Chapter 164: Go, Back to the Room

Hou Yuan, as the vice president of the Beijing Film Academy and the head of the Youth Film Studio, and also having risen from the directing department, to a certain extent, he didn't look down on the Golden Globes much, feeling that this was an award with more gimmicks than actual significance.

The old American country has many film awards, but not a single international A-level film festival; to be honest, there really isn't one that Hou Yuan can look up to, maybe the Oscars can barely enter his eyes.

However, looking down on it and not attaching importance to it are two different things.

Being able to be selected for the Oscars proves that you have the strength to gain a foothold in Hollywood and can to a certain extent be accepted by this largest film market in the world.

Just like Li An, *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* historically won ten Oscar nominations; when the awards were finally presented, without winning major awards such as Best Film, Best Director, or Best Actor/Actress, he was already red-hot in Hollywood.

After *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* was released on a large scale in North America, it won 128 million USD at the box office in one fell swoop; since then, Li An became an A-level director in Hollywood.

He was already qualified to access resources above the A-level.

In fact, this was also the case; subsequently, Universal Pictures invested 150 million USD to create *Hulk*, which was invited to be directed by Li An.

Although this film, released in North America in June 2003, only achieved a box office of a little over 130 million in North America, it instantly beat Li An into a residual blood state, and he could only return to art films.

But regardless, if it weren't for the ten Oscar nominations, he would never have had the opportunity to receive Hollywood's super A-level resources.

Therefore, Hou Yuan, ever since Cao Yang won five Golden Globe nominations, had been faintly hoping in his heart whether Cao Yang could also win a few Oscar nominations.

Until Cao Yang won the Golden Globe Best Director and Best Screenplay yesterday, and also helped Depp win the Golden Globe Best Actor, Hou Yuan couldn't suppress the impulse and hope in his heart.

Is my Beijing Film Academy also going to produce an A-level big director in Hollywood?

The attitude of these people in the circle in China toward Hollywood now is both disdainful and inwardly yearning.

On the surface, when mentioned, that place is a desert of art, full of disgusting copper smell.

But if there is an opportunity to develop in Hollywood, well, that is also extremely good.

Even if you can't break into Hollywood yourself and be recognized by Hollywood, as long as the people with related interests can be recognized, that is also... not bad!

Cao Yang is related to the interests of a large group of people at the Beijing Film Academy.

This kind of interest is not only reflected in money, but more reflected in political achievements.

For example, Hou Yuan, his term at the Youth Film Studio should have ended in 2002, but because of Cao Yang, it's already 2004, and he is still concurrently serving as the head of the Youth Film Studio.

Moreover, the Youth Film Studio is now developing better and better, winning countless awards (mainly because Cao Yang's films are all under the name of the Youth Film Studio), and it also took on the task from above, participating in the production of the commercial blockbuster *Nine-Tailed Fox*.

And there is also the record-breaking co-production *District 9* that will be invested in next, and the Youth Film Studio also has an investment share.

This was absolutely unimaginable in the past.

What is the Youth Film Studio?

A school-run factory of an experimental nature, with limited funds; it would be the limit to invest three or four million a year.

Now?

Hou Yuan can proudly pat his chest and say, all your state-run film studios added together, including China Film Group and Shanghai Film Studio, not a single one can fight; the honors our Youth Film Studio has achieved throw you eight streets away!

Look at the honors in the Big Three in recent years; almost all of them were won by our Youth Film Studio!

In recent years, especially since the new century.

Do you have a Golden Lion?

Do you have a Palme d'Or?

Do you have a Berlin Jury Grand Prix?

Do you have a Cannes Best Director?

Do you have a Berlin Best Actress?

Do you have a Venice Best Actress?

Do you have a Cannes Best Actress?

What do you have to compare with the Youth Film Studio?

What do you have to compare with the Youth Film Studio?

Not long ago, the higher-ups had talked to Hou Yuan, intending to transfer him to a state-run film studio that used to be very famous to be the number one person in charge.

Hou Yuan didn't even hesitate, almost refusing in seconds.

The reason he didn't refuse in seconds was because as someone within the system, you definitely have to hesitate, think, and be hesitant at this time; otherwise, how would the higher-ups look at you? People who don't know the truth hear that Hou Yuan is letting go of being the number one person in charge of a large state-run film studio and not doing it; they don't understand, thinking isn't this a promotion? Why not go?

Within the system, is there anything more important than the improvement of rank?

Even if Hou Yuan heard the discussion, he just smiled without saying anything.

You outsiders don't know a fart, what rank improvement, what is that thing?

Still rank, look at my current titles.

Concurrently serving as the Secretary-General of the National Primary and Secondary School Film and Television Education Coordination Working Committee of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, and State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television;

Member of the Film Review Committee of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television;

President of the China Children's Film Association;

Vice President of the China Taiwan and Hong Kong Film Research Association;

Vice President of the China Film Directors Association;

Director of the China Film Association;

Director of the China Film Foundation;

Director of the Jingcheng Film and Television Association;

I was already at the rank with parentheses last year, okay?

What can the number one person in charge of a once-glorious large state-run film studio do? Does he have the qualification to participate in a co-production with a publicly announced investment of over 500 million? Can he have a great director like Cao Yang who constantly "feeds" resources to the school?

At 9:30 in the evening, when the Oscars nominations were announced across the ocean, Hou Yuan received the news from a familiar foreign correspondent for the first time; after confirming it was correct again and again, his hand holding the mobile phone was trembling a little.

He opened the webpage for the first time, constantly refreshing on various forums and portal websites; it seemed like a very long tens of seconds, and finally, the news was hung on the internet.

!

Hou Yuan let out a long sigh of relief; it wasn't that he didn't believe the reporter, the news was just a bit unbelievable.

Ten nominations, ten Oscar nominations, this fucking is a film filmed by a graduate student of our school!

He lit a cigarette, not caring about his wife's nagging, just laughing and listening, not refuting.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you feel a bit abnormal?"

"How am I abnormal?"

Hou Yuan held the cigarette in his hand, not smoking, laughing a bit heartily, and a bit smugly.

"Virtue, if you want to smoke, go to the balcony; if you don't smoke, put it out for me."

Unexpectedly, Hou Yuan actually put out the cigarette, then pulled his wife and left.

"Hey hey, what are you doing?"

"Heh, go, into the room."

"What time is it, until the evening..."

"It's already ten o'clock, what evening, go..."

Half-pushed and half-pulled, then the room door was closed, and a burst of whispers faintly came out.

"... Ah, you are so... today..."

Time passed bit by bit, the singing lasted for a long time, until the singer stopped singing, and another burst of whispers came out.

"Is there any happy event? I see that after you received a call, you started to be a bit abnormal..."

"Heh, nothing much, just a bit of wanting, isn't this a normal thing."

"Normal my ass, I don't understand you yet, last time after they announced the parentheses behind your position, it was like this, pulling me into the room in broad daylight..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 165 =====