Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 392 Still Oscar

Li Bingbing knows that many people envy her, and she has recently received messages from many people congratulating her.

All the female stars, even with their acting skills, are almost sore.

but……

My family knows their own affairs.

No one knows the pain in her heart.

Even though a week had passed and he and Gu Ming got on the plane to Los Angeles together, she still felt bad.

At this point, even if she knew what Gu Ming said was true, she didn't want to believe it.

People are always willing to believe what they want more.

"Are you saying I really have no chance?" Li Bingbing sat on the seat next to Gu Ming and looked at Gu Ming with his head tilted.

"Listen to the truth or lies?"

"lie."

"without!"

"..." Li Bingbing wanted to laugh, but the next second, she realized it and smiled bitterly, "Now you are not even willing to lie to me anymore."

"If there is no hope, there will be no despair." Gu Ming spread his hands, "No matter which angle you analyze it from, there is no hope. It's not because of you, but because of your skin color. Do you understand?"

"Hey, there are Oscar-winning actors and actresses, and the number is increasing. It's all thanks to that incident."

"As for the yellow race, they have been in the class for more than 80 years now. Can you list one?"

"You don't think this is a coincidence, do you?"

"The truth is so cruel, I can't lie to you even if I want to."

"Then Best Director." Li Bingbing asked curiously, "You and Li Yu both won it."

"It's different." Gu Ming shook his head, "The exposure rate is different. How can a director compare with celebrities in terms of fans?"

"Those who don't pay attention to this industry may not even know what Li Yu and I look like."

"Okay." Accepting the fact helplessly, Li Bingbing said melancholy, "When will a Chinese, no, even a yellow race, win an Oscar for Best Actor and Best Actress?"

"There is a greater chance that he will be a movie queen." Gu Ming explained, "A male actor, Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, who are in small categories, are the limit."

"There is no shortage of actors in Hollywood. If you want to stand out with your acting skills, you have to seize every opportunity, and you have to have a director like me to always support you. It's difficult!"

"Okay, then I'll be the best actress." Li Bingbing said.

"There are several conditions that need to be met." Gu Ming counted on his fingers.

"Our country's economy can develop to 70% of that of the United States."

"In North America, you are not a newbie. If you are a veteran, you should have at least two masterpieces."

"This person should preferably be Chinese, but he cannot be from the mainland, or even from Hong Kong Island."

"Yang Ziqiong?" Li Bingbing frowned slightly, "Your conditions are so bad, I can only think of her."

"She does have the highest probability." Gu Ming didn't say anything about his past life. His butterfly wings were big enough. Who knew what would happen?
"Okay, don't feel sorry for me." Gu Ming consoled her, "Look at it openly. If we can't win the Oscar for Best Actress, we still have the Golden Rooster Best Actress. Let's keep the competition low."

"But why do I feel that this difficulty is no less difficult than Oscar's?" Li Bingbing almost cried.

Once every two years, there are so many seniors.

If you can’t protect yourself, the number of Golden Rooster and Oscar-winning actresses is the same, both are zero!
"By the way, even though I know there's no hope, I still want to take a chance. If I do it, I won't have any regrets. I'm going to get a budget of three million US dollars. Can you help me with the public relations?"

"Okay." Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Gu Ming didn't try to persuade him.

Anyway, three million dollars.

With "Gravity" still strong at the box office and booming in mainland North America, Li Bingbing's salary for half of his films was higher than this amount. If she wants to rush, then just rush.

Just treat it like spending money to buy a limited edition bag, and she’ll be happy!
……

When you get busy, time feels faster.

After Gu Ming focused on Oscar public relations, time flew by even more quickly.

In the blink of an eye, both Manchester By the Sea and Gravity have been released for two months.

The box office of "Manchester by the Sea" is only 30 million US dollars. Everyone is preparing for a wave of impact after the Oscars to see if they can take advantage of the Oscars to sell more box office.

"Gravity" is much more powerful.

The box office in North America has reached 1.4 million US dollars. It can collect a little more in the future, but not much.

Less than 1.5 million may be the final destination of this film.

It is only 70% as good as the previous film, but considering that the protagonists are different, such box office figures can definitely be considered a success.

Not to mention that the global box office of this film is likely to exceed that of the original film in its previous life.

Yes, Gu Ming has this confidence.

Who made "Gravity" only have a box office of just over 4 million in the mainland in its previous life?

But this time, the 3D screen in China has no rivals at all. The 2D screen only has Feng Pants and some small roles that have a box office of tens of millions. They are still occupying the Lunar New Year slot, and the box office has exceeded 17 billion!
Successfully broke the record of "Avatar" in the domestic box office market.

It only lasted less than two years.

It also reshaped Gu Ming's status as a great domestic director.

And 17 billion, may even reach 18 billion. Based on last year's exchange rate, this is more than 2.6 million US dollars!
It hasn't been released in other countries yet, but the global box office has exceeded 400 million!
Even if "Avatar" raises the box office top spot to more than 2 billion, this is a figure that cannot be ignored!

Together with other markets, it has the potential to hit the top ten global box office of the year!

This data made Li Bingbing feel a lot better knowing that he had no way of winning the Oscar.

This is not even a bit better than "Best Friend" Jin Suo's "Super Body".

From now on, I consider myself to be the highest-grossing Chinese actress. Who is in favor of it and who is against it?
Who has the right to object?

She just felt that she had stood at the top of the actor's mountain.

Although he is still a little short of the top, isn't this a congenital flaw? I'm afraid no one can surpass me.

In a good mood, Li Bingbing became more and more unrestrained. Gu Ming only felt that he had become a tool.

……

The days passed day by day.

The end of February has arrived in the blink of an eye, February 27th.

Countless people’s eyes are on Hollywood and Highland Center.

It was the original Kodak Theater.

Yes, the name was changed.

Just like the sentence in "The Three-Body Problem", ignorance is not an obstacle to survival, arrogance is.

Kodak, who was the first to invent digital cameras, was defeated by digital cameras. As digital cameras became more and more advanced, Kodak went bankrupt.

The naming rights that cost nearly 100 million US dollars to buy were also lost.

Gu Ming only felt as if an era had passed.

When I participated in the Oscars for the first time, the Kodak Theater had just won the title, and now it is actually going bankrupt.

Life is so unpredictable!
(End of this chapter)