Hollywood Domination Chapter 156: Countermeasures

Finally...

When Leonardo spit out the first syllable, Jenny knew that she had finally won the first important award of her film career-aside from the Tony Award, which was more like a surprise, this should be her This is the first important professional award I have received in my career.

Of course, she has stepped up to the podium countless times, the popularity award, the acting award of the awards month, and receiving awards is no stranger to Jenny, and she is even a little numb to some small awards. Once she was excited about winning an award, maybe when she won the Oscar and Golden Globe for her own ability, but now she realizes that she was wrong. Although she didn't have any excitement of 'being recognized for her acting skills', it doesn't mean that she is completely calm and calm at this time... It's like doing business with Ben Boli, spending so much money and using so many strategies, of course she Getting double nominations has already achieved the expected goal, no longer 'losing money', but now she can earn an extra share, she is indeed a little excited and happy-it's just the pure surprise when she got the Tony Award at that time. As she became more and more aware of the operating rules of the entertainment industry, it was already impossible to come back.

Jenny has never felt that she is mature enough, knowledgeable to the point where it is impossible to grow up, but she has always been confident that at least she is no longer a young and ignorant teenager. However, at this moment, when she is going to the Golden Globe Awards At that time, when she recalled herself when she received the Tony Award, she was not only full of emotions: who knew how much James Schubert's public concern was hidden behind the Tony Award at that time? Is it her or the contacts of the Schubert troupe who are confirmed? Maybe no one can tell, even if she really wins an Oscar for her acting skills in the future, what can she prove? connections? PR fee? luck? ——Anyway, among the countless facts that this award can prove, there must be no such thing as 'she is indeed the best movie heroine that year'.

But it doesn't mean that she can't be happy, at least this award also proves that she is one of the best movie heroines this year. Jenny quickly suppressed the untimely emotion, as well as the unsuitable pride and provocation—sometimes her character was a little too aggressive. She followed the team's pre-arranged tone and walked briskly onto the ledge. The podium, first hugged Leonardo politely, and then made a gesture to separate, but was stopped by Leo, and continued to maintain the hugging posture.

"Take a few more shots." Leonardo hugged her exaggeratedly but not obscenely, and said with the microphone, "Take a few more shots--I'm sorry, Josh."

Amidst the audience's laughter, he pushed Jenny's head to the inner side of the stage, revealing half of his face, "Sorry, Darling, this is the correct posture."

Such a witty and daring funny clip received a great response, Jenny struggled a bit, and moved to the microphone that Leo was holding, "Not that it's not my honor - but you messed up my hair, dear of."

"Oh really? I'm so sorry." In the burst of laughter, Leonardo let go of her with a laugh, and the two formally shook hands, showing their acquaintance: both As an artist of CAA, there must be many opportunities to meet, Leonardo's management team still has a place for Cesare, otherwise he would not name the award that Jenny is most likely to receive, and arranged This is bound to become an interactive entertainment news. ——Just like the collaborative stage between Madonna, Britney and Christina, this kind of big coffee interaction will be talked about many years later, and it can be regarded as a win-win hype.

"Congratulations." After taking the microphone away, Leo smiled sincerely at her, "If you plan to make an exception and hold a party, you must call me."

"As long as you don't feel bored." Jenny also replied with a smile: She and Leo and the group know each other, but they haven't played together, but Christopher and Leo are friends.

After the brief greetings, she took the somewhat heavy Golden Globe from Leo's hands, and turned to face the silent attention from the audience. Jenny took a deep breath and settled down all the complicated emotions. Once again into the role of Jennifer. Jefferson.

"I know that awardees always have to thank a lot of people. I often tell Josh that I have so many people to thank that I can make up a rap song." She jokingly did A few Rap gestures, "Yo, thank you Harvey, without you there would be no film, and dear David, Cesare Vijari, my agent—"

After a few raps, she stopped in embarrassment, "But because Josh's name doesn't rhyme with 'E', I have to blame him for the failure of this song."

Americans have always enjoyed such lively jokes, and young audiences also like Hip-hop. This joke may seem a bit too frivolous for the Oscars, but for the younger Golden Globes Just right, Jennifer, who has always been elegant and low-key, suddenly played Rap, which also made many viewers feel fresh and satisfied: Although they knew rationally that they would not be able to see the live scolding battle, the audience still instinctively expected that Jennifer would be a little different from before. The same performance, at this time, her usual decent and low-key is not elegant, but boring and monotonous. And the jokes with Leo, including tonight's makeup, and the current Rap, all make people feel that they have seen another more lively and lively Jennifer. She is very good at acting and very interesting.

"So, next let me thank Judy Ackerman, my PR, Jim Davidson, and my fiancé Josh, I love you darling, and oh my co-star Christopher ——Thank you to my audience, without you, I would still be living the same ordinary life as I was four years ago, thank you Hollywood Foreign Press Association for giving me this award, thank you!" Jenny said quickly, "Finally, I would like to thank the film, This great industry has changed my life - how lucky I am to have been chosen, thank you all, thank you!"

She made a bowing gesture, laughed and got off the podium with Leonardo, and was led to the backstage for an interview with the trophy in her arms—Judy and Cesare had been waiting in the backstage interview area for a long time .

"Jennifer, how are you feeling now?"

"Oh Jennifer, you look stunning tonight, how are you going to celebrate your award?"

"Will Josh propose to you, Jennifer? When are you planning your wedding and are you planning a baby?"

Among the visual stimuli composed of multiple flashing lights, Jenny could only intuitively maintain a pose and expression suitable for taking pictures, and at the same time, she had to answer tricky questions like a cannonball. The reporter who was eager to get an exclusive report did not put the microphone in her face. Jenny answered a few innocuous questions, and then held the trophy with a sweet smile and took photos with various winners—usually This is also the practice of post-award interviews. She didn't plan to go out to participate in other awards, because "The Fifth Sally" was not nominated for best picture, and Fincher's best director had almost no hope of winning an award. He attended only to show respect for the nominations.

"Chris!" After more than ten minutes, after two or three winners, Christopher also entered the backstage. Judy and Cesare immediately shifted their positions and surrounded Chris with the reporters. Jenny temporarily After she was free, she also breathed a sigh of relief, stood in place and raised her trophy in the direction of Chris: There is no doubt that Chris must have got his first golden ball just now, otherwise he would not have arrived. Backstage for an interview.

Chris also gave her a thumbs-up, and then concentrated on answering the reporter's questions. After a while, Jenny was pulled to ask for a photo with Chris. These routine tasks continued until the entire award presentation The ceremony is over—and this is not the end, unlike the reunification party held by Vanity Fair after the Oscars, after the Golden Globes, major companies will hold their own award parties, and the Weinstein Company also hosted "The Fifth Sharon" Lee's celebration party, Jenny and Chris, Josh, Cesare, Jim all have their own roles, and it's a great opportunity to bond with Weinstein Co.'s long-term contacts, even though Jenny is used to going to bed early , but she must not be absent from this party.

"To be honest, you should come out to have fun." For Leonardo, who has begun to adjust his career focus and is aiming for the Olympic Games, although he spends most of his time with Martin Scorsese in the , but it is impossible to give up Weinstein's contacts, and he shares Cesare with Chris and Jennifer, so it is only natural to attend the celebration party. He chatted with Jenny with a glass of wine, "I have many Friends want to meet you, but every time I invite you to a party, Cesare always tells me that you are not available. 'Jennifer goes to bed at 10:30 every night', 'Jennifer hardly drinks' - Comeon! Jennifer , you only live once."

Jenny laughed, "Well, I must be taking your suggestion very, very seriously, Leo."

Tonight, she and Chris are the protagonists. At such a celebratory party, even if Jenny deliberately controlled it, she was already a little drunk, but there was still an endless stream of people from the circle who came to socialize with her Jue: She won the Golden Ball, although this is only the Golden Ball, but the size is also considered an achievement. In the entertainment industry, people don’t care how you got it, and how much controversy you got. Before you get this award, maybe no one takes you seriously, but after you get this award, they will come to invite you You make a film, and you get close—it’s not that people didn’t come to get close before, but now, the greetings from the field of art films have increased significantly, and the attitude of conversation has also brought more respect. After all, "The Fifth Sally" has achieved both artistic and commercial success. After winning the Golden Globe, the box office should have a small boost. With a box office of US$60 million in North America, it has won the "Golden Globe" and is already very famous in itself. Weinstein has also set a schedule for its release in Europe—just a few days later, with Jennifer and Christopher's international appeal, as well as the word-of-mouth and awards of the film itself, the overseas box office can at least be on par with North America, that is to say, there must be no problem breaking 100 million.

A low-budget art film can exceed 100 million yuan, and it can be nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar. What else can we expect? Many stars are big names in commercial films, but without high budget and special effects, they can achieve nothing. Although these stars may enter the A-list and have a lot of money, it is difficult for them to be respected in the field of art films. Now, Christopher and Jennifer has already proven her strength and exposed her interest in the Oscars. At the party tonight, after Weinstein's gossip, many big producers showed a high degree of respect for the two of them. Interest, although no one has talked about the project yet, it is just a toast, but everyone knows that the project may be hidden in the not-too-distant future. In a briefcase sent by their assistant, there are many And the good project I entered has now opened the door to her.

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"This is really great!" When Jenny forcibly suppressed her dizziness and led her team to chat and laugh with many distinguished guests, Jon and her friends were expressing their joy online, "We got Golden Ball, we got the Golden Ball!"

"Let Reese Witherspoon and her sleazy Internet opinion control company cry - Jennifer Jefferson still got the Golden Globe!" The opinion of the latest episode of the big drama, "and the biggest mistake of the Golden Globe Award was to send her the best actress in a musical comedy."

"Reese Witherspoon doesn't deserve her award, the Golden Globes are not fair."

"Witherspoon has finally reached a glory in public relations, which is not easy. Congratulations to her, her next step: Oscar."

"What's the point of these awards? It seems that the Golden Globe judges have been completely impressed by Reese's PR, and they must give Reese the award even with an unfair reputation. If Reese gets Oscar, then it can only prove that Oscar is also so unfair."

"Yeah, maybe Jennifer's award is the award given to her by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to appease public opinion."

Even without the guidance of the navy, after the Witherspoon incident, netizens who hated Reese are still consciously finding fault with Reese, "I have seen her performance, and to be honest, I think her Not even as good as Keira Knightley—you know, the only thing that girl does in Pride and Prejudice is giggle like she's crying."

"The Golden Globe Awards are inherently unfair, haven't you heard of the award-buying scandal?"

After the hacking incident, the current netizens are very sensitive to the newly registered IDs, so the crisis public relations hired by Reese can only post for her in some forums that do not require registration, but they can't do it too blatantly , still must be consistent with the wind direction of several major forums-after all, if the caliber of Anonymous Land is inconsistent with that of the major forums, this is another evidence of online public opinion guidance. However, to the relief of the crisis management team, under Reese's low-key response and playing the family card, some netizens finally began to spontaneously speak for her.

"To be fair, both Reese and Jennifer deserved their awards. Too much damage."

"Who knows if Jennifer is being publicized for her? How else would her Andy get an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress? I mean, if everyone is doing it, then Ray It doesn’t seem to be a big deal for Qian to have dinner with the judges, it’s a bit **** for Reese to want to pull Jennifer into the water, but that’s her and Jennifer’s business, do netizens have to act as Jennifer’s thugs?”

Of course, such an argument drew fierce rebuttals, "At least Jennifer didn't hire anyone to manipulate online public opinion. Only communism can indoctrinate/brainwash people—we live in the United States, not North Korea."

"Oh, so you guys never watch TV? Silly, do you think CNN is doing brainwashing?"

In any case, compared with the previous unanimous opinion, now there are voices of opposition. This is definitely good news for Reese's team: the more muddy the water, the less unified the opinions, the more she can calm things down. Opportunity, when everyone yelled at her like before, even the media with the strongest relationship with her would not be able to publish reports that obviously contradicted the facts, but now, with different voices, the choice of reporting angle, The use of sentences... these subtle writing skills come into play.

"At least we are not out yet." Nancy hung up the phone and said to Reese with a sigh of relief, "There is still more than a month until the Oscars, my dear, the voting process has not yet started, you know the process— We still have time to recover."

In the post-nomination stage, the Oscars will include all the films that members need to watch in the selection screening list, and organize members to watch them in rental theaters in major cities. This is because during the nomination stage, there are many films that members need to watch. Unified screening conditions, so we can only give up checking whether members have watched all the registered films—in fact, it is tantamount to acquiescing to members to give up watching films and nominate directly based on impressions. (As for how to let members watch your video, it depends on the ability of the applicant. The fact is that although the list of members is kept secret, all major public relations companies hold a list in their hands. As long as the money is in place, they can A special person will make an appointment to accompany the watch, so ensuring that all members can watch their own videos during the nomination stage is also an item that major film studios need to list their PR budgets)

And in the post-nomination stage, the choice is more prudent. The society has to ensure that all members have to watch these films at least once before making a decision. Therefore, no matter how the major film studios pay for public relations, they will attract members to watch and lobby in private. Yes, the academy officials will also organize selection and screening activities. The movies on the nomination list, plus the five best movies on the list, will be played in order. After the show is over, after a few days of consideration, members can send their own The ballots will be sent directly to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Three days before the Oscar awards, two commissioners will be responsible for counting, checking, making the list of winners and letters, and then handing them over to the awards at the Oscar site. guest. ——Such strict voting rules have made Oscar the most credible movie award. It can be said that until the moment the envelope was torn apart, everyone except the two employees of PwC It is impossible to know the outcome.

Of course, this is not to say that public relations are useless, or that there is no news before the event. In fact, after these years, the members of the Oscar Society have almost been touched by major public relations companies. Eighth, in several large public relations companies, even like the presidential election, there will be a voting intention system made by itself-for example, 1,500 members of the Actors Guild, 42Career has already found out the details of 1,300 people, and The public relations plan they created for Reese was to adopt the first-place majority plan, that is, to ensure that 700 people out of 1,300 people would rank Reese's performance as the best actress. In this way, Reese's first place is more than half, and she will never lose the award.

Actually, this competition plan already overestimates Jennifer. Since the other three candidates in this class are relatively weak, Reese is not ignorant of the fact that J.J invested heavily in public relations, so the company assumes that she can gather The remaining nearly 40% of the members ranked first, and according to common sense, this is almost impossible to happen, because Jennifer's movie genre is not flattering. 42Career is also trying to be safe - of course, it is also because they can make the most money in this way.

As for how to ensure it? There are no guarantees, as long as the member says he will list Reese as the number one, the PR specialist will feed back into the system and mark him as a success. So Reese can still check the system at any time before the Olympic awards are implemented, but even if the system shows that she has won 1,000 first places (theoretically, this is almost impossible), this does not guarantee her an Oscar, because it is completely It is possible that many of these thousand people did not tell the truth, or they told the truth at the time and changed their minds when they voted.

"We have obtained more than 300 guarantees now." Nancy analyzed for Reese, "In the remaining month, we can try to secure 400 more people, as long as you can get more than 300 first , I think you must be the best actress, don’t forget, the subject matter of the other party is too unorthodox, and her age is too young, so many judges would not favor her performance in the first place.”

"Adam," said Reese, who had already lost the excitement of winning the Golden Globe—in fact, she hadn't, this award was the most embarrassing award she had ever won, "When I arrive at the company tomorrow, I want you to double Offensive... In addition to PR, there are traditional media, you know what I mean?"

Although he has been fired, everyone knows that this is just to deal with the media. He is still working at 42Career, but Reese pays his full salary. After the limelight passes, he will still return. company.

"Understood." Adam was gloomy with a hint of excitement again, "Those netizens—they think they can change the world? Unfortunately, the truth is, they can't change anything, and you will still get the Oscar."

"I hope it's the same as you said." Reese still had a trace of worry, she shook her head, "Jennifer Jefferson is too unfathomable... Nancy, we will all abandon you for a while Email, voicemail, don't leave any adverse evidence...we can't fully believe that the whole hack was just a coincidence."

Nancy and Adam exchange a look in disbelief, "But Reese, you know those hackers, they'll do anything for freedom of information—or whatever **** beliefs they have."

They are more inclined to believe that all this is just a black swan incident like the Watergate incident. There is no warning and no reason.

"Anyway, let's be more careful." Reese smiled self-deprecatingly, "Just think I'm worrying too much, but we can't afford another hacking incident now..."

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"Golden Globe Awards." Jennifer Bell turned off the rebroadcast on TV, she smiled indifferently, and put her feet into her shoes, "Honey, we're going to be late—I heard that James His temper is very bad, we can't make him wait, can we?"

Last year, there were no new works that had any response. The two low-budget films that were intended to be aimed at the Olympic Games ended up with only mediocre results-both box office and film critics. Although "Underworld" has a sequel, it is unlikely to be a big hit. Hot, Bell knows that she has fallen back to the B-list, so she didn't spend public relations money to compete for the nomination, to accompany Jennifer Jefferson, and she didn't care about her fierce momentum this year, she set her sights on On her next film: Staring at people won't make her career better, and now, of course, her first goal is to return to the ranks of the A-list.

Georgia Lansing came out of the house in a formal dress, "Of course, let's go—listen, what James means about the "Avatar" project..."

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"Golden Globe Awards..." On the breakfast table, Natalie Portman put the newspaper aside, her pretty brows were slightly frowned, and the spoon stirred a few times in the bowl of milk and cereal, obviously , the comely Jewish girl has lost her appetite.

"What's the matter? Honey." Mrs. Hirschler (Natalie's family name is Hirschler), Natalie's mother—and her manager—asked with concern, "Don't care about this. , eat breakfast, this is your most serious meal of the day - don't worry, you will get this award sooner or later, it's just a matter of time."

Mrs. Hirschler's attitude is of course very laid-back. Ever since Natalie stepped into the stardom, she has always been able to get the best resources. She is both talented and talented, but it is also because Natalie is the most talented Jewish girl among 20-generation actors. , just like the fruit on the tree, as long as the time comes, you can get it with a little lifting. ——Just like Adrien Brody can win the Oscar winner in his famous works, in Hollywood, there are some privileges that only belong to Jews. This is no secret at all.

"Yeah, it's a matter of time..." Natalie's eyebrows were still furrowed, "but I haven't been nominated for an Oscar yet, Mom, and she's already had two."

Both mother and daughter didn't name them, and they both knew that they were definitely not talking about Reese Witherspoon, but the white girl who was the same age as Natalie. She debuted later than Natalie It has been nine years, and it was 2003 when she soared to the sky, but since that year, she is the name Natalie least likes to hear. Under the shining of the stars, Natalie, who was originally the number one actress of the 20th generation, now feels a little backward and in crisis.

"The nomination is not important, what matters is who wins the award first." Mrs. Hirschler was still leisurely, "Honey, of course you will be the first actress to win the award in your generation, never doubt this .”

"You mean—" Natalie's brows stretched a little, "did you call?"

"Of course." Mrs. Hirschler took a sip of coffee, "Whoever wins the prize first will be the first—how can Mom not understand this truth? Don't worry, I will give you the nomination list as soon as it comes out." Several friends called... This girl may be smart enough to get Rahawi to cooperate with her, but no one can underestimate the solidarity of our Jews."

She crossed the table and patted Natalie on the cheek lovingly, "Breakfast, Honey, seriously, you can't skip breakfast - you'll always come first, baby ——Now, let’s eat quickly.”

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"Golden Globes..." Scarlett Johansson closed the web page, she stared blankly at the computer screen for a while, then jumped up and quickly pressed the keyboard on the phone. "Hi - Eno, I'm Scarlett, I just saw the news, my God, Eno, what should I do if she wins an Oscar? Do I have to read scripts through her fingers from now on Is it...it's not fair...she stole my role in "The Fifth Sally"..."

In the mansions in Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, and Malibu Beach, such calls are not uncommon: Generally speaking, actresses seldom win Oscars in the first half of their 20s, and the average Oscar for an actress is The age is 37 years old, so for the female stars who are still in the first half of their 20s, they are not in a hurry to compete for the Olympics, most of them are still accumulating fame and honing their acting skills. But this does not mean that they will look at the success of their peers with full of blessings - the first to win an Oscar, in Hollywood, not only means a glory, but also means that countless resources are tilted, and in their own Nobody wants to see the crown go to another contender until they are ready to take the crown.

"Why not Reese Witherspoon?" This statement was quickly rejected, because Reese is 30 years old this year and is still in a competitive range with them in their 20s, "Why not Judy Dan Strange? She is also very old and has acting skills, it should be her..."

The author has something to say: Note: The Oscar voting rules are true, but the PR company I mentioned can see the progress of the ballots in real time. This is also from the report. It was Gao Xiaosong who said that he once When I went to the United States, I followed a public relations friend to see the real-time voting in the company.

I will combine the two to explain XD

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Updated, there are a lot of words, one update tonight

Sorry for the long wait. I wrote it at 7 o’clock, but I added a little bit after thinking about it. I think it’s more interesting to write like this XD