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"Murphy Stanton ignored the facts and directed "The Wolf of Wall Street" infringed many of my legal rights."

Sitting in the office of Bill Rossis in the Death Star Building, Murphy looked at Jordan Belfort, who was being interviewed on TV on the screen, who seemed to enjoy the feeling of being pursued by the media. I believe in the law..."

Seeing this, Murphy turned off the video, and the lawyer Robert next to him said, "I called to inquire, and it is true. I believe we will receive a notice from the court soon."

Murphy nodded, "This guy won't give up after all."

In fact, since he rejected Jordan Belfort at the beginning, he has been mentally prepared for this, otherwise he would not have allowed people to collect so much information and evidence, and spent a lot of money to obtain a series of legal authorizations.

Bill Rossis knew what Murphy was doing and asked Robert, "What are our odds?"

Without even thinking about it, Robert said, "Over eighty percent."

No one would talk too much, let alone a lawyer like Robert. Murphy knew very well that what Robert said basically meant that his side would win.

Murphy thought for a while and said, "Bill, pass on a copy of the information we collected to Robert."

"I'll let someone do it." Bill Rosses picked up the phone and notified his assistant, but suddenly said, "Murphy, have you considered an out-of-court settlement?"

Robert looked at Bill Rossis in surprise, and Murphy asked directly, "Why settle out of court?"

Bill Rosses didn't go around in circles, and also said directly, "First of all, there is the cost of time. Litigation like this often takes a long time, which is not good for your work. Second, the awards season has already begun... "

Seeing that Murphy was thinking, he continued, "Personal biopics have always been the darling of the Oscars, and it is also a basis for "The Wolf of Wall Street" to get Oscar tickets, but if the protagonist himself publicizes that the film does not match his experience If this is not the case, it will bring a lot of negative effects, which can directly affect the choices of some Oscar judges."

Bill Rossis' words reminded Murphy of the veteran tactics Harvey Weinstein used to attack Spielberg and Saving Private Ryan.

"The longer this lawsuit drags on," Bill Rossis knew about Murphy's attitude towards such incidents, but the situation we are now facing is different from the past, "the greater the negative impact on our Oscar nominations! "

What he said was clear to Murphy, and Murphy was not the kind of stubborn person, just like many things in the past, when compromise was more favorable, he would not persist desperately.

But incidents like Jordan Belfort were not among them.

"Bill, have you ever thought about it?" Murphy looked at Bill Rosses and said very seriously, "I am not yet thirty years old, and there is still a long way to go in the future, and there are countless movies To shoot, if I compromise this time, who will jump out next time?"

After listening to Murphy's words, Bill Rosses thought carefully for a while and said, "Long-term interests and immediate interests..."

He shook his head, "I was dazzled by Oscar."

"Our goal is to nominate, and this will not change." Murphy is the only one who really decides here. "Not reaching an out-of-court settlement with Jordan Belfort does not mean that we have to give up the Oscar nomination."

Bill Rossis nodded slightly. Anyway, Jordan Belfort is the prototype of the protagonist of the film. If he denies the authenticity of this biographical film, it basically means that he wants to win the best director statuette and the most prestigious award. The chances of winning a best film statuette will become very low.

Indeed, Jordan Belfort's words may not directly affect the Oscar judges, but Bill Rossis has never ignored the other popular films of the awards season, how could Murphy and the "Wolf of Wall Street" competitors Will you give up such a good opportunity to attack and discredit your opponent?

If attacked too violently,

No matter how relaxed the publicity and public relations on my side, it is not impossible to lose the nomination list for important awards.

Bill Rosses could think of this, and of course Murphy could think of it too, but when he came here, he had thought about it to a certain extent.

"Bill, let's make some appropriate adjustments to our public relations work." Murphy said his thoughts directly, "The original plan remains the same, and we will add some topics to keep "The Wolf of Wall Street" a certain amount of heat."

"That's fine." Bill Rosses rubbed his chin and said, "Only when there is a topic can there be attention."

Murphy added, "Also, we create some voices in the media and show a certain gesture."

Bill Rossis asked, "What gesture?"

"We're not chasing awards for the sake of winning awards!" Murphy said, crossing his arms, "I believe you know better than me that the thinking of those old men who are the core members of the Film Academy cannot be measured by normality. Those who make award-winning films according to their taste, and those who want to win awards for the sake of winning awards, will be ignored by them."

"There are many examples like this." Bill Rossis fully agrees with Murphy's statement, "Martin Scorsese before he won the best director, and Leonardo DiCaprio now, are all Typical of that. So, as I’ve warned you in the past, chasing prizes for the sake of prizes often backfires.”

"Yes, that's it." Murphy nodded lightly, "Therefore, we have to show an attitude that "The Wolf of Wall Street" is not a film specially made for the Oscars."

He suddenly laughed, "The fact is the same, "The Wolf of Wall Street" was not made entirely because of the Oscars."

In these words, Bill Rossis believes that a director like Murphy will never ignore the commercial profit of the film, and his style is not very appetizing for Oscar.

Bill Rosses stood up and took a few steps, thought for a while, and said, "Leave this matter to me."

After discussing for more than ten minutes, the three-person meeting between Murphy, Bill Rosies and lawyer Robert also came to an end. Murphy continued to cooperate with 20th Century Fox's publicity plan, and Bill Rosies was in charge of a series of Oscars. Public relations activities, while Robert is dealing with Jordan Belfort's lawsuit, trying not to involve Murphy too much energy.

In Hollywood, being able to reach Murphy's level does not represent oneself, and behind everyone, there is basically a relatively mature team. In many cases, the collective wisdom and collective efforts are far more effective than a single person's bare head. to be better.

December 1st of each year is the official start of the North American awards season. Now it is gradually approaching mid-December. Many outpost awards have announced the results of the awards. Perhaps it is due to Jordan Belfort’s constant attacks on the inaccuracy of the film and competitors’ taking this To make a fuss about the impact, unlike last year's "Inglourious Basterds", Murphy and "The Wolf of Wall Street" almost without exception lost the list of nominations for these awards.

The situation is quite unfavorable for "The Wolf of Wall Street", especially as the time is getting closer to January, and the Academy may announce the distribution of ballots for the Oscar nomination list at any time.

At this time, Murphy, Bill Rossis and Twentieth Century Fox joined forces to make a big investment, continuously buying pages from the influential "Hollywood Reporter" in the industry, and publishing them in the same way as Murphy and "The Wolf of Wall Street". relevant news.

"Murphy Stanton, a director who has never made a bad film!"

"The most personal and stylized director in Hollywood and his unique style of "The Wolf of Wall Street"..."

News like this is just a conventional means of publicity. In these conventional means of publicity, the criticized parts of the film are deliberately mentioned.

"With the appearance of many films in North America's Thanksgiving Christmas schedule, "The Wolf of Wall Street", which may be the most important film of this year's Oscar awards season, has finally been reloaded amidst a series of unfavorable news of skipped tickets, unfinished editing, and schedule adjustments. , meet the audience in the theater."

"But there is no doubt that this nearly three-hour black comedy has challenged the psychological bottom line of everyone, including audiences, film critics, and even Oscar judges, with its jaw-dropping scale. ; and the resulting polarized comments and audience feelings are not beyond everyone's expectations, and this phenomenon is by no means good news during the Oscars awards season..."

"In "The Wolf of Wall Street" directed by Murphy Stanton, Jordan Bedford, a luxurious, drug-addicted stockbroker, is created. This character is evil, shameless, decadent and depraved. If the audience can ignore the plot of Jordan Bedford being investigated by the FBI and convicted by the federal court in the last 10 minutes of the film, the whole film is almost a comprehensive display of luxury and corruption.”

By posting these, Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox did not intend to make the film self-defeating, but to show the old men among the many Oscar judges: Look, this film of mine was not made specifically to hit the Oscars at all, otherwise it would be a shame. Why are there so many controversies and large-scale shots?

This kind of propaganda may seem absurd, but people's hearts are the most difficult thing to measure in this world, especially a group of old men who are over sixty-five years old. As Murphy said, most of the time, any People can't use the thinking of ordinary people to measure them.

Their thoughts are really peculiar, making it difficult to grasp. People who are chasing awards care too much about Oscars, and they will think that the purpose of making movies is impure; if they stay away from Oscars, they will be considered as disrespectful of authoritative awards...

This is what Murphy refers to as a matter of posture, which sometimes determines whether an Oscar judge will be favored by him or not.

So, Murphy set the tone for The Wolf of Wall Street, and it was publicly revealed through The Hollywood Reporter. (To be continued.)