Kenneth Horn's expression became serious when he heard Eric's words. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

While other Hollywood studios have been able to roughly understand the Weinstein brothers' awards PR tactics over the years, understanding doesn't mean they can imitate. After all, just the Weinstein brothers' connections of major award judges are definitely not something that can be established simply by throwing money at them.

If the Weinstein brothers had really done their best to make public relations for The Horse Whisperer, there really wouldn't be any chance of victory for the new line.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Kenneth Horn couldn't help but say, "I don't think I would do this if I were Harvey." Miramax's eye-catching performance at the Oscars over the years has caused a lot of criticism. If Harvey turns such an undesirable work into an award-winning one, both the media and the academy are likely to rebound, and once that happens, Miramax will not want to think about anything to gain at the Oscars for a long time to come. ”

Eric nodded approvingly.

In the original time and space, under the operation of the Weinstein brothers, "Shakespeare in Love" achieved more brilliant achievements at the 71st Oscars than "Forrest Gump", including Gwyneth Paltrow's joking actress.

The 'success' of "Shakespeare in Love" finally made the Hollywood Film School completely explode, and for several years in a row, Miramax won almost nothing at the Oscars. It wasn't until later, with the song and dance film "Chicago", which had an impeccable reputation and box office, that Miramax recovered some vitality in the awards. But at that time, under the deliberate suppression of the film school, it was difficult for Miramax to recreate the scenery of the nineties when he could get his hands on some important awards almost every year.

"I think Harvey must understand this," after nodding, Eric immediately added: "It's just that Harvey's current state is like carrying a stone down the mountain, and he can only keep walking." ”

This past weekend, the cumulative box office of "Horse Whisperer", which was released in its sixth week, has reached $114.93 million. Although the box office has slipped to the closing stage of more than $3 million in a single week, such box office results are definitely very successful compared to the film's production cost of $50 million.

In this case, Miramax, who thinks he has tasted the sweetness of a 'big production', will definitely go out of his way to go further in order to gain more autonomy from the parent company Fox. Well, there is a good chance that the Weinstein brothers will force the Oscars for "The Horse Whisperer."

Although Eric does not ignore the potential economic value of the Oscars, he never takes the Oscars too seriously, let alone allows the company to put too much effort into imitating the Weinstein brothers' public relations model.

After all, it would be completely worth the loss to give up the business strategy of commercial films, which has a more stable and lucrative profit model, to delve into Oscar public relations. The profit gain brought by the Oscars to all the nominated films in the name every year may not be as much as one "Teddy Bear".

Therefore, for "Elizabeth", who is about to fight "The Horse Whisperer", Eric's expectation for the new line is only to do his best.

In the days that followed, as the Christmas atmosphere grew stronger, the whole of North America was frantically anticipating the release of "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Phantom Menace".

Fox's investment in the promotion budget for this Star Wars prequel is unprecedented, and the manufacturers who have obtained the license for the Star Wars series are also sparing no effort to cooperate, and for a while, a variety of Star Wars-related activities are being held all over the country, and Star Wars-related cosplay can be seen everywhere on the streets of some big cities.

In this frenzied atmosphere, on December 18, "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Phantom Menace" was finally released in 3,126 theaters in North America, with a box office result of $16.5 million at midnight, which also easily broke the midnight record just set by the summer file "Breaking Badluck 3".

In the days that followed, although critics and general audiences were polarized in their reviews of the film, this did not affect the fandom of fans about the Star Wars franchise in the slightest.

In the first three days of the weekend, the film grossed $81.65 million in North America, and in the next four days, the film collected another $54.53 million, and in the past week, the cumulative box office of "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Phantom Menace" has reached $136.18 million, setting a new box office record again.

Thanksgiving was spent in Maryland with women and children, and Christmas naturally stayed in Los Angeles.

Christmas Eve was spent with the girl and Aniston, Eric called Elizabeth and Julia, hoping that the two of them could come together, but they were directly refused, Elizabeth also counted Eric on the phone, and then flew away with Julia to New York.

On Christmas Eve, it was a 'harassing' call back from East Hampton, and because of Emma, Julia often went there, and Elizabeth and Joanna got along well.

Being in Los Angeles basically means a job that you can't avoid, but luckily this year's Christmas falls on Friday, Eric plans to take three days off, and on Saturday morning he will take two girls to St. Simonhurst in northern California for the weekend.

Although nominally donated to the California government, the Hearst family, like countless charitable foundations in the West, still has a lot of control over the Castle of San Simeon, and it is not a problem to entertain guests.

Inside the castle, in the gorgeous baroque indoor pool, the girl and Aniston are swimming in their bathing suits not far away, while Eric is leaning on the edge of the pool and reading a copy of The Hollywood Reporter with some boredom.

To be sure, Eric was not in the slightest interested in such ornate baroque castles, or in all the buildings that had the air of an old age. It's just that the two Nizi are just the opposite, and they look very excited. After all, Westerners have an aristocratic plot, and one of the most important elements associated with nobility is naturally the castle.

In the end, the Weinstein brothers still launched a forced public relations strategy for "The Horse Whisperer", and among the Golden Globe nominations just announced, "The Horse Whisperer" included the most important 7 nominations for Best Picture in the Drama category, Best Director, and even Scarlett Johansson was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

The Hollywood Reporter's nominations were published at a time when commentators were clearly slamming Miramax for her excessive public relations practices.

After a few days of operation, everyone agrees that "The Horse Whisperer" is a very good film, but most professional media and film critics also agree that the commercial and artistic nature of this film is completely half and half, and there is not enough cultural connotation to provoke thought.

Compared to "The Horse Whisperer", "Elizabeth" received only three nominations: Best Picture in a Drama, Best Director and the undisputed Cate Blanchett Best Actress.

Just looking through the newspaper in his hand, the two Nizi in the pool were chattering and arguing for some reason, Eric looked up helplessly, and the two girls swam over together, leaning on Eric's side left and right.

It's also a very interesting thing to say, although the girl doesn't have a good relationship with all the women around Eric, she is the only one who can freely 'shuttle' between his different women, and whether it is Joanna, Elizabeth or Aniston next to him, they all obviously recognize the identity of the girl.

Throwing the newspaper aside in his hand, Eric reached out and hugged the two Nizi into his arms, and said, "So, what's wrong?" ”

Hearing Eric's question, the chick struggled proudly, and did not get away from Eric, but turned her head very arrogantly: "No." ”

"Hehe," the girl grinned and grinned into Eric's arms, "Eric, do you know that this month's Vanity Fair magazine has now sold 710,000 copies. ”

Eric didn't pay attention to the sales of these best-selling magazines, and laughed: "710,000 copies is a lot, I remember Leeds' "Sun", which has a circulation of more than 3 million copies a day, and that is still in the UK. ”

"How can a magazine be the same as a newspaper," the girl said, "The average monthly sales of Vanity Fair magazine are only a little more than 500,000 copies, and this issue is only 710,000 copies now, which has broken the best-selling record in the history of Vanity Fair. ”

Noticing the girl's playful appearance, Eric immediately understood, and hugged the chick on the other side with a smile: "Just angry about such a boring thing?" ”

As the most popular American sweetheart of the new generation, coupled with the hints of the girl, Eric doesn't have to think much to know the result.

The chick pouted and turned her head again.

The girl added with a smile: "The cover of the September issue of "Vanity Fair" is Jenny, and the sales volume is only 680,000 copies. ”

The September issue was supposed to be a promotion for this year's tenth season of "Friends". As "Friends", which has accompanied the entire United States for ten years, Aniston naturally received far more attention than usual at the moment of its end.

"680,000 copies is already a lot," Eric lowered his head and kissed the chick on the cheek, "You know, your opponent is actually your own man, and it's not a big deal if you are surpassed." ”

"You megalomaniac," Aniston couldn't help but roll her eyes, and kissed the man reluctantly when she saw Eric Scoundrel continue to post it.

The girl on the other side looked at the appearance of the two, and suddenly said: "Eric, you really want to let "Friends" end, I think it can be filmed for a few more seasons, it's a pity that it's over now." ”

Hearing the girl's words, Aniston also showed a strange expression in her eyes.

If it was before the two got back together, Aniston was very reluctant to continue filming, after all, a TV series that has been filmed for ten years in a row, anyone will feel tired. But at this time, the girl couldn't help but start thinking about Eric, ABC is his company, and Aniston is still well aware of the importance of "Friends" to the ABC network.

At this point, if Eric speaks, she doesn't mind continuing the show. The other members of the six-man group can't compare to Aniston in every way, and they happen to have a very close relationship, and if Aniston speaks, the others will definitely agree to return.

Eric felt the emotion in the chick's eyes, smiled and leaned over, kissed her on the lips again, and said: "The end is always over, ABC can't always rely on a TV series to live, once there is too strong dependence, it will be harmful." ”

In the past, the producer offered a million-dollar salary for a single episode to forcibly extend "Friends" to the tenth season. But because of the focus on the influence of "Friends" and neglected the development of new dramas, after "Friends" ended, NBC slipped directly from the top spot of several major television networks to the bottom position, and continued to languish for several years.

This situation is very common in the operation of television networks, and Eric is not going to repeat this mistake.

Moreover, after the end of "Friends", the ABC TV network still has "ER: Story", "Everyone Loves Raymond" and "Survivor", which are the leading dramas, although the popularity of "Everyone Loves Raymond" developed a few years ago cannot be compared with "Friends", but it is enough to support the ABC comedy market after the end of "Friends". At the same time, ABC will also launch the "American Idol" reality show next year, which can also succeed "Survivor", which has already begun to decline.

Therefore, the time to choose to end "Friends" now is just right. ABC isn't going to be hit hard by losing Friends.

The girl looked at Eric and the chick and began to look like you and me, and suddenly became a little unhappy, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly thought of something, climbed out of the pool and ran out, and after a while, she ran back with a laptop in her hand: "Eric, show you a good thing." ”

The girl said, placing the laptop on the edge of the pool, and quickly clicked on a video file.

Eric and Aniston looked over together in confusion, and soon a video of a blonde audition appeared on the laptop screen.

At first glance, this girl is somewhat similar to Aniston in appearance and temperament, but as soon as the girl on the screen speaks, Eric is even more surprised.

Because, if only the appearance is similar, this girl's accent is exactly the same as Aniston's.

Next to Eric, the chick saw the video on the screen, and suddenly looked at the girl vigilantly like a kitten that had been poked and teased: "What do you want to do?" ”

The girl grinned wickedly and said, "I don't want to do anything, it's just that it's very interesting, hehe." ”

Eric reached out and knocked on the door of Ya's head, otherwise the girl would have become a sperm, but still asked curiously, "What's going on?" ”

"Her name is Trelle Howard," the girl clutched her head and looked innocent, "I just stumbled upon it, so I'll show you if I think it's interesting." ”