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latest URL: Inside the Holy Civic Auditorium, the three-hour award ceremony finally came to an end.

The penultimate award was for Best Director.

When Robert De Niro, the guest of honor, took the stage and, after some introductions, read out the name of Anthony Minghella, the director of The English Patient, the ceremony was almost completely out of suspense.

As of Best Director, The English Patient, a touching drama about a twisted love story in North Africa during World War II, had already received 8 out of 12 nominations, which made the final Best Picture award a sure thing.

After just three hours of the ceremony, many of the guests had a feeling in their minds that although a young mogul was not present at the ceremony, this prestigious Hollywood event was already overshadowed by the other in every aspect.

First, the ceremony's broadcast station, ABC, is part of Daenerys Entertainment.

Secondly, most of the guests of honor, be they two generations of Fae Girls, Sylvester Stallone, who returned to the top of his career with Braveheart, or the Charlie's Angels trio, or even Mission Impossible 2's Nicolas Cage, etc., etc., are all direct descendants of Daenerys Entertainment.

Again, the Melisandre party, which has been confirmed as the official after-party of the Oscars, is still dominated by someone. Although there is only one party per year, this party is a great branding and marketing tool for the luxury group Melisandre.

And last, but certainly not least, the awards.

The English Patient, which seems to have nothing to do with Daenerys Entertainment, was a big winner, but as we all know, the producer of the film, MGM, whose majority shareholder is the Australian Johnston Holdings and other capital, is in fact a subsidiary of Daenerys Entertainment, which is controlled by Simon Westeros.

In addition, "The Mentalist," which won only one award for Best Original Screenplay, but was a box office and critical success during this period, and the Coen Brothers' "Ice Blood Storm," which also won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards, are both from Daenerys Entertainment.

Even Madonna's "Madame Belon," which won an award for Best Original Song, didn't go home empty-handed. The film also had a lot to do with Simon Westeros.

All in all, the award ceremony, all the aspects that could be exploited, can be said to have been squeezed to the extreme by Daenerys Entertainment, leaving only a few scraps left for other studios.

What is most unacceptable to some is that this will apparently continue for many years to come.

Simon Westeros is only 29 years old!

Inside the auditorium lobby.

The guest of honor for Best Picture was Roland Emmerich, another unexpected choice.

The German director created an unprecedented box-office miracle two years ago with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and has another film coming out this summer, Doktor Day. Moreover, the recently announced comet collision film, "The Clash of Worlds", is still directed by Emmerich.

Apparently, it's still a direct descendant.

The final awards were announced shortly afterwards, and The English Patient won Best Picture without a hitch.

Saul Zaentz, Anthony Minghella, Ralph Fiennes and many others took the stage at the same time, and many of the big names who were tired after three hours of supporting offstage began to regain their energy, and then there was an important social event.

The Melisandre party.

There was no compulsion to go, of course. It's just that if you miss out on such a promising opportunity to meet one of the young moguls in person, you'll have to wait another year. In contrast, if someone else makes an appearance in front of Simon Westeros, makes an impression, maybe they will be remembered first when the opportunity arises.

It's still a case of one thing leads to another.

As the throngs of guests began to make their way to the Sunset Tower after the ceremony, Simon was chatting with Jonathan Friedman and others on the terrace of the hotel's penthouse bar.

Also early for the party, Jonathan had arrived primarily to bond with Simon, who had recently signed on with George Miller.

The Australian director, who started the Mad Max series, has had a rocky career in recent years, or rather, the timeline of the Australian director, who is strong enough to manage and succeed in a variety of subjects, has been quite rocky, such as George Miller's version of Justice League, which was in preparation for a long time, but died on the verge of shooting. For example, the masterpiece "Mad Max: Fury Road", which has been in the works for twenty years and went through a lot of ups and downs before it made it to the big screen.

George Miller's bad luck seems to have started over the years.

In the 1990s, Miller's only film as director was 1992's Journey to Regeneration, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon, which tells the story of a couple's successful journey to save their son from what the medical community has determined to be a terminal illness.

The film was based on a true case study and cost $30 million, but was not a box office success.

Then, George Miller got the go-ahead from Warner and began working on the fourth installment of Mad Max.

Unfortunately, nothing came of it over the years.

Because when George Miller finally came up with a full proposal, it coincided with the box office failure of Waterworld of the Future, which was also a wasteland, and the high budget of Miller's idea for a fourth installment, which was rejected by Warner.

As a result, from 1992 to 1997, George Miller wrote and produced only one fantasy comedy, the 1995 film Piglet, based on a British animal drama by Dick King Smith.

It was also a project that had been brewing in Miller's mind for more than a decade, and because he was preparing for Mad Max 4, Miller gave the directing job to another Australian colleague.

After Piglet, Warner still didn't release Mad Max 4, but let Miller continue to produce the sequel to Piglet while the iron was hot.

The idea of "Baby Piggy" had already been exhausted in the first film, and Miller did not want to make a sequel, but he could only agree to it because of Warner's request. The project was officially launched late last year as "Piglet Goes to Town", with a budget of $80 million.

This time, George Miller was also the director.

Simon was naturally aware of the film's follow-up, which was a standard sequel with a cost of $80 million and a worldwide box office of less than $70 million, a blood loss. As a result, the box office flop once again led to Miller wasting away for years, until the 2006 3D animated film Happy Feet made a name for itself, and then it was almost a decade before Mad Max: Fury Road could be seen by audiences.

The main reason for this meeting before the party officially started tonight is that things have changed a bit.

George Miller's contract was originally with his friend and longtime partner Mel Gibson under ICM, but after a couple of years of career woes, Miller had a change of heart and decided to move to Jonathan's side, just as WMA, another major Hollywood agency, was throwing its weight around.

He recently signed.

The relationship between Jonathan Friedman and Simon is well known, and Miller is obviously trying to capitalize on it to get a better opportunity with Daenerys Entertainment.

In fact, George Miller and Simon have crossed paths several times in the past few years.

When the filmmaker was a producer on the movie "Beyond the Horizon" starring Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman, Simon visited the studio, and there were several other occasions when the two had very pleasant encounters, which, together with Simon's close ties to Australia, should have made for a good match.

Unfortunately, the problem is that a young mogul's rise to prominence over the years has been so rapid that it is difficult for most people to establish a close personal relationship with him unless he takes the initiative.

On the bar terrace.

If the feeling of being out of reach is out of reach, Courtney Cox, who also came with Jonathan Friedman tonight, felt it even more deeply.

She had known him before Sandra Bullock and others back then.

Now, with all the news about the collapse of the Nasdaq, almost every article mentions someone's $2.3 trillion fortune at the peak of the Nasdaq at 10 a.m. $2.3 trillion is beyond Courtney's imagination, and all she can feel is that the young man beside her right now has barely changed from what he was 10 years ago, and 10 years from now, he will be worth $2.3 trillion. Now, she has a huge amount of power over Hollywood.

The only person in this position of power is a former heterosexual friend of Simon Westeros, who has become more and more visible over the years. So much so, that today, if she wants to see him, she can only do so in the light of Jonathan Friedman.

For George Miller, the mere memory of the bombastic Mad Max: Fury Road was enough to make Simon take him seriously.

However, in the time leading up to the official start of Melisandre's party, Simon had only chatted with Miller about the other side's planning for "Piglets in Town," and had no inkling that it was a super-duper hole. The bottom line is that people who hit rock bottom will be able to use it more easily in the future.

It's Warner's loss anyway.

Simon also thinks again of the already not-so-distant Marvel Cinematic Universe.

With George Miller's ability, he can introduce this big man who can control science fiction, animation, comedy, action and other genres into the creative team of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future.

Everyone was chatting happily on various topics until Angela Ahrendts came over to remind the crew of The English Patient that they had arrived, and then Simon ended the conversation with Jonathan and Miller. He was about to leave with Zhu Momo, who had been a good boy next to him, when he noticed Courteney Cox's hopeful gaze. Simon remembered something and paused to say, "I think you're a good fit for the lead role in Clash of Worlds.

After Simon said that, he waved his hand a little and left the bar terrace surrounded by a group of people without waiting for Courtney to say anything.

Courtney stayed at the end, looking complicated.

Even some kind of inexplicable regret and aggravation, which made people want to cry.

Frankly speaking, because of the little bit of acquaintance he had at the beginning, he was good enough for her. For the lead role in the Superman series, she wanted it, so she got it, and for the lead role in The Clash of Worlds, she auditioned for it, and today, without even asking, he has already said yes on the spot, which is definitely something that many actresses in Hollywood can only dream of.

But in any case, Courtney couldn't be happier.

On the other hand, Simon and the others were soon greeted by a fully loaded cast of The English Patient.

"Congratulations, Saul, on another Best Picture, and I'm already looking forward to your next work."

"Oh, thank you, Simon, I know you've helped a lot with the production of this film," Saul Zaentz exchanged pleasantries with Simon in the lobby of the Sunset Tower's penthouse bar and said, "By the way, I hear that production on The Lord of the Rings has already started?"

"Yeah."

"Then ......" Saul Zaentz wants to continue, then responds with a smile, "Oh, sorry Simon, I should have given the time to someone else, maybe we can talk later, no one is more excited about The Lord of the Rings than I am! "Is it being brought to the big screen?"

"Sure."

Simon nodded and waited for Saul Zaentz to temporarily walk away before turning to Anthony Minghella and the others, each of whom was still holding a small gold medal, to congratulate each of them.

This was followed by the arriving cast of "Mindcatcher" and "Ice Bloodstorm,

"Ice Blood Storm is a great movie, Joel, and Ethan, keep it up, and I'm sure you'll get Oscar recognition sooner rather than later."

"Thank you, Simon."

The older of the Coen brothers said so, taking a look at Simon's side, wishing Momo a moment's hesitation before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the actress in Chang's new film, 'Something to Say', right?"

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I didn't expect that someone would recognize me on this occasion.

Simon was also surprised, but nodded: "Yeah," he said and helped introduce: "Momo, this is Joel Cohen, and Ethan Cohen."

Mr. Zhu Momo greeted the brothers one by one and shook their hands.

I would have liked to pay a few compliments, but, frankly, the girl had never seen the brothers' movie, so she was embarrassed again.

Joel Cohen quickly took the initiative with an explanation: "The last time Ethan and I saw Chang's new film in Berlin, what I remember most was the performance of Miss Zhu, and Chang's dramatic treatment of her height was very interesting.

It was only after Joel Cohen said that Simon reacted.

The film was released in China as this year's Chinese New Year's Eve film and was also shown at the Berlin Film Festival in February. However, compared to Zhang Guoshi's other films, although "Say Anything" was nominated for the main competition in Berlin, it was only a gold-plated film with no expectation of any awards, and did not receive any awards.

I didn't expect that the Coen brothers also went to Berlin and watched the movie.

As for Zhu Momo's side, because the girl's net height is only one centimeter lower than Jiang's, it would have been fine to pay a little attention to it and take it up. But during the actual production, Zhang and Jiang ended up using a different scheme that deliberately accentuated Zhu Momo's height, making the girl wear a 12 cm high hater suit the entire time, and adding some extra lines to make the man and woman appear more tense.

The end result is obviously great.

It's not just the Chinese side of the country that has been made famous by the release of Say Anything, but apparently professional filmmakers such as the Coen brothers have been impressed as well.

Of course, that's about it.

Zhu Momo is too tall, especially in Chinese film circles, and is close to the level of a featured actor, and is not destined to have much development. In terms of movies, I would at most occasionally pick some suitable roles to show my face.

After taking care of the crew, Simon and the Coen brothers moved on to a nearby booth to talk about their newest film, the infamous "The Green Toe Murderer," which began shooting in January and is now in the final stages of production.

It's the Coen brothers' least award-winning black comedy of the absurd, and has a polarized audience, but it's considered a masterpiece by some die-hard fans, and has spawned a culture of the Dude around the actor's attitude toward life.

Simon is one of those people who liked the film so much that he decided to continue the collaboration after Ice Blood Riot.

In addition, Simon interfered a little with the film's casting by giving the role of Bonnie, the young wife of a millionaire, to Charlize Theron, a South African diamond that had been quietly under Simon's thumb for the last few years and was due for some gradual shine.

After all, it's the kind of thing that's perfect for introducing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As soon as Simon sat down in the booth, Madonna, who was nominated for "Madame Peron" and was a guest performer at the Oscars, came over with her new boyfriend. He also knows Guy Ritchie, who recently rose to fame with "Two Sticks of Fire", but he's relegated a little bit of history to the past.

That's not surprising.

Madonna is a big fan of cult-flavored violent crime movies, and was publicly praised by the Queen for Quentin's "Reservoir Dogs" and even gave Quentin a record because of her comments in the film.

This time, "Two Blunts" was once again to the Queen's taste, Guy Ritchie was quite good-looking, and still had a British accent that could easily make Americans lose their resistance, so it was logical that Queen Mac was on board.

The Cohen brothers quickly took the initiative to get up and leave after the Queen came over, followed by a stream of other guests who came up to greet and chat with Simon.

It wasn't until Kate Beckinsale and Rachel Weisz came forward that the Cohen brothers left and were greeted by a stream of other guests.

Immediately, as Kate and Rachel stayed with the men, the other 'Women of Westeros' gathered, two generations of cross-dressers, Quincey Gough, who had made the transition from model to actress, Fernanda Lima, Eva Herzigova, and several other supermodels who had come to the West Coast for the Oscars, and so on.

Faced with the 'aggressiveness' of a group of gargoyles, the other guests soon stopped coming forward to join the fun.

Only Simon was left surrounded by a group of women.

Inside the bar, everyone was either envious, ridiculing, jealous or yearning for this scene, but to some extent they were used to it. Even if we don't talk about Simon Westeros's horrific wealth, it's only natural that he would be surrounded by a lot of beautiful women, given his power in Hollywood.

However, with a lot of women together, it's hard to expect them to get along.

It's the norm for them to be at odds with each other.

In the end, even Simon couldn't take it anymore and simply chose to leave, and in the midst of a group of tasty, grumpy, or angry eyes, he left with only Zhu Momo.