After entering the registration office to complete the registration procedures, the Blizzard and Millennium people were also treated differently.
Obviously, although "Peace Hotel" was an instant success, the reputation of both the director and the actors is still not as attractive as those of Blizzard's best actors and actresses. Of course, everyone is still curious about Wu Dongpeng, Mu Rou and Zhang Yunwei.
Welcome with a smile, but that's all.
It feels like a certain film in Duan Xi's previous life with a commercial value that could be called a phenomenon. The box office of the season was crazy and broke the domestic box office record. However, the status of its female lead in the industry and the height in the hearts of movie fans are not as high as Gong Li.
Veteran divas like Maggie Cheung are still incomparable.
Many things require time and accumulation of achievements.
Then two more film company delegations came. Although not as luxurious as Blizzard Pictures’ lineup, they also had big names who had won the Golden Phoenix Trophy in the past.
The most disappointed person is the boss Chen Ange.
As a new investor in the industry who has set foot in the film field for the first time, she is actually the most unfamiliar with the upper-level ecology of this circle. She was very interested before coming, and she always felt that the Film Association had specially invited us temporarily, so there must be at least several finalists and nominees.
An award, I’ll have to take home two trophies in the end.
But now it seems that not only are the colleagues in the industry difficult to deal with, but the attitude of the film guild is also very ordinary.
Although the staff of the guild remained enthusiastic and polite, at first glance they were all using stylized politeness.
Especially after the appearance of a vice-chairman of the Film Guild responsible for reception and placement, his attitude towards established and powerful companies such as Blizzard Pictures was quite polite. However, when receiving Chen Ange, his behavior was more "normal" - polite greeting,
Warm greetings, polite check-in...that's all.
When the vice chairman received Bi Yonglin, he smiled and hugged each other like brothers. At first glance, they were old acquaintances with a harmonious relationship.
Seeing everyone's stars shining brightly and their acquaintances everywhere, Chen Ange simply took his team to the Wutonglin Hotel arranged by the Film Guild and settled in first.
But there is no doubt that everyone feels a little unbalanced. But this is the ecology of the film industry, and status and fame represent too many things.
Except for a certain Silly Baitian, she was aroused to her ambition. Mu Rou was originally a workaholic and had a very persistent attitude towards her career. Today, seeing so many top names in the industry made her even more determined.
her positive belief.
"As long as we work hard, we can do it!" Mu Rou said excitedly in the room, "We Millennium can also become an industry leader like Blizzard. Our directors and artists, even if they fail this time, they will always be able to win in the future.
Golden Phoenix, everyone, come on!"
Facing this only optimist, several people couldn't help but feel happy.
Director Zhang Yunwei smiled and said: "Yes, Mu Rou's mentality is correct. Going to Beijing was not built in a day. The art industry is a long-term hard work. It is best to win an award. If you don't get it, it is an eye-opener and a learning experience.
I have gained experience and will continue to work hard in the future.”
Everyone's mentality gradually became much clearer, and everyone returned to their rooms to prepare.
Only Duan Xi was retained by Chen Ange.
Chen Ange smiled self-consciously: "It seems that your thinking before coming here was right. My expectations for this award are a bit too high."
The Golden Phoenix Award is divided into 13 categories in total, which means 13 trophies——
Two film awards: Best Film Award and Most Commercial Value Award;
Ten individual awards: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art, Best Music, Best Editing;
Plus a specially presented Lifetime Achievement Award.
Among them, the most important ones are Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress. The former represents the most successful movie of the year, and the latter two are the often said "Best Actor" and "Best Actress".
Although the best director is also important, without the title of Best Actor or Best Actress, he can directly exchange financial benefits for the company.
Another equally important thing is the Lifetime Achievement Award, which must be awarded to highly respected senior filmmakers in the industry. Moreover, the winner of this award will be engraved in the Film Guild Hall of Fame.
Objectively speaking, "Peace Hotel" will not leave empty-handed, because the Most Commercial Value Award is awarded to the film with the highest box office of the year. There is no room for manipulation on this point, and it will definitely win.
But Chen Ange was more ambitious at the beginning, thinking that the best screenwriter must also be a safe candidate, and even the best actor and actress must also try, and even include the best photography and best editing, which she thought were good.
Duan Xi laughed at that time and said that we could not meet the requirements for many awards, including Mu Rou's Best Actress award, which was indeed a bit weak. In terms of acting skills, although this young woman is still quite good, she is not as good as several senior women in the same period this year.
There are still some gaps among artists and they need to be improved.
As for the photography and editing in Zhang Yunwei's team, there is still hope for success. However, the Film Association and the jury must balance their considerations, take into account the interests of all parties, and take into account the opinions and hints of the bosses above. They will not let a new company
The first film won too many awards.
"So I said, in addition to the Most Commercial Value Award, it would be great to win another one." Duan Xi said, "In addition, people like Mu Rou, Wu Dongpeng and Director Zhang can be nominated for nominations in their respective fields.
It has become a major capital for future business.”
It is already rare for only three or five films to be nominated for each award.
Chen Ange sighed slightly, thinking that it would be too uncomfortable to just take the Most Commercial Value Award back. Because this is the only one with hard data indicators, even if your film guild doesn't want to give it to me, my box office will be there.
Still sitting.
If you don't give it, fans across the league will boo you.
Obviously he got it through his own strength, but it seems like it was a favor from them.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Duan Xi opened the door and saw that it was the vice-president of the Film Association who had signed in just now - Jin Yuping!
This fair and plump middle-aged man wears black-rimmed glasses, has a gentle look on his face, and always speaks in a gentle and polite manner.
As the only vice-chairman of the Film Guild, Jin Yuping is very famous. Because chairman Tie Qi is old and sick, Jin Yuping has been in charge of all specific affairs in the past two years and has a monopoly attitude.
"Mr. Duan is here too. Are you having a meeting?" Jin Yuping said with a Maitreya-like smile, "I came to see Miss Chen to talk about a little matter."
If there were any clues here, Duan Xi would have left. It was obvious that he was looking for Qian Qian's boss, otherwise he wouldn't have knocked on Chen Ange's door directly.
People were coming and going in broad daylight, so there was no need to worry about what harm he could do, but the problem was that after Chen Ange came to Kunlun Plain, he felt more and more that he was still very new in this field, and that big things could not happen without his great advisor.
"Welcome Chairman Jin," Chen Ange asked him to take a seat and said, "What are the arrangements? Oh, he is nominally a consultant of Millennium, but in fact he is also my partner. There is no need to avoid it."
"So that's it!" Jin Yuping knew that Duan Xi was the second boss, and after a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point, "Both investors are here, so it will be easier. This... I'm not afraid of their jokes, I'll just tell the truth.
"
Jin Yuping said that the current film guild may seem to be prosperous, but in fact it supports a large number of people and does a large number of things, and it is also difficult to turn over the economy. He just wants to seek the opinions of Duan Xi and Chen Ange to see if they can provide some "sponsorship"
”.
Regardless of Duan Xi or Chen Ange, I have never seen such a simple and direct person, without beating around the bush at all!
When asking for money, you must be confident and confident, without any sloppiness.
"It's definitely not my personal problem - I don't touch a penny of it myself, it goes to the public account." Jin Yuping added, "Helping the film guild's operational turnover is also a contribution to the film industry of the entire alliance," the two said
right."
It turned out to be a public account? This made Chen Ange's disgust a little relieved. Of course, in general, he was still annoyed by these things, but he had always been so cold and unsmiling, so he couldn't see any change in her expression.
Duan Xi laughed: "It is our Millennium's honor to help the guild solve problems and do our little bit. However, we have just entered the industry and are still weak. We don't know how much help we can provide to the guild?"
"Hey, we can't say that we are weak. The profit of one movie is as much as twenty others." Jin Yuping said with a smile.
He is not talking nonsense, because many companies make two films at a loss of one, some make three films at a loss of one, and some even lose more than they make. In the end, the combined income of ten or twenty films is really not as good as
"Peace Hotel" made more money.
Then Jin Yuping stretched out three fingers.
Three hundred thousand? Or three million? Chen Ange didn't know the meaning and didn't speak rashly.
Duan Xi smiled and said: "Chairman, will your number affect the opinion of the jury?"
Jin Yuping showed a natural smile: "Let's put it this way, if it is really a piece of mud, no matter how much support it has, it will not be easy to operate.
But your company's "Peace Hotel" is above the standard in all aspects, so the rest depends on the level of support from both parties - the guild wants to support you, and it also depends on how you can support the guild to achieve a win-win situation.
In a word, the current preliminary estimate is 3 million for each award, and the three major heavyweight awards (Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress) will rise to another 2 million.
Of course, the two of you shouldn’t be too rich to just give it all. In the end, all awards must be comprehensively balanced, hahaha.”
Is the price clearly marked on this horse?
Moreover, this is still the "current preliminary estimate" number?
That is to say, before the awards are judged, he will lobby each participating film company, which is equivalent to a secret auction, and the highest bidder will win?
Chen Ange thought to himself, this is really a good business. The people who are being slaughtered have to bid among themselves to share the stolen goods. Sure enough, this industry is very deep.
Duan Xi remained calm and said with a smile: "I understand...but the number mentioned by the chairman does not include the 'Best Business Value Award'."
That is determined by the cold box office figures, not by you, Jin Yuping, or your Film Guild. Moreover, the film has already paid a management fee of 2%, which is no less than 2 million, and the Film Guild has benefited.
"That's natural! You deserve that award. It's well deserved. All you need to do is give the jury some token tea money."
I'm crazy...
Chen Ange finally figured it out. People are no longer too lazy to be hypocrites and will just play the villain with you.
It also saves time.
Moreover, Chen Ange also knew that if he really rejected it completely, he would only get a "Most Commercial Value Award" at most, and any new films he would make in the future would be subject to restrictions.
What should she do? She secretly glanced at her senior advisor.