Chapter 905 Memories of Meera

In Los Angeles, in a nice high-rise apartment in West Hollywood, Mira is checking the accounts with a private accountant, looking at the TV screen from time to time.

It was an earlier Oscar red carpet session, 'Jared! Jared! 'Jared Leto and Amy Adams just got out of the car, and the crazy shouts from the female fans showed the difference in their popularity to the fullest. Almost all the questions from the reporters were aimed at Leto, from dating to signing a new brand As well as rumors of a disagreement with someone, ask about everything.

The character of Abagnale, the legendary liar, is very consumerist, otherwise he would not always have enough money, and Leto has been very attractive to young women since the time of the hero of "My So-Called Life", which makes him After the cat and mouse game became popular, it has won the favor of many first-line brands, and has successively won the endorsement of Aston Martin, CK men's underwear, Swiss watches, high-end ski equipment, and resort hotels.

This is the advantage of white idol male movie stars. Mira recalled that APLUS has been famous for five years. If counting from the official announcement of their relationship with Mariah Carey, it has been almost three years since they became popular. Only now are Jansport schoolbags and Sony MDs. Players, Dow fluorescent sticks, innovative sound cards, Gray Goose vodka, A+ clothing and other long-term endorsement contracts, the brand style is far from Leto's, part of which is his own business.

Amy Adams, who was holding Leto's arm, seemed to be a little forced to smile. She wandered around the red carpet before finding where her few male fans were, so she simply left Leto's side and walked over to sign.

What did Bichi represent? It seems that there are only a few kitchen, bathroom and bath brands?

"This is all your income in the United States last year. Please check it. If there is no problem, I will declare it according to the tax season next month." The accountant interrupted Mira who was in a daze.

"OK."

Mira took the documents and checked the calculations with a calculator. "I'm really sorry that I asked you to come overtime so late." Apart from some other thoughts, she returned to Los Angeles mainly to file taxes. In fact, she didn't have much expectation for the opportunities in Hollywood.

Because of her father's financial fraud case, her American account is still subject to spot checks by the Ministry of Finance from time to time. The accountant naturally knows this, "You're welcome, the workload is not heavy. Uh... is that really all there is?"

He asked: "You walked through the big show in New York Fashion Week last year. I have other model clients who are probably at the same level as you. Their annual income is much higher than yours...Miss Jovovich, don't blame me for talking too much, yours The situation is not the same as theirs, and there must be no problems with the tax return."

"That's all."

Mira tapped the calculator and replied that the time for her to return to the first-line brand show was too short, and after she turned against Luc Besson, everything was reverted to the original, and it was too late to negotiate a big endorsement contract.

In the United States, apart from catwalks and print ads, the other biggest source of income is actually the income from the singers who made their first album many years ago and the income from commercial performances of "To De Klerk" occasionally. Excluding.

"You should expand your sources of income," advises accountants.

Mira chuckled, "I will."

Accountants don’t know that the European fashion industry has actually blocked themselves. This year’s catwalk opportunities can’t be compared with last year’s. What accountants don’t know is that they actually started to make a lot of money in another vast land other than the United States and France. She will not declare her overseas income to the US government.

That piece of land is the former country, to be precise, it is her hometown, Da Mao and Er Mao.

My father, Mr. Jovovich is a liar, yes, but he did make friends with many high-level people there, because the bank account was suddenly frozen by the US government, and even part of the phishing investment there was used to pave the way for fraud. I didn't have time to take it back, and in fact made a 'contribution'.

When she went back there for a commercial performance, she was keenly aware of some things that could be used. She found that, from the general public to the emerging nouveau riche class, people there recognized American stars, especially her own. An American star of old aristocratic descent in the Tsarist Russian era. They also spread this wonderful rumor, saying that Mr. Jovovich was framed and imprisoned by the evil American government because he continued to secretly support his hometown.

What's more, when they feel the direction of the entertainment industry in the distant US, they will be half a beat behind. The public's impression of stars is often still a few years ago. They don't know who has lived in the US.

To the U.S. government, they habitually perpetuate their disgust of the times, but they have no resistance to the popular culture of the U.S., and they love and hate it. The whole society suddenly misses the old aristocracy and lineage theory. The spending power of rich people is already amazing.

After leaving the salon in Paris in the rain that day, she found that without the French director, she would have to go back to the life of a popular singer and model. She was not reconciled, so she decided to take advantage of this.

As soon as she returns to Damao Ermao, she becomes a non-high-end hotel where she can't live in top-level rooms, temporarily hires a large number of bodyguards and pick-up 'fans', buys some soft articles touted by the media, and poses as a woman who looks like a red star in the United States, the more arrogant she is , On the contrary, the more people buy it, the more they can put an end to the harassment of those lewd local oligarchs, because they are wary of the Red Star of the United States.

The effect of this strategy was immediate and surprisingly good. The price of commercial performances, singing for political figures or oligarchs’ birthdays, weddings and other events can even be compared to DIVAs in the United States other than Madonna, such as Mariah Carey.

The only pity is that in order to maintain style, this method of 'withdrawal' cannot be used frequently.

"APLUS is here."

As a native of Los Angeles, the accountant has of course heard about her famous love history with APLUS. Who called himself a scumbag ex-boyfriend? As soon as he got out of the car, the shutters of the reporters never stopped, and they kept calling his name. Remind to look at the camera, his female fans are like crazy, shouting support slogans loudly, getting a little response, they are so excited that they seem to faint on the spot.

"It's hard to imagine, he's still the 300th richest person in Mimi." The accountant's envy is naturally about money.

Mira reluctantly twitched the corners of her mouth, lowered her head and concentrated on checking the accounts.

In the tribute to Johnny Carson shortly after the awards ceremony, after the scene was brought to him beside Johnny Carson, the TV screen was no longer given to him. When Claudia Schiffer appeared and presented the best costume design award as a guest, she immediately turned off the TV as if she had been stabbed in the heart.

"That's it? Don't worry, I will take care of everything, Ms. Jovovich, next month."

After the two finished their work, the accountant left with his briefcase in his hands.

"Once again, APLUS was nominated and lost again, in the music category, the Oscar for Best Original Score, and before that he had three nominations and zero Grammys."

The announcer of the Oscar TV live broadcast has always been the old-fashioned style of reporting, only mechanically and objectively reporting the situation on the scene. After Mira turned on the TV again, he happened to hear him say a few more words.

The TV screen was divided into five small screens at this time, and the reactions of each nominee were recorded live. Needless to say, the award-winning crew was elated. Mira noticed that her ex-boyfriend was smiling gracefully, and applauded the other party to congratulate her. I remember, across from John Malkovich, to appease the soundtrack composer who was nominated together, and his face was a little bit gray.

At this time, the doorbell rang, and Mira went to answer the door. She was a rookie female agent newly hired in Hollywood. She was only in charge of film affairs and belonged to the William Morris agency.

"Did John Malkovich win Best Supporting Actor?" she asked her agent.

"Didn't you watch it just now? No, this is the third time he has failed to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar..."

The female agent replied: "Poor guy, it's rare to be able to laugh. By the way, Mira, can you still get in touch with him?" She pointed to APLUS on the screen, "The new superhero of A+ Film Studio Filming is about to start, and a lot of the actors I know are getting roles. Maybe get in touch with Mr. Hayden? He's a great energy at our William Morris, so do me a favor, okay?"

Hayden, sir...

That's right, Hayden has evolved from the shivering little manager when he lost his temper, to an important senior partner in William Morris...

"Is there something wrong with being so late?"

She has seen too much of the snobbery of the manager, and after going through the ups and downs, she can already understand their behavior, and she can't say whether she likes it or not, but she doesn't want to talk about it with the other party for the time being.

"Yes, you have an audition tomorrow." The female agent had no choice but to return to the topic.

"Tomorrow? I thought I had passed the second round of auditions." She frowned.

"It's indeed passed. It's the third round of auditions. The crew wants to shorten the audition time so that the crew can be brought to South America for a period of collective adaptation..." the female manager replied.

"adapt?"

"Yes, the director required that all actors must look like people who have been exploring the Amazon for a long time."

"That's it..."

Mira immediately retreated in her heart. In fact, she didn't care much about whether she could get the role. She had worked in Hollywood when she was very young, and she was familiar with the film industry. The director's requirements are so high, and she must go to the South American rainforest to endure hardship.

Why bother, the film salary is not worth the income of going to my hometown for a visit to acupuncture points.

Speaking of which, the movie in which I showed my face when I was a child: Stealing the Moon, the heroine Xue Linfen actually gave birth to him...

Back then, I was at the age with the worst temper, and it seemed that I had insulted Xue Linfen in public?

She fell into memory again.

"What do you say?" the female agent asked.

"Just go to the audition, what should I do to prepare?"

"This is a request..."

The two were discussing while watching the awards ceremony. After a long time, with the nomination of the Anthony Hopkins Best Adapted Screenplay Award, the smile of the ex-boyfriend appeared on the TV screen again.

"The winner is: Cat and mouse game! Congratulations Johnny Carson, Hey! Johnny, and APLUS..."

He actually won... an Oscar! ?

Mira stared blankly at the picture with a personable and calm demeanor. She had only seen the kind of leadership temperament that was in control of everything she had seen from those powerful Hollywood producers, directors, fashion designers, and record company presidents. Boyfriend, his heart was surging, and he couldn't help being dazzled.

"OMG, he seems to be the first African-American double Oscar and Grammy winner in history, and he may also be the youngest." The female manager sighed beside her.

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