Six Hundred and Thirty Five - Amusing Yourself to Death Is Hollywood
In fact, there was no breaking news in the entire media meeting. The media reports the next day also focused on Wayne, Oscar, and James Cameron.
“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences respects me so much!”
"I'm good friends with James Cameron."
"I hope to be able to present the same statuette to James Cameron on the same stage with my own hands!"
Various speeches he made at the press conference aroused public discussion, especially his desire to be an Oscar award guest, which successfully overshadowed the public discussion about the nomination of "The Dark Knight". Many good media They all appealed to the Oscar organizers on their own pages.
Although Wayne's confident remarks caused some discussion in the industry, mainstream voices are relatively optimistic about the performance of "Titanic" this year. The unprecedented 14 award nominations have already sent out enough signals.
Another eye-catching thing is the promotional competition between Warner Bros. and Sony Columbia, which have already begun in advance.
"The Flash" released a poster today, followed by a trailer of dozens of seconds for "Godzilla". "The Flash" revealed some interesting stories about the crew, and "Godzilla" put close-up posters of monsters on billboards in the streets in advance.
As we all know, since the 1990s, as soon as one enters the annual summer movie market, every summer weekend will be filled with various medium and large-scale investment movie projects. Normally, starting from the beginning of May, films from major Hollywood studios will take turns taking the stage to start performances.
However, in recent years, with the strong rise of Wayne's movies, as if they have contracted the entire May schedule, major film companies have chosen to avoid being sharp. Even if the subsequent schedules are more crowded, they are not willing to do Green again. A stepping stone for the Berg brand.
Therefore, for movies that are scheduled to be released in May, they can already start promoting them in a rhythmic manner after February.
It is precisely this situation that makes "Godzilla" released by Sony Columbia extremely special. In recent years, this is the first film that has blatantly stated that it will collide with Wayne's DC series. Even the previous year's "Jurassic Park 2" did not have as much fanfare as theirs.
This has created a strange scene. From the communication between Warner Bros. and theater companies, we learned that for the entire May schedule this year, only these two large-scale movies have been scheduled so far, and some other small-cost movies have been scheduled. The movie has no way to control your own destiny.
The entire awards season has been filled with entertainment news every day, but all kinds of news related to these two films have always been able to occupy a place. From the perspective of publicity alone, "Godzilla" has undoubtedly achieved the expected results, relying on a wave of The Quixote-style bravery, like a lone hero, has attracted a lot of media attention.
Time moved forward slowly in the hustle and bustle, and Wayne finally completed the work on "The Flash". After confirmation by the main creative team, the film footage was sent to the Warner Bros. distribution department as soon as possible.
In mid-February, the weather in Los Angeles was sunny and pleasant. Wayne, who had just finished all work on "The Flash", walked into the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a low-key manner. The person accompanying him was not Nina who was like a shadow, but Nina who was already there. Halle Berry after finishing work on "X-Men".
Three days later, agent Jimmy appeared in the corridor of the hotel, carrying a black briefcase and looking up from time to time to check the house number. Arriving at the door of a presidential suite, he checked again, stood in front of the door and sighed.
"Knock, knock, knock." He raised his wrist and glanced at the time. It was already eleven in the morning, and Jimmy knocked on the door of the suite.
After a while, the door was opened from the inside, revealing Sergei's strong and bear-like figure. The other party looked down at the agent, shrugged and stepped away.
"The boss is awake, you can wait by yourself."
After saying this, Sergey quickly got into another bedroom under Jimmy's surprised eyes, leaving him alone, sitting on the sofa with a frown.
"What's the emergency?"
Soon, the door to the master bedroom of the suite was opened, and Wayne walked out wearing a crisp white bathrobe, with drops of water dripping from his short hair.
"Well......"
The agent looked through the open door and was very sure that he saw two women, two women of different colors, each wearing a simple bath towel and drying their hair.
With a quick glance, Jimmy swallowed subconsciously, turned his head and retracted his gaze covertly, as if pretending not to see anything, and shrugged at the man who had already walked up to him. He opened the briefcase beside him.
"You know Wayne, I don't want to disturb your vacation, but there is unexpected news and I have to come here now..."
Although the movement of his hand did not stop, and he quickly took out a package of exquisite envelopes, his attention was still on the two women who just passed by.
Looking at the majestic man sitting on the sofa, Jimmy instantly felt a feeling of envy that all men know in his heart. Only when a man reaches this level of the other person can he really enjoy it. Even though he has watched the other person rise little by little with his own eyes, he has a deeper desire for wealth and power in an instant.
"What? Is this okay?"
Looking at the thing in his hand, Wayne felt extremely ridiculous for a moment. He raised his head and looked at his agent in disbelief.
"We have to keep it a secret now." Jimmy smiled and nodded. "Who told you to say this to the media..."
An official invitation to become a guest presenter at the Oscars ceremony was grandly placed in front of him. Everyone may know that the reason why Wayne said that to the media was just to ridicule himself, mainly to clarify some unwarranted public opinions. Unexpectedly, the organizer actually sent an invitation.
The two looked at each other. As long as this invitation is taken out now, it will immediately cause uproar in the city. There is nothing wrong with the invitation itself, nor is it special. What is special is the meaning behind it. You know, this is an Oscar award invitation for Best Director.
In order to ensure its fairness, the Academy has always hired an accounting firm to calculate the results after the Oscar voting process began. No one can know the specific results before the envelope of the award ceremony is opened, but if you want to delve deeper into the appearance of this invitation letter, it is difficult to tell the meaning behind it.
"I see."
Wayne nodded, fiddled with the invitation in his hand, looked at Jimmy and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, but it shouldn't be a big deal to you."
Speaking of this, the agent's expression became strange. He raised his hand and took out a folded newspaper from the pocket of his suit jacket, unfolded it and placed it on the coffee table.
"Hollywood director Wayne Greenberg still has a hard time changing his playboy nature!"
The headline on the "Hollywood Daily Entertainment" newspaper made Wayne curl his lips. He leaned his upper body on the soft sofa, then picked up the cigarette and fire from the coffee table, and lit it like a bystander watching the excitement. After a cigarette, I leisurely shook out the newspaper in class.
"While others were trying to attend various award ceremonies, Wayne Greenberg couldn't hide his romantic nature and checked into a hotel with two women. Although he is also the director of "The Flash", "X-Men" "Producer of "Charlie's Angels" and "Charlie's Angels", his busy work has not drained his energy at all, and he still does not change his playboy nature.
Recently, a reporter from a Japanese newspaper took a photo of him and two actresses traveling on the Avenue of Stars. The three of them behaved intimately and then entered the hotel room together. One of them is very familiar to North American audiences and is Halle Berry, the African-American actress who had a relationship with Wayne Greenberg. The other is Chinese-American and is most likely an actor.
If you are careful enough, you will find that in addition to constantly advancing in his film career, Wayne Greenberg also always maintains the same standards in selecting women. From Naomi Watts, who was the first to confirm having a relationship with him, to the latest Chinese actress photographed, they all have model-like figures and iconic sweet faces.
Therefore, for the majority of movie fans, in addition to the guarantee of movie quality, you can always trust Wayne Greenberg's aesthetics. In an interview, Cameron Diaz once publicly told the media that Wayne Greenberg has always had a good eye for women.
Of course, facts have proven that this evaluation is not wrong. Every actress who has been rumored to have relationships with Wayne Greenberg has successively proven her acting talents on the big screen. Now, no one can doubt whether this Chinese-American woman, who appears for the first time, can also find an opportunity to prove her "acting skills"..."
"Don't look at me. All the entertainment newspapers on the market are hyping up your one-two punch news." Jimmy saw his client throw away the newspaper and looked up at him. He shrugged and quipped: "The public likes to see this, doesn't it?"
"Shit, doesn't the public prefer to watch Oscar previews now?" Wayne shook his head, not taking these reports seriously at all.
Just like what was reported in the newspaper, at most the media can only call him a playboy. Wayne himself has no nominal wife or girlfriend, let alone a legally bound family. No matter how many women he finds, he cannot rise to the top. moral dimension.
"Uh-huh." Jimmy glanced in the direction of the master bedroom covertly again, buttoned up his briefcase, stood up and prepared to leave. "You continue to enjoy, I have to go back and discuss some procedures with the Oscar organizers."
After the agent left for a while, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Miss Tachihaya, who was traveling to Los Angeles, walked out wearing a bath towel.
"Is this Hollywood?" The woman picked up the colorful newspaper on the coffee table and saw her own photo at a glance. This was the first time she had seen such a tabloid. The report even described in detail the process of the three people fooling around.
Wayne pulled the woman onto his lap and curled his lips. "That's right, entertaining yourself to death is what Hollywood is all about."