In the living room of the suite, Pani? Kelis kept pacing back and forth, occasionally passing over Duke, who sat on the couch, unhurriedly sipping his coffee, and was decidedly less enthusiastic about the Oscar she was talking about.

"Duke, do you want to win an Oscar?"

She finally couldn't help but ask.

"Of course!"

Putting down the coffee cup, Duke said very seriously, "There aren't many people in Hollywood who don't like the Oscar statuette, right?" ”

"Saving Private Ryan" is the filmmaker's established strategy, and this year's time period is so special and suitable, it will definitely not change, and he himself agrees with this move, the reason is very simple, as long as he can win a few heavyweight awards, the film's income will inevitably increase significantly, and his income will also increase.

"What about the best director?"

Kelis walked over and sat across from Duke, in Tina?

After Faye poured her coffee, she continued, "You're really not interested in individual awards? ”

Duke pointed to himself, "Pani, I'm only twenty-five years old!" If nothing else, do you think the academy will award the best director to a young director? ”

No kidding, even if he is a Jewish, before the age of thirty, the golden man of the best director doesn't have to think about it.

"The odds of winning are extremely slim."

Kelis shook his head, then added, "It's still possible to get the nomination." ”

"Nominations are dispensable to me."

Duke put on that nonchalant expression again, "With this nomination, my salary will not increase." There is no such nomination. The number of companies willing to invest in my film will not decrease. ”

"You can't never win an Oscar, can you?"

Kelis is not stupid, and it can be seen that Duke is not uninterested in the Oscars, but his interest is very average.

"Every nomination is a qualification, and it can improve the likelihood of winning awards in the future."

"Can I really get a nomination?"

Duke knew his situation, "Don't forget, critics. ”

"There are some things that you have to do to know if it's possible."

Kelis was confident and enthusiastic.

Because awards season tends to be the bulk of PR revenue, "something. PR campaigns can be solved. ”

Duke agrees with Kelis's latter point.

Compared with the three major European film festivals, which only have a jury of more than a dozen people, the Oscars, which were founded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were voted for by nearly 6,000 veterans of various fields of film industry in the academy.

The awards, which have been running for many years and have been continuously optimized, can be said to be a relatively fair film award in the world.

However, no matter how fair the competition system is, there is a lot of room for manipulation behind it, there are many good actors and good movies in Hollywood every year, but there is only one golden man for each project, for whom?

It depends on the respective means.

Once, George?

Lucas scolded Oscar for being a political game, Spike?

Li and other famous directors also came forward to criticize the Oscars, not so much to recognize good movies and good filmmakers.

It is better to reward people who have strong communication skills and are willing to spend money.

These views may be biased, but they always tell the truth.

For example, in the former "Saving Private Ryan", even some core members of the academy thought that it lost inexplicably.

Of course, it's not just a matter of public relations, but there is another big factor: the GI is a film for the majority, while Shakespeare is a film for the few.

Ninety percent of the time, the Oscars will choose to make movies for a few people.

In Duke's opinion, if it weren't for being stuck in such a time period.

The soldier's aggressive and inability to crush the world's box office is one of the Oscar obstacles.

Coupled with the bad things between him, the director and the film critic, maybe there will be another tragedy.

The determination of those old men to choose the minority should never be underestimated.

"Duke, have you heard of Annie? Wilson? ”

See Duke shake his head, Pani?

Kelis explained in detail, "She is a member of the Academy and a judge of the Oscars, a member of the League of Producers, and although she has not had any commendable works so far, she is a good hand at building relationships, and she is friendly with many core members of the Academy, which can influence their choices, and if you go through her relationship, you will get the support of a significant part of the Directors Guild and the League of Producers, thus counteracting some of the negative effects that critics can bring." ”

"At what cost?"

His mother had already told him that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"She has a hobby."

Kelis looked at Duke, hesitated for a moment, and said, "She likes the well-known men in this circle, especially ...... Well, the appearance is in good condition. ”

"She has a philatelic penchant."

Kelis simply said directly.

Duke looked over there coldly, and Kelis sighed, "Okay, this plan can be abandoned......"

"Pani!"

Duke interrupted her with a raised hand and asked, "Let's talk about how much specific work I have to do if I want to get the nomination." ”

If the time and effort put into it are not proportional to the gain, he will give up even if it is nominated for best director.

Yes, some people can pay a lot for the Oscars, like Martin in the past?

Scorsese, Leonardo?

DiCaprio and so on, but they are quite rational, and there are some people who can only be described as crazy.

Like 'Mrs. M' Judy in 007?

Dench, who once had Harvey tattooed on his buttocks in order to curry favor with some people in order to impact the Oscars?

Weinstein's name, and claimed that even on the red carpet, as long as Weinstein asked for it, she could unbutton her pants and let people see her buttocks to make publicity...... This can be said to be the epitome of the bizarre portrait behind the Oscars.

Although he is a very realistic egoist, Duke will never be able to do this.

Kelis thought for a moment, got rid of the things she thought Duke couldn't accept, and then said, "First of all, the film pull, after the film is promoted, and the time between the awards season is a bit long, you have to organize more than five film pulls with the filmmakers, invite the members of the academy to watch, and at the same time impress the critics to praise the film......"

"There are also various publicity campaigns, PR factions and PR banquets."

"In short, you can't stay out of the eyes of the media, the critics, and the Oscar judges. ”

Hearing this, Duke was already rubbing his forehead, and he knew that it was far more troublesome to actually do than Kelis said.

And that's not all, Kelis continued, "PR isn't just about the Oscars, it's about the vane awards before the awards season, which can increase the chances of nominations and even awards. ”

"What are they?"

Duke was a little curious.

"I'll just say the main thing."

Even Kelis took out a document from his handbag and glanced at it, "American Film Independent Spirit Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Gotham Independent Film Award, National Review Award, Washington Film Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Award, Chicago Film Critics Circle Award, Boston Film Critics Circle Award, American Film Association Award, Producers League Award, Directors Guild Award, ......"

Duke felt like his head was going to blow up, and he thought that Oscar was very troublesome, but things were even more troublesome than he thought.

"The Critics' Award and the Guild Award are the highlights."

After saying this long list, Kelis picked up his coffee and took a big sip, "If you can get nominations from the three major film critics associations and unions, plus some necessary public relations tools, even at your age, there is still more than 90 percent chance of getting the best director nomination." ”

Picking up the coffee cup, Duke took a sip and thought quietly for a while, as if analyzing the gains and losses, before asking, "Then I can't do anything else in the next few months?" Putting all your time and energy into the Oscars? ”

"If you want to secure a nomination, it's the safest way to do it."

Kelis said directly, "After returning to Los Angeles, you'd better not leave and fully cooperate with ......."

"Wait!"

Duke interrupted the PR remark, "Pani, I didn't agree to do that!" ”

Seeing Kelis looking at him suspiciously, Duke did not hide it, "My time and energy are very valuable, and I will not waste it on this kind of game." ”

"After the campaign, I'm going on a long vacation!"

Duke said this reasonably, as if the vacation was more important than the Oscars, "I also have an advertising ...... with the Lauder Companies"

Three million dollars to shoot a commercial, of course, he has no reason to refuse.

"Although the new film will be pushed until next year, I still have to do some preliminary preparations."

Duke spread his hands, "I'm short on time, I can't waste it." ”

Making so much of it just for a Best Director nomination without any guarantee is definitely not worth it in Duke's eyes.

What's more, he has never underestimated the influence of film critics on academic awards.

With Duke's current achievements and status, even a senior publicist like Kelis can't make some strong demands at will, so he has to ask helplessly, "What about your opinion?" ”

"We cooperate with the filmmaker."

Duke said lightly, "Based on the filmmaker's public relations, it doesn't matter if you can get the best nomination, or if you don't get it." ”

Although the main public relations of the co-producers is bound to be the best film, they will also apply for the best director and invest some resources moderately, after all, the more important award nominations and the little gold man get, the greater the future income of the film may be.

"According to the director's agreement between you and the filmmaker......"

Kelis reminded him, "Important PR parties and PR events you have to attend. ”

"I know."

Duke nodded.

Compared to the long list that Kelis said, there are not many such activities, and they will not involve much of his energy.

Pani?

Kelis came in a hurry and left in a hurry, and before her Oscar strategy was implemented, she was mostly vetoed by Duke, and she could only go with regrets.

Subsequently, Duke left the Oscar affair behind him, and with Tom?

Hanks together, hard propaganda video, in order to try to suppress the old cowboy Clint?

Eastwood's newly released "Dream of the Covered Bridge" strives to continue to dominate the box office charts in the second week.

(To be continued) ps: The second update is sent, asking for tickets ~~ asking for rewards ~~ asking for support ~~