Chapter 784: Exposure (2/3)
A newspaper in the United States soon published a photograph taken a week before the official announcement of the Academy Awards.
In the photo, two middle-aged white men are talking to each other, their faces solemn, as if they are discussing something.
One of them was Corkley, the president of Pan American Entertainment, and the other man, introduced by this entertainment media, everyone was shocked.
Lawrence Hall!
His name is a weighty name in the United States film industry, the vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!
The name of this academy may sound very ordinary, but anyone who knows the history of this academy knows the true strength of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A non-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the cinematic arts. The academy is composed of nearly 6,000 professionals or veterans in the film industry, most of whom are from the United States.
It was founded on May 11, 1927 in California, USA. Initially consisting of 36 members, almost all of whom were well-known figures in the film industry at the time, its main objectives were to promote the development of film art and science, to promote mutual cooperation in all aspects of the industry (including culture, education, technology, etc.), to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the film industry, to provide public opportunities for discussion and exchange among people from all walks of life, to represent (or express) the views of people who are actually filmmakers, and to provide relevant educational and learning activities for professionals and the general public.
Seeing this introduction, perhaps most people think that this is an educational college that focuses on film expertise.
But if you know another identity of this so-called Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, then you don't think so.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is also the organizer of the Academy Awards!
In other words, the Academy Awards are opened by this academy.
Lawrence Hall is not only the vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but also the first vice president of the Academy Award jury!
On the eve of the start of the Academy Awards, Lawrence Hall, as the first vice chairman of the jury of this award, actually secretly met with the president of Pan American Entertainment, one of the Hollywood giants, is there anything unseemly?
After all, this Lawrence Hall's status is not an ordinary person, and at such a critical juncture, he should not meet with Corkley, an extremely sensitive person.
You know, he is not only the vice president of the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in the United States, but also the first vice president of the Academy Award jury.
The judging body of the Oscars is not complicated in general, and it is divided into two pyramids, with the highest level being the jury of the president of the academy and the jury of the branch of the academy.
The officers of the Bureau include the President, the First Vice-President, the two Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary-General!
That said, it's not an exaggeration to say that this Lawrence Hall is the second-in-command of the Oscar jury body.
In such a sensitive position, on the eve of the Oscars, he actually met with the boss of a film company, and the meaning behind this is too reminiscent.
When this photo was exposed, it instantly ignited the world entertainment industry, not only in the United States, but also in Europe and China, and many entertainment media in Europe and China joined in to analyze the meaning behind this photo from all angles.
Corkley asks Lawrence Hall to give Pan American care?
Or does Corkley want Lawrence to stop that opponent?
Or is there some other purpose?
All kinds of speculations, all kinds of analyses, all kinds of estimates, in just one day, brought the focus of the world entertainment industry to the Academy Awards and the two protagonists in this photo.
The Academy Awards are certainly the world's three most well-known film awards, with a long history and fame.
But as long as it is an award, then there will inevitably be criticism, which is simply impossible to avoid.
If you have different preferences for a movie, then your opinions will definitely be different, which is a very normal phenomenon.
However, with the popularity of commercial films in recent years, especially the increasing influence of Hollywood commercial blockbusters in the world, the Academy Awards are the most dazzling halo coat on the outside of these blockbusters.
It can be said that the whole world, perhaps the people of various countries are full of fantasies and admiration for Hollywood's Oscars, and the film circles of various countries are full of indignation and resentment about Hollywood and the Oscars.
No one likes to come to their own home to grab food.
Therefore, when the media of the United States took the lead in exposing this photo of the secret meeting between Corkley and Lawrence, it immediately caused an uproar in the global entertainment industry, fueled by the entertainment circles of other countries.
Of course, the media in China and the media in Europe are the most excited.
The Golden Dragon Award and the Cannes Award are in these two places, and they will not let go of such a good opportunity to fall into the ground.
Faced with this sudden situation, the Academy Awards organizing committee was shocked and hurriedly held a public press conference to clarify what was going on.
The reason why Lawrence and Cockley met was because of their normal social relationship, which had nothing to do with the Academy Award selection.
The most important thing is that in this year's Academy Awards, Pan American Entertainment Company did nothing, but it is an ironclad fact.
The processing speed of the Academy Awards organizing committee is very fast, and their strong public relations skills have put forward various factual evidence to show that Lawrence and Corkley did not meet for improper benefits, because Pan American Entertainment really got nothing in this Oscars.
In the face of such an answer, the media and the public thought that this was indeed the case.
After all, Pan American Entertainment did not win any awards in this Oscar, but it is clear proof.
You can't doubt this or that just because people meet, you can't doubt that, right?
Isn't it enough for people to meet?
In the back, the Academy Awards organizing committee even became very aggrieved, which allowed them to quickly save their image in front of the public.
Just when everyone thought that this was the end of the matter, the entertainment media that last exposed the photos of Lawrence's meeting with Corkley exposed another sensational news.
In an internal meeting of the Electric Chair College of Arts and Sciences in the United States, Lawrence vaguely proposed that this year's Oscars would be selected, and he did not want to see "2012" win because he did not think it was a pure Hollywood movie.
Even if the film company that filmed "2012" paid taxes to the United States.
The media exposed the news at the same time as it produced evidence, that is, Lawrence's recording of the internal meeting, which took place the day after Lawrence met with Corkley.
When this media exposed the content and recording of the internal meeting, the entire world entertainment industry was a sensation.
Ironclad facts, mountains of evidence!
No one thought that at such a moment, the Academy Awards would expose such a huge scandal.
Hollywood is in complete chaos. R1148