Chapter 126
When this idea was first proposed, there were some doubts within the Thorn Prize, but Arnold was very persistent.
And actually doing it is not as difficult as everyone imagines, because the Thorn Award has been doing this kind of process silently before, and it has become a habit. This time it is just showing it off.
The change in approach now is intended to put the judges' work out in the open. Even if some people want to make a deal in this regard, without sufficient process support, they will not be able to gain the audience's approval. It is not so easy to threaten the judges to submit in private.
Similarly, it is also to inject new blood into this award, allowing it to radiate new vitality with the times.
However, the people behind the Thorn Award did not expect that the effect would be so good after it was actually launched.
When the live broadcast or video clips were first posted on the official website, the public was still unaware of it because they were not used to the Thorn Awards taking action so early, but soon, the attention gradually increased and quickly attracted a lot of eyeballs.
Because these judges first interviewed the leading actors, and there were many big stars appearing in the film, which first attracted the fans and then immediately provided something to discuss.
The interview style of the Thorn Award is outstanding. It is different from the common media interviews in the past. The judges' questions are obviously more sharp. With their status in the circle, they will not care about face and will ask many new questions about the interpretation of the characters. Some will even dig deep and ask very in-depth questions.
This requires the actor to not only perform well at that moment in the movie, but also have a deep understanding of the role and even the entire story, and express it completely.
In this mode, actors who do not have enough understanding of their performance will be exposed.
During the Thorn Award process, in order to prevent some people from making special preparations, some judges deliberately adopted the "surprise attack" method and went straight over without saying hello.
For example, some actors were even ambushed while attending a friend's party, and then a simple interview of about half an hour was completed at a small table in the yard.
Some really experienced actors can even demonstrate their understanding through an impromptu performance or a line without any preparation, which is very brilliant.
An actor's performance is often influenced by the director and the character's personality. If you put these factors aside and look at the actor alone, you can better judge whether he/she is worthy of the title of Best Actor/Best Actress and whether he/she can enter the highest level of acting.
No actor was angry because of such "suddenness" and everyone's performance was very surprising.
The Thorn Award is such a big name that if the judges come, it means that you may be nominated. Even if you don't win this kind of award, many actors can brag about it for the rest of their lives just by being nominated, and it is not impossible for them to rely on this to make a living until retirement.
Arnold is indeed capable. The camera team he found was not chosen casually, and the whole picture looks very clean. The beginning may be a bit dramatic, but in the one-on-one interview, when two people discuss their artistic pursuits and ideals, people will calm down and quietly follow their thoughts.
Therefore, the live broadcast of the Thorn Award quickly attracted attention. In addition to dramatic reasons such as its sharpness and surprise, the most important reason is that it is indeed meaningful.
The films that are favored by the judges are basically all excellent films. Some of the films that have been released were already very influential at the time and are worthy of repeated appreciation. Many viewers gained new understandings after watching the interviews, and when they went to watch the movie again, the viewing experience was indeed different.
This kind of interview is not something that disappears after watching, but rather it arouses the audience's desire to communicate. The Thorn Award official website, which originally had a very simple section, specially opened a discussion area, which suddenly became lively.
Because of this process, many lesser-known films and unknown actors, directors and behind-the-scenes staff have gained attention and used this platform to tell their own creative stories.
This change was very successful.
The Raymond incident is over, but the limelight has passed. A new person who appears to have no flaws has emerged. The position of the judge of the Thorn Award is crucial.
This time, we will use real-life examples to let everyone know that being a judge requires more than just influence and eloquence. Solid industry experience, keen artistic sense, and a fair and impartial vision are the qualities a judge should possess.
The Thorn Award has never been like this before. It attracted a lot of attention half a year before the award ceremony, so much so that the number of works registered for screening this year has increased significantly.
Arnold is a member of the local royal family. He has already started to build more screening venues in the local area, welcoming practitioners from all over the world to come here to display, and publish various exhibition information in real time on the official platform on the Internet.
In the exhibition of works of the Thorn Award, ordinary people can actually buy tickets to enter and watch. Except for the red carpet with a relatively high threshold, many places are open.
This change not only allows the public to understand the artistic heritage of this award that has been accumulated over the years and maintains its style, but also breaks the impression that it is "high and mighty".
With such preparations, this year's Thorn Awards ceremony was particularly grand. Although it was a pity that no domestic films were shortlisted this year, the number of domestic filmmakers who came here to participate in the exhibition has increased exponentially, and the connection between China and the Thorn Awards has increased more and more, encouraging everyone to spend time and effort to shoot high-quality works.
The film that won the Best Picture this year was an anti-war film, translated as "Old Hometown". The director had an extremely difficult time during the filming process and he was in tears when he won the award.
In addition to the strong emotions, the film's entire shooting and narrative techniques are also very remarkable.
Before winning the award, the interview records of the Thorn Prize had already provided help to his war-torn hometown, and donations and support from the Thorn Prize enabled more people to rebuild their homes.
Perhaps this is one of the meanings of literary and artistic works: to reflect reality and then gradually change reality.
Everyone is happy about this year's awards ceremony. After the death of old Matthew, many people were worried that the award would be affected and come to an end of its glory, but the facts have proved that it will get better and better.
Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng clinked glasses with Arnold and others at the banquet and said, "Let's keep working hard."
But in such a good situation, some people are not happy.
The director of this year's winning film was so poor that he lost his family. He donated part of the prize money and used part of it to shoot his next film. He was so frugal with his money that it was obvious that he had no background. This proves that some people's plans failed.
The angriest person was obviously Shen Antang.
In order to cooperate with other big capitals, he spent a lot of money in the middle. He had to contact the judges quietly and understand their preferences, which required upfront investment and management.
But he had already bid and was about to make his move when suddenly the Thorn Prize changed and the rules of the game changed.
Those judges were running around the world, surrounded by cameras and many people, so it was difficult to act and there was no way to hide from the public. A lot of the so-called arrangements made before were wasted.
Some older judges originally did not use the Internet, but because of the Thorn Award, they registered accounts. With the help of the momentum and their own fame, the number of their fans quickly reached hundreds of thousands.
With so much attention, how can we take action?
The Raymond incident happened just now, and the impact has not been completely eliminated. We should be cautious at this time. This is how capital in the entertainment industry works. They want to make a living, but they also want to make a living quietly.
As for using money or things to impress them privately, it is even more difficult. These judges were not only rich in the past, but now they are so popular, wouldn't it be more promising to follow Arnold?
Besides, when people reach this level, no one is so short-sighted as to only care about money. Fame is more important than money. Some judges were a little shaken, but when they saw others being so open and honest, they didn't dare to do it anymore and never contacted them again.
His usual infiltration tactics were foiled at this time, so the entire award ceremony had nothing to do with them.
By next year, some of the judges may be replaced, but old Matthew still has a lot of people who can be used, and the previous layout cannot be used again.
Because of this incident, Shen Antang was so angry that he smashed the equipment again.
The doctors here have served many wealthy people, and Mr. Shen is not the richest. He is so irritable that the doctors here can't stand him anymore.
"Please calm down!" The doctor who came over warned him, "I told you before that you shouldn't get too excited. If you continue like this, no amount of treatment will be effective!"
How could Shen Antang listen to him? He even raised his cane and hit him, then threw the water cup on the table and cursed: "Quack!"
When he was in China, no doctor dared to talk to him like this? But people here will not tolerate him indefinitely.
After checking the instrument, the doctor found that the display had gone dark, and then went out.
After a while, someone came over and said that Shen Antang had destroyed expensive precision instruments worth tens of millions and needed compensation. If the money was not paid within three days, he would have to move out and use the medical expenses he had paid before to pay off the debt.
This is abroad, not his territory.
Shen Antang was very shocked when he heard this. How could someone dare to speak to him like this!
He was so angry that his heart ached, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt powerless. Although he still had people around him, this sanatorium dared to charge such a high price, and the people behind it were not just for show. In terms of force alone, how could his few people be of any use?
Originally, Shen Antang could have gone back to his home, but now he can't.
He used to be able to take tens of millions of dollars easily, but at this time his money was inevitably a little tight and he couldn't give so much in cash. He even called Shen Mingzheng at this time, but the other party simply didn't answer.
Of course he wouldn't answer it. Shen Antang knew that Shen Mingzheng must know about his actions during this period.
Many of the Shen family's people in the country ignored him. Perhaps they saw which way the wind was blowing and stood more firmly on the side of the new head of the family.
Shen Mingzheng is simply a wolf cub who can never be tamed!
In his heart, he despised this wolf cub who turned against him once his wings grew strong, but this was the one he had raised.
The previous head of the family, Shen Antang, had an even more miserable life after he came to power, with his head and body separated, because Shen Antang's position was also won by him step by step.
As he said, there can't be two people in the position of the head of a family. If the first one doesn't die, the second one won't be able to stand up. What's funny is that in order to avoid such an ending, he carefully selected Shen Mingzheng, and then was blinded by the arrogance of the superior, and now he has ended up like this.
Shen Mingzheng was actually relatively kind-hearted, not as cruel and ruthless as he was back then. He just ignored him at this time, at least he didn't send anyone to assassinate him.
Shen Antang had nowhere to go now. After thinking about it, he found that he had to bow his head. Returning to the sanatorium was his best choice. The security conditions there were excellent. As long as he continued to pay the huge amount of medical fees, it could at least provide him with a good environment.
The people he had worked with before also completely ignored him, and since he didn't achieve his goal, they naturally threw his work away after using it.
For this reason, Shen Antang sold many of the treasures he brought with him at low prices. Some of them were even heirlooms of the Shen family. He could only grit his teeth and sell them here in exchange for a place to live.
It’s okay, he thought, trying to comfort himself, I still have something in my hands, and I will have a chance to make a comeback in the future.
But this obviously won't cure his illness.
After Shen Antang stayed abroad for some time, when he returned to his ward, his heart ached from time to time, which was much more serious than when he first arrived, and no medicine worked.
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