"Zizizi".

"I know, I know, Lan Li personally wants to be there, but now that all the trips have to be postponed, Christopher's work is the number one thing, and he has to put his heart and soul into it. ”

"Zizizizi. ”

"Ha, I'm a little confused, too, and it seems to have been the case for the past few years. But...... What can I say? It's always easy to have such accidents by chance, and Hollywood is constantly busy 365 days a year. ”

"Zizizizi. ”

"Not sure. That's all I can say now. I'll try my best to make arrangements, I'm looking forward to Lan Li appearing on the red carpet at the Hilton Hotel, and I'm looking forward to Lan Li appearing in the valley of Park City, but now, my hands are tied, and I can't be sure of any itinerary. I promise, I'll talk to Christopher and see. ”

"Zizizizi. ”

"Of course, of course, I don't need you to wait for my call, I'll call as soon as possible. Phew, honestly, I'm looking forward to it as much as you do. That's it for now, and next time!"

The first call finally ended, Andy Rogers immediately picked up the second call, there was not even breathing space between the two calls, but it was still obvious that Andy's shoulders relaxed slightly, and the whole person slumped on the boss's chair, and the beer belly suddenly became more and more obvious.

"Sorry...... Lan Li, sorry. Before Lan Li's call was about to turn to voicemail, Andy answered the phone in time, "I'm really sorry." I was just talking to Theo-Kingma, a guy who refuses to compromise easily, and the phone simply can't hang up. ”

Theo Kinma is the current president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, where they host the annual Golden Globe Awards.

"It shouldn't be strange, isn't it? How else could he become the president of the association?" Lan Li was still unhurried, and he teased lightly.

Andy shrugged, "But I strongly doubt he can be re-elected." ”

"It's going to change again?" Lan Li was slightly surprised, "If I'm not mistaken, didn't he just come up last year?"

"Yes, but the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is changed every two years. Andy explained, "In recent years, the overall momentum and situation of the Golden Globe Awards have been in a state of chaos, not only in terms of ratings, but also in terms of performance guests, media publicity, Internet hotspots, etc., all of which have not been able to recover the downward momentum, and then the members of the association always feel that changing a chairman can solve the problem." ”

"Huh. They can't be blamed for that, a democratic electoral system is such a system. But I'm even more curious that such an internal struggle in the association has more impact, isn't it?" Lan Li thought the incident itself was very interesting, even more interesting than the entertainment effect of the Golden Globes.

Andy nodded in the affirmative, "Indeed." They don't even bother with getting down to business now, internal struggles have taken up all their energy, and then every year the awards ceremony stimulates the viewership by creating gimmicks and tricks, but the biennial election is once again turbulent and overthrows everything that came before. ”

Lan Li pursed the corners of her lips, but she didn't feel strange at all, not only the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but also other major award ceremonies or film festivals are also facing the same situation to a greater or lesser extent - for example, the Venice Film Festival is a typical representative, which is the inevitable trend of Vanity Fair.

However, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is more special, they are nominally a non-profit organization that receives gifts and donations every year, but in reality, their members are not members of the press profession, and members only need to publish four paid articles a year.

Many of its members joined the association as journalists, editors, or film critics, but when they joined the association, they became photographers, "because cinematographers make more money." But many more members are pensioners, who don't depend on the news for food, and as for the four-article requirement a year, they can only occasionally write for small, little-known overseas publishers.

Today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has a very large and diverse membership, including education, real estate, automobile, and so on.

So, how exactly does the Hollywood Foreign Press Club work? It's a very large, very complicated and complex system, and it can be summed up in relatively simple and straightforward terms: Academy PR during awards season.

The 90 members of the association remain at about 90 members, who join by recommendation and have the right of veto, which also makes the positions of all members relatively stable, almost equivalent to life, but these 90 members have a huge network, and their profession itself is similar to that of lobbyists in Washington, who move between major associations, companies, parties, and gatherings, and make full use of the network of interests during the awards season.

Why can the Golden Globes be called the "Oscar weather vane"? It is because these 90 members know the inside information of the Hollywood Academy members well, and they are often able to make judgments and choices in advance according to the direction of the wind.

And why are the Golden Globes always notorious, and why are they known as "entertaining to death"? It's because in the '70s and '80s, members were willing to accept small material favors to influence the outcome of the awards — for example, throwing a party in Las Vegas and inviting a group of members to attend to win a Golden Globe trophy.

Although this is now gone, and simple and crude black-box operations are no longer effective, the members of the association are still able to roam the parties of the awards season and influence the direction of the Oscar trophy.

It would be impossible to tell the story of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Golden Globes in an entire book, but it is certain that the far-reaching influence and the ability to distribute the benefits during the awards season are the important factors on which the Hollywood Foreign Press Club depends, and naturally, the internal power struggle is more intense.

Still, the Hollywood Reporter's professional critics once expressed the opinion that "while the Golden Globe judges are basically all fools, they are always more tasteful than the self-righteous, high-minded Oscar guys." ”

Not to mention what the distribution of power in Hollywood means behind such a view, it can be seen from the side that the Golden Globes' "entertainment first" style has never changed. As for the grievances between the Golden Globes and the Oscars, that's another story.

"This year is no different. Do you know why Theo called me?" Andy relaxed, and actually started chatting with Lan Li.

Lan Li didn't speak.

Andy himself laughed dumbly, "I know, I know, you're not interested, but can't you cooperate?" Theo made a special call and invited you to attend this year's Golden Globe Awards. ”

That's Theo Kinma's strategy.

As one of the world's top and most popular actors, Lane has been absent from the Golden Globes for the second year in a row, and more importantly, there hasn't been a Ballon d'Or trophy in Billy's awards book, which sounds like a fantasy — so much so that the Hollywood Foreign Press Club itself is a little embarrassed, as it seems that Lane never seemed to care about it.

If Theo can invite Le Le to return to the Ballon d'Or stage, which he was the only time he appeared in public in his first year, then Theo will have more confidence in his re-election next June.

But this year's timing is delicate.

Paul had just been in an accident and narrowly escaped death, and the filming of "Interstellar" was in full swing. In all respects, Lan Li doesn't seem to be in the mood to attend the Golden Globes.

So, Theo knocked on the side through Andy and began to pave the way for the award ceremony early.

"My presence wasn't a panacea for ratings, I'm not Woody Allen, and no viewer would tune in to the Golden Globes just because I was on camera for a few seconds. Lan Li still maintains a clear mind, the problem of ratings and topicality, mainly after the birth of online streaming media, the entire TV field is being challenged, and naturally it is not a problem that Lan Li can solve.

Andy chuckled, "He doesn't need you to solve the problem, he just needs a little bit of a topic effect to show off his achievements." ”

Lan Li bowed her head slightly, "It seems that I am also a trophy now." ”

"Trophy-ife", which can be translated as "trophy wife", but derives from the past to mean "vase wife", as well as the trophy itself. Lan Li uses such a metaphor here, and the meaning of double ridicule could not be more obvious.

"Now Theo is worried that you're at Sundance and missing the Ballon d'Or like the year before, which is a really difficult situation for them to accept. Andy added.

"Huh. Lan Li chuckled, "Did you tell him that I haven't decided whether or not to attend Sundance yet?"

"Of course, I've already said that. But rumors in the industry that the Coen brothers have sent out an invitation, and you are definitely willing to give them face. Andy said bluntly.

From "Cancer-Fighting Me" to "Detachment", from Jake Gyllenhaal to Natalie Portman, from Warner Bros. to Universal Pictures, and then to Paul Walker this time, Lan Li's handling of friendship has long been no secret, and everyone can feel it, Lan Li is a very, very friendship-oriented person.

Of course, it is not an easy task to become Lan Li's friend, the cold and arrogant hereditary aristocratic aura is enough to discourage countless people, not to mention, how many people can succeed in those who approach Lan Li with a purpose? This also makes Lan Li's friendship more and more precious.

Lan Li shrugged, "If I refuse, I'm sure Joel and Ethan will understand." ”

"But the question is, would you say no?" Andy asked rhetorically.

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