Chapter 680 Golden Globe Award Nomination (Bonus Chapter)

Two days later, the Golden Globe Awards announced this year's nominations.

This list surprised everyone.

On one hand, Friends did receive four nominations: Zhan Yun was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series, Yan Liang was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series, Lu Yanhe was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series, and there was also a nomination for Best Screenplay in a Musical or Comedy Series.

The nominations for three acting awards were completely unexpected.

On the other hand, the film "Love Letter" unexpectedly emerged as a strong contender at the Golden Globes. Despite having no prior notable appearances during the awards season, Chen Bige was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Film.

Both shows received nominations with almost no expectations (Maxine did routine PR for Friends, but didn't invest any more resources).

It's worth noting that even though Chen Bige won the prestigious Best Actress award at the Jose Film Festival, she didn't receive much attention during the North American awards season. That year, "Rouge" didn't perform well in the United States.

This year, Lu Yanhe believes that "Love Letter" is not to the American taste at all. As a foreign language film, it is indeed good that it has grossed more than eight million US dollars at the box office, but in the context of awards season, it is still not enough to attract their attention.

As a result, Chen Bige herself did not expect the film to win her any acting awards, but she was unexpectedly nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

This is Chen Bige's first Golden Globe nomination.

Lu Yanhe immediately called Schmidt Lowry of Midoriya.

Schmidt Lowry was in charge of the distribution of "Love Letter" in the United States.

Lu Yanhe asked him if Green Valley had done something.

Schmidt Lowry said, "It's not what we did, but the fact that Love Letter performed so well at the global box office that it caught the attention of the Journalists Association."

The Golden Globe Awards are organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the judges are media reporters from various countries and regions.

It is one of the most important indicators of the Oscars.

Lu Yanhe was still surprised.

Despite his previous efforts in public relations for "Road to Glory," he didn't receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Now, without doing anything, both of his films have garnered Golden Globe attention. It's truly—

"This is so unexpected and a pleasant surprise!" At Darren Wilson's suggestion, Lu Yanhe recorded a thank-you video and posted it on his social media platform. "Thank you to the Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for your attention to 'Friends' and 'Love Letter,' which has earned these two non-English speaking works nominations this year. I am truly flattered. These nominations motivate me to do my best in every project that follows. Thank you again."

A standard thank-you video.

Darren Wilson said, "This nomination was entirely due to the fact that you didn't do any public relations or campaigning. The journalists from these associations got you on the nomination list. So, recording a thank-you video like this will make them feel that they didn't vote for the wrong person."

A humble and grateful young person will certainly be treated better than an arrogant and ungrateful one.

Following Lu Yanhe, Chen Bige, Yan Liang, and Zhan Yun all recorded their own thank-you videos.

Most of the other nominees did the same.

On the set of "Friends," Hu Siwei specially ordered a three-tiered celebration cake, and a group of people excitedly celebrated this achievement.

Hu Siwei said, "We received three nominations this year, and we're aiming for six next year!"

Friends is planned to be filmed season after season. This means that everyone will have the opportunity to film it every year.

At this moment, everyone was extremely excited.

Lu Yanhe was the same. It was mainly because it was unexpected, making it an especially pleasant surprise.

Chen Siqi asked him on the phone, "Is there a chance that 'Love Letter' will be nominated for an Oscar?"

“I don’t know. Although the Golden Globes are one of the biggest indicators of the Oscars, Love Letter didn’t do well in the previous awards seasons,” Lu Yanhe said. “Moreover, there is not much overlap between the Golden Globes and the Oscars’ judges. I just didn’t have high expectations for the Golden Globes, but I got so many nominations.”

"With Bige emerging as a dark horse, do you think she has a chance of being nominated for an Oscar?"

"Bridget Jones's Best Actress nomination... Unless she wins the Golden Globe, it will be very difficult. The Oscars are becoming more and more focused on the overall trend. Apart from this Golden Globe nomination, Bridget Jones has no other nominations."

Chen Siqi: "OK, I understand."

"Hmm? What do you want to do with this question?"

"I'd like to hear your opinion so I can help control the level of discussion and predictions about the Golden Globes and Oscars among the media."

Lu Yanhe: "Then you mustn't be like Wang Po selling melons, praising your own wares."

"No," Chen Siqi said. "Anyway, congratulations! You're amazing to have another Chinese actor nominated for a Golden Globe. I bet you'll be bombarded with calls from your actor friends these next few days."

From Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian in "The Squid Game" to Yan Liang and Zhan Yun in "Friends" and Chen Bige in "Love Letter," Lu Yanhe's films, including his own, have brought six people into the Golden Globe nomination list so far.

How can this not be called an incredibly impressive achievement?

Chen Ziyan also made a trending topic: How much does Lu Yanhe's script promote actors?

In this moment of celebration, some people also recalled the Golden Tripod Awards six months ago, the "special treatment" given to Friends, and the ridicule and sarcasm directed at sitcoms, so-called art, and Lu Yanhe during that period.

Lu Yanhe's fans created a comparison image.

In July, Lu Yanhe refused to accept the Golden Tripod Sitcom Award.

In December, Lu Yanhe brought "Friends" into the Golden Globe nomination list.

The horizontal inscription above reads: True strength lies not in what awards you give me, but in what awards I win.

A group of Lu Yanhe's fans shared this picture and tagged Huang Lian and the Golden Tripod Award.

It's despicable, but it's very satisfying.

"It's really a bit of an exaggeration, but only Lu Yanhe could do it."

"I'm just waiting for Lu Yanhe's movie to break box office records in China. Seriously, Lu Yanhe has no weaknesses except for his box office performance which hasn't broken any box office records in film history."

"Even if Lu Yanhe doesn't have a record-breaking box office performance, it doesn't affect his ability to carry the box office in the eyes of various film companies. He just doesn't act in those kinds of films that guarantee box office success."

"I'm really looking forward to the box office results of 'Burning Fire' and 'Mist 2'. Could the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television please relax the censorship and allow 'Mist 2' to be released in China? Let Hollywood see Lu Yanhe's box office appeal in China!"

"It's so annoying! He gave 'Buried Alive' to Li Zhibai, 'Doomsday' to Jiang Jun, 'Red Eye Flight' to Jiang Yuqian, and even 'Source Code' to a foreign actor. He's such a good writer, why can't he write one for himself?! I want to see him dominate the world!"

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