bloom america

Chapter 158 A small gain

"Bob Hope, I didn't expect that I could see a real person." Ada seemed a little excited.

"Ada, I believe we will have more opportunities to meet people more famous than him in the future. It's no big deal."

Catherine decided to calm Ada down a bit.

But this Bob Hope is indeed an amazing man.

He is an American comedian, and his experience in the entertainment industry includes radio and TV host, actor, talk show comedian and producer. At the same time, he is also the number one "patriotic entertainer" in the hearts of the American people. He has won more than 1,500 awards in his life.

Nice World Records called him "the most respected person in the entertainment industry".

But this man passed away in 2003, but he was already over a hundred years old at that time.

But now, what Catherine sees is still a young face - even though he is 62 years old.

"Test, test, it seems that the microphone today is normal and there will be nothing wrong with it."

Bob first made a little joke for everyone.

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, welcome to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and welcome to the 38th Academy Awards ceremony."

The first award was the Best Sound Award. The nominees include "The Sound of Music", "Age of the Ages", "Doctor Zhivago", "Rapid Race" and "Beacon of Fire".

"I don't know what you think, but I think if I were a judge, it would be difficult for me to choose..."

"Kate, who do you think will win the award?"

Ada asked softly.

"Without a doubt, it's The Sound of Music."

"Why?"

"I said, there is no doubt about it~"

Catherine pursed her lips and smiled. It was better to be serious at this time.

"Doctor Zhivago seems to be pretty good," Ada guessed.

"Maybe."

In fact, this time the Oscars are a competition between "Doctor Zhivago" and "The Sound of Music", but Catherine is a middle-aged Cheng Yaojin, which may very well change the outcome of this Oscars.

At this time, the answer has been revealed. Sure enough, the final winner is "The Sound of Music".

Then there were several more awards, and then Catherine finally heard the name of her film.

"Best Visual Effects, the nominees include "007", "Eternal Beauty", and "Red Alert". Oh, it's actually the work of the magical girl we were absent from last time. Oh, maybe she really has magic.

"

Oscar sometimes has to bow to politics.

The closest relationship between the Oscars and politics occurred when McCarthyism was rampant in the United States in the 1950s. The most prominent example was Charlie Chaplin. The Oscars in the 1960s were still affected by this influence.

When it comes to deciding who wins the Oscar, the social environment, the spirit of the times and the theme are more important than the artistic content of the film itself. The choice for the Oscar is always a safe, mainstream, non-controversial film.

For example, the later famous "Law Abiding Citizen" suffered a tragedy at the Oscars because of its political incorrectness, and it didn't even get a few nominations.

Catherine's "Wasteland" almost ignited a dynamite keg. Out of its own considerations, the Oscars could not award the award to "Wasteland".

Because of this, Catherine is also an anti-war member in the eyes of outsiders... But few people know that Catherine has always maintained a relationship with the Pentagon, and this relationship is not light.

But "Red Alert" is different from "Wasteland". This film, like "Doctor Zhivago", belongs to a very politically correct genre.

"Winning Best Visual Effects..."Red Alert"

The crew cheered.

Catherine, on the other hand, stepped onto the stage.

"Oh, this is a beautiful girl."

Bob smiled friendly at Catherine.

"Thanks."

Catherine happily took over the heavy statuette.

"It's just a pity that it's gold-plated."

Catherine also had a sense of humor.

"We are all very impressed by the artificial intelligence in "Red Alert". Can you tell us how you made yourself transparent? Miss Edson?"

"I'm sorry, this is a business secret."

Catherine finished speaking and then came to the microphone.

"I'm very happy to be here today and thank you all for your support, thank you."

After a brief speech, Catherine came down.

The highlight of the Oscars is usually the leading actor and actress, best director and best picture. Although Catherine's award has some weight, it is still inferior to the highlight.

"I didn't expect that we actually got Oscar Kate. You are really a genius."

But Catherine herself was a little disappointed.

"Actually, what I want is Best Picture and Best Director."

Catherine expressed her ambition.

"Don't worry, you still have many opportunities." Ada comforted her.

"right."

Catherine suddenly remembered something again.

"By the way, Ada, my estate in California will be built in one month. How about we all go there together on my birthday?"

"Really?"

"That's right."

The awards ceremony took place in a leisurely manner, but the highlight has to come.

"The nominees for Best Picture are: The Sound of Music, Darling, Doctor Zhivago, Ship of Fools and Red Alert."

"Here comes Kate, the most important one"

It was not only Ada who was excited, but also the crew members around her.

"The winner is..."The Sound of Music""

The other side cheered, while the crew languished.

Catherine let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, I still have nothing to do with myself.

In fact, if Catherine were a more mature man, she might have won this award, but her gender determines the existence of invisible sexism.

Sexism is something that has always existed along with racial discrimination, but compared to racial discrimination, sexism is not as serious as racial discrimination.

It’s no wonder that later in the 21st century, Americans often wrote all kinds of strange novels that transformed men into women. It seems that American women also have a lot of resentment towards men.

When she returned to the villa, it was already very late. Catherine casually kicked off her high heels, took off her dress, and lay down on the floor, making a "big" figure.

"Best visual effects..."

After being nominated for five or six Oscars, and finally only winning one Oscar, Catherine was really unwilling to accept it.

"Oscar...Kate...we actually attended the Oscars..."

"It's okay." Catherine recalled Stallone's excitement when he was nominated, and his disappointment when the Best Actor was snatched away by Lee Marvin.

Anyway, it would be nice if you didn’t come away empty-handed...probably.

"Kate, do you have any new movie plans?"

"Not yet, I've been busy." Catherine thought of her fiber optic plan again.

"What about the house?"

"No, it's a matter of the company. I'm laying network lines now."

"Network?" Ada was a little confused.

"Yeah, maybe we can all communicate via video in the future."

Catherine's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes, if video communication could achieve this, the Pentagon would be very happy, and optical fiber also ensures sufficient bandwidth.

"Video communication?" Ada was a little confused.

"Yes, just like live TV, completely smooth video communication"

It doesn’t necessarily have to be a live video broadcast like in the future, but a broadcast method similar to that of a TV station... But in this way, the investment seems to be very high?

Anyway, the idea was very feasible. Catherine took the notebook and wrote the phrase "video communication" on it.

"By the way, what does your estate in California look like?"

Ada had only heard Catherine mention it once, but she still had no impression of what the manor was like.

"You will know by then that it is definitely a good place to go."

"Kate, you could actually buy a few more houses, maybe one in each state."

"This is not possible. If it were abroad, I would consider it."

Catherine will definitely not do it when buying a house in China.

The real estate tax in the United States increases or decreases based on the market price in that year. The real estate tax rate is 1 to 3% every year, which is very cheating.

"Unless the IRS is destroyed by a nuclear bomb, I will never continue to buy a house in China."

Just like the piece of land in Manhattan, although it has appreciated a bit, after paying the taxes, Catherine found that it was an unrealistic idea to wait for the appreciation to make money. Maybe she could make a profit, but with that meager profit, Catherine really

Disdainful.

"If the Soviet Union blew up the IRS, I would definitely applaud," Catherine complained.

The United States is known as the "Country of Tens of Thousands of Taxes", and this is not just talk. Otherwise, Catherine would not have avoided most of the taxes through Liechtenstein, a tax haven.

…

While Catherine was complaining about real estate taxes in the United States, Bruce Lee's "The Green Hornet" was also being completed.

Originally, the film was supposed to start filming on June 6 and then be released on September 9. However, due to Catherine's intervention, Bruce Lee's fate changed, and the filming time of this film that is closely related to Bruce Lee also changed.

The current version of Green Hornet is scheduled to start airing on June 6th.

But during the filming process, Bruce Lee felt uncomfortable.

Because he heard that the original plan was for Bruce Lee to be the first protagonist, but because Bruce Lee was Chinese, Hollywood, which has always regarded commercial interests as the first factor, could not tolerate a Chinese becoming a Hollywood star, so the boss invited

White movie star Van Williams plays the protagonist "Green Hornet".

And more importantly, he was here, and he couldn't get in touch with the filming of the film. Although Bruce Lee's performance was very eye-catching, and his relationship with the crew was also good, Bruce Lee always had some knots in his heart.

He even misses the days when he quarreled with Eastwood.