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Chapter seven hundred and thirteenth battle of fame and fortune

After each Oscar, there are almost controversial voices in the media. This year's controversy seems to be a bit too much. Some are deliberately hyped by the media to attract attention; some are from crews and stars, and they are more for their own interests.

Originally, various homosexual organizations were extremely dissatisfied with the loss of the best film in Brokeback Mountain. In addition, the media has fueled the fire, several homosexual groups in California raised nearly $30,000 and bought the entire page of "Daily Variety Show" to advertise to vent their dissatisfaction. They claimed that "Brokeback Mountain" really touched the hearts of the audience, but was eventually robbed by Oscar and lost the honor that should belong to all homosexual groups.

"The public in the United States is crazy, disappointed, angry, and never believe in the results of the Oscars again!"

This is from the media. In order to attract attention, the media really doesn't care about any possible consequences of incitement. If the homosexual community can launch a massive demonstration across the United States, I'm afraid the media industry will like it the most.

However, the news about Brokeback Mountain did not occupy the front page of the entertainment media for too long. "Crash" once again stole its limelight, and this time it was the uneven part of the crew.

After the Oscars, "Crash", which was highly regarded by the market last year, was immediately arranged to be re-released in 150 theaters after the Best Picture. Even though the market response is still mediocre, it can always create some profits.

Fame and fortune can be regarded as an important factor affecting people's hearts.

Bob Irley, one of the producers of "Crash", was not selected to speak on stage at the Oscars, and even sued the Producers League and the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences. Because according to the rules of the Oscars, two representatives could only be selected to speak on stage. The producers union selected the film's screenwriter and director Paul Haggis and another female producer, Cathy Hullman, so Irley failed to get what he wanted.

However, the "plaintiff" Irley, who caused the trouble, is also the defendant - the female producer Hullman who delivered a speech on the stage, has sued him for "fraud, breach of contract" and other reasons.

A strange triangular lawsuit was born, and what was hidden behind it was a dispute over fame and fortune.

In addition, even the IRS intervened in the fame and fortune dispute over the Oscars, and they were going to draw taxes from the gift package given to the award presenters of the college!

Since the Academy began giving gift packages to Oscar guests in 1989, it has become a tradition. In addition to the finalists, the award presenter can also get a copy to express his gratitude to the celebrity guests who attended the Oscar ceremony free of charge.

Under commercial hype, this tradition has become a business with a production value of hundreds of millions of dollars. This year's Oscar gift packs include diamond-clad bras and underwear, a 22k gold leaf and a crystal hammer, worth nearly 100,000 US dollars, and this is only part of the gift bag.

Although the Oscar gift packages are different due to the different gifts, only the heroine's finalists can get them.

In addition to the gifts to attend the award ceremony, Oscar also specially prepared gifts for the losers of the male and female protagonists and director awards, and will be given after the award ceremony. This year, the gift bag of the frustrated Oscars has a 3-day free stay voucher for the Casino Las Vegas Premium Hotel for soothing the sad heart.

Hollywood stars attend the awards ceremony and receive gifts, which is indeed enviable. But the IRS has focused its tax collection this year.

Just one day after the award ceremony, the IRS said that celebrities who received Oscar gift packages must pay taxes for these gifts. Its spokesperson said in a statement that when global attention is focused on these stars, they should also know that they have the same tax obligation as ordinary people. We hope that these celebrities can also "go forward" on tax issues.

Only death and tax payment are eternal, in a country that started with tax resistance. Tax payment is definitely the top priority. Although the Oscar gift packages received from more than ten years ago will be given to the people below, Ryan still notified the accountant to not forget this gift package when filing taxes next month.

The reputation of the country of ten thousand taxes can also be seen from this gift package.

Just like the previous Oscar winners and actresses, Reese Witherspoon and Philip Hoffman's net worth has soared.

The former signed a new contract with the crew of "Family Troubles", with a pay of up to $30 million, which also means that it exceeds Nicole's former Hollywood actress pay record of $25 million, and becomes the world's highest-priced female star.

However, all media know that this is of no significance in comparison.

After the latter won the Best Actor, he naturally asked for a salary increase to the crew of "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Sparks". Ryan was also prepared for this. However, when Hoffman and his agent offered a price of $15 million, he did not even go on negotiations and directly notified the crew to replace them.

Although this is the negotiation price code issued by the other party, he does not want to waste time. This is a film focusing on youth and women's themes.

Besides, as the absolute heroine, Natalie's salary is only $10 million and a 3% share of North American box office. The other party is just a not-so-important role. Unless Disney is all stupid, they will accept such negotiations.

In Hollywood, it may be difficult to find cheap Oscars and actors, but there are not many veteran actors with good acting skills and inexpensive prices.

Of course, as the new Oscar winner, Philip Hoffman is not short of film contracts. After ending negotiations with him on Disney, his agent quickly agreed with Paramount Pictures. Hoffman will play the villain in "Mission Impossible 3" and play the ultimate confrontation with Leonardo DiCaprio.

This is also one of the reasons why countless actors are willing to invest huge costs in public relations with Oscars. Once they win the award, they will not only receive honors, but also gain real benefits.

After the media hyped for a while, the aftermath of Oscars gradually dissipated, and the disturbing Hollywood gradually calmed down, and the media began to look for new hot topics.

Half of March has passed, and the next summer season is getting closer and closer. A new publicity boom has arrived, and many large productions have invested huge publicity expenses.

Compared with sequels such as "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Storm" that have sufficient audience base, Disney has spent more resources on the promotion of "Iron Man". When the movie was two months away from the premiere of North America, it released the first trailer on Tube and ABC TV stations at the same time.

This is a promotional slogan that will be accompanied by a cold-faced Iron Man this summer. The trailer not only shows the process of Iron Man's transformation, but also the many battle scenes and explosion effects are enough for the viewer to produce a shocking effect.

Like other movies, Disney will not rely solely on any publicity method, TV, radio, advertising posters and graphic media, etc. As the release date approaches, more and more news about "Iron Man" can be seen.

Even the heroine Gwyneth Paltrow went to the hospital when she was sick, and she was furious by Disney's media.

After obtaining her consent, Disney's media claimed that Gwyneth was sick because she invested too much energy in the film "Iron Man". The overloaded work caused her to lose weight and her physical strength seriously overdraw. Pepper Potts is a classic character created by Gwyneth with her hard work.

Gwyneth has not become the later arrogant princess. In the hearts of women across the United States, it is also one of the synonyms of fashion. "Iron Man" is definitely not a problem to attract male audiences. How to impress female audiences does require Disney to use some special means in publicity.

So, in addition to hyping up Gwyneth Paltrow's news, Marvel Pictures decided to add a second Easter egg to the film, and the content of the Easter egg was directly related to Captain America and Black Widow.

According to the agreement, Ryan appeared on time in the studio of Disney Studios, greeted Jon Favreau, the director of "Iron Man", and walked into the dressing room. About an hour and a half later, he turned into a casual version of Steve Rogers and returned to the studio.

"Hi, Ska."

Walking to the camera, he gently patted Scarlett Johnson who was talking to Jon Favreau, "I haven't seen you for a long time, you seem to have lost a lot of weight."

"Is that?" Scarlett turned his head, "I said I was losing weight, but that bastard didn't believe it."

"What?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Ah, nothing."

Scarlett rubbed his wrist and pointed to the arranged sandbag, "Ryan, are you ready to beat it up?"

"certainly!"

It's just an easter egg, and the plot is of course very simple. After Ryan and the others were ready, Jon Favreau called to start.

In the empty gym, Steve Rogers, who woke up from his sleep, often hid here to practice fighting because he could not adapt to the new era in the short term. He quickly punched a sandbag and pounded it until the sound of the door behind him came, and he stopped.

The people who walked in were very familiar with him and often visited him recently. He was a sexy woman with long red curly hair, and a close partner who once fought side by side.

"Natasha."

Both sides had seen each other for a long time, and Steve Rogers also knew the other party’s experience over the years, “Why are you here?”

"I'll say goodbye to you." Black Widow came over and looked at Captain America, who was much taller than herself. "I probably won't come to see you often in the future."

"Why?"

Compared to those agents, he believed more about this former Roaring Commando player who had fought side by side, "Are you going out for a mission?"
Chapter completed!
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