The Empire State Building in New York, Feng Yu's office, a group of people are working on the .net
"Cameron, congratulations. The Golden Globe Awards are known as the bellwether of the Oscars. It seems that you are going to win the Oscar statuette!" said Schmitz, CEO of MGM Pictures.
"I also want to thank you for your vision, your willingness to invest so much in me, and your full support for my work. Of course, the most grateful person here is Mr. Feng."
Cameron also felt that he was going to win the Oscar for Best Director, and he looked very proud. Whether it's box office or word of mouth, his "Avatar" is very good. It even set a historical record at the box office, breaking the historical record held by his own "Titanic".
This kind of box office is worthy of the high investment Feng Yu gave him.
Three more sequels are expected to be filmed in the future, with the total investment likely to exceed one billion US dollars. The investment in the first film alone shocked many people, but Feng Yu gave it without hesitation. Including publicity and distribution costs, it exceeds US$300 million. But compared to the box office returns, it was a huge profit.
"James, you have a strong opponent at the Oscars, and that is your ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. You should pay attention to her side, because that one is very likely to be an upset."
"The Hurt Locker" is another movie that promotes American values, or the shooting method is similar to a documentary, which is very boring. The movie's box office revenue is more than 20 million US dollars, which is not even as high as that of "Avatar" in the world. The money will not be recovered.
Cameron looked disdainful: "Mr. Feng, that movie is completely unwatchable. Look at what she filmed. Is anyone willing to go to the cinema to watch something similar to a documentary? There are many loopholes in it, and it seems that the director is very amateur. And Look, how many American people are anti-war, and what she filmed was simply wrong."
Kirilenko nodded wildly: "Yes, that is just a made-up story, just to create a fig leaf for their war."
Kirilenko became more and more fond of Cameron. He didn't expect that this American guy would be so disgusted with what the United States did. If this were in Russia, he would support 100% no matter who he did it with. Americans are too patriotic. Worse!
"James, haven't you understood the Oscar's preference for feature films? Science fiction has never been popular. This is the law. The failure of "Star Wars" and the failure of "ET" proved this. And stop you The biggest reason for winning the award is that you are a contracted director with MGM, and this film was distributed by MGM and set a box office record!"
After thinking for a moment, Cameron understood what Feng Yu meant, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
Kirilenko was confused, what are you two talking about? He grabbed Feng Yu: "Feng, what are you talking about? Isn't MGM the best movie company in the world? It has the highest box office but can't win any awards? I think the media are saying that James wants to replicate the miracle of Shipwreck ah."
Feng Yu put down the champagne: "Brother, think about it, ever since I acquired MGM, MGM has dominated the U.S. movie box office, and even the world box office."
"MGM, which was about to go bankrupt before, has been revived in my hands. Not only has its debt been paid off, but it has also begun to make a profit, and it has tens of billions of dollars in assets. How long did it take? ?”
"We went from last place to first place at a very fast pace. What will other film companies think? Have their interests been snatched away by us?"
"Among those who vote for the Oscars, there are too many academics and people from major film companies. Who among these people wants to see James win an award? Or see "Avatar" win an award?"
"Our limelight is too strong, and everything will be reversed. And James also has a big disadvantage, that is, his ex-wife is a woman. No female director has ever been able to win this honor. Many of those who voted may just want to see this, so Make Catherine your first choice.”
"Looking at the recent media in the United States, they promote women's rights. This is also what Obama is promoting. So if a female director has received the highest recognition, does it just confirm this point? In the United States, women's status is very high!"
"'Avatar' still has many fatal flaws. For example, the actors in it are almost artificial humans. So will the actors with the most voting rights join forces to boycott it?"
Just like why the docks in the United States cannot implement all digital machinery and equipment, it is because the dock workers feel that it will make them unemployed. It's the same with movies now. You don't need actors at all, let alone big-name actors, so how can they make money
In other movies, actors' remuneration is the largest expense, followed by publicity and distribution expenses, followed by props and other expenses. When you come here, do actors only get so little? Then why are they trying so hard to become a big star? It would be great to learn to be a director.
"Also in the Oscar campaign, many films will give away movie discs for voters to watch, allowing them to have a deeper experience. This is exactly what we cannot do."
First of all, "Avatar" is still being released on video sites. If the disc is given away and circulated, it will be a big loss, but "The Hurt Locker" doesn't care about this because their discs can't be sold.
Then there is the fact that the 2D disc cannot show the charm of "Avatar" at all. Even the 3D disc is weaker, and the i viewing effect is the best.
When you give away 3D discs, you must also give away corresponding 3D glasses, and this is not allowed because the price is a bit high and it is suspected of unfair competition.
"Finally, this voting system is not fair at all and is very random. The person with the highest number of votes in a single round wins, which puts Avatar at a disadvantage, especially since you have no way of knowing whether there is a problem here."
In previous lives, some people have questioned the voting mechanism, and even thought that the voting was fraudulent, but it was of no use and could not change the outcome of the award.
Many people may think that "Avatar" is certain to win, so my vote for my second favorite movie should not affect the result, but in the end it is very likely that one movie will win unexpectedly.
Kirilenko frowned: "Feng, is there no way for James to win the award?"
He felt that if Cameron's ex-wife defeated Cameron to win the award, it would be a huge blow to Cameron. What's more, Cameron also opposed the United States' war just now, which made him particularly pleasing to Cameron.
Feng Yu thought for a while: "It's very difficult."
"Then there is a way? If "Avatar" wins the award, it will definitely bring us more profits!" Kirilenko is also one of the investors, and he also attaches great importance to this. In other words, when it comes to making money, he All very keen.
Cameron also looked at Feng Yu expectantly: "Mr. Feng, what method are you talking about?"