Zhao Gangjun said, "Didn't director Feng Gang also win several Oscars?"
"That's because director Feng Gang is a genius."
Leonardo smiled, with some Western-specific naughtiness flashing in his eyes, "If you have watched the movies directed by Feng Gang, you will find that he is indeed a genius... By the way, do you smoke cigars?
"
"Cigar? Occasionally."
Zhao Gangjun said.
Leonardo walked to the drawer aside, took out a small box, opened the box, took out a cigar and threw it to Zhao Gangjun, and said, "A fine Cuban cigar, exclusive to the Castro family. Sun gave it to me last time."
of."
Zhao Gangjun took the cigar and lit it up following Leonardo's example.
In fact, he didn't smoke this thing because the smell was very strange. However, it was obvious that cigarettes were a powerful tool to bring two men closer, so Zhao Gangjun naturally lit one.
"You don't get all the Oscars for your outstanding work, you know?" Leonardo blew out a smoke ring and said.
"know a little."
Zhao Gangjun nodded.
"The films that can be nominated for Oscars have all achieved the ultimate in a certain aspect, such as the nomination for Best Actor. The acting skills of all actors have been perfect, without any flaws at all. But at this time, how to decide the Best Actor?
Where does the protagonist belong? This has to start from the movie. There was a movie many years ago, I don’t know if you know it, called "The Lord of the Rings". I remember it was in 2001. That year he was in the limelight and was selected
It was the most popular, but in the end it lost to "A Beautiful Mind". Do you know why? It's because as I said before, the movie selected for the Oscars must have widely accepted value." Leonardo paused when he said this.
After a moment, he said, "In this Oscar, there are several movies that are mainstream and very safe. Compared with "Slaying the Dragon" which is not so mainstream and safe, the possibility of them getting the jury vote is,
Higher. So, if you want to lobby next, you can try your best to canvass for the Best Foreign Language Film award. If you compete for this award with all your strength, the success rate will be very high. By the way, you have a very strong one this time.
rival in the award for Best Foreign Language Film!"
""My Fox Fairy Wife 2"?" Zhao Gangjun asked.
"Well, they are currently competing for this award with all their strength. According to the information I have received, they have won the trust of many people. Moreover, the company that owns this film still has a lot of energy in the United States." Leon.
Nadeau said.
"What if we want to compete for other awards?" Zhao Gangjun asked.
"This can only have one outcome."
Leonardo said, "Your votes will be dispersed. Suppose you can get the favor of 200 judges, then if you only compete for the best foreign language film, you may be able to get all the votes of these judges, and if you compete for
For other awards, these votes will inevitably be dispersed, which is not a good thing for you."
"That's why lobbying is needed, isn't it?"
Zhao Gangjun stood up with a smile and said, "Mr. Leonardo, I came all the way from China, not just for an award like the best foreign language film. I have ambitions. Our movies, our
Directors and actors are also ambitious, and we hope to strive for every award. In this case, even if we may not get anything in the end, we will not have any regrets."
Leonardo stared at Zhao Gangjun for about ten seconds, then suddenly laughed and said, "I seem to have seen your father more than ten years ago, hahaha, although I appreciate your attitude, but I
There are some things that are not very good that I have to tell you. In addition to your movie not being in line with the Oscar theme, you also have a bigger problem."
"Oh?" Zhao Gangjun looked at Leonardo.
"The chairman of the presidium this time is Thomson. That guy doesn't like Chinese movies very much." Leonardo said, winking at Zhao Gangjun.
"Thomson?"
Zhao Gangjun frowned and said, "It doesn't seem to have much impact if he doesn't like it, right? As long as the judges like it, it's fine."
"You don't understand this."
Leonardo said, "As the chairman of the presidium, Thomson has a lot of power, and he also has a wide network of contacts. His attitude can largely determine who will be the final general. So, if you can convince me,
Thomson, there may be a 100% chance that you will compete for other awards, but as far as I know, Thomson is a stubborn man and he will not be easily persuaded."
"Mr. Leonardo, we believe that if we can get your help, our success rate will be much improved." Zhao Gangjun said.
Leonardo was obviously very comfortable being flattered by Zhao Gangjun. He smiled and said, "Hahaha, in terms of connections, Thomson and I are actually about the same. However, it is useless for you to flatter me, because he
He has more power than me, but I promise that if you can convince Thomson, then I will attend some of your activities with Thomson."
Zhao Gangjun's eyes lit up and he said, "Attend together?"
"certainly."
"Mr. Leonardo, I believe that it won't be long before you, me, and Mr. Thomson will all have a drink together."
After Zhao Gangjun finished speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand.
Leonardo smiled and clinked his glass with Zhao Gangjun, then drank it all.
In order to welcome Zhao Gangjun as a guest, Leonardo specially cooked a lunch for Zhao Gangjun and the others. During the meal, Leonardo also called a few friends who were also in the wealthy area.
After chatting with the diva Zhao Gangjun for a while, he learned that these people who came were also members of the jury.
Zhao Gangjun was naturally very grateful to Leonardo, but Leonardo seemed not to care about anything, and did not care about Zhao Gangjun's overt or covert hints of benefits.
Zhao Gangjun and others left Leonardo's home in the evening. Leonardo sent them to the door and watched them leave before returning to his home.
"Go check Thomson's information immediately."
Zhao Gangjun sat in the car and said, "Use all the methods you can, Zhang Missile. If we can deal with Thomson, we may really be able to win a few prizes."
"Well, I'll go check it out right now!" Zhang Youyou said excitedly.
The group returned to the hotel. In the evening, Zhao Gangjun held a banquet in a five-star hotel two blocks away from the Roosevelt Hotel and invited some people from the jury. Because some work had been done in the early stage, Zhao Gangjun was confident.
There should have been a lot of people coming, but in the end it was discovered that there were only over forty people, which was nearly half the number compared to Gao Dashong and the others.