Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 136 Red Carpet Rules
Little Taylor Swift officially joined Angel Declaration a week later and started music lessons under the guidance of professional teachers.

Her treatment is different from that of the customer service girls and girls in Tokyo. In addition to public classes, she also has her own small classes.

Therefore, little Taylor had a very fulfilling life every day and could not stop studying at all.

Just when things were on track, the Golden Globe Awards were announced.

Sure enough, "Chicago" won all the awards for musicals, which was within Tang De's expectations. This also added to the popularity of "Chicago" in newspapers.

The media have speculated that "Chicago" will be nominated for the Oscar's best picture of the year. As for whether it wins the award, it depends on the tastes of the judges.

However, although no one knows the judges' taste in movies, their taste in restaurants is well understood.

A tabloid news published a very funny report, saying that through their tracking and statistics, they found that when Oscar judges accepted dining invitations from public relations companies, the restaurant they chose most was French food.

Then there are Japanese restaurants, Chinese restaurants, Spanish restaurants and Indian restaurants.

As for British restaurants? It's a pity that no one chose the British restaurant at all.

In this bizarre closed loop, time has come before the Oscars.

"Haha, okay, but it's really great that we can meet at the Oscars. Maybe I can see you win the award with my own eyes. Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Anne Hathaway suddenly remembered something: "Tang, you don't need to choose a dress, because a stylist will contact you soon."

"I'm choosing a dress, how about you?"

"Dear, you guessed it right! Yes, I have time to attend the Oscars. Are you happy?"

This is undoubtedly a great irony of the public relations chaos at the Oscars today. The tabloid sold out the film on the day it was released, but on the third day it quickly dropped to its knees and said the news was false.

"Uh...Sorry, honey, I have to rush back to the set after attending the party."

Tang De raised his eyebrows: "Do you have time to attend the Oscars?"

"It's a great money-making opportunity for those stylists."

"What?" Tang De was a little confused.

This operation made many people feel confused. Only practitioners like Tang De found it very funny. Obviously, the newspaper was also blocked by public relations.

To this end, they spend millions of dollars every year to persuade celebrities to wear their own clothes, jewelry or watches.

And the judges also had an unexpected tacit understanding during the meal. There will definitely be choices such as high-priced red wine, vegetable salads or cold vegetables.

Listening to Anne Hathaway's explanation, Tang De gradually understood the hidden rules of the Oscar red carpet that he had never known.

"Of course I'm happy, Annie. After the party, we can go home together."

"Honey, what are you doing?"

"I'm still on the crew, but there's good news, you'll be surprised."

Tang De was originally looking at the dresses for the Oscars that day, but suddenly he received a call from Anne Hathaway.

The tabloid deliberately summarized these commonalities and gave a portrait: "Age between 40 and 60 years old, highly educated. Vegan or healthy lifer who likes to collect red wine and eat vegetables and fruits. When you meet this kind of person, there is no doubt that he must be one of the Oscar Academy judges."

Tang De breathed a sigh of relief, and his hanging heart calmed down again: "Well...it's okay, Annie, we will meet again after your crew's affairs are over."

Tang De twitched his lips, feeling that things were getting a little tricky. But he still expressed his happiness on the phone.

Ever since this extravagant awards ceremony was held, the red carpet show where celebrities competed for their beauty has become a battleground for various fashion brands.

Of course, fashion brand public relations do not directly contact celebrities. What they do is to first determine the level of each star based on the list in hand, and assign them ready-to-wear clothing of different levels and different release dates.

If an artist wears a certain brand's current season's haute couture on the red carpet, it means that she is on the brand's A-list.

In contrast, they also have a blacklist to avoid artists involved in scandals.

After determining these, they will also make a so-called bet.

That is, the reserve candidates for awards such as Best Actor and Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor and Actor. These people have stood on the stage for the longest time and the brand has received the greatest exposure.

But there are only a few popular artists, and there are many young wolves. If they want to occupy the bridge, it is the turn of the middleman to come on stage.

The brokers are the front-line stylists who are responsible for celebrity makeup.

That's right, those stylists who usually seem to have no voice have all become popular in the eyes of fashion brands during the Oscar awards season, because they are responsible for the makeup of major stars. Sometimes it often depends on what clothes and jewelry they wear. Depends on the stylist in a word.

Artists are often only responsible for the final fitting and makeup review and modification. Therefore, in order to let stylists choose their own, fashion brands often send their own design sketches during the pre-Oscar stage, and the stylists will screen out suitable ones based on the premise that they are in line with the artist's image positioning, just like producers review films. s brand.

As for how these brands please their stylists and win the final victory, of course they spend money.

The charm of money is unparalleled at this moment, and there is even a widely circulated charging standard in the industry.

Taking jewelry accessories as an example, you need to pay $12.5 for earrings, $7.5 for a necklace, $5 for a bracelet, and $2.5 for a ring.

Of course, in the end, the artist gets the lion's share of the money, which is why it's always revealed that a star has temporarily changed his costume at the Oscars.

There is a completely naked relationship with money. For example, at the 1990 Oscar Awards ceremony, due to the intervention of Giorgio Armani, dozens of actresses in the audience wore Armani haute couture. The audience jokingly called the 90 Oscar Awards ceremony Armani. Award Ceremony.

But no matter what, the artists and stylists will not easily let go of this opportunity to make money, so Tang De does not need to choose his own clothes. As long as he is on the shortlist for the best photography, sooner or later a stylist will contact him He took the initiative to provide branded clothing.

In fact, Anne Hathaway was right. He just received an invitation to the Oscars the next day, and at the same time he received calls from several stylists.

There are second-tier and first-tier stylists, but basically all of them are not well-known in Hollywood, except for one.

Quentin's personal stylist Keshawn Alpha.

This stylist has worked with many big-name stars, including Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman and others, and is the stylist with the most abundant star resources in Hollywood.

Originally, with Tang De's celebrity status, there was no way he could win the favor of such a stylist on a stage like the Oscars.

Even if he may win the best photography, his own reputation is indeed not enough to support those haute couture clothes.

But now that Quentin has recommended and endorsed it, it's different.

After all, Hollywood is never fair, and having connections means you can enjoy more.

Soon after, Tang De came to Keshaun's studio.

He saw this somewhat coquettish black man wearing a white striped shirt and a pink bow tie among the floor-to-ceiling hangers with all kinds of luxury brand clothing hanging all over the room.

But compared to Tang De's calmness, Keshaun immediately covered his mouth when he saw Tang De: "Oh, my God! Don! I didn't believe it when Quentin said it, you are so handsome, just because of you Face, Armani should also give you a high-definition spot."

"Thank you for the compliment." Tang De knew that men in the stylist profession were more feminine than women, so he was not surprised.

After a brief exchange of words, Keshaun took the lead and got to the point.

"Come on, baby, let's measure your size. Do you need your lower body? Giggle!" Keshaun raised her little finger in a girlish manner and let out a series of laughs, which made Tang De goosebumps.

However, he still cooperated with Keshaun to complete the measurement. During this process, the sissy stylist did not engage in any sexual harassment.

After the measurement, Keshawn leaned by the makeup mirror and said: "Tang, in fact, with your figure, I have many clothes here that are suitable for you, such as Armani, Prada, and Hermès. But when it comes to price, , then I recommend you wear Prada."

Keshane spoke very directly: "Prada was outperformed by Armani in the men's clothing field in the past few years, so this year we are trying hard to make a comeback. The design draft they gave me is very creative and the price is also good."

"So? How much does a set of clothes cost?" Tang De asked curiously.

"No, no, no, honey, it's not a set, it needs to be calculated separately. The shirt is 8000 US dollars, the suit jacket is 3 US dollars, the bottoms are 1.5 US dollars, and the tie is 1.3 US dollars." Keshaun quoted the price of Prada in detail, and asked Tang De couldn't help but touch his chin.

“如果你选择普拉达，我4你6，你可以得到3万9千6百美元。这还没算手表。”

"Wow, this is really a good business." Tang De smiled. A little-known photographer like him can earn such income just by putting on clothes and showing his face. No wonder those top stars are all An Oscar ceremony requires several outfit changes.

"Yes, the Oscars are the best business in Hollywood." Keshaun nodded with a smile on his face.

"How about the watch?" The price of this position should be more expensive than the clothes, just like the jewelry of an actress.

"I have Longines, Vacheron Constantin, and Rolex here, but I don't recommend them because these famous watch brands are more inclined to offer olive branches to future movie kings and queens, and the prices they offer are not much."

"So what do you recommend?"

"Richard Mille is a new watch brand. You may have never heard of it, but the price he gave is very high, 8 US dollars. If you can stand on the podium, he can add another 2 US dollars."

Richard Mille? Tang Dexin said he was joking, how could he not know that this is a top watchmaking brand that has become very popular since its establishment. It uses high precision as its selling point and is far more in line with the aesthetics of the younger generation than Rolex and other brands.

This was a good choice, so Tang De made the decision without any hesitation: "Then let's go with Richard Mille, Keshaun, I believe in your vision."

After being praised like this, Keshaun became really happy: "Don't worry, Tang, I will definitely dress you up as the most handsome actor on the red carpet."

However, a week later, when everything was settled and Tang De was about to have a fitting, Oscar suddenly announced a temporary decision.

(End of this chapter)