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In the ballroom of the Hilton Beverly Hills, Duke and the crew toasted together again, as did many people around them, and the "Gravity" crew was undoubtedly one of the protagonists of the party. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Yawen √?x√ novel?

The other protagonist is, naturally, someone from Weinstein Pictures.

In the four most important awards, "Gravity" took home Best Director and Best Actress, and "The King's Speech" won Best Picture and Best Actor, which was undoubtedly a very successful pork splitting operation.

"To our best director!"

At the table where Duke and the others were sitting, Sophia, who came to join in the fun? Coppola raised his glass high and said to Scarlett? Johnson gestured and said loudly, "Kudos to our Best Actress too!" ”

"Cheers!"

In a chorus, Duke could only drink the champagne in the glass with the crowd.

He had a limited amount of alcohol, and he had drunk several glasses in a row before, this glass of champagne was poured into his stomach, and his stomach seemed to have a tendency to rebel, so he quickly sat down and took a sip of water, but where would the people around him easily let him go, fortunately, Harvey? Weinstein came over, and Duke took advantage of the situation to get rid of Sophia? The entanglement of Coppola and others.

"Congratulations, Harvey."

The two went to the rest table next to them, and Duke smiled at the fat Jewish man, "Weinstein Pictures has once again taken the best picture. ”

"Hey, Duke."

Harvey? Weinstein laughed and responded, "We're all winners, aren't we?" ”

As the Oscars ended, the short-lived alliance of interests established by the two was dissolved.

A few polite words each, Harvey? Weinstein suddenly asked tentatively, "There is a voice within the academy that your future production route will be closer to the academy?" ”

From this Oscar, he has seen the strong strength of the other party, once Duke is really interested in the Oscars, and will devote himself to the annual Oscars in the future, Weinstein Pictures, which takes the Olympians as the core of its operation, will inevitably be greatly affected. Ya △ Wen

When it comes to networking, perhaps Weinstein Pictures has a slight advantage. But when it comes to the most critical funds for the Olympics, their brothers can't compare to each other in any way.

Can Duke roughly guess Harvey? Weinstein has also heard rumors about some of his ideas.

"Do you think that's possible, Harvey?" He said directly. "This Oscar is just a special case."

Like he said, if not Natalie? Portman, how did he join the competition for this Oscar.

Harvey? The crosses on Weinstein's face showed signs of relaxation, "Speaking of which, I also think that the wishful thinking of those old men in the academy is out of place. ”

Duke just smiled. But he didn't say anything.

"According to my speculation...... "Harvey? Weinstein continued, "You've got the next episode of 'The Avengers' and Batman, and you won't have time to bother with the Oscars. ”

"Don't worry, Harvey."

In this regard, Duke is still very reputable, "I will not join the ranks of competing with you for the Oscar trophy." ”

In fact, even without him, it will not be easy for the Weinstein brothers to make a name for themselves at the Oscars as they did before.

After all, this society is constantly changing, and the college has made various reform measures on the surface. In fact, it is more conservative, and the Weinstein brothers' Oscar assembly line work will eventually be ostracized.

Harvey? After Weinstein left, Sophia? Coppola walked over.

"Do you have any special feelings?" She sat down across from Duke and said in a faint nasal voice, "My best director." ”

Duke looked at her and asked rhetorically, "What kind of special feelings do you think I should have?" ”

Sophia shrugged, "You're still the same, if you are known by those crazy people who want to take the Oscar, you will definitely not be able to stand it." Ya ▼ ◆ ○ ♀ literary novel"

"Not necessarily, right?" Duke turned his head to look at Leonardo, who was drinking with Scarlett. "Leo is normal."

"Him?" Sophia raised an eyebrow, "He's used to it." ”

Speaking of this, the two couldn't help but laugh at the same time.

Regarding the Oscar loss, Leonardo was indeed open-minded. I don't mind my friends making jokes about this kind of thing, just now, he even laughed at himself that he would not win an award before the age of fifty.

The party at Oscar Night went on, usually for the entire night, but Duke didn't stay long and left Beverly Hills before midnight. Returned to his home in Malibu.

The Oscars have ended, but the moment that belongs to the media is far from the end, from the moment the curtain of the awards ceremony ends, all kinds of interpretations, reports and unfair remarks rise and fall one after another like a turbulent tide, reaching a peak the next day.

This is a regular event of the media every year, and even if the big hits they predicted win big, the media still has something to say, and they will still cry out for those who are disappointed or the film, because only in this way can it attract public attention.

In fact, few media outlets care why the winners respond and why the losers lose, all they want is attention.

Just like the 1995 Oscars, the big win of "Forrest Gump" is expected, as long as anyone with a good head knows that this is the normal situation for the Oscars and Hollywood, but the media is still upset about another film, are they really optimistic about that film?

This is just to attract attention.

After the end of the 83rd Oscar, for David? Finch's grievances have become the mainstream of the media, but unfortunately industry insiders know that David? Fincher's style itself is not the genre that the academy likes, and he has never actively participated in public relations activities, so it is basically delusional to win the Oscar for Best Director.

No matter how many of these voices there are, they can't change the fact that the academy doesn't like David? Finch's facts, can't change the future of David? Vinci is still in a difficult situation to win the prize.

"Just like the college advocates......"

On the beach in Malibu, Duke sat on the pier in the small pier, put the bait in his hand on the hook, and said, "Public relations is the embodiment of the so-called free competition, and if you don't even express your willingness to compete for the Oscar, the old men won't choose you." ”

"You seem to have a lot of experience, huh?"

Scarlett lifted her fishing rod, glanced at the hook, and threw it back into the sea, "Let's just start a PR agency dedicated to awards season." ”

"My dear," Duke tossed his hook overboard, "if you're willing to be an executive, I can invest in such a company." ”

"Me?" Scarlett pointed at herself and quickly shook her head, "Last award season, I was going crazy to attend those events one after another, and if I did this every year, I would definitely go crazy!" ”

Announcements, parties, pull-tab parties...... These awards season routines are really tiring.

The sea breeze was blowing gently, and the Los Angeles area was not hot in February, so Scarlett moved her body a little closer to Duke and leaned against him, looking at the sparkling sea, as if she was wandering.

"What do you think?" Duke asked, looking at her.

"Nothing." Scarlett came back to her senses and said, "Godmother is back in New York and won't stay with us here for a while." ”

Duke patted Scarlett on the back, "Mommy can't let go of Santa Fea." ”

Scarlett nodded slightly.

The advertising agency, despite the economic crisis, quickly recovered from its slump, and in the last year, its business has grown rapidly and returned to its most prosperous phase, just as in previous years, and Lady Leah has been busy again.

Duke also understood that it was impossible for his mother to be idle, and many busy people would always have all kinds of unexpected situations when they were idle, and now that his mother no longer did everything herself, it was not a good thing to take care of Santa Fea with the assistance of several professional managers.

Just like himself, if he retires like this, he can live the rest of his life comfortably, but Duke has never planned to do so, and doing nothing all day will definitely make him depressed to death.

There may be people in this world who like that kind of leisure life, but it is not suitable for everyone, especially him.

Therefore, Duke will not stop his steps, and will still walk firmly.

Although the Oscars are becoming more and more niche, no one can deny its influence, especially the films that have won heavyweight awards, which can always make a lot of money in the market, otherwise Weinstein Pictures would not spend so much effort on public relations every year, like Harvey? People like Weinstein are far more interested in commercial profit than in art.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that the Weinstein brothers had no artistic pursuits at all.

Receiving eight little statuettes from the Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actress, "Gravity" can naturally enjoy the Oscar dividend.

On the second day after the awards ceremony ended, the number of theaters in North America for this film expanded from more than 8ooo to nearly 2ooo, and the box office that has been declining has also staged a good reversal, in just one week, the single-day box office has doubled from the original $5o to $2oo, and in the seven days with the strongest Oscar dividend effect, more than $17oo was taken from North America, thus pushing the North American box office past the $3500 million mark.

However, the Oscar effect is slightly less effective overseas, and the overseas box office has not exploded.

As of the end of February, the North American box office of "Gravity" reached $356.21 million, and the global box office broke through the $800 million mark, reaching $811.24 million.

The Oscar effect has also allowed "Gravity" to burst its final potential, and although the film will continue to be shown in North America and overseas for a long time, the box office growth has become extremely slow, and it can only rely on time to accumulate slowly.

With the start of a short vacation, Duke's energy is also more focused on the outside of the film. (To be continued.) )