This is a market that attaches great importance to copyright, but many people's copyright awareness is not as high as rumored. Among them, some judges from the college. Past Oscar movie pirated leaks have all been related to the judges' low copyright awareness. In Duke's opinion, this time is probably no exception.

The most typical example is that the Oscar judges are not alone, with relatives and friends, as well as neighbors and colleagues. If these people see related DVDs in their homes and ask for loans, I believe many people will not refuse.

They don't understand that their behavior is actually 'theft', they lend DVDs to neighbors, and then their neighbor's children may put resources online...

Once the DVD leaves their hands, they have no idea what will happen next.

The School of Film Arts and Sciences is a relatively loose system after all, rather than a tight organization like the FBI or the CIA.

It is no exaggeration to say that every year when the awards season comes, it is time for the popular film resources of the awards season to leak out in advance. When many movies start to be released in a small scale in North America in mid-to-late December, the R version of the film has already flown all over the Internet.

Although a considerable number of people in the circle do not think that a person who can watch pirated movies is someone who is willing to buy tickets to watch movies, and those who are preparing to watch pirated movies are probably not people who can spend money to watch movies, it is an indisputable fact that this will affect the actual income of a movie.

This phenomenon has been around for many years, but neither the School of Film Arts and Sciences nor the MPAA can come up with a very good solution.

"In fact, there is no good solution..."

In the driving car, Duke talked about this with Scarlett sitting next to him, "unless most of the judges in the academy can take the initiative to walk into the theater."

Scarlett curled his lips, "But this is obviously impossible."

It is too difficult to ask the judges of the college to cast the vote in charge. Not to mention Duke and Scarlett, even the college’s executive committee understands that it is impossible to do this at all.

Just like Duke, while mailing the R version of "Gravity", he also held two large-scale film meetings and invited many college judges, but a considerable number of people were not present. Not to mention anything else, age alone is a difficult problem. After all, some judges are too old and no one can expect them to spend so much time and energy to participate in such an event.

"By the way. I just saw a message from the newspaper."

As if something had come to mind, Scarlett reminded Duke, "Recently, many media have been hyping up news that Natalie Portman is pregnant."

She couldn't help but exclaim, "She is really too smart!"

Duke gently patted Scarlett's hand, "A smart person may not be able to laugh to the end."

The news about Natalie Portman's pregnancy was spread to him a long time ago. Duke also remembered the Natalie Portman who once walked onto the Oscar stage and held up the Best Actress Little Golden Man. At that time, he was just happy that his favorite movie star won the Oscar winner. He never thought that there might be a careful public relations plan behind the pregnancy.

Even now, Duke has to sigh that this is definitely a killer weapon for Oscars.

To be honest, the movie "Black Swan" and the role of schizophrenic played by Natalie Portman are excellent, especially in line with the mainstream aesthetics of the academy. In addition, the bonus points that pregnant women will inevitably bring, even Duke thinks that Natalie Portman should really be the number one hottest actor at this Oscar.

The most popular one may not necessarily win the award. There are too many factors that affect the final award of the Oscar.

But Duke still admires Natalie Portman. She is so good at using her mind, identity and all the situations she can use.

As the car drove into the range of Beverly Hills, Duke reminded Scarlett, "It's coming soon."

Scarlett opened the makeup mirror on the roof of the car to see if he needed makeup.

The two of them are preparing to attend a movie meeting, which has nothing to do with Gravity. It is the movie meeting held by the Weinstein brothers for "The King's Speech". The news about this film has been very popular recently. There are endless news about online piracy. In fact, it is not difficult for people like Duke to see that after seeing the piracy, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein obviously wanted to use it to build momentum for the film.

The negative impact of online piracy cannot be completely eliminated. Using these news that are concerned in the industry to hype "The King's Speech" to make the film more famous and further attract the attention of judges. It is also a very smart publicity method.

Duke accepted the invitation from Harvey Weinstein. He joined this Oscar game this year. The other party naturally wanted to test it in some aspects. Although Duke's relationship with the core judges of the academy can only be said to be average, he is now a representative figure of a major force in Hollywood, and no one can ignore his weight.

Before the opening of the film, the Duke and Weinstein brothers briefly said a few words. Now is not the time to talk in depth. The meaning of the brothers' temptation is very obvious, and some things are not difficult to guess. Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein want to see which awards Duke is planning to hit. This pair of Jewish brothers are definitely well-informed figures in Hollywood. It is clear that Duke himself is not very interested in the Oscars, and if he can reach an agreement in some aspects, it will be beneficial to each other.

After arranging a detailed discussion with the Weinstein brothers, Duke took Scarlett into the specially prepared screening room of the hotel to watch "The King's Speech".

In previous Oscar registrations, Warner Bros. applied for the best films for three films: "Inception", "Gravity" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Only speaking from the subject matter or content of the film, "The King's Speech" obviously has the temperament of the best film.

It is not a secret that the Oscars favor inspirational films. The theme of "The King's Speech" is destined to be a work that will be popular with the Oscars. Films about the serious themes of the British royal family often gain a good reputation and are favored by various awards, from "Elizabeth" to "The Queen". Even the poor reputation of "Elizabeth 2: The Golden Age" can still earn the Best Costume Design Award at the Oscar to support the storefront.

The production level of "The King's Speech" itself is definitely excellent, and it is a typical Weinstein Oscar assembly line work. In addition, the good impression of "The Queen" in the hearts of the judges of the college have not yet dispersed, it is natural to become a popular hit in this year's Oscar Best Picture.

In some ways, this is also a normal movie, but a normal movie has more advantages in awards season.

Just as good movies may not necessarily sell well, good movies may not necessarily gain Oscar recognition.

The most typical ones are "Forrest Gump" and "Shawshank Redemption". Even now, many people still believe that without "Shawshank Redemption", "Shawshank Redemption" would definitely become the biggest winner of that Oscar.

There is no doubt that "Shawshank Redemption" is a good movie, but without "Forrest Gump", the winner of that Oscar will not be it. Even if it is thrown into the "Shakespeare in Love", "Shawshank Redemption" will still be the guest of Oscars.

The themes like "The King's Speech" will naturally be favored by the Oscars, and the prison theme of "The Shawshank Redemption" has never been the type that the college really likes.

Moreover, there are too many factors that can affect the results of the Oscar Awards. Sometimes the weight of the movie itself is even light enough to be ignored.

For example, in the last Oscar, James Cameron and Avatar lost to Catherine Bigelow and Bomb Demolition Forces, which is a typical political victory.

In recent years, Oscars have become increasingly affected by politics. Politics has never been far away from Hollywood. "The King's Speech" is also a typical political film. The protagonist in the film is the stuttering father, the owner of Buckingham Palace.

I don’t know if it’s a public relations factor or a fake news released by the Weinstein brothers. Recently, media have reported that Elizabeth II himself likes the film “The King’s Speech” very much…

"I did send a copy to Buckingham Palace..."

In a lounge, Harvey Weinstein said to Duke in a seemingly frank way, "It is said that the Queen herself has also watched this video and nodded in recognition."

Duke knew very well that it was not important whether the Queen herself liked this video. Elizabeth II was silent most of the time, and the film reflected the past that his father was most proud of. Buckingham Palace would not easily refute this view to the outside world.

Duke gently lit the armrest of the sofa and said to Harvey Weinstein on the left, "I think this video is also very good."

"Is that true?" Harvey Weinstein showed a little surprise expression just right, "There are not many videos that can get you recognized."

"Harvey..." Duke was too lazy to go around with him and asked directly, "What awards are the main targets of "The King's Speech" in your plan?"

Harvey Weinstein put away his smile and said seriously, "Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, these are the three top awards!"

He was able to invite Duke, so he naturally felt what Duke wanted. There was no major conflict of interest between the two sides, otherwise this meeting would have only become a joke.

Duke was temporarily silent. Harvey Weinstein thought for a while and asked tentatively, "On the Internet, your "Inception" is very popular."

"Oh?" Duke turned his head and raised his eyebrows slightly. Harvey Weinstein said, "The story of Inception is unparalleled."

"Stop kidding, Harvey." Duke couldn't help but shake his head, "We all know that Oscar has never been interested in good stories." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!