America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 985 - 895 Using Money to Irrigate_2
Chapter 985: Chapter 895: Using Money to Irrigate_2
Chapter 985 -895: Using Money to Irrigate_2
The film continued to open overseas, and the global box office was expected to reach 500 million US dollars.
Over time, “Split” experienced a decline in reputation, most visibly evidenced by its IMDb rating dropping to 8.3.
Nevertheless, Martin’s character received increasingly positive reviews, drawing praise from within Hollywood, North American media, and general audiences alike.
Various forecasting agencies also considered Martin the leading favorite for the Oscar for Best Actor.
Even the betting agencies in Las Vegas suspended the bets for Martin’s win.
With the arrival of 2016 and the awards season becoming clearer, the real competition for Best Actor only included Tom Hanks in “Bridge of Spies,” Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl,” and Michael Fassbender in “Steve Jobs.”
The lead actor in “Moonlight” hadn’t even declared for the category.
Martin’s philosophy was always simple and straightforward— he aimed to genuinely win at the award ceremonies, requiring all preparations to be made beforehand.
Without the ability to declare for the awards or qualify for a nomination, what was there to compete with?
After Martin received the Oscar ballots, since Leonardo was still filming in Canada and could not ensure a fair voting process, Martin, aside from his and Aniston’s films, mostly opted for familiar names or movie titles for the other eligible voting categories.
He hadn’t watched most of the nominated films and had to resort to this straightforward solution.
This was the ultimate goal for Oscar promotions anyway, as years of statistics showed that over sixty percent of the Academy judges wouldn’t watch the nominated films.
Thus, being familiar with the names became crucial when they chose whom to vote for.
Spending millions of dollars on publicity aimed merely to familiarize the names with most of the judges.
As the awards season progressed, Martin swept nearly all the preliminary Best Actor awards.
He was awarded Best Actor by critics associations in Los Angeles and New York, People’s Choice Awards, and other independent awards.
In mid-January, at the televised Golden Globe Awards, Martin easily won Best Actor in a Drama.
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards, a true indicator for the Oscar performance categories, subsequently announced their winners, and Martin triumphed again in the Best Actor category.
All these instances indicated that Martin was getting closer to his second Oscar for Best Actor.
The basic prerequisite was to first obtain a nomination, the entry ticket.
Inside the large conference room at Davis Studio, Martin’s agent Thomas, manager Bruce, the Studio’s two directors Jessica and Emily, along with the producer Louise, were all focused on the television.
The screen had turned to ABC Television Network, where Academy President Tom Sherak and Emily Blunt were announcing the nominations.
The list quickly moved to Best Actor.
“Bridge of Spies,” Tom Hanks; “Steve Jobs,” Michael Fassbender; “Split,” Martin Davis…”
A round of applause and cheers erupted in the conference room.
Thomas and Martin fist-bumped.
Louise hugged Martin and asked, “Should we throw a party tonight?”
Martin immediately declined, “Let’s hold the party after winning the award.”
Bruce murmured a reminder, “Martin dislikes popping champagne mid-game.”
“It could easily backfire,” Martin said casually, “Anything can happen before the Best Actor Oscar is actually in hand.”
Louise nodded slightly, “Once you win Best Actor, I’ll throw you a big celebration party.”
After the Oscar nominations were completely announced, people in the conference room gradually left after congratulating Martin.
Louise followed Martin into his office, settled into a sofa in the reception area, and remarked, “This year’s Oscars are much noisier than last, with the black community causing uproar, LGBTQ groups demanding reforms of the Academy, and South Koreans aggressively spending money in Los Angeles to push for awards. I sense a hand behind all this.”
“You’re right about that,” Martin responded, “that hand comes from the Academy’s executive committee.”
“I wonder what the Oscars will turn into eventually,” Louise noted.
The phone on the office desk rang, and Martin answered; his assistant spoke, “Miss Silsa Ronan is here.”
Martin said, “Let her in.”
Louise glanced at her watch, “I’m leaving now, remember to come see me at Sherman Oaks in the next couple of days.”
Martin waved his hand, “Got it.”
Louise left the office and turned down the corridor, just in time to meet Silsa Ronan.
With “Beauty and the Beast” becoming the box office champion of North America and the world for the year, Silsa was currently immensely popular.
But when she saw Louise approaching, she immediately smiled and took the initiative to greet her, “Good afternoon, Miss Mel.”
“It’s been a while, Silsa.” Louise stopped, sized Silsa up briefly, and said directly, “I have a project involving a lesbian theme that needs two female actors, one young and one middle-aged. Kate Winslet has already agreed to play one of the leading roles…”
Silsa quickly responded, “Miss, just notify my agent about the role, the script, and the specific audition process.”
Despite knowing that she was only in Louise’s sights because of her current popularity, she wasn’t foolish enough to refuse such a top female producer in the industry, “I can join the audition with the crew at any time.”
Louise nodded in satisfaction, “You’ve been doing well lately. Keep it up and good luck.”
“Thank you.” Silsa watched as Louise entered the elevator before she gently pressed her hand against her chest to calm her nerves, then headed to Martin’s office.
Martin inquired, “What brings you here today?”
Silsa smiled, “I’m here to congratulate you on receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.”
Martin replied offhandedly, “It’s not the first time I’ve been nominated. There’s nothing to congratulate.”
“I’m off to Sacramento tomorrow to start shooting ‘Miss Bird,'” Silsa looked at Martin, “It’ll be a long while before I see you again, Teacher.”
Before investing in “Miss Bird,” Martin had discussed the film’s shooting with Greta Gerwig several times, and he advised, “Your director friend is very creative. Collaborating with her long-term will be tremendously beneficial for your career.”
Silsa responded, “We’ve always gotten along very well.”
She pondered for a moment and then shared, “Greta mentioned to me that once ‘Miss Bird’ is completed, she wants to remake ‘Little Women.'”
Since that novel had been adapted many times into movies and TV shows, Martin had some recollection and asked, “Is there a copyright issue?”
Silsa had looked into it, “‘Little Women’ has already entered the public domain. Greta plans to make a brand-new version—it’s essentially about portraying the independence of women.”
Martin thought for a moment, “Fine, once ‘Miss Bird’ wraps up, have Greta talk to me about this new project.” He believed that if the investment was managed well, the film would likely be profitable, “Your director friend is full of ideas.”
Silsa smiled, “I know. Without you as my mentor, my relationship with her wouldn’t be as good as it is now.”
At the end of the workday, Martin and Silsa left the studio together and went straight to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Before they reached the hotel, Anya Taylor-Joy called again, wanting to have a good chat with Martin.
Silsa, considerate of her teacher, whispered, “Your lover?”
Martin covered the mouthpiece, “Anya.”
Silsa now knew who it was, “If she doesn’t mind, she can join us. I don’t mind.”
Martin spoke a few words into the phone, and Anya agreed immediately.
When the two arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Anya was already waiting inside.
The three of them proceeded to the penthouse suite.
As the Oscars approached, all the contenders were still busy with public relations and promotions.
This year, due to themes of black people and diversity, the Academy seemed to have relaxed its standards somewhat.
Film is art, but the movie industry is an industry.
Without market acceptance, even the flower of art will wither.
How can the flower of art bloom more brilliantly?
In the film industry, there is a well-known answer: irrigate it with money.
