Chapter 775： Harvard alumni

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The rotating chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This title does sound great. In fact, it’s incomparable to giants in the entertainment industry like Ryan. Their influence lies more within the Academy, especially the older ones. Among the core judges.

Maybe Frank Pearson didn't have much power, but he had strong qualifications.

Compared to young people like Ryan who quickly became famous, Frank Pearson, who is already in his seventies, is more likely to influence the conservative judges.

Ryanken sold him a favor, not without reason, as long as he can influence the choices of some of them.

There is nothing hard to say about the situation of repaying favors in the direct communication in the West.

"Frank, I remember Jenkins Pictures should have sent you a copy of "Black Swan"."

"Yes, I received it."

Frank Pearson is not confused, but he did not expect the favor to return so quickly, "I've seen most of the clips, frankly speaking, Miss Portman's directing technique has greatly improved over "127 Hours". On the other hand, it is the highest level I have ever seen in the film she starred in."

"Ryan, don't you think..." Frank Pearson showed the old school side of the academy. "Is Miss Natalie Portman still too young?"

"I don't know if you noticed a phenomenon, Frank." Ryan didn't directly deny him, winking at Natalie who was walking here, and waiting for her and Gal Gado to turn around. Said, "Hollywood's top actresses have been out of gear."

"Oh?"

"Julia Roberts almost died after getting married, and romantic comedies have also declined." Ryan did not shy away from anything. "Nicole Kidman basically turned to the backstage. After them, Hollywood did not call for acting and box office. A female celebrity can be compared in terms of strength. We need a new generation of female celebrities, a person who can conquer the world with her own charm and attract more talents to join Hollywood."

Pearson frowned a pair of gray eyebrows, obviously considering what Ryan said.

Nodded to the person who said hello to the other table. Ryan is not in a hurry to continue, he said these things are the status quo in Hollywood. After several major actresses who were born in the 1960s reduced their births, the female stars of the 1970s did not appear to be able to carry them. Even the most prominent Charlize Theron is far from being able to compete with Nicole and Julia. ? Robertsby.

What's more, no one in Hollywood knows now that South African diamonds are more interested in doing business than making movies.

The academy is a Hollywood academy, and it must safeguard the interests of Hollywood and ensure Hollywood's leading position in the world.

Looked at Pearson. Ryan said slowly, "Not every actress with outstanding acting has a bachelor's degree from Harvard."

This sentence is obviously a reminder that there is still a circle in North America called alumni!

Like Natalie, Frank Pearson is one of the few Harvard alumni in Hollywood.

After asking John to send Frank Pearson and his party away, Ryan took the juice in front of him and took a sip. The other party didn't say anything clearly, nor did he guarantee anything. But the meaning revealed is enough.

I believe that in the Oscar voting next year without touching the bottom line. There will be more conservatives choosing Natalie.

The alumni card has already been played by Ryan. As for the ethnicity card, it is relatively easier.

Regarding Oscar's public relations, Ryan is not too worried, but at the Venice Film Festival, even if he has done a lot of work, he still has not much confidence.

After all, this is Europe, not North America.

otherwise. In the past week, Disney will not hold parties frequently.

Although the members of the jury were unable to attend. But everyone has a social circle, and there are always people who can influence them.

such as. Ryan specially invited Zhang Weiping of the new picture. They have a lot of business dealings with Disney's Far East branch. These are all obvious exchanges of interest, and there is always a way to influence the opening director of the Olympics.

If you don't use enough public relations methods, and with the strength of Chinese films at the Venice Film Festival in recent years, even if Li Ang praises Natalie to the sky, 80% of the final golden lion will still fall on the head of Lust Caution.

As for the best actress, she has been in friendship with Cate Blanchett for more than ten years, so she can't take away the awards that she can basically get...

"What do you think?"

A hand swayed in front of his eyes, but Natalie walked back, "very ecstatic."

"It's another business deal."

Seeing Natalie's slight astonishment, Ryan gestured to her to invite her to sit down, "It's nothing, Frank Pearson wants to help his friend find a high-paying, high-profile job."

"Todd McCarthy?" Natalie put down her glass after sitting down, "So you agree?"

"Yeah~"

Ryan nodded, "He's not David Denby and Roger Albert. He basically didn't attack us unscrupulously."

If Frank Pearson's mouth was replaced by them, Ryan would not pay attention at all, and the situation of these two seemed not very good.

However, most of these people are wealthy, and they were basically fattened by Hollywood in the early years. If they retire in peace, they will have a good old age.

In fact, this large-scale contract cancellation event has basically nothing to do with Ryan and Disney. This is just a spontaneous commercial behavior by the media, just as normal as the manual loom was replaced by a steam loom.

There is still some time before the end of the film festival, and the public relations will naturally be taken care of by a professional team. Ryan simply accepted the invitation of the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and went to Manchester in the Kingdom of Great Britain to watch what he had almost forgotten. Manchester United vs. Chelsea.

As the owner of the team, Ryan can be said to be very careless, but this time he came to Old Trafford Stadium, he prepared a gift for the team’s players and all members of the coaching staff-as early as the first half of the year. Patek Philippe made a commemorative watch-in recognition of the team's return to the Premier League last season.

As for bonuses, he is not the kind of local tyrant who carries a safe into the locker room to sprinkle gold. This is a commercial football club, and everything is done according to the contract.

"Last season did a good job."

After sending out the customized watch, Ryan deliberately stopped in front of Cristiano Ronaldo's locker and patted his arm lightly, "I am optimistic that you will become the number one football player in the world."

"Thank you."

The Portuguese seemed to have seen an idol, "Can...can you take a photo?"

"no problem."

After saying this, Ryan regretted it. All the players rushed up, including several assistant coaches from the coaching staff.

"Can't the coach chase stars?"

Faced with the complaints of some players, the assistant coach who is also Portugal plausible.

Of course, it lasted only ten minutes from the announcement to the group photo. As a fan of the previous life, Ryan knew the locker room was sacred to the team, especially this is a British team.

Out of the locker room, he saw Alex Ferguson standing at the door, shook hands with the old man, didn't say much, and walked directly to the VIP passage.

Ryan doesn't mind that the old Scottish man is the boss of the team, as long as the opponent retires, don't point fingers at the successor.

It is said that he is considering retirement at the end of this season. Should he consider the head coach of Manchester United's opponent today? If I remember correctly, that bird was dismissed this season.

And Cristiano Ronaldo, if he follows the trajectory of his previous life, he will soon become the target of Real Madrid, and may even have become a target.

Saying that he is not the Glazer of his previous life, Manchester United has no debts, nor is it bad for money...

Last year, Manchester United's total revenue reached 127.78 million pounds, the highest income club in the world, 16 million pounds more than the second-ranked Real Madrid.

Ryan didn’t mention a penny of the money, and all invested in the club’s signings and infrastructure, especially the expansion of the Carrington base, making it the largest, most advanced and luxurious training camp in Europe, and even training at the beginning of the season. At the time, many players were lost in the huge training base, and the club had to temporarily send nearly ten staff members to give directions.

Today, several outside financial institutions have valued Manchester United clubs close to £2 billion.

"You did a good business at the beginning."

This is what Abramovich said after seeing Ryan, but Ryan shook his head and said directly, "The Abu Dhabi consortium was scared away by my £3 billion asking price."

This incident has long been hyped by the British media. Fleet Street thinks that Ryan is offering this outrageous price to scare away the Arabs, but it does not know if the other party is really willing to be taken advantage of He must be happy to facilitate the sale.

Most of the topics of the two revolve around football, and occasionally talk about politics and economics. After several years of hard work, Abramovich is not completely repelled by the upper-class society in the West as at the beginning. Some of his subordinate companies and Disney Media such as TV stations and the Internet have also cooperated.

This is a world where Western culture and values ​​are rampant. Even if the rich, such as Roman Abramovich, want to truly enter the upper-class Western society, it is not an easy task.

Compared to Ryan’s expectation, the game itself was too flat. Just halfway through the first half, a Chelsea player was sent off with a red card, which directly led to an imbalance in the scene and was soon suppressed by Manchester United in the backcourt. Furiously, almost no counterattack ability, lost two consecutive goals before the end of the first half.

Abramovich's face was not very good, and Ryan estimated that the bird below might not be able to fly for a few days.

The final score was two to zero. Chelsea's scene was far from ugly. When Ryan returned to Venice to attend the final awards ceremony, the British also reported that the bird was over. (To be continued)

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