Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 296: After being worth over million, even the people you bump into are beautiful women. Aren’t you envious?

"I hope I don't get athlete's foot."

Link went to the bathroom to wash his hands and calm down.

However, he is not worried about getting athlete's foot. In the past two years, he would catch minor colds due to colds and heat. Since last year, his physical condition has been strengthened and his body has become healthier and stronger, and he has not suffered any major or minor illnesses since then.

It is difficult for common athlete's foot or other pathogens to break through his body's defenses, which is also one of the benefits of physical fitness bonus.

"I still have to focus on making movies. After I finish my work at the company, I will focus on making movies and not worry about other things."

Link turned off the faucet, waited for his body to calm down, and walked out of the bathroom. But just as he came out, a woman with loose blonde hair and a red dress bumped into him.

After gaining the physical strength bonus, he reacted extremely quickly and slightly turned his shoulders to avoid the woman who was about to hit him in the arms.

"I'm sorry Director Link, I didn't notice you."

The woman stopped and apologized to him.

Women are also acquaintances, such as Cameron Diaz, the heroine of "The Mask". After the movie became a hit, some tabloids spread rumors that Cameron Diaz was his girlfriend, otherwise he would not have gotten such an important role.

In fact, Cameron Diaz got the role through a normal audition and it had nothing to do with him. As a result, this rumor came out and he was like a person who not only did not get the fish, but also got involved in a lot of bad things.

"It's okay, you didn't hit me."

Link waved his hand and prepared to leave.

"Director Link, I'm your fan. I really like your movies. Can I exchange phone numbers with you?"

Cameron Diaz asked, blinking her blue eyes and blushing.

Cameron Diaz is currently 22 years old, over 175 cm tall, with a good figure and good looks. When she carefully makes this request, generally no one will refuse.

Link took out a business card and handed it over.

He didn't know whether Cameron Diaz was waiting here on purpose, waiting for something to happen, or asked for his phone number on a whim, but it didn't matter. There was no need to pay too much attention to details in this matter.

After Link left, the red-dressed beauty Cameron Diaz looked at his back, her heart pounding.

Before coming here, she wasn't sure if this would backfire, but some risks are worth taking.

Link is currently the richest and most powerful man in Hollywood. He possesses countless resources and has a higher status than the presidents of the seven major film studios. If you can get to know him and gain his recognition, your development in Hollywood will undoubtedly be smoother.

Cameron Diaz looked at the business card in her hand, the corners of her lips raised, revealing a touching smile, and suddenly remembered that her own business had not been resolved. She touched her flat belly and walked into the bathroom again with a leisurely pace.

After returning to the hall, the Golden Globe Party entered the second half and the guests left one after another. Link, Monica, Jennifer, Sandra Bullock, Julianne Moore and others also got on the nanny car and returned to the Beverly Hills villa to rest.

The night in Beverly Hills is quiet, but the Link Villa is bustling with activity, like heaven on earth.

After the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, many media reported that 10 of the 0 films under Guess What Pictures were nominated were selected.

There are rumors in Hollywood circles that this is the result of the Big Seven studios suppressing films under Guess What? Pictures.

In the coming months and even years, Guess Pictures will continue to encounter such suppression, and it will be very difficult for Guess Pictures' films to win important awards in North America.

Filmmakers who want to win Golden Globe Awards and Oscars are best not to work with Guess Pictures.

Some industry insiders also commented on this matter in the newspapers.

Well-known film critic James Jones recently questioned the fairness of the Golden Globe Awards selection.

The reason is that "Seven Deadly Sins" produced by Guess What Films was the box office champion in North America last year. It not only achieved huge commercial success, but its artistic level was also highly praised.

The film demonstrates outstanding accomplishments in narrative techniques, shooting techniques, visual and sound effects, and can be regarded as a masterpiece with both commercial value and artistic quality.

However, it is puzzling that such a film that has achieved both good reputation and box office success failed to receive any recognition in the Golden Globe Awards, which is a commercial award.

In addition, Jones also mentioned several other classic works under Guess Pictures, such as "Good Will Hunting", "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Before Sunrise", "Speed", "The Mask", etc. These films are all of extremely high quality and occupy an important position in film history.

These films should have received more awards recognition, but they also failed at the Golden Globe Awards.

Jones stressed that this phenomenon should not be taken for granted, and the selection criteria of the Golden Globe Awards are obviously biased, which deserves deep reflection by the industry.

Jones' comments sparked widespread discussion in the circle after they were released.

Many movie fans and industry insiders have expressed their support, believing that the Golden Globe Awards selection mechanism needs to be further transparent and fair to ensure that truly outstanding works can receive the recognition they deserve.

There were also objections to James Jones' comments.

Last year was a big year for the film industry, with many classic films emerging and competition being extremely fierce.

For example, works such as "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "True Lies", "Interview with the Vampire", "Legends of the Fallen", and "Pulp Fiction" have performed well in terms of box office and word of mouth, and the competition for awards has naturally become more intense.

Therefore, it is understandable that the films produced by Guess the Movies failed to win any awards, and it cannot be simply attributed to unfair selection.

In the face of these controversies, Guess What Pictures acted very restrained and did not take the opportunity to seek sympathy or make any response, demonstrating its professional attitude. At the same time, the Big Seven Pictures also remained silent on these rumors, neither denying nor admitting the so-called "suppression".

This attitude may be intended to send a certain signal, reminding all parties in the industry to carefully weigh when cooperating with Guess the Movies and avoid being involved in unnecessary disputes.

This series of events not only triggered discussions about the award selection criteria, but also reflected the complex ecological environment within the film industry.

Whether it is the ownership of awards or the competition within the film industry, there are deeper industry logic and interest games hidden behind them.

Experts look at the details, while ordinary people just watch the fun.

While the controversy is still raging, the shortlist for the 67th Academy Awards has been announced.

Every year, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony is held a few days before the Oscar nominations are announced, in order to demonstrate the fairness of the Golden Globe Awards.

Guess What Pictures had six films shortlisted for this year's Academy Awards, receiving 6 nominations.

"Se8en" received nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

"Good Will Hunting" received 8 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, etc.

"Speed" won 3 awards: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Film Editing.

"The Mask" won 1 award for Best Visual Effects.

"Eat Drink Man Woman" won 1 award for Best Foreign Language Film.

"Léon: The Professional" won 1 award for Best Supporting Actor.

"Pulp Fiction", produced by Guess What Films, received 7 nominations.

Jennifer Connelly was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance in "Seven".

Jodie Foster and Winona Ryder were both nominated for Best Actress for their roles in the films "Ashes of Time" and "Little Women."

However, the film with the most nominations for this year's Academy Awards is "Forrest Gump", which is the fifth film in Oscar history to receive 13 nominations.

After the Academy Awards shortlist was announced, many people called to congratulate him, saying that he was the youngest nominee for Best Director in Oscar history.

Originally, the youngest nominee for Best Director was the black director John Singleton, who was nominated for the 1991th Academy Award for Best Director in 64 for his film "Boyz n the Hood" at the age of 24. He was also the director of "Justins the Poet".

Now he is 23-year-old Link.

Link doesn't care much about this honor record.

Getting an Oscar nomination early is useless, it’s only useful once you get it.

The judges of the Academy of Oscars like to keep people in suspense. They will not easily give awards to young, handsome and talented filmmakers. They will nominate them repeatedly many times. Only after the filmmakers have grown old, become ugly and perverted and suffered enough torture will they give out the awards. This is to show how hard it is to win the Oscars.

For example, the famous Irish actor Peter O'Toole, who played Puyi's teacher in the movie "The Last Emperor", was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor eight times starting in 1963, but he never won the award until his death.

Director Martin Scorsese was nominated six times before he won the Best Director award.

Link isn’t sure when he’ll get the award, but knows his chances are slim this year.

When Link received congratulations, he also called to congratulate acquaintances who were nominated and wished them the award.

"Haha, Link, we both won the Best Screenplay Award. How about we compete to see who can win?"

Quentin said excitedly on the phone.

"I'm in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, and you're in the Best Original Screenplay category. We're not on the same track."

"It doesn't matter. As long as you get the prize, you win. If you lose, how about I buy everyone drinks at the Kerville Bar?"

"Okay! I can afford to lose this bet."

After hanging up the phone, Link called Liu Xiaoli, Michael Leeson, Jon Gordon and others to a meeting, asking them to contact the judges of the Academy Awards, increase public relations efforts for various awards, strive to win more awards, and not be afraid to spend money on public relations.

According to data collected by the media, from 1981 to 1993, the average global box office increase for a film from being nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture to winning the award was 18%, or about $2600 million. For films that won other Oscar awards, the average box office increase was 13%, or about $1800 million.

For example, after "Platoon", released in 1986, won the Oscar for Best Picture, its box office increased from 3450 million US dollars to 1.04 million US dollars. After "Dances with Wolves", released in 1990, won the Oscar for Best Picture, its box office increased from 4710 million US dollars to 1.37 million US dollars.

In terms of actors' pay, for actors who win acting awards, in the year after the award, the pay of new actors will be close to that of second-tier actors, second- and third-tier actors will be directly promoted to first-tier actors, and the pay of first-tier actors will at least double, or they will get a share of the box office.

This is the value of the Academy Awards, and it is one of the reasons why countless films and filmmakers are eager to win the award every year.

If the film industry's public relations are successful, the costs incurred can be recovered from the box office.

And if "Se7en" can win an Oscar, the box office subsidy can be increased according to the system subsidy rules.

It’s worth spending a little more on awards PR.

(End of this chapter)