~： 504 - 1 point of caution is enough

Over the past few years, although Wayne is not a social personality, because of his work, he has also woven a wide enough network in Hollywood. Even some of the core members of the academy have played more or less. deal.

Although speaking, this is the first time he has officially participated in the Oscar competition, but relying on the first-mover advantage and imitating the rough method of the fat man in his memory, he still achieved quite good results. It is not clear whether it can officially win the award, and it is also unclear how many statuettes and which statuettes will be awarded in the end, but at least "The Departed" has been a great success in nominations.

When the official nomination list was announced, Wayne's personal phone rang for almost a whole day in Nina's hands. From the core team members, to Zach Snyder, who is far away in Australia, who is filming "The Matrix" and others, even those relatively familiar actors in the circle sent congratulations and blessings in a short period of time.

On the same day that the nomination list was announced, he temporarily took back his energy from the award. According to the rules, some of the public relations and lobbying work in the future will also be carried out underground. It is impossible to be as blatant as before. Bruce Rosen Bloom's team stared at this part, and he began to recharge his batteries and began to tilt more of his energy into the later work of "The Dark Knight".

Staring at the post-production work in Warner Studios, Wayne's eyes did not completely leave the chaotic Hollywood at this time. The public relations team kept summarizing the information, and then communicated frequently with the assistant lady, almost every other day. For a day or two, Bruce Rosenblum had to speak to him on the phone once or twice in person.

"Bruce, when necessary, you can completely give up all performance awards for "The Departed" and all technical awards for "The Departed". We do our best to accumulate all resources to the best film and best director."

As time slowly progressed, one afternoon at the end of February, Bruce Rosenblum and Jeff Robinoff, as well as Naomi Watts holding the child and others, watched " After the second cut version of The Dark Knight, Wayne talked about the getting closer to the Oscars, and he did not shy away from the Warner Bros. distribution executive in charge of his PR work.

It seems a bit ruthless to say this, but as we all know, even a media group like Warner Bros. has no way to guarantee all the nominated heavyweight awards, and public relations resources and media resources must be skewed.

To be able to say such a thing also represents Wayne's attitude towards the best director golden man. Obviously, he does not want any unexpected situation.

"No, Bruce."

Naomi Watts on the side did not wait for the other party to respond, and said before saying: "When I think it is necessary, we can even give up the best picture to ensure that we have the greatest certainty and competition in the vote for the best director. force."

The woman's face was serious at this time, and it was obvious that her thoughts were more extreme than the righteous master around her.

"Hey, take it easy, Nami."

Reaching out his hand and gently pinching one of the woman's hands, Wayne shook his head amusingly. "Our confidence is quite large. You have made me feel a sense of crisis like this."

"God! How can you let me relax."

Naomi Watts let go of his hand, raised her arm and patted her snow-white forehead, not caring about the curious eyes of Fendi in her arms, let alone the two Warner Bros. Guan, said directly: "We all know your work plan, this year is the best time for you to get the little golden man, otherwise, the next time there is such an opportunity, I don't know how many years it will take.

Do you really want to wait until the seventies and eighties, just as those old men thought, relying on the academy's indebtedness to you, to be compensated by the academy for you? "

Not to mention, this kind of situation is actually not uncommon in the circle. Some directors have already shot their own masterpieces when they were young, but they missed it because of age and other reasons. After all, the old men in the college don't like young people, it is well known in the circle.

In their eyes, they always feel that such a director will produce better works in the next few years, and then the truth will often be the opposite. Just like old Martin Scorsese, no one can deny the greatness of his early films such as "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull", but when he finally won the Golden Man, it was nearly thirty years later. .

"Don't worry, once the situation changes, the best director is our bottom line, and we will definitely invest all our resources." Bruce Rosenblum shook his head with a smile, leaned on the sofa and said:

"Nami, the last thing you need to worry about is the option of the best director. Except for being too young, Wayne has advantages in all other aspects. Well, it seems that his praise points in the past few years have already Enough."

There have been three best director nominations, which provides the greatest help to make up for Wayne's lack of age. Another point that is easy to overlook is that he once won a golden man, although it is the best adaptation. According to the script, this can also guarantee in a certain way, at least this time the academy will not use such consolation prizes to perfunctory him.

Bruce Rosenblum is deeply rooted in public relations and marketing. As the director of the publicity department of Warner Bros., all kinds of publicity and marketing methods have almost been engraved in his blood. In fact, apart from the slightly different game rules, the two have a lot in common.

In particular, the very important common points are the collection of competitor information, and how to calmly face the various means of competitors.

"Okay, let's get down to business." The Warner Bros. distribution director put away his joking expression, and his eyes gradually became sharper. "During this period of time, according to the various information I have collected and the analysis of the companies that have been nominated, there are actually only two competitors that we need to take seriously." The rest area of ​​the temporary director's office in the studio, along with With his words, the expressions of several people became formal. Everyone knew that the more critical moment came, the more likely those competitors who had the hope of winning the prize would jump over the wall and play some unconventional means.

"The English Patient, produced and distributed by Miramax, don't underestimate that dead fat pig Harvey, he has been tormented by me a lot during this time, although on the surface he was running around to put out fires and deal with the crew. All kinds of problems encountered, but who knows if he has any actions secretly?

As far as the type of film is concerned, this film can be called a custom-made script for the Oscars, with extremely retro shooting techniques, long-shot narratives that never get tired of each other, and the story expressed in the film. A favorite of those aging judges.

Compared with your "The Departed", the biggest advantage of this "The English Patient" is not these, but the low enough box office results to completely keep the film away from the commercial attributes that are taboo at the Oscars. Sometimes people say that the public can't appreciate it. of the film, the academy judges favored its artistry, and listen, this is no joke, especially at this point in time. "

In fact, from this point of view, there is nothing wrong with the old-school European film circle saying that Oscar is a mere word. The entire Oscar is full of commercial attributes, and even the exclusive broadcast rights of the awards show have been sold, and even the gift package given to the Oscar ceremony has also received a large amount of advertising fees.

However, most of the members of the academy like to show off their artistry, and the films they like are those that the audience says they don't understand. Although the Oscar Organizing Committee is shouting for reform every year, the fact is that it is becoming more and more conservative.

In this event that all North America is paying attention to, the audience has seen award-winning films that they have never heard of, and it is difficult for people to watch it just because of this.

Wayne curled his lips and said, "But in general, because of the public relations funds and the troubles of Harvey Weinstein, it is still difficult for "The British Patient" to pose a threat to us in the heavyweight awards. Just keep an eye on them."

He is actually quite afraid that the fat man will give up this Oscar because of the ubiquitous squeeze from Warner Bros. If he can win the award under the watchful eyes of the other party, it will be the best ending of this game. Moreover, when he freed up his hand, he would definitely do something to Miramax Warner Bros. squeezed him, of course he was happy, but it didn't mean he would let him go easily.

"That's right." Bruce Rosenblum raised his eyebrows. Of course he knew how much trouble the fat man had encountered. The same method was used by the Big Six for DreamWorks. DreamWorks relied on the capital accumulated by the Big Three over the years. It was very uncomfortable, and using it on Miramax would only make the opponent even more unbearable.

"Actually, if we had a rollover on the night of the Oscars, don't think about it, it must be the Coen brothers. Their "Frozen" the year before last had a very terrifying number of positive reviews among film critics and a large number of academy members, and the two of them Brothers have an advantage over you in terms of qualifications."

"Do we need to do something in advance?" Wayne folded his arms across his chest, squinting and muttering, one hand rubbing his chin constantly, he was considering whether to do it before the votes were counted. Manipulate the media to release some of the other party's black material.

As he had learned before, no one can guarantee the ownership of those few heavyweight golden statues, not even Warner Brothers, who have the upper hand at the moment. Influence on the Oscars.

"better not."

Bruce Rosenblum reluctantly responded that the gold dollar offensive and other means they used during this time have actually been constantly challenging everyone's endurance and bottom line. As the dominant party, they smeared the competition. The opponent's sublime means can actually play a very limited role, and it is easy to arouse the same hatred of the enemy in a large area of ​​​​the circle.

"We have a huge advantage, and a little bit of caution is enough."

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