Four Hundred and Thirty-One Gains and Losses

Even if he said it himself, Andy still thought it was too crazy.

No matter whether people like it or not, whether the criticism increases or not, and no matter whether the ceremony is commercial or not, no one can deny that the Oscars is the most watched and prosperous world in the global film industry. Authority, recognition, attention, popularity, etc. are all Far ahead, overpowering the pack, well-deserved top spot.

Actors who have won Oscar nominations for their debut work on the big screen alone are few in history; what's more, there is more than just one "Buried Alive", which was held at the Sundance Film Festival not long ago. The showy "Crazy Love" has also attracted much attention, coupled with the "Fast and Furious 5" that entered the early stage of publicity

As you can imagine, Renly will be one of the center of attention when she appears on the red carpet.

Andy understood what Renly said. At the Oscars, star-studded, it is not easy for anyone to stand out, and even the winner of the golden statue may be robbed of the limelight, not to mention the newcomers such as Renly; The meaning never lies in a golden man, at least for the broker.

The Oscar ceremony is not only the best place to expand contacts and socialize, it can almost be said to be a step-by-step approach, breaking down layers of barriers and easily reaching most of the top industry leaders; it is also the most exposed event in Hollywood, the world's largest. All eyes will be focused on this. How many newcomers or third-tier actors have spent their entire lives working hard to be able to walk on the Oscar red carpet.

Therefore, since "Buried Alive" landed at the Toronto Film Festival, Andy has been planning, operating, and busy for a few months, and the ultimate goal is the Oscars.

As a result, Andy's wish came true, and Renly won his first Oscar nomination for "Buried Alive", which is a fantastic start for any agent.

Successively filming "Anti-Cancer Me" and "Transcendence" is actually based on retreating to advance, avoiding praise and over-acclaim, and becoming the target of public criticism, but the ultimate goal is "forward". The Oscars are an important stopover on the way forward.

Andy has been busy in Hollywood for the past few days. Several other artists under him also have corresponding activities and arrangements for this year's awards season, but Andy's work focus is still involuntarily tilted towards Renly:

Spread Renly's positive remarks at major parties, contact the news media for follow-up attention to "Buried Alive", maintain close contact with the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" crew, and represent Renly at some Film Critics Association awards ceremonies...

As an agent, Andy is, in a way, the face of Renly. Even if Renly isn't in Hollywood for a while, "reputation" can slowly accumulate, settle, and build, just like a brand image.

All Andy's work is paving the way for Renly, waiting for the arrival of Oscar, and then Renly can receive the results logically, not only the awards ceremony, but also on the night of the Oscars after the ceremony. It is like a duck to water to open up the situation and lay a solid foundation for future development.

Andy has already planned to push Renly's popularity and exposure to a new height through the Oscar stage, and then retire bravely and devote himself to the shooting of "Anti-Cancer Me" and "Transcendence". Low-key and professional actor attitude; silent for two months, and then came the release time of "Fast and Furious 5", the exposure rate has risen again and again, and the shooting experience of the past period of time will be released in the form of an exclusive interview Go out and deepen the positive impression of the audience...

It is no exaggeration to say that Oscar is the core of the core because its attention and exposure index are irreplaceable. What is Renly missing the most right now? It is not the appreciation of the industry, nor the pursuit of the media, but the awareness of ordinary people. The Oscars, then, are well-deserved for the best stage.

But now...

Andy knew that he had a hundred, a thousand reasons to convince Renly to attend the Oscars, and he believed that Renly would attend; but only one reason was needed to overturn all the others:

The state of Renly.

Andy is not sure about Renly's current overall condition, physical condition and mental condition; Andy is also not sure what the state of Renly's deep involvement in the play is now, and when that kind of crazy situation will break out. But what Andy was sure of was that Renly wasn't in a good, bad way right now.

As Renly said, in fact, attending the Oscars this year is to accompany the run, social networking and exposure are the real goals, which means that Renly has to face a lot of social activities, dealing with the media is just a trivial matter, dealing with those self-proclaimed senior actors , big-name producers, and even the bigwigs of film production companies, this is the real problem.

Judging from Renly's current situation, or, in other words, based on the state of Renly's conversation just now, Renly is like a time bomb, no one knows when it will explode or who will be aimed at. . Attending in this state may be self-defeating.

However, if you switch to another agent, in the face of such a situation, you won't care at all. Which actor has no physical and mental problems at all. In Hollywood's Vanity Fair, no one will give up for this "minor situation". Attending the Oscars.

After all, many actors can only win one Oscar nomination in their lifetime, such as Adrien Brody, who only received one nomination; even those top actors have very limited career nominations. Johnny Depp, for example, has only been nominated three times in his entire career.

For most actors, every Oscar nomination is a rare opportunity, and it is very likely that once missed, there will be no more; or to put it another way, with the first nomination, it must be firmly grasped Opening the door for a potential second chance in the future. Therefore, when the opportunity comes, even if it is to crawl, it is necessary to crawl over.

To be precise, if it was another actor, Andy wouldn't care. Like other agents, even if the actor didn't want to, he would use tough methods to force the other party to attend.

Nominations aside, in an occasion like the Oscars, even if there is not much social success, increasing exposure is a certainty. It can be said that attending the awards ceremony is a sure-fire business. Otherwise, why is everyone in Hollywood flocking to the Oscars? Even the concept of awards season is built around the Oscars!

But Renly isn't anyone else, or just any other actor.

When Andy made three visits to the cottage and chose to sign with Renly, he was already mentally prepared, and he knew what kind of actor he had chosen.

There are more than 400,000 actors in Hollywood, but there are only tens of thousands of agents; and there are countless new actors emerging every year, just want a potential actor who can control at will, Andy's The choices are endless. But he still chose Renly, the most difficult Renly. Because Andy firmly believed that Renly was special.

Now is such a special moment.

In order to be able to give top performances, Renly is almost obsessed and trapped. He is wholeheartedly devoted to the study of the performance, completely integrated with the role, this madness, this concentration, this There is a lot of dedication, even in the whole of Hollywood, you can't find much.

For the work "I'm Fighting Cancer", Andy couldn't understand why a comedy film would put Renly in such a situation. He still needed to have a good chat with Seth about this matter; but Andy could see that the boundary between reality and illusion was no longer visible in Renly, and even he couldn't tell whether he was in front of Renly or Adam.

This feeling is really weird, as if the virtual characters on the movie screen come directly to real life, even more weird than those moving photos in "Harry Potter". However, it really happened in front of Andy's eyes.

Andy couldn't help thinking of Heath Ledger.

In fact, long before "Brokeback Mountain", Heath was already a potential rookie favored by countless people, and Li/An just provided a platform and then witnessed his rise. Later, while filming "Batman: The Dark Knight," Heath was so immersed in the world of the Joker that he was too deeply involved to extricate himself. Eventually died young.

From "Buried Alive" to "Crazy in Love" to "I'm Fighting Cancer", Renly's dedication and enthusiasm for acting really touched Andy. He was sure that one day in the future, Renly would become a top superstar, as dazzling as Marlon Brando and Tom Hanks. actor.

Andy firmly believed that this would not be Renly's only nomination, even though Renly was only twenty-one years old, full of uncertain twenty-one years old, but in Andy's view, it was because of Lanly's Li is only twenty-one years old, and the future is full of countless possibilities and hopes.

What's more, Andy didn't want to see another star fall.

To miss the Oscars, it's bad, but not the end of the world; to miss an actor like Renly, it's really the end of the world.

In the real society, people can have ambitions, but they can't be too greedy or too blind. Only by learning to accept the principle of "wins and losses" can they go on for a long time. Perhaps, after harvesting the two rare works "Anti-Cancer Me" and "Transcendence", the two roles actually fit Renly's age perfectly; then, the absence of Oscar is an unavoidable loss.

In a short period of time, Andy's inner balance had already made a choice. But... this is really crazy! Even with Andy rolling around in Hollywood for nearly a decade, there are only a handful of such bizarre situations.