Oscar, in the field of cinema in contemporary society, this is the highest award for the combination of business and art. In North America, it is called the four authoritative awards in the entertainment industry along with the Emmy Awards, Grammys, and Tony Awards, and in the world, it is called the highest honor in the film industry along with the Berlin Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival.

People can dislike it and even despise it. But there is no doubt that the influence and authority of the Oscars, this is the best of the best, and for every film practitioner, this is the ultimate dream - perhaps the exception of European art creators.

Reaching the Oscar is the pinnacle of any filmmaker's career, especially actors, directors and screenwriters, so what about the summit? It's like climbing Mount Everest, seeing all the mountains, what should we do next? How can we surpass the Oscars? How can we continue to sustain ourselves at the top?

Standing at the top, this means that the space for the uphill road is very limited, and if you are not careful, it is the downhill road. Staying at the bottom and reaching the top are actually the same, the former is irreversible, the latter is facing barriers, they all need to break through and stand up, but it is not easy to operate in practice.

In real life, after the peak of the Oscars, actors are often prone to fall into a long-term downturn, especially actresses, who are jokingly called "three years of declining awards", which is also known as the curse of the little golden man.

Liza-Minnelli in Cabaret in 1972, Louise-Fletcher in One Flew Over the Asylum in 1975, and Geraldine-Page in Bontivor in 1985 all but disappeared after the Golden Man.

As for the actors who fell into a career crisis after the capture of the film, there are many actors, such as Cher (Cher) in "Moonlight Flirtatious", Jessica-Lange (Jessica-Lange) in "Indulgence of the Heart", Susan Saradon (Susan-Saradon) in "Death Row Walk", Gwyneth Paltrow in "Shakespeare in Love", and Halle Berry in "Dance of Death Row Inmates......

Such a list could go on and on and on. After the peak of the career brought by the Oscars, the value of the actors has risen, and the salary may triple or even more, and at the same time, the audience's expectations have also been further raised, always expecting these actors to show the strength or ability of "matching the little golden man".

The problem is that the Oscars only recognize the acting achievements of an actor in a specific film, not the entire acting career, nor the individual actor. There are countless actresses in one year, and there are countless nominations, and old actors like Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, and Daniel Day Lewis need time to accumulate.

Therefore, when a new movie is released, the distribution company and the publicity department can mark the name of "new actor/actress" to attract attention, but this is not equal to box office appeal.

For the new Oscar winners, they have increased the opportunities for their works and increased the opportunities for challenge, but in essence, it is difficult for their strength to change dramatically, and their excitement has not really improved.

Once the completion of the work fails to meet expectations, or it fails at the box office, it is easy to fall into the fault line between the superficial scenery and the actual status, not up or down, and then gradually disappear from the audience's sight.

Generally speaking, the years before winning the award are the golden period for actors, because at that time, the quality of the work is the main thing, and the salary is reasonable, and there are more opportunities; after winning the award, either to make money, they start to appear frequently in popcorn movies, but the quality cannot keep up, or they insist on finding breakthroughs in the field of art films, but it is becoming more and more difficult.

At the end of the day, it's crucial to adjust your mindset and position yourself after your career has reached its peak. If you are fascinated by the light of the golden man and lose the accurate judgment of your position, then, in Hollywood, where interests are paramount, the additional effects of the golden man can easily get out of control, and eventually lead to retreat.

The so-called Little Golden Man Curse is not a kind of Vanity Fair Curse.

For actors, after winning the Oscars, the choice of the next work must be cautious and cautious.

On the one hand, it is best to make a little challenge to distinguish the image of the award-winning work, and on the other hand, the challenge should not be too out-of-the-ordinary, and subversive attempts can often lead to an avalanche of collapse.

On the one hand, they need to get out of their own safety and comfort areas, such as art film actors trying some commercial possibilities, if they have tried before, then they can go further now, on the other hand, they can't be too radical, why Tom Cruise and Will Smith never won the Oscar is because their commercial attributes are too distinct.

To sum it up simply: difficult.

Everyone sees the scenery of winning awards, including actors and agents, but the planning and consideration after winning the award has become more difficult, after all, the career is not over.

At the beginning of the year, after becoming the youngest actor in film history with "Love is Crazy", all eyes were focused on Lan Li: how will he choose between an art film or a commercial film for his next work, or a second solo album?

At the age of twenty-two, Lan Li's career as an actor has just begun, and there are infinite possibilities in the future, and he reached the Oscar early, which can be the pinnacle of Lan Li's career, but it can also be the beginning of a downhill road.

It is worth noting that so far, all of Lan Li's works have still maintained a winning record, and even "Buried Alive", which has the lowest box office figure, has made a lot of money. So, after the little golden man, can Lan Li continue this momentum? Under the higher expectations and attention, can Lan Li continue to be recognized by the audience?

That's what Andy Rogers and the entire innovative artist agency are thinking about.

From this point of view, in fact, Lan Li went to London's West End to perform in "Les Misérables", which was unanimously supported by the innovative artist agency, and they even shared a small part of their efforts to help Andy and promote "Les Misérables" on Broadway and North America.

The reason is simple. concentrates on polishing acting skills, devotes himself to professional research, and shows a humble and cautious attitude, even if he wins the Oscar, he is still not arrogant or impatient, but more down-to-earth, which can quickly cool down the jealousy and hatred brought by the "twenty-two-year-old actor" for the old scholars of the academy and ordinary audiences.

At other times, when a young actor with a rising career chooses to return to London's West End or Broadway, the agent would probably be scolded, but Lan Li is a special one, and the innovative artist agency has made every effort to facilitate the relevant cooperation and follow-up arrangements. Rapid heating is followed by rapid cooling.

But what about after Les Miserables?

In the past few months, Lan Li has been busy in London, and Andy has not been idle in Los Angeles. Even when Lan Li is not around, he is still the focus of Andy's work, and he has been repeatedly selecting projects, screening and screening, from pure art films to independent small-budget productions, from popcorn commercial blockbusters to commercial works with unique styles.

Now, Andy is not pursuing a simple salary or awards, but needs to be more meticulous and cautious.

There is no problem with commercial popcorn blockbusters, but now Lan Li's personal image has gradually formed, which means that the character image needs to fit with Lan Li, and independent art films are also no problem, but the characters or themes need to be broken through, and they can't repeat themselves.

In addition to this, they also have to take into account the current position of Lan Li. The remuneration of "Edge of Tomorrow" has reached 10 million US dollars, and there is a 5% box office dividend, which means that the remuneration of commercial works must not be less than 12 million US dollars, and independent art works also need to start selecting directors and scripts, and if it is an unknown work, then Lan Li needs to start a named producer.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. The effect brought by the Oscar statuette, they must accept it calmly.

The most important thing is that Lan Li needs to nod in agreement.

Andy clearly understands that many times, Lan Li is a very easy to communicate with the partner, no salary requirements, no studio privileges, no weird problems, and even no pickiness about the crew, but sometimes, Lan Li is a very troublesome partner who has strict requirements for the script, the role, the director, etc.

It's not an easy thing to do, it's a very difficult thing to do.

One of the most interesting proposals Andy has received in recent times has been from Warner Bros.: they have asked Lan Li if he is interested in playing Batman.

Christopher Nolan's "Batman Prequel Trilogy", the last part of which has been completed, will be released on July 20 this year. Christian Bale's Batman is about to retire, and there are no plans to renew his contract after the film contract ends, but now Warner Bros. has begun to plan, hoping to find a new actor to take over Batman.

Obviously, Lan Li was on their waiting list.

Andy refused without any hesitation, not because of the salary or anything else, but because Lan Li's temperament and style have nothing to do with Batman at all. It's just like Warner Bros. chose Nicolas Cage to play Superman - which didn't make it to the end and Warner Bros. chose George Clooney to play Batman - and then failed and now chooses Blue Lane, which is not wise.

To be more precise, it makes people laugh and cry.

Interestingly, Universal Pictures sent a tentative inquiry about whether a Luke Hobbs story is still possible? Obviously, this is behind Vin Diesel's opinion, not to mention whether Lan Li will return to the sequel series after "Fast and Thrilling", but Universal Pictures is still optimistic about the one-man story of Luke Hobbs's character.

Andy did not refuse directly, but temporarily shelved it with the schedule issue, and then look at the game between the two sides.

In addition, Andy's review of projects is approaching three digits, many of which are even just a framework concept, no script, no crew, he still concentrates on the selection and review, the only idea is to choose a suitable work for Lan Li to break the curse of the little golden man.

But what about now?