American fame and fortune

In the business club in Beverly Hills, many people from the academy gathered internally. In addition to Warren Beatty and other old men who worked in the academy, some senior members also came.

These people all have one thing in common.

Caucasian, male, over 60 years old.

Warren Beatty approached Nicholson and asked, "I hear you've been doing some shit lately?"

Annette Bell deliberately ran on him: "Jack, you have led the two most promising young people in the circle astray."

"That's not right, it's not that I've got it wrong." Nicholson didn't want to recite the blame: "It's those two bastards who got it wrong, okay?"

Warren Beatty thought of his youth: "I still remember you, me, and Malone, who turned Sunset Boulevard into a nightlife, and we were old in a blink of an eye."

Nicholson shrugged: "Ma Long went to see the Almighty Lord. You returned to the family, and I was also in semi-retirement. Our time has passed, and people are almost forgetting about us."

Annette Bening asked: "So, you want to make a presence?"

Nicholson denied: "Of course not, I really like Blanchett, especially her hard-lined face, which is so recognizable."

Annette Bening laughed: "The way you show your love is so special, it makes people angry."

William Fichtner came over and said, "You caused us to be scolded by an Australian woman together."

Nicholson was very helpless: "I didn't expect that she would be like this..." He shrugged: "Blanchet publicly apologized, I think she realized her mistake, and she cried very sadly at the press conference."

Warren Beatty shook her head: "A woman's tears."

Nicholson spread his hands: "She has the freedom to speak."

"That's right, she can say what she thinks, and God has given her freedom of speech." The president of the college, Sidney Gannis, was nearby, and when he heard what they said, he couldn't help but interjected: "But everyone should do it for her." Take responsibility for your own words.”

Warren Beatty and William Fichtner, two old white guys, couldn't agree more with Sidney Gannis: "That's so true."

The authority of the academy is authority, how can we tolerate casual doubts?

Nicholson defended: "Blanchet didn't do it on purpose, maybe these years have gone too smoothly, she..."

Sidney Gannis couldn't help shaking his head: "Such a person should go through more tests and trials, which will be good for her life."

Although the chairman of the academy is more of a symbolic honorary position, and the power itself is not particularly powerful, but in the awards season, who can ignore his remarks.

This is the representative elected by the old white men of the academy.

Not only this small circle, but people around are nodding.

They have seen the video of Cate Blanchett scolding Nicholson, as well as the video of a tearful apology at the press conference.

But most people automatically ignore the latter and instead firmly remember the former.

They are old, old, not very good memory, a little willful, a little narrow-minded and bad-tempered, all of which are understandable.

As for not being able to understand it, it doesn’t really matter. Running with Leonardo is a test, and some people don’t even have the chance to run with him.

In the afternoon of that day, many old white men turned down the invitation to the screening and pull-out meeting of "Queen Elizabeth 2".

The sensitive entertainment media realized the sudden change in wind direction, and even the critics in Los Angeles, many people refused to participate in the film's pull meeting.

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Warner Studios, a pull-up room, the internal preview of "The Reader" has just ended.

As the thick curtains were opened, warm applause broke out.

Martin and Kate Winslet stood up one after another, bowing slightly to their surroundings.

"Kate, Martin." Daniel praised: "You have created two characters with distinct images and rich layers. This is a wonderful performance."

Martin didn't need to be modest, saying: "I also think that this is the best performance I have ever performed in my career."

Kate said directly: "Martin is really outstanding. When filming, he took me into too many scenes."

Another person said: "This movie will be screened next month, I believe it will definitely become a hit in the awards season, especially for the male and female leads."

This is a standard award-winning film. The priority of the awards is Best Actress, and then Best Actor.

The preview meeting ended here, Daniel took Martin and Kate to have a conversation, and then returned to the office to let the team further refine the PR marketing plan for the awards season.

When he left, Kate called Martin: "Look for a place to talk for a while?"

"Okay, where are you going?" Martin asked.

Kate didn't hesitate at all, pulled him up and left: "I'm staying at the Burbank Hotel."

Of course Martin understood what she meant and insisted on the usual principle: "Wait a minute, I'll borrow a humble car."

Kate nodded: "You are still thoughtful."

Martin borrowed a Volkswagen, pulled Kate into the underground parking lot of the Burbank Hotel directly from the underground parking lot of Warner Studios.

Kate, in her early thirties, was at the age of a wolf and a tiger, and devoured Martin as soon as she went upstairs.

Even Martin didn't have to do anything on purpose.

The two artists, under the enthusiastic communication, quickly reached the realm of vertical connection.

After a vertical exchange, the two began to discuss practical issues.

Martin took two bottles of water from the refrigerator and handed Kate one.

"Thank you." Kate took it over, sat opposite Martin, and asked, "I heard that you only plan to participate in some of the "Long Reader" promotional meetings and filming sessions?"

Martin said directly: "I will leave Los Angeles soon to participate in the shooting of the new film, and I don't have much time."

He also pointed out the key point: "Aren't you going to get the best actress? I'll just get a nomination, and there will be a professional team to operate it. If I show up frequently, maybe it will disperse your votes."

"You really think about me, should I thank you well?" Kate stared at Martin intentionally.

Martin is so thick-skinned, he met Kate's eyes, and looked her carefully: "I don't mind if you thank me well, you should thank me well, and this is not the only place."

Kate couldn't understand: "What else did you do?"

"You helped you get rid of one of the most competitive opponents ahead of time." The brazen Martin pulled Nicholson's banner directly and carried it on his shoulders: "Kate Blanche specifically said that winning, this year's There are no nominations."

Find a boss, isn't it just that the boss will carry it when something happens, and the younger brother will be responsible for receiving the benefits of the boss's good deeds?

He lowered his voice. "I called Jack to Paramount Studios."

Kate had already thought of what Martin had said and understood what he meant.

She has been friends with Leonardo for more than ten years, and she understands what kind of people are old white men in Hollywood.

"'Queen Elizabeth 2' has been screened." Kate said slowly: "It is said that many critics and industry insiders have rejected invitations to screenings and screenings."

Martin said: "The group of old men in the college are letting the wind out, and the wind direction is very clear."

Kate's eyes scanned: "I'm full and tired today. I'll thank you next time."

Martin took a sip of water, sat across from her, looked at her carefully, and said, "Your body management is not good."

"It's not bad." Kate didn't mind this, and even said directly: "I didn't do much body management."

She shook her body: "Don't you think this is just right?"

Martin thought of a horrible experience in his previous life: "Indeed, if you have a tall body, you will hit your pelvis with pain."

Kate laughed, touched Martin's water bottle with the water bottle, and said, "I think it's fine now, too."

"The academy and the critics love nothing more than to see delicate beauty destroyed," Martin said.

Kate nodded slightly, and changed the subject: "You have always been able to deal with the media and public opinion. For an actress like me, after destroying her appearance and inherent image, is there any other way to increase her chances of winning?"

The conventional method is there, spending money on word of mouth, public relations and publicity. Martin knows these things, and Kate knows them too.

All Martin could think of was crooked ways: "Actually, female stars have an advantage when competing in the Olympics. It is a huge natural advantage that male stars don't have."

"Every male judge in pajamas?" Kate was obviously confused.

Martin was furious: "You pervert, do you have anything else in your head besides sleeping?" He emphasized: "I'm talking about the natural advantages of women."

Kate raised her chest deliberately: "Could it be this?"

Martin was too lazy to let her guess, and said directly: "Social public opinion and public psychology will be biased towards pregnant women. When photos of one of the Oscar's best actress candidates with a pregnant belly appeared frequently in the media, the judges' opinions Will it be psychologically affected?"

Kate thought it made sense as soon as she heard it. She had been a mother, and she could vividly recall the tangible and intangible preferential treatment she received when she was pregnant.

Regardless of whether it is high or low, society as a whole treats pregnant women very preferentially.

Kate's eyes immediately fell on Martin, and she seemed to be thinking about something important in her heart.

Martin realized something was wrong, and warned: "Kate, don't think of me."

"Sam is old after all." Kate has always pursued art, and she paid a lot for art when shooting, and she didn't care about paying more.

Martin was startled suddenly, feeling like a male lion facing a lioness in heat, and quickly added: "Kate, you don't need to do this, as long as you have an upright public relations and publicity, the chances of winning are very high. I asked Warren -Beatty and Annette Bening, they belong to the core old white members of the academy, this group has a hundred times better impression and evaluation of you than Leo."

Martin suddenly thought of something, got up and rushed to the trash can, checked out the condom inside, ran into the toilet and flushed down the toilet.

It seems that this thing will be specially dealt with in the future.

Kate sat on the sofa and looked at Martin with a smile: "I didn't say to use this method."

For the sake of safety, Martin specifically said: "It is now late October, and it will be less than three months until January, when the vote will be voted. The three-month pregnancy is not obvious enough, and it is too late."

This time Kate listened in. She had a child and knew her own specialties, and it was really not obvious for three months.

Martin got dressed: "Come here today, go back early to prepare for the screening."