1661 All to be determined
“sizzling”.
“I know, I know, Renly personally really, really wants to attend, but now all schedules must be postponed for the time being. Christopher's work is the first priority, and he must devote himself wholeheartedly to the filming of this work..”
“sizzling.”
“Ha, I also feel a little confused, it seems to be the case in the past few years. But... what can I say? Such accidents are always prone to happen by chance. Hollywood is constantly busy 365 days a year..”
“sizzling.”
“Not sure. I can only answer this now. I will try my best to arrange it. I am looking forward to Renly appearing on the red carpet of the Hilton Hotel, and I am also looking forward to Renly appearing in the valley of Park City, but now, My hands are tied and I have no way of confirming any itinerary. I promise I'll talk to Christopher about it..”
“sizzling.”
“certainly! certainly! You don’t need to wait for my call, I will call as soon as possible. Huh, to be honest, I am looking forward to it as much as you. So that’s it for now, let’s talk next time！”
The first call finally ended, and Andy Rogers picked up the second call immediately. There was no breathing room between the two calls, but it was still clearly noticeable that Andy's shoulders relaxed slightly. After a while, he slumped down on the boss's chair, and his beer belly suddenly became more and more obvious..
“Sorry...Renly, sorry." Before Renly's call was about to go to voicemail, Andy answered the phone in time, "I'm really sorry. I was just talking to Theo-Kingma. He is a person who refuses to compromise easily. He can't hang up the phone at all..”
Theo Kimma is the current president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organizes the annual Golden Globe Awards..
“It shouldn't be surprising, should it? How else could he become the president of the association? "Renly, however, was always calm and calm, and started teasing lightly..
Andy shrugged, "But I strongly doubt he can be re-elected..”
“Is there another term change? "Renly was slightly surprised, "If I remember correctly, didn't he just come up last year?？”
“Yes, but the chairman of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is elected every two years." Andy explained, "In recent years, the overall momentum and situation of the Golden Globe Awards have always been in a state of chaos, not only in terms of ratings, but also in terms of guest performers. , media promotions, Internet hot spots, etc. all failed to restore the downward trend, and then the members of the association always felt that the problem could be solved by changing just one chairman..”
“Ha. You can’t blame them, the democratic electoral system is such a system. But what I’m more curious about is that such internal struggles within the association have brought more impact, haven’t they? "Renly thinks this event itself is very interesting, even more interesting than the entertainment effect of the Golden Globe Awards..
Andy nodded in affirmation, "Indeed. They haven't spent any time on business at all now. The internal struggle has taken up all their energy. Then every year the awards ceremony creates gimmicks and tricks to stimulate the audience, but in two years A single election brings turmoil again, overthrowing all the previous ones..”
Renly pursed his lips, but he didn't find it strange at all. Not only the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but also other major award ceremonies or film festivals are more or less facing the same situation - for example, the Venice Film Festival is a typical representative. , this is the inevitable trend of Vanity Fair.
However, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a bit more special. They are nominally a non-profit organization and receive gifts and donations every year. But in fact, their members are not journalists. Members only need to publish four news articles each year. Articles with royalties are enough.
Many members were reporters, editors or film critics before joining the association, but after joining the association they changed careers and became photographers, "because photographers make more money." But more members are idle people receiving pensions and do not rely on news. To eat, as for the requirement of four articles per year, they only occasionally write articles for little-known overseas publishers, which is enough to meet the requirement..
The current membership of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is very diverse, with people from the education, real estate, automobile, etc. industries..
So how does the Hollywood Foreign Press Association work? This is a very large, complex and complicated system. To summarize it in relatively simple and straightforward words: Academy Public Relations during the awards season.
The fixed members of the entire association remain at about ninety people, who join by recommendation and have one-vote veto power. This also makes the positions of all members relatively stable, almost equivalent to lifelong tenure; but these ninety members have huge Their career itself is similar to that of lobbyists in Washington. They travel among major associations, companies, parties, and get-togethers, making full use of the network of interests during the awards season to mediate among them..
Why can the Golden Globe Awards be called the "Oscars bellwether"? That's because these ninety members know the inside information of the Hollywood Academy members very well, and they are often able to make judgments and decisions in advance based on the direction of the wind..
In addition, why is the Golden Globe Awards always notorious, and the reputation of "Entertaining Till Death" always follows? That’s because during the 1970s and 1980s, members were willing to accept small material favors to influence the awards—for example, hosting a party in Las Vegas, inviting a select group of members to attend, and winning a Ballon d'Or trophy.
Although this trend has now disappeared, and simple and crude black-box operations are no longer effective; members of the association are still able to freely wander around major parties during the awards season, influencing the direction of the Oscar trophy..
Even if it takes a whole book to tell the story of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Golden Globe Awards, what is certain is that the far-reaching influence and benefit distribution ability during the awards season are what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association relies on for its survival. important weight, naturally, the internal power struggle became more intense..
Despite this, the professional critic of the "Hollywood Reporter" once expressed this view, "Although the judges of the Golden Globe Awards are basically all idiots, they are always better than the self-righteous and condescending guys at the Oscars." Tasteful.”
Not to mention what the distribution of power in Hollywood means behind such a view, but it can be seen from the side that the "entertainment first" style of the Golden Globe Awards has never changed. As for the grievances between the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, that is another matter. a story.
“Same thing this year. Do you know why Theo called me? "Andy felt relaxed and actually started chatting with Renly..
Renly said nothing.
Andy himself burst into laughter, "I know, I know, you're not interested, but can't you cooperate? Theo made a special call to invite you to attend this year's Golden Globe Awards..”
This is Theo Kimma’s strategy.
As the top and most popular actor in the world today, Renly has been absent from the Golden Globe Awards for two consecutive years; more importantly, Renly still does not have a Golden Globe trophy in his award record. It sounds like a fantasy - so much so that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself is a little embarrassed, because Renly never seemed to care about it..
If Theo can invite Renly back to the Golden Globe Awards - the only time Renly attended the Golden Globe Awards in his first year in public, then Theo There will be more confidence in the re-election in June next year.
But the timing this year is really tricky.
Paul had just had an accident and narrowly escaped death; the filming of "Interstellar" was also in full swing. From all aspects, Renly seemed to be in no mood to attend the Golden Globe Awards..
So, Theo used Andy to make some insinuations and began to prepare for the award ceremony early..
“My presence is not a panacea to save ratings. I am not Woody Allen. No audience will turn to the channel to watch the Golden Globe Awards just because I appear in the camera for a few seconds." Renly still maintained a clear tone. The issues of mindfulness, ratings and topicality are mainly inevitable after the birth of online streaming media. The entire television field is being challenged, and naturally it is not a problem that Renly can solve..
Andy chuckled, "He doesn't need you to solve the problem, he just needs a little topic effect to show off his great achievements..”
Renly nodded slightly, "It seems that I am also a Trophy now..”
“Trophy- Wife", which can be translated as "Trophy Wife", but it is derived from the past to mean "Vase Wife"; it also means the trophy itself. Renly uses such a metaphor here, and the meaning of double ridicule is obvious..
“Now Theo is worried that you are attending Sundance but absent from the Golden Globe Awards just like the year before. This is really an unacceptable situation for them." Andy added..
“Ha." Renly chuckled, "Do you want to tell him that I haven't decided whether to attend Sundance or not?？”
“Of course, I have already said this. But there are rumors in the industry that the Coen brothers have extended an invitation, and you must be willing to give them face." Andy said bluntly..
From "Fighting Cancer" to "Transcendence", from Jake Gyllenhaal to Natalie Portman, from Warner Bros. to Universal Pictures, and this time to Paul Walker, Renly's thoughts on friendship It is no secret that the way he handles the situation has long been known. Everyone can feel it. Renly is a person who attaches great importance to friendship..
Of course, it is not easy to become Renly's friend. The cold and arrogant aura of hereditary nobles is enough to scare away countless people; not to mention, how many people can approach Renly with their own purposes? What about success? This also makes Renly's friendship even more precious..
Renly shrugged, "I'm sure Joel and Ethan would understand if I refused..”
“But the question is, will you say no? "Andy asked again..
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