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After completing some formalities, signing a few more signatures, and transferring the balance to the Gulfstream account, the two Gulfstream G450s that had just come off the production line officially belonged to Wu Yuan.

Gulfstream's service was very considerate. It not only produced aircraft for him, but also equipped him with crew members.

And considering that Wu Yuan bought these two aircraft mainly for use in Asia, the Chinese pilots and stewardesses recruited for him were directly poached from domestic airlines.

Both crews have arrived at the Gulfstream headquarters and can fly the two aircraft back to China at any time.

Wu Yuan was also very straightforward. After completing all the formalities, he immediately asked the crew to apply for the route, letting the "Light and Shadow" fly directly back to China, while the other "Times" went to Los Angeles to wait.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, Wu Yuan should return to China directly after attending the Oscars in Los Angeles.

He will not stay in the United States for another day.

It was still in time to return to China in February. If it really had to be delayed until March or April, even if I took a private plane, it would be difficult to return to China. If it had to be delayed until May or June, all foreign planes would not be able to fly to China, which would be even more difficult.

After arranging two private planes, Wu Yuan continued his North American tour.

From the West Coast to the East Coast, he visited fifteen cities and held more than twenty previews. In each city, he would hold a dinner with the city's top film critics and Oscar judges.

Of course, this dinner was not really for food. Every guest who attended the dinner received a gift from Disney.

Well, they were basically watches, ranging from the lowest value of tens of thousands of dollars to the most expensive $500,000 watches according to different status.

Watches really retain their value.

As long as they are given out, the recipient can sell them at a resale price, and the selling price is absolutely the same as a new one, which is very convenient for them to cash in.

This is much more elegant than giving money directly, and it is not considered "bribing" the judges.

After all, even the election of officials can directly accept donations, and it is legal!

There is no reason why these Oscar judges and film critics cannot accept some gifts from "friends".

Anyway, at every dinner, the guests feel at home and leave with smiles on their faces.

No guarantees were made, and no topic about the Oscars was even discussed throughout the whole process, but both Wu Yuan and Yovan were at ease.

After this North American tour, Disney spent more than 10 million US dollars in public relations fees. It is really too much to say that it did not win an award.

Of course, these judges and film critics are not really effective if anyone gives money.

If the Oscars were so easy to do public relations, Chinese films would have occupied the Oscars long ago. After all, China's economic development in recent years, let alone other things, the capital investment in the entertainment industry is not inferior to that of Hollywood.

If someone tells a Chinese film company that spending 100 million yuan can get an Oscar for Best Actor, Best Actress or Best Director, there are companies willing to spend the money.

Unfortunately, the Oscars don't play with Chinese companies. This "green channel" is only for North American film companies, and they have to be influential. Not to mention the level of the Hollywood Big Six, at least first- or second-rate film companies have the threshold and qualifications for this public relations.

In the past, with the help of the connections of 20th Century Fox and Disney, Wu Yuan was once able to do so, but unfortunately Wu Yuan was not interested in spending this money in vain.

Until now, he still feels that this money is spent in vain, so he pulled Disney in to be the sucker instead of paying for it himself.

"Jovan, next we just have to wait for the Oscars ceremony, right?"

After returning to Los Angeles, Wu Yuan, who looked obviously tired, entertained Jovan at his home in Beverly Hills.

"Of course, we have done what we can do, and the rest can be handled by the bigwigs at Disney." Jovan said easily while drinking a cup of coffee:

"Daniel, Bruce Lee is really great. Although we did spend a lot of money on publicity and public relations, in fact, most film critics really think that this movie is very good after watching it."

"Especially in this era when movies are also affected by political correctness, Disney has to consider choosing a black merman or a black snow princess. The Oscars have to pay attention to the emergence of an excellent movie with Asians as the protagonist."

"If Parasite is not a Korean movie, but a movie with all white actors, even if the plot is the same, it may not be able to compete with Bruce Lee."

"Unfortunately, Parasite is an Asian movie."

Wu Yuan understands Jovan's statement very well.

Not only Parasite, but later there was also a movie called "The Blink of an Eye" that won the Oscar, winning the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress in one fell swoop.

And the producer of this movie is just a dark horse independent film company, which cannot be regarded as a first-tier film company in Hollywood.

It can be said that two-thirds of the reason why "The Blink of an Eye" won the award is that the protagonist of this movie is an American Asian woman, and the protagonist's daughter is also an Asian LGBT person.

It can be said that the buffs are stacked up, and the Oscars have to pay attention to this movie and give them a big award.

Otherwise, a comedy wants to win the three most important Oscar awards?

Don't be kidding.

Wu Yuan admitted that "The Blink of an Eye" is indeed a very interesting fantasy adventure comedy, but in the past history of Hollywood, can this comedy be ranked in the top ten North American comedies?

It's impossible.

And none of the top ten comedies recognized by North America can win the Oscar for Best Picture.

The last comedy to win an Oscar was "1 Hall", which is also a romantic comedy. Compared with the "comedy" element, the proportion of love is actually higher.

It can only be said that "The Blink of an Eye" stands at the forefront of the times, and it is the result of Hollywood's compromise under the coercion of the zzzq group again.

In 2019, although it is not as serious as in the following years, Hollywood's bowing to the "minority group" is already very obvious. The Hollywood that once claimed to be unaffected by politics and only made movies that fans love to watch no longer exists.

If it weren't for the rival "Parasite" starring all yellow people, Wu Yuan's "Bruce Lee" would really be the biggest favorite to win the award this year. Whether from the perspective of the artistry of a biographical film or the perspective of pleasing "minority groups", this film is the most suitable.

What a pity.

Wu Yuan shrugged and shook his head, "Now let's wait for the results."

After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at the screen of his mobile phone.

At this moment, he was browsing the domestic Weibo platform, observing the news he wanted to see.

A sudden storm that will affect the world has already blown up in China! (End of this chapter)