Chapter 526: Waiting for Director Zhou to fail! Oscar statuettes are nothing special!
"The 95th Academy Awards ceremony opened grandly, with director Zhou Qing and the crew of "Barbie" appearing."
"After 5 years, Director Zhou is competing in the Oscars again. Can he win the Oscar again as he wished?"
"Oscar season is here. How many of the eight nominations will Barbie win?"
"Another Oscar is coming. Here's a look at director Zhou Qing's journey to Oscar fame."
As for Hollywood, it’s easier to talk about it. There are related reports on several popular movies nominated for the Oscars.
But in the Chinese entertainment industry, mainstream media are basically reporting heavily on Zhou Qing's "Barbie".
Everyone wants to know what kind of results Zhou Qing's "Barbie" can achieve at the Oscars.
However, "Barbie" has already been released in Chinese entertainment, and many film critics, relevant industry insiders, etc. have seen this movie.
Judging from a professional perspective, it would be difficult for "Barbie" to win the grand prize at the Oscars.
To be honest, the artistic quality of "Barbie" is really not that strong.
Of course, even so, Barbie is not without a chance.
Because generally speaking, there aren't that many really good films among the movies nominated for this year's Oscars.
Even purely commercial popcorn movies like "Avatar 2" and "Top Gun 2" were nominated for the Best Picture Award.
There is also Marvel's superhero blockbuster "Black Panther 2", which also has many nominations.
This shows how watery this year's Oscars are.
Even if the artistic quality of "Barbie" is not strong, it is still much better than movies like "Avatar 2".
So let's wait and see what the results of this year's Oscars will be.
"Xixi, do you think Zhou Qing can win the Golden Figure this time?"
In the luxurious villa, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli were watching the live broadcast from the Oscars.
Liu Yifei acted quite calm, but Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but ask one more question.
"I don't know either, but Zhou Qing doesn't seem to have much hope."
Liu Yifei tells the truth.
She had asked Zhou Qing this question a long time ago, but Zhou Qing himself was not very optimistic or positive.
Considering that Zhou Qing's judgments have always been extremely accurate, Liu Yifei is actually inclined to believe it.
"Now that Barbie has received so many nominations, there are so many eyes watching it in China."
"If we don't win the award, who knows how the media will report it."
Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but mutter.
This isn't really alarmist.
Now in the whole circle, I don’t know how many people are waiting to see Zhou Qing make a fool of himself and wait for Zhou Qing to fall.
"You can't just take the big prize. Why would you bother with those people?"
Liu Yifei is quite open-minded about this kind of thing.
Considering Zhou Qing's current rank, what impact would such a report have even if it really happened?
What's more, the Oscar Award is not a rare thing for Zhou Qing!
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"The next people to walk onto the red carpet are the crew of Barbie. I believe everyone is familiar with the director Zhou Qing, who has won the Oscar for Best Director twice."
In Hollywood, the Oscars have already opened grandly.
Filmmakers from all over the country are appearing on the red carpet one after another.
Zhou Qing also walked up confidently and calmly with Commander Gao and Harley Quinn.
Click, click, click!
Click, click, click!
There were bursts of shutter sounds all around, and spotlights flashed continuously.
The "Barbie" crew immediately became the most eye-catching people in the crowd.
Who says the cast of the "Barbie" crew is so luxurious?
Although director Zhou Qing is a Chinese director, he has won two Oscars in a row.
"Barbie", which is currently in theaters, has swept both Hollywood and the world!
If there is any director who is the most popular and dazzling in Hollywood right now, it must be Zhou Qing.
In addition to the male and female protagonists, Commander Gossip and Harley Quinn, they are also big Hollywood stars.
So when several people appeared together, they naturally became the most eye-catching people in the crowd.
"Director Zhou, I'm glad you're back on the Oscar stage again. You've won the Best Director Oscar for Life of Pi and The Revenant."
"Your film Barbie is also nominated for the Best Director Award."
"Do you think you can win the Best Director Award again this time?"
At the signature wall, the reporter conducted a special interview with Zhou Qing.
"For me, whether I can win another Golden Globe is not important. Being shortlisted is the greatest affirmation for me."
Zhou Qing smiled gently, still acting very humble.
"However, if I can win the Best Director Award again, that would certainly be a good thing, and I look forward to it very much."
But after a pause, he changed the subject.
"Ryan has also been nominated for Best Actor. Director Zhou, do you think Ryan can win the Best Actor award?"
The reporter then asked Zhou Qing another question.
"Ryan's performance in the movie is obvious to all and can be said to be very brilliant. I think he absolutely deserves a Best Actor award."
"But the other nominees are also very good actors and their performances are just as wonderful as Ryan's."
“Being nominated is proof enough of that.”
"But whether or not you can win the Golden Globe Award depends on a little bit of luck."
"Let's wait and see if Ryan has this kind of luck."
After Zhou Qing, Commander Gosling and Harley Quinn also accepted interviews respectively, contributing to a wave of popularity for the movie "Barbie".
"Director Zhou!"
"Hello, Director Zhou!"
Afterwards, Zhou Qing walked around the Oscar venue and met many internationally renowned filmmakers.
With Zhou Qing's current status in Hollywood and internationally, he is still very impressive.
Many celebrities took the initiative to greet Zhou Qing.
The smiles on everyone's faces were so warm.
If the previous "Life of Pi" and "The Revenant" only proved Zhou Qing's artistic potential.
Some actors who are not keen on winning awards may not take Zhou Qing that seriously.
But now the huge success of "Barbie" has made Zhou Qing a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.
Became the object of their crazy pursuit.
With a box office of 5 million US dollars a month, who wouldn’t want to act in a movie like this?
Only a fool wouldn't want to.
"Hello."
"Hello."
Zhou Qing always had a warm yet graceful smile on his face as he responded politely.
"Congratulations, Zhou. Barbie is doing so well at the box office."
During this period, Zhou Qing also met the Hollywood giant director Steven Spielberg.
The two parties were not very familiar with each other, they had just met once on certain occasions.
However, the other party still greeted Zhou Qing politely.
To be frank, Zhou Qing's status in Hollywood is actually not as good as Spielberg's.
After all, this person's record in Hollywood is indeed amazing.
Like Zhou Qing, the other party has won the Best Director Award twice and has also produced many classics that will go down in film history.
Even though Zhou Qing's "Barbie" had enough box office to sweep away all of Spielberg's movies.
But it can't really shake Spielberg's position.
But if we look at it on a global scale, Spielberg is definitely not as good as Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing has won all three European awards, but Spielberg doesn't even have one. This is the difference.
"Thank you, Stephen, but it is you who really deserves congratulations. Your Dream House will surely win another award."
Zhou Qing smiled and shook hands with the other party, and exchanged a few words.
Like "Barbie", Spielberg's "Dream House" was also shortlisted for an Oscar and received 7 nominations.
This also includes a nomination for Best Director, which makes him a potential rival for Zhou Qing.
"With you here, Director Zhou, I don't have much confidence."
Spielberg also smiled.
In addition to Spielberg, Zhou Qing then met the famous truck driver.
Both sides chatted in an equally friendly and polite manner.
But it was just a polite greeting and there was no in-depth communication.
"I now declare that the 95th Academy Awards ceremony begins now!"
After all the seemingly lively but actually boring processes and preludes, this year's Oscars finally ushered in the most critical and important part.
Awards ceremony.
Zhou Qing could clearly feel that Commander Gao, who was sitting next to him, was a little uneasy.
Fortunately, the prizes awarded earlier were small and insignificant, and the event lasted for quite a while, a full hour.
This eased Commander Gao's mood a lot.
"The winner of the Best Visual Effects Award is... Avatar 2: The Way of Water!"
The Best Visual Effects Award was won by "Avatar 2", which came as no surprise to anyone.
This movie is all about technology and visual effects. Even after 23 years, the technical level is still at the top level in the industry.
There are really very few people who can achieve this.
It can be said that "Avatar 2" won this award and it is well deserved.
Since "Avatar 2", the Best Sound Effects Award was won by "Top Gun 2", and the Best Original Song Award was won by a Bollywood masterpiece "RRR".
There are also other less important minor awards that have been won by other films one after another.
This included some nominations for Barbie, but Barbie lost all of them to other films.
"The winner of the Best Editing Award is... Zhou Qing, Barbie!"
Fortunately, the Best Editing Award was finally won by "Barbie", which can be regarded as a consolation for "Barbie".
Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.
He was in charge of the editing himself, and his editing skills are the best in the world!
Wow!
Even though it was such a small prize, there was still extremely warm applause at the scene.
Zhou Qing walked up to the podium with a calm face, and also took the trophy for this small award with a calm face.
As for my acceptance speech, I just said a few words casually.
The main focus is freedom.
At his level, it is really hard for him to take awards like Best Editing seriously.
"The winner for Best Adapted Screenplay is... Barbie!"
As the award ceremony continued, Zhou Qing heard the name "Barbie" for the second time.
But it's still just a small prize.
Zhou Qing also remained calm.
But Commander Gao beside him began to feel uneasy again.
Because the next awards to be presented are all grand prizes.
Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, and then Best Actor for Commander Go!
Can I win the Best Actor award?
Commander Gao's breathing even became slightly faster.
"The winner of the Best Actor Award is...Brendan Fraser, Whale!"
It’s a pity that Commander Gao’s dream was shattered.
He wasn't the best actor at all.
What a pity, what a pity.
Just one step away.
Commander Gao was extremely unwilling to accept this.
He has been in Hollywood for so many years before he finally got nominated for Best Actor.
If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know if I will have such an opportunity next time.
I really can't accept this.
But the facts are already before us, what else can Commander Gao do?
The only consolation is that the box office of "Barbie" has been a huge success.
Unlike other movies nominated for Oscars, none of them are as popular at the box office.
"The next award to be presented is... the Best Director Award."
Commander Gao subconsciously turned his gaze to Zhou Qing beside him.
This award is the last nomination for "Barbie".
Commander Gao is still quite concerned.
Whether or not you win this award will make a world of difference.
“I wonder if Barbie can win this award?”
Zhou Qing was actually quite curious about this result.
You should know that in the original time and space, the film that won the Best Director Award was "Blink"!
But now because of my interference, this movie has not yet been released.
So Zhou Qing didn't know which movie won the Best Director Award this time.
Do you want Zhou Qing to predict?
Sorry, Zhou Qing really can’t predict it.
Because the quality of the films that were nominated is actually quite good.
The film itself can no longer be used as a criterion; what matters is the public relations behind it.
It was impossible for Zhou Qing to know about this kind of thing.
"The winner of the Best Director Award is... Ruben Östlund, The Tragic Triangle!"
Under Zhou Qing's curious gaze, the award presenter revealed the final result.
Commander Gao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
This final big award did not go to Barbie either.
Overall, the fanfare that "Barbie" created at the Oscars was not small, but in the end it only won two small awards.
This result is undoubtedly unsatisfactory and there is indeed a gap.
More importantly, the media doesn’t know how to report it randomly.
But on second thought, after all, "Barbie" won two awards, so it wasn't a complete failure.
It's barely acceptable.
“It’s not Barbie.”
Zhou Qing was not surprised at this result.
Like everyone else, he gave warm applause to "The Tragic Triangle".
"Next up is the Best Picture award."
This final grand prize actually has nothing to do with Zhou Qing, but Zhou Qing is still quite interested in it.
Originally, this award should have been won by "The Blink of an Eye", but now the original owner is absent!
So who will take over from the remaining candidates?
"The winner of the Best Film Award is... The Banshee of Inishelin!"
Well, Zhou Qing really didn't expect this result. (End of this chapter)