Contract love, covering for a real relationship, you can guess with your toes, there must be something greasy in it, not to mention, Natalie Portman is a smart person, plus the agency team behind her, to propose such a deal, things are even more difficult. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Of course, Lan Li believes that Natalie's brokerage team will provide a transaction with sufficient weight, and Andy will definitely not suffer easily, and may even benefit Lan Li from it.

But Lan Li can still smell the extraordinary, in the final analysis, he is just a tool.

Even if Lan Li doesn't know the inside story and doesn't know the ins and outs, an "Oscar PR" reveals enough information - Natalie won the Oscar for Best Actress the following year with the "Black Swan", so this means that Lan Li has become a stepping stone in this public relations war? So, how much benefit should he ask Natalie for not to suffer a loss?

Lanli has no interest in such transactions. Instead of spending time on these calculations, it is better to delve into acting skills, and even spend time promoting the movie seriously.

In addition, Natalie and Benjamin are in love, first, he is not interested in being a light bulb, second, he is not interested in being a tool, and third, he is not interested in Natalie.

"Even if the deal is that Fox searchlights escort 'buried alive' into the awards season best actor race, you're not interested?" asked Andy in a slightly raised voice, full of interest.

"You are so confident in 'burying you alive'?" Lan Li did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

Andy shrugged, a noncommittal look, "I have faith in you." ”

"Then you shouldn't be worried, should you?" Lan Li was in a good mood, he liked this kind of exchange.

As an agent, Andy did not give orders forcefully, but communicated through dialogue, and more importantly, Andy's meaning seemed to be on the same development track as him. This also made Lan Li more sure that the decision to choose an agent was wise.

Andy showed a hint of surprise, not understanding the meaning behind Lan Li's words, "Why?"

"Nomination depends on strength, and winning awards depends on luck. "That's the accepted law of awards season, and it's something that the college's PR can't control," so there's no way they can guarantee that we're going to win the nomination, because it's a hard-powered matchup, and once we win the nomination, they're done, and they're not going to focus on us, and at the end of the day, we're going to rely on luck." Lan Li's understated words revealed a banter, which made Andy chuckle.

"Even if you have outstanding strength, you need iron-fisted public relations publicity, and now is no longer the era of waiting for opportunities, if you don't learn to shout, you can't survive in Hollywood. Andy shook his head with a smile, "If Fox Searchlight buys the distribution rights to 'Buried Alive', it will be different. ”

Fox Searchlight, which is part of Twentieth Century Fox, is part of Universal Pictures' Focus Pictures, and the two companies are currently the leading independent labels in Hollywood and one of the main forces in the annual awards season.

"Do you think that Fox Searchlight will force two actors from different works to compete for the two most important actor awards of the awards season at the same time?" Lan Li's rhetorical question made Andy sigh inwardly, this kid is really too smart.

With the strength of Fox Searchlight, it is naturally no problem to compete for Best Actor and Best Actress at the same time, but the power of public relations and propaganda is bound to tilt. When the situation changes and it is necessary to abandon one work to protect another, there is hardly any suspense in the choice of Fox Searchlight.

"Andy, there's no need for us to go around in circles. If we want to nod yes, we can find a thousand and ten thousand reasons. The question is, as an agent, do you think I should agree to this contract relationship?

Under Lan Li's single knife, Andy did not show any panic, and put his hands crossed on the belly of the beer, with a comfortable look, "Then, the same problem." Lan Li, are you willing to cooperate with this performance?"

"No, I'm not interested. Without going around in circles, Lan Li simply gave the answer.

Andy chuckled and nodded, teasing, "I'm not surprised. Then he shrugged, "Still, I agree with you. ”

It is true that winning the first Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Lan Li with "Buried Alive", whether it wins or not, this can't be more dreamy, and I believe Fox Searchlight will definitely be happy to see it.

But considering that rumors about Lan Li's net worth background have been boiling on the Internet recently, and the scandal between him and Natalie has been rumored at such a juncture, the positive impact is far less than the negative impact, and people are likely to take it for granted that Lan Li's current achievements are all due to Natalie's credit, which outweighs the loss.

What's more, Andy has just taken over Lan Li's brokerage work, and the two of them are still in the run-in period, he understands Lan Li's personality and pursuit, and Lan Li will not agree. There was absolutely no need for him to take so many risks for the sake of an illusory possibility. He calculated the account of this exchange of interests very clearly.

"I'll take care of the rest. Andy didn't continue to discuss in depth, and said neatly, "However, at the premiere later, reporters are more or less likely to mention this matter, so you'd better prepare in advance." ”

Lan Li lowered his head again and began to flip through the book, as if the brief conversation just now was not worth mentioning at all, Andy couldn't help but feel amused, but after all, he didn't say anything, turned away, took out his mobile phone, dialed the phone again, and entered a busy state again.

In the blink of an eye, the time for the premiere of "Buried Alive" was getting closer and closer, and Rodrigo Coste also came to Lan Li's hotel room, rubbing his hands nervously, pacing back and forth in the room, his nervous mood seemed a little impetuous, "Lan Li, if you say that there was no media at the premiere, what should you do?"

Although Lan Li was also a little nervous, he was extremely calm in comparison. In fact, he did feel nervous, after all, the premiere of the movie is still different from TV, and this is also the Toronto Film Festival, the occasion of all the attention, the emotions are inevitable, which is why he chose to start reading, on the one hand, to divert attention, on the other hand, but also to precipitate his emotions.

Looking at Rodrigo's repeated footsteps back and forth, Lan Li couldn't help but tease, "You regret not choosing Ryan Reynolds now, right?" If it was Ryan, the media today would not have to worry at all, and this is still his home stadium, and the premiere must be lively.

One sentence choked Rodrigo, and he wanted to explain and refute it, but his mood was really tense, and he didn't know how to react for a while. This really entertained Lan Li, "Don't worry, the reason why we chose the film festival is because every exhibited work will inevitably have media present, which is a mandatory/requirement." ”

Whether it is the three major European film festivals or the Toronto Film Festival, in fact, it is the same, every film must stand in the spotlight, accept the review of the media and the public, and the exposure rate is absolutely guaranteed, which is very important for art films and independent films. Moreover, the main purpose of the Toronto Film Festival is to sell distribution rights, so each film will be reported by a special reporter and shown to every audience and film company.

This is true even for independent films like "Buried Alive" that have no background, no funding, no connections, and no gimmicks.

As for how much attention the film can attract after the premiere, and how many topics it can arouse, it depends on the quality of the work.

"Yes, yes. Rodrigo nodded repeatedly, clenched his fists, and cheered himself on, but it only lasted less than a second, "However, after the reporters arrived at the scene, no one was present on the red carpet at all, so what should I do?"

The entire "buried alive" crew, only two people attended the red carpet, and they were sitting in this room at the moment. Moreover, the connections of the two people in Hollywood can be said to be infinitely close to zero, and there is little hope for friends to help this road. This kind of red carpet is really too shabby, even if the news media wants to report it, it is estimated that they can't find much content.

"So you're regretting it now?" Lan Li frowned slightly, and looked at Rodrigo with a questioning expression. Rodrigo looked at Lan Li speechlessly for a while, but then he saw a smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth, and immediately understood that Lan Li was joking with himself, but after all, he still couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

He did worry too much. Things have come to this point, there is no room for manoeuvre, and in that case, it is better to relax, enjoy the atmosphere of the festival, and wait for the audience's reaction to "buried alive".

"Smack, smack, smack. The heavy and loud footsteps came, and Andy's figure immediately appeared in the living room, still with a habitual smile on his face, but his eyes were a little weird, "We have to go to the main venue, the red carpet is ready, and all the media reporters are in place and ready to appear." ”

Lan Li stood up and buttoned up his suit, but looked at Andy inquiringly, and his intuition told him that Andy's words were not finished.

Sure enough, the corners of Andy's mouth showed a hint of playfulness, "I just received the news that Natalie Portman is on her way to the breakout venue. Although it is possible that he went to see other movies, ...... "What he didn't say was that Natalie was dressed up, and the direction of that branch was that only one movie had its premiere at the awkward time of four o'clock in the afternoon.

Lan Li's eyebrows raised slightly, it seems that this scene is not over yet.

Rodrigo didn't know what was going on, and his face was full of excited surprise at this time, "Natalie Portman?"