Hollywood Rhapsody

"Hey, dear boss, the nominations will be announced soon, but the crystal ball of our website has been smashed beyond recognition by a hammer in less than a day. As your loyal employee, ahem...Actually, I want to ask...Are you nervous Is your confidence still there?" Allen called nervously as soon as the nomination was announced.

"Alan, your nervous voice is trembling." Sarah teased her only employee on the phone. She held the phone with her head tilted, and while sorting out the reading notes in her hand, she answered without hesitation, "Of course, I Of course the confidence is still there, don't those box office and fan reactions speak for themselves?"

"Well, you are always beyond your age and unusually calm, and now you are still in the mood to joke, huh, if your prediction fails, our website will be gameover, and you will become a national joke."

Allen felt great admiration for Sarah, and while sweating for her, he switched the phone to speakerphone and tapped the keyboard quickly with his fingers. After some operations, the elf-like girl in the video was frozen into a Frame after frame of beautiful pictures, looking at the screen, Alan suddenly said something——

"Some netizens said that you are not optimistic about Leonardo because you want to attract Leonardo's attention in this way. In fact, you are a fanatical admirer of Leonardo. All crazy predictions are because of your love. Mr DiCaprio."

"Oh, then I can hand over the seat of the prophet to that netizen, and he guessed it all! I was indeed fascinated by Leonardo. Maybe you don't know it, but my bedside His poster, this is the motivation for me to open my eyes every morning." Sarah's tone was exaggerated, and anyone could tell that she was joking.

"Bang~" Sarah wanted to say a few more words, but heard a muffled ringing from the other end of the phone.

"Uh, my roommate knocked over the coat rack, so we can talk after the nominations are announced?" Allen quickly explained, then hung up the phone and looked at his friend who was helping the coat rack, "The coat rack Broken? Oh, no, no, my new shirt..."

Sarah felt as if she had been answering the phone all day. Just after Ellen's call, Sam from the Los Angeles Times called again, and asked nervously as soon as he came up: "Are you ready? Nominations, fourteen! If It really happened, Sarah, and you're going to make the world go crazy over you."

"As long as I'm not caught in the laboratory for dissection, or tied to a cross and burned alive." Just as Sarah finished speaking, the door of the room was gently pushed open, and Katie got into half of her body and mouthed silently. Remind Sarah, the nominations are opening soon.

And on the other end, Sam actually mentioned the crystal ball full of cracks in the prophecy network. Obviously, Leonardo is like a little sun. As a media person, Sam naturally paid a lot of attention to Leon, and he was very curious about Sarah's attitude towards Leon: "At the moment when Titanic is sweeping the world, no normal girl can resist Leon's charm, so why don't you like Leon? , I didn't even give him a nomination, is it because you think his acting skills are too bad?"

"Stop, stop, when did I say that Leonardo's acting skills are bad? No, in fact, on the contrary, I admire Leon very much, and Oscar is the same, otherwise he would not have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor that year. So I predicted that because I still maintain a very clear love for Leonardo, the box office bomb at the end of the century. Could it be that Oscar will give the statuette to an actor who is under 24? He still has a long way to go, but he is destined to be bright. We look forward to his future even more."

Sarah bound a stack of notes and post-reading reflections in order, and finally stuffed them into the file bag, and added in her mouth——

"Finally, I want to remind you, Sam, that you seem to have put too much trust in me. When the prophets doze off, who says my predictions will always be accurate? Also, please note that the Oscars do not belong to my family, nor do I want to nominate them. Who can give it! As a 17-year-old girl, I don't have that much energy yet."

"Haha, if your energy can influence the judges, those public relations companies will regard you as an angel, little Oscar angel? This title is very cool."

The phone call finally ended amid the laughter of the two. Sarah walked out of the room unhurriedly and joined Katie and the others. Many crew members had gathered in front of the TV, and everyone was watching the nomination scene. live streaming.

The Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Jan. 1 was bound to be a spotlight, and many held their breath when Academy President Robert Lime and actress Geena Davis showed up. At that time, James Cameron and the main creators of "Titanic" were also waiting. He recalled the "Sarah's naive prediction" mentioned by the reporter a few hours ago, and the smile on the corner of his mouth grew wider.

"If that little girl's prophecy came true, I'd definitely give her a big hug and invite her to the Oscars with me, and of course, I doubt it's going to be as good for her as Leonardo A kiss." This was his answer to reporters at the time, and when the nominations were announced, he couldn't help looking at Leonardo.

"There are only 9 nominations now, and this number is still far from 14." Leonardo spread his hands helplessly. This is a promise made by the director, but he wants to betray his lips!Of course, he didn't mind it in his heart, after all, this girl gave him a cool nickname - "Box Office Bomb at the End of the Century"!This is a nickname that makes many directors and producers crazy!

Leonardo stood up, went to the quieter terrace and dialed Gloria Stewart, the 87-year-old grandmother who won an Oscar for her performance in the movie "Titanic" The nomination for Best Supporting Actress, so Leonardo decided to avoid the ridicule of all his colleagues and make this congratulatory phone call. Gloria Stewart has set the record for the highest age of Oscar nominees, and this number may come later It's also hard to beat.

And while he was on the phone, he could still hear the cheers in the room——

"No. 11 items!"

"No. 12 items!"

"No. 13 items!"

"Oh my god, item No. 14!"

Leonardo only felt that he was pulled into the living room by a huge force, and all the main film creators were cheering. Cameron put his arms around Leonardo's shoulders, and shouted to him while laughing: "Ten Four nominations, just tied the record set by "Beauty of the Comet". Hey, Leon, I decided to give you a limited edition lip balm, haha, that kiss will definitely be expected by the media! Sarah should also Am looking forward to!"

"Fourteen! It's really fourteen! Whether 20 billion can be won is still open to debate, but the Oscar nomination has already explained everything. Is that girl a witch? Or does she really have magic?"

"Have you heard of Prophecy.com? It is said that the girl opened a website in the name of a prophet. Go and have a look, maybe she has already begun to predict the final ownership of the statuette!"

"Amazing! All her crystal balls come true, it's amazing, like that British novel, I bought it when I was traveling in England, it's very interesting, it's called Harry Potter or something... but whatever What! The English ones are just fiction, and in America we have real people, and what's the girl's name? Sarah Sterne!"

Sarah Stern!Sarah Stern!Sarah Stern!It seems that the whole world is paying attention to this name at this moment, and even Titanic, who has won [-] Oscar nominations, has been robbed of the limelight by her.

The closely related Prophecy.com also gained huge attention on the first day of its establishment. Allen danced with excitement in the dormitory, pulling his roommate to dance tango, which made his blond roommate roll his eyes twice in a row.

"Success! We succeeded!" Allen yelled and grabbed the phone, but Sarah's end was busy all the time. After several attempts, he put down the receiver in disappointment, and comforted himself, "Okay, I know Now probably the whole world is looking for her, such a magical and beautiful girl, who can resist her charm?"

"Indeed, she is an irresistible girl..." the blonde roommate looked at the girl on Allen's computer and murmured.

Sarah doesn't know how many people are interested in her now, and how many people have even become her fanatical believers. She just listens to the somewhat incoherent expression of James Cameron on the phone in a good mood, and is overwhelmed by the other party and Infected by the cheers in the background sound.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it. It's the Oscars ceremony. How could I miss it? Don't forget, the reason I revealed my identity as a prophet was because I couldn't accept your Oscar invitation." Sarah wrapped her fingers around the phone line, Thinking of the upcoming Oscars, her whole body was trembling with excitement. Even though she knew a lot about Oscar lobbying and knew that it might not be such a sacred altar, as a filmmaker who loves movies and pays attention to Hollywood, she still has a kind of feeling at this time. The excitement of an upcoming pilgrimage.

And James' next sentence made Sarah escalate from trembling bones to burning blood: "Don't be kidding, James, Leon is not a robot. If you ask him to kiss him, he will kiss him obediently. In fact, he is hating me. Right? Or at least hate me because I predicted he wouldn't get nominated..."

Sarah now regrets setting Leonardo's crystal ball. At the beginning, she hesitated to put that crystal ball because she knew Leonardo's attention. The effect was as expected. Leon's female fan The fans are fierce in combat, and the crystal ball that has been smashed beyond recognition may have been talked about for a long time, and it has been an invisible advertisement for the website.

but!

Will she miss a kiss because of this?A kiss from handsome Leon?

Sarah bit the corner of the quilt angrily, crying blood in her heart: "That's Leonardo DiCaprio's lips! I don't want fame, I don't want a website, just give me handsome Leon's lips Kiss! Just one!"

But less than 3 minutes later, after washing her face in cold water, Sarah was already sitting in front of the computer and discussing the next step of the website with Allen. Xiaodi complained to himself: "That's right, women are so fickle, even the perverted women are no exception. Handsome Leon is like a cloud in the sky, you can see it but you can't touch it. Websites and money are more real!"

"Voting for all awards, as we have discussed before, is counted with a crystal ball. Although it has no effect on the ownership of the Oscars, I believe that the voting itself is a very interesting little design, which makes people feel very involved. For myself For the movies we enjoy, for the stars we like, there may even be a phenomenon of canvassing votes, of course, these are our good ideas, and the final effect may not be so powerful.”

Sarah and Allen finalized the key points for the next website, and when they were about to go offline, Allen sent a message that made Sarah lose sleep immediately.

"The project you were very interested in before is now raising funds. Larry Page's BackRub project, do you remember? I heard that they were rejected by Yahoo for investment." Allen just thought of this matter suddenly, and said casually , He is not sure whether Sarah is still interested in that project, but he hopes to have a few more words with Sarah.

"Wow, thank you for your message, Ellen, do you have Larry Page's phone number or email? I want to talk to him about cooperation, maybe we can start a business together." Sarah felt a little dry, Larry Page's BackRub project is as attractive to her as Leon's lips, "Get it! This is the Google of the future! A giant crocodile still in its eggshell! Now that it's here, why not The reason to catch it? It must be done!"

When Sarah's eyes shone with excitement, Alan also had a blond head beside him: "What? Does she want to invest in that project?"

"Probably... Hey! What's your expression! Don't tell me you want to compete with her for the project!" Allen answered subconsciously at first, and then immediately realized that his friend was unusual.

Although friends and bosses are both important, Allen took the boss's side without hesitation at this time. He put his hands on his chest with a serious face, and said solemnly to the blond young man in front of him: "Ian Mellon, you What exactly do you want to do? Your money is enough to invest in more and bigger projects, why do you want to compete with Sarah?"

"What?" Ian Mellon, who was called by his friends by first and last name, showed a look of incomprehension. He combed his blond hair back along the hairline with one hand, and he maintained this confused posture of scratching his head. Dumbfoundingly asked, "Is that Sarah only allowed to be optimistic about the project? I am richer than her and have more investment experience than her. Maybe I am also optimistic about BackRub?"

"No, I know why you are. Ian, tell me the truth, have you also taken a fancy to Sarah? Are you going to attack her?" Allen said as if realizing how shocking this guess was, and quickly Covering his mouth with one hand, he shook his head in disbelief while looking at Ye Eun, thinking, "Oh no, is this another miracle created by Wonderful Sarah? The misogynistic Yi Eun En actually got the hang of it? No, no, why is Sarah, should I quit for my good brother? Or grab a woman with my good brother?"

"Hey, please note that I'm still by your side. If you're talking to yourself, I suggest lowering the decibel." Ian, who was accused of misogyny, twitched his mouth reservedly. Parenting, he must grab the guy opposite him by the collar and fight hard.

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Google is so famous that it needs no introduction, right?Founded on September 1998, 9, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Before its establishment, there is a little story that I can share with you. Google is very good, but when it was first born, it was also short and poor...

At the welcome meeting for freshmen at Stanford University in March 1995, Sergey was responsible for leading the new graduate student Larry Page to use the weekend to get to know the campus. This was also the first time the two met.

In 1996, Page and Brin began working together on a search engine called "BackRub".

After gradually perfecting this technology in the first half of 1998, the two cooperated to run Google search and rank web pages based on PageRank. At the same time, they also began to look for partners for this technology.

They found David Filo, one of the founders of Yahoo. Filo thought their technology was indeed reliable, but suggested that they establish a search engine company to develop their business, and then consider cooperation after development.One of their teachers, Andy Bechtoheim, one of the founders of SUN Microsystems, helped them a lot at critical moments.Bechtoheim was indeed a visionary. After seeing their demo, he immediately wrote a check for $10 to help start Google.The pair then borrowed money from family and friends, raising $100 million as their initial investment.

On September 1998, 9, Google was officially established in Manro Park, California.

In February 1999, they moved to a new office. Although the conditions were still poor, it was better than the garage. A ping-pong table was used as a formal meeting place. Eight employees could not turn around in the office, and everyone had to go out alone. You have to get up and move the stool to make room.

By June 1999, Google received $6 million in capital injection from two venture capital funds, Sequoia Capital and KleinerPerkinsCaufield, and on September 2500, Google was no longer a beta search engine and began to process about 9 million transactions per day. search results.