Seven Hundred and Sixty - Shocking Eyeballs

Wayne is no longer a dispensable person. If the time goes back five years, then even if he does not attend any events and is only immersed in his work, naturally no one will notice him.

To this day, if you say that he is insignificant, you are definitely covering your ears and pretending.

Ever since the name Wayne Greenberg has been called the representative of Hollywood directors in the 1990s by more and more media, whether it is his own influence or the film capital he represents behind him, He is destined to become a giant in the industry.

Another very important point is that the Academy did not deliberately suppress him, and even gave Wayne the most grand treatment in Hollywood in the past thirty years.

No matter from which point of view, there is no reason for him to play dead and be absent from the biggest party in Hollywood.

The North American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will one day become the academy of Wayne and his generation. Of course, no matter how the times progress, when Wayne and his friends become bad old men, their tastes will inevitably favor their youth. Movies of the era, just like today’s old men like the movies of the 1960s and 1970s.

The overall evaluation of this year's Oscars by the media and the public tends to be mediocre. The main reason is that there are not enough heavyweight works. Although films including "Shakespeare in Love," "The Truman Show" and "Life is Beautiful" have received a lot of praise from critics, the weak box office performance of these films cannot be concealed.

From this point of view, it is Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" that has become one of the few public concerns.

Originally, Wayne's "The Flash" was destined to be one of the most eye-catching masterpieces, but after the nominees luncheon, everyone knew very well that this year's Oscars basically had nothing to do with Wayne. I'm afraid. Even the Academy doesn't expect to rely on "The Flash" to attract ratings.

On the surface, the academy has always emphasized "film art," but in fact they understand better than anyone else that films without a substantial box office base will naturally lack the attention of the audience. As all "art films" compete on the highest stage of the Oscars, the biggest impact is on the Oscars' ratings.

Since the 1990s, the Oscar stage has always been a battle between gods. If you count the major winners in the past few years, which one has not earned enough public attention before receiving a statuette?

It just so happens that this year, it seems that it has suddenly entered the other extreme. There are no films that have not only achieved good market results but also have enough "film art".

All along, the Academy has not needed films like this to win awards. However, the Academy needs such films to compete on the Oscar stage.

Whether it is "Titanic", "Forrest Gump", or "Braveheart", "Schindler's List", these films that are both acclaimed and popular have never been lacking before they became the big winners of the Oscars that year. Sufficient competitors.

Among the five works shortlisted for Best Picture this year, "Saving Private Ryan" has proven its performance at the box office. However, due to some forward-looking and unspeakable reasons, the film's performance at this year's Oscars was not favored by the academy's top brass.

Wayne, who was synonymous with "commercial achievements" and "artistic pursuits" in the past, has withdrawn from the center of competition early this year, and many people who understand have already known that when Wayne gained the desired success in "The Departed" After all, he turned around and began to concentrate on comic book movies. In recent years, he has completely given up competing for awards.

Many North American mainstream entertainment media generally believe that this Oscar will be the most mediocre one since the 1990s.

It is against this background that the college needs Wayne and others to attend as scheduled. The academy is never a one-person academy, and the glittering scenes of Hollywood are never shaped by one person. There are some tacit understandings that you must abide by when you get to that position.

The awards ceremony is just around the corner, and even though this year's Oscars is considered mediocre by the media, they still have no intention of letting go of the favorites to win, especially in some awards that are prone to "big news."

It just so happens that no matter which Oscar it is, Best Actress is the most likely to have "eye-popping" incidents, and it is also the most competitive award. Although it may seem that the more important honors such as Best Picture are superior to the best actress in status, when it comes to the cruelty of competition, the best actress has always been the first.

According to various forward-looking Oscar reports and TV shows, Cate Blanchett's voice for winning Best Actress is very high, even higher than that of Meryl Streep, who is famous for her acting skills.

The reason is very simple. Due to scheduling, film release points and other reasons, Cate Blanchett has two films on her hands, "Lizabeth" and "Shakespeare in Love". Despite the poor box office performance of these two films, many fans said that they had never seen either of them in the theater. However, her performance received a lot of recognition in the professional review circle, especially her wonderful performance in "Yin Lisabeth" .

As for "Shakespeare in Love", it depends on the benevolent and the wise. After all, acting has always been very subjective.

What makes people laugh and cry is also here. It is obvious that her performance in "Yin Lisabeth" is perfect, but the production company of "Yin Lisabeth" is a TV station owned by Time Warner, and there is no plan to do any public relations for the film.

On the other hand, "Shakespeare in Love", another film that has received mixed reviews, has performed very well throughout the awards season. Privately, countless insiders speculate that Harvey Weinstein has gone completely crazy this year because of the failure of "Reservoir Dogs" that year and "The English Patient" the year before.

Not counting the expenses spent secretly, the lobbying funds invested by this fat man overtly amounted to nearly 7 million US dollars! Such numbers are completely unimaginable in this era.

But a small number of people know very well in their hearts that the reason why this stingy fat man is able to play such a big game this time is because there is a master who is not short of money standing behind him.

And these people who know the facts are hoping that the fat man Harvey Weinstein will fail again at the Oscars. They are all disgusted with the unscrupulous gold and dollar strategy and Harvey Weinstein's no-limit smear and mudslinging methods.

It's not that darker thoughts don't exist. Even these people want to know if Harvey Weinstein didn't get what he wanted after spending so much money. Will the "dark tyrant" who has always been looming behind him drain him of all his fat afterwards?

Two days before the Oscars were officially held, a voice suddenly came out from the Academy, claiming that the Academy would definitely carry out rejuvenation reforms, especially invisible discrimination against young people, which would be the key direction of future rejuvenation reforms.

The reform of rejuvenating the Oscars is likely to start from this session.

When the news emerged, many media outlets suspected that this was a trick used by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to draw public attention to the Oscars.

But even if the academy's spokesperson denies it, it can't change the fact that this year's Oscars has suddenly heated up and started to arouse heated discussions across North America.

"Just listen to what those old guys in the academy say. In fact, compared to the youthful reform they clamor for, it's not as strong as the smell of farts."

Sitting under the awning outside the Dorothy Chandler Hall red carpet, Wayne waved to stop Cameron Diaz from adjusting his collar. He glanced at the dense crowd of fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet, curled his lips and continued to say to Tom Cruise next to him:

"Tom, don't be too concerned about the so-called youth reform. Trust me, unless all those old guys die one day, your handsome face will be their biggest discrimination against you."

On the afternoon of March 21, 1999, Pacific Time, the 71st Oscars officially began amid various rumors. Naomi Watts, Wayne's female companion for formal occasions, was also absent for the first time because she was filming "King Kong" in New Zealand.

Tom Cruise smiled and waved his hand. Apparently, in his heart, he never believed in the so-called rejuvenation reform. In fact, even if this so-called rejuvenation is true, then what will happen? Could it be that the old guys behind the Oscars would give him a best actor statuette for "Mission: Impossible"?

"Tom, do you really care about that statuette?" Wayne frowned slightly and asked casually.

"Well, everyone in this circle..." Tom Cruise said vaguely. "Does anyone care about the Little Golden Man?"

Although he said this, Wayne was very sure in his heart that Tom Cruise was not stupid at all, and he knew his position in the industry very well. Maybe Tom Cruise really wanted the Best Actor Award, but he never tried to make any irrational efforts because he wanted it.

In the past three years, the only film that the other party has been able to take advantage of is "Mr. Sweetheart" from three years ago. In the past few years, it can be said that this evergreen among Hollywood's first-line stars, his main job is to compete with Paramount.

Now it seems that this battle between superstars and production companies should have achieved a result acceptable to both parties. Otherwise, preparations for the second part of "Mission: Impossible" would not have begun.

"Pretend to be ugly."

After raising his wrist and glancing at the time, Wayne whispered a shortcut idea. "Only by making a huge difference and being ugly can you have a chance to get that damn statuette. Other than that, I can't think of any other better way."

In fact, there is a more traditional way, which is to boil it. Yes, with qualifications, a top star like Tom Cruise will definitely have to perform in the end, but in that case, winning an Oscar will definitely not be something that can be imagined in the past two years.

Tom Cruise once thought about trying this method, but as soon as he thought about the consequences of doing so, he gave up. Facing Wayne's idea, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. "The gain outweighs the loss."

This is where Tom Cruise is smart. In the 1990s, the appeal of Hollywood superstars reached its peak. Even a movie was just in the preparation period. As long as a first-line star like Tom joined the team, it could be sold overseas in advance. Selling copyrights shows their influence on publishers.

Tom Cruise is a typical example. It can be said that no one knows better than him how his face can benefit his career.

It's easy to pretend to be ugly. As long as he wants to, some directors of literary films are willing to hand over some "artistic" scripts. It just so happens that the cost of such films is extremely low, and the shooting period is not too long.

But what happens next? Let alone whether he can achieve the desired results at the Oscars, there is a high probability that his screen image, which he relies on for survival, will be destroyed in one day. Don’t think that North American movie fans in the 1990s were as open-minded and rational as they were twenty years later. The era when star appeal was the strongest was also the era when chasing stars was the most blind.

Wayne spread his hands and shrugged, not continuing on the topic. Seeing that the time was almost up, he nodded, took Cameron Diaz and Zack Snyder and walked to his car.

"I don't want to be on the front page tomorrow as a backdrop."

Zack Snyder complained helplessly and stood still. "Boss, I'll go in through the staff passage in a moment."

"Okay, whatever you want."

As the countdown to the Oscars in the 1990s, the Academy's original intention should be to organize this Oscar into a grand event. However, the various media reports before the award ceremony may have made the college's reputation project less flavorful.

But no matter what, the Oscars are still the most marketing awards ceremony today. This name ensures that it will not lack too much attention.

Regardless of whether it was a deliberate arrangement by the organizer or a coincidence, after Wayne got out of the car and led Cameron Diaz onto the red carpet, he discovered that the previous one on the red carpet was Cate Blanchett. special.

When the alternative voices sounded and the fans shouted his name loudly, Wayne still maintained his rhythm of walking on the red carpet. He was not affected at all. He still strode toward the interview area at the end of the red carpet.

Embarrassing things will always come. As the Oscar red carpet is the stage where female stars compete for beauty, Cate Blanchett walks very slowly. She stopped frequently and posed in different poses for the media reporters on one side to take pictures. Not long after, the two Waynes behind her had almost caught up with her.

That's it, at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony, the first scene that shocked everyone came.

When Cate Blanchett saw the two people approaching, she raised an imperceptible arc at the corner of her mouth and simply stood there waiting for the two people behind her. Then, under the disbelieving gazes of countless fans and media reporters, he took Wayne's left arm and walked towards the end of the red carpet with Cameron Diaz on the other side of the man in unison.

It can be seen that both Wayne and Cameron Diaz were obviously stiff for a moment.

"God, Wayne is simply my idol in life!"

"F**k, damn bi**h, let go of Wayne's arm..."

"Hey, hey, look here, Mr. Greenberg."

The chaotic shouts of movie fans and the excited shouts of reporters all reached Wayne's ears for a moment. He suddenly grinned, not caring about these sounds at all, and walked toward him at a faster speed. Walk to the end of the red carpet.

At the same time, he asked helplessly in a low voice: "Shit, what benefits did the Academy give you to make news for the Oscars regardless of face? Dear Ms. Blanchett?!"

"If I say, they promised to give me an Academy Award..."

Keeping the smile on her face, Cate Blanchett ignored Cameron Diaz's resentful eye roll and joked in a low voice: "Honey, do you believe it?!"