The case against Tom is certainly not completely closed, and the police have already filed an appeal.

They argued that the judge's verdict was unreasonable, and that even if Tom was not involved in the killing, he had a subjective intention to join the criminal action and should not be let go so lightly.

But the jury and judge have already decided, and Tom has been freed, at least until the appeal is completed.

Tang De found a house near the company, and his current job is Tang De's personal driver.

Of course, this is only on the surface, and secretly Tang De needs him to train his spear skills and fighting skills, and be responsible for protecting his own safety.

With Tom, the murderous bodyguard who doesn't blink an eye, Tang De's sense of security suddenly rose several levels.

Every day I met with Anne Hathaway these days with Tom's back as an embellishment.

At the same time, CAA agent Carl has also frequently come to his home to find Tang De in the past two days, although he has signed a lot of newcomers recently, but his heart has always been tied to Tang De alone.

He didn't want to be like Mike and be terminated from his contract by Donde.

At this moment, he took a few new job offers and talked to Tang De: "Look, Tang, this time it's an invitation to the movie!" ”

"What movie?" Tang De tore open the orange peel and patiently cleaned the white orange vein.

"The first part, "The Female Devil"!" Like an insurance salesman, Carl held up the A4 paper in his hand and said, "This film needs an art director, and I think Don, it's a bit overkill to do this kind of work with your aesthetics." And the film is still a crime film, and the director is still a fledgling novice...... You know, it's probably a big bad movie. ”

Female devil? Hearing this name, Tang De raised his eyebrows, which was really a little familiar, because he knew that there was an actress in it who won the Oscar for Best Actress through this movie.

After thinking for a moment, Tang De's dusty memory was awakened.

He remembered the name, Charlize Theron. The first time I saw her was in Dior's real self perfume advertisement. I have to admit that it is sexy, charming and charming.

Later, looking at the crazy Max, if it weren't for the barrage reminder, he wouldn't have thought that the woman with half of her face was Charlize Theron.

In her film industry for so many years, it seems that the face of each movie is different, and the word "change" is perfect for her.

So Don De admired the actress very much, but he didn't refute Carl's speculation, but just asked, "What about the second part?" ”

"The second part is kind of interesting, "The Stain on Human Nature", starring Nicole Kidman, God, I love her "Moulin Rouge" so much. This is a large-budget, $30 million, Miramax drama. It sounds like you can win the award, and with Nicole Kidman, the box office should be guaranteed,"

Karl babbled and expressed his opinions, but the next moment he saw Tang De shaking his head: "I'm not interested." ”

"That's Nicole Kidman!"

"Please, Carl, I'll admit she's beautiful, but she's 35 years old and she's almost ready to play my mother." Tang De frowned, he didn't have any hobbies for seniority.

"Hey, I'm referring to her fame...... Wait, what are you talking about? Karl's eyes widened.

"Did I say anything?" Don De smiled and ate a petal of orange.

"Well, you don't seem to say anything." Carl didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly talked about the third movie: "The next one is "Memory Rift", John Woo's work, his movies have been very popular in Hollywood recently, shootouts!" Explode! Dove! I've also seen one, and I guess the box office will be better, and what they need is an assistant photographer. ”

Later, Carl introduced several other films to Donde, but Donde said that he was not interested, either because they were small-budget films or because the position was too marginal.

This kind of movie didn't mean anything to him, so in the end, when Carl finished talking dryly about all the movies, Donde opened his mouth and decided: "Let's just "The Deviless". ”

"The Deviless? Donde, are you really sure? ”

"Of course, for sure."

"Okay, since you've decided to make "The Witch Devil", are you still interested if there is a new movie demand in the future?"

"If there is, then let me know."

"Understood."

Carl returned to the company to continue to be busy, and Don was invited to the screening of "Chicago" in New York.

Generally, when the film is about to be officially released on a large scale, there will be several rounds of small-scale screenings, which are held for the media, industry insiders and veteran fans.

And if it's a film like "Chicago" that wants to make an impact on the Oscars, then the lobbying of senior film critics and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organizer of the Oscars, is very important.

With the holding of the Academy Awards for so many years, the so-called "rushing to the Olympics" process has been clearly figured out by industry insiders.

Miramax, the company behind Chicago, is one of them.

Harvey Weinstein is known as the "man behind the Oscars", even if he has not yet reached his prime, but he also has a set of effective procedures for how to impact the Oscars.

Tang De knew his methods, and later generations carefully analyzed them, and they were divided into four steps in total.

Overseas gilding, manipulation of the media, lobbying of judges, and smearing opponents.

Overseas gilding is to participate in major film festivals, and this step is mainly aimed at non-American films, because these films from Asia, Africa, and Europe are not well-known, even if the country is hot, the academic masters do not know the slightest bit of their names.

That's why it's important to have a big name, at least when it comes to the film, seven or eight in a long list of winners are more convincing than the movie itself.

After the film finishes brushing its face at major film festivals and has basic popularity, it begins to manipulate the media to advocate and arrange press releases from authoritative film media and magazines; A large price to buy a hard propaganda position; If the crew is willing to pay for it, the PR will also arrange well-known TV shows.

The purpose is to let academic masters learn about this movie from major media.

People tend to gravitate more towards things they are familiar with, and the same is true for film awards.

After the current sentinel battle was well fought, the "rush to the Olympics" entered the key lobbying link. There are many PR companies in Hollywood that specialize in this, because the crew doesn't know who the 9,500 jury members are? What genre of movies do you like? and how to approach them.

But PR firms are well aware of this, and the British Guardian once joked that every year during the Oscar season from mid-to-late October to December 31, members of the jury will appear in high-end Western restaurants and eat free lunch and dinner.

At the same time, there are also public relations people in straight suits, who will explain every detail and sublimation point in the movie to the judges in detail.

After such a combination of punches, those Oscar judges are already full of this movie, and when it comes to voting, they will naturally have a tendency.

In 1999, Harvey Weinstein even relied on this set of "unspoken rules" to make "Saween Love History" beat "Saving Private Ryan" and won the best picture.

As a result, "Shakespeare in Love" has always worn the title of "the weakest Oscar" in the mouths of fans.

It is enough to see how strong his public relations skills are.

The reason why the later "Parasite" was able to hit the Oscar was also because the driving force behind it was Harvey's colleague.

And "Parasite" spent $15 million on public relations, knowing that the entire film cost only $11 million.

Of course, such a fee naturally brings high returns. After "Parasite" won the award, it grossed $45 million in North America alone.

So "Chicago" will definitely win awards with this background and blessing, and its musical and dance film format that the American people like to see is enough to make it an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

But Donde doesn't want a nomination, nor does he want the award of the year, and no matter how prominent these awards are, they have little to do with him as a photographer.

Everyone's eyes will only focus on the actors and directors, who will take a serious look at who the cinematographer of each movie is, and everyone defaults that the cinematographer is just a tool of the director, one of the means for the director to realize his intentions.

Therefore, what Tang De needs is to successfully win the Oscar for Best Cinematography to improve his status in the circle.

Otherwise, when the crew is formed in the future, no one knows him, will he have to rely on two legs and one mouth to persuade those actors to participate in his own movies?

Thinking of this, Don De leaned closer to the back of the chair, and the movie was about to start.

However, Tang De's mind was not on the screen, but listened to the conversation of the people around him, such as the two on his left.

One is Nikita, the editor of Film Review magazine.

One is named Russell, a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter.

Two authoritative media personalities in Hollywood were invited, and apparently, Miramax's "Olympics" process has begun.

Tang De curled the corners of his mouth and watched the opening of the movie, and the music sounded.

The light and shadow on his face were constantly changing, sometimes blue, sometimes red.

In addition to the sound of dance music and lines from the movie, there is also the sound of media people brushing and recording in their notebooks.

Everyone refrained from speaking, immersed in the movie, and let out admiration and laughter along with the plot.

A good movie is like a puppeteer, the audience is a puppet who is manipulated, and every move is controlled by the camera, the editing, the music, and the sound is made according to the director's intention.

Tang De took the time to glance at the notebooks of the two people next to him, and found that they were full of scattered records, and he kept a smile on his face at any time.

It seems that they are satisfied, and Tang De, who has finished watching the movie, is also satisfied.

Because his careful thinking in the use of movie lenses has been reflected, and the perception has been greatly improved, which is better than the original film.

He has done all his best, and now it will be up to the audience and the media to react to the judges.

(End of chapter)