Compared to previous years, the 79th Academy Awards was much quieter, at least on the day of the awards ceremony, there were not so many protest groups around the Kodak Theater.

In previous years, it was normal for protests of several hundred people representing different groups or organizations to be held.

In individual years, it is not unheard of in the thousands of protesters.

This time, however, it seems that the Oscar suspense is smaller, and there are fewer protest groups.

Relativity Entertainment has two films with multiple nominations, and Ronan also came to the awards ceremony, but instead of walking the red carpet, he went directly to the VIP room through the side door of the Kodak Theater.

As soon as he entered the lounge, he received a text message.

"Good luck tonight!"

The text message was from Jessica Felton, who is filming in Latin America with the crew of "Fast and Furious 4", and is expected to finish all scenes in early March and return to Los Angeles to begin post-production.

Due to some unexpected circumstances encountered by the crew in Trinidad and Tobago during filming, the filming, which was supposed to end at the end of February, was postponed to the beginning of March.

During this period, Ronan went to the set twice to visit the class, Jessica Filton also returned to Los Angeles, and the two basically talked on the phone once every three days.

But the conversation between the two is more focused on work.

Jessica Felton is no different from usual, eating with her own ability, and her head is full of work and learning accumulation, Ronan is relatively cautious, because once this step is taken, if it is not successful, maybe the relationship between the two parties may break down.

Besides, after knowing each other for so many years, some things are not in a hurry.

It's not too late to wait for Jessica Filton to return to Los Angeles.

Ronan replied with a text message: The Oscars will be pushed sideways tonight.

"The Departed" and "The Incredibles" are two films, and the probability of an unpopular appearance is infinitely low.

As soon as he put away his phone, Ronan felt the vibration again, thinking that Jessica Filton had returned a text message, but took it out and looked at it and found that it was a spam text message.

The content of this text message is very common, informing Ronan that he has won the jackpot, please call XXXXX.

With the rapid development of the information industry, the frequency of receiving such text messages is also increasing, even Ronan is unavoidable.

It will be even crazier later.

There was a time when Ronan made a special statistic on the other side of the Pacific.

At that time, due to work, his personal information leakage was very serious, and he often received various fraudulent messages or phone calls.

Ronan kept part of it, and counted it, and in just 15 months, he won the lottery 33 times in cash, with a total amount of more than 16 million soft girl coins.

There are also a lot of winners in the physical category, at least a dozen kidney machines, five or six cars, and even houses.

Even court summons and police arrest notices have been received.

I still remember the first time I received the so-called police call, I was so scared that half of my soul was gone, but fortunately, I kept an eye on it, otherwise the money in the card would have been someone else's.

"Hi Ronan. ”

As soon as he put away his phone, Ryan Kavanaugh walked over and said, "You're going to be the big winners tonight!"

Ronan said with a smile: "Until the results come out, everything is difficult to say. ”

Ryan Kavanaugh shook his head and said, "Who doesn't know, the result is almost 100% certain!" He said with emotion: "Ronan, I really envy you, when will Maple Leaf Pictures be like Relativity Entertainment." ”

"Step by step, it took several years for Relativity Entertainment to have a certain scale. Ronan was telling the truth: "How are you and David doing at Walt Disney?"

Ryan Kavanaugh said: "We have more stakes, but it's not easy to kick Michael Eisner and Roy Disney out. Such a huge group company cannot be solved in a short period of time, I made a three-year plan, and after three years, Maple Leaf Pictures will definitely take control of Walt Disney. ”

Ronan said: "There are some things, rushing will not have a good effect, your decision is the right one, you have a huge capital, the only thing you lack is time." ”

"yes, we've been at Walt Disney for too short. Ryan Kavanaugh nodded repeatedly: "Time will allow Maple Leaf Pictures to accumulate more advantages!"

Ronan laughed, "I wish you success." Ryan, when that day comes, we must celebrate. ”

Ryan Kavanaugh shook hands tightly with Ronan: "Definitely!" He continued, "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet, "The Departed" and "Twilight" have been big hits one after another. Relativity Entertainment is really magical, it is not surprising that "Departed" is a big hit, and even "Twilight" can have such a high box office, which is too puzzling. ”

Ronan politely said: "It's all the credit of the production team and the distribution company." ”

As of this weekend, "The Departed" has grossed more than $190 million in North America and nearly $400 million worldwide, making it not only the number one Oscar favorite, but also a huge commercial success.

Although "Twilight" has a sparse professional reputation and audience reputation, and the box office obviously shows a trend of high opening and low going, it is far more successful commercially than "The Departed".

Three weeks after its release in North America, the North American box office of this bloody romance film reached $165.71 million, and the final North American box office must be more than $200 million.

At present, the overseas box office has also exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 400 million under little pressure.

Ryan Cavanaugh went somewhere else after discussing some more Disney issues with Ronan.

Regarding the news of Walt Disney, Ronan certainly will not believe Ryan Cavanaugh's words, but judging from the summary of all aspects, Ryan Cavanno's three-year plan still has some credibility.

This also means that Walt Disney will have at least three years of infighting.

Ronan then met Harvey Weinstein, and because of the time relationship, the two entered the main hall of the Kodak Theater while chatting.

Weinstein Pictures is aiming for Best Actress, and Helen Mirren, the heroine of "The Queen", is currently the most popular winner.

Coming to the seat where the crew of "Departed" and the crew of "The Incredibles" were seated, Ronan found his seat and found Tom Cruise next to him chatting with Brad Bird lively, looking like he hated to meet late.

During this period, the name "Mission Impossible" appeared frequently.

"Good evening, Ronan. ”

Jessica Chastain, who was sitting in the front row, turned her head to greet Ronan.

Ronan nodded and said, "Hello, Jesse." ”

Being nominated for an Oscar for acting, even though she knows that her chances of winning the award are infinitely low, Jessica Chastain is still thrilled and says, "I ...... I ......"

She didn't seem to know how to express it, and after a few words, she said, "I don't know how to express the gratitude in my heart." ”

Ronan waved his hand: "No need to be so polite. ”

Jessica Chastain said, "Relativity Entertainment is just a phone call away. ”

There is no doubt that this is also a very smart woman and hopes to continue working with Ronan.

In a way, Jessica Chastain is a bit like Jessica Felton in terms of work, except that one of the two is an actor and the other is a producer with a powerful crew.

Ronan admired such people and said, "There is a role for you, and I will let you call you." ”

"Hmm. Jessica Chastain replied heavily.

Tom Cruise ended his small talk with Brad Bird at this point, turned to Ronan's side, and whispered, "Jesse has always been grateful to you. ”

Ronan smiled and didn't answer at all, instead asking, "Tom, are you ready for your acceptance speech?"

Tom Cruise shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "Not prepared." If I really want to win the award, I'll play on the spot. ”

Ronan said, "Unless it's an upset." ”

For the Best Actor award this time, Tom Cruise's competitors are Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Forrester Whitaker.

"Blood Diamond" has a mediocre response, Xiao Lizi's companionship has just begun; Ryan Gosling's qualifications are too different, and in terms of age alone, the chance of winning the award is also very small, in the list of nominees, it is more like because of the lack of excellent works in 2006, and the general is selected among the generals; Brad Pitt needless to say, it is far better than Tom Cruise not to be Oscar-free.

The biggest threat is Forrester Whitaker, but after months of consistent efforts by Relativity Entertainment, not to mention middle-aged and older whites, even the black judges have a serious lack of identification with an African character.

Changing to other annual Oscars, Tom Cruise is unlikely to win.

But this time, the competitors are too weak.

Sometimes, it's a comparison that gives you an advantage.

"If you can win an award. Tom Cruise lowered his voice and said, "I'll give you a car when I get back." ”

Ronan was not polite to him: "That's it." ”

Tom Cruise suddenly changed the subject: "During this time, someone suggested that I invest in the financial industry, I don't know much about this, and I want to ask your opinion." ”

Ronan said honestly, "I don't know much about the financial industry, so I don't get involved easily because there's no need to take that risk. ”

Hearing this, Tom Cruise thought about it carefully, felt very reasonable, and said, "Indeed, there is no need to take unnecessary risks. ”

Seeing that Tom Cruise listened to him, Ronan didn't say anything more.

With the advantage of foresight, and now standing at such a height, and collecting a large number of relevant front-line information, Ronan has found the precursor of the economic crisis.

Since 2,000 years later, the economic development of the United States has slowed down, and the real industries that have developed rapidly are undoubtedly the high-tech industries represented by the IT industry, as well as the real estate industry, which is strongly promoted by the federal government.

How to improve the economic situation in the United States, this heavy responsibility falls on the real estate of the United States, the federal government made a choice around 2000, calling on everyone in the United States to buy a house, even the Federal Reserve has adopted a loose monetary policy, constantly cutting interest rates, lending rates are very low, using real estate to pull the American economy, so that the American economy continues to maintain prosperity.

Together with Wall Street, they encouraged the middle and lower classes of the United States to buy houses, create a real estate boom, and use the creation of a bigger bubble to plug the black hole left by another bubble.

As a result, commercial banks lend subordinated loans, and then package and sell subordinated bonds to investment banks, and after the investment banks buy these mortgage securities, they start to design financial derivatives, and they also make a package and turn them into subordinated bonds---- collateralized debt bonds - sold to large customers of investment banks and insurance companies.

In this way, the subordinated debt was sold all over the world