Chapter 561 [The Greatest, New Script]
Over the years, Asian actors have rarely received Oscar nominations.
After Liang Kun was nominated, friends who were familiar with him immediately called to congratulate him. He did not have to win the award, but he had already set a record of Chinese history by just getting nominations. He was the first Chinese actor.
Chinese media rushed to report on this incident, praising Liang Kun very much. Some media even called him "the greatest filmmaker in Chinese history."
Liang Kun is called the "greatest" when he is only 25 years old this year, but netizens do not think this is an exaggeration. Because he is the most versatile director, he can direct and perform.
Do you want Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Xiaogang to get the nomination for the actor? They must...
Well, Zhang Yimou starred in "Old Well", won the Hundred Flowers, Golden Rooster, and the three best actors in Tokyo. Feng Xiaogang starred in "Old Cannon" and won the Golden Horse Award. Zhou Xingchi starred in "Shaolin Football" and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor Award, and the director of "Kung Fu" won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director. There are so many directors with Chinese acting skills, all of whom are talented.
When filming "The Wedding Banquet", Ang Lee said a classic saying, "The director teaches actors to act."
It is this sentence that makes many fans feel that Liang Kun is better than Ang Lee, who has won the Oscar for Best Director, because Liang Kun is definitely better at teaching actors to act, and actress Charlize Theron is convinced.
Japanese media also yelled at Liang Kun, and his popularity in Japan continued to increase.
Many Japanese fans believe that Liang Kun's acting skills are better than those of the two famous local actors Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada, and he is already the number one male actor in Asia.
The famous "General of Light" and "Santa Squad Leader" are familiar to the Chinese audience. He deceived Zhang Qingcheng and was moved by Xie Wuhuan. Finally, he drew out a watermelon knife to chase Xie Wuhuan but failed, but was killed by him. Of course, Brother Kun is much better than him, so there is no need to compare.
Ken Watanabe is an international movie star. In 2004, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "The Last Samurai", which was a sensation in Japan. This time, Liang Kun was nominated for Best Actor, and it also seemed to surpass Ken Watanabe.
In 2004, Liang Kun met Spielberg in Athens. Japanese media once speculated that Liang Kun would play a small role in "Memoirs of Geisha" to match Ken Watanabe and Zhang Ziyi. As a result, Liang Kun went to the United States in 2005. In less than three years, he came to the forefront of all Asian actors.
Japanese media compared the two, and both of them had acted in the Batman series. Liang Kun's role is much older than Ken Watanabe. Who is more promising in Hollywood? You can tell by looking at their age and English accent. Ken Watanabe is not very fluent in English, but Liang Kun is extremely natural when performing.
When reporting on Liang Kun's incident, Korean media mentioned Son Ye-jin at the same time. They firmly believed that the two had a close relationship and would definitely cooperate in the future. They also believed that more Korean actors would gain a foothold in Hollywood in the future, because Liang Kun believed that Son Ye-jin's acting skills were better than other Chinese female stars.
Koreans always have strong self-esteem, and male actors are no match for China, so they are better than women.
In fact, actresses are also better at Chinese people. Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi can play the leading actress in Hollywood. Yang Ziqiong also often plays supporting roles. She is also the only Chinese-American girl who has worked with 007.
If Liang Kun asked Son Ye-jin to act, the Korean actress would have to wait several years before someone could make a trip to Hollywood. Jeon Ji-hyun still plays a Chinese, and Lee Bingbing is a two-female heroine. If "Wolverine" hadn't sang her the song "Give Me a Bowl", this movie wouldn't have been so popular.
Many reporters in China wanted to interview Liang Kun and let him talk about his feelings. In order to complete the yellow task, he said a few more simple words. He had no special feelings, which were similar to what he said at the last press conference.
Regarding the award, he held the attitude of "I am lucky to lose my life if I get it." He would not be depressed if he didn't win the award, and it would be better if he had it.
It is not surprising that Liang Kun won the best actor nomination this year for "The Lost Lover". The high box office of this movie mainly relies on the outstanding performances of the male and female protagonists, almost all of which are literary dramas.
Of course, it is certain that he will run with him. He has no chance to win the Oscars without winning the Golden Globes.
Liang Kun was in a good mood. He was nominated for his strength (cheating), not because he made a movie of average quality, but failed box office, and was shortlisted by public relations.
He knew that he could not compare to the crazy actors like Danielle Day Lewis. Most people earned awards to increase their value and made money. People like those who didn't care about their pay, and who became actors and did not make commercial films even though they became actors. He was confident that they were no worse than the other three competitors, and those were also actors who mainly made commercial films.
Liang Kun had to go to the United States before the award ceremony on February 24, and after participating in the Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships, he had to go to Qatar to get an Olympic ticket. Fortunately, there was no conflict in time.
He really wanted to attend the Oscars, and had never attended it before, so he was curious about what the scene would be. In addition to the awards ceremony, he loved food and wanted to go to a party to taste the luxurious Oscar buffet.
He heard that the diet prepared by the chef for the guests last year was very personal. More than 3,000 chocolate Oscars were the most popular. Even if the nominee could not get the real Little Golden Man, at least he could get the dessert Little Golden Man.
During this period of the New Year, Liang Kun was very leisurely and started writing a new script.
He is planning to write a TV drama script and a movie script. As the company's major shareholder, he often stays abroad and domestic companies cannot ignore them at all.
The TV series he chose was "My Horror Wife".
This is a very famous Japanese drama in parallel worlds. It is a TV series in which the audience just wants to "continue, don't stop" after opening it. Chinese netizens joked that this drama is also called "My Intellectual Retardant Husband", "The Blood Crime caused by 200 million", etc.
If you only watch the first episode, the setting is a bit similar to "The Lost Lover". In fact, this is a completely different story. This TV series is not as dark as "The Lost Lover", with a funny plot mixed in suspense.
The story tells the story of a wife with a high IQ and a very high EQ, a crazy and cheating husband who was in a variety of ways, and finally cheated the insurance company of 1.6 billion yen.
The plot is full of twists and turns, and it continues to reverse, beyond everyone's expectations.
What Liang Kun needs to do is to change the Japanese version to the Chinese version and try to change the story down-to-earth. All the jokes about Japan must be changed.
At that time, no matter who will be the leading actor Liang Kun, the actors of Yingyi Entertainment will compete internally, and whoever is most suitable will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who is the most suitable.
What is certain is that she will no longer find Yu Feihong to star in it. If there is a good movie, she cannot always be cheaper for outsiders. Even if the company wants to find Yu Feihong, she probably has no time. Recently, she has devoted all her energy to self-written, directed and acted in "Love has a Next Life".
The disadvantage of "My Horror Wife" is also obvious, that is, the story is too short.
The original Japanese drama has only nine episodes. Many Japanese dramas have this length and the rhythm is great, and Japanese audiences like it very much. However, the length of Chinese TV dramas is not suitable. Generally, the entire 30 episodes are more than 20 episodes, and it is considered short.
Liang Kun cannot add too much content, as it will disrupt the overall rhythm and greatly reduce the excitement of the story. In his opinion, the most important thing is to make the film exciting, rather than how to reasonably lengthen a short story.
In any case, he planned to write the script first, discuss the specific release with Andy Lau and others, and choose the appropriate release method.
Liang Kun also considered filming "The Temptation of Going Home", which was quite long.
This drama became popular all over the country as soon as it was broadcast in the parallel world. Several characters in the drama left a deep impression on the audience. Especially the male protagonist Hong Shixian in the drama said "You are so sexy" in the drama, and combined with a magical expression, it became a famous online emoticon package. This shows how much influence the drama has.
However, Liang Kun searched his memories and found that although "The Temptation of Going Home" was aired in 2011, it was an imported drama. It is adapted from "The Temptation of Wife" broadcast in South Korea in November 2008, a super long soap opera with more than 100 episodes.
"The Temptation of Going Home" almost copied the Korean version of the plot, which was also very soapy and was criticized by many netizens as a bad movie. The reason why the TV series became popular is because it attracted older Chinese audiences, and uncles and aunts like to watch it.
Writing such a black and red script is obviously not in line with Liang Kun's current status. He decided not to interfere and let others remake it.
Liang Kun is already able to use the "memory projector" skillfully, watch the original Japanese drama for a while, and write the script for a while. He relies on cheating and has extremely high work efficiency, and he wrote the new script in just three days.
Then, Liang Kun invited Andy Lau, Zhu Lixi, Xu Zhenzhen and Constantine to his home as a guest. They had lunch together and talked about the new script.
Several of them are friends and like to talk about things at the dinner table instead of having serious meetings in the company. In recent years, they have developed a habit and do not think there is anything wrong with doing this.
Xu Zhenzhen is a senior executive of the company, responsible for TV dramas, and has become a celebrity in the circle. Constantine is the company's economic man, responsible for some foreign negotiations. Liang Kun's career in the United States cannot be involved, but this does not affect his becoming a general of the company.
Constantine and Xu Zhenzhen cooperated well in their work. They are usually responsible for the overseas release of TV series that have become popular in the company. A Frenchman negotiates with people on behalf of Yingyi Company. Chinese, English and French are spoken in a terrible way, which makes people think that the company is of super high level at a glance.
Liang Kun asked several people to read the new script first and cook lunch by themselves. When he brought a few dishes to the table, his friends finished reading it. The story was indeed quite short.
Andy Lau praised: "Your story is completely different from "The Lost Lover", which is equivalent to an original new script. I think it is very interesting, and it will definitely become popular after filming."
Xu Zhenzhen agreed, but asked a question. "I only have one question. How are you going to shoot? The story is too short, and it only takes about ten episodes to shoot a TV series, right? If it is made into a movie, it is too long."
Liang Kun smiled slightly, he had already thought about what to do...
Chapter completed!