Chapter 2108: 2108 The First Year of Awards

On March 21, 1999, it was destined to be a sleepless night. Too many things happened on this night, so that people had no way to sort out their thoughts. They had to calm down and slowly Recalling the countless gorgeous moments.

Hugo walked into the Sunset Tower Hotel quickly, looked around, but did not see Charlize, Leonardo stayed not far from the entrance, and when he saw Hugo coming in, he quickly greeted him. With a smile on his face, he elbowed Hugo's waist, "How is it? Is everything clear?"

Hugo's expression was also a bit tangled, "That's right." He made it clear, but he didn't know how the reporters would react.

Seeing Hugo's appearance, Leonardo laughed out loud, with an expression of gloating, but he still put his arm around Hugo's shoulders and patted his chest, "Don't worry, the reporters are going over and over again. It's those tricks, aren't you already familiar with them? So, there is nothing to worry about."

Hugo let out a long breath, "That's true." The mood was finally relaxed.

"Charlize, Sandra and the others went to find Nicole, a group of women are talking about tonight's dress..." Leonardo rolled his eyes, with the disgust and rejection of "thanks for not being sensitive" written all over his face, "let's go , Let's go to find Steven, he came here to ask you just now, it seems that he has something to ask you."

When seeing Steven, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg were beside him. Before Hugo could react, the three gave Hugo a warm hug, which made Hugo confused Shui, "Hey, hey, what's the matter? You all owe me money?" Hugo's poor words made all three of them laugh.

However, none of them refuted Hugo's words, but exchanged glances, and finally Steven took the initiative to say, "Of course we owe you money, the 60 million funds for 'A Beautiful Mind' have not yet been paid. Here it is, isn't it?" This made Hugo suddenly realize, and nodded with a "natural" expression on his face, Steven continued, "To be honest, I really have to thank you this time, without your reminder, maybe... "Steven spoke in half, but Hugo could vaguely feel what he said. Sure enough, what Steven said later confirmed Hugo's conjecture, "So, what do you think is going on? How do you know this...uh..."

"Awards season." David took over Steven's topic, and then saw Jeffery nodding seriously beside him. Leonardo stood beside him with a calm face.

Hugo raised his eyebrows, and turned around to find the Weinstein brothers in the crowd. At this time, they had returned to normal, with calm and polite smiles on their faces, chatting happily with others. However, there was no sign of Gwyneth beside them, and they didn't know where they had gone.

"Why do you think a film like 'Shakespeare in Love' can lead all the works in the nomination stage?" Hugo was already prepared for today's situation, so he was not flustered at all, and said with a smile, "Because Oscar is a In addition to being an authoritative and professional award ceremony, they are also the most successful business event in the world..." After Hugo finished speaking, Steven wanted to refute Hugo, but Hugo shook his head, "No, you know what I said is correct. The reason why the Oscars are so popular is because the commercial promotion is done well; similarly, the reason why the Oscar statuettes are so important is because the added commercial value is difficult to calculate. If not So, why is the most famous awards ceremony in the world not the Berlin Film Festival or the Venice Film Festival, why the major film companies do not participate in the Sundance Film Festival or the Independent Spirit Awards, not even the Golden Globes... but the Oscars."

Hugo's words are somewhat one-sided, because Oscar's current status is the result of the right time, place and people, and the precipitation of time has pushed Oscar to where he is today. But no one can deny Hugo's words, because they are true.

Oscar is a game, it has been a game since its inception, but after "Jaws", the rules of this game began to become complicated; after "Terminator 2", the evolution of this game came to a new level After the "Titanic", the rules of the game have quietly changed again.

"Of course, for filmmakers, the Oscar statuette represents affirmation, just like the Director's Guild Award and the Screenwriter's Guild Award. This is the affirmation of authoritative professional opinions. However, businessmen always look at problems from different angles, don't they?" Yu said If such a simple sentence solves all the problems.

Why did the first year of awards season appear in late 1998 instead of 1997 or 1999? Because the success of "Independence Day" paved the way, and the brilliance of "Titanic" promoted the advent of the blockbuster era, Wall Street is paying more and more attention to Hollywood; because 1998 was the year when the balance between commercial films and art films tilted. Years, with the computer special effects becoming more and more mature, commercial films are gradually becoming the mainstream of Hollywood; because only a year ago, Oscar chose "Titanic" as the best picture, which was affirmed from an official standpoint...

What lies behind the first year of the awards season is the inevitability of historical development.

The Weinstein brothers are brilliant in their eloquence and public relations skills; but they are even better in judging the situation and grasping the context of historical development.

Steven, David, and Jeffrey were all lost in thought. These three bigwigs obviously knew what earth-shattering news was hidden behind Hugo's words. Especially in the just-concluded awards season, if there is no reminder from Hugo, maybe the ending of the Oscars tonight will be completely different-hidden behind the victory of "Saving Private Ryan" is the coming of "Shakespeare in Love" It's absolutely no accident that thirteen nominations lead the nomination stage.

Leonardo was not at all interested in these company-level and industrial-level things at this time. He almost fell asleep standing next to him. If it wasn't for Hugo still staying here, he would have found an excuse to sneak away. Leonardo secretly winked at Hugo, as if to say, "Let's go and have a drink..."

In fact, Hugo didn’t plan to continue the discussion, because his understanding of these issues was very limited, and it was just the development of those history over and over again. If he really wanted him to tell the reason, he would squeeze it for a long time like squeezing toothpaste. If nothing happens, maybe the three old foxes will see the flaws.

Hugo gave Leonardo a look, opened his mouth and wanted to find an excuse to leave, and then saw David's half-smile eyes, "Hugo, you are really a very interesting person." This sentence made Yu Guo Guo's smile suddenly added a touch of embarrassment, "If you have no interest in company management and other things, but you can always speak to the point, and you have an amazing understanding of the development of the industry... But if you say You know these things very well, but many times you are like a layman, with a completely blank look on your face."

Hugo's heart skipped a beat. David was really keen, and he saw his true face right away—he could only talk on paper. Just as Hugo was thinking about how to respond to David's words, Leonardo standing next to him said with a smile, "So, he looks like a fool, but he is actually very smart. mean?"

Dazhi Ruoyu is probably such an adjective.

Jeffrey nodded slightly, "So so many people stumbled in front of Hugo, didn't they? I'm very glad that we are not enemies."

Hugo's cheeks were hot when he said a word, but he still forced himself to be calm and teased, "You are discussing my IQ face to face, are you sure I can understand?" This made several people chuckle, "But David said You're right, I just know a little bit about it. Every time I say something, the brainstorming is all your own credit and has nothing to do with me. It can be seen that you need a little space to think about awarding Ji's matter, then if Leo and I can't get in the conversation, let's find a glass of champagne first."

The three of Steven didn't force Hugo to stay. They all knew that Hugo was really not good at these things, so they teased Hugo a few more words, and let him and Leonardo leave. Watching Hugo's leaving back, Jeffery sighed, "In fact, he is the real smart person."

David chuckled, "So he has reached a height that no one else can reach. At least, he is purer than us, and not as greedy as us." The real wisdom is actually knowing how to be content, when to be ambitious, and what to do. Time should be enough, this is precisely a subject that a person cannot solve in his life.

"Oh, I forgot to talk about 'Life is Beautiful' with Hugo." Steven smacked his lips in annoyance, apparently his attention was completely attracted by the awards season just now, and he actually forgot about it .

David didn't seem anxious at all, "Don't worry, Hugo knows better than us. Have you read his finished script? That's really..." David raised his eyebrows, trying to find a suitable word, After drinking a sip of champagne, he sighed, "Genius."

Steven didn't speak, just nodded his chin slightly, and then heard Jeffery's voice next to him, "Thank you again, he is a member of DreamWorks..." The smile on the corner of Steven's mouth was slightly outlined .

Hugo naturally didn't know how the Big Three of DreamWorks talked about him behind their backs. He and Leonardo hadn't walked far, and then saw Gwyneth standing in the corner with a gloomy face, her eyes full of resentment made people shudder , looks like a ghost in a horror movie, making a thin layer of goosebumps rise on the back. However, before Hugo could react in any way to Gwyneth, a figure stood in front of Hugo, showing a bright smile, "Hey, Hugo!"

It's Heath Ledger.