章 222: Chapter 222: The Lonely Oscars
The news of the negotiations between MGM and the Writers Guild of America has shocked Hollywood. Before the negotiation between the two sides of the relationship is not to say "life and death confrontation", but also counted as a "sword", both sides did not less in the newspaper war of words, this time the news of the two sides of the "reconciliation". How much seems a little absurd.
This negotiation is unexpected, the progress of the speed is also savored. After two days and four rounds of negotiations, MGM finally reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America. Under the new agreement, screenwriters will receive a larger share of the proceeds from film and television programs made available on the Internet and other media. Patrick Vereen, president of the West Coast Writers' Union, said it was the best deal the writers' union had been able to reach in 30 years, and that ending the general strike was contingent on other studios being able to accept the deal as well.
The unexpected "settlement" caught other TV and movie studios by surprise, but also brought light to the end of the Hollywood writers' strike. With MGM's writers back in full force, the other studios are finally getting over it. American Film and Television Producers Alliance and the Screenwriters Guild emergency contact, the two sides once again sat at the negotiating table, after a week of "bargaining", the Screenwriters Guild and Hollywood film and television companies reached a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, the text of the contract and the Screenwriters Guild and the MGM company reached the same agreement.
Leslie Mornweiss, chief executive officer of CBS Corporation, said, "This is a fair deal where the studios get regeneration while recognizing the tremendous contribution the writers have made to the film and television industry. It's great now that the strike is finally over and Hollywood's nightmare is over!"
After this agreement was reached, members of the Screenwriters Guild of America held separate votes in Beverly Hills and New York. The votes were overwhelmingly in favor of ending the strike. There were 3,492 votes in favor and only 283 against. This vote meant that the strike, which had lasted for three months, was finally over.
Following the end of the writers' strike, TV networks have been scrambling to revitalize their TV shows in the spring. The cast and crew of the hit TV series Grey's Anatomy will be in place in early March to continue filming for four to five seasons, which are scheduled to air from April to May, and two of ABC's biggest shows, Desperate Housewives and Family Guy, are also expected to start up again. In addition, dramas on CBS, NBC, FOX and other network properties are all expected to rise from the dead in the spring.
This is good news for fans of TV shows, but for fans in general, the writers are ending their strike and the Oscars, which are scheduled to take place on Feb. 24, will finally go off without a hitch as scheduled.
Sid Ganis, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who was informed of the incident, was very excited. He accepted a reporter's interview on the same day: "I am very happy that with the participation of talented screenwriters, the 80th Oscars ceremony will be a success; our awardees, performers can attend the ceremony without any problems, and more importantly, the honorable nominees can walk into the Kodak Theatre without any worries."
It's only natural that some people are happy that the Oscars will go ahead as planned, and the most embarrassed of all has to be Vanity Fair magazine, who have just announced that the annual Oscars night party hosted by the magazine will be canceled in light of the impact of the strikes and the support for the writers. The news that MGM had reached an agreement with the Writers Guild was immediately followed by a breakthrough in negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represented the management side of the organization, and the strike, which had lasted for nearly two months, ended dramatically, catching them off guard.
Vanity Fair's Oscar party is an annual tradition known for its high barriers to entry, with invitations distributed only to Hollywood's top celebrity dignitaries and the night's new Oscar winners, and is held the night the Oscar ceremony ends, and has been held for fourteen consecutive years. When the Oscar nominations were announced, they could only congratulate the Oscar nominees with great poise and promised to resume the 15th Oscar night party next year.
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Ecks finished straightening his bow tie in the mirror, twisted his head to look at Lin Mingyang who was playing games on his own computer, and said in a bad mood, "My personal computer is about to become your gaming machine, this is in my office, can you pay attention to your own identity in public, you're now the chairman of the board of directors of MGM, and your every move represents the image of the entire company. "
Lin Ming Yang shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent look, "I'm already famous enough in front of the media, it's better to leave this honorable task of representing MGM to you to do it well... you spent more than 20 minutes to organize your attire, how can I have the cheek to steal your thunder again?"
Ecks pretended to be calm on the surface, but in his heart, he was really a bit excited, this was the first time he was invited to participate in the Oscars, although he was only a guest of honor, but topped with the title of President of MGM Studios, there were probably not many people who could ignore his existence at the party site. Eckles is satisfied with his current state, the only beauty is that Vanity Fair magazine canceled this year's Oscar night party, or he will certainly also be able to receive an invitation.
Compared to Eckles' excitement, Lin Ming Yang, who received three nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Social Network, looked unperturbed. The impact of the Hollywood Screenwriters' Strike was not just for MGM to successfully change the rules of the game in the industry and make a name for itself in Hollywood. The most direct impact of this strike is the general decline in the quality of works breaking out of this year's Oscars, and the film "The Social Network" can boast both at the box office and in word of mouth, and naturally becomes the big favorite to win this Oscar.
Lin Mingyang does not mind a few more small gold medals in his collection, but if the award is due to the weakness of the opponent rather than their own strength, such an honor more or less makes Lin Mingyang feel a little boring, or despondent. Based on this idea, the attraction of the Oscars to Lin Mingyang plummeted, and it has become a dispensable existence in his heart.
Lin Mingyang in the office dilly-dallying response to let Ecks more or less guessed the guy's thoughts, he reminded: "ten years a big celebration, this is the Oscars have always been the rules, this year is the 80th Oscar, first of all, the momentum is going to be a lot higher than in previous years, can be folded in the current Oscars, it seems that it is also going to be more scenic... You must not You must not underestimate your rivals, among the more than ten nominated films, not only 'The Social Network' is the leader, the Coors Brothers' 'No Country for Old Men' is a movie that the critics have been praised and regarded as a god movie, and it also has a very high reputation for winning the award."
Axe's "agitation" really worked, Lin Mingyang, who was busy playing the game, suddenly pressed the pause button on his computer, and stood up fiercely, with a gleam in his eyes, "Then what are we waiting for?"
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Usually, on the red carpet of large awards ceremonies, the male stars are all black "old west", nothing new and interesting. So it's only natural that the responsibility of attracting attention on the red carpet falls on the shoulders of the female celebrities, or in fact, on their breasts. The Oscars red carpet is undoubtedly the perfect stage for a group of actresses who dress up and show off their sexiness and nobility.
The Oscars are no longer limited to a low-cut backless display of sexiness, sloping shoulders, open fork, see-through and even retro ... the red carpet actresses have endless tricks. Generally speaking, black is the awards show actresses bottom of the insurance choice, black exudes a calm temperament, can be interpreted as mysterious, can be interpreted as sexy, but also to keep the noble, very few mistakes, so many times on the red carpet is "the world as black as a black crow," presenting a one-sided.
But this year is an accident, perhaps to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Oscars, like the famous model Heidi, the film industry newcomer Anne Hathaway, the last queen Helen Mirren, and retro beauty Katherine Heigl, but all of them, no matter older or younger, are fond of bright red, for the Oscars has always been noble and classic to bring the passion of fire. They all have white skin, reflecting the bright red color is particularly eye-catching, in a group of conservative "black party" in the success of the breakthrough, as long as you look at the magnesium light flashes non-stop frequency, you know how strong their heat... This may be the Oscars in the last decade on the largest scale of the ceremony! "This may be the largest Oscars event in the last decade.
In a sea of red, "Intern" Katherine Heigl wore the Escada one-shoulder dress because of the simple slim design is particularly outstanding, with her big fluffy rolls, sexy red lips, like Marilyn Monroe goddess again.
"Princess" Anne Hathaway proportional tall figure is very worthy of her red one-shoulder dress, became the most eye-catching actress on the red carpet. Hathaway's attire was characterized by rose designs on the shoulders and chest, a rather voluminous hemline, and a strong red color that matched Hathaway's white skin, making her overall look two-eyed and textured. The slanting shoulder design gives a retro Greek goddess feel, and the roses on the shoulder straps are dainty and colorful, making her shoulders charming and adding to her holy temperament.
When a lot of female stars choose to sexy beauty to grab the mirror, Cameron Diaz is coquettish to wear a small fresh, this set of tender pink John Galliano tight long gowns well-designed pleats even let people forget the eye of the big-mouthed beauty of the age traces of the eye, is in a number of eye-catching red dresses back to a city.
Among the male stars, Johnny Depp, who appeared with his wife, is a "different" point of view. Depp today wore a pair of retro-style black-rimmed glasses, a small beard with a unique flavor, full of power in the eyes, his appearance caused fans on both sides of the red carpet cheered excitedly. Unfortunately, as soon as Depp got off the red carpet, he was "dragged away" by Tim Burton, who had already been waiting there, much to the disappointment of the surrounding media reporters.
With Uncle Tim's "cover", Johnny Depp escaped from the media surroundings, but Lin Mingyang, who made a slight appearance, was not so lucky. After shooting "Iron Man", Lin Mingyang began to grow a beard, he now gives people the feeling of both Johnny Depp's kind of chic charm, but also Al Pacino's kind of unique toughness.
Although compared with the two veteran movie stars, Lin Mingyang still seems a little young, but in the eyes of the media, Lin Mingyang's attraction can be much greater than just "escape" Johnny Depp, his identity is now not only a star, but also in Hollywood calling the shots of the power figures. Although no one publicly recognized, but no one can deny, MGM took the lead with the American Screenwriters Guild signed a new labor agreement is the key to end the Hollywood writers strike. Many big companies whose strength exceeded that of MGM were finally forced to follow in MGM's footsteps and made compromises. Although Lin Mingyang is not yet comparable to Time Warner's Murdoch or Viacom's Lei Shi Dong in terms of financial power, his influence is no longer comparable.
Compared to those capital giants, Lin Mingyang, a native of Hollywood is obviously more popular with the media, he just walked down the red carpet, already waiting around the reporter "hula" all surrounded.
At one time, layers and layers of tape recorders, microphones, all kinds of lenses are all aimed at him, even though Lin Mingyang is used to seeing big scenes, this group of reporters crazy situation or he was startled.
The questions made Lin Mingyang's head spin because he didn't know which one he should answer first, finally he made a stop gesture, then shrugged his shoulders towards the reporters with a smile, "I can't run away from here and there now, so if you have any questions come one at a time, okay?"
The reporter who was the first to ask a question was the first to mention it was still about the Hollywood strike that had just ended. "Mr. Felix, you previously took a clear stance against this Hollywood writers' strike, but why was MGM the first to compromise with the writers' association? Is there any unknown inside story here?"
"If MGM hadn't come forward at that time, then I'm very conservative in thinking that the strike might still be going on right now. What you will see is that the actresses walking the red carpet through the wall of protesters will have a hard time showing off their big, beautiful smiles. They won't be dressed in the same bright colors they are today, and perhaps the Oscars organizing committee can replace the red carpet with a black carpet, with the stars all stony-faced, as if they had come to a funeral instead of celebrating the Oscars' 80th birthday."
Lin Mingyang's flirtatious statement amused the reporters around him, and a reporter boldly asked, "Which female star do you think is the prettiest on the red carpet today?"
"I'd actually like to tell you the answer, but unfortunately I can't, and if I do, all sorts of things will definitely be rumored about me and that actress in tomorrow's newspapers... As the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MGM, I think I should 'check my manners' a bit, now. Especially to keep this mouth of mine under control!" Lin Mingyang shook his head in mock regret.
"The Social Network has received three nominations this time, are you sure you can take away a few small gold medals today?" Finally, the reporter asked a question that was still considered "reliable".
"There are a total of more than a dozen films nominated this time, but there is only one opponent that I really see as a rival, don't ask me which film, because I certainly won't tell you now... Considering how many years it took the American public's favorites Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg to get their little gold medals, one would know that Oscars' choices of films aren't judged on popularity anymore."
"Obviously the Oscar is not a contest about popularity, it picks films and actors that are highly accomplished in the art of cinema and acting. I think a movie's box office receipts are usually more representative of the tastes of the American public, which is a sign of a movie's success. Winning an Oscar, on the other hand, is much more definitive of a filmmaker's status and prestige in the industry...If the average age of the Oscar judges wasn't over 30, then I can tell you with certainty that The Social Network could take away all the awards it could, but unfortunately, the actual average age of the Oscar judges would be over 50, which puts it all up in the air! "
Lin Mingyang seldom spilled so much in front of reporters, but as soon as his words left his mouth, a reporter followed up with, "Will 'The Social Network' be one of your most satisfying works?"
"My most satisfying work will always be the next one, hehe, this answer sounds like bullshit even to myself, but I really don't want to be defined too soon, I want to keep surpassing myself!"
"There's a chance to surpass yourself right now in front of you!"
With the assistance of several staff members, Jon Stewart, the host of this year's Oscars, painstakingly squeezed his way into the crowd, he straightened up his messed up tuxedo, and then smiled apologetically in a very genteel manner towards the journalists who had been pushed out of his way.
"I know there must be a lot more questions on everyone's mind, but I have to loan Felix out for a moment, and there will be plenty of time for everyone to interview him during tonight's celebration."
After saying that, he pulled Lin Ming Yang out of the crowd of reporters without a second thought, then shoved a microphone at him, "Felix, I have an interview that I need you to cooperate with!"
"You're interviewing other stars, why did you drag me along!" Remembering what happened to him at the Oscars last time, Lin Ming Yang shook his head decisively.
Stuart hurriedly explained, "Well, this time it's not an interview with a star, we're going to go to the audience and have an interaction with them!"
Stewart needed a star of sufficient weight to mobilize the live audience at the scene to answer questions, but Lin Ming Yang's popularity and appeal obviously greatly exceeded his imagination, as soon as they stepped into the crowd, the many fans and followers madly crowded this way, in order to prevent a stampede, Stewart wisely gave up on his original plan, and the on-site interviews ended up unfolding across a guardrail.
"What do you think of the Oscars?" The microphone was handed to an older boy with a baseball cap and a few freckles on his face.
"The Oscars are very big productions every time they present an award, and in addition to the formal awards ceremony, there's the red carpet, the celebration banquet, and a host of other events. I usually only watch the formal awards show and am more interested in seeing the presenters and which stars are there. At the Oscars you're able to see things that are very surreal to the average American, some of the pop elements, the top American stars, the rave parties, etc., so it's a great opportunity to get everyone together and get lively."
"Do you know who this is standing next to me?" Stewart said this and suddenly had the urge to slap himself, this was nonsense, which person here didn't know Lin Ming Yang.
The people around the boy were busy asking for autographs from Lin Ming Yang, he yelled into the camera microphone, "Felix is my idol, I don't know which films were nominated this year, I've only seen his 'The Social Network' but I don't know how much of a chance that film has of winning an award... I once went to see an Oscar after the Oscars. I once went to see an Oscar-winning movie after the Oscars, and it turned out to be crap. This experience taught me that the Oscars aren't always right, but Felix's movies never let us down!"
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