The focus of the Oscars for Miramax, or the Weinstein brothers, of course, will not be Daniel, but this year is not a big year for Miramax, there is a lack of competitive productions and actors in general, and their main purpose is to nominate them, which is basically done very well now. Therefore, Daniel's award-winning public relations is more advantageous in this context.

The Jewish judges who have the right to vote have to give Weinstein some face, don't they?

"Honestly, it's a big possibility."

"So, a young Oscar winner is about to be born?"

"Not only that, but I just learned that Daniel once went to Paris on the eve of the Golden Globes, and his whereabouts were completely secret, do you know why he went?"

Bob was interested, unlike Harvey, who was the equivalent of Miramax's PR department, and Bob was in charge of a studio that had to produce good quality work, or PR wouldn't work.

"He went to see Roman Polanski."

"The Pianist?" Bob was certainly aware of Polanski's new project, but the news did come as a surprise, "Is it the male lead?" ”

"If nothing else." Harvey put down his report, "This work means a lot to Polanski, and if it weren't for his full recognition, Daniel wouldn't have gotten this opportunity." Tim Rowland of the Snow Hawks is their matchmaker, and by the way, Daniel is known to Ridley and Tim. Now, Ridley, Tim, and the old Draco guy are all working hard to help him, not to mention Universal and DreamWorks, and even MGM is doing something that doesn't help much. ”

Bob was silent for a moment, "Do we have a suitable project lately?" ”

"Why is it recently, Bob, give him a few more years, the scenery that belongs to Russell Crowe today is likely to belong to him, and then our cooperation will be more meaningful."

The two scheming Weinstein looked at each other for a moment, and they both understood each other's thoughts, the contradiction between Miramax and Disney headquarters became more and more impossible to hide and remedy, and Michael Eisner, the old guy, was leaning towards Disney Studios, and they became undesirable "adopted sons".

After the silence, Harvey said with a slight hesitation, "Daniel has told me something, and I don't know how much credibility there is. ”

"Huh?"

"Do you remember the Mountain Eagle Company's analysis of Pearl Harbor?"

"Of course, they thought it would be a less popular work."

Harvey nodded, "Not only that, Daniel's attitude is more clear, he said that Jerry has invited him to watch the test version of "Pearl Harbor", he thinks that the box office of this work may be unexpected, although the absolute amount will not be low, but he estimates that it will not exceed 200 million, you know that Disney has spent 250 million for it, if this prediction is credible, then Michael will have to lose a lot this time." ”

"With a loss of more than 100 million, the board of directors will not be indifferent."

"Do you think we should speed up our engagement with Robert Iger?"

Bob was very cautious about this decision, this is not a small matter, Michael Eisner's preference for the Ministry is not a secret, but it can still be face-right, if Miramax's attitude is more explicit, Eisner's attitude will definitely be completely different, and no one knows whether the Weinstein brothers will be kicked out of Miramax at that time.

Although they created the company, when it was acquired, they did not have the final say to decide the company's future.

"You have to be careful," Bob tapped on the cap of his pen, "didn't Daniel tell me why?" ”

"A bunch of analytical statements, to be honest, if it weren't for the need, I don't think he bought additional services from Shanying." Harvey laughed, "But it sounds really convincing, and -- it's in the same direction as our prediction." ”

The company fell silent again.

……

Calvin Kings has been calling more lately.

Every year, it is not surprising that his family is not surprised that before the Oscars are approaching, there is an endless stream of people asking him about voting, and there are fewer lobbyists and PR people, and now it is more of the media, and the media is desperate to know the approximate results before tomorrow's awards ceremony, and if 80 out of 100 phone calls are given to Russell Crow, then their reports have a tendency to be strict - a good time to earn trust and power.

"Voting needs to be kept secret, Jones."

"Don't do that, Kavin, everyone knows you're a big mouth, and no one is going to blame you." Jones -- not the Los Angeles Times Jones, but Entertainment Weekly's Jones Linda, who has been reporting on the Oscars for many years and has a lot on her mind when dealing with Carvin, the well-known actor of the '70s is a big mouth.

Carvin obviously didn't mind, "The actor and actress are what you guessed, as for the supporting actor, I chose Willem Dafoe, and the supporting actress is Marcia, I can't say anything else." ”

"OK, Kavin, it's Gaia Ludo this year, right?"

Jones Linda replied in the affirmative.

In her new report, she will repay Carvin's candid confession, "Ask who the Oscar judge was voting for, Carvin Kings, was a little nonchalant, as if the question was not as interesting as playing Gaia Ludo with his granddaughter, and he said that he voted for Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts, respectively, in line with most forecasters, and it seems that this time there was a rare unanimity between the reviewers and the Academy, but it also seems to have taken the Oscars less interesting." ”

It wasn't long before Gaia, a not-so-well-known manufacturer of children's toys, paid a fee to Calvin Kings.

Cavin Kings likes to pick up little ads, which is a safe way because he also attends some Gaia Ludo events to hide his income - in fact, who would invite such an outdated old star to attend his own campaign, unless you're at Elizabeth Taylor's level, and obviously, Carvin is too far from that level.

This is just one of the various ways to convey it buried in the chain of Oscar interests.

One of the reasons why the Oscars are so fascinating is, of course, that all parties can get what they want from here, not to mention the stars, nominations, exposure and trophies, the studios want box office bonuses and corporate reputation, in addition, the academy gains authority and power, ABC is ratings and advertising fees, and the Oscar judges who are absolute power will of course have their own channels.

Advertising is one of them, and it is also popular to promote juniors and directly accept "promotional gifts".

Of course, the season's revelry will fade after tomorrow's ultimate pinnacle, and the judges are already in their pockets, but the nominees are still on their toes.