Chapter 150: Touting Each Other
Oprah turned to William and asked, "Have you ever thought about investing in making a movie yourself?"
William shook his head helplessly, "Of course I thought about making it, but after learning about the operation of some big Hollywood companies, I dismissed this idea, unless I can buy a Hollywood distribution company,
Otherwise, if you really crash into it, you will definitely be pitted by those big Hollywood companies, there are too many doorways in this, and the movies that make money will be turned into not making money by them, or even losing money, I don't have the energy to fight with these Hollywood companies."
Russell, who had been sitting silently, suddenly said: "William, maybe you can work with me and Ridley, we are Hollywood natives, we are all clear about the doorways in the movie, I see this script very much, we can work together."
Russell's words surprised everyone, and they couldn't help but wonder, is this script really so attractive? Even Ridley and Russell want to join in.
Russell's words are exactly what William wants, and finally waited for you to say this, he knew that Russell had always wanted to change careers to become a director, and now there is a local tyrant and layman in his eyes, who will William fool?
William pretended to be embarrassed and thought about it, then nodded and said, "We can find a time to talk, how to talk about it later."
Ridley nodded, he had been in Hollywood for decades, and the pirate theme was not favored before, but William's script was still impressed by the fact that it was like telling the process of the movie.
The main thing is that William said it too clearly, and even the details were clear, which made Ridley interested in this pirate script.
Who doesn't like money, not to mention that the two of them thought that William, a big tyrant, would invest, and they were even more confident in their hearts, and they both thought that as long as it was operated properly, the possibility of success of this project was still very high.
But William didn't want to make a movie himself, he didn't have the energy and mind, he wanted to use the movie to stir up the topic in order to enhance his reputation in the United States, and the participation of big directors and Oscar-winning actors in this pirate movie will definitely be widely publicized.
The script and the song that he is a pirate, his popularity in the United States will definitely be higher, and William's every move will become the focus of the media.
He's thinking about fishing with the P in his hand, and he doesn't know if he'll catch the Apple he wants, but there's nothing to lose by trying.
The interview finally returned to the topic, and everyone talked about the Gladiator movie, which has been in theaters for more than a month, and the box office of Gladiator in the United States has exceeded 1.5 billion US dollars, and it may be able to exceed 1.6 billion US dollars.
So today Russell and Ridley came to the Oprah talk show to canvass for votes, William listened to Russell and Ridley's words and suddenly thought of a good note, "I have an idea, let's bet on the gladiator's award nomination."
Oprah nodded happily after hearing this, "This is a good note, but William, I have to ask first, have you seen this movie?"
"God, how could I not have seen it, I watched it once in England, and I went to watch it again with Ambrosio last night" After speaking, he pointed at Ambrosio, Ambrosio saw the camera turn to her, and nodded hurriedly with a happy smile.
Oprah laughed and teased: "Okay, William, your boyfriend is really good, he will really find a chance to help his girlfriend, or next time I will invite the two of you to do it again."
Ambrosio's face immediately turned red again when she heard it, there were too many surprises she got when she came here today, William was not so reluctant to be on the show, not to mention that it was Oprah's personal invitation, and William couldn't refuse in public.
William said with a smile: "No problem, maybe when my P is listed, or when Ambrosio goes to Victoria's Secret, we will come back, I'm afraid that your shows will be scheduled until next year."
"I'm always welcome if you want to come, okay, let's get back to what you just proposed, since you proposed it, then you can predict it first, William"
William turned to look at Russell and Ridley, who were also curious about William's predictions.
William saw that the two of them didn't mind him at all, and then said: "My approximate prediction is that Gladiator will be nominated for 12 Oscars, and the final winner will be Best Actor, Best Director or Best Picture, costume and visuals, and if Ridley doesn't win Best Director, the film will definitely win Best Picture."
"12 nominations, are you serious William, do you know what 12 nominations mean? And although it is rude, how can you be sure that Ridley will definitely get Best Director or Best Picture", Oprah said sorry to Ridley several times, Ridley didn't care, he also wanted to hear why William was optimistic about him.
William smiled and said: "Intuitively, this is my instinct after watching Gladiator twice, and if I don't win either of the best director and the best picture, I will donate $5 million to the American Women's Children's Fund."
"Boom" Everyone was stunned by what William said, this guy really dared to say, if he really didn't win the award, then William would really have to donate 5 million US dollars.
If this kind of public talk is not fulfilled, then William will not have to mix it up in the future, and the world will laugh at him.
Ridley asked in surprise: "Are you really here?" William, you must know that what you say must be fulfilled, and I now hope that the best picture and the best director will not be awarded, so how many people in need can be helped by the operation of the Women's Children's Fund with 5 million US dollars."
William smiled and said, "Then what would you say if I guessed it?"
"God, this is really a problem, I'm not as rich as you, how about I donate 500,000," Ridley said embarrassedly, and looked at Luo Suran on the side and then glanced at William vaguely.
Russell quickly understood Ridley's thoughts, looked at William with a smile, blinked his eyes, and then said, "Then if I win the award, I will also donate 500,000."
William looked at Russell and Ridley's eyes, and it didn't take a few seconds to understand that these two people were acting, and after thinking about it quickly, what he said just now was indeed a bit suspicious of forcing people to donate.
Fortunately, Ridley and Russell are worthy of being old fritters who have been crawling in Hollywood for decades, and they know that William's bet just now is helping them quarrel with the topic to increase the box office of the movie, and it is really a small thing if the box office can really explode 500,000 US dollars.
Understanding, William pretended to be anxious and said: "No, how boring is that, so if you two win the award, I will donate the money, how about each of you as a driver for me for a day, hehe, this must be very interesting, guys, you must be the most expensive driver in the world, 2.5 million dollars a day,
I haven't tried to drive me with a big Hollywood director and the best actor yet, so it's going to be very good, maybe it's going to be recorded in Hollywood history, and I'm the main character, and you're both supporting roles, haha."
Ridley showed a thank you look at William, jumped up with a smile and clapped his hands with Russell and said: "How about Russell, I know that William is a kind-hearted young man, and he will definitely be deceived by me, William, how are I and Russell acting, if we can really get the best director and the best leading role, we will definitely cash in the donation of 500,000 yuan."
Russell shook his head with a smile, "That's right, William is indeed a great young man, this ending is the most perfect, haha."
William was secretly happy in his heart, he did this to pretend to be young and inexperienced, he didn't want to be too shrewd and too demonic in the eyes of ordinary people, which did not match his age, Xueba scientists should be lower in emotional intelligence to conform to the public's opinion, otherwise he would know everything and would make people regard him as an outlier.
So William pretended to be annoyed and looked at Ridley and Russell, "Is this really good? Lie to me, a pure young man", which made the audience laugh.
Only people who have dealt with William have scolded in their hearts after watching the show, "The hellish pure, the black heart can write".