Coming to power is a good thing for "Angel of Justice" on the road to the Olympics, because as a base camp of anti-rebellion, many people will vote for "Angel of Justice" in retaliation, and it is also a bad thing, because "Moonlight" is a black movie, and it will definitely get more retaliatory votes than "Angel of Justice". Originally, "Angel of Justice" and "Moonlight Boy" had about the same number of votes, but according to the current form, "Moonlight Boy" received a lot more votes than "Angel of Justice" at the box office.

However, for "Angel of Justice", as well as the entire publicity and public relations team, the rhythm was not disrupted because of the stage, and the publicity and public relations still followed the established strategy. On the third day of his official election as president of the United States, when the entire Hollywood was wailing about coming to the stage, Zhang Ran flew to the UK with the creator of "Angel of Justice" to start the promotion of the film in the UK.

On the afternoon of November 1st, "Angel of Justice" held a screening and meet and greet for the British press and film critics at the BFI IAX cinema in London. The BFI IAX cinema has the largest cinema screen in the UK, as well as the best sound and projection systems. The devices work together to immerse the audience in legendary 2D and D imagery and extremely realistic digital stereo sound, as if they were in the middle of a movie story.

As the film began to be screened, Zhang Ran has been observing the reactions of the media and film critics, and the movie was fine at the beginning, but more than 20 minutes later, Zhang Ran saw many reporters with red eyes, and some of them female reporters burst into tears and their bodies were trembling. Murphy understood this sentiment and reached out and gently patted Kerry Mulligan's arm, Kerry Mulligan turned his head, wiped the tears from his face, tried to squeeze a smile out of him, and then lowered his head and pushed his shoulder.

At the end of the screening, the media reporters and film critics at the scene paid tribute to the film with a long-lasting and enthusiastic applause. When communicating with the media, a journalist in his thirties told Zhang Ran that the film allowed him to understand this cruel history, empathize with the suffering of the Chinese people, and have a deeper knowledge and understanding of China.

In the course of the exchange, a reporter asked: "What do you think about going on stage?"

As the owner of an Internet company and a filmmaker, Zhang Ran definitely doesn't like anti-globalization and anti-free trade, but he can't say this, because the trade war will definitely start after he takes office, and he is a little cautious, Zhang Ran doesn't want to be a bird. But it's impossible for him to say good things, it's not in line with his character, and if he says good things, it means that the Oscar Best Picture of "Angel of Justice" is gone.

Zhang Ran shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "I have no opinion, but I think maybe FL will become a sharp weapon for governing the country!"

The media and film critics at the scene thought that Zhang Ran was mocking, and burst into cheerful laughter.

After the meeting, many British media quickly released film reviews, and almost all of them were praised.

"Angel of Justice" is a shocking movie masterpiece, a cry from the Chinese. The film contains extremely realistic war scenes, and on the basis of historical restoration, it describes in detail the horrific crimes committed by the Japanese army against Chinese and civilians during the occupation of Nanjing. However, Zhang Ran also looks beyond the battlefield in the film, allowing us to get close to all kinds of people in Nanjing, showing the various reactions of different people in the face of terrorist aggression. - Four stars, The New Internationalist

Zhang Ran's harsh perspective on the Nanjing Massacre is powerful, shocking, and not to be missed. Angel of Justice is unlike any cinematic experience you've ever experienced, it's a film powerful enough to change your life, and if you can withstand the thrill of your heart, watch it to the end. - Five Star, The Times

Zhang Ran's work is extremely shocking, and every atrocity and bestiality has been vividly excavated from history and rewoven into this narrative epic. The documentary style of the film makes the film more tense and gives the film a sense of distant history. It's definitely not an entertaining movie, but it's in a class of its own as a memory and testimony of history. - Five stars, The Guardian

The authoritative British film magazine "Complete Movie" devoted ten full pages to the introduction of this Chinese film, entitled "Five Reasons to Watch "Angels of Justice".

"Sight and Hearing" not only gave "Angel of Justice" a five-star rating, calling this work "the best film of the year so far", editor-in-chief Nick James also wrote a special article recommending "Angel of Justice", in which Nick James said: "Zhang Ran is a better storyteller than Scorsese and Akira Kurosawa, and he is good at highlighting individual characters in chaotic scenes." No other film has shown the torture and suffering of women in war so impactfully and powerfully. "Angel of Justice" is a classic that must be enjoyed in theaters!"

The British mainstream TV media attaches great importance to "Angel of Justice", and BB spent 15 minutes reporting on the film in the prime time of the noon news, focusing on the Nanjing Massacre shown in the film, Zhang Ran and the three leading actors conducted studio interviews with the BB hostess, and the British Sky TV also reported on the movie many times in the past week.

After numerous positive reviews in the British media, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness of "Angel of Justice" has risen to 85, and the overall rating of T has also reached 8. Although this score is still behind "Moonlight Boy", it should be enough to compete for the Oscar for Best Picture.

After staying in the UK for four days, Zhang Ran flew to France with the crew to meet with the French media. Zhang Ran knows that it is very difficult for a film of the genre of "Angel of Justice" to get praise in France, the taste of the French media and film critics is very different from that of Europe and the United States, and they are not particularly welcome to movies like the Holocaust, such as "Life is Beautiful", "The Pianist", and "Schindler's List" have a relatively average evaluation in France, and they think that this kind of subject matter should be made into a documentary.

However, the French media's evaluation of "Angel of Justice" is as good as Zhang Ran expected, and it is basically praised, and even "Movie Manual" gave "Angel of Justice" three stars. The reason why "Film Handbook" gave the middle comment is that they think that Zhang Ran is not from the perspective of the film's author, and many aspects of the film are emotional and not calm enough.

After the publicity in Britain and France, Zhang Ran flew back to the United States with the main creator of "Angel of Justice" and began to promote it in the United States. The practice of Hollywood blockbuster publicity is basically to invite journalists from all over the world, gather them in one place for interviews, and then have exclusive interviews with several major magazines. Because "Angel of Justice" wants to rush to the Olympics, the publicity strategy is completely different, and the approach is meticulous and multi-faceted. The media strategy is wave after wave, with major newspapers being exposed first, followed by relevant newspapers, and almost all the media are on the list. For example, after the media interview in Kansas City, Taylor and the Colorado area will then spread some relevant information. There was a report in New York, and then there was a newspaper in New Jersey to follow suit. After the visit to Los Angeles, the visit to Orange County and other districts had to be continued.

Media interviews should cover all levels and reach as many audience segments as possible. Among them are global media such as NN, AB, The New York Times, Newsweek, etc., as well as local media. There are professional review publications such as "American Cinematographer", "Film Review", etc., as well as magazines with soft trends in life. There are media aimed at young people, such as TV and "Rolling Stone", as well as media GQ for the taste of the elderly or adults. In addition, it also includes more fashionable and avant-garde media, online and magazines.

In addition to media interviews, it is also necessary to continuously organize screenings of film critics' associations in various places and invite film critics to watch films. The Oscars are voted for by more than 5,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, and very few film critics are eligible to vote. But the praise of film critics, as well as the affirmation of various film critics association awards, can play a certain role in hedging Olympics.

In the past, the Film Critics Guild Awards had little impact on the Oscars, but since the introduction of the priority voting system in 2010, the situation has changed. Now the jury selects 5 films from the nominated films, and ranks them from first to fifth according to their preferences. If there is no film that gets more than 50 votes for first place, then it depends on the second place, in which case the number of second place votes is crucial for the attribution of the award.

When the judges voted for the first place, most of them came according to their own preferences, and the tendency was more obvious. Take blacks as an example, the vast majority of blacks in today's Oscar jury will definitely vote for "Moonlight" because it's a black movie. But who will be chosen in second place is not necessarily. If film critics particularly praise "Angel of Justice" and say that the film is particularly good and has an internationalist spirit, it is counterproductive. Then the black judges may be affected and vote for the second place for "Angels of Justice".

Participating in the Oscar competition is like participating in elections, building momentum, canvassing votes, and large-scale financial investment are indispensable. At the beginning, Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had a promotional cycle of 11 months, and after winning the Oscar, the exhausted Ang Lee and the producer hugged their heads and cried.

Just when Zhang Ran and the crew were busy with publicity, the annual awards season officially kicked off.

On November 22, the American Film Independent Spirit Awards announced the list of nominees, "Moonlight Boy" received six nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, Andrea Arnold's "American Sweetheart" was tied with 6 nominations, followed by Kenneth Lonergan's "Manchester by the Sea", which received 5 nominations.

"Angels of Justice" and "La La Land" were not nominated, not because the two films are bad or to the taste of the judges, but because neither film is an independent film and cannot compete for the Independent Spirit Award.

On November 28th, the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards came to an end, "Moonlight Boy" won four awards including Best Picture, Cassie Affleck, who contributed a wonderful performance in "Manchester by the Sea", won the best actor without suspense, and Isabelle Huppert, who has already been one of the three major actresses in Europe, won the first American actress title with her strong performance in "Her". The Gotham Awards are the second largest independent film awards in North America after Sundance, and the first award in the U.S. awards season.

On November 29, the 88th National Review Association Awards were held, and "Manchester by the Sea" became the biggest winner, winning four awards including Best Picture, "Moonlight Boy" won the Best Director Award and Best Supporting Actress Award, and "Angel of Justice" only won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.

A poor performance at the National Review Association Awards is not a bad thing for Angel of Justice, because the National Review Society Awards are a well-known anti-bellwether for the Oscars. In the history of the Oscars, the National Association of Film Critics has only matched the Oscar for Best Picture five times, namely "Annie Hall" in 1977, "The Unforgivable" in 1992, "Schindler's List" in 199, "Million Dollar Baby" in 2004 and "Bomb Disposal Unit" in 2010.