director of the millennium

After completing some final formalities, signing a few signatures, and transferring the balance to Gulfstream's account, the two Gulfstream G450s that had just rolled off the production line officially belonged to Wu Yuan.

Gulfstream's service was very considerate. Not only did they produce aircraft for him, but they also provided him with crew members.

Moreover, considering that Wu Yuan bought these two planes mainly for use in Asia, the Chinese pilots and stewardesses recruited for him were all directly recruited from domestic airlines.

Both crews have arrived at Gulfstream headquarters and are ready to fly the two planes back to the country at any time.

Wu Yuan was also very decisive. After completing all the formalities, he immediately asked the crew to apply for the route, letting the "Light and Shadow" fly directly back to the country, while the other "Times" went to Los Angeles to wait.

If nothing unexpected happens, Wu Yuan should return to China directly after attending the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles.

He will not stay in the United States for another day.

It is still possible to return home in February, but if it is delayed until March or April, it will be difficult to return home even by private plane. If it is delayed until May or June, all foreign planes will not be able to fly to China, which will be even more difficult.

After arranging two private planes, Wu Yuan continued his North American tour.

From the West Coast to the East Coast, he visited fifteen cities and held more than twenty preview events. In each city, he held a dinner with the city's top film critics and Oscar judges.

Of course, this dinner was not really for the food. Every guest who attended the dinner received a gift from Disney.

Well, they are basically watches, ranging from the cheapest ones worth tens of thousands of dollars to the most expensive ones worth half a million dollars, depending on their status.

Watches really hold their value.

As long as it is given away, the recipient can simply sell it on, and the selling price will be absolutely the same as a new one, which is very convenient for them to cash in.

This is much more elegant than giving money directly, and it cannot be considered as "bribing" the judges.

After all, in this land, even official elections can directly accept donations, and it is legal!
There's no reason why these Oscar judges and film critics can't accept a little gift from "friends".

Anyway, at every dinner party, the guests always feel at home and leave with smiles on their faces.

No guarantees were made, and no topic related to the Oscars was even discussed throughout the entire process, but both Wu Yuan and Yowan felt at ease.

Disney spent more than 10 million U.S. dollars on public relations for this North American tour. It would be an exaggeration to say that it did not win an award.

Of course, these judges and film critics can’t really be influenced by anyone just by giving them money.

If Oscars were really that easy to do public relations for, Chinese films would have won the Oscars long ago. After all, China's economic development in recent years, apart from other things, the amount of money invested in the entertainment industry is no less than that of Hollywood.

If someone tells a Chinese film company that they can spend 1 million yuan in exchange for an Oscar for Best Actor, Best Actress or Best Director, there are many companies willing to spend the money.

Unfortunately, the Oscars do not allow Chinese companies to play. This "green channel" is only for North American film companies, and they have to be influential. Not to mention the level of the Big Six in Hollywood, at least first- or second-rate film companies have to have the threshold and qualifications for this public relations.

In the past, Guangshidai had the ability to do this with the help of the connections at 20th Century Fox and Disney, but unfortunately Wu Yuan was not interested in spending this money at the time.

Until now, he still feels that the money was wasted, so he brought in Disney to be the scapegoat instead of paying for it himself.

"Jovan, all we have to do next is wait for the Oscars ceremony, right?" After returning to Los Angeles, Wu Yuan, who looked obviously much more tired, entertained Jovan at his home in Beverly Hills.

"Of course, we have done what we can. We can leave the rest to the bigwigs at Disney." Jovan said casually while drinking a cup of coffee.

"Daniel, Bruce Lee is really great. Although we did spend a lot of money on publicity and PR, the fact is that most of the critics really think that the movie is very good after watching it."

"Especially in this era when movies are also influenced by political correctness, Disney has to consider casting a black merman or a black snow princess. The Oscars have to pay attention to the emergence of an excellent movie with an Asian as the protagonist."

"If Parasite wasn't a Korean film, but a film starring all white people, even if the plot was the same, it wouldn't necessarily be able to compete with Bruce Lee."

“It’s a shame that Parasite is an Asian film.”

Wu Yuan understood what Jovan said very well.

Not only "Parasite", but later another film "Telekinesis" also won the Oscars, taking home the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress awards.

The producer of this movie is just a dark horse independent film company, which is not considered a first-tier film company in Hollywood.

It can be said that two-thirds of the reason why "Blink" won the award can be attributed to the fact that the protagonist of this movie is an Asian American woman, and the protagonist's daughter is a member of the Asian LGBT community.

It can be said that the buffs have been stacked up enough that the Oscars have to pay attention to this movie and give them a big award.

Otherwise, how could a comedy win the three most important Oscars?
Do not make jokes.

Wu Yuan admitted that "Blink" is indeed a very interesting fantasy adventure comedy, but in the history of Hollywood, can this comedy be ranked among the top ten North American comedies?

Totally impossible.

None of the top ten comedies recognized by word of mouth in North America won the Oscar for Best Picture.

The last comedy to win an Oscar was "Annie Hall" in 1977, which is also a romantic comedy. Compared with the "comedy" element, the proportion of love is actually higher.

All we can say is that "Blink" stood at the forefront of the times, and it was the result of Hollywood's compromise once again being coerced by the zzzq group.

Now in 2019, although the situation is not as serious as in the following years, it is already obvious that Hollywood is bowing to the "minority groups". The Hollywood that once claimed to be unaffected by politics and only made movies that movie fans loved to watch no longer exists.

If it weren't for its competitor "Parasite", which also stars all yellow people, Wu Yuan's "Bruce Lee" would have been the biggest favorite to win an award this year. Whether from the perspective of the artistry of a biographical film or from the perspective of pleasing "minority groups", this movie is the most suitable.

pity.

Wu Yuan shrugged and shook his head, "Now let's just wait for the results."

After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at the screen of his mobile phone.

At this moment, he was browsing the domestic Weibo platform, observing the news he wanted to see.

A sudden storm that will affect the world has already started in China! (End of this chapter)