It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 583: Jade feet? Mutual involvement? Who is the mantis and who is the cicada? Producer Liu? Prove yourself?

In Los Angeles, just one street away from Warner Bros. Studios is the office area of ​​Weinstein Pictures.

At this time, in the office, Quentin was reading the reports about "Django Unchained" in the newspaper, his face full of anger and sorrow.

Harvey, who was sitting across from the desk, temporarily turned his eyes away from the computer, and said with a deep haze in his tone: "Public opinion has completely overwhelmed us, and we can't stop it at all!"

"Argo" was just killed, and now "Django Unchained" has suffered another huge blow.

Under this double pressure, no matter how calm and confident Harvey was, he could hardly hide the anger and panic in his heart.

"Who is messing with us this time?"

Quentin was a little confused. Was it necessary to make such a big deal?

This time, it seems that netizens all over the United States have joined in the attack on "Django Unchained".

"I don't know." For the first time, Harvey felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart, because the development of events was completely out of his control.

Quentin asked, "It's not the behavior of our insiders, right?"

"Absolutely not. The PR department would not make such a stupid mistake." Harvey had already investigated internally in advance: "If I'm right, it should be the competitors who are also participating in the awards season."

Quentin suddenly clenched his fists: "This kind of thing is not uncommon. Many crews have sent out canvassing emails in the past. Why are we being targeted?"

In previous public relations promotions, the public relations team of each film would send various materials, cocktail party invitations and professional reviews from film critics to the judges' email addresses when competing for awards.

This has become a common practice, so why do such incidents still happen?

Harvey suddenly clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it hard on the table, somewhat indignantly: "If it weren't for that Wally Hardinge exposing this matter, we wouldn't be affected at all, this damn, inflexible old man!"

He now really wants to use his power to teach that old man a lesson.

However, the public opinion on the Internet is too strong now. If anything happens to Wally Hardinge, "Django Unchained" will inevitably be criticized by everyone!
"So what should we do now?"

Quentin was filled with despair.

With such a huge public opinion storm, the college will certainly not sit idly by.

"Django Unchained" is likely to be abandoned, and his Oscar for Best Director will probably be completely lost.

Harvey pondered for a moment, but couldn't think of any good solution. He could only say, "I will contact the college to eliminate the impact as soon as possible. You hold a press conference and must strictly deny the illegal public relations. This is not what we did, and we should not be blamed."

"it is good."

Quentin was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked out.

After getting in the car, he did not go home immediately, but went straight to the hotel.

The last two days had been too stressful and he was in desperate need of some Yuzu to relieve his fatigue, which was his favorite activity.

Harvey took out his cell phone and started making a call.

He needs to suppress the influence of media opinion first, and then find a middleman with enough weight to talk to the college to minimize the impact.

At the same time, he also needs to divert netizens' attention and temporarily take their eyes off "Django Unchained".

So, he directly arranged the public relations department under him to launch an offensive against another competitor, "Life of Pi".

He couldn't even chew the tough bone of "Dallas Buyers Club". Those LGBT people were too awesome, he didn't even dare to touch them.

You have to pick the softest persimmons.

And Li An is obviously the soft persimmon.

Therefore, "Life of Pi", which was watching the fire from the other side and preparing to act as a oriole, was directly pulled into the center of the battle, helping "Django" share some of the pressure.

When it comes to Oscars public relations, Harvey is indeed a professional.

In order to eliminate the influence, he used all means!

While investing a lot of public relations resources, he seemed to have a special liking for the method of "overpraising", and even turned around and applied it to "Life of Pi".

So on the next morning, a lot of reports about "Life of Pi" suddenly appeared on the Internet, attracting the attention of many media and netizens.

"This film breaks the traditional impression that 3D technology is only used in science fiction and disaster films. Its 3D effect has impressed James Cameron, the director of Avatar!"

"This is a movie with very beautiful pictures. The sound effects and picture effects have reached the extreme, bringing people an unparalleled enjoyment in terms of vision and hearing!"

"It is reported that the main plot sections of the film, such as the scenes with the boy and the animals in the ocean, were all created with CGI technology in front of a green screen in the studio. Its visual spectacle is no less than that of Avatar and Inception."

"..."

The overwhelming publicity overwhelmed the "email-gate" incident and even led to a substantial increase in the film's box office!
After seeing this scene, Li An and "Life of Pi" producer Jill Nett were both a little confused.

Inside the office, the former turned his head curiously to look at the latter and asked, "Has 20th Century Fox invested in the publicity budget again?"

"No!" Jill Nett shook her head and refused, then asked, "Didn't you invest the resources?"

"no."

Li An also shook his head, feeling surprised.

But he soon figured out the key to this, and his expression changed immediately: "I understand, someone is plotting against us, deliberately pushing Life of Pi into a CGI special effects spectacle."

"Fuck!"

Jill Nate also reacted and her expression changed immediately.

You know, CGI special effects and spectacular films are naturally and severely discriminated against in the Oscar selection.

In fact, many Oscar judges will not even watch the nominated films. Once they determine that it is a special effects spectacle, then the film is doomed to have no chance of winning major awards such as Best Picture and Best Director.

Jill Nett stood up and walked out in a hurry: "I will contact the media of 20th Century Fox now. Life of Pi is a film with artistic connotations and philosophical thinking. CGI is just a means of expression..."

Li An also left the office quickly. He had to participate in a few more talk shows to avoid being completely labeled.

I have to say that Harvey's thinking is really flexible. He saw the flaws of "Life of Pi" at a glance and directly stirred up public opinion, pushing the movie into the field of science fiction.

This time, "Life of Pi" and Li An not only failed to catch the oriole, but even became the victim of the mantis stalking the cicada!
The eldest and the second oldest started a fight, and the third oldest just stood there quietly, but was brutally persecuted.

But Harvey overlooked one point. Compared with Chen Fei and Walt Disney Studios, Li An did seem to be a soft persimmon.

But behind "Life of Pi" stands 20th Century Fox.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse!
If 20th Century Fox had to admit defeat in the face of Weinstein Company, how could it have the nerve to call itself one of the Big Six?

The counterattack may be late, but it will never be soft.

……

The bullet has hit, and the identities of the mantis, cicada, and oriole have changed unknowingly, but it will take some time to ferment.

Chen Fei was very patient. He quietly waited for the battle between "Django Unchained" and "Life of Pi" to start, while eating melons. He was quite happy and relaxed.

Back home, as the popularity about him gradually faded, a lot of new hot news emerged on the Internet.

For example, the three major theater chains announced their art exam enrollment plans.

Like previous years, the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama is still recruiting two classes, with a total of 50 people.

But Beijing Film Academy has changed its low-key style from previous years!

In the coming 2013, the undergraduate class of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy will expand from the original 30 to 75 students, and this does not include the 30 students in the higher vocational class.

The 45 extra places seem to give many people opportunities, but people in the industry see it very clearly.

Let alone 45 more people, even if there were 145 more people, how many of them would benefit ordinary students?
Chen Fei once saw a famous saying:

"A good job position can only be spread through sex and blood."

He felt that this sentence was also applicable to the entertainment industry, a place of fame and fortune. Over the years, at least 100,000 people have entered the film and television industry, but how many of them can really stand out?
As for the various resources of the leading male and female actors, how many people can get them?
In today's entertainment industry, the word "hard work" is a virtue that will be privately ridiculed by everyone. If you can get a good role just by hard work, then wouldn't all the sweat you put in late at night be in vain?

Especially for those candidates who cannot even distinguish the authors of the four great classics, "hard work" means nothing in their eyes.

Instead of working so hard, you might as well find a good godfather and godmother.

Zhao Yanzi is one of the examples.

After the news that "So Young" was scheduled to be released on April 4 was announced, Beijing Film Academy directly advertised it on its official website and attached great importance to it.

At the same time, many celebrities in the circle, media, netizens, moviegoers, and fans were all mobilized and spontaneously began to promote this movie.

Along with the release date announcement, various promotional materials about the film were released one by one.

In particular, the news that the princess will sing the theme song has attracted the support of many fans, making the movie feel like it is about to break out of the circle.

Yang Shoucheng suddenly called, his words full of solemnity: "Mr. Chen, "One Man's Martial Arts" is scheduled to be released on May 5st. Will it conflict with "So Young"? "

Chen Fei spoke frankly: "It will definitely have an impact, but it won't be that big. After all, the themes of the two movies are different."

"That's good." Yang Shoucheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yinghuang can no longer afford to lose. If this movie continues to lose money, the backlash will be too great!

In order to shoot "A Man's Martial Arts" and "The Man from Macau", he withdrew a lot of the company's working capital.

If we continue to encounter the same ending as "The Banquet", it would be too tragic!

Chen Fei said nonchalantly: "Just ignore it and continue with the promotion as normal."

However, he was actually quite surprised in his heart. He really didn't expect that Zhao Yanzi would still choose to face up to it even though "A Man's Martial Arts" and "Drug War" were scheduled to be released on May 5 and April 1 respectively.

"Is this to... prove yourself?"

He couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it too much.

You'll know when the time comes.

……

The news that the script of "Dear" was approved made many actresses in the circle envious.

"Your Name" has already earned over 10 billion at the box office, and now producer Liu is preparing to launch a new film, which is obviously aimed at exploring a new direction.

On the day of the press conference, Zhou Xun announced that he would play a female role in the movie.

Liu Yifei was not willing to be outdone and also announced that she would also make a guest appearance.

All of a sudden, more and more people started paying attention to this film!
Zhou Xun and Liu Yifei are both rare actresses in China who have extremely high box office appeal.

In addition, the script was written by Chen Fei. If nothing unexpected happens, the quality of the film will definitely not be too bad. It may even be another work that breaks the billion-dollar mark.

"Many, many people have contacted me in the past two days, wanting to audition."

Liu Yifei was so happy when she flew to Los Angeles.

The job of producer was so cool that even people like Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Ziyi called her, hoping to get an audition opportunity.

This also greatly satisfied Miss Liu's vanity.

"Not bad, Producer Liu?"

"Haha, if you can shout, just shout more. Then I will give you a chance to audition, hahaha."

After some banter, Fade Chen briefly asked her about the current situation of the domestic cinema market.

Perhaps because she had entered the circle of producers, Liu Yifei was still very concerned about the box office of movies and immediately told him about it.

"The latest movie, Wolf Warrior, has already grossed over 2.5 million yuan in its first week. The box office trend is very good, and it will definitely exceed million yuan.

The tear-jerking film 3.25 was also officially taken off the screen yesterday. Unfortunately, the box office was only million, but the word of mouth was pretty good..."

Hearing the name "1942", Chen Fei couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This may be the most praiseworthy film in Feng Xiaogang's life, but unfortunately, its box office potential is too poor.

Huayi was also unlucky, having lost at least over 100 million yuan on this movie, which directly led to a sharp drop in the company's stock price!

At this moment, Fade Chen couldn't help but feel fortunate.

Fortunately, he sold all the Huayi stocks he held a long time ago, otherwise he might have been stuck with nothing.

The limit down only lasts for a moment, but it is extremely difficult to make it rise again!
The car drove all the way to Beverly Hills. Since we were in Los Angeles, there was no reason to stay in a hotel.

Liu Yifei was used to it. It felt like she was back home and she didn't feel restrained at all.

……

At the same time, in a small meeting room of the Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, the current president, vice president, executive director and several committee members of the academy were meeting to discuss the "email gate" incident.

The current president of the college, Tom Sherak, looked at the executive director, Jorge Romero, and asked directly, "Has the whole investigation of the email incident been completed?"

"It has been investigated clearly." Jorge Romero explained in detail: "The email was sent anonymously. There is no evidence that it was sent by Xavi, but it is also impossible to prove that it was not sent by him."

Hearing this, the others looked at each other subconsciously, and they probably already had the answer in their hearts.

Before becoming members of the committee, everyone had worked on a film crew and had naturally seen this type of operation.

As long as it is not exposed, it is a private public relations transaction.

But once it is exposed, it will be an intolerable violation of regulations and disciplines!
"Ah."

Tom Sherak nodded and fell into deep thought.

In fact, the email-gate incident is easy to handle. Even if it was done by the crew of "Django Unchained", all we need to do is find a temporary staff member such as a production manager or public relations officer to take the blame, and then announce our withdrawal from this year's Oscars.

But Harvey has invested so many resources and obviously doesn't want to give up.

Of course, his behavior has nothing to do with the Academy. What Tom Sherak is thinking about now is how to eliminate the impact of this "email gate" incident on the Oscars.

He couldn't think of any good solution in a short time, so he could only say: "We must prevent this kind of thing from happening. We can make a mistake once, but we must never allow it to happen a second time."

"It's very simple!" Someone suddenly said, "We can start from next year and strictly prohibit any crew from sending private emails to Oscar judges.

All electronic materials sent to Academy members can be attributed to the Academy and then sent out in a unified manner. Anyone who dares to do something behind the scenes will automatically lose the qualification to compete for the Oscars. "

The idea was indeed good, but Tom Sherak frowned slightly.

The college will send them all, which requires a lot of funds.

But at this moment, Executive Director Jorge Romero suddenly proposed: "The crew that releases the material must pay a sum of money as the funding for our operation."

"This is a good idea!"

Tom Sherack's eyes suddenly lit up, and the committee members below began to talk about it.

"The price can be set higher to exclude those crews that try to take advantage of the situation."

“You can raise funds in advance and prepare in advance.”

"This is also to prevent certain crews from using despicable PR tactics. After we screen them, we can definitely ensure fairness and justice."

For a while, there was a burst of discussion in the conference room, and everyone was adding bricks and tiles to this plan in order to gain more benefits.

As for the email-gate incident, who has time to care about it?
Let it fend for itself!
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