Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 335 Financial Statements

…As the first person to win three Oscars in a single session, Ms. Mason seemed very conceited. When asked whether it was accidental or inevitable, she answered both! "

"...Obviously, Miss Genius lacks interest in the best screenplay. As one of the best screenwriters in Hollywood, she doesn't care about this award. I have to say it's a funny thing..."

"...Angela claims she's going to do better, so it's safe to assume she has a bigger appetite, so what could it be? Her

The first directorial work "Run Lola Run" is very popular, maybe Angela has already aimed for the best director? "

After the Oscars, various media became lively again. There are countless newspapers like the one above that randomly guessed and interpreted the girl's answer. This made Angela a little helpless. She had already answered with the simplest words very carefully, but those guys still It can be arranged at will, which is really a nuisance.

The girl finally chose to ignore it. Anyway, this is not the first time, and it won't be the last time. Instead of worrying about it, it's better to throw it in the corner. If the tabloid doesn't write like this, it won't be called a tabloid.

And the big media focused on praise for "Titanic" and sympathy for "The English Patient."

"Cameron perfectly combined computer special effects technology and story, this is a great victory!"

"Although it is also a great love, "The English Patient" is more delicate and more realistic, but it lost to a fairy tale. Don't people nowadays like to face reality anymore?"

The two views clashed endlessly, and fans also expressed their views through various channels. According to the survey of the "Los Angeles Times", the approval rate of the two films was about 48% to 52%, and "The English Patient" had a slight advantage. It is the privilege of a tragic hero.

Of course, there are also people who pay attention to the broken records of the 69 Oscars, and they are full of wisdom.

"It is undeniable. "Titanic" created an unprecedented miracle. The record of 15 nominations and 12 awards will be difficult to surpass. And at the same time, Ms. Angela Sen won the most awards in a single session at the age of just 17. And "The English Patient" got 12 nominations but got nothing. But for the film company, the 2 million investment in exchange for the global box office revenue of nearly 20 billion is the most noteworthy. I am very worried, this may completely open the big investment and big production. Gates, maybe in the future filmmaking will just have to throw money at it, and we'll just get some high-spirited stories and forget about them!" - Thomas Adelson, The Washington Post.

In all fairness, this columnist got the point. Angela, who has a previous life experience, knows very well that after 2000, the North American box office will gradually begin to be dominated by movies with large investment and high special effects, which is irreversible.After all, film companies want profits!Immediately, the computer technology became more and more mature, as long as the audience is willing to pay for it, this situation will not stop!

The current "Titanic" is a good illustration of this point. It was already ready to be released, but because it won the Oscar for best movie, it immediately set off a small climax!Although it is no longer the prime time period, there are still many people chasing after it. By mid-April, the North American box office officially exceeded 4 million!

"Aren't you going to take a break? You've... boxed four times." Annie raised the towel in her hand.

"Wait a minute, it will be ready soon." Angela stepped on the steps in the garden under the sun, punching her legs in an orderly manner. Although grandma had sentenced her to death early on for her damage, it was still a little bit for self-defense. Besides, practicing boxing can keep your body and vitality better than doing aerobics.

After closing the move, the girl's smooth forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, but she didn't intend to stop. After jumping twice, she bent down and rubbed her knees, then flipped over in the air and landed firmly on the ground , and then flipped over three or four times in a row, until the landing took a few steps back before the exercise was considered over.

"Thank you, Annie." Angela took the towel and wiped her face.

"In this way, your sense of balance is actually very good, but why does it lose its shape when you dance?" Annie asked with a smile.

"No talent means no talent, it has nothing to do with balance." The girl pouted and waved her hand.

"Really? But the reporters took photos of you dancing happily at Kate's house yesterday." Annie's tone was narrow and teasing, and Angela couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Dancing happily doesn't mean dancing well .”

She exchanged the towels to Anne with the obvious feeling that she didn't want to talk anymore, and then sat down at the small table and turned on the laptop. When she mentioned that the party girls last night were very depressed, Kate thoughtfully held an all-female party, So it was rare for her to play very openly, but she didn't expect to be photographed by the reporters. Fortunately, they took a lot of measures when they made out after the party, otherwise she would definitely be in the headlines today.And even though it has been almost half a month since that incident, there are still some lingering ghosts. Last night was the first time they had sex in half a month, and Angela still subconsciously escaped a little.

Damn crazy woman!asshole!How could she be recommended to James in the first place!Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help being a little angry, but after scolding, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and confused. It seemed that as long as she had a good impression of the other party, she would be unable to resist being used strong words? !And after careful recollection, I can always feel that there is something in Rachel's heart...sadness? !

Forget it, stop it.Angela frowned and waved her hand. Whether it was the one-night stand in Rosarito or the semi-rape at the Oscar night half a month ago, it has become a thing of the past. As long as she doesn't talk nonsense to Kate, then we can still get along with each other She can be regarded as an acquaintance, if that happens again, she will definitely not be polite.

Thinking of Kate, the girl couldn't help showing a smile. Last night, Kate, who has always been wild in sex, is rarely gentle. Even though she turned down several dates because of that incident in the past half month, she still didn't complain. What.

"What are you thinking about? Such a contented expression." Annie's voice rang in her ears.

"Ah? Ah, it's nothing." Shrugging, Angela took the coffee, took a sip and nodded: "I have to say, dear Annie, the coffee you make is getting more and more to my taste."

"If I can't make coffee that suits your taste after so long, then I will be remiss." Annie raised her eyebrows.

"Okay, okay, thank you." The girl said with a smile, and suddenly put her arms around Annie's waist, buried her head in her belly and hugged her tightly before letting go. Unprepared, Annie rolled her eyes angrily and funny Then turn around and leave.

Angela took another sip of coffee before concentrating on her notebook. She opened the document and prepared to continue writing the script of "Mulan" for Disney. As early as last year, she had completely given up writing by hand. Computers are American anyway. It was invented, so it is indeed much faster to type English letters than to write by hand, but it is a pity that the beautiful fonts that she has practiced so easily will become ugly after using the keyboard for a long time.

On the screen, the story has developed to the stage where Shan Yu sneaked into the palace. When Angela took over, she wanted to add more Chinese elements to play well, but she gave up after thinking about it for a few times. After all, the main audience of this animation They are Americans. The current Chinese market is far less valued than it was in the 21st century. Disney is just looking for new content to please the audience. If too many Chinese elements are added or even changed beyond recognition, the audience will not buy it after it is produced. Then it would be a bit thankless.So in the end, the girl basically wrote according to the script of her previous life, and then tinkered with some small details, such as changing the name of the eunuch named Fu next to the old emperor or the name of the official to be more in line with Chinese habits.

Speaking of which, Disney’s animation department has been really depressed in recent years. CEO Michael Eisner has never been interested in the animation that Disney relied on to make a fortune. As the former president of Paramount, he is very good at film operations. He won't be keen to see Angela's potential, and let George Wells find a way to win over the girl!

So if there is a staff layoff, the animation department must be given priority, but it always ranks behind when it comes to budget.This situation became more and more obvious after the unexpected death of his partner Frank Wells, and several films based on Angela's scripts were sold well. Second's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" had to be abandoned in the end, and the new animation was delayed again and again, so when the manager of the animation department decided to use "Mulan" as the theme, he had to find a way to invite Angela to write the script.

These things are known to some extent by the Sparrow girl, so the script should not be revised too much. Although as long as the arrangement is good, people will buy it, but since it can be regarded as helping others, the risk will naturally be minimized. Better.

After writing for nearly an hour, Angela stretched comfortably, got up and moved around, and then continued, but not to continue writing the script, but to relax her nerves and deal with other things, such as watching simple, her understandable financial statements.

Because she won three Oscars last time, Angela's attention continued to increase. Naturally, the box office of "Run Lola Run" also had a small rebound before it went down, just like "Titanic" ", so the North American box office finally reached 1 million. Excluding the distribution fee for Disney and the share of theaters and costs, the net profit after paying taxes is almost 2000 million or more. If the overseas box office can also reach 1 million, then it is about the same. There is an income of nearly 4000 million, which can be regarded as a bumper harvest in independent film production.

But compared with "Titanic", it is nothing compared to the box office. The net profit of 7 million box office is almost 1 million. The box office dividends in North America were no longer there when she bought the screening rights, but don't forget that there are nearly 4 billion box office overseas, and it has just been released in China!Asking for a dividend as a screenwriter is the first in Hollywood in this era!

The screenwriters union didn't know whether to thank her or hate her. A group of screenwriters who were planning to ask for a salary increase, and maybe a strike ended because of her, because the chairman of the union didn't know how to make the request. Maybe the film company would readily agree. Since Angela has set a precedent, of course others can ask for dividends?But the film company may also sternly refuse, wanting to pay dividends?Of course there is no problem, please achieve the results of Miss Genius first, then we can talk about it.

What frustrates the trade union the most is that Angela is currently not a member of any union of actors, screenwriters, directors, etc. It is impossible to fight for rights and interests in her name!

The girl doesn't know this. What worries her now is that the expectation of "Run Lola Run" has exceeded her imagination. It was originally estimated that 5 million or 6 million yuan is already considered good. After all, although this movie is sold all over the world The scope of influence is huge, but the North American box office does not seem to be high, but unexpectedly, it has exceeded [-] million. Although there is an element of luck in it, it is much higher than expected!

Angela distributed most of the income from the North American box office as bonuses. From Mina to Edward, or "Agent Smith" and the assistant director Matthew, all members of the crew have at least 100 million red envelopes, even when editing. The former Jim also sent 50!But she was always worried, because the next plan... the higher the climb, the more painful it would be to fall, wouldn't it?

It doesn't matter, there will be nothing, anyway, the plan has been made early, and you also need this test, don't you?Angela encouraged herself in her heart.While creating the animation script of "Mulan", he also began to further improve the script of the next director's work.

Unknowingly, time has entered May, and "Mulan" was successfully handed over to Disney, not only the script, but also the lyrics and music of several songs, such as the theme song "reflection", or the episode "I"llmakeamanoutofyou" (that is Jackie Chan version of "Manly Man") and so on. Of course, she laid a foreshadowing for "reflectionn", and she still has a duet version in her hand. It will depend on the situation at that time.

In addition to these, she also drew a lot of hair accessories, costumes, armor pictures and scripts of the Han Dynasty, and also some materials about the Han Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties after that. Although I believe in Disney's level of research, it is more foolproof to do so.

At the same time, the new script has been completely finalized, including a lot of draft shots, and preparations should start.All these made Angela very happy, but the happiest thing was two other things.

First of all, she passed all AP exams smoothly, but instead of the expected 4, she passed 5!She had the mentality of trying the extra door, but in the end she didn't know how she got through it!This is really interesting, but it's basically not a big problem to go to Harvard.

Second, she finally got her driver's license, which means she can own her own car and go for a drive, even though it's still a learner's license!