Legendary Hollywood Director

At 10 a.m. the next day, Lehman barely got out of bed.

Compared to the past, this time is a bit late - well, not too late.

After getting dressed, I didn't see a familiar figure beside me. After washing up, I went down to the first floor and saw Eva preparing breakfast.

Woke up.

Eva greeted, took out the bread from the local driver, and brought two bowls of oatmeal.

Lyman took a few sips, took the newspaper in his hand, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

It turned out that the newspapers covered the Oscar ceremony last night in a big way, and the headlines were more ruthless than the other.

What is Martin Scorsese missed the best director after all and Looking for Neverland to become the biggest winner, but it was not revealed before, does Oscar have another inside story?

What Oscar Dinner with Bright Stars but Bad Atmosphere and The Aviator Accompanying All the Way;

Of course, there are also boastings, such as Hilary Swank Achieves Two Oscar Winners, Clint Eastwood's Sword is Young, and Wins the Best Actor Again

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In Hollywood, where gossip and paparazzi are prosperous, ordinary citizens are quite enthusiastic about participating in the discussion of stars, and the threshold for chasing stars is very low.

Therefore, events such as the Oscars ceremony attract countless lively audiences every year. After so many years of training, the ratings are quite high, and they are often broadcast in Europe, South America and other regions.

As a result, the highest viewing rate of the live broadcast that night once rushed to more than 52 million viewers, and at the same time all programs were suspended.

So, not surprisingly, the award winners selected by the jury naturally caused widespread dissemination.

The heat in the newspapers is nothing.

Among them, the most attention is naturally The Aviator and Million Dollar Baby losing the best picture one after another, as well as several award-winning actors.

As for director Martin's deeds, people in the industry are very clear, but it is not convenient for the audience to speak, otherwise it is politically incorrect. As for Lehmann, a sentence of qualifications is acceptable, but inexperience can be perfunctory.

Therefore, even if the doubts are loud, the Oscar jury will definitely not be a bird.

But it doesn't matter what the actors report, which is what caa and other brokerage companies mean.

Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood are both veteran actors, and the public's recognition is quite high, and there is a voice of praise; Hillary and Cate Blanchett are also gradually growing up in Hollywood. The adult past was quickly turned up by the media.

For example, Hillary used to be so down and out that she almost lived on the streets. Relying on the great difficulty of playing the male role in Boys Don't Cry, she won the Oscar, and Kate and Hillary were in poor family conditions. How to work hard to be positive energy content.

Other than that, it's just some tidbits.

For example, Xiao Lizi and Kate Winslet walked the red carpet together again, and they were very close. They even said that they might have a romance - insert a word, since Titanic, this kind of lace news has often happened, but Xiao Lizi She and Winslet are both fun-loving people, and at this time, she has an officially established boyfriend, which can only be said to be a scandal.

In addition, Lehmann is also the focus of media coverage. First, his works have gained a lot; second, the popularity is just at the right time.

After all, the photo of him leading Eva on the red carpet was photographed without concealing the intimacy between his words and deeds. In addition, it was the first time that the two of them showed their affection on such a big occasion and fed the single dogs a mouthful of dog food, especially Eva Baby's male fans are even more restless.

There is affirmation, there is abuse, after all, which star does not have a brainless fan, I really think that the actor they like can't have a man. Lyman ignored it.

For a media person who can do news, gaining popularity is only the first step.

Later, more exciting news was dug up,

The content directly refers to the public relations judges of Finding Neverland, operating in a dark box - these people don't care whether Oscar is a secret ballot, the judges team consists of thousands of people, and there is no way to complete the public relations.

They just want to heat up the momentum and maximize traffic.

Of course, this kind of news, even if the audience approves it, can't help Oscar, she never thought about fairness and justice, but based on political considerations, the government has the bottom line.

Hide for a while and it's gone.

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At his mansion in Beverly Hills, Lyman is talking to Warner about expanding the show.

Of course, it's not the expansion of The Mist, the potential of this film is almost gone, and the upper limit is 200 million in the local area, but the operation of Million Dollar Baby - so hard to operate the Oscars, for movie stars, it is for personal honor, Expanding the status in the circle, but for film and television companies, that is a naked money transaction.

Generally speaking, spending some money on public relations is for a better selling price, otherwise there will be no more companies competing - no profit, who dares to praise the stinky feet of the Oscar judges?

Don't you see, Miramax relies on the operation of Oscar, and a year's income is not young or old.

According to Warner, if you get an award the night before, you will be able to contact overseas buyers to cash in the profits the next day. Overseas buyers are not stupid. With the fame that Oscar has accumulated over the years, as long as the Oscar-winning works are released, there will be very little box office. If it can't be sold, many literary and artistic youths love to eat Oscar, and the target market is also them.

Therefore, after the Oscars, Million Dollar Baby has not been paid back due to operational problems, but after selling some regional copyrights, it directly made a profit of more than 20 million, which is not counting the offline income in the future.

Moreover, theaters all over North America have also expanded their screenings in an all-round way as communicated in advance, from a small number of 12 or 20 theaters to more than 1,200.

And the box office number of less than 300,000 the day before soared rapidly, almost a dozen times.

In addition, the theater chains all over the country feel that it is profitable, and the resources are very good, making up for the lack of early publicity - just relying on the Oscars, it is worth millions of publicity expenses.

This is also the reason why various film and television companies are so active in operating the Oscars. This is an excellent business.

Small input, big output.

It's no wonder that Martin Scorsese was so humiliated by the jury and still rushed to participate - if he was humiliated, he would have made millions of profits, which must not be unacceptable.

The human heart is realistic and profitable, and it doesn't matter if you bow your head a little.

After the phone call, thinking about what he had achieved, Lehman was in a good mood, and then quickly notified Liam of Blue Butterfly Pictures to let him find a schedule to release Daydreamer while taking advantage of the heat.

It was almost noon.

Eva called the hotel and asked the hotel to deliver a table of food and drinks. This kind of food delivery service in Beverly Hills is quite common. After all, most of the entertainment circles live here. .

Lehmann looked sideways at Eva arranging the dishes, and suggested: Otherwise, let's hire a chef, preferably both Mexican and French. - Having stayed in the United States for a long time, he felt that Mexican food was quite suitable for him. Appetite, as for Chinese food, either it is not authentic, or the cuisine Eva cannot adapt to.

Eva shook her head and said: I sometimes run around filming, and you don't usually stay at home. If it's too wasteful to hire a chef like this, it's better to ask the hotel to deliver the meal.

Lehman thought about it, yes, if you hire a chef, you have to be responsible for ingredients, kitchen utensils, etc., and it will be very troublesome.

Lehman walked over to Eva, put his arms around her waist and said, Why do I feel that you are more and more like a top Hollywood actress, is it my illusion?

Eva rolled his eyes at him and said nonsense. I also have a team now and need to take care of my image.

image?

Yes, Lyman nodded.

Did he just say that Eva's words and deeds have changed a lot from when she first met in the past.

Thinking of this, Lyman kissed Eva.

Well, the touch is still the same, unchanged.

Eva was arranging tables and chairs and taking cutlery. She had no idea what Lyman was thinking.

After the kiss, his face was slightly red, and he gave Laiman another white look.

After a while, the two sat side by side and had lunch.

Eva ate some salad, suddenly remembered something, ran upstairs again, and took down a script.

What is this? Lyman asked curiously.

Look first, this is a movie that my team suggested to me. The film contract has been sent, and the salary is 9 million. Eva was a little happy.

In other words, her current reputation ranks among the top actresses, but because she often starred in Lehmann's works, she usually doesn't take dramas, but it's not completely absent.

For now, she still occasionally participates in the works of other directors, mainly in the works of Lehman Company. The former is usually a supporting role or a personal cameo. This time is different. The opposite is very big, and the assistant team agrees. Eva wanted to hear Lehmann's opinion when she was acting. After all, is he a director? He looks at the problem more comprehensively, not just the role.

With Eva's expectant look on his face, Ryman opened the script and roughly scanned it - this kind of film contract has a non-disclosure agreement, and it has a record in the guild, so I'm not afraid that others will look at it, as long as it is not leaked on a large scale.

Only halfway through, Lyman suddenly laughed out loud...