Chapter 774： The chairman of the college and the black swan

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Hollywood has a complete film industry system, an industry system, and the status of each profession is determined by this industrial system. This is the most basic issue of industrial resource allocation.

Professional film critics themselves are a part of the film industry system. The biggest change between the present and the past is nothing more than a change in status.

Going forward more than ten, twenty or even thirty years, those well-known film critics who are at the top of professional film critics say that their film reviews are directly related to the success or failure of a film, or even life and death. That is a well-known film critic. In the era when the wind is calling for rain, in that era, even a metropolis like Chicago took out a path to name it after Roger Albert.

For commercial interests, Hollywood production and distribution companies will naturally have a good relationship with them; in order to get praise, Hollywood's big-name movie stars sometimes bow their heads in front of them.

Similarly, a considerable part of their income comes from Hollywood.

When Jenkins Pictures just started, this business was in charge of Julis Stewart. Every trial film will not only provide film critics with round-trip air tickets and accommodation in three-star hotels or above, but also prepare exquisite gifts. The status of each film critic is exchanged or exported.

For example, in addition to the remuneration provided by the media that the well-known film critics provide, Hollywood companies will also send a remuneration that is often far more than the remuneration based on the length of the other's film review and the degree of praise for the film.

Of course, this public relations fee can also be saved, but the professional reputation of the next film...

Although there are many differences in the film industry on both sides of the ocean, in terms of public relations costs, there are actually commonalities.

To put it bluntly, in the era when the Internet has not yet emerged, these traditional film critics are to a certain extent equivalent to the current Internet navy. It's just going to be a lot more advanced.

The open network and the renewal of the main movie audience can be said to be the biggest reason for the sharp decline in the status of professional film critics.

From the current six major Hollywood labels to any small film studio, no one likes these to **** blood on their backs. A vampire who ridicules himself from time to time.

Therefore, when Ryan owns the huge platform of Disney. The cooperation with most professional film critics was stopped again, and the commercial production under its banner continued to sell well in their attacks. An irreparable gap has appeared between Hollywood and professional film critics.

Everything in the back also appeared logically.

It will not affect the new generation of film viewers who are the mainstream of the market, and will not be seen by the six major Hollywood labels. The professional film reviews written by them lack attention. It can be said that it is natural for various media platforms to terminate their contracts, even if it does not appear now. . It will still happen in the future.

Not to mention professional film critics, even the influential film magazines of the last century are now on the verge of death.

After the famous "Premier" magazine ceased publication in the first half of the year, there were almost no popular film periodicals in the United States, while the more industry-oriented "Hollywood Report" and "Variety Show" had similar difficulties.

It is no exaggeration to say that the profession of film critics has been completely marginalized by the entire film industry.

However, Ryan knows that film critics will not disappear, and the future will inevitably be an era of public participation and even ‘everyone is a film critic’. In such an era, it is impossible for a well-known film critic with great influence to appear again.

Film critics like David Denby, Todd McCarthy and Roger Albert can only be said to be the product of an era.

Of course, the current film critics are not completely useless.

For example, their comments. To a certain extent, it can also affect the college judges composed of old men at the core.

This is the main reason why Disney is still funding a few film critics in the greater Los Angeles area.

Similarly, these old men who have experienced the so-called golden age still have some friendship with some old film critics, and they don't want the industry to melt away completely.

For example, Hollywood is well known that Frank Pearson and Todd McCarthy have been good friends for decades.

After "Variety", "The New Yorker", and "The New York Times" and other print media have terminated their contracts with film critics, the current president of the Academy, Frank Pearson, flew to Venice from the Canary Islands, Spain, where he was on vacation.

The oval hall has a beautiful curve, and there is no column in the whole hall. The vision is wide; the golden decoration and the brown-red carpet silently interpret the ‘low-key luxury’. On the twenty-foot-high ceiling, is a bright Italian-style chandelier.

Below the chandelier. More than a dozen oak round tables were loosely arranged in two rows, and the waiters dressed in formal clothes shuttled back and forth among them, presenting the guests with carefully crafted and exquisite and delicious Italian dishes.

This is a party organized by Ryan in the form of a formal dinner, and it is also one of the public relations actions of "Black Swan".

In other words, this is also a social party, and most of the guests just tasted it, and soon put down their knives and forks.

Looking around, Ryan was whispering something to the chairman of the academy Frank Pearson. Natalie picked up the wine glass and stood up. This is a party for her, and her hostess is naturally indispensable for socializing.

She can speak many languages. Although she is not fluent or proficient, simple greetings are not a problem. With a spring-like smile, Natalie walks back and forth between the dining tables, meeting one by one, familiar or unfamiliar. Guests talk.

Occasionally she would look back at the main table, and Ryan was always talking to those old men from Hollywood.

With a light sigh, Natalie knew that in Ryan's heart, Oscar is much more important than the Venice Film Festival, and his priority must be the Oscar statuette.

Of course, she herself thinks so too.

"Hi, George."

After touching the glass with George Clooney, Natalie took a sip of the red wine, "I didn't expect to see you here."

"I'm on vacation in Italy."

George Clooney shrugged gracefully, "I came here after receiving Ryan's invitation. I still have some connections in Italy. Please speak up if you need help."

"Will."

That's how it is said, but Natalie will never speak easily. She knows that once she asks the other party for help, it is not only herself but Ryan who owes favor.

In order to help her realize her dream, Ryan has done too much.

Natalie looked back at the main table. The boy who joked about giving herself ten scripts was fulfilling his promise and pushed her to the highest place step by step.

Shaking her head, Natalie dissipated the unwillingness that was coming up in her heart, waved with Gal Gado who came by, and the two walked to a slightly quieter place together.

"Gail." Her brown eyebrows fell and wrinkled together.

"Did something happen, Nat?"

"Don't you think we should further expand the social circle." Natalie's brown eyes flickered. "Establish an alliance that exchanges what is needed and can maintain a basic agreement in general."

"You mean..." Gal Gado understood immediately, "Like the Australians and the British helped those people?"

"correct."

Seeing Natalie nodding, Gail Gado sighed, "Don't you know, Nat?"

"what?"

"You, me, Scarlett, Christine... Anyway, there are a few other people who are close to Disney."

Seeing a waiter passing by, Gail Gado stopped and waited for the other person to walk away, and continued, "They are all called the ‘Disney Gang’."

She raised her eyebrows, but Natalie didn't say anything. The Disney brand on her body couldn't be wiped off.

"I mean..." She turned and prepared to walk towards the main table. "We should unite more Jewish or Israeli actors."

"Ok."

Gail Gado nodded his chin in agreement.

The two opponents of my life, one is the leader of the Australian gang, the other is the symbol of the Hollywood fashion industry, and I always have a unique circle.

Ryan doesn’t know much about these ideas of Natalie, but even if he knows it, he will only tease a few words. Regional and ethnic identities are universal in the world, and Hollywood actors often group together in this way. , Advance and retreat together in certain events.

Of course, Natalie and Gail Gado’s ethnicity are inherently superior in Hollywood.

"Frank, I think you should know."

The other party made a special trip to Venice in order to be an old friend of film critics. Ryan also understood this. "Although I am very upset with Roger Albert's vicious attack on "Transformers", I am not going to talk to all the film critics. People can’t make it through. The cancellation of "Variety" and Todd McCarthy has nothing to do with Disney."

Frank Pearson and Todd McCarthy have been good friends for decades. This is no secret in Hollywood.

"Ryan, film critics have existed for decades." Frank Pearson slowly put down his knife and fork, "They are an integral part of the film industry."

"I understand this."

Ryan just doesn't pay attention to film critics and he doesn't have the kind of messy idea of ​​eliminating a profession. "Film critics will not disappear, and with the help of the Internet, the group of film critics will rapidly expand."

Unfortunately, the influence and living space of professional film critics will be squeezed smaller and smaller.

Aside from this, industry insiders like Frank Pearson also understand, "Times have changed."

He shook his head and said directly, "If I remember correctly, the TV station has an evening movie recommendation section, and the ratings have always been good. I called Todd yesterday and he doesn't want to retire temporarily."

Regarding these words, Ryan can understand that from a public figure to a retired old man who is ignored, I am afraid that few people can accept it, and the influence of Vanity Fair is not so easy to get rid of.

Lowering his eyelids and thinking for only a few seconds, Ryan said, "I will greet the program's director."

Frank Pearson smiled immediately, but Ryan raised his eyelids suddenly, looked at him and said, "Frank, I wonder if you watched "Black Swan"?" (to be continued) ()