Chapter 620 Oscar Night 3
The first award was for Best Adapted Screenplay.
"The winner is: James Brooks'' "Mother and Daughter"!"
Amidst the applause, an old white man with white hair stood up excitedly, ran up to the stage with small steps happily, and received the trophy. This is the second award that the hit "Mother and Daughter" won tonight.
“…”
Chen Qi watched this man speak, but not a single word entered his ears. He found that he was a little nervous.
I have copied a lot of scripts myself, but none of them have been copied intact. A lot of secondary creation is required to adapt to this era.
Except for the story frame, "Life is Beautiful" was basically rewritten by him. The original version was set in a small town in Italy. He wanted to transplant it to Shanghai. The entire background, language, and character relationships are all new.
Not to mention that he collected a huge amount of concentration camp information, contacted survivors, and planned overseas strategies. He put in a lot of effort and can say that "Life is Beautiful" is his own work without any shame.
This was the reason why Chen Qi was happy when he won the Golden Rooster before.
Now that we are competing for Oscars, we naturally hope to win.
"Thank you everyone!"
The old white man chattered for 2 minutes, talking about his works, himself, and his insights into life before reluctantly walking off the stage. Many people''s speeches were so disgusting and long that the Oscars later stipulated that no one could speak more than 45 seconds.
“Next up is the award for Best Original Screenplay, with nominees including!”
It was still presented by Mel Gibson, without a big screen, and they said dryly: "Fanny and Alexander, War Games, The Big Chill, Silkwood Incident, and Life is Beautiful!"
"Let''s see, the winner is-"
Chen Qi was okay. Gong Xue suddenly grabbed his arm tightly. He patted the back of his wife''s hand, and his heartbeat speeded up unconsciously.
Mel Gibson opened the envelope and paused for a moment: "I need to figure out the pronunciation of this name, "Life is Beautiful" Chen Qi!"
"OH!"
I couldn''t understand the words "Chen Qi" he said at all, but I could understand "Life is Beautiful". There was a burst of surprise in the audience. Gong Xue let out a small cry and immediately covered his mouth. At the same time, he wanted to hug him, and he was in a hurry.
"Chen''er, it''s you, it''s you!"
"It''s me, it''s me. In this situation, I suddenly returned to the village."
Chen Qi was also very excited. He hugged Gong Xue, signaled to Liu Zhigu and others, and strode onto the stage.
Many guests stretched their necks to look at this mysterious Chinese. Only the Chinese-American Huang Zongzhan had won the Best Cinematography Award twice before, in 1955 and 1963. Chinese people are too unfamiliar with Oscars.
Chen Qi received a trophy. Mel Gibson seemed to be very interested in him and took the initiative to shake hands: "Congratulations!"
"Thanks!"
He glanced at the other person. This man was one of the few openly anti-Semitic guys in Hollywood, and he could talk about it.
Chen Qi walked to the microphone. The lighting was adjusted just right, and he could clearly see the faces of everyone in the audience, including men, women, old and young, and foreigners with a big nose.
Foreigners are also sizing him up. This guy who makes all the difference in mainland China and Hong Kong has made his first public appearance in the American film industry.
"When I was writing this script, I interrupted it more than 20 times. I thought this work could not be completed. I thought no one wanted to watch it, and no one wanted to invest. If someone is willing to invest, this film will definitely move everyone. But then I found out…”
Chen Qi paused, and just when everyone thought he was going to be sensational, he continued: "I can invest in it myself, so I have this movie!"
"Hahaha!"
There was a burst of laughter below, and some people commented: "Is he still the producer?"
"Yes, screenwriter, producer, investor!"
"Wow, he seems to be a very capable guy!"
Chen Qi threw away the burden and began to speak seriously: "Movies are concepts, pictures, and lines. Before the actors stand in front of the camera, someone has to sit down, with nothing but paper, pen and imagination, write down the words, and give the film The most primitive soul.
Thanks to the academy, to my production team and friends, to my wife, who always cheers me up when my inspiration is dry... and to all the screenwriters, my first job is screenwriting, I love this career …Thank you all, thank you! "Whoa, whoa, whoosh!" "
Amid applause, Chen Qi walked off the stage with the trophy, and everyone''s eyes continued to follow him. The kind of inquiry and curiosity was as if the Chinese had seen a peep show for the first time.
"YES!"
Naturally, people from 20th Century Fox were also present. "Life is Beautiful" successfully won an award. The best screenplay is not just a scrap, it is quite significant.
Winning this award means making a fortune depends on your fate, but at least you can live a cool life in Hollywood. The top executives of several major manufacturers are here. Thinking about this Chinese boy''s record, there is also "Orphan''s Revenge" ahead of him, so he really has a lot of time to write a story.
"Show me the prize!"
As soon as Chen Qi returned to his seat, the trophy was snatched away. Gong Xue took it in his hand and rubbed it. It showed the image of a gold-plated naked man with his hands crossed on his chest and holding a Crusader sword, standing on five rings.
The base is solid pure copper.
The trophy was passed from the hands of Liu Zhigu and others, and everyone couldn''t put it down. Chen Qi was also very happy. He broke the historical line again and won the first best screenplay award for a Chinese-language film.
…
At this moment, in front of the TV.
Shadra clapped her hands and laughed. She truly regarded Chen Qi as a friend and felt that he was really good at writing stories. With this award, she can continue to write novels.
Chen Xiangmei didn''t watch TV, but her assistant Xiaojuan was watching.
He couldn''t help curling his lips: "Hey! It''s really good luck. I want to congratulate him."
…
After a song and dance, the award ceremony continued.
"Fanny and Alexander" won another Best Cinematography. "Heroes", which had eight nominations, got nothing and only one Best Editing, which went to Linda Hunt for "A Dangerous Year".
Three hours was neither long nor short, and most of it passed in the blink of an eye.
"There are John Gavin and Jack Valenti presenting the Best Foreign Language Film Award!"
"Whoosh!"
Two more gray-haired old white men came out. Chen Qi discovered that there were not many young people at this party. Most of them were characters from decades ago. Jack Nicholson was in his 40s, which was quite young. of.
John Gavin is a veteran movie star who entered politics.
Jack Valenti is even more incredible. He once served as the chairman of the American Motion Picture Association. His greatest contribution was to establish the American film rating system, which has continued to later generations.
"This year''s five films come from five countries, Sweden, China, France, Spain, and Hungary! This is the first time for Chinese films to participate in the Oscars. We are very happy to see more and more countries participating and appreciating each other''s film art..."
As soon as the two old men stood on the stage, they seemed to have a lot of political weight. They were smiling but could not tell anything. They glanced at the audience, but they seemed to be looking at every finalist.
"Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film include—"
"''Fanny and Alexander''!"
""Life is Beautiful"!"
""ballroom"!"
"''Carmen''!"
"''Life is a Struggle''!"
Jack Valenti opened the envelope slowly, "Let''s see..."
(No more...)
(End of chapter)