Chapter 150: The Establishment of Status
When Winona Ryder was giving a speech on the stage, Gwyneth Paltrow, sitting below the stage, had a very ugly expression.
This year, she definitely worked hard enough. Filming the five films exhausted all her efforts, and public relations were the best.
The producer, film company, boyfriend, and all aspects of herself are uniquely endowed, and, for the sake of opportunity, she snatched the role from Winona under the pressure of tearing face with her friend.
Still, in the end, she was defeated. In fact, she had already thought of this result: among the five nominees, Emily Watson, Blanchett, and Fernanda Montenegro were all foreigners, and only she and herself were Americans.
Of the two, the film Emily is the better, more popular, American story, and she's nominated for the third time; Winona has the upper hand, so to speak.
However, this result was difficult for Gwyneth to accept.
If this is a movie where the female character has fought against all the odds and relied on a series of advantages to defeat her opponents. However, in the end, the friend who was abandoned by her came back easily and defeated her - such a dramatic scene; when it appeared in the movie, Gwyneth could still shout that justice must win, but it appeared in reality, and she happened to be not on the side of justice.
Listening to Winona's speech, Gwyneth was about to go crazy. Leaving aside the sarcasm, she was already so lucky, and she still said she was not a natural protagonist; if not her, who is a natural protagonist?
Seeing that Winona had already bowed and left the stage. Gwyneth also couldn't help the urge to cry. Such a once-in-a-ten-year opportunity; the competitors are all foreigners, and as long as there is a nomination, it is an excellent opportunity to win an award.
She made five films a year. All missed. How can this be tolerated?
"You still have a chance; this is a ceremony, don't be too rude. Your godfather has won an award, hurry up and applaud."
Sitting next to her, Brad Pitt reminded her in a low voice. Gwyneth shook her head, forced a smile, and applauded her godfather Spielberg for winning the best director award.
Unexpectedly, the anti-war wave affected even a movie like 'Saving Private Ryan.' In the end, it won more awards than her own film.
What should she do?
From Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg deserves to be the top director; maybe she should consider how to discuss with her godfather and act in his new play? But is his movie useful to her?
"The best movie is about to be announced; smile, don't let the reporters take pictures of what shouldn't be taken," Pete reminded again.
Gwyneth was a little annoyed: she was too busy this year, and she spent a lot less time with him; if it wasn't for her failure to win the Oscar this time, she would have to rely on showing affection to her boyfriend to grab the topic, she definitely wants to change her boyfriend.
Also, what does this reminder mean? He just wanted to tell herself that after Winona scolded her, would she continue to make amends?
However, Pitt's words suddenly reminded her of something: Winona's luck was because she caught up with Levi. And Weinstein's failure in the past two years was also due to the competition with Levi. This young man has shown a dazzling side in Hollywood. Maybe, if she wants a brighter future, she should contact him?
"The winner of the best film is... Emily! Producers Nicholas Levi and Winona Ryder, please come to the stage to accept the award."
At this time, the award for the best film has also been awarded. The crew of Emily had already stepped onto the stage, and Gwyneth looked at Levi on the stage, thinking about her own thoughts.
"This is a gratifying honor and our greatest honor. Too many people have worked hard for this film, and their efforts have been rewarded. We have to thank Winona and Christian Bale, thanks to Al Pacino for their help; without them, the movie would not be satisfactory. Columbia deserves the most praise; their team did a great job and promoted the movie very well. Thank you."
Standing on the stage, Levi is thanking those who have worked on the film one by one, which is also a practice. The winner of the best picture basically needs to say some words of thanks.
Naturally, Gwyneth would not care much about these words. What she really cared about was the way Winona looked at Levi from behind. She and Winona were friends before and knew precisely what Winona's eyes meant.
She couldn't tell whether she was contemptuous or envious: Although being a director's muse is not very glorious, Levi is still young and not ugly, and he is also a top director. He still owns a company. According to some rumors, he has made a lot of money in stocks. No matter how she looks at it, such a person will not suffer.
"Have you heard of any new films directed by Levi?" Gwyneth asked Brad Pitt beside her.
"Didn't The Truman Show be said to have been produced and is about to be released? If you say that participating in the production counts, The Notebook has already premiered. People say it is a very good romance film. Do you want to see it?"
Gwyneth shook her head, ignoring his proposal; her mind was full of The Truman Show. Now it is said that the post-editing of this movie has been completed. This time, it is still Columbia that released the film. They have already contacted the theaters and want to release the movie in the summer schedule.
It is said that there are already many promotional videos for this movie, which have flowed into various media. After watching it, many media are also full of praise for this movie. She also heard some rumors that the story of this movie is very profound, and the director Levi is also a director worthy of respect. Presumably, once such a movie is released, it will attract much attention.
It's great to be a great director, and it's great to be able to cooperate with a great director: Gwyneth has always envied her boyfriend, who has an appreciation of David Fincher, and he can always be in David Fincher's movies.
She initially thought that making friends with Weinstein would allow her to take a shortcut, but now it seems she made some wrong choices.
"Do you know his next movie and what he wants to shoot?" Gwyneth asked Brad Pitt again.
"How would I know? I don't know him well." Pete shrugged, "If you want to act in his movie, you can only wait for him to come to you. You can ask Weinstein, and now Weinstein also wants to try cooperating with him. And if you have a good subject, let him shoot it. I can also ask David for you. David also took a fancy to a novel and wanted to adapt it into a movie, but the right to adapt is in Levi's hands. I'm in contact with him — many people are looking for him now."
Unexpectedly, Weinstein would admit defeat just like that. He also said to have a bad temper, and when he meets someone he can't fight, isn't it the same thing that he can only admit defeat?
Gwyneth curled her lips imperceptibly and, at the same time, let herself ignore Brad Pitt's smug smile: he likes to brag about his relationship with David Fincher and David Fincher's movies. But David Fincher doesn't have his own company, so he can only solicit investment and work for big companies. How can his status in the circle be compared with Levi's?
Brad Pitt said as much as Gwyneth knew: Levi was a very smart guy, he had his own movie company, but he never tried to eat alone. He is very clear that cooperation is essential to success in Hollywood.
He can attract investment and produce TV dramas together with CBS. He can co-produce Emily with Winona, and The Truman Show has also proved his willingness to use someone else's script.
These choices let people know that Levi is not a lonely outlier. Now that his reputation is getting bigger and bigger, more and more people want to cooperate with him.
He is able to build up such things as contacts by giving profits to others. Levi can make good movies and, at the same time, has his own company and is willing to join forces with others. Such people will develop very quickly.
Now if he makes a movie again, someone will definitely invest in it if he has no money. If he is looking for actors, he will definitely be able to find the best actors. Accumulated capital with his own company, cultivated relationships with two movies and gained friendships with profit sharing. Now he has his own status in the circle.
Why didn't she have the luck to meet such a director?
She knew that whether Levi chose actors or crew members, he seldom listened to the pressure of investors or distributors. His choice seemed unbelievable, but the final result also proved him to be correct.
So, what are his criteria for choosing talents, and what kind of people can be valued by him?
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