Chapter 882 Conservatives Think Radicals Are Too Conservative

The lounge fell silent for a moment.

The three chairmen of the Academy Executive Committee were all veterans who had worked in Hollywood for decades, and they would definitely understand what Martin meant.

"Europe and Australia have long been frequent visitors to the Oscars." Tom Sherak was seriously considering what Martin said: "As for other places, Asia... the world's second largest film market, was originally very enthusiastic about Oscars and was willing to invest money in it."

He didn't know the specific situation there: "I don't know why, in recent years, their interest in Oscars has greatly decreased, and there are fewer films and companies coming to Oscars."

Others don't know, but Martin knows that they are gradually regaining their confidence. Although there are still weak bones everywhere, the only real opponent in the eyes of many people is America.

The mentality has changed, and the attitude towards Oscars has naturally changed.

Martin thought for a moment and said, "In recent years, I have frequently visited East Asia for publicity and found that the Japanese and Korean film circles are extremely enthusiastic about the Oscars, especially South Korea. They are originally the dumping ground for our films. As long as the Academy goes there to promote them in a timely manner and shows a little attitude, those... people will definitely come over to rush for the Oscars. The Korean entertainment industry is not short of money."

"That's right. We just throw some bones out and they will rush over." Kathryn Kennedy is not only an actor and producer, but also a successful businessman.

She has also been to South Korea many times and knows that dogs are particularly enthusiastic about the honor of their owners.

"This is a good idea." Tom Hanks further said, "Not only South Korea and Japan, but other Southeast Asia or South America are also good markets. Hollywood is open and the Academy encourages internationalization."

His most popular era was the era when Hollywood movies broke out of North America and began to sweep the global film market. At that time, many Hollywood directors and stars would look to the world.

This strategy is absolutely no problem for the Oscars.

Tom Sherak said directly: "After this award ceremony, it is necessary for us to organize a cultural exchange group to go to Japan and South Korea."

At this point, Martin didn't need to say anything more.

Tom Sherak discussed with his two colleagues for a few words, looked at Martin and said: "On behalf of the Executive Committee, I thank you for your advice."

Martin said: "You're welcome, I am also a member of the Academy."

Kathryn Kennedy and Tom Hanks also expressed their gratitude.

Martin shook hands with them one by one, said goodbye and left the lounge.

This favor will be more or less useful in the future. Although the Academy Executive Committee will hold elections every year, under normal circumstances, the positions of chairman and vice chairman can be re-elected for many years.

Like Sidney Ganis, the last chairman of the Academy, if his body did not allow it, he might continue to work.

Elizabeth didn't say a word the whole time. When she came out of the lounge, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice out of curiosity, "Can a Korean movie win a heavyweight Oscar award?"

Martin thought for a moment and said, "It's not without precedent that a foreign movie won the Oscar for Best Picture. The Oscar is like the Nobel Prize. Winning an award is not only based on your achievements, but also on where you sit."

Elizabeth thought of something: "For example, the one in the White House won the Nobel Peace Prize?"

Martin laughed, "Even Americans think it's outrageous."

This special dinner came to an end, and the guests left one after another.

Martin and Elizabeth returned home, and Bruce returned from Europe.

Elizabeth pulled Lily, who was clinging to Martin, upstairs, leaving Martin and Bruce alone.

Martin called Bruce to the study.

Bruce said: "Kiev has basically settled it. The Security Bureau and an army controlled by Alexandrovich raided the Privas Group, arrested the group's top executives including Igor, confiscated the Privas Group's assets, and then sold them to the outside world. We got them at a low price."

Martin mentioned a key issue: "Sell it as soon as possible."

"It's not a big problem." Bruce said: "We have found a buyer and expect to sell it within half a year."

Martin nodded: "Okay."

Bruce added: "In the second half of this year, Alexandrovich may visit the United States. We are currently communicating and contacting, and the specific time has not yet been determined."

Hearing this, Martin immediately thought of some things in his previous life. Said: "Before Alexandrovich visits the United States, all the assets of the Privas Group will be transferred."

"No problem, there is plenty of time." Bruce asked: "Are you worried?"

Martin said: "The political environment over there has always been unstable. If it is delayed, there may be accidents."

Bruce said: "I will return to Europe in three days."

"No rush these days." Martin thought that Old Bruce also had a bunch of confidantes: "You need to comfort Jodi, Kim, and Khloe... Oh, yes, and Kendall."

Bruce rarely refuted, but looked at his watch: "I'll go to see Jodi."

Martin waved his hand: "Go."

Martin only talked about the matter between Bruce and the Kardashian sisters.

After all, he is as much of an asshole as Old Bull.

Martin left the study and went upstairs to the master bedroom. Lily and Elizabeth, who had just taken a shower, were waiting for him.

The three of them had long been accustomed to sleeping in the same room.

Before the Oscars, Martin stayed in Los Angeles to focus on the studio's film and television projects.

Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario" has completed the final editing, and Disney Pictures will push the film to the big screen in April before the summer season.

Taylor Sheridan, the screenwriter of the project, has a new movie idea, a crime film about Indian reservations.

Martin has some concerns about this, so he first paints a pie for people and asks Taylor Sheridan to write the script.

If it's too niche and literary, forget it.

The crew of Damien Charazer's "Whiplash" has finished filming and has entered the post-production stage. The film can only be released in the second half of the year.

"The Queen's Gambit" was rewritten from a movie script to a TV series script. Scott Frank finalized the plot details and determined that a total of seven episodes would be needed.

Martin gave him the green light and followed the seven-episode pace.

In addition, Martin also participated in the third round of auditions for Robert Eggers's low-budget horror film "The Witch", and Anya Taylor-Joy was finally confirmed to play the leading role.

There was also "San Andreas", which bought the copyright last year. Screenwriter Carlton Cuse made a series of adjustments to the character setting and related plots of the male protagonist based on Martin's actual situation.

However, Martin was still not satisfied and asked Carlton Cuse to continue to revise it.

Martin is also studying the script of "Joker", combining the previous movie to produce storyboards to make the content of the film clearer.

With the preheating of the publicity, the news that Martin might direct and act in "Joker" has gradually spread outside, but there are not many voices that are pessimistic.

The main reason is the box office success of "The Shallows".

After a month of screening in North America, this thriller has accumulated a box office of 123 million US dollars, temporarily becoming the annual box office champion of 2015.

After all, this year has only been two months.

Overseas, the film has appeared in theaters in more than 50 countries and has earned nearly 100 million US dollars at the box office.

Although the box office revenue cannot be compared with those movies starring Martin, compared with the investment of 50 million US dollars in production costs and publicity and promotion costs, the project has already achieved a large profit.

These days, if you invest tens of millions of dollars in real industry, you have to thank God for a 10% net profit in a year.

The only shortcoming of "The Shallows" is that as the screening progresses, more and more people have watched the film, and the reputation has declined a bit quickly.

On IMDB, the average audience score has dropped to 7.2 points, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness has also dropped to 73%.

These have not affected the box office trend of "The Shallows" too much.

When the Oscars came, the global box office of "The Shallows" successfully exceeded 250 million US dollars.

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On the first weekend of March, the 87th Academy Awards kicked off at the Dolby Theater.

Since the informal dinner of the Academy that night, the Executive Committee acted quickly and sent invitations to many overseas filmmakers to watch the Oscars, especially in Japan and South Korea.

The former is not particularly valued, and Hollywood movies have a relatively general influence in the Japanese market.

But the Korean film market has always been the backyard of Hollywood. They have been learning from Hollywood over the years, and many film directors and producers are proud to win Oscars.

Now the owner's wallet is a little tight, and the fat dog naturally has to make some contributions.

Every Oscar ceremony is always accompanied by protesters.

Today, organizations such as LGBTQ did not come, and hundreds of black people gathered near the Dolby Theater to protest against the Oscars' discrimination against blacks.

After the Oscar nominations were released, Hollywood's radical blacks turned into a group of mad dogs, because no one in the list of nominees for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director was black!

Abandoning the quality of the work, what kind of behavior is this? It is definitely discrimination against blacks!

Spike Lee, a representative of Hollywood blacks, directly scolded the Oscars-I bought a watch last year!

Will Smith and his wife publicly declared that this is a shame for the Oscars.

George Lucas, who married a black woman, said in an interview that he couldn't understand why the African-American director of "Selma" didn't get nominated for the Oscar for Best Director.

Then there was today's collective protest by black people.

Martin walked down the red carpet and declined the interview in the media area. He looked at the banners hung high by the protesters, joined Nicholson and Leonardo, and entered the Dolby Theater together.

The three of them found a quiet place to watch the excitement.

Nicholson seemed to have heard some inside information: "Wait, there will be a good show in a while."

Martin was curious: "Those people?"

Leonardo said: "It must be them."

Nicholson understood what the two were talking about: "Will Smith and Spike Lee seem radical, but they are actually conservatives. Real radicals don't just talk."

"You're not implying something, are you?" Martin asked.

Nicholson said, "What's the implication?"

Martin said, "Don't so-called conservatives think that radicals are too conservative?"

Leonardo was puzzled: "What is this saying?"

As the three were talking, there was a sudden commotion on the red carpet. Several black people rushed into the red carpet, holding up the protest signs of the Oscars.

The security guards were stunned on the spot and didn't dare to make a move.

This was a member of the gorilla faction with a BUFF, and maybe he had a transgender or other aura.

For a while, both sides of the red carpet fell into a strange silence, with only the sound of reporters pressing the shutter of their cameras.

If it were ordinary people, the security guards would have rushed up long ago.

Nicholson shook his head: "This academy is not good enough."

Martin said: "You go in person."

Leonardo replied: "We will cheer for you."

Nicholson said seriously: "I am afraid of getting my hands dirty."

Martin saw someone going over to persuade him, and he was too lazy to watch: "Let's go to the theater lobby."

Nicholson and Leonardo followed immediately.

Martin said as he walked: "They made such a big fuss this year, the Oscar selection in the next few years will inevitably be biased."

"It's normal for the Oscars not to speak based on the work." Leonardo shook his head: "But it's too outrageous to favor whoever makes the most fuss."

Nicholson said: "This is the Oscar."

Leonardo glanced at Martin, thinking of the bet between the two, and deliberately said: "When I have a suitable role, announce that I am an armored vehicle."

"Do you really want to play it this way?" Martin reminded him: "These monsters are the Pandora's box I opened."

Nicholson patted Leonardo on the shoulder: "He can lead the version trend, do you want to compete with him in this regard?"

Leonardo was sluggish before he could get up, and hurriedly said: "Martin, in our bet, no one can use this kind of messed up stuff."

Martin thought to himself that he was not T0, and replied: "No problem."

The seats of the three people were not connected. Martin came to the second row on the left side of the middle, where the crew of "Interstellar" was located.

Although they did not get the Best Director and Best Picture nominations, Nolan and Emma Thomas still came to attend the awards ceremony.

This represents an attitude.

Martin greeted the crew and sat near the aisle.

Blake Lively, who was nearby, changed seats with someone and came to Martin.

"Do you know, Martin?" Blake was very excited: "Among all the female users on Instagram, my number of fans ranks first!"

Martin gave her a thumbs up and praised: "Amazing achievement!"

Blake said: "The Shallows" gave me tens of millions of fans. Yesterday, I posted a message to celebrate the movie's box office exceeding 250 million US dollars, and the comment column was flooded!"

Without waiting for Martin to speak, she asked: "I saw a report in the media that you are going to direct and star in an independent movie of the Joker?"

Martin replied: "I have this plan."

Blake has tasted enough sweetness from Martin, and hurriedly said: "Is there a role suitable for me? I remember that the Joker has a female companion, who seems to be called Harley Quinn."

Martin thought for a while and said directly: "Harley Quinn will not appear in this one. If the film is successful, Warner will give the green light to the sequel, and then we can talk about Harley Quinn."

"Okay." Blake felt that if she worked hard on Martin tonight, there might be a sequel.