After returning to the company, Gu Xiaofan and Chen Keer began to gather the crew, and together with Joseph and Jason, they first announced the plan to discuss the 20 days to be interviewed by 7 media. 【】

On the other hand, the 4 people began to plan how to launch the public opinion wave of "The Undertaker".

Although Gu Xiaofan had an idea, he didn't have a plan to implement it, but Chen Keer helped him straighten out his thoughts and explained to Joseph and Jason:

"You should know that there are actually several big weather vanes that will affect the judges' judgment in the selection of the Oscars, the first is several national film critics awards, and the second is the Golden Globe Awards.

"Dancing with Bash" is the way it goes, and it has obtained both resources at the same time, and this advantage is now very big......"

"But ......" Chen Ke'er paused:

"Since most of these awards were selected at the end of December, and our "The Undertaker" had just been released at that time, and we didn't even make the shortlist, so the media across the United States, in order to cope with this situation, also set up a series of online popularity votes.

Among them, AOL, Google, and Yahoo will hold a large-scale online popularity poll before the Oscars.

These votes, while meaningless, are also a huge psychological hint to the judges. ”

Joseph and Jason both glanced at each other, and they both suddenly realized that Gu Xiaofan and Chen Keer mysteriously said that they wanted to "learn from Yao Ming", which meant that they were learning from Yao Ming and becoming the NBA All-Star Game Ticket King.

In the 2002-03 season, Yao Ming, who had just entered the NBA basketball league, was still a rookie, and his All-Star Game rival O'Neal was in full swing at that time. But relying on the support of countless Chinese fans, Yao Ming finally won more than 1.28 million votes, overwhelming O'Neal by an absolute margin and becoming the starting center of the Western All-Star.

Yao Ming also became the second player after Grant Hill in 1995 to be selected as an All-Star starter in his rookie year. Later, in 2005, Yao Ming even broke Jordan's All-Star voting record with a record number of votes.

This is all because of the support of netizens all over China.

Joseph frowned slightly when he heard this: "Manager Chen, I understand what you said, but although the votes of these three major portals are very popular among fans, the weight in the hearts of the judges cannot be compared with the Golden Globe Awards and the three major film critics awards, right......?" ”

Jason also nodded again and again: "Even if we get the first place in the vote for the best foreign language film on these three portals, I'm afraid it will be difficult to erase the advantage of "Dancing with Bash" in public opinion." ”

Chen Ke'er looked at the two of them very calmly, and said faintly:

"It's true that if we're going to compete for Best Picture at this Oscar, we have almost no chance this time, but ...... What I want to emphasize is that we are competing for the best foreign language film that is not popular, even if it is an American filmmaker, how many of them pay attention to the best foreign language film? Even if you see the Golden Globe list, how many people remember the name "Dancing with Bash"? How much influence can he have? ”

Chen Keer's question made Joseph and Jason stunned, but Joseph reacted very quickly and immediately asked:

"Yes, Manager Chen, you are very right, the same reason, so let me ask rhetorically, so in the voting of AOL, Google, and Yahoo, how many people will watch the option of 'Best Foreign Language Film'?"

Jason also nodded again and again, or Joseph was experienced, and immediately pointed out the crux of the problem, and things were not as simple as Chen Keer imagined.

But at this time, before Chen Keer could speak, Gu Xiaofan laughed and said: "So, the target opponent of our vote this time is not "Dancing with Bashi" at all, there are only two opponents we want to vote for, that is, "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Rejuvenation". ”

"What......?" Joseph was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth wide and said: ""Slumdog Millionaire" and "Rejuvenation" are the best film favorites this year, not the best foreign language film. ”

Chen Keer nodded and said, "Yes, but the voting rules for Oscar predictions on these three major websites are the same as the voting rules for the NBA All-Star Game, aren't they?" Theoretically, as long as a film has been shown in commercial theaters in the United States for a week, it can vote for him as the best picture. ”

Joseph thought for a moment, then nodded reluctantly: "That's true in the rules, but if you are not shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Picture, you don't have this option at all when you vote on the website?" How do you vote. ”

These words made Gu Xiaofan fall into deep thought, but he didn't think of this detail, and couldn't help but look at Chen Keer.

Chen Ke'er faced his gaze, turned his head and said lightly: "Mr. Joseph, do you know Yi Jianlian?" ”

"I don't know ......," Joseph said, looking at Jason, wondering which Chinese actor it was? Jason also shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Chen Keer said: "It's normal that you don't know him, he is different from Yao Ming, although Yi Jianlian is a very good basketball player in China, he plays in the NBA, but he is only a small substitute." ”

Speaking of this, Chen Keer paused and explained the reason why she mentioned a name: "At last year's All-Star Game, Yi Jianlian did not enter the shortlist for various positions, and it is for this reason that the electronic voting system does not have his name, and Chinese fans cannot directly click on the option to vote for him...... But...... In the end, he got 450,000 extra votes......"

Joseph listened in confusion and was surprised: "There is no voting option, how do fans vote." ”

Chen Ke'er said an incredible answer in a low tone.

"Fans in China, in accordance with the supplementary rules of voting, pass a handwritten ballot and send it to the NBA All-Star Voting Office......"

This answer stunned Joseph and Jason...... Chinese actually rely on handwritten ballots to vote? They glanced at each other, and the same thought suddenly rose in their hearts...... The Chinese are so terrible!

"Fortunately, the votes on these three major portals do not require fans to write their ballots, but can be mailed to the official mailbox of the website by email, and the official will count according to the IP address." Chen Keer explained:

"So, Joseph, Jason, the task of the two of you now is to figure out the valid format of the extra mail ballots on these three major sites so that our fans can copy and paste."

After Joseph and Jason figured out the situation, they also put away the shock in their hearts and hurried to do it.

Indeed, if a film that was only shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film won the "Best Film" vote on the Internet, I am afraid that the impression on the judges will be far greater than that of any other Best Foreign Language Film......

The idea is simply audacious......