Hollywood, when Shao Yingying finally came back again, the air here made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Anyone who has been out of town knows that when you are in a foreign country, especially when you just get off the train or plane, the strangeness that will never belong to you will come to your face, unfamiliar streets, unfamiliar people, unfamiliar words, etc. It stands to reason that Shao Yingying has been in Hollywood for a while, and the qiē here should not make him feel any strangeness that he is not accustomed to, but these days at home have completely raised his whole person, familiar food may not be eaten in a short time, familiar people may not be able to see it in a short time, thinking of the unpalatable fast food here, Shao Yingying has a feeling that he will not be alive.

“BOSS。”

The familiar black driver appeared there, and since Shao Yingying's English passed, the driver Lao Zhou returned to China, and he always used this black guy.

Shao Yingying smiled and handed over the salute, and when he walked out of the airport, he rushed all the way to MGM headquarters.

Harry Sloan, who had been waiting in MGM's office for a long time, watched Shao Yingying in a suit arrive, and a hug between old friends that he hadn't seen for a long time appeared, and at the moment of release, Harry Sloan said: "Oh my God, you are such a self-disciplined person, you actually have fat!" ”

Harry Sloan is very incredible, he would rather believe that there are ghosts in this world, and he definitely does not believe that Shao Yingying can't control his mouth.

Shao Yingying didn't care much and responded: "Gentle Township, Hero Mound." ”

"Solved?" Harry Sloan asked.

"It's not ...... So a little, though. I can wait. Shao Yingying thought back to the time at home, and came back to his senses and said, "Tell me, what's the situation now?" ”

"Oh." Harry Sloan woke up suddenly. Soon it got into a normal state: "Well, at the moment, we don't know exactly how many votes you think, but the finalists are basically confirmed. Since you're back, I'm not sure whether or not to use the lobbying agency, so these things have to wait for you to come back. ”

Nodding. Shao Yingying continued to ask: "Who are the potential competitors this year?" ”

"Matthew McDonald's Dallas Buyers Club, Bruce Dern's Nebraska, Christian Bale's American Hustle, Leonardo DiCaprio's The Wolf of Wall Street."

Shao Yingying smiled when he heard this, there should be a "Twelve Years of Being a Slave" in history, but this movie has been filmed by himself a year in advance. That is to say, the few people mentioned by Harry Sloan now are all the best in history, and they are also the finalists for the 86th Academy Award for Best Actor, among which Matthew McDonald took the little golden man in "Dallas Buyers Club". He tossed himself in a way that didn't resemble a human form. Thin as a skeleton, this ruthlessness alone can satisfy many judges.

Some people say that Oscar likes to give little golden figures to some actors who abuse themselves in movies, in fact, Shao Yingxingtong Guò also figured out this problem during this time, this is just misinformation, actresses abuse themselves is equivalent to giving up the appearance that the star cares about the most, an actor can give up the glamorous appearance of the star, and put his mind on the performance. Isn't this perseverance worthy of recognition? In order to gain weight, lose weight, fitness, and show acting skills, the actor can't wait to torture himself crazy. How sad would it be if you couldn't get the little golden man?

Why did Leonardo take the film further and further away from his handsome appearance? Quite simply, when the judges cast their votes, in addition to counting your acting skills, the most important benchmark is...... What did you give up for the sake of the show?

It's not that if you play ugly, you will definitely win, but in a flat level of acting, the more you give up, the more you give, the more you pay, when your pay is seen in the eyes of others, this is called paying, and it is useless if others don't see how much you suffer in filming, this is called giving up.

Fight with Matthew McDonald?

Shao Yingying smiled bitterly and asked, "Harry, do insiders have anything to say about this movie?" ”

After he returned to Huaxia, he could still grasp the public opinion on the Internet in time, but he didn't know what the insiders were talking about, after all, he had no contact.

Harry Sloan smiled, "That's the real reason I let you come back!" ”

"You know what? Insiders have praised your performance in this movie, to be honest, I really watched this movie, but I didn't find any performance components, including your interjections, shh ”

"Isn't it?" Shao Yingying's eyes widened, he was shortlisted for the Oscars, or he was shortlisted for the Oscars with "The Mask of Shao Yingxing", which he had never thought about, and the high box office could also be said to be a scandal effect and a fan economy, but not to mention being shortlisted for the Oscars, it was still praised in the circle, and it was still praised for acting, which is a bit incomprehensible.

When Shao Yingying heard this, he scolded: "Bai Te has been mixed up for so many years. ”

"Haha...... Shao, it's useless to force some things, and when you don't force it, it will come back to you. Harry Sloan looked him in the eye and said, "Shao, is it time for you to decide?" After all, if we drag on like this, we will be a few steps later than others. ”

When he turned his head to look over, Shao Yingying saw Harry Sloane's expression: "Do you really want to fight again?" ”

"Yes." Harry Sloan also said without hiding it at all: "Last time, "12 Years a Slave" made me feel that the Oscar was bound to win in terms of subject matter, acting skills, and historical resonance. To be honest, winning the Cannes and Golden Globe Awards made me have a strong desire for the Oscars, not for you, but for MGM. However, we lost, and it didn't matter if we lost to "Life of Pi" and didn't win the best picture, we didn't even win the best screenplay, and a lot of money was wasted, which made me feel guilty. ”

"Shao, I want revenge!"

Harry Sloan was as firm as a nail, he was already in his rightful position, just waiting for Shao Yingying to knock it down.

"!"

Harry Sloan shook his fist excitedly, grabbed the phone and said, "I'm just waiting for this day!" ”

"Hey, old punk, I heard that you have good luck in gambling, and I think you will win a lot of money if you go to Las Vegas and play two hands."

Shao Yingying waited for Harry Sloan to say a few more idle words before asking, "What Las Vegas?" ”

"Shao, the Hollywood rule is that lobbying firms are not allowed to help non-long-term clients, but they won't stop lobbying firms from gambling where it's legal, and they won't stop me from playing both. There's a casino here separating the two, and if I lose thirteen million, the punk lobbying company will be able to win back 10 million from the casino, and he's lucky, no one can do anything, and then with this money, they can 'oblige' to help us operate, just because he likes your acting skills, not because of anything else, when the time comes, whoever likes to check it as much as he likes, unless he can ban gambling in Las Vegas, otherwise ......"

"There are policies at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom." Shao Yingying answered.

"That's right."

Shao Yingying said again: "It's a pity that the casino made two million for no reason." ”

"In the United States, only casinos are the easiest to make money, even if they help people make fake accounts, they don't have to be afraid of any risks, how do they know what is the connection between the two groups of gambling people? What's more, not everyone who makes fake accounts will be caught, and now opening a casino is even faster than robbing a bank to make money. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Shao Yingying didn't know what else he could say, everyone thought that the rice country was very good and developed, but how many people knew that the rice country was a moth and pit the country's money all day long? And how many people are making false accounts, so that certain things can be made to the surface through some special channels? It's not really as black as a crow in the world, but there is a dark side in every corner, and fortunately, most of this world is still bright.

From this day on, Shao Yingying was busy without playing, he was so busy that he was fascinated, and the days that were once the most energetic now made Shao Yingying a little irritable. He began to complain about the breathless life after his busy life, complaining that he was busy like a live donkey, going round and round all day, sometimes three times at lunch, from eleven o'clock at noon to one o'clock in the afternoon. said that it was a meal, but in fact, it was watching people when they were eating, and the people who accompanied the lobbying company kept saying that because of his celebrity status, he couldn't say too much, and he couldn't contact too many judges, so he could only watch from afar, in the same restaurant, nodding at others, that's all.

Hollywood's rules are getting stricter and stricter, stipulating that artists are not allowed to have private contact with the Oscar judges at the beginning of the awards season, but Shao Yingying, lobbying companies and judges appeared in a restaurant at the same time, nodding without direct contact, but stepping on the line without foul play, after all, he did not say anything to the judges.

At this time, the connections accumulated by Shao Yingying in the past two years have played a vital role, many familiar judges can almost do it in just a few words, and some judges who don't like Shao Yingying at all will not waste their strength at all, the most difficult thing is these centrists, how to win over, how to persuade, how to show their sincerity and respect them, this is where the lobbying company must save zài.

In short, this qiē is not simple. (To be continued......)