Chapter 814: Monopoly Rumors
"Perfect choice - Nicole? Kidman was crowned Oscar queen for the third time. ”
After reading the title, Ryan looked at the mother and daughter sitting next to him, "Do you still want to listen?" ”
Nicole shrugged her shoulders, her slender fingers gently poked Sandy's back, and looked curiously at the little golden man's daughter and nodded, "Dad...... Please...... Go on. ”
"Do you understand what I'm talking about?" Ryan pointed at the golden figure again, "Do you know what this is?" ”
"No...... Know. Sandy immediately shook his little head.
Scratching the little guy's face, Ryan picked up today's newspaper again, and the eye-catching position on it was almost occupied by the news of last night's Oscars, which is an opportunity for hype that the media will not let go of every year.
"Acting superstar Nicole? Kidman won the Oscar for Best Actress, a perfect result that the vast majority of people were happy with, and the Oscar judges made the right but not difficult choice. ”
Seeing Nicole's crooked eyes, Ryan couldn't help but laugh, although Nicole had always been very restrained at the awards ceremony, but she was extremely excited to return home last night, after all, she had become a true legend.
Dispersing memories of last night's madness, Ryan continued to read, "Meryl with invincible acting? Streep raised her Oscar nomination record to fifteen, a great record, and took Nicole, who has been shining like a star for more than a decade. For the third time, Kidman was placed on the throne of the actress, so that everyone could get their place, and the academy not only set a record, but also forged a legend. ”
"Legendary?" Sandy blinked her curious blue eyes, obviously not understanding the specific meaning of the word, "Mommy, can you eat it...... Legend? ”
"It's an honor." Ryan put the newspaper on the coffee table and hugged his daughter, "It's like Sunny is the smartest kid, and the legend is someone else's compliment to Mommy." ”
"Oh......"
I don't know if the little guy understands it. She just nodded mechanically, then threw the glittering Oscar trophy on the couch, struggled to jump off Ryan, grabbed his hand and shook it, "Mommy, Daddy, Garden...... I want to go. ”
"Yes." Ryan bent down and raised a finger to the little one, "But you're going to have to walk through it yourself." ”
"Ah......h All right. ”
Out the back door of the villa, Sandy walked in the front, Ryan and Nicole held hands and walked unhurriedly in the back, entering the remodeled garden.
As Sandy got older, new children's entertainment was added such as a small swing and a seesaw, and being born into such a family meant that Sandy's childhood would not have been like most children, whether it was Ryan or Nicole. are well aware of this.
Not long after walking out, the little guy forgot what he had just said and began to play tricks, she was not yet three years old after all. It wasn't too far, so Ryan picked her up and walked into the outdoor casino, where she was placed on a thick air mattress and let her bounce and roll on it.
There was the sound of footsteps from the villa. Dressed in casual clothes, Taylor was walking towards her with her surprisingly long legs, not waiting for her to get closer. Sandy grabbed Ryan's clothes and staggered to his feet.
"Sister, sister." She shouted over there, "Taylor, Taylor. ”
"Hi, Sonny." Taylor walked over quickly, "Miss me?" ”
"Hmm!" The little guy nodded earnestly.
"You're getting cuter."
After saying that, Taylor jumped on the air cushion like a child who had not grown up, and jumped and jumped with Sandy, and the two of them quarreled for a few minutes before stopping.
"Don't you have to work today?" Ryan asked.
"I just came from Disney Animation Studios." Taylor hugged Sandy and sat cross-legged on the air mattress, "Elsa sings more than one song, I used to discuss the music style with the crew, and I need to prepare two more interludes. ”
Ryan nodded, the project of "Ice Adventure" went quite smoothly, since the image of Anna and Elsa was determined, Disney Animation Studios quickly moved to the substantial production stage, although it is still a long time before it is actually completed, but compared to the slow Pixar studio, the progress is quite satisfactory.
According to the plan, Pixar Studios will release animated feature films at a rate of one per year in recent years, this year it will be "Flying House", next year it will be "Toy Story 3", and another year will be "Cars 2".
Especially the last one, which is almost destined to be a money-making opportunity.
Since the launch of "Cars", even if you don't count the global box office of the film, just the peripherals and derivatives, this series has brought more than $2 billion to Walt Disney so far, and it is definitely a pocket money killer for boys.
Back in the villa, Ryan put the little golden man that Sandy casually threw on the sofa into a glass display case, which was full of awards such as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and the heaviest of them was naturally the three Best Actress Golden Figures.
This is definitely a great achievement.
And only Ryan himself knows that he has not lost his word, this is a commitment that has been held on for twenty years.
He finally pushed Nicole to a status far higher than she once was, and completely became a Hollywood legend, when the public recalled the period of the 90s and early 21st centuries in the past few decades, the first actress who came to mind must be Nicole, who not only has awards, but also other award-winning actresses at the box office simply can't match.
Even another representative of the same actress of the same period, Julia? Roberts was left far behind by Nicole.
"I'll focus more on production in the future."
Nicole's words came from the other side of the couch, "Unless you have a character you really like, ......"
"If I could take eight gramophones at a time." Taylor is smart enough to understand the implications of this situation in all its ways, "I'm going to quit pop and go into business. ”
"Sonny." She put her forehead on Sandy's forehead, "Then we'll join forces and fight those bullying villains." ”
"Yes!" Sandy said childishly, "Badass...... Let's take it down together, sister. ”
With the end of the Oscars, Hollywood's 2008 is completely over, and those films that are big hits on the box office list have not unexpectedly passed by the Oscars.
The 2008 North American and global box office champions both belonged to "Transformers 2", a special effects blockbuster that critics threw on the ground and wanted to step into hell, earning $431.87 million and $1,110.15 million respectively at the North American and global box office, and correspondingly, there were merchandise that sold infinitely close to these two figures.
The second place still belongs to Disney, "Iron Man 2" with 832.58 million US dollars, beating George? Lucas and Stephen? Spielberg's co-production Zuò's "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" won the runner-up position in both the North American and global box office charts.
Although "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4", like "Transformers 2", has a bad professional reputation, it easily won the third place in the North American box office with $317.1 million.
Although the financial crisis has had a big impact on the film industry, the North American box office showed a growth momentum last year, and the total box office exceeded the $10 billion mark for the first time in history.
Half a month after the Oscars, the former went offline from North America, and the final North American box office stayed at $301.25 million, which was definitely the biggest dark horse in the North American film market last year, but unfortunately this film is not strong overseas, and the overseas box office is less than $100 million now, and it is still unknown whether the global box office can finally exceed $400 million.
The latter's performance is also good, with a North American box office of $197.52 million, plus an overseas box office of $198.84 million, which is enough to make Disney laugh.
The continuous strong performance of Walt Disney's films will not only arouse the envy of others, but also cause some people's jealousy and dissatisfaction.
This time is no exception, after the Oscars, some media began to have a saying that they could not target Disney's normal film production and distribution, and there was nothing to find fault with, but to point the finger at the emerging online media market, especially video websites.
YOUTUBE IS DEFINITELY THE WORLD'S LEADING ONLINE VIDEO SITE, AND EVEN OCCUPIES MORE THAN SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE MARKET SHARE IN NORTH AMERICA, AND AMONG THE REST, THE HULU WEBSITE JOINTLY ESTABLISHED BY DISNEY AND TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WILL BE DIVIDED BY HALF.
Monopoly, a minefield that North American business groups are trying to avoid touching, is undoubtedly the best reason to deal with Disney's online video business.
There are a number of tabloids that seem to have gotten some hints, vaguely spreading the gossip that the federal government is preparing to launch an antitrust investigation into Disney's related businesses.
Fortunately, there is no such voice in the mainstream media, Disney also has a sponsorship of the government, and Ryan got the exact news, which is just a rumor, and the federal government has no intention of launching an antitrust investigation into this business, at least not yet.
It's hard to pinpoint where the rumors originated, and Ryan is keeping an eye out for what was once a community of interests, but now loose alliances and rivals.
For the sake of profit, those people were able to stand with him and faintly protect him through the most vulnerable years of adolescence; And enough tempting interests can also turn them against him and stand on the opposite side of him.
In the process of such a crazy rise of Disney, it will inevitably touch the interests of many people. (To be continued......)