Hollywood Rhapsody

"It was a surprise. I didn't expect the Academy to give us such a big surprise." According to the usual practice, Sarah and Leonardo were led to the media interview area after the announcement of the Oscar nominations. They will be interviewed for three to five minutes. Naturally, what all the media paid the most attention to was the most important nomination for "Sarah" this time - the best picture nomination!

"We saw on the prophecy website that "Sarah" won more awards than "Saving Private Ryan". What do you think about this? Are you confident that you will win the statuette?" send off.

"Another section of the website counts the results of the more professional Sentinel Awards. The results of "Sarah" are not outstanding at all. As for the approval rating you mentioned, it is just a fan vote, which is closer in nature to the People's Choice Awards. It just means that the popularity of "Sarah" is high enough." Sarah felt that she could already recite some words fluently, and the reporters probably got tired of listening to them, but at this time she still had to read the belly script again into the microphone, "So... I can only say thank you to all the fans who supported "Sarah", and Leon and I will continue to make more exciting works for everyone."

"As for winning the statuette..." Leonardo continued with a smile, "I think this question has already been answered, on the red carpet of the Golden Globes, remember? We said we could get nominated Just very happy."

Another repeated answer, Leonardo and Sarah silently complained in their hearts at the same time, do these reporters still expect to get the second answer when they ask questions?Let her and Leonardo brazenly say to the camera that they are confident that they will win the statuette?God knows how arrogant these words are, even famous directors like Spielberg and Cameron don't have the confidence!

"At the Golden Globes, you beat Gwyneth Paltrow to win Best Actress in a Musical Comedy, but today you didn't- nominated for Best Actress, Miss Paltrow got Otis instead, what about this? Are you also surprised?" The reporter changed his strategy this time, and the question was a little hot-drug-like, which one is better between the two actresses?How to answer seems to be a bit pitted.

"After all, I am a talent. Compared with my predecessors, my acting skills are still immature. Acting is a complex and fascinating art. I am studying hard. I hope the academy and movie fans can see my growth." Sarah showed a sweet smile , did not answer directly at all. In fact, these questions were expected by the public relations team long ago. She only needs to memorize her lines and play Tai Chi.

When it was Leonardo's turn to be asked questions, it mainly revolved around his feeling that he was shortlisted for the best picture when he was a producer for the first time, and the acting skills of "American Psycho" were widely acclaimed. Is he aiming for the next Oscar?In short, there are no outrageous questions, but they must be answered carefully. As a star standing in front of the microphone, the whole process is actually quite boring.

After answering the reporter's questions, the two of them were immediately taken back to the company by the car arranged by Michael, saying that there was an important matter that needed to be interviewed, which was exactly what Sarah wanted. "Sarah" was nominated for Best Picture.

"How! What's going on?"

"How! What have you done?"

When Sarah and Michael Ovitz met, the two spoke at the same time, and then Sarah realized that there was a misunderstanding.

"Best Picture? We actually got nominated for Best Picture, are you talking about that?" Sarah and Leonardo looked at each other and stared at Michael together.

"Oh, the best picture, this is good news. The first film made by Xingguang won Oti, which is really good news for the company." Michael patted Sarah on the shoulder, showing a domineering president's money Domineering smile, "Little Sarah, Harvey Weinstein is not the only one with connections."

"It really is you, OH~~Dear Michael, great Michael~~" Sarah and Leonardo rubbed their hands together, as if they were about to sing praises to Michael. They were so happy now that they even planned to have a show. Let's have a good time at the party, and it's not too much to have a carnival, after all, this is the Oscars!The best film with the highest gold content!Without seriousness in front of the reporters, Sarah and Leonardo praised Michael and started circling the hero hand in hand, like two kids who just got a truckload of candy and just wanted to yell and binge.

But...Michael raised his palms to signal the two live treasures to pause first: "It's just a nomination. The influence and social repercussions of the movie are obvious to all. Your movie is qualified enough to get this nomination. What are the old guys in the academy worried about?" The movie itself is your age, and they feel that giving it to you too early is definitely not a good thing, but everyone is saying that you are the future of Hollywood, the leader of the new generation, so I just remind them of this and remind them that they should give it to Hollywood A little encouragement and motivation for the future."

"Michael, you are always so humble." Sarah would not take this nomination for granted because of Michael's words. "Sarah" squeezed out the nomination of "Elizabeth". For her, this is definitely a feat.

Michael looked at the two little guys who looked adoring, and couldn't help but say a few more words to them to analyze the possibility of "Sarah" becoming a leader. As a senior in the company, he hoped to give some pointers to the two juniors: "You have to find out what the judges say. Psychology, while maximizing one’s own advantages——Among key opponents, "Elizabeth" and "Shakespeare in Love" are historical dramas with a strong British flavor, "Red Alert", "Saving Private Ryan" and even "Life is Beautiful" "are all war-themed, and the overall tone of the five films is too serious and even heavy except for "Shakespeare in Love", which is a little lighter. After watching these films, go to "Sarah"...

Believe me, even the old guys in the academy will feel the beauty of "Sarah". In addition, the Oscar is an American film award after all, and the academy is the American Film Institute, so after weighing the film's theme, expression theme, and social After several factors such as the response and the overall performance effect, the nomination position of "Sarah" is ranked ahead of "Elizabeth" and "Red Alert", and it is even only a little behind "Shakespeare in Love". This is not just my lobbying credit. "

"OK, we understand, this is everyone's credit, but you are undoubtedly the biggest contributor!" Sarah and Leonardo are still in high spirits and smiling around Michael, they start planning the party tonight, and strongly demand that Michael must To attend.

"Well... we'll talk about the party later... If you want to thank me, there is actually an opportunity right now. Instead of being silly about the nomination, let's talk about the next business." Michael said as if the Oscar nomination was just a trivial matter, And Sarah and Leonardo also heard the implication - their "Sarah" will stop at Oti, that's all, the statuette is impossible.

This realization made Sarah and Leonardo calm down. Although it was expected, they were still a little bit disappointed.

Michael Ovitz didn't care about the small emotions of the two of them. He pointed to the seat, motioned for Sarah and Leonardo to take their seats, and turned around to pick up a folder.

"Just now I asked you 'what's going on,' Sarah, I have a question I need your answer to." Michael Ovitz pushed the folder in front of Sarah, "This is the previous "Lord of the Rings" project Do you remember the book? This is a big production that costs a lot of money, and New Line will not invest and take all the risks alone, so I tried to discuss cooperation with them, get involved in this project, and let the big company bring the little star to play. "

"But the new line rejected it." Sarah opened the folder, looked at the project book that had been rejected a few months ago, and looked puzzled, "This was a few months ago, why are you mentioning it now? What is there?" Question?"

"Yes, and it's a big problem!" Michael didn't pretend, he pointed to the phone on the table and said, "Just half an hour ago, Xinline took the initiative to call me. Guess what they said? They invited Starlight to invest again The Lord of the Rings project, and a much better cut than we had originally asked for."

"Wow, how is this possible?" Leonardo was puzzled by this, and Sarah also had a look of disbelief.

"Because their parent company, Warner, wants to develop another project with Starlight." Michael looked at Sarah with a strange look, "Honey, I know you have been keen to buy the copyrights of various novels, such as the previous homosexual The theme of "Brokeback Mountain"...so...when did you buy the copyright of "Harry Potter"? Since there is such a good project, why didn't you tell me?"

"W...W...What? The copyright of what you said?" Sarah's small mouth opened wide in surprise, and an egg could be stuffed in. She pointed her finger at the tip of her nose and confirmed to Michael, "I? Bought it The copyright of "Harry Potter"? The fantasy novel written by British J.K. Rowling? The one that is very popular recently?"

"Isn't it?" Michael was also confused by Sarah's reaction, and his eyes became confused, "Warner told me so, they found the author of "Harry Potter" J K. Rowling, but the other party said that the copyright is already in your hands."

"Wow! Howcouldthathappen...HOW!" Sarah knocked on her head, pinched her thigh again, and after a cry of pain, she took a deep breath and shook her head in disbelief, "It seems that we are going to Got in touch with J.K. Rowling, how is this possible? When did Harry Potter get into my pocket? Got it wrong? There is another Sarah Stern ?”

However, half an hour later, Sarah grabbed the phone receiver and turned into a stone statue. Listening to J.K. Father? He... what's his name?"

There was a muffled noise in the office, and Leonardo accidentally knocked over the coffee cup in his hand. He looked at Sarah unexpectedly, and was also shocked by this sentence.

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