Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 122 Party
After the premiere of "Bram Stoker's Dracula", Link and Monica were invited by the crew to attend the premiere party held at the Bulgari Hotel.

Through Sofia's introduction, he met Al Pacino, Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder and others.

At the party, he could chat with Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage and others, but not with older people like Gary Oldman, Richard Gere, Dustin Hoffman and others.

Link took the initiative to greet several people, but did not receive a positive response.

He no longer paid any attention to them.

As it is the end of the year and the American Film Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards have begun, the topic of conversation at the party, apart from "Bram Stoker's Dracula", is the predictions for next year's Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, and which movies will win the awards.

Among them, Al Pacino's "Scent of a Woman", Robert Downey Jr.'s "Chaplin", "The Last Wagon" starring Tom Cruise, and "Unforgiven" directed by Clint Eastwood were talked about many times.

However, no one mentioned "Paranormal Activity", which ranked first in the annual box office, and "Buried", which received a lot of praise.

"Link, do you want to win an Oscar too?"

Nicolas Cage leaned on the railing, shaking his wine glass and laughing.

"Yes. Don't you?"

"Haha, I want to too! But I think of everyone here, you have the least chance of winning an Oscar."

Nicolas Cage pointed at him and laughed.

"why?"

“You should know that the judges of the Academy Awards are filmmakers from various unions, and this year you taught everyone a lesson with two movies, telling everyone that good actors are not important, good cameramen are not important, good art directors are not important, and movies can still sell well without them.

The success of Paranormal Activity is equivalent to denying the traditional film operation procedures and the value of their existence. It would be strange if they voted for you. "

Nicolas Cage laughed.

Johnny Depp took over and said, "The box office performance of Paranormal Activity is really amazing. It shocked everyone. I heard that someone suggested that The Hollywood Reporter should not count Paranormal Activity when ranking the annual box office.

Because Paranormal Activity ranked first in both North American and global box office, it was a big blow to many filmmakers, and it was also very embarrassing. They are likely to blame you in secret and will definitely not vote for you. "

Johnny Depp was wearing a neat plaid suit, with his hair combed back. He had a gentle smile on his face as he spoke, looking like a sunny boy.

This image is very different from what he looked like decades later.

People in the industry often say that actors shape their characters, but in fact, the characters are also shaping each actor, and even a veteran actor will have a deeper mark left on him/her by the character.

If Johnny Depp had not starred in "Edward Scissorhands" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", he would not have become what he is today.

"If I were Link, I wouldn't care about the Oscar statuette, over 600 million US dollars in box office, and annual box office champion. These two labels are more precious than any other film awards."

Keanu Reeves also smiled handsomely.

"Haha, I agree with Keanu. After all, the annual box office champion is like the Oscar-winning best picture. There is only one every year. In the hundred-year history of Hollywood, there have only been a hundred movies that have won the box office champion. This label is indeed very valuable."

Nicolas Cage laughed.

"That sounds reasonable. Since everyone says so, I won't compete for the Oscar next year. I'll give you the chance to win. How about that? Isn't that generous?"

Link joked.

"Haha, as if you could win an Oscar."

Several people laughed.

Link smiled. It was indeed a joke. "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" were both horror movies that could be nominated for next year's Saturn Awards for Film and Television.

The films selected for the Oscars and Golden Globes are mostly high-quality art films and commercial films with technical innovation. "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" do not meet the Oscar selection criteria. If Link wants to win an Oscar, he needs to make a higher-level film to gain recognition from the elite.

For him, who has offended almost half of the entertainment industry, it is extremely difficult.

"Hey, handsome guys, look here."

Hearing someone calling him handsome, Link, Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp turned around subconsciously.

Click!Click!
Sophia pointed the camera at the four people and pressed the shutter several times.

Link and Keanu stood in the middle, Johnny Depp stood on the left, and only Nicolas Cage on the right was leaning lazily on the railing.

"Sophia wait, I'm not posing."

Nicolas Cage straightened up and adjusted his bow tie into position.

"It's the same even without you."

Sophia muttered and took another photo of the four of them.

Link and his three companions were wearing dark suits, they had tall stature and handsome looks, each of them had his own style and demeanor.

"What are you guys talking about? You seem to be having a good time."

Sofia asked, holding the camera.

"Link said he wanted to win the Oscar for Best Director, and we said he couldn't win it, hahahaha!"

Nicolas Cage laughed with the corners of his mouth pulled up.

"What's so funny about this? Link is only 20 years old, and he can even win the annual box office champion. Is the Oscar for Best Director more difficult to win than the annual box office champion?"

"It's different. The annual box office champion is more dependent on luck, while the Oscar for Best Director is an award selected by thousands of people. There is no luck involved, so it is more difficult to win."

Nicolas Cage said.

While Sofia was talking to Nicolas Cage, director Martin Scorsese came over to chat with Link.

People praised his films "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" as being very good, saying that he is a very unique, spiritual and creative director with great potential in the film industry.

At the same time, I also hope that he will have time to study more film theory and make more good movies.

Director Martin Scorsese talks again about the entertainment and artistry of movies.

He agreed with Sophia's point that entertainment includes artistry, but he believed that the role of artistry is not only to please the elite, but also to improve the aesthetic standards of ordinary audiences, allowing them to feel human nature and the truth, goodness and beauty.

At the same time, as the audience's aesthetic level improves, they have higher requirements for movies, and directors will be forced to improve their abilities to meet the audience's needs.

In this way, the film industry will become more and more prosperous.

This is also a long-term plan.

Link nodded, acknowledging his point.

Director Martin Scorsese was very happy to see him nod, and gave him his contact information before leaving, so that he could contact him at any time if he encountered any difficulties in his creation.

Director Scorsese is a professor at New York University and speaks like an old professor, very serious and patient.

Link sincerely thanked the gentle old man.

(End of this chapter)