Although affected by the US-Iraq war, at the beginning of 2003, the presence of the film and television industry was not high, but after all, the Oscars are the biggest film and television event every year, it can be said that from the end of October, the awards of the whole season are added together, and there is no weight of the Oscars, so the nomination luncheon in February has attracted the attention of all parties in the film and television industry, but to say that there are any surprises shortlisted, it is a lie. The major film critics association awards, directors' union awards, screen actors union awards and other major union awards basically include most of the films that performed well this year, it can be said that if your performance is worthy of being nominated for an Oscar or even an award, then it will never be missed before the Oscars, so the candidates who can appear at the Oscar nomination luncheon have a small account of their chances of winning the award. 【Book by】

If in the previous awards, in addition to the nomination, there has been no award, then the chance of winning the Oscar is very low, but many times for the nominee, being nominated is already an honor and affirmation, and it also means a lot of exposure, so no matter how good the candidate is about winning the award, he will be happy to appear at the nomination luncheon, listening to the luncheon host announce the nomination list, the whole luncheon is more like an industry party, full of joyful atmosphere.

In this awards season that is coming to an end, Jenny has rightfully failed to win, and "Chicago" has become an awards harvester that sweeps the major award ceremonies. Just talking about the "Golden Globe", which has the highest prestige outside the Oscars, "Chicago" won the best picture in the musical comedy, the best actor and actress and other heavyweight awards, not to mention the best director and best supporting actor and actress in the musical comedy. Zellweger also defeated Catherine. Zeta-Jones, who won Best Actress, is more or less a reflection of the aesthetic attitude of the Golden Globe jury, that is, 96 foreign journalists, who dismiss, or even deliberately do the opposite, on topics that have been hyped up before, which can be said to reflect their spirit of independent judgment, but from another perspective, it is also a reflection of Miramax's strong public relations ability. After all, the Golden Globes are hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and there are only 96 judges on the jury, which is relatively low in public relations.

In any case, after receiving the award, Renee can be regarded as raising her eyebrows, and her non-response attitude can be regarded as a good explanation: with her status in the rivers and lakes, there is no need to pay attention to the juniors who do not know the height of the sky, even if the news is hot, the industry still recognizes her performance more than the equally acclaimed 'Velma' Catherine. Zeta-Jones. Although she did not mention a single word of the previous dispute in her acceptance speech, she was very grateful to Harvey. Weinstein's words of thanks were as many as three sentences, and he expressed his gratitude to director Rob. Marshall is a glance, and this information is a signal that can be interpreted in the eyes of those who are interested. Although it will not be on the gossip magazine, in the telephone gossip circle of insiders, some games about the internal game of this award have also quietly spread.

After losing to Renee at the Golden Globes, Catherine's Oscar was directly changed to Best Supporting Actress, due to the particularity of Velma's role, this change is of course allowed, and some people even say that Catherine should be changed to Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes.

In any case, "Chicago" is indeed one of the brightest stars of this year's awards season, as the news of its award gradually came, the box office also showed a steady slight upward trend, after 3 months of screening, it stands to reason that it should enter the sweeping stage, but at this time the box office is still rising against the trend, the cumulative has passed the $160 million mark, and the profit is a foregone conclusion from the book, this is not counting the overseas box office, although it is not a global synchronous opening, but now the overseas box office has been reported one after another, and the cumulative number is expected to reach around 100 million US dollars, as a song and dance film, this is already a more dazzling success than "Moulin Rouge".

In terms of Oscar nominations, the performance of "Chicago" is also surprising, from best picture to best art direction and other 13 nominations. In addition to Kiel's regrettable failure to be nominated for Best Actor, the previous Golden Globe nomination "Chicago" also won all of them, which cannot but be said to be a good sign.

"Will you go to the Oscars?" In the dressing room of the old Schubert Theater, Ann curiously accosted Jenny, "It's a shame that you didn't go to the Golden Globes." ”

Of course, the Golden Globe Awards are also a good opportunity for exposure, but because Miramax predicted that the best picture award was very small before the awards, the whole crew went to the nominated actors, and Jenny was certainly not among them - this is mainly because the Golden Globes span the two major fields of TV and film, and there are more nominations themselves, and if there are too many people, the seats are not easy to arrange...... At least the seats in the VIP area for the nominees are limited, and if the nominees for Best Picture and Best Drama bring the whole crew, then they alone can fill most of the venue. Therefore, the number of invitations issued by the organizers must have been limited, and the crew of "Chicago" failed to bring Jenny.

"I don't know yet." Jenny glanced at the TV and honestly said, "It should depend on what Miramax means, and whether James is on leave." ”

This is completely a pretext, if Jenny is going, James will definitely grant leave, this exposure can only benefit him. Ann smiled and didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject, "Is the promotional plan for "Pirates" out?" I doubt you'll be able to star in a few shows in May. Disney has already made an appointment with you, right? ”

"Yes." This is a topic that Jenny can talk about, she said with some excitement, "You know this is a global film, at least we are going to London to premiere, if Germany and France need to run publicity, I think I will go crazy, and if James must not let go, I will have to fly back and forth, I suspect that I will die of physical exhaustion." ”

Anhaha laughed, "Believe me, that will also be a way for many people to envy death." ”

Although she has only now gotten a small role in "Pirates", Ann takes the most common development route of British beauties in Hollywood, and she at least has a very lucrative weekly stage show job, so she has a balanced mentality, and she is not envious of Jenny's resources, but prefers her current professional and simple life.

At the end of the day's performance, Jenny didn't stop to sign autographs for the fans, but waved to them apologetically, and got into the car - because of the theater's ticketing strategy, there are now a lot of fans waiting outside the theater every day, and the security guards are afraid that Jenny will get out of control if she stays, coupled with the interference of the paparazzi, and Judy's strict exposure restrictions, she is tightly wrapped up after the performance every day, and under the security guard provided by the theater, she gets directly into the car.

She was a little uneasy about this, and wanted to sign up for a blog to explain the reason to her fans, but Judy sternly stopped her, and although the IT trend has swept across the United States, it is still a very new thing for actors to speak directly and talk to the public, and PRs are especially disgusted by this, which will damage the personal image they have built for their clients.

Almost as soon as she got into the car, Jenny began to listen to voice messages and make phone calls - because she had no manager, she had to do these things herself in many cases. "Judy, can we go to the Oscars now? What did Disney say? ”

Miramax has already said hello and will not take her to the Oscars, in this matter Jenny's team can be said to have been pitted, and now all the award presenters have been invited, and some of the more eye-catching positions have all been booked by capable PRs, even if Judy has great energy, it is difficult to stuff Jenny into the guests who can go on stage, and can only count on Disney to find a way.

"There's no response from Disney yet," Judy said as she typed, "but, listen, I have good news for me, the Catherine team contacted me today, and they want to get you a good seat on the Chicago crew." ”

"Oh?" Jenny was a little surprised, "Is my relationship with Catherine that good?" ”

Laughing and laughing, Jenny quickly understood the intentions of Catherine's team - they were mostly by Miramax.

Although Miramax spoke out in support of Renee, it does not mean that they will turn against Jenny because of this, and it is very normal to support Renee, after all, Renee is the box office leader, who is Miramax not supporting her? But privately, Miramax's publicity and Judy still interacted well, and didn't complain too much about the Renee Jennifer hype, because the box office data curve clearly showed the box office uptick that the hype had brought to the New York area. Even before the Golden Globe Awards, Miramax assured Judy that there was really no way to do the Golden Globes, and this year's venue was too small, so the organizers were very stingy, and the "Chicago" crew got enough invitations to stuff all the nominees in, but the crew would definitely take Jenny to the Oscars.

However, since Renee defeated Catherine at the Golden Globe Awards to get the heroine, Miramax's tone changed, and finally she simply told Jenny in a direct showdown: After Renee upset ('cold' caused by Jenny) won the comedy heroine, her chances of winning the Oscar actress increased, and the company will also tilt its resources towards Renee to public relations as the actress, and what will follow, of course, is Renee's rise in discourse. ――As you can imagine, Renee certainly doesn't want the crew to bring Jenny to distract the media attention after the Oscars, and the filmmakers also hope that Jenny can understand their last resort.

Anyway, it's just because of her small coffee, Jenny won't be angry because of this, but neither Judy nor Cesare wants to let Jenny be absent from this Oscar in order to take care of Miramax or Renee's emotions, on the contrary, they, like Disney, want to continue this topic and promote "Pirates of the Caribbean", which will premiere in May. It doesn't matter if I don't go with your crew, find another way to go by yourself, you Miramax can't say anything, right? I'm going to go anyway.

The team's safety blanket is to let Josh take her, Josh because of the popularity of "Star Wars Prequel" in June last year, was invited by the Oscar to be a guest of honor for a technical award, but this is tantamount to exposing the relationship between Josh and her in advance, which has a certain impact on the follow-up publicity, and producer Jerry does not want to take this move when the box office is still unclear, so it is listed as the last choice.

Now, Catherine is suddenly willing to lend a hand, and has designated a place for Jenny in the invitation letter from the "Chicago" crew, and the intention against Renee is obvious, and it can even be said that she is working against Miramax. Since it was a call after the Oscar nomination, Jenny speculated that she might have learned that Miramax had left more Oscar PR resources for Renee, making her path to Best Supporting Actress a little uncertain.

"This resentment should have been planted since the Golden Globes." Judy, as PR, is of course much richer than Jenny, and she confirms Jenny's conjecture. Catherine believes that Miramax has unfairly invested PR resources in the fight for will, causing Catherine to miss the Golden Globe - the best actress in a musical comedy should have been hers.

Indeed, because of the Renee-Jennifer dispute, Renee felt somewhat disgraced in the first half of the awards season, and the limelight couldn't catch up with the amorous Catherine, Catherine's acting skills were unanimously praised by critics from all sides, and the audience's reputation was also very good, so Miramax applied for Best Actress in a Musical Comedy for her, not a supporting actress. As a result, I don't know what happened behind the scenes, Renee became the best actress after a while, Catherine gave up the supporting actress who was almost ironclad, and the heroine didn't get it, the bamboo basket was empty, and now the Oscar has to report the supporting actress. Although they all have the best, the gold content of the heroine and the female supporting role are so different, she will definitely not be happy.

"So she's going to get revenge on Miramax or Renee?" Jenny asked, "Are we going to receive this kindness from Catherine?" ”

"That's where I hesitate, Miramax has a good attitude right now, but if we accept Catherine's invitation, it will be tantamount to completely ruining relations with Miramax." Judy said, "Jenny, what is your opinion?" ”

Unlike Cesare's usual strength, Judy's wrists are much softer, although she usually has her own opinion when she asks 'your opinion', but as Jenny's popularity gradually increases, Judy will also use these guiding dialogues to explain the reasons for her decision, which is like a death sentence, although it is to be executed in the end, but there is still a difference in the experience of killing you with a knife and injecting poison to make you smile.

"I don't have to go against Miramax to this point." Jenny was a little tired of Oscar's affair by now, and after so many swings back and forth between being able to go and not going, she had been tossed to the point of losing her temper. "If you can't do it, just go with Josh, you may not be able to get such a good position as Josh if you squeeze into the crew. What about Cesare's opinion? ”

The good positions that will be taken by the camera are limited, and it must be based on the coffee position, and the position that Josh's female companion can sit in is obviously better than the small supporting role in "Chicago".

"Cesare would like Catherine to get you a separate invitation to come and see the ceremony." Judy said, expressing her disapproval in a vague tone, "But in that case, you can't sit with the crew, and you're not here to present the awards, and the purpose of pursuing exposure is too obvious, so there may be gossip media who mock this afterwards and think that your utilitarianism is too heavy." ”

"Would you like me to go with Josh?" Jenny asked, "Disney has given up hope?" ”

"It's unlikely that Disney will squeeze out other presenters for you, so you might as well join Josh and get a seat up front. And if you take an invitation to independence, who do you take with you? Going alone? Let Josh go alone too? It's not good for the whole story, you know, you're supposed to be in an 'underground romance' right now, and of course if you don't go, there's nothing to say, but now you're going to the Oscars, and when the romance comes out, people think about it today and think you're too cunning and have doubts about the authenticity of the relationship. Judy analyzed, "So it's better to go with Josh now, you can keep silent to the outside world, let us come out and play haha, and fool the past few months." ”

"But it went against Jerry's wishes." Jenny rubbed her head and pointed out.

Judy was silent for a moment, then reluctantly admitted, "That's right, against Jerry's wishes. ”

It's not a computer game, there's no harmless strategy, you don't have the choice of going to the Oscars again without offending anyone, Jenny squeezed her eyes hard and decided, "I'm still listening to Cesare, if the media asks why we went to the Oscars separately, just say it's the producer's request, he doesn't want us to distract us on the eve of the release." ”

"Well, since it's your mutual decision." Judy hesitated, then readily agreed, though in a slightly sour tone. - Although she is the person Cesare found for Jenny, and the two usually have a good relationship, when there is such a difference of opinion, there must be a bit of a 'competition' with Cesare, and they will hope that Jeanne can support their opinion. "Then I'm going to contact someone from Catherine's team."

"Wait," Jenny suddenly felt that something was wrong, "will Cesare approve my opinion as the final decision?" You don't need to ask him again? ”

"Do you need me to confirm with him again?" Judy asked rhetorically, her tone a little mysterious.

Jenny sensed something, and she hesitated, but said firmly, "You'd better make sure with Cesare." ”

"Then I'll call later." Instead of wasting time 'stirring' up her existing relationship with Cesare, Judy went straight to the next trivia, "Is it okay for Julian to take care of your Oscar look?" You'll need to find a day before the Oscars to try on makeup in Los Angeles, and I'll look at your schedule and try to keep a few things in one day......"

After hanging up the phone, Jenny began to rub her head again, as she became more and more popular, and various affairs gradually increased, she did feel obviously physically exhausted, even if there was a gold finger to extend the rest time, the heavy daily schedule was a little overwhelming, and she felt more and more that she really needed a manager to handle these chores. But a number of financial reasons, including psychological resistance, have prevented her from making demands on Cesare until now.

"Mary." She asked the driver - Mary now shared some of the transactional work, and although her salary did not increase, she had more and more things to do. "When is my next day off?"

Mary took advantage of the red light to press the PDA frantically for a while, and after a while then said timidly, "There is no rest day until the Oscars." ”

She paused, then added, "If you add makeup try-ons to your makeup schedule, your pre-Oscar schedule will be very tight." You might have to move some of the days back so you won't even have a day off until the Tony Awards. ”

Jenny began to hit her head against the back of her chair on a regular basis, "I remember the accountant called this morning - how much money is left in my account?" Isn't it enough? ”

"If the theater delays the payment of salaries, it will probably not be enough to pay the bills for the next month, and Kim has been suggesting that you get a pledge loan, or a credit card." Mary looked at Jenny through the rearview mirror, "He said you have a pledge on the DVD rights of Pirates of the Caribbean and can easily apply for a loan to cover your expenses during this time." ”

"Is my spending so big? I know he's going to set aside his taxes, but that shouldn't be," Jenny raised her voice, "Remember to remind me to call him tomorrow if he has any tax credits?" There's no reason why I can't pay the bill now, you ask him to fax me the details, I want to see it. ”

She is not the kind of star who doesn't know anything about her finances and only knows how to spend money in a foolish way, however, the tax system in the United States is extremely complex, and if she wants to understand the tax return preview form made by the accountant, she first has to invest in some very expensive books.

"Oh, good." Mary said politely, and she was silent for a moment, then added, "When I called Judy's office earlier, I heard from her assistant that Judy was considering asking for another raise. ”

Jenny slammed harder on the back of her chair, "Tell me, if I can't even afford a plane ticket back to Los Angeles if this continues." ”

"Probably ......," said Mary, "even if the theatre paid the salary, and after the bills were paid, there would not be enough money to buy two round-trip tickets to Los Angeles, and it was based on the fact that you didn't pay my salary, and I calculated that even if you didn't pay the twenty-five thousand taxes, there would be no money left after you paid the whole bill and my salary." ”

…… Jenny was silent for a while, and finally compromised, "Tomorrow I will talk to Jin about the pledge loan." ”

She thought for a moment and added, "Also, don't buy boxed salads from tomorrow, drive to the supermarket and buy some organic vegetables, I'll make ...... myself."

Mary gave her a sympathetic look, "This will only save you a hundred dollars a week, dear." ”

Jenny now really knows why the celebrities in China in her previous life were very keen to go in and out of the dinner, and now if someone pays 100,000 US dollars for her to go over for a meal, even if she needs to laugh and persuade her to drink, it is difficult for her to say whether she will refuse, "A dollar is also a dollar, my dear, haven't you seen it yet?" If your big star continues to live like this, and he doesn't get a new job in the second half of the year, he will go bankrupt immediately. ”

Mary stuck out her tongue, "Well, I have to admit that your life now is not what I dreamed it would be. However, if you're willing to make your own salad, I think we can find some ways to cut back on it......"

Shopping expenses are removed, eating out is removed, Mary used her own connections to drive a good car from home that her brother does not drive for the time being, Jenny does not need to spend rent except for gas, saving a car rental fee, and the expenses can be cut down, and the plane is in economy class...... There's no need for Jenny not to go out now, because she bought an outfit this season, and she has to keep it for the paparazzi to wear back to Los Angeles, and she usually wraps herself into a ball when she commutes to and from work, so that the paparazzi can't take pictures of her face, so that photos that are not newsworthy will not be reported, and the fact that she is wearing civilian clothes will not be exposed. In the process of tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall, she finally completed most of the contract with the theater and flew back to Los Angeles to participate in the annual Oscars. - Although for Jenny, it is only about a minute or so of appearance.

In fact, it is said that every minute is bigger, and the photos are not counted, just say that the face appearance on the live broadcast will be counted as her luck every minute. You must know that there are so many Oscar guests, and not every one of them can be interviewed by the host, unless you have a big coffee seat, otherwise it is a matter of flickering in front of the camera, of course, there will be one or two wandering hosts and reporters on the red carpet, if your topic is high enough and beautiful enough, there will still be some opportunities to be exposed in the live broadcast.

Then, after taking their seats, most of the guests can only enjoy the treatment of a sweep of the camera, only the nominated guests can get the zoomin treatment at the moment of the awards, and the award presenters can also attract about a minute or two of attention, it can be said that guests like Jenny who are not nominated and do not present the awards, come to the Oscars for the red carpet show for dozens of seconds - not even yet, because she is not in a good position after entering the venue, and she does not even have the opportunity to be swept away.

Just for these dozens of seconds, she has to spend tens of thousands of yuan to make a set of styling, and then spend a sum of money to hire a gift car by herself, as well as a round-trip ticket money that is not cheap...... But even so, she can get these dozens of seconds of exposure, and she also makes many people envious.

A surprise incident that made Jenny's investment even more dangerous was that on the evening of March 23, 2003, thousands of anti-war activists held an anti-war demonstration outside the door of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, the venue of this year's Oscars, which also made the atmosphere of the red carpet more tense and depressed, and even a little hastily going through the motions.

The author has something to say: Note: 1 It is true that anti-war demonstrators gathered in front of the Dolby Theater, when the whole of America was shrouded in the shadow of war, so the Oscars were also the least rated.

2 Catherine Golden Globe heroine has never competed for Renee, and it is true that the Oscar actress deserves the award...... -

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