Chapter 536

Stan Blank Hedge is the old Larry who came to help improve the power of speech with the producers and distributors. He is still in the avant-garde and art film industry, and he has a lot more influence in Hollywood and film critic circles than the old Larry. Song Ya also saw that Stan Brake Heiki was there, so she changed the plan temporarily, invited the two of them to dinner, and asked about the film awards by the way.

"Oscar?" During the dinner, the two old men laughed when they heard Song Ya's unrealistic question, "Do you have this plan?"

"One point, Best Original Score and Best Original Song..."

Song Ya replied.

"Maybe, but don't have too much hope. The Oscar judges won't like to dance to a movie like my life, and they don't like singers who come to play tickets."

Steinbrakhetch said: "This year marks the 100th anniversary of the film's birth. Major film companies in Europe and the United States have invested the greatest enthusiasm and resources in producing high-quality products. The competition for the Oscars early next year will be unprecedentedly fierce."

"I understand, but you have heard my song BeWhatYouWannaBe, do you think there is a chance?" Song Ya asked, dancing to the best song in the soundtrack of my life movie.

"It's so popular."

Stan Blakhey shook his head, "It's not that I don't want to help you with APLUS, but I advise you that if you really want to win awards, you should focus on other things, such as the MTV Movie Awards organized by MTV."

It is a small award, and its influence in the film industry is far less than that of the VMA in the record industry, although it is all organized by the same company.

"I don't have a chance with that either. Redstone bought Paramount..."

At the end of last year, Redstone, the owner of Viacom (MTV is its subsidiary), used an incredible price to win Paramount Pictures, one of the seven largest, in the competition with Barry Diller, 10 billion dollars. , 10 billion in 1993.

The specific operation process is also unbelievable. After he proposed an acquisition price of 8.2 billion, Occidental Petroleum and other investors behind Paramount knew that another entertainment tycoon, Barry Diller, was also preparing to enter the competition, so they rejected the acquisition proposal. At the same time, he began to induce two people to bid.

Lei Shidong was not in love with the battle, and he decisively shifted his target after realizing that the situation was imminent, and acquired the audio-visual chain giant Blockbuster for 8.4 billion. Barry Diller saw that the main competitor left the field, so he was not in a hurry, and started to fight with Pai with peace of mind. Ramon negotiated slowly, trying to grind down the purchase price. Unexpectedly, the old fox Lei Shidong backhandedly mortgaged Blockbuster to the bank, mobilized a total of 10 billion funds, and bid for Paramount for the second time. This time, Paramount lost trust in Barry Diller, and the psychological defense line It completely collapsed in front of this price, and without further delay, the acquisition was successful.

Lei Shidong leveraged two shocking acquisitions with a total of 18.4 billion in just a few weeks, which shocked the whole meter. His personal net worth of less than 4 billion dollars skyrocketed afterwards, and his territory and personal power in the entertainment media industry took another step forward. A new unrivaled pinnacle, fame and fortune. Another tycoon, Barry Diller, not only returned empty-handed, but was also spurned by Wall Street Capital, which provided financial assistance for his acquisition of Paramount. His personal wealth shrank sharply, and the years of fighting between the two ended.

Now Redstone's media, entertainment, audio-visual distribution and theater resources will all be escorted by the new Paramount, dancing out of my life's schedule. Thank you so much, how dare you expect to win his family's MTV movie award.

Old Larry is much more nervous than Song Ya. "Forrest Gump is starring Tom Hanks. His Sleepless Night in Seattle last year was well received and well received. He also won the Oscar for Best Actor for his Philadelphia Story. That movie Will be a big potential opponent for us."

"Yeah, so I'm going to watch The Philadelphia Story tomorrow."

The sensitive drama about HIV patients fighting for rights and interests has already won 70 million box office, and it is still in theaters, but there are less than 600 theaters left, and it is estimated that it will be released soon.

"I don't want to watch it..." Mariah Carey acted like a baby.

"Then what do you want to see?" Song Ya asked her.

"Four weddings and a funeral," she said. "It must be about marriage."

"..."

"Haha, yes or no." Stan Blankhey laughed, "I won't spoil the details, but it's very enjoyable to watch. It's a light romantic comedy made by the British. The starring role is Hugh Grant, a popular niche over there. .”

"Just look at this." Mariah Carey nodded.

"Okay, watch both of them, one at a time."

"Don't think too much about it, commercial High School Musical movies and Forrest Gump-like drama audiences don't overlap."

Stan Blankhetch brought the topic back, and raised his glass, "Summer vacation slots are hard to come by. Even in the middle of the schedule, the box office probably won't lose to the number one in the off-season. I wish your movie a big hit..."

"I wish the movie a big hit." Song Ya and Mariah Carey clinked glasses with him with a smile.

"By the way, I hope that Universal doesn't ruin our business." Old Larry was still unhappy with the attitude of the people at Universal just now.

"Cheers to Universal."

Universal has no strong movies this summer, and life is difficult, but this is actually a good thing for dancing out my life.

The next day, before the dubbing work started, Song Ya and Mariah Carey rented out a one-hall movie theater, and now there are fewer and fewer movie theaters like this in Los Angeles.

Four Weddings and a Funeral is the kind of movie full of unique British humor. Hugh Grant is very handsome, and the characters in the play he plays have a very special temperament. Dedicated and caring...

In the play, the encounters with the heroine at different weddings and funerals, separation and reunion are also very dramatic. In the end, the hero confessed his true feelings at his wedding, left his fiancée, and chose the girl who had just divorced her husband. hostess.

Mariah Carey was fascinated by this romantic scene of escaping marriage at the wedding scene and choosing a true lover in her heart. The only thing she was dissatisfied with was the ending.

"Actually, that's not bad..." Song Ya was thoughtful.

"Um?"

"Uh, I mean, don't you think the hero and heroine are scumbags? He is romantically pursuing true love, but what about the poor fiancée who was abandoned at the wedding? He has no sense of responsibility at all." Song Ya pointed The end credits say.

"That's right." Mariah Carey thought about it and nodded repeatedly.

"Take a break, the next one is Philadelphia Story." Song Ya reminded her, "Do you want to go to the bathroom?"

"No, I'm sleepy again."

Mariah Carey yawned.

"Okay, I'll sleep with you in my arms."

Song Ya hugged her and continued to wait for the next movie.

Stan Blankhetch is right. Now is the off-season for movie viewing. Four Weddings and a Funeral, which has just finished its small-scale screening, will probably win this week's box office champion. How much is that? It is said that it will not exceed 6 million knives, and this result does not even make it into the top three in the summer file.

After waiting for a long time, the Philadelphia Story began to be screened, but the more I watched it, the more my heart became colder. Tom Hanks, the new Oscar-winning actor, performed amazingly in this show. He played an AIDS patient deeply, especially dragged The scene where the sick body insisted on testifying in court, for me who already knew a lot of acting knowledge, there was a feeling that I could never hope to catch up with him in my life.

"Making a film is tiring and time-consuming, and it's hard to earn money. It's not worth investing too much energy in acting!"

Playing cool and handsome, Song Ya feels that her actor’s future is just like this. The reality is cruel, not to mention Tom Hanks, even Hugh Grant’s acting skills can’t match her own, "Forrest Gump, don’t It's a movie of the level of The Philadelphia Story..." He secretly prayed for the box office to dance out of my life.

"It's disgusting. What's the matter with this kind of weak mentality that no one can compare to and still frightened?"

Immediately, I realized again, "As a time traveler, isn't a tycoon like Lei Shidong the goal I want to fight for? That's it!"