America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 303 301. Why does everyone have to thank him?

At the Temple Theater, as the award presenter spoke, the camera showed the five nominees.

Each person's profile photo occupies a corner of the screen. Among them, Liu Yifei is particularly eye-catching. After all, she is the only yellow-skinned woman.

This is also one of the few opportunities for Chinese people to be nominated in mainstream American awards. When the shortlist was announced, it attracted the attention of mainland China.

The level of cultural exchanges between the two sides has been deepening recently. Last year, CCTV broadcast the Oscars live, and this year, even the Emmy Awards were broadcast live.

Sohu and Sina even played their cards early and invited Zeng Zihang and a group of people in their own circles to discuss the possibility of winning. Naturally, the result was that it was generally believed that winning the award was unlikely.

"I think being nominated means that it has been recognized by the mainstream, but the probability of directly winning the award is not very high. It's not that there is no chance, I can only say that it is not high."

"What Zihang said makes sense. We can't just focus on Liu Yifei's popularity in China. "The Power of Evil" has indeed achieved very good ratings in China, but the situation in the United States is like that in the United States. She is still a newcomer opposite."

"You're right. Whether you win an award depends on your opponent's performance. "The West Wing" has always been a popular drama, Tynedale is a veteran actor, and Liu Yifei's advantage is that she is popular among young people."

"I remember that after "Supernatural" was aired some time ago, MGM released a survey. Her popularity was second only to the two male leads. She has great potential, but her journey has just begun."

Host Dou Wentao suddenly asked: "I saw a piece of news a few days ago that Liu Yifei has terminated her contract with the company. Do you know?"

"I know that since last year, she has made fewer domestic appearances, and her focus has shifted to Hollywood. MGM is very willing to support her. There is a big production "The Hunger Games" to be released next month. Check out the trailer. She is an important supporting character.”

"Now Liu Yifei only has one film left in China, "Legend of Sword and Fairy". I heard that she even rejected "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Zhang Jizhong."

"It looks like she is giving up on the mainland market. Do you think this is right?"

"It's not like giving up. If she really gives up, she won't even be able to film "Legend of Sword and Fairy". It's just a shift in focus. I think it's good. Hollywood has always had a gang tradition."

"There is an Australian gang in Australia, a British gang in the UK, and there is also a gang in Canada. They all form a circle with the old and the new to help each other."

"If Liu Yifei and Daniel Wu can gain a foothold there, it will be helpful to domestic actors who want to develop in Hollywood."

"We are in the honeymoon period of cooperation with MGM. Now is a good time to develop with the help of this lion. I think it is good."

"It's a pity for Daniel Wu. If it hadn't been for Bar Refaeli's incident, the second season of "The Walking Dead" would have been finished and released long ago, and it wouldn't be as late as it is now to catch up with this year's Emmy Awards. Otherwise, maybe it would have won one. Supporting Actor Nomination."

The camera flashed across the face of classmate Xiao Liu. She was biting her lip nervously. Eric must have paid for the nomination.

An Oscar-winning actress can do public relations, and an Emmy-winning supporting actress is no problem. I just don't know if the intensity is as fierce as his in bed. I have been tormenting myself these past few days.

Despise Weinstein, understand Weinstein, and become Weinstein.

"The winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is Crystal Liu for "Supernatural."

OH

After hearing the results, the three people in the Sina live broadcast room fell silent for an instant. They had just said that the probability of winning was low, but they were slapped in the face in the blink of an eye.

Nicole, Theron, Gadot, and Olsen all turned their attention to Eric at the same time.

"You...what are you looking at me doing?"

Here comes the chicken soup... bah bah!

"Hmph...it depends on what good things you have done." Nicole said with a smile, but her smile was a bit oozing, and the skin on her face was not affected.

"I can at least understand the nomination, but winning is too much. Eric, what are you planning?" Theron asked coldly.

"What the hell can I have in mind! Everything is for the company's strategic services. You also know about MGM's investment in China."

"Crystal Liu is one of my key cards. If I spend some money on her now, I will earn back dozens of times in the future."

"Originally, the more suitable candidate for this role was Daniel Wu, but The Walking Dead didn't work on it, so she's lucky."

"Really?" Gadot asked suspiciously.

"That's it. I don't have time to think about messy things now. I attended Nicky Hilton's wedding not long ago, and all her swinger friends were seducing me."

"But I stand firm. The most devout priests are not as firm as I am. If I wanted to, you would have read it in the newspapers."

"Hmph! Suspicious!"

"Yin Anchor!"

"There's a ghost!"

"Hey... I have a clear conscience!"

At the award ceremony, the moment the results were announced, Liu Yifei stood up excitedly and covered her mouth in disbelief.

Yes, I am skilled in the movements and have practiced it many times in private.

On the other hand, the expressions on the faces of the other four nominees were somewhat unnatural. Fortunately, they were not stunned. They still smiled politely and applauded.

After hugging the Wen family, classmate Xiao Liu hurriedly came on stage.

"Congratulations young man, please say a few words."

"Thanks!"

After receiving the trophy and looking at the thousands of big and small celebrities below, her eyes suddenly darkened and she felt like she was about to faint.

If you are a Chinese, you naturally don’t have any special emotions, because most likely you only know Oscar.

But don’t forget that Liu Yifei is an American. She grew up watching the Emmy Awards. She is well aware of the importance of this award. Being able to win the award has surpassed 99% of actors.

"Calm down! Calm down! This is just the Emmy Awards, not the Oscars. You are the woman who wants to become an Oscar winner."

Quickly taking a deep breath and patting her undulating chest, Liu Yifei shook her head slightly: "Oh my god! This scene is like a dream. I almost fainted just now, but I passed out happily."

Hahaha.

There was a chuckle in the audience.

"Winning this award is very important for an Asian girl like me. I want to thank many people."

"First of all, it's my mother. She has sacrificed a lot for me. She brought me to the United States alone when I was very young. Life made her suffer a lot."

"I would like to thank the academy and all the judges for choosing me. My opponents are all very good actors and they all gave wonderful performances. I just have better luck."

"I would also like to thank everyone on the crew for helping me seriously and letting me learn the rules of Hollywood."

"Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Eric Cooper for investing in this play and choosing me to play the role. Thank you, thank you very much!"

bang bang bang bang

Liu Yifei gave her acceptance speech, and the BGM of "The Power of Evil" sounded again, but unfortunately Eric was still nowhere to be found.

In the hotel, looking at her daughter standing under thousands of stars, Liu Xiaoli didn't even blink. Unexpectedly, her clothes had become stained with tears.

Eric watched this scene with a blank expression, today was considered her big day.

But I definitely can't appear next to her. There are evil women around her, so be careful!

Then the best actress in a comedy series was won by Sarah Jessica Parker for "Sex and the City", and Jennifer Anniston lost again.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series was won by Kelsey Grammer for "The Family," while Joey Matt LeBlanc lost the competition.

This result broke the hearts of many fans of "Friends", especially since this is the last season and it will never be possible to see the six of them attending an awards ceremony together in the future.

Not to mention the award ceremony, I'm afraid we won't even have the chance to attend events together.

"Damn college, why didn't you choose "Friends"?" Ashley slapped the sofa in displeasure.

"It's just that those judges seem to have a grudge against "Friends". Although the level of the tenth season has indeed dropped, they didn't give it an Emmy Award last year. It's too much!"

Eric was also indignant about this, but unfortunately he was unable to change it. He could just wait to acquire NBC one day, and the copyright of "Friends" would belong to him.

You must know that in terms of commercial value, "Sex and the City", "The Sopranos" and "Family" combined are not enough to beat "Friends".

Netflix once released statistics that in three years on its platform, global audiences watched a total of 54.3 million hours of "Friends", equivalent to 62,000 years.

The copyright of "Friends" was sold for a sky-high price of 100 million U.S. dollars in 2019, and it is still more than 80 million every year since then. You must know that this is an old drama that has been completed for more than ten years. There are several dramas that can last for such a long time. Will it prosper?

And this US$100 million is only the copyright fee in the United States. NBC can also be sold to all over the world, earning nearly 1 billion in money every year through copyright, and it is almost a cost-free transaction.

The six-person group can also get 2% of the royalties every year, so even though Ross and Chandler didn't take many roles later, they can still earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

More than an hour later, "House of Cards" won the best set design again, and "American Horror Story" won the best makeup.

At this time, the golden retriever appeared as the award guest.

As a successful businessman, Golden Retriever operates in a wide range of areas, including entertainment, real estate, hotels, and casinos.

Starting last year, he produced the variety show "The Apprentice" and achieved pretty good ratings.

Originally aiming for this year's Emmy Awards, who would have expected that Lionheart Network would come out halfway, and several hit variety shows would directly kill everyone.

Not to mention winning awards, even nominations were squeezed out.

But the golden retriever didn't complain at all. The reason was very simple. Who in the world didn't know that he and Maikou were very good friends.

"I know, I know you all want me to say something, like I said to the reporters."

"I will definitely win the prize, and I will definitely beat the hell out of others, but... I won't do it tonight!"

Ha ha ha ha

"Because there is a good friend of mine in the nomination. You know who he is, the world's king of pop, Michael Jackson."

"Yes, I will always use this prefix and never change."

"I would be happier than anyone else if he won the award, even though he couldn't be there because of tour, and Eric Cooper wasn't there either."

"But Mike asked me, if "The Voice" wins the award, I will be the one to accept it."

"Now, let's reveal the mystery together."

"The nominees for Best Competitive Reality Show include The Amazing Race, The Voice, Survivor, Ninja Challenge, and The Last Stand."

As he spoke, he opened the envelope, glanced at it, and immediately laughed loudly and announced: "The winner is "The Voice"."

OH!

Uh-huh!

The scene suddenly erupted in warm applause, and even the competitors cheered and clapped.

It was the winner that everyone expected, without any dispute.

The big golden retriever took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "Now I will give the acceptance speech on behalf of Michael and Eric Cooper."

"If you hear this, it means we really won the award, but it's a pity that we can't be there, otherwise we can really dance on the spot."

"But don't be disappointed, because Jenny and Jayz will perform with us."

"Thank you to the Academy for giving this award. The Voice of China has been prepared for a long time, and thousands of people have paid countless sweat for this."

"Thank you to every friend who supported, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Dionne Warwick, Avril, Britney, Beyonce"

"In addition, there is good news to announce that Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Cillin Trudeau's personal albums will be released soon, including singles from the Champions Night. We will continue to bring good works to the audience. Thank you everyone."

Taking the opportunity to make a small GG, the big golden retriever happily walked off the stage holding the trophy.

Eric couldn't help sighing at his genuine smile.

You can scold him for countless things, but you can't scold his friendship with Michael.

Even when he was running for president, although Michael had passed away, his influence was still great, but the big golden retriever didn't use him to make a fuss.

Didn't he know that he could use this to help himself get millions of votes?

It is said that businessmen seek profit and avoid harm, let alone a shrewd businessman like the big golden retriever.

There is only one reason, he doesn't want to do this, maybe Michael is the white moonlight in his heart that cannot be tarnished.

Immediately after the halftime performance, the appearance of Jenny and Jayz instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.

The major awards for mini-series and comedy awards later were suppressed by the performance.

Until the best actress in the drama category, Robin Wright won the award with her superb performance in "House of Cards" and thanked Eric again.

For the Best Actor in a Drama Series, Kevin Spacey defeated another favorite, James Gandolfini from The Sopranos. I don't know how many times I've said thanks to Eric.

At this point, the awards ceremony has come to the final stage, and there are only a few big awards left, including Best Screenwriter, Best Director and Best Series in a Drama Series, all of which have Eric nominated.

If he wins, he will be the undisputed biggest winner tonight, and it also symbolizes the suppression of the strongest competitor HBO.

You have to know that Lionheart Network is only in its first year, and there are countless seasons waiting to come. Are you still fighting with your head?

The answer will be revealed soon.