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Lin Mu was the unanimous successor of Viacom's top management, and he told Simon and the head of Shuschai Publishing Company not to slack off, and one of the company's publishing managers rushed to England the next day to negotiate with Rowling. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
With Lin Mu's special attention, Rowling gets a lucrative contract from Simon and Shuschai Publishers. Although these rewards will not be realized until after the novel is published. But the film rights fee paid by Lin Mu in advance is enough for Rowling to live a comfortable and stable life. Rowling is naturally full of gratitude to the legendary Hollywood screenwriter who only had a one-sided relationship with her in a café.
After settling the fund's troubles on this side, Lin Mu had no reason to stay in the UK. At this time, he was in the United States, and his eyes had already turned to the turbulent Asia.
While Asia's economic situation has attracted much attention, a sense of unease is quietly spreading across Asia. After sustained and steady growth of the overall economy, Asia's economy is finally facing a severe test. But this tense atmosphere did not affect the event being held on the other side of the ocean, and the Oscars ceremony slowly kicked off under the bright night sky of Luo Alum.
But this Oscar was called the most uninteresting by the media, and the only big-budget films in the year were James Cameron's "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Li Lou's "Hulk", although the box office results were impressive, but neither of these films was shortlisted for any awards at this Oscars. Most of the shortlisted works are not well-known films, there are no eye-catching big-name stars and directors, there are no hot topics for discussion, and there is no speculation and suspense about winning awards, and the reaction of the American media to this Oscar is quite cold.
And the organizing committee of the Oscars is also aware of this problem, because there can be more highlights to attract the media in the shortlisted works, so they have done a lot of work on the award presenters. Looking at the list of award presenters, the Oscar organizing committee has changed the practice of inviting previous award winners, and invited some popular film stars, trying to redeem their declining popularity.
Many actors and stars are happy to participate in such activities, but several big-name directors have rejected the organizing committee's request to invite them to be award presenters. Spielberg is now keen on film producers, and James Mellon is busy filming "Titanic" and has no time to accept the invitation of the Oscar organizing committee. Such a result made the Oscar organizing committee a little difficult. If there is a lack of some weighty directors among the award presenters, the presentation of some major awards seems to be a little overwhelming.
After some consideration, the Oscar organizing committee set its sights on the bosses of major Hollywood recommendation companies. In Hollywood, the chairman of the film company is often the producer of the film, although he does some unknown behind-the-scenes work, but these people are all figures in the Hollywood film industry, and their energy should not be underestimated. It makes sense to invite these people to be the guests of honor.
When he received the invitation letter from the Oscar organizing committee, Lin Mu was going to refuse, but when he learned that the presidents of several other Hollywood film companies had accepted the invitation, Lin Mu's refusal would not only affect him, but also Paramount's reputation, although Lin Mu was very reluctant, but reluctantly agreed.
Lin Mu's red carpet partner is Jennifer Connelly, who has just played the heroine in Ang Lee's "Hulk", Lin Mu is a genius in the Hollywood screenwriting industry, and Jennifer Connelly, who has received a good higher education and can speak fluent Italian and French, is known as a "talented girl" in Hollywood, so when this pair of "talented" combinations appeared on the red carpet, it still caused a lot of sensation.
Many reporters at the scene attended the Oscars ceremony 6 years ago. They vaguely remembered that although Lin Mu was very tall and handsome at that time, there was still some greenness on his face. And the age of Lin Mu, who is now 10,000 years old, is definitely not big in Hollywood, but the achievements he has achieved are probably beyond the reach of many people in a lifetime. At this time, he was. has long faded from the coat of youth, showing in front of people an elegant and mature charm of the chairman of the film company.
And Jennifer Connelly, who has been elegantly holding Lin Mu's right hand, is also showing her style in front of the media. A noble low-cut black evening dress, a white and flawless jade arm exposed, and a proud figure that can't be wrapped between skirts, I don't know how many reporters' camera films were killed in seconds, and people found out. The impression that the beautiful Jennifer Connelly is back.
The reason why people feel this way has a lot to do with Jennifer Connelly's previous acting experience. Although she is blessed with beauty, it is not very fortunate that Jennifer Connery's achievements in movies have been unremarkable, such as "Spirited", "Heroes Battle", "School Conflict", "Secret of Love" and many commercial contracts, and even she has published a Japanese album, but people are gradually forgetting her and her beauty. It was originally a lackluster time, but it was used by the wise Jennifer as a good time to recuperate. Don't forget, her Yale and Stanford weren't for nothing. To hibernate is to rise again.
When filming "The Hulk," she called the performance "poetic physics" because the green guy didn't exist in reality, and the computer made it. However, this "poetic physics" is only something she can figure out. Although he was not shortlisted for the Oscars this time, being invited as a special guest at the conference can also be seen as Hollywood's affirmation of Jennifer Connelly's return to a certain extent.
The two walked across the red carpet with a tacit understanding. Jennifer Connelly wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Lin Mu, but the media reporters who had been waiting outside the venue did not give her this opportunity. Jennifer Connelly's hand was taken away from Lin Mu's right hand, and a large group of reporters surrounded her, although Jennifer Connelly was also surrounded in the middle, but obviously she was not the protagonist of this interview.
"Excuse me, there have been many unstable factors in the Asian economic situation recently, and Paramount.com has just spent a lot of money to start filming a new film in Hong Kong. Will this unfavorable economic pattern adversely affect your investment plans? A reporter was the first to ask.
This question made Lin Mu pay special attention to the reporter who asked the question, and it is rare to be able to link the economic background with Paramount's investment in Hong Kong. "Although your question is a bit different from the theme of today's event, I think it's a good one. Let me begin by saying that this is not a simple matter of decision-making. It's a long-term economic problem. Asia's economy does fluctuate in the short term. But its long-term potential is unquestionable. I think that for any company that pursues long-term benefits, it will not be easy to give up the Asian market. ”
"Secondly, Paramount's investment in Hong Kong is a bold attempt, and the use of local actors and directors is to better integrate Hollywood films into the local culture of the exporting country, which is also an important step in Paramount's global development strategy. And I personally think that this is also to broaden the future development of Hollywood films. A useful attempt to increase cultural diversity. I've said a long time ago that Hollywood needs to be open to different cultures if it wants to grow even more globally. ”
Lin Mu tried to express the Chinese idea of being tolerant and tolerant. In fact, in Lin Mu's view, there is no contradiction between spreading Chinese culture in Hollywood and promoting the development of Hollywood itself. Although Lin Mu is selfish in doing this, he objectively absorbs the essence of different cultures. In order to better obtain their own development.
American culture is itself a pluralistic and inclusive culture.
In front of the media, Lin Mu rarely gave such a long answer, which disappointed many reporters who were holding back their energy to ask questions in this regard, because Lin Mu mentioned almost all the issues that should be involved. This made many reporters unable to find suitable questions to ask for a while.
"How do you feel about the fact that neither of your films last year was shortlisted for the Oscars?" A reporter was in a hurry. One such question arises.
"On the battlefield, there is never a winning general, and I can say that I have basically won all the honors that Oscar can receive. If the Oscars are still attractive to me now. It was undoubtedly a place where I could see a lot of old friends and meet a lot of new faces, and it was a top gathering of Hollywood movies, and it was actually a personal honor for me to be able to attend! ”
"You and Miss Jennifer Connelly have been together in the film "The Incredible Hulk", what do you think of Miss Jennifer Connelly?" In front of Jennifer Connelly. This reporter's question is obviously a bit difficult to answer.
"If possible, I hope to be able to stand on the podium of the Oscars in the near future. Miss Jennifer Connelly personally presented her trophy! Jennifer Connelly did win an Oscar, but that was a few years later, and Lin Mu's answer was very clever at this time.
Finally got rid of the group of reporters, Jennifer Connelly and Lin Mu entered the venue, the time for communication, the awards ceremony was about to start, and as the guest of honor, Lin Mu had to be seated in the front row. The two broke up with some regret outside the venue, and with the affirmation of the words just now, Jennifer Connelly's vision of Lin Mu became a little different.
Lin Mu himself did not notice this change. He found his place under the guidance of the staff. may be because of the careless mistake of the organizing committee, Lin Mu met his ex-girlfriend Julia Roberts very awkwardly here. Meeting on such an occasion, the two were a little speechless for a while.
"Are you okay?" It was Julia and Roberts who first broke this awkward silence between the two.
"As you can see, I'm fine!" Although in Lin Mu's heart, Lin Chiling has filled the gap left by Julia and Roberts, but if a relationship is so easy to let go, there will not be so many infatuated men and women trapped by love in the world.
"What about you?"
"I'm like that, so-so!" For this relationship, Julia and Roberts are not without regrets in their hearts, she just didn't expect that when the two met again, they would be able to talk to each other in such a peaceful tone. "You've changed!"
"Time always leaves some traces on people's bodies. Gives you something, and then makes you lose something. Lin Mu smiled noncommittally, although he didn't expect to meet Julia Roberts at such a time and occasion, but now he can face that relationship very calmly.
"Time can also heal the wounds of the heart. Isn't it? Julia and Roberts added lightly.
"Actually, I've always had a question?" Lin Mu looked at her very calmly, "Why did we break up in the first place?" I've thought about this question countless times, but I never got it. Lin Mu's tone of voice was very relaxed, he was more like discussing a problem with Julia and Roberts that had nothing to do with him, rather than a relationship that had made him painful.
"Actually, I haven't figured it out myself." Julia Roberts smiled helplessly at Lin Mu. "Maybe that's God's arrangement!"
"Who's to say it isn't?" Convergence and dispersion. It was originally the normal state of life, Lin Mu sighed softly, and he had experienced so many things. Lin Mu slowly realized this truth.
"If you get married in the future, will you invite me to your wedding?" Julia Roberts took advantage of the last short time before the ceremony to ask this question.
"Maybe!" Lin Mu's final answer was obviously a little absent-minded, because he was in the net. He suddenly spotted a camera not far away, and the lens was aimed at him. Lin Mu suddenly had a very bad premonition that the media at the scene had discovered the topic they were interested in.
The film "The English Patient" became the biggest winner of this Oscar, and the film won a total of five Academy Awards. Most of the awards were won by a few films. Compared with the last Oscars, when the best films were gathered and all the big names appeared, it naturally seemed a little cold.
In the whole awards ceremony, except for the red carpet catwalk, there are not too many highlights that can attract the attention of the audience. Except, of course, the scandal about Lin Mu and Julia Roberts.
The media that broadcast the award ceremony live immediately spotted Lin Mu and Julia Roberts sitting together, although the two even had a verbal conversation throughout the ceremony, except for a brief exchange before the ceremony began. But even so, the media, which is good at chasing after the wind, still seizes on the brief conversation between the two in the camera to make a big fuss. (To be continued.) )