Chapter 103

William looked at Oprah and asked uncertainly: "It's time for Mr. Russell and Mr. Ridley. Can I take up their time like this?"

Oprah hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, William, I can do a special interview for Russell and Ridley, and Gladiator has been out for more than a month. The two of them came here last time. They will not mind. Yes, I was right, Russell, Ridley."

Ridley nodded and said, "That's right, I don't care about Gladiator at all now. It's about to be taken out of the cinema. What else is there to mention, as for Russell, he is a powerful man, so he won't care about that."

Seeing that Russell also nodded, William said, "Okay, let me tell you the story in my head, this is the story of a 16th-century pirate, the story of Captain Jack Sparrow."

William slowly talked about the pirate movie in his mind in the expectation of everyone, focusing on the interpretation requirements and special effects of the captain's role, William's eloquence was good, and later, when William said that the pirates went from the bottom of the sea to the black pearl The scene of turning into a skeleton in the moonlight,

Many people were taken aback by William. Thinking of the scene William said in their minds, they felt that this pirate-themed movie might be really interesting.

After William finished telling the story, Ridley immediately said to William: "William, I think the best thing you should do now is to immediately go to the copyright agency to apply for the copyright of this story. I even think the movie can be exactly as you said. Go make it, as long as the special effects can be as you said, this movie will be very good.”

Oprah hurriedly asked: "That box office, Ridley, you haven't said the box office yet"

Ridley rolled his eyes and said, "That's God's business, I only know that William's story is very good, but as for how popular it is, I really don't know, but if the cost does not exceed 100 million US dollars, If you find a good actor, the probability of this film losing money should not be high, and William, you don't care about the loss of tens of millions, right?"

William covered his forehead with his hand and said speechlessly: "Of course I care about Ridley, you must know that half a year ago I was a poor man who didn't even have a few hundred pounds on me, God, tens of millions of dollars, you would say that you don't care, I I feel that with the hundreds of millions of dollars, I might as well build a factory to build my P3, at least I am very confident in the P3, and it will make me money."

The audience laughed at William's stinginess, thinking that William was right, who would care about the loss of tens of millions of dollars, and whether William was born as a local tycoon who sold oil.

Ridley shook his head and said helplessly: "Well, it seems that capitalists are the same regardless of their youth. They only care about profits, not art. William, you really deserve to be a person who can make billions. You are so rich. how to make a lot of money.”

Haha, everyone laughed at what Ridley said, they didn't believe that Ridley, a guy who had been in Hollywood for decades, really didn't care about money as he showed.

There are not many people in America who don't care about money. There are only rich people who keep persuading others not to care too much about money. In order to avoid taxes, they donate all their properties to funds, and they also publicize that they are for charity.

One hundred and fifty chapters touting each other

Oprah asked William, "Have you thought about investing in making a movie yourself?"

William shook his head helplessly, "Of course I thought about filming it, but after learning about the operation of some big Hollywood companies, I gave up this idea, unless I could buy a Hollywood distribution company,

Otherwise, if you really slam into it, you will definitely be miserable by those big Hollywood companies. There are too many ways to make money. Movies that make money will be turned into unprofitable or even lose money by their tricks. I don't have the energy to make money. These Hollywood companies are messing around."

Russell, who had been sitting silent for a long time, suddenly said: "William, maybe you can cooperate with me and Ridley, we are Hollywood natives, we all know the doorway in the movie, I see this script very much, we can cooperate ".

Russell's words surprised everyone, and couldn't help but wonder, is this script really that attractive? Even Ridley and Russell wanted to join.

Russell's words are exactly in William's mind. Finally, when you say these words, he knows that Russell has always wanted to change careers and become a director. Now there is a local tyrant and layman in his eyes, who won't fool William?

William pretended to think for a while, then nodded and said, "We can find a time to talk about it. Let's talk about how to talk about it."

Ridley nodded. He had been in Hollywood for decades, and the pirate theme was not popular before, but William's script, which was like a true story of the film process, still moved him.

Mainly, William said it too clearly, and even the details were clear, which made Ridley interested in this pirate script.

Who doesn't like money, not to mention that the two of them thought that William, a big local tyrant, would invest, and they had more confidence in their hearts. Both of them thought that as long as the operation was done properly, the possibility of the success of this project was still very high.

But William didn't want to make a movie by himself. He didn't have the energy and mind. He wanted to use the movie to stir up the topic and improve his reputation in the United States. The participation of the big director and Oscar actor in this pirate movie will definitely be widely used. to spread.

The script and the song he is a pirate will definitely make him more famous in America, and William's every move will become the focus of the media.

He was thinking of fishing with the p3 in his hand. As for whether he would catch the Apple he wanted, he didn't know, but there was no loss in trying.

The interview finally returned to the topic. Everyone talked about the Gladiator movie. The box office of Gladiator in the United States has exceeded 1.5 billion US dollars for more than a month. Come on, maybe you will

Over $1.6 billion.

So today Russell and Ridley came to Oprah's talk show to canvass votes. After listening to Russell and Ridley's words, William suddenly thought of a good idea, "I have an idea, let's bet on the nomination of the Gladiator. "

Oprah nodded happily after hearing this, "This is a good note, but I have to ask William first, have you seen this movie?"

"God, how could I have not seen it, I watched it once in England, and I went to watch it again with Ambrosio last night." After saying that, he pointed at Ambrosio, and Ambrosio saw the camera Turning to her, he nodded and smiled happily.

Oprah laughed and joked: "Okay, William, you are a really good boyfriend. You really will find opportunities to help your girlfriend. How about I invite you two to come together again next time."

After hearing this, Ambrosio's face immediately turned red again. She got too many surprises here today. William is not so repulsive about being on the show, not to mention that it was Oprah's personal invitation. Publicly refused.

William smiled and said: "No problem, maybe we will come back when my p3 goes on sale, or when Ambrosio is on Victoria's Secret, I'm afraid that your show will be scheduled for next year."

"If you want to come, I will welcome you at any time. Well, let's go back to what you just proposed. Since it was proposed by you, then you can predict first, William."

William turned to look at Russell and Ridley, who were also curious about how William predicted.

Seeing that the two of them didn't mind that he grabbed the topic at all, William said, "My rough prediction is that the Gladiator will be nominated for 12 Oscars, and the final winner will be Best Actor, Best Director or Best Picture, Costume And visual, if Ridley doesn't win best director, the film will definitely win best picture."

"12 nominations, are you serious, William, do you know what 12 nominations mean? And it's rude but how can you be sure that Ridley will definitely win best director or best picture," said After Oprah said sorry to Ridley several times, Ridley didn't care, he also wanted to hear why William was optimistic about him.

William smiled and said: "Intuitive, this is my intuition after watching Gladiator twice. As for the best director and the best picture, if neither of them wins, I will donate 5 million US dollars to American women and children. foundation"

"Boom" Everyone was stunned by what William said. This guy really dared to say it. If he really didn't win the prize, then William would really have to donate $5 million.

If this kind of public speech is not fulfilled, then William will not have to mess around in the future, and the world will laugh at him.

Ridley asked in surprise: "Are you serious? William, you have to know what you say, but you have to honor it. I now hope that the best picture and best director don't get it. That kind of $5 million will go to the Women's and Children's Fund. How many people in need can be helped under the operation of the Association?”

William said with a smile: "What would you say if I guessed correctly?"

"God, this is really a problem, I'm not as rich as you, how about I donate 500,000 yuan?" Ridley said embarrassedly, and looked at Russell next to him, and then veiled at William. wink.

Russell quickly understood Ridley's thoughts, smiled and looked at William blinking his eyes and said, "Then I will donate 500,000 if I win the prize."

William saw the hints of Russell and Ridley's glances and realized that the two were acting in a few seconds. After a quick thought in his mind, what he said just now was indeed suspicious of making donations.

Fortunately, Ridley and Russell are worthy of being the old fritters who have been in Hollywood for decades. Knowing that William's bet just now was helping them quarrel to increase the box office of the movie. If the box office can really blow up 500,000 US dollars, it is really trivial.

When he understood, William pretended to be anxious and said cooperatively, "No, that's boring. If you two win the prize, I'll donate the money. How about each of you being a driver for me for a day, hehe, it must be very interesting, Guys, you must be the most expensive driver in the world, $2.5 million a day,

I haven't tried the big Hollywood director and the best leading actor to drive me, it must feel very good, maybe this thing will be recorded in Hollywood history, and I am the leading role and you are both supporting roles, haha".

Ridley looked at William with a thank you for his cooperation, jumped up with a laugh and clapped his hands with Russell and said, "How about Russell, I know that William is a kind-hearted young man, and he will definitely be deceived by me, William, I and I How about Russell's performance? If we can really win the best director and the best leading role, we will definitely honor the donation of 500,000.

Russell followed with a smile and shook his head, "Yes, William is indeed a great boy, this ending is the most perfect, haha".

William was secretly happy. He did this to pretend to be young and inexperienced. He didn't want to appear too shrewd and too evil in the eyes of ordinary people. Views, otherwise know everything will make people think of him as an outlier.

So William looked annoyed at Ridley and Russell, "Is this really good? Lie to me, this pure young man", which made the audience laugh.

Only those who have dealt with William have scolded in their hearts after watching the show, "The hell is pure, and the dark-hearted can write."

Chapter 151: Negotiated properly

Oprah has a lot of experience and can see at a glance that the three of William are acting, but she is very satisfied with the effect, and said with a good smile: "Yes, this ending is the most perfect, William, if you donate it anyway. , then of course we hope that Russell and Ray

Deli won the award, and $6 million can help a lot of disadvantaged groups. William, I thank you for the Women and Children's Fund, you are a great guy."

William got up and thanked the applauding audience, "Thank you, thank you".

After thanking the audience and waiting for the audience to be quiet, William said to Russell and Ridley: "God, you two really deserve to be the great directors and the best actors, you can understand each other's thoughts with just one look," William pretended to be Helplessly patted his forehead, "Okay, I'm very happy to contribute to women and children, although I was deceived, but for the sake of cute children, I'm still willing, I look forward to it. I feel very satisfied with this compensation on the day you became my driver."

Everyone laughed at William's exaggerated tone, and Russell said with a smile: "I have no problem, I really want to try what it is like to live as a driver with $2.5 million a day, thank you, this may be my acting career. The most special experience ever."

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