America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 303 301. Why does everyone have to thank him?

At the Temple Theatre, as the presenter spoke, the camera turned to the five nominees.

Each person's profile picture occupies a corner of the screen, among which Liu Yifei is particularly eye-catching, after all, she is the only woman with yellow skin.

This is also one of the few opportunities for Chinese to be nominated for a major American award. When the shortlist was announced, it attracted attention from mainland China.

The level of cultural exchanges between the two sides has been deepening recently. Last year CCTV broadcast the Oscars ceremony live, and this year it even broadcast the Emmy Awards live.

Sohu and Sina had already played their cards early on, inviting a group of people in the industry, including Zeng Zihang, to discuss the possibility of winning the award. The result, naturally, was that it was generally believed that it was unlikely to win the award.

"I think being nominated means I've been recognized by the mainstream, but the chances of winning the award directly are not very high. It's not to say that there is no chance, but it's not very high."

"What Zihang said makes sense. We can't just focus on Liu Yifei's popularity in China. Supernatural did achieve very good ratings in China, but the United States has its own situation. She is still a newcomer there."

"You're right. Whether or not she wins the award depends on her opponent's performance. The West Wing has always been a popular show, Tyne Daly is a veteran actress, and Liu Yifei's advantage is that she is popular among young people."

"I remember that after Supernatural was aired some time ago, MGM released a survey showing that her popularity was second only to the two male leads. She has great potential but the road has just begun."

The host Dou Wentao suddenly asked: "I saw a piece of news a few days ago that Liu Yifei and the company terminated their contract. Did you know about this?"

"Yes, she has appeared less frequently in China since last year. Her focus has shifted to Hollywood. MGM is very willing to support her. There is a big production called The Hunger Games coming out next month. From the trailer, it seems that she plays an important supporting role."

"Liu Yifei only has one film left in China, The Chinese Paladin. I heard she even turned down The Return of the Condor Heroes, directed by Zhang Jizhong."

"It looks like she's going to give up the mainland market. Do you think this is right?"

"It's not giving up. If she really gave up, she wouldn't even shoot The Chinese Paladin. It's just a shift in focus, which I think is good. Hollywood has always had a gang tradition."

"Australia has the Australian Gang, the UK has the British Gang, and Canada has the British Gang, where the old and the new form a circle to help each other."

"If Liu Yifei and Daniel Wu can gain a foothold there, it will be helpful for domestic actors who want to develop in Hollywood."

"We are in the honeymoon period of cooperation with MGM. Now is a good time to develop with the power of this lion. I think it's great."

"It's a pity for Daniel Wu. If it weren't for the Bar Lafayette incident, the second season of The Walking Dead would have been completed and released long ago, and he wouldn't be unable to make it to this year's Emmy Awards. Otherwise, he might have been nominated for a supporting actor."

The camera passed over Xiao Liu's face. She bit her lips nervously. The nomination must have been arranged by Eric.

If an Oscar-winning actress can do public relations, then an Emmy Award-winning supporting actress can certainly do it. I just don't know if her intensity is as fierce as his in bed. She has been tormented these days.

Despise Weinstein, understand Weinstein, be Weinstein.

"The winner of the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is Crystal Liu for Supernatural."

OH
After hearing the result, the three people in the Sina live broadcast room fell silent instantly. They had just said that the probability of winning was not high, but they were slapped in the face in the blink of an eye.

Nicole, Theron, Gadot, and the Olsen sisters all turned their eyes to Eric.

"You...what are you all looking at me for?"

Chicken soup is here...Phew!
"Hehe...that depends on what good things you have done." Nicole said with a smile, but her smile was a little creepy, and the skin on her face didn't even move.

"I can at least understand the nomination, but winning the award is too much. Eric, what are you planning?" Theron asked coldly.

"What kind of ideas can I come up with! Everything is for the company's strategic service. You also know about MGM's investment in China."

"Crystal Liu is a card I focus on. If I spend some money on her now, she will earn me back dozens of times in the future."

"Originally, a more suitable candidate for this role would have been Daniel Wu, but he didn't appear in The Walking Dead, so she was lucky."

"Really?" Gadot asked suspiciously.

"That's it. I don't have time to think about messy things right now. I attended Nicky Hilton's wedding not long ago, and her slutty friends were all seducing me."

"But I was as firm as the most devout priest, and if I had wanted to, you would have seen it in the newspapers."

"Humph! Suspicious!"

"Yin Anchor!"

"There's a ghost!"

"Hey...I have a clear conscience!"

At the award ceremony, the moment the result was announced, Liu Yifei stood up excitedly and covered her mouth with her hands in disbelief.

Well, I’m very skilled at the movements and have practiced them many times in private.

In contrast, the expressions on the faces of the other four nominees were somewhat unnatural, but fortunately they were not fools, and they still smiled politely and applauded.

After hugging the two evil spirits of the Wen family, Xiao Liu hurried onto the stage.

"Congratulations, young man. Say a few words."

"Thank you!"

After taking the trophy and looking at the thousands of stars below, she suddenly felt dizzy and was about to faint.

If you are a Chinese, naturally you won't have any special feelings, because you probably only know Oscar.

But don't forget that Liu Yifei is an American. She grew up watching the Emmy Awards and knows the importance of this award. Being able to win the award has already surpassed 99% of actors.

"Calm down! Calm down! This is just the Emmy Awards, not the Oscars. You are the woman who will win the Oscar."

Liu Yifei hurriedly took a deep breath and patted her heaving chest. She shook her head slightly, "Oh my god! This scene is like a dream. I almost fainted just now. I fainted from happiness."

Hahaha.
A light laugh was heard in the field.

"It is very important for an Asian girl like me to receive this award. I want to thank many people."

"First of all, my mother has sacrificed a lot for me. She brought me to the United States when I was very young, and life made her suffer a lot."

"I want to thank the Academy and the judges for choosing me. My opponents are all very good actors who have given wonderful performances. I was just a little luckier."

"I also want to thank everyone on the crew for helping me learn the rules of Hollywood."

"Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Eric Cooper for investing in this play and choosing me to play the role. Thank you, thank you very much!"

Bang bang bang bang
Liu Yifei gave a speech to thank her for her performance. The background music of "Supernatural" sounded again, but unfortunately Eric was still nowhere to be found. In the hotel, Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter standing under the stars without blinking. She didn't know when there were some tear stains on her clothes.

Eric watched the whole scene with a blank expression, today was her big day.

But I definitely can't appear next to her, there are evil women everywhere, be careful!
Immediately afterwards, Sarah Jessica Parker won the Best Actress in a Comedy Award for "Sex and the City", and Jennifer Aniston lost again.

The Best Actor in a Comedy Series award was won by Kelsey Grammer for "Fragrant Story," while Joey Matt LeBlanc lost the competition.

This result broke the hearts of many "Friends" fans, especially since this is the final season and it will never be possible to see the six of them attend an awards ceremony together again.

Not to mention the award ceremony, I'm afraid we won't even have the chance to attend an event together.

"Damn college, why didn't they choose Friends?" Ashley slapped the sofa in frustration.

"That's right, those judges seem to have a grudge against Friends. Although the quality of the tenth season has indeed declined, they didn't give it an Emmy Award last year. That's too much!"

Eric was also indignant about this, but unfortunately he was powerless to change it. He just had to wait until he acquired NBC and the copyright of "Friends" would belong to him.

You have to know that in terms of commercial value, "Sex and the City", "The Sopranos" and "Frasier" combined are not as good as "Friends".

Netflix once released statistics that over the three years on its platform, global audiences watched a total of 5430 million hours of "Friends", equivalent to 62000 years.

The copyright of "Friends" was sold for a sky-high price of 2019 million US dollars in 1, and it has continued to exceed 8000 million every year since then. You must know that this is an old drama that has been completed for more than ten years. How many dramas can be so long-lasting?
And this $1 million is only the copyright fee in the United States. NBC can also sell it to all parts of the world and earn nearly $10 billion from copyright every year, which is almost a cost-free business.

The six-member group can also receive 2% of the copyright fee every year, so even though Ross and Chandler rarely take on roles later on, they can still earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year just by sitting there.

More than an hour later, the best setting award was again won by "House of Cards" and the best makeup award was won by "American Horror Story".

At this time, the big golden retriever appeared as the award presenter.

As a successful businessman, Big Golden Retriever’s business scope is very wide, covering entertainment, real estate, hotels, casinos, and all aspects.

Since last year, he has produced the variety show "The Apprentice" and achieved quite good ratings.

Originally it was aiming for this year's Emmy Awards, but who would have thought that Lionheart Network would suddenly appear and take over the competition with several hit variety shows.

Not to mention winning the award, he was even squeezed out of the nomination.

But the big golden retriever had no complaints at all. The reason was very simple. Everyone in the world knew that he and Michael were very good friends.

"I know, I know you all want me to say something, just like I said to the reporters."

"What? I will definitely win the award, I will definitely beat the others into running away, but... not tonight!"

Hahahaha
"Because my good friend is among the nominees. You know who he is, the world pop king Michael Jackson."

"Yes, I will always use this prefix and will never change it."

"I would be happier than anyone if he won the award, even though he couldn't be there because of his tour and Eric Cooper wasn't there either."

"But Michael asked me to accept the award if The Voice wins."

"Now, let's uncover the mystery together."

"The nominees for Best Competitive Reality Show are The Amazing Race, The Voice, Survivor, Ninja Challenge, and The Last Comedy King."

He opened the envelope, took a quick look, and immediately burst into laughter and announced loudly, "The winner is The Voice of America."

OH!

Woo-ha!

The scene immediately erupted in warm applause, and even the competitors cheered and clapped.

It is the popular choice and there is no dispute about it.

The big golden retriever took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "Now I will give the acceptance speech on behalf of Michael and Eric Cooper."

"If you heard this, it means we really won the award, but it's a pity that we couldn't be there, otherwise we could really dance on the spot."

"But don't be disappointed, because Jenny and Jayz will perform with us."

"I am grateful to the Academy for giving this award. The Voice of China has been in preparation for a long time, and thousands of people have put in countless efforts for this."

"Thank you to every friend who supported me, including Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Dionne Warwick, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, and Beyonce."

"In addition, I have good news to announce that the personal albums of Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Celyn Trudeau will be released soon, including singles from the Night of Champions. We will continue to bring good works to the audience. Thank you everyone."

Taking the opportunity to make a small advertisement, the big golden retriever happily walked off the stage holding the trophy.

Eric couldn't help but sigh as he looked at his genuine smile.

You can scold him for countless things, but you can't scold his friendship with Michael.

Even when he was running for president, although Michael had passed away, his influence was still great, but the big golden retriever did not use him to make any fuss.

Doesn't he know that he can use this to help himself win millions of votes?
It is said that businessmen seek profit and avoid harm, let alone a shrewd businessman like Big Golden Retriever.

There is only one reason, he doesn't want to do this. Maybe Maikou is the white moonlight in his heart that cannot be tarnished.

Immediately after the halftime performance, the appearance of Jenny and Jayz instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.

The major awards for mini-series and comedy that were presented later were actually overshadowed by the performance.

Until the Best Actress in a Drama Series, Robin Wright won the award for her outstanding performance in "House of Cards" and thanked Eric again.

For the Best Actor in a Drama Series, Kevin Spacey defeated another favorite, James Gandolfini from The Sopranos. I don't know how many times Eric's words have been spoken.

At this point, the award ceremony had reached its final stage, with only a few major awards left, including Best Screenplay for a Drama Series, Best Director, and Best Series, all of which Eric was nominated for.

Whoever gets it will be the undisputed winner of the night, and it also symbolizes the suppression of the strongest competitor HBO.

You have to know that this is only the first year of Lionheart Network, and there are countless seasons waiting to come. Are you still willing to fight them with your head?

The answer is about to be revealed.

(End of this chapter)