Hollywood legendary director

At 10 o'clock in the morning the next day, Lehmann was able to get out of bed.

Compared to the past, this time point is a bit late - well, not too late.

After getting dressed, I didn't see a familiar figure beside me. After washing, I went down to the first floor and saw Eva preparing breakfast.

"Woke up."

Eva greeted her, took out the bread from the local driver, and brought two more bowls of cereal.

Lehman took a few mouthfuls, holding the newspaper in his hand, and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that the newspapers reported the Oscar ceremony last night in a big way, and the headlines were more ruthless.

What "Martin Scorsese missed the best director after all", "Looking for Neverland as the biggest winner, but it didn't show up before, is there any inside story behind Oscar"?

What "Oscar dinner is starry but the atmosphere is not good", "Aviator accompanies the whole journey";

Of course, there are also boasts, such as "Hilary Swank Achieves Two Oscars", "Clint Eastwood is not old, and win the actor again"

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In Hollywood, where gossip paparazzi flourishes, ordinary citizens are still quite enthusiastic about celebrity discussions, and the threshold for chasing stars is very low.

Therefore, events such as the Oscars awards ceremony can attract countless lively audiences every year. After so many years of training, the ratings are quite high, and they are often broadcast in Europe, South America and other regions.

As a result, the highest ratings of the live broadcast that night rushed to more than 52 million viewers, and at the same time all the programs were slammed.

So, not surprisingly, the award winners selected by the jury naturally caused widespread dissemination.

The heat in the newspapers is nothing.

One of the most concerned is naturally "Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby" have lost the best film, and several award-winning actors.

Regarding director Martin’s deeds, people in the industry are very clear, but it is not convenient for the audience to speak, otherwise it is "political incorrect".

Therefore, even if the doubts are loud, the Oscar jury is definitely not a bird.

But the content of the actor's report does not matter, which is also the meaning of caa and other agencies.

Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood are both old actors, and the public has a high degree of recognition, and there is a voice of praise; Hillary and Cate Blanchett have also gradually grown up in Hollywood. The adult past was quickly turned over by the media.

For example, Hillary used to be almost down to the street. Relying on the difficulty of playing the male role in "Boys Don’t Cry", after winning the Oscar, Kate and Hillary are in a bad family situation. How to work hard? Energy content.

In addition, there are some lace messages.

For example, Xiao Li and Kate Winslet walked together on the red carpet again, and they were intimate. They even said that they might have a romantic affair-insert a word, since "Titanic", this kind of lace news has often appeared, but Xiao Li Winslet and Winslet are both playful, and at this time, she has an established boyfriend, which can only be said to be a scandal.

In addition, Lehman is also the focus of media coverage. Firstly, his works are very rewarding; secondly, the heat is right at the time.

After all, the photo of him walking on the red carpet with Eva was photographed without concealing intimacy between words and deeds. In addition, it was the first time that the two of them showed affection on such a big occasion. They fed single dogs a mouthful of dog food, especially Iraq. The baby's male fan is even more uncertain.

There is certainty, there is abuse, after all, which celebrity has no fans, really think that the actors they like can't have men.Lehman ignored it.

A media person who can be a news reporter is just the first step.

Later, more breaking news was dug out, and the content was directed at the "Looking for Neverland" public relations judges, the black-box operation-these people do not care whether the Oscars voted by secret ballots, the judges team is composed of thousands of people, public relations at all Finish.

They just want to stir up momentum and maximize traffic.

Of course, this kind of chasing news, even if the audience approves it, can’t help but Oscars. Ah never thought about fairness and justice, but based on political considerations, the government made the case.

Hiding for a while, it's nothing.

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In the mansion villa in Beverly Hills, Lyman is communicating with Warner about expanding the screening.

Of course, it’s not the expansion of "The Mist", the potential of this film is almost gone, and the upper limit is 200 million domestically, but the operation of "Million Dollar Baby"-such an effort to operate the Oscar, for the movie star, it is for personal honor. Expand the position in the circle, but for film and television companies, that is a naked money transaction.

Generally speaking, spending some money on public relations is for better selling prices, otherwise so many companies will not compete-no profit, who dares to hold the Oscar judges' stinky feet?

Don’t you see, Miramax relies on the operation of Oscars, and the benefits of a year are not young or old.

According to Warner, if you get an award the night before, you can contact overseas buyers to cash in your profits the next day. Overseas buyers are not stupid. Oscars have accumulated fame over so many years. As long as they hit the Olympic prize works, they rarely get the box office. Many literary and artistic youths love Oscars if they can’t be sold, and they also target the market.

Therefore, after the Oscars, "Million Dollar Baby" has not paid for itself due to operational problems, but after selling some of the regional copyrights, it directly made a profit of more than 20 million, which has not yet been counted as offline income in the future.

In addition, theaters across North America have also expanded their screenings in accordance with the pre-communication. The number of theaters has risen to more than 1,200.

And the box office number of less than 300,000 the day before soared rapidly, almost a dozen times.

Moreover, the theaters in various places feel that it is profitable, and the resource tilt is very good, making up for the lack of early announcements-only relying on Oscars, it is worth several million in publicity expenses.

This is also the reason why various film and television companies are so active in operating Oscars. This is an excellent business.

Small input, big output.

It's no wonder that Martin Scorsese was humiliated by the jury like this, and he still rushed to participate-if he was humiliated, he would be able to make a huge profit, which is probably not unacceptable.

People's hearts are realistic and profitable. What does it matter if you bow your head slightly?

After the phone call, Lehman was in a good mood thinking about his gains, and then he hurriedly notified Liam of Blue Butterfly Pictures, asking him to take advantage of the heat and find a time to release "Daydreamer."

Once busy, it was almost noon.

Eva called to ask the hotel to send a table of wine and food-this kind of food delivery service in Beverly Hills is quite common. After all, most people in the entertainment industry live here, and few know how to cook and are used to fast food. Up.

Lehman looked sideways at Eva's arrangement of dishes, and suggested: "Or, let's hire a chef, preferably Mexican and French cuisine."-After staying in the United States for a long time, he thinks that Mexican cuisine suits him. Appetite, as for Chinese food, either it is not authentic, or Eva can’t adapt to it.

Eva shook her head and said: I sometimes run around when filming, and you don't usually stay at home. If hiring a chef like this is too wasteful, it would be better to ask the hotel to deliver food.

Lehman thought, yes, it would be very troublesome to hire a chef and be responsible for the ingredients and kitchenware.

Lehman walked up to Eva and put her arms around her waist and said: "How do I feel that you are becoming more and more of a top Hollywood actress? Is it my illusion?"

Eva gave him a white look, what nonsense she said, I also have a team now and need to take care of my image.

Image?

Yes, Lehman nodded.

Did he just say, Eva's words and deeds have changed quite a lot from what she had just met before.

Thinking about this, Lyman kissed Eva.

Well, the touch is still the same, unchanged.

Eva is arranging tables, chairs, and taking utensils, so she doesn't know what Lyman is thinking.

After the kiss, his cheeks were slightly red, and he gave Lehman a white look.

After a while, the two leaned back and enjoyed lunch.

After eating some salad, Eva suddenly remembered something, and ran upstairs again and took a script.

"What is this?" Lyman asked curiously.

"Let's take a look. This is a movie suggested by my team. The movie has been sent out and the pay is 9 million." Eva was a little happy.

In other words, her current reputation is ranked above among many actresses, but because she often appears in Lehman's works, she generally does not accept the show, but it is not completely absent.

For now, she still occasionally participates in the works of other directors, mainly in the works of Lehman. The former is usually a supporting role or a personal guest appearance. This time is different. The opposite is very big and the assistant team agrees. When he played, Eva wanted to hear Lehman's opinion. After all, is he a director? He looked at the problem more comprehensively, not just about the role.

Under Eva's look of expectation, Lehman opened the script and scanned it roughly-this kind of film contract has a confidentiality agreement, and it is filed in the guild, so you are not afraid that others will look at it, as long as it is not widely leaked.

Only halfway through, Lehman suddenly laughed...