Chapter 544 What is Mr. Billionaire Box Office's face?
Li Youzhi actually doesn't have high expectations for the film "Buried Alive" to win an Oscar.
But because of the proposed task, he still carefully studied the Oscar nomination selection rules.
What are the rules at the Oscars for whether a film can be nominated?
Films that are normally released in the United States are actually mainly through professional committees, such as the Actors Committee, Directors Committee, and Screenwriters Committee, where a group of committee members who are about to retire or semi-retire are recommended to the candidate list.
Based on the recommendations, the top five works with the highest number of votes will be included in the shortlist for each award.
Then, this year's Oscar judges will select the best film or actor for awards based on various factors.
But for "Buried Alive", this certainly does not apply - after all, Li Youzhi is not a Hollywood insider, nor has he joined any labor union.
It is true that "Buried Alive" tells a typical "American" story, but because of Li Youzhi's status, this film was imported into the US market.
In other words, if you want to apply for an Oscar, you need the film bureau to recommend it to a special committee formed by the Hollywood Academy, and go through a process specially established for the selection of films from foreign language regions.
This process is actually relatively simple.
After all, the films recommended by this committee mainly compete for the "Best Foreign Language Film" award, so only a small number of judges need to select the shortlist, and then members who have participated in foreign language film screenings will select the shortlist. Select the winning video.
In view of this process, Li Youzhi did not hesitate and directly called Wang Xintian.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered by the other party.
Before Li Youzhi could say hello, Wang Xintian's complaint came over.
"I just said that I sneezed several times in the afternoon, and someone must be thinking about me. Sure enough, I got off work soon and still didn't hide away. What's the matter, tell me, what's the matter with calling me?"
Feeling the 10,000 tons of resentment in Lao Wang's words, Li Youzhi laughed.
What has been said during this period, including the approval for the overseas release of "Buried Alive", the extension of the key period, and some matters with the Heguang Audiovisual Supervision Committee, really troubled Wang Xintian a lot.
Although he didn't make the call, he still owed a lot of invisible favors.
"I don't like hearing what you are saying, Mr. Wang. So why can't I say hello to you if you have nothing to do? Look at how hard you work every day. You have the development of the Chinese film industry on your shoulders, and you have the domestic people sitting under your butt." The sharp conflicts between hundreds of film and television companies are dealt with every day, and they are dealt with ten times at a time..."
"Get, get, get,"
Faced with Li Youzhi's upcoming Rainbow Fart Offensive, Wang Xintian immediately surrendered;
"Xiao Zhi, I have a bad cervical vertebra and I can't stand your hating. Just tell me, call me. What else do you want me to do for you?"
"I want "Buried Alive" to participate in this year's Oscar selection for Best Foreign Language Film, and I need our film bureau's help to promote it."
Seeing that Wang Xintian had said this, Li Youzhi laughed and expressed his thoughts directly without going around the bush.
However, what was exchanged was a period of silence on the other side of the phone.
"Tsk,"
After more than ten seconds, Wang Xintian on the other side of the phone clicked his tongue.
"Xiao Zhi, what did you just say?"
"I said I wanted "Buried Alive" to participate in this session..."
"It's not this sentence, it's the previous sentence."
"I said Director Wang works very hard every day. On his shoulders is the development of China's film industry, and underneath his butt are the sharp conflicts between hundreds of domestic film and television companies..."
"Hey, you are right!"
Hearing Li Youzhi tentatively repeating the flattering words just now, Wang Xintian on the other end of the phone slapped his thigh!
"You guys also know that my film bureau serves the domestic film industry and is responsible for hundreds of domestic film and television companies! Last year, the key period was extended twice in succession for "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha". Several domestic film bureaus A film and television organization has already complained, saying that our film bureau broke the rules and was too biased towards you and Guang Culture. However, at that time, "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha" were promising, and the two extensions of the key period were in exchange for practical results. It is a real milestone record at the box office, so it did not become a topic.
However, during this period of time to promote the cooperation between China Film Corporation and Heguang Audio-Visual, including the extension of the key period for "Buried Alive" in recent days, many people have been saying behind the scenes that our film bureau is the nanny of your Heguang Culture. It is said that the one-month key period is set for other companies. Your key period with Guang Culture is inherently twice as long as others. If "Buried Alive" is recommended again to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, I am afraid that the general managers of several state-owned film companies in China will really come to China to declare my case, Wang Xintian, and say what benefits have I received from you? ! "
"..."
Hearing what Wang Xintian said, Li Youzhi was speechless for a while.
Li Youzhi had seen similar rumors when he was browsing Weibo... It's just that Brother Zhi has a more stable mentality and a thicker skin.
These sour words, Brother Zhi Quan should be praising Brother Zhi's awesomeness from another angle...
Unexpectedly, the boomerang hit here,
In fact, Li Youzhi himself knew that many companies were eyeing the quota recommended by the Film Bureau for the Oscar selection. After all, according to the Oscar's regulations, each country can only have one quota for the Best Foreign Language Film Award each time.
For Heguang Culture, this may be an opportunity to expand its influence, but for other film and television companies, especially state-owned film and television companies, it is also a real political achievement.
When domestic films are selected for the Oscars, everyone knows that there is a high probability that they will not win the Golden Image Award, but facts are facts, and things are not like that.
What is this like?
It's like a brothel with two popular young ladies. If these two young ladies have similar looks and talents, if you say that one of them participated in the palace selection of concubines, was shortlisted but not selected... Isn't the difference revealed?
Whether you admit it or not, and don't care what a shabby gathering place the Oscars are now, it is an indisputable fact that you can go for a walk and come back with a little bit of style.
Especially for the domestic state-owned enterprises or local film and television companies, if the annual report of this term's leaders says "the leading producer of the film recommended by the Film Bureau to participate in the Oscar Best Picture competition this year"...
Hey, look at it,
Isn't this resume beautiful!
But this has nothing to do with Zhige.
What kind of temper does Zhige have?
If others want to touch the things that Zhige likes, then they have to ask him if he is strong enough!
Listening to Wang Xintian on the other end of the phone talking about how much pressure he is under to keep the water level, Li Youzhi smacked his lips.
"Director Wang, today's overseas box office of "Buried" is finally counted, and the total box office in the US market is 34.53 million US dollars."
"I know your overseas box office is good, but Xiaozhi, you have to consider it. I am not the only one who said that our Film Bureau...Duo Shao?"
Out of inertia, Wang Xintian was still talking about his own difficulties. But halfway through the words, he held it back.
"34.53 million, US dollars."
"Hiss~~"
With the sound of a breath of cold air, the other end of the phone fell silent again.
After a long while, Li Youzhi raised his lips when he heard the busy tone coming from the phone.
He smiled.
In the domestic film industry, I, Li Youzhi, am young and inexperienced. When you call me Xiaozhi, I won't say anything.
But in the overseas market, a movie with a cost of tens of thousands of dollars made more than 30 million box office. What do you call me?
There are also people who want to compete with Brother Zhi for a quota... Ha,
So naive!
At the same time, in Beijing, the Film Bureau.
After silently hanging up the phone, Wang Xintian, who was ready to get off work, frowned and sat back at his desk.
The dim afternoon sunlight shone through the window, making his wrinkled old face look a little three-dimensional.
"Hey! Director Wang hasn't left yet?"
Just as Wang Xintian was lost in thought, Sun Hegui, the deputy director of the Film Bureau's publicity work, passed by with his keys in the office next door. Seeing Wang Xintian, who was silent, through the open office door, Sun Hegui hurriedly greeted him.
"Oh, I was about to leave, but I received a call from Heguang Culture."
"Heguang Culture?"
Seeing that Wang Xintian seemed to be worried and unusually serious, Sun Hegui, who was always good at reading the boss's face, raised his eyebrows.
"Li Youzhi? Did this kid make you unhappy?"
"I'm not unhappy."
When mentioning Li Youzhi, Wang Xintian waved his hand and sighed: "It's just that this kid is too much... He doesn't give people time to prepare for anything. He called today and asked us to help recommend it for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film."
"Hi!"
When Sun Hegui heard about this, he became excited!
The Oscars are held from February to April every year, but the recommendation work has actually begun now. The CEOs of several domestic film and television companies have already set their sights on this matter. During this period, several film and television companies including Furong and Chengdu have called Sun Hegui and asked for help in keeping an eye on this quota.
Now that he heard that there was competition, Sun Hegui hurriedly said:
"Director Wang, this can't be tolerated! There is only one Oscar recommendation quota, and so many domestic film and television companies are eyeing it. Let's not talk about anything else throughout the year. Our Film Bureau has not neglected Heguang Culture at all. You said that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, this is giving this and helping that. If the Oscar quota is given to them again, what will happen if it is spread out? He Li Youzhi will call you if he has anything to do. Our Film Bureau is a subordinate department of Heguang Culture. Who is the big king and who is the small king, Li Youzhi, can't tell?"
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Listening to Sun Hegui's eye drops, Wang Xintian, who was thinking and sorting out his thoughts, frowned.
"Old Sun, what are you talking about? I mean this guy didn't give us time to prepare. I mean that Buried Alive earned over 34 million US dollars in North America. This guy didn't even say hello to such a big thing. For so many years, domestic movies have basically not earned more than 10 million in foreign countries. If we had known that this movie would perform so well at the box office, our Film Bureau would have promoted it in advance, which would have been considered a support! Look, the box office has closed now, and it's too late to do anything. He told me that there is no way to promote it and no way to write reports. How passive!"
(`^)
Listening to Wang Xintian's heartbreaking remarks, Sun Hegui, who had only finished half of his choreography, felt like a big hand was grabbing his throat.
Can't go up, can't come down, a mouthful of old phlegm is stuck in the middle,
(ヾ)……
"Old Sun, Old Sun?"
Seeing Sun Hegui's face turning red from suppressing his breath and his eyes wandering, Wang Xintian stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him.
"Ah...ah?"
Sun Hegui came to his senses when he noticed a big hand waving in front of his eyes.
"What's wrong, Bureau Wang?"
"Since you haven't gotten off work yet, then work hard and see how the report "Buried Alive" should be done. Should you quickly organize a special edition of "China Film Report", or should you immediately make a good news report through the media public platform? In short, we must support our film bureau and publicize the fact that "Buried Alive" has broken cultural barriers and earned 30 million at the overseas box office!"
"Ah...ah,"
Seeing that Sun Hegui still looked like "who am I and where am I?", Wang Xintian clicked his tongue.
"What are you talking about? Let me tell you if I can fuck you!"
Urged by Wang Xintian, Sun Hegui took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and nodded.
Seeing him nodding and accepting the matter, Wang Xintian stood up with satisfaction, said hello with the keys in hand, and walked out of the office humming a tune.
As the sun set, the corridor of the Film Bureau's office area was filled with golden afterglow. Looking at Wang Xintian walking out of the door, Sun Hegui, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Knock inside!
Wang Xintian, did you hear that? Did I knock it in?
If you gasp like this again next time you talk, your whole family will die! ! ! !
And Li Youzhi... will you die if you ride on the horse?
It makes big news at every turn. Do you know that a sudden attack can kill people and suffocate them to death?
Did I knock it in? Did you hear that? Did I hit it?
"..."
At the corner of the corridor of the film office, several lesbians who had just finished their work and were getting ready to get off work looked at each other as they were scratching and beating wildly in the air.
|ω`)|ω`)|ω`)
Deputy Director Sun... I'm afraid he was possessed by something.
I heard that the predecessor of the Film Bureau was not a peaceful place. The previous aunt also said that in the early years, there were always strange noises here at night. Hey... Hey, hey, hey, hey,
…
Beep!
Received Wang Xintian’s additional [appreciation] and [complaint] stunning points, 55 points, 55 points, 55 points...
Received Sun Hegui’s additional [crazy] stunning value, 62 points, 62 points, 62 points...
Agricultural University, graduate dormitory.
Li Youzhi clicked his tongue when he heard two strings of contradictory reminders of amazing value.
Tsk, hiss...
It seems that asking the film bureau to recommend "Buried Alive" to participate in the Oscars is quite a troubling matter for them.
Do you think it’s so stunning that you’re so excited?
Jingle bell bell bell bell bell,
Just when Li Youzhi was thinking this, the phone in his hand suddenly rang.
Seeing that the call was from Wang Xintian, Li Youzhi quickly picked it up.
"Hey, Wang Ju!"
"Xiao Zhi, I have already made arrangements for you. You don't have to worry about the Oscars. I will ask the bureau to prepare the information and submit it to the Oscar committee early tomorrow morning. Then you can prepare it. In the past few days, our film bureau may have to do a series of reports and promotions on the overseas box office of "Buried Alive". You didn't say hello to me before, but now we are putting money in our own faces, so please cooperate. "
Hi!
Hearing what Wang Xintian said on the other end of the phone, Li Youzhi finally understood where Wang Xintian's resentment came from.
I bet it's my fault for not saying hello to the film bureau earlier and reporting the overseas box office of "Buried Alive" in time!
What did Brother Zhi think was going on?
Tell me earlier!
During this time, I was busy flirting with girls in the international server in the morning, and teaching English to the netizens in the afternoon. I was so happy with the treasure chest that I really forgot about it.
Putting it on others, maybe this is a fault. But when it comes to Brother Zhi, this is little Cass that is not worth mentioning!
"Wang Ju's words are being belittled. What do you mean by putting money in your own face? For the movie "Buried Alive", the film bureau has given great support from the beginning and encouraged us to tell a good story. The unique shooting method is oriented to the international community, encouraging us to go abroad and show the style of Chinese film and television to the world.
For this reason, the film bureau has relaxed its policy and granted special approval during the review and overseas approval process. This is something that is obvious to all! In the past few days, the domestic box office of "Buried Alive" has exceeded 1 billion. Originally, I was going to hold a press conference with the distributor to thank the audience and the higher-level units for their support. How could Director Wang do such a thing personally? Then we, Heguang Culture, must reciprocate the favor and put it in your face personally, Wang Bureau! "
Beep!
Received Wang Xintian’s additional extreme [appreciation] stunning value, 66 points!
Hearing Li Youzhi's words, Wang Xintian on the other end of the phone just felt like he had eaten a pill stolen from Laojun's furnace in the autumn - it warmed him from the inside out!
Feel comfortable all over!
"Hehehehe, you kid, okay, since you know what's going on, I won't say anything more. I'll call the capital later when I have time, and we'll talk again."
"Okay! Goodbye Wang Bureau!"
After bidding each other sweetly, Li Youzhi hung up the phone and smiled.
The first step to win the Olympics is GET!
With this in mind, Li Youzhi directly picked up his cell phone. Without saying a word, I edited a post and sent it!
[Friends, I have followed everyone’s suggestions and started working on “Buried Alive” to compete for the Oscars. Now let me report on the progress. With the support of the Film Bureau, "Buried Alive" has been qualified to participate in the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film nomination promotion! Thanks to the Film Bureau for their strong support, and also to Director Wang Xintian for his personal efforts to ensure the smooth sailing of "Buried Alive" this time! 】
Shaking hands.
What is the current status of Li Youzhi's comment section?
Most of the Lezi people were still frantically liking his suggestion for winning the Olympics in the post he posted online less than an hour after he posted it!
Even before the mood changed, Li Youzhi suddenly started to report on the progress of the execution. A group of fun netizens... became excited!
"Holy shit, what kind of incredible execution is this? You've already been recommended by the film bureau. Procrastination has nothing to do with you, brother!"
"I cried. If I had the execution ability of my little brother, why would I still be single now that my child is five years old? My brother's super execution ability of doing whatever he says is really amazing. I want it, I want it!”
"You guys in front of me, please wake up. Even if I give you this little brother's execution ability, you can only hit the wall faster. He is so cheating! You know, I just checked on the Internet. This The film bureau recommends only one spot for the best foreign language film at the Oscars, and every year the major film companies compete fiercely for their blockbuster movies, okay? How long does it take? The little brother got it, it seems like it has nothing to do with execution, it’s all about face, it’s the face of Mr. Billionaire Box Office!”
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoriuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuah, I should be happy to see my little brother getting better and better, but my dear brother, you are so good now that my heart is starting to break! Compared with you, I feel like a waste, "
"Hahahahaha, you idiot in front of me, why are you so sad? No matter how good the little brother is, he is the one who has been raised by us Lezi people every time. If this wave can really succeed in the Olympics, we can brag about it for the rest of our lives! Come on, little brother, this wave of Oscars depends on you, remember to report your progress at any time, go for it!”
Beep!
Received amazing points, 4015300 points!
Hearing another amazing value-deposit notification next to his ear, and looking at the excitement among the fun-loving people in the latest news, Li Youzhi laughed and opened his system panel.
[User: Li Youzhi]
[Appearance value: 105 (upgrading, upgrading BUFF blessing, you can continue to invest in stunning value)]
[Temperament: 104 (upgrading...)]
[Voice: 92 (upgrade completed)]
[Amazing value: 57523376 points! 】
[Item column: C-level treasure box x23, D-level treasure box x26, F-level treasure box x41! 】
Looking at his luxurious body measurements, Li Youzhi couldn't help but swell.
Recently, whether it’s stunning value or treasure chest, the income has been so huge.
If we continue at this pace, our bare panel attributes will exceed 110, which is just around the corner!
With this in mind, he directly clicked on the attribute upgrade item.
[Tip: It is detected that the appearance attribute has reached the 105-110 range, and the stunning value/attribute point exchange ratio has increased. After the upgrade, the stunning value/attribute point exchange ratio is 50 million:1 point. 】
"..., blanch!"
Seeing the small exclamation point that just appeared on the system panel, the corners of Li Youzhi's mouth trembled as he was swelling.
Let’s just say... your dog system is almost perfect,
Damn, fifty million to one, what the hell kind of exchange rate is this?
Is it even more outrageous than the 500,000 pieces of bread sold in Weimar Germany?
Looking at the amazing 50 million points that were easily accumulated in the system panel, and then looking at the sky-high exchange rate after the improvement, Li Youzhi took a deep breath.
Silently, he extracted 50 million stunning points and devoted them all to the appearance attribute!
You slutty system, don’t you just want more?
Come on, come on, brother Zhi gives it to you!
Welcome your brother Zhi’s iron fist of justice!
call!
As Li Youzhi pressed the [Yes/No] confirmation option for promotion, and with a strong current of heat, Li Youzhi felt like he was struck by a bolt of lightning. His whole mind went blank and he fell straight on the bed.
Damn it,
Feeling the countless light spots accumulating on his face and starting to clean every pore and every inch of skin on his face, Li Youzhi hummed in a daze.
Don't tell me
This 50 million shot is really more powerful than the 30 million shot.
ヾ§￣▽)ゞah~~~~
…
"Buried Alive" has been released from U.S. theaters and will be shown in China during the extended key period. This not only means that the movie has reached its real profit moment, but also means that the movie's profit stage has reached the second stage.
After confirming a series of arrangements with Subona on the phone, including the sale of the disc production rights and the transfer of online streaming media to Heguang Audio-Visual, Li Youzhi temporarily took a leave of absence from netizens and suspended the international server and online games. The live broadcast of English teaching went to Shanghai.
Although it is not the first time that the key period has been extended, this time the key period of "Buried" has been extended, and Li Youzhi, as the producer and producer, still has to show up publicly.
After all, "Buried" is different from the previous "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha".
The extension of the key period of "Wandering" and "Nezha" was not unilaterally promoted by Li Youzhi, but a joint proposal by the theater chain and the producers represented by Tu Zheng.
As a commercial big movie, the theater chain and the distributor must not let the movie go offline just because it still has the ability to make profits.
At that time, the Film Bureau also indirectly promoted the second key extension of the two movies in order to produce a milestone work with a box office of over 5 billion.
But this time, "Buried" was able to win a box office of 1 billion, which was more due to the recognition of fans and audiences for the movie and Li Youzhi's performance.
As a niche movie, and not the kind of drama thriller that can provide audiences with a relaxing and enjoyable experience within an hour and a half, it can be pushed by the audience to a box office of 1 billion yuan. Regardless of whether there is a second key period, as the main creator and producer of the film, Li Youzhi must express his gratitude.
What is this?
This is the face given by the audience!
With gratitude, Li Youzhi specially held a press conference and seven fan meetings in Shanghai, publicly thanking the audience for their support in a highly interactive way, and publicly promised that after the second key period, "Buried" will be released for free in the domestic version of Heguang Audiovisual in a completely free form without any Guangzi implanted.
After a busy week, a week passed in a hurry.
October 8.
After the seven fan meetings of "Buried" to thank Shanghai, Li Youzhi finally had some free time.
Just when he was thinking of inviting Tu Zheng, Liu Yun and Zhao Yaru, several partners, to have a meal together to celebrate the lucrative profit of the "Buried" project, Wang Xintian called.
The receipt from the committee that nominated "Buried" for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film has arrived!