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As night fell, Steven Spielberg saw a middle-aged man out of the house. The middle-aged man turned back and said, "Steven, can you consider my suggestion?"
Seeing that Spielberg didn''t speak, the man said, "why didn''t save Private Ryan, the 71st Academy Award, lose the best picture Oscar? Why did Shakespeare in love reach the top? Have you forgotten all about it? Don''t you remember how they attacked you and your movies? "
How can those things be forgotten? Steven Spielberg said slowly, "Emma, I''ll think it over."
"Murphy..." "And miss Gail gado, I''ve always wanted to invite you," the man added
Spielberg said politely, "I''d like to talk to Murphy, too. He''s the future of Hollywood."
Although Murphy Stanton is not Jewish, he has a Jewish girlfriend and has been dating for many years. They are said to be engaged.
As Steven Spielberg sat on his chair to see off the guests and return home, he couldn''t help thinking of the past years. At that time, DreamWorks was in high spirits, and the box office and word-of-mouth of Saving Private Ryan broke out. The world thought that it would win the best director and best film at the same time. But at the critical moment of voting, a group of British veterans first came forward to question the film, Then there were all kinds of negative news in the media. Finally, Shakespeare in love snatched the best film from him unexpectedly.
Although it is now recognized as the biggest joke of the Oscars in the last 30 years, it is true that the Weinstein brothers put him on the spot.
These things had been thrown aside for a long time, but when people said it, he remembered it again.
In the past year, he didn''t get along with anything. Because of the inexplicable protest from the animal protection organization, the post production of "war horse" has not been completed, which also makes him lose the qualification to impact the Oscar.
Who should I vote for in my own hands and those around me? Spielberg made a quick decision that he would not vote for the Weinstein brothers in any case.
Meanwhile, in the residence of Martin Scorsese in Manhattan, New York, old Martin also received a guest from CAA.
Although he has moved to other brokerage firms, Martin Scorsese has been with CAA for many years and is familiar with many CAA executives.
They had been chatting for a while. Martin Scorsese held his glasses and said, "I''m shooting gangster movies. It''s full of calculations, but I don''t like people to calculate me. The Weinstein brothers have always said that I only shoot movies for Oscars a few years ago. I remember that very well."
He waved his hand. "You go back. I''ll decide how to vote."
Why can the Weinstein brothers only attack him, but he can''t attack them? Martin Scorsese saw someone off, immediately took out the phone book and dialed.
Almost all the people in the circle who made friends with him received his call.
The long night gradually dissipated, and the sun climbed up into the sky. Just after 8 a.m., Ang Lee came to the post production room of 20th century fox, ready to start a new day''s work. Recently, he was busy with the post production of "the fantasy drifting of youth school", and he would arrive at Fox building on time every day.
It''s still a little time before the start of work, and other people haven''t arrived yet. Ang Lee made himself a cup of coffee first. While adding sugar and milk, suddenly someone pushed the door and came in.
"Hi, Ann."
Here comes Ang Lee''s agent in the United States, also affiliated with CAA.
Ang Lee looked at his agent and asked curiously, "how did you get here?"
"I have something to do with you." The agent is not polite. He pulls a chair and sits opposite Ang Lee. He asks, "have you voted for the Oscars yet?"
"I''ve been busy with post production these days," Ang Lee shook his head. "Not yet."
The agent then asked, "several important awards, which film do you want to vote for?"
Ang Lee laughed casually, "I haven''t thought about that yet."
He''s very busy with his work, and he doesn''t see much of the films in this award season. He plans to pick a few and mail out the votes.
"The biggest hit right now is Murphy Stanton''s" Diego Ross. " The agent, of course, came here for a purpose, "and the Weinstein brothers'' new film the artist."
"The Weinstein brothers?" The sharpness in Ang Lee''s eyes was fleeting.
"That''s right." The agent specially stressed, "those two bastards who used disgusting words to attack you and let Brokeback Mountain lose its best picture!"
Ang Lee''s personality is more peaceful, sighed, but did not say anything.
The agent added, "it''s taken you years of hard work. The company will focus on promoting this film at next year''s Oscars, and Carla Firth of 20th century fox has also assured me that she will allocate enough resources to this film for the next award season."After years of ups and downs, Ang Lee naturally knew that there was no free lunch in the world and asked, "what do I need to do?"
"You are very influential among the many Chinese and Asian Americans in the circle." The brokers are outspoken and "influence as many college members as possible."
The agent didn''t say for which film to vote, but 20th Century Fox and CAA tips have been very clear. Ang Lee knows that it must be Murphy Stanton''s "Diego Ross".
As a director who has won the best director Oscar, Ang Lee has his own pride. If it is normal, he may refuse it. However, it''s hard to feel unhappy when he thinks of the best film that he lost and what the Weinstein brothers did behind the scenes.
Sometimes, the Weinstein brothers bully too many people!
Rabbits can bite when they are anxious, and Ang Lee is not a rabbit.
Ang Lee didn''t speak. He took a sip from his coffee cup. When he put it down, he nodded his head.
In February, the sun in Los Angeles is not so blazing, especially in the morning, which is very suitable for outdoor activities. In a golf club in Malibu, Carla Firth moved her hat and gently swung the putter. The white ball drew an arc on the sloping grass and rolled into the hole ten feet away.
"Good ball!"
There was a middle-aged man''s cheering voice behind him. "I didn''t expect that Kara''s ball skills are so excellent."
Carla Firth took off his hat, handed the club to the caddie next to him, turned and walked back. As he walked, he said, "I''ve just studied for a while, and I haven''t forgotten it yet."
"Bob..." She said to the middle-aged man, "go and have a rest."
"Good."
The middle-aged man accompanied Carla Firth and walked under a large parasol nearby.
Carla Firth waved to the back, and a few caddies stopped from far away.
"Now Disney is the most beautiful." Carla Firth pulled up her chair and sat down. She said to the middle-aged man, "Bob, you are the envy of Walt Disney CEO."
"Ha ha..." Robert egger smiles, pulls another chair beside the round table, sits opposite Carla Firth, and says half truely, "from 20th century fox to Disney, how about helping me?"
Carla Firth shook her head. "You have to prepare a large amount of liquidated damages for me. I can''t afford it myself."
At this point, she suddenly changed the subject, "Bob, Miramax, is there only one empty shell left now?"
"Well..."
It''s no secret, Robert egger sighed. "When the Weinstein brothers left, they took almost everything Miramax could take away. Now I''m worried about how to deal with this company."
It would be wonderful if fox could be the pick-up man in the 20th century.
"The Weinstein brothers put Disney together," Carla Firth said directly. "Don''t Disney want to return it?"
Robert egger looked up at Carla Firth, but didn''t answer her.
Carla Firth said, "I met universal pictures last night. They said a word. I agree with them. The Weinstein brothers spent too long on the Oscars and robbed too many Oscar winners from our six major companies. These Oscar winners represent profits!"
Both of them are insiders. Naturally, they know the market effect of Oscar.
"Oscar is free competition." Robert egger said it casually.
"Don''t you want to change that?" Carla Firth said seriously, "you can''t let the Weinstein brothers hold the Oscars for a long time and take our interests?"
She added, "it''s hard to stick to good things, but bad things always become a habit. Do you want to make this a habit of Oscar?"
Robert egger was silent and thought.
Maybe the Weinstein brothers didn''t realize it, but Murphy is very clear that in the past Oscar competition, the Weinstein brothers used too many ugly means. Once upon a time, "the artist" can be said to be the final glory of the Weinstein brothers in the Oscar, and many people, including the Oscar judges, can no longer tolerate their extravagance in the Oscar It directly led to a series of award-winning films behind Weinstein pictures, which were constantly frustrated at the Oscar ceremony.
At that time, it was not for him, who lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, to know whether there was anyone. But now, with the operation of CAA and 20th century fox, some judges'' voting plans can be eliminated.
In addition to these, Murphy also prepared a few big meals in the media, ready to praise some of the Weinstein brothers'' great achievements in the Oscar.