Section 8 Am I a Stepping Stone?
"Nick, don't say anything, don't mess around. This is a British crew, you know that those people in Britain are not as unrestrained and free as the Americans, don't get drunk, don't behave nonsense, don't be ashamed......"
Until the banquet, Bruce was still instructing Levy on all sorts of points to pay attention to. Unfortunately, Levy didn't listen to what he was saying all the time, but kept watching the venue.
This is an Oscar presentation - the film of Sense and Sensibility, which has received a total of seven Oscar nominations, is one of the popular films of this year's Oscars. Every year, the popular Oscar movies will hold some parties before the Oscars, and these gatherings say that they invite all kinds of people to introduce their film works and explain the connotation of their films, but in fact, they are more canvassing activities.
The so-called film promotion meeting is not to introduce the film. The movie has been released for a long time, and no one here can not have seen the movie. And if you really can't read the movie, it's hard to be eligible to be invited to the party. A month later, the Oscars will be held, and at this time, the films that have been nominated for the Oscars are trying their best to get votes for their films, and these are the four key points. Reason and emotion received seven nominations, and unless it was extremely unlucky, they had to win one or two, which is also the purpose of these people in the audience to canvass for votes.
It is only at such times that the presence and authority of the critics can be seen. Good critics can influence the voters of the Oscars to the greatest extent, which also makes them highly respected here.
This kind of banquet, Levy had heard of it in his previous life, but he had never seen it, so he was also very interested in it, but after seeing it, he realized that it seemed that the atmosphere here was very different from what he imagined.
If it is described in the novel "The Godfather", this kind of scene should be full of actresses who say explicit words and tease men in all directions, ready to play big later. But alas, this is not the world in the Godfather novels. At least in this world, Levy doesn't see those scenes. is similar to the domestic entertainment industry in my memory, even in Hollywood, in front of people, people also pretend to be glamorous, even if there is any pickled matter, they will not show it directly.
"To be honest, it's a lot more boring than I thought it would be." At the banquet, after meeting with several people in quick succession, Levy also began to complain to Bruce in private.
Of course, he knew that many of the people here were big names in Hollywood, and these people were people who had a hard time trying to tie up in their previous lives, but now, Levy looked at them, but he didn't think it was that remarkable. After thinking about it all morning, he thought a lot, and when he saw these people, he also had a high level of confidence in his heart: his future is not comparable to these people.
"I know it's boring, but I can't help it. I brought you here to introduce you to friends, and the people here are very helpful to you. In the future, you will go to the TV circle to mingle, meet some TV series commentators, or some investors, and establish a network, which will not hurt you. β
Bruce reassured him that he hoped that Levy would get to know a few more people in his circle, and today was a great opportunity. Because everyone else was currying favor with Bruce at this time, the process of Bruce introducing Levy to others was also very smooth. Throughout the process, Bruce has been introducing all kinds of people to Levy, and to Bruce's satisfaction, so far, Levy has not made any trouble.
"Bruce, you don't need to tell me this, I know what to do." Levy smiled, "I'll be measured in these things. β
"I hope ......so," Bruce glanced at Levy, "but it's not without merit to go there, if nothing else, the entire Hollywood British actor may gather there, if you have enough skills, go find a beautiful woman to talk to, but don't make a fool of yourself." β
In your opinion, am I just a person who eats and drinks and then hooks up with beautiful women?
Levy didn't say anything, just smiled. He knew that it was not so simple to change his impression in the eyes of others.
In the past two days, Levy can be regarded as having understood his former self. Little Levi is a literary and artistic young man full of literary and artistic thoughts, confident and naΓ―ve, disdainful of being in the same stream as the mainstream, and just thinking about a blockbuster. Look at my friends, they all don't care about money when they talk about it, and they all have a lot of ideas when they talk about literary and artistic pursuits...... Just look at them and you'll know what they used to be like - idealistic, detached from reality, that's the best evaluation. It's no wonder that Bruce is worried that this place is full of celebrities, and offending anyone at any time may make Levy's path much more difficult.
Even, if not offended, just not impressed by them, it is not a good thing for Levy.
However, he is not his former self, if he was a little Levy in the past, he might refuse to attend such a party that has nothing to do with him, refuse to chat with these people he doesn't know, and refuse to be a good baby according to Bruce's arrangement, and now Levy knows very well how he has a good relationship with these people, and how it will help his career, and the people here value themselves, not to mention anything else, they just need to publish something in their own magazine'Levy, Articles such as 'directors who are worth paying attention to, and they will be very cheap when they film in the future.
It's just that Bruce leads, introducing one by one, and understanding one by one, which is too slow. If you want people to remember yourself, it's better to do something blockbuster. Perhaps, I should go over and say hello to the director and the protagonists of the movie? Levi pondered in his heart, but what can he do to make himself worthy of them?
"Bruce, long time no see!"
Levy was still tossing and turning, and it was clear that Bruce had met another friend. The person who walked over greeted Bruce quite heroically, but he didn't seem to be coming for Bruce, after Bruce shook hands, he immediately turned his gaze to Levi, and then also stretched out his hand, "Nicholas, right?" I've seen you once before...... I heard that you've been shooting a movie recently, how are you doing? β
Levy could see that when this person appeared, Bruce's face immediately became very ugly, and judging from the somewhat playful tone in which he spoke, Levy was quite sure that this person was not here to ask, but to find fault. What does this man do?
Levy didn't know how many people knew about his filming, and he didn't know why someone would suddenly kick it up. In this house, it should be considered harmless to humans and animals, right? How can anyone be bored to provoke themselves?
"Nick, do you remember Mr. Harry Morson? Reporter of "The Detractor" magazine, you've seen that magazine, right? Bruce spoke, deliberately slowing his tone and giving Levy a hint.
"I haven't read that magazine, I have serious things to do, and time is pressing, which is just to read the authoritative magazine." Levy understood quickly and replied immediately.
"You should check it out. Sometimes, a lot of the news above is very entertaining. Mr. Harry Morson and his magazine are very entertaining, they always cover a lot of interesting news, and sometimes reading their newspaper is as exciting as watching a Jim Carrey movie. β
"yes, in that case, I'd love to see it."
Levy probably understood what was going on. In Hollywood, even professional magazines are divided into many types. One is magazines like Variety, Hollywood Correspondence, Premiere, which value quality over rumors and report on film-related matters. Some are magazines like Vanity Fair, which report fashion information, celebrity news. On the other hand, there are "Slanderers" and "Rumors", most of which are reported on gossip and unconfirmed rumors - these magazines don't have much competition with each other, but this man named Harry is obviously coming for Bruce, and he wants to humiliate Bruce with the failed film career of his unsuccessful brother.
It's just that Bruce doesn't seem to be forgiving in his mouth. Comparing a magazine to Jim Carrey's movie may seem like a compliment, but in fact it is undoubtedly a mockery of their news, many of which are jokes.
Levy noticed that their words had already attracted the attention of the people around them: the top managers of the two large media outlets, after encountering, sarcastically ridiculed each other, which was inevitable, and this was a good fun for many people. Levy noticed the eyes around him, and his heart became even more puzzled: what the hell was this person thinking? Isn't this a banquet a place to vent your anger?
Levi and Bruce sang and harmonized, making Harry's face a little ugly. "The Detractor" magazine is not a big magazine, and it mainly relies on selling celebrity scandals, and it is also common for such magazines to be ridiculed. It's just that Harry doesn't seem to want to admit it like that. "Is time short?" Harry's first words came out in a low voice, and then his voice rose up, "But I heard that you just experienced a suicide and were not long after you were discharged from the hospital...... Did something happen? Career failure, emotional problems, or the psychological shadow of childhood or something? β
Why are you coming at me again? Levy was surprised. However, he also suddenly woke up to something. If you want to make a splash, maybe you're not alone, right? Others come here and maybe have similar thoughts? And to say that among the people present, the most like imbeciles, rich second generations, and prestige machines, it seems to be ...... Seems to be yourself, right?
I can't imagine anyone who uses himself as a stepping stone...... Levy's interest came: if it was the previous Levy, you would have stepped on it. Step on me...... Can you step on it?
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