[US Entertainment] Actor

Leonardo's statement was quickly verified. Even though Ebert had already proved himself with a best actor trophy, the "National Enquirer" was still firmly on the road of Black Ebert, without wavering.When all the media in Hollywood praised Ebert, the "National Enquirer" seemed to have become a clear stream instead, and it got a lot of fans.

The big title "The End of the Oscars" attracted enough attention as soon as it came up, and the content was also not inferior, full of explosive points——

"Choosing Albert Dawson is definitely the biggest mistake in Oscar's 79-year history. This mistake may affect Oscar's strict standards, glorious past and much-anticipated future. For this honor, compared with Forest Whitaker's explosive performance in "The Last Dictatorship", Ebert's vain performance and unrefined heart make him look like a stupid fool, Boston How dare the police department recruit such a guy to handle the case? I am afraid that the safety of the entire area will be a concern. What's more, in the movie "The Departed", Albert Dawson played an out-and-out villain, I really don’t know the significance of Oscar’s choice of this person as actor.”

"Oscar thinks Albert Dawson's performance is really good because Albert Dawson is such a guy at heart. He masterfully portrays the heart of a spy, a traitor and a coward. A character that fits his personal image, neither the characters in "The Pentium Age" or "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" were bad enough to allow Albert Dawson to show his true self, so he played in the first two It can only fail at the Oscars."

"But this time, he showed himself completely. The academy judges made an absolutely wrong choice. Such a selfish negative character is completely unsuitable for Oscar's choice. He will bring negative influence to society." .Ebert's performance is still too young compared with Forest Whitaker, he is an actor who has been spoiled by too many praises, and his performance is not enough to bear the praise."

The "National Enquirer" report was full of half a page, and the words were extremely humiliating. The general content included three points. First, Ebert's performance was not worthy of the honor of being an Oscar winner. The second is that Ebert's character is despicable, and the role he plays is also despicable. Choosing him will affect the social atmosphere. The third is that Ebert may be a homosexual. The higher he stands now, the worse he will fall in the future.

"If this newspaper is not the "National Enquirer", I simply doubt that the last paragraph is the editor-in-chief of "Time Magazine." Ebert smiled, "The "National Enquirer" is actually worried that the social atmosphere will be affected and disrupted. Isn't social atmosphere what they are best at? Also, if my character's influence is really so bad, then Anthony Hopkins' Oscar winner is even more ashamed."

After all, the role of Hannibal is too abnormal, and Anthony Hopkins' acting time is much less than others, but no one has any objection to Hopkins winning the award. If the role is also the actor's fault, at least half of the actors in Hollywood will be cleared.

The restaurant Leonardo found was delicious, and Ebert happened to be hungry, so he ate more than usual.Leonardo was infected by him, and his appetite increased a little. The two of them were full, and as soon as they opened the door of the restaurant, they were stunned by the reporters who came up from all around.

Subconsciously stepped back two times, and saw that the reporters didn't mean to use the microphone to interview, but just walked around to take pictures of the two of them, stood calmly for a while, Ebert and Leonardo looked at each other, and quickly hid Entering the restaurant, he closed the door by the way.

"Trouble is coming." Ebert patted his chest and sighed, "I can imagine what I will live in the next month. What should we do now, should we rush out and let them take pictures, or wait for someone to come here catch?"

"This is the treatment that an Oscar winner should enjoy. Wait for someone to pick it up, but eating this month may become a problem. Do you dare to come out to eat?"

Ebert frowned and pondered for a while: "I think I should walk around the street every day next month, because I didn't show up many times before, so the reporters will be curious about me, and I will desperately take pictures while I go out. , because they don’t know when they will see me next time.”

Leonardo gave Ebert a disgusted look, turned and walked away.

However, in the next month, the probability of Ebert going out on the street is indeed much higher than before, and the manager has not forgotten to use his status as an Oscar winner to take on many more jobs for him. After all, it is indeed Ebert now. At the peak of his career, his endorsement fee has reached its peak, and the products he endorsed are mainly luxury goods and high-end products.

In fact, since Ebert and Armani maintained a good cooperation, various advertisers and brand owners have been eyeing him, but before that he put more energy on filming, and did not take too many endorsement.But now, the Oscar winner and the double guarantee of the box office have made more and more brands extend olive branches to him, and his endorsement fee has also soared, which can be regarded as a one-time earning of the money that he did not earn before.

The broker is very satisfied, and Ebert himself is also very satisfied when he sees that the number in his bank card has increased by a large amount.

At the beginning of the year, the contracts between Ebert and several brands just expired. At that time, Ebert had not yet been crowned actor, and the work during the awards season was relatively busy, and Lynn temporarily suppressed several brands that came to invite him. After the ceremony, Lynn planned to raise the endorsement fee with Ebert's third nomination as a bargaining chip, but who knew that Ebert would give him such a big surprise.

The agent said excitedly: "I can buy more suites and cars this year."

A month later, at the invitation of "Vanity Fair", Ebert and Leonardo went to the studio together and began to prepare for the shooting of this powerful figure.

There are a total of five Hollywood stars who accepted the invitation, arranged in order from the 50s to the 80s, including Tom Hanks in the 50s, Tom Cruise and Will Smith in the 60s, and Leon in the 70s Nadeau and Ebert in the 80s.In fact, on the Hollywood power list selected every year, almost all the heads of major film companies are at the top of the list. Former Disney president Michael Eisner has been on this list.

It's actually hard for young actors to make it to this list, but Ebert has an Oscar in his hand, and with previous box office records, he should be on the list this year.

In comparison, it is more difficult for actresses to be on the list. Each issue of the power list selects 50 people, and it is already very good for an actress to occupy a position among them, and so many actresses who have developed in Hollywood Among them, only a few such as Julia Roberts have been on the list.

The other four actors Ebert is only familiar with Leonardo, and the other three Ebert has only met on various occasions, but the relationship is not close.

In fact, since 2000, the development of Hollywood has gradually shown a strange trend. Now, actors born in the 60s and 70s are still the main force, and not many actors born in the 70s have developed, let alone the younger 80s. later.

Some people think that Leonardo is the last big star in Hollywood.He and his "Titanic" have brought global influence, and after him, no actor can reach his status. Even though they all have achieved good box office and are handsome, none of them is Recognized superstar.Superstars are the product of the times, and in the 21st century, a hundred flowers should flourish, and no single actor can have an overwhelming advantage.

Of course, the emergence of Ebert also makes people think that he will be the next superstar, and Hollywood has high expectations for him.

In Ebert's view, the current development of Hollywood presents a deformed trend. Tom Cruise established his status as a superstar in the 80s and continues to this day. Tom Hanks exploded in the 90s. Relatively stable actors are also actors trusted by the current audience, but their existence actually has an impact on the development of the industry. In the 80s, some companies dared to use Tom Cruise, who was in his 20s, as "Top Gun" and "Top Gun" The male lead of Rain Man, but now, commercial films they pin their hopes on Tom Cruise and Hugh Jackman in their 40s, Tobey Maguire and Matt Damon in their 30s, literary films They pin their hopes on Tom Hanks, Daniel Day Lewis and others in their 50s. There are really too few young actors who can emerge.

This is an approach that is unwilling to take risks. After all, no one wants to put the box office chips on a newcomer who has no influence.

It is also because the development of commercial blockbusters has shown a blowout trend in the past few years, and the investment cost of the film company is increasing, and the price to be paid after losing money is far greater than the cost of hiring a big-name star.

Although Ebert's success has brought countless encouragement to young actors, he can say without shame that his success is difficult to replicate.

In the future, Jennifer Lawrence will also carry the box office and win an Oscar, but the world of actresses and actors is different. After the "Hunger Games" series ends, Jennifer Lawrence must consider commercial transformation. After all, there are not many commercial films with pure female protagonists like "The Hunger Games".

Greeted two Tom and Will Smith, the five of them chatted for a while with the business bigwigs and film company executives invited by "Vanity Fair", around a topic about the future development of Hollywood, a group of people Speak freely.

This group of people can almost represent the top class in Hollywood. Among them, Ebert's fame, status and age are all the lowest, so he kept a low profile all day long, and he was extremely cooperative from front to back.