340 fly into a rage
“So are you going to watch this documentary this afternoon? "It was Jessica who spoke, as if Cornell had never appeared at all just now, and she didn't care about the potential scandal, even though at this time Cornell could still be seen kicking ice chips at the door..
This calm atmosphere made Renly impressed again, "Yes, I decided to queue up and have a look. What about you?"？”
“I'm going to watch another movie, 'Tyrannosaurus’……”
The two finally got some peace and exchanged their movie-watching experiences over the past three days. Compared to Toronto and Telluride, the independent films at Sundance were like stars in the sky, and Renly had never seen or even heard of them. , there are quite a few in fact. Although the quality of the works varies, the pioneering spirit and exploration spirit of these independent filmmakers opened Renly's eyes..
After drinking coffee, Jessica left first, and the "Tyrannosaurus" show was earlier..
Left alone, Renly did not rush to pour the rest of the coffee into his mouth, but carefully thought about what Cornell said just now. He was not worried at all about those rumors and he believed that Andy would handle them well. ; however, when he heard some news just now, a piece of information flashed in his mind.
After thinking about it carefully, Renly finally remembered. When he was disqualified from participating in "Three Days of Danger", Lionsgate Films was suspected of violating the rules during the college's public relations process and made a low-level mistake, which led to a disaster..
“In fact, "Three Days of Danger" has a mediocre reputation among professional film critics, and audience feedback and box office performance are also unsatisfactory. Coupled with the theme of the thriller plot, it is not easy to occupy a place in the awards season..
But the complexity of the awards season cannot be generalized. Just like Meryl Streep, she also won an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for "The Devil Wears Prada". When people see Meryl's name, they subconsciously It will check the box. This sense of trust accumulated over time cannot be shaken. It is the same as the brand value..
“The director and screenwriter of "Three Days of Danger" is Paul Haggis, the director who defeated "Brokeback Mountain" with "Crash". As a gold medal screenwriter, he also contributed to "Million Dollar Baby", "Brimstone" "Letter from the Island", "Battle in the Valley of Elah", "007: Casino Royale" and other masterpieces are not to be underestimated in Hollywood..
In addition, the leading actor of the movie is Russell Crowe, and the supporting actor is Liam Neeson. These are all actors with strong connections and solid reputation in Hollywood..
Lionsgate naturally hoped that the movie would make a difference, but they didn’t expect that being so eager to be kind would be self-defeating..
The so-called college public relations actually means attending various award ceremonies to promote publicity; attending various media occasions to cooperate with interviews; attending various private parties to socialize. This is similar to elections..
For example, a very important part of the reason why "Crash" was able to topple "Brokeback Mountain" back then was because the traditional white elderly judges refused to watch "Brokeback Mountain" out of their rejection of homosexuality. The distribution company of "Crash" Lionsgate seized this opportunity and made a desperate move by printing 60,000 DVD discs and sending them to the Academy judges. They also called the judges every now and then to ask if they had watched the film and how they felt..
However, public relations is inherently an ambiguous term, and it is easy to fall into the trap of negative aspects such as bribery, buying, and secret transactions. Therefore, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has formulated relevant policies in order to avoid violations. .However, there are policies above and countermeasures below..
The Weinstein brothers are undoubtedly veterans of exploiting loopholes in the rules.
1998After "Shakespeare in Love" received an Oscar nomination in 2016, the Weinstein brothers quickly prepared a series of celebration parties for director John Madden. Among the invitees were three influential Academy Senior judges. In fact, this is against the rules of the Academy: producers cannot hold social events for nominees that include Academy members..
But the Weinstein brothers' explanation for this was, "I'm sorry that three Academy members were present, but it was a news scene. If you want to make news, you have to get a few celebrities to come..”
Even the academy has no choice but to acquiesce in such borderline measures..
This time, Lionsgate Pictures, which is eager for success, was unexpectedly caught by the Academy, and it is not surprising that it will scare the monkeys. However, taking a step back, "Three Days of Danger" has limited competitiveness, and the Golden Globe Award I didn’t get any of the above nominations, so it wouldn’t be too regretful to be deprived of the qualification..
The reason why this news caught Renly's attention was because he thought of "Buried Alive". He finally remembered why "Buried Alive" didn't get any nominations in his previous life.！
In the previous life, the distribution company of "Buried Alive" was Lionsgate Pictures. At that time, Lionsgate Pictures was suspected of illegal canvassing and was disqualified from the Academy. As a result, there was no trace and nothing on the subsequent Oscar nomination list..
In this life, at the Toronto Film Festival, Lionsgate was also one of the strongest contenders for "Buried Alive", but in the end they chose Focus Features, and it was Renly's advice..
In fact, Renly didn't think much about it at the time and just talked about the matter. He didn't remember this incident in his previous life at all. Unexpectedly, he accidentally dodged a bullet. "Buried Alive" still retains the hope of winning an Oscar. Whether it's because he switched to Focus Features, there's no way of knowing..
Thinking of this, Renly dialed Andy's phone number.
It was not Andy who answered the phone, but his assistant Nancy Kingsley. "...Renly, it's not convenient for Andy right now. How about you call back later?" Nancy's voice was a little embarrassed..
Andy's furious voice came from the background of the phone, "Does he have no brains? I've seen arrogant people, but never such stupid ones! Who does he think he is? Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!" followed by a series of The foul language is so offensive that it’s hard to hear..
Renly was slightly surprised.
Ever since he met Andy, he has always been a smiling Maitreya Buddha, and he didn't even feel too aggressive. He took it for granted that Andy was a reserved and strategizing personality, but now it seems that even if he is in a high position Or, there are times when it breaks out. What's more, Andy is not one of the British aristocrats..
“Then I'll call you later." Renly didn't ask another question and hung up the phone with a smile..
But less than two minutes after putting down the phone, Andy called back, "Renly, what's going on? Is everything okay at Sundance?" That gentle smile came from the other end of the phone, As if nothing had happened just now.
“Very good, everything is fine with me." Renly nodded in affirmation. Compared with Toronto and Telluride, now that he has an assistant around him, Renly's life has indeed become much more convenient, "I'll call Here, I mainly want to ask you about our current situation, is everything okay?？”
Andy frowned slightly, "What did you hear?" He knew Renly's personality, and he definitely wasn't aiming for nothing..
Renly briefly explained Connell's question just now, and then heard Andy sigh softly, and he couldn't help but laugh, "Did something really happen?？”
Andy rubbed his temples. He had no intention of telling Renly at first. The matter had been dealt with anyway, but after thinking about it, he decided to speak, "Chris Sparling wrote a private email and sent it to the academy to comment on the work. I was bragging a lot, but luckily Focus Features’ public relations team discovered it immediately and intercepted the email, thus avoiding trouble..”
Chris Sparling, screenwriter of "Buried Alive".
Renly only met him a few times, just nodded and said hello, and had no deep friendship. "What did he write?" Thinking back to Andy's anger just now, it is estimated that the matter is definitely not that simple..
“He probably praised himself very much and thought he was worthy of an Oscar nomination..." Andy only said half of his words, and then took a deep breath, "Simply put, it is an arrogant and conceited email. Better than Nicholas -Nicos-Chariter is much shameless. I know that Hollywood practitioners are always confident and proud, but this is the first time I have seen such a shameless person..”
Before Andy became Renly's agent, the two of them had discussed the topic of "actors' confidence", but they didn't expect it to come up again. Renly laughed dumbly, "After being too arrogant, it can be explained as ignorance.”
Nicolas Chartier is the producer of "The Hurt Locker". During last year's awards season, the competition between "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" was extremely fierce, and it could even be said that the bayonet was in danger. Nicolas privately sent an email to the academy Judges, I hope the judges will vote for "The Hurt Locker" instead of "voting for that half-billion-dollar movie."”.
The Academy explicitly prohibits any form of private canvassing emails. After this incident came to light, it caused an uproar. However, the Oscar nomination list had already been announced at that time, and the Academy could not cancel the nomination. In the end, it just banned Nicholas from attending the awards ceremony, which was a hasty matter..
However, the public relations team of "The Hurt Locker" worked extremely hard to make up for this scandal, and then restored the decline and finally succeeded in winning the championship..
Now, Chris's behavior was actually more serious than Nicholas's. Renly immediately understood, "Thank you for your hard work.".”
A simple word, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of Andy's mouth. In the past three days, he has been busy wiping Chris' butt/buttocks. It was like his feet were on fire. Damage control was done to a minimum, he hadn't slept for seventy hours, and now the stress was at an extreme level, and even three cups of espresso couldn't bring any relief..
If you think about it carefully, if he hadn't had expectations for Renly and paid close attention to every move of "Buried Alive" during the awards season; if he hadn't interfered with the publicity and public relations of "Buried Alive" and focused all his work this year on this on top of each work; if Focus Features hadn’t checked the entire team’s communications at his tireless request……
Then the current situation is unimaginable. The outcome of "Three Days of Crisis" will be "buried alive" tomorrow..
Just describing it in my mind makes people shudder. Even though Andy was used to seeing big scenes, he broke out in a cold sweat..
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