Chapter 158: A Little Harvest

"Bob. Hope, I didn't expect to see a real person" Ida seemed a little excited.

"Ada, I believe that in the future we will have more opportunities to meet people more famous than him, no big deal."

Catherine decided to let Ida calm down a bit.

But this Bob. Hope is truly an amazing person.

He is an American comedian with experience in the entertainment industry including radio and television host, actor, stand-up comedian and producer. At the same time, he is also the number one "patriotic artist" in the hearts of the American people. With more than 1,500 awards in his lifetime, Guinness World Records has called him "the most respected person in the entertainment industry".

But this man passed away in 2003, but he was already over 100 years old at that time......

But now, Catherine sees a young face - even though he is 62 years old.

"Test, test, it seems that today's microphone is normal and nothing will go wrong."

Bob started by playing a little joke on everyone.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and welcome to the 38th Academy Awards."

First up was the award for Best Sound, which was nominated for "The Sound of Music", "Forever", "Doctor Zhivago", "Crazy Prix" and "Beacon Pastoral".

"I don't know what you guys think, but I think if I were a judge, I would have a hard time choosing......"

"Kate, who do you think will be the winner?"

Ida asked quietly.

"The Sound of Music, without a doubt."

"Why?"

"I said, there's no doubt about it~"

Catherine pursed her lips and smiled softly, it was better to be strict at this time.

"Doctor Zhivago doesn't seem to be bad, either." Ada guessed.

"Maybe."

In fact, this Oscar is the wrestling between "Doctor Zhivago" and "The Sound of Music", but Catherine is a halfway Cheng Biting Jin, which is likely to change the ending of this Oscar.

At this time, the answer has been revealed, and sure enough, the final winner is "The Sound of Music".

Then there were a few more awards, and then Catherine finally heard the name of her film.

"Best Visual Effects, nominees are "007", "Forever Loved", "Red Alert". Oh, it's actually the work of the magical girl we were absent from last time. Oh, maybe she's magical. ”

Oscar sometimes has to bow to politics.

Oscar's closest relationship with politics occurred at the time of the proliferation of McCarthyism in the United States in the 50s. The most prominent example of this is Charlie Chaplin. The Oscars of the '60s were still influenced by this.

In determining the attribution of the Oscars, the social environment, the spirit of the times, and the theme are more important than the artistic content of the film itself. The choice of the Oscars is always a safe, mainstream, non-controversial film.

For example, the famous "Law-abiding Citizen" later, because of the incorrectness of the political level, led to its tragedy at the Oscars, and there were not even a few nominations.

Catherine's "Wasteland" almost ignited a dynamite barrel, and the Oscars could not have given the award to "Wasteland" for their own considerations.

Because of this, Catherine is also an anti-war member in the eyes of outsiders...... It's just that few people know that Catherine has always maintained a relationship with the Pentagon, and it is not a light relationship.

However, "Red Alert" is different from "Wasteland", this film, like "Doctor Zhivago", belongs to a very correct genre at the political level.

"The best visuals were ...... Red Alert"

The crew cheered.

Catherine, on the other hand, stepped onto the stage.

"Oh, it's a beautiful girl."

Bob smiled kindly at Catherine.

"Thank you."

Catherine happily took over the heavy little golden man.

"It's just a pity, it's gilded."

Catherine also had a bit of humor.

"We're all impressed by the AI in Red Alert, can you tell us how exactly you made yourself transparent? Miss Edson? ”

"I'm sorry, it's a trade secret."

Catherine finished speaking, and then came to the microphone.

"I'm glad to be here today, thank you for your support, thank you."

After a brief speech, Catherine came down.

The highlight of the Oscars is often in the actor and actress, best director and best picture, although Catherine's award also has some weight, but compared to the main play, it is still a little worse. ,

"I really didn't expect that we actually got Oscar Kate, you are such a genius."

But Catherine herself was a little disappointed.

"Actually, what I want is the best picture and the best director."

Catherine spoke out about her ambitions.

"Don't worry, you still have a lot of opportunities." Ida comforted her.

"yes."

Catherine suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Ada, my estate in California is about to be built in a month, why don't you go over together on my birthday?"

"Really?"

"That's right."

The awards went on unhurriedly, but the main event always came.

The nominees for Best Picture were: "The Sound of Music", "Darling", "Doctor Zhivago", "Ship of Fools" and "Red Alert"

"Here comes Kate, the most important one"

It's not just Ida who is excited, but also the crew next to her.

The award went to ...... The Sound of Music"

The other side cheered, while the crew wilted.

Catherine let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, I still don't have a chance with myself

In fact, if Catherine were a more mature man, maybe this award would have been in hand, but her gender determines the existence of invisible sexism.

Sexism is also something that has always existed along with racial discrimination, but compared to racial discrimination, sexism is not as severe as racial discrimination.

It is no wonder that in the 21st century, Americans often have all kinds of strange novels that transform men into women, and it seems that American women also have a lot of resentment towards men.

When she returned to the villa, it was already late, and Catherine casually kicked off her high heels, then took off her gown, and lay on the floor in a "big" shape.

"Best Visual ......"

was nominated for five or six, and in the end only won such an Oscar, Catherine was really a little unwilling.

"Oscar...... Kate...... We actually participated in the Oscar ......"

"It's okay." Catherine remembered Stallone's excitement when he was nominated, and the final Best Actor award to Lee Stallone. Marven snatched the disappointment when he stole it.

Anyway, it's nice not to go home empty-handed...... Probably.

"Kate, do you have any new film plans?"

"Not yet, I've been busy." Catherine thought of her own fiber optic plan again.

"The house thing?"

"No, it's the company's business, I'm laying the network line right now."

"Network?" Ida was a little puzzled.

"Yes, maybe we will be able to communicate via video in the future."

Catherine's eyes lit up suddenly.

Yes, the Pentagon would be happy if it could do that, and fiber optics would have guaranteed enough bandwidth

"Video communication?" Ada was a little confused.

"Yes, it's the same as live TV, completely smooth video communication"

It doesn't have to be a video header as it will be in the future, but it will be broadcast in a way similar to that of a TV station...... It's just that in this way, the investment seems to be high?

Anyway, the idea worked, and Catherine took the notebook and wrote the phrase "video communication" on it.

"By the way, what does your estate in California look like?"

Ida had only heard Catherine mention it, but she still had no impression of what the manor was like.

"You'll know then, it's definitely a good place to go"

"Kate, you could actually buy a few more houses, maybe one in every state."

"It's not okay, if it's abroad, I'll consider it."

Buying a house in China, Catherine is definitely not going to do it.

The real estate tax in the United States is increased or decreased according to the market price of the year, and the real estate tax rate is levied at 1~3% per year, which is very cheating.

"Unless the IRS is blown up by a nuclear bomb, I will never continue to buy a house in the country"

is like the land in Manhattan, although it has appreciated a little, but after paying taxes, Catherine found that it is simply an unrealistic idea to sit and wait for appreciation to make money, and it may be possible to make money, but Catherine really can't look down on the meager profits.

"If the Soviets blow up the IRS, I'm definitely applauding." Catherine complained.

The United States is known as the "country of ten thousand taxes", but it is not just words, otherwise Catherine would not have avoided most of the taxes through the tax haven of Liechtenstein.

……

Just as Catherine was complaining about real estate taxes in the United States, Bruce Lee's "The Green Hornet" was also finished.

Originally, this film was supposed to start on June 6 and then be released on September 9, but because of Catherine's intervention, Bruce Lee's fate changed, and the filming time of this film, which is closely related to Bruce Lee, has also changed.

The current Green Hornet is ready to start broadcasting on June 6.

But in the process of filming, Bruce Lee had an uncomfortable feeling.

Because he heard that the original plan was to have Bruce Lee as the first protagonist, but because Bruce Lee was Chinese, Hollywood, which has always taken commercial interests as the first element, could not tolerate a Chinese and become a star in Hollywood, so the boss invited a white movie star Fan. Williams plays the lead role in "The Green Hornet".

And more importantly, he's here, and he can't talk about the film or something. Although Bruce Lee's appearance is very eye-catching, and the relationship with the crew is also good, Bruce Lee always has some pimples in his heart.

He even missed the time when he had a fight with Eastwood.