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

Chapter 586: The scapegoat? Leo's plan to play the victim! I'm not leaving! What? A Wal-Mart shopping bag?

The Oscar nomination dinner officially ended, and in the hotel banquet hall, the three crews of "Dallas Buyers Club", "Interstellar" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" were in jubilation.

The organizer on the stage was calling a few people to come up and take a group photo.

Chen Fei pulled Ning Hao and waved to Liu Ye, Shu Chang and others, indicating that they should go up and take a photo together.

As the camera shutter sounded, the MVP settlement screen of the first round winner was officially frozen.

At the same time, Harvey and others had already moved from the front door of the hotel to the back door, preparing to leave in a low-key manner.

There are too many paparazzi and reporters at the front door. If it is blocked, it will be even more embarrassing!
Through the open door, Harvey's eyes were fixed on Chen Fei, and he felt waves of anger gushing out of his heart.

The two films and nearly 20 million US dollars in publicity costs were all wasted.

If he could tolerate this, he wouldn't deserve to be called the cancer of Oscar!

Behind him, Quentin said in a deep voice: "If nothing unexpected happens, Dallas Buyers Club will be the biggest winner of this year."

Although Harvey didn't answer, he had the answer in his heart.

Of course, he can continue to find ways to smear, but if he wants to create momentum amid the torrential public opinion of the "LGBT" community, he must invest a lot of money.

But, this is obviously not worth it.

"I won't let him go! I will never forgive him! I will find a chance for him to see God!"

Harvey growled almost through gnashing teeth, his intense anger turning into murderous intent at this moment.

This is America, the death of one or two people is nothing.

Although the follow-up processing will be troublesome, as long as the dead are not white, then everything will be fine.

However, just as Harvey was secretly thinking about what to do next, an angry voice suddenly came from not far behind him: "Harvey, what a good thing you did!"

He subconsciously turned his head and saw "Life of Pi" producer Jill Netter and director Li An looking at him angrily.

Harvey's eyes subconsciously avoided the target, as if he had done something wrong.

In order to suppress the "email gate" incident, he deliberately pulled out the "Life of Pi" crew to serve as scapegoats.

It’s a pity that because of Chen Fei’s constant support behind the scenes, the “email gate” incident was not suppressed, but instead implicated “Life of Pi”.

With the power of 20th Century Fox, it is easy to find out who is behind the scenes.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

Of course, Harvey would not admit the mistake he had made. After noticing his car approaching from a distance, he quickly fled with a group of his followers.

In the back, Jill Nate could hardly suppress her anger when she thought about how all the nearly 10 million U.S. dollars she had invested in public relations had gone to waste!
"Harvey, you will taste the wrath of 20th Century Fox!"

bang bang...

The sound of a car door closing was heard, and Harvey left the scene as if he hadn't heard anything.

Jill Nate was panting heavily and gave two middle fingers to the Cadillac driving away.

Li An, who had been silent all this time, said at this time: "Jill, are we really going to deal with him?"

After recovering a little, Jill Nett lowered her voice and explained, "We didn't get nominated, the company's top management will definitely be very angry, so we have to divert the conflict.

This guy Harvey is already notorious, and he can be used as a punching bag for Fox’s top management.

I have always disliked him. If I give him a good beating, maybe Oscar will have a bright future. "

Hearing this, Li An suddenly realized what was going on, and at the same time he thought of a strategy for dealing with Fox's top management.

Put the blame on Harvey and let him take the blame!

……

The nominations from Hollywood were announced not long ago, but the news had already been received in China, and media reports were everywhere.

"Two years later, with Dallas Buyers Club, director Chen Fei was nominated for multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay."

"'The Mystic Nine' has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. Let us congratulate it on winning the award!"

“Both commercial and award-winning, Chinese-language films strive to be at the top!”

Looking at the reports on the Internet, it would be absolutely false to say that I am not envious.

At one time, many people called Chen Fei and Ning Hao to express their congratulations.

Ning Hao's phone remained open, but Chen Fei's was always turned off, and many people couldn't contact him at all.

Everyone knew that the reason why he turned off the camera was very simple: he just didn't want to get involved in the protest of mainland directors against the Film Bureau.

Because this time, the Film Bureau responded very quickly and the meaning was very clear:
"Taking into account the current development status of the domestic film industry, the rating system is too idealistic and is not more suitable for the current industry prospects than the review system. However, we will consider it in due course and organize expert discussions in the future..."

Everyone knows very well that the "future" is almost infinite.

Want to implement a film rating system in China? This is a complete pipe dream!
Primary school students will be reported by their parents even for playing games. If the film and television industry were to be completely liberalized, educational institutions would be the first to go crazy!
……

Chen Fei simply ignored the news from the country.

After the nomination dinner, as usual, a party is essential.

After everyone discussed it, they decided to go directly to his mansion in Beverly Hills and have a lively party there.

Of course he would not refuse, so he contacted the party company on the way back and asked them to go there first to set up the scene.

At the banquet, Fade Chen noticed that Leo, who came to join in the fun, seemed to be in a bad mood.

He came over with a glass of wine, clinked glasses, and comforted him: “Leon, don’t be sad, you will definitely have another chance to win an award in the future.”

After so many years, Leo has gotten used to it and quickly adjusted his mood.

However, before he could say anything, Jack Nicholson, who also came over, suddenly said leisurely: "You are still young anyway, you will definitely have a chance in another ten years."

As soon as these words came out, Leo's eyes were instantly filled with deep resentment.

"Damn it Jack! Get out of here!"

He angrily yelled at Nicholson, then suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Fade Chen: "Fei, you promised me that you would help me win the Oscar. You can't give up on me!"

As Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey were successively praised as gods by Chen Fei, Leo finally couldn't sit still anymore.

He wants an Oscar too!
He has been obsessed with that golden little man for a long time!
"Leon, you can't get it." Jack Nicholson was still deliberately attacking him: "You have left such a deep impression on the academic community that it is difficult for them to see the efforts you have made."

Upon hearing this, Leo did not refute, which was rare.

He looked down at his big belly, a little puzzled: "Isn't this enough?"

Nicholson looked at his face, which had become rounder but still had a vaguely handsome look, and shook his head silently.

"Not enough, far from enough!"

"Oh my God!" Leo cried out to the sky, "Am I not miserable enough now?"

Old Jack took a puff of his cigar and added in the gentlest tone: "Not enough."

However, at this moment, Chen Fei suddenly thought of the task assigned to him by the system.

Antarctic glaciers, extreme survival...

He took a look at the chubby little Leo, and a very bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

Or should I just go straight in front of him and use my full power to gain sympathy for him?

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Leon, I have an idea that may be able to change your inherent image in the eyes of those people in the academy. Do you want to give it a try?"

"I want to! I really want to! Fei! You must help me! I want to succeed!"

Seeing Leonardo's excitement, Fade Chen grinned and showed a malicious expression: "Wait, I will inform you when the time comes. You can try to exercise in the near future to improve your physical fitness."

"why?"

"Don't ask too much, you will know when the time comes."

Chen Fei planned to keep some mystery for him, and after this busy period, he would give him a double shock and blow both mentally and physically.

If you want to break the inherent impression in the eyes of the judges, you have to act miserably!
Although Xiao Li was full of confusion, he still chose to believe Chen Fei: "OK, I will go to the gym when I get back."

At this moment, he was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. As long as he could get the little golden man, he would do anything!

……

The next morning, as the list of nominees for this year's Oscars was announced, the Oscar public relations, which had been in a state of chaos, gradually calmed down.

Due to the email-gate incident, the college once again emphasized various bans.

According to regulations, publicity can continue after the nomination list is announced, but lobbying the judges is not allowed.

In the past, many crews did not take it seriously.

But this year is different. All the award-winning crews have suddenly become much more disciplined, fearing that they will run into the academy's trap.

This thing can kill someone if it's not handled properly, and they don't want to be like Harvey, who invested $2000 million and ended up not even hearing a sound.

This person is being taken advantage of, it's so miserable!

Two days later, in the office of Walt Disney Studios, Fade Chen was bored and looking at the entertainment newspaper in his hand, with a look of disappointment on his face.

Natasha, who was sitting opposite, had a strange expression on her face: "Fei, you look so weird?"

"Alas!" Chen Fei sighed, "After the nomination list was announced, there is nothing interesting to watch in the news related to the Oscars. It's really boring."

"Haha, because no one dares to do anything tricky at this time. If the academy spots you, your hope of winning the award will be gone."

"That's true."

Chen Fei crossed his legs and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

In the past, Oscar had always been doing all kinds of public relations operations with no downline, but when he started to exert his strength, he suddenly took the high-end route.

The efficiency of "overpraising" and "comparing the worst" are not only the same, but also more impressive.

In comparison, Xavi's previous operations were simply terrible.

Over the past 20 years, that guy has been constantly lowering the bottom line of Oscar public relations and constantly doing all kinds of worse operations.

But it only took him a few months to bring the Oscars back to the clouds and force all crews to pay attention to the Academy's rules.

"I think I need to contact Tom Sherak and ask the Academy to give me an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of my outstanding contribution to the Oscars."

As a participant in the whole process, Natasha naturally understood what he meant.

"Isn't that a bit too much of an asshole?"

"Why?" Chen Fei looked at her puzzledly: "We helped Oscar put on his noble appearance again, shouldn't he thank me?"

"..." After a moment of silence, Natasha slowly said, "Fei, I can arrange for someone to write a letter of recommendation for you. You can run for the chairmanship of the Screen Actors Guild or the Producers Guild."

"Why?" Chen Fei suddenly felt that there seemed to be a very strange meaning in her words.

"Because Hollywood has no room for you anymore. Compared to you, Harvey feels like he's just joining the Oscars PR camp."

"Hahaha!" Fade Chen laughed out loud: "I'll just take that as a compliment from you."

As he spoke, he handed over the "Art of War" on the table, which he had read countless times, and said, "You can also read it when you have time. This book has benefited me a lot."

Natasha reached out and took it: "OK, I will study it carefully."

There will be an internal preview of "Iron Man 3" tomorrow, and Chen Fei has to fly from Los Angeles to New York.

After spending the whole morning at the company and processing some documents, he prepared to leave for the airport.

When we arrived at the lobby on the first floor, Bruce, who had been elusive in recent days, suddenly came over from the front desk and asked, "Fei, where are you going?"

"New York."

"That's right, I want to go too, how about we go together?"

"Of course, let's go, we'll go straight to the airport."

After getting into the Rolls-Royce driven by the driver, the two headed straight to the airport.

The private plane's route has been applied for, and it can take off once they arrive.

In the car, Bruce briefly reported to Chen Fei about the box office performance of the movie "My Accidental Dad" produced by Tsuburaya Productions.

"The audiences there don't support this kind of movie very much. Converted into US dollars, the first-day box office was only 300 million US dollars, which is probably just enough to recover the cost."

Chen Fei was not surprised by this.

For art films, it is already very good if they can recoup their costs at the box office. It would be strange if every one of them could sell like a commercial film.

"You can take it to the Cannes Film Festival and try to win an award. If you are lucky enough to win, the subsequent income will only be higher than the box office."

"Yes, that's what I thought too. I've already arranged for someone to sign up..."

The two chatted for a while, and during the break, Fade Chen subconsciously looked out the window.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that ten minutes had passed, but the traffic on the road still showed no sign of moving forward.

The assistant sitting in the passenger seat noticed his gaze and explained simply, "Boss, there is a temporary traffic control ahead. It will probably take another ten minutes to pass."

Temporary traffic control?
Fade Chen asked curiously, "What happened?"

"There's a parade coming through this way."

"What the fuck?" Bruce was shocked. "But this is a downtown area. What kind of parade can come here? Doesn't the city hall care about it?"

The assistant smiled awkwardly: "It's the LGBT group that's been very popular recently. They've been very active recently, shouting slogans to protest discrimination all day long, and the city hall doesn't dare to stop them."

Bruce immediately wilted after hearing that word.

As a professional entertainment agent, he has recently dealt with these groups and is deeply troubled.

Just as the car fell into a brief silence, a large group of people were seen striding along the center of the road, many of them holding rainbow flags and continuously throwing promotional materials to the cars on both sides.

No one dared to refuse.

When faced with these people knocking on the car windows, everyone silently lowered the windows and solemnly took the promotional materials.

The people leading the way were okay, but the ones following behind in cross-dressing were a bit scary.

There were seven men walking in front of the group of women, with their makeup and clothes dressed in seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. The overall look was very awkward.

However, facing the secular gaze, they do not care at all. Instead, they hold their heads high and show their charm and style.

Bruce seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said angrily: "Some time ago, when I was getting off the elevator, I accidentally touched a man's chest, but he said he was a woman and that I had violated and insulted him, and asked me to compensate him for his mental damages.

Until now, he even found a lawyer and filed a lawsuit against me, demanding a whopping $100 million in compensation!"

Bruce was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke: "He is obviously a man with all the male characteristics and he has not had any surgery. But he said that he is a woman at heart, so his gender should also belong to the female group..."

As he spoke, the driver and assistant in the front row all cast their concerned glances at him. In addition to their interesting expressions, their eyes were full of distress.

This is such a fucking situation!
It makes sense but I can't explain it!

Seeing Bruce's indignant look, Fade Chen decided to help him: "Since he said so, why can't you? Why don't you also say that you are a woman in your heart?"

Bruce was slightly stunned: "Use magic to defeat magic?"

Chen Fei nodded: "Yes, to use a Chinese saying, give someone a taste of their own medicine."

"Alas!" Bruce suddenly sighed, "But I don't want to do this. I'm obviously not a woman, why should I humiliate myself like this? I just want to win this lawsuit fairly."

Chen Fei thought for a moment and came up with a new idea: "Since you don't want to say that you are a woman, you can also say that you are genderless."

At this moment, all kinds of monsters from his past life suddenly popped up in his mind, and he simply added: "If it really doesn't work, you can just say that you are a Wal-Mart shopping bag. It doesn't matter what the other person's gender is. What's wrong with being touched by a shopping bag?"

Bruce was stunned and didn't react for a long time.

The assistant sitting in the passenger seat quickly opened his notebook and wrote down this sentence in full.

Although she is a woman, she still feels that she will be able to use it in the future!

After all, in this age where demons and monsters emerge in endlessly, it is possible for not only men to become women, but also women to become men.

……

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