1722 Break head-on
"It seems that rumors in the industry have misunderstood Mr. Weinstein. ”
In the face of Lan Li's understated but hidden words, Harvey's emotions instantly broke through the shackles of reason: sharp words and intransigence, Lan Li was always able to seize the opportunity in the verbal confrontation; this time, Lan Li directly mentioned the past confrontation of "love is crazy", and the ridicule and ridicule between the lines were not concealed at all.
Harvey has never liked Lan Li, but after the anger reached the extreme, Harvey calmed down, after countless winds and waves, he naturally would not be like a hairy boy, out of control in the public, and then leave it to others to speak, but sneered, "Hereditary nobles are indeed hereditary nobles, even if they are down-and-out children, they look down on those interests, and trivial things in life can't attract your attention, but I don't know how long this high will last." ”
"Then that's not the part you can worry about. Lan Li showed a shallow smile, his eyes were bright and calm to meet Harvey's gritted teeth, and a fluttering sentence fiercely repelled Harvey head-on:
Even if it is a down-and-out aristocracy, it is still a class that Harvey can't ask for, and those vicious provocative remarks are just the psychology of saying that grapes are sour if you can't eat them. The clear height in the bones and the high pretending to be high are two completely different things.
Harvey only felt a dull blow to his chest, and he tried to say something, but then he realized that it was only a shame to stay here, and it was wiser to turn away, so he raised his chin slightly exaggeratedly, and almost looked at Lan Li through his nostrils, "The eloquence is really good, but only eloquence remains." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Lan Li to respond, and without looking at Andre, Harvey turned around and left, he was not going to leave room for Lan Li to fight back, otherwise he would be even more embarrassed.
But as soon as he took a step, Lan Li's voice came from behind him, "Lord Andre, why did you get up early in the morning today? Don't tell me, you came here for breakfast......"
"No, it's not, I came here to watch the movie feedback......" Andrei's hearty and bright answer rang out, still familiar and wanton, but without the previous sharpness and posture, it revealed a touch of young vigor Andre and Lan Li are the same age.
Harvey's footsteps paused slightly, then quickened his pace and cadence, and he fled the scene quickly.
Flee.
That's what Harvey really has to say.
Lan Li is a fox, and he never speaks without purpose. On the surface, Lan Li had ignored the Weinstein brothers and turned his head to greet Andre, but Lan Li's opening title was particularly harsh, "Lord Andre", among friends, Lan Li was so solemnly called, obviously meant something.
Harvey is a smart person, and he is super smart, he reacted immediately: throughout the conversation, he called Lan Li and Andre "Your Excellency", but Lan Li's words woke him up, the Hall family is a baron, while the Hamilton family is a duke, and there is naturally a difference in the title of family members, André should be "Lord" instead of "Your Excellency".
The difference in title, but reflects the essential difference of class, combined with Lan Li's last sentence, "Then it's not the part you can worry about", "can", the use of this word points out the gap in ability and level, and the subtext is that Harvey is not qualified to point fingers at all.
Shame! This is a real shame!
In Hollywood, Harvey has worked hard to manage his own situation, in England, France, Sweden and other countries, he has dealt with real aristocrats more or less, he has always regarded himself very highly, even if he does not have a noble title, but standing in front of the nobles, he will not be rude.
But on last year's Oscar night, Harvey stood in front of Lan Li but lost his demeanor, and his exemplary aristocratic manners were completely reduced to nondescript Dong Shi imitation. For this reason, Harvey was furious, and after that, he hired a special tutor to come and teach him aristocratic etiquette.
I didn't expect to hit a wall again today! Such a shame is simply hard to swallow!
"I'm going to ruin him! I'm going to ruin him with my own hands!" Harvey said through gritted teeth, all voices in his throat and gurgling.
Bob followed behind Harvey, trying to dissuade him, but he only made an open mouth movement, remembering the little episode just now, the original words were swallowed after all, and he changed his mouth and said, "What are you going to do?"
Now Lan Li is a pivotal heavyweight in the entire Hollywood, don't say "destroy" him, even the head-on confrontation must be careful and careful, just look at the follow-up impact of "hype gate".
Harvey didn't answer, but turned his head and looked at Bob carefully, for a long time, as if he was examining the deep meaning behind the sentence.
Bob didn't speak, just met Harvey's gaze, because he knew his brother, at this moment, any words could turn into a cover or a lie, he must not be weak-hearted, he could only calmly meet Harvey's gaze.
"Oscar. Harvey finally spoke, which made Bob breathe a sigh of relief deep down, "He said he didn't care, but every year the Oscars must be present, and the importance of the little golden man is self-evident." This year, it's our chance. ”
Bob understood what Harvey meant. On the one hand, "gravity" and "drunken folk ballads" have brought Lan Li to a new peak in his career, and on the other hand, it has also triggered a strong backlash from inside and outside the industry.
The so-called "cooling" is just a clever statement, the truth is: after including EGOT, Lan Li has won all the four major awards in North America, so what about the other actors? Aside from the three major European film festivals, on the North American continent, there are still thousands of actors waiting for their first little golden man, if the Lan Li family is allowed to dominate, then what should other actors do?
Judging from the current Hollywood pattern, film critics' pursuit of Lan Li remains high, and the professional recognition of Lan Li by fellow actors has also settled, so Lan Li can easily win the nomination for the fourth consecutive year, tying the record of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino;
Nominations depend on strength, and winning awards depends on luck. This is also the core content of the college's public relations calculation: people's hearts.
"What's more, we're not alone right now, are we?" After calming down, Xavi once again showed his ability to lay out the game, "We should give Thomas Toole a call." The light in the depths of his eyes flickered slightly, and Harvey whispered word by word, "He never wants to be on the academy stage again!
The second Little Golden Man Trophy?
……
"Hey, give me some good news. Andre smiled brightly at Damien and Simmons, and his words immediately became approachable, but the attention of the two people in front of him remained on the Weinstein brothers, and they were not able to recover immediately for a short time.
For Damien and Simmons, the power and status of the Weinstein brothers are even more shocking, but the hereditary aristocratic origins of Andre and Lan Li are really too distant and too advanced, they usually can't touch or feel at all, just like the clouds high above, and there is no way to empathize with the deep meaning contained in it, they just think, "Oh, hereditary aristocracy", sigh and sigh, that's all.
Now thinking back to the confrontation and posture of the Weinstein brothers just now, they are inevitably a little stunned.
Andre reluctantly cast a glance at Lan Li, and expressed his meaning very frankly: Have they not seen anything in the world, and this little battle is terrifying?
Lan Li pursed the corners of her lips and ignored it.
Andre's complaint could not be answered, so he could only withdraw his gaze, and continued, "It's so quiet, shouldn't it all be bad news?
This time, Damien finally came to his senses, "No...... No, no, good news, all good news. Then he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he continued, "I mean, the media is all praise, yes, literally. ”
Simmons finally reacted and joined the conversation.
Attention returned to the media commentary, and the atmosphere slowly came alive, and aside from the provocative conflict of the Weinstein brothers, today was indeed a happy day:
The success of "Burst Drummer" at Sundance was a time of celebration, from media feedback to premiere audiences, and recognition of the hard-earned work, especially for Damien and Simmons, two hard-working artists.
Even the Sony classics are overjoyed, they grabbed the distribution rights of the film early, and now they can already start thinking about the North American distribution and promotion of "Burst Drummer".
The breakfast reading session didn't last long.
Damien went to be interviewed, as a director, he needs to give a lot of interviews in the next few days to promote the film, and the same goes for Lan Li and Simmons, but today Damien took the lead, and Simmons used the last leisure time to meet a few good friends, hoping to enjoy the Sundance atmosphere.
In the end, only Lan Li and Andre remained in the café, slowly enjoying the leisurely morning cup of coffee.
"You just did it on purpose, didn't you?" said Andrei, headlessly.
Deliberately provoking Harvey Weinstein, or even deliberately provoking Harvey and Bob, is like ...... It was as if the Weinstein brothers were deliberately pushed in the direction of Thomas Tool, forcing the Weinstein brothers and Tours to stand on the opposite side of "gravity" and then on the opposite side of Warner Bros.
André strongly suspects that the fundamental purpose of Lan Li's behavior is to lure Warner Bros. into the game.