Chapter 532: Is there a chance to win an Oscar?
Li Ye's words worked. Wu Runfu, Chen Sihai and other roommates actually took the movie tickets and bravely made appointments with several female classmates.
A few people once again grabbed the little bit of hair oil left in the dormitory, picked out a few of their best clothes, dressed themselves up to look a little "fashionable", and showed off themselves to the extreme for the movie that night.
In the 1980s, the forms of entertainment in mainland China were very limited, so eating, watching movies, and shopping were the "three standard activities" for mainland couples for a long time, and watching movies was particularly anticipated.
Because it is dark in the cinema, couples who are attracted to each other will not be so restrained or shy when they want to do some small actions. As long as they can hold hands or something, it is a substantial breakthrough.
In those days, if you could hold a girl's hand, there would be a deep bond between the two of you. It was not like decades later, when even after having several kids, you would still break up.
After spending half a day to deal with Wu Runfu and others, their plan ultimately failed.
It’s not that those girls broke their promise, but after we arrived at the cinema, we found that there were a lot of Beijing University students there that day, and the ratio of boys to girls was roughly fifty-fifty.
If girls like Bian Jingjing and Wen Leyu are already married, they will naturally sit together with Li Ye and Sun Xianjin.
But those girls who were invited for the first time, because there were so many acquaintances present, basically sat with the girls they knew.
"Brother, what have you done? Giving away so many tickets at once has completely disrupted our plans."
"That's right, there are hundreds of tickets all for consecutive seats. Can't you be smart and spread them out to different corners? Really, you've wasted the last bit of your hair oil."
“.”
Li Ye really didn't expect this situation. Lao Xiong from Chang'an Film Studio was so righteous that he got him the best consecutive tickets, but in the end Li Ye complained about it.
"Okay, is that all your patience?" Li Ye curled his lips and said, "Since they accepted your movie tickets today, they think you guys are okay.
Since I think you guys are okay, why don't I just continue to pursue you tomorrow? Can't you use your brain?"
"Use your brain. Do you think you're asking them to do math problems?"
Sun Xianjin, who came with them, also said with disdain: "When they got the tickets, they knew they were all in the same group, so why didn't they go and exchange tickets with the scalpers over there?
With their intelligence, as long as they use their brains, there are definitely more solutions than problems, but they are just lazy and are still waiting for girls to chase them!"
“.”
Sun Xianjin and Li Ye no longer paid attention to their roommates who were top students in the mathematics department, and went into the cinema in pairs with Wen Leyu and Bian Jingjing, adding more dog food to their already depressed roommates.
"They are right, right?"
"Right? Why don't we try again tomorrow?"
"Well, let's try again tomorrow."
Several roommates regained their confidence.
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Because of Li Ye’s intervention, the filming of “Hometown Lonely Army” not only introduced Hong Kong Island’s funds, but also introduced Hong Kong Island’s publicity and promotion concepts.
Starting two weeks ago, all major newspapers had various pre-production soft articles, with all kinds of gimmicks such as "80 million blockbuster" and "historical war masterpiece", which were super advertisements in this era and achieved a strong publicity effect.
Anyway, there is no such thing as fraudulent advertising these days, so just be as shocking as possible!
So today's cinemas are packed, and many people would rather spend a high price to buy scalper tickets to come in and see whether the 80 million is worth it or not.
It turns out that movie tickets that cost a few cents are very worthwhile.
Before the main movie begins, the audience sees a short film.
This type of short film was very popular in the 1980s, and a positive energy short film about "such and such advanced unit or individual" was often played before the main film.
The later film emperor Zhang Yi has a work called "One Second", which describes a prisoner who insists on seeing his daughter in the movie, and his daughter appears in this kind of news clip.
However, the short film before "Homeward Bound" is not a newsreel, but a large-scale music MV.
As the music with a strong historical flavor sounded, the grand scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty appeared on the screen.
"The Flower-growing Nation has a 5,000-year history of civilization, of which we have been the center of the world for 4,800 years, and the influence of the Great Tang Dynasty was one of the peaks.
The envoys from all over the world came to learn about our economy and culture, thus spreading the influence of this land to all directions."
The short film uses a crossover of photography and animation, and the coordination of music, color, animation, and narration is simply amazing.
As the audience watched this short film, a sense was unconsciously instilled in their minds - we have always been number one in the world, and now we are just dormant for a while.
Wen Leyu quietly approached Li Ye and whispered, "Is this short film the result of your persistence?"
Li Ye turned his head and leaned close to Wen Leyu's ear and said, "This is the result of our persistence, and you have also contributed to this."
Wen Leyu shook his itchy ears, pursed his lips, gently hit Li Ye, and kept a distance from him.
There are so many classmates around! You have to be careful about the impact.
This short film is indeed the result of Li Ye's persistence.
At first, Director Xie and others didn't understand why they had to spend so much money to shoot a five-minute music video. The ancient style soundtrack alone was enough to make them scratch their heads.
But under the insistence of Mr. Huo Renqiang, the representative of the investor, the short film was still made.
"Why are you always so reserved and modest? We should use the most straightforward way to tell our ancestors how powerful they were.
A strong hometown and a low-key hometown, which one do you think overseas Chinese would prefer? "
This is the reason why Ah Qiang, a former gangster in Hong Kong, was called.
In fact, the film "Dunhuang" shot by the Japanese later also showed the power of the Tang Dynasty in the film. After all, the Tang envoys in the film cannot be avoided. If the Tang Dynasty was not powerful, why did you send students abroad?
But they did not directly show the historical status of the Tang Empire. Those who watched the movie only saw the grand historical scenes but did not understand their specific meaning.
A Qiang's reason was finally recognized by everyone. Chang'an Film Studio not only found the best soundtrack, but also used their connections to use aerial photography.
And this short film also played its due role.
After the main film started, when the rows of cavalry pressed towards the enemy, all the audience were thinking in their hearts - "So this is the number one army in the world at that time."
Even though the Tang Empire lost in the end, it was still only able to compete with the powerful Central Asian coalition forces for the world's number one position with the strength of the Western Regions Protectorate. Even if it lost, it would still be number two in the world.
When the princess played by Pan Hong appeared in a gorgeous phoenix wedding dress, Li Ye heard exclamations from everyone at the scene.
"How beautiful! Who is this?"
"Princess?"
"Who is the actor?"
"I didn't recognize her, I just looked at her clothes, they were really beautiful."
Wen Leyu's small hand tightly grasped Li Ye's arm, as if to express urgently, "Hubby, I want this too, Hubby, I want this too."
In the early 1980s, Chinese people were far less confident than later generations. Many people felt that the developed countries in the West were more advanced and powerful than the mainland.
Even if the other person has a tiny spot the size of a booger, many people will think that everything about the other person is good, even the clothes.
This movie is meant to let the audience know that we were once strong, and we have the potential to become strong again.
And at the end of the movie, when a group of gray-haired veterans from the Western Regions finally saw the thick walls of Chang'an after going through untold hardships, the audience had completely accepted the idea that "we will become strong again after all."
“Pah pah pah pah~”
After the lights in the theater came on, all the audience began to applaud.
Wen Leyu took Li Ye's hand and walked out.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to get squeezed."
"Hurry up and buy a ticket to watch it again. I want to take another look at the princess's clothes. I think her fourth dress is different from what I drew at that time."
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Thanks to the fact that "Homelander" has a comic version, the crew spent a huge amount of money to produce a large number of props and costumes based on the characters in the comics, especially women's clothing, and several of the women's clothing were designed by Wen Leyu.
But unfortunately, Wen Leyu and Li Ye didn't buy tickets. They were not the only ones who wanted to watch the movie a second time. Many couples insisted on watching it a second time.
It would be fine if it was just a historical war film, but Li Ye added a love plot between a soldier and a princess, and even a gorgeous Tang Dynasty fashion show. How could it not attract audiences to watch it twice or three times?
Wen Leyu looked at the long line of people buying tickets and suddenly asked Li Ye, "If this movie is a big hit, you will get a share of the profits, right?"
Li Ye laughed softly and said, "We have investments. The more people who come to see us, the more money we will get."
Wen Leyu narrowed his eyes immediately and said with a smile: "That's more like it."
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"Homelander" was a big hit. Very big hit.
Lao Xiong from Chang'an Film Studio was very busy for several days. It was not until nearly a week later that he brought a group of actors and crew members to the Lone Army Literary Society.
Lao Xiong first asked someone to put down several large baskets of gifts, and then held Li Ye's hand tightly.
"Brother Li Ye, this time it's all thanks to you! You gave us the script and brought in foreign investment. It looks like our film will be a huge success."
"Brother Xiong, it's too early to say it's a big success now," Li Ye said with a faint smile, "It will only be considered a big success when the film wins an award overseas!"
"Yes, yes, it's too early, too early."
Director Xiong immediately changed his tone and said, "News has also been sent back from Nanyang. Since the film was released simultaneously, the theaters have been packed. Whether it makes money or not is not to be discussed. Just look at the reviews in these newspapers."
Director Xiong took out a few newspapers, which turned out to be Chinese newspapers from Lijiaopo and Malaysia.
"Brother Li Ye, take a look at this," Director Xiong pointed at one of the newspapers and said nervously, "They said that our film is likely to be the number one at the box office this year, and there is also a chance to win an Oscar. Do you think this is possible?"
“.”
All the actors and crew members at the scene looked at Li Ye in silence.
Their eyes were as excited as Director Xiong's.
"It's not difficult to be number one at the box office, and there's definitely a chance of an Oscar, but it's not easy."
Li Ye did not make unrealistic boasts. Although a few years later, a movie called "The Last Emperor" appeared and won nine awards at the 60th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, and Best Original Score,
But that movie was a co-production between Britain, Italy and China.
There are too many subtle reasons behind an award like the Oscars.
(End of this chapter)
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