The reason why the crew had to take a day off was that Shao Yingying received a phone call, the call was from Stallone, Stallone said that all the members of the crew of "The Expendables" would take a set of cover photos of Vanity Fair magazine, and he had to go, in office, he had the obligation to cooperate with the crew's publicity, in private, Stallone's invitation he couldn't refuse. Therefore, Shao Yingying can only give up the position of director to Tom Hanks, but Hai Qing is miserable, and today he wants to shoot Hai Qing's very restrained sadness in the home built in the studio after the loss of the child.

Shao Yingying didn't have much time to think about whether Hai Qing would be physically and mentally exhausted after he came back, and he, a person who hardly shoots the covers of magazines, really didn't have much interest in staring blankly at the camera.

"Shao, do you know where the studio of "Vanity Fair" is? What the? You don't know Vanity Fair, well, I find that I wouldn't be surprised if you tell me one day that you're from Mars. When he received the urging call again, Shao Yingying was in the car and was rushing to the studio of Millennium Pictures, but Jason Statham told him that he was going to shoot the cover of a very famous magazine in Hollywood......

That's right, if the magazine level is not enough, Stallone will not be able to deign to shoot.

What is Vanity Fair?

It is a super magazine that dares to boast in the media that 'any top Hollywood superstar has taken a cover for us' when launching the 13-year photo special of Hollywood stars, it is a super magazine that can make Kelly Knightley, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie willing to leave the country naked, and a super magazine that can bring Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and others together to take a group photo, This is something that money may not be able to do.

After listening to Jason Statham's call. Shao Yingying asked the driver to rush to the studio of "Vanity Fair", and when he arrived at the studio, Li Lianjie, Stallone, and Jason Statham had already arrived. Shao Yingying didn't come too late or too early, it was a not too embarrassing time.

A few acquaintances chatted a few words at the door of the studio and quickly entered the makeup to start preparing, they had to shoot a total of three sets of clothes, including suits, costumes and casual wear, after taking a group photo of the three sets of clothes, the magazine will also arrange someone to give each superstar a 30-minute interview, the whole project took about two hours.

"Shao. I heard that MGM was making a public benefit film recently, and he also hired Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington? Jason Statham raised a conversation in his hoarse voice while applying makeup.

Shao Yingying replied naturally: "It wasn't invited by us, it was invited by the government." ”

Li Lianjie glanced back at Shao Yingying. "He's a lucky guy, so there's nothing surprising about that," he said with a smile. ”

Sylvester Stallone rarely interjected in their small talk, but this time he spoke: "Shao, I'm afraid you're going for the award, right?" After all, it is very easy to win awards for making a charity film in Hollywood. Even if it doesn't necessarily win an Oscar. However, the awards and Golden Globes of neighboring countries are likely to be nominated. ”

How many years have people been in Hollywood, Shao Yingying's thoughts have been seen through almost instantly.

Jason Statham responded: "Why didn't anyone tell me that I had a secret to winning the prize?" ”

Li Lianjie looked at Jason Statham and suddenly smiled: "You? I'd rather believe that someone is looking for you to become a murderer, than that someone will ask you to act in a charity movie. ”

A room full of people burst into laughter, their group of muscular men is really isolated from public welfare movies, after all, public welfare movies require the image of the protagonist to be down-to-earth, even if it is not as civilian as Tom Hanks, at least like Nicolas Cage, he can play both a tough guy and a family man. Otherwise, these people in the death squad will appear in any public welfare movie, and they will make the audience suspect that they will take out their guns and quickly storm in the next second.

At this time, other actors in the crew arrived one after another. The last to arrive were Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who arrived as soon as they arrived. immediately chatted with Stallone, making others feel that they were a head short in the tough guy circle.

"Sylvester, you're all here so early that we feel like we're playing big and being late, now ......," Bruce Willis continued, looking at his watch, "We're five minutes away from the time we've decided." ”

Arnold Swarzenegger was surprised: "Really? Then I should have been in the car for 5 minutes before I came in, I was ready to play big today. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the room and the atmosphere was very nice.

At this time, Shao Yingying glanced at them very meaningfully, these three tough guys once dominated the Hollywood action movie market from the 80s to the 90s, they were the most profitable tough guys at that time, with top salaries in the circle, surrounded by reporters everywhere they went, but Hollywood awards never threw an olive branch to them, among them, only Sylvester Stallone was nominated for Best Actor in Hollywood, and the most awarded among the others was Arnold Schwarzenegger, but it was Mr. Bodybuilder.

Do Hollywood audiences and judges think that these tough guys are here to sell meat, or do they think that there is no acting in action movies? Or is this simply discrimination in Hollywood?

But it's not just them? What about Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise?

Could it be that Hollywood is inherently controversial about commercial films winning awards? And what about Tom Hanks and Nicolas Cage?

"Introduce you to a new friend." Stallone pointed to Shao Yingying, who was putting on makeup behind his back, and said, "Shao, the chairman of MGM." ”

"Sylvester, we just don't have a rivalry, do you want to say it as if it's strange?"

Shao Yingying listened to Arnold Schwarzenegger's naturally rough voice, and the bullet hit him immediately, but there was a pothole scene of a metal object, and it seemed that he would only be very comfortable with sunglasses.

"Xiao Shao, I have to give you a reminder, if you want to win an award for filming "Dear", I guess you have to prepare a lot of money to open the way." While their elder brothers were chatting, Li Lianjie turned his head and said something to Shao Yingying.

Jason Statham obviously couldn't interject in the old man's small talk. He simply approached the small group and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Shao Yingying didn't hide it, and repeated what he just said in English, Li Lianjie and Jason Statham are old friends. This is not something to hide.

"You're so rich, you actually made a movie to win an award." Hearing Jason Statham's words, Shao Yingying responded very frankly: "If I make a public welfare film when I can't make money, I don't give me some awards as comfort, why should I do it?" ”

What everyone didn't expect was that Stallone actually gave up the topic of conversation between them, entered the topic and said, "Shao." When Jason says you're rich, he doesn't mean an investment in a movie, but an astronomical amount of money you have to pay to win an award. ”

Shao Yingying didn't put on makeup when he heard this, and looked back at Stallone.

Stallone looked at Shao Yingying and said, "This matter will be over in a while." Let's have a meal together, and we'll talk when the time comes. ”

Obviously, these people care about the makeup artist next to them, if after the photo shoot, "Vanity Fair" magazine said that Hollywood tough guys collectively broke the Oscar shady. Then this group of people can only collectively find a corner and squat in a circle. But. reminds me of a bunch of tough guys on the top floor of Hollywood drawing circles in the corner, which seems to be very joyful.

Taking pictures, interviews, two hours later, Stallone took all of them to a French restaurant, it was not a meal at that time, all the meals were not too much, the owner of this French restaurant saw a large number of celebrities gathered here, and habitually sealed the second floor. Shao Yingying glanced at Stallone, and estimated that this guy often came here to eat.

In a moment, black and white truffles and other luxury goods were served. At this moment, Stallone once again opened the conversation.

"Shao, when I was about the same age as you, I also wanted to win some awards, but at that time I was very proud, and I only had the Oscars in my eyes. At that time, I had just finished filming "Rocky" and was looking for a PR agency to help me run it, hehe......" Stallone said and laughed.

Shao Yingying was puzzled: "Operation? Sylvester, can you elaborate on that? ”

"Let's put it this way, Oscar has his own set of rules, and this set of rules is ......"

Bruce Willis answered: "The rule is that it is authoritative enough. Every year, the Oscars attract global attention, and the Oscars also have a background in film and science schools, 6,000 judges collect a large number of opinions, and well-known accounting firms are rigorously monitored, which makes the Oscars not only authoritative, but also independent and detached. ”

Arnold Schwarzenegger also spoke: "The Oscars are still fair, but this fairness is not that you can win awards if you have good acting skills, good movie themes, and good shooting techniques, the fairness of the Oscars lies in the fact that it has its own rules, and everyone can operate within the scope allowed by the rules, not by relationships, but by operational means." ”

"Don't scare me." Shao Yingying glanced at them and said: "You guys are all sitting here, if you can run the Oscars with money alone, just raise funds for the lineup of "The Expendables", won't you make a miracle for a commercial film at the Oscars?" “

Stallone smiled: "So the Oscars are still fair, do you know, many public relations companies in Hollywood can only play card games on the company's computer for most of the year after the Oscars, but half a year before the Oscars, they will rush around the busy company to expand their recruitment, to the point that there is no idler." There are also accounting firms that are responsible for scrutineers, which change every year, and many accounting firms will fight for this position half a year before the Oscars, which is really, a sign of chaos. “

Shao Yingying glanced to the side when he heard this, if such a big secret was leaked...... Fortunately, except for a few waiters who appeared on the entire second floor, no one could see them at other times, so it was no wonder that Stallone brought them here.

"You mean, because the Oscars are so complicated, there's always a stain on a big plate?"

Stallone continued: "Of course, the PR company's purpose is to convince the 6,000 judges to vote, how to convince them? He didn't explain, but he made it clear.

"Then why don't you operate?"

"Shao." Bruce Willis said: "No agency in Hollywood will guarantee that your film will win those awards, they will try to get your film on the shortlist for as many awards as possible, the most competitive Best Director, Best Actor and Actress can be promoted without money, if the film is only nominated, the millions or even tens of millions of dollars you throw will turn into a puff of smoke, at most after the smoke, you will fill in the words that you have been nominated for an Oscar on your resume." Do you remember "Rocky"? ”

"Sylvester, how much did it cost you to get Rocky nominated for Best Actor?"

Shao Yingying was shocked, the classic movie "Rocky" is recognized by fans all over the world, and it is such a movie that made Stallone nominated and won the award.

Stallone said: "About 10 million. ”

"In the Oscar jury lineup, people who don't like your film and people who like your film don't need to be lobbied by PR firms, but those who need to lobby are hesitant centrists, and among these middlemen, there are many who are more appreciative of another film, and at that time, there is competition. If only two films and two companies are in the competition, it will be fine, but if several major Hollywood giants are involved, the war will be very fierce. ”

"No Country for Old Men" has four awards, each of which is worth thousands of gold, and the Best Picture award is even more ridiculously expensive."

"The Oscars are more expensive now, and if you want to compete for Best Actor at the Oscars, the Golden Globes have to go through, so, the price will be higher, if you don't need Best Actor...... Now the cost of a PR agency seems to be ......"

Bruce Willis answered: "The agency fee is $15,000 per month, in addition, the basic advertising cost starts at $3 million, plus the basic cost of 'private screening' and 'media maintenance' is almost 400-5 million. In addition, there is also the 'lobbying' fee that is clearly marked, as well as the money you have in order to win the award's 'warm-up pie' and 'gift-giving', the 5 million paving price that allows your film to participate in this operation, and if you want to go to the last step of the nomination, you need more money, more and more money, more and more money. ”

Stallone looked at Shao Yingying's eyes again and said: "Even so, even if you are the richest person in the world, I'm sorry, any Hollywood PR company will definitely live to win the Oscar." Of course, the Saturn Awards, the Film Critics Association Awards, the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards, that is, awards other than the Golden Globes and Oscars are much cheaper, but, are you interested in these awards? ”

Shao Yingying turned his head to look at Jason Statham and the group of tough guys around him, and the voice that responded to his gaze was in unison: "Don't look at us, we have no money." (To be continued......)