The new league is basically going to have a draft, and the teams have no objection to it, and it's a good thing for the team to have a draft system that allows them to harvest good young players.

At this time, Chen Qiang also received the first box office share of "Mrs. Minifer".

In the entire North American region, "Mrs. Minifer" received a box office of 5.388 million US dollars, which is not much now, but it was definitely a very scary data at the time, after all, in that era, a movie ticket in the United States was only 20 cents, and if you want to sell 5 million box office, it means that you have to sell 25 million movie tickets, considering that the population of the entire United States at that time was 130 million, which is equivalent to one person in every five Americans who went to see this "Mrs. Minifer".

One out of five people has seen a movie, which naturally has a very huge influence, and even after the movie has been released, the topic of "Mrs. Minifer" still appears in the media.

Overseas, in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, "Mrs. Minifer" also did well at the box office, even though Britain was bombed by Germany all day, it still contributed millions of pounds to the box office. It's just that the overseas share of the film will not be able to return to the United States until at least next year.

MGM's top management regretted that they were afraid of offending the Germans and refused to invest in the film, which resulted in MGM making a lot of less money, and in the face of more than $5 million in North American box office revenue, MGM could only get a small share of the distribution fee, and the main profits were taken away by Chen Qiang, the investor.

Of course, from a strategic point of view, MGM still makes money, and MGM sent such a phenomenal film as "Mrs. Minifer", which has become more and more firmly in the leading position in the film industry, and at least in the next two or three years, other Hollywood studios will not be able to compete with MGM.

And "Mrs. Minifer", as a movie, has not only gained box office and word of mouth, but also awards. Almost everyone in the film industry agrees that "Mrs. Minifer" will be nominated for this year's Academy Awards, with the only doubt being that the film will eventually be nominated for several awards.

In the entertainment section of the newspaper, there was another article touting "Mrs. Minifer", this time the article praised the director of the movie, William Wheeler, and the article praised William Wheeler's directing ability, and simply praised him as a great director who had never been seen before or after in Hollywood.

Chen Qiang looked at this article and smiled slightly, if it was to praise others, Chen Qiang might just pout his lips disdainfully, but if he praised William Wheeler like this, Chen Qiang didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Although William Wheeler has not yet filmed that "Roman Holiday", he is definitely the top director in Hollywood at this time, and there is no one. It may be an exaggeration to say that there is no one who has never come before, but to say that there is no one before, William Wheeler definitely deserves these four words.

Esther leaned next to Chen Qiang, she glanced at the contents of the newspaper, and said: "William Wheeler's new movie is about to be released, and he is busy doing preliminary publicity at this time, so his name will appear more frequently in the newspaper." ”

"The new movie, I saw it, is it this movie called "Memphis Beauty"?" Chen Qiang found relevant information at the end of the article.

Esther nodded: "After the filming of "Mrs. Minifer" was completed, William Wheeler made this "Memphis Beauty", which was originally intended to be released at the end of this year, but because the box office of "Mrs. Minifer" was too good, the release time was extended, and "Memphis Beauty" could only be postponed to next year. ”

"The newspaper said that "Mrs. Minifer" will be shortlisted for the next Oscars, and will receive at least three nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Chen Qiang looked at Esther as he spoke, and then said, "Are you interested in Best Supporting Actress?" ”

"Best Supporting Actress? That's the Oscars, how could it be my turn, this is my first time as the second female lead, and compared to other actors, my qualifications are still too shallow. Esther spoke.

"But you also have advantages that other actors don't have." Chen Qiang said.

"What is it?" Esther asked.

"Political correctness." Chen Qiang put down the newspaper and continued: ""Mrs. Minifer" is a politically correct movie, just by virtue of this, this movie has a high probability of winning the Oscar for Best Picture, and the same is true for the characters in it, the heroine played by Grace Jason shows us a female image in the rear but tenacious, whether it is the United States or the Allies, such an image is needed, so Grace Jason will win the Best Actress nine times out of ten, as for the role you play, is the only character who dies in the entire movie. ”

"Does this have anything to do with winning the prize?" Esther asked subconsciously.

Chen Qiang nodded very seriously: "Of course it matters, in this kind of politically correct movie, it is easy to get extra points for playing a dead man." ”

Chen Qiang knows that if you want to win the Oscars, it is not enough to just make a good movie, the most important thing is that the film must be politically correct.

About nine of the Oscars from 1990 to 2006 were politically correct. At that time, the political correctness of the Oscars was not so serious, such as "Forrest Gump", "Rain Man", "Braveheart", "Titanic", "Gladiator", etc., there were inspirational themes such as the exploration of the fate of characters, there were themes of personal heroism, and there were themes of advocating ideals and love. Even if some movies are full of American heroism, they are not lacking in the spirit of fraternity and redemption.

However, since 2006, more and more "political correctness" has appeared at the Oscars. The 2006 Oscar for Best Picture "Crash" is undeniably a very good movie, but if the black actors in it are replaced by white people, and if the contradictions between black and white people are not depicted in it, this movie can win the Academy Award, I'm afraid it's still unknown.

Since "Crash" won the Oscar for Best Picture, directors have found that this kind of politically correct film is easier to win, so those big directors who want to hit the Oscar have begun to make politically correct films.

2010's "Bomb Disposal Unit" earned only $6.6 million at the U.S. box office, but it won the Academy Award for Best Picture because it celebrated the loyalty, love and unity of the U.S. military in Iraq, and sought legitimacy for the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

2011's "The King's Speech", needless to say, is 100% politically correct in the subject matter, and I am sorry for the Queen of England if I don't give an award.

In 2013, "Escape from Tehran" happened to be the most ferocious time for the Iranian nuclear issue, and the United States began large-scale sanctions against Iran, and there was a tendency to fight. The film is a hint at the justice of the U.S. sanctions against Iran, and at the same time a message that Iran is evil. Politically correct to the point where it's normal to be praised as the best picture at the Oscars.

In 2014, political correctness returned to the racial issue in the United States, and black slave-themed movies like "12 Years a Slave" were clearly currying favor with the Oscars.

The 2016 Oscar-winning film "Spotlight" is about child molestation; The 2017 Oscar-winning Picture "Moonlight Boy" was black plus gay double political correctness; The 2018 Oscar for Best Picture "The Shape of Water" is about race; In 2019, "Green Book" returned to black themes. Inspirational, heroic, and idealistic films of the past have struggled to win Oscars, and political correctness has transcended the film's pursuit of art or commerce.

In 1942, "Mrs. Minifer" was such a thoroughly "politically correct" film, and in the special period of World War II, it would really be intolerable if the Oscar jury did not award "Mrs. Minifer" the best picture.

As for the individual Oscar awards, generally speaking, the more miserable the role played, the easier it is to win the award.

In the 90s, people used to joke that if you don't win the Oscar for Best Actor, then you try to play a fool!

Here's a presumptuous joke about Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man" and Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump". Especially Tom Hanks, there were too many excellent movies that year, and there were too many male stars with explosive acting skills, but Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Best Actor with a sluggish expression for more than two hours, which will definitely make many people feel unconvinced.

Later, people gradually discovered that if you want to be nominated for an individual in the Oscars, you not only have to play a fool, but also need to sell miserably, and from another point of view, a fool is also a kind of miserable selling, people are stupid, isn't it miserable enough?

Will Smith in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was so miserable that he slept in the toilet, so he was nominated for an Oscar; Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club" was so miserable that he couldn't afford to buy drugs for AIDS, so he won the Oscar; There is also Leonardo DiCaprio, a handsome guy who has played for so many years and has not won an Oscar, but in "The Revenant", he was beaten by the Indians, a dead son, and a horse's belly.

If you want to talk about tragedy, there is nothing worse than a dead character, and the character played by Esther ended up dying at the gunpoint of the Germans. If it's the protagonist, the setting of dying at the end may not be a plus, but as a supporting role, blowing the lamp and pulling out the wax is definitely a plus item for the award.

"As Esther said, her biggest disadvantage is that she is too young, but she also has an advantage, which is that 'Mrs. Minifer' is a politically correct film, and in terms of awards, political correctness is more important than anything else." Thinking of this, Chen Qiang planned to add fuel to Esther's fire.

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A few days later, some well-known film critics in the United States, or the movie entertainment section of some major newspapers, appeared a lot of articles praising "Mrs. Minifer". Some of these articles praise the movie itself, some praise the director, some praise the screenwriter, and some praise the starring role, each article has a different entry point, but these articles have one thing in common, that is, they all praise the second female lead Esther of the movie. Among them, some media even openly and secretly said that Esther's performance should be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is building momentum for Esther's Oscar nomination. And this scale of momentum is obviously driven by capital.

Some people familiar with the matter have already guessed that this must be Chen Qiang's money for these media!

After all, the United States is a world where capital is king, and when everyone is at the same level, it is definitely easier to win awards with the support of capital. What's more, those Hollywood filmmakers are not willing to offend the capitalists.

For example, the Kennedy family, the reason why they can call the wind and rain in Hollywood is because of the power of capital, the Kennedy family has a large investment in the film industry, so it will have the right to speak in Hollywood, coupled with the political status of the Kennedy family, making top film companies like MGM afraid of the Kennedy family. Kennedy Sr. warned that MGM's executives would not dare to fund the filming of "Mrs. Minifer".

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The Academy Awards have finally announced the nominations.

The politically correct "Mrs. Minifer" was indeed a big winner, with 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Two Best Supporting Actresses, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Effects, Best Film Cutout, and Best Visual Effects. For a movie, "Mrs. Minifer" has almost all the Oscar nominations that can be obtained.

According to the prediction of film critics, "Mrs. Minifer" has won the four awards of Best Picture, Group Price Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay, and it depends on luck whether it can win other awards.

Esther was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, competing with Susan Pease in "Broken Heart", Gladys Cooper in "The Lonely Bird Returns", Agnes Moher in "The Great Andison", and Mei Whitty, who also starred in "Mrs. Minifer". Among them, Mei Whitty was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1937 for her role as Esther's grandmother in "Mrs. Minifer".

However, Chen Qiang felt that Mei-Whitty was definitely not Esther's opponent, after all, the character played by Esther died in the end. Winning such a thing is very difficult for the living to fight for the dead.

As the main investor of "Mrs. Minifer", Chen Qiang was also invited to attend the Oscars.

So when the Oscars were coming, Chen Qiang put down the team and the new league, and went to Los Angeles with Esther to attend the 15th Academy Awards.

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