Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 202 The war begins! First win a Japan Academy Award!

"Ah? It's finished in one month and will be broadcast in April at the latest? This is too fast."

"Yes, it is indeed very fast, but you have to finish the filming for me."

"How is this possible? I, this is my first time as a director."

"It's okay. There are many people to assist you."

"How can it be okay? I'm under so much pressure."

"Then I'll give you another half month."

“This, this is difficult.”

Ye Quanzhen is really under a lot of pressure now.

Unexpectedly, after the prince had a chat with Cai Yi, she was the one who suffered the most misfortune.

If I had known earlier I wouldn't have said anything.

She really didn't expect that the prince would ask her to film the play so quickly.

In fact, Ma Xun was just putting pressure on Ye Quanzhen.

Normally, she can finish the filming in two months, then do post-production for another month before handing it over to Hunan TV.

That way there's no problem.

It’s not that exaggerated to broadcast it in April.

In fact, TVB used to produce films very quickly, and the exploitation of the actors was really cruel and extreme.

There is a play called "Big Family".

There is nothing special about this play if you just watch it, but there is a story behind it.

A 40-episode TV series must be completed within 25 days.

Each actor has to work at least 18 hours, and one day the director wants to take one more shot.

The male lead at the time, Wan Ziliang, took a red pen and wrote several large characters on his white shirt:

Request Commander JiFeo to grant a time limit

What these nine big words mean is that it’s good enough to be filmed, and the director is just a nobody.

But of course he didn't do it to scold the director, he had to do it for the whole world to see.

If there are reporters, just take pictures.

The news shocked the whole of Hong Kong!

The next day, TVB recorded the largest single-day drop for a single stock in Hong Kong stocks!
TVB executives had to step in to settle the matter, increasing the actors' salaries and benefits and reducing filming time.

However, after this battle, Wan Ziliang lost all the awards.

It's very difficult to get by in TVB, and it's also difficult to get by in other movies and so on.

When Hong Kong's veteran actors are educating newcomers, they always say: Bad boy, the fact that you can have your lunch box today and finish work early is all thanks to big brother Wan Ziliang!

It’s a pity that it was only Wan Ziliang who spoke up.

No one else dared to do this after that.

In comparison, Ma Xun is not too much, right?

One and a half months.

Actually, two months is also possible, but be harsh when you say it.

Ye Quan didn't know the details, but he had some awareness.

"Is something big going to happen?"

This woman is quite sensitive.

It shouldn’t be Ma Xun’s big hand that’s causing trouble, right?

However, Ma Xun did not intend to hide this "big thing".

“My arrangement is directly related to the entire subsequent strategy.

You are my right-hand man, and I will not hold anything back from you.

In the next three or four months, I will have a good fight with those opponents.

But, in terms of time, this is just the beginning.

To put it simply, "Young Justice Bao" was broadcast in April because of the bet I made with Cai Yinong.

I firmly believe that I will win!
In other words, I won the game.

Later in May and June, CCTV's "Swordsman" will be broadcast, and I will arrange for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to be broadcast after "Swordsman".

By this time, Shi Li, Cai Yinong and their work "The Emperor of Han Dynasty" should have been released.

I firmly believe that I can still win.

Then there was the drama "My Sassy Girl".

So, I just keep winning like this.

I believe this series of attacks will be able to defeat my opponents.

They will be swept out by me like chickens and dogs!"

These words really shocked Ye Quanzhen.

It can't be said to be a great plan though.

But based on the rigor of this layout, Ye Quanzhen completely believed what Ma Xun said.

He will definitely win!
As for how to win...

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will do my best to shoot this drama! It must be done before the stipulated time!"

Ye Quanzhen is really considerate at this moment.

Well, you are also very considerate.

Ma Xun's shirt buttons were unbuttoned one by one, and then his belt...

Her slender jade fingers flicked at it lightly, so easily.

But next, it all depends on the two thin lips.

But Ye Quanzhen still has a problem.

"Where's March?"

That's a good question.

We in the entertainment industry don't celebrate the Spring Festival, it's a common occurrence.

"Young Justice Bao" was filmed in one and a half months, which definitely included the time of the Spring Festival.

So the time in January and February is used for filming, but didn’t Ma Xun just say that this drama will be broadcast in April?

Does Ma Xun in March need to do post-production?
It won't take a whole month.

Compared to this kind of work at a later stage, he must have more important things to do!
Ma Xun smiled and lifted Ye Quanzhen's chin, "You have followed me for such a long time, and you have become smart.

I'm going to Japan in March, and then to Hong Kong.

I will make a very big news!"

"Ah? Going to Japan?"

Ye Quanzhen looked really surprised, it was quite nice.

However, she immediately understood why Ma Xun went to Japan.

"Is that the movie 'The Abbey' over there?"

She really has become a lot smarter.

Ma Xun smiled and nodded, "It's the news that came in not long ago. 'The Aboriginal Story' was shortlisted for the Japan Academy Awards. Well, it should be said that there are more than that, but this is the only one that was broadcast live on TV. Others like the Junpo Awards and the Blue Ribbon Awards were also shortlisted."

"Ah? Really?" Ye Quan was really happy.

Ma Xun quickly said, "But there aren't many chances to win awards this year, and those awards are mainly ranked by newspapers."

Yes, for example, Film Weekly publishes the top ten of the year.

Of course, they also rank the top ten foreign films of the year.

Blue Ribbon This is also a newspaper type award.

That is to say, these famous awards in Japan, especially those from newspapers, are mainly awarded for ranking purposes.

Then, there will be a small ceremony.

They considered this ceremony to be quite a big one, as it involved setting up a golden screen and having many reporters come to report on it.

But in our opinion, such an award ceremony is just ordinary.

There's nothing we can do about it, they're just so petty.

The most impressive and the only Japanese film award that is broadcast live is the Academy Award.

There is no doubt that, like the Hong Kong Film Awards, it is completely copied from the American Academy Awards.

This one in Japan is almost intact.

It's just that the 'scope' of selected films is different.

These are the movies that were released in December of that year, so they will be counted until next year.

I don’t know why they do this, but this is the rule for almost all Japanese film awards.

Don't worry about these details.

"The Aboriginal Story" was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Newcomer, and Wang Yunxian was nominated for Best Actress.

As for the best actress...Ma Xun thinks it should just be left as it is.

You definitely can’t get it.

Because there is a very powerful movie this year.

"Railway Man".

Any movie fan who knows anything about Asian movies will definitely know that this movie is quite awesome.

This can be said to be Ken Takakura's last classic.

Also included is Hirosue Ryoko.

Ryoko is really... a bit of a pity.

Forget it, it has nothing to do with Ma Xun.

As for the Best Newcomer and Best Foreign Language Film awards, it is still possible to get them.

In particular, there is a film of a similar type to "The Furious" in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

"The Sixth Sense".

This movie is also a horror movie, and there is a twist at the last moment.

It seems that this type of movie is very popular this year.

So, it's possible to rush.

As for the best newcomer, of course, it was Xiao Xiaomi and Han Sanping’s daughter.

Dashan is really good at operation.

In fact, it is obvious that Dongbao wants these awards because winning the awards will be very beneficial to the subsequent rental of video discs.

This market is not small, especially for horror films, everyone understands it.

Play a horror movie at home with your girlfriend.

Then maybe just... open fire while watching!
This is the reason for going to Japan.

Ma Xun was planning to take advantage of this opportunity to create some public opinion.

As for the purpose... Oh! What are you thinking about? Ye Quanzhen has already started.

"Sigh~"

……

Finished filming the scene on the subway.

Ma Xun then set off for Japan.

Ye Quanzhen already fully understood Ma Xun's plan, so of course he took Bingbing and the others to Hengdian with peace of mind.

Started filming of "Shao Bao".

However, there was one thing she was curious about.

That is, during this period of time, Ma Xun did not do anything to Bingbing.

Although, Ye Quan really thinks it would be good for the two of them to have more in-depth communication.

But Bingbing is right in front of him, so as long as Ma Xun wants to... it will be easy.

Ma Xun gave her an interesting answer.

"I said I won't mess around on the set."

That’s right, Bingbing was filming and she finally got into the role, how could she do it again?

Ma Xun would not do such a thing, but Ye Quanzhen is different. She is just learning at the moment.

Of course, this was just a small matter, and Ye Quanzhen didn't know that their team had arrived in Hengdian.

But two more letters arrived almost at the same time.

Huang Rong and Mu Nianci both received it!

The content of the letter is also very simple and the same:

Be prepared and come to Hong Kong to meet me in mid-March.

But I don’t know if the two of them are the same.

So...

"Sister Yuanyuan."

"Sister Jingwen, what's the matter?"

"Um, are you free in March?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Because I'm going to Hong Kong in March."

"what?"

"What are you surprised about?"

"What a coincidence. I want to go too."

"This is great!"

Hey, what a coincidence.

In fact, the last time Jia Jingwen asked Yuanyuan the question, Yuanyuan's answer has always been:
I don’t like so-and-so!

If you ask again, I will be angry!
My anger has nothing to do with Mr. Ma!

Denied three times.

Are you going to Hong Kong this time?

My dear sister, look at me and I look at you.

"Just go to Hong Kong!"

in unison.

After saying this, they both laughed.

……

March 10th, Tokyo.

NTV TV studio.

As a distinguished guest, Ma Xun sat upright at a round table.

There were two little girls beside him.

Xiao Xiaomi is with Han Jianiu.

This award ceremony, even in its seating arrangement, is very much like the Oscars.

They are all in the shape of large round tables.

But Japan is a small country.

It really is a petty-minded thing that is evident everywhere.

It’s like this is the only award ceremony broadcast live on television, which makes the red carpet even more interesting.

It’s the red carpet in the studio!
Just this sentence sounds confusing.

But the reality is that they rolled out the red carpet inside the studio.

Then the creative teams of the shortlisted films walked out of the door one by one and came to the front of the podium.

Done.

This is probably the red carpet ceremony with the least sense of ceremony in the world.

Basically eliminated movie fans.

Those who can appear here are all well-known figures, all of them are big names in the Japanese entertainment industry, or internationally renowned filmmakers.

Ma Xun's aura was also unusual at this moment.

Especially this guy Dashan...he is not even qualified to have a seat and can only give him a look from a distance.

Damn, it’s too far to see clearly.

forget it.

However, there was another person beside Ma Xun.

Ge Luming.

"Mr. Ma, actually, if you make some efforts, it is possible for you to win the Golden Globe Award."

“But it’s hard to win an award.”

"That's true."

"let it go."

This conversation between Ge Luming and Ma Xun contained a huge amount of information.

It can be said that the American Golden Globe Awards are not a good family either.

This award has been repeatedly exposed for bribery scandals, which were originally caused by journalists.

Ge Luming once suggested to Ma Xun that if he paid money, "The Abbey" could be nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

However, it is difficult to win the award.

Ma Xun didn't spend the money in vain.

In fact, he came to this Academy Awards this time.

I just want to take advantage of this award!

In fact, he was preparing for the Hong Kong Film Awards in April.

Besides, there are problems with Ma Xun now.

The leading actress Wang Yunxian was not present!

Why didn't you come?
Ma Xun had called before, the content is as follows:

"Are you not coming even though you've been nominated for Best Actress?"

"But, it seems I can't get it this time."

"Then come and show your face too."

"But I want to give birth to your son."

Good guy, really good guy!

In fact, Ma Xun knew that the purpose of making this call was to flirt.

Indeed, the timing was a coincidence.

Even if there was no car crash, Ma Xun would not let Wang Yunxian come over.

For the same reason, there is also Sister Hong.

It's hard for our film to win an award in Japan.

But, the slap in the face is coming soon!
"Best Newcomer...yangmi! Hanjianv! "The Absolute House"!"

Did these two little ones win awards?

Otherwise why would you come?

Of course, the travel expenses were all paid by Han Sanping.

One can imagine how happy Han Sanping was to receive this news.

But, is that the end?
Ma Xun actually didn't have much hope.

Take the Best Newcomer Award for example.

In fact, this award is really meaningless, because as long as you are shortlisted, it is equivalent to winning the award.

All newcomers will receive awards as long as they go on stage.

What’s interesting is that the award ceremony style of the Japan Academy Awards is that all the nominated films come on stage together.

That’s right, as long as you’re nominated, you can go on stage, but you’ll just be the one receiving the award as the winner.

This... is a real public execution for those who didn't win the prize!

But this is also about dividing pork.

In fact, there is another meaning behind Toho's operation of "The Absolute Mansion".

The goal is to take some awards away from "The Railway Man".

This kind of award ceremony in Japan is really inhumane.

It is not uncommon for one film to win all the awards.

"The Railway Man" is a Toei film, and there has been news for a long time that this film will win all the major awards!
But at this moment.

"Best Foreign Language Film nominees please come on stage!"

When the play "The Aboriginal Story" was read, Ma Xun just went up!
Wait a minute, it seems that his name in this movie is still Ma Bond!

Could it be that……

The results are revealed!
"The 23rd Japan Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film... "The House That Ends!"

The award presenter, Mieko Harada, read out the name and then presented the trophy to Ma Xun.

The two of them even kissed each other cheek to cheek...ah, isn't this etiquette for foreigners?

Anyway, this Oriental beauty has been presented to me, and I, Ma Xun, cannot be rude.

I guess Mieko Harada had planned to get close to the foreigner.

It doesn’t matter. I won’t care about it anymore.

Just like that, Ma Xun won the Best Foreign Language Film Award!

And the real meaning of Tsushima Xun is that the war begins now!
(End of this chapter)