To save the music festival, winning the championship is not too much.

After the phone call, Xu Xuan made an appointment with Molly for a meeting place.

After the filming of "Inception" was completed that day, Xu Xuan and Mo Li met in a beer bar.

The lights in the beer bar are very bright and the music is very textured.

To use the Chinese term, this place is a bit petty bourgeois, but the beer is delicious.

Xu Xuan ordered a glass of original juice, sat on a high stool, and listened to Morley say: "In fact, "The Hunt" itself is very exciting. You know those old guys in the academic school. They like this kind of tune, all kinds of explorations of human nature, to show the sense of achievement of the seventh art."

Xu Xuan nodded slightly. He certainly knew what kind of movies the Oscar judges liked.

If Xu Xuan had the ability or interest to shoot a film, a black-and-white film would be more to their taste.

However, Xu Xuan doesn’t like black and white movies, simply because he doesn’t like them.

Besides, at his age, why would he make a black and white movie?

Therefore, Xu Xuan could not use this killer move.

But in fact, in the future, if directors of Zhang Kaigang's age want to compete for an Oscar, they can just use black-and-white movies.

Directors from Future Group are absolutely not allowed to film China's rural areas to please others and win awards by portraying their backwardness.

It’s not that Xu Xuan doesn’t dare to admit it, but there is no need, and he can’t reveal his shortcomings just to please others, right?

Come to think of it, isn’t Red Sorghum a good art?

Of course it is a good work, but this kind of work reflects a microcosm of the rural society at that time. Xu Xuan disdains and is not willing to shoot this kind of work.

Morley continued, "However, it may be very difficult to win an award this time. Three of the nominated Best Director films are from Hollywood, the Eagle Country, and two are from Gaul and Britain. Therefore, nominations are the upper limit."

"Best Picture is not out of the question, but you know Bruce, this highest honor award is rarely given to outstanding films, you know?"

Xu Xuan nodded. It is rarely awarded to excellent films. What it means is that it is not enough for your film to be excellent. It also depends more on the artistry, your skin color, the background of the film, and so on. All kinds of factors add up.

But it is not impossible, it just depends on the quality of this year's movies.

In fact, everyone knows that the most intense competition in the Oscars is for Best Director.

There is no other reason. Once the director wins this award, his reputation will skyrocket instantly. Not only will the director's salary increase, but the whole world will also know the director's name, which will be of great help to the director's career.

For example, in the future, as long as you have a script, there will be countless capitals raising money to invest in you.

The same is true for Xu Xuan now. I wonder how much capital in China wants to participate in it.

The Future Group's films have also gradually begun to accept investments from various funds.

Is there anything more satisfying than making money with other people's money?

The most important thing is that other people will be happy when you take their money.

The reason why Future Group did not do this before was because Xu Xuan could not fully control the direction of the film.

It’s different now, so the producers of many of Future Group’s films are very complicated.

Including movies from the Eagle Country, there is also foreign capital involved.

"Inception" was invested in by one of the top five Hollywood companies, Lion Films, as well as some entertainment stock companies on Wall Street.

Molly took a big sip of beer, sipped it, closed his eyes contentedly, and said, "But the best script for The Hunt should be the biggest hope."

Xu Xuan smiled and nodded: "Really? The story of this movie is indeed very strong. I have thought that the biggest possibility is a nomination for Best Screenplay. Now it is already very good to be nominated for Best Director."

Morley knew that Xu Xuan was praising him, so he smiled happily and said, "Don't worry, Bruce. We are partners. You know, if I can help a Chinese director win a prize, it will be a reward for me."

This is a win-win situation. Molly will definitely not bow down to Xu Xuan just because he is very rich and has a shady aura.

We are in a cooperative relationship and we all care about our own future.

Afterwards, Molly told Xu Xuan that from today on, he must be careful with his words and actions. He must not let the people of the United States dislike Xu Xuan, and he must not let the old men on the jury have any prejudice against Xu Xuan, otherwise his nomination would be cancelled.

This is the reality, and this is also the main reason why Mo Li met Xu Xuan today.

Xu Xuan nodded: "I will probably have to live in the crew for the next two months, so there shouldn't be any external factors affecting me."

"Okay, in that case, let's just wait for two months. I hope we can witness a miracle by then!" Molly stood up and said, "Hunting is great!"

Xu Xuan smiled and said thank you.

"The Hunt" is certainly very exciting, and it can even be said that it provides a very profound analysis of human nature.

But that's all.

Because Xu Xuan has many more profound movies in his mind, but due to many reasons, such as nationality, identity, etc., they cannot be filmed or are difficult to film.

"Hunting" is undoubtedly the best choice.

Soon, entertainment reports in Hollywood reported the nomination.

Although it is not the final list yet, everyone knows that once Oscar reveals the news, it is basically confirmed.

Therefore, this year's Oscar nominations became popular in China all of a sudden.

Domestic media have been praising Xu Xuan and saying all kinds of things.

What a genius director, the youngest Oscar-winning director, and so on.

Anyway, do whatever attracts attention.

When Xu Xuan returned home, Song Jia smiled and said, "I just talked to Sisi on the phone, and she said that people in China are going crazy because of all the news praising you."

Xu Xuan smiled, but he wasn't too happy in his heart.

Because this phenomenon still shows that the domestic people are not confident in their own culture and fully want to be recognized by others, especially an award like the Oscars, which is the world's number one award.

But on the other hand, isn’t Xu Xuan participating in this award also to get validation?

Maybe there are considerations in this regard, but it is definitely not just that.

That night, Song Jia and Xu Xuan sat opposite each other, eating and chatting about recent events.

Wang Zitong didn't come again today. Since that night, Wang Zitong often stayed out all night. Occasionally, Song Jia said that she was having a hot relationship with Yu Wanqing, so she often ate, drank and slept at Yu Wanqing's place.

At this moment, Xu Xuan's cell phone rang. It was a message from little Xu Si, with a link attached - "The Four Years of the Demon"!