Due to some other voices coming from elsewhere, things were definitely not going to end so quickly.
Laila was also very clear that even if it was her grandfather or other big shots from the media who personally came, it would be unlikely to end this matter in a short time. If those people hadn't dragged her family into this, she wouldn't have bothered to deal with this matter at all.
"The situation seems to have calmed down a bit. What are you planning to do next?" After delivering the documents to Laila, Louise couldn't help but probe her intentions. She felt that the boss had been too quiet recently, unlike her usual self.
However, Laila didn't want to mention this matter: "Have we made the necessary preparations for the Oscars?"
"We've done almost everything we can do." Seeing that she didn't seem to want to discuss her plans, Louise smartly stopped asking.
Laila nodded, "Do everything we can, and then it's up to luck."
"I actually think the chances of winning awards this time, especially for the more important ones, are not very high."
How could Laila not know what Louise was talking about?
"Don't forget that my movie is a trilogy. If they don't give it to me this time, or the next time, or even the time after that, do you think they won't focus on giving me compensation in the last part? Or do you think 'The Lord of the Rings' can't reach the level of a classic?"
Louise's eyes widened. She was horrified to realize that her little boss was actually planning for the trilogy. Calculating the time, from the confirmation of the movie to the filming, script adaptation, and brewing, it had been several years, plus the trilogy would be released over three years. This meant that Laila had prepared for her ultimate goal at least five years in advance.
The most terrifying thing was that she felt what Laila said was very likely to happen. If such a great work couldn't even win those awards, what kind of impact would it have on the authority of the Oscars?
Louise felt that if she were a judge, she would definitely give "The Lord of the Rings" a well-deserved award in the third year. Did this mean...
After Roy set the record for the youngest Oscar-winning actor, would Laila also set the record for the youngest director?
Whether it was people in the Hollywood film circle, fans from around the world, film critics, or ordinary viewers, very few doubted that Laila would eventually win the Best Director Oscar. Or rather, people thought she would achieve it one day. Because her work was so outstanding, and her abilities and talents were so incredible.
About her skills, directors probably understood her the best. The techniques she "innovated" had influenced many people and contributed to the success of many others. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a creator of a school.
Could such a person not live up to the award for Best Director at the Oscars?
Of course, she could!
As early as "Chicago," she should have received that little golden statue, but in the end, the Oscar was awarded to someone more experienced and older. At that time, many people felt unfair to her and believed that the Oscars owed her a fair judgment.
But things were different now. Two years later, with all three parts of "The Lord of the Rings" released, the impact it had made worldwide, would the Oscars turn a blind eye to it?
Louise's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The youngest Oscar-winning director!
This was too incredible!
You should know that the youngest Best Director winner has been Norman Taurog since 1931 when he won the award for the film "Skippy" at the age of only 32 years and 260 days.
Decades have passed, and no one has been able to break this record. And if Laila could win it in two years, she would definitely break this record by several years before she even turned 30!
"Is... is it true?" Her voice trembled a bit, "Can it really be done?"
Even though Louise already had an answer in her heart, she still couldn't believe her conclusion. Was it possible for the Oscars judges to award the Best Director award to her, who was not yet thirty?
Laila leaned back in her chair, revealing a faint smile. "Why do you think I spent so many years filming 'The Lord of the Rings'?"
For fun?
Yes, she enjoyed it, but that was not the reason she decided to film it in the end.
Louise calculated in her mind that Laila had been planning to win that Best Director's little golden man for at least five years now. If Laila knew what she was thinking, she would probably tell her that she had to go back several more years.
To be precise, she had already started planning after filming "Pirates of the Caribbean."
In her previous life, she was an unsuccessful director, full of ambition but thwarted by reality. After being reborn, she had all the right conditions, but it was unrealistic to think that she would set her sights on the Oscars from the beginning.
Although anyone in the film industry would want to stand on the Oscar stage, one needed to be self-aware. Rebirth was not a panacea. Not everyone reborn could make movies that would win Oscars.
Laila longed for that award, but she also knew that she lacked many things. So she trained and learned step by step, filming more challenging works step by step, especially in special effects, where she really put in a lot of effort.
It was only after she finished filming "Pirates of the Caribbean" that she recognized that she now had the strength to compete for an Oscar. But even so, she struggled with all her might to choose "The Lord of the Rings" as the classic work that would serve as the ladder for her to win the Best Director award.
Peter Jackson won the Best Director award with the third part, and that year was also the least suspenseful one. Because everyone assumed that the award would be given to him in the third part of the trilogy.
In terms of the film's grandeur and impact, any part of the trilogy winning an award would be justified. But since it was a trilogy, it couldn't win the award for him every year, right? Then the other directors' films that clashed with his would be too pitiful. But if such a film couldn't win an award, it would also be a question of the authority of the awards, which was why the energy accumulated in the first two parts of the trilogy was concentrated in the third part and erupted all at once.
Laila chose this movie with this consideration in mind. She was well aware that it was not realistic for her to win that little golden man at her age. If one part didn't work, two parts didn't work, then she would accumulate it to the third part.
As for the result... she was confident in her idea!
Most importantly, she started filming "The Lord of the Rings" a few years later than she should have, and she also moved some scenes to the more beautiful and spectacular East. Costume-wise, she had Janet, who had won consecutive awards for Best Costume Design, and for makeup, she had Xiao Ye. It could be said that her entire production team was several levels more luxurious than the original.
Under such circumstances, what reason did she have to doubt her success?