On February 11, the chairman of the American Academy Awards Organizing Committee announced the nomination list for this year's Oscars, and "Hero" was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film. .

This is the second martial arts film nominated for the Oscar, and the domestic media are quite excited.

Some people hope that "Hero" will recreate the glory of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", while others rationally believe that the possibility is very small.

"Hero" does not have the advantages of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". So far, "Hero" has not won heavyweight awards internationally, only some technical consolation awards.

Foreign media have praised and criticized this Chinese-language martial arts film.

Haomeng Company is not ready to invest money in Oscars' public relations, but just let it go.

But this could not stop the enthusiasm of the media and industry experts. They analyzed the gains and losses of "Hero" from all aspects and predicted what subjects to shoot could be favored by the Oscars.

Martial arts movies have once again become a hot topic and have attracted the attention of investors.

In the production plan of Good Dream Company this year, there is a sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". This sequel invests 80 million yuan and is directed by Xu Ke.

As a master director of Xiangjiang martial arts films, Xu Ke's martial arts films are known for their grand scenes and rich imagination, and have their own unique style in martial arts design.

Unlike Li An, Xu Ke plans to follow the routine of traditional martial arts films in Xiangjiang.

After the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", many people questioned that Li An was not making a martial arts film, but a romance film.

Xu Ke is familiar with Xiangjiang martial arts films, leading the trend of martial arts films, and has his own ideas.

He wanted to make a traditional martial arts film, but he knew that no one could imitate Li An's style.

As the saying goes, those who learn from me live, those who are like me die, and those who just imitate alone have no way out.

Therefore, this sequel is only related to the previous work in terms of characters and plots, and has completely different styles. There are quite a risk of doing so, but Lin Zixuan recognized Xu Ke's idea.

Since you cannot surpass "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", you can find a different approach, and there is no need to compare it with Li An.

In addition to several starring actors such as Director Chen and Yu Feihong, Xu Ke used a group of martial arts stars in Xiangjiang, especially older generation actors, who were active in the Xiangjiang film industry in the 1980s.

Since he wants to shoot the essence of traditional martial arts films, using these old actors can make the audience feel nostalgic.

In addition, "The Adventure of Xiaoxue" has been nominated for three Oscars, including Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Soundtrack.

If it weren't for the box office and influence of the film, it would be difficult for such commercial films to get an Oscar nomination.

The Oscars awards ceremony will be held in late March, when Lin Zixuan will take the company's staff to the United States.

Although we know that there is little hope for winning the award, this is an opportunity to expand overseas markets. Only by gaining popularity can we seek more development space.

He also wants to sign an agreement with Chinese TV station in New York to become the major shareholder of Chinese TV station.

Haomeng's branch in North America will also officially open. The branch is currently only a small company with only more than 30 people, and it is more like an office.

However, although the sparrow is small, it is fully built according to the structure of the film and television company.

The film and television drama production department, brokerage department, publicity and distribution department are all in one go.

There are many such leather bag companies in the United States, but they are not outstanding. Compared with large companies, small companies have their own way of survival, and they are looking for business opportunities in the cracks.

They don’t go to big productions, but mainly invest in small-cost films and TV series about one million US dollars.

If you can make an interesting movie or discover a new actor with potential and sell it to a big company, you can get a lot of money.

In other words, they provide a constant stream of resources for large companies.

Lin Zixuan opened a branch in North America to familiarize himself with the North American market, start from the bottom, gradually understand the rules of Hollywood, integrate into it, and develop step by step.

While domestic media were reporting on the Oscar nominations, a trivial matter appeared in the newspaper.

A restaurant called "Seeking" in Beijing has been complained a lot from citizens due to inflated prices, poor service attitude, and unpalatable food. The industrial and commercial department ordered the restaurant to close its business and rectify it.

This would not have become news, and similar things are not uncommon across the country.

However, the restaurant's shareholders are all big names in the entertainment industry, which attracts much attention.

These shareholders include Lin Zixuan, chairman of Good Dream Company, famous directors Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen, famous actors Ge You and Xu Fan, etc. How can entertainment reporters let this report go?

After the report came out, the public relations department of Haomeng Company responded immediately.

This shows that although Lin Zixuan and others are shareholders, they do not participate in the specific management of the restaurant. They sincerely apologize to the customers for what happened, are willing to compensate the customers for their losses, and actively cooperate with the rectification.

This is just a small matter. As long as it is handled properly, it will not cause too much storm.

It is not new for celebrities to do side jobs, so they open restaurants or clothing stores based on their own fame.

Generally, the scale is not large. Not many people buy real estate like Liu Xiaoqing, but celebrities rarely participate directly in management, which is prone to various problems.

Not to mention the service attitude, the price is terrifying. A bowl of vegetable noodles costs thirty yuan and a cup of milk tea costs fifty yuan.

After Lin Zixuan learned that the restaurant was asked to rectify, he couldn't help but shake his head.

He hasn't paid attention to a restaurant for a long time, and he doesn't know if it's profitable. Except for occasionally bringing friends to dinner, he is left to the restaurant manager for the responsibility.

This restaurant was previously managed by Sister He, and he checked the accounts from time to time. After Ge You got busy, Sister He ignored it and was taken over by a foreman of the restaurant and became the manager.

Lin Zixuan and others didn't care whether the restaurant made money or not, they just found a place to have a meal together.

As for the high price, poor service attitude, and unpalatable food, they could not understand it, so they didn't interfere. Everyone is so busy.

The restaurant manager defended himself a few words, complaining that the prices rose, the vegetable prices could only rise. If the business was not good, they couldn't afford to hire a waiter, and the chef was about to quit his job.

Lin Zixuan sighed in his heart that times have changed and people’s hearts have also changed.

I used to see this person being very down-to-earth and serious in his work, but I didn’t expect that he would become like this in a few years.

The restaurant has a good location and with the signature of Haomeng Company, the business will not be too good, nor will it be too bad. The shareholders don’t care about dividends and no one checks the accounts. There are too many loopholes to take advantage of.

Lin Zixuan asked Feng Xiaogang and other shareholders’ opinions.

"Close it, save trouble."

This is what most people mean. These people are rich people with tens of millions of dollars. It is better to have less than more things.

Lin Zixuan thought about it and agreed.

He remembered that in the year when the restaurant opened, Feng Xiaogang's New Year films were sold and made his mark in the film industry. Jiang Wen's film won a grand prize in Venice, and Ge You won the Best Actor in Cannes.

It was the year when they became famous in the circle, and everyone gathered together to eat and drink, full of passion.

Lin Zixuan signed the transfer contract, and the restaurant had nothing to do with them.

He understood that he could never go back to that time.
Chapter completed!