Standing next to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, looking out condescendingly, the long queue at the entrance of the theater is really spectacular, the surging crowds on the streets and alleys crowd the whole town to the fullest, and the dense crowd in sight looks like a bustling ant, so small, so dense, in a trance, there is an illusion that you are God. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's no wonder that the elite on Wall Street always like the floor where their offices are located, a little higher, a little higher.

Sundance, which has been silent for five days, has finally become noisy because of the birth of "Love is Crazy", and it continues to heat up, which also makes the major media begin to be active.

"It's a nice view, isn't it?" Harvey-Weinstein (Harvey-Weinstein) with his hands behind his back, his round beer belly, honest smile, friendly demeanor, and a kind of intimacy all over his body, even if they met for the first time, there was no jerky feeling at all, and in just a few greetings, he seemed to be familiar with it.

"However, compared to the view from the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel, it is still a lot less impressive. Harvey turned around, paced calmly, and walked back to the sofa group in the hall from the direction of the floor-to-ceiling window, but he didn't rush to sit down, just casually leaned on the back of the sofa, with a gentle smile on his face, "If I have the chance, I can invite you to go to the top floor to have a look." It's not as good as the Empire State Building, but it's a stunning view. ”

Harvey Weinstein, plus Bob-Weinstein, the famous Weinstein brothers, stomped their feet in Hollywood, the entire film industry will tremble, and some even call them "Hollywood kings" behind their backs, the powerful influence of the two brothers can be seen.

It is no exaggeration to say that the rise of the awards season was driven by these two brothers, and in the past ten years, they are definitely the most important people in each awards season, winning hundreds of nominations and dozens of statuettes.

Recently, the "social network" has been in a deep situation, first a number of people related to Facebook directly stood up and accused the film of fabricating facts to scandalize the image, and then the original novel of the film also broke out of the plagiarism storm and was deeply embarrassed. Not to mention whether the matter is true or not, but a series of negative news has indeed affected the prospects of the awards season on the "social network".

What's more, in the first half of the awards season, David Fincher has been actively cooperating with the promotion of the film, and recently there have been frequent negative news, all kinds of dirty and ugly methods, which really made David hate, and gradually began to be absent from the college's public relations related activities.

Behind all this, the Weinstein brothers can be found - the North American distribution rights of "The King's Speech" are in the hands of the brothers.

The Oscar nominees are about to be announced, and the first stage of the awards season is in the final sprint, but the brothers are not nervous at all, not only did they not sit in the base camp, but also made it to Park City for the annual Sundance Film Festival.

In fact, in recent years, with the slow rise of independent films, the attention of big-name producers and distribution companies has gradually shifted, as evidenced by last year's "Blue Valentine's Day" and "Winter Bones". Naturally, the Weinstein brothers will not miss it, and every year they come here to pan for gold.

The Weinstein brothers worked together, with the younger brother Bob being more adept at producing and selecting the works, while the older brother Harvey was in charge of the overall situation, with him in charge of media promotion, public relations, distribution rights, and so on. The same is true today, with Harvey staying in his hotel room while Bob walks through the large and small theaters in Park City.

To be honest, when Drake Doremus told Lan Li that the Weinstein brothers had sent an invitation to discuss the distribution rights of "Love Crazy", Lan Li's head was slightly clouded for a moment.

This is Weinstein, not just a random producer or publisher.

This is different from meeting Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg at the audition, when Lan Li's attention was focused on his performance, hoping to get the job, rather than having the leisure to worship the two bigwigs in the audience, but today, the Weinstein brothers have taken a fancy to "Love Crazy", which not only means that the work has been recognized by them, but also means that they have a positive attitude towards the production's awards season prospects.

Before Weinstein, "Love Crazy" had received olive branches from four distribution companies, one of which was an independent label owned by Paramount Pictures, Paramount Advantage, and the other three were independent distribution companies.

All three companies have expressed strong interest in the North American distribution rights of "Love Crazy", especially Paramount Advantage. As a label under the six major film companies, although Paramount's advantage is not as good as Focus Pictures, Miramax, and Fox Searchlight, its rich heritage is still not to be underestimated. Not only did they want to win the North American distribution rights of "Love Crazy", but they also inquired about the global distribution rights.

Just this detail can be seen that Paramount is very optimistic about this work.

Sundance's popularity, as well as the vigor on the Internet, has attracted enough focus and firepower for "Love Crazy", and the North American distribution rights have naturally risen and become hot. It's no exaggeration to say that "Love Crazy" is now Sundance's most high-profile work, and no one can match the distribution rights. At least for now.

No, Weinstein Pictures has also expressed interest. Even if Focus Pictures and Fox Searchlight join forces, they will definitely not be left behind Weinstein Pictures. It was indeed a huge surprise.

Drake's excitement, Jennifer and Felicity's excitement, it's understandable.

In the end, it was Lan Li who calmed down first, because he knew that the Weinstein brothers' strategy had always been of the type of casting a wide net, and they would rather kill by mistake than let go.

Starting with Sundance and ending in Toronto, they will continue to buy the distribution rights of the works, and then slowly select and eliminate them one after another, and when they enter the awards season, the number of seeded players left in their hands is very limited, and most of the works have been eliminated directly.

In other words, being favored by the Weinstein brothers is actually not as wonderful as imagined.

Each distribution company has its own characteristics, and the same work is in the hands of different companies, with very different promotional strategies and priorities, and the final outcome of the awards season can be very different. The Weinstein brothers are definitely the epitome of profit-supremacy and decisiveness. What they care about is not the artistic value, but whether it is in line with the value orientation of the Oscar judges.

To put it simply, a work with a unique style like "Buried Alive" in the hands of the Weinstein brothers is estimated to not support the arrival of the awards season, and they will be shot directly.

However, for an independent film like "Love Crazy", the Weinstein brothers are indeed high godfathers, enough to make people excited to the point of losing their temper.

Today, Drake shouted the Blue Rite, and the two of them came to the hotel to visit the Weinstein brothers.

At the beginning of Telluride, Drake promised Lan Li that because Lan Li's salary was too low, he expressed his willingness to let Lan Li join the production of the film in the form of box office dividends.

Generally speaking, the distribution copyright of independent films can be simply divided into two possibilities, one is to buy out at a fixed price, and then whether the distribution company makes money, which has nothing to do with the crew;

Regardless of which way the distribution rights of "Love Crazy" are eventually sold, Drake is willing to share part of the profits with Lan Li in the form of a percentage. That's why he invited Lan Li to come over and meet with the Weinstein brothers today.

Part of the reason is because he needs to be brave. Yes, that's what Drake was saying.

Looking at Harvey, who was full of confidence, calmness, and ease in front of him, Drake's nervousness and jerkiness were clearly visible - he was only twenty-seven years old this year, and he was still an authentic young man.

But Lan Li noticed Harvey's posture on the stage, whether it was a remark in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, or a friendly invitation standing next to the sofa, Harvey always kept standing, facing Lan Li and Drake sitting on the sofa, Harvey undoubtedly has a height advantage, the kind of majesty of the superior to reward his subordinates, and he has completed the control of the situation without moving.

Blue Rite is no stranger to Harvey's approach, and George Hall is the best at this invisible oppression.

What's more, Harvey is clearly on his point, not proposing a tour of the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel, but hinting at the eventual culmination of the awards season – every year Vanity Fair's Oscar Night is held at the Sunset Tower Hotel, which will be a celebration party for the winners.

However, Harvey was probably disappointed, and in Lan Li's opinion, Drake didn't hear Harvey's words at all, "Really? I've heard that the Empire State Building is a wonderful view." But I never had a chance to go over and see it, so it would be cool if I could go to the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel!"

Drake said with a smile on his face, and even turned his head and nodded at Lan Li with a look of excitement: as if he was really looking forward to the trip to the Sunset Tower Hotel.

The corners of Lan Li's mouth rose slightly, and then he nodded solemnly, "I think so too." ”

Harvey squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the two people in front of him seriously, and finally his eyes fell on Lan Li, without hiding his curiosity, until Lan Li turned his head, the eyes of the two people collided together, and then he showed an embarrassed smile, "I'm sorry, please forgive me for being direct." You're younger than I thought you wouldn't be able to tell from the big screen, or rather, your performance confuses me. As a viewer, it's a real treat. ”