Hollywood Director 1992

The premiere of "Bram Stoker's Dracula" ended, and Link and Monica were invited by the crew to attend the premiere party held at the Bulgari Hotel.

Through Sophia's introduction, he also met Al Pacino, Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder and others.

At the party, he could chat with Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, and others, but not with the older ones, such as Gary Oldman, Richard Gere, and Dustin Hoffman.

Link took the initiative to greet them, but did not receive a positive response.

He stopped paying attention to them.

As the end of the year approached, the American Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards began to be selected. The topics discussed at the party, in addition to "Bram Stoker's Dracula," were predictions for next year's Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, and which movies could win awards.

Among them, Al Pacino's "Scent of a Woman", Robert Downey Jr.'s "Chaplin", Tom Cruise's "A Few Good Men", and Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" were mentioned many times.

However, "Paranormal Activity", which ranked first in the annual box office, and "Buried", which received a lot of praise, were not mentioned.

"Link, do you also want to get an Oscar statuette?"

Nicolas Cage leaned on the railing, shaking his wine glass and smiling.

"Yes. Don't you want to?"

"Haha, I want to too! But I think of everyone here, you have the least chance of winning an Oscar."

Nicolas Cage pointed at him and laughed.

"Why?"

"You should know the identities of those Oscar Academy judges. They are filmmakers from various guilds. This year, you used two films to teach everyone a lesson, telling everyone that good actors are not important, good cinematographers are not important, good art designers are not important, and movies can still be a big hit without them.

The success of "Paranormal Activity" is equivalent to negating the traditional film operation procedures and negating the value of their existence. They would be strange to cast their votes for you."

Nicolas Cage laughed.

Johnny Depp took over and said, "The box office results of 'Paranormal Activity' are indeed too amazing, scaring everyone. I heard that someone suggested that 'The Hollywood Reporter' should not include 'Paranormal Activity' when ranking the annual box office.

Because 'Paranormal Activity' is the number one in both the North American box office and the global box office, which is very frustrating and embarrassing for many filmmakers. They are likely to complain about you secretly, and they will certainly not vote for you."

Johnny Depp was wearing a neat plaid suit, with his hair combed back, and a gentle smile on his face when he spoke, looking like a sunny big boy.

This image is vastly different from what he would become decades later.

People in the industry often say that actors shape characters, but in fact, characters are also shaping each actor. The older the actor, the heavier the traces left by the character on him/her.

The Johnny Depp who hadn't played "Edward Scissorhands" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" would not have become what he was later.

"If I were Link, I wouldn't care about the Oscar statuette. More than 600 million US dollars in box office, the annual box office champion, these two labels are more valuable than any film award."

Keanu Reeves also smiled handsomely.

"Haha, I agree with Keanu's words. After all, like the Oscar for Best Picture, there is only one annual box office champion every year. In Hollywood's century-old history, only one hundred films have won the box office champion. This label is indeed very valuable."

Nicolas Cage laughed.

"Sounds very reasonable. Since everyone says so, then I won't compete for next year's Oscar. I'll give you the chance to win the award. How about that? Isn't that very generous?"

Link joked.

"Haha, as if you can win an Oscar."

Everyone laughed.

Link smiled. It was indeed a joke. "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" are both thrillers and can be nominated for next year's Saturn Awards for Film and Television.

The films selected for the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards are mostly high-quality literary films and commercial films with technological innovations. "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" do not meet the Oscar selection criteria.

If Link wants to win an Oscar, he needs to make films of a higher level in order to gain recognition from the elite class.

For him, who has almost offended half of the entertainment industry, the difficulty is extremely high.

"Hey, handsome guys, look here."

Hearing someone call them handsome guys, Link, Keanu Reeves, and Johnny Depp subconsciously turned around.

Click! Click!

Sophia aimed the camera at the four of them and pressed the shutter several times.

Link and Keanu stood in the middle, Johnny Depp stood on the left, and only Nicolas Cage on the right leaned lazily on the railing.

"Sophia, wait a minute, I didn't pose well."

Nicolas Cage straightened his body and adjusted his bow tie.

"Actually, it's the same without you."

Sophia muttered and took another picture of the four of them.

Link and the other three were wearing dark suits, with tall and straight figures, handsome faces, and each had their own handsomeness and demeanor.

No one can find fault with their appearance!

"What are you guys talking about? You look very happy."

Sophia asked, holding the camera.

"Link said he wants to win the Oscar for Best Director, and we said he can't get it, hahaha!"

Nicolas Cage laughed loudly, twisting his mouth.

"What's so funny about that? Link is only 20 years old, and he can even win the annual box office champion. Is the Oscar for Best Director more difficult to win than the annual box office champion?"

"It's not the same. The annual box office champion relies more on luck. The Oscar for Best Director is an award selected by thousands of people. There is no element of luck, so it is more difficult to win."

Nicolas Cage said.

While Sophia and Nicolas Cage were talking, director Martin Scorsese came over to chat with Link.

He praised his "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" as very good, saying that he was a very unique, spiritual, and creative director with great potential in the film field.

At the same time, he also hoped that he would spend more time studying film theory and making more good-looking movies.

Director Martin Scorsese re-discussed the entertainment and artistic aspects of film.

He recognized Sophia's statement that entertainment includes artistry, but believed that the role of artistry is not only to please the elite class, but also to improve the aesthetic standards of ordinary audiences, allowing ordinary audiences to feel humanity and feel truth, goodness, and beauty.

At the same time, the improvement of the audience's aesthetic level places higher demands on movies, and directors will also be forced to improve their abilities to meet the needs of the audience.

In this way, the film industry will become more and more prosperous.

This is also a long-term plan.

Link nodded, agreeing with his point of view.

Director Martin Scorsese was very happy to see him nod. Before leaving, he gave him his contact information, saying that if he encountered any difficulties in his creation, he could contact him at any time.

Director Scorsese is a professor at New York University and spoke like an old professor, very serious and patient.

Link sincerely thanked this gentle old man.