Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 578 New Year New Movie

When Forbes magazine first released its list of the world's richest people in 1982, it probably didn't expect it to receive such close attention from the world.In fact, it is not surprising that people are always interested in the private lives of celebrities and rich people. Even though they know that these people are no different from ordinary people, the fire of gossip is still burning, and personal property is closely related to private life. thing.

So even if this ranking is not accurate—they can only calculate personal wealth based on the stocks, industries, and company market value of the other party, many hidden assets cannot be estimated, and no matter how transparent the system is, there will be Shadows exist—and are still sought after around the world.

With such a great success, "Forbes" naturally wants to chase after the victory. It not only finds ways to increase the accuracy of property estimation on the current basis, but also releases different types of rich lists, such as the rich list of each region or the world's top luxury goods. list, list of most influential people, etc.This series of practices not only consolidated the authority and influence of "Forbes" in the wealth list, but also left other financial magazines of the same type far away. The wealth list still has a big gap compared with "Forbes".

Just entering 2002, "Forbes" released a new issue of the 2001 Global Billionaires List. In the eyes of people, a young woman appeared in the top 30 rankings——Angela Mason!

To sum it up, Ms. Angel is actually a frequent visitor on the "Forbes" rich list. Since Pixar's successful listing in 95, she has been on the bottom of this list with a worth of US$10 billion.At that time, although people were amazed at how young she was, it could be said that she was the youngest person ever to be on the list, but more people thought she was lucky.After all, whoever puts money into Pixar will reap such lucrative profits if they have the guts to gamble.

However, with the passage of time, Miss Angel is growing up and her position on the ranking list is also gradually rising, from the last few at the beginning to within a few hundred, and then within a hundred.Although many people lost a lot of wealth in the IT storm in 2000, Angela was affected very little, so the ranking released at the beginning of last year entered the 50th place in the ranking with a net worth of more than 60 billion U.S. dollars. within the name!

Even at this time, many people still think she is lucky, especially many insiders.Obviously, if her father hadn't reminded her before the IT storm in 2000, how could Ms. Angel have successfully cashed out all the Cisco stocks in her hand?But no one expected that after only one year of entering the top 60, she replaced the Italian Prime Minister who played AC Milan and squeezed into the top 30!

It would be fine if someone else entered the top 30 of the rich list, but it would be really surprising if it was Angela.The top 30 rich people usually have two characteristics: first, they all have assets worth tens of billions without exception; second, the average age is between 55 and 60 years old.

Especially the second point, Gai Zi, the 45-year-old classmate at the top of the list, is relatively young.Although there are younger people among the top 30 richest people, not only the few are all 35 years old.Now, Angela has also squeezed into the ranks of tens of billions of rich men, even if it may be a flash in the pan, it is surprising enough.

You must know that the age of 21 alone is unprecedented, let alone a young woman-although there are women in the top 30, not only are they also very few, but they are all over 50 years old.

A lot of people don't know what to say, and while Angela can always do wonders—look at The Pianist and Brokeback Mountain, look at the hype she caused—isn't that an exaggeration?Miss Angel has personally said that she has no talent in business. If this is also called no talent, then can the rich people behind her jump from the top of the Empire State Building?If this is also because of good luck, then it would be too against the sky, right? !

However, if one carefully looked through Miss Angel's development history, it seemed that luck was really by her side, as long as Angela made decisions, almost all of them made money.Not to mention the North American screening rights of Pixar and "Titanic". When Apple was short of funds, she invested all the money earned from "Titanic".

At that time, many people thought that Angela had too much money to spend, and it was not so easy to save the crumbling Apple.But with Jobs as CEO, Apple not only stabilized its performance but also began to slowly recover.The release of ipod last year made Apple run wildly on the runway again, and the market value increased in a few months than in the past few years!

Moreover, although Angela sold all the IT stocks after the IT storm, it didn't take long for her to hold a few again, and after two years of trough, these IT stocks began to regain strength.

Although there are many chances, it will become inevitable, but people still don't know where Angela's inevitable is. The only thing is that among her personal assets, IT-related industries account for the vast majority.

But unless she can predict the future, how is it possible to know what is worth investing in and what is not?

Well, since you can't figure it out, you can find a place where you can figure it out. Miss Angel has always worked hard for her assets, right?For example, serving as the image spokesperson of the ipod will further arouse people's pursuit of the ipod, or lead Pixar and DreamWorks to become a famous film production company in Hollywood after the seven major film companies.

Most people believe that Pixar's current market value can exceed 100 billion, and one-third of the credit belongs to Ms. Angel.It can be said that from the day Pixar established the film department, Angela has the right to say nothing about the production of live-action movies.

Although she has been directing mostly literary and artistic movies, all the big-selling movies produced by Pixar are not unrelated to her, such as the "Mummy" series or the very thought-provoking "Matrix" series. The "Harry Potter" series is in the bag, and it is absolutely no problem to go to a higher level.

In addition, many of the scripts of Pixar and the several film companies that are most closely related to Pixar, with low cost and high box office, are also written by her, not to mention the literary films directed by Angela. He has lost money, and even a boring film like "The Pianist" can make a profit, and he has won the best movie for Pixar for three consecutive years!Even Spielberg can't do this, can he?

Obviously, it is no longer possible to figure out Miss Angel with common sense. Since she can almost monopolize Pixar's money-making and award-winning movies, it seems understandable that she can easily earn tens of billions of dollars for herself?

But people who work at Pixar would have scoffed at the notion if they knew.In the eyes of many veteran employees, Angela must be responsible for at least half of Pixar's current scale.Not to mention the film department, the game department is also retained because of her, and "Warcraft", one of the most outstanding strategy games on the market, is also inextricably related to her.As for the animation department, don't forget that the scripts for both "Toy Story" were written by Angela, and she also wrote

Tracey from the second part voiced it.

In short, Miss Angel can always make some seemingly strange and maybe even stupid decisions, but in the end it proves that she is the right decision.For example, less than a week after she returned to Los Angeles after the New Year's holiday, she dragged a certain "tyrant" director to the head office to talk to Ed about investment.

"Tell me, how do you feel?" Angela asked after serving James Cameron a cup of coffee with a smile.

"I admit that Pixar's CG level is really good-in addition, the working atmosphere here is also unique," James sipped his coffee, "but you have to understand, Angie, I need more than just CG level..."

"I know," Angela interrupted him unceremoniously, after listening to it more than a dozen times, "In terms of CG level alone, Fatty Peter's studio is also very good, but I believe there is something you need here. Stuff. Remember the opening animation of the game version of "The Matrix" that was shown before? All the movements are made with real-life capture technology."

After flicking her fingers gracefully, Angela continued with a smile: "No matter how well you want to do, James, having a solid foundation is always the first element."

James rubbed his chin and thought for a few seconds before nodding: "Well, I have no objection, but..."

He looked at Ed Cam behind the desk, and the latter stretched out his hand to Angela helplessly: "The investment is too big."

"Too big?" Angela blinked in confusion, she didn't think the number was too big.

"Of course, we have to consider other investments and the speed at which the funds will be withdrawn... Well, since you may not understand that much, I will put it simply-in the next few years, the film department will have "Harry" Movies such as the Potter series and The Bourne series are going to be produced; in the game department, the project of "World of Warcraft" has also been approved; as for the animation department, don't think that Andrew and the others will stop. We have to consider these, no ?"

Although angry at Ed's half-joking remarks, Angela knew what he was talking about.After scratching her head depressedly, the girl looked at Cameron, but this guy was sipping his coffee sippy, Angela really couldn't see anything worth tasting about this instant coffee.

"Okay, how about I make additional investment in my private capacity?" Angela said what James wanted to hear most.

Sure enough, he immediately became beaming: "Really? That's great, you, a millionaire, are finally willing to nod..."

"Don't worry, James, I haven't said the conditions yet." Angela shook her finger.

"Conditions?" Cameron froze for a moment, then frowned.

"What? Want people to invest without negotiating terms? There is no such thing as cheap in this world." Angela said with a sarcasm, but she immediately waved her hand with a smile: "Okay, it's not a big deal Things, matters related to investment will naturally be discussed with you by professionals-you know, I have no talent in this area. But what I want to say is that you once promised me to be the director of "Transformers". "

"Wait, I didn't give a definite answer at that time." James immediately reminded.

"What we're talking about is to talk about it later, look, aren't we talking now?" The girl spread her hands, "Besides, I sent you the script before, didn't I?"

"So..." Cameron tapped his fingers on the coffee table, "Have you made up your mind to ask me to direct?"

"I know what you're thinking, James," Angela straightened her body and adjusted her sitting posture, "Let's put it this way, what do you think of the "Pearl Harbor", "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" released last year? How about the CG technology produced?"

"Little case," James waved his hand, with a hint of pride in his tone, "I don't want to offend you, Angie, but I did that technique a few years ago."

"Of course, of course, I have no doubts about this," Angela shrugged with a smile, "So, from the audience's point of view, what do you think of the effect of "Lord of the Rings"?"

James smacked his lips and thought seriously for a few seconds: "From the audience's point of view, Peter Jackson did a great job—of course, if it were me, I would only do a better job."

This guy... Angela smiled and shook her head: "Then do you know how much the first part of "Lord of the Rings" cost?"

"How many?"

"1 billion!"

"...It's impossible." Cameron raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Nothing is impossible, dear James," Angela showed a sly smile, "Don't forget that I played an important role in it so I know it well, New Line just gave Peter 3 million dollars to make "Lord of the Rings" III If we really want to calculate the cost of each part, the cost of each part may drop to more than 9000 million."

Without waiting for James to speak, the girl continued: "Actually, what I want to say is not to produce the best effect with a limited cost-if you do this, you are not James Cameron- I still say what I said before, let people see what the peak of 2DCG technology should look like in the hands of technology madmen."

"The pinnacle of 2DCG technology?" James rubbed his chin, although his brows were still frowning, but he was obviously moved.

"Looks like I can't say no," Cameron shrugged. "Well, it should be a good deal."

"Great," Angela clapped her hands immediately, "Then let's start preparing for the casting right away!"

"You're really good at rushing time." James rolled his eyes, and then there was a cunning flash in his eyes as if thinking of something.

"Speaking of which, I think there is someone who is very suitable for the heroine." Cameron said solemnly.

"So fast?" Angela raised her eyebrows in surprise, "I thought you would hold a wide-ranging casting call like "Titanic", and finally make everyone known."

"That's what I planned, but I came across a ready-made candidate by chance." James said and set his sights on Angela.

"You want me to play this role? Absolutely impossible!" Angela raised her eyebrows and refused.

"Although it's a good gimmick for Ms. Angel to play a role in a live-action movie of my favorite cartoon, but after a little thought, let's forget it." Cameron immediately raised his hands, "I don't want to be restricted on the set, Besides, most of the investment will be spent on CG production, and there is no extra money to invite big-name stars like you."

Without waiting for Angela to speak, Cameron continued: "Of course, the actor I thought of has a lot to do with you. Angie is your rumored girlfriend at the beginning of last year!"

"What!" Angela's eyes widened, "You mean... Jesse?!"

"That's right, it's Jessica Alba. I knew her a little bit before when I was the producer of "Dark Angel of the Last Days". This girl is pretty good." Cameron spread his hands with a smile, "And also Under 21 years old, it is very suitable to play a high school student, if you invite her personally, she will definitely say yes."

But Angela seemed to be overwhelmed by the news, and after a while she said in a daze, "This... can't be done."

"Why?" Cameron asked puzzled.

"Well...it's nothing, I just think it's better for you to send the invitation, I hope...Jessie can make a decision based on his own ideas." Angela rubbed her nose and said this, although she knew that this excuse was lame... do not care.

"Is that so? I see." Cameron raised his chin with a "clear" look, but the smiling appearance was a bit awkward. God knows what was going on in his head.

"That's it, I'm leaving." Ignoring the girl's annoyed gaze, the tyrant director stood up.

Angela didn't hold back, and didn't let out a long breath until the office door was closed.

"What's the matter, since you have achieved your goal, you should be happy, right?" Ed's voice sounded, "You still look preoccupied."

"Everyone has a lot of things on their minds. After finishing one, there is another," Angela shrugged at him. "For example, how do I get rid of the reporters guarding my house?"

"The easiest way is to accept interviews from financial magazines."

"Come on, I don't understand anything, how do you want me to face their problems. Even if I have a little stock in my stomach, it was wiped out in the previous interviews." Angela curled her lips, and her heart suddenly became calm .

This is the movie version of "Transformers" that I have mentioned N times in front of Jessica. The possibility of her agreeing to the invitation is definitely more than 90%... It doesn't matter, Jessica's role in this kind of commercial film is not a bad thing.

After letting go of these things, Angela felt a sense of relief in her heart. After she collected her mind, she stood up and looked at Ed. She still had something important to say.

"New movie?" Ed showed a surprised look, "Start preparations now?"

"Yes, the script has already been completed and the role candidates have been decided. I am sure to complete the filming within 6 weeks." Angela nodded affirmatively, "This is a story that happened in Los Angeles. The name is "crash"!"