America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 329 327. Take Down Avril

"They hate me. Obviously the judges hate me. I didn't even get a nomination! Damn it!"

"You better keep your voice down Ivy, if someone hears you you'll be on the news."

"What are you afraid of? I'm going to scold you!"

"It doesn't really matter. We will work hard to produce better works this year. You will definitely win a big award at the Grammy Awards next year."

Avril punched Eric on the shoulder angrily: "It's all your fault. You should have released 'something just like this' earlier. If it was only half a month earlier, I wouldn't have missed the award ceremony."

After rubbing the sore part, Eric couldn't help but sigh, this girl looks skinny, how can she be so strong.

He suddenly remembered the news he had read before: Avril had had many fights with others.

During one of the encounters with four men, she and her boyfriend were not at all inferior and the two sides fought on equal terms.

The key is that she really dared to go up and was only slightly injured in the end. Although the process is unclear, it is impossible that four people beat up her boyfriend alone. Avril must have also taken some of the damage.

In short, this is a female man with a hot temper and good fighting ability.

She didn't win anything at the Grammy Awards this time, but she actually released her second album this year. Although it was well received by the audience, it was obviously not liked by the judges.

The single "something just like this" was officially released after December, so she was unable to participate in this year's Grammy Awards, which is why she won nothing.

Otherwise, with this song, she would have been nominated for Best Rock Female Vocalist or Best Pop Female Vocalist.

It’s hard to say whether I can win the award, but getting the nomination is good enough.

The Meiyi quartet was undoubtedly the most dazzling tonight. All four of them were nominated for this year's Best Newcomer Award, bringing the number of nominees this year to a terrifying 8, which also made history.

In the end, Mars won the Best Newcomer Award and thanked Michael and Eric profusely on the stage.

Although Taylor Swift did not win the Best New Artist award, she was nominated for Best Country Album and Best Country Song.

It’s a pity that she didn’t win any awards. After all, it was her first album and was still a little immature. However, it was also a recognition of her creative ability.

Katy Perry was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Stronger", and Eric was nominated for Record of the Year with her, but unfortunately they were both nominees.

However, the grand prize was finally won by Mei Yi because of the song "Let It Go" which brought ice and snow to the whole summer.

After topping the Billboard charts for 11 consecutive weeks, even though it has fallen from the top spot, half a year has passed, and "Let it Go" is still very popular and has not fallen off the charts. It still ranks 14th on the overall chart. Its stickiness is so strong that it is terrifying.

This song has become Celine Dion's most popular hit after "My Heart Will Go On". Even kindergarten children can sing a few lines of it.

With such a huge influence, the Grammy Awards naturally cannot be ignored.

Celine Dion was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Single of the Year, and Best Song Written for a Television Series.

The result was not surprising, he won all three events, and his opponents applauded sincerely, thinking that the loss was not unfair.

"Let it go" became the most popular song at the awards ceremony.

Compared to the quartet, Avril, who had just joined Meiyi, was naturally very depressed.

She got nothing, and the key is that she didn't even get a nomination. How can she have the face to be the big sister? Isn't she ashamed in front of her younger sisters?

At this time, the paparazzi came over and started taking pictures.

Eric was too lazy to stay here, so he said goodbye to everyone and got in the car and left.

Looking at the golden phonograph in his hand, he couldn't help laughing.

I, a person who can't even read musical notation, have already won two Grammy trophies.

This is the lifelong dream of many people. For those who have worked diligently all their lives, it is an irony.

Beep!
Suddenly, a loud horn sounded behind us.

Eric looked both ways and saw that there were not many cars and the road condition was good.

What's going on? If you want to overtake, just overtake. Why honk the horn?

Beep!
At this time, the horn sounded again. He frowned, but saw that the screen of his mobile phone also lit up.

"Huh? Stop the car."

Pete immediately turned the steering wheel and parked the car on the side of the road.

Then the black Hummer came in front of Eric, and Avril hooked her hand: "Get in, take a ride with me!"

Eric shook his head. "Your car is too flashy. It has long been on the media's radar. If you really want to go for a ride, you should take mine."

A few minutes later, the two drove towards the beach, and Pitt drove away in Avril's Hummer.

"Eric, your car seems different from the last one. Is it my illusion?"

"Of course it's different. I buy a new car every month to avoid being followed by paparazzi."

"Every month?" Avril was a little surprised.

"Correct."

"Well, you're really rich. This car looks expensive."

“When you have hundreds of millions of dollars coming in every month, the status of money in your mind will become lower and lower, and gradually it will really become a string of numbers.”

"But I don't only drive luxury cars. Luxury cars are too conspicuous. I can drive cars worth tens of thousands of dollars as well. What I want is concealment."

"Why are you so private? Are you always dating in secret, afraid of rumors?"

Eric nodded. "Yes, actually I have six girlfriends. We live together, and I have several more outside."

"Hahahaha. Can your body bear it?"

Avril laughed heartily, opened the beer she brought and gulped down half of it. It was obvious that she didn't believe what Eric said.

You live with six girlfriends, why don't you say you are a superman? You are just bragging!
In this regard, Eric could only sigh and say, "Look, people don't believe me when I tell the truth."

Alas! Why is it so difficult for people to trust each other?

"Beer?"

"OK!"

Drinking some beer wouldn't affect driving, so Avril stuffed the remaining half bottle into his mouth and blew it dry in one breath.

"Hey! Look at that. Do you think I can make that shot?"

"It's a bit far, it's unlikely."

"Don't underestimate me, just watch me bitch."

As she said that, she opened the sunroof and climbed out, and the beer bottle accurately hit the billboard high up on the roadside, exploding right on the chest of Alessa More, who had not yet evolved into a pink mom.

"Yes! I hit it!"

Eric gave a thumbs up: "Great, but I don't understand, why did you hit Elesa More?"

Avril spread her hands: "How should I know? Maybe it's because I'm drunk."

"Come on, you look like you're in great spirits, Ivy."

"Really? But I always feel like I'm drunk and want to do something stupid."

"You're just in a bad mood. I'll write a song for you later. The Grammys are held every year anyway, so you can win it next year."

It would have been fine if the Grammys were not mentioned, but as soon as Avril was mentioned, she seemed to get angry again and started cursing.

After more than ten minutes of rants, Eric could only nod his head in agreement. He was not familiar with the people she was ranting about, and he had never even heard of many of their names. Before he knew it, the car had reached the beach.

It was late at night and it was very quiet here, with not many people around.

Eric rolled his eyes at the punk girl who was still producing.

"Come on girl, no matter how much you curse, it won't change the facts."

Avril suddenly looked at Eric's trophy, grabbed it, rolled down the glass and threw it out of the window.

"Ah? What the hell are you doing?!"

Before he could finish his words, he felt a rush of heat and Avril's tongue had already entered Eric's mouth.

Under attack, especially with its vision blocked, there was a bang, and the car crashed into a tree.

Although the speed was not fast, the popped-out airbag still squeezed the two people together.

After taking off their seat belts, they both got out of the car.

Looking at the dented front of the car, Avril said awkwardly, "I think I really drank too much."

"You are indeed very drunk. Why did you suddenly kiss me just now?"

"I don't know, maybe I got carried away."

"Then continue."

"what?"

Eric picked her up and put her on the trunk. Avril seemed to be awake, but her head was shaking like a rattle.

"Eric, I'm really drunk. We can't do this. What if someone sees us?"

"No one will show up this late."

"Wait, wait, it's cold, too cold. I'll catch a cold."

"It doesn't matter. Two people can generate heat by friction. Eskimos like to use this method to keep warm."

"No, I'm afraid of the dark. It's too dark here."

"So you should hold me tighter."

"No, you already have six girlfriends, I can't be the seventh."

"They are all lies. No one would believe them."

"But it's me!"

"Ivy, it's like a dream."

"This is outside the Kodak Theater, where the Oscars ceremony takes place. Media from around the world gather here."

"The countdown to the 2005 Oscars has begun, and numerous awards will be presented today."

"Hi everyone, I'm your host, Chris Connelly."

"Hello everyone, welcome to awards night, I'm your host Jen Carr, let's go interview these superstars."

On February 2, the 27th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater.

The same splendor and the same star-studded glory.

A long red carpet, a venue full of celebrity guests, and countless crazy audiences.

At this moment, even the most experienced movie fans who come here will find that there are many stars they don’t know.

There are too many. There is no other occasion in the world that can gather so many stars from all over the world.

"Eric, look here, do something cooler."

"Nicole, why don't you come closer? It will seem more comfortable."

Eric took the opportunity to hug Nicole tightly and said, "This is what you asked me to do. I was just cooperating with the work."

After a burst of flashes, the two separated.

"Nicole, your performance in La Vie en Rose is wonderful. Do you have the confidence to win the Oscar for Best Actress?"

"I don't know. It depends on the judges' opinions. They are all excellent, so it won't be surprising who wins."

"Do you think you have the best chance of winning the award? After all, you have already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress."

Eric patted Nicole's beautiful back and motioned for her to leave: "Let me answer for her. Everyone wants to win a prize, and I want to win it too, but no one is absolutely sure."

"It's good to get it, but it doesn't matter if you don't get it. Didn't Forrest Gump's mother say that life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get, right?"

After saying this, he was about to leave, but was stopped by the host Chris Connelly.

"Eric, I found you."

Eric smiled and thought, what the hell is going on with Pete.

"Recently, MGM's movies have been withdrawn from the theaters one after another. Why do they do this?"

Since the collapse of the Big Six, not only MGM, Universal, Sony, Paramount and Fox are happy, but many second- and third-tier companies are also happy.

It can be said that the entire Hollywood, except for Disney and Warner, is happy.

Then DreamWorks, New Line, Lionsgate and other companies came to the door together and complained about the grievances and losses they had suffered over the past year.

What he meant was that he hoped to re-plan the schedule.

The younger brothers have a large backlog of films in their hands, so the older brothers can give up some time for them so that we can go on set first.

The request was actually quite reasonable, and Eric had the same idea.

Give them some benefits so that they won't be lured away by Disney and Warner again.

Then we organized a meeting for all the companies to sort out the current chaotic situation.

It was finally decided to reserve two months of time for the second- and third-tier companies. In principle, the five of them would only be able to release two films a month at most, and these would not include A-level blockbusters.

This request is not excessive, after all, big productions are usually released in late May.

In fact, after a year of war, the A-grade stocks in the hands of several companies have been almost consumed.

As the new leader, Eric MGM set an example by ensuring that no new films would be released within the two-month period, so some of the originally scheduled films were withdrawn.

As for two months later, we will naturally return to the previous model, and everyone will discuss and make sure that everyone can get a share of the meat.

Disney and Warner were not invited to this meeting, and MGM will launch precise attacks on the two companies in the future.

"Withdrawal is a complicated issue, involving many aspects, and it can be regarded as an act of re-regulating the market."

"So, Hollywood will return to its former state?"

"Yes, this is good for everyone. I mean every practitioner and countless stockholders. Everyone can enter the market with confidence. Times have changed."

"But Disney and Warner don't seem to have made any relevant statements. Why?"

Eric smiled and said, "I don't know about that. You can interview Michael Aeneas and Barry Meyer."

After saying that, he ignored the host, pulled Daddario and Liu Yifei who happened to be passing by, and left the red carpet at will.

(End of this chapter)