In Hollywood, when Shao Yingxiong finally came back again, the air here made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Anyone who has traveled far away knows that when people are out of town, especially when they get off the train or plane, the strange feeling that never belongs to you will come to your face, strange streets, strange people, strange words, etc. Logically speaking, Shao Yingxiong has been in Hollywood for a while, and everything here should not make him feel strange that he is not adapted to. However, the years of being at home have completely made him harsh. He may not be able to eat familiar food in a short time, and familiar people may not be able to see it in a short time. Thinking of the difficult fast food here, Shao Yingxiong feels that he will not be alive soon.

"Wavess."

The familiar black driver appeared there. Since Shao Yingxiong passed the English language, the driver Lao Zhou has returned to China. He has always used this black guy.

Shao Yingxiong smiled and handed over the greeting. When he walked out of the airport, he rushed to MGM headquarters.

When Harry Sloan, who had been waiting in the MGM office, saw Shao Yingxiong, who had been in a suit, came, the hug between his old friends that had not seen for a long time appeared. At the moment of letting go, Harry Sloan said: "Oh my God, you are so self-disciplined, you actually have fat!"

Harry Sloan was incredible. He would rather believe that there were ghosts in this world than believe that Shao Yingxiong could not control his mouth.

Shao Yingxiong responded without much care: "The land of gentleness, the tomb of heroes."

"Solved?" Harry Sloan Media asked in advance.

"It's still a little bit... but I can wait." Shao Yingxiong recalled his time at home as he imagined, and came back to his senses and said, "Tell me, what's going on now?"

"Oh." Harry Sloan suddenly woke up and soon entered a normal state: "That's right now, we can't know exactly how many votes you think you have, but the shortlisting is basically confirmed. Since you come back, it's hard to decide whether to launch a lobby company. So these things must be handled by you."

Nodding, Shao Yingxiong continued to ask: "Who are there anyone who may become competitors this year?"

"Matthew McDonald, "Dallas Buyers Club", Bruce Dunn, "Nebraska", Christian Bale, "American Scam", and Leonardo DiCaprio "Wolf of Wall Street."

When Shao Yingxiong heard this, he laughed. There should be another "Twelve Years of Slave" in history. But this movie was filmed by himself a year in advance. In other words, the people mentioned by Harry Sloan are all outstanding players who have appeared in history and are the finalists of the 1986 Oscar for Best Actor. Matthew McDonald took away the Little Golden Man. In "Dallas Buyers Club", he tossed himself as unlike a human figure, as thin as a skeleton. Just this ruthlessness can satisfy many judges.

Some people say that Oscars like to award small gold men to some actors who slander themselves in movies. In fact, Shao Yingxiong has also figured out this problem through this period. This is just a misleading. An actress slandering herself means giving up the appearance that stars care about the most. An actor can abandon the star's bright and beautiful appearance and devote himself to the performance. Isn't this perseverance alone worthy of recognition? In order to gain weight, lose weight, exercise, and perform, male actors want to torture themselves crazy. If they can't get the small gold men, how sad would they be?

Why is Leonardo's films getting farther and farther away from his handsome appearance? It's very simple. Nowadays, when the judges vote, in addition to calculating your acting skills, the most important benchmark is...what have you given up for the performance.

It’s not that you can win by pretending to be ugly, but in a level of uniform acting skills, the more you give, the more you give, the more you give. When your efforts are seen in the eyes of others, this is called giving. It is useless to do so much suffering you suffer when filming. This is called giving.

Fight with Matthew McDonald?

Shao Yingxiong asked with a wry smile: "Harry, what do people in the circle say about this movie?"

After he returned to China, he could still grasp the public opinion online in a timely manner, but he didn't know what the people in the circle said at all, after all, he had no contact.

Harry Sloan smiled: "This is the real reason why I asked you to come back!"

"Do you know? People in the circle praised your performance for your movie. To be honest, I really watched this movie, but I didn't find any performance elements, including your exclamation, your tone of boasting, the rhythm of stuttering indirect speech, and the moment when I suddenly remembered something, I just joined it directly. Maybe this is what makes the people in the Actors Union so highly praised. They might regard this DV that you apologized to Gao as a complete practical acting skill."

"No?" Shao Yingxiong widened his eyes. He had never thought about whether he was shortlisted for the Oscar or the Oscar for "The Mask of Shao Yingxiong". The high box office can be said to be a scandal effect and fan economy. However, not only was the Oscar shortlisted, it also received good reviews in the circle, but it was actually a good review in terms of acting skills. This is a bit incomprehensible.

When Shao Yingxiong heard this, he cursed: "I've been in such a mess for so many years."

"Haha... Shao, it's useless to force something. When you don't force it, it comes back to you." Harry Sloan looked into his eyes and said, "Shao, should you decide what? After all, if you drag on like this, we will have to take several steps tonight than others."

When she turned around and looked over, Shao Yingxiong saw Harry Sloan's expression: "Do you really want to fight for it?"

"Yes." Harry Sloan said without any hiding: "The last time "Twelve Years of Slave" made me feel that the Oscars are bound to be won. To be honest, the winning of the Golden Globes in Cannes made me feel that I had a strong desire for the Oscars, not for you, but for MGM. However, we lost and lost to "Pi's Fantasy Drift" and couldn't win the best film, but I didn't even have the best script, and I wasted a lot of money, which made me feel cowardly."

"Shao, I want to take revenge!"

Harry Sloan was as firm as a nail. He had already pressed his position where he should be, just waiting for Shao Yingxiong to knock it down.

"Dry!"

Harry Sloan excitedly waved his fist, grabbed the phone and said, "I'm just waiting for this day!"

"Hey, old Punk, I heard that your gambling luck is good. I think if you go to Las Vegas to play, you will definitely win a lot of money."

Shao Yingxiong waited for Harry Sloan to exchange some more greetings before asking: "What is Las Vegas?"

"Shao, the rules of Hollywood are not allowed to lobby companies to help non-long-term customers, but they will not stop lobbying people from gambling - Bo plays both hands in legal places, nor do I stop me from playing both hands. There is a casino here that separates the two companies. If I lose 13 million, Punk will win back ten million from the casino. He is lucky and no one can do it. Then with this money, they can "obligately" help us operate, just because he likes your acting skills, not because of anything else. At that time, check as much as he likes, unless he can ban gambling in Las Vegas, otherwise..."

"There are policies from above and countermeasures from below." Shao Yingxiong continued.

"That's right."

Shao Yingxiong said again: "It's a pity that the casino made two million for no reason."

"In the United States, only casinos make money the most easily. Even if they help people make fake accounts, they don't have to be afraid of any risks. How do they know what the two groups of gambling are related? What's more, not everyone who makes fake accounts will be caught. Opening a casino now is faster than robbing a bank to make money."

Shrugging, Shao Yingxiong didn't know what else he could say. Everyone thought the United States was very good and very developed, but how many people knew how many people in the United States were borers and cheated the country's money all day long? How many people were doing fake accounts and made some things openly and honestly through some special channels? This is not like a crow in the world, but there is a dark side in any corner. Fortunately, most areas in the world are still bright.

From this day on, Shao Yingxiong became busy and busy. He was so busy that he was fascinated. The days that were once the most energetic now made Shao Yingxiong a little irritable. He began to complain about these breathless lives after being busy, complaining that he was busy like a live donkey, who was walking around all day long. Sometimes he had to eat three times a lunch, from 1:00 noon to 1:00 pm. He said that he was eating, but in fact, he watched people accompanying the lobby company while eating, and he kept saying that due to his celebrity status, he was not easy to say too much, nor could he contact too many judges, so he could only watch from a distance, nodding at others in the same restaurant, that's all.

Hollywood's regulations are becoming increasingly strict, requiring artists not to contact Oscar judges in private starting from the awards season. However, Shao Yingxiong, the lobbying company and the judges appeared in a restaurant at the same time, nodding in direct contact, but was crossing the line without foul. After all, he did not say anything to the judges.

At this time, the connections that Shao Yingxiong has accumulated over the past two years have played a crucial role. Many familiar judges can handle them in just a few words, and some judges who are not as good as Shao Yingxiong will not waste their energy at all. The most difficult thing is how these centrists should win over, persuade, and show their sincerity and respect them. This is where lobbying companies must exist.
Chapter completed!