America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

Chapter 803 - 796: Stick to the Authenticity of News

Beverly Hills, Davis Estate.

After an exceptionally intense campaign and a refreshing shower, Martin, Lily, and Elizabeth gathered on the large balcony of the bedroom for a drink.

Elizabeth browsed her phone, reading the news about "Life of Pi" and feeling a peculiar sense of familiarity. She asked, "I remember 'Life of Pi' was a competitor to 'Escape from Tehran', right?"

Martin had no need to deny it and said, "I'd prefer peace and quiet, but the other crews don't, insisting on competition. I can only meet the challenge fair and square."

Lily leaned over to Elizabeth to look at the phone and said, "Just beat them to death!"

Elizabeth pondered for a moment and said, "When I was studying, I also thought about becoming an actress. At that time, the Oscars seemed so prestigious, but these past few years, I've noticed that each Oscar campaign is always marred by all sorts of messy incidents."

Lily chimed in, "Presidential elections are considered even more prestigious than the Oscars, and they're never short on drama."

She looked at Martin and asked, "I've noticed, starting with Harvey Weinstein, they all like to use the tactic of belittling their competitors."

Elizabeth nodded, "Praising themselves while putting down their rivals."

"In essence, it's no different from last year; the core is still about being slightly less terrible," Martin summarized. "A movie, take 'The Martian' from last year or this year's 'Escape from Tehran', both are good quality, but they can't completely overwhelm the competition. When a film reaches this status, trying to further improve becomes incredibly difficult."

Lily agreed, "Just like my sculptures, getting from 1 to 90 isn't too hard, but every step beyond 90 requires not just talent and countless hours of practice but also massive financial investments. It's extremely difficult."

Elizabeth teasingly rolled her eyes at Lily, "Are you boasting?"

Martin continued the previous topic, "Trying to improve oneself is disproportionately hard. You might put in 10 and get less than 1 in return. But demeaning a rival is much easier, especially in the Oscar race, low investment and quick results."

Elizabeth caught the key point, "As long as our competitors are worse, we can beat them with our wealth of experience!"

Martin snapped his fingers, "So, we'll denounce the rumors while making our opponents look even worse."

It was also amusing to counter the facts dug up by rivals with lies.

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The Academy is an old, conservative, and slow organization, with a majority of members over 60 years old. They operate methodically, with average efficiency, and are known for their stability in the face of change.

Like the Oscars it presents, the Academy's viewership and influence decrease every year. Prior to each Oscar preparation, the Academy claims to reform and innovate. However, by the time the awards ceremony takes place, everyone realizes it's the same old routine.

It wasn't until Emailgate exploded on the internet and media, becoming a top

Jody cut him off again, "In all of TMZ's reports concerning this email scandal, there has been no accusation, insinuation, or any suggestive context that points to your side as the culprit."

She was a person of principles; reporting the truth was her immutable standard, "All emails we've published, and all individuals we've interviewed, provide firsthand, authentic information with no falsehoods. If you have any doubts, feel free to sue."

Gil Netter was reminded by her response; he carefully recalled the TMZ reports he'd seen and it seemed that there were no implications in TMZ's news.

All content related to the email scandal on TMZ appeared as if it was simply a news courier, only presenting the emails and interview videos of those who received them and were willing to be interviewed, on their website.

As for the rest, there was no need; the true content of the emails and screenshots published in the news clearly bore the words "Life of Pi."

The event was real, the emails were real, even the interviews were real...

The two parted on bad terms. Before leaving, Gil Netter dropped a harsh line, "Wait for our lawyer's letter!"