America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 368 366. Finale

With the opening weekend box office released, "Juno" took in $50.2 million at more than 3,400 theaters.

The champion is indeed a champion, but the results are actually not too impressive. After all, the number of screens is there.

To put it bluntly, it still suffers from the subject matter, there is no blessing from a big-name star, and the light comedy does not have special effects.

The ability to break through 50 million US dollars is still supported by the reputation of MGM. In recent years, it has continuously produced high-quality products and has cultivated a large number of supporters in the market.

Produced by MGM, it must be a masterpiece.

Not a high-quality product, but a good product.

And Eric doesn't care much about the box office. Just kidding, I'm worth hundreds of billions, but I still care about one or two million?

The purpose of this movie is to flatter Elizabeth.

Although the box office was not satisfactory, the film's reputation is very good, with an imdb score of 8.3 and a Rotten Tomatoes fresh rating of 88%.

There were similar themes on the market in the past, but they all followed the path of tragedy.

"Juno" went in the opposite direction, taking a cheerful and bright route, which really impressed many film critics and movie fans.

Chicago Sun-Times: "Juno is a very unique film, showing a tangled side of American society, but with a unique perspective that is refreshing."

Salt Lake City Daily: "Juno is a typical light comedy. In addition to its theme, it more importantly reminds parents to value communication and communicate more with their children."

ABC Entertainment Online: "Juno's cast is not very strong, but everyone contributed wonderful acting skills."

"Elizabeth Olson has proven herself. This little girl has a breakthrough magic."

"Andrew Garfield is also great. He plays a childish and hesitant, dull and gentle emotion very well."

"He is a convincing student, and we have reason to believe that he can also adapt to the role of Spider-Man."

The Independent: “Juno is simply terrible, not just bad but bad.”

"It's a very serious subject matter, but the director treated it with tenderness."

"There is no bad person around Juno. Her parents, teachers, classmates, and lovers all love her very much."

"It looks great, but in reality it's impossible. You face more harsh criticism from society and family."

"This movie chose a realistic theme, but it is not real at all. I hope everyone will not watch Juno to avoid having a negative impact on children."

While other newspapers and media were praising the company, The Independent continued to criticize MGM and everything related to Eric.

They have been doing this all these years without forgetting their original intentions. Not only the public is used to it, but even Eric himself is used to it.

The Independent seems to have turned this behavior into traffic. Every time MGM releases a new movie, many people are waiting to see how the Independent will be black.

Audiences are in for a treat, because no one trusts The Independent's film reviews anymore.

Even contributors have privately stated that sometimes it’s not easy for them to hack Eric Cooper.

You have to keep looking for tricky angles, and you have to be able to round out poor logic, which is not easy.

With the support of excellent word-of-mouth, Eric directly approved 10 million US dollars and gave me vigorous public relations.

this money

Andrea, Elizabeth and Xiao Liu also receive frequent interviews. When they are busy, they give three or four announcements a day, and everyone is building momentum.

In addition to the main promotion of "Juno", MGM's other award-winning film is "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Queen's songs are being sung across the United States again after a few months.

Uncle Phoenix was also ready to go, forcing himself to participate in various programs to increase his presence, and at the same time, he received more punches from Cate Blanchett.

Time is moving forward rapidly in this process, and major award ceremonies are being held one after another.

Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Motion Picture Arts Awards, National Board of Review Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards, Boston Film Critics Circle Awards, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and National Society of Film Critics Awards.

In short, if you really want to compete, there are really many various awards in the United States.

The above-mentioned ones are all very important. Although they are not well-known among ordinary people, they are signs of recognition within the entertainment industry.

The judges are also professionals in the industry, mainly professional film critics and industry veterans.

In addition to professional awards, there are also public-oriented entertainment awards such as Saturn Awards and Popcorn Awards. Strictly speaking, Saturn is between entertainment and professional awards.

A large part of these judges also serve as Oscar judges. After all, there are now more than 6,000 Oscar judges.

If you can capture these awards, your chances of winning an Oscar will be greatly increased.

Click! Click!

Outside the Kodak Theater, a long red carpet was laid to the edge of the road. Reporters surrounded both sides of the red carpet and were taking photos wildly.

Countless fans also crowded around, wanting to catch a glimpse of their favorite hero or goddess.

As a black classic extended Bentley parked slowly on the roadside, a sharp-eyed reporter saw the license plate clearly and immediately turned the camera.

There is no other reason. The owner of this car is more dazzling than any star.

Movie kings, queens, and company bosses all bow their heads when they see him. Even today's Oscars ceremony is proud to invite him.

I saw Eric getting out of the car, then opening the door very gentlemanly, and Elizabeth took his hand and walked out.

The two sisters got off the car from the other side. Today, all three sisters were wearing evening gowns.

Eric held Elizabeth's hand with his left hand and Ashley's with his right hand. Mary stood beside them, and the four of them walked on the red carpet together.

"Look here, Eric, look here."

"Eric, you look so handsome today. Stop and take a picture."

"Wait, walk slower, Elizabeth, you sisters, get closer."

The red carpet of a large award ceremony is actually limited in time. Generally speaking, it takes about 2 minutes to walk.

If you keep refusing to leave, what will happen to the stars behind you?

In a few years, a large number of carpet stars will be born in China, and the main one is a hard-core without works.

For example, Fan Bayi, Zhang Xinyu, and major Internet celebrities often refuse to leave and are driven away by security guards.

Some people are disliked for walking slowly, while others walk too fast. The organizers will try to hold you back and stay on the red carpet for a while.

As soon as Eric showed up, he walked a few steps with the three girls, and was surrounded by two outdoor hosts. The three sisters were pushed out directly.

The two hosts talked about this and that, asking about careers and relationships.

Feeling dead, they grabbed a passing star and said a few more words.

Paris Hilton has been invited to the Oscars because of the popularity of variety shows over the past year.

Seeing Eric standing there, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart. You rejected me again and again, and you didn't get in the car even though I gave you the room number, damn guy!

Just as she was distracted, she was suddenly grabbed by someone and brought to Eric.

After a few confused words, she suddenly felt her head heat up. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Bo!

Stealing!

In front of countless cameras, Eric's face was attacked.

The reporter was stunned, the host was stunned, and even Paris Hilton herself was stunned.

Instead, Eric sighed helplessly: "Too popular is like this, too charming, too charming! Oh!"

Leaving behind a pretentious back, he slowly walked into the theater.

"Welcome to the 78th Academy Awards, I am the host Jon Stewart."

On the stage, veteran talk show actor Jon Stewart gave the opening remarks, while Eric whispered with Elizabeth and Xiao Liu.

The Academy still knows how to deal with things, putting the two crews of "Juno" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" together.

On Eric's left is Olsen, and on his right is the big devil.

The camera swept over from time to time. ABC knew very well, and the director also knew very well that if more shots were given to the world's richest man, the ratings would definitely increase.

"The best sound effect is "Bohemian Rhapsody."

On the stage, Jessica Alba and Eric Bana announced together.

The Queen's song rang out in the hall, and John Link took the trophy and expressed his excitement.

He had served MGM for decades, and this was his first time on the Oscar stage.

He thanked his family and colleagues, and thanked Eric again, and then walked down with tears.

After a few awards, Ben Affleck's lover Jennifer Garner walked onto the stage.

"The winner of the Best Sound Editing is "Bohemian Rhapsody", congratulations!"

Another MGM old man walked onto the stage and took the trophy. There was no controversy about these two awards.

Even if Satan came to judge, he would be embarrassed to give it to other movies.

Then the big devil was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress, but she had already won this award last year, and this time it was given to Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener".

The big devil was a little disappointed, and Xiao Liu was even more disappointed, she didn't even get a nomination.

There was no way, her role in "Juno" was relatively small, even less than Cate Blanchett's.

Olsen held her hand tightly: "There will be a chance later, Crystal."

"Nothing, we are here for you this time."

"Six-Shooter" won the Best Live-Action Short Film, and the Best Supporting Actor was won by George Clooney for "Syriana".

The Best Animated Feature Film was won by "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit", and "Howl's Moving Castle" failed.

The Best Foreign Language Film was won by the South African film "Gangsters", and there were no Chinese films this year.

As the awards were handed out one after another, the remaining ones were relatively important awards.

Rain Man Dustin Hoffman pointed to the big screen: "The nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay are: "Brokeback Mountain", "Juno", "Capote", "The Constant Gardener", and "Munich".

The camera gave the five directors and screenwriters, and the focus was on "Brokeback Mountain" and "Juno", which had the greatest social influence.

The worst one was "Munich", which was nominated purely for political dividends. Everyone can see that this was a work that Spielberg rushed to finish.

The nomination is to give face to the seniors, otherwise you won't get any nomination, which is not good.

"I declare that the winner is "Brokeback Mountain"."

The crew not far away immediately cheered, Eric took a look, and Ang Lee also stood up happily and hugged the screenwriter.

Instead, he smiled: "This is good news. The more awards you lose, the greater the probability of you winning the Best Actress."

Elizabeth was also laughing, come on, reveal the answer quickly.

Uma Thurman, wearing a dress, came up with an envelope, said a few words to liven up the atmosphere, and then opened the prize.

"The nominees for Best Original Screenplay are: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Good Night, and Good Luck", "Crash", "Match Point", and "Syriana."

"Let me see who I can bring good luck to."

Tearing open the envelope, Uma Thurman laughed and said, "It's him again, that guy again. He's going to take all the screenplay awards home."

"I guess you've guessed his name. The winner is Eric Cooper from Bohemian Rhapsody."

Wow!

Huh!

Instantly, the whole audience burst into thunderous applause amid the music.

Eric hugged the crew and walked onto the stage calmly.

Uma Thurman took the initiative to come up and kiss him on the cheek, then asked curiously, "Eric, you don't look excited at all."

"Haha. If you didn't say that I've taken all the screenplay awards home in the past few years, what else would you be excited about?"

Hahahaha

Eric expressed his gratitude as usual. He was indeed calm in his heart. It was a habit.

Afterwards, last year's actor Jamie Foxx came on stage to present the Best Actress Award.

"The nominees for Best Actress are: Keira Knightley for Pride and Prejudice, Reese Witherspoon for The Walk, and Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents."

"Felicity Huffman for Across America and Elizabeth Olsen for Juno."

The big screen showed five people, and Eric could clearly feel Olsen's body tense, and her hands began to tremble with nervousness.

"The winner is Reese Witherspoon for The Walk."

As the results were announced, Elizabeth instantly looked like a deflated ball, and quickly adjusted her expression to face the camera and applaud.

Eric leaned close to her ear: "It's okay, baby, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, I will make sure you win the Best Actress award before you turn 18."

The encouragement from her lover made Olsen smile again, in fact, getting the nomination was great for her.

Comparing acting skills, she is the weakest among the five.

"Just a little disappointed, dear."

"I'll help you relax when we get home, okay?"

Ao Mei's face turned red, and she hummed softly.

The next three awards are Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

Uncle Phoenix has already won most of the awards, and he deserves the Best Actor.

Even if Eric likes Heath Ledger very much, his performance in Brokeback Mountain is already great, but he can't say that he is better than the former.

Anyway, The Dark Knight is being prepared, and we'll see if we can use the Joker to win him a Best Actor award.

Is a commercial film not worthy?

That also depends on who the investor is.

In another year or so, Eric's business empire will be even bigger, and his relative voice will be greater.

If you don't give me the award, don't blame me for doing new things and winning Liansheng.

The Best Director was indeed won by Ang Lee, and the Best Picture naturally fell into the pocket of Bohemian Rhapsody.

In Beverly Hills, everyone was comforting Ao Mei on the way back.

After entering the house, Ivy and Theron, who were at home with Nicole, also hugged her.

After several times, Elizabeth herself didn't feel anything.

"Your way of comforting people is too old-fashioned, let me do it."

Eric pushed the girls away, picked up Ao Mei and put her on the table.

At first, it was still gentle, but after a few minutes, the two began to tear each other's clothes, fucking gentleness.

The villa soon became a ball of love.

The night was gone, and the light came again. They spent half the night in debauchery, but it didn't matter on weekends.

I wanted to sleep a little longer, but Eric opened his eyes dazedly, and before he was conscious, he was pulled up by a hand.

"Three people are missing one, you get up quickly."

"Huh?"

"What? Come over and play cards!" Avril said sternly.

"You guys play, I need to take a nap."

"Then you give me $1 million, I lost it all."

"How did you lose it all? Who did you play with?"

"Ashley, Mary and Elizabeth, they each won more than $300,000 from me, I suspect they cheated."

"They are three sisters, can't you play with someone else?"

"No! I want to make up for my losses, you give me $1 million."

Eric's eyelids were fighting: "Go ahead, go ahead, whatever you lose will be recorded in my account."

Avril left with satisfaction, Eric had just been lying down for half a minute when he was pulled up by a hand again.

"Honey, try my pineapple pie, freshly baked."

"And my apple pie, freshly baked too."

Eric subconsciously opened his mouth, and Nicole cut off a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Ugh! What's that smell? The pineapple is expired."

"Really? I didn't pay attention to the time."

"Honey, try my apple pie, I promise it's not expired."

"Puh, puh, puh! What did you put in it? It's going to make you sick."

"Is it too sweet? I just put a bottle of condensed milk in it. It seems that it needs improvement."

"Okay, go to sleep."

Eric sighed and closed his eyes again without even drinking saliva.

Before falling asleep, loud music sounded in his ears.

It was Judy, Gadot and Crystal dancing. The three of them liked to exercise and dance when they had nothing to do.

Eric was so noisy that he could only cover his head with a pillow.

After a while, he got used to it. No matter how loud the music was, he couldn't resist the sleepiness.

He fell asleep in a daze. Before a good dream began, he suddenly felt a pair of small hands touching his chest.

Daddario licked his ears: "Honey, I didn't satisfy you last night. You have to make it up to me."

Eric rolled his eyes: "Next time?"

"I want it now!"

"Hehe."

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