Director, please respect yourself

"Yang, a lot of media have made predictions for this year's Oscars. Based on their analysis, although I have been nominated, I still cannot escape the fate of running away."

After drinking and drinking for half an hour, Brad Pitt smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Speaking of which, this guy is really a bit miserable. Since 1996, when Brad Pitt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "12 Monkeys", he has been nominated for a total of 3 Oscars, but failed every time.

And this time, it's the 4th time.

"Yang, do you know?

Basically all the media in Hollywood are complaining on my behalf, saying that I am unlucky. If the movie "Gone Girl" is replaced by the movie "Split" currently in theaters, then basically, I will win this year's Oscar winner. Even if it’s a done deal. "

"So..., Pete, what about next year? The movie "Split", which was released in early February this year, will be eligible to compete for Oscars next year."

The speaker was Nini. She usually liked to drink two drinks, but now she had made her face turn red.

"Not next year either."

Brad Pitt and Yang Hao shook their heads at the same time.

"Why? Doesn't it mean that movies released before September of that year can compete for the Oscars in the second year?" Ni Ni was puzzled.

"Because Oscars don't appreciate horror movies." Brad Pitt gave a direct answer.

“What about ‘The Silence of the Lambs’?

In 1992, the horror-thriller movie "The Silence of the Lambs" starring Jodie Foster seemed to be a big success at the 64th Academy Awards. "

Huh..., yes!

Liu Yifei, who had been very quiet just now, gave a different point of view, and the eyes of Brad Pitt and Yang Hao quickly lit up.

A big part of competing for an Oscar is self-nomination. That is, the studios have to pay to put the movie out there to show members of the various Oscar branches that we are an Oscar contender.

Otherwise, Academy members will feel that voting for such a film is a waste.

The main reason why horror and thriller films did not receive nominations is that even though the films have artistic value, they want to work hard commercially.

The studios simply don't want to waste the money they get from box office revenue on an Oscar nomination, especially since it's known that some members of the Academy won't watch horror movies out of dislike. They are opinionated and we all have our own preferences when it comes to movies.

And wasting money... neither Yang Hao nor Brad Pitt are afraid of it.

A movie with an investment of 20 million U.S. dollars has grossed 300 million U.S. dollars at the box office. Even if it is a bit of a waste, it is still worth it.

"Well, thank you."

After understanding the key points, Brad Pitt was a little excited. He stood up and wanted to run to the opposite side to hug Liu Yifei to express his gratitude, but when he saw Yang Hao, who looked like he was smiling but not smiling, he immediately stopped.

"Director, I will pay for the movie "Split" to compete for next year's Oscar."

…

After lunch, we got busy in the afternoon.

Liu Yifei, who is a Golden Globe winner and nominated for this year's Academy Award for Best Actress, made an appointment with the relevant brands early.

Red carpet dresses, shoes, jewelry, and accessories all need to be matched and tried on in advance. This afternoon, she will decide on the best option among nearly ten sets of luxury dresses.

"Classmate Yang Shuo, see you tonight."

At the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel, Liu Yifei, who was about to leave, kissed Yang Hao with a smile and got into the car with Ni Ni.

In fact, Ni Ni also wanted to kiss Yang Hao, but before she could take action, Liu Yifei forced her into the car.

The Oscars will be held tonight, and there are entertainment reporters around the Four Seasons Hotel. Liu Yifei doesn't want to cause trouble to Yang Hao at this critical moment.

Watching them slowly disappear from the end of the field of vision, the smile on Yang Hao's face hadn't dissipated before he turned to look at Thomas Tull beside him.

Before Brad Pitt, Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson and Angelina Jolie left, Thomas Tull, Yang Hao's producer, arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel.

He came here to take Yang Hao to a gathering of Hollywood filmmakers.

"Thomas, let's go and meet these competitors at the awards ceremony."

Thomas Tull smiled and nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something. Immediately, he put on a very serious expression and said with a smile:

"Yang, I'm really worried about you."

"What are you worried about me for?" Yang Hao asked.

"I'm worried about how you will hold a wedding, because everyone else has one girlfriend, but you have four."

"Hahaha…"

Yang Hao laughed when he heard this.

"Thomas, what you have to worry about is not how I can cope with four girlfriends, but what you should worry about is the depth of your wallet, because you only need to pay a gift to attend someone else's wedding.

Come to my wedding, but you have to pay 4 cents. "

"Ha ha…"

As soon as Yang Hao finished speaking, Thomas Tull also laughed.

Private parties before the Oscars ceremony are usually initiated by famous directors. The purpose of their private parties is very simple, which is to meet and chat with old friends.

By the way, let’s talk about our respective trends and whether there is any possibility of cooperation between us.

I have a movie script here that I think is really good. How about you come over and invest in it? Or maybe I'm interested in this movie script of yours. If you don't have time to shoot it, why not leave it to me? !

The party that Thomas Tull took Yang Hao to today was sponsored by Steven Spielberg, and the party was held at his luxurious villa.

Steven Spielberg's luxurious villa in Beverly Hills is not too far from the Four Seasons Hotel. It takes less than a quarter of an hour to drive there.

At 1:30 p.m., a silver Chrysler Grand Voyager commercial vehicle stopped at the door of a luxury villa without any house sign. Yang Hao opened the door and got out of the car, and was about to walk into the villa with Thomas Tull.

But at this moment, I heard a familiar voice, speaking Chinese.

"Director, Director Yang Hao, can you take me in with you?"

Following the sound, Yang Hao turned around and saw Zhang Ziyi.

"Director, Director Li An and I originally made an appointment to come over to attend this private party together, but because of the traffic jam on the road, I was five minutes late."

Zhang Ziyi was wearing a black deep-V low-cut evening dress. At this time, her eyes were full of pleading.

In the entertainment industry, this is the reality, and there is a clear class hierarchy.

In front of ordinary people, Zhang Ziyi, known as an international movie star, can stand tall with his chest and head raised, but at the door of the villa of the world-class director Steven Spielberg, if no one is there, But she couldn't even get through the door.

"Um…"

Yang Hao nodded.

"Let's go."

They are both Chinese, and they are in a foreign country. They can help if they can, not to mention that the two of them have cooperated before.

"Thank you, thank you director!"