Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 483 Confrontation

 “Damn it, even a **** like him has the nerve to accuse me of messing around with women?”

 Harvey's face turned black with anger when he saw the report in the newspaper, and his neck and belly bulged.

These reports are old news from the past. The content is that he harassed or assaulted actresses and subsequently reconciled. There have been five cases since the 1990s.

Although these news cannot do anything to him, they are very disgusting, especially at this critical time.

  It is easy for the judges to have a negative impression of him, which will also lead to a lot of his public relations work being ineffective.

"I told you not to make a fuss about Link's personal life. After all, you also have big problems in this area. Link is taking revenge."

Bob crossed his legs and said while reading the newspaper.

Harvey snorted coldly, his expression uncertain.

 “Harvey, look at this again.”

Bob pointed to another report and sighed helplessly.

 “What?”

Harvey took it over and took a look. It was a headline published in the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. It was titled "Oscar's Crown." The main content was about the impact of British films on the Oscars.

Since the 1980s, more than 50 British films have won heavyweight Oscar awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor and Actor. This ratio is much higher than that of films from other countries, and is not even better than that of the United States. The movie is inferior.

 There are many American films of extremely high quality that fall flat when faced with films with a British background.

For example, "Shakespeare in Love" in 1996 beat the classic film "Saving Private Ryan" to win the best picture, and also won a controversial Oscar winner.

 1997's "The English Patient" beat the American hit film "Fargo" to win the best picture.

There is also last year's "The King's Speech", which successfully defeated the popular new movie "The Social Network" and won the best picture with its old-fashioned story.

 Looking at the past, it is not difficult to find a pattern.

Compared with cutting-edge American films that are constantly changing, Oscar judges prefer traditional and conservative British films. As long as they have a British background and feature British celebrities, they are easily favored by Oscar judges.

From this point of view, "The Iron Lady", which is based on the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, will definitely be the biggest winner this year, because it is very British, telling the story of British celebrities and an old lady.

  It’s almost a movie tailor-made for Oscar judges.

“What does Link want to do? Does he think that writing this kind of report can change the judges’ minds and make them vote for “The Help” and “Silver Linings”? Haha, that’s too naive.”

 Harvey read it once and threw the newspaper to Bob casually.

“Don’t be careless. In recent years, many media have criticized that Oscar judges are generally older, prefer traditional and conservative movies, reject innovative movies, and are seriously out of touch with young people in terms of taste.

In this case, the Los Angeles Times published this report, which is obviously a metaphor for the fact that the Oscar judges like to praise the British and deliberately suppress American films.

This kind of statement will also arouse the emotions of ordinary movie fans and put some pressure on the judges when voting, so it is better to pay attention. "

Bob spread his hands and said.

 Harvey thought for a while and understood. Link saw that ordinary movie fans had opinions on the Oscar Academy's selection, so he used this report to stir up the emotions of ordinary movie fans and put pressure on the Oscar judges.

"Hmph! It's a pity that he chose the wrong person. The Oscar judges are a group of old people over sixty years old. Most of them are very stubborn and are not afraid of discussion. During the selection, external public opinion has very little influence on them. Therefore, what Link did These things are useless."

 Harvey touched his big belly and smiled coldly.

 Bob nodded, trusting Harvey's judgment when it came to the PR Oscars.

“That’s it, no need to worry about it anymore?

Bob asked with a frown. “No, Link, a **** who has done so many things, could easily let him go and contact the media to continue hyping up his scandals with Jennifer Lawrence and other actresses.

　　We need to let the judges know that Link is a lecherous and shameless bastard, and any movie about him should not win an Oscar.

 Several Lionsgate films that have been shortlisted for Oscars continue to find people to severely criticize the shortcomings and problems of these films, including negative news about the actors.

I want to make all the movies that Link invests in get nothing, I want to make all of Link’s investments go to waste, and I also want everyone to know that I, Harvey Weinstein, am the most powerful person in Hollywood, and only No one can compare to me when it comes to putting out movies that win Oscars! "

 Harvey waved his fat hands and his voice became louder and louder, like an angry porcupine.

“Is this good? Lionsgate also has strong public relations capabilities. If we compete with them, both parties will lose in the end and the film’s income will be affected. This is not cost-effective.”

Bob said hesitantly.

"Link took the opportunity to hype up my dirty information and used such despicable methods to deal with me. How could I endure it? I must watch his jokes at the Oscars. I want him to know whose territory this is and whose territory it is." He is the king of Hollywood movies.”

 Harvey clenched his fists and shouted excitedly.

 “Okay, I’ll make arrangements right away.”

Bob could not persuade him, so he got up and left the office.

 After Bob left, Harvey called a few Kunas and asked them to arrange for Link's dirty information.

Link is closely bound to Lionsgate-Palm Beach, and continuing to expose Link’s dirty information at this time will inevitably affect the public relations of several of Link’s movies.

The best thing is that Lionsgate's six films were nominated for 18 nominations and received nothing.

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After people such as Harvey and Kunas Jr. stepped up their criticism of Link, related news became more lively, and many of the news were also full of controversy.

For example, some tabloids claimed that after getting engaged to Ivaca, Link often went to Nashville to date Taylor, and sometimes had private meetings with women such as Jennifer Lawrence and Daddario. They said that Link was playing with women's emotions and was hopeless. scumbag.

And Harvey's black material has also been resurfaced, including sexual harassment, workplace bullying, bullying, etc. These news gave off a stench and seemed worse than Link's scandal.

 The two sides attacked each other through the media, causing a stir.

 In addition, other film companies are also working **** public relations, promoting themselves and severely belittling their opponents, and all kinds of sleazy manipulations occur frequently.

For example, Steven Zaillian, the producer of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," sent a message to several judges he was familiar with, asking them not to vote for "Hugo." It was later revealed that the Oscars banned Zaillian. Ann attended this Oscar ceremony.

Martin Scorsese, the director of "Hugo", lost more than 30,000 US dollars while playing cards in a club. It is said that there were several Oscar judges among the people playing cards with him. Afterwards, it was exposed by the media. Director Scorsese denied that it was luck. not good.

The couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have recently held frequent parties at home, inviting many actors who are eligible to vote. The media also believed that they wanted to take the opportunity to win over the judges and compete for the Oscar for Best Actor.

etc.

The Hollywood Reporter commented that this year's Oscar selection is more competitive than the general election, and the methods used by public relations companies are similar to those of the general election. They undermine each other and create endless troubles that are more exciting than the plot of the movie.

However, Link only made a few bad ideas in the first few rounds and did not participate much in the second half.

By the end of January, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival opened. "Buried Alive" starring Link was successfully shortlisted for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival and received three nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

For this reason, Link took time out of his busy schedule to go to Berlin, Germany, to see if he had a chance to win a Best Actor trophy.

 (End of this chapter)