Chapter 543 After Winning the Award
"Has the manuscript arrived yet?"
"Come here...come here, the picture...is not good..."
"Hold on tight!"
"Hey, this one won't work either. Let's get a photo of him holding a cup, and then ask over there..."
At this time, various domestic portal websites are busy working overtime...
The time difference is 15 hours!
Equivalent to early morning...
In fact, there is nothing, just a picture, and congratulations to Shen Xudong for winning the 79th Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay...
Of course, this is just the first wave, and we have to look back at his screenwriting career and so on.
News flash, that’s it!
Of course, there will definitely be topic discussions afterwards, asking relatives and friends for their impressions of the person involved, etc...
This is the virtue of entertainment news!
The print media was in dire straits. It is estimated that a bunch of editors received the news of temporary overtime work - Shen Xudong was crowned as the best original screenwriter. Although it is not a big award, it... is definitely an important event!
Oscar!
At this stage, after Li Min won the first award in the film industry, it forced mainland filmmakers to set Oscars as their goals...
But...from 2001 to this year, six years later, the only one worth mentioning is still "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"...
Shen Xudong has filled the history of the award for Best Original Screenplay!
The number one screenwriter in domestic entertainment?
An internationally renowned screenwriter?
Don’t forget, he’s also a producer with a $60 million project in hand…
…
"I'm quite confused myself... my acceptance speech was incoherent..."
Not counting the press conference, there was a period of interviews after winning the award. Shen Xudong specifically answered some questions...
The focus, of course, is on mainland journalists - blatant care!
"So when you go on the field, who do you want to thank the most?"
"...Thanks to my teacher, he gave me confidence... I used to think that Hollywood screenwriters are great masters, and I really got in touch with them. In fact, it's just that, especially large-scale commercial films, pure assembly line writing, such as a story There are several turning points, and each turning point must have several conflicts at the precise time period of the film, none of which can be missing..."
"Of course, those commercial films are unlikely to win screenplay awards. The ones that can win screenplay awards are basically independent and serious films. In this regard, there is not much difference between us..."
"This is what I thought before, and I never said it for fear of being scolded, but..."
Shen Xudong raised the little golden man in his hand: "Now, if I say this, there should be no problem!"
"Do you have any plans next? Should you continue to develop in Hollywood or return to China?"
"...My foundation must be in China..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "However, I have two projects here, and I may stay for a while..."
"Two projects?"
"One is "The Fault in Our Stars", which is an adaptation of my novel, and the other is "The Twilight Saga"... I really like this story and am ready to start filming..."
Let’s take this opportunity to promote it!
"You won the best screenplay in Venice before, and now you are the best screenwriter at the Oscar... You can be called the best person in the country..."
"That's nonsense. There are countless people who are better than me. Teacher Lu Wei, Teacher Liu Heping, including my senior brothers Lan Xiaolong and Li Qiang... there are many who are better than me. I am just lucky..."
I quickly said a few words of humility. At this time, bursts of applause came from over there, and there was probably another award being awarded.
Closing topic: "What does this Oscar mean to you?"
“…means my point of view is correct…”
By the way, as expected, this year’s Oscar was the coronation of Martin Scorsese, with Best Director awarded to him and Best Picture also given to him!
Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor award for "The Last Day" and Helen Mirren won the Best Actress award for "The Queen"...
"The Last Dictatorship", the story of Ugandan President Amin...
Those who are interested can read - John Khan Jr.: What will happen if a Jingsu becomes the president of Uganda? (Wonderful Little Country 10)…
"Carol" was relatively miserable, with six nominations and only one win for Best Costume Design.
It's already pretty good. "Dreamgirls" received eight nominations and only won Best Supporting Actress. "Babel" received six nominations and only won Best Score...
The worst thing is actually "Letters from Iwo Jima", which received five nominations and received nothing...
After all, "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" are the same movie - director Eastwood made two movies based on the Battle of Iwo Jima from the American and Japanese perspectives respectively...
Even "Flags of Our Fathers" didn't win an award, so why did "Letters from Iwo Jima" win?
…
Oscar night celebration party hosted by Vanity Fair at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.
The party was more star-studded than the Oscars. In addition to the award-winning stars, many stars who did not appear at the ceremony also attended. Of course Shen Xudong came...
I was so hungry that my chest pressed against my back, and I was busy eating a delicious meal...
Then a bunch of people came to meet him...
Shen Xudong couldn't help but get up. Basically, everyone was brought here by Joseph Drake, mostly from the independent film industry...
Harvey also introduced many people to Shen Xudong.
"Shen, if you have a good script, please come to me!"
"must…"
Shen Xudong stood up and clinked glasses with Harvey...
Still want to cooperate?
It’s a shame to work together. Harvey is too greedy. “Carol” spent 8 million US dollars to win awards, but it only had a few nominations...
Of course, there are indeed benefits, and the feedback is in the market. After the Oscars, "Carol" once again expanded its release scale, and there will definitely be some recovery, but... not much increase.
According to Kristine's prediction, the box office in North America will increase by up to 2 million US dollars. Most of the films that can be released overseas have already been released. In relatively small overseas markets, the copyright can only be bought out...
If you win a more important award, it's easy to ask for a high price. Now it's just a nomination, so you can't sell for a high price...
The film's future revenue and box office will only be a part of the film's revenue. Although many peripheral rights are still being negotiated, under the aura of six Oscar nominations, the TV rights, online rights and DVD sales of "Carol" will be higher than average. Niche movies are a bit higher...
Globally, it is estimated that an additional US$5 million can be collected...
After settling the accounts, we still lost money!
On the contrary, Harvey's own production of "Little Miss Sunshine" won Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. The copyright price has at least tripled...
Damn...
Continue to work with Harvey?
Unless your brain is flooded...
Then Zhang Ziyi came over with her boyfriend: "Shen, this is my boyfriend Vivian..."
Shen Xudong stood up quickly: "Senior sister...Mr. Vivian..."
"Congratulations on winning the award..."
Shen Xudong chuckled: "Luck, it's all luck..."
"Luck is also a kind of strength!"
Vivian muttered something, but Shen Xudong didn't quite understand. Zhang Ziyi smiled and said, "Vivian is very interested in you and wants to have a chat with you!"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "Haha, I'm not interested in him..."
After taking a look at Vivian, Shen Xudong lowered his voice: "Senior sister, let me remind you that there is a Ponzi scheme that uses celebrities to get to know each other and continue to promote pyramid schemes..."
"What do you mean?"
"You can experience it yourself..."
There is another chapter to write when I go back tonight...