[PS: Ahem, the installation continued today. It's finally completed. Congratulations, so the eighth chapter will be postponed to the 31st.]
Harvey Vance is a real scumbag, but he also has his own skills, and that is, in the operation of the Academy Awards, Harvey Vance is unparalleled.
Speaking of the Oscars, many people's first impression would be that it was a fair, internationalist, and most prestigious award in the film industry. If one could win the Oscars, it would be the highest achievement for a filmmaker.
But was the Oscars really absolutely fair and just? Was it an award that could only be won based on one's own ability?
Of course not. In fact, the Oscars could be influenced by many means, and Harvey Vance was one of the best. He was also known as the Oscar promoter.
Before the 1990s, Harvey Vance was still a director. He had made many movies, but after the 1990s, Harvey Vance basically stopped making movies. He was mainly active in Hollywood as a producer.
The reason why Harvey Vance made such a change was that in 1990, Harvey Vance helped the movie "My Left Foot" win the Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
After that, everyone thought that the movie did not deserve to win, but it made Harvey Vance unimaginably happy.
He found that compared to making movies, it seemed to be more fulfilling to send an unworthy movie to the throne of the Oscars.
So, from the 1990s, Harvey Vance stopped making movies. He focused on becoming a film producer and then was responsible for sending his movies to the throne of the Oscars.
The most famous of them were called the Three Great Injustices of Hollywood.
The first was in 1998, when Harvey Vance spent five million US dollars to make "The Love Story of the Old Man" beat "Saving Private Ryan" and won six awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.
Then, in 2011, he helped the movie "The King's Speech" beat "The Social Network".
Finally, "The Artist" beat "Hugo".
Anyway, Harvey Vance could always surprise the audience.
Boss Jia also liked Harvey Vance very much. Because of Harvey Vance's operation, the later Oscars became less and less credible, and their influence became weaker and weaker. This made Boss Jia admire Harvey Vance very much.
But in this day and age, the influence of the Oscars was still shocking. Therefore, Boss Jia needed Harvey Vance to help Farewell My Concubine win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
In his previous life, "Farewell My Concubine" was regrettable. It had almost won all the major awards in the world, but it had never won an Oscar.
Some people might say that this was a problem with the quality of "Farewell My Concubine" and that they couldn't blame others for not winning the award.
If "Farewell My Concubine" had met an opponent like "The Silence of the Lambs", then it wouldn't have been a loss and Boss Jia wouldn't have had anything to say.
But the problem was that in the end, "Farewell My Concubine" lost to a Spanish movie called "The Four Thousand Dollar Lover."
It was said that when Old Moose saw "The Four Thousand Dollar Lover," he was very surprised. Because this movie was so mediocre, not to mention competing with "Farewell My Concubine," it was still a few steps away from "Farewell My Concubine." How could such a movie win an Oscar?
Later, Old Moose found many of the judges who had voted for "The Four Thousand Dollar Lover" and asked them. He thought that these judges would say that "Farewell My Concubine" was inferior to its opponent in some way, and that was why it lost so miserably.
Or maybe it was because foreigners didn't understand Hua Xia movies.
But these judges told Old Moose that they actually understood "Farewell My Concubine" and that they did think that "Farewell My Concubine" was better than "The Eight Thousand Dollar Lover."
However, this film had already won the Palme d 'Or and the Golden Globe. They felt that "Farewell My Concubine" was already satisfied and didn't need an Oscar. Therefore, they gave the award to a Brazilian film that needed more support.
This answer stunned Old Moose on the spot. He asked the judges again and again about the real reason. Some of the judges were annoyed and finally said helplessly, "'Farewell My Concubine' doesn't seem to want an Oscar. During the Oscar voting period, the judges didn't see any promotion for 'Farewell My Concubine'."
This sentence sounded a little strange. Shouldn't the best movie be based on the quality of the movie and not the level of promotion?
But this answer made Old Moose understand and he didn't continue to pester them.
Actually, it was very simple. The so-called promotion wasn't about putting up a poster in front of your house. It was about whether or not you held a private banquet and let the judges have a deeper impression of "Farewell My Concubine."
Later, Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" learned from his mistakes and used all the tricks available. He even spent money to hire Harvey Vance to promote the movie. Finally, he succeeded in winning the Oscar.
Old Moose couldn't bear to spend money on "Hero" back then. Plus, he still had a little bit of hope for the United States. So, once again, he failed miserably.
Back to the topic, Boss Jia was determined to send "Farewell My Concubine" to the Oscars this time. So, after a friendly handshake with Harvey Vance, Boss Jia smiled and said, "I wonder who Mr. Vance thinks will win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year?"
"This, I'm not sure!" Harvey Vance's mouth twitched slightly and then he smiled.
"I think 'Farewell My Concubine' is the best choice!" Boss Jia looked at Harvey Vance and said, "But I think that the United States people might not understand the culture of Hua Xia. We need someone to help promote 'Farewell My Concubine'. I wonder if Mr. Vance could help me with this small favor?"
"Of course, that's not a problem!" Harvey Vance laughed. "But Mr. Jia, in the United States, any kind of promotion costs money."
"I understand!" Jia Yapeng nodded. "How much will it cost?"
"I can't give you an answer for now!" Harvey Vance shrugged and said, "You'll have to wait until I finish watching the movie. After all, some movies need more help. These are all calculated based on the actual quality of the movie!"
"Okay, then we'll talk after the premiere!" Jia Yapeng nodded. Harvey Vance smiled. He didn't expect that he would really earn an unexpected fortune!
The banquet lasted for more than an hour. Boss Jia and many Hollywood stars and bosses were familiar with each other. Then, the movie's premiere finally officially began.
Three hours later.
"This is so touching!" Ivanka Ivana said as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes after the movie ended.
The entire theater was silent. It wasn't until a few minutes later that a thunderous applause sounded, shaking the entire Dolby Theater.
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