Chapter 1001: Premonition

Compared with previous years, the 79th Academy Awards Ceremony seemed much quieter. At least on the day of the Ceremony, there were not so many protesting groups around the Kodak Theater.

In previous years, protests of hundreds of people representing different groups or organizations were normal.

In individual years, thousands of protesters are not unheard of.

But this year, it seems that the Oscar suspense is less, and there are fewer protest groups.

Relativity Entertainment had two films that received multiple nominations, and Ronan also came to the awards ceremony, but instead of walking the red carpet, he entered the VIP room directly from the side entrance of the Kodak Theater.

As soon as he entered the VIP room, he received a text message.

"I wish you success tonight!"

The text message was sent by Jessica Felton. She is leading the "Fast and Furious 4" crew to film in Latin America. It is expected that all scenes will end in early March and she will return to Los Angeles to start post-production.

Because the crew encountered some unexpected circumstances in Trinidad and Tobago during filming, the filming, which was supposed to end at the end of February, was postponed to early March.

During the period, Ronan went to the set to visit the class twice, and Jessica Felton also returned to Los Angeles, and the two basically talked on the phone once every three days.

But the topic between the two is more focused on work.

Jessica Felton is no different from usual, relying on her own ability to eat, her head is full of work and accumulation, Ronan is relatively cautious, because once this step is taken, if it is not successful, maybe Even the friendship relationship between the two parties may be broken.

Besides, after knowing each other for so many years, there are some things that are not rushed for a while.

It is not too late to wait for Jessica Felton to return to Los Angeles.

Ronan texted back: The Oscars will be pushed tonight.

"The Departed" and "The Incredibles" are two films, the probability of being unpopular is infinitely low.

Just putting away the phone, Ronan felt the vibration again, thinking that Jessica Felton replied to the text message, took it out and found it was a spam text message.

The content of this text message is very common, informing Ronan that he has won the grand prize, please call XXXXX.

With the rapid development of the information industry, the frequency of receiving such text messages is getting higher and higher, and even Ronan cannot avoid it.

It will be even crazier later.

There was a time when Ronan made a special statistics on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

At that time, due to work, his personal information leaked very seriously, and he often received various fraudulent messages or calls.

Ronan kept some of them and made some statistics. In just fifteen months, he had won 33 cash prizes, with a total amount of more than 16 million soft sister coins.

There are also a lot of real prize winners, at least a dozen kidney machines, five or six cars, and even houses.

He has even received court summons and police arrest notices.

I still remember when I received the so-called police call for the first time, I was so frightened that I lost half of my soul. Fortunately, I was careful, otherwise the money in the card would belong to someone else.

"Hi, Ronan."

Just after putting away his mobile phone, Ryan Cavano came over and said, "You guys are going to be big winners tonight!"

Ronan said with a smile: "Before the result comes out, everything is hard to say."

Ryan Cavanaugh shook his head and said: "Who doesn't know, the result is almost 100% sure!" He said with emotion: "Ronan, I really envy you. When will Maple Leaf Pictures be like Relativity Entertainment."

"Step by step, Relativity Entertainment took several years to reach a certain scale." Ronan said the truth: "How are you and David doing at Walt Disney?"

Ryan Kavanaugh said: "We have more shares,

But it won't be easy to knock Michael Eisner and Roy Disney out of the game. Such a huge group company cannot be resolved in a short period of time. I have made a three-year plan. After three years, Maple Leaf Pictures will definitely control Walt Disney. "

Ronan said: "Some things, rushing will not have good results. Your decision is correct. You have huge capital. The only thing you lack is time."

"Yeah, our time in Walt Disney is too short." Ryan Cavano nodded again and again: "Time will allow Maple Leaf Pictures to accumulate more advantages!"

Ronan laughed: "I wish you success. Ryan, when that day comes, we must celebrate."

Ryan Cavano shook hands with Ronan tightly: "Definitely!" He then replied: "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet, "The Departed Walker" and "Twilight" have been selling well one after another. Relativity Entertainment It's really magical, it's no surprise that "The Departed" is a big hit, and even "Twilight" can have such a high box office, it's too puzzling."

Ronan said politely: "This is all thanks to the production team and the distribution company."

As of this weekend, the North American box office of "The Departed" has exceeded 190 million US dollars, and the global box office is close to 400 million US dollars. It is not only the number one Oscar hit, but also a great commercial success.

Although "The Twilight Saga" has a poor professional reputation and audience reputation, and the box office is clearly showing a trend of highs and lows, it is far more commercially successful than "The Departed".

Released in North America for three weeks, the North American box office of this dog-blood romance film reached as high as 165.71 million US dollars, and the final North American box office must be more than 200 million US dollars.

At present, the overseas box office has also exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office is not under much pressure to exceed 400 million U.S. dollars.

Ryan Kavanaugh went elsewhere after discussing some Disney issues with Ronan.

Regarding the news about Walt Disney, of course Ronan would not trust Ryan Kavanaugh's words, but judging from the summary of various aspects, the three-year plan mentioned by Ryan Kavanaugh still has certain credibility.

This also means that Walt Disney will have at least three years of infighting.

Ronan then met Harvey Weinstein, and because the time was about the same, the two entered the main hall of the Kodak Theater while chatting.

Weinstein Films is aiming at the best actress, and Helen Mirren, the heroine of "The Queen", is currently the most popular for winning the award.

Arriving at the location where the crew of "The Departed" and "The Incredibles" were sitting, Ronan found his seat and found that Tom Cruise was having a lively chat with Brad Bird next to him. appearance.

During this period, the name of "Mission: Impossible" appeared frequently.

"Good evening, Ronan."

Jessica Chastain, sitting in the front row, turned to greet Ronan.

Ronan nodded and said, "Hello, Jesse."

Jessica Chastain was still very excited to be nominated for an Oscar for acting, even knowing that her chances of winning were infinitely low, saying: "I...I..."

She didn't seem to know how to express it, so she hesitated a few words before saying, "I don't know how to express the gratitude in my heart."

Ronan waved his hand: "There is no need to be so polite."

Jessica - Chastain said: "Relativity entertainment is useful to me, just a phone call."

There is no doubt that this is also a very smart woman, and I hope to continue to cooperate with Ronan.

To a certain extent, Jessica Chastain is a bit similar to Jessica Felton in terms of work, except that one of them is an actor and the other is a producer with power in the crew.

Ronan admired such a person and said: "There is a role that suits you, and I will let you call you."

"Yes." Jessica Chastain replied heavily.

Tom Cruise ended his small talk with Brad Bird at this point, turned to Ronan, and whispered, "Jesse has always been grateful to you."

Ronan smiled and didn't answer at all. Instead, he asked, "Tom, are you ready for your acceptance speech?"

Tom Cruise shrugged slightly and said: "I'm not prepared. If I really want to win an award, I will play on the spot."

Ronan said, "Unless it's an upset."

This time, Tom Cruise's competitors for the best actor award are Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Forest Whitaker.

"Blood Diamond" received a mediocre response, and Xiao Lizi's accompanying run has just begun; Ryan Gosling's qualifications are too different. In terms of age alone, the chance of winning is extremely small. In the nomination list, it is more like because of the 2006 There is a lack of excellent works in the year, and the generals are selected in the scorpion; Needless to say, Brad Pitt is far more unpopular than Tom Cruise.

The biggest threat is Forest Whitaker, but with the persistent efforts of Relativity Entertainment for several months, let alone middle-aged and elderly whites, even the black judges have a serious lack of recognition for an African character.

In other years of Oscars, Tom Cruise is unlikely to win.

But this year, the competitors are too weak.

Sometimes, there is a comparison to show the advantage.

"If you can win an award." Tom Cruise lowered his voice and said, "I'll give you a car later."

Ronan was not polite to him either: "That's the deal."

Tom Cruise suddenly changed the subject: "During this time, someone suggested that I invest in the financial industry. I don't know much about it. I want to ask your opinion."

Ronan said truthfully: "I don't know much about the financial industry, so I don't get involved easily, because there is no need to take this risk."

Hearing this, Tom Cruise thought about it carefully, and felt very reasonable, and said: "Indeed, there is no need to take unnecessary risks."

Seeing that Tom Cruise had listened to him, Ronan didn't say any more.

With the advantage of foresight, and now standing at such a height, and having collected a large amount of relevant first-line information, Ronan has already discovered the harbinger of the economic crisis.

Two thousand years later, the economic development of the United States has slowed down, and the industries that have really developed rapidly are undoubtedly the high-tech industries represented by the IT industry, as well as the real estate industry that the federal government is vigorously promoting.

How to improve the economic situation in the United States, this important task falls on the real estate in the United States. The federal government made a choice around 2000, calling on everyone in the United States to buy a house. Even the Federal Reserve adopted a loose monetary policy and kept cutting interest rates. The loan interest rate is very low, and real estate is used to drive the US economy, so that the US economy can continue to prosper.

Together with Wall Street, they encourage the middle and lower classes in the United States to buy houses, create a real estate boom, and create a bigger bubble to plug the black hole left by another bubble.

As a result, commercial banks issued subprime loans, packaged and sold the subprime debts to investment banks, and after the investment banks bought these mortgage securities, they began to design financial derivative products, and they also packaged them into subprime bonds--- -Collateralized Debt Obligations - sold to large clients of investment banks and insurance companies.

In this way, the subprime debt was sold all over the world