501-1 A Group of Complete Old Bastards

"An impressive black feast."

In front of the Malibu villa beach, an elderly white man in a suit and tie was holding a champagne glass. His wrinkled old face had a smile as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum.

After clinking glasses with Wayne, who kept a reserved smile, and taking a sip of champagne, the old man displayed the amiable demeanor expected of a senior, both in his expression and in his words. The premise is that you have to ignore his nose that has drooped slightly due to his age, and the young hot girl he is holding unbridledly with his other hand.

"Thank you for your valuable advice, Mr. Parker." Wayne ignored the old bastard's old-fashioned behavior and responded politely with a slight smile.

This old guy is the senior boss in the academy, Gregory Peck, an actor who was born in California in 1916. What’s surprising is that this guy who looks like an old bastard at first glance, turns out to be Wayne's schoolmate, or senior brother.

Maybe taking this name out alone, he really doesn't remember what famous movies the other party has starred in, but when he sees the other party's face that is old but still very recognizable, "Roma" will immediately flash in his mind. Holiday", "Glory Days", "Lady Edward" and other classic films.

"No, no, no, kid, don't classify me as one of those old-fashioned old guys. What I said is not perfunctory, and I really like your directing style."

Gregory Pike took out his cigarettes, gestured, and lit one directly. He seemed to want to continue a deep conversation with him. This made Wayne frown without leaving any trace. In fact, he didn't. The so-called big boss in the industry who likes the other party's old-fashioned style.

Maybe this guy's thinking is not that old-fashioned, but the way these people act is out of tune with today's Hollywood.

"Do you know why a considerable number of Academy members do not like your directing style, and are forced to hold their noses and applaud due to social influence and political correctness?" Gregory Peck looked like a The old naughty boy who knew the secret winked at Wayne playfully.

This was actually the first time Wayne had heard of this kind of thing. After all, he had never cared about his evaluation among these old guys before. In fact, all the people he met, or was intentionally introduced to by Warner Bros., were old Jewish gang members who had a good impression of him. From this point of view, those people's good impression of him probably came from his bloodline, and also from his bloodline. Or a surname.

Noticing the subtle change in expression on his face, Gregory Pike did not deliberately show off, and said straightforwardly: "For example, the Italians represented by Francis don't like you. Almost old guys like us are more or less I have rarely heard of it, but don’t worry about it, because you naturally have an advantage over them.

Boy, let me tell you why, there will be some old guys who don’t like you. It’s not because of the bullshit speed of success or wealth accumulation, but because of your directorial style. To put it bluntly, your directing style is traditional academic at its core. Whether it is multi-linear narrative or the method of using lenses to advance the plot, careful observation follows the most basic academic style.

However, whether it is showing the struggle of human nature in the film, the dark corners of society, or the violence, gore, absurd settings, etc. that you are good at. You use these things too arrogantly and directly! To a certain extent, this is what sets your personal style apart from other mainstream directors.

Because you are not like previous mainstream directors who pretended to make some humanistic gestures in the film to please audiences outside North America. But this question is also strange. Your film is obviously an original North American film, but it has achieved excellent box office results overseas..."

That's it. Gregory Peck didn't do anything perfunctory. He had really watched all of Wayne's films, even the immature "Happy Death Day", which he carefully watched.

In the general perception of movie fans and insiders, the movie that best embodies his masterpiece so far must be the "Joker" that caused huge social turmoil, but it happened to be with him that he felt the best movie. It is the "Get Out" released in 1992 that has been forgotten by people.

Compared with the well-established "Joker", the absurdity shown in "Get Out" and the various social problems that will make people's scalp numb once they are delved into are really exciting. Feeling shocked.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Pike."

Wayne is not willing to agree with the things the other party mentioned. He knows his films well. Some people like them and some people don't like them. Whether it's from the shooting techniques or the audience, no one can make them all. Even if people like it, God can't. He already saw this clearly when he was filming his first movie.

Now it's just that the people who don't like him have become some achievers in the industry. In fact, in Wayne's eyes, there is no difference between them and ordinary viewers who don't like his type of movies.

As early as in the survey after the release of "Get Out", he had already discovered the attributes of his own film. These surveys showed that there were not many intermediate reviews, either those who loved it loved it to death, and those who didn't like it loved it to death. Feel worthless.

In fact, in the past two years, he has deliberately moved his production style closer to the aesthetics of mainstream audiences. Regardless of whether it is because of the pressure of huge investment in superheroes and the change to become more popular, these are indisputable facts.

"Don't underestimate that old guy."

Gregory Peck had satisfied his addiction to preaching, and proudly walked towards the villa with a hot girl in his arms. Looking at her back, Wayne once doubted whether she still had the ability in that area. At this moment, Bruce Rosenblum walked up to him, looked at the old guy with the same eyes and said. "You know? Even though he is so old, this guy can still receive roles that suit him from time to time. He is not like most old guys with a glorious resume who have just started to rest on their credit books. Waiting to die, this is a smart person who can keep up with the trend of the times."

Nodding silently, Wayne said that he had listened to the other party's prompt. He picked up the wine glass and drank all the champagne in it. He looked at the men and women by the bonfire on the beach, holding the wine bottle and pouring hard liquor into their mouths, from time to time. There was a burst of crazy cheers.

There was also fishy green smoke coming out from the edge of the swimming pool. He knew what the people gathered in the circle were doing without having to get closer to observe.

As one of the important executives of Warner Bros., Bruce Rosenblum actually does not need to personally help Wayne publicize the Oscars. He can lower his status to help lead the public relations team. This is related to the personal relationship between the two and also to related to one's own ambitions.

Everyone knows that Jeff Robinov can't hold on to the CEO position forever, just like Kevin Tesuhara is facing, or even worse, at least Kevin Tesuhara Lars is truly on the rise as CEO of Time Warner.

In front of Jeff Robinov, in the end, he will either retire as the meritorious head of Warner Bros., or go to work at Time Warner. There is no possibility that he will stay in the CEO position for a long time. Shareholders, the board of directors Neither parent company Time Warner would allow it.

Think about what Jeff Robinov relied on to successfully take over as CEO, right? That's right, by continuously initiating Wayne's projects and reaping exaggerated revenue figures again and again, there have been rumors even among Warner Bros. that if you want to be the CEO, just hugging Wayne's lap is quite Yu was more than half successful.

Others may regard this as a joke, but Bruce Rosenblum does not. Not only has he always chosen to stand firmly in the same boat with Wayne to strengthen the personal relationship between the two parties, but he can also show with actions that he can Bring better support to each other's career.

"Do you understand why our public relations theme is called Oscar White?" When the two finally had some time to relax, Bruce Rosenblum joked without hesitation.

Shrugging his shoulders, Wayne also raised the corners of his mouth, slowly showing a tired smile. During this time, he kept attending various drinking parties and parties, and appeared from time to time at movie screenings held by Warner Bros., which made him completely sure that he was more suitable to stay in the post-production studio or on the terrace of his own manor. .

In his opinion, this kind of life that makes people envious and live in wealth and wealth is really not suitable for him. If you want fine wine and beautiful women, you don't necessarily need everyone to get together and go crazy, right? Unfortunately, it seems that most of the people living in North America are party animals.

"Oscar White, this word is really accurate!" Wayne exclaimed with deep approval. In terms of the research plan or marketing idea designed by Bruce Rosenblum, "Oscar White" is the most important. At least, or even most of the public relations funds go to this group.

As we all know, Oscar votes are in the hands of more than 6,000 members of the North American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and all Oscar awards are produced from these votes.

When you take the time to observe carefully, you will find that the most striking feature of these more than 6,000 academy members is the "white old man". White, male, middle-aged and elderly people constitute the majority of the Academy. According to a preliminary survey report conducted by Bruce Rosenblum, 94% of the Academy members who hold Oscar awards are white, and 100% are white. Seventy-seven of them are men, and their average age is a terrifying sixty-two years old!

Therefore, with Wayne's nod, the theme of the public relations team is "White Oscar". The customization of these plans is not based on someone's attention, but on the basis of sufficient and detailed investigation and analysis data.

Thinking of this, Wayne looked at Bruce Rosenblum with a hint of drunken eyes, and a joking voice came from his mouth. "So, if you want to win the Oscar with the greatest possibility, it is a marketing campaign to win the favor of the old man, even if the method is rough, who knows that these old guys are a group of complete old assholes... .”

"F**k!"

Bruce Rosenblum subconsciously stretched out his hands and covered Wayne's mouth, while looking back at the female assistant not far away. "Nina, damn it, help your boss go home and rest, he's drunk a little too much."