On February 24, 2008, the 80th Academy Awards ceremony in the United States was held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The writers' strike was just over three days ago. This Oscar event carried a lot of expectations.

At this time in Los Angeles, although the temperature is not very low, the cold wind at night is still a bit freezing.

On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, countless RVs carrying stars are driving, and the parking lot near the Kodak Theater is also full.

The American Film Institute as the organizer and the broadcaster ABC Television all took the Oscars very seriously and vowed to give Hollywood a shot in the arm after the writers' strike.

In the afternoon, the entrance of the Kodak Theater on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was already star-studded. Because of the continuous rain in Los Angeles recently, a canopy was erected at the entrance of the Kodak Theater, in case it rained suddenly and disturbed the Hollywood stars on the red carpet.

"It's still a bit hasty to prepare. It seems that the strike of the writers has affected the progress of the organizing committee's arrangement of the Oscars," Simon just walked through the red carpet and entered the interview hall when he met Scott, who is also named producer of No Country for Old Men. Rudin, let's chat.

Scott Rudin smiled, and then said: "The impact is indeed there, but after the strike started, most of the Hollywood stars supported the screenwriters, and the red carpet disappeared for more than three months, and now the Oscars are considered The celebration feast after the strike!"

"It's true, after all, all the major Hollywood stars are present," Simon has also met Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie outside, Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman , Hilary Swank and more.

"Simon, No Country for Old Men has led the Oscars since the nomination. It seems that you are also very confident." Scott Rudin is only the nominal producer of this film, and the real main force is "There Will Be Blood", but No Country for Old Men has eight nominations, topping the Oscars.

"It depends on the academy judges," Simon said humbly, and the North American box office of "No Country for Old Men" was only US$76 million. Although it made a lot of money relative to the cost, it was the best picture for the previous Oscars. The audience for the movie is really not that high.

"Okay, I'll go over there and see!" Scott Rudin saw "There Will Be Blood" star Daniel Day-Lewis and smiled and separated from Simon.

"Hi, Simon!" Nicole Kidman came over suddenly.

"Well, not bad!" Simon found that Nicole Kidman's style and clothing match very well tonight. The black double-shoulder low-cut evening dress is matched with a large string of pearl necklaces, and her tall figure looks more elegant and noble!

"Okay, I thought you wouldn't be at this year's Oscars again, but you're here," Nicole Kidman and Simon said in a hug.

"There will be eight nominations for "There Will Be Blood", and it has such a good reputation, it is very likely to win the award, and Xinghai Film has just established its own distribution channel, so I have to come to this kind of film event for both public and private. Yes," Simon said not only for the awards, but also for some company networking.

"I understand, you gave me two movie scripts, a romantic comedy, and an inspirational and touching film. I discussed it with Pat and thought that "Weakness" was good, and that romantic comedy "Fake Marriage" It shouldn't be for me, I've failed several romantic comedy films in a row before!" Nicole Kidman released three films last year, all of which were not very successful, and now the box office poison name is completely solid, and now I think To turn over, only rely on Simon's Xinghai Entertainment project.

Therefore, Nicole Kidman is also very direct to say what he thinks.

Simon smiled and said: "It seems that you don't have much confidence now, and you don't have confidence in your acting anymore?"

Nicole Kidman smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I don't have any other projects at all right now, alas!"

The dignified Oscar queen, the Australian national treasure actor, the topic queen has no movie project now. Now Nicole Kidman is extremely depressed.

"Prepare well for "Weakness", the heroine of the movie is not too cold, she is a very warm image, and sometimes has a humorous attitude," Simon thought for a while, and then continued,

"It's not good for you to always give people the temperament of a queen. In this film, you have to be more close to the people, be more down-to-earth, and just go with the flow. Find the feeling of being in "All the time"!"

Nicole Kidman listened carefully, nodded, and was still very confident in her acting skills. After thinking about the introduction of the characters in the script, it was true!

"No problem, this is not difficult for me. I will prepare well for this role. How are you preparing for the movie?" Nicole also hopes that the movie can start shooting as soon as possible.

"The **** company in the movie is still being searched, and the director is also in contact. It is estimated that filming will start in the second half of the year," Simon smiled, touched his face, and said:

"You know, this year, Xinghai Pictures has a little more projects, and our manpower is still a bit short. Although the projects have been prepared for a year or two, we must control them carefully before shooting!"

Nicole Kidman nodded. Xinghai Entertainment has been in the limelight recently. It has acquired distribution networks and theater companies, and invested heavily in content production.

The small screenwriter of the year is now not only a talented upstart in Hollywood, but also stirring up the storm on Wall Street, and has become a veritable tycoon in the United States!

"By the way, Roadshow Entertainment hopes to deepen cooperation with Xinghai Entertainment, whether it is film production or distribution," Nicole Kidman was also entrusted by the person in charge of Roadshow Entertainment to speak, after all, they are all Australian .

Simon nodded, "Roadshow Entertainment is still very strong in Oceania, and Xinghai Pictures is currently cooperating with local distributors in overseas markets!"

It is impossible for Xinghai Pictures to pass Simon's judgment on all its movies in the future. There must be some movies that need to attract foreign investment, and the pre-sale of overseas distribution rights is also certain.

Nicole Kidman nodded, Xinghai Pictures now owns such sub-labels as Marvel Pictures, Xinghai Qixing Pictures, and Summit Pictures. With Simon's character, there must be more than three or four movies produced and released in a year, and the way of investing completely alone before will definitely change.

"By the way, the small-budget independent film "Sunshine Cleaning" has been in production for almost 2 months. It is estimated that it will be closed. Xinghai Pictures should release it!" Nicole Kidman smiled slyly, It was developed by the Huaying Studio that you recommended to me.

"Do not worry!"