Chapter 515： pit

At 10 a.m. the next day, Lyman barely got up from the bed.

Compared to the past, this time is a bit late - well, it's not too late.

After getting dressed, I didn't see a familiar figure beside me. After washing up, I went down to the first floor and saw Eva preparing breakfast.

"Woke up."

Eva greeted her, took out the bread from the local driver, and brought two bowls of oatmeal.

Lehmann took a few mouthfuls, took the newspaper in his hand, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

It turned out that the newspapers covered the Oscar ceremony last night in a big way, and the headlines became more ruthless.

What about "Martin Scorsese Failed to Win Best Director" and "Finding Neverland to Become the Biggest Winner, But It Wasn't Shown Before, Could There Be Another Insider at the Oscars"?

What about "The Oscar Dinner is Starry But The Atmosphere Is Bad" and "The Pilot Accompanying the Whole Journey";

Of course, there are also boastings, such as "Hilary Swank Achieves Two Oscar Winners", "Clint Eastwood's Sword is Young, and Wins the Best Actor Again"

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In Hollywood, where gossip and paparazzi are prosperous, ordinary citizens are quite enthusiastic about participating in the discussion of stars, and the threshold for chasing stars is very low.

Therefore, events like the Oscars can attract countless lively audiences every year. After so many years of training, the ratings are quite high, and they are often broadcast in Europe, South America and other regions.

As a result, the highest viewing rate of the live broadcast that night once rushed to more than 52 million viewers, and at the same time, all programs were suspended.

So, not surprisingly, the award winners selected by the jury naturally caused widespread dissemination.

The heat in the newspapers is nothing.

Among them, the most attention is naturally "The Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby" losing the best picture one after another, as well as several award-winning actors.

As for director Martin's deeds, people in the industry are very clear, but it is not convenient for the audience to say, otherwise it is "politically incorrect". As for Lehmann, a sentence of qualifications is acceptable, but inexperience can be perfunctory.

Therefore, even if there is a lot of doubt, the Oscar jury will definitely not be a bird.

But it doesn't matter what the actor reports, this is what caa and other brokerage companies mean.

Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood are both veteran actors, and the public's recognition is quite high, and there is a voice of praise; Hillary and Cate Blanchett are also gradually growing up in Hollywood. The adult past was quickly turned up by the media.

For example, Hillary used to be so down and out that she almost lived on the street. Relying on the difficulty of playing the male role in "Boys Don't Cry", she has won the Oscar, and Kate and Hillary have a bad family. How to work hard to be positive energy content.

Other than that, it's just some tidbits.

For example, Xiao Lizi and Kate Winslet walked the red carpet together again, and they were very close. They even said that they might have a romance - insert a word, since "Titanic", this kind of lace news has often happened, but Xiao Lizi She and Winslet are both fun-loving people, and at this time, she has an officially established boyfriend, which can only be said to be a scandal.

In addition, Lehmann is also the focus of media coverage. First, his works have gained a lot; second, the popularity is just at the right time.

After all, the photo of him leading Eva on the red carpet was photographed without concealing the intimacy between his words and deeds. In addition, it was the first time that the two of them showed their affection on such a big occasion and fed the single dogs a mouthful of dog food, especially Eva Baby's male fans are even more restless.

There are affirmations, and there are abuses. After all, which star does not have a brainless fan, I really think that the actor they like cannot have a man. Lyman ignored it.

For a media person who can do news, gaining popularity is only the first step.

Later, more exciting news was dug up, and the content directly pointed to the public relations judges of "Looking for Neverland", operating behind the scenes - these people do not care whether Oscar is a secret ballot, the judges team consists of several thousand people, and there is no public relations at all. Finish.

They just want to stir up the momentum and maximize traffic.

Of course, this kind of news, even if the audience approves it, can't help Oscar, she never thought about fairness and justice, but based on political considerations, the government has the bottom line.

After hiding for a while, it will be over.

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At his mansion in Beverly Hills, Lyman is talking to Warner about expanding the show.

Of course, it's not the expansion of "The Mist", the potential of this film is almost gone, and the upper limit is 200 million in the local area, but the operation of "Million Dollar Baby" - so hard to operate the Oscars, for movie stars, it is for personal honor, Expanding the status in the circle, but for film and television companies, that is a naked money transaction.

Generally speaking, spending some money on public relations is for a better selling price, otherwise there would not be so many companies competing—no profit, who would dare to praise the stinky feet of the Oscar judges?

Don't you see, Miramax relies on the operation of Oscar, and the income for a year is not small.

According to Warner, if you get the award the night before, you can contact overseas buyers to cash in the profits the next day. Overseas buyers are not stupid. The fame that Oscar has accumulated over the years, as long as the Oscar works are released, there will be very little box office. If it can't be sold, many literary and artistic youths love to eat Oscar, and the target market is also them.

Therefore, after the Oscars, "Million Dollar Baby" has never been paid back due to operational problems, but after selling some regional copyrights, it made a direct profit of more than 20 million yuan, which is not counting the offline income in the future.

Moreover, theaters all over North America have also expanded their screenings in an all-round way according to the prior communication, from a small number of theaters of 12 or 20, to more than 1,200.

And the box office number of less than 300,000 the day before soared rapidly, almost a dozen times.

Moreover, the theater chains all over the country feel that it is profitable, and the resources are very good, which makes up for the lack of early publicity - just relying on the Oscars, it is worth millions of publicity expenses.

This is also the reason why various film and television companies are so active in operating the Oscars. This is an excellent business.

Small input, big output.

It's no wonder that Martin Scorsese was so humiliated by the jury and still rushed to participate - if he was humiliated, he would have made millions of dollars, which must not be unacceptable.

People's hearts are all realistic and profitable, so it doesn't matter if you bow your head a little.

After the phone call, Lehman was in a good mood when he thought about what he had achieved, and then quickly notified Liam of Blue Butterfly Pictures to let him find a schedule to release "Daydreamer" while taking advantage of the heat.

As soon as I was busy, it was almost noon.

Eva called the hotel and asked the hotel to deliver a table of food and drinks. This kind of food delivery service in Beverly Hills is quite common. After all, most of the entertainment circles live here. .

Lehmann looked sideways at Eva arranging the dishes, and suggested: "Otherwise, let's hire a chef, preferably both Mexican and French." - Having stayed in the United States for a long time, he felt that Mexican food was quite suitable for him. Appetite, as for Chinese food, either it is not authentic, or the cuisine Eva cannot adapt to.

Eva shook her head and said: I sometimes run around filming, and you don't usually stay at home. If it's too wasteful to hire a chef like this, then it's better to ask the hotel to deliver the meal.

Lehmann thought about it, and yes, if you hire a chef, you have to be in charge of ingredients, kitchen utensils, etc., it will be very troublesome.

Lehman walked over to Eva, put his arms around her waist, and said, "Why do I feel that you are more and more like a top Hollywood actress? Is it my illusion?"

Eva rolled his eyes at him and said nonsense. I also have a team now and need to take care of my imageimage?

Yes, Lyman nodded.

He just said, Eva's words and deeds have changed a lot now from the time when she first met.

Thinking so, Lyman kissed Eva.

Um, the touch is still the same, it hasn't changed.

Eva was arranging tables and chairs, and fetching cutlery. She had no idea what Lehmann was thinking.

After the kiss, his face turned slightly red, and he gave Laiman another white look.

After a while, the two sat next to each other and had lunch.

Eva ate some salad, suddenly remembered something, ran upstairs again, and took down a script.

"What is this?" Lyman asked curiously.

"Look at it first. This is a movie that my team suggested to me. The film contract has been sent, and the salary is 9 million." Eva was a little happy.

In other words, her current reputation ranks among the top actresses, but because she often appears in Lehmann's works, she usually doesn't take roles, but it's not completely absent.

For now, she still occasionally participates in the works of other directors, mainly in the works of Lehman Company. The former is usually a supporting role or a personal cameo. This time is different. The opposite is very big, and the assistant team agrees. Eva wanted to hear Lehmann's opinion when she was acting. After all, is he a director? He looks at the problem more comprehensively, not just the role.

With Eva's expectant look on his face, Lyman opened the script and roughly scanned it - this kind of film contract has a non-disclosure agreement, and it has a record in the guild.

Only halfway through, Lyman suddenly laughed out loud...