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Chapter 156 The Golden Age Part Two

Silent films and musicals,

They are all symbols of Hollywood's golden age.

It’s just that silent films are completely dead, but musicals are still produced occasionally, and some of them are even good.

La La Land is undoubtedly one of them.

It can even be said to be the best musical of the 21st century.
It even tied Titanic with fourteen Oscar nominations, becoming one of the most nominated films in history.

Gu Bei's original plan,
It is to directly take out La La Land and strive for an Oscar.

It fits right in with Rose Pictures' current ability to produce B-grade productions.

But Gu Bei didn't act so rashly in the end.
Because compared to the Cannes International Film Festival, this kind of award selected by the jury is

There are thousands of judges in the Oscar selection process.
Don't even think about asking them to vote for you.

It takes time for them to know themselves, and it takes accumulation bit by bit.

Even if there is a Palme d'Or, it is useless. The artistic elements of the Cannes Film Festival are very high, but in terms of attention, it is probably not even comparable to the Golden Globe Awards.
Just like Leonardo's road to the Oscar that everyone talks about,
I will mention Leonardo's nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1994.

However, few people remember that Leonardo DiCaprio won the Berlin International Film Festival in 1997.

After letting the judges know me,

And I have to convince them to vote for me.

In addition to the film's public relations at the time, the industry's long-term reputation is also a very important influencing factor.

Leonardo DiCaprio has something to say. As the world's most famous actor aiming for an Oscar, his journey has been filled with blood, tears and sadness.

Therefore,
Gu Bei plans to use two movies as a buffer first.

"Bruce, if you want to compete for an Oscar, then Sony Pictures Classics is undoubtedly your best choice. You should still remember your country's director Li Qian's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, right?"

Michael evaluated it in his heart.
The cost of filming a movie is not high.
Even with Leonardo's high film salary, it can still be kept at the level of a B-level production.

In the past two years, with Leonardo DiCaprio joining the cast, the film can basically guarantee a minimum box office of $100 million, which can easily pay off the investment.

If it can achieve some success in winning awards, the film The Artist will still have great potential to make money!
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which you released, did win big at the Oscars."

Gu Bei smiled.

Michael was able to say that Li Qian was from his own country.
He was very happy, but it was not easy for him to agree to Michael.

After a pause, Gu Bei took the script and turned to the last part: "Did you see this? At the end, the male and female protagonists are in a musical. In fact, I have always had the idea of ​​making a musical."

"Using Leonardo DiCaprio to film a musical?"

Michael felt this was a very bad idea.

Just now a silent film came out, and now a musical film comes out.

This 20-year-old Palme d'Or award-winning director is really unusual. He specifically looks for these types of films that no one has filmed!

"Of course not!

Those would be two younger actors.”

Gu Bei shook his head.

Musicals are a type of film that became popular along with the rise of talkies.

Although the era of La La Land is modern Los Angeles, the story style is completely in the musical style of the golden age.

Gu Bei plans to combine these two films into his own "Golden Age Dilogy"!
He looked at Michael with ambition: "This artist's era is in the old era, but its core idea is to yearn for the modern era.

The musical I want to shoot is set in modern times, but its core idea is to reminisce about the old times.

Two movies put together,
This is my Hollywood Golden Age two-part series! "Gu Bei's eyes infected Michael,

He thought carefully about Gu Bei's suggestion.
I started to get excited inside: “What a crazy plan!

Bruce, you really should be the producer.

You definitely bring out the full potential of every film!"

After a pause, Michael couldn't wait to say to Gu Bei: "I think we can start this project now.

Ideally, it would make it to the Venice Film Festival next year and sweep awards season from there.”

"But we're still missing one person!"

Gu Bei pointed at the script.
The original male lead of the artist was a French comedian, and the female lead was the director's wife. These two actors were unable to bring out the artist's commercial value.

Leonardo is different.

Even if this movie eventually becomes a cushion for him to win the Best Actor Award,
But Leonardo's popularity as one of the world's top superstars can also maximize the commercial value of this script.

"I thought you and Leonardo were friends."

Michael showed a puzzled look.

Could it be that I had misunderstood before?
"I didn't say I was going to persuade Leonardo to join."

Gu Bei shrugged, "Work is work, life is life, the two cannot be mixed together."

The relationship between Gu Bei and Leonardo is not yet close enough to interfere with his choice of projects.

And he pulled Michael in,
Isn't it just for the connections he has in Hollywood?

Time to get to work!

"Maybe you're right."

Michael didn't care about these details.
Regardless of whether Gu Bei had guided him intentionally or unintentionally before, the current project details have completely convinced him, and he just wants to push the project forward as soon as possible.

After a pause, he picked up the script: "I will make sure this script appears on Leonardo's desk and he reads it!"

This is Michael's confidence!
"Looking forward to hearing good news from you."

Gu Bei stood up and saw Michael off.

Scott on the first floor saw Gu Bei return upstairs again.
He felt like he was going crazy!
What are they talking about?
Oscar, Leonardo DiCaprio, silent films and musicals, the Golden Age trilogy...

Scott really didn't expect that he could be exposed to such a top Hollywood project in an ordinary three-story building on Sunset Boulevard!
Suddenly,

He felt that the script he was writing was no longer interesting.

"Ugh……"

Scott sighed deeply.

He once again devoted himself to the creation of the script.
He still has to work hard. Maybe one day he will be able to run top Hollywood projects like Gu Bei. One should always have dreams, right?

……

Time is like quicksand that slips quietly through your palm.
Almost two months have passed.

The temperature in Los Angeles in August doesn't seem much hotter than in June.
But summer is the busiest season for tourists, with travelers from all over the world flocking to Los Angeles to enjoy the City of Angels.

Gu Bei stood under the palm tree,

Listening to Liu Yifei's cheerful voice coming from the phone:
“Let me tell you, Mom looks absolutely stunning in her Queen Mother costume!

Fortunately, I never gave up and persuaded her to give it a try.
Otherwise, I would have missed the opportunity to keep such a beautiful girl like her!"

(End of this chapter)