Made in Hollywood

"cheers!"

In the banquet hall of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Duke and the members of the crew toasted together again, and many people around them also toasted together. The crew of "Gravity" was undoubtedly one of the protagonists of the party.

The other protagonist is naturally someone from Weinstein Films.

In the four most important awards, "Gravity" took away the best director and best actress, and "The King's Speech" won the best picture and best actor. A successful pork distribution operation.

"To our best director!"

At the table where Duke and the others were sitting, Sofia Coppola, who came here specially to join in the fun, raised her glass high, gestured to Scarlett Johansson, and said loudly, "To our best too. Heroine!"

"cheers!"

Amid the echoes, Duke could only drink the champagne in the glass with everyone.

He has a limited capacity for alcohol, and he has already drank several glasses in a row before. This glass of champagne poured into his stomach, and his stomach seemed to have a tendency to rebel. He quickly sat down and took a sip of water, but the people around him would not easily let him go. Wayne Weinstein came to find him, and Duke took advantage of the opportunity to get rid of the entanglement of Sofia Coppola and others.

"Congratulations, Harvey."

The two went to the rest table next to it, and Duke smiled at the fat Jewish man, "Weinstein Films took the best picture again."

"Hey, Duke."

Harvey Weinstein responded with a laugh, "We're all winners, aren't we?"

With the end of the Oscar awards ceremony, the short-lived interest alliance established by the two also disbanded.

After a few polite words, Harvey Weinstein suddenly asked tentatively, "There is a voice in the academy saying that your future production route will be closer to the academic school?"

From this Oscar, he has already seen the opponent's strong strength. Once Duke is really interested in the Oscars and devotes all his efforts to the annual Oscars in the future, Weinstein Films, which takes the Olympics as the core of its operations, will inevitably be greatly affected.

When it comes to the network of contacts, Weinstein Films may have a slight advantage, but when it comes to the most critical funds for the Olympics, the brothers are no match for each other.

Duke had a rough idea of ​​what Harvey Weinstein was thinking. I've also heard rumors about it.

"Do you think that's possible, Harvey?" he said bluntly. "This Oscar is just an exception."

Like he said, if it wasn't for Natalie Portman, how could he have joined the Oscar competition this year.

The flesh on Harvey Weinstein's face showed signs of relaxation, "Speaking of which, I also think that the wishful thinking of those old men in the academy is out of date."

Duke just smiled. But he didn't say anything.

"According to my speculation..." Harvey Weinstein continued, "You have "The Avengers" and the next episode of Batman next, and you won't have time to bother with the Oscars."

"Relax, Harvey."

In this regard, Duke still has a lot of credibility. "I'm not going to compete with you for an Oscar."

In fact, even without his participation, it would not be easy for the Weinstein brothers to dominate the Oscars as before.

After all, this society is constantly changing. The college has made various reform measures on the surface, but in fact it is more conservative. The Weinstein brothers' Oscar-piercing production will also be ostracized after all.

After Harvey Weinstein left, Sofia Coppola came over.

"Is there any special feeling?" She sat across from Duke and said with a faint nasal voice, "My best director."

Duke looked at her. Ask rhetorically, "What special feeling do you think I should feel?"

Sophia shrugged, "You are still the same, if those crazy people who want to win an Oscar find out, they will definitely not be able to bear it."

"Not necessarily?" Duke turned his head to look at Leonardo who was drinking with Scarlett, "Leo is normal."

"Him?" Sophia raised her eyebrows, "He's used to it."

Having said that, the two couldn't help laughing at the same time.

Regarding the loss of the Oscar, Leonardo is indeed very open-minded, and he doesn't mind his friends making fun of this kind of thing. Just now, he even laughed at himself that he would not win the award before the age of fifty.

The Oscar night party continued, which usually lasts all night, but Duke didn't stay too long, leaving Beverly Hills for his Malibu home just before midnight.

The Oscar Awards Ceremony is over, but the time for the media is far from over. From the moment the awards ceremony comes to an end, all kinds of interpretations, reports and grievances come and go like a raging tide. It reached a peak in the second day.

This is a routine event for the media every year. Even if the big hits they predicted win a big victory, the media still have something to say, and they will still complain about those frustrated people or films, because only in this way can they attract public attention. .

In fact, few media care about why the winners respond and why the losers lose. All they want is attention.

Just like the Oscars in 1995, "Forrest Gump" was a big win. As long as people with no problem with their heads know that this is the normal situation of Oscars and Hollywood, but the media still praises another film. Sorry, are they really optimistic about that movie?

This is done just to attract attention.

After the end of the 83rd Oscars, the voice of complaining about David Fincher has become the mainstream of the media. Unfortunately, everyone in the industry knows that David Fincher's style itself is not the type that the academy likes. Actively participating in public relations activities, it is basically delusional to want to win the Oscar for Best Director.

No matter how many voices there are, it can't change the fact that the academy doesn't like David Finch, nor can it change the fact that it will still be extremely difficult for David Finch to win awards in the future.

"As the academy advocates..."

On the beach in Malibu, Duke sat on the trestle of the small pier, put the bait in his hand on the hook, and said, "PR is the embodiment of the so-called free will to compete. If you don't even express your will to compete for Oscar, Those old men will not choose you."

"You seem to have a lot of experience?"

Scarlett picked up her fishing rod, glanced at the hook, and then threw it back into the sea, "Why don't you just open a PR company dedicated to the awards season."

"Honey," Duke said, throwing his hook overboard, "I can invest in a company like this if you're willing to be CEO."

"Me?" Scarlett pointed at herself and shook her head quickly, "Last awards season, attending those events one after another drove me crazy. If I do this every year, I will definitely go crazy!"

Announcements, parties, pull-up sessions... these routine activities of the awards season are really tiring.

The sea breeze was blowing gently, and the Los Angeles area in February was not considered hot. Scarlett moved her body, a little closer to Duke, and leaned on him, looking at the shimmering sea, as if she was distracted.

"What are you thinking?" Duke looked at her and asked.

"It's nothing." Scarlett came back to her senses and said, "The godmother has returned to New York, and she doesn't want to stay with us for a while longer."

Duke patted Scarlett on the back lightly, "Mom can't let Santa Fia go."

Scarlett nodded slightly.

Although this advertising company was affected by the economic crisis, it quickly got rid of the downturn. Its business has grown rapidly in the past year, and it has returned to the most prosperous stage in the past. Just like a few years ago, Mrs. Leah started to be busy again. .

Duke also understood that it is impossible for mother to be idle, and many busy people will always have various unexpected situations when they are idle. Now mother no longer does everything by herself. It might be a good thing to take care of Santa Fia with the assistance of the team.

Just like himself, if he retires here, he can spend the rest of his life comfortably, but Duke has never planned it that way, and doing nothing all day will definitely make him depressed to death.

Some people in this world may like that kind of leisure life, but it is not suitable for everyone, especially him.

Therefore, Duke will not stop his footsteps, and will still go on firmly.

Although the Oscars are becoming less and less popular, no one can deny its influence, especially the films that win heavyweight awards can always make a lot of money in the market, otherwise Weinstein Films would not spend a lot of money every year. People like Harvey Weinstein, who put so much effort into public relations, pursue commercial profits far more than art.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that the Weinstein brothers had no artistic pursuits at all.

With eight statuettes from the Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actress, "Gravity" deserves an Oscar bonus.

On the second day after the awards ceremony ended, the number of theaters showing this film in North America expanded from more than 800 to nearly 2,000. During the time, the single-day box office directly doubled from the original 500,000 US dollars to 2 million US dollars. In the seven days when the Oscar bonus effect was the strongest, it took more than 17 million US dollars from North America, thus pushing the North American box office to 350 million US dollars. Dollar mark.

However, the Oscar effect is slightly less effective overseas, and the overseas box office has not experienced explosive growth.

As of the end of February, the North American box office of "Gravity" reached 356.21 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office broke through the 800 million U.S. dollar mark, reaching 811.24 million U.S. dollars.

The Oscar effect also made "Gravity" burst into its final potential. Although the film will continue to be screened in North America and overseas for a long time, the box office growth rate has become extremely slow, and it can only rely on time to accumulate slowly.

With the beginning of a short vacation, Duke's energy is also more devoted to movies. (to be continued ~^~)