569: Chapter 569 Rebuilding the Glory of Musicals!

The opening performance came to an end, and the Golden Globe Awards ceremony officially kicked off.

Emily's predictions were indeed wrong.

Among the 7 awards for which "la la land" was nominated, the first three to be presented—Best Original Song, Best Original Score, and Best Screenplay—were all, without exception, taken home by Lin Chuyan...

Four out of seven? That's three for three already.

As for these, the music categories were undisputed; there truly weren't any works this year that could compete with "la la land", so that was within reason. However, "Best Screenplay" going to "la la land" truly caught everyone off guard—it goes to show just how much the Golden Globe Awards favor this film.

But what was even more jaw-dropping was yet to come.

The presenter stood on stage and continued to read out the awards:

Winner of Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)—"la la land", Ruan Xingyu!

Winner of Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)—"la la land", Lin Chuyan!

Five for five.

Lin Chuyan became the focus of the night once again. On stage, off stage. Accepting awards, giving speeches.

Ruan Xingyu, by virtue of this film, harvested the second "Best Actress" award of her Acting career; the Venice Best Actress title is well-deserved.

Countless viewers waiting in front of the internet and televisions watched "la la land" shine brilliantly and showcase infinite splendor at the awards ceremony: Oh no, Lin Chuyan really does own the Golden Globe Awards. Also, it seems that advertisement in the opening short film wasn't in vain.

Gao Jun was also livestreaming domestically, and at this moment, he was numb: "Brothers, do you think there's a possibility that "la la land" could really go seven for seven tonight?"

The bullet comments all shouted for him to shut up.

[Stop jinxing it, I beg you.]

[If Lin Chuyan doesn't win seven awards, Gao Jun, you are fully responsible.]

[Seven for seven is too exaggerated, are you not even going to pretend!]

[So can anyone tell me, what exactly is the relationship between the Golden Globe Awards and Lin Chuyan?]

[Except for "Best Actress", almost all the other awards are being taken by Lin Chuyan. Here's the question: how many positions does this guy hold in "la la land"?]

The awards ceremony continued to proceed in an orderly manner.

Finally, the last two nominated awards for "la la land" were revealed.

Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)—"la la land"!

This is the highest award for the Musical or Comedy genre, and it is a comprehensive and high level of recognition for "la la land"'s entertainment value, innovation, and artistic standard.

Best Director—"la la land", Lin Chuyan!

This is a full affirmation of Lin Chuyan's core status in film creation, highlighting his excellent overall control of "la la land", the successful shaping of a unique artistic style, as well as his outstanding talents in many aspects such as precise and appropriate guidance for actors, fully reflecting the key and irreplaceable role he played in the final presentation of the film.

"la la land" created a miracle, seven for seven!

Audiences all over the world were a bit stunned. Although everyone had previously joked that the tribute short film at the beginning of the film was like an advertisement, that was just a joke, but now the reality of "seven for seven" is right in front of them... The Golden Globe Awards' favoritism towards "la la land" and Lin Chuyan is simply unquestionable.

At first, some people conspiracy-theorized that the tribute at the beginning of the film was actually slander and a parody, but faced with the ironclad proof of "seven for seven" at this moment, they all completely shut their mouths, with nothing to say.

Gao Jun's personality has always been relatively calm and steady, but ever since he became a fan of Lin Chuyan, there have been constant surprises, making it hard to stay calm.

"Who just said I was jinxing it? It's the Great Prophecy spell, okay! Brothers, we can really start looking forward to The Oscars!"

"Oh right, for those brothers who aren't convinced, don't forget that the Golden Globe Awards judges come from all over the world! This explains very well why "la la land"'s box office has been able to dominate the global box office charts for the past few days!"

[I'm convinced, completely convinced. The Golden Globe Awards are a bellwether for The Oscars; it will definitely win more awards later.]

[When will Lin Chuyan's next film start shooting? Stop keeping us in suspense; you say every day you want to shoot a commercial film, but we don't see any specific news.]

[Our goal is the stars and the sea! Having said that, isn't Lin Chuyan speed-running the film industry? His first directed feature film has already won all the awards it should have.]

Lin Chuyan stepped onto the podium again.

This time, he decided to say something different—since some people think the Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) is not as good as the Drama category, then he is bound to make a big splash! Let everyone remember this moment in the years to come, let tonight's acceptance speech become a famous quote, and let this scene become a legendary moment in the history of the Golden Globe Awards.

If the Golden Globe Awards can "parody" "la la land", then today he will also "parody" this awards ceremony.

"Once again, I sincerely thank the Golden Globe Awards organizers, and I also thank all the judges for their great love for "la la land"."

He scanned the crowd of artists in the audience and began to deliver an acceptance speech that was destined to be remembered by countless people.

"The Best Director award, and the Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) award, mean a lot to me."

"Thinking back to the golden age of cinema, we had classic masterpieces like "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Sound of Music", which together created the supreme glory of musicals. At that time, looking at the screen filled with singing and dancing, and dazzling light and shadow, I thought to myself at that moment, if one day I could have the honor of participating in the creation of an excellent musical, I would definitely go all out and give it my all."

"Later, with the changing times, the popularity of musicals quietly faded away. Under the strong impact of various emerging film genres, they gradually lost their former luster and fell into a long silence. However, the flame burning for musicals in my heart only burned brighter and brighter."

"The process of shooting "la la land" was a desperate adventure. We encountered huge problems with funding shortages, and the budget was cut again and again; a sudden fire in Los Angeles forced the shooting location to be changed temporarily, and we had to move around frequently. But even facing so many difficulties and obstacles, our entire team never had the slightest thought of backing down!"

"In the studio, we tirelessly polished every shot; during location shooting, for the opening scene, we even had one hundred NGs!"

"Now, "la la land" has finally stood on this podium, and this Golden Globe Awards trophy is firmly in my hands. I am thinking, could this be the highlight moment for our generation of filmmakers? Could this be the key opportunity for musicals to return to their peak?"

"I have always firmly believed that since musicals could have past glory, they will definitely be able to rise again. The spirits of those predecessors who once made great contributions to the golden age of musicals will illuminate the path we walk forward!"

Lin Chuyan's tone was firm and resonant: "Recasting the glory of musicals is our bounden duty!"