Superstar

Margana (margana.) looked at her messy office, like a hurricane passing by, but at this time she couldn’t devote her energy to these trivial things, she watched standing An angry Michael Roseell (.russell) behind his desk complained depressed, "So what are you going to do now? Do you want reporters to rush into our office for on-site shooting?"

Michael was very angry. As long as he thought about Hugo going to Berlin, he couldn't help trembling all over his body. He looked at Marjana coldly and said with a sneer, "You are still in the mood to make a joke, Hugo- The news of Lancaster's participation in the Berlin Film Festival has already made the whole Hollywood known, everyone is talking about it, we have completely reduced to a joke!"

Marjana is not panicked at all. As the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, her source of information does not need to be different from Michael. Just now, she was discussing how to deal with matters with her own news media spokesperson. She also knew this time. The incident is of utmost importance to them, and she also hopes to think of a proper way to deal with it as soon as possible.

But when she saw Michael who was venting her anger in front of her, Marjana put her hands on her chest, twitched the corners of her mouth, and smiled contemptuously, "So you can't wait now? Your usual gentleman image Are you planning to abandon it too? Don't you think you are too impatient?"

Michael's eyes couldn't help but a little panic. He also realized that his actions today were a bit too much and lost his sense. But he immediately calmed down and said coldly, "You have time to argue with me here, it's better to think quickly. Think about how to deal with things, if the "Death Row" wins the prize in Berlin, then the scene will be out of control."

"Even if you are expecting me to step down soon, there is no need to tear your face. Who knows, maybe you want to be the chairman, but you still need my vote." Marjana's simple words stabbed Michael like a sharp knife. , Which made him put his hands down, but then Michael calmed down and said to Marjana with a smile, "You'd better be able to continue to be calm."

After speaking, Michael kicked the file at his feet aside, took a big step and left the office directly, leaving a mess for Marjana.

Marjana looked at the mess in front of her, and felt her head throbbed. Thinking of her terrible situation now, she didn't know where to start.

Later generations called 1995 the budding year of the awards season, not only because the Screen Actors Guild Award and the North American Broadcasting Film Critics Association Award were established this year, but also because this year was also the time when the Golden Globes entered the watershed era. .

Speaking of the Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, they are a very special and interesting presence in Hollywood. The Golden Globe Awards are not Oscars, and they cannot represent the authority of the academic; they are not union awards, nor can they represent the opinions of various unions; at the same time, they are not a people’s choice award, and the right to choose is given to a broad audience... This makes the Golden Globe Award’s positioning always Very vague.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has only ninety-three members. These members are not foreigners—all made up of American foreigners. They are not real journalists. They are just critics or brokers active in Hollywood—just theirs. The service organization is an overseas organization. They write articles for newspapers and magazines in more than 50 countries outside of North America, and feed back the situation of the North American film market to all parts of the world as soon as possible.

Therefore, in a sense, they can be regarded as the outposts of various countries in North America. Because of this special significance, it gives them a little bit more advantage than the native North American film critics and reporters. They are very familiar with the various behind-the-scenes situations and rules of the game in Hollywood, and they also know how to maximize the benefits of the contacts in their hands. This is also the reason why the Golden Globe has become the most prestigious, well-known, and most authoritative among the Oscar vanes.

In 1993, in order to further clarify the definition and attributes of the Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association followed in the footsteps of the Oscars by auctioning off the live broadcast rights and cooperating with TV stations to conduct live broadcasts of the award ceremony. This move is undoubtedly of historical significance. The recognition and attention of the Golden Globe have reached the highest point in history. At the same time, the Hollywood Foreign Correspondent Association has gradually clarified its own attributes: they want to make the Golden Globe into A business event.

This has also changed the essential nature of the Hollywood Reporter Association: According to the official statement, this is a non-profit organization composed of reporters, columnists and other personnel targeting the American film and television entertainment industry. They represent 93 members. The attitudes of more than 200 million subscribers to American movies in 55 countries around the world.

But now, the TV station and the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association have signed a three-year broadcast agreement, for which they have paid three million dollars a year. In the past three years, the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association has been able to achieve more than five million in profits each year. .

From a non-profit organization to a for-profit organization, behind the commercial nature of the Golden Globes is the transformation of the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association.

However, there are currently two attitudes within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the professional group represented by the current chairman Marjana, and the commercial group represented by the permanent vice chairman Michael.

Marjana believes that the original intention of the Golden Globe Awards was to show the value orientation of American films in overseas markets outside of North America, and to read Hollywood from the perspective of foreigners in the United States. Even if they cannot become an Oscar, they can still use themselves. Power to change the film market.

Of course, Marjana also knows that any organization needs commercial support, even for the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford is struggling to pursue sponsorship every year, and the Golden Globes are naturally no exception, so she was originally Also nodded the rebroadcast agreement that he agreed.

But in Marjana's view, after three years have passed, the nature of the Golden Globes has changed.

Now the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are fully pursuing the profitable money of "non-profit organizations". They waste money on lavish dinners and travels, flying around all day long, and are happy to organize various press conferences and receptions. It is really a funny phenomenon to open up your contacts and inquire about the unspoken rules of the industry. Although the members of the association are of foreign origin in name, they are busy leaving the United States to travel around the world like Americans. They don't care about American movies at all, but care about how to enjoy and how to make money.

But people headed by Michael don’t think so. They hope to make the Golden Globes more and more influential. They enjoy the halo and praise around them. They aspire to be a member of the upper-class society. They are happy to use their contacts and Power to complete transactions and achieve more goals. Therefore, they are like businessmen, expanding the influence of the Golden Globe Awards without compromise, and the first priority is their pursuit.

The 53rd Golden Globe Awards is a fuse. Michael and others hope that Hugo can attend the awards ceremony, because they clearly know how many additional benefits Hugo can bring; although Marjana is also looking forward to Hugo Attended, but it was because of her amazing strength of Hugo in last year's three works.

The absence of Hugo sparked a controversy between the two sides. Michael hoped to teach Hugo a lesson-now the Golden Globe is not something anyone can ignore, but Marjana believes that strength is strength and Hugo deserves it. It was his affirmation that the two sides were in a stalemate. In the end, the best actor in a musical comedy was the result of mutual compromise.

However, this result has put the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into a dilemma as pointed out by thousands of people, and it has once again made the internal disputes very noisy. Michael argued that Marjana did not make every effort to invite Hugo, and Marjana led the academic school. The idea of ​​awarding is also vacillating, which led to such a result; Marjana believes that after Michael and others have injected commercial elements into the Golden Globes, they hope to divide the cake equally, but no one in Hollywood is a fool. This method is completely stealing. The chicken can't eat the rice.

In the midst of the dispute, Marjana submitted a proposal in the name of the chairman. After the end of the broadcast agreement with the TV station this year, she will not continue to cooperate. The Golden Globes still have to return to their original route and break a new world in the United States. Marjana’s suggestion touched the interests of countless people-they could not use it at public expense, nor could they hold a luxurious party under the name of work. This immediately caused the entire association to blow up, and Marjana took it on her shoulders. Under tremendous pressure.

Today, the news that Hugo went to Germany to participate in the Berlin Film Festival broke out, adding fuel to the fire.

Marjana knew that Michael was definitely not willing to admit their mistakes. After Hugo was absent, they planned to teach Hugo a lesson. According to Marjana’s attitude, the best actor or best supporting actor in the drama category would be awarded to Yu. As a result, maybe the Golden Globes won't be so passive now. Michael will definitely put all the faults on her head and make her a scapegoat, because Michael has coveted the chairmanship for a long time.

Marjana can almost imagine how the media will verbally criticize the Golden Globe Awards. As Michael said, if the "Death Convict Walk" has won a lot of applause and even won an award at the Berlin Film Festival, then The Golden Globe Awards is really embarrassing-it requires authority without authority, business without business, and the North American media reporters sneered at the so-called "Hollywood Foreign Press Association" because they are not reporters, but brokers. That's all, the uncrowned kings of North America will certainly not let this opportunity pass...

This slap was quick, accurate and ruthless, and almost none of the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association could fight back.

But at the same time, Michael is unwilling to let go of this opportunity, maybe a deal. Change is inevitable.

Now, Marjana was suddenly a little at a loss. The embarrassment of being embarrassed by the enemy made her unable to think carefully: When did things start to go wrong? When Hugo refused to attend the Golden Globes, what did she do? Is Hugo attending the Golden Globes a good thing or a bad thing? Why didn't Michael insist on teaching Hugo a lesson? And... will the Golden Globes fall apart like this?

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