"It looks like this propaganda campaign is working surprisingly well." While the people of the world are enthusiastically discussing "Monroe" and its spin-offs, a follow-up meeting is also being held in a luxurious office near Century City. Weinstein flipped through the report provided by Big Dream and said with some emotion, "In the end, movies are still king at the box office." ”

On the other side of the conference table, Jenny and Cesare exchanged a look, and neither of them said much: although Harvey took over the public relations consultation of "Monroe", it was "Life and Death Reading" that really got the share, and the box office of "Reading" does not seem to be particularly outstanding at present, compared to "Monroe", to say that he has no envy and jealousy, it must be false, especially Harvey is not looking away by himself, he wants to intervene in the operation of "Monroe", So it's best to avoid talking to Harvey about the box office.

"To get this far, there must be some element of luck." Jenny said that she didn't know that "Monroe" would bring such attention, "A big part of it is still consuming Marilyn's popularity over the years, but the main thing we want to know now is how this public attention should translate into the judges' support for us." ”

"What do you guys have in mind before I join?" Harvey asked, a subtle expression on his face that seemed to be smiling, but it was hard to tell if the smile was a commercial smile or a sneer.

Jenny couldn't help but glance at Cesare again, but the other party was burying his head in the report and flipping through the data, and didn't give her much support - "Monroe" is just a part of the many affairs of Big Dream now, after Cesare resigned and officially became the owner of Big Dream, Big Dream's personnel will inevitably have to make some adjustments, and the financial system will no longer have to be tricky because of the unification of equity, which can save a lot of costs, and this is just an internal affair, in the film area, now the three movies have not been released, film marketing, settlement, and global distribution require a lot of decisionsIn addition, the development of a sequel to "The Twilight Zone", as well as the closing and subsequent extension of previous co-development projects, Cesare only provided one or two ideas for the strategy of "Monroe", and she directed Jim and Mary to do most of the work together. After all, she has not been filming lately, and her only job is to attend various public relations events at the Oscars, and as the producer of "Monroe" and a partner in the company, she can and should be on her own in this matter, rather than continuing to ask Cesare for intellectual support.

I have to say that it is indeed very good for Jenny to bring out a movie alone, if a year ago, she would have been very afraid and nervous about this kind of confrontation with real knives and guns, after so many things she went through last year, and "Monroe" achieved such a hit at the box office under her completely independent decision-making, now this tension has only left a faint trace, just a glance at Cesare, just a remnant of many years of habit, in fact, after she independently created this legendary film, Her self-confidence has also developed a lot - Jenny definitely doesn't remember what the specific box office of this movie was in the original world, but she will definitely not have so much as it is now, and the influence will definitely not be as great as it is now, otherwise she will definitely not know, it can be said that compared with the one in the entertainment space, "Monroe" is actually only the same theme, it is completely a new movie, and Jenny did rely on her own ability to bring out such a global hit.

So, although she knew that Harvey's question was a bit 'ill-intentioned', and even more aware that the decision she made was likely to affect the relationship between the two and the two companies in the future, Jenny still didn't feel flustered by this, and after not getting any opinion from Cesare, she also understood what Cesare meant - this is her movie, her rush, Cesare had let her do it before, and now he may also think that he can't give more constructive advice, It is also to leave the relationship between Big Dream and Weinstein to her to decide, whether she chooses to confide in the whole truth, continue to cooperate with Weinstein, or answer this question lightly, do not reveal her hole cards, and gradually distance herself from Weinstein, he will have no objection.

Unlike other industrial projects, the atmosphere of success in the film industry is still relatively heavy, which also makes Hollywood's interpersonal relations particularly chaotic - maybe on Wall Street and the White House, the situation is a little better, because no matter how great an individual's ability is, he is still constrained by the interests he represents. But in Hollywood, top movie stars and top producers are almost the overlords of the circle, they themselves are the core productive forces, and others have to rely on them for food, which also makes the restrictions too small, just like Jenny, now she is even with Robert. Iger fell out and betrayed Disney, that's not a matter at all, the remaining five will definitely invite her to join with more favorable conditions than Disney, and this kind of atmosphere of obedience and giving also makes the top characters all full of personality, and with the spirit of the weak and the strong in the United States, everything looks at money, how chaotic the Hollywood circle is is can be imagined, the history of this group of top characters is all a bad debt, today because of impulsiveness to turn face, tomorrow there is a possibility of holding hands again because of interests, The vicious circle of low cost of turning faces - turning faces at any time - reconciling at any time - turning faces at any time makes the major Hollywood companies often lack mutual trust, and the foundation of cooperation is quite fragile. For example, Weinstein and Big Dream were partners in the exchange of shares before, but because there was no suitable film for cooperation in the past two years, Jenny rejected Harvey again, Harvey immediately found Kate, and planned to ambush her, looking overreacted and couldn't wait to protect herself, if Jenny didn't take the initiative to make this call, I'm afraid the partnership between Big Dream and Weinstein would be difficult to continue.

After rolling in Hollywood for all these years, Jenny still knows Harvey's defensive mentality well, he is a producer who purely relies on the ability to operate awards, and he has definitely been kicked along the way, of course, he has not been kicked by others, and he was just kicked out of Miramax by Disney a few years ago, and only took a few hundred million yuan, and it must have been an instinct written into his genes to strike first. In fact, from this point of view, Harvey is still a little affectionate towards Big Dream, at least his attitude is not so resolute, and he agreed to it after Big Dream proposed an exchange condition, and now he is taking the initiative to spy on Big Dream's mentality towards Weinstein, and the intention to repair the relationship is still relatively obvious, if Big Dream shows corresponding sincerity, then she thinks that there will be no obstacles on the road between Harvey and her to rebuild the old one. In the next Olympic film of Big Dream, share Harvey's piece of cake, and the relationship between the two parties should be restored to its original state.

Since Jenny has no plans for her next Olympic film, and she doesn't think that she can win another Oscar in the short term, or create another "Monroe", emotionally, her reluctance to share the cake is not so strong, and the main factor that hinders her decision is actually similar to Harvey's idea - Harvey doesn't trust her and Big Dream because he has been in Hollywood for too long, and she has been in Hollywood for eight years, how much does she trust Harvey? What Harvey wants to hear now is actually her deployment of her own Olympic Games, including her basic plate in the academy jury, as long as she leaks this kind of data, it is equivalent to giving Harvey the bottom, it was originally a late start, and now she has exposed her basic disk, and what competitiveness does Big Dream have for Weinstein in terms of operating the Olympics in the future? In Chongao, he can only rely on Weinstein forever and constantly divide the cake to him.

Of course, this is also Harvey's intention, the premise of wanting the two sides to maintain a relationship is that Da Meng can't snatch his monopoly position, if you admit this, then everyone can discuss, and it is unlikely that he will sell her to run "Revolutionary Road" instead, after all, from the moment Kate got the double nomination, the two sides are really firmly tied together, from this point of view, Harvey is a little sincere to raise this issue after the nomination is announced......

Development companies are like this many times, the situation can't give you a perfect choice, after all, no one is a fool, Big Dream now just wants to buy Harvey through this critical moment, to ensure that "Monroe" wins at the Oscars, but Harvey is sure that now the nomination battle is over, the most important award war is about to begin, Big Dream has the weakness of a double award that year, and he can't afford the accurate attacks of others, which is to force Jenny to cede and confess - after he knows some names, with his connections, There must be a way to infiltrate and transform Sidney's legacy, and it would be good if Dameng's connections could keep 30% or 40% by then.

Otherwise, let's use lies to get through first, try to drag Harvey, and wait for this year's Oscars to talk about it, anyway, after winning the award this year, she will definitely not be able to win the award for several years, and the next time she wins the acting award, maybe even twenty years later, even if she turns his face with Harvey, it is not harmful, Harvey will never be able to snipe the big dream of the Olympic film every year in the future, and the connections left by Sidney can not only be used for the movies she starred in, but also the films she made and produced by Big Dream, can't they all be used? Although it is just getting started, it is difficult to say whether it will be a big dream or whether Weinstein will have more say in the field of Olympic awards in five or ten years......

The seductive thought crossed her mind, humming in a very beautiful tone, as if she was sketching a wonderful vision for Jenny in five or ten years, but Jenny looked at Harvey for a moment, and she swallowed it a little, but finally swallowed the idea back with difficulty: for Harvey, an Oscar-winning expert, it was very risky to lie, and secondly, it did make her feel very uncomfortable.

Well, Jenny never thought she was a good person, her bottom line was sometimes quite low, but there were some things she did feel she couldn't do, if Harvey really operated Kate to start attacking her, she would not feel guilty if she used the water army to hack him so much that she couldn't get along in this business, but she took the initiative to make peace, and then tricked Harvey into shaking hands with her in person, in fact, she was secretly developing her strength, and replaced him in the last move, she felt that this kind of thing was still a little inappropriate, of course, this has nothing to do with morality and feelings, If there's a reason, Jenny still likes to separate confrontation from cooperation, after all, if you don't even have a good idea when you're working together, how can you trust others? If this vicious circle continues, in the end you will probably find that there is no one you can trust, and Jenny now has to cooperate with others a lot to develop her career, once she starts to have this mentality, it will be very painful, now keep the last bit of persistence, at least psychologically you can find some support, have some security.

"Our initial plan is to impress the judges with nostalgia." She had paused for a long time, and it seemed a little insincere to hesitate any longer, Jenny let out a long breath, and still said the strategy of the big dream, ""Monroe" is a strong point for the high degree of restoration of the 50s, and these judges are older, many of them are over 70 years old, for them, the 50s is a very nostalgic era, plus the judges are mainly male, we can get ...... from Sidney"

Jenny hesitated for a moment and said a vague number, "Nearly 100 basic plates, if you are lobbyed by the nostalgic style, it shouldn't be difficult to get another 400, after all, "Monroe" still has an innate advantage, many judges are very interested in this movie, and even take the initiative to watch it, doing this, in fact, is basically equivalent to getting most of the votes." ”

The Screen Actors Guild has about 1,500 votes, and 500 is close to one-third of the number, which is quite high, and besides, Jenny will always have some free votes, after all, not everyone trades votes as a resource, or has no opinion, waiting for others to convince them. Moreover, because the rest of the finalists this year do not have the confidence to win the award, the box office of "Monroe" and the dominance of the Outpost Award have also made the filmmakers lose confidence and are unwilling to spend money on unnecessary public relations. Hathaway originally had a rich boyfriend, and it was possible to spend money on public relations, but he was imprisoned in the middle of the year, Hathaway is still in trouble, and has been severely hacked by public opinion, and he has not won any of the outpost awards, and the current situation doesn't even need Harvey, as long as he doesn't come forward to make a difference, and if the momentum continues, it will definitely be Jenny who gets the Oscar.

As for the basic number of nearly 100 plates, she said a little less, and she didn't plan to reveal the specific name, even if she showed her attitude - in fact, this is a bit of self-deception, Harvey has not worked with Sidney, the number is out, how many people can guess the name, and then no matter how much public relations are enveloped, to maintain their influence on these groups of people Jenny is powerless to stop it, she can only fight for how strong the public relations means are, she is not too confident in this, these actors take care of her, It's all because Sidney's feelings, and this kind of emotional points are the most erratic, and the most difficult to have to do with interests and money, you don't know if these winners in life with full personality will be angry because you offer some benefits, thinking that you are not worthy of being Sidney's disciple at all.

Thanks to the sophisticated information system of human beings, Jenny's complex emotions and mentality, through her tone and expression, successfully reached Harvey, Harvey's expression also changed slightly, his jaw line was noticeably softened, as if an invisible layer of armor had been removed, stirring up a cloud of dust in the room - although no one spoke, the atmosphere in the conference room was significantly relaxed, and the faint vigilance between the two sides of the conversation had been dissolved by Jenny's words.

"Nostalgia is a good place to start, but it's not enough to overcome the disadvantages you've accumulated before," Harvey, who has been an Oscar expert for many years, made Jenny unconsciously straighten her back as soon as she spoke, listening intently to his comments. "Last year, your Michael. Clayton" lost to the release at the beginning of the year, spanning a full year "La Vie en Rose", this is a film without any public relations, and Maria didn't think she could have such good luck, so you should realize that the judges have a big doubt about giving you another major acting award in the short term, which is of great significance to your Olympic Games this year, because 06 has only passed 3 years now, and it is still a very close year in the minds of the judges, and last year's concerns should still exist this year. Even that would have had an impact on the best film in Monroe, you were on stage last year, and this year I noticed that you were on the list of producers. ”

Jenny made a noncommittal expression, and did not comment on Harvey's meaningful tone: The producer column reports a person, which is indeed a bit 'lonely', but Jenny is not just swallowing anyone's production credit, according to convention, the director of production is not on this column, so the producer of "Monroe" is indeed her. She just wants to monopolize the honor of production, she knows too well that Hollywood, as an actor and a woman, as long as any male producer is on the grid of producer, he will immediately become the hero behind "Monroe", and she will only be the foil who pays for fame, others will never admit how much she contributed to the production of "Monroe", even if everyone from the director to the co-producer says good things about her, they will only take these as evidence of her public relations skills.

"Should I put you on the podium again? Will it be another double award? Although this time it is not two acting awards, will the Oscars choose to avoid suspicion? These are your weaknesses in this competition," Obviously, Harvey has already had his own analysis of Jenny's Olympic situation, but he will not be able to take it out before Jenny has come up with dry goods and made her attitude clear - it is with these sharp professional opinions that he has opened up his own world in Hollywood, and of course he will not give away such a valuable wealth indiscriminately. Of course, your analysis is correct, nostalgia can indeed arouse the judges' favor and resonance with "Monroe", but it is ultimately a private interest - in front of such an important event as the credibility of the Oscars, few people will use interest to override the main thing, this is a kind of justified selfishness - maintaining the credibility of the Oscars, so sacrificing their own personal favor, is a sense of mission, between a sense of mission and selfishness, If there is no immediate private interest to hinder them, most people will choose to be a selfless and good person, which is basic human nature. ”

Jenny resisted the urge to take notes, and she chuckled softly and said, "Harvey, I already feel that the consultation fee I paid was worth it. ”

She's not talking about pure money, of course—Harvey exchanged a look with her, smiled confidently, moved his somewhat fat body, and continued, "Of course, the attention that Monroe is erupting now gives us a lot of options to promote and operate, nostalgia is just one of them, give it up, we have a lot of other options, and we don't even need to give it up completely, we just need to redo some combinations." ”

He held up a finger and said seemingly casually, "For example...... 'Monroe' is one of the best films ever combined with commercial and artistic, and choosing 'Monroe' can help the Oscars avoid being niche and marginalized, and the Oscars are always looking for a balance between commerciality and artistry, and 'Monroe' should be rewarded -- this is a line of thought, and it is countered with a sense of mission to 'save the Oscars' Maintain credibility's sense of mission, so that the judges need to choose between two types of selflessness, and this is when the interest and goodwill aroused by nostalgia can come into play. ”

This is indeed a very effective idea, Jenny nodded as she listened, "We also had similar ideas, but this is more demanding on PR, and on topics related to film quality, it is difficult for the judges to be influenced by laymen, and nostalgia is easier to develop, so we finally gave up this idea." Of course ......"

She laughed, stared at Harvey and complimented sincerely, "Now we don't have a shortage of authoritative guest candidates. ”

Harvey owes himself and expresses his humility, "I'm here for you, my dear, you just need to give me a list." ”

Jenny opened her mouth to agree to Harvey's reasonable request, but Cesare suddenly turned her head to look at her, which made her hesitate for a moment - and once she was alert, she quickly understood: the list that Harvey wanted must be written on those who could be attacked but had not yet been conquered, and Sidney's friends were numbered after all, as long as he got this list and did some elimination, wouldn't it already be clear that the names of the people who had been attacked were already ready to come out? This old guy, in order to ensure his monopoly position, has already calculated to this extent......

"Let's think of something else," she said sleekly, smiling at Harvey, "You know, you pay by the piece, Harvey, and we've invested too much in the PR bills." ”

"With the current box office of "Monroe", no matter how much it is, it is impossible to cause a loss." Harvey didn't chase after him on this topic, and of course he didn't have the slightest embarrassment, even if his trap had just been seen through by Jenny, "In addition, the third point we can use to promote is, of course, the new and old inheritance between you and Sidney, I wonder why you didn't think of this trick before, after all - you touched a lot of people on the Oscar stage last year, and he just passed away this year - although it is a bit too sensational, the judges just like this kind of plot, I dare say, even if Sidney personally took you to pay for the ticket, You're not going to get more votes than you do now, just grab the hype – tell me about you and Sidney in an interview, why do you have to win an Oscar this year? 'Because it's the best parting gift for Sidney'—"

Noticing the change in Jenny's expression, he paused and said with a broken smile, "Oh, Jenny, don't tell me, when you were running for the Oscar this year, you really didn't think that this award would make Sidney proud of you." ”

Jenny does not deny Harvey's statement - this is not the first time she has been nominated for an Oscar, she has long passed the period when she needs an Oscar to raise her style, with her current momentum, the importance of the Oscar has been greatly reduced, however, unlike the previous few nominations, the idea of "as long as the nomination is a victory" is different, this time she wants to win the award. In addition to the fact that she thinks "Monroe" deserves to win the award, there is indeed a large part of the reason why she wants to tell Sidney that she has lived up to his support, and she wants to stand on the award podium and tell the world how much Sidney has inspired and helped her......

And did Sidney help her in the Olympics? Indeed, when the rough cut version of "Monroe" first came out, although Jenny thought it was a good movie, she didn't think about how much it could achieve, and after "Monroe" got Venice, she didn't even think that it could go to the Oscar, for similar reasons as Harvey just said, as a young filmmaker, she has already received too many awards. If it weren't for Sidney's old friends who took the initiative to extend an olive branch, Jenny wouldn't have realized how valuable Sidney's gift to her was on the Oscar stage in 2008. The Hollywood-famous producer has a lot of friends and many owe him favors, and Jenny is the last mantle disciple he acknowledged before his death, and in some ways can even be seen as his handpicked successor...... This connection can even make Weinstein uneasy, and it is self-evident how valuable it is......

Having worked in Hollywood for so long, in order to become famous, for the sake of popularity, she has sold her private life, her past, and even her character and dreams......

But......

"Yes, part of my desire to win the award is for Sidney, because of our relationship." Eventually, Jenny shook her head, and she said calmly, "But that doesn't mean I'm going to sell this affection to get an award for me, Harvey, you know, there is a difference between the two things after all." ”

Harvey. Weinstein fell silent, and in front of his silence, Jenny felt a slight embarrassment as the conversation began.

"I'm not taking the moral high ground," she said with some flustery, "I don't mean to accuse you, Harvey - it's actually good advice, and if I lose the Oscar because I didn't take your advice, it's all my problem, it's human nature, I totally understand it......"

Sensing that she seemed to be saying something more and more wrong, Jenny smiled sheepishly and ended her incoherent explanation, "Take it as my weird temper, it's the right choice, but maybe it's my personality, I won't choose to do it - let's skip the topic, okay?" ”

Harvey looked at her with a mysterious expression, and after a moment he nodded slowly.

"Okay." He said, unexpectedly easily letting go of the topic, "Let's talk about the next reception you should attend." ”

For Oscar promotion, any commercial reception is quite important, there are many judges who not only listen to the lobbying of PR, but also want to actually contact the candidates before making a judgment, and how to leave a good impression on these judges, so that they can feel their thirst for the Oscar, which is also a compulsory course for actors, many actors have not been recognized by the Oscar for a long time, and it is not unrelated to negligence in this regard. Weinstein was undoubtedly a world-class expert on this, and even Cesare was involved, giving his opinion on sensitive topics that were likely to be brought up at the reception, as well as the standard answers that Jeanne had to give.

The financial crisis, the Beijing Olympics, and the presidential election that has just passed, Jenny's position on these issues must be consistent, never steered by the wind, and at the same time try to be as good as possible to the left and right. Winslet, unlike her, was an American, and many of the questions could not be avoided in the past, and even with Cesare's help, the meeting lasted for a long time, and by the time they finally ended their discussion, it was already dark outside the window, and it was time for dinner.

"Join us for dinner, Harvey?" Jenny asked politely, but she didn't expect Harvey to agree. Their relationship with Harvey has not yet recovered to the point of having dinner together, and working dinners are a different matter.

"Nope." Harvey shook his head, and as expected, he rejected Jeanne, but he didn't seem to be in the mood to get up, but put down the pen in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and looked back and forth between Jeanne and Cesare at a distance—a look that seemed to be a smile on his face again.

Jenny raised an eyebrow at him, silently questioning. She had a vague premonition that Harvey was going to bring up something, but she couldn't grasp his purpose yet.

"You know, your question reminded me of a couple of interesting things," Harvey didn't leave her confused for long, he adjusted his posture and asked leisurely, "Did you know that paparazzi have been in ambush at the entrance of the county hall in Los Angeles lately?" Although the odds are slim, they are clearly reluctant to miss this explosive news. ”

Sure enough, it was about Cesare and her 'marriage', Jenny sighed a little helplessly in her heart - she didn't believe that Harvey would have no clue about this, as long as she knew a little about the origin of Cesare and Big Dream, and the big dream shareholding structure, people would definitely have some guesses about this marriage - she just didn't know why Harvey had to take it out at this time, as far as she was concerned, the atmosphere in the second half of the meeting had been quite good, and he didn't have to sabotage all this, and use this handle to continue to take the initiative.

"Then they're doomed to disappointment." She said coldly, "If you're reminding us of that, Harvey, before the Oscars, obviously we're not going to let a new piece of news take away the public's attention." ”

"No, no, don't get me wrong." Harvey laughed lightly, for some reason, he seemed quite sure about himself, "I just wanted to congratulate you and Cesare, you know, you and him are a very good match, and I have complete confidence in your sincere feelings-"

He looked back and forth at the expressions of the two men, and then, Harvey's smile grew.

"You know," he said abruptly, dropping a bomb in a leisurely manner, "the IRS is already paying attention to you." ”