Hollywood Road

Just when Murphy saw Harvey Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein also saw Murphy. The fat Jewish man walked over without any hesitation.

"Long time no see, Murphy." There was a smile on his fat face.

"Yeah, Harvey." Murphy also stood up, "We haven't seen each other for a while."

Harvey Weinstein opened his arms, hugged Murphy lightly, and said, "On Catholicism and "Diego Ross," I'm with you!"

Murphy nodded and said politely, "Thank you, I am more confident with your support."

"I have long disliked those people." Harvey Weinstein said carelessly, as if what he said was true, "I should teach them a good lesson."

Murphy smiled, but didn't answer.

Harvey Weinstein changed the subject in a timely manner, "How about it, how many statuettes can we get this time?"

"It would be nice to get a few nominations." Murphy glanced behind Harvey Weinstein, Meryl Streep had already sat down, "Seeing you, I have no confidence. In the face of double insurance, who can take away those heavyweight awards?"

"You are too modest."

Even though he said that, Harvey Weinstein was quite complacent on his face, "Why don't we cooperate again next year, and I will do my best for you."

"I also really want to continue working with you." Murphy spread his hands helplessly, "Unfortunately, I have signed a contract with 20th Century Fox for several years. If I breach the contract, they will sue me for bankruptcy."

Harvey Weinstein shook his head, "What a pity."

He raised his fat palm and patted Murphy's shoulder hard, "I originally planned to help you end your Oscar career."

Of course, Murphy would not believe such nonsense, and replied casually, "It doesn't matter, I am still young, and I have plenty of time to wait."

"The people from my side are almost here." Harvey Weinstein pointed to his table, "Let's talk again when we have time."

"Okay." Murphy said with a warm smile, "I'll wait for your call."

Harvey Weinstein also had an enthusiastic smile, "When I'm done with this, I'll call Bob and Quentin to get together."

After saying this, he turned around and walked towards his own table. The moment he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and his eyes flashed a coldness that no one else could notice!

Although the list of Oscar nominees for this year has not yet been announced, Harvey Weinstein has already felt a real threat, and the threat comes from Murphy Stanton and his "Diego Ross"!

He has seen all the series of events that happened around Christmas and New Year. If this is just a dispute between a Hollywood film and the Catholic Church, he will not believe anything. After all, he has been running Oscar for many years, whether it is In the past, Miramax and the Weinstein Films, which were still cash, had their business strategies centered around the Oscars. Maybe others couldn't see it, but he could vaguely see some hidden intentions through the layers of disputes.

Murphy Stanton is likely to want to arouse the hatred of some people in Hollywood by erecting the external enemy of Catholicism, and then realize his ambitions on the Oscars!

This possibility is still very large!

He didn't know much about the others, but he learned from some of the judges that Weinstein Films had contacted that they were very angry at the Catholic Church's meddling in Hollywood, and they were very angry about Murphy Stanton and "Diego Ross". The film is generally supported.

Perhaps these can't show anything, but Harvey Weinstein, a master of Oscar operations, felt the real threat. After all, the incident happened at a critical moment when the Oscars are coming!

Thinking of this now, he secretly admired that Murphy Stanton's wrist is not generally brilliant.

If it is said that his operation of Oscar is a conspiracy, for his competitor, Murphy Stanton's actions are a conspiracy, so what if he sees it through? Could it be that it was planned by Murphy Stanton to the insiders?

Don't support him...

Public opinion has pushed this matter to a certain level. On this matter, opposing Murphy-Stanton is almost equivalent to supporting Catholic interference in Hollywood, opposing Hollywood's freedom of filming, and putting oneself in such a position in a liberal Hollywood position...

Thinking of this, Harvey Weinstein quickly shook his head, he wouldn't do such stupid things like being a public enemy in the circle. 【】

After sitting down, he was still thinking about this issue, because the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Murphy Stanton would seriously threaten Weinstein Films' Olympic plan this time.

You know, Weinstein Pictures invested a huge amount of money in this year's Oscars, and even operated double insurance such as "The Artist" and "Iron Lady". With the types of these two films, if there is no Oscar halo blessing , Realizing profitability is likely to take a few years.

Not to mention anything else, he and the shareholders of Weinstein Films cannot bear the time cost alone.

After the announcement of the Oscar nominations began, Harvey Weinstein still focused on Murphy and "Diego Ross", because with the announcement of the list, he found that the bad momentum was even greater. "Diego Ross" was read the most, while "The Iron Lady", one of Weinstein's double insurances, was completely suppressed.

What should I do? How can Murphy Stanton and "Diego Rose" be pulled down? Harvey Weinstein has been considering the end of the announcement of the nomination list, and finally decided on a plan-or use his usual way of creating related scandals!

In the past, he has used this method to pull back Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski, causing them to lose the best director or the best picture .

It works, so why not keep using it? More importantly, Harvey Weinstein thought of who the protagonist of the film "Diego Ross" is and what kind of relationship he has with Murphy Stanton. These are places that can be used, and Murphy Stanton tried to explain, but he couldn't explain it at all!

On the other hand, Murphy was relieved, because "Diego Ross" won a series of nominations.

In the list just announced, this biographical film won Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Best Ten Oscar nominations combined for director and best picture!

After planning for so long and spending so much effort, it finally achieved the initial effect.

Murphy then turned his head to look at the table next door at Weinstein Films. Harvey Weinstein was thinking about something, as if he was in a daze.

Are you thinking about how to deal with your competitor? Murphy never minded using the worst mentality to speculate on other people's intentions, and the two sides were now true competitors.

He had worked with Miramax before and knew what Harvey Weinstein was like.

Now it's time to think about how to deal with Weinstein Films, which is the biggest obstacle. The film "The Artist" just won Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best The nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Picture are the same as "Diego Ross", with a total of ten nominations.

In this way, the two films will have a direct competition for multiple awards.

Murphy does not believe that Harvey Weinstein will abide by the rules set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and compete honestly with himself.

In that case, the pigs would grow wings and fly to the sky.

If you remember correctly, in the past, Weinstein Pictures was the biggest winner of this year’s Oscars, Harvey Weinstein’s double insurance strategy played a key role, and “The Artist” took the best award. Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture, while "The Iron Lady" helped Meryl Streep once again crowned Best Actress.

"Iron Lady" can be put aside, this film is not a threat to "Diego - Ross", Murphy believes that the biggest competitor is "The Artist".

Frankly speaking, the film "The Artist" can only be regarded as mediocre among the best Oscar films since the new century, but film quality has always been the most basic option for Oscars, not the key to winning.

Few people in the circle believe that the Oscars will be awarded to the best movies, but the professionalism of Oscar nominations must be acknowledged.

All awards are voted by each industry union. The actor award is nominated by the actor union, and the photography award is nominated by the photography union. The rules are universal. Therefore, winning a certain nomination is enough to prove the strength of the film in this project, and then the Oscar decisive battle , It's just a game of fame and fortune.

The Artist is one of those films that catches the eye because it's a black and white silent film!

In the movie era when 3D and IMAX are domineering, it just does the opposite and appears in a completely retro manner. From the theme, plot, scene to performance, it can almost find a clear source in old Hollywood movies, and all elements are in it. Paying homage to that forgotten time, the film opens in 1927, not a random year when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was born.

Murphy had to admire Harvey Weinstein's ability to see people and cook. Such a film that is seriously out of date, just rightly meets the appetite of a group of old Oscar judges.

Even the experience and character of the male protagonist in the film can be called a replica of Douglas Fairbanks-the person who led the establishment of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Coupled with proper PR, how could such a film not please the old men in the academy? .

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