Chapter 1722: 1722

Hugo didn't show up at the 54th Golden Globe Awards, which was to be expected, as Rick Rosen started making connections long before the "Rapid" world tour began at the end of October. .

Because Rick knew that Hugo would be on tour at that time, not only the time was limited, but also physical strength during the tour was bound to become a problem. Of course, if he could attend, and Hugo nodded in agreement, Rick would still try to arrange it. However, judging from the situation in 1996, Hugo only had one "Independence Day" release, and even if he attended the awards ceremony, he was only an awarding guest-especially Hugo needed to be the best actor of last year's Oscars. On the stage, the winner of this year's Oscar-winning actress was announced. So, Rick still tries to be fully prepared.

When the Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held, Glory to Death had just arrived in Australia and was preparing to perform in Sydney, but could only regretfully be absent.

Since this is Hugo's fourth consecutive year of absence from the Golden Globes, from the standpoint of his agent, in order to avoid misunderstandings, Rick also called Michael to clear up the explanation, indicating that Hugo was definitely not because of the 1992 Golden Globes celebration banquet. That accident and refused to attend. At least on the scene, Rick got everything in place.

But even so, the media will not let go of this breaking point, "Hugo missed the Golden Globes for four consecutive years", this topic is released, even if Hugo is not intentional, it has become intentional, not to mention There are cases of "giving up the Golden Globe Award to choose the Berlin Film Festival" last year, and the previous year "giving up the Golden Globe Award to choose the Sundance Film Festival". This year, the reason for "giving up the Golden Globe Award for the concert tour" is not so sufficient. .

What's more, at the just-concluded 54th Golden Globe Awards, Hugo, who won the nomination, did not win again - although this was expected, in the end Tom Cruise relied on "Mr. Sweetheart". The show won a Best Actor in a Musical Comedy trophy and was one of this year's favourites for Best Actor at the Oscars, but it's hard to avoid the Golden Globes cynicism.

Some people say that "The Golden Globes once again ignored Hugo." It's hard to imagine that the winners of other awards ceremonies are soft-handed, but at the Golden Globes there is only one Best Actor in a Musical Comedy trophy; some people say "Hugo" Disdain the Golden Globes", because the authority of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is still being questioned; some people say "the Golden Globes insult Hugo in this way", last year the Golden Globes gave up "Seven Deadly Sins", "Death Row Walk" "The choice of the award "Before the Sunrise" and the unexpected nomination for "Independence Day" this year seems like an insult.

After the awards ceremony ended, the media had mixed opinions for a while, and Hugo, who was preparing to tour in Sydney, still did not give any interviews, but Rick "smiled meaningfully in the phone interview, and then replied, 'Hugo thinks Tom's performance Excellent, and deserves this award'." Rick's words were published in the Los Angeles Times.

Most people, including the "Los Angeles Times", generally believed that Rick's meaningful smile was a mockery of the Golden Globes, believing that they not only lacked authority, but also lacked their own characteristics. Unconvincing; and the following answer did not mention any information about Hugo's nomination, but focused on Tom's award, obviously meaning that he did not value this nomination at all.

After Rick's interview was published, it caused an uproar, which directly led to the chaotic situation where the phone in Michael's office was completely blown up.

After the anger at the office just now, Michael finally calmed down a little. He walked to the side and opened the cabinet, took out the whisky hidden in the corner, secretly poured himself a glass, and quickly hid the whisky again. He picked up the cup and walked to the window sill. After taking a sip, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Hugo is a problem. To be precise, it is a problem when an artist gradually grows into a top superstar, because the network resources, box office appeal, influence within the circle, and entanglement of interests that they maintain will gradually become more and more. It is huge, which makes normal communication into a game of interests.

To give a simple example, Marlon Brando won the Nomination for Best Actor at the 45th Academy Awards for his wonderful performance in "The Godfather", but because of his political stance, he believed that the film industry shaped Indians. He has become a savage and brutal character. Unless these phenomena are improved, he will show his respect - refusing to attend the Oscars ceremony that night, and even sending a girl dressed in Indian to the stage to lead it, which is simply to give Oscar A fierce slap on the face completely angered the academy.

Although it is said that since then, Malone has never won his third actor, the Academy still gave Malone two acting nominations in 1974 and 1990 to commend the actor who ranks among the greatest in the history of the movie. .

Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it is not an easy task to block a top star like Malone. Through the "Godfather", Ma Long's career that fell into a trough regained its vitality and climbed to the second peak of his career. And the interests of the circle maintained behind Malone are even more complicated, and even the academy would not dare to ban Malone completely.

The circle believes that the Oscar nomination depends on strength, but winning the award requires luck. Malone's ability to win the nomination twice after insulting the academy is definitely not just because of his strength.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is not as tough as the Academy, what's more, Michael has always hoped to further expand the influence of the Golden Globe Awards, so Hugo, who is now the world's number one person, is bound to not be tough.

Of course, even if Michael made up his mind to deal with it hard, it would be difficult for him to straighten his back. Even if Hugo is completely blocked, it will not have much impact on Hugo-he has been absent for four consecutive years, even if the Golden Globe Awards do not give Hugo any awards or even nominations, Hugo wouldn't care at all. On the contrary, the Golden Globe Award, which has always been insufficiently authoritative, will become a target again and again. In the end, it is estimated that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be overwhelmed.

Even if it is to unite a group of media to try to block or fight against Hugo, this is a very difficult thing. Before that, the "National Enquirer" and "New York Post" have hit a wall one after another, and now the uncrowned king has finally regained his footing. , they will definitely not want to reveal their wounds again, what's more, after the madness of "Independence Day" and "Torrential Rain", Hugo has never come to provoke the reporters, and now it is not easy for Michael to find an ally , even if he found an alliance, how could he know that they would not follow in the footsteps of the National Enquirer?

Don't forget that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a special organization. They are called "foreign" reporters, but they rely on Hollywood to make a living. They are like middlemen, they have both sides, but they are not flattering. This is also the reason why Michael has been committed to commercial promotion. He hopes that the Golden Globe Awards will try to put aside its position as much as possible and become a carnival of interests, tying all communities of interest to the same ship.

With Hugo currently sweeping the world, if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chooses to face it head-on, it is estimated that Michael will change hands before he takes the hot chairman position.

Since it can't be dealt with forcefully, then the method of Huairou should be chosen. Giving "Independence Day" a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy is obviously the first step in Michael's favor, but now it seems that it is a bad move. Not only did it not ease the relationship, but it became a laughing stock again.

If it weren't for the recognition of Tom Cruise's victory over Hugo, it is estimated that things would have been even worse - because this year's best actress in a musical or comedy was awarded to Madonna of "Mrs. Veron", not "Double Face" Mirror's Barbra Streisand and "Frozen"'s Frances. McDormand, not even "101 Real Dogs"'s Glenn. Close— She has previously been nominated for five Oscars for acting.

This also became a big laughing stock after the awards ceremony - Madonna's performance in "Mrs. Veron" was even considered enough to win the Golden Raspberry Award, which made the Golden Globes a mockery for two years in a row. Object.

Rick's phone interview was published this morning in the Los Angeles Times, which let Michael know that the nomination not only failed to impress Hugo, but made Hugo find it ridiculous. This result made Michael feel annoyed and have a headache.

Michael's mind is full of question marks now, but he can't find an answer. What should he do with Hugo? He raised the wine glass in his hand and took another sip, but Michael found that the glass had been unknowingly empty. This made Michael a little more irritable.

Putting the cup on the window sill irritably, Michael thought for a while. Since there is no way to achieve the goal through the Golden Globe Awards, he can only make a sideways attack. Although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is not a reporter, most of them are commentators and correspondents, but they are best at connecting people through communication. Michael will not forget that Hollywood is a very small circle.

Thinking of this, Michael turned around and went back to the desk, and opened his address book. Looking at the dense number of contact numbers in the address book, Michael had difficulty sorting out an idea. He knew that Kevin Pence of Twentieth Century Fox and Rick had eaten twice recently, and he also knew that Ron May of Universal Pictures Ye seems to be planning a big move. He also knows that DreamWorks and Endeavour Elite Brokerage are going to cooperate... But, where should we start?

His temples were throbbing, and before he sat down, Michael stood up again, opened the cupboard again, and poured himself a glass of whisky.

It seems that the enemies of Hugo and the Golden Globes are estimated to be difficult to resolve in a short period of time.