Century City, in the office of WMA.

Thomas brought a number of newspapers and magazines, including "Variety" and "Entertainment Weekly", placed them on the low table in front of Martin, and said: "Since this morning, there have been a lot of unfavorable reviews of 'The Martian' in print media, online video and TV commentary shows. ”

"It seems that some people see us as a major competitor." Martin grabbed a newspaper and read it.

On the front page of the newspaper's entertainment section, a retired astronaut named Walter criticized The Martian for not being rigorous enough and that there were many inconsistencies with the facts.

"Martin Davis's walking and carrying on Mars is not scientific at all, Mars's gravity is only one-third of that of Earth, and NASA has proved many times that normal walking on Mars should be more about jumping or small steps, rather than Martin Davis's way."

The former astronaut pointed his gun at Martin as soon as he came up, and directly said that his role was wrong.

There is more to come.

"It's impossible for a big storm to happen on Mars. The air pressure on Mars is very low, less than one percent of that of Earth, and even if the wind speed on Mars reaches 160 kilometers per hour, in fact, the wind force is equivalent to 16 kilometers per hour on Earth. ”

"The dangers of space radiation are directly ignored by the film, according to Martin Davis's handling and self-help in the film, he will inevitably get seriously ill because of space radiation, and even if he can return to Earth, he will die quickly because of cancer!"

Even Martin, the leading actor of the film, can't find fault with these words, which are based on the results of current scientific research.

Later, the former astronaut picked out a large number of irrationalities from many aspects such as toilets, camps, spacesuits and Mars rovers in the film.

Although it is not said that "The Martian" is unreliable, it is said everywhere that this film is rubbish.

Instead of getting angry, Martin said, "It's a bit of an awards season vibe." ”

After more than ten years of Harvey Weinstein's operation and influence, the rules of the game for the Oscars have long changed, acting skills and roles are just the basics of the basics, and even large-scale publicity and public relations are just daily activities.

If you want to win the award, you must not only do a good job yourself, but also pull the opponent across.

What if the opponent doesn't want to pull across? Of course, it's to pull their legs apart and help them pull across!

It was clear that someone was trying to drag Martin's leg and help him pull across.

Martin changed to another newspaper to read.

It's an Entertainment Weekly, and it's also about The Martian.

A botanist at the California Institute of Technology is one of the most talked-about passages in the critique film.

"I watched the "Martian" movie and found that everyone was praising Martin Davis for planting potatoes, but this one of his best performances did not conform to common sense at all, NASA's Mars exploration rover had already landed, verifying that the Martian soil was highly toxic, and Martin Davis did not treat the Martian soil when planting potatoes......"

The Martin newspaper was put aside, and he picked up another newspaper to read, which was also the criticism and accusation of "The Martian" by the so-called professionals.

Thomas then turned on the LCD screen connected to his computer and played video news from several websites, similar to the ones Martin had just watched.

"It's already warmed up for the vote." Martin asked, "Do you know where all this news is coming from?" ”

Thomas said: "It's not clear for the time being, but the scope is clear, it's nothing more than a few main competitors, "Moneyball", "War Horse", "Tree of Life", "Posterity" and the companies behind the scenes. ”

Martin rushed to the Olympics several times, and he was used to seeing it, and said with a smile: "The war has begun." ”

Thomas said: "This year, many people think that it is a small year for the Oscars, and they want to take the opportunity to grab a piece of cake, last year Harvey went in, a little calm, it seems that all aspects of the suppressed enthusiasm for the award will be released this year." ”

Martin thought for a moment and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?" ”

"You don't have to tell who's behind it, all competitors are opponents." Thomas had already figured it out: "If you drag all the competitors off the field, everyone hacks each other together, and the level is lowered to the same level, then it doesn't matter who follows whom." ”

When Martin heard this, it made sense, and said: "Think of a way to contact the media by pretending to be someone from the Moneyball crew or Matt Damon, and then hack all the competitors, with a focus on Spielberg." ”

"Spielberg?" Thomas was surprised at first, and then understood: "This is not difficult, it needs Lao Bu's cooperation." ”

Bruce, who never spoke, asked, "What do you need me to do?" ”

…………

The Hollywood Reporter, one of the two major entertainment newspapers in North America, Los Angeles editorial office.

Bernat came out of work and walked across the street towards the parking lot.

Ivan, who had put on makeup, flashed out from behind the billboard and said, "Editor-in-chief Bernart, a few words?" ”

Bernart, a Los Angeles-based editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter, had considerable authority to look at the stranger next to him: "I don't know you, what do you want to say?" ”

"About the Oscars." Ivan said directly: "A big deal." ”

The Hollywood Reporter has considerable influence in Hollywood, and there are always waves of people or companies who buy pages and secretly post advertorials during awards season, and Bernat pointed to a roadside café: "Go in and talk." ”

The two went into the café and found a place where no one was around.

Ivan didn't talk any nonsense, took out the printed manuscript directly from his bag and put it on the table in front of him: "My employer wants these to be reported one after another. ”

Bernat flipped it open and took a cursory look at it, and the manuscript was full of advertorials, with checks sandwiched in them.

Ivan asked directly: "Can these be in The Hollywood Reporter?" ”

Bernat quickly skimmed through the manuscripts, most of them were black-hearted articles, black "The Martian", black "War Horse", black "Tree of Life", etc., and only one touted advertorial, touting Matt Damon and his starring "Moneyball".

There is nothing wrong with the content of these articles, and the traditional media are having a hard time these days, even if the Hollywood Reporter is a well-known print media in the entertainment industry, Bernat looked at the numbers on the check and said, "I can guarantee that they will be in the newspapers in the next few days." ”

"It's a deal." Ivan said: "There are many more times in this business, so don't let me be unaccountable to my employer." ”

Bernat didn't ask much, just by looking at the article, he knew who his employer was.

It seems that Warner Pictures wants "Moneyball" to hit the Oscar for Best Picture, and Matt Damon wants to hit the Oscar for Best Actor.

Ivan didn't say anything more, got up and left, and while contacting his partner, he rushed to the next deal.

Bernat then left the café, did not go to the parking lot, and returned to the editorial office to talk about the publication of the newspaper tomorrow.

The next morning, a number of widely circulated newspapers in Los Angeles and New York and other cities broke out one after another black material and criticism of the Oscar seeders.

criticized "War Horse" for its poor story and poor performance, and director Spielberg was exhausted in his talents, and would only use a template to make sensational movies.

Angrily denounced "The Martian" as a Robinson Crusoe wrapped in the skin of Mars and space, there is no sincerity at all.

scolded Woody Allen, the director of "Midnight in Paris", for being a clown, and took out his affair with his stepdaughter to go shopping.

A number of seeded players who intend to impact the Oscars have been criticized for being useless.

Only "Moneyball" has been praised as the only good film in the mouths of these media.

Especially the actor Matt Damon, who was praised to the sky, under the backdrop of a series of advertorials, seemed to be the most qualified one to win the award.

Media coverage spread quickly.

…………

Glendale, DreamWorks Headquarters.

Although the films made over the years have not received a good response, and there are constant rumors in the media that concepts are outdated and Jiang Lang is exhausted, the 65-year-old Steven Spielberg has unquenched ambition and wants to win another Oscar.

In addition to "War Horse", which was released this year, he is also preparing a movie with Lincoln as the protagonist, which will once again attack the Oscars.

As soon as Spielberg got to work today, the assistant came to report: "Boss, there has been a lot of negative news about "War Horse" in the media. ”

"Newspapers." Spielberg said.

The assistant brought over a number of newspapers, and Spielberg quickly flipped through them.

"War Horse" is full of chaotic logic and unrestrained sensationalism, Spielberg is really old, and after so many years, he still plays excessive sensationalism."

"It's just a children's movie, what's artistic? Spielberg doesn't deserve the Oscars, he's just a liar who wants to deceive the Oscars with sensational fake stories......"

Spielberg's face was ugly, and he remembered what happened more than ten years ago.

This scene is very similar to what happened to "Saving Private Ryan", when the media frantically smeared him and the movie, and as a result, lost one of the most important awards.

That Oscar was the biggest shame in Spielberg's life.

Spielberg skimmed through the reviews of other Olympian films and said to his assistant, "Find out who made these things." ”

The assistant immediately went to call.

Spielberg's name was very good, and it didn't take long for the assistant to come back and say: "I contacted acquaintances in The Hollywood Reporter, People and Variety, and the people who contacted the newspaper they didn't know, but judging from the contacts of the people inside the newspaper, the employer was Warner Pictures or Matt Damon." ”

Hearing this, Spielberg thought of a movie: "Moneyball? ”

The assistant said: "This film is also a hit for the Olympics. ”

Spielberg worked with Matt Damon once, but the two sides did not have a very happy quarrel after that cooperation, because in the subsequent Oscar rush, Matt Damon sided with Harvey Weinstein.

Someone even secretly revealed that Matt Damon fed back what the GI crew learned to Harvey Weinstein, so Harvey Weinstein grabbed the key point of him and the GI, got a group of World War II veterans out, and smeared the GI all over the city, causing DreamWorks to lose the Best Picture statuette.

Matt Damon has a close relationship with Harvey Weinstein, and smearing rivals through the media is Harvey's most used tactic......

Spielberg said to the assistant: "Launch our relationship, fight back!" ”

The same scene also appeared in several other crews.

There is no need to carefully check who is behind the scenes, it is enough to see who benefits.

The one who catches the profit will be hammered to death!

(End of chapter)