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Although he didn't know what the specific process was, Lan Li knew that what could make Andy lose his temper was definitely not that simple, "So how did you deal with it in the end?"

"Even if 'Buried Alive' ends up winning the nomination, Chris doesn't want to be at the ceremony. Andy's understatement tone revealed a chilling categorization, "Not only that, but he's really ...... Stupid. ”

Andy hesitated for a moment in the choice of adjectives, and finally made a decision, which made Lan Li on the other end of the phone uncontrollable, "Focus Pictures is also dumbfounded, and his future road in Hollywood is estimated to be extremely difficult." ”

"If a reporter asks, you don't know. Rest assured, Focus Pictures will not leak out this matter. Andy told him that although things are under control, there has been some rumor in Hollywood about the recent disqualification of the "Three Days of Danger", and those reporters are like gophers, looking for loopholes everywhere, or be careful.

"Don't worry about me. Lan Li said with a smile, not flustered at all, "By the way, by the way, I teased a reporter from Entertainment Weekly just now, and he is likely to say that I am dating Jessica Chastain." ”

A short sentence, but it revealed too much information, Andy opened his mouth, and finally turned into a relaxed smile in his eyes, "Is that true?"

"You said that if there is a date with you, I should report back to you. It's not time yet. Lan Li's response made Andy chuckle, "Okay, I won't disturb your work, I still have a movie waiting for me to queue up." ”

"Remember to spread the word. Andy instructed, "Otherwise, I would have been very disappointed if I had taken such a big risk and chose this movie and didn't see the value." ”

Lan Li chuckled, didn't answer, and hung up the phone directly.

Andy put the receiver back on the landline phone and stood there thinking about it. There is less than a week left before the Oscar nominations are announced, and it is still difficult for "Buried Alive" to defeat "127 Hours" and get nominations, and they need a miracle, not big or small, just like the Emmys, Lan Li defeated Al Pacino.

Lan Li poured the black coffee in the cup into his mouth and was about to leave, but he received a text message on his mobile phone, which was sent by Andy, "Delete it after reading it, don't leave any evidence." This had no beginning or end, which made Lan Li confused, but immediately, he received a new email in his mailbox.

After thinking about it, Lan Li opened the email.

"To the dear judges of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,

…… Roger Ebert gave "Buried Alive" a perfect four stars and two thumbs up for the film, "Variety" praised "Buried Alive" for its genius in creating and maintaining comedic tension, which Hitchcock would be proud of, and "Buried Alive" won the 2010 National Review Association Award for Best Original Screenplay......

This is a masterpiece that is worth watching carefully and watching repeatedly, and the solid script skills are even more amazing, and I hope the judges can vote for it.

Sincerely,

Sincerely, Chris Sparking. ”

After reading this email, Lan Li couldn't hold back for a while, and the smile in his eyes flowed to his mouth and rose slightly. He now finally understands Andy's thoughts, Chris really ...... Arrogant and stupid.

The Academy expressly stipulates that it is strictly forbidden to send any form of letter touting the merits, achievements or originality of a certain aspect of the film, it is strictly forbidden to quote any form of film criticism from all walks of life, it is strictly forbidden to mention any awards won by the film, and it is strictly forbidden to ask for votes in any form.

To put it simply, Chris's email violated all the taboos of the academy, and it was simply a defying law.

Of course, is what Chris said true? Yes.

Roger Ebert, the most influential film critic in the United States, praised "Buried Alive" at the Toronto Film Festival, and the relevant reviews can be found in the Chicago Sun, and "Variety" magazine and other related film reviews are also true, including the sentence "Hitchcock will be proud of this".

The National Society of Review Awards is one of the most important awards in North America, established in 1909, and is one of the five major film critics associations in North America, along with the New York Film Critics Association, the Boston Film Critics Association, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the North American Radio Film Critics Association.

Among them, the National Board of Review Awards, the North American Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, and the Golden Globe Awards are known as the "three weather vanes of the Oscars", which shows their importance.

In the awards season, in addition to the three major weather vanes, the Actors' Guild, the Directors Guild, the Producers' Guild, the Editors' Guild and the Screenwriters' Guild are known as the five major union awards, as well as the Film Critics Guild Awards in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and other film critics' associations, which are absolutely important and play a vital role in the trend of the awards.

Not long ago, the National Review Association of the United States announced the winners of this year's awards, and the "social network" swept thousands of troops, winning several heavyweight awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. So, after the Golden Globes, it is widely believed that this year's "King's Speech" is expected to be difficult to compete with "social networks".

However, there is another big winner above the National Review Association Award, and that is "buried alive". This work was not only shortlisted for the top ten films of the year, but also won two important awards: the Most Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award and the Best Original Screenplay. The momentum of the awards season is generally favorable.

In his email, Chris specifically mentioned the National Review Association Award because of its importance. But there is one small detail, he only mentioned the "Best Original Screenplay Award". For him, as a screenwriter, this email can be said to be full of selfishness.

Although this is all true, and the momentum of "buried alive" is indeed excellent, such a blunt self-selling boast still violates the relevant regulations of the academy, and ...... It's really cheap.

If "Social Networks" and "The King's Speech" want to list the accolades and awards they have received, it is estimated that one email is not enough, and they must be attached and slowly written in a table, and "Buried Alive" is currently in the award season, not to mention compared to the two leaders, even compared to "127 Hours", "Winter Bones", "Blue Valentine" and other works, it is still at a disadvantage.

Chris's self-promotion, serious among real professionals, is a big joke.

Even though Lan Li had only been in Hollywood for a year and knew nothing about the rules of the industry, he could imagine how wonderful the college judges would have been if the email had actually been sent out.

No wonder Andy says the plot is even more serious than last year's Nicolas Chartier. This is not only a shame, but also a violation of the law, and now we are on the cusp of being disqualified from the "three days of crisis", and "burying them alive" is also a sure thing. It's equivalent to losing watermelons, losing sesame seeds, and being in a mess.

Thinking back to Andy's thunderous outburst just now, Lan Li felt completely understandable. As a bystander, Lan Li can also feel the tension and oppression that is about to come, and he can't imagine what it feels like for Andy to be in it, and what it is like for Focus Pictures.

Thinking about it carefully, Lan Li actually didn't remember Chris's appearance and voice very well, there was no way, there were really a lot of people with the name "Chris" around him.

Chris Sparin is a thin young man, a white and clean scholar, with no distinctive features, but a neat white tooth when he laughs makes a lot of impressions. His ambitious eyes always sparkle with anticipation, and he always likes to use gestures when he speaks, showing confident ambition, and it can be seen that he is full of anticipation and confidence in the future.

"Buried alive" is just Chris's screenwriting debut, from no one cares, to limited investment, to up-and-coming, starting in Toronto, all the way up, and now even has the opportunity to enter the ranks of the Oscars, such an outstanding result is absolutely unexpected, enough to make everyone get carried away and even lose their way.

Lan Li could feel Chris's excitement and excitement, as if he was standing on the stage of the Emmy Awards for the first time, and his emotions were simply irrepressible, even if he was reincarnated, he could not be an exception. What's more, it's Chris?

When you think about it, it's not surprising that the email just now - high-spirited, winning, eager to succeed, but too eager and hungry, rampage, so head-bleeding.

Actually, that's a good thing. It's as if the rejection of the two works "Evil Boss" and "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" in Telluride gave Lan Li a head start. In this Vanity Fair, each of them is a newbie, growing every day, and being young has to pay some price, there is no shortcut.

In the previous life, it is not surprising that "buried alive" missed the Oscar nomination, and Chris's recklessness, coupled with Lionsgate's negligence, led to a regrettable result.

Without the interference of off-site factors, can "burying alive" make history?

After sorting out his thoughts, he raised his hand and deleted the email, and then packed up his things, Lan Li left the coffee house and went to watch the "Returned from Hell", secretly praying that the queue would not be too long.

In just half a year, Lan Li participated in three film festivals, Toronto, Telluride and Sundance, each with its own characteristics and style, even in Toronto, the enthusiasm of the local audience also left a deep impression on Lan Li. Now, he can't help but be a little curious, what are the three major film festivals in Europe?

However, compared to the distant cities of Berlin, Cannes and Venice, Park City is the place where Blue Rite needs to put all its energy into at the moment. In the blink of an eye, the Sundance Film Festival has entered its fifth day, and the schedule has passed the halfway point, and the highlight of today's screening is "Love Crazy"!

Can this small-budget, small-format romantic love movie with an investment of only 250,000 yuan win the hearts of these discerning independent film fans?