Chapter 1102: Thick Black Studies
"Mr. Watson, that ...... We're going to Eton Manor now?"
After waiting for about ten minutes, Old James finally calmed down completely, and Chen Guang said excitedly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
He can't wait to "convince" all the members of the National Film Association.
Whether it is the box office or word-of-mouth outside, "Women" has fully met the criteria for competing for the Oscars, but Hollywood's seemingly fair selection, the articles inside are bigger than imagined.
Otherwise, in the past, every film that tried to rush to the Olympics, especially the film that tried to hit the best picture and the best actor, would have to come up with a public relations budget of tens of millions of dollars.
In addition to the quality and level of the movie itself, there are often a lot of off-screen work that will affect the final result.
After all, in the past many years, there hasn't been just one movie that has made it to the Oscars in a year.
The award evaluation of film art has never been completely fair, and it is almost impossible for a certain film to be crushing and powerful.
Although Chen Guang's "Women" has an overwhelming advantage over other competitors in terms of word-of-mouth, including "Sunshine" and "July", as well as the same films released last year, and the box office is also a phenomenon, there are also several blockbusters that are not much different from the box office performance of "Women" in this year.
But the box office has never been an important criterion for judging the Oscars, and it is far from enough to want to get the Oscars based on the box office alone.
Chen Guang can't expect to cater to all the judges, but at least he has to win over a few heavyweights from the judges to sneak into the nomination list through the primary selection first.
If you can't get into the list, the gods won't be able to win the award.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I may not be able to accede to your request. We can't go to Eaton Manor right now. ā
Unexpectedly, after a short period of consideration, Old James actually rejected Chen Guang's proposal.
Chen Guang's face changed slightly, he couldn't figure it out, and turned his head to look at Irma Watson next to him.
Irma understood what Chen Guang meant and asked, "Grandpa, why is that?"
James Watson motioned for the two to sit on the park chairs next to him, "Mr. Chen, it's not that I don't want to help you, I also think you deserve help." But it's been almost five years since I left my position as president of the National Film Association and president of the Oscar jury, and although the people in the association still respect me and my attitude because of my qualifications and fame, I am no longer in office after all, just an ordinary judge. ā
Chen Guang suddenly realized, "Mr. Watson, what do you mean, the current president?"
James Sr. nodded, but shook his head again, "I don't have any problem with Fred, he respects me, but in the same way, I have to maintain enough recognition of his authority." After all, I'm out of office. Mr. Chen, you know what I mean, right?"
Chen Guang nodded, "I understand, how can I not understand, what are your little fancy, I recommend you to watch a Chinese TV series called "The-name-of-the-people". You're a little bit of black science, pediatrics, complete pediatrics. ā
Irma next to her interjected: "Recently, in addition to your movie, this Huaxia TV series is also about to blow up social networks, but there are no English subtitles, I heard that it is the Huaxia version of "House of Cards"?"
"House of Cards aside, Mr. Watson, tell me what to do now, I've got a very good budget, absolutely enough, and if the judges want to, I can travel around the world for three and a half weeks. ā
It's not easy to talk about feelings, Chen Guang directly talked about money.
Problems that can be solved with money are not problems, and he only wants to solve all problems in a more trouble-free way now.
Old James smiled, "Mr. Chen, we all know your budget, but it doesn't matter. Although everyone loves dollar bills, in fact, there are no poor people among the senior members of the National Film Association, and we don't have to pay for dollar bills. Don't worry, there are still more than 20 days before the primary nomination, and after I go back, I will first learn from Irma, communicate privately with a few old seniors who have a good personal relationship with me, persuade them one by one, and then invite you to everyone when the time is right. ā
Chen Guang understood what old James meant, and he still had to boil frogs in warm water to penetrate little by little.
He's quite irritable about this, and it's not his style to be able to cut through the mess quickly.
But this is also a helpless way, he wants to do it overnight, but unfortunately it seems that the psychological shadow left by Donard's naked running is too heavy.
Old James comforted him in turn, "Mr. Chen, don't worry too much, as you yourself said, to make Oscar the Oscar the Oscar of filmmakers, I don't deny that the Oscar has mixed in too many political factors over the years, and there is no guarantee that the Oscars will be able to change in the future." But at least this year, your "Women" and "Cosmopolitan" show achievements that transcend generations, and we must respect them. ā
"As long as I can make it to the nomination list, no matter how much my old buddies resist it now, they will have to watch your movie in the end, and they won't be much better than me when the time comes. If I can't convince more people, then I'll be able to get the film past the primaries first, even if I'm alone, I promise you! But if I take you back today, they'll think you've done something to me, uh......"
Old James didn't say it thoroughly, but Chen Guang remembered the old gentleman's Mickey Mouse underwear in his mind.
Chen Guang nodded, "Okay, that's all for now." Anyway, thank you, Mr. Watson, it's done......"
Old James shook his head, "Don't give me money, if your movie is only at the level of "Sunshine Man", of course it costs money to get my nomination, but you are different, you are Chen Guang, and your movie is "Women"! If you are purely from the standpoint of a filmmaker, we should even give you money to thank you for your great contribution to the film industry!"
The sedan chair is carried by people, and Chen Guang simply praised the old gentleman like a fairy, which is beautiful.
Just as he was about to chat for a while, Chen Guang suddenly received a call from Zhuo Jingsi, saying that several scientific research institutions had finally found out about their residence in Princeton at the same time, and the top leaders of several major institutions had joined forces to kill them overnight!
Chen Guang got up helplessly, looked at Irma silently, and was about to open his mouth.
Old James pulled his granddaughter, who was shining in her eyes, to get up and leave, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Chen, it's too late tonight, we'll see you another day!"
Before he finished speaking, old James was already running farther and farther away with the reluctant Irma throwing the ham, looking like an old man, and he was clearly the 100-meter champion.
Chen Guang was dumbfounded, and his heart was furious, this old guy looks down on people!
What do you think of me!
Is the old man the kind of swinger who walks all the way?
There are so many old husbands and beautiful girls that they can't take care of them, and they will still be interested in your family's Irma?
Hum!
Chen Guang, who was carrying a big tent, got up and left with a decent face.
When Chen Guang returned to the hotel, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, Princeton is not a city with a rich nightlife, the street outside the hotel was already empty, but the hotel door was bustling with people.
Finally, when Chen Guang appeared, the project leaders of major scientific research institutions who had long been looking forward to it almost burst into tears.
Ever since they had seen the formula in the magazine the night before and responded urgently, they had barely closed their eyes until now.
Bravo and Wozmann know the goods, as do the heads of other major scientific research institutions and top experts.
Everyone can understand the huge market behind this set of molecular formulas, so they came here like crazy yesterday and tried to connect with the developer of the molecular formula, that is, Zhuo Jingsi himself.
However, although Zhuo Jingsi herself was easy to deal with, she only bit her to death and did not have the ownership of intellectual property rights, and the person who finally made the decision was Chen Guang.
The purchase of equipment is easy to discuss, and of course the business must be done, but Zhuo Jingsi even poached people on the spot, and wanted to talk about the molecular formula and other molecular formulas that were said to have not been announced, as well as more intellectual property cooperation matters, she began to push two, five or six.
This made everyone very embarrassed and helpless.
The relevant persons in charge of many scientific research institutions did not expect that the Chen Guang mentioned by Zhuo Jingsi was the Chen Guang who had almost turned the American film industry upside down with "Women" recently.
After hitting a wall all day, the heads of major scientific research institutions had to seize the name Chen Guang to make a fuss.
It is not difficult to find out who Chen Guang is, after all, he has appeared in the trial court of the Princeton District Court, and then he has also been reported.
Although the heads of major scientific research institutions almost thought they were blind when they found out that the two were the same person, after all, they were both people who had seen strong winds and waves, and quickly calmed down and accepted this rather strange fact.
It was not difficult to inquire about the whereabouts of Chen Guang and Zhuo Jingsi, and soon the major institutions determined Chen Guang's residence almost at the same time.
This is a market of hundreds of billions of dollars, and in this kind of business, what can be done today must not be postponed until tomorrow.
God knows if someone will brazenly knock on the door overnight and take the lead at the speed of light?
So everyone went to the hotel where Chen Guang was staying, but after arriving, they were extremely embarrassed to find out, damn, everyone else thinks the same!
The top leaders of the University of California, Cambridge, Oxford, Waseda, Rockefeller Laboratories, Lincoln Laboratory, Cavendish Laboratory, Samsung, and other institutions, or the representatives of the American branches, are not willing to budge.
Many scientific research institutions, which originally only planned to cooperate privately, had to face this very embarrassing situation, and private communication was obviously useless, and it was likely to face the situation of open bidding.