Chapter 946 The Judges Actually Took the Initiative to Show Goodwill to the Contestants? Zhao Yanzi's First Moment of Despair!
In between chatting with Danica, Chen Fei specially logged on to the portal website to check the reviews of the film critics and audiences after the preview of "La La Land".
However, the more he read, the more he felt something was wrong.
"The plot of "La La Land" is relatively traditional and clichéd, lacking novelty and surprise; the encounter, love, dream pursuit and separation of the hero and heroine are all relatively common love movie routines, which do not bring enough freshness to the audience."
"Compared with "Inside Llewyn Davis", which was released in 2015 and is also about the dream of literary youth music, "La La Land" lacks in appeal; although the hero and heroine in the film both have dreams, their struggle process and persistence in their dreams really cannot resonate strongly with the general public."
"Although the music in the film is original and beautiful, it has not been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and cannot make people have a lasting aftertaste and touch. At the same time, the film has not been able to pass the music The music fully displays the inner world and emotional changes of the protagonists..."
"Although the dance scenes in the film are dreamlike, they are too exaggerated and artificial. These dance scenes are sometimes out of touch with the development of the plot, giving people a feeling of dancing for the sake of dancing."
"The characters of the male and female protagonists and other supporting roles are not three-dimensional and full enough. Their personalities, backgrounds and inner worlds have not been fully explored and displayed. In terms of emotional expression, they are indeed not sincere and moving enough..."
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Looking around, the wonderful songs and dances, moving emotions and superb acting skills shown in the movie are rarely mentioned, but some tricky little problems are deliberately magnified.
It's no wonder that Danica Weber asked Chen Fei if he had offended a judge, because it was obvious that someone was making trouble.
Seeing the end, Chen Fei suddenly laughed.
He didn't know how to evaluate Zhao Yanzi. This woman is really stubborn!
Didn't she do background checks when she did these little tricks? Doesn't she know that besides her, many judges of this Venice International Film Festival are from Hollywood?
You know, there are many "old friends" of Chen Fei among the judges of this Venice International Film Festival.
For example, Sam Mendes, the chairman of the jury, is not only Kate Winslet's ex-husband, but also the director of "Skyfall".
Chen Fei has met him at many Oscars ceremonies, and they often chat together when attending private gatherings.
Especially about the shooting experience of lMAX type films, Sam Mendes has specially asked him for a lot of skills, and the relationship between the two sides is very good.
There is also British actress Gemma Arterton, who has been striving to reach a cooperation with Marvel, even if she only plays a very inconspicuous supporting role in it, so as to take the opportunity to spread her fame to the world.
In addition, there are Hollywood directors and producers such as Laurie Anderson and Joshua Oppenheimer. On weekdays, they need to come to curry favor with Chen Fei with a smug face!
There are 9 judges in this Venice International Film Festival, 4 of whom Chen Fei knows, including the chairman of the jury.
As for the other 5 people, except Zhao Yanzi, Danica Weber can completely win them with the "art" of public relations.
After all, Chen Fei only wants an award for Best Actress when he comes to Venice this time, and those people will not give him face.
Because who doesn't yearn for Hollywood if they are abroad?
And who can refuse the opportunity to meet Chen Fei if they are filmmakers who yearn for Hollywood?
The chief content executive of Walton Pictures, the chief producer of Marvel, the winner of the Oscar for four consecutive times, the current global commercial film box office record holder...
Facing such a "giant" existence, except for Zhao Yanzi, a woman who is so stupid that she thinks she can do whatever she wants with Alibaba, the rest of the people are afraid to avoid him, so how could they offend him?
"Fei, what should we do next? Do you have any good plans?"
Danica Weber immediately raised questions after learning the goal.
Fai Chen replied calmly: "Just follow the normal plan, do the public relations for the judges, and correct the public opinion on the Internet.
As for the rest, leave it to me. I will have a good chat with the judges when "La La Land" premieres the day after tomorrow."
"Okay." Danica nodded and immediately promised to complete the task.
The strongest female public relations team at the Venice International Film Festival is not a false reputation. They have successfully won several Golden Lion Awards, not to mention a Best Actress Award.
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In the afternoon, when many people's eyes were on the Venice International Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and the San Sebastian International Film Festival, a piece of news from the Oscars suddenly spread!
After careful voting, the Board of Directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the four winners of this year's Oscar Lifetime Achievement Honorary Award.
Among this star-studded list, the name of Chinese Kung Fu superstar Chen Long is prominently on the list... This is not only a milestone in his personal career, but also a brilliant bloom of Chinese film art on the international stage.
The Hollywood Daily even specially wrote a press release for Chen Long:
"Jackie Chan (Chen Long), a Chinese movie star known for his martial arts comedy, has won the love and respect of audiences around the world with his unique performance style and unremitting artistic pursuit;
Each of his works embodies a deep understanding of film art and a precise grasp of the role. Whether it is the thrilling fighting scenes or the delicate and subtle emotional expression, it is moving;
This Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is undoubtedly the highest recognition of his hard work and outstanding contributions over the years!
Looking back at Jackie Chan's Oscar journey can be described as a journey full of challenges and glory; from the initial obscurity to today's international superstar, he has experienced countless attempts and breakthroughs. Every fall makes him more determined, and every success makes him more humble.
His works have not only achieved unprecedented success in mainland China, but also won wide recognition and praise in the international market..."
On the domestic entertainment side, the daily also wrote a press release for Chen Long:
"Chen Long's award is not only his personal glory, but also a victory for Chinese film art; his success allows us to see the infinite possibilities of Chinese films on the international stage, and also inspires more Chinese filmmakers to climb to the top and contribute their own strength to the prosperity and development of Chinese film art.
We firmly believe that in the days to come, there will be more Chinese filmmakers standing in the center of the international stage, using their talents and sweat to write a new chapter for Chinese films!"
With the issuance of these two press releases, the domestic entertainment side suddenly became lively.
You know, Chen Long is the first Chinese to win the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in film history, and the fourth Asian to receive this honor.
Before him, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, Indian director Satyajit Ray and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989, 1991 and 2014 respectively.
Although ranked fourth, Chen Long was still very excited.
He directly published several articles on Weibo to thank the Oscar for his recognition and the Chinese film industry for his encouragement and support.
And there were countless praises in the comment area below.
"Congratulations to Brother Chen Long for winning the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement!"
"Kung Fu superstar, well-deserved!"
"He's already 62, and he's still working so hard, it's really not easy."
"He's a good actor, but unfortunately, he's not a good father..."
"The guy above, can you stop talking about things that are not related to the Oscar? Everyone is congratulating, but you have to jump out and make a fuss, what are you doing?"
Looking around, the Internet is very lively, with a lot of news releases constantly coming out.
Taking this opportunity, many movies starring Chen Long, such as "Shanghai Noon 3: Shanghai Dawn", "Railroad Tigers", "Kung Fu Yoga", and "Mystery of Dragon Card", have also soared in popularity.
However, as a frequent visitor to the Oscars, Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh with some regret when he saw these news.
People who often compete for the Oscars know that once a filmmaker wins the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, it means that he will no longer have any connection with the Oscars from now on.
The Oscar for Lifetime Achievement is also called the Oscar's "ban" notice.
Once the award is successfully won, the winner will no longer have any nominations, and it will be difficult for him to even receive an invitation from the organizing committee.
Now, Chen Long suddenly won this award, and what it means is obvious.
He is old, and the Oscars no longer welcome him...
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After a night, the time came to September 2.
The domestic theater market once again welcomed a Hollywood imported science fiction blockbuster, namely: "Star Trek 3: Beyond" invested and produced by Paramount Pictures.
Influenced by this movie, domestic films that had previously exhausted their box office potential have finally come to an end.
"The love and fantasy film "Love O2O" co-produced by Huace Film and Juku Culture, directed by Zhao Tianyu, and starring Yang Ying and Jing Boran, was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of 255 million yuan."
"The action and crime film "Dangerous City" co-produced by Bona and Media Entertainment, directed by Chen Musheng, and starring Liu Qingyun, Gu Tianle, Peng Yuyan, and Yuan Quan was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of 153 million yuan."
"The action and crime film "Line Walker" co-produced by Jiaying Films, Shaw Brothers, and Media Asia Films, co-directed by Wen Weihong and Wang Jing, and starring Zhang Jiahui, Gu Tianle, and Yu Shiman was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of 605 million yuan."
So far, except for "Detective Chinatown 2" which is currently enjoying the key extension treatment, all the big-budget movies in July have come to an end.
At present, the Hollywood imported blockbusters such as "Ice Age 5", "Jason Bourne" and "Star Trek 3" are occupying a large number of theaters.
Looking further ahead, there is another Hollywood imported blockbuster called "The Shallows" on the 9th.
As for domestic films... Looking around, the real boom period is almost September 15th.
Because September 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are three days of vacation, so almost all movies with a little pursuit will focus on this time period.
For example, "A Chinese Odyssey Part Three" and "Soulmate".
Looking further back, there are three movies: "Passing Through Your World", "Ghost Blowing Lantern 3: Kunlun Temple", and "Grand Trace".
Guangguang's publicity channels are very wide, creating enough popularity for "Passing Through Your World".
Feiyue Film and Television is not bad either, and with the popularity of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern 3: Kunlun Temple", fans' expectations are already full.
But only the "Grand Trail" side made a lot of jokes.
Guo Jingming has been very busy in the past two days because of Han Han's fan attacks and the collapse of the reputation of the "Fantasy City" TV series.
But he never expected that at this stage, he would encounter a major backstab in his career!
His name was ruthlessly erased from the movie poster of "The Legend", which was highly anticipated by his fans and moviegoers.
The news came like a bolt from the blue, shocking him!
He was still looking forward to this movie becoming another masterpiece in his career as a director and clearing his name, but he did not expect that at the critical moment of the poster release, his name would be erased by LeTV Pictures without authorization.
After getting the news, he immediately called the person in charge of LeTV Pictures to ask for the specific reason.
However, the reply he got was: "The reason for not labeling the director's name is mainly to weaken the label of "Guo Jingming's Movie", because there are many people online who hate you, and we are worried that it will affect the box office..."
After hearing this explanation, Guo Jingming felt mixed emotions.
He is well aware that he has made many enemies in the entertainment industry, and he also understands that his works often cause controversy, but even so, he never thought that his name would be erased because of it!
What made him even more angry was that LeTV Pictures did not ask for his opinion when making this decision. This immediately made him feel that he had been greatly disrespected, as if his efforts and talents had been easily negated. .
As the director of the film and one of the shareholders of LeTV Pictures, he should have the right to decide the content on the poster, including whether to bear his name.
However, LeTV Pictures took the decision without authorization and directly erased his name from the poster. This undoubtedly made him feel deceived and betrayed!
After several fruitless conversations with the company, he directly published a long post on social media denounced LeTV Pictures’ behavior.
“I have never agreed to have my name removed from posters, and I have never thought of sacrificing my right to authorship because of other people’s preferences... I hope the public can give me a fair chance and not be affected by some prejudice. Denying my efforts and talents..."
As soon as this long article appeared, it quickly aroused heated discussions among netizens and many filmmakers in the industry.
Some people support Guo Jingming’s rights protection and think his actions are brave; others question his directorial ability and think that the quality of his works is uneven. This approach of LeTV Pictures is very reasonable...
But no matter what, this incident made Guo Jingming once again become the focus of public opinion.
Due to the time difference between Italy and China, it was already the morning of September 3rd when Chen Fei saw the contradictory news from "Grand Trail", LeTV Pictures, and Guo Jingming.
He couldn't guess whether this was a "self-directed and self-acted" incident caused by Guo Jingming in order to promote the movie.
But regardless of whether the incident is true or false, it is indeed true that Guo Jingming's name is not on the promotional poster of "Grand Trail".
"This guy is really unlucky. As a shareholder and contracted director of LeTV, he was stabbed in the back by LeTV Pictures. Now he is reduced to complaining and redressing his grievances online. He is the only one in the domestic entertainment industry. ”
"Is LeTV almost doomed?"
Although Liu Yifei doesn't pay much attention to the news in the capital circle, news about the plummeting share price of LeTV has been reported on the Internet in recent days, and she can often see it when she is surfing.
Under the influence of her ears and eyes, she also learned a lot of news.
"Almost, it won't be long before the company is delisted and liquidated, maybe a year at most..."
"Huh? Aren't all those celebrity shareholders going to be in trouble?"
Chen Fei shrugged, "Greed is the original sin. This is their own choice. They can't blame others."
While the two were talking, the Rolls-Royce moved forward slowly and stopped very accurately at the edge of the red carpet.
As the car door was opened by the on-site staff, the two got out of the car one after another and stepped onto the red carpet of the "La La Land" premiere.
At this time, at the entrance of the venue, Zhao Yanzi, who was invited to watch the movie, was chatting happily with the other judges.
However, the next second, she suddenly heard cheers coming from the red carpet area!
When she saw Chen Fei and Liu Yifei walking hand in hand, the smile on her face instantly froze, and she even snorted in her heart, feeling very unhappy.
However, just as she was about to greet the rest of the judges to enter first, headed by jury chairman Sam Mendes and other Hollywood filmmakers Gemma Arterton, Laurie Anderson, Joshua Oborne A group of people assisted by Haimo actually took the initiative to walk towards Chen Fei who was walking towards them.
"Fei, Crystal, long time no see..."
Sam Mendes took the initiative to give Chen Fei a warm hug, regardless of the surrounding media and fans.
The rest of the Hollywood filmmakers who followed him greeted Chen Fei very respectfully, and their postures were very low.
At the same time, looking at this "weird" scene in front of him, Zhao Yanzi was stunned on the spot!
The judges actually took the initiative to show goodwill to the contestants?
What the hell is this operation?
You know, she has served as a judge for many film festivals before, but she has never seen a scene like this before!
Because in her cognition, no matter what type of competition it is, it has always been the contestants who fawn on the judges. How could it be possible for the judges to fawn on the contestants?
However, this scene in front of her told her that the judges fawned on the contestants!
At this moment, her heart was already filled with deep despair!
Because according to this situation, her operation against "La La Land" could not be carried out at all!
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