Hollywood Domination: The fourth tear X (on)

Although affected by the US-Iraq War, the presence of the film and television industry was not high at the beginning of 2003, but the Oscars are the biggest film and television event of the year after all. It can be said that starting from the end of October, the entire awards season will be filled with awards of all sizes. Even if they are added together, they are not as important as the Oscars, so the nomination luncheon in February also attracted the attention of all parties in the film and television industry, but if there is any surprise shortlisted, it is a lie. Before the nomination, the Golden Globe Awards, major Film Critics Association Awards, Directors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and other major union awards basically included most of the outstanding films this year. It can be said that if your performance is worthy of being nominated for an Oscar Even winning an award will never be missed before the Oscars, so candidates who can appear at the Oscar nomination luncheon have a small account of their chances of winning the award.

If you have not won any awards other than nominations in previous awards, then your chances of winning an Oscar are very low. Therefore, candidates will happily appear at the nomination luncheon no matter how likely they are to win the prize. Listening to the luncheon host announcing the nomination list, the whole luncheon is more like a big industry party, full of Joyful atmosphere.

In the awards season that is coming to an end, Jenny is of course without a harvest, but "Chicago" has become an award harvester sweeping all major awards ceremonies. Just talking about the most prestigious "Golden Globe" outside the Oscars, "Chicago" won heavyweight awards such as Best Picture in Musical Comedy, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Director in Musical Comedy and Best Actor in a Musical Comedy. Best supporting actor and actress, it is worth mentioning that Renee Zellweger also defeated Catherine Zeta-Jones for best actress, which more or less reflects the Golden Globe jury—that is, The aesthetic attitude of the 96 foreign journalists, they dismissed the hot topic before, and it can even be said that they deliberately did the opposite. This can be said to reflect their independent judgment spirit, but from another perspective , It is also a manifestation of Miramax's strong public relations ability. After all, the Golden Globe Awards is hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and there are only 96 judges, so the difficulty of public relations is relatively low.

In any case, after receiving the award, Renee felt elated, and her non-response attitude has a good explanation: With her status in the world, there is no need to pay attention to the ignorant juniors, even if the news No matter how hot the hype is, the industry still recognizes her performance more than the equally acclaimed 'Velma' Catherine Zeta-Jones. Although she did not mention a single sentence of previous disputes in her acceptance speech, she thanked Harvey Weinstein with as many as three sentences, and she just glanced at director Rob Marshall. Eyes are signs that can be interpreted. Although he doesn't appear in gossip magazines, rumors about the internal games of this award have quietly spread in the phone gossip circle of insiders.

After losing to Renee at the Golden Globe Awards, Catherine's Oscar was directly changed to Best Supporting Actress. Due to the special character of Velma, this change is of course allowed. The Globe Award should be changed to Best Supporting Actress. With her performance and status in the world, "Chicago" should be able to make another success at the Golden Globe Awards, forming a rare best director, actor and actress, and supporting actress. Winner situation.

In any case, "Chicago" is indeed one of the most dazzling stars of this year's awards season. As the news of its award gradually spread, the box office also showed a steady and slight upward trend. It is time to enter the finishing stage, but at this time, the box office is still rising against the trend, and the total has passed the 100 million six-dollar mark. From the book, the profit is a foregone conclusion. This is not the overseas box office. But now the overseas box office has been reported one after another, and the cumulative figure is expected to reach around 100 million US dollars. As a musical, this is already a more dazzling success than "Moulin Rouge".

The performance of "Chicago" in terms of Oscar nominations is also surprising, with 13 nominations ranging from Best Picture to Best Art Direction. "Chicago", which was nominated for the Globe Award, also won all of them, which is a good sign.

"Will you go to the Oscars?" In the dressing room of the Old Schubert Theater, Ann talked to Jenny curiously, "It's a pity that you didn't go to the Golden Globes."

Golden Globe Awards is of course also a good opportunity for exposure, but because Miramax predicted that there was little hope of winning the Best Picture award before the awards, the whole crew went to the nominated actors, of course Jenny was not among them-this The main reason is that the Golden Globe Awards straddle the two major fields of TV and film, and there are more nominations. If too many people go, the seats are not easy to arrange... At least the seats in the VIP area for the nominated guests are limited. Calculate if the nominated crews for Best Picture and Best Series bring the entire crew, then they alone can fill most of the venue. Therefore, the number of invitations issued by the organizer must have been limited, and the crew of "Chicago" couldn't bring Jenny.

"I don't know yet." Jenny glanced at the TV and said honestly, "It should depend on Miramax's intentions and whether James is allowed to leave."

This is completely an excuse. If Jenny is going, James will definitely allow her leave. This kind of exposure can only benefit him. Ann smiled, and didn't continue to ask, but changed the topic, "Has the publicity plan for "Pirate" come out? I doubt you will be able to appear in a few shows in May. Disney has already started to make appointments with you, right?"

"Yes." This is a topic that Jenny can talk about, and she said a little excitedly, "You know this is a film that has opened worldwide, at least we are going to premiere in London, if Germany, France If I need to run publicity, I think I will go crazy, and if James insists on not letting him go, I can only fly back and forth, and I suspect that I will die from exhaustion by then."

An laughed loudly, "Believe me, that would be a way of death that many people would envy."

Although she only got a small role in "Pirates", An is taking the most common development route for British beauties in Hollywood. She at least has a stage play job with a good weekly salary, so her mentality is balanced. I am not envious of Jenny's resources, but I prefer the professional and simple life now.

After the day's performance, Jenny did not stop to sign autographs for the fans, but waved to them apologetically, and then got into the car - because of the theater's ticket sales strategy, she is now outside the theater every day There were a lot of fans waiting, and the security guards were afraid that if Jenny stayed, the scene would get out of control. Coupled with the interference of the paparazzi, and Judy’s strict exposure restrictions, she was wrapped up tightly after the performance every day. The security guards provided in the theater Get down and get in the car.

She was a little uneasy about this, and wanted to register a blog to explain the reason to fans, but Judy severely stopped her. Although the IT trend has swept the United States, it is still very new for actors to directly speak out and talk to the public PRs in particular take offense to this, and it can damage the personal image they've built for their clients.

As soon as she got into the car, Jenny started to listen to the voicemail and make phone calls by the way—because she didn't have a manager, she could only do these things by herself most of the time. "Judy, can we go to the Oscars now? What did Disney say?"

Miramax has already said hello and won't take her to the Oscars. In this matter, Jenny's team can be said to have been tricked, and now all the award presenters have been invited, which is more attractive. Some of the eye-catching positions are all booked by capable PRs. No matter how powerful Judy is, it will be difficult to squeeze Jenny into the guests who can be on stage. I can only rely on Disney to find a way.

"No answer from Disney right now," Judy said as she typed, "but, listen, I have good news. The Catherine team contacted me today and they hope to give you Find a good seat on the other side of the crew."

"Oh?" Jenny was a little surprised, "Is my relationship with Catherine that good?"

Jokes are all jokes, and after a bit of brainstorming, Jenny quickly understood the intentions of Catherine's team—they were probably **** off by Miramax.

Although Miramax speaks out to support Renee, it does not mean that they will turn against Jenny because of this. Supporting Renee is a very normal box office move. After all, Renee is in charge of the box office. If Lamax does not support her, who does she support? But in private, Miramax’s publicity and Judy still maintained a very good interaction, and did not complain too much about the Renee-Jennifer hype, because the box office data curve clearly shows that this hype has taken the lead in the New York area. Come box office rises. Even before the Golden Globe Awards, Miramax assured Judy that there is really no way for the Golden Globe Awards. This year's venue is too small, so the organizers are very stingy, and the invitations received by the "Chicago" crew are only enough Throw in all the nominees, but the crew will definitely take Jenny to the Oscars.

However, after Renee beat Catherine to win the leading actress at the Golden Globe Awards, Miramax's tone changed. In the end, he simply told Jenny: After Renee's upset (the 'cold' caused by Jenny ') After getting the leading actress in a comedy, her chances of winning the leading actress Oscar will increase accordingly, and the company will also devote resources to Renee to publicize the queen, and of course, Renee's right to speak will increase. ——It is conceivable that Renee certainly does not want the crew to bring Jenny to distract the media attention after the Oscars. The film crew also hopes that Jenny can understand their last choice.

Anyway, it's just because she's a kid, and Jenny won't be angry because of it, but Judy and Cesare don't want Jenny to miss the Oscar this time just to take care of Miramax or Renee's emotions, on the contrary , they, like Disney, want to keep the conversation going, promoting "Pirates of the Caribbean," which premieres in May. It doesn't matter if I don't go with your crew, if you find another way to go, you Miramax can't say anything, can you? Anyway, I must go.

The team's security blanket is to ask Josh to take her there. Josh was invited by the Oscars to be a guest of honor for a technical award because of the popularity of "Star Wars Episode 1" in June last year, but doing so is tantamount to The relationship between Josh and her was exposed in advance, which will have a certain impact on the follow-up publicity. The producer Jerry didn't want to take this move when the box office is still unclear, so he was listed as the last choice.

Now, Catherine is suddenly willing to lend a helping hand, and has designated a place for Jenny in the invitation letter of the "Chicago" crew. The intention for Renee is obvious, and it can even be said to be against Miramax. Not too much. Since this was the call after the Oscar nominations, Jenny speculated that she might have learned that Miramax had left more Oscar PR resources to Renee, which caused some variables in her path to Best Supporting Actress.

"This resentment should have been planted since the Golden Globe Awards." As a PR, Judy certainly has much more information than Jenny, and she confirmed Jenny's conjecture. "Catherine believes that Miramax invested unfairly in public relations resources for the sake of emotional disputes, causing Catherine to miss the Golden Globe Award-the best actress in a musical comedy should have been hers."

Indeed, because of the Renee-Jennifer dispute, Renee felt a little disgraced in the first half of the awards season, and she couldn't keep up with the flamboyant Catherine. Very good, that's why Miramax nominated her for the Best Actress in a Musical Comedy instead of a Supporting Actress. At that time, it was equivalent to saying that Renee was no longer optimistic about Renee, and she wanted a double insurance. As a result, I don’t know what happened behind the scenes. After many times, Renee became the best actress, Catherine gave up the supporting actress that was almost certain to get, and the heroine didn’t get it. Going to apply for a supporting actress. Although they all have their best, but the gold content of the heroine and the supporting actress are so different, she will definitely not be happy.

"So is she going to get revenge on Miramax or Renee?" Jenny asked, "Are we going to accept this kindness from Catherine?"

"This is exactly where I hesitate. Miramax's attitude is not bad now, but if we accept Catherine's invitation, it will be tantamount to completely ruining the relationship with Miramax." Judy said, "Jenny, what's your opinion?"

Different from Cesare's usual strength, Judy's wrist is much softer. Although she usually has her own opinion when she asks 'your opinion', as Jenny's popularity gradually increases, Judy Dee will also use these introductory dialogues to explain the reasons for his decision, which is like a death sentence. difference.

"What I said, there's no need to confront Miramax to this extent." Jenny is already a little tired of the Oscar matter, and has been swinging back and forth between being able to go and not being able to go so many times, she Has been tossed out of temper. "If it doesn't work, go with Josh. You may not be able to get as good a position as Josh if you force yourself into the crew. What's Cesare's opinion?"

The good positions that will be taken by the camera are limited, and it must be based on the coffee position. The position that Josh's female companion can sit in is obviously better than the supporting role in "Chicago".

"Cesare hopes that Catherine can get you an independent invitation letter to let you go to watch the ceremony." Judy said, expressing her disapproval in a veiled tone, "but then you can't sit with the crew. At the same time, you are not here to present awards, and the purpose of pursuing exposure is too obvious, so there may be gossip media after the event to ridicule this, thinking that you are too utilitarian."

"Do you want me to go with Josh?" Jenny asked, "Has Disney given up hope?"

"Disney is unlikely to crowd out other award presenters for you, so you might as well be with Josh, so the seats are also closer. And if you take an independent invitation, who do you take? Go alone huh? Let Josh go alone too? It's not good for the whole story, you know, you're supposed to be in an 'underground relationship' now, of course if you don't go there's nothing to say, but now you go to the Oscars separately , When the relationship is exposed, people think of today, they will think you are too cunning, and they will have doubts about the authenticity of this relationship." Judy analyzed, "So it is better to go with Josh now, and you can Keep silent, let's come out and play haha, and fool the past few months."

"But this is against Jerry's wishes." Jenny rubbed her head and pointed out.

Judy was silent for a while, and reluctantly admitted, "Yes, this is against Jerry's wishes again."

This is not a computer game, there is no harm-free strategy, and you have no choice to go to the Oscars again without offending anyone, Jenny squeezed her eyes hard, and made a decision, "I still listen to Cesare. When the media asked why we went to the Oscars separately, they said it was the producer’s request, and he didn’t want us to distract attention on the eve of the release.”

"Okay, since this is a joint decision of both of you." Judy hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, although her tone was a bit sour. ——Although she is the person Cesare found for Jenny, and the relationship between the two is usually very good, but when there are differences of opinion like this, there must be a sense of "competition" with Cesare, and they all hope that Jenny can support their opinions. "Then I'll contact someone from Catherine's team."

"Wait," Jenny suddenly felt something was wrong, "Will Cesare agree with my opinion as the final decision? You don't need to ask him again?"

"Do you need me to confirm with him again?" Judy asked back, her tone was a little mysterious.

Jenny felt something, she hesitated, but said firmly, "You should confirm it with Cesare."

"Then I'll call later." Judy didn't waste time on 'challenging' her existing relationship with Cesare, but went straight to the next trifle, "Your Oscar look will still be done by Zhu Lian is responsible, can you? You need to find a day to go back to Los Angeles for a makeup test a week before the Oscars, I will look at your schedule and try to arrange a few things in one day..."

After hanging up the phone, Jenny started rubbing her head again. As she became more and more popular, she did feel obviously exhausted. She was a little out of breath, and she felt more and more clearly that she really needed a manager to handle these chores. ——However, due to some economic reasons, including psychological resistance, she has not made a request to Cesare until now.

"Mary." She asked the driver——Mary now has more or less shared some of the clerical work. Although her salary has not increased, she has more and more things to do. "When is my next day off?"

Mary frantically pressed her PDA for a while at the red light, and then said timidly after a while, "There is no rest day until the Oscars."

She paused, then added, "If you want to add the schedule of makeup trials, your schedule before the Oscars will be very tight. You may have to move some performance days later. In this way, before the Tony Awards, you I can't even rest for a day."

Jenny began to bang her head on the back of the chair regularly, "I remember the accountant called this morning-how much money is left in my account? Is it not enough?"

"If the theater delays paying the salary, it probably won't be enough to pay the various bills for next month. Jin has been suggesting that you get a mortgage or a credit card." Mary looked through the rearview mirror Jenny, "He said that you have the DVD copyright dividend pledge of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and you can easily apply for a loan to cover your expenses during this period."

"Are my expenses so big? I know he has to set aside tax money, but that shouldn't be the case," Jenny raised her voice, "remind me to call him tomorrow, is he tax-free? Item not recorded? I have no reason not to pay the bill now, you ask him to fax me the detailed bill, I want to see it."

She is not the kind of star who knows nothing about her finances and only knows how to spend money in a foolish way. However, the tax system in the United States is extremely complicated. If she wants to understand the tax return preview prepared by an accountant, she must first Invest in some expensive and tome books. Of course, even if you spend a lot of effort to learn, it is very likely that you will only have a little knowledge.

"Oh, good." Mary said politely, she was silent for a while, and added, "When I called Judy's office earlier, her assistant said that Judy was considering asking for a raise again."

Jenny hit the back of the chair more forcefully, "Tell me, if this continues, will I not even be able to afford a plane ticket back to Los Angeles."

"Probably..." Mary said, "even if the theater pays the salary, after all the bills are paid, the balance is not enough to buy two round-trip tickets to Los Angeles, and this is based on the fact that you didn't pay my salary. Basically, I calculated that even if you don’t pay taxes on the twenty-five thousand, after paying all the bills and my salary, there will be nothing left.”

…Jenny was silent for a while, and finally compromised, "Tomorrow, I will talk to Jin about the mortgage loan."

She thought for a while and added, "Also, don't buy boxed salads from tomorrow, drive to the supermarket and buy some organic vegetables, come back, I will make it myself..."

Mary gave her a sympathetic look, "This will only save you one or two hundred dollars a week, dear."

Jenny now really understands why the stars in China in her previous life were so keen on attending dinners. Now if someone offers her one hundred thousand dollars to have a meal, even if she needs to apologize and persuade her to drink, it is difficult for her to say that she will Will not refuse, "A dollar is also a dollar, honey, haven't you noticed? If your big star lives like this and doesn't receive a new job in the second half of the year, he will go bankrupt soon."

Mary stuck out her tongue, "Well, I have to admit, the life you have now is not what I dreamed of enjoying. However, since you are willing to make your own salad, then I think we can still find some cuts. Spending..."

Without shopping expenses and eating out, Mary used her own relationship to drive a good car from home that her brother didn't drive for the time being. Jenny didn't need to pay rent other than the gas fee, which saved a lot of car rental fees. , all the expenses can be cut down, and the economy class on the plane... There is no need for Jenny to never go out now, because she bought a set of Outfit this season, and she has to save it for the paparazzi when she goes back to Los Angeles. She wraps herself in a ball during her commute to make sure the paparazzi can't get a picture of her face so that the unnewsworthy photos don't get reported and don't reveal the fact that she's wearing civilian clothes. In the process of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, she finally completed most of the contract with the theater and flew back to Los Angeles to participate in the annual Oscar event. ——Although this is about a minute or so for Jenny.

Actually, one minute is an exaggeration, the photos don't count, but the appearance on the live broadcast, one minute counts as her luck. You must know that there are so many Oscar guests, and not all of them can be interviewed by the host. Unless you are a big celebrity, it is just a matter of swaying in front of the camera. Of course, there will be one or two wandering hosts on the red carpet People and reporters, if your topic is high enough and beautiful enough, there will still be some opportunities to be exposed in the live broadcast.

Then, after taking their seats, most of the guests can only enjoy the treatment of being swept away by the camera. Only the nominated guests can get the Zoomin treatment at the moment of the awards, and the award presenters can also attract about a minute or two Pay attention, it can be said that a guest like Jenny who has no nominations and no awards, comes to the Oscars just for the tens of seconds of the red carpet show—even less, because she has a bad position after entering the stage, and she has no chance of being swept nothing.

Just for these tens of seconds, she will spend tens of thousands of dollars on a set of looks, and then spend a sum of money on a limousine, as well as a round-trip air ticket that is not cheap... But even so, to get these few With ten seconds of exposure, she also made many people envious.

A sudden event that made Jenny's investment even more dangerous was that on the evening of March 23, 2003, thousands of anti-war protesters gathered outside the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, which is the venue for the Oscars. Anti-war demonstrations were held, which also made the atmosphere on the red carpet more tense and depressed, and even felt a little hasty. When Jenny got in the car and set off, although it was still a short distance from the Dolby Theater, she had already heard Indistinct slogans came.

The author has something to say: Note: 1 It is true that anti-war demonstrators gathered in front of the Dolby Theater. At that time, the whole of the United States was shrouded in the shadow of war, so the Oscar ratings of that session were also the lowest.

2 Catherine's Golden Globe heroine has never competed with Renee, and it is true that she won the Oscar for supporting actress...

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