"Hahaha."
The entire scene burst into laughter. Weaver's expression became even worse. His hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Mr. Weaver is the king of commercial films in Hollywood. He's made so many movies and has never failed. "Now, Mr. Weaver's latest blockbuster, Resident Evil, will be released in the second half of the year. Let's see how deep this movie is."
"Oh right, you might not know. Tonight, before the awards ceremony officially started, Mr. Weaver came over to talk to me for a while. "As you know, my disaster blockbuster, 2012, will also be released in the second half of the year. Mr. Weaver and Mr. Hanks from Paramount want to make a bet with me. Let's have both movies released on the same day and see whose box office is higher. The bet is twenty billion USD. "
"Boom."
Xiao Yunhai's words caused an uproar among the artists and fans who did not hear about it.
"Twenty billion USD? Oh my god, that's crazy. "
"The bet of the century, it's definitely the bet of the century."
"I'm so impressed. Twenty billion USD is just for one breath of air."
If the fans were like this, then the reporters who wished for the whole world to be in chaos were naturally even more excited. Originally, no photography was allowed at the scene, but the sound of shutters instantly rang out, and the flashes made Xiao Yunhai's eyes a little uncomfortable.
The security guards quickly went up and stopped the reporters from taking photos.
Hua Xia's fans who were watching the live broadcast held their breaths when they saw the two directors attacking Xiao Yunhai.
When they heard Xiao Yunhai mocking Weaver with American humor, they could not help but laugh.
Now that Xiao Yunhai had announced in front of the whole world that "2012" was going to bet 20 billion USD against "Resident Evil", they were all excited.
In this world, although Hua Xia was the strongest country, Hua Xia could not raise their heads when it came to movies.
Now that they heard Xiao Yunhai's crazy declaration of war, who could stand it? Who was not excited?
Unfortunately, their excitement did not last long before it was extinguished by Xiao Yunhai.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Everyone, don't get too worked up. I'm not done yet. As for this bet, Mr. Weaver and Mr. Hanks from Paramount might think that it's too crazy, so they didn't accept it. "
Whether it was the audience or the fans in front of their televisions, they all sighed.
Weaver, who had been sitting below the stage, was so angry that his chest was heaving up and down.
The subtext of Xiao Yunhai's words was very obvious. He was saying in front of the whole world that they were afraid of losing.
Not to mention a world-renowned director like him, even an ordinary person wouldn't be able to accept such an insult.
Unfortunately, he had no other choice because he did not have 20 billion dollars. If he did, he would definitely go up and bet with Xiao Yunhai.
"I'm sorry, I'm not in a good mood tonight, so I said a lot and wasted everyone's precious time. However, I still want to say one more thing, and that is about Mr. Takahashi Kawa's movie, Dahe. "
"To be honest, before last month's Hua Xia Golden Goblet Awards, I had never even heard of this movie, let alone watched it. Even today, I haven't watched it. However, I would like to give Mr. Takahashi Kawa a suggestion. That is, the movie is for fans all over the world. Shouldn't you consider more commercial elements? At the very least, you need to attract fans to watch it in the cinema. A movie that everyone hasn't even seen, no matter how high the artistic quality is, no matter how deep the human nature is, it's useless. This is just my humble opinion. I hope Mr. Takahashi Kawa doesn't mind. "
"Alright, let's start the award ceremony. Winner … "
Xiao Yunhai's counterattack on the stage was unusually fierce. First, he mocked Weaver, saying that his "War Against the Aliens" had no artistic quality at all. Then, he used something that he did not dare to bet on to make him lose face. Then, he mocked Takahashi Kawa, saying that no one had even watched his movie, and that there was no artistic depth.
After Hua Xia's fans heard Xiao Yunhai's words, they all felt very relieved.
The Internet suddenly became lively.
"Haha, Yun Huang is too awesome. He's an absolute debater. The two directors who were spouting nonsense are about to die of anger."
"Let me say, they deserve it. Don't you know who Yun Huang is? They just have to provoke him for no reason. Aren't they asking for a scolding? "
"Sigh, what a pity. The 20 billion dollar bet is gone. Paramount is too weak."
"If we Hua Xia filmmakers could be as fearless as Yun Huang, I believe that Hua Xia movies would have been popular all over the world."
On TV, the Oscar Awards ceremony was still going on.
Just as Xiao Yunhai and the others had predicted, Xiao Yunhai did not win the Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film awards.
He used two movies to get more than ten nominations, but none of them won. Not to mention the industry insiders, even ordinary fans could see that there was a problem.
Xiao Yunhai's face was livid, and he was very disappointed with the Oscars.
Ye Yongren patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yunhai, don't worry too much. The Oscars was originally a Western film festival. We lost innately. "
Xiao Yunhai said coldly, "I won't participate in the Oscars anymore in the future. Compared to Hua Xia's Jinzun International Film Festival, the Oscars are far worse in terms of fairness. "
The award ceremony came to an end.
Just as the fans were about to get up and leave, and the reporters were rubbing their hands to interview the stars, Hanks suddenly walked up the stage with a group of people in suits.
Everyone looked at this group of people, not knowing what they were going to do.
Xiao Yunhai was deep in thought. It seemed that this guy had been fooled.
Sure enough, Hanks looked at Xiao Yunhai proudly and said, "Mr. Xiao, after serious consideration by Paramount, we accept the 20 billion USD bet."
"Boom!"
There was an exclamation from the audience. Everyone couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
The reporters were going crazy. The sound of the cameras and shutters were like machine guns. The flashes lit up the entire venue as if it was daytime.
"20 billion USD? I didn't expect Paramount to agree, "the action director Mars murmured.
He had made movies all his life, and the box office was not even 20 billion USD.
Bikven was dumbfounded. "Crazy, they're all crazy."
"This news is too explosive. It's enough to be on the front page of all the major entertainment media for a month."
"I bet that this bet will be the focus of all the major news sections tomorrow. The Oscars will have no appeal in front of it."
Kree, Ye Yongren, Liang Hui, Huang Qiusheng, Jiao Fangtao, and the others heard Hanks's words. They all looked at Xiao Yunhai, hoping that he could find a suitable excuse to refuse the bet.
Would Xiao Yunhai be afraid? Of course not.
He said so much tonight to make Hanks misjudge. Now, it was obvious that he had fallen into the trap.
However, Xiao Yunhai did not immediately agree. Instead, he walked slowly onto the stage with heavy steps.
The large venue was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Countless eyes looked at Xiao Yunhai.
"Mr. Hanks, how do you want me to believe that you have 20 billion USD?"
Hanks had already expected that Xiao Yunhai would ask this. He snapped his fingers behind him, and a middle-aged man with a cold face came out and said, "Mr. Xiao, I'm James, the finance minister of Steyr Networks. As for the bet between you and Paramount, we, Steer, will fully support you. This is a check for 20 billion USD issued by a Swiss bank. As long as you win, the money will be immediately transferred to your account. "
Hanks said smugly, "Xiao, don't tell me you're not going to gamble because you're afraid? It's okay. As long as you say it, I can cancel the bet. "
Weaver walked onto the stage in high spirits and said, "Mr. Hanks, you underestimate Mr. Xiao. It's just 20 billion USD. It's nothing to Mr. Xiao. Am I right? Mr. Xiao. "
At this moment, Weaver wanted to shout to the sky. The anger in his chest from Xiao Yunhai's mockery was swept away.
Xiao Yunhai looked at the check. A trace of "worry" flashed in his eyes, but it was caught by Hanks.
"It seems that Mr. Hanks has a high position in Steyr Networks. He can actually make them agree to such an unreliable thing."
Hanks said, "Mr. Xiao, don't talk about it anymore. Do you agree or not? Everyone is waiting for your answer. "
The audience below the stage became excited and shouted, "Say yes to him."
"Agree."
"Agree."
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