United Artists Pictures won nine trophies at the 64th Academy Awards, which was a huge victory.
Shay has already booked a bar and is just waiting for a carnival party after the awards ceremony.
The group of people walked out of the Los Angeles Music Center happily and saw a black crowd of protesters outside, surrounding the venue.
They held signs with slogans such as "Stop Homophobia in Hollywood" and "Hollywood Stop Censoring Our True Gay Lives."
Yang Ye held Akina Nakamori with his left hand and Gong Li with his right hand. Under the protection of security personnel, he quickly passed through the special passage and got into the car.
The car started and drove to the reserved bar. Gong Li asked with lingering fear: "What are these people making a fuss about?"
She hadn't learned enough English yet, and she probably didn't recognize the signs held by the protesters. .
Yang Ye explained: "These people are from the LGBT community. They are dissatisfied with the derogatory depictions of homosexuality in films such as "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Killing Kennedy," which were nominated for Oscars this year. Here comes the protest."
"What is LGBT?"
"Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people."
The first three Gong Li understood, but the fourth did not understand, and asked: "What is a transgender person?"
"Transgender means that although I am a man, I think I am a woman. Vice versa. Or I think I am a human being, but neither a man nor a woman."
Gong Li couldn't understand, but she was shocked and said with big eyes: "Is this still possible? "
Yang Yexin said, this is nothing. Thirty years later, there will be 97 genders in the United States.
Yang Ye said lightly: "Nothing strange, the same rice can feed all kinds of people."
Not long after, they arrived at the bar. There were already many guests in the bar, including many Hollywood celebrities.
The main creative team of "Terminator 3" was also present, including John Woo, Wu Jing, Angelina Jolie, etc.
The creators of Geisha and the Lambs received a warm welcome as soon as they entered the venue.
Everyone carries the sedan chair, let alone a vanity fair like Hollywood.
For a while, Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, who won Best Actor and Best Actress, became the focus of the scene.
And a figure like Yang Ye, who kills both the East and the West, is even more enthusiastically sought after.
The entertainment industry is the most snobbish place in the world, because resources are king in this industry. Getting a role or a song may change a person's life's destiny.
So, people with resources can ask for and take from others.
Yang Ye is not only the king of kung fu, but also a master of cake making. A large number of stars have become popular because they were discovered by him, filmed and sang in his works.
Although he has stayed away from Hollywood in recent years, he has also directly or indirectly developed the "Alien" series, "First Blood" series, "Shanghai Noon" series, "Predator" series, The "Spider-Man" series of movies are both popular and popular.
After the success of "Silence of the Lambs", Shea immediately announced that it would be developed into a series of movies, which means that United Artists has another cash cow in its hands.
Who wouldn’t fawn over such a prosperous company with a bright future?
If Yang Ye or Xie is willing, they can put a red sofa in the office of United Artists Pictures now, and then many Hollywood actresses will strip naked and lie down on it.
Ever since Yang Ye entered the bar, people kept coming to strike up a conversation. Seeing that Yang Ye was busy socializing, Nakamori Akina and Gong Li simply went aside to play by themselves.
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"Master, this is my wife Nicole Kidman. Nicole, this is my master, Nick Young!" Tom Cruise introduced enthusiastically.
Nicole cupped her fists to Yang Ye and said: "Master!"
Yang Ye shook hands with her and praised: "Nicole, you are very charming."
Said to Tom again: "Oh, my God, you are such a lucky guy!"
Paula Wagner, standing next to the two of them, smiled and said: "Nick, congratulations on your birthday tonight. A complete victory!”
"Thank you!"
Everyone chatted for a while and ran to the dance floor to dance. Yang Ye danced with Nicole Kidman as a courtesy.
To be honest, Nicole is really good-looking, but Yang Ye is not so crazy that he won’t even let go of his apprentice’s wife.
After Yang Ye danced with Nicole for a while, he handed her back to Tom and started dancing with Paula.
Paula worked as an actress when she was young. She was pretty good-looking, but she didn't get ahead.
Later, he joined Los Angeles Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and became an agent.
At that time, Tom Cruise also came to Los Angeles to work hard. To be honest, he didn't seem to have much future in this industry.
At that time, what was popular in Hollywood were masculine men, not fair and tender handsome men like Tom Cruise, and he was too small.
However, feminism was rising in the United States at that time, and women became the backbone of consumption, which gave opportunities to idols like Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise attracted countless female fans as soon as he appeared on the big screen, and became popular after starring in several movies.
Even so, the old guys in Hollywood still looked down on him and called him a stinky actor.
This is the same as the "old actors" in the Chinese entertainment industry who look down on young fresh meat in later generations.
Basically, late-developing countries have to go through what the first-developing countries have experienced, because the social form has reached this point, which will give rise to such a phenomenon.
Paula and Tom, who were still newcomers, hit it off immediately, and Paula signed Tom to CAA.
With Tom's popularity, Paula has also become CAA's undisputed ace agent.
Yang Ye and Paula returned to their seats, drinking and chatting. Paula finally got down to business. She said, "Tom and I are planning to leave CAA."
Yang Ye was not surprised by this incident. , even the Hong Kong celebrities under Yang Ye now open star studios, affiliated to Yang Ji, and have switched from an employment model to a cooperation model.
With Tom Cruise starring in "Rain Man" and "Top Gun" one after another, as well as the "Shanghai Noon" and "Spider-Man" series that Yang Ye helped him create, he has become a first-line star in Hollywood , it is inevitable to break away from CAA and stand on its own.
Yang Ye nodded, non-committal, but said: "How did you and Tom meet?"
Paula looked at Tom who was dancing with Nicole on the dance floor, recalling the past, He smiled and said: "He was only 19 years old at that time and lived in the home of actor Sean Penn.
On the recommendation of Sean Penn, Tom took the initiative to contact CAA, and I was the one who received him at that time.
At that time, he was young, handsome, and handsome. I had a very good impression of him.
I took him to the office and asked him to meet everyone. My love for him was unabashed and everyone was like, 'Well, give it a try and see what happens'.
After that, I signed him on behalf of the company to help him develop in the film and television industry. You know what happened next..." Yang Ye asked: "Are you planning to start your own business? ”
Paula said: "Yes, we plan to establish a Cruise/Wagner Production Company (C/W), and we hope to sign a global distribution agreement with United Artists Pictures."
Yang Ye nodded, Asked: "Have you talked to Shay and Adjani about this?"
Paula shook her head: "I think I should talk to you first, after all, Tom is your student."
Paula Wagner has stopped serving as Tom Cruise's agent and has become his corporate partner.
C/W Film Production Company is established, and Paula will serve as general manager and chief producer.
Tom's agent was replaced by another woman named Pat Kingsley. This woman is Hollywood's ace agent and has many big names under her, such as Al Pacino, Jodie Foster, Nicole ·Kidman...
We will talk about the story of Pat Kingsley and Tom Cruise falling in love and killing each other later. In short, Tom succeeded as Pat and failed as Pat. After leaving Pat, he almost Finished.
Paula Wagner took the initiative to talk to Yang Ye about their departure from CAA. Naturally, she wanted to gain chips and benefits.
After all, Tom Cruise is the hottest movie star in Hollywood right now.
There were two Toms in Hollywood in the 1990s, one Tom Cruise and one Tom Hanks.
Hanks has superb acting skills and is unrivaled in awards, but in terms of commercial value, Cruise is the undisputed number one.
Cruise is handsome, can fight, is very hard-working, dedicated, and dares to risk his life.
He is very comprehensive, action movies, romance movies, dramas, almost everything. And they all make big hits at the box office, rarely missing a beat.
In terms of art, he was also nominated for the 62nd Academy Award for the feature film "Born on the Fourth of July".
For such an outstanding person who wants to pursue a solo career, Hollywood is all eyeing him, hoping to include him in their camp.
In the past ten years, Tom Cruise has cooperated most with United Artists Pictures, and he has also cooperated with Paramount a lot. "Top Gun" was produced by Paramount.
In the business world, it is most shameless to use master-disciple feelings to kidnap others. Deep feelings are nothing more than making money.
Obviously, if the benefits from United Artists are not enough, Tom and Paula will turn around and run to Paramount.
Yang Ye said: "Of course I warmly welcome you. You can discuss the specific details with Shay! Then I will personally take charge of it and create an action movie tailored for Tom to help you get off to a good start. . ”
“That’s great!”
Yang Ye's promise made Paula very satisfied, which was exactly what she hoped.
Every time Yang Ye makes a move, it’s like a god’s fart, which is extraordinary.
C/W Company's entrepreneurial film can be directed by Yang Ye himself, and it is his best action film, so it will definitely become an instant hit.
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Needless to say, the action movie Yang Ye personally created for Tom Cruise was "Mission: Impossible".
"Mission: Impossible" is the spy film series second only to "007", and Yang Ye hopes to hold the copyright in his own hands.
A super series of big IP is the dream of every top Hollywood actor, because this is an iron rice bowl that can stand for a long time.
For example, Johnny Depp, no matter how unlucky he is, can rely on "Pirates of the Caribbean" to regain his health and become popular again.
For another example, Robert Downey Jr.’s greatest achievement in his life is Iron Man.
But the movie company will not tolerate an actor being the leading actor in a series of movies.
Because, as the movie series becomes popular, the actors' salaries will become higher and higher, and the production costs will also rise accordingly.
For example, Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, after filming, he personally wanted to share most of the profits.
The film company must be unhappy, so the final fate of the series of movies is mostly to replace the protagonist, or restart, or even shelve it.
There are N generations of James Bonds in the "007" series, and they are replaced every time the pay can no longer support them.
One of the reasons why Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man was killed by the script was that his salary was too expensive and Disney could no longer afford it.
When Tobey Maguire's "Spider-Man" was filming the third film, Tobey's salary was too high and he couldn't come to an agreement with the company, so he changed people and restarted the project.
Then there’s Andrew Garfield’s version of “The Amazing Spider-Man.”
There is also Chen Long's "Rush Hour" series, which was so successful, but it was discontinued after only three movies.
I can’t afford to film it, the pay is too high, and it’s a double lead role, so I have to pay twice.
And this film will not work without Chen Long, there is no way to replace it, so it can only be shelved.
Although the original "Mission: Impossible" was produced by Paramount, in fact, Paramount was just working for Tom Cruise.
Because Tom Cruise holds the copyright to the "Mission: Impossible" series, the role of Ethan Hunt is bound to him. He can only play it, and Paramount cannot replace him. .
For the copyright of "Mission: Impossible", Paramount once secretly revealed a lot of dirty information about Tom Cruise, trying to force him to submit.
At that time, Tom Cruise was very crazy and wanted to win the Oscar. For this reason, he took on many inexplicable movies.
But winning the prize is not that easy, Pat Kingsley can't do it.
Tom Cruise complained that Pat Kingsley was ineffective in this matter and fired her.
Without Pat's protection, Tom Cruise's reputation collapsed, and he was faced with problems in his private life, marriage, religion...all kinds of dirty information flew around, almost killing him.
But...he owns the rights to Mission: Impossible, and he's Ethan Hunt.
With this trump card series, he became famous again and returned to the front line.
As the boss of a film company, Yang Ye, like those big companies in Hollywood, cannot tolerate a situation like this where the ace series is in the hands of actors.
So Yang Ye took the initiative to personally create a new film for Tom Cruise. It seemed like a master's care for his apprentice, but in fact it was to steal his wool and take the super IP of "Mission: Impossible" as his own.
Tom Cruise can only work for United Artists, and cannot work for Paramount like the original time and space.
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PS: I’m too sleepy. Let’s rest first. I’ll make up for the chapters I owed during my leave yesterday. I’m sorry! (End of this chapter)