Weinstein? Levy was somewhat incomprehensible.

Weinstein is a person that Levy has also heard of for a long time. It's just that this person is famous, not because he is talented, but because he is a famous person who can play evil ways.

This man can be said to be a very legendary man: in his early years, he relied on his excellent personal vision, bought distribution rights in major European films, and then made a fortune by selling them. When it comes to the aesthetic of art films, he can be said to be one of the most discerning people in Hollywood.

But this person also has some problems doing things. Levy had heard of his name in his previous life, and Director Feng in China once scolded in public, 'This Harvey is a liar'. He has a habitual method of buying movies: sign a contract and pay a little deposit, so that the filmmaker feels that it has been sold, and let all the other film buyers leave, but when the film buyers are gone, he will default again, and the film company will have no place to sell the movie, and he will buy the film at a low price, and it is said that many directors around the world have been deceived by him.

And after arriving in Hollywood, Levy heard some new rumors about him: he was said to have taken a fancy to a movie directed by a new director and was about to buy it. When the other party resolutely refused to sell, he locked the other party in the hotel and refused to let him go if he did not sell it - this matter was widely circulated in the circle, but because Weinstein was familiar with him, had many friends, and had money, he could win the lawsuit, and no one cared about him.

This is a rather unscrupulous man - for such a person, Levy did not want to provoke, he could avoid him as far as he could, but no one expected that he would shoot himself. Levi asked himself if he hadn't offended him, so why did he find Levy?

"He came to us for a reason. Don't forget, on December 5th, it's not just our movies that will be released. ”

Michael explained, and Levy quickly understood.

Levy's movie, which was released on December 5. Released on the same day as their movie, is the Soul Catcher. The two movies were released on the same day, but the difference is that Levy's movie already had thousands of screens when it premiered, while Soul Catcher only had a dozen screens when it was broadcast, and it was released on a small scale. Originally, the idea of the Weinstein brothers was to let the media promote it after a small release, and then immediately start expanding the screening. They didn't take the eavesdropping storm into their eyes, a political film shot by a newcomer with a low investment, they didn't look at it well, and they didn't think to avoid it.

However, after the film aired, the media was all shouting about the eavesdropping storm - Soul Catcher is a good inspirational film, but the eavesdropping storm does have political implications. The media's comments have always been very focused on more profound topics, and with a more topical eavesdropping storm, they certainly won't pay attention to the mind catcher anymore. Such a sudden change made Mind Catcher suffer a lot after its release, and did not achieve the same success as Weinstein imagined.

Soul Catcher is a very good movie, but such an inspirational film also attaches great importance to media evaluation and word-of-mouth. The eavesdropping storm stole the media page, which is equivalent to the loss of a lot of box office for the harmful mind catcher, which is how the feud between Weinstein and Levy came about.

"It stands to reason that their films ended up at the same box office, and they didn't have a bad reputation, we didn't do as well as theirs, and Matt Damon and Robin Williams both received critical acclaim – we didn't have any conflict to speak of. However, this time, the best film and director are expected to be big ships, but in terms of best screenplay, we have a competitive relationship with them......"

Under Michael's explanation, Levy finally understood something: the release date of the eavesdropping storm affected the reputation and box office of the soul catcher, and this reason is the root of their conflict.

"They want to win the award for best screenplay, so that's why they pick and choose the script for our film. If it turns out that our films are made up, then it is not the selection of the films that will be affected the most, but the awards of our screenwriters. "You know, the screenwriters of his film are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, two young people who are now the newcomers he is trying to make popular, and if a newcomer is popular, what better way to do it than to win an Oscar?" ”

Speaking of which, Levy understands.

Weinstein made this soul catcher, and it didn't matter if he didn't make much money, but he originally wanted to rely on this movie to create an outstanding movie star - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, in Levy's memory, it was in this movie that he won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and began to have a reputation as a talent in Hollywood, and then began to rise to prominence, with many opportunities, and both became big stars in Hollywood.

But now, the box office of the movie is not as much as it was original, and the Oscar may not be won. A person who won the Oscar on his debut can be called a talent, but if he can't win the Oscar, he can be regarded as a slightly talented actor at most. If it doesn't make a good fuss, two people who want to be an instant hit, maybe after this movie, they will have to continue to struggle on the road of young actors, if that's really the case, Weinstein's so much effort will be in vain, and he naturally can't bear it.

In fact, such a loss may have already appeared - Weinstein wanted to introduce Matt Damon to Spielberg to shoot his new war movie after filming Mind Catcher, but when Spielberg was casting, he confirmed that Hugh Jackman was more suitable for his film - he thought that Hugh Jackman would have a beard and play a soldier very vividly, so he did not choose Matt Damon. Hugh Jackman can be said to be our favorite, and we're already in trouble. ”

This news, Levy heard for the first time, and he didn't expect Hugh Jackman to become famous in advance to have such an impact. Weinstein is not a kind-hearted person, and in order to give the actors he supports a good future, he certainly does not hesitate to attack Levy. It is precisely in order to compete for the award for Best Screenplay that he will deliberately find fault and say that the film is fictional and not true enough.

"Just for this little thing......" Levy smiled wryly after hearing this.

He hadn't thought about winning an Oscar at all before - Big Ship was too domineering, he knew he couldn't compete, and he didn't have the heart to compete for the award. Moreover, he also thinks the movie Soul Catcher is quite good, and he also admires Matt Damon as an actor, and before that, he really didn't think about winning the award.

"Weinstein actually contacted me, and they wanted to work with us, so that we don't have to compete with them, and as long as we are willing to back down, we can also work together, and they can promote our films for us in the future."

"So if they deal with me, do I still need to please him as much as possible?" Levy snorted coldly: of course he knew what Weinstein was capable of, even better than anyone else. It's just that after being plotted by someone, he has to immediately please the other party, which is not what he likes.

He has no idea of competing for awards, if he just promotes his own films, Levy will not object, and will not even go back to fight with him, but he blames Levy for his films, and Levy can't bear it.

"I don't want to back down, contact Bruce, I don't believe in bickering in the media yet, I'm going to lose to him." Levy spoke, "I'm no worse than him in media relations." ”

Weinstein's idea was very good, not only did he make Levy back down this time, but he also befriended Levi in the future and asked Levi to work for him. But his abacus is too shrewd. Such a person, give him a little face, and he will continue to show off his power in the future. For such a person, his arrogance must be suppressed.

Levy understood what Michael meant, and he knew that although Weinstein was unscrupulous, he was also quite influential in Hollywood. Although he offends people, most of the people he offends are foreigners, he is not an American, but he has become popular with many people in the American entertainment industry, he is quite powerful here, and it is not a smart thing to offend him.

It's just that it's not Levy who provokes him, it's that he provokes Levy, and Levy doesn't want to admit it like that.

"Let Bruce put it this way: not even the director of a museum can trust this question." After seeing these comments, Levy just thought for a moment and opened his mouth, "This movie is about the life of an agent, if you are really an excellent agent, even if you do it, you will not be caught." For example, how could the museum curator know that Wiesler wrote his own play about Lenin while he was watching, and he was never caught? Besides, even if they were caught, I still had to wonder if the archives of the GDR would really hold information on mutinous agents. ”

Levy's rebuttal is simple but powerful, indeed, in the movie, Wiesler was not caught either, and, since the movie is a film that exposes secret files, how can these secrets be easily known.

You say my film isn't real -- how can you be sure that the material you're looking for hasn't been tampered with?

The reason why Weinstein said this was originally aimed at people's psychology that it was not a big deal to watch the excitement, and he knew that people preferred heavy plots, so he would do so. But now, with Levy retorting a heavier situation, what else could he do?

Even if it's a media war, what's so scary?