[US Entertainment] Best Director

Polans seemed intrigued by Gilmour's PR approach.

After mentioning it to Prairis several times, and being rejected by Prairis again, Polans finally dismissed the idea.

But public relations are always required.

Poland immediately bought several reviews from well-known film critics and published them in major newspapers and magazines.

The most expensive one is "Hollywood Report". In order to win the best page, Polans deliberately spent an extra US$8.5 to manage relationships.

In mid-January, the Oscar nominations were finally announced.

Unexpectedly, "Letters from Iwo Jima" immediately won seven nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.

Even Polans was a little surprised.

The Oscars are predictable, and there are even statistics that say that the probability of predicting the best picture is about 77%, that of the best director is as high as 93%, and that of the best actor and actress is also 77%.

And Polanth's original forecast for the "Best Director" nomination list is as follows:

Agado Gonzalez Inarrito "Babel"

Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Stephen Friars, The Queen

Paul Greengrass, Flight 93

Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"

There is no "Letter from Iwo Jima" by Prairieth.

But now, Clint Eastwood, who was originally a certainty, was unexpectedly not nominated. Instead, Prairis won the favor of the jury with his companion piece "Letters from Iwo Jima" to "Flags of Our Fathers".

The mind of the college committee really cannot be guessed.

Polands clicked his tongue.

But after the initial accident, Polans quickly returned to his usual calm appearance and continued to plan for the later stage of public relations.

The producer called, probably because Pryris was nominated without any public relations resources, which gave DreamWorks a lot of confidence, so they began to ask if they would spend a sum of money as Pryris Best Director PR.

Polance declined again.

She believes that the nomination of Prairis is already the greatest affirmation given to her by the Academy. After all, regardless of the quality of the film or the qualifications of the director, Prairis is completely inferior to the other nominee who was also nominated. He is still struggling in 37 years— —Martin Scorsese.

Polans still insists on the previous proposal-concentrate all current funds on public relations "best film".

After some hesitation, the producer finally nodded in agreement.

Polands came to Pryreth's house with a special watermarked DVD.

After taking tens of thousands of picture albums with Prairis' autograph in his home, Poland began to pack them one by one.

"So much to send out?"

Pryris stared blankly at the DVDs and picture albums that filled almost half of the room in front of him.

"Of course." Polans raised his eyebrows.

".......Can you make it?"

Polans did not answer, but proved "whether it is too late" with his strength.

Before the afternoon, Prairis saw a black truck parked downstairs.

Immediately, three men in special overalls came out of the car, and instantly emptied the crowded room.

"In the next three working days, more than 1 special video discs with watermarks and 16 hardcover albums will be delivered to the college committee members."

"... three working days?"

Prairie could hardly imagine it.

Polans nodded and began to explain the next procedure to Prairis.

"There are 6028 members in the academy, of which 70.00% are men, 20.00% are women, and white people account for 90.00%63. Their average age is [-] years old. They are real "old white men" with rigid and conservative tastes. ,harsh.

In order to cater to the self-proclaimed style of those old guys, within the next three days, we will send each hardcover DVD and pictorial with a special watermark to the home of each student member to ensure that the Those guys felt the VIP service experience and our sincerity as contestants.

The telephone consultation service is within five days after the DVD is sent out. In order to ensure that every member of the academy can watch the movie, we will send specialists to make phone calls one by one to ask each student about their impressions. At least four times, To make sure that everyone at least has some impression of this work, at least can remember 'oh, I saw it' when voting.

Three days plus five days, plus the continuous public relations time in the middle, we have almost finished sending out all the DVDs, and there is still about a week before the deadline for Oscar voting.

And this last week is also the most important one.

Because during this week, we will visit those 'committees' who are lying on the bed and cannot move. Since the college committee members are life-long, a large part of them are old people who are 'lying on the bed'. They were seriously ill and hospitalized for a long time, and some lived alone in nursing homes, waiting for the end of their lives.

Such a group of old people are often the easiest to be overlooked, but they are also often powerful. If they are paid attention to, the rewards will be very rich, because they are the group of people who have experienced "My Fair Lady" and "Gone with the Wind". The last "artists" in Hollywood, they have a unique pursuit and obsession with "good movies" and young people with potential that are different from modern capital.

For such a group of people, we will use 200 million US dollars to set up separate theaters for them one by one to ensure that they can watch our movies even when they are in bed. "

Polans paused to take a sip of water.

He continued: "At the same time, during the month of awarding, we will spend about 100 million US dollars on advertising. The advertisements mentioned here include but not limited to conventional promotion channels. In order to make the committee members remember our film, We'll use some extra 'small tricks'."

"Like?" Prairie asked.

"For example, at the dinner party held for the committee members, the wallpaper of the entire restaurant was replaced with movie posters." Polanth said.

"..."

How much does it cost.

Not long ago, Prairis, who had just invested all his wealth in "Dolby Audio", didn't want to talk now.

But Polans turned his attention to Prairis again, and asked the question that Prairis didn't want to hear the most.

"Which one is your sponsor?"

"........I don't."

"DreamWorks didn't find a sponsor for you?" Polans raised his eyebrows in doubt.

"...Yes, but it's made to order in Germany." Prairis said.

Reminiscent of the previous rumor that "Letters from Iwo Jima" was directed by Spielberg, it is not difficult for Polanth to imagine why a female director's clothing sponsor is actually a custom-made suit.

"Then I'm afraid you'll have to pay for the dress yourself."

"Plus the Golden Globes and the parties before the Golden Globes, you can buy 30 sets." Polans said.

"........"

Prairie was a little desperate.

In desperation, a bold idea suddenly came up.

**

Three days later, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, known as the "Oscar outpost", are also broadcast globally.

Angela has completely transformed from a true fan of Prairius to a die-hard fan of Prairius after watching the screening of "Letters from Iwo Jima". Angela took photos of all the award ceremonies attended by Prairie, printed them into posters, and hung them on the wall.

What dress will Prairice wear today?

Angela looked forward to it.

Seriously guarding in front of the TV, waiting for Prairis to appear.

However, 1 minute, 2 minutes......

She saw Leonardo, saw Will Smith, saw Meryl Streep...even Agado Gonzalez Inarrito brought All the Japanese girls who followed him walked down the red carpet, but they hadn't met her idol yet!Prairie!

Angela was a little anxious.

When she even planned to call the Golden Globes customer service to ask why Prairie was not on the scene, the host finally said the name of "Letters from Iwo Jima".

Angela entered a well-behaved state for a second, staring at the TV screen.

Under Angela's gaze.

The door was slowly opened.

What caught the eye then was a pair of black leather shoes? ? ? ?

A baby-faced Asian with dark hair and a black suit stepped out.

He flashed a big smile at the camera.

......

It turned out to be Noboru Saigo in Letters from Iwo Jima.

Angela breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he calmed down, Ryunosuke Kamiki, who played the role of Noboru Saigo, stretched out his hand into the car.

Ryunosuke Kamiki's outstretched hand was covered by the car door, and he could only see another pair of black leather shoes appearing in the camera under the car door.

But obviously, compared to the black leather shoes just now, they are much slimmer.

Was Ken Watanabe, who played Kuribayashi in the movie, so short?

Angela, who thought that the goddess hadn't appeared on camera, held her chin in boredom.

However, in the next second, Angela jumped up.

Because at this moment, the owner of the pair of black leather shoes stood up.

With melancholic blue eyes like the sky, unruly short blond hair parted in the middle, and wearing an elegant and decent striped suit, "17-year-old Leonardo" shot at the camera with a smile that captivated thousands of girls all over the world! ! !

And Angela was about to explode at this moment!

because!

This "man" who captivated thousands of young girls!

Not the goddess on her wall—

Prairie Clander!