Director’s Legend

() At the Oscars tonight, Shao Shuaijun and his wife entered the venue as spectators.

Last year, the "Avengers" he directed only received nominations for best cinematography, and three of the five nominations belonged to our company. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "Life of Pi" are simply Live cannibalism. Fortunately, this time Summit Entertainment bet on the movie "Life of Pi" with good results.

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 11 nominations for best soundtrack, second only to "Lincoln"'s 12 nominations.

In the end, "Life of Pi" won four awards, namely Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Soundtrack and Best Director, becoming the biggest winner tonight.

Li An held the trophy and smiled shyly: "Thank you everyone, thank you 'Movie God', thank you 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, to Summit Entertainment and Golden Harvest Entertainment, and to the producer Shao Shuaijun, who gave me so much help. Sue who played Boy Pi in the movie La Sharma, your performance is unbelievable, and all the actors, but I can't thank you one by one in the limited time, you all have a statue in my heart. Thank you for your work in China, the United States, India and Canada Man, thanks to my wife, this summer marks our 30th wedding anniversary, I love you. Thank you to my sons, thank you for supporting me... thank you for supporting this movie. Finally, thank you Academy, thank you .”

Shao Shuaijun applauded in the audience and said to Li Xiuxiu: "Just wait, one day I will also get 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 look forward to that day."

"What the elders say, the water that is spilled, can't be taken back!"

Oscar ended in joy, followed by a dinner hosted by the governor of California. Originally, Shao Shuaijun had never attended such a party. This time, they brought Li Xiuxiu with them, and they came here to be lively. After all these years in California, they couldn't always disrespect the governor.

It was confirmed early in the morning that Shao Shuaijun and his wife would come to the dinner, the governor suddenly felt full of face, and arranged Shao Shuaijun by his side. The dishes on the table were personally designed by star chef Parker, and many Chinese-style dishes were designed to express respect for Shao Shuaijun and his wife.

Before the dinner, "Vanity Fair" magazine will also interview the winners. Shao Shuaijun did not win the award, but he was caught and interviewed. Let Li Xiuxiu, Mitchell's wife and others enter the stage first, and Shao Shuaijun accepted an interview with Bob Colaccello, an interviewer from "Vanity Fair".

"Director Shao, it's rare to see you at the Oscar dinner today. Is it because the dishes suit your taste that you stay?"

Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "Maybe, I was always embarrassed to come here to eat and drink, because I have participated in so many Oscars, and I have never given me any decent personal awards."

"Is Director Shao disappointed that he didn't win the award?"

"It's not disappointing. After all, most of the films I shot before were commercial films, and I didn't dig deeper into the portrayal of humanities. Oscar is talking about art, so it's normal not to give me an award. "Avatar" is so successful, Kaka Mellon also didn’t get the Oscar. As a technical commercial director, it’s not outrageous for me not to win the award. Of course, there will always be some pimples in my heart, because I haven’t even been nominated for the best director. Nolan is quite tragic, commercially good enough, Oscar is always far away."

"But you, Cameron, and Nolan, you have already won the technical award, have you already got a soft hand, haven't you? You are not only a commercial director, but also a technical director. Cameron has studied deeply in 3D and other high-tech , Nolan is also very good at retro technology, and you have gathered all kinds of film technology. I can ask, why does your team have such a crazy pursuit of technology? If you put all your energy into humanities and art, It shouldn't be hard to win."

Shao Shuaijun laughed: "I like technology, technology can make people crazy. The retro photography in "Inception" can make people amazed, and the imax-3d technology in "Avatar" is enough to shock the world. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" The facial expression capture technology in the film is enough to create different species with real ones. It is hard for filmmakers in the last century to imagine how much technology has changed movies. They used to have pictures in their minds but dared not imagine them because they couldn’t do them. Come out. Now we can make it, but I’m afraid we can’t come up with a better picture in our mind. Don’t you think it’s very interesting to challenge the audience’s visual endurance time and time again? Hearing them yelling in the cinema Yell, it feels even better than winning an award."

"This is indeed very exciting. Then, after "The Avengers" earned a box office of 1.67 billion US dollars, your commercial achievements are already the top in the world. Didn't you expect to develop in the direction of humanities? Nolan's The Dark Knight series has a very profound humanistic connotation? Your "Night Watchman: Reflection" is also very profound, why not continue?"

"I have also thought about it. It's just a matter of schedule to make some more profound movies. I didn't plan to direct "Iron Man 3". Now I want to go back to Chinese-language movies and polish a few good Chinese-language movies. I hope Show China's 5,000-year-long history and splendid culture to the world. But, to be honest, there are too many constraints. I want to supervise the Marvel Cinematic Universe project, and I want to supervise the four major magical series. These two tasks , are all huge enough to involve most of my energy. I still need to set aside time to spend time with my family. movie of."

"I found that as a producer, your achievements are also brilliant. First, "Slumdog Millionaire" won the best picture, and then "Life of Pi" is also the dazzling film of this year's Oscars, and there is also a Chinese film. The movie has become the box office champion in China, 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 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 smiled and said, "Uh, the rich will hold a money market, and some people will hold a personal market?"

"Haha, I am very glad that Director Shao accepted the interview of Vanity Fair. It was a pleasure chatting with you. I dare not delay your meal practice any longer. Thank you." Bob Colaccello smiled and extended his hand.

Shao Shuaijun shook hands with him before entering the restaurant.

I wanted to find someone to ask where Li Xiuxiu was, but there was no need for that. When I looked up, I saw a group of people flocking around to flatter me. It wasn't Li Xiuxiu. Li Xiuxiu's influence in the Hollywood entertainment industry is definitely at the same level as the "Hollywood Emperor" Weinstein brothers.

The Weinstein brothers have a wide network of contacts and a high reputation. Among them, Harvey Weinstein has the reputation of "the savior of modern movies". Li Xiuxiu, on the other hand, is purely rich and has status. Her Summit Entertainment dominates the world, and Golden Harvest Entertainment even monopolizes the Chinese entertainment industry. That star doesn't want to curry favor.

It's the same for Shao Shuaijun, as soon as he walked in, everyone gathered around, greeting those who greeted him, and those who flattered him. Needless to say, those who are familiar will immediately start talking about family affairs, and those who are not familiar will pretend to be very familiar.

"Shao, welcome." California Governor Jerry Brown came to Gulai and greeted Shao Shuaijun with a smile.

Although Shao Shuaijun didn't come to the dinner because he didn't give face to him before, but in private, he didn't eat and drink less with Shao Shuaijun. Business and politics have always been linked together. Summit Entertainment needs the support of the California government, and Jerry Brown also needs the support of Summit Entertainment. The connection is very close.

"Jerry, when is the meal ready? I'm already hungry." Shao Shuaijun said directly.

"Immediately, there are some celebrities who are being interviewed, oh yes, let's take a seat first. Director Li An seems to be very shy and doesn't talk much."

As the Oscar's best director, Li An is of course sitting at the governor's table like Shao Shuaijun.

After taking his seat, Shao Shuaijun chatted with Li An.

"How is it, how does it feel to win the best director?"

Li An smiled sullenly: "It's nothing, it's not that I haven't won it before." This is the second time Li An won the best director.

Shao Shuaijun immediately envied and hated: "What's the matter, I didn't get the best picture."

"Even if I get the best picture, it's not me going up to speak, it's none of my business."

"I……"

Shao Shuaijun was speechless: "If I get the best picture and I go up to speak, I will definitely mention you. You will lose one chance of exposure."

"I don't need so many exposure opportunities. I'm a director and not an actor."

"Well, I can't compete with you. By the way, you don't have any ideas about the four major magic series?"

Li An said with a smile: "I can make art films, but I am not sure about making commercial magic films."

Shao Shuaijun shook his head: "I make these four major fantasy series. Although I mainly focus on commercial films, commercial films cannot grasp the essence of many historical cultures after all. We can develop a few literary films to portray this history more clearly. Deep down, what do you think?"

"If so, I can think about it."

"Okay, it's settled like this. I'll ask Golden Harvest Entertainment's screenwriting department to write scripts for two literary films for you."

After chatting, the interview soon ended, and everyone began to eat and drink. They didn't leave until midnight, in twos and threes...

Time flies, and it will soon be March 1st. Shao Shuaijun's star award ceremony and handprint ceremony will begin. (To be continued.)