The Sundance Film Festival is still in full swing, and for independent films, it's an annual carnival that no one wants to miss, cheering, talking, and enjoying all night long, immersing themselves in the ocean of the film world in just eleven days.

At the same time, under the lively scene of the fan party, there is a faint dark tide.

Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein appear frequently in all corners of Park City, and on the surface, it seems that they are no different from Sundance in previous years, and the two brothers start preparing for the new year's awards season from Sundance every year, and this year is no exception, but slowly, slowly, rumors began to spread everywhere-

Originally, the "Burst Drummer" had the hope of participating in the Berlin Film Festival, but in the end, Lan Li chose the Sundance Film Festival, the main reason was that "in order to sprint for the Oscars", relying on the word-of-mouth accumulation of "Drunken Country Ballads" and the media promotion of "Burst Drummer", to build momentum for Lan Li's publicity, and then add bargaining chips to the second phase of "Gravity" college public relations.

If that's all there is to it, then the rumors are just rumors, and their influence is limited after all. But at the same time, two things happened in Los Angeles and New York outside of Park City:

One is the rapid rise in the reputation of "Burst Drummer", and the mainstream media in the industry officially pushed Lan Li to the altar, believing that "he is an indispensable member of the top contemporary actors", and the other is the internal remarks of "Interstellar", Christopher Nolan's filming progress was forced to speed up because of Lan Li's relationship, and finally completed a week ahead of schedule.

And that's where things get interesting.

The former confirms the statement of "college public relations", as if everyone is endorsing Lan Li, the prospect of the awards season of "gravity" is suddenly clear, and the statement calling for the second award of Lan Li is also spreading, even Harvey Weinstein said at a private party, "Lan Li's strength is undoubted, you have watched the 'Burst Drummer' to know, he deserves the second little gold man".

The latter illustrates the urgency of Lan Li, who seems to be absent from the college's public relations on the surface, but adds chips to himself through Sundance, from the grand occasion of the symposium to the excitement of the premiere, Lan Li, who is far away in Park City, has overshadowed the limelight of Hollywood stars, no public relations but better than public relations, established a reputation and won the hearts of the people, it can be described as killing two birds with one stone, and even did not hesitate to oppress the "Interstellar" crew.

All of them are proving the "cunning" and "domineering" of Lan Li, even Harvey "has to" praise him, it seems that the whole of Hollywood has been popular with the people, no one dares to stand up against Lan Li, if the Oscars do not award the actor Xiao Jinren to Lan Li, it seems that heaven is intolerable.

And that's when things get subtle.

But on the contrary, Warner Bros. and "gravity" are in a dilemma and are indisputable. Originally, it was just a rumor, and there was no evidence to speak of, and they solemnly explained the matter, but instead fell into the trap of their opponents, and it was easy to get darker and darker, but if they were left alone, the rumors were getting more and more intense, and the atmosphere was not quite right.

After thinking about it, Warner Bros. can only choose to deal with it in a low-key manner.

At a private party, Emma Thomas joked while chatting with friends, "Now it seems that Lan Li has surpassed Matthew McConaughey to become the biggest hit this year." In order to compete for the little golden man, all the nonsense came out, and I heard about the ridiculous anecdotes of the awards season before, but I didn't expect it to happen to me. ”

Emma Thomas then takes the opportunity to simply and casually clear up the false rumors about "Interstellar", and suggests that such a method of describing competitors is all too familiar, and seems to be the work of the Weinstein brothers - not to justify it solemnly, but to clarify it lightly, and to simplify the negative impact of the matter as much as possible.

It is impossible to predict what impact these rumors will have on the second phase of the college's public relations, but what is certain is that the Weinstein brothers once again showed their exquisite interpretation of the college's public relations, seemingly invisible but actually sharp attacks, always able to hit the key points with a snake seven inches.

And all of this happened in the tiny city of Parker, and despite being far from the center of Los Angeles, the Weinstein brothers were still able to leverage their strength and make trouble, and as for how the rumors within the "Interstellar" crew came out, even Warner Bros. could not investigate clearly.

I can only say that the timing is really too ingenious.

But in the face of such negative rumors, Lan Li never came forward to clarify, not even mentioned it in private chats, as if he had never heard of it at all, and still stayed in Park City without a heart and lungs, enjoying the carnival party of the Sundance Film Festival.

At this time, Lan Li and Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Tom Holland and other friends attended the symposium with Catherine Keener as a guest and actively joined the discussion.

On this occasion, Lan Li watched a Somali movie "Fishing Without a Net" with David Fincher and Rooney Mara, and then had a lively discussion at dinner, which attracted the participation of other fans, and at that time, Lan Li talked about a documentary "Fuqiu" with Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson at a private party.

It can be seen from all sides that Lan Li is enjoying the fan atmosphere of the Sundance Film Festival, and he has actively watched many films, and enthusiastically and actively participated in the discussion, completely like a fanatical movie fan, just like when he attended the Berlin Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, and Toronto Film Festival before, but the rumors and rumors of the awards season have nothing to do with him.

But it is undeniable that Lan Li's figure has also appeared in all corners of Park City, and it is particularly active.

Towards the end of this year's Sundance Film Festival, Blue Rite also organized a "round table" on its own behalf – allowing every interested audience to attend.

The so-called "round table" should actually be called a bonfire meeting.

At the end of the streets of the small town of Park City, surrounded by cliffs on three sides, there was a wide clearing, now covered in snow, but the official Sundance staff cleared a space, and then Lan Li invited a group of friends to come to the clearing, light a bonfire, and sit around to discuss film and performing arts, especially the Sundance films that have just been released this year.

In fact, it is the star-studded version of the official symposium.

The biggest difference is that there is no YouTube online live broadcast, there is no on-site ticket restrictions, every interested movie fan and audience can come or leave at any time, and everyone is also allowed to express their views and opinions as much as they want, including the main creators of the film crew.

This unique "round table" brought the atmosphere at Sundance to a high level.

According to incomplete statistics, the meeting lasted for nearly six hours, and except for a few core members such as Lan Li and Rooney and Ryan, the other participants only participated in some of them, and their departure did not cause too much sensation, because the on-site discussion was too enthusiastic and too exciting.

More than 30,000 spectators participated in the meeting, including more than 3,000 people who stayed around the campfire, and the bustling discussion turned into a group debate, with all audience members and guests allowed to "move", change their positions whenever and wherever they wanted, and choose the film works and topics they were interested in.

This seemingly nonsensical roundtable became the finishing touch of the Sundance Film Festival's 30th anniversary, not because of the star-studded gathering, but because of the proximity of communication, breaking the shackles of stage and lighting, as well as breaking the barriers between creators and audiences, and truly turning the festival into a party, allowing every film lover to exchange ideas on an equal footing.

Even Robert Redford himself appeared on the scene and exclaimed, "If it weren't for the Blue Ceremony, this would never have happened." ”

You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.

The Weinstein brothers made frequent small moves, making the most of the current situation in a different way with a killing strategy, creating an alternative wave of opposition against the Blue Rites, and at the same time, it didn't take much power to make Warner Bros. suffer a dumb loss. But this is just the beginning of the second phase of the awards season.

But Harvey ignored a small detail, the rumors of the crew of "Interstellar" were not released by them. However, he didn't care, because the appearance of this rumor was beneficial to them, and the source didn't matter - anyway, there are still fewer people in Hollywood who are against Lan Li?

Absolutely no one remembers that the news started with a large party hosted by Andrey, and it seemed to spread overnight.

André was not surprised by this.

Andre clearly knows that the Weinstein brothers will not care if the rumors are related to Thomas Tool, and neither will the other opponents of Hollywood, nor even Andre himself, because the core point of the whole thing is this: Kevin Tsujihara's idea, if he believes it is related to Tour, then Andre's purpose has been achieved.

Whether Kevin Tsujihara believes it or not, and whether he is willing to believe it, is the fundamental. As for the evidence, these things are originally rumors, and there is no evidence at all.

In stark contrast to Los Angeles and the mainstream media on social networks, in the small town of Park City, Lan Li's reputation is rising, both independent filmmakers and veteran film lovers, who have established a deep bond with Lan Li.

As for awards season?

Lan Li never seems to have taken it to heart, and compared to the momentary brilliance brought by a little golden man, the good times of discussing movies are eternal.