In 2010, 3.7 Hollywood's annual Oscar ceremony was held as scheduled, which was about ten days later than the previous years, but it did not stop people's enthusiasm.

The neighborhood of the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard is still overcrowded, and parking spaces have been extended to nearby blocks.

Of course Simon didn't have time to attend any Oscar ceremony, but it didn't affect the victory of Xinghai Pictures.

"The Hurt Locker" defeated "Avatar" in one fell swoop to become the biggest winner, winning the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director, which is a revenge for the previous Golden Globe Awards.

Nicole Kidman also won her second Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Weak Points," and second after Hilary Swank in as many years.

After the Oscars, the Oscar dinner hosted by the well-known magazine "Vanity Fair" was also an eye-catching party. Many bigwigs who did not attend the Oscars were also invited to the dinner.

The Sunset Tower Hotel, a five-minute drive from the Kodak Theater, is the venue for Vanity Fair's Oscar dinner.

Simon Parker, Rupert Murdoch, a tycoon belonging to the top VIP, is of course the focus of the organizer's invitation.

Simon went, of course, and attended with Kristen Stewart. Although the movie "Twilight" didn't get any Oscar nominations, the popularity of "Twilight" made Kristen Stewart also famous. unlimited.

"Congratulations," of course Simon had to celebrate with the Hurt Locker crew in the ballroom.

Catherine Bigelow did not forget to show reporters two Oscar statuettes in her hands.

"Simon, do you know? When Summit Entertainment was acquired by you, I was very worried that you would stop financial support for "The Hurt Locker". After all, you denied most of Summit Entertainment's investment projects at that time," Kathryn. Bigelow said with a smile, as if he still had lingering fears, after all, this kind of anti-war movie is not aimed at the box office.

With the personality of Xinghai Films pursuing business at that time, worry is not superfluous.

"The investment in "The Hurt Locker" is not a lot. It should be one of the reasons why I didn't stop investing, haha!" Simon laughed.

"By the way, the company bought a script about the assassination of Ben ** some time ago. The script was created after 9.11 and has just been completed recently. I think you are quite suitable for directing this movie. I think we can Continue to cooperate," Simon went to check on David Ellison after he cut off Tianwu Pictures' investment in "Mission Impossible 4".

It was also found that his sister, Megan Ellison, has also been investing in movies, and the two brothers and sisters also have some cooperation, such as "Thunderbolt" to be released this year. The director is the Coen brothers, and both brothers and sisters have invested.

The difference is that David Ellison is interested in commercial blockbusters. Although "The Thunder" is not counted, Matt Damon is not;

And Megan Ellison is very interested in independent films. Since 2006, he has invested in films, but either he has not even entered the theater, or the box office is so low that there is no water.

Megan Ellison has not yet established his own film company, and the share of investment is very small, only a few million. It was too little money for her father.

However, Simon does know that Megan Ellison is about to set up her own film company, and "Hunting Ben **" is her company's famous work. Luckily, before the movie hits theaters, Ben ** will actually be hunted down next year.

This Hu has to be cut, and I'm sorry if I don't cut it.

"Oh, it sounds a bit interesting, but I already have a project this year, called "The Year of Miracles", I guess this project will have to wait a year," Katherine Bigelow said helplessly.

Simon smiled and said, "It's okay, we haven't started preparations yet, take your time." Just kidding, the White House hasn't found out about Ben **!

In my heart, I mourned for the Ellison brothers and sisters silently. After all, the movie investment plan that the two could best come up with had already been cut off by Simon before it even started.

The production budget of "Mission Impossible 4" is 145 million US dollars, and Paramount invested 100 million US dollars to be responsible for the global distribution of the film; Xinghai Pictures invested 45 million US dollars to jointly produce and enjoy the global profit share of the investment ratio. Simon himself, as one of the producers, has remuneration.

"Hi, Simon!" Nicole Kidman came to Simon's side with a beautiful young girl.

Winning the Oscar for Best Actress for the second time, Nicole Kidman seemed to be very excited all night, and the golden statue in her hand almost never left her hand.

"Congratulations!" Simon nodded. This movie "Weakness" can be said to be a double harvest of word-of-mouth box office. The North American box office has now exceeded 250 million US dollars. Although it has not yet been offline, with the reduction of theaters, it is also worthwhile to make money every day. Not many more.

"Thank you, to introduce you, this is my daughter, Lily Collins!" Nicole Kidman said suddenly with a smile.

"Mr. Pike, good evening!"

"Well, your daughter?" Simon looked at the little girl beside her, and quickly understood.

"It turns out that Lily Collins, who played Nicole's daughter in the movie," Simon suddenly realized. After all, he is also a second-generation star. Her father, Phil Collins, is a famous singer.

"This little girl is good, and she is very talented in acting," Nicole Kidman brought Lily Collins over to meet Simon, and also wanted Simon to know this person, which was very beneficial.

Simon looked at Lily Collins again, she was indeed pretty, but she looked too much like a junior high school student, like a child.

"How old is she?" Simon asked uncertainly.

"She's not young, she's 21, she just looks young," Nicole Kidman explained with a smile.

Simon also smiled, not a year older than Kristen Stewart.

But the mature taste of Kristen Stewart can be much more than this Lily Collins, this Lily Collins looks like a minor.

After a few chats, Lily Collins walked away first. After all, it would be good to introduce him to Simon.

"Why, don't you like this kind of girl? She's pretty." Nicole Kidman and Simon are indeed very familiar, and Simon knows some things.

Simon said helplessly: "Looks like a minor, and the role is not wide. It is estimated that it will take a few years to have some experience and then look at it."

Nicole Kidman nodded and smiled awkwardly: "I have no other intentions. If there is really a role that suits her type, you can give it a chance to audition!"

Nicole Kidman has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, of course it is clear, anyway, it depends on fate, so Simon has an impression. If you meet any role in the future, you can remember that she is her chance.