Before this Saturn Awards, Charlotte had not won any heavyweight awards.

Therefore, he never thought that the trophy he won could provide him with mana.

This is simply a natural magic weapon!

Charlotte thought to herself.

Now, he wonders, is this phenomenon accidental or inevitable?

Will all the trophies of the Saturn Prize give him mana? Or is it only the one he gets himself? Or is it only the one he has in his hand that is special?

Charlotte felt that if she won another trophy, she might be able to figure it out.

For a while, he came with an indifferent attitude, and his eyes became eager.

Neil Gaiman did come to the Saturn Awards ceremony to make soy sauce.

In the United States, science fiction and fantasy are not separated, and the science fiction circle has an unusually close connection with Hollywood.

If a writer's work wants to be promoted to the greatest extent, adapting it into a film and television work is the best way.

Just like Michael Clyde's "Jurassic Park", although it was originally a bestseller, if it wasn't for the Steven Spielberg film adaptation, I am afraid it would not have become a household name now.

Hollywood, on the other hand, also needs adaptation materials from the works of science fiction and fantasy writers.

No way, compared with original works, adapted works have an audience base and a higher success rate.

In fact, before the rise of comic book hero films, science fiction works have always been a major adaptation of Hollywood movies, from "Jurassic Park" to "I Am Legend".

The relationship between the American science fiction literary circle and Hollywood is actually an interdependent relationship.

Therefore, as a fantasy writer, Neil Gaiman is also very interested in the film and television industry.

He came to the Saturn Awards ceremony, although he used the relationship of "The Simpsons" to join in the fun, but he was more interested in whether he could find a filmmaker who was willing to adapt his comic book "Sandman".

Of course, it's not very hopeful.

After all, unlike other DC comics, "The Sandman" has a special art style and narrative structure.

Although this brought a lot of praise to Neil Gaiman, the original author, it also made him realize that it would be very difficult to adapt this comic into a film and television work.

"Maybe I should try to write something purely textual and more suitable for adaptation. ”

Thinking of the magnificent story of the gods that he was conceiving, Neil Gaiman couldn't help but sigh,

"It's so hard! It's a bit difficult to straighten out the storyline. Maybe I should try a few simpler works first?"

There is no comparison, trying to straighten out the relationship between so many gods and spirits, even a knowledgeable professional fantasy writer like him will inevitably have a headache.

"However, the director named Charlotte Booth just now really knows this in detail!"

Generally speaking, although film and television directors are also art workers, they are still far behind professional writers in terms of knowledge.

And like Charlotte, who can talk back and forth with Neil Gaiman on the niche knowledge of all kinds of obscure mythological stories, he really hasn't seen it.

"Perhaps, when my American Gods is written, he will be the best person to adapt it into a movie. ”

Neil Gaiman was joking with himself in his heart, but suddenly heard a round of applause

It turned out that Charlotte Booth got his second award.

Best Screenplay!

Seeing the other man standing in the center of the stage, holding up the trophy with Saturn's rings engraved on it, Neil Gaiman suddenly realized that maybe his idea was not just a joke......

Charlotte was delighted.

It's not just that "Happy Death Day" beat famous works including "Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Edwood" to bring him a Saturn ring trophy.

It was even more because, when he lifted the trophy again, he felt the condensed mana again.

And sure enough, it was!

Charlotte was secretly happy. On the one hand, he recited the acceptance speech of "Thank God and Thank You" that had been written a long time ago, and on the other hand, he secretly felt the mana fluctuations from the trophy.

It should be said that this trophy is indeed a natural magic weapon, but not because of its material.

Actually, it's just an ordinary gilded trophy.

After receiving the prize for the first time, he once secretly touched other trophies in the background, with the help of spells

But there was no mana reaction at all.

And now, when he lifted the trophy, a surge of mana suddenly appeared inside.

In other words, this mana also comes from the human heart?

Remembering the large mana boost she had received because of the release of "Fatal Bend" and "Happy Death", Charlotte suddenly realized that this might really be a shortcut to increase her mana

Using ghosts to shoot movies and perform spell rendering can greatly reduce the cost and shooting time of the movie;

After the movie is released, as long as the box office is successful and the audience likes it, everyone will spontaneously generate mana in the mood of watching the movie, which will be provided to Charlotte to speed up his cultivation;

And after the movie is released for a period of time, if the reputation is good, it can still compete for major awards. Winning the trophy means that you will unite people's hearts again and gain a wave of mana;

What's more, the trophy itself can also be used as a natural magic weapon.

Using this method to cultivate, Charlotte made a preliminary estimate and found that it was more than ten times faster than that.

"Perhaps, I can really raise my mana before the next aura trough arrives?"

After her acceptance speech, Charlotte walked backstage while pondering the matter in her head

For spell cultivation, Charlotte actually has a great sense of urgency.

Because he knew that this world was in the age of the end of the law, and at some point, the aura would be further exhausted.

At that time, if his mana has not been cultivated to a certain level, it will become a state where he cannot use any spells.

It's like the world he traveled through before.

Although Charlotte has realized that the current world is not exactly the same as the world before him, there are too many similarities for him to be careless.

He had a hunch that, as the old ghost had told him, when the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in 2008 and the United States was no longer the only point of prosperity, it was time for the aura to fail again.

Before that, he had to cultivate his mana enough to cast spells under a thinner aura.

"It seems that I will try to win a few more awards in the future! I wonder how the Oscar statuesman will work?"

Charlotte thought to herself.