Tonight's Oscars, Shao Shuaijun and his wife entered the event as bystanders.
Last year's "Avengers" directed by him only received a nomination for Best Cinematography, and three of the five nominations were from the company, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Life of Pi".
They are fighting each other. Fortunately, this time Summit Entertainment bet on the movie "Life of Pi" and the results are gratifying.
Won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Best Song, Best
It received 11 nominations for Best Score, second only to "Lincoln"'s 12 nominations.
As for the final result, "Life of Pi" won four awards, namely Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Soundtrack and Best Director, becoming the biggest winner tonight.
Li Yu held the trophy and smiled shyly: "Thank you everyone, thank you 'God of Movies', thank you to the more than 3,000 colleagues who work with me, I want to share this award with you, thank you for believing in this story, thank you
Share this journey with me. Thanks to Yang Martel for his incomparable original novel, thanks to Summit Entertainment and Golden Harvest Entertainment, and thanks to producer Shao Shuaijun for giving me so much help. Su, who plays the role of Pi in the movie
Lal Sharma, your performance is incredible, and all the actors, but I can't thank them all in the limited time. You all have a statue of a statue in my heart. Thanks to China, the United States, India and Canada for their work.
People, thank you to my wife, this summer is our 30th wedding anniversary, I love you. Thank you to my sons, thank you for supporting me... thank you for supporting this movie. And finally thank you to the Academy, thank you
."
Shao Shuaijun applauded in the audience and said to Li Xiuxiu: "Just wait, one day I will also win the statuette for Best Director, and then stand on it and say 'I love you'."
Li Xiuxiu said with a smile: "That's it, I'm looking forward to that day."
"If you say something, you can't take it back!"
The Oscars ended in joy, followed by a dinner hosted by the governor of California. Originally, Shao Shuaijun never attended such gatherings. This time, he brought Li Xiuxiu and came to lively and lively. After all, after living in California for these years, he could not always refuse to give
Governor's face.
It was confirmed early in the morning that Shao Shuaijun and his wife would come to the dinner. The governor immediately felt very proud and arranged Shao Shuaijun next to him. The dishes on the table were designed by celebrity chef Parker himself, who designed many Chinese-style dishes.
To express respect for Shao Shuaijun and his wife.
Before the dinner, Vanity Fair magazine would also interview the winners. Shao Shuaijun did not win the award, but he was inevitably caught for an interview. Let Li Xiuxiu, Mitchell's wife and others enter the room first, and Shao Shuaijun accepted the interview from Vanity Fair
Interview with journalist Bob Colacello.
"Director Shao, it's rare to see you attending the Oscar dinner today. Is it because the food tastes good that you stay?"
Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "Maybe. I used to be embarrassed to come here to eat and drink because I have attended so many Oscars and they never gave me any decent personal awards."
"Are Director Shao disappointed that he didn't win the award?"
"I can't say I'm disappointed. After all, most of the films I shot before were commercial films that didn't delve deeply into humanistic portrayals. The Oscars are about art, so it's normal not to give me an award. "Avatar" was so successful, so Mellon didn't win a statuette either. As a technical commercial director, it's not outrageous for me not to win an award. Of course, there will always be some knots in my heart because I haven't even received a nomination for best director. I think Both it and Nolan are quite tragic. It’s commercially good enough and Oscar is always far away.”
"But you, Cameron, and Nolan, at the Technology Award, your hands have become weak, haven't you? You are not only commercial directors, but also technical directors. Cameron has delved deeply into high technologies such as 3D. , Nolan is also very good at retro technology, and you have brought together various film technologies. Can I ask, why does your team have such crazy pursuit of technology? If you put your energy into humanities and arts, you will win awards. It shouldn’t be difficult.”
Shao Shuaijun laughed: "I like technology, technology can make people crazy. The retro photography in "Inception" can amaze people, the IMAX-3D technology of "Avatar" is enough to shock the world, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" The facial expression capture technology in the movie is enough to create different species that look real. Filmmakers in the last century would have a hard time imagining how much technology has changed movies. In the past, they had pictures in their minds but didn’t dare to imagine them because they couldn’t do it. Come out. Now we can make it, but we are afraid that we can’t think of a better picture in our minds. It challenges the audience’s visual endurance time and time again. Don’t you think this is a very interesting thing? Hear them shouting in the cinema: Yelling, it feels even better than winning a prize."
"This is indeed very exciting. So, after "Avengers" received a box office of 1.67 billion US dollars, your commercial achievements are already among the best in the world. Didn't you think of also developing in the direction of humanities? Nolan's The Dark Knight series has a very profound humanistic connotation? Your "Nightwatch: Reflection" is also very profound, why not continue it?"
"I have also thought about making some more profound movies, but it is just a matter of schedule. I originally had no intention of directing "Iron Man 3". Now I want to return to Chinese-language movies and polish a few good Chinese-language movies. I I hope to show the splendid culture accumulated by China’s five thousand years of history to the world. But, to be honest, there are too many things that hinder me. I want to supervise the Marvel Cinematic Universe project, and I want to supervise the production of the four major fantasy series. These two The work is huge and can take up most of my energy. I also need to set aside time to spend time with my family. In other words, in the past few years, I am afraid I will not have that much energy to polish a film that is too profound. Movie."
"I found that your achievements as a producer are also brilliant. First, "Slumdog Millionaire" won the best picture, and then "Life of Pi" was also a dazzling film at this Oscar. There is also a Chinese-language film The movie has become China's box office champion, will you work more in production in the future?"
Shao Shuaijun thought for a while: "I'm not sure, but I prefer to make movies by myself."
"You will install your own star on the Avenue of Stars in a few days, and you will also leave your handprints and footprints. Are you in a happy mood now?"
"certainly."
"Iron Man 3 is about to be released. Do you have anything to say to the audience?"
Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "Um, the rich will support the financial field, and the rich will support the personal field?"
"Haha, I'm glad that Director Shao can be interviewed by Vanity Fair. It's a pleasure chatting with you. I don't dare to delay your dining experience anymore. Thank you." Bob Colacello smiled and extended his hand.
Shao Shuaijun shook hands with him and then walked into the restaurant.
I wanted to find someone to ask where Li Xiuxiu was, but there was no need. I looked up and saw a group of people surrounding me like stars holding a moon in front of me. It was not Li Xiuxiu. In the Hollywood entertainment circle, Li Xiuxiu's influence is definitely equal to that of "
The Weinstein brothers, the "Kings of Hollywood", are on a level.
The Weinstein brothers have wide connections and high reputations. Among them, Harvey Weinstein is known as the "savior of modern movies." Li Xiuxiu is purely rich and has status. Its Summit Entertainment dominates the world, and Golden Harvest Entertainment even more
He has a monopoly on China's entertainment industry, and the star doesn't want to curry favor with him.
The same goes for Shao Shuaijun. As soon as he walked in, everyone gathered around him, saying hello to others and flattering others. Needless to say, those who were familiar with him immediately started talking in a normal manner, and those who were not familiar with him also pretended to be familiar with him.
"Shao, welcome." California Governor Jerry Brown walked over and greeted Shao Shuaijun with a smile.
Although Shao Shuaijun was too embarrassed to come to the dinner in the past, privately, he and Shao Shuaijun never stopped eating and drinking. Business and politics have always been connected. Summit Entertainment needs the support of the California government, and Jerry Brown also needs Summit Entertainment.
The support and contact is very close.
"Jerry, when will dinner be served? I'm already hungry." Shao Shuaijun said directly.
"Right now, there are some celebrities being interviewed. Oh, by the way, let's go take a seat first. Director Li Yu seems to be very shy and doesn't talk much."
As the best director at the Oscar, Li Yu, of course, sits at the governor's table like Shao Shuaijun.
After taking their seats, Shao Shuaijun chatted with Li Yu.
"How about it? How does it feel to win Best Director?"
Li Yu smiled sullenly: "It's nothing, it's not like I haven't won it before." This is the second time Li Yu won the best director.
Shao Shuaijun was immediately envious and resentful: "What's wrong? I didn't win the best picture."
"Even if I win the best picture, I won't be the one to go up and speak. It has nothing to do with me."
"I……"
Shao Shuaijun was speechless: "If I win the best picture, I will definitely mention you when I go up to speak. You will miss one less opportunity for exposure."
"I don't need so many exposure opportunities. I'm a director, not an actor."
"Yeah, I can't compete with you. By the way, you don't have any ideas about the four major magic series?"
Li Eucalyptus said with a smile: "I can make art films, but I'm a bit unsure about making commercial fantasy films."
Shao Shuaijun shook his head: "I am making this Four Magic series. Although it is mainly commercial movies, commercial movies cannot grasp the essence of many historical cultures after all. We can make a few literary films to depict this history more profoundly.
A little, what do you think?"
"If that's the case, I might consider it."
"Okay, let's settle it like this. I'll ask the screenwriting department of Jiahe Entertainment to develop two literary film scripts for you."
As we chatted, the interview soon ended, and everyone began to eat and drink. It was not until midnight that they dispersed in twos and threes...
Time flies, and March 1st will soon arrive, and Shao Shuaijun’s star award ceremony and handprint ceremony are about to begin. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)