The next day, a shocking piece of entertainment news spread throughout Hong Kong. The headline read: "The film 'Love' has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards!"
This news was like a bombshell, instantly causing a huge stir in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.
Nowadays, the influence of the Oscars is far-reaching. It is not only the highest recognition of the artistic achievements of filmmakers, but also an important guide to the direction of the global film market.
For Hong Kong, the Hollywood of the East, having a work nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the entire industry, igniting the fire of hope in the hearts of countless filmmakers.
Which filmmaker doesn't want to be nominated for an Oscar? Zhang Qiurui is the first director to be nominated for an Oscar. As soon as the news came out, the director and leading actor of the movie "Love" became popular again.
This is also the first time that a film from Hong Kong and Asia has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Winning this honor is undoubtedly a historic breakthrough for the Hong Kong film industry.
The media rushed to report the news, and major TV stations broadcast the good news continuously. Many Hong Kong people expressed their love for the movie "Love" and their pride in the Hong Kong film industry, and bought tickets to watch the movie.
Originally, the box office of "Love" on the first day was only 350,000, and it dropped to 250,000 on the second day. On the third day, after it was revealed that "Love" was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, the box office directly jumped to 1.05 million that day.
The fourth day had 880,000, the fifth day had 760,000, and the sixth and seventh days were weekends, with 1.1 million and 1.23 million respectively.
The cinema was packed with audiences, many of whom came here to see this masterpiece that could represent Hong Kong in its bid for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
After one week, the total box office of "Love" has accumulated to more than 6 million, far exceeding everyone's initial expectations and becoming a well-deserved dark horse.
The box office performance in the first week was even stronger than that of Jackie Chan's "Young and Dangerous".
After the eighth day, the box office dropped drastically to only 190,000. As the box office decreased day by day on the ninth and tenth days, it finally reached 8.23 million, temporarily ranking second in the year.
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Jiahe, in Zou Wenhuai's office.
"Director Zhang, you're here at the right time. I have something to discuss with you. Sit here!" Zou Wenhuai had just finished a phone call. When he saw Zhang Qiurui being led in by his assistant, he immediately stood up, greeted him with a smile, and asked Zhang Qiurui to sit on the sofa next to him.
"Going to the United States to attend the Oscars?" Zhang Qiurui asked knowingly.
"Yes! This time, it's just you, me, and Mr. Jiang going.
Director Zhang, your contribution to this Oscar nomination is invaluable. We at Golden Harvest are incredibly lucky to be working with you." Zou Wenhuai smiled and nodded.
Luo Lan, Hu Feng and Li Shaohong were not brought along because they were not nominated for any awards, so it would be useless for them to go.
When Zhang Qiurui came to Hong Kong, he, Liang Feng and He Guanchang were still discussing how to treat Zhang Qiurui. They never expected that they would collaborate to shoot a movie, which not only won the Best Director Award and Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival, but also sold well in foreign copyrights.
It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which is an unprecedented feat in Hong Kong film history.
The American Oscars are a holy place in the hearts of countless Hong Kong filmmakers and the pinnacle symbol of film art. Being able to step onto that red carpet is the supreme honor for any film practitioner.
"I won't go. You and Mr. Jiang can go." Zhang Qiurui directly refused the trip to the United States to attend the Oscars.
These days, racial discrimination is particularly serious in the United States, especially discrimination and exclusion against ethnic minorities are relatively common. Being able to nominate the movie "Love" for Best Foreign Language Film is already the limit. There is no hope of winning the award.
Later, the movie "Love" not only won the Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards, but also won the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
However, this movie was released so many years in advance, and the Golden Globe and Oscars will not buy it.
"Okay, then I understand." Zou Wenhuai was moved when he heard this and understood what Zhang Qiurui meant.
This is because I am not optimistic about the movie "Love" winning the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. I think that Americans these days are indeed full of prejudice and barriers, and their acceptance of non-native cultures is limited.
Even though the movie "Love" shines at major European film festivals, it is indeed extremely difficult to stand out on the Oscars, a stage centered on the American film industry.
"The Piano Tuner" has been edited and can be submitted to Cannes for competition." At this time, Zhang Qiurui took out the edited copy and handed it to Zou Wenhuai.
"I will mail it to the Cannes Film Festival jury as soon as possible." Zou Wenhuai took the copy, anticipation flashing in his eyes.
"If it's fast, there will be good news in April." The Cannes Film Festival usually starts accepting films in March, announces the shortlist around April, and holds the awards ceremony in May.
"There will definitely be good news." Seeing Zhang Qiurui calm and confident, Zou Wenhuai felt relieved.
"Mr. Zou, I heard that the mainland will hold the Golden Rooster Film Festival next year. Previously, there was the Hundred Flowers Awards. The mainland has two film festivals. Taiwan has the Golden Horse Awards, and foreign countries have the three major film festivals, the Golden Globe Awards, the Oscars and other film festivals." Zhang Qiurui said with a slight thought in his mind.
Hong Kong also has film festival awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards, which were founded in 1982. They are organized and judged annually by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association and are usually held in February, March, and April.
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