At exactly eight o'clock, the Yunsu Video short video section opens on time.
It was a rare holiday without any announcements, so Bai Chengxuan did not choose any other way to pass the time. Instead, he sat in front of the computer early in the morning, waiting for "The Gift of the Magi" to appear.
As one of the candidates for the best actor in Eleanor a month ago, it is impossible for Bai Chengxuan to say that he didn't feel anything about the person in charge's words that "his acting skills are not even as good as those of a paper man."
He knows that his acting is not good. In fact, many netizens have criticized his awkward acting more than once. However, Bai Chengxuan has never taken these remarks to heart. He still gets paid. Besides, the whole industry is like this now. If you can get money without any acting skills, is it necessary to work hard to hone your acting skills
He himself has enough announcements on a daily basis.
But…
Recalling the scene at the gate of Quanming Grand Theater that day when the person in charge had a dark face and was sarcastic, Bai Chengxuan felt extremely angry.
You can say I'm not as good as other actors, but saying I'm not as good as a paper man, especially in that situation, what's the difference between that and just putting his face on the ground and stomping on it
"You'd better pray that I don't find any fault with you!" With this thought in mind, Bai Chengxuan sneered and clicked on the video directly.
He thought very clearly.
Given the temper of that person in charge, he will definitely not ruin his reputation. In other words, even though he is unwilling to admit it, the performance presented by the male and female protagonists in this video may really be better than his. In this regard, he definitely has no chance of winning in terms of acting skills.
But in this age where traffic is paramount, many times, many things don’t need to be divided too finely.
For example, "The Gift of the Magi".
Even if the performance is excellent, so what? As long as he finds flaws in it and magnifies them infinitely on the Internet, and then arranges for the Internet trolls to hype it up, who will believe the statement that "the acting is better than the stars"
The entire video is very short.
By the time Bai Chengxuan reacted, the video had already finished playing and turned into a black screen.
And in just less than five minutes of watching the video, he was completely absorbed by the performance and plot in the video, and even forgot the purpose of his own trouble!
Bai Chengxuan is not a person who understands movies - for him, admitting this fact is not something intolerable. He is not an animation fan, and he has not watched many classic movies privately. As for the so-called acting skills, plot twists, etc., he has only a vague understanding.
What about The Gift of the Magi
He remembered what the head of the organizing committee said and dragged the mouse to play the entire video again.
This time, he no longer paid attention to the plot of the animation, after all, he already knew the plot. He began to focus entirely on the expressions and movements of the male and female protagonists in the animation, when they were buying groceries, bargaining, and when they exchanged their hair for money to choose gifts in the commercial street...
It was an ordinary, even boring plot, but Bai Chengxuan broke out in a cold sweat as he watched it.
He hadn't had anything like this happen in a long time.
The last time he had this feeling was two years ago when he played a minor role in a big-budget movie. In that movie, he had only one confrontation with the film's male lead. A single look from the other party was enough to suffocate him, making his mediocre acting skills nowhere to hide.
The embarrassment and awkwardness are still fresh in his memory.
And now, while watching an animated short film, he once again felt the pressure from "reality".
"Brother Xuan, look at the navy..."
Perhaps because he was afraid of angering him, the assistant spoke very softly and seemed extremely cautious. To his surprise, his employer, who usually had a bad temper, did not intend to lose his temper this time. Bai Chengxuan leaned back on the soft sofa chair behind him, his eyes fixed on the computer screen, but he felt a chill in his heart.
You know, the actor who made him feel scared from the bottom of his heart back then is a genuine veteran actor in the film and television industry!
But how old is the producer of this animated video this year
"Brother Xuan?"
Bai Chengxuan was awakened from his memories by the voice of his assistant and closed his eyes: "No need to prepare those."
ah
The assistant was stunned, unable to react for a moment. As an assistant, he had witnessed how incompetent and furious the other party had been in the past month.
But now, this man with a temper worse than heaven actually said forget it
Bai Chengxuan had no intention of explaining to his assistant.
Although his acting skills are not good, it does not mean that he is a fool. Since the night of the Eleanor Awards, the entertainment industry has been changing rapidly. Traffic stars without acting skills have not had an easy time recently. Before they prove to the market that traffic stars without acting skills still have the ability to make profits, many big productions will probably not act rashly.
As for "The Gift of the Magi", there is no need to mention it.
The gap is too big.
If even he could see the difference in acting, how could fans and other people in the industry not see it? Given the current trend in the entire entertainment industry, if "The Gift of the Magi" really had any major flaws, he could have hired a group of trolls to discredit it, but the problem was, just as the person in charge of the organizing committee said.
The acting of this year's actors is far, far worse than that in "The Gift of the Magi".
With such a huge difference, even if he hired some internet trolls to discredit "The Gift of the Magi", it would probably be a waste of money.
Not only that... I'm afraid that the era of making money by relying on crappy scripts and crappy acting, as in the past, is gone forever.
—
When "The Gift of the Magi" was released, some people were happy and some were sad.
While a small number of people are still depressed by the excessive excellence of "The Gift of the Magi" and have stopped watching it, more people are simply enjoying the pleasure of watching a work of art.
Many film review magazines that were also paying attention to this animated short film also opened a separate page to discuss "The Gift of the Magi".
"If until yesterday there were still people who suspected that the organizing committee was looking for an excuse for leaving the award vacant, then with today's premiere of The Gift of the Magi, no one should have any doubts about Paper Man's acting skills. In fact, it's just the opposite. After watching this short animation, I began to think that the organizing committee was being too light. How can this be inferior to Paper Man? This is not even one-tenth as good as Paper Man!"
"This is a good phenomenon," a professional film critic wrote in Film Weekly. "Thanks to the appearance of The Gift of the Magi, the organizing committee made a decision and the Blue Star film and television industry has the possibility of moving forward."
…
The film and television industry watched "The Gift of the Magi" for the wonderful performances in the animated short film, that is, the "acting skills" of the male and female protagonists. The animation industry, on the other hand, considered and evaluated "The Gift of the Magi" based on the standards of independent animation.
At the same time, Tianjiu, the leader of the black fans who always likes to "know" the Black Shepherd Star, also left a rare positive comment under the relevant questions -
#How do you evaluate "The Gift of the Magi" winning the Eleanor Award for Best Animated Short Film
sweet wine
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Let me first say the conclusion, it is well deserved.
Very interesting animated short.
First of all, let's talk about the plot. The script of this animation itself is excellent. The plot is short and concise, with two parallel lines of reality and fiction. The ending seems unexpected, but in fact it is reasonable. When combined with the couple's difficult but warm life in the previous article, the despair of the poor couple and their sincere and tender emotions are immediately highlighted.
As for the production, I particularly agree with what Mr. Xia Yongyuan said, that the production of this animation is worthy of its script.
Many people got into "The Little Prince" because the plot was touching. Of course, it is undeniable that this is indeed a very important part of this animation, but Mu Suxing's directorial talent shown in "The Little Prince" is also unquestionable. This is why I think it is a pity for him to make commercial animation.
What surprised me was that Mu Suxing's directorial talent was once again continued in "The Gift of the Magi". If the fairy-tale-style animated short film "The Little Prince" showed Mu Suxing's extraordinary imagination, then "The Gift of the Magi" embodied Mu Suxing's powerful observation skills and ability to extract details from reality.
…
All in all, "The Gift of the Magi" is indeed worthy of the praise it has received so far. Even if you are prejudiced against the Pleiades like me, this animated short film is worth watching. It is one of those short films that is so outstanding that it can make you put aside your prejudice.
Conflict of interest: Muxuxing anti-fans.
"Seeing the answerer brag so fluently and with good reason, I thought he was a senior fan, but in the end... Are all the haters of Muxuxing so awesome?"
"??? Oh my god? Am I dazzled? Tianjiu actually turned around and praised "Maggie"? Brother Jiu, you are not going to be a fan of Muxuxing from a hater?"
"When I read this answer, I kept wondering if there would be a reversal. But the big guy didn't even write 'but' and just went straight to the bottom. This, this, this, I can't believe it. Could someone have hacked the big guy's account?"
In fact—
Sweet Wine: You think too much, I'm just a principled anti-fan. If Muxuxing makes any more bad movies, I will definitely criticize them!
I have to say, people always follow the trend.
As countless film critics and comic book critics came out to analyze "The Gift of the Magi", even those who were not very interested in it gradually formed the impression in their hearts that "although I haven't seen it, it should be a very powerful and profound animated short film", so much so that...
One month later.
Blue Star Television Cultural Bureau.
"How do you do things? You want to ask me about this and that. What's the point of having you?" Director Lin grabbed the phone in one hand and scolded loudly: "How many times have I told you that sensitive plots like teacher-student relationships cannot be passed if you say you don't want to pass them. Why are there so many whys?"
The person on the other end of the phone was obviously scared by being yelled at, and asked cautiously: "Then I will call back and ask Huaying to re-edit it?"
"... Wait a minute." Director Lin was about to nod, but a key word in the employee's words made him think: "Huaying? You mean, the Huaying who produced "The Gift of the Magi"? "
"Yes."
Director Lin hesitated for a while.
He thought about the changes that The Gift of the Magi had brought to the film and television industry over the past period of time, as well as how moved he was after watching The Gift of the Magi. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Send me the animation so I can take a look."
The subordinate did as he was told.
If it was someone else's work, it might not have been qualified for his personal review. Logically, Huaying Animation did not have it either. However, due to Director Lin's personal fondness for Huaying and his appreciation for the animation producer of "The Gift of the Magi", he finally opened the animation with rare patience and skipped through it.
Two days later.
"Tell Huaying that there is no need to edit it, this animation has passed the review."
"Ah? But isn't there a teacher-student plot here?"
The subordinate was confused for a moment, but then he heard his boss say seriously, "I watched it once and analyzed it carefully. The theme of this animation is love and tenderness. If the teacher-student plot is edited out, the theme will be lost and it will also hinder the theme of the animation. It is better to keep it as it is to express this emotion better."
subordinate:…
Although, why does he always have the illusion that his boss is doing reading comprehension
Is this even possible
The author has something to say: *In terms of setting, the Cultural Bureau of this article is not as strict as the Radio and Television Bureau.
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