Chapter 648 The competition begins
"Hello, Murphy."
Facing the footage of reporters and media, Harvey Weinstein opened his arms again. Murphy did not hesitate and went up to hug him. It seemed that the two were still partners several years ago.
"Director Stanton..."
A reporter's question sounded, and Murphy was not interested in accepting an interview and deliberately invited, "I'm going to the theater, are you together, Harvey?"
"Okay, let's go together."
Of course, Harvey Weinstein would not show weakness, and immediately followed and walked beside Murphy. The two ignored the questions from the reporters around and went directly to the Dolby Theater. Due to the series of problems caused by the renaming of the theater, the renovation of several VIP rooms has not yet ended. The people who entered the first were basically standing in the theater vestibule.
When he entered the Dolby Theater and saw no one else coming, Harvey Weinstein said with a smile, "The recent situation is very unfavorable to Diego Ross. The rumors about you and the hero are not true, right?"
"Is it important to be true or fake?" Murphy shrugged first, and then said tit-for-tat, "The media praises you, and they all praise Harvey, you are a master in operating the Oscars."
He sighed, "I thought about it, Oscars are indeed about to take your surnames and Bob. Only with you can eat meat at Oscars. I should let Weinstein Pictures release this video."
Harvey Weinstein's mouth raised an unknown smile, "You should have thought so long ago. Weinstein Pictures was the winner of the Oscars in the past, and now, and in the future."
"Is that?" Murphy shrugged, "There is no unchanging winner in this world."
"Haha..." Harvey Weinstein lowered his voice a little, "You will soon understand what useless work means!"
After saying that, he no longer gave Murphy a chance to speak, and turned around and went straight into the main hall of the Dolby Theater.
Compared to him and the entire Weinstein Pictures, Murphy Stanton is just a latecomer. He has been with him so many times in the past that he has not even touched the threshold of the Oscar!
Those media hype did have an impact on him, but just relying on these plausible things, want to compete with him? What a joke!
This is an Oscar! Not a summer season!
"The hype in the media alone cannot cause a fatal blow." Murphy knew this very well, so he whispered to Gal Gadot. "These public opinion will have an impact, but the impact will not be particularly large. What is our real effective attack from other aspects."
Gal Gadot knew what Murphy was saying. Those secret descriptions would probably be difficult to detect if they were not paid special attention. Harvey Weinstein seemed to have no idea that his Oscar victims in the past had formed an implicit anti-Weinstein Pictures alliance.
Murphy looked at the front hall, and there was no one from his own crew, so he pulled Gal Gadot up, "Let's go in too."
Many people have already come in the main hall of the Dolby Theater. Murphy quickly walked to the front row. As a film nominated for ten awards, the crew of "Diego Ross" was assigned to a very front position, located in the second row slightly left in the center of the stage.
"You're finally here." Robert Downey Jr. stood up and said, "I thought you had escaped at the last minute."
Murphy first asked Gal Gadot to sit down, and then said to Robert Downey Jr., "I'm still waiting for you to win the Oscar for Best Actor."
"Who knows if I can get it?" Robert Downey Jr. also sat down, "My advantage is not obvious."
"There's a greater chance than mine."
Margot Robbie walked over from the entrance of the hall and happened to hear Robert Downey Jr., sitting down next to Gal Gadot, "I am the most unlikely winner of the Best Supporting Actress."
Gal Gadot smiled and comforted him, "How old are you, there are still many opportunities in the future."
Subsequently, more crew members entered the main hall of the theater. Apart from Jody Griffith, the people from Murphy's team were basically all there. When editing this video, Jody Griffith did not participate due to personal reasons. The editing of the video was completed by Murphy himself, so the best editing of "Diego Ross" was counted on Murphy.
As the award ceremony began, Dolby Theater gradually became quieter, and many people, including Murphy, turned their attention to the stage.
The entire stage was extremely gorgeous, and the academy obviously spent a lot of effort.
People like Murphy naturally understand that even Oscars will not produce without investment. The influence of Oscars has been declining in recent years, and the college has always wanted to reverse this situation.
In some ways, Oscars are also a business, which is directly related to the college's income.
Not only the academy, but also a business for film companies participating in the Oscar competition.
As we all know, the Oscar is the biggest public relations battle in Hollywood every year. The box office revenue will increase by at least millions of dollars in just box office revenue, while the movie that wins Best Actor and Actress, Best Director or Best Picture can increase revenue from $20 million to $50 million in North America alone. This is just box office. Including other copyright revenues, there will undoubtedly be more.
For the actors and directors who won the award, their pay and value surged. For example, after the first black actress, Halle Berry won the 74th Academy Award for Best Actress, his pay rose by nearly fifty times when he starred in "Catwoman", but the failure of a film was beaten back to the prototype.
The music sounded from the bottom of the stage, and I felt Gale Gadot beside me pulling himself for a moment. Murphy came to his senses and applauded with the warm applause that sounded in the theater.
"ladies and gentlemen……"
A strong voice rang out in the theater, "Welcome Mr. Morgan Freeman."
Morgan Freeman, dressed in a black dress, walked out from the left side of the stage and stood on the far left side of the stage, saying loudly, "Compared with the first award ceremony in 1929, movies are already very different, but there is one that every generation of filmmakers has never changed. Whether it is live or animation, black and white, color, sound or silent, we are all immersed in the magical world of movies."
He squeezed his eyes at the bottom of the stage with a slight playful look and continued, "A event like this allows us to cheer for today and stop and remember the glory of the past. This is the 84th Academy Awards...a ceremony!"
With Morgan Freeman's last sentence, the red screen on the stage slowly opened, revealing the big screen behind it, and then Billy Cristo appeared on the screen, and the classic Billy Cristo cameo began again.
"Wake up quickly, we're all waiting for you."
In the film "Descendants", George Clooney said to the sleeping Billy Christo, "We are all waiting for you to come home, and that's where you belong."
Then, he kissed him.
Billy Christo opened his eyes.
He began to appear in every nominated film, "Punishment Got Gold", "Artist"...
Finally, Billy Christo stood in a dilapidated house in downtown Los Angeles. This is a recognized classic long shot in "Diego Ross". Billy Christo replaced Robert Downey Jr.'s position, and the figure shown in the door frame was hesitant. The angel fall behind him turned into a huge Oscar Little Golden Man poster.
"I chose to go this path..." Billy Christo's monologue sounded, "Or that path?"
The sound of a carriage sounded, and Billy Christo walked out of the house.
A young man poked his head out of the carriage and greeted Billy Christo, "Let's go, I'll take you with you!"
"Who are you?" Billy Christo asked loudly.
The man showed his face, "I'm Justin Bieber, and they asked me to help you win young audiences aged 18-24!"
"good!"
Billy Christo got into a carriage and headed straight for Hollywood.
The audience burst into warm applause. It has to be said that Billy Christo is the most outstanding host of the Academy Awards ceremony in the past twenty years.
"Please Billy Christo!"
The applause became even more intense in an instant.
"This is my ninth time hosting the Oscars..." Billy Christo's talk show time has come, "I just filed for bankruptcy on behalf of this theater!"
He first started to scan the Kodak bankruptcy and the Hollywood and the Highland Center's name change.
"While we hold the Oscars and create eternal and beautiful memories, we are also nourishing our lifetime resentment!"
After discussing the topic of "Ball and Ball" in the lower three routes, Billy Christo said, "Tonight we will enjoy an entertainment feast here, because the best medicine to alleviate the pain caused by the world economic problems is to watch a group of millionaires and award each other a little golden man!"
There was another burst of laughter in the theater. Although the films that won the Oscar nomination this year were dull, Bill Cristo's personal performance was still outstanding.
For Murphy, he is much better than last year's James Frankoga and Anne Hathaway combination.
Although James Franco is his good friend, he is very talented in funny things and is absolutely versatile, not everyone can do this job as a host.
“Tonight, the first guest of honor is…”
Billy Christo reached out to the backstage with one hand, "Mr. Tom Hanks, two-time Oscar-Best Actor!"
Tom Hanks walked onto the stage. Unexpectedly, when he was halfway through, he sprained for a while, and the road in the second half became limping. Fortunately, there was no big problem, so he persisted at the edge of the microphone.
"Every Oscar is special! Tonight is no exception." Tom Hanks finished his routine conversation and got to the point, "The first award tonight, best photography..."
Under the stage, Murphy looked at the location of the "Artist" crew on the other side of the aisle and found Harvey Weinstein looking at him. The two of them immediately separated after a little contact with each other.
Chapter completed!