"Jason?" Tucker knocked on the door, then pushed open the office door, but didn't see Jason's figure, glanced back at the assistant's desk at the door, she pointed to Ryan's office, Tucker couldn't help but sigh, stood there and shook his head, then walked in the direction of the target, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Ryan? But he didn't push the door, he just stood in the doorway.

He used to always come and go freely in and out of Ryan's office, but lately...... Ryan's temper became more and more urgent, and he repeatedly demanded that he must knock on the door to enter, "This is basic etiquette in the office, a kind of respect", this is Ryan's exact words. Tucker didn't take it seriously at first, but after the last time Ryan actually got angry, he realized that Ryan wasn't joking.

"Come in." Ryan's voice sounded, and Tucker pushed the door and walked in, and sure enough, he saw Jason sitting in the chair directly opposite Ryan, and the two of them were talking about something, but they stopped for a moment and both turned their heads to look at him. Tucker chuckled in his heart, and inexplicably, he remembered what Lance said when he left the company, should he also be wary of Ryan? Because he believes that once he loses his role, it is only a matter of time before Ryan treats him as an outcast.

Ryan has always been close to him, but why is he discussing it with Jason today?

"Tucker, what's wrong?" Ryan spoke, which made Tucker feel very uncomfortable, shouldn't he ask Jason about this?

"Nope." Tucker waved the newspaper in his hand, "The Golden Globe nominees are out." Before he could finish speaking, Jason and Ryan exchanged glances, and Tucker paused and said hesitantly, "We got three nominations for our work, and I think you should want to know about it." ”

Ryan took his gaze back from Jason, "Jason and I were talking about it just now. "When will Ryan listen to Jason? Tucker stiffly twisted his shoulders and sat down next to Jason, "We missed out on the Best Director and Best Screenplay nominations, and Jason thinks we should refocus on the college's PR next, mainly for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and then Best Actor." ”

"Wouldn't that be too ambitious?" Tucker tweaked a few times before he found the right spot.

"Don't underestimate 'borrowing a knife to kill someone'." Jason opened his mouth to answer, but Tucker didn't turn his head, and Jason didn't mind, and continued, "This time is different from last year, now you can hear everyone's praise for 'borrowing a knife to kill' everywhere in the circle, due to the cold treatment at the Golden Globe Awards, when the Oscars vote next, the sympathy votes will be skewed in these praise voices, maybe their nominations will not be counted by then." ”

Tucker carefully looked at Ryan's expression and said eagerly, "So are we going to deal with 'borrowing a knife' now?" Spread the word about them? ”

Ryan shook his head, but didn't speak, it was still Jason who spoke, "We don't have the energy......" but Tucker interrupted him, "Ryan, we not only want to win, but we can't let Lance have more room to develop." ”

Ryan finally spoke, "Now that our propaganda efforts are focused on the 'Sahara Cavalry', the second wave of propaganda has begun, and we can't put all our PR power on the 'Rwanda Hotel'." Ryan looked at Jason, which made Tucker have to turn his head to look over, "This year is not unexpected, it is estimated that it is the year of the 'Flyer', and the 'Rwanda Hotel' can't compete, which also means that 'borrowing a knife to kill' can't be competed for." So, we don't need to deal with Lance, and the Weinstein brothers won't let go. ”

"The Aviator" was produced and distributed by Miramax Pictures and Warner Bros. together, which can be described as a strong combination.

Tucker opened his mouth to speak, but Ryan stopped him, "We should focus on ourselves during awards season and hope we achieve more." Like the 'Saharan Cavalry', we don't have time to discredit our opponents now, we can only hope to do our job first and then think about other things - I mean, if we have the spare time. ”

In one year, just one year, things have been turned upside down. Last year, they were still thinking about how to suppress Lance, but this year they were already unable to protect themselves, and things changed too quickly to catch people off guard.

Tucker reluctantly said, "Are we just going to let Lance grow stronger?" ”

Ryan and Jason were a little silent, the upward momentum of Chaos Pictures could not be suppressed, this was an established fact, they were extremely uncomfortable, but they had to accept it. Ryan took a deep breath, "Of course not. We don't have the strength to deal with Lance ourselves, but that doesn't mean Miramax and Warner Bros. don't. We don't have any room to be conservative now, we can only show all the hole cards. ”

Tucker frowned slightly, "It's not that bad, is it?" ”

Ryan sighed lightly and didn't speak, Jason whispered, "The Saharan Cavalry is our last chance to redeem ourselves, and the Rwanda Hotel will be our fight, and if we succeed, the chances of 'Good Night and Good Luck' will be much simpler." ”

"Good night, good luck", Tucker almost forgot about the work, George has completed all the preparations, and the official start of production will be launched in February 2005. It's true that they are not at the end of their rope, but they need more breathing time so that future plans can unfold.

Thinking of this, Tucker withdrew his gaze and slowly leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.

Once upon a time, they were expecting one last push and watching Lance fall off the cliff, but now they were on the edge of the cliff themselves, and Lance was out of the danger zone. This is Hollywood, hidden behind the fairy tale of overnight fame and overnight riches, and it is also the abyss of overnight bankruptcy and overnight disappearance.

Unlike the in-house scramble within Diorama, Austin seems to have drifted away from the focus, and even receiving news has become slow. Two days after the Golden Globe nominations were announced, Lance remembered the incident - Cole mentioned it on the phone, "So, how are we doing?" Lance asked curiously.

Cole choked on the rhetorical question, the list of nominees was available in almost all the newspapers, and he assumed that Lance must have known. Cole called today, mainly to ask whether the next shooting plan of "Sin City" will conflict with the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, and then how it should be adjusted......

"Two nominations." Cole reluctantly explained, "Best Actor in a Drama, Best Supporting Actor." ”

Lance raised an eyebrow, "Nothing else?" Lance was surprised not only that the film didn't win a nomination for director or screenwriter, but also that he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. So, his first reaction was that Cole had reported a mistake, which is why he asked.

"Nope." Cole said quite suffocatingly, "I originally thought there would be more, especially the best film in the drama category, six seats, but there was still no us." What Cole didn't say was that he thought Lance would win the Best Director nomination nine times out of ten, but the result was ......

Lance pouted and said no disappointment, it must be fake. He spent a lot of energy on the work "Killing with a Knife" from the beginning of the conception and script in the preparation stage, and the finished product has also been recognized by public opinion, and he is bound to have more expectations. This reminded Lance of the "City of God" - it only had one nomination at the Golden Globes, the difference is that Lance himself did not expect much from the "City of God", but "Killing with a Knife" still vaguely hoped to achieve a breakthrough.

"It seems that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has a bad impression of me." Lance teased half-jokingly.

"Then you should stay in L.A. and go to a PR event with Tom." Cole actually complained about this, and he mentioned it to Lance twice, but Lance remained unmoved.

Lance chuckled as if time permitted, he would have liked to be able to participate in more PR events, if not for awards season, which would be crucial for future connections. Last year, when he was in the "City of God", he did not have this qualification and could not enter the threshold, but this year is more special, "Sin City" is ready, Frank Miller has always been gearing up, and after Lance chooses to make a trade-off, he still thinks that it is more important to shoot this work well, after all, there are too many uncertainties about the awards ceremony.

"How's Tom's shape now?" Lance didn't continue to entangle with Cole and changed the subject. Now that Lance's work on "killing with a knife" has been completed, there is really a limit to what he can do for Tom, and it depends on the efforts of Paramount and Tom's PR team.

Cole shrugged, "The overall momentum is good, but if you want to compete with Leonardo, the form is very tight." ”

"Don't underestimate Jamie Fox." Lance reminded that in the previous life, Leonardo lost to Jamie, the "King of Soul Singers", and this time it is indeed considered that Leonardo is the closest to the little golden man, but losing to Jamie is really not wronged.

"We're in a good shape right now, but next Paramount wants to go one step further and concentrate more PR efforts in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay departments, hoping to make a difference at the Oscars. Compared to other works, we are actually in a good position now. Cole explained, "Well, do you have an idea for Best Supporting Actor?" Recently, there has been a lot of clamor in the circle about you going to win the best supporting actor. ”

"Hehe, are you kidding me?" Lance is not arrogant, but self-aware, and the actor who won the acting golden man with his debut film does exist, but he doesn't think that his performance in "Killing with a Knife" has reached such a height.

"Why not?" Cole asked rhetorically, "The competition in the supporting actor department is not fierce this year, and you still have some advantages, and there is still hope for a fight." (To be continued.) )