Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 624 Free Best Foreign Language Film Award

After introducing the background setting of the Xiangjiang police in the theme of DreamWorks TV series, in addition to launching "Xinzha Senior Brother", which revolves around personal struggles and grievances, it also created the "101 Arrest Warrant" series around the story of the police solving the case.

The widespread adoption of DNA identification is the general trend, and it is not a bad idea to play a soft advertisement in TV dramas first.

Perhaps it is easier to understand Tang Huan's intentions by using relatively well-known TVB TV series "Winning Injustice" and "Forensic Pioneer" in the original time and space as examples.

However, it has long been impossible for him to have enough time to deal with large-scale works such as TV dramas and movies, so he occasionally dabbles in short and lean music songs.

So, Tang Huan picked up a pen, and briefly described the ideas he came up with on the manuscript paper, and then put them into the file bag with the label "Xiangjiang".

After doing some trivial work like this and taking a break, Tang Huan spent more than ten hours of traveling time and came to Tokyo, Japan.

The subordinates of Japan Zheru, Epson, EA, Taitung, Yamaha Musical Instruments... and other factions came together to welcome him.

Do they like flattery or want to show off the strength of the lineup?Of course not, the appreciation of the yen promoted by the Gein Square Agreement is actually equivalent to sending a windfall out of thin air.There was a fire in everyone's chest, and it was difficult to pour out the excitement in our hearts without finding a reason to get together.

Tang Huan naturally saw the eagerness of his subordinates, and immediately said according to the public opinion: "Let's book a high-end place for dinner, and let's have fun together."

Yaskawa Hideaki and others replied repeatedly: "Get ready immediately, I guarantee your satisfaction."

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "I am second, the key is everyone's satisfaction."

Because of the special cultural atmosphere, men in the Japanese workplace are actually quite depressed. Therefore, this gathering, where no distinction is made between superiority and inferiority, drinking and talking, and even letting go, is very popular.

When Nakamori Nakamori and other artists under Warner Japan came on stage one after another, Tang Huan asked Taito's president Akio Nakanishi casually, "How is the EA theme park?"

In fact, because everyone attaches great importance to "business", it works perfectly; on the contrary, it is those "little things" that are marginal but also have a unique role, and Tang Huan needs to pay special attention to them.

Akio Nakanishi straightened his back, and solemnly replied: "EA Theme Park is setting up a brand-new "Three Kingdoms" themed project. When it is released, it will definitely grab a lot of business from Disneyland.”

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "I heard that some of the props used in the filming of "Phantom of the Tomb 2: Eight Arrays" have already been transported to the EA theme park?"

"The Three Kingdoms area that EA theme park will open, in addition to echoing the game "Three Kingdoms" as usual, is also closely related to the movie "Phantom of the Tomb 2: Eight Arrays". Some elements involved in it, such as Zhuge Liang's ride Four-wheeled vehicles, Kongming lanterns, wooden cows and horses, Zhuge crossbows, eight formations, etc., EA theme park also needs to quote, so some props are specially shipped here." Akio Nakanishi explained carefully.

"Then I'll go and have a look tomorrow." Tang Huan said curiously.

In line with the idea that shooting a big-budget movie should drive economic development, "Phantom of the Tomb 2: Eight Arrays" was mainly filmed in the Yucheng area in Southwest China.

In order to create an epic sense, in addition to conventional props such as armor and weapons, DreamWorks also manufactured some special props including wooden cows and horses and Zhuge crossbows according to folklore.Of course, these things are actually closer to toys, but it doesn't appear in the movie.

According to the plan, after the filming of "Phantom of the Tomb 2: Eight Arrays", DreamWorks will use these props to build an amusement park in Yucheng.Unexpectedly, EA Theme Park asked for a batch of resources first.

Because Yucheng is far inland, when Tang Huan came to China this year, he didn't travel thousands of miles to visit the class, so the curiosity has accumulated to a strong enough level.

The richest man opened his mouth with an idea and waved a bunch of resources to establish the project "Phantom of the Tomb 2: Eight Arrays". Hundreds of people worked hard for it. The authority and achievements displayed in it can be imagined No matter how indifferent Tang Huan is, it is inevitable that he will be concerned about it, and the Three Kingdoms area, which is being prepared by EA theme park, can just relieve this emotion.

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The actual situation did not disappoint Tang Huan. Knowing more about Disneyland, he made a little comparison and came to a positive conclusion that his EA theme park has many superior advantages.

After hearing the news, Dongbao and other Japanese film companies also rushed over to make themselves familiar in front of Tang Huan.People in the Gein circle have felt the menacing heat of the Three Kingdoms, and judging from the experience of Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor, there are also many Japanese artists participating in the sequel "Phantom of the Tomb: Eight Arrays", The performance will definitely be better, this is a business opportunity.

Tang Huan said in a joking tone: "DreamWorks' "Fist of Heroes" has just won 4000 million US dollars at the box office in the United States, which is considered a record. Why don't you run it first, which can be considered a warm-up. "

The "Fist of Fury" starring Bruce Lee was released in Japan at the beginning.Tang Huan planned to make "Jing Wu Heroes", which has the same theme, also come to Japan to toss and see what interesting reactions will happen.

After getting a preliminary understanding of the details of "Heroes of Fist of Fury", Dongbao did not express its position immediately, but tentatively asked: "How sure is "The Forsaken" that it will win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?"

"I didn't open the Oscar, how dare I guarantee it [-]%." ​​Tang Huan spread his hands, "I can only say, let's work hard together."

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film came into being in 1947 in order to increase the recognition of Oscar among audiences around the world.

In the first few years, it was directly awarded to some excellent foreign films, or to be precise, non-English films, in the form of Oscar Honorary Awards,

This state lasted for 9 years. Since 1956, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film has become a competition unit, and the evaluation method has been formally formulated.

Generally speaking, the Oscar awards are selected by professional committees including the actor committee, director committee, etc., to vote for the shortlist, and finally all members vote for the winners.

But the final selection for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is slightly different from other Oscars.It is under the responsibility of a separate selection committee. First, a small number of judges select the shortlist, and then let members who have participated in foreign language film screenings select the winning films.

It can be said that compared to the vast majority of Oscars selected by the general public, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film selected by a small number of judges has more room for manipulation.

For example, for a long time, the American Academy of Film Arts will only invite each country to nominate one feature film to participate in the Oscar competition for the Best Foreign Language Film Award. A lot of criticism.

After all, prolific European countries like France, Italy, and Spain often produce enough films to win several nominations, but because of this rule, they are limited to only one nomination at most.

Another troublesome place is that this system makes the films recommended by each country may be affected by politics or other aspects, such as failing to be recommended by the country due to political factors, or It was the opportunity to sign up that was taken by a better-connected director or a certain studio.

Of course, those countries that benefit from the small film production are supporters of this system, because it can ensure that they are equal to the film-prolific countries.

In short, the general process is from getting the opportunity to be recommended, to being recognized by the judges, being eligible for nomination, until an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is released.

Judging from previous results, the winners belong to European countries with prolific films such as France and Italy.As for Japan, it was only when the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was in the honorary award stage, with "Rashomon" in 1951, "Gate of Hell" in 1954, and "Miyamoto Musashi" in 1955 winning.

If there is anything to do with it, the closest Japan came to the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was in 1975, when "Desu Uzala", co-produced by Japan and the Soviet Union, finally won.

In the past 30 years, although Japan has been nominated more than a dozen times, it has never been able to embrace the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which was restructured into a competition.

It is not difficult to imagine that, backed by strong economic strength, Japan's covetousness for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is increasing day by day, but it is a pity that it always hits a wall, and the Americans don't buy it, let alone feel disappointed.

Under such circumstances, Tang Huan successively funded an independent film about Japanese orphans, that is, Japanese nationals or Japanese Manchurian pioneer immigrants abandoned in mainland China during the retreat and repatriation of the Japanese Kwantung Army in 1945. Most of them belonged to the Japanese national policy immigration plan at that time.

You know, due to Japan's ambitions, the number of this group is quite considerable.

In 1950, the Japanese government counted 26492 people stranded in Northeast China, and there were still 1958 people in 22187.

In 1959, the Japanese government promulgated the "Law on Special Measures Concerning Unreturned Persons", declaring those who have not had any news in China as wartime deaths, issued [-] yen condolence money to their families, and canceled their household registration.

To put it bluntly, the Japanese government has given up on these people.

After the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan made a different treatment. At the end of World War II, during the retreat and repatriation of Japanese troops from mainland China, Japanese adopted by Chinese and under the age of 13 were defined as Japanese For orphans, Japanese nationality and assistance are given to them to return home; while Japanese women over the age of 13 are considered to be staying in Northeast China according to their own wishes and cannot receive the above treatment. "Remaining Women".

In 1985, that is, in March of this year, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare formulated a "identity guarantor system" for Japanese overseas Chinese who left China, stipulating that Japanese overseas Chinese who left China must obtain the consent of their Japanese relatives before they can live in Japan.However, due to various reasons, many people refuse to be "identity guarantors".

It is only 40 years since the end of World War II, and a large number of people involved are still alive, so this issue still attracts a lot of attention in Japanese society.

In addition, even if Japanese overseas Chinese who have left China can pass through various thresholds set by the Japanese government and return to Japan, it does not mean that they can live a life like heaven.

It is obvious that because of the long-term living in China, Japanese overseas Chinese have been separated from Japanese society, and their thoughts and values ​​have been affected. In addition, they cannot master the Japanese language and get used to Japanese life. Many of them lost their ability to work after returning to Japan.

At the same time, due to social discrimination and financial burden, they are not accepted by Japanese families, which also creates a gap between Japanese overseas Chinese and Japanese families.

In short, the Japanese who have returned to Japan, without assistance from Japanese families, can only receive relief funds from the government every month. They have a difficult livelihood, become the bottom of Japanese society, and even become members of gangs. members.

At the beginning, Japan encouraged its nationals to move to Northeast China for colonial rule; now, how ironic it is for these people to rely on them and procrastinate them.

Tang Huan very "kindly" planned to give Japan an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for free, in order to satisfy their vanity, which was rapidly inflated due to the prosperity of the economy, but this subject is about to expose the scars!

For this movie, Tang Huan made a lot of preparations, such as collecting materials in China.

In particular, filming needs to reflect deeply from the perspective of a Japanese, standing on the standpoint of a Japanese. This director candidate can be said to be painstaking, and finally chose a veteran Japanese film director-Masa Imai.

This person is a well-known figure of the Japanese left wing after World War II. He is good at anti-war, anti-government, and social realism and other film themes.

He once won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival for "A Story of Pure Love" in 1957, and later won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival for "A Cruel Story of Bushido" in 1963.

Imai Masaru, who is already over 1982 years old, is not in good health. He just underwent gastric cancer surgery in [-]. To put it bluntly, his days are numbered.

Because of this, the old man didn't have so many scruples, and happily accepted the script, dragging his sick body, and showing his last artistic brilliance.

The selection of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film requires the nominated film to be released in the country or region between October of each year and September of the following year.

Therefore, this "Forgotten" has been with the audience for almost a month, and it has won unstinting praise from the Japanese left-wing media represented by "Asahi Shimbun". A slap in the face of the Japanese government.

(End of this chapter)