431 There are gains and losses
Even if he said it, Andy still thought it was crazy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Regardless of whether people like it or not, whether the criticism increases or not, and whether the ceremony is commercial or not, no one can deny that the Oscars are now the most high-profile prosperous era in the global film industry, and their authority, recognition, attention, popularity, etc. are far ahead, overwhelming the crowd, and deserving of the top spot.
The actor who has been nominated for an Oscar for his debut work on the big screen alone is an achievement that is one of the few in history, not to mention, not only is there only one "buried alive" now, but the "Love Crazy" that made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival not long ago has also attracted much attention, plus the "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" that entered the pre-promotion -
It is conceivable that when Lan Li appears on the red carpet, it is bound to become one of the focus of attention.
What Lan Li said, Andy naturally understands. At the Oscars, it's not easy for anyone to stand out, and even the Golden Man winner can be stolen from the limelight, let alone a rookie actor like Lan Li, but the Oscars are never about being a golden man - at least for agents.
The Oscars ceremony is not only the best place to expand contacts and socialize, it can almost be said to be a step to the sky, breaking down layers of barriers, and easily contacting most of the top bosses in the industry;
Therefore, since "buried alive" at the Toronto Film Festival, Andy has been planning, running, and busy, for several months, and the ultimate goal is the Oscars.
As a result, Andy's wish came true, and Lan Li received his first Oscar nomination by virtue of "buried alive", which is a fantastic start for any agent.
Successively took over the filming of "Anti-Cancer Me" and "Detachment", in fact, it is to retreat as advance, avoid killing and overreputation, and become the target of public criticism, but the ultimate goal is to "move forward". The Oscars are an important stopover on the way forward.
Andy has been busy in Hollywood for the past time. Several other artists under him also have corresponding activities and arrangements for this year's awards season, but Andy's focus is still involuntarily inclined towards the blue ceremony:
Spread Lan Li's positive remarks at major parties, contact the news media for follow-up attention to "Buried Alive", maintain close contact with the crew of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", and represent Lan Li at some film critics association award ceremonies......
As an agent, Andy is, to some extent, the spokesperson of Lanli. Even if Lan Li is not in Hollywood for the time being, things like "fame" can be slowly accumulated, slowly precipitated, and slowly shaped, just like a brand image.
All of Andy's work is to pave the way for the Blue Ceremony, waiting for the arrival of the Oscars, and then the Blue Gifts can naturally receive the results, not only the awards ceremony, but also on the Oscar night after the ceremony, the Blue Ceremony can also open up the situation like a fish in water and lay a solid foundation for future development.
Andy has already planned to push Lan Li's popularity and exposure to a new height through the stage of the Oscars, and then retreat bravely, and devote himself to the filming of "Anti-Cancer Me" and "Detachment", showing a low-key and professional actor posture......
It's no exaggeration to say that the Oscars are the heart of the core - because it's irreplaceable in terms of attention and exposure. What is the most lacking thing now? It is not the appreciation of the industry, nor the pursuit of the media, but the recognition of the general public. Then, the Oscars are the best stage for nowhere.
But now......
Andy knows that he has a hundred, a thousand reasons to convince Lan Li to attend the Oscars, and he believes that Lan Li will attend, but it only takes one reason to overturn all the other reasons:
The state of the blue ceremony.
Andy is not sure what Lan Li's overall condition is now, his physical condition and mental condition, and Andy is not sure what Lan Li's current state of being too deep in the drama is, and when that kind of madness will break out. But what Andy can be sure of is that Lan Li's situation is not good, and it can even be said that it is bad.
As Lan Li said, in fact, attending the Oscars this year is to accompany the runner, and social networking and exposure are the real goals, which means that Lan Li has to face a lot of social activities, dealing with the media is just a trivial matter, dealing with those pretentious senior actors, big-name producers, and even bigwigs of film production companies, this is the real problem.
Judging from Lan Li's current situation, or rather, judging from the situation Lan Li had just talked to, Lan Li was like a time bomb, no one knew when it would explode, or who would aim the muzzle of the gun. Attending in such a state would be self-defeating.
However, if you change to another agent, in the face of such a situation, you won't care at all, which actor has no physical and mental problems, and in Hollywood's Vanity Fair, no one will give up attending the Oscars for this "little situation".
After all, many actors only win one Oscar nomination in their lifetime, such as Adrien Brody, who only received one nomination, and even those top actors who have received very limited nominations in their careers, such as Johnny Depp, who has only received three nominations in his entire career.
For most actors, every Oscar nomination is a rare opportunity, and it is very likely that after missing it, it will never be again, or in other words, with the first nomination, you must firmly grasp it and open up the situation for a potential second possibility in the future. Therefore, when the opportunity comes, even if it is climbing, it must be crawled past.
To be precise, if it were other actors, Andy wouldn't care, he, like other agents, would use strong tactics to force the other party to attend even if the actor was unwilling.
Nominations aside, on occasions like the Oscars, even if there isn't much to achieve in terms of social, increasing exposure is a certainty. It can be said that attending the award ceremony is a sure deal. Otherwise, why would everyone in Hollywood flock to the Oscars? Even the concept of the awards season was built around the Oscars!
However, Lan Li is no one else, nor is he another random actor.
When Andy looked at the thatched house and chose to sign a contract with Lan Li, he was already mentally prepared, he knew what kind of actor he had chosen.
There are more than 400,000 actors in Hollywood, but there are only tens of thousands of agents, and there are countless new actors every year, just want a potential actor who can be controlled at will, Andy's choices are endless. But he still chose Lan Li, the most difficult Lan Li. Because Andy firmly believes that Lanli is special.
It's such a special moment.
In order to be able to dedicate a top-level performance, Lan Li is almost crazy and deeply trapped, he is devoting himself wholeheartedly to the study of acting, completely integrated with the role, this madness, this concentration, this dedication, even in the whole of Hollywood can not find much.
For the work "Fighting Cancer", Andy can't understand why a comedy movie will put Lan Li in such a situation, about this matter, he still needs to have a good chat with Seth, but Andy can see that the boundary between reality and illusion is no longer visible in Lan Li, even he can't tell whether it is Lan Li or Adam in front of him.
It's a really weird feeling, as if the virtual characters on the movie screen have come straight to real life, even more weird than the moving photos in "Harry Potter". However, it really happened in front of Andy's eyes.
Andy couldn't help but think of Heath Ledger.
In fact, long before "Brokeback Mountain", Heath was already a potential rising star who was favored by countless people, and Lee/An just provided a platform and then witnessed his rise. Later, during the filming of "Batman: The Dark Knight", Heath was immersed in the world of the Joker and was too deep into the play to extricate himself. Eventually, he died young.
From "buried alive" to "love is crazy", and then to "me fighting cancer", Lan Li's dedication and enthusiasm for acting really moved Andy. He is sure that one day in the future, Lan Li will become a top superstar, a dazzling superstar like Marlon Brando and Tom Hanks, but outside of the superstar halo, Lan Li is first and foremost an actor, a real actor.
Andy firmly believes that this will not be the only nomination for Lan Li, even if Lan Li is only twenty-one years old, full of uncertain twenty-one years old, but in Andy's opinion, it is precisely because Lan Li is only twenty-one years old that the future is full of countless possibilities and hopes.
What's more, Andy doesn't want to see another star fall.
Missing the Oscars, it's bad, but it's not the end of the world, and missing an actor like Lan Li, that's the real end of the world.
In the real society, people can be ambitious, but not too greedy, not too blind, only learn to accept the truth of "there are gains and losses", in order to be able to go on for a long time. Perhaps, after harvesting the two rare works of "I Fight Cancer" and "Detachment", both roles are perfectly suitable for Lan Li's age group, then, the absence of the Oscar is an inevitable loss.
In a short period of time, Andy's inner balance has already made a choice. But...... It's crazy! Even if Andy has been in Hollywood for almost a decade, there are only a handful of such unbelievable situations.