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When asked what she was looking at so intently, Anna chose to read out loud what she saw—

"The New York Film Critics Association awards were announced, and "The Departed" won the Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor awards as the biggest winners.

"Alex Pollin's "The Departed" won Best Supporting Actor from the Los Angeles and Boston Film Critics Association—"

"Supporting Actor Oscars Are In Tight Race, The New York Times Looks Like Alex Pollin—"

After entering December, the competition for popular movies in the North American awards season has entered a fierce stage. After the announcement of the nomination list for the broadcast film critics association awards, which has attracted much attention on the 12th, the film critics association awards from all over the world have also gathered and released like a blowout. , Within a day, the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards, the Indiana Film Critics Association Awards, etc. all announced the winners list. Among them, "The Departed" swept multiple awards in these major film critics associations in these Oscar outposts. The statuette advances.

However, for Alex's fans like Anna, this December is the happiest month for them. Not only can they see their idol sweeping the major movie awards, but also countless reports, praise from film critics, and Compared with Alex's low-key habits on weekdays, due to the necessity to attend the awards ceremony and after-party social activities this month, Alex's street photography this month is almost worth his entire year up.

Of course, after browsing the news about Alex as usual, Anna will also pay attention to other news, such as Ryan Gosling, who is also favored by film critics with "Half Nelson", and her favorite pass "Prada Wearing the Devil" harvested a small box office miracle Anne Hathaway's latest "Vanity Fair" interview.

It's just that since December, these regular news may not attract too much attention from the masses. You must know that the more awards season comes, more and more scandals about stars' bribery in order to win awards will appear. It was reported by the tabloids, for example, last week, Idi Filo, who was nominated for the "Golden Globe" Best Supporting Actress, was revealed to have had a sex trade scandal with the judges, and was nominated for "Mission: Impossible 12" Best Supporting Actor's Caesar was also photographed having a meal with the judges of the Oscar chairman jury who had not yet held the nomination banquet, but the PR team responded quickly and carried out crisis public relations.

Seeing this news, Anna couldn't help feeling excited. It wasn't because she hated Caesar and she was gloating, but as an actor competing for the supporting actor role like Alex, Anna certainly hoped that Caesar would get more negative news to lower his chances of winning the award. probability, but at the same time, Anna was worried, afraid that Caesar's strong lobbying and public relations would eventually lead to him taking over the statuette. Just imagining that scene for a while, Anna suddenly became ill.

And what is Alex doing right now who is being pissed off by his fans?

A new script, although the director is still negotiating, but what is certain is that after Hollywood is busy with the Oscars, Alex will play the leading actor in the new movie produced by Weinstein.In fact, this is a win-win cooperation. Since Weinstein and Disney separated in 2005, they are still determined to continue their control of the Oscars, but they lack a suitable candidate.

"I wish "Twilight" would start filming soon—" Alex wailed, not blaming him for making such an exclamation. In fact, even though he knew that his chances of winning an Oscar were low, but in order to win the gold medal The Globe Award, as well as various film critics and trade union awards in the outpost to improve the style, Alex spent more than 400 million on various public relations fees. Of course, after hearing from Irving that Leonardo spent After losing more numbers, although he felt a little relieved, he still felt distressed by his sudden drop in deposits.

It's a pity that the "Twilight Saga" series that Alex is looking forward to will bring him a good salary is tentatively scheduled to start in the summer of next year. There are many reasons for the project's delay. Management issues, but in any case, as a big project at the top, they should be more eager to start shooting "Twilight" than Alex.

But let's not think about those distant things for the time being, let's talk about the Golden Globes and Oscars who are closer, and next week, the Oscars will hold their nomination dinner, and in order for Alex to successfully mix with a For the nomination, I found the lobbying company owned by Weinstein, and of course I also saw some of the means of the ghost behind the Oscar.

No matter how complicated the Oscar nomination rules are, there is one thing everyone can understand, that is, if you want the judges to choose you, first they have to see your performance, and then you can impress them to get a ticket from them.There are at least hundreds of movies released in Hollywood this year. On the list of nominations, it is conceivable that most of the judges must have never even heard the names of some movies. Due to the overwhelming reputation of "The Departed", This makes Alex have an innate advantage in this regard. People always have a herd mentality. Those film critics praised Alex's Colin a lot. Naturally, even those who have never seen "The Departed" The judges of the show have long had the impression that Alex played well.

This is a good start, but we have to talk about the "Twilight Saga" that brought Alex crazy popularity and box office. This movie made Alex a super icon all of a sudden, but he didn't The good word-of-mouth and the impression that Alex is just a male vase who relies on his face to act also remained in the minds of the judges.

How to get those old-fashioned, old Jewish old men to put aside these bad impressions for a while, so as to vote for Alex?This requires those lobbying companies to come up with their means, and as far as Alex knows, the calls of Weinstein's lobbying companies are always fast and frequent, and they always tell the judges ——"Bauer, one of the chairman jury, thinks that Alex's Colin can win him the best supporting actor this time-yes, even though he is still too young, it seems too much to mention the first actor. Fantastic, but it's just a nomination right now? We all know your vote won't go to Alex in the final ballot, and it's a consolation to vote for him in the nomination, Oscar It has always been a tradition of supporting newcomers..."

Of course, apart from those standard social rhetoric as the opening, and the subtle flattery that makes people feel smug, this phone call boils down to the above meanings.After all, there are nearly 6000 people who make up the Oscar judges. Most of them are not short of money and have prestige. They have also stood on the podium of the Oscars or called the wind and rain in the film area. However, they are old. I just left the center of the glitz, or I took the initiative to choose, maybe I was eliminated by the times, so only at this time of the year can I feel the power in my hands again, so I want this vote?You can use benefits to impress me, or you have to coax me to be willing, of course, both are the best.

Not only that, in order to win the favor of those old Jews, Weinstein concentrated on showing the film in Jewish cultural hotspots, such as the Schberger Center in Los Angeles and the 92y Street in Manhattan. At the same time, Alex also had to He was very obedient and attended all kinds of Hollywood fake parties, and he was grateful to accept the movie awards that were only presented to him. Alex even signed a series of contracts with Weinstein, It specifically stipulates what he must not do during the period before the Oscars are officially awarded. Everything has to be more careful. After all, Weinstein helped Alex discredit him from all aspects. Opponents, in order to kill them and replace Alex, who of his competitors is not planning to do this?

So although Weinstein's asking price was not cheap, Alex knew the money was well spent.You know, how many people hope that Weinstein can come out to help them with public relations, and Weinstein chose "The Departed" this year, not only because he didn't have any films he produced this year to compete for awards, but also because In the 2001 "Gangs of New York" defeat.

"Gangs of New York" is also a film directed by Martin Scorsese. As a producer, Weinstein used all means to help "Gangs of New York" win 11 nominations. Unfortunately, at the last moment, Wayne Stan's smugness caused "Gangs of New York" to miss the Oscar in the end.This was largely due to an ad that Weinstein placed in The New York Times, in which he had Robert, the former Oscar winner for best director and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, write an article calling on all judges to vote for Martinska. Seth voted for the best director. Of course, this article could not have been written by the 88-year-old Robert who spent most of his time in a hospital bed, but he finally signed it.

However, the Oscar expressly stipulates that voters are not allowed to disclose their voting results, so Weinstein’s public relations trick clearly violated the regulations, which made his competitors bite him, and finally aroused the anger of other voters. Faced with the demand that the ballots already cast be returned, even Weinstein could not recover from this situation.

And in that year, Martin, like Alex, followed Weinstein's advice and appeared frequently on various occasions, and even had to be ridiculed by some harsh film critics, because Weinstein's public relations strategy was so good. To the extreme, they kept making conversation, even sending Martin Scorsese to a "Women in Film" luncheon at Sandals, surrounded by Diane Lard, Sharon Stone, and Julia Roberts, while Martin's name was posted on the door of the music hall, but everyone knew that Martin had never given a blues concert at Radio City Music Hall...

In short, it was because of the failure in 2001. Of course, although Alex knew that he thought it was too bad, but he was a little thankful for Weinstein’s failure. The last failure made their public relations methods restrained a lot, otherwise I'm afraid it will be Alex who will be at the lunch with the actresses this time.

It is because of this that Weinstein will go all out for "The Departed" this time even though he is not the producer, and Alex is to some extent considered to be in the limelight, but Weinstein has always been a The shrewdest businessman, which is why Alex will be working with Weinstein on his new film next year with a contract that still needs a lot of revision.

It's a rare day at home sitting on the couch, but it doesn't take long before Alex's stylist arrives with the gown he's about to attend the Golden Globes, as well as a make-up try-on.Although male stars are not like female stars, they need to be prepared to treat the red carpet as a battlefield where they can't see gunpowder, but since Alex has not yet had the Oscar who can guarantee his strength, it is his style that relies on his face at this moment The stage of eating, let alone his fans, even Alex's styling team will not allow it——

"Honey, promise me not to tan yourself again? And I'm about to turn my attention to Leonardo fans - can't you obediently wear the clothes I matched for you when you go out? And please shave your beard, every time I see your street photos, I really want to say, look—"

"What a big kiwi!" Alex quickly answered Katie's words in a cheerful tone, and when the latter was swallowed by him for a few seconds, she couldn't speak. Alex continued, "But you are blaming Mr. DiCaprio by mistake. I obviously learned the trick of not shaving from the captain—"

"..." Katie took a few deep breaths, but he did not forget that she was styling Alex at the moment, and stretched out her hand, and the assistant beside her immediately handed her another eyebrow pencil, "I Gotta ask Dan to blow your hair differently because I'm afraid you'll make your nose look too big on the red carpet - anyway, get rid of those bad habits, you know how much Amanda has to deal with those media contacts every day for you Can photos maintain your current status as the president of girl fans?"

Alex made a face, his jaw stretched out like a monkey.

Katie was amused, and she laughed for a while and said, "Well, for the sake of your good looks—"

And over there, Owen also finished talking on the phone, and came down from the upstairs room. He smashed himself on the sofa opposite Alex, and the phone fell out of his hand and rolled to the side. Everyone stopped their movements and looked at him.

Because everyone knew what the call Owen was talking about just now meant. It was from the secretary assistant of the Golden Globe jury. He has to memorize all the award speeches written for him, and Amanda will come over after a while, and then Alex has to repeat these award speeches over and over again in front of everyone, and he has to record them to watch , so that he knows where he can improve so that he doesn't appear too natural or too unnatural when he comes on stage.

However, seeing Owen's slightly heavy expression at the moment, Alex may have guessed the ending, and soon, he relaxed the fingers holding the A4 paper in his hand, Alex shrugged and said with a smile: " Well, maybe we won't have to rehearse stupidly later, should you allow me to find the captain for a drink?"

"No——" Owen sat up, "Amanda will arrive in 5 minutes, I believe that if you still haven't memorized this speech within these 5 minutes, Amanda will be the first to come and kill you— —”

"God——" Katie couldn't help but let out a breath while covering her chest, "Your expression just now almost scared me to death. After all, all the looks I decided on for Alex were based on him for winning awards. As a premise-"

"Thank you, Katie." Alex met Katie's eyes and smiled brightly. After working with Alex for so long, Katie would still be caught by Alec from time to time. Si Shuai couldn't help blushing and heart beating.

Alex turned to Owen. Although he didn't want to admit it, Alex was still disappointed when he saw Owen's expression just now. Let's not talk about other things. He spent so much money and spent so much money. Put more energy into socializing, if all of these are in vain—However, Alex stretched out and punched Owen on the shoulder: "In short, based on your performance just now, the Golden Globe Awards also owe you a nomination— —”

Owen laughed: "Thank you very much. In fact, I have long wanted to resign as an agent and go to Universal's studio to audition for a role in a TV series..."

"Then you'd better not meet me in Hollywood in the future, because I will definitely bully you on the set without hesitation—" Alex held his toes high.

For a while, the air was filled with a light and cheerful atmosphere. Although no one pointed it out, everyone knew that the rehearsal began the day after tomorrow, followed by the official awards ceremony of the Golden Globe Awards. Alex finally With Colin, he will win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.

Although the Golden Globe Awards does not have a tradition of notifying the winners in advance, if the nominees are too eager, and as long as there are connections, the results can indeed be obtained within a day or two before the rehearsal.And Alex never doubted the means of Owen who was able to get out of Rocky.

As for the result of the Golden Globes after public relations, Alex was actually not that surprised. First of all, there is no too strong opponent in this year's supporting actor competition. It is said that Alex It is not an exaggeration to stand out. Although Caesar relied on the villain of this type he played for the first time in "Mission: Impossible 3" as a gimmick, but due to the bad reputation of the film itself and the influence of the leading actor Tom Bruce, It is more difficult for Caesar to win an award than Alex's public relations. At the same time, Alex also felt that Caesar seemed to know very well that he did not have much chance of winning an award, so what he was doing was to lobby Others don't vote for him, and try their best to prevent him from winning the prize.

But compared to the Oscars, the judging panel for the Golden Globes, which focuses on entertainment, has only more than 90 members of the Foreign Press Association, and many of them are only part-timers. Their tastes and preferences are different, and Alex has always been with The Association of Journalists has a good relationship, so he doesn't need to spend a lot of public relations, he can get a considerable number of votes, and the rest, Alex's Colin in "The Departed" this year did get a lot The Golden Globe Awards are not without fairness at all, otherwise, if it only relies on bribery to maintain the annual awards, it must have gone wrong early and it is impossible to maintain it to this day. He voted for Alex based on his real movie-watching experience. Of course, this is not in vain for Alex to try his best to build momentum for himself, advocating those movies that he couldn’t bear to look at. That's it.

Also because besides the lack of competitive pressure this year, the Writers Guild strike started in November, and before the Golden Globes nominations dinner, the participating members of the strike who hadn't managed to resolve their issues said they would be demonstrating in front of the Hilton that day , and all the nominated directors and actors have to cross their demonstration lines if they want to enter the scene. This makes the nominated actors feel in a dilemma. On the other hand, I don't want to get stuck with these screenwriters who have worked together or will work together in the future.

Therefore, with the acquiescence of the organizers of the Golden Globes, many nominated actors began to support the screenwriters vigorously. Alex naturally did not forget to show this when attending various events. Therefore, he was struck by the Screenwriters Association. Due to the impact of the Golden Globe Awards this year, the number of actors participating in the dinner party will decrease, which will lead to their red carpet stars being bleak. At the same time, there are also the most fancy ratings. The Golden Globe Awards has always had the ambition to surpass the Oscar ratings. , So this time, in order to avoid heavy losses and attract more sponsors, the Golden Globe Awards must give accurate answers to some stars, and Alex, who has always been topical and attention-getting, is one of them.

After practicing his thank you speech, Alex still has a specific procedure for the Golden Globes dinner in his hand. Of course, these are all to go through during the rehearsal, but Alex still needs to know in advance , but before Alex and their topic got into this, the doorbell rang suddenly——

Alex looked around, everyone who was supposed to be there was already there, and he didn't order takeaway, and he didn't need a plumber at home, but Alex also maintained trust in the security of the community , everyone looked at each other for a while, but Jerry stood up hesitantly and ran to open the door——

Then, Jerry said out loud what he saw from the surveillance screen: "I saw a lot of hearts made of red roses—"

"..." Alex had an ominous premonition.

"In the middle of that heart is a very large gift box, big enough to fit a person in—"

Owen seemed to have thought of something, and his face was a little bit wrong. Of course he was planning for the worst. After all, he has seen too many crazy fans over the years, and he is used to opening in this way: "Maybe I should prepare to call the police—— "

"No, wait a minute..." It's just that Amanda hasn't finished speaking.

Jerry said loudly again: "I saw that there was a note on the box that said—to my ex-boyfriend..."

"Ex-boyfriend—?" Alex frowned, and then he let out a dissatisfied hey, "Why are you looking at me? Who has ever seen a heartless person with a face like mine?"

And just when Alex couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to walk towards the entrance, Jerry's frightened scream made him stop again: "Ah! God! The box is opened—— It's a man! Oh my God, it's Tony Stark—!"

"..."