As soon as Anthony Hopkins mentioned this, the host next to him started laughing. He subconsciously turned his head to look at old Carl sitting in the first row. He had already guessed who Anthony Hopkins was talking about.
Although the reputation of this internationally renowned director is somewhat exaggerated, but leaving aside his professionalism and just talking about his fame, he is definitely an internationally renowned director!
It's just that you, Anthony Hopkins, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually took the initiative to talk about that person on the stage of the Academy Awards for Best Actor. You are acting like a dog... Is it really okay?
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"I think if I have the chance, I can meet that gentleman and if we can cooperate once, that would be even better, haha."
Anthony Hopkins' words seemed to make him feel satisfied just to meet Allen, and he would even die without regrets if they could work together once.
Such an expression left the host speechless.
You were so perfunctory when you gave your acceptance speech just now, but now when you talk about the noble lord in your hometown, you act like you are trying to lick his boots. It's disgusting!
Standing on the Oscars stage, and blatantly saying such things during a live broadcast, it makes the Oscars look very weak, as if only after winning the Oscars do you have the courage to go find that noble lord.
The host was speechless and didn't want to ask any more questions. He forced a smile and complimented Anthony Hopkins a few more times. Only then did he walk off the stage with the Oscar trophy.
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At around 10:30 at the Los Angeles Music Center, the Academy Awards ceremony finally ended.
There were a lot of fans outside, but many of the award-winning crews and stars waved to the fans as they walked out of the venue. The award ceremony was over, but the real nightlife had just begun!
Those who won awards should celebrate, and those who did not win awards and only received nominations also received corresponding publicity opportunities and appeared in the live broadcast.
The producers and public relations companies should also celebrate, as should the actresses and some directors, to deepen their feelings and promote integration.
Everyone is busy going to the places they should go, the hotels and villas they have booked, etc.
Anthony Hopkins followed behind old Carl, who dealt with everyone who came up to greet him with an impatient look on his face.
There were men and women, including stars, producers, many directors and heads of film and television companies.
Although Old Carl is not in the film and television industry, the people behind him are!
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Even though the movies made by that noble lord generally don’t perform well at the box office, that’s not a problem!
Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, fame always comes before fortune, and nobility represents the greatest fame!
At a certain point, everyone has enough money, just like Cameron's favorite actor Arnold, who is now a hot star in Hollywood. How much is his current salary?
Twenty million dollars! No bargaining.
Even if someone really offered Arnold 20 million U.S. dollars to make a movie, whether he would accept it would depend on his mood.
The production of a movie may take three to four months at the shortest, or half a year to a year at the longest.
After deducting taxes, you can get 10 million US dollars. If you work hard, you can take on two or three films a year. Is this money hard to earn?
In addition to the film pay, after each movie is finished, the actors can continue to receive dividends from the film's copyright income for decades to come, which is more than the film pay!
Just like Allen, he mainly sells videotapes, and for every videotape sold, a portion of the copyright income from the profits will be distributed to the actors. Even if the videotapes are rented out or broadcast on TV, there are copyright fees for all of them!
This is a long-term income. It can be said that for an actor of Arnold's level, if he now stars in a movie, the continuous income over decades can add up to hundreds of millions of dollars. If you don't know much about the business, would you be shocked when you suddenly hear about this income?
Money is not important to them at this stage. They start to pursue fame, such as making more profound movies and winning awards. These are also forms of fame. If they can get to know or even cooperate with people of high status, then this will be even more important to them than fame alone.
This has reached the level of class.
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America says it is about freedom and equality, haha...there won’t be any fool who really believes such words, right?
If there is true equality, why do wealthy communities have such strong defense forces, while civilian areas are so chaotic?
Is it because there aren't enough police officers?
Because that garbage is not worth protecting at all!
If there is really equality and freedom, why do so many wealthy families in America have servants?
Servants are a product of the class system.
This is also the reason why Cameron, as a Hollywood rookie and a promising director, felt obliged to join Allen's team as soon as he was seduced by old Carl.
Money is easy to make, and fame is easy to get once you have earned enough money, but status and class are not easy to improve!
If there is a chance to improve one's social class or to be around people of higher social class, no fool would let it go.
Old Carl was still dealing with everyone who handed him a business card and tried to strike up a conversation, when suddenly...
A muffled sound came from the distance, not a loud sound, but a very muffled sound, like the muffled thunder before the spring rain comes. Along with the muffled sound, there was a faint light of fire illuminating the sky just east of the Los Angeles Music Center.
Old Carl pretended to be surprised and quickly turned his head to look in the direction where the muffled sound came from.
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The Los Angeles Music Center and Koreatown are less than six kilometers apart in a straight line, which is extremely close!
Before everyone could figure out what was happening over there, the second, third, and fourth muffled sounds were heard one after another, and the sky over there became brighter!
It was as if something exploded, and then intermittent crackling sounds began to be heard.
In foreign countries, no one would think that this kind of crackling sound is firecrackers. This is America!
Everyone subconsciously heard that it was the sound of gunfire!
Although the gunfire was intermittent, the intensity of the sound was such that anyone with a little knowledge could tell that at least hundreds of guns were firing at the same time!
It was the time when the Oscars were about to end, and the media outside were still there, all of them were a little confused.
They all knew that things were not peaceful in Los Angeles recently, but they didn't expect it to be to this extent!
Is this a fight or a riot?
But regardless, this is definitely big news!
The Oscars are over now, and these stars are no longer important. Some smart media are quickly packing up their equipment, loading them into the trucks, and then stepping on the accelerator and driving in that direction.
This is big news, it’s a big hit, and it happened in Los Angeles, America. What is this?
This is a promotion and a raise, this is endless bonuses!
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"Sir!"
Anthony Hopkins remained calm. He approached old Carl and asked softly.
Those people who had just come closer have almost dispersed. The stars ran faster. When gunshots were heard over there, they had already started running.
"Don't panic. We are still some distance away. Go back quickly. Be safe tonight and watch the news tomorrow to see what happened."
Old Carl sighed, pretended to be calm, and spoke to the people around him in a loud voice, then he pulled Anthony Hopkins to get in the car.
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In Carl's villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles, it is quite far from Koreatown. One can't even hear what is happening over there. Even if one can see the sky faintly lit in red, no one would care. Isn't that the direction where the Oscars ceremony will be held tonight? Who knows what those stars are doing.
Ceylon had just finished his midnight snack when he suddenly received a call from Old Carl.
"Hello? Jazz..."
"Ceylon... I just attended the Oscars. Something big seems to have happened here. Wouldn't you like to come and see what's the news?"
Old Carl fulfills his own role conscientiously and responsibly, as he likes to support the younger generation.
There is big news here, and the BBC's special interview team is currently resting in his villa. It would be reasonable to give them a call to inform them.
But Ceylon's face darkened when she received the call. She already felt something was wrong. Although she didn't know Allen's plan, he went out for an interview in the middle of the night and got into big news.
I glanced at a few young people who were chatting in the distance. These people were very brave. They were treated very well by old Carl in the past few days. They had a very good impression of the old knight. Some of them even had the courage to compare old Carl with Spencer, the son of the earl who had recently appeared at the BBC headquarters when old Carl was not at home, and then everyone complained and abused Spencer together.
"Okay... I understand. Where is the approximate location?"
"It's just east of the Los Angeles Music Center. When you come here, you can follow the flow of people and ask around."
Even though Old Carl knew that the incident happened in Koreatown, he didn't say it. He never said any key information on the phone. The young master had warned him a long time ago that the Americans were very insidious and they liked to monitor phone calls. No matter who it was, no matter what time it was, never say any key information on the phone.
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Ceylon took all the people and equipment to go out and report the big news. As they walked from the suburbs into the city, the more people there were on the streets.
But this size is only relative to the situation in the suburbs where no one goes out at night. The closer you go to the city, the better the security is, and people dare to go out at night.
There is no need to ask about the specific location of the accident, just follow the opposite direction of the crowd.
When we were one block away from Koreatown, the car could no longer drive in. The outside was surrounded by Los Angeles police, various interview cars, and a group of onlookers.
Ceylon asked someone to go over with his ID to negotiate with the police.
The air was filled with a smoky and burnt smell, with a hint of barbecue aroma, and was a little bit stingy to the eyes, but as it was night time, it was hard to see anything clearly.
Before Ceylon could figure out what the smell was, the people who had gone there to negotiate had already returned.
"Boss, the police said it's not safe to go any further. If we insist on going in, we will be responsible for any accidents that happen!"
As this man spoke, his face looked extremely excited. The more dangerous it is, the bigger the news will be. As a reporter, how can he be afraid of danger?
Ceylon glanced at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression. What a nice guy...just a little rude.
"Move the equipment, let's go in, tell everyone to be careful and don't run around!"
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Walking along the alley, there are obvious traces of black smoke on the walls in the alley, about two or three meters high, which are extremely obvious and can be seen with a flashlight. It is as if a fire has just occurred here, but there are no other signs of a fire except that the alley is unusually dry and filled with an unpleasant strange smell.
Ceylon was walking on the far left of the team, neither in front nor behind. They had just walked out of the alley. From their current position, if they followed this straight road, they would reach Koreatown in less than a thousand meters.
There were several people lying on the road, their lives or deaths unknown. They were all black, and it was impossible to tell what race they were. They were just lying on the ground, some curled up, some looked extremely painful, and there were black scratches on the ground...
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"vomit……"
Some people in the team with weak stomachs have already started vomiting while holding onto the wall.
They finally knew where the smell of barbecue in the air came from.
The person who was vomiting was just about to look up and say something when there was a crisp "pop" sound.
The person who was vomiting had an expression of disbelief on his face, staggered twice, and fell down with a plop.
This scene shocked the team that was just feeling nauseous. Ceylon was also shocked. She even had some blackouts in her mind...
She had thought of many situations, but she had never thought of it like this, so direct? So openly? With just one shot?
Where is the enemy? I don't know. Who fired the gun? I don't know.
Why they attacked them, still unknown!
There was no chance for everyone to be stunned. From the first shot, several more gunshots were heard, and several young people fell down in the team. This scene even scared everyone who was just excited!
Some people started to run into the alley screaming and howling, some people lay on the ground shouting, and the whole team was in chaos!
Ceylon was also frightened. She hid behind the photographer carrying a camera and subconsciously shouted, "Don't panic, don't panic, hide in the shadows, bend down, and don't panic!"
But the team was already in chaos with people howling and screaming, and no one listened to him.
The crackling sound of gunfire was not frequent, but with each gunshot, someone fell down and ran?
There were even gunshots heard behind them. They were blocked at the entrance of the alley and had nowhere to run!
There are high-rise buildings with red brick walls on both sides, and there are no windows below the second floor. There is not even a trash can to serve as a shelter in this alley!
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Ceylon didn't care how dirty the ground was. She just lay there curled up. With every gunshot, her curled up body trembled.
She didn't know how many people had died, nor did she know when the gunfire would stop, but she felt that as the gunfire continued, the other side was getting closer and closer to them.
Until he heard footsteps behind him, Ceylon was so scared that he didn't even dare to look up...
Bang!
The sound of gunfire even rang in Ceylon's ears. The photographer hugged his legs and wailed. His camera was also picked up and taken away. When the masked man squatted down to pick up the camera, Ceylon turned his face to the side and his eyes met his.
These eyes!
Ceylon's pupils suddenly shrank. She recognized these eyes. She had even seen him in the villa in the morning. He was a very shy boy!
Absolutely right!
She remembered the other person's eyes!
The two sides looked at each other, and the other side held a gun in his left hand. In Ceylon's shocked eyes, he raised the gun towards her, and "bang"!