Chapter 1004 Opening(1/2)
Although Minister Guo verbally said that Yang Ming was a ghost, he still had to admit in his heart that this young man's ideas were indeed unconstrained and unique.
Nowadays, the country has been allocating funds every year to promote the tradition of its own culture abroad, and this trend has become stronger and stronger in recent years.
If you follow Yang Ming's suggestion and adjust the theme of foreign publicity knowledge, and then slightly change the appearance, you don't need to make a major change in the article.
In this way, there is a lot of room for maneuverability for Minister Guo.
The most important point is what Yang Ming said at the end. If the theme of the event promoted by the Ministry of Culture is combined with the movie he is filming, the effect will be greater than 1 plus 1.
If this statement were put a year ago, no one would believe it, and they might even think that Yang Ming is just bragging and talking nonsense.
But no one would think so now.
The success of "Transformers" is a living example. Recently, senior officials of the Ministry of Culture have often heard from the military about the benefits that the film will bring to them after its global release.
It not only consolidated the impression that the military was powerful and invincible, but also made foreign movie fans have great interest in the Chinese military, improving the overall image of the Chinese military to a large extent.
This kind of thing was something that the military used to spend countless amounts of money on without success, but now no one would have thought that through a movie it would change the whole world's traditional impression of Chinese soldiers.
This is a very rare thing.
Therefore, Minister Guo is confident that the ministry will approve the suggestions put forward by Yang Ming.
This isn't a bad thing anyway.
Sure enough, within two days, Minister Guo called Yang Ming and told him that the department had officially approved his proposal and asked Yang Ming to make the movie well and not to let things slip at the critical moment.
Yang Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he patted his chest and promised that no one would be disappointed.
At the end of the phone call, Minister Guo revealed a piece of news that made Yang Ming even more delighted.
As long as the movie "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" is really outstanding, the Ministry of Culture will come forward to contact European theater companies on behalf of Oriental DreamWorks, and it will become a key promotion film for Chinese cultural propaganda, and it will also become a
The opening film of the French Chinese Culture Festival.
Hearing the news revealed by Minister Guo, Yang Ming almost laughed out loud. This was really pie in the sky.
This benefit was a national benefit that no domestic film company could enjoy in the previous life, and with the influence of the Chinese government, it was impossible to achieve this level.
There is no way, who can say that China is the most powerful country on earth today.
From the Arctic to the Indian Ocean, from the Pacific to Central Asia, such a huge national territory, coupled with the various Chinese countries in the Greater China Cultural Zone in East Asia, has allowed China's influence to penetrate into every corner of the world.
European countries, no matter how unwilling they are, have no choice but to succumb to the power of China.
The cultural festival held by China in France is basically held once a year, and major European media will pay attention to this event.
Of course, the Chinese government will also spend a lot of money here.
It can be said that once "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" will serve as the opening film of the French Chinese Culture Festival, then this means that Oriental DreamWorks does not have to worry about the promotion of this Three Kingdoms-themed film in Europe, as everything will be paid for by the state.
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And there is no need for theater chains. Whether they are willing or not, various theater companies in Europe will be forced to arrange certain theaters to screen "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" under the dual pressure of politics and money.
For Oriental DreamWorks, this is really pie in the sky.
As far as Yang Ming knows, the last movie selected as the theme of a cultural festival by the country was at least ten years ago. Although the movie did not do well at the local box office at that time, it also made a lot of money abroad.
He is so full of fat that he is simply lucky.
It is a pity that after that time, there has never been a promotional ceremony with a movie as the opening of the Chinese Culture Festival in France.
Of course, this is also related to the sluggishness of Chinese movies in recent years. Even if some movies have achieved good box office results, these movies are commercial blockbusters and are not enough for high-level officials to make the decision to use cultural festivals to promote movies.
If it were "Transformers" it would be possible.
Of course, first of all, "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" must be able to pass the review of the Ministry of Culture, so that they believe that this movie is enough to support China's cultural festival in Europe with the theme of promoting the history and culture of the Three Kingdoms.
As for the quality of the movie "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms", Yang Ming naturally has full confidence.
After he learned the news from Director Guo, he immediately called a meeting with everyone on the crew, where he told everyone on the crew the news.
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but be stunned, and then the staff couldn't help but cheer.
Even Bao Guoan, Sun Yandong and other movie kings and superstars from their powerful cities couldn't help but smile with joy after hearing the news revealed by Yang Ming.
Being selected as the opening film of the cultural festival is definitely a God-given opportunity for their acting careers.
These movie kings, movie kings, and superstars are naturally very happy.
While Yang Ming urged everyone not to leak the news, he also asked everyone to use all their strength to avoid falling behind at the critical moment.
If it fails the Ministry of Culture's review, it will be very embarrassing.
Encouraged by this news, all the crew members were even more motivated than before.
At this time, the Academy Awards officially opened.
On the evening when the Academy Awards ceremony officially began, the eyes of countless media around the world gathered to see what the final decision of the group was at the ceremony.
This suspense will also be revealed tonight.
However, because of the news revealed by Minister Guo, Yang Ming no longer has the mind to care about Oscar's affairs.
Winning a prize is great, but not getting a prize is not a big deal.
"Dear fans and audiences, the much-anticipated Academy Awards ceremony is about to begin. I think the thing that everyone is most concerned about will be revealed. Whether the film genius from China can become the lucky winner tonight, I
I think in three hours, the suspense will be revealed."
"Dear audience friends, good morning, what we are broadcasting now is the live award ceremony of the American Academy Awards. In this American Oscar Film Festival, my country's talented director Yang Ming directed and starred in "Transformers" Has been nominated for 11 awards,
Among them is the Best Picture nomination that everyone is very concerned about. Whether the movie "Transformers" can become the fifth movie in the world to win three awards at the same time is still unknown. Let's ask the famous Professor xx to analyze it for everyone.
Let’s take a look at the status and format of nominations for major awards.”
For this year's Academy Awards ceremony, whether in the United States, Europe or China, TV stations have chosen to broadcast it live.
As in previous years, the United States basically cooperates with TV stations that own live broadcast copyrights for live broadcasts. However, in Europe and China, at least double the number of TV stations choose to purchase the rights for live broadcasts compared to previous years.
If such a good thing had happened in previous years, the people on the Academy Awards organizing committee would have been extremely happy.
This is simply a good thing that brings both fame and fortune.
But if this good thing comes to this year, every member of the Oscar organizing committee will not have any reason to be happy, because they know very well that compared to previous years, there have been so many more live broadcasts on TV stations because everyone is focusing on the Oscars.
, I want to see their show.
No matter what the result is, I believe that after the awards ceremony, the global entertainment industry will be full of controversial news about the Academy Awards.
"Garth, is everything ready?" Wuyou Novel Network does not skip words.
In a luxurious hotel room, Lauryn asked leisurely.
"Mr. Chairman, everything has been arranged according to your instructions." Garth replied respectfully.
When Laurian heard this, his eyes flashed past Garth, then he nodded slowly, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and said: "Well, then you go ahead."
The final decision has been made. I believe that when the results are announced, it will definitely cause controversy among domestic and foreign media. This is inevitable.
He knows that no matter what the outcome, Oscar will attract doubts and controversy.
There was no other way, so the old man had no choice but to make the choice that was most beneficial to Oscar. Afterwards, he used various means to reduce the impact of the matter to the minimum, so that Oscar could avoid being affected by major influences.
Thinking of this, a stern look flashed across Lauryn's old eyes, and he murmured: "Jerome, you old guy, don't think that you can stop me."
The old man clearly realized that the biggest threat to Oscar was not the movie "Transformers" that was the focus of public opinion this time, nor was it the Chinese talent who shot the movie.
Rather, it is the European media that has been behind the scenes, fueling the flames and making various small moves.
In other words, it is entirely a good thing done by the people at the Cannes Film Festival.
Even if "Transformers" won the statuette this time, fulfilling the other party's huge honor of winning three awards, this was only a temporary defeat. For Hollywood, there will always be a cultural barrier to the influence of Chinese films.
As long as they are willing, Chinese films will never be able to make waves in the American film market.
But the land in Europe is different.
Both are white, and their values are basically the same. For Oscar, his mortal enemy will always be the leaf in Cannes, not the little golden dragon of China.
Time passed quickly, and after a while, Lauryn left the hotel and headed to the Huaxia Grand Theater.
The scene of the Academy Awards ceremony.
When Laurian arrived at the Huaxia Grand Theater, he found a man surrounded by several people, who seemed to be discussing some topic enthusiastically.
Due to his age and physical condition, the old man's eyesight was no longer very good. When he got closer and saw who this person was being surrounded and communicated with, his expression changed slightly, and there was an unguessable look in his eyes.
The complex look in his eyes.
At this time, some reporters saw Laurian arriving and wanted to interview the chairman with microphones and cameras. However, under the obstruction and arrangements of the bodyguards around him, the old man quickly left.
He will not give any interviews today.
However, when he just escaped, with the help of the people around him, he had not gone very far.
The people who were surrounded also pulled away and walked over. They couldn't help but see Lauryn. Then his face was slightly startled, then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Mr. Laurian, it's an honor to meet you.
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"Yeah." Lauryn nodded calmly. His status in Hollywood is unquestionable. "I heard that you are doing very well in the film company run by that Chinese young man, Barber."
The person who greeted Lauryn was naturally Barbour, who came to represent Oriental DreamWorks and Yang Ming.
To be continued...