Five Hundred and Nine - the Shortcut Is to Subvert All Images

The Academy Awards are the culmination of Hollywood's awards season. As Hollywood films have continued to conquer overseas markets in recent years, one film market after another has been conquered and occupied. This event, which was originally only for North American films, now has an influence that is not limited to North America.

Especially during this year's awards season, not only the North American media industry has shifted its focus to Los Angeles, the City of Angels, but media eyes from more countries and regions around the world are also watching here. It can be said that the 69th Academy Awards , attracted the attention of media around the world in a short period of time.

Los Angeles time in North America, on the evening of March 24, 1997, the much-anticipated 69th Academy Awards ceremony will officially open at the Los Angeles Temple Theater, the traditional venue for the Oscars. According to information revealed by the organizing committee early in the morning, This year's host is talk show star Billy Crystal.

Judging from the frequent changes in hosts, the Academy has clearly felt the Oscar ratings crisis. Although the youth reform that the old men are talking about can be regarded as farts, and may not even taste like farts. But at least in some ways, these old guys are also trying to keep the Oscars' influence alive.

Since March 19th, fanatic movie fans from all walks of life have been camping in the stands outside the Los Angeles Temple Theater. For me, this is a great opportunity that cannot be missed, because here you can see the big stars you admire up close and personal.

There are also more ordinary people who set up camp early to get a seat, not only to see the big stars up close, but also to experience the world's most fashionable hairstyles and the latest fashion shows released by various luxury brands earlier. Dresses, as well as a variety of luxury bags and accessories.

The media noticed this special group of star-chasers early on. They started to show up on the 19th and endured all kinds of inconveniences and spent the night on the spot. By the time the Oscars officially started on the 24th, this fanatical group of star-chasers had already gathered. Thousands of people spent the night on the floor at the same time, just to catch a glimpse of celebrities walking the red carpet at the awards ceremony.

"These people are so crazy! God, they've been sleeping on the grass for days."

Naomi Watts wore a pitch-black Chanel evening dress. This dress was a one-piece design made by a Chanel designer just before she officially got on the car in the afternoon. To a certain extent, she basically never wore it again. Second possibility.

Her hair was tied up high, and there was only a simple diamond pendant necklace on her slender neck. Her whole person looked noble, yet full of affinity.

A pair of the same black pair of Hentiangao was placed on the car seat. There was still a long wait before they officially walked on the red carpet. They just had to put on the shoes before getting off the car.

Glancing at the Australian actress who was lying in front of the window, looking around with her big excited blue eyes, Wayne simply ignored her sigh, turned over the newspaper in his hand, and continued to read the boring predictions for various awards and movies. Critics weigh in on the nominated films.

"Clang, clang, clang."

The partition between the driver's seat and the back of the Rolls-Royce Phantom was knocked several times. After four or five seconds, someone opened it from the front, revealing Sergey's equally bored face. "Boss, Tom Cruise and his wife!"

"I know." Wayne nodded.

Not long after, the extended version of the car was lightly knocked from the outside. After the door opened, Tom Cruise stood beside the car with Nicole Kidman on his arm, smiling with the two people in the car. The man nodded and sat directly in the car.

"Oh my god! Nami, you are so beautiful today!"

Nicole Kidman was wearing a pure white fishtail evening gown, which had almost the same tight-fitting design as Naomi Watts. The two women showed elegant smiles almost at the same time, hugged each other, sat down together and started whispering Discuss fashion gossip.

Wayne and Tom Cruise looked at each other, with helpless smiles on their faces. After sitting together, they glanced at the long line of cars in front of the waiting area. Cruise deliberately lowered his voice and asked: "How's it going? Are you sure?"

"About 50%." Wayne nodded and said directly without hesitation: "It should have been around 40%, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's operation at the Golden Globe Awards was taken advantage of by Warner Bros. According to the Bruce team It is estimated that the success rate should increase to 50%.”

He understood that the other party was asking about the two most important awards. Fifty percent, in fact, as far as the Oscar ceremony is concerned, this is already a very scary high probability. You must know that there are fully five candidate films that participate in public relations lobbying for awards every year, and the film that can make it this far, There will be no shortage of supporters behind the scenes.

Although the Oscars are not as frequent as the Golden Globes, in the face of fierce and alternating competition, any accident may happen. Wayne is not actually afraid that Oscar will have cramping properties. What he is afraid of is that the old men in the academy will once again resort to the most commonly used method of dividing pork.

Just because of this pork-sharing scheme, Bruce's team estimates that "The Departed" will be released at about a 50% chance.

This was the Oscar he wanted to finish in one go. He had made so many preparations, spent so much public relations money, and even made himself hold his nose and attend so many boring social drinking parties. Even if he was one of the winners who was given a piece of pork in the end, he wouldn't be very happy in his heart.

However, countless Oscars in the past have constantly reminded Wayne that whenever the Academy encounters difficulties, sharing the pork is their most frequent solution. Only in this way can we ensure that you are well. Hello everyone, hello everyone. "Hey, Tom, we're our main competitors."

Wayne looked at the typically handsome American face next to him, spread his hands, and joked: "If you were seen getting into my car by the crew of "Sweetheart" or the film's distributor Sony Columbia, wouldn't you? Will there be direct internal strife under the Oscar stage?!"

Although this sentence is a joke, the couple's eye-catching degree is top-notch, and their Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Edition is also very conspicuous in the waiting area. I don't know how many reporters and paparazzi are staring at them. From the moment you get on the bus, the news has most likely already spread.

"Come on, Wayne." Tom Cruise waved his hand nonchalantly. The disdainful expression on his face was not concealed at all, or he didn't want to conceal it at all.

"Sony Columbia gave me this Best Actor nomination just to promote and market the movie. It did not provide any public relations resources for the Best Actor. Besides, who doesn't know the attitude of those old men towards me? They will treat me Which statuette was awarded to me? We are different, the efforts and rewards are completely out of proportion, so I myself did not spend a penny on public relations."

To put it bluntly, this is the real Hollywood superstar. Of course, this superstar status has nothing to do with academic awards. Tom Cruise achieved this status purely by relying on his business ability. And everyone who can rely on business to reach the scarcest resources in the industry cannot have a clear view of themselves, and they will never have any illusions about luck.

In fact, there is almost no difference between him and Wayne. He lives a more practical life than anyone else. It is the most difficult to deceive such people.

"Seriously, Tom." Wayne shrugged, threw the newspaper aside, looked at the motorcade in front of him, and asked casually: "You really have no idea about that statue?"

During this time, he found that Tom Cruise was different from what most people knew. He was indeed an extremely proud person. Not only did he have a high vision, but he also had some flaws in his character. The reason why the two of them were able to go smoothly The reason for the communication is that status in the circle, equal status, is the biggest factor in gaining the other party's recognition.

In fact, he has always been secretly wondering. According to his past life memories, this most representative Hollywood star in the 1990s should have a deep obsession with the Oscar statuette, especially when he and he support each other all the way. The reason behind the uproar over the break-up with agent Pat Kingsley was actually because of the Oscar's public relations resources.

"Of course, as long as it's within this circle." Tom Cruise raised his arm, stretched out a finger, and drew a big circle in the direction of the red carpet. "Including those who have already been recognized, who can refuse the temptation of the statuette? But I know very well that I basically have no chance in the past few years, and I have no plan to win the award. Maybe, there will be a turn for the better in a few years."

"But having said that." When Tom Cruise saw the car starting to move forward, he deliberately increased his tone and asked: "In a situation like mine, how do you think I can get the approval of those old men as quickly as possible?"

In fact, when he asked this question, he had no illusions. He said he was asking Wayne, rather than complaining unwillingly. But what surprised him was that the other party really seemed to have some ideas.

I saw Wayne crossing his arms in front of his chest, and one of his hands, which was showing his watch under his suit, kept rubbing his chin. At the same time, his upper body relaxed and he leaned on the car seat, and the corners of his mouth slowly began to raise, obviously thinking of something.

"There is a way, Tom." Wayne's squinted eyes suddenly widened, and he turned slightly to look at that handsome face, but his expression was filled with an uncomfortable sense of weirdness. "The fastest way is undoubtedly to subvert the image and act ugly. It must be subverted to an extent that no one can imagine, and then find a social hot topic or something similar. You know, it is best to be connected with politics. This is definitely a shortcut!”

Originally, Wayne's words had attracted the attention of the other two women. The three of them were all staring at his idea. No one expected that he would say this. There was no need to wait for Tom Cruise to express his opinion. Nicole Kidd Man frowned and exclaimed: "That's impossible."

Tom Cruise's most important asset is actually his heart-throb face, which is both handsome and particularly lovable to the audience. This is something that many actors with handsome faces cannot compare to. Not to mention subverting the image, the management team will not even allow him to take on a movie project that is not a positive image. There are many rules in this. The character he plays cannot have an on-screen death, cannot be a villain, and cannot be a character with... Arguing about attributes of character, blah blah blah…