossible, but it is not worth the loss.

If you take a step back and choose the best director, you may get a better result.

Wu Yuan is not too obsessed with this.

He wants to shoot "Bruce Lee" on the one hand to fulfill his dream. After all, he had the idea of ​​this movie when he shot "Pirates of the Caribbean". As a result, it has been delayed for so many years and has never been really implemented. He really doesn't want to delay it any longer.

On the other hand, it is to win a heavyweight award at the Oscars to maintain his fame and influence in the next two years, both at home and abroad, and pave the way for his "comeback" two years later.

Otherwise, if he remained silent at this time, both the company and his personal career would be interrupted, and it is hard to say whether he can continue smoothly.

Just like Feng Xiaogang, he was a top-tier director in China before "Black Swan". "Youth" won good awards and box office.

As a result, after "Black Swan", he could only remake old works, and failed to do so. "If You Are the One 3" directly put him in the ranks of third-rate directors.

Thinking of Feng Xiaogang's "late life", Wu Yuan had to prepare for his future two or three years later.

If he could win an Oscar before the "Black Swan" node, even if he was absent for a few years, his comeback would be more tolerant. If he failed once or twice, fans would still have expectations for him and believe that he could "come back as a king"!

And this heavyweight award is not just the Best Picture Award, the Best Director Award is also heavyweight, and it is the heaviest individual award.

If he could get this award, Wu Yuan would be very satisfied.

"Not only the best director, but the company is also planning to do PR for the best actor." At this time, Jovan continued to give a surprise, "Chen's Bruce Lee is great!"

"It's been a long time since Hollywood has seen such a great Kung Fu actor, and he is not only good at Kung Fu, he also brought Bruce Lee to life. Watching his performance in the movie, it's as if the real Bruce Lee is acting."

"Ten thousand times better than the guest actor in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"!"

Jovan became more and more excited, dancing with joy. It can be seen that he is really satisfied with Chen Guokun's performance. He is also a half Bruce Lee fan. He also admired Chinese Kung Fu back then, so he is very satisfied with Chen Guokun's performance in the movie.

The fighting scenes are very good, with the flavor of Hong Kong Kung Fu actors back then, and the literary scenes are not bad either. At least in the aspect of playing Bruce Lee, he is completely perfect.

This is very rare in Yowan's opinion. After all, there are more than one or two Hong Kong Kung Fu actors who have worked in Hollywood, and the impression they left on Hollywood is that they are good at fighting but not good at drama.

Because Cheng Long is not good at drama, he can only play pure Kung Fu comedies in Hollywood. Even if he won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, he will never win the Oscar for Best Actor in his lifetime. He is embarrassed to be promoted by the public relations.

Otherwise, with Cheng Long's ability to sell box office, there are many companies in Hollywood willing to spend money to promote him for the Oscar for Best Actor, which will bring his commercial value to a higher level.

But his literary acting is so ordinary. Even if Hollywood production companies are shameless, they can't force him to be the best actor in an art film. They can only give up this plan.

However, Chen Guokun's literary acting in the movie "Bruce Lee" is flawless and very vivid.

Wu Yuan will not take the initiative to spoil it. He told You Wan that Chen Guokun's literary acting is only good when he plays Bruce Lee, and his other roles are also average.

For an actor, it is not easy to play a role well and show the essence in his life. He deserves a best actor trophy.

"This is good news." Wu Yuan smiled and nodded to You Wan, turned his head and looked at the car behind them. The male and female protagonists were sitting in this car.

"If Chen Guokun knew that you were promoting him for the Best Actor, he would definitely jump up with excitement."

"Hahaha, of course." Jovan laughed heartily. He was very excited to have a word that could decide the Oscar award, although it was ultimately Disney's influence and had nothing to do with him.

At the same time.

Just as Wu Yuan was busy with the crew in North America promoting Bruce Lee, attending parties and cocktail parties organized by lobbyists, and communicating with Oscar judges.

In the motherland across the Pacific Ocean, the black swan event caused by force majeure has been quietly approaching.

It was the end of December 2019. (End of this chapter)