American fame and fortune

The lounge fell into silence for a while.

The three chairmen of the academy's executive committee are all veterans who have worked in Hollywood for decades, and they will definitely understand what Martin is saying.

"Europe and Australia have long been regular visitors to the Oscars." Tom Sherak was seriously considering what Martin said: "As for other places, Asia...the world's second largest film market, was originally extremely enthusiastic about competing for the Olympics. , and are willing to invest money in it.”

He doesn’t know the specific situation there: “I don’t know why, but in recent years their interest in the Oscars has dropped significantly, and there are many fewer films and companies coming to compete for the Oscars.”

Others don't know it, but Martin understands that the country is gradually regaining its confidence. Although there are still soft bones everywhere, the only real opponent in the eyes of many people is the United States.

My mentality has changed, and my attitude towards Oscar has naturally changed.

Martin thought for a while and said: "In the past few years, I have frequently gone to East Asia for promotions and found that the film circles in Japan and South Korea are extremely enthusiastic about the Oscars, especially South Korea. They are originally the dumping ground for our movies. As long as the Academy goes there in time to promote , if you show your attitude a little bit, those...people will definitely come over and compete for the Olympics crazily. There is no shortage of money in the Korean entertainment industry."

"Yes, we just throw some bones out and they will rush over." In addition to being an actress and producer, Kathleen Kennedy is also a successful businessman.

She has also been to South Korea many times and knows that dogs are particularly enthusiastic about the honor of their owners.

"This is a good approach." Tom Hanks further said: "Not only South Korea and Japan, but other Southeast Asia or South America are also good markets. Hollywood is open and the academy encourages internationalization."

His most popular era was when Hollywood films broke out of North America and began to sweep the global film market. At that time, many Hollywood directors and stars looked to the world.

There is absolutely no problem using this strategy at the Oscars.

Tom Sherak said directly: "After this awards ceremony, it is necessary for us to organize a cultural exchange group to go to Japan and South Korea."

At this point, there is no need for Martin to say anything more.

Tom Sherak discussed a few words with his two colleagues, looked at Martin, and said: "On behalf of the executive committee, thank you for your suggestion."

Martin said: "You're welcome, I'm also a member of the academy."

Katherine Kennedy and Tom Hanks also expressed their thanks.

Martin shook hands with them one by one, said goodbye and left the lounge.

This favor will be somewhat useful in the future. Although the college executive committee holds elections every year, under normal circumstances, the positions of chairman and vice chairman can be re-elected for many years.

Like the previous Academy President Sidney Gannis, if his health had not allowed him to do so, he might have continued to work.

Elizabeth didn't speak during the entire process. When she came out of the lounge, she couldn't help but be curious and asked softly: "Can Korean films win heavyweight Oscars?"

Martin thought for a moment and said: "It is not unprecedented for an overseas film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The Oscar is like a Nobel. Winning is not only about your achievements, but also about where you sit."

Elizabeth thought of one thing: "For example, the one in the White House who won the Nobel Peace Prize?"

Martin laughed: "Even Americans think it's outrageous."

This special dinner came to an end, and the guests left one after another.

Martin and Elizabeth return home, and Bruce returns from Europe.

Elizabeth pulled Lily, who was clinging to Martin, upstairs, leaving Martin and Bruce a separate space.

Martin called Bruce to the study.

Bruce said: "The Kiev side is basically done. The security bureau and an army controlled by Alexandrovich raided the Privas Group, captured the group's senior officials, including Igor, and confiscated the Privas Group's property. , and then put it up for sale, and we got it at a low price.”

Martin said the key question: "Resell as soon as possible."

"It's not a big problem." Bruce said: "We have found a buyer and expect to sell it within six months."

Martin nodded: "Okay."

Bruce added: "In the second half of this year, Alexandrovich may visit the United States. We are currently in communication, and the specific time has not yet been determined."

After hearing this, Martin immediately thought of some things in his previous life and said: "Before Alexandrovich visited the United States, all the assets of the Privas Group were changed hands."

"No problem, there's plenty of time." Bruce asked, "Are you worried?"

Martin said: "The political environment there has always been unstable, and there may be surprises if it drags on."

"I'm going back to Europe in three days," Bruce said.

"Don't worry these days." Martin thought that Old Boo also had a bunch of confidante: "Jordi, Kim, Khloe, you all need to comfort... Oh, yes, and Kendall."

Bruce rarely refuted, but looked at his watch: "I'm going to see Jody."

Martin waved his hand: "Go ahead."

Martin only talks about the matter between Bruce and the Kardashian sisters.

After all, he's just as much of an asshole as Old Boo.

Martin left the study and went upstairs into the master bedroom. Lily and Elizabeth, who had just taken a shower, were waiting for him.

The three of them have long been accustomed to sleeping in the same room.

In the lead-up to the Oscars, Martin remained in Los Angeles to focus on the studio's film and television projects.

Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario" has completed its final edit, and Disney Pictures will put the film on the big screen in April before the summer release.

The screenwriter of the project, Taylor-Sheridan, has a new movie idea, a crime film about an Indian reservation.

Martin had concerns about this and asked Taylor Sheridan to write the script first.

If it’s too niche and literary, forget it.

The crew of Damien Charreze's "Breaker" has finished filming and has entered the post-production stage. The film can only wait until the second half of the year to be released.

"The Queen's Gambit" was rewritten from a movie script to a series script, and Scott Frank finalized the plot outline and determined that a total of seven episodes would be needed.

Martin gave him the green light to do it on a seven-episode schedule.

In addition, Martin also participated in the third round of auditions for Robert Eggers' low-budget horror film "The Witch," where Anya Taylor-Joy was cast as the heroine.

There is also "Collapse", which bought the rights last year. Screenwriter Carlton Cuse made a series of adjustments to the protagonist's character and related plot based on Martin's actual situation.

However, Martin was still not satisfied and asked Carlton-Cuse to continue making changes.

Martin is also studying the script of "Joker" and combining it with the previous movie to produce storyboard drawings to make the content of the film clearer.

With the preheating of publicity, news that Martin may direct and star in "Joker" has gradually spread to the outside, but there are not many negative voices.

The main reason is that "Sharknado" was a box office hit.

One month after its release in North America, this thriller film grossed a total of US$123 million at the box office, temporarily becoming the annual box office champion in 2015.

After all, the year has only passed two months.

Overseas, the film has appeared in theaters in more than 50 countries, earning nearly 100 million US dollars in box office.

Although the box office revenue is not comparable to those movies starring Martin, compared to the total investment of 50 million US dollars in production costs and publicity expenses, the project has already achieved a large profit.

These days, if tens of millions of dollars are invested in industry, if you can make a net profit of 10% a year, you have to thank God.

The only shortcoming of "Shark Beach" is that as the screening progresses, more and more people have watched the film, and its reputation has declined a bit quickly.

On IMDB, the average audience rating dropped to 7.2, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating also dropped to 73%.

These did not greatly affect the box office trend of "Shark Beach".

By the time the Oscars came around, the global box office of "Shark Tank" had successfully exceeded US$250 million.

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On the first weekend of March, the 87th Academy Awards kicked off at the Dolby Theater.

Since the informal dinner at the Academy that night, the Executive Committee has acted quickly and sent out invitations to many overseas filmmakers, especially those from Japan and South Korea.

The former is not particularly important, and the impact of Hollywood movies on the Japanese market is relatively average.

But the Korean film market has always been the back garden of Hollywood. They have been learning from Hollywood over the years, and many of their film directors and producers are proud of winning Oscars.

Now that the owner's wallet is a little tight, the fattened dog will naturally have to make a contribution.

At every Oscars ceremony, there are always protesters.

Today, organizations like LGBTQ did not come. Hundreds of black people gathered near the Dolby Theater to protest against Oscar's discrimination against black people.

After the Oscar nominations came out, the radical black people in Hollywood turned into a bunch of mad dogs, because not a single black person was included in the nominees for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director!

Regardless of the quality of the work, what kind of behavior is this? Proper discrimination against black people!

Spike Lee, the representative of black people in Hollywood, directly criticized Oscar - I bought a watch last year!

The Will Smiths publicly declared it a disgrace to the Oscars.

George Lucas, who is married to a black wife, said in an interview that he could not understand that the African-American director of "Selma" did not receive an Oscar nomination for best director.

Then there are today’s black collective protests.

Martin walked across the red carpet and declined interviews in the media area. He glanced at the banners hung high by the protesting crowd, joined Nicholson and Leonardo, and entered the Dolby Theater together.

The three of them found a quiet place to watch the fun.

Nicholson seemed to have heard some inside information: "Just wait, there will be something good in a while."

Martin was curious: "Those people?"

Leonardo said: "It must be them."

Nicholson understood what the two men were talking about: "Will Smith and Spike Lee may seem radical, but they are actually conservatives. Real radicals don't talk."

"You don't know what's going on, do you?" Martin asked.

Nicholson said: "What's the connotation?"

Martin said: "Don't the so-called conservatives think that radicals are too conservative?"

Leonardo was puzzled: "What is this?"

While the three of them were talking, there was a sudden commotion at the red carpet. Several black people rushed onto the red carpet and held up signs protesting against the Oscars.

The security guards were stunned on the spot and did not dare to take action casually.

This is a member of the Gorilla Faction with superimposed BUFFs, and may even have a transgender or other aura.

For a moment, both sides of the red carpet fell into an eerie silence, with only the sound of reporters pressing the shutter of their cameras.

If it were an ordinary person, the security personnel would have rushed up.

Nicholson shook his head: "This academy is no longer good."

Martin said: "Go in person."

Leonardo answered: "We will help you shout cheers."

Nicholson said seriously: "I'm afraid of getting my hands dirty."

Martin saw someone going over to persuade him, but he didn't bother to look any further: "Let's go to the theater lobby."

Nicholson and Leonando soon followed.

Martin said as he walked: "They are making such a fuss this year, and the Oscar selections in the next few years will inevitably be biased."

"It's normal for Oscars not to speak for their works." Leonardo shook his head: "But it would be too outrageous to favor whoever makes the most trouble."

"This is Oscar," Nicholson said.

Leonardo glanced at Martin, thinking of the bet between the two, and deliberately said: "When I have a suitable role, announce that I am an armored car."

"You really want to play like this?" Martin reminded him: "These monsters and monsters are Pandora's Box that I opened."

Nicholson patted Leonardo on the shoulder: "He can lead the trend of the version. Do you want to compete with him in this aspect?"

Before Leonardo could stand up, he felt sluggish and said quickly: "Martin, the bet between the two of us is that no one can use such a mess."

Martin said to himself that he was not T0, so he responded: "No problem."

The three people's seats were not connected together, and Martin came to the second row on the left side of the center, where the "Interstellar" crew was.

Although they were not nominated for Best Director or Best Picture, Nolan and Emma Thomas still came to attend the awards ceremony.

This represents an attitude.

Martin greeted the crew and sat down near the aisle.

Blake Lively, who was nearby, changed seats with someone and came next to Martin.

"Did you know, Martin!" Blake was very excited: "Among all the female users on INS, my number of fans ranks first!"

Martin gave her a thumbs up and praised: "What an achievement!"

Black said: "'Shark Tank' has given me tens of millions more fans. Yesterday I posted a message to celebrate the film's box office exceeding 250 million U.S. dollars, and the comment column was flooded!"

Without waiting for Martin to speak, she asked: "I see there are reports in the media that you are planning to direct and star in an independent film of the Joker?"

Martin responded: "That's the plan."

Blake tasted enough sweetness from Martin and quickly said: "Is there a role suitable for me? I remember that the Joker has a female companion, she seems to be called Harley Quinn."

Martin thought for a while and said directly: "Harley Quinn will not appear in this movie. If the film is successful, Warner is willing to give the green light to the sequel. Then we will talk about Harley Quinn."

"Okay." Blake felt that if he worked hard on Martin tonight, there might be a sequel.