Chapter 443 443 Formal Invitation

New York in October can already feel the deep malice of autumn, and with the gradual approach of November, it becomes more and more fierce. The desolate sycamore leaves have no time to spin in the air, and they are swept away by the strong wind. The occasional long trench coat and scarf on the street is no longer surprising.

In the blink of an eye, the recording work of Glory to Death has entered the fourth week of the schedule. Although it stumbled at the beginning, but after entering the state, the band's three-month tour has shown its advantages. The recording of musical instrument performance was smooth and stressful. It also fell on the shoulders of lead singer Hugo.

However, Hugo is not the amateur who only hummed two songs based on his interest when he recorded the ending song of "Yihai Xiongfeng" last year. In the past year, more than 200 street performances have allowed Hugo to gradually find out what belongs to him. After entering the studio this time, he received strong help from Sheeran, and the harmonious cooperation between the two parties made Hugo's recording work progress very smoothly.

As a co-producer, Sheeran's fit with the Glory to Death music concept can be said to be the most important cornerstone of this partnership, and it is also the most sensible part of EMI's planning for the band's first album - of course, at the same time. Luckily for the band, it saved at least half the time required to record the debut album of Glory to the Dead, and there is no doubt that all of the recordings will be completed by the end of October.

But today Hugo did not stay in the recording studio, but reached a taxi and left EMI Records. He looked out the window of the taxi and asked the driver uncertainly, "Are you sure this is the place?"

"Yes, on the left side of the road, you can see it when you cross the road." The driver said kindly. He looked back and found Hugo's dazedness, so he pointed to his left hand thoughtfully, "Look, there ,Did you see it?"

Hugo was about to get off the car on the right side, but now he sits on the left side of the car. Sure enough, he sees his destination. The signboard of "Koulmentas's" with red letters on a black background is slightly visible in the autumn wind. cool. "Yes, Thanks!"

Hugo paid the fare, opened the door and walked to the sidewalk, looking at the unfamiliar streets around him. He was clearly standing on Rector. Street in Greenwich Village. He heard from the driver that Greenwich was a little further past. Greenwich. Street. The band has been here several times before when they perform, but Hugo still felt a blank in his head: Has he really been here before?

Finding a family restaurant in a large area was no easy task, but Quentin gave Hugo the full address, which allowed Hugo to take a taxi directly there. If you take the subway line 1 as Quentin said and get off at Van. Cortlandt. Park-242. St., although it is only three hundred feet (one hundred meters) distance, but Hugo was pretty sure he would get lost in this area for a while.

Standing by the street, Hugo pulled his navy blue trench coat. He only wore a short-sleeved T-shirt inside, so it was still a bit cold to stand in the wind. Then he walked to the junction of the street to prepare to cross the pedestrian crossing. It was a red light, and Hugo could only stop and wait. Just then, out of the corner of his eyes, Hugo saw a huge "M" sign behind him, no more than two hundred feet (sixty meters) away. The surging crowd made the underground exit of the sign even more obvious. Suddenly, a black line appeared on his forehead.

The red light turned green, and Hugo withdrew his gaze and comforted himself: at least he could choose the subway when he got home, and then quickly walked across the zebra crossing and walked towards the restaurant of the Colmontas house.

Yesterday, Quentin called Hugo and asked him to meet for dinner. Originally, Quentin planned to have dinner together, but Hugo was currently in the middle of recording work and didn't have much time, so it was changed to lunch. Hugo took advantage of the gap between the end of the morning recording and ran over to meet Quentin. After the meal was over, he had to rush back to the recording studio to continue today's work.

Walking into this Italian-style family restaurant, the naive fat uncle at the door took Hugo's coat, and after asking Hugo, he walked into the restaurant with Hugo. The space of the restaurant is not large, and there are less than 20 seats in sight. It is not a box type, but a simple square table. There is a huge stove on the left side of the restaurant, and a chef is making it on the spot. The gorgeous hand movements of the pizza dough are very ornamental.

Hugo took only three steps to see Quentin sitting at a table for four. This position was about five steps away from the stove. It was warm but not too hot. It was a good position. At this time, it was the end of the lunch rush period for office workers. There were seven or eight white-collar workers who were queuing for take-out, but there were not so many people sitting in the seat to enjoy lunch, and the restaurant seemed very empty.

"Is there anything you can't eat or don't like? I ordered a pizza just now. You can order their own pizza toppings. If you have a taboo, you can order another one." Quentin politely Standing up, he said with a smile.

Quentin actually wore a formal suit today. Although there was no tie, the lake blue shirt and black suit pants were still slightly formal, which made Hugo, who was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, a little embarrassed, "It's okay, I'm not interested in food No requirement." When he said this, it reminded Hugo of Samora Carthaway, a lovable and gluttonous fan, and if they knew that Glory had signed, maybe they would be happier than the band themselves. This made the smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth rise, "Why do you think of having dinner with me today, and you are still dressed so formally, maybe someone important is coming today, I don't dress very well."

Quentin smiled and shook his head again and again, "No, no, I just have a meeting in the morning. Miramax, do you know this company?" Quentin knew when he called Hugo yesterday that Hugo is very busy now , I also found time to eat, so Hugo went straight to the point just now, and Quentin was not surprised, and he quickly got to the point.

"Of course, of course, Weinstein." Hugo nodded, sat down, opened the napkin and placed it under the saucer, took a sip of water from the glass. Autumn is already dry, and Hugo has to protect his throat in order to record, so drinking water has become a habit recently, "Do you have a collaborative project with them?"

As mentioned before, after the 21st century, Oscar has the world's top influence, so that an awards season is formed from October to February every year, but the name of the awards season was officially introduced in 1999. At the Oscars, "Shakespeare. In. Love" defeated "Saving Private Ryan" and won the best picture statue as a sign.

In terms of word of mouth, quality, and the depth of the work's connotation, "Saving Private Ryan" is truly in line with the title of best film. However, "Shakespeare in Love" has completed an incredible reversal under the strong public relations capabilities of the film company and filmmaker-of course, this reversal has been criticized as the most speechless one by the Oscar Academy until 20 years later. choose.

Since then, terms such as awards season and academy public relations have officially surfaced, which has also made the Oscars break away from a pure film event and become a stage for marketing, strategy, and public relations battles. Excellent works are no longer the only way to win. Standard, this is only the basic equipment, the college public relations throughout the awards season is the key to determining the outcome.

It can be said that this completely changed the tone of Oscar, and of course pushed Oscar to another extreme. Some people think that Oscar has lost its authoritative and impartial professional image, while others think that Oscar is no longer authentic, but it is undeniable that Oscar's global attention has reached a higher level, and its commercial achievements are even more advanced. worldwide.

The key figures who changed the direction of the entire film industry, directly led to the appearance of the awards season, and changed the annual distribution strategies of major film companies are Miramax's Weinstein brothers.

The emergence of two brothers, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, has become one of the most important independent filmmakers in American film history. Miramax is one of them. The independent film company established in the 1970s was acquired by Disney this year at a price of 80 million US dollars and became an independent studio under Mickey Mouse. Miramax made independent film production a trend in Hollywood and even the world's film industry, changing the The entire film world is dominated by large film companies.

There is a statistic that Miramax Films has won a total of 249 Oscar nominations as of the 76th Oscar in 2004, and won back 60 of them. Said to be the number one independent film company at present.

Therefore, the industry also has a nickname for the Weinstein Brothers as "Oscar Professionals". Of course, there are countless professionals who hate the Weinstein Brothers for turning the Oscar film event into a business event, and there will be a wave of opposition almost every year.

Quentin is a rookie director who was promoted by the Weinstein brothers. All his works in the first ten years of the director were sponsored and distributed by the Weinstein brothers. It can be said that Quentin is the brilliant record of the Weinstein brothers and cannot be ignored. a label.

So when Quentin mentioned Miramax, Hugo reacted. Sure enough, Quentin nodded and affirmed Hugo's guess, "Yes, I'm preparing for the shooting of my second work. I have a meeting with Harvey today to discuss a possibility." Quentin said here, paused For a moment, he looked at Hugo, and then said seriously and cautiously, "What do you think of the possibility of inviting you to star in my second directorial work at a low price?"