Chapter 206 You Fight for It

Wu Yuchen's two movies, "The Sixth Sense" and "Love", are both his own sons. No matter which one wins the award, he is actually happy. However, both movies have inherent shortcomings.

The movie "The Sixth Sense" is now very famous. After all, it has such a high box office and a good reputation. It has broken the record for horror-themed movies. But if it can win the best picture and best director, it seems a bit inadequate. Because Oscar prefers realistic themes, and the theme of "The Sixth Sense" involves supernatural phenomena such as ghosts, it is difficult to change the objective impression of the judges.

In contrast, the film "Love" has an absolutely realistic theme, and it can be said that it is in the mood for major awards, so it has frequently won the best foreign language film award. But if it is to compete for Best Picture and Best Director, it has one shortcoming, and that is that it is a Chinese-language film.

Although the problem of the elderly reflected in the movie is a borderless problem all over the world, your story is set in China and the actors are Chinese. In the current Oscars where white people firmly have the right to speak, it will more or less be the case. affected.

Therefore, even though he had been nominated several times before, Wu Yuchen had no illusions or extravagant hopes about Best Director and Best Picture.

But this time at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, two films were nominated for best director at the same time, and he won the best director award for "Love", which made Wu Yuchen seem to see some possibilities. This is not a feasible way!

The probability of him winning Best Director for either of these two films alone is not high, but what about his two films combined? If both films are shortlisted for nomination, and he takes up two of the five spots, he will definitely impress the voting judges!

Therefore, Wu Yuchen is full of motivation now. If he can really succeed this time, it is impossible for him to become a god in one fell swoop at the Oscars in a few months!

What happened next in Boston at the end of December was far beyond Wu Yuchen's expectations. He was slapped in the face as soon as he said that supernatural-themed movies like "The Sixth Sense" were not popular. However, he liked the slap in the face this time!

"The 19th Boston Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film..."Love"!"

"The 19th Boston Film Critics Association Award for Best Director..."The Sixth Sense", Justin Wu!"

"The 19th Boston Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture..."The Sixth Sense"!"

It has been 2 months since I came to the United States. This is the first time that Wu Yuchen has gone on stage to accept the Best Picture Award, and it was for "The Sixth Sense".

This time "The Sixth Sense" won the best picture and best director, and "Love" won the best foreign language film. It was a great harvest. Naturally, Wu Yuchen became the most handsome guy at the cocktail party after the award ceremony!

Sam Mendes, the director of "American Beauty", was a little unhappy. He looked at the complacent Wu Yuchen and asked his public relations manager: "What's going on? Why did he lose to "The Sixth"?" feel"?"

"Well, the taste of the Boston Film Critics Association has always been rather biased. There have even been a few cases where the best picture they rated was not nominated for any Oscar award at all. Sam, don't be too nervous. We can't. If you win all the awards, you still have a huge advantage.”

Sam Mendes felt a little better after hearing this, but at this moment, he also listed "The Sixth Sense" and Wu Yuchen as his number one enemies. It was not the first time that the other party took away awards from him and "American Beauty" Well, he would be a fool if he didn't take it seriously!

After Wu Yuchen returned to the car, he high-fived Richard. At this time, not only him, but also Richard was very excited:

"Hey Wu, great! Boston won big this time, it's a new level for us!

I think you are right, we really hope to help you win the Oscar for Best Director this year! Maybe Best Picture is also possible, hahahaha! "

Wu Yuchen waved the trophy in his hand and shouted: "Of course, we are going to launch a full-scale attack on the Oscar statuette!"

This time Boston's three trophies inspired the confidence and ambition of Wu Yuchen, Richard and others. After all, the road is taken step by step. Since both Los Angeles and Boston have achieved good results, why can't we look forward to the Oscars?

However, having confidence is a good thing, but it still needs to be implemented into concrete actions. Richard said immediately:

"Wu, in the next two days we will visit several influential judges in Boston to solidify your good impression in their minds! Judging from the current situation, they should have a good impression of you. This is what you must get. vote!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "No problem, I've eaten all the plastic chicken breasts, not to mention having afternoon tea and coffee~"

On January 4, the American Critics Association Award is also one of the four major film critics awards.

"Best Foreign Language Film..."Amour"!"

Wu Yuchen smiled brightly, said a few short words, and then walked off the stage.

On the other side, Sam Mendes was watching Wu Yuchen the whole time. More than half of the routes the two took along the way overlapped. From what he observed, this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, There is a high probability that it will be won by "Love". The only thing that threatens it is Spain's "All About My Mother". However, judging from the current situation, the chance of an upset is low.

However, Sam Mendes doesn't mind about the Best Foreign Language Film. What he cares about is the two awards of Best Director and Best Picture, both of which Wu Yuchen has direct competition with him. When it came time to award the best director, both Sam Mendes and Justin Wu held their breath.

"The best director this year is..."The Talented Mr. Ripley", Anthony Minghella!"

Looking at the bald man walking onto the stage, Wu Yuchen and Sam Mendes couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Now there are three awards for the four major film critics. The Best Director award was won by Sam Mendes in New York and by Justin Wu in Los Angeles. But this time, both of them failed, and the award was given to "The Genius Thunder". "Puli" Anthony Minghella also made the two realize that there are other strong competitors in this Oscar game.

"Best Picture..."American Beauty"!"

Sam Mendes stood up and raised his lips. Although he didn't win the best director, he took home the most important best picture. When passing by Wu Yuchen, Sam couldn't help but nodded to him. This time, he was the winner after all!

Wu Yuchen, on the other hand, kept smiling. Being able to win the Best Foreign Language Film guarantee was not considered a failure this time. And after all, it is just one of the stops for Oscar public relations. The schedule is now only halfway through, and the outcome is still uncertain.

On January 10th, the last of the four major film critics association awards, the National Association of Film Critics Awards.

When Wu Yuchen came off again holding the trophy for the best foreign language film for "Love", everyone applauded him without any surprise.

The movie "Love" first won the Venice Golden Lion in September, and then premiered in the United States in October. Through continuous publicity and momentum, and Wu Yuchen's work, it won many association awards, and its reputation has already spread in North America. Rumors have spread, and everyone predicts that this will most likely win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year.

When it comes to the Best Director award, it’s a bit confusing. The competition for this year’s Best Director is a bit fierce. Originally, Sam Mendes of “American Beauty” was considered to have an advantage by many people, but with the emergence of Wu Yuchen Landing in North America with "Love", it has gradually begun to chase the Best Director award.

After all, in addition to "Love", Wu Yuchen also has "The Sixth Sense", which was released long ago. When two movies are nominated at the same time, it will indeed bring him a lot of impression points.

There are also some capable directors of other high-quality films, so this award is really hard to say.

"Best Director..."Love", Justin Wu!"

Wu Yuchen clenched his fists tightly and felt excited. He had won two of the four major Film Critics Association Awards. He cannot say that he is ahead of Sam Mendes of "American Beauty" now, but he has caught up with them. No step too far!

On the way to the stage, Wu Yuchen also nodded to Sam. Although the two of them were still smiling, their eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment, and then they both looked away.

"Best Picture..."American Beauty"!"

Watching "American Beauty" win the Best Picture again, Wu Yuchen shook his head inwardly. In the Best Picture award, "American Beauty" has a great advantage. It is estimated that it will be difficult to compete with it.

The goal he has set for himself now is to secure the best foreign language film and compete for the best director. As for the best picture, it will just happen.

On January 23, the Golden Globe Awards, a relatively well-known award in China, is regarded by many Chinese as the number one indicator of the Oscars. But how can I put it? In fact, the organizer of this award is the Foreign Press Association in Hollywood. It is a media award. The votes are all "entertainment journalists". Therefore, the overlap of its judges is actually very small with the Academy judges of the Oscar. In fact, it is a bit far-fetched to be the first Oscar indicator.

But because it is also a relatively important award in the United States, and the award time happens to be before the Oscar voting, its results will slightly affect the selection of some judges, so it makes sense to say that it is a weathervane.

Compared with the previous Film Critics Association Awards, this Golden Globe Awards was much more lively. Many big-name stars came, including Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, etc. .

In fact, if these people are willing to show up to support them, they have probably been hinted that they have won the award. The Oscars have the right to play tricks on big-name stars and make them run around obediently. However, if the Golden Globes plays tricks on people once, like Tom Cruise, they will never come again next time and they will also criticize others.

As expected, these people all achieved something, including Best Supporting Actor for Tom Cruise, Best Actor in a Musical for Jim Carrey, Best Actor for a Drama Series for Denzel Washington, and Best Supporting Actress for Angelina Jolie.

As for Wu Yuchen, of course he also gained something, "Love" won the best foreign language film. But his achievements are not as good as those of "American Beauty", which won the best picture, best director and best screenplay.

The reason why awards season is called awards season is because the awards arrangement is very intensive. The next day, January 24, the American Critics' Choice Awards were held.

"Love" won best foreign language film and best director, and "The Sixth Sense" won best original screenplay. This time it was Wu Yuchen’s turn to laugh haha!

After Wu Yuchen got back into the car with the trophy, Richard smiled and encouraged: "It's great, Wu, we are getting closer and closer to the goal now!"

Wu Yuchen smiled, then lay on his back on the car seat and asked him: "Richard, is it over?"

It has been 3 months since arriving in the United States, and Wu Yuchen only feels tired now.

"Wu, if you don't want to go to England..."

Wu Yuchen waved his hand: "I won't go to the British Academy Awards. Let me rest!"

Richard did not object and said to Wu Yuchen: "In this case, the awards ceremony is over for now, and then we will wait for the Oscar nomination voting that will start on February 1."

This year’s Oscar nomination voting starts on the 1st, ends on the 7th, and the nomination list will be announced on the 15th. Then the final voting will be held in March, and the awards ceremony will be held on March 27.

Wu Yuchen rubbed his temples and said: "To be honest, I really want to go home now. Our most important festival of the year in China, the Spring Festival, is coming soon, but I still have to work exhaustingly here. This is really It’s a very sad thing!”

"Well, Wu, I understand your feelings very well. It's like you can't go home for Christmas~ But I still want to say, think about the statuette. Although the awards are temporarily over, as the awards season comes, many people will gather together. When you go to Los Angeles, you have to hold and attend various parties and gatherings to promote yourself..." Richard patiently consoled him.

"Oh, damn, I really don't want to experience this kind of Oscar PR again! This is simply a waste of life!" Wu Yuchen complained.

In the future, if anyone tells him that the United States does not have a social culture, he will scold him to death. Damn, the culture here in the United States is no weaker than in China, it’s just expressed in different forms.

He now remembered DreamWorks' previous invitation to him. If Spielberg mobilized his own circle to help him, then he would have to save at least half of his public relations efforts this time. The role of personal connections would be obvious at this time.

Richard still advised patiently: "Wu, you must have a calm mind. We have reached a critical period now. You have great hope, so you must not give up halfway!"

Then Richard said: "Wu, if you really miss your family, you can bring them to the United States and let them spend your most important holiday with you!"

"Um?"

This proposal moved Wu Yuchen's heart. He felt that he could really bring his parents over during the next period of relatively free time, just in time to let them travel here. With his family by his side, he himself will feel much better.

"Richard, what a great idea!"

He did whatever he thought of. As soon as Wu Yuchen took out his cell phone and wanted to make a call, he heard his cell phone ringing. He looked at Han Sanping's phone number.

"Congratulations! Brother Wu, "Love" won the Golden Globe, and the Oscar is just around the corner!"

"Thank you, Brother Han. I didn't expect it to spread so fast~"

"After all, this is the Internet age! You just won the Golden Ball yesterday, and it has already spread throughout the country. Now everyone is in high spirits, thinking that you are a sure winner for the Oscar this time!"

"Hey, Brother Han, the Golden Ball and the Oscar are not the same thing at all. I only have a slight lead now, and there are still competitors. Don't let people oversell me! "

Wu Yuchen quickly explained the relationship between the Golden Globe and Oscar to Han Sanping, so that he would not be misled by a bunch of domestic media who knew little about it. Although he does have a big advantage for Best Foreign Language Film now, he doesn't want to do something that will lead to death. It's better to keep a low profile before he actually wins the award.

After hearing this, Han Sanping couldn't help but said: "So that's what happened. But it's a happy thing that "Love" can win the Golden Globe Award. I really hope that its direction will be more accurate this time. I can help you. Win the Oscar!”

"Hahaha, let me borrow your good words from Brother Han!"

After Wu Yuchen hung up the phone, he called Cai Yinong and Dean Hou Keming. The general meaning was that he should not rush to brag, contact the people around him to suppress the fire first, and try to maintain a rational analysis.

…

February 1st is the time when voting for Oscar nominations begins, and each judge begins to submit their votes to the Academy.

Wu Yuchen, on the other hand, took people to the Los Angeles Airport to pick them up. When he saw a group of five people dragging their luggage out, Wu Yuchen couldn't wait to greet them, and gave his parents a big hug when he came up.

Sometimes it's just like this, busy, tired, irritable and anxious, but when I see my parents, just go over and give them a hug, all the negative emotions in my heart seem to be brushed away, and there is a quiet and warm power nourishing the soul. .

Zhou Shuping was still a little surprised. Her son rarely showed such intimacy before, so she couldn't help but ask with concern:

"Chenchen, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

Wu Yuchen then raised his head, smiled at his mother and said, "No way! I just miss you~"

At this time, a female voice next to him interjected: "Auntie, he just won the Golden Globe Award. He is very prosperous here in the United States, how can he be bullied~"

A middle-aged woman next to her patted the girl and said, "What are you talking about? If Chenchen can win such an important award, he must have suffered a lot behind the scenes!"

Although Wu Yuchen asked those around him to control the popularity in China, the news that "Love" won the Golden Globe Award was still published in many newspapers. After all, it was Wu Yuchen who was competing for the Oscar. This is natural traffic, and many viewers want to Look, even if the newspaper doesn't praise it harshly, it will still publicize the Golden Globe Awards.

Wu Yuchen quickly gave the woman a thumbs up: "Auntie, you still understand me!"

Li Xiaoran curled his lips when he saw this. His mother always favored Wu Yuchen, so she couldn't help but stick out her tongue at Wu Yuchen.

That's right, it was Wu Yuchen's parents and Li Xiaoran's family of three who came here this time. The relationship between the two families was already good, so they came together when traveling to the United States during the Spring Festival. Wu Yuchen didn't have much time every day, and he had to go social and public relations from time to time, so it was just right for Li Xiaoran to accompany a few elders.

In the evening, after a few people were settled, Wu Yuchen came out of his parents' room, then walked to the door of a room not far away and knocked lightly.

After a moment, the door opened a crack, revealing Li Xiaoran's face: "What are you doing?"

Wu Yuchen quietly peeked inside, and then asked in a low voice: "Isn't Auntie here?"

"Here!" Li Xiaoran said with his arms crossed.

Wu Yuchen took a look at Li Xiaoran's expression, then stood on tiptoes to look inside, and squeezed in in a flash.

"Hey, what are you doing~" Li Xiaoran gently pressed against Wu Yuchen's chest.

"I miss you so much, give me a kiss~" Wu Yuchen leaned over.

"What kind of kiss? I don't understand you, huh!" Li Xiaoran snorted.

"Understand, understand, you understand me best. You know exactly how much I have~" As he said that, Wu Yuchen blocked her mouth.

After a long time, their lips parted. Li Xiaoran patted him and said, "Director, aren't you working hard?"

"No matter how hard it is to see you, it won't be hard anymore!" Wu Yuchen chuckled.

"Tch, if you're not tired, I'm tired, and I'm jet lagged!"

"I'm here to help you, I'm the best~"

"Woooooo, wait a minute, my parents are still next door!" Li Xiaoran gasped softly.

“It’s okay, it’s five-star, and the sound insulation effect is top-notch!”

After a while, the clothes were scattered, and the two of them had rolled onto the bed and were feeling jet lag.

…

Li Xiaoran held Wu Yuchen's head in his arms and gently poked his forehead with his finger:

"Do you think you're tired? You told me on the phone how hard it was, how annoying and uncomfortable it was, but when we met, I was more aggressive than anyone else!"

Wu Yuchen chuckled and hugged her soft embrace again: "Isn't it just because it's you!"

With that said, Wu Yuchen took another lick, which made Li Xiaoran exclaim: "Go aside, I'm exhausted, I want to sleep!"

"Okay, okay, I'll just hug you, I said I'd help you get rid of the jet lag, and I'll put you to sleep before we talk~"

Wu Yuchen said, gently hugging him into his arms, then kissed him on the face and made no further movements. The two chatted for a while, and Li Xiaoran fell into sleep after a while.

…

With the arrival of several people, even though Wu Yuchen spent the Spring Festival in the United States, he didn't feel lonely at all, and his overall mood improved a lot. Except for a few necessary banquets, he spent the rest of his time accompanying them around Los Angeles.

When February 7th came, which was the day when the Oscar nomination voting ended, he simply gave himself a week off and traveled to other places with his parents and Li Xiaoran's family of three. Anyway, the voting period is over, and everything will wait until the Oscar nominees are announced.

First of all, it is important to accompany the people around you, and also to adjust your own condition. It is also important to refuel during a long distance race.

On February 15th, Wu Yuchen sent a few people to the airport and played for half a month. After all, several elders still had to go to work and did not have so much free time. Naturally, Li Xiaoran had to go back with him. Before leaving, He also reluctantly treated Wu Yuchen tenderly.

When Wu Yuchen came back from the airport humming a little tune, Richard excitedly shouted to Wu Yuchen, raising the document in his hand: "Wu, come and see, the big list is out!"

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he immediately ran over and took a list from Richard's hand:

"The Sixth Sense": Best Picture, Best Director (Wu-Chen Wu), Best Original Screenplay (Wu-Chen Wu), Best Editing (Wu-Chen Wu), Best Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly).

"Love": Best Director (Wu Yuchen), Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay (Wu Yuchen)