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As night fell, Steven Spielberg sent a middle-aged man out of the door, and the middle-aged man turned around and said, "Steven, can you consider my suggestion?" ”

Seeing that Spielberg didn't speak, the man said again, "At the 71st Oscars, why did "Saving Private Ryan" lose the Best Picture Golden Man? Why did "Shakespeare in Love" reach the top? Have you forgotten everything? Don't you remember when they used to attack you and your movies like that? ”

How can those things be forgotten? Steven Spielberg said slowly, "Aiman, I'll think about it. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Murphy......" the man deliberately accentuated the name that followed, "and Miss Gal Gadot, who has always wanted to invite you as a guest. ”

Spielberg politely said, "I would also like to talk to Murphy, who is the future of Hollywood." ”

Although Murphy Stanton is not a Jew, he has a Jewish girlfriend and the two have been dating for many years and are said to be engaged.

Sending off the guests and returning home, Steven Spielberg sat on a chair and couldn't help but think of the past many years ago, when DreamWorks was in high spirits, "Saving Private Ryan" exploded at the box office and word of mouth, and the world thought that it would win both Best Director and Best Picture, but at the critical moment of voting, first a group of British veterans stood up to question the film, and then there were various negative news in the media, and finally "Shakespeare in Love" Unexpectedly, snatched the Best Picture Golden Man from him.

Although this is now widely regarded as the biggest joke of the Oscars in the last three decades, the Weinstein brothers played with him, but it is an out-and-out fact.

These things had been thrown aside a long time ago, but as soon as they were spoken, he remembered them again.

In the past year, nothing went well for him, and the filming of "War Horse" has not yet completed post-production due to inexplicable protests from animal protection organizations, which also made him disqualified from the Oscars.

To whom should I vote for my own hands and those around me? Spielberg quickly made the decision that he would not vote for the Weinstein brothers anyway.

At the same time, in Martin Scorsese's residence in Manhattan, New York, Martin Sr. also received a guest from CAA.

Although he has moved to other agencies, Martin Scorsese has been under the CAA umbrella for many years and is an acquaintance of many CAA executives.

The two have been chatting for a while, Martin Scorsese lifted his glasses and said, "I make gangster films, which are full of all kinds of calculations, but I don't like others to calculate me the most, the Weinstein brothers have been saying a few years ago that I only shoot films to hit the Oscars, and I remember this very clearly." ”

He waved his hand, "You go back, I have my own decision on how to vote!" ”

Why can the Weinstein brothers only do black hands on him, but he can't do black hands on them? Martin Scorsese sent the person away, immediately pulled out the phone book, and dialed.

Almost all the people in the circle who were good friends with him received his calls.

As the long night faded and the sun climbed into the sky, Ang Lee arrived at the post-production room of Twentieth Century Fox just after eight o'clock in the morning, ready to start a new day's work.

There was still a little time before the start of work, and the others had not arrived for the time being, Li An made himself a cup of coffee first, and when he was adding sugar and milk, someone suddenly pushed the door and walked in.

"Hi Ann."

What came in was Ang Lee's agent in the United States, also affiliated with CAA.

Li An looked at his agent and asked curiously, "Why are you here?" ”

"I'm looking for something for you." The agent was not polite, pulled over the chair and sat opposite Ang Lee, and asked, "Did you vote for the Oscars?" ”

"I've been busy with post-production these days," Ang Lee shook his head, "Not yet." ”

The agent asked again, "How many important awards, which film do you want to vote for?" ”

Li An smiled casually, "I haven't considered this yet." ”

He is very busy with work, and he hasn't seen much of the films this awards season, so he plans to pick a few random ones and mail them out.

"The biggest hit right now is Murphy Stanton's 'Diego Rose.'" The agent is here for a purpose, of course, "and the new film "The Artist," produced by the Weinstein brothers. ”

"Brother Weinstein?" The sharpness in Ang Lee's eyes flashed.

"That's right." The agent deliberately emphasized, "It's the two bastards who used words like disgust to attack you back then and make "Brokeback Mountain" lose the best picture!" ”

Ang Lee's personality was relatively peaceful, and he sighed, but didn't say anything.

The agent added, "Life of Pi has taken years of hard work, and the company will focus on promoting this film at next year's Oscars, and Kara Firth of Twentieth Century Fox has assured me that she will devote enough resources to this film to the next awards season." ”

After so many ups and downs, Ang Lee naturally knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and asked, "What do I need to do?" ”

"You're very influential among the many Chinese and Asian Americans in the circle." The agent bluntly stated, "Influence as much as possible among the academy members among them." ”

The agent didn't say which film to vote for, but hints such as Twentieth Century Fox and CAA were clear, and Ang Lee knew it had to be Murphy Stanton's "Diego Rose."

As a director who has won the Oscar for Best Director, Ang Lee has his own pride, if it is usual, he may refuse, but thinking of the Best Film statuette that was lost that year and everything that the Weinstein brothers operated behind the scenes, it is inevitable that he will feel unhappy.

Sometimes, the Weinstein brothers are too many bullies!

Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention that he Li An is not a rabbit.

Li An didn't speak, picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, and when he put the coffee cup down, he nodded slightly.

The February sun in Los Angeles isn't as blazing, especially in the morning, which is softer and perfect for outdoor activities, and at a golf club in Malibu, Carla Firth moved her hat and gently swung her putt, and the white ball arced through the sloping grass and rolled into the hole ten feet away.

"Good shot!"

A middle-aged man's cheering voice sounded behind him, "I didn't expect Kara's ball skills to be so good." ”

Carla Firth took off her hat, handed the club to the caddie next to her, turned and walked back, saying as she went, "I've just been studying for a while recently, and I haven't forgotten about it." ”

"Bob......" she beckoned to the middle-aged man, "go get some rest." ”

"Okay."

The middle-aged man walked beside Carla Firth and walked under a large sun umbrella nearby.

Carla Firth waved his hand behind him, and a few caddies stopped at a distance.

"Disney is the most beautiful now." Carla Feiss pulled up a chair and sat down and said to the middle-aged man, "Bob, you, the CEO of Walt Disney, are the envy of everyone. ”

"Hehe......" Robert Iger smiled, pulled over another chair at the round table, sat down across from Carla Firth, and said half-truthfully, "How about coming and help me from Twentieth Century Fox to Disney?" ”

Carla Firth shook her head, "You're going to have a large penalty for me, I can't afford it myself." ”

At this point, she suddenly changed the subject, "Bob, is Miramax now just an empty shell?" ”

"Hmmm......"

It's not a secret either, Robert Iger sighed, "When the Weinstein brothers left, they took almost everything Miramax could take with them, and now I'm worried about what to do with this company. ”

It would be wonderful if Twentieth Century Fox could be the pick-up man.

"The Weinstein brothers put Disney along," Carla Firth said directly, "doesn't Disney want to give it back?" ”

Robert Iger looked up at Carla Firth, but didn't answer her words.

Carla Firth didn't talk nonsense either, and said, "I met with the people at Universal Pictures last night, and they said a word, and I agree with it, the Weinstein brothers have been stirring up trouble at the Oscars for too long, and they have snatched too many Oscar statuettes from our six major companies, and these statuettes represent all revenue!" ”

Both of them are insiders, so they naturally know the market effect of the Oscars.

"The Oscars are free to compete." Robert Iger said casually.

"Don't you want to change that?" Carla Firth said seriously, "We can't let the Weinstein brothers control the Oscars for a long time and steal our interests, right?" ”

She added, "Good things are always hard to stick to, but bad things always become habits, do you want to make this situation a habit for Oscar?" ”

Robert Iger was silent and thought about it.

Maybe the Weinstein brothers themselves didn't notice it, but Murphy knows very well that in the past Oscar competition, the Weinstein brothers used too many not very good-looking means, and at one time, "The Artist" can be said to be the last glory of the Weinstein brothers on the Oscars, and many people, including the Oscar judges, can no longer tolerate their reckless behavior on the Oscars, which directly led to a series of award-winning films in Weinstein Pictures that continue to fail at the Oscars.

At that time, whether there was a person in the middle of the series was not something that he, who lived on the other side of the Pacific, could know, but now with the operation of the CAA and Twentieth Century Fox, it always discouraged some of the judges from voting.

In addition to that, Murphy has prepared several meals in the press, ready to praise some of the Weinstein brothers' Oscar exploits.