The night was deep, cars drove out of the gate of the manor one after another, and the future world manor, which was originally boiling with people, gradually quieted down, and a grand party was over.

"You've got good wine and beef. Tom Cruise was the last: "Your taste for life has improved significantly. ”

Ronan said directly: "Smashed out with money." ”

Tom Cruise said: "There's no need to be so frank. ”

Ronan shrugged: "I was originally just a small middle class, and I have my current life because of wealth. ”

There is nothing to say about this, in the eyes of many people, he is a nouveau riche.

"By the way, there's something to say hello to you in advance. Tom Cruise was also not polite to Ronan: "I'm going to fire my agent soon, there could be some trouble." ”

Ronan understood what he meant, and said, "If there is something that needs my help, just say it." ”

Tom Cruise smiled, "Thank you." ”

Ronan smiled, "Can you be so polite with me? ”

Tom Cruise didn't say any more kind words and left the future world.

Seeing Tom Cruise leave in the car, Ronan returned to the huge banquet hall, where the butler Nikia was directing people to clean up, because Avril Lavigne, who had heard that there was wine to drink, was also offering to help.

"Ivy. Ronan beckoned, "Nikia is in charge of these things, you don't care." ”

Putting down the wine bottle in her hand, Avril walked over with a bit of wine and said, "Ronan, if there is such a lively event in the future, you must inform me in advance." ”

Ronan nodded, "I see, little drunkard." ”

Avril drank a lot of alcohol in the evening and said, "It's not easy to find a place to drink safely. She pulled Ronan up, "Let's go, let's go to your cellar." ”

Ronan, of course, would not object, and followed Avril into the cellar and let her choose a bottle of whiskey.

Obviously, Avril hasn't had it yet.

"Won't that affect your singing?" Ronan asked.

"It's okay. Avril didn't seem to care at all: "I only feel like I drink a lot." ”

Thinking that Britney Spears, who was an alcoholic, was still red and purple, Ronan didn't say anything more, and pulled Avril up the stairs and towards the master bedroom on the third floor.

Avril held the wine bottle and said as she walked, "The production team chose a new song for me, do you want to hear it?"

Ronan said, "Of course you have to listen. ”

Avril snorted softly: "If you fall in love with someone, it's easy to lose your ......"

The two walked into the master bedroom on the third floor together, and Avril Lavigne's singing continued.

It didn't take long for her singing to stop and another tune sounded, and Ronan remembered a song as well, influenced by Avril's singing.

Forget about the grass, just grass it, grass to the left......

Early the next morning, Ronan sent Avril to the record label and then to Embassy Pictures.

"Hero" was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and of course the publicity and distribution of Embassy Pictures must keep up, starting this weekend, it will be expanded on a large scale in North America.

For more than a month before it was screened, "Hero" has always maintained the scale of 10 theaters, and the proximity to the Chinese community and the good reputation of the operation have played an important role, and the five-week screening has earned $1.35 million at the North American box office.

It is said that on the other side of the Pacific, the box office of "Hero" has exceeded 200 million soft girl coins.

Although it still can't be compared with the box office record created by "Titanic" in 1998, it has already been seen at a glance for oriental domestic films in this era.

By the end of the week, "Heroes" will expand to more than 2,000 theaters in North America.

Of course, theaters that expand their screenings will still focus on the Chinese American community.

After the expansion of screenings in North America, "Heroes" will also be promoted by Embassy Pictures to be released overseas.

The Oscar effect is also effective in overseas markets.

However, the Embassy Pictures' Oscar PR about "Hero" quickly stopped, and the film only received one nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, in fact, it is not difficult for a slightly rational person to see that the possibility of "Hero" winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is negligible.

"Hero" is not "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with a layer of oriental clothing after all.

This film is all oriental from the outside to the core, and it is not the type of "City of God" that actively discredits its own city and country, and it is too difficult to get a group of middle-aged and elderly white Americans to vote for the final vote.

An oriental film that does not hack its own country, its own city, its own beliefs or nation, and wants a heavyweight Oscar award, which is completely epic difficulty.

In this respect, the Oscars also have something in common with the three major European art film festivals.

Embassy Pictures' publicity and public relations team and corresponding resources all went to the award for Best Animated Short Film in Peppa Pig.

Ronan wants to make sure that "Peppa Pig" gets the best animated short film possible.

can get this little golden man, and the subsequent animated series can attract the attention of countless people, and the Oscar halo and effect are still relatively easy to use.

But after the Oscar nominations were announced, the most fierce hype in the media was "The Pianist" and Roman Polanski.

Now not only is the Rob case of Roman Polanski and the person involved dragged out to whip the corpse.

Previously, the immoral scandal about Roman Polanski 26 years ago was hyped up by the media for a while, and everyone knew about it.

Under intense pressure from the FBI, the FBI and the judiciary announced that Roman Polanski would be arrested if he came to the ceremony.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that someone is pushing behind it.

Oscar public relations is no longer just as simple as promoting itself, in the hands of a certain fat man, cracking down on competitors has gradually become the norm.

But that won't affect the perception of Roman Polanski's directing abilities in Hollywood.

There is a rule in Hollywood that everyone agrees on, art and character are always two different things.

Otherwise, Sean Connery wouldn't have been popular for so many years, Morgan Freeman wouldn't have become a golden supporting actor, and Woody Allen would have been finished a long time ago......

There are countless examples of this.

Beverly Hills, Century City.

On a building not far from CAA, middle-aged Peter Kingsley, dressed in Chanel, pushed open the door to Tom Cruise's office.

"Good morning, Tom. Pat Kingsley greeted with a smile.

Tom Cruise sat behind his desk and didn't move, with a stack of materials in front of him, his face was a little gloomy, and he pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit, Pat." ”

Looking at Tom Cruise's handsome face, Pat Kingsley pulled out her chair and sat down generously.

Pat Kingsley asked, "What's the matter with calling me so urgently?"

"A little thing. Tom Cruise looked calm, and his voice was no different from before: "Pat, should you give me an explanation about the nomination for Best Actor?"

Pat Kingsley frowned slightly, and countless fine crow's feet appeared at the corners of her eyes, and said, "I'm so sorry, Tom. I didn't do a good job, and the competition was a little more fierce this year, and our subject matter was not superior, even ......"

Tom Cruise interrupted Pat Kingsley, "Is that all?"

Pat Kingsley's heart sank, and she suddenly had a bad premonition, after all, she knew what she was doing.

"Oscar awards and nominations are not something that can be forced. Pat Kingsley has a heartfelt message: "The work must be excellent, the publicity must be appropriate, the public relations must be strong, and there must be good luck." ”

She said as a matter of course: "We did a good job in the first three items, but we were a little unlucky, you don't have to worry, we can continue to ...... next year."

"Bad luck?" Tom Cruise laughed angrily, picked up the top copy of the document in front of him, and threw it directly to Pat Kingsley: "Since entering the awards season, you have participated in a total of five publicity canvassing events about me. But the other one, you've been involved sixteen times!"

Pat Kingsley's face sank, then returned to normal: "Both of you are my clients. ”

Tom Cruise took out another piece of information and threw it in front of Pat Kingsley: "You've only contacted seven media outlets for me, and twenty-five on the other side!"

Without waiting for Pat Kingsley to reply, Tom Cruise threw another piece of information over: "I prepaid you $3 million to fund the event, of which only $1.8 million was worth the bill, and where did the other $1.2 million go?"

Tom Cruise's tone kept getting colder: "What's going on with the media that sympathizes with Kidman by demeaning me?"

Just as Pat Kingsley wanted to open her mouth to defend herself, Tom Cruise threw her another copy of the document: "You better read it before you speak!"

These documents fell on the desk in front of Pat Kingsley, but Pat Kingsley did not open it and look at it.

"It's not what you think, Tom. As an agent, Pat Kingsley is cheeky and lying, which is the basic skill: "You have a misunderstanding about me, we need to talk calmly, you calm down first, okay?"

Tom Cruise was calm and said, "Pat, I just trust you a lot and I'm not stupid. I've always believed that you're a great agent who thinks of me in everything, and I never doubted you before this Oscar. ”

If it weren't for Ronan's reminder, maybe he would still trust Pat Kingsley as always.

"You have betrayed my trust, and you have squandered my trust. Tom Cruise's tone became colder and colder: "We have been working together for almost ten years, and I didn't expect you to become like this." ”

Pat Kingsley's crow's feet are showing more and more crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, and she argues, "Tom, you really misunderstood me, I may have some work that I didn't do well......"

Tom Cruise's voice suddenly raised, "That's enough!" He looked at Pat Kingsley, "For the sake of our years of cooperation, stop telling meaningless lies." I will notify CAA and announce that we are no longer working together because of differences in roles. ”