The sun hung in the sky and gradually turned to the south, and a black Bentley Yazhi turned onto Wilshire Avenue and slowly stopped in front of the Four Seasons Hotel.

David parked the car and looked in the rearview mirror, and the girl in the back seat was sleepy, as if she hadn't rested well last night.

"Miss Lavigne. He reminded softly, "The Four Seasons Hotel has arrived." ”

Avril woke up from her sleep, rubbed her eyes, looked out the window, and said, "Okay, thank you." ”

opened the car door and jumped straight down, her foot just touched the ground, a trace of pain made her frown slightly, twisted her waist a little sore, and walked towards the main entrance of the hotel.

David watched Avril Lavigne enter the hotel before starting the car and leaving.

"Another female star has fallen. David muttered to himself: "The boss is so happy, first a supermodel, then a star actor, and now a singer ......"

It's just that this little girl doesn't look very old, and I don't know if she's 18 years old.

David shook his head and didn't think about it anymore, he saw this kind of thing a lot, and he got used to it.

As soon as Avril entered the hotel lobby, someone hurried over.

The agent stopped Avril and asked, "Evy, where did you go last night?"

Avril yawned and said nonchalantly, "I'm going to a friend." ”

"What friend?" the agent pulled towards the resting place, "Stayed all night?"

Avril reminded, "Slow down, slow down! I'm not feeling well." ”

Coming to the rest place where almost no one was around, the agent looked Avril up and down, the smoky makeup was gone, the clothes seemed to be different from when she was sent to the banquet yesterday, and the spirit did not seem to be very good, like staying up all night last night.

The agent frowned: "Where the hell did you go last night? ”

Avril waved her hand: "I went to a friend's place and drank all night." ”

The agent pressed again: "What friends?

"Male. Avril said patiently: "Friends I have known for a long time, you don't have to worry, aren't I coming back?"

Although Ronan changed cars to Burbank halfway because the company was in a hurry, and did not send her back in person, Avril found last night very interesting and had a great time.

The wine was very high, and the wine was such a good thing.

The agent understood something, and said solemnly: "Ivy, you are only eighteen years old, this kind of thing is ......."

"Alright!" Avril finally got annoyed by the talk, and said, "I know what I'm doing, OK?"

She has taken off her smoky makeup, but she is still a punk witch: "I'm an adult, I know what I'm doing, and I'm going to take responsibility for what I do." ”

The agent is still not at ease: "Ivy ......"

Avril said directly: "I'm not a child anymore! That's it, I'm sleepy, I have to go back to my room to catch up on sleep." ”

After speaking, he didn't care about the agent's ugly face, and left the rest room straight and entered the elevator room.

The agent wanted to follow, but after thinking about it for a while, he still held back, and when he saw Avril's figure disappear, he suddenly understood something.

Avril is no longer the Avril when the company was first signed, and she also knew that she was a girl with a strong personality, but she rarely caused trouble, because she did not have the capital to make trouble.

But it's different now......

At Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio, Ronan and Chris Renard are standing in front of a computer that is playing the animated short "Peppa Pig".

As the opening of the credits plays, a childish voice sounds.

"I'm Paige, huh, this is my brother George, huh, this is my mom, huh, this is my dad......"

"Peppa Pig", the work used by Shahai Entertainment to impact this year's Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Since it's an animated short, it's definitely not long, less than eight minutes.

"The sound of my stomach rumbling is one of nature's most beautiful sounds, which means it's time to eat......"

The animated short film is not only very well completed, but even the lines are very interesting.

The whole plot revolves around Peppa Pig's enjoyable experience with her family, which is humorous and interesting, so as to promote traditional family values and friendship, and encourage children to experience life.

At the end of the play, Chris Renard asked, "Is there any hope of winning Best Animated Short Film The Golden Man?"

Ronan thought for a while and said: "I have officially applied for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, and there is no problem in being nominated, and I still have to work hard to win the award." ”

Chris Renard is more than just an animation director, saying: "The animated series has already begun to be produced, and winning the best animated short film is conducive to the promotion later." ”

Ronan said: "I've got people doing PR, and sometimes it's a little bit of luck to win awards. ”

A lot of work has already been done, in fact, the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film is one of the most unpopular awards, and there are not many contestants who sign up for the competition.

Ronan has already inquired that the only animated short films currently signed up are Poland's "Cathedral", the island country's "Head Mountain", Germany's "Roulette", Pixar's "Big Eye's New Car", and Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio's "Peppa Pig".

It's almost the end of December, which is the deadline for Oscar registration, and even if there are new competitors, there won't be too many.

Because of inertial thinking, Ronan believes that the strongest competitor should be Pixar Studios' "Big Eyes Boy's New Car".

The group of in Pixar Studios are really annoying sometimes.

However, Ronan also heard some favorable news, Pixar Studios only applied for the Oscar for Best Animated Film, and did not invest resources in it.

This is very beneficial to Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio.

Ronan discussed the Oscars with Chris Renard, and then went to the studio's two animation teams to take a look.

The former is busy with the production of an animated series of Peppa Pig.

The latter has already started the preparation of the "Minions" short film, and even the setting artwork has been completed.

Due to Ronan's presence, the Minions are essentially indistinguishable from what they once were.

Its main premise is to sell cheap, stupid and cute.

Ronan also gave the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment a brief outline of the story, and asked them to complete the script of "Despicable Me" in the first quarter of 2003.

For animated feature films, although the script is also the foundation, it is not as important as ordinary films, especially for computer-animated feature films, and technology is more critical.

The technology of Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio is definitely not comparable to Pixar's group of hangers, and even there is a gap with DreamWorks Animation Studio, which is a third-rate level in a series of Hollywood animation studios.

Ronan is not too worried, he plans to let "Despicable Me" continue to follow the route of lighting entertainment, it doesn't matter if the technology is almost or the picture is rough, it must form its own characteristics.

And the biggest feature of the film undoubtedly comes from the Minions.

Coming to the animation studio's director's office, Ronan said to Chris Renard, "Is the promotion plan for Peppa Pig starting to be made?"

Chris Renard said: "This is the business of Embassy Pictures, and we are communicating with them, and the idea of Embassy Pictures is to wait for the animated short film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and even win, and then develop a detailed promotion plan. ”

Ronan nodded: "That's fine, the Oscar effect is still useful." ”

If the Oscars had no commercial effect, there would not be so many people who were almost crazy about the competition for the Oscars.

"We're going to do 30 episodes in the first season. Chris Renard added: "The total investment in the production is only $1.5 million......

"Yes. Ronan didn't object, and instead asked, "Is Paige's voice actor okay?"

Chris Renard seemed very satisfied, and said: "Very good! Beyond our expectations! Little Taylor not only has a good voice, but also is versatile, especially singing and playing the piano, both of which have undergone professional-level learning and training, and the level is quite high. ”

He laughs and says, "We plan to add some singing and piano to the episode, which can be done by little Taylor himself." ”

Ronan said: "It seems that Taylor has good potential. ”

Chris Renard added: "I've communicated with Mr. Swift that Taylor has started straightening his teeth and is also getting in shape, and when the episode airs, we can have some events where Taylor can sing live, and it will work out." ”

Ronan reminded: "Taylor is not yet an adult, no matter what activities you do, you must communicate with Scott's side in advance." ”

Chris Renard, who is also an old man in Hollywood, said: "I understand. ”

Ronan said, "Communicate with me if you have any questions. ”

After leaving Sand Sea Entertainment, Ronan returned to the office of Relativity Entertainment, and just after taking care of the work at hand, Connie came in and said that Tom Cruise was over and was waiting for him in the reception room.

Ronan hurried to the reception room.

"How did you come to me, Tom?" Ronan asked casually.

Tom Cruise smiled and said, "What, not welcome?"

Ronan hugged him: "How can you not be welcome, others want to invite you but can't invite you." ”

Tom Cruise sat on the single sofa and said, "I came to you today for some business and needs your help." ”

Ronan was not polite to him: "What is our relationship? ”

"The college is about to hand out ballots. Of course, Tom Cruise will not be polite to Ronan, and said directly: "You are also a member of the academy now, and you can also influence many people, and the box office nomination for Best Actor must be given to me." ”

Ronan nodded: "No problem, if I don't give it to you, can I give it to others?" he asked with concern, "How are you preparing over there?"

Tom Cruise sighed and said, "Okay, I don't think it's a big problem to get nominated." But the subject matter of the film is a disadvantage. ”

Ronan knew that Tom Cruise was going to win the award this year for "Minority Report," saying, "The sci-fi genre is really not very popular with the academy. ”