Chapter 55: Fame and Fortune
As the time enters March, not only the awards season is gradually becoming more and more intense, but also the spring schedule of Fire Lion TV has also started as scheduled.
The third season of "Dancing with the Stars" is highly anticipated, and "Survivor" has reached its fifth season under the operation of two seasons a year, although it has only been a few years.
Although the frequency of the show came out quite quickly, the popularity of the show was not low, although it was not as good as the national frenzy in the first season of that year, but as the originator of reality shows, "Survivor" still maintained its first-class ratings and reputation.
And the most anticipated is the third season of "American Idol", as Sid said, for a long time after 911, the general public's demand for this kind of soothing program will remain high.
And when the public sees the young "children" singing their older generation songs on the TV screen, the nostalgia under the crisis is ignited at the same time, and as soon as the third season of "American Idol" starts, just the national audition in the early stage has already triggered a ratings boom, directly rushing to the 20 million mark, and the peers of the four major TV networks who watch it are envious, jealous and hateful.
Although the Fire Lion TV is a cable television station, it continues to crush the public television network on its own.
At the same time, Oscar PR is also in full swing, from New York to Los Angeles, whether it is a private party or a studio party.
Celebrity stars and veterans of the academy are often welcomed, although Miramax and Weinstein are not among the top three favorites this year.
But Universal Pictures, DreamWorks and Fox Pictures, which have made a lot of efforts, are not willing to give up this rare opportunity to win the award easily.
On the other hand, the Fire Lion seems to be not very interested in "Begin Again", in addition to a few technical awards that are difficult to match, most of the heavyweight awards such as Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, although Jeremy and Amy Adams and other main creative personnel frequently attend various parties.
But Sid, as the core figure, did not appear at various canvassing parties after the Golden Globe Awards.
Although it is rumored in the circle that he has started to prepare new films as always, this still makes many people marvel at his open-mindedness. Whether it was Sid breaking the box office of 1 billion at the end of last year and becoming the second director in human history to surpass the billion mark, or the sweep of "Begin Again's Song Changes Life" at the Golden Globe Awards, Sid became a hit.
If it is other young stars, or even newly famous directors, I am afraid that they will be ecstatic to linger among all kinds of parties and the beauty of neodymium who takes the initiative to give their arms.
Even the more ambitious people will not ignore the awards season before the Oscars so much, after all, it is the Oscars, even if it is difficult to win awards such as Best Director and Best Picture now because Sid is too young, but when it comes to facing it, how many people can be pampered and not shocked?
"I'm not pampered. Sid said lightly.
Ali on the other side smiled and pointed at him and said, "I'm being humble again, Sid." β
"Modesty, what's the use of that boring stuff?" Sid pouted, "If I know that the Oscars can't give me Best Director and Best Picture, then why should I waste my time?"
"Even though that's the case, most people don't have such a big heart. Ali said speechlessly.
"I'm just a rationalist. Sid shrugged, then picked up a copy of the latest Vanity Fair magazine next to him and flipped through it.
This issue of Vanity Fair happens to be an Oscar special, which is also a routine every year. Every year in February and March, before the Oscars, they will invite a number of popular or potential stars to shoot the large spread cover of the triptych according to the awards season and comprehensive commercial performance of that year.
The photographer is Annie Leibovitz, the royal photographer of Vanity Fair.
And this year's theme is "Blue Rhapsody", and the invites are all the hot actresses of the seasonββββ current spider woman Anne Hathaway received the invitation, and Kate Beckinsale, the heroine of "Pearl Harbor", was not hit by that.
As for Jennifer Connelly, the heroine of "A Beautiful Mind", of course, is on the list, and Naomi Watts, the heroine of "Hemulan Drive", finally swept away the decline of the previous years, and finally raised her eyebrows.
Finally, of course, there's the new Golden Globe actress β Amy Adams in the center!
"The gang of "Vanity Fair" really only watch the wind and steer, without foresight and foresight, aren't they all actresses who acted in some good movies last year. After turning two pages, Sid was bored to find that with the exception of Amy, who had been handpicked by himself, everyone else was just a flash of one-off starlet.
"What do you mean?" Ali asked curiously.
"Didn't this "Pearl Harbor" hit the street last year to my grandmother's house? How could Kate Beckinsale still play? It's incredible. Do these people think that after "Pearl Harbor", she still has a chance to star in an A-grade blockbuster?"
"And Nicole Kidman, who made "Island Cry" and "Moulin Rouge" last year, is actually not on the list, these guys are just rubbish. Sid pursed his lips and said disapprovingly.
Sid is talking about Nicole Kidman, the supernova who was really able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Amy Adams among actresses last year, compared to the flashy Kate Beckinsale and the apparently expired Jennifer Connelly.
Although Nicole Kidman only released two films last year, Royal Pictures' low-budget thriller horror film "Island Cry" grossed more than $200 million worldwide at a cost of $17 million.
not only made the film a rare success after Sid's "Ghost Record", but also made Nicole Kidman's worth jump to nearly 10 million yuan.
And "Moulin Rouge" is not to mention, although it was a pity to lose to Amy Adams's "Begin Again Song Changes Life", Nicole still successfully advanced to the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the Drama category.
Leaving such a future star alone, but wasting time on a bunch of flashy little characters, it is no wonder that "Vanity Fair" was later called the Hollywood "weather vane" of "icing on the cake, but nothing in the snow".
"Ell, you can't hope that a bunch of gossip magazine editors can be well-versed in the film industry. Ali smiled and spread his hands.
"Boss, we're ready. Just then, Sid's assistant walked into the room and said.
"Well, it's time to get started. Sid smiled and stood up, and Ali and the others followed suit.
Then the group walked down the hallway, from the company's lounge to their conference room, and because it was a weekday, they met a lot of nervous suits, both men and women.
When Sid and Ali arrived in the conference room, the negotiator from the IMG side was already waiting, "Hello, Mr. Leon, welcome to IMG headquarters. β