Hollywood Road

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It is now the critical part of Oscar voting. Hearing what Bill Rossis said, Murphy had to pay attention to it. He immediately put aside the topic he had just discussed with Kara Firth and went behind the desk together. Bill Rosses opened the webpage. After entering Youtubie, clicked on a video on a very prominent position on the page.

The name of the video is "Uncovering the Truth About Famous Hollywood Director Murphy Stanton and Drug Cartels".

Just looking at the name, Murphy knew that it was not good for him. Perhaps he was attracted by his name, and the video had already received more than 200,000 hits on Youtubie.

After waiting for a few seconds, the video started to play. The background of the screen seemed to be downtown Los Angeles. Murphy took a look and recognized that it was the old-fashioned bar that Ross often went to.

A reporter from a local TV station appeared in the video. The camera glanced at her first, then turned to the bar sign behind, and the reporter's voice-over sounded at the same time.

"The audience who have watched the movie "Diego Ross" will not be unfamiliar with this place. This bar is the place where the actor in the film often goes to drink. Why did Murphy Stanton choose this bar to shoot? According to According to the exact news that this station has received, Murphy Stanton, a great Hollywood director, often secretly meets the big drug lord Diego Ross in this bar to talk about some very confidential things..."

This reporter is obviously deliberately leading people to think in a crooked way.

"I just don't know if the thing they are talking about is related to drugs? It may also be discussing the source of funds for filming..."

Rumors about this have never stopped. At this time, someone deliberately mentioned it in front of this bar, and one can imagine his intentions.

"We found Montero Rodriguez, who used to work in this bar, and he had witnessed countless times that Murphy Stanton had secret talks with drug lord Diego Rose."

The camera pulled back from the bar and turned to the reporter. Just opposite the reporter stood a middle-aged Latino man in his thirties.

The reporter put the microphone in front of him and asked, "Mr. Rodriguez, can you tell me about the meeting you saw between Murphy Stanton and Diego Ross?"

"Diego Ross is a celebrity in our area, and Murphy Stanton is a famous director in Hollywood."

The man named Montero Rodriguez was obviously well prepared, "I recognized the two of them the first time they appeared in the bar. These two people are very familiar, and they were at the bar counter when they met. Talking alone, only the boss can approach, we waiters are not allowed to pass by, and there are people guarding over there, as if the conversation between Murphy Stanton and Diego Rose cannot be seen."

"Do they meet frequently?" The reporter asked again.

"Sometimes once or twice a month." Montero Rodriguez said while gesticulating, "Sometimes we see each other once every two or three months, and sometimes Robert Downey Jr. will also come. They pay great attention to confidentiality. I never I never heard what they were talking about."

The reporter put the microphone back, "Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez."

The camera turned to the reporter alone, and the reporter stood in front of the bar and said, "According to reliable sources, Murphy Stanton was funded by Diego Ross' drug cartel when he started his business. "Diego Ross" Part of the film’s funding is unknown.”

The reporter analyzed confidently, "Since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, he has been known for making commercial films. This time he suddenly turned to the field of literary films and successfully obtained investment, precisely because of the support of the drug cartel... ..."

Seeing this, Murphy shook his head and said to Bill Rossis who was holding the mouse, "Shut it down."

Bill Rossis turned off the video, and Kara Firth immediately asked, "Is the video already on the TV?"

"It was on the morning news this morning.

"Bill Rossis said as concisely as possible, "This local TV station mainly focuses on the business in New York and Los Angeles. "

Murphy couldn't help shaking his head, "What a clever method."

New York and Los Angeles are the two largest gathering places for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

"Not only TV stations..." Bill Rossis opened his briefcase, took out a stack of column sections of different sizes cut from newspapers, and said, "Also today, many newspapers in New York and Los Angeles also Similar reports have emerged."

After receiving the newspaper clipping from Bill Rossis, Murphy quickly flipped through it, and it was full of news that was not good for him.

"Murphy Stanton's intimate past with drug lord Diego Ross..."

"A director-Murphy Stanton who has risen under the sponsorship of drug lords!"

"Would you believe it if Murphy Stanton didn't accept funding from drug cartels for the entire filming of "Diego Ross"?"

"Don't underestimate the IQ of the public and Oscar judges! Expose the true colors of Murphy Stanton!"

You don't need to read the content, just read the headlines, and you know what is written in these reports and how sinister their intentions are.

Although there are no big newspapers like the "Los Angeles Times" among them, they are all newspapers with a certain amount of circulation in New York and Los Angeles. Murphy knows very well that some people are bound to be influenced by this kind of public opinion.

"What about the Internet?" Murphy looked at Bill Rosses, and asked, "Aside from oily soil, what about other websites?"

Bill Rossis replied, "Yes, but less."

Murphy nodded. Although he didn't know who was behind the news, he obviously knew the academy well. Most of the members of the academy were older, and even if some people used the Internet, there weren't too many of them.

Moreover, the timing of this move is also very well chosen. Stanton Studios and Twentieth Century Fox have been busy preparing for the press conference of "Dark City" these days, and have not paid much attention to the matter of Oscar for the time being. This opportunity was chosen and a public opinion war was launched.

Murphy will not underestimate such a public opinion war. Some seemingly inconspicuous aspects may affect the selection of the judges. Both Ang Lee and Spielberg stumbled on this.

Kara Feith couldn't help but sneered, and said, "The people who operate it really know how to pick their time!"

You don't need to look at this kind of thing, and you know it was carefully planned by someone behind the scenes.

Murphy asked Bill Rossis, "Bill, how big is the impact?"

"It's hard to say." Bill Rossis couldn't guarantee it, "It may change the choices of some neutral judges."

He said with certainty, "We need a crisis public relations, and the sooner the better!"

Crisis public relations is easy to say, but difficult to do. First of all, it must be targeted.

Murphy put the newspaper clipping in his hand on Kara Firth's desk, crossed his arms and thought for a while, then said, "Do you feel familiar this time?"

Bill Rosses frowned in thought.

Kara Firth asked directly, "What familiar feeling?"

"Oscars in the past." Murphy reminded, "Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" was criticized by British veterans as unrealistic; Some local TV stations are again hyping up the toddler rape case, and both films lost Best Picture!"

He thought for a while and then said, "Also, "A Beautiful Mind" suddenly revealed that John Nash is a transvestite and a gay during the awards season. When Woody Allen is competing for the Olympics, someone will always jump out to criticize him and his current wife. Song Yi said something, and Martin Scorsese was pointed at by the media and scolded for competing for the Olympics..."

There are too many examples like this, and Murphy mentioned seven or eight in one breath.

Hearing Murphy's words, Bill Rossis nodded, "It's almost the same way we encountered this time."

Kara Firth captured the main point of Murphy's words, "You mean these incidents are driven by the same force as ours this time?"

"That's right, it's very possible." Murphy spread his hands and said, "Think about it, those films were unlucky, and who benefited in the end? We lost at the Oscars this time, and the person who is most likely to benefit is Who?"

"Weinstein Pictures!"

Bill Rossis and Kara Firth thought of it together.

Murphy nodded, "I think it's probably Harvey Weinstein's work, and they might do it for the Oscars."

"Hmm..." Bill Rosses thought for a while and said, "This possibility is very high."

Although Kara Firth didn't say anything, she also agreed with Murphy's guess. The film company of the Weinstein Brothers has been formulating the most fundamental operating strategy around the Oscars. Murphy is such a director.

"I will contact the media for some clarification." Bill Rosses immediately thought of a countermeasure, "Pull Catholicism out again, that attacker..."

He looked at Kara Firth and didn't go any further.

Kara Firth pretended not to hear, and said to Murphy, "This is not enough, "The Artist" is our biggest opponent, even if a small part of neutral votes go to "The Artist", it will be very unfavorable for us to win the award ! We must fight back!"

Passive defense was never an option for Murphy, he nodded, "We really need to counterattack."

While speaking, Murphy walked back and forth a few steps, and he thought about it, and said, "How many people and companies have the Weinstein brothers hacked in the past in order to hit the Oscars? From the mid-1990s to the present, there may be too many times." ?”

"Great idea!" Kara Firth immediately understood what Murphy meant, "Many people in the industry are tired of the Weinstein Brothers' behavior at the Oscars, especially his victims, just to the Weinstein Brothers Very dissatisfied!"

"In the past, no one has contacted these people." Murphy looked at Bill Rossis, "Time is limited, we must act as soon as possible!"