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Inside the villa of Wave Manor, Gal Gadot looked at Murphy's slightly adjusted crystal display case, shook the USB drive in his hand, and said, "Inside is a routine speech by Benedict XVI of the Vatican Holy See, and it is estimated that it will appear in the news of some TV stations as soon as tonight." ”

"What has alarmed the Vatican?"

Murphy is not surprised at all, in terms of artistry, the Oscars are far inferior to the three traditional international film festivals in Europe, but compared to the influence among ordinary movie audiences around the world, the Oscar effect is undoubtedly very powerful.

"Diego Rose" won the Oscar for Best Picture, which inevitably means that there will be a large range of dissemination, maybe the Vatican could not care about such a film before, but after having the Oscar halo, I am afraid it will be difficult to ignore.

These circumstances were expected by Murphy.

"Hmm." Gal Gadot was also aware of Murphy's plans and seemed equally calm, "Benedict XVI specifically mentioned the film "Diego Rose" in a regular speech. ”

"We'll see later."

After adjusting the position of the showcase, Murphy opened the door of the cabinet and placed the golden figure representing the best director and the best editing inside, and then placed the golden figure who won the best screenplay award before on the second floor.

According to the agreement between Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox, the Golden Man who won the best picture this time has been handed over to Twentieth Century Fox for safekeeping, and "Diego Rose" will also become a film in which Twentieth Century Fox has all the rights.

If you want Twentieth Century Fox to contribute, of course, you have to let them see that it is profitable.

After all, Hollywood is a business world where interests come first.

Putting the little golden figure away and closing the display case, Murphy looked at it from a distance, and then beckoned to Gal Gadot, "Let's go, let's go and see what the Pope has to say." ”

The two men went to the study on the first floor, turned on the computer, plugged in the USB drive, and inside was a video file, with a note next to it, indicating that Benedict XVI's speech on "Diego Rose" appeared about eight and a half minutes into the video.

Gal Gadot opened the video first and watched it, and Murphy saw that it was all about religious matters, so he simply asked her to drag the video directly to nearly eight and a half minutes, which was about a short time after it was played, and Benedict XVI in the video really mentioned the film "Diego Rose".

"I am very concerned about the choice of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the best picture of the 84th Academy Awards, such as "Diego Rose", a film with a fictional plot related to Catholicism and the possibility of great justice, as the best picture of the 84th Academy Awards, and I also regret very much about the choice of the Oscars. It is also quite detrimental to the religious freedom promoted by the United States......"

Although there are no harsh words, Benedict XVI's overt and implicit meaning is that he is quite dissatisfied with "Diego Rose" winning the Oscar for Best Picture.

Finally, Benedict XVI also said that "the Holy See will ask Archbishop Márquez-Costello of the Diocese of South-Central California to thoroughly investigate the details related to the film." ”

"Let Archbishop Márquez-Costello find out?"

Gal Gadot turned off the video and couldn't help but shake his head, "Can this be found out?" ”

"Whatever." Murphy shrugged, "There are too many thieves shouting about catching thieves, so don't pay attention to them for now." ”

Now that he has no film released, "Diego Rose" has successfully won the Oscar statuette he wants as planned, and he can put the Catholic thing aside for the time being, anyway, apart from mouth cannons and public opinion, they can't do much in a short period of time.

And he has returned to the directors' union, and if the Catholic attack goes too far, the directors' union will not be able to sit idly by.

At present, the Directors Guild has more than 13,000 members, and its composition and existence not only represent the development level and future trend of the entire industry, but also make active efforts to safeguard the rights and interests of directors, which can be called the greatest guarantee for the norms of the American media industry.

That night, this video of the Vatican Holy See and Benedict XVI appeared on many TV stations, CNN and Fox News in North America.

News like shady scenes, bribery and private deals, which spread after the Oscars, are now being pushed out again, but more bad reviews are also starting to target the film itself.

"It is not his own fault that a person embarks on the path of sin, but the fault of society, and Murphy Stanton is really God's logic!"

"By the standard of the movie 'Diego Rose,' Murphy Stanton is dead!"

"What a bullshit movie, it makes people sleepy to watch!"

"Such a garbage movie can also win the best picture, are the Oscar judges blind?"

Affected by the choppy bad reviews, the rating of "Diego Rose" on IMDB not only did not improve because it won the Oscar for Best Picture, but in just a few days, it fell below 8.5 points, only 8.4 points.

Murphy knows what this wave of bad reviews is aimed at, "Diego Rose" is very likely to exceed $100 million at the North American box office, but after a week of expanding the theaters, the film's market potential and Oscar effect are also quickly consumed, the North American box office has once again entered a stage of slow growth, and Twentieth Century Fox has also started copyright negotiations with Netflix and TV stations, these unfavorable news may directly affect the film's revenue.

Lose the little golden man who has been planning for a long time, and there are always people who are unwilling, which is normal.

As he was ready to start preparing for a new plan, Murphy didn't pay much attention to the news, and like the Catholic Church, it was enough for people to keep an eye on it, and it was enough to report any situation in time.

However, he ignored it, it doesn't mean that the media won't, and when Murphy once left the Death Star Building, he was blocked by several reporters, including the female reporter Kelly Laporte from The Hollywood Reporter whom he knows better.

"Murphy, there's been a lot of bad reviews lately about the film 'Diego Rose,' and even bad reviews."

Seeing that Murphy didn't let the bodyguard stop her, the female reporter knew that there was an opportunity for an interview, so she immediately handed the recorder to Murphy and asked, "What do you think of the fact that Murphy Stanton is dead?" ”

"I think that's normal." Of course, Murphy would not be stupid enough to go to war with the trolls, which is almost on the opposite side of fans to a certain extent, because among those bad reviews and bad reviews, there are a lot of fans who follow the trend or really don't like "Diego Rose".

He thought for a moment and said, "What is a bad review? Spending money to watch a movie and feel unhappy to go to a rating website to give a score, this is not called a bad review, and the use of foul language when writing a review is probably not called a bad review - a movie is a consumer product, it has no personality, and if you don't like it, you can't criticize it too much. As for the evaluation of 'XXX is dead', in context, this is an evaluation of his creation, not a personal attack. ”

Kelly Laporte asked, "Will these bad reviews hurt your film?" ”

"Bad reviews hurt my films?" Murphy shook his head directly, "I don't think so." ”

"Why?" Kelly Laporte asked duly.

"The most ideal environment for film criticism is objective, rational, and in-depth discussion and analysis, but due to various factors, the current review environment is indeed not ideal."

Murphy is telling the truth, there are too many people or teams attached to the film industry to survive, just like stars, many of them have to do something to attract attention, so he added, "It is not advisable for some media or individuals to use exaggerated language and uncontrollable emotions to evaluate movies, but their approach can be regarded more as a performance than malicious slander, because their evaluation object complements the impetuous and pale wind, and they are a pair of brothers." ”

Speaking of this, he put on the position and style that an Oscar-winning director should have, "I think what will really hurt the movie is a bad movie, not the so-called bad reviews!" ”

This is a very common sense, but looking at the world, there are always some people with ulterior motives who will deliberately confuse the public.

One of the functions of popular entertainment products is to carry the public's different feelings about them, and the topics derived from them are also the embodiment of their value.

Compared with encountering the evaluation of various voices, the obscurity in the market is the greatest contempt for these products, and the film industry and its surrounding economy have a point of view that scolding is also a manifestation of consumption power, and excellent companies and products will not worry about scolding, and can even create a communication effect through scolding, turning bad things into good things.

If a director of a film can't withstand even a little criticism, the formation of this fragile psychology is very intriguing.

Fear of being scolded is a sign of lack of confidence in one's own product, and one of the biggest worries is the fear of affecting business revenue.

But in Murphy's eyes, if a movie wants to make money at the box office, the most basic way is to make the movie well, so that the pickers can open as few mouths as possible.

The movie is not well made, I hope to have a good box office, and I also hope to have a good reputation, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

Like "Diego Rose" this time, someone did it deliberately, and some films were drowned out by a large number of bad reviews and even scolding, often because the audience has been deceived for many years and many times, and the anger can no longer be covered by daily fire extinguishing methods.

However, Murphy's ignorance does not mean that he does not care, such as some of his fans, who think that this time it is the Catholic Church that is secretly playing tricks.