In the eyes of these low-level Hollywood people Shao Yingxiong came into contact with, the definition of Oscars is completely different from the meaning in TV broadcasts. They don’t have the style, gorgeousness, gathering of stars, nor the atmosphere of the central, peaceful, etc., nor is the 'and-the-oscar-goes-to...' that has been repeated for more than 80 years. In the eyes of these people, the Oscars will only appear in two forms. First, realize their self-worth, that is, one day they can enter the most shining hall in the world and come back with a little golden man, even if it is a luxury; second, show their self-worth, that is, when facing lobbying companies, they choose to listen to opinions but not blindly follow them, so as to prove their vision and existence.

This is why Oscar reviews can decide who to vote for by just watching one or two movies, rather than watching all the works of the award. They are very, very concerned about the films that can impress themselves at first sight. For those judges, as long as a movie above the level can impress him, the existence of this movie is valuable.

Very unique and self-centered. They don't care about what others think about his choice.

When Shao Yingxiong was donating money to the academy, Shao Yingxiong also asked some insiders about the opinions of these judges at the bottom of Hollywood about the Oscars, but the old scholars of these students told Shao Yingxiong that the answer was completely opposite.

They said: "The Oscars are often three hours, and one hour of advertisements on the plane are interspersed. There are four hours in total. The annual Oscars must start from the award season until the end of these four hours, and always maintain the mystery and attractiveness of the awards ceremony, and when broadcasting, the audience not only sees the fierce competition for awards, but also keep the audience highly concentrated in stage design, lighting design, performances and other aspects. A world-class awards that still maintain the top position in the world in such a fierce competitive environment today, and the longest and most frequent awards at the world awards ceremony, do you think, are they really only as simple as those at the bottom say?"

Shao Yingxiong heard a lot of similar words, for example, Oscar used the lighting tones to adjust the atmosphere on the scene, and four shortlisted songs were interspersed with the stage design to relieve tension. This thing cannot be avoided. One year, the Oscar once became a concert, and the lively was enough. However, the effect was very bad, and the tension disappeared from the song, and the audience was very dissatisfied. So they took an emergency adjustment, and the Oscar appeared in a combination of traditional, commercial, and mainstream form. Except for the Chinese Spring Festival Gala, they really didn't have any concerns about the ratings.

This group of people built a tradition that took more than 80 years and personally delivered it to the hall through commercial use. However, the Chinese Spring Festival Gala was full of curses and was struggling. Compared with the two, Shao Yingxiong was confused.

The Oscars' singing and dancing performances are really inferior to the Tony Awards. After all, they are the direct descendants of Broadway, but in terms of the tension and overall rhythm of the awards ceremony, there are really no programs in this world that can surpass the Oscars. But from the host, Oscar's cautiousness can see some clues.

In fact, Oscars have always been cultivating long-term hosts. There are always only three gold medal hosts who can really make their name at the Oscars, namely Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and Billy Cristo. Since then, there has never been a surprise like a worker like Neil Patrick Harris on the Tony Awards stage on the Oscar stage. However, although there is no big surprise on the Oscar podium, there are still special teams writing various jokes, and even some jokes are not made on the spot, but have been prepared long ago.

Dedication, coupled with countless drills and countless live action by talk show brands, this brings humor and atmosphere, and finally brings out the Oscar as refreshing as the answer.

After more than 80 years of development, today's Oscars are not only an award ceremony, but also a TV show that requires careful study every minute. This TV show is the same as the Spring Festival Gala. It is prepared from October until the day it faces the audience the next year.

When this old peddler told Shao Yingxiong about the Oscars, he was still talking about Shao Yingxiong’s lobbying system when he didn’t take the initiative. The real lobbying system can indeed make the original number of votes ranked second and third-ranked films defeat the first place and won the best Oscar. However, if you want the movie that has lost rankings to suddenly appear in a flash in the pan, then very quick measures will appear to make up for the oscars.

For example, using scientific statistics to suddenly check one or two hundred judges who have voted, which is the same as the exit-poll for the US presidential election. If the result of a certain selection is completely unexpected, everyone's deduction of the winning trend will fail, then they will doubt whether someone has done anything. This has happened before. When Melissa Tome won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1992, he was suspected by everyone and forced the accounting firm to recalculate, causing a big storm.

In addition, those who do too much are not allowed. For example, someone once sent a mass email to the judges, causing a song that was originally nominated for the Oscar to be directly disqualified.

After saying these rules and regulations, the old scholar looked at Shao Yingxiong and nodded mysteriously.

Shao Yingxiong didn't point it out. Anyway, everyone is a fairy in the cave, so no one pretends to go to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures. Since they are kind enough to remind you, just face it with a smile. It's okay to be considered a default.

The old scholar was not confused about this. After saying this, he told Shao Yingxiong some interesting things. After all, they donated money to non-profit institutions. Although they donated not much money, only one million dollars, that is not the same money. They have to treat it well when facing the fund owner. The old scholar told Shao Yingxiong some interesting stories about Oscar seat ranking, such as who doesn’t want to meet, who is the mortal enemy of the Oscars, how the Dolby Theater, which has only 3,400 seats, arranges so many filmmakers who want to enter this hall, etc.

What Shao Yingxiong didn't expect was that even the Oscars had special staff to arrange seats. Even Oscar-Director Otto Sparry, who died in 2008, was in charge of this matter for 22 years. During the time when Otto the Great took charge of Oscars, the center position was called the golden seat in the Oscar Hall, and only those who were predicted to win the award would sit there. The rest of the possible winners would be arranged on both sides of the aisle, which was also convenient for the awards to be received. However, after 2010, this small rule was not working, and Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Brock, Lawrence and others who were sitting in the center returned disappointed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little nervous, the old peddler said a fun topic: "Shao, do you believe that there are many extras appearing at the Oscars every year."

"Impossible?" Shao Yingxiong said in disbelief. After all, this is a hall that many artists can't even get in. How can they have a place for extras?

"Maybe." The old scholar added: "At the four-hour awards ceremony, there will always be people going to the toilet, smoking a cigarette, etc., and there will always be groups in groups. When the camera scans, the venue is like a disease, and a piece of people suddenly appears in the crowd. This kind of shot is never allowed to appear in the live broadcast, so those extras have a role. Maybe you have seen a celebrity go to the original person's position at the Oscars ceremony. At this time, the person sitting in the position has stood up and left. This is the role of extras. To be joking, even if no one appears at the Oscars ceremony one day, we can still create an unprecedented grand occasion. Of course, this is just a joke."

"Hahahaha." Shao Yingxiong smiled happily. The Oscars are also a typical example of being desperate for face.

At this moment, the old scholar had already sent Shao Yingxiong to the entrance of the college. The old scholar looked at Shao Yingxiong and said, "Please treat MGM well, don't let MGM, who founded the college fall into the trough again. For MGM, thank you, Mr. Shao from the East."

The old scholar actually extended a friendly hand to Shao Yingxiong.

The college and the Oscars were founded by MGM. The elderly in the college have more or less feelings for the once towering MGM. However, when MGM fell into the ground, the college became more and more brilliant, and the connection between the two sides became weaker and weaker.

"You're welcome, goodbye."

Shao Yingxiong left the academy. After leaving the academy, he went straight to MGM. He had many problems to digest and many problems to ask Harry Sloan. But his mind was quite confused. He got too much information today and had not been integrated for a while.

When he arrived at Harry Sloan's office in MGM, Harry Sloan said to Shao Yingxiong: "It just so happens that I want to find you. I want to tell you something about the judges."

Shao Yingxiong naturally asked Harry Sloan to say first, how could he not understand which end is heavy and which end is light?

Harry Sloan said, "That's right. The total number of Oscar judges is more than 6,000, whites account for more than 90%, and men account for about 75%. The average age is about 60 years old. Except for celebrities, directors, such as Bill Gates, who are rich in the film industry, they may be people who work in any job in the film industry. They are members of the American Film Festival and Academy of Sciences you just went to. Of course, there are some actors in the TV circle. The first level we have to overcome is these actors in the TV circle, because you have some contact with them when filming TV series. However, don't visit them directly. After the Oscar has issued relevant regulations, you cannot participate directly. What we have to do is visit their families."

"Family?" Shao Yingxiong asked.

"Of course, Oscar judges are lifelong. Even if they require two members to recommend or have received at least one Oscar nomination when applying for a judge, there are more people who have been recommended, so there are so many judges who are scattered at the bottom of Hollywood. These judges cannot be troubled by Oscars every year. Many people have handed over their voting power to their wives. After all, it takes too much mental energy to go to the United States. The economic environment in the United States is not very good now. Who needs to support their families? How can they have the heart to watch countless movies one by one?"

"These people are our first goal. As long as we win them, we will have the first card in our hands."

The first card?

Shao Yingxiong asked: "I have done so much but I haven't accumulated a single card?"

"Do you think Oscars are so simple? It is very difficult to get two or three cards when we complete all the steps and get two nominations for you. After all, we only have one year to prepare. If it takes a little longer, we can start preparing from now on. In two years, we should be able to get a single prize or catch a fish by casting a wide net. And every link on the Internet requires 100% of our efforts."

"Oh my God." Shao Yingxiong sighed and continued: "Today I went to the college. The one who received me was an old peddler who told me a lot of things about Oscars."

"So, how do you feel?"

Shao Yingxiong smiled and said, "Look at the old pedantic meaning, it seems that he is advising me to be whimsical, but don't do it too much. Then he told me some interesting news about the order of Oscar seats, and after that, we separated."

"Shao." Harry Sloan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "I thought of some ways to canvass votes. You also know that photographers in this industry, lighting teachers, are not very high. Maybe we can increase their income through some methods. Don't you have a very broad connection in China? See if you can invite these people to give lectures in some art schools in China. Now many people go to China to give speeches and make money. We took them over to explain to students the interesting ways to use the latest equipment. After they make money, they will definitely think of our good in their hearts."

"At this time, it is reasonable for us to make any request."

Shao Yingxiong also felt the benefits of this move and said, "No, it's okay to do this, but we don't make any requests. In this way, we may change from a 100% return rate to 80% or 70%, but our reputation has increased and our influence has increased."

"You said it right!"

"In addition, we need some means to use it after we understand our opponents. Shao, you need to concentrate now. Our movie promotion period is coming soon."
Chapter completed!