Seeing the other staff members leave the conference room one after another, and the last person re-closed the door, Dorothy Wright threw the plan book in her hand on the table, with an annoyed look on her face, and couldn't help but jump out one after another with foul words, "Grass!" Grass! Grass! Dog/! Grass / / /! ”

After scolding endlessly for nearly a minute, this can be regarded as hearty, the whole person collapsed on the back of the chair fiercely, raised his eyes to look at Cole Greid, who was sitting not far away, at this time Cole still had a vague smile on his face, as if he was not in a hurry at all, which made Dorothy a little crying and laughing, "So, when you took Robert Downey Jr., did you feel the same?" ”

Cole pursed his lips and shrugged, "Shouldn't this question be asked of yourself?" "The reason why the two of them met was because of Robert Downey Jr., the two of them had worked together for a while," When Robert was sentenced, but he did not cooperate with the media, did you also express your depression in the office at that time? ”

Dorothy's smile was a little bitter, "So, these actors are really spoiled." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"As long as he can bring in profits, I don't mind praising them." Cole blinked slyly, his "you know, I know" expression looking a little funny.

"But now our profits are in crisis, and it seems that they are about to go down the drain." Dorothy's simple words brought the two of them back to reality, and for a while, the conference room fell silent again.

They were in a meeting, Lance's agent team, the PR team, and the Chaos Pictures distribution team were meeting collectively - yes, Lance now has a large support team, and Cole alone has a team of four agents who handle different aspects of Lance's business.

In response to the fiasco of "Hard Fruit Candy" at the Golden Globes, they held an emergency meeting. Not only that, but the rise of "Xin Ruina" and the forces behind Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures need their attention, otherwise this year's entire awards season will be busy, but the result will be to make wedding dresses for others. Especially considering that not long ago, George Clooney could almost be said to be ruined, but now he actually turned over and stepped on Lance's shoulder to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, which is like a slap in the throat and a slap in the face to the entire PR team.

However, more than 30 people met for more than four hours, but they did not come up with a clear plan, because even if they had countless coping options, they were not in Hollywood, and they were too cophernators to cook - Lance was far away in Africa and devoted himself to the filming of "Fury Road", and the whole work was much more life-or-death than the performance of "Hard Candy" during the awards season.

The reason is very simple, "Hard Candy" only invested $900,000, and now it has returned more than fifty times the profit, even if the awards season is nothing, they have nothing to lose, but "Fury Road" has invested more than $150 million, and it can't withstand any wind and rain, and a single failure could lead to the destruction of the entire Chaos Pictures. No matter how high the additional benefits maintained by the Oscars, they are definitely not as good as the chain reaction that a commercial blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million yuan can trigger.

So, they couldn't have summoned Lance back. The question is, if Lance is not involved in the college's public relations, how should they operate?

In fact, in the past period of time, Cole and Dorothy have teamed up with James Corden of Chaos Pictures, and they have done their best to create a good situation for Lance - "Fruit Hard Candy" won six nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, and the nominations of the Directors Guild, Actors Guild and Screenwriters Guild have not fallen, which is enough to reflect their contributions; What's more, in the battle for Best Supporting Actor, Lance always had the upper hand, but he didn't expect Warner Bros. to suddenly exert his strength, tilt all resources towards George, and pull out his teeth to achieve a counterattack.

Now, they are skilled, and in Lance's absence, they are really limited in what they can do.

"Do we really want to shrink our front and concentrate our firepower on a sector?" After a brief vent, Dorothy quickly regained her composure, rubbed her temples, and her head began to run rapidly again.

Cole raised his eyes, "Which department?" A rhetorical question slammed it lightly, "Director? Screenwriter? Or is it a male partner? Dorothy bit her lower lip and thought seriously, "Dorothy, we all know that in fact, the biggest hope this time is the supporting actor, but now that Warner Bros. is determined to push George to the top, they will definitely tilt all their resources over, and it is really difficult for us to fight, especially in the absence of the parties." ”

"Hard Fruit Candy" has been widely praised during the awards season, but objectively speaking, the pattern of this work is smaller than any of Lance's previous works, and even more limited than "Sin City", so even if Lance shows enough talent, but if he wants to compete for awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, it still seems to be lacking in confidence, just like last year's "Cup of Wine Life" - this work has almost reached the peak of word-of-mouth, and it can be said that it is the right time and place. But in the end, it was not possible to write a miracle.

In the previous awards season, their entire team consciously allocated resources, although the film, director, screenwriter, editor, photography, heroine and other departments have given support, but the whole attention is still focused on the male supporting role. In fact, at the very beginning, Chaos Pictures even considered applying for Best Actor to let Lance participate in the battle for the best actor.

First, "Fruit Hard Candy" was originally a two-protagonist work, and the roles of Allen and Lance were equal, regardless of priority, especially Lance's wonderful performance was almost overwhelming, even if he signed up for the male lead, Lance's chances were very big. What's more, with last year's Best Supporting Actor nomination foreshadowing, it is very logical that Lance is one step closer to competing for the leading actor this year - just look at Clint Eastwood of last year's "Million Dollar Baby".

Second, this year's actor competition strategy is inferior, and there are only two strong leaders at present, "Capote" Philip Seymour-Hoffman (Philip-Seymour-Hoffman) and "Walk with the Song" Jackie Phoenix, both works are biographical films, both actors play real celebrities, and their performances are outstanding, occupying a slight advantage in the battle for the statuette.

In addition, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal of "Brokeback Mountain" are also very promising, but how the two of them currently sign up for the main and supporting roles has not yet been distinguished, and in many film critics associations, both of them have signed up for the leading role, and the internal friction is very serious; Then there is Jeff Daniels of "Squid and Whale", but this work is released by Chaos Pictures itself, and once Lance signs up for the actor, then the internal resources will inevitably be tilted towards Lance.

Third, "Good Night, Good Luck" David Straitzern rose to prominence after the Venice Film Festival, this powerful actor who has been rolling in Hollywood for more than 20 years, although he has always been famous, but he has a solid reputation in the industry, and his popularity is very outstanding, and he is known as the first seed player for this year's Oscars. A veteran actor like David, from the network ticket to the credit ticket to the strength ticket, once a wonderful work appears, winning the acting nomination is almost a certainty, and many people think that he has booked a place in the Oscar competition. After the fall of "Good Night, Good Luck", the biggest regret is David's absence, which also means that the five seats of this year's actor seem to have opened a position that has been booked for a long time.

So, Lance is competing for Best Actor, and it's definitely not just about thinking about it. However, after comprehensive consideration, Chaos Pictures finally signed up for Best Supporting Actor for Lance, on the one hand, because the competition for the actor needs to invest more resources, and Chaos Pictures' operation of "Fruit Hard Candy" and "Squid and Whale" still seems to be inadequate; On the other hand, because Lance has always been dominated by the director's work, the actors are more like occasional cameos, and they still want to focus more on the competition for director nominations.

But now it seems that Chaos Pictures is still a new recruit in the awards season - the first time to compete entirely on its own, and there was a small deviation in decision-making, which led to the current situation. Now that the Golden Globes have come to an end, it's too late to change tactics.

"Then we'll focus all our resources on the male support department." Dorothy was also very determined, "Lance won't mind, just like he made way for Tom last year." If we go all out to tackle the men's department, we might even be able to bring surprises. ”

Cole nodded his chin slightly, as if in agreement, "So, you're saying we're going to go head-to-head with Warner Bros., and with our alternate absent from all the PR activities, phew, it's definitely a fresh challenge." ”

"Why not?" Dorothy said without hesitation, Cole didn't speak, just looked at Dorothy quietly, and for a second, two seconds, Dorothy's unwavering gaze began to flicker.

Both of them know that this is not just a head-to-head showdown with Warner Bros., but also a head-to-head showdown with George. Both the former and the latter are very difficult.

They still need Lance to show up in Los Angeles and personally participate in the college's public relations process, attend parties, attend events, and make friends...... Only in this way can the advantages be re-grasped in his hands little by little, the reason why George was able to reverse black and white is because of the absence of Lance, giving George enough room to play, if Lance actively participates in the college's public relations, the result of the Golden Globe Award may be completely different.

Truth be told, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Lance has been absent from the Golden Globes for three consecutive years, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Club continues to put on a cold face.

That feeling of powerlessness hit deeply, making Dorothy involuntarily sigh, and then found that Cole actually sighed at the same time, and the two of them couldn't help but raise their heads and look at each other, and finally both chuckled helplessly. (To be continued.) )