The top of fame and fortune [Comprehensive British and American]

"Cruel Oscars refuse to accredit Erica Parker in 'Titanic,'" The Hollywood Reporter headlines the incident, "Academy old boys are now full of displeasure with Erica Yue, thinking that they gave her the honor of Lian Zhuang actress who has left a name in film history, but she is keen on huge commercial blockbusters and has no ambition for her 'artist career', which is very disappointing."

Academy judges are 'punishing' Erica, while Hollywood's authoritative Box Office is eager to honor her, "After Erica Parker took over Columbia Pictures for just three seasons, 'Goddess of the Torch' hits an all-time high The astonishing box office——

The global box office of "Men in Black" exceeded 20 million U.S. dollars, "Air Force One" approached 30 million U.S. dollars, and "Titanic" is expected to become the only member of the "$[-] billion club". After the CEO, with only three films, he won a full box office revenue of [-] billion U.S. dollars! "

With the miraculously rising box office trend of "Titanic", Erica, who is also the producer, producer and starring in the film, is not only frantically pursued by Hollywood, but also boarded the "Wall Street Journal", "Erica In just a few months, Parker turned the tide and led Columbia Samsung Pictures to make a comeback and make a profit, shocking Wall Street.

It is reported that Lyon Trust Bank, which holds a large amount of debts of MGM Pictures, has recently confided in Michael Ovitz. According to reliable sources, Lyon Trust Bank plans to invite Erica and Ovitz to enter the game and try to use "leveraged buyout" Merger and acquisition of MGM Pictures, which has been losing money in recent years.

And if Erica implements this business expansion, it will include the three major studios among the "Hollywood Big Eight" in one fell swoop [MGM acquired United Artists, one of the eight major companies in the 80s], can Erica Parker Eat MGM, and then sit on the world's number one movie studio? "

"It's impossible," Erica said, looking at the plan Ovitz handed over to her, provided by Lyon Trust Bank. "The acquisition of MGM is too aggressive."

As early as a few years ago, Lyon Trust Bank, which held a large amount of debt from MGM Pictures, had cooperated with Ovitz and invited him to advise MGM Studios to reverse the loss book.Therefore, it seems that it is not too surprising that Lyon Trust found Ovitz again recently.

But Erica is obviously not dazed by the "halo of victory" and she is very clear that she struggled a little in the process of acquiring Columbia Pictures, not to mention that after just one year, the acquisition once again gave birth to " Gone with the Wind, "Ben-Hur" and other countless classics, and MGM United Artists, which holds the copyrights of "007" and "The Hobbit".

Fortunately, Ovitz agrees with her, "I also do not support the recent merger of MGM."

There were other meanings in his words, Erica raised her eyebrows, "Not supporting it in the near future?"

"When MGM entered the 90s, it began to look more old-fashioned and unchanging, so that it failed at the box office. Who would have thought that MGM, which once dominated the golden age of Hollywood, now joined hands with United Artists to only dominate the film industry. A poor 6% of the market share." Ovitz's tone was genuine regret.

It is no exaggeration to say that MGM was once the emperor of Hollywood. It once created an unprecedented box office legend, and initiated the establishment of the Academy Awards. Its logo has even become a symbol of the United States.

However, since the Second World War, this old studio has suffered repeated blows. The impact of the anti-monopoly law and the TV industry, and the company's internal fighting led to the resignation of the meritorious leader. The resale made MGM suffer a lot.

Erika looked at the merger and acquisition plan in her hand, and did not make any clear promises to Ovitz, "If "The Lord of the Rings" is released in two years and wins a huge box office success, perhaps this plan may be realized."

After all, MGM United Artists holds the copyright of "The Hobbit", which may bring commercial benefits no less than that of "Lord of the Rings".Erica could rely on this project to convince the board to buy MGM.

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In March, in James Cameron's studio, Leonardo leaned on the sofa with a cigarette in his hand, looking a bit rebelliously lazy, "I'm not going to attend the Oscars, it's really not what I want Brothers."

"Spoiled brat." Cameron is used to this blond young man's arrogance. You can't say he is arrogant, but it's hard to deal with.

Erica sat on the other side of the bench, as if she had no reaction to Leo's 'amazing decision', but the handsome blond man looked at her actively, "Rika, what do you think?"

Leo sat on the sofa in a more upright posture, and he looked quite serious before, as if he couldn't cheer up.

In recent days, the superstar aura on him has become more and more powerful. After all, this handsome gentleman has become the undisputed hottest actor in Hollywood, bar none.

"As a producer, of course I have to attend the awards ceremony." Erica stated that she could not stand with him this time, and suggested to him, "Unless you can ensure that you will still disdain the Oscars in 20 years. Take a look, or I think you should probably attend."

After all, the Oscars are famous for being divided into 'confidantes' and 'cold ones', especially the old folks of the academy review group whose average age is over 62 years old, and it is never easy to commend beautiful young actors .

In fact, before "Titanic", Leo was originally called the "confidant" of the academy. When he was nominated for an Oscar with "A Different Sky", he was well recognized by many parties.

But now, because of the huge commercial blockbuster "Titanic" and the fact that he is regarded as a global icon by millions of fans, the old-school academy reviewers are starting to dislike him.

"I thought you and I were going to cry at each other again after the nominations were announced," Leo said a little amusedly.During the difficult seven-month filming of "Titanic", the long soak in the cold sea water of the tank was such an unbearable torture that sometimes Erica would cry, sometimes Leo, and sometimes both cry together.

Cameron on the side joined the conversation, "I also failed to get nominated for screenwriting. It seems that we should cry together."

You see, the three most important creators of "Titanic" were more or less ignored by the Academy, but Leonardo seemed to be persuaded by Erica, and he decided to attend the Oscar ceremony, "I hope you No other male companions were invited on the aisle."

"You are the leading actor in the movie, and we performed an epic love story." Erica responded. On the Oscar red carpet, Leonardo and Erica were naturally the best red carpet partners.

On the evening of March 1998, 3, the Los Angeles Temple Auditorium was star-studded. When Erica and Leo attended the Oscar Awards Ceremony together, they attracted more than one billion viewers around the world through the broadcast rights of various countries.

The role of the two that night can basically be seen as the mascots of the college to increase the ratings, enabling ABC TV to get nearly 500 million viewers in the United States.

At the same time, "Titanic" once again created a legend and won eleven awards, sharing the record for the most Oscars with MGM's 1959 film "Ben-Hur".

"I am the king of the world!" Cameron shouted on the podium.And Erika and Leo, the "rejected" male and female leading actors, are sitting on the "cold bench" in the audience.

Leo approached Erica and asked in a low voice, "Will you hold a celebration dinner after the awards ceremony?"

The figure of Mr. Hollywood heartthrob was immediately captured by photographers, and broadcast on TV around the world, triggering a new round of media attention.

In the middle of the night, the 70th Academy Awards ceremony came to an end, but the carnival in Hollywood had just begun. That night, large and small parties were staged all over Los Angeles, and Erica rented the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood to hold the celebration dinner.

"Bang—" The champagne made an explosive sound, and the whole process was full of enthusiasm, celebrating "Titanic"'s big win at the Academy Awards.

The celebratory dinner was private, so Erica left the leading actor Leonardo behind. She approached Harry Osborn, who was not looking well tonight, "So what is there to dissatisfy you?"

Harry thinks she knows what she's doing. She hangs out with the blond actor all night, and she's had a lot of ear-to-ear conversations at the Oscars, watched by more than a billion people around the world.

But in fact, Erika was just sharing with Leo, her mental journey of "running with the whole process" at the Oscars many times.

She was about to hold Harry's arm and show a close relationship with him in public, but there was a commotion behind her. A gentleman who was much-anticipated unexpectedly appeared at the party, and someone whispered, "It's Bruce Wayne!"

Master Wayne's elegant aristocratic demeanor was almost more eye-catching than a Hollywood star, while Master Osborne in front of Erica looked even worse to the extreme.

Especially after Bruce Wayne approached Erica, Harry looked at Wayne indifferently, "I don't think Erica has put your name on the dinner list."

"Coincidentally, Columbia Pictures has always cooperated closely with Wayne Pictures," Bruce said with a calm expression. When he looked at Erica with his blue eyes like shattered crystals, he was a little charming, and his voice was low and sexy. "Li Ka, I hope you will forgive me for coming uninvited."

At the party, everyone's eyes inevitably fell on Erica and Wayne. After all, the two were ex-lovers known throughout the United States, and Harry Osborn, who stood beside Erica, had anger and anger in his eyes. Maliciousness almost turned into substance.

Erica is really not interested in being the heroine of a farce outside the screen, and she did not expect that it would be her other ex-boyfriend, Mr. This farce is more complex and intense——

The heavy dark gold oak wooden door of the Sunset Marquis Hotel banquet hall was opened from the outside again, and the Washington politician in a silver-gray Huntsman suit attracted the attention of the audience.

Lex Luthor, who is on presidential leave, doesn't look like he has any problem showing up at Erica's dinner.

At this time, Erica remembered that a few years ago, it was in this hotel that she was photographed by a reporter having an affair with Luther.

She stared at Lex Luthor, who was so calm, even showing some hypocritical unease, that he always had two faces.

Erica seemed to have a worse attitude when facing Luther than when facing Wayne, "I didn't invite you."

In Lex's seemingly clear gray-blue eyes, there is a false gentleness, and the tails of the eyes are slightly drooping, which makes it even more tolerant and obedient to her, but what he said is a bit irritating, "Li Ka, I didn't treat you Did you mention it? The hotel is in my name."