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"Wan Dao, it is reported that the copyright of "Infernal Affairs" has been widely respected recently, and various countries are planning to remake "Infernal Affairs" genre films. , while the box office of "Infernal Affairs" is not that outstanding overseas, even in Europe and the United States, at the same time, what do you think of the phenomenon that Chinese-language films go abroad to bloom but not to bear fruit?"

"My plan is to make these two cartoons into a growth series, and after success, I will make a big movie of cartoons. Domestic animation has always been weak in marketing. How to explore commercially is up to me. I am very interested in the topic. The Hollywood film industry is now more and more advanced in technology, and the main reason is the improvement of cg animation technology. We can’t fall behind too much. Researching animation and technology is my pursuit.”

The reporter only asked about "Infernal Affairs", while Wan Xiaohu only talked about "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Qin Shimingyue".

Wan Xiaohu could feel the reporter's contempt for cartoons. It was because they didn't know how much these two cartoons would advance the country's animation industry.With the improvement of cg animation technology, cartoons will be a great weapon to grab the box office in the future.

Take "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", which doesn't require much technology, as an example. Since the first big movie "Bullshit" in 09 started with 8600 million yuan, every year a big movie has a box office of over [-] million. The profitability of brand management, It is definitely a ratio of cattle.

On the eve of Wan Xiaohu's rebirth, the box office of "Frozen" almost soared to 10 billion U.S. dollars, and the film was still in theaters at that time, and the road to the box office was not over yet, so 11 billion U.S. dollars was not difficult.How to say, Wan Xiaohu can not give up the field of animation.

A press conference, just like this, ended in the opposite direction, and the mouth of the donkey did not match the mouth of the horse.

It is imperative for Wan Xiaohu to make cartoons, and "Infernal Affairs", which the reporter cares about, is still heading for awards.

Time flies by.

2002年11月16号晚10点半，第39届台湾电影金马奖揭晓了本届入围电影的提名。

"Infernal Affairs" leads the Golden Horse Awards with 12 nominations!

Best Feature Film, Best Director (Wan Xiaohu), 2 Best Actors (Andy Lau, Tony Leung), Best Supporting Actor (Huang Qiusheng), Best Original Screenplay (Mak Siu-fai, Zhuang Qiang, Wan Xiaohu did not sign up) , Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Design, Best Action Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Effects.

"'Infernal Affairs' was nominated for 12 Golden Horse Awards, Leung Chiu-wai and Lau Tak-wah fight again." - Ming Pao.

ps: Guess if there is a third update tonight~:-)

0192【Lost color tonight】

In the 39th Golden Horse Awards, there was not a single movie with such a loud voice as "Infernal Affairs" and won so many awards.Once the nominations were announced, the media shouted wildly that this year's Golden Horse Awards belonged to "Infernal Affairs".Even the judges of the Golden Horse Awards, after the announcement of the nominations, were interviewed by reporters and said that many judges were amazed by the profound theme of "Infernal Affairs" and the torture of human nature.

This made the media announce in advance that the victory of "Infernal Affairs" is already guaranteed.

"What did the judges of the Golden Horse Awards do to flatter "Infernal Affairs"?" Wan Xiaohu was busy preparing for the animation during this period, and occasionally went to several film crews to take on the duties of the producer. I seldom read the news.

This day, just from the crew of "Savage Senior Sister", I secretly met Jun Zhixian back, had a drink with Mak Siu Fai, and saw the news.

Mak Siu Fai has been busy filming "Infernal Affairs 2" recently, and the pressure is a bit high. After all, the first film was too successful, and he often calls to harass Wan Xiaohu, seeking advice.If it wasn't for Mak Siu-fai's too many phone calls, Wan Xiaohu basically delegated power to a few directors, and he was only in the name of producer.

"It's good to flatter us, at least it gave us a clear signal that this time "Infernal Affairs" will win the award." Mak Siu-fai said with a smile, "You may not have paid much attention to it, but something happened a few days ago ."

"what's up?"

"Taiwan Jiguang Film invested in a film called "The Blue Door". It performed well at the Cannes Film Festival, but it was announced that it refused to participate in the Golden Horse Awards because of the unfair selection of this year's Golden Horse Awards. I don't know what happened, it seems It was because "17-year-old Bicycle" was framed, and then Jiguang, the distribution company in Taiwan, quit, accusing the Golden Horse Awards of being shady."

"Xiaoshuai's "17-year-old Bicycle" was framed, why didn't I know?" Wan Xiaohu was puzzled.

"I also heard from a Taiwanese friend a few days ago that it seems to be the director of a jury panel of the Golden Horse Awards. Because of the illegal operation of applying for tutoring funds, Xu Xiaoming of Jiguang accused the director a few words, and the director finally won over a group of directors. The Critic Committee has framed "17-year-old Bicycle" with 0 points."

"No way, didn't "17-Year-Old Bicycle" won the Silver Bear Award in Berlin, and they were ashamed to reject it?"

"That's why. Xu Xiaoming got angry, saying that one or two people's boredom can manipulate a film festival to wipe out one person's efforts in the film, so what credibility is there for this award? He also said that we are not Christians, let If people are slapped in the left cheek, they will be slapped in the right cheek. The Golden Horse Awards will only bring wrong indicators and disrupt normal film work. We will not let "Blue Door" be insulted by the Golden Horse Awards again. Anyway, it is very messy .”

"and then?"

"Then, Jiao Xiongping also accused the Golden Horse Awards, saying that we have given the Golden Horse Awards respect, but they don't want it. The Golden Horse Awards have played a respected role in Taiwanese films, but now it is dead. It has also brought Taiwanese films to a dead end. It was very tense, and the Golden Horse Awards probably wanted to divert attention, so they used "Infernal Affairs" as an issue."

Wan Xiaohu looked unhappy, and said: "This is too much fun, but I still have expectations for the Golden Horse Awards this time, this is too low-grade. No, I have to call Xiaoshuai. What's the answer?" thing."

Wang Xiaoshuai and Wan Xiaohu are not buddies, but they are both directors of Nortel.He is also called the first-generation director, and has a good relationship in private.

After calling, Wan Xiaohu directly asked what happened to "17-year-old Bicycle".

"Xiaoshuai, what's going on, the Golden Horse Award was killed, why didn't I see you mention it?"

"Hi. It's not uncommon for me to bring up that shitty thing. You can do it. I'll watch your "Infernal Affairs" this year."

"What you said, brother has to beat you, you need to give an opinion. I will ask them to withdraw "Infernal Affairs" now and stop participating. What the hell, that's not how they do things. It's too obvious to bully people gone."

"Don't, don't let me cause you not to get the award. No matter how wronged I am, Berlin also captured a bear. You have made good movies at the box office in recent years, but you didn't win an award. This time it is rare to win one. You should cherish it." Otherwise, if others call you the first standard-bearer in the future, we will all despise you."

"Go, go, I rarely call you the first generation with you, I am ten years younger than you!"

After hanging up the phone, although Wan Xiaohu was a little unhappy that the Golden Horse Award was such a joke, but Wang Xiaoshuai himself didn't mind, and Wan Xiaohu had no reason to quit.After all, it is also one of the highest awards for Chinese films, and Wan Xiaohu has been longing for it for a long time.Even if he doesn't desire it himself, Liu Dehua desires it very much. He hasn't won the Golden Horse Best Actor yet.

Shaking his head, Wan Xiaohu continued to drink with Mai Zhaohui as he waved away the nonsense.

However, Wan Xiaohu obviously underestimated the unscrupulous bottom line of this Golden Horse Awards.

The Golden Horse Awards, which were supposed to be held in Taipei in December, were notified that they would be held in Kaohsiung on November 11th.At the same time, in the promotional video of the Golden Horse Awards, the mayor of Kaohsiung City, Hsieh Chang-ting, appeared in the background. At the same time, the Kaohsiung City Government also asked the mayor to deliver a speech at the award ceremony.

He also plans to invite the "President" **, "Executive Premier" You Xi, and "Information Director" Guo Xing from the same party as Hsieh Chang-ting to attend the Golden Horse Awards in person, intending to promote the Golden Horse Awards and win votes for this year's Kaohsiung mayoral election .

As soon as this matter leaked internally, it immediately stirred up waves.

Everyone knows that there is a deep gap between the mainland and Taiwan, especially when the Communist faction is in power and openly advocates Taiwan independence.Since 1999, the Golden Horse Awards, which aims to promote Chinese-language films regardless of region, has implemented the three-no principle, that is, political figures are welcome to attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, but "no stage, no speeches, and no awards." Only then did mainland filmmakers also start landing at the Golden Horse Awards.

Last year, Liu Ye and Qin Hailu won Best Actor and Best Actor respectively.

But after only three sessions, this rule was broken.

"This m is so funny, you want to invite **, but you still want us to participate?" Wan Xiaohu's first reaction was this when he received the notification from the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee.

At that time, I told the Golden Horse Awards: "If ** goes, I won't go."

The Organizing Committee of the Golden Horse Awards hastily promised: "We will communicate with the government and reject these unruly arrangements. Director Wan must participate."

The person who sent away the Golden Horse Award, Wan Xiaohu was speechless.

What are you doing, you have to share the stage with yourself~ Isn't this questioning your own IQ!

"I hope the Golden Horse Awards can reject politics, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to win the trophy myself this time."

In his heart, Wan Xiaohu still cared about winning the prize.

He has no shortage of box office results, what he lacks is awards to prove himself, to prove that he is not a vulgar director.

While waiting for the Golden Horse Awards, Wan Xiaohu stayed in Hong Kong to supervise the production of "Sister Savage" and "Infernal Affairs 2". Soon, the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee sent people over, and the chairman of the executive committee, Wang Xiaoxiang, flew to Hong Kong to meet Wan Xiaohu met.

"Director Wan, I'm really sorry, it's hard to say whether this year's Golden Horse Awards will be successful." As a senior film worker, Wang Xiaoxiang complained as soon as they met.

"President Wang, what do you say?"

"It's embarrassing to say, we have bones and reject politics, but the authorities are going to chop off the Golden Horse Award, so I can't help it."

Immediately, Wang Xiaoxiang explained the situation.

It turned out that A-Bian and the others wanted to attend the Golden Horse Awards with all their heart and mind, to relive the scenery and chaos of the 1995 Masao Iwasato's "Great Visit" in the shining stars.