Four Hundred and Twenty - Turn Pencil

Wayne never felt like he was a dollar and could be loved by everyone anytime, anywhere. These people, who are formerly polite college bosses in suits and ties, are almost all old bastards behind their backs, and everyone in the circle knows this.

And when Warner Bros. invited this old guy to move, it was destined that he would favor his own position. All that was left was to leave enough favor with the other party to avoid voting with his feet.

There are many members of the Academy, and most of them are elderly. It is almost impossible for them to have the energy to spare time to watch every step of the candidate films.

What are the voting criteria for Academy members? Pencil spinning, yes, it is the famous pencil spinning. This is the voting with your feet that has been rumored in the circle.

The key is that these old men can no longer influence the Hollywood market, but they have a considerable influence on the professional awards in the industry. They do not transfer pencils themselves, but the voting results they transfer can also affect the choices of a large part of the population.

Of course, pencil turning is just a general term, and some people are used to using darts.

This special selection method has also contributed to the glory of the public relations company. Even if those academy members vote with their feet, they will most likely choose a film title that is familiar to them. As for how to make their film familiar to these people, it is the main job of the public relations company.

Therefore, many times, the best film in people's minds is not the biggest winner at the Oscars.

"Boss, that black woman has been observing you." After leaving the rest area for a while, Nina frowned and glanced behind her again before saying, "That look makes people very uncomfortable."

"Well."

Naomi Watts hugged one of Wayne's arms, winked playfully at a few people, and joked, "Wayne, it seems that she is also a big shot in the academy. It should be easy to please her, as long as you are willing to sacrifice." It's enough to look down on your face, I swear, the African American must have thought so too."

Wayne took out his cigarettes, lit one, and rolled his eyes. "Nami, my bottom line is not that low!"

At this time, in a corner not far from them, a woman was covering her mouth and talking to the phone about what she had seen. Her movements were full of caution, and she was observing her surroundings from time to time.

"Yes, I am sure it was Frank Pearson, the chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They chatted for about twenty minutes. They seemed to be very happy. Yes, the person beside Wayne was Bruce Rosenblum. It seems that Warner Bros. is going to try its best to help him fight this time!"

After saying this, there was obvious silence on the other side of the phone. The woman was not in a hurry, she just kept holding the mobile phone and waiting quietly.

A media group has fully mobilized its media resources to help a director win an Oscar. Anyone who is an insider will understand what this means.

The influence that a media group can create is far from comparable to that of a small public relations company. It is simply a difference between heaven and earth. And when a media group wants to exert its influence, the plan formulated by the company's internal distribution department is by no means Those public relations companies can compare.

The phone remained silent for two minutes. Finally, a male voice came through. "Is anyone else here?"

"Yes, the situation is worse than imagined."

The woman looked in the direction of the old Jewish man again, and finally confirmed that she was right, and then said, "There is also an African-American woman at the scene. She is Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Frank Pearson must have brought her here on purpose."

"Okay, I get it."

The phone was hung up with a click. The woman looked around and found that no one was paying attention to her. She put the phone into her briefcase, got up and hurriedly left the hotel banquet hall.

She knew that black woman. In Hollywood, where male dominance prevailed, her gender and skin were so eye-catching.

On the surface, her identity is only responsible for the public relations work of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In fact, her personal abilities are stronger than many male elites. The most favorable proof is her brilliant work history outside the academy.

She was once the executive vice president of global publicity for Hollywood giant Paramount, and then served as the film marketing manager of New Line Cinema. She was responsible for projects such as the famous "Forrest Gump" and "Braveheart" propaganda tasks.

The most important thing is that she will most likely be the first vice-chairman of the next college council, which means a lot. It not only means that she has a very big say within the college, but also indicates that She will most likely become the first female black college president in history.

If Warner Bros. impresses Frank Pearson and also gets involved with Cheryl Boone Isaacs, it will definitely be a nightmare for everyone interested in Oscars this year.

On the night of the large-scale premiere of "The Departed" in the Valley, it was not only Disney but also the people related to "Ransom Storm" who couldn't sleep. Someone who has been paying attention to the video news is a fat man who just talked to a woman on the phone.

Yes, that’s Harvey Weinstein. In order to compete for awards and avoid the influence of "The Departed", he has arranged the release date of "The English Patient" to November, the off-season in the North American theater market.

Miramax invested more than US$27 million in "The English Patient". The production style of this film is a typical standard work written for the sake of winning the Oscars. Without the addition of Oscar marketing capabilities, this film would The pressure to recover the cost of a film is huge.

Obviously, their main competitor was Wayne's "The Departed", so as soon as the film premiered, Harvey Weinstein sent someone to observe the film closely because it was not convenient for him to be there.

After hanging up the phone, the last light of Miramax went out a few minutes later, and a tall, fat figure walked out of the company and got into the car.

"Don't go home yet." Harvey Weinstein's hoarse voice sounded after sitting in the back seat of the car. "Find the nearest theater."

Yes, he finally decided to take a look for himself to see what kind of film "The Departed" was that Wayne could swear to use to win the Oscar.

The car drove not far and stopped in front of a Imperial chain theater in Burbank. Harvey Weinstein silently bought an advance movie ticket and entered the screening room at the prompts of the theater staff.

The movie should start soon. As soon as he entered the screening room, he checked the attendance rate under the dim light. A theater with 150 people was probably less than a third full at this time. Seeing this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, this is an out-and-out R-rated movie. Harvey Weinstein understands that despite the theater alliance boldly offering more than 3,000 advance screenings, pure R-rated movie fans can only Even a small group of people has absolutely no chance of creating the kind of influence that Batman has.

When the movie officially started, he observed the number of moviegoers again. Indeed, less than one-third of the seats were full. Ninety percent were young people in their twenties, and almost no one was chatting loudly.

"The pace of the film has been obviously slowed down, but it's not to explore human nature, but to show violence and foul language?"

Halfway through the movie, Harvey Weinstein frowned and muttered to himself. Compared with Wein's other previous works, the biggest change in this film, apart from the sky-high scale, is that the narrative pace has slowed down. Some.

The reactions of the surrounding audience were also different. Some watched with gusto and were reluctant to leave the big screen for a second. There were also a small number of people who also frowned and forced themselves to watch.

In the minds of most ordinary movie fans, there is no doubt about the brilliance of this film, but the way it is expressed is not acceptable to everyone. To put it bluntly, this is not a commercial film purely aimed at the market. Two people have to explain it well. The male protagonist’s growth environment will inevitably slow down the narrative pace.

However, the reason why this film can attract audiences to stay up late at night to watch the early screenings must be due to Wayne's own fame, as well as the appeal of the three leading actors.

Now is the hottest summer season in the North American film market. After all, most viewers are willing to go to the theater just to see exciting large-scale violent scenes, and Wayne has proven more than once that what he is best at is these things.

Although the film is somewhat different from the audience's imagination, and some people even feel that they cannot accept it, no one will think that this "The Departed" is not worth going into the theater to watch. Everyone can see that the quality of the film is absolutely excellent, but this time the audience is obviously smaller.

After all, Harvey Weinstein is a professional, and he sees things far more profoundly than ordinary movie fans, so until the end of the film, his face was quite ugly.

"Phew, I have to say, Wayne, you have reached the level of a master in this style of film!"

Before getting up and leaving the theater, he shook his huge head and gave his evaluation in a low voice. In his early days, he mainly produced low-budget B-level films, and he also had a sharper vision than most producers in the industry. Of course, he would not fail to see the highlights in the films.

But competitors are competitors, and everything can be ignored in front of the green knife. After walking out of the theater and refusing to fill in the questionnaire, he left the theater in deep thought.

The long dark night in Los Angeles gradually passed. When the sun climbed into the sky again, the Greenberg Manor also woke up at the same time. Two gardeners began to push the lawn mower to mow the lawn, the security personnel were changing shifts, and jingle bells rang in the kitchen. Ding sound.

"Large-scale violence, gore, and exploration of human nature. Wouldn't Wayne Greenberg be able to make a good movie without these? Yesterday, our reporter participated in Wayne Greenberg's new work "The Departed" 》premiere, some scenes seemed to be deliberately testing.”

The report in the newspaper was obviously the subject of criticism. At this moment, Naomi Watts deliberately increased her volume to read it. "Did you hear that? Boy, not everyone is praising you. I want to applaud this media that dares to tell the truth."