Chapter 361 Zhou Qing is also a big shot in Hollywood! Oscar history will be rewritten

Chapter 361 Zhou Qing is also a big shot in Hollywood! Oscar history will be rewritten

The entire month of February ended with one cocktail party after another.

This is not necessary in March.

Because March 3nd is the crucial day when the grand prize will be finally announced.

The most important awards ceremony, the Oscars, will be held on this day.

Although the Oscars is only an award in the United States, it cannot compare with the three major awards in Europe.

But perhaps what you can’t get is the best. The influence of the Oscars in the Chinese entertainment industry has always been high.

Especially this year, the entire Chinese entertainment industry’s attention to the Oscars has reached a peak.

Why?

This year's Oscars is a bumper year for Chinese entertainment!

Although the mainland director Feng Xiaogang's "1942" was a failure and did not even get any nominations.

Just like Chen Shishi’s “Search” and Zhang Guoshi’s “The Flowers of War”, Chun Chun just made a cameo appearance.

But there is also Director Zhou’s “Life of Pi”.

"Life of Pi" received 11 nominations at this year's Oscars, making it an absolute favorite.

Not only is it the favorite at this year's Oscars, but it is also the most popular among all the Oscars in history.

To be frank, this is the closest that Chinese filmmakers have ever been to an Oscar.

It’s just like the title of Jiang Wen’s new film, just one step away.

It's really just one step away.

The entire circle stared with wide eyes, eagerly watching any movement of Oscar.

Just waiting for "Life of Pi" to win the big prize.

In addition to Zhou Qing's "Life of Pi", another Chinese-language film also made it to this year's Oscars.

"The Grandmaster" by Wang Mojing.

The film was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

So yes, at the 86th Academy Awards, there were two Chinese-language filmmakers who got tickets.

This has never happened before!

The entire Chinese entertainment industry is very exciting.

"The 86th Academy Awards opens today, and Director Zhou Qing's Life of Pi will launch the final charge."

"A historic moment is coming. Will Life of Pi be able to win the grand prize and achieve a breakthrough in the Oscars for Chinese filmmakers?"

"With 11 nominations, leading the awards season, can Life of Pi rewrite the embarrassing history of Chinese filmmakers at the Oscars?"

All major portals, major media, and major entertainment sections are all discussing and talking about it frantically.

"Life of Pi"'s Oscar bid is the hottest topic today, no doubt about it.

As another candidate for an Oscar, Wang Mojing's "The Grandmaster" was also mentioned.

But it can't compare to the national attention that Zhou Qing's "Life of Pi" received.

After all, everyone knows that if nothing unexpected happens, "The Grandmaster" will just be a runner-up.

If you really want to win an award, you have to watch Director Zhou’s “Life of Pi”.

So can "Life of Pi" win an award?
Mainstream public opinion is very optimistic about "Life of Pi", and believes that "Life of Pi" will win several major awards no matter what.

The 11 nominations are there, but they’re not meant to be seen, right?

So is Director Zhou really going to become the first director in Chinese entertainment to win an Oscar?

There shouldn't be any surprises, right?
It is precisely because of this that China Entertainment is so excited now.

The same is true for Zhou Qing himself.

The award-winning potential of "Life of Pi" is obvious, and I have invested so much money and energy in public relations.

It can be said that there is no place to fall short.

Since "Life of Pi" won so many awards in the original time and space, how could there be any accidents now?

Zhou Qing is still full of anticipation for the upcoming award ceremony.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

"That's Zhou Qing, the director of Life of Pi!"

He walked around the venue in high spirits, and many people around him took the initiative to greet Zhou Qing.

If the huge sales of "Lucy" and "Interstellar" made Zhou Qing temporarily famous in Hollywood.

Then "Life of Pi" made Zhou Qing completely famous.

Although he has not won any awards yet, the 11 nominations are enough to make people take Zhou Qing seriously as a director.

Even if "Life of Pi" did not win an award in the end, Zhou Qing is still one of the most awesome directors.

To receive so many nominations is a reflection of strength.

Even if I don’t win this time, maybe I will win next time?

So no one dared to look down on Zhou Qing, especially those Hollywood actors.

In front of Zhou Qing, his attitude was even more enthusiastic.

"Director Zhou, you are definitely one of the most talented directors I have ever seen. Your Life of Pi is so good. It will definitely win a big award."

Even Leo, with whom I had dealt before, was no exception.

When the other party saw Zhou Qing, he immediately walked over politely and enthusiastically and greeted Zhou Qing.

“Thanks Leon, you will definitely win the Best Actor award.”

Zhou Qing also sent his best wishes to Leo.

Speaking of Leonardo DiCaprio, he is definitely a beautiful sight at the Oscars.

Being a professional running companion for 20 years is no joke.

Looking back at Leo's road to an Oscar, it was truly a story of blood and tears, which made anyone who heard about it sad and anyone who saw it shed tears.

In 93, he starred in "A Different Sky" and was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a mentally retarded person. Since then, he has been obsessed with the Oscars.

There is no turning back on the road to Oscars, and he has been working tirelessly towards them year after year.

During this period, he shot many films that were nominated for Oscars, such as "The Aviator", "Shutter Island", "Revolutionary Road", "The Departed", "Inception", "Django Unchained", etc.

Many of these films are regarded as classics by movie fans.

But Leo either didn't even get a nomination, or even if he did he could only be a runner-up.

Especially in "Django Unchained", Leo begged for a nomination for Best Supporting Actor but couldn't get one.

It really brings tears to my eyes just talking about it.

Counting the time, it has been 14 years now. It has actually been 20 years since Leo's first Oscar bid.

And this year, Leo is once again competing for an Oscar with his work.

Not one, but two.

They are "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Great Gatsby".

Among them, "The Great Gatsby" was obviously just there to make up the numbers, and only received two nominations.

These are not important nominations, but for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction.

There is nothing to do with Leo at all.

But "The Wolf of Wall Street" is definitely a favorite for this year's Oscars.

Although it is not as popular as "Life of Pi", it also received 5 nominations.

These include important nominations such as Best Director and Best Picture, as well as nominations for Best Actor.

Many of Leo's fans think that there is a good chance that Leo will realize his dream of winning an Oscar this time.

Even Leo himself is full of confidence this time.

After all, after so many years of competing for Oscars, Leo has become an expert in this field.

According to his judgment, The Wolf of Wall Street is indeed very likely to win an award. "Thank you, but the other candidates this time are also very good. I can only say that I have tried my best."

Little Leo immediately responded to Zhou Qing with a smile.

Although he spoke rather modestly, looking at Leo's spirited appearance, it was obvious that he was quite confident.

"You can do it, Leon. Your acting skills are very layered and are at the level of an award-winning actor."

Zhou Qing continued to encourage Little Leo.

But I don't have the heart to reveal the spoilers. This time, Leo has become a runner-up again.

Fortunately, this is also Leo's last time to run as a runner-up.

The other party’s next film, “The Revenant,” will finally get what he wants.

He won the Oscar for Best Actor as he wished.

"Wait a moment."

As Zhou Qing complained to this point, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

It would be a very interesting thing if I could help Leo win the Oscar for Best Actor, right?

Just imagine, Leo has failed in his 20 years of Oscar bids, and no matter who the other big directors were, they were unable to make Leo the best actor.

As a result, Leo directly won the Best Actor award!

Wouldn't this further highlight Zhou Qing's level?
What's more, the script of "The Revenant" is in Zhou Qing's hands!
If you think about it more carefully, "The Revenant" can actually be considered a very successful movie case.

Not much worse than "Life of Pi".

The film was nominated for 12 Oscars, winning 3 of them, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.

Best Director and Best Actor are both major awards.

Strictly speaking, the artistic achievement is greater than that of "Life of Pi" in the original time and space.

After all, "Life of Pi" only won one major award, Best Director.

So what about business?

"The Revenant" grossed $1.8 million in North America, higher than "Life of Pi."

The global box office was 5.32 million US dollars, which is slightly lower than "Life of Pi", but not by much.

Of course, in terms of cost, "The Revenant" is slightly higher than "Life of Pi", reaching 1.35 million US dollars.

But if Zhou Qing were to shoot it, it would definitely not cost so much money.

The reason why the film's budget reached this level is because the director took too long to shoot, a full 9 months!

Just for that little bit of natural light.

But with Zhou Qing's top-notch directing skills, he is confident that he can finish the film within three months.

After all, to be honest, the scale of "The Revenant" is really not that big.

Considering all the data, this is definitely a movie not to be missed.

"Director Zhou."

Matthew, the male lead of "Interstellar", also chatted with Zhou Qing.

After all, Zhou Qing is the screenwriter and investor of "Interstellar", and the two sides even drank together at the celebration party.

So this chat was also very pleasant.

"Matthew, your performance in Dallas Buyers Club was great. You deserve the Best Actor award this time."

Zhou Qing also sent corresponding blessings to Matthew.

"Thank you Director Zhou for your blessing, but it doesn't matter if I don't get it. I will work with you next time and I will definitely get it."

Matthew thought Zhou Qing was just being polite, so he responded with the same polite words.

"Haha, this is what you said. You must remember it when I ask you to film a movie with me in the future."

Zhou Qing also smiled and chatted with the other party.

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

Not only Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew, many other Hollywood celebrities were unwilling to be left behind and came over to greet Zhou Qing.

Like Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and so on.

They were all very enthusiastic towards Zhou Qing.

There's no way around it. A director who has the potential to win an Oscar has such a good market value.

What's more, Zhou Qing's identity is not limited to director.

He is a top screenwriter and the CEO of Crown Pictures!
Who would dare to neglect such a person?

This made it very difficult for everyone in the crew of "The Grandmaster".

When have Chinese-language filmmakers ever been so popular in Hollywood?

Look at those top celebrities, it’s like they’re free.

“Is this Director Zhou’s current status in Hollywood?”

Zhang Ziyi, who was following Wang Mojing, looked at Zhou Qing from afar, feeling extremely complicated.

Before we knew it, Zhou Qing had become a big shot in Hollywood!

Even Hollywood celebrities need to fawn over this existence!

With such an existence, why shouldn't I curry favor with him?

"Director Zhou."

After finding a suitable opportunity, Zhang Ziyi quietly approached Zhou Qing and exchanged pleasantries with him.

"Director Zhou, are you still in need of a companion for the red carpet?"

Finally, Zhang Ziyi gave an almost explicit hint.

There is no female lead in "Life of Pi"!

Then when Director Zhou Qing walks on the red carpet, he can't be with a man, right?

Or just go by yourself.

Isn’t this Zhang Ziyi’s opportunity?

But unfortunately, Zhou Qing politely rejected it without even thinking about it.

If he really walks the red carpet with Zhang Ziyi, who knows how the domestic entertainment industry will report it.

Given Zhang's personality, he would definitely hype this matter up to the sky.

What's more, Zhou Qingdu and Liu Yifei are engaged, so of course there are some things that need to be paid attention to.

"The next people walking on the red carpet are the crew of Life of Pi. Director Zhou Qing is a frequent guest at the three major European film festivals. He has won the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear, and was previously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film..."

Just as Zhang Ziyi expected, Zhou Qing walked the red carpet alone, without any female companion.

Zhang Ziyi couldn't tell you how regretful she was.

It would be such a great benefit if I could follow Director Zhou at this moment.

What a pity.

"Director Zhou, this time Life of Pi has 11 nominations. How many awards do you think it will win in the end?"

After walking the red carpet and signing on the autograph wall, Zhou Qing also accepted interviews from various media as usual.

"Whether Life of Pi wins an award or not, or what kind of award it wins, I want to thank the Oscars for providing a platform for filmmakers around the world to see and understand Life of Pi. I think this is the most important thing."

"Life of Pi has so many nominations. If it doesn't win an award, will you be disappointed?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but glance at the blond foreign reporter, feeling resentful in his heart.

It turns out that reporters who ask this kind of question are not only in China, but also abroad.

"I will reflect, I will summarize, I will regroup, and strive to produce better works next time."

But Zhou Qing was not that narrow-minded, and he began to talk in front of cameras from all sides.

She always has a warm smile on her face, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze. (End of this chapter)