The Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills is a landmark, not because of its unique architecture, but because of its strategic location in Hollywood, making it the venue for dinners, parties, and parties. The annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony is held here, and the Golden Globe craze has not completely subsided, and the Oscar nomination luncheon will also be held here.

Every year before the official opening of the Oscars, the Academy will hold an Oscar nomination luncheon, as the name suggests, all the nominees can attend, this is not only the most important and lively event before the Oscars, but also the final horn of the Oscar race, marking the official sprint stage of the Little Golden Man race, success or failure.

Generally, the nomination luncheon is held two to three weeks before the award ceremony and is attended by more than two-thirds of the nominees. Since there is only one winner for each award, the nomination luncheon is also known as the "Hour of Honor" by the Academy, where each nominee can enjoy a photo halo of the media, receive a nomination certificate, enjoy top food, and receive a special commemorative gift each year. This is undoubtedly an encouragement to the most prominent film professionals in the annual calendar.

Compared to the tension of the awards ceremony, the nomination luncheon was relaxed and the atmosphere was lively, and everyone could enjoy the luncheon to the fullest. It truly interprets the rule of "nomination depends on strength, and winning awards depends on luck", and every nominee present will be highly sought after.

But hidden behind this song and dance is the prelude to a new round of public relations warfare. No matter how hard the academy tries, it can't hide the bloodshed and brutality of the annual awards season, with only one-fifth of them fighting to the end.

So, not everyone will be in attendance at the nomination luncheon. Some people simply don't like public relations behavior and refuse to attend; Some people have almost no hope of winning awards, and they don't need to manage their connections, and it doesn't matter whether they attend or not, so they simply don't bother to socialize; Some people are not qualified enough, and even if they attend, they are just a foil, and no one will notice if they are absent. In the end, those who attended the nomination luncheon were either the favorites or the main public relations workhorses.

Last year, "City of God" won six nominations, and Lance was absent from the nomination luncheon.

When Lance's figure appeared at the door of the Hilton Hotel, the reporters at the scene were stunned, obviously no one expected that Lance would really attend the nomination luncheon. On the one hand, throughout the awards season, Lance was absent from the PR campaign, and the crew of "Killing with a Knife" was completely provoked by Tom; On the other hand, Lance has never shown his whereabouts, and has been concentrating on the shooting of new works, and even pretending to be ghostly to divert his attention, so mysterious that he can't see the light; On the other hand, the overall shape of this year's "borrowing a knife to kill" is not even comparable to that of the "City of God", and the significance of attending the nomination luncheon does not seem to be significant......

However, Lance still appeared, wearing a dark red suit with a black shirt, calmly and elegantly.

Immediately, reporters went crazy, not only because Lance, who had disappeared for the entire awards season, appeared, but also because of the excitement of the explosion - just three weeks earlier, the Golden Globes were grandly opened at the same venue, and Lance was absent; But now a mere nomination luncheon, in terms of scale, quality and weight, is far inferior to the former, but Lance has appeared. Does this mean that Lance and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have declared war?

-- Even if they don't, the reporters can sow discord, and then the news will be lively.

In an instant, the flashing lights began to vibrate, and reporters pressed the shutter as they surged toward the red carpet. With the nomination luncheon not comparable in size to the awards ceremony, the entire venue was planned to be one size smaller, which quickly shrunk the surrounding space and frightened the surrounding security guards - apparently no one expected the trajectory of events.

Lance couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, he had a strange illusion that after hiding in Austin for two months, the world had turned upside down and became unrecognizable. The enthusiasm of the reporters was somewhat familiar, but more so unfamiliar, and he couldn't remember that he had ever been so popular with reporters, was it just because of the outstanding performance of "Killing with a Knife" at the box office and awards season?

But soon, Lance found the answer.

"Lance, you were not present at the Golden Globes ceremony, but today you attended the nomination luncheon, is there any special reason?" Direct, sharp, strong, barely giving Lance any face, as if he wanted to tear off a mask of hypocrisy.

If it is another artist, the same question will be raised in a more tactful way, at least everyone must maintain a friendly face, after all, this is a pie with a joyful atmosphere; But in the face of Lance, such an approach was used, obviously because Lance's foundation in Hollywood was unstable, and behind the triple jump of the three works, there was more disdain, more suspicion, more provocation, and more jealousy.

Lance raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized, but a happy smile appeared on his face, and he said directly, "Wow, the attack power is so strong, it seems that I have offended a lot of people." "I didn't hide it, I just fought back, which made a small number of reporters at the scene gasp, but more reporters were gloating and watching the excitement, this drama is getting more and more exciting, obviously Lance is not a good target.

Lance finished in a playful tone, as if he hadn't noticed the reporters' reactions, and then said lightly, "I've just finished filming a film, I mean, if you care." So I decided to attend today's nomination luncheon to feel the enthusiasm of my peers and avoid being disconnected from the real world for too long. Now it seems that today's enthusiasm is somewhat unexpected. ”

The strong irony was felt even by the onlookers, let alone these old fritter reporters. But that doesn't mean journalists will give up – the "shame" has disappeared from their lexicon, but the questions that follow can no longer embarrass Lance.

"Lance, this year's 'Killing with a Knife' has once again won the attention of the academy, receiving five nominations, do you have any special thoughts on this?" The second question is noticeably mild.

But Lance had no intention of showing his generosity, "Well, what kind of answer are you expecting?" Lance's rhetorical question made the reporter who asked the question stunned directly, and the other reporters next to him were also confused, "I'm sad, I'm excited, or am I honored?" Lance said with a smile on his face, but the mockery in his words was undiminished, "It's a set question to answer, so I guess you don't need me to repeat it like a robot, do you?" ”

From the first time he came into contact with the news media at the Sundance Film Festival, Lance would not be timid, because when he was still Li Jin, he understood this truth, the media and artists are interdependent, sometimes the east wind overpowers the west wind, but sometimes the west wind will also overwhelm the east wind, there is no need to be too polite to the media, because they will not become friendly because of the artist's friendliness, but when the news of real value comes out, the first ones to fall into the well are those cold-blooded animals who claim to be "uncrowned kings".

Just look at what happened to Brad Pitt over the past six months.

So, since today the journalists want a war, Lance gives them a war.

Lance's answer immediately sparked the anger of the reporters, and the next question became ferocious again, "You can say that you don't think the winner will be you." An aggressive remark directly knocked Lance in the face, but it wasn't the end, "So do you think you'll win the award if you win three nominations for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay at the same time?" ”

Lance was still smiling, and he didn't look provoked, but shrugged his shoulders easily, "Didn't you already answer this question yourself?" Everyone was stunned, and they didn't react for a while, and the curvature of the corners of Lance's mouth rose again, "Or do you want me to say it myself?" Lance looked helpless and continued, "I think it's an honor to win the nomination, and that's the best recognition for me. Of course I want to win, but obviously it's not up to me, is it? So, I'll cross my fingers. ”

Humorous, well-mannered, humble and polite, yet confident and calm, no one can fault this answer. But Lance's answer was so lighthearted, as if the reporters' attacks were just a drizzle, which was too ...... Disgusted. Almost every reporter wanted to tear the smile on Lance's face and see his ugly wolf appearance, so the rest of the interview was really lively, like a drop of cold water falling into a boiling oil pot.

Some people have downplayed the prospect of "Killing with a Knife" at the Oscars, some have brought up the seemingly joke-like project "Boy Scouts vs. Zombies", some have brought up the ridiculous rumors that Lance is at the helm of the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean", and of course, others have raised whether Lance's feat of winning the Oscar for Best Director for the second year in a row is not worthy of the name......

Lance was well prepared to deal with the bombardment of reporters, and the conspirators who wanted to see Lance panic were doomed to disappointment, but it also made the reporters grit their teeth more and more.

Not only did Lance not create more gimmicks as expected, but also caused the reporters to fall on their heels and lose face, and it was rare for the reporters to unite and express their disgust and dissatisfaction with Lance with the same hatred. In such a glorious 2004, Lance did not become a media darling, but instead attracted so much hatred, which is really rare. From this point of view, Reims has made some "contributions".

"I finally felt the different way people treated me, and although I wanted to stay and enjoy the glory, I felt like I should quit. The spotlight needs to be given to the ladies. Lance turned his head to look at Annette Benin, who was waiting not far away, and after nodding with a smile, he didn't wait for the reporters to fight back again, Shi Shiran took a step and left.

I actually left like this...... The reporters stood still and gritted their teeth! (To be continued.) )