"I'm guessing that many people are accusing me, Jia Yapeng, of being a liar who deliberately took out 10 million dollars to tease them and disgust the entire 'Independence Day' crew. Am I right?" Boss Jia held the microphone and asked the audience with a smile. There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
Wasn't this just teasing them?
It could only be said that rich people really knew how to play!
"But I want to tell them that they're wrong. I, Jia Yapeng, do want to disgust everyone who doesn't give me face, but I won't disgust them with lies! I won't take the money away today, I'll still distribute it! "
"Since the 'Independence Day' crew, ranked number one in the global box office, didn't send any representatives, then the ranking will automatically move back. May I ask if the 'Men in Black' crew, ranked number two in the global box office of 1997, has a representative come?"
After 'Independence Day', the second place in the global box office of 1997 was' Men in Black '.
In this world, the global box office of 'Men in Black' also increased to 890 million dollars, while 'Pokemon 3's' global box office was 810 million dollars, ranking third.
Unfortunately, 'Pokemon 3' was just short of an 80 million dollar box office to take the second place in the global box office of 1997.
"Ah?" Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones snorted stupidly, then they were crazily surrounded by the people around them.
Before they had time to speak, the guests around them shouted loudly, "The 'Men in Black' crew is here, they have a representative here, they're here!"
"Hahaha, my two dear friends, come up quickly!" Boss Jia said with a smile. Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones walked up to the stage in a daze under the push of several good friends.
"Come, let our two dear gentlemen introduce themselves first!" Boss Jia handed the microphone to the two of them. At this time, the two of them had regained some of their composure. They first glanced at the eight small carts with a total of 10 million dollars behind them, swallowed their saliva, and then introduced themselves.
"Hello everyone, I'm the producer of the 'Men in Black' crew, and also the representative of Columbia, Barry Sonnenfeld!"
"Hello everyone, I'm one of the main actors of the Men in Black movie, Agent K, Tommy Lee Jones!"
The two crew members introduced themselves one after another.
"Dear sirs, I would like to ask, are the two of you the only ones who came to our ceremony?" Boss Jia said with a smile, "I mean, no matter if it's the assistant director, cameraman, executive, or even a small staff member who has worked in the crew, as long as they come to the scene, they should come to our stage!"
"Well, sorry, it's really just the two of us from the whole crew!" Barry Sonnenfeld's expression was very strange.
In fact, the two of them wouldn't have come because they didn't want to go against the Oscar organizing committee.
There was no need to mention Tommy Lee Jones. Although he had already won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, he still wanted to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. As for Barry Sonnenfeld, although he had no intention of winning the Oscars, the company behind him didn't want to fall out with the Oscars. Therefore, the two of them wouldn't come, and the entire Men in Black crew wouldn't come either.
But the problem was, they came because the Oscar organizing committee took the initiative to send them here.
As mentioned before, the Oscar organizing committee wanted to use the Men in Black movie, which ranked second in the global box office in 1997, to set a trap for Boss Jia. They wanted Boss Jia to award the Most Commercially Valuable Award to the Men in Black, thus raising doubts about the fairness of the Golden Dragon Award.
However, when Boss Jia gave the award to the Independence Day crew, Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones thought that their work was over and that they could just wait for the award ceremony to end and return home.
They never expected that they would actually stand on the stage, and it seemed that …
"Well, it seems that the other members of the crew aren't as lucky as the two of you!" Boss Jia said with a smile, "Since no one from the Independence Day crew came to receive the award, then I announce that the Golden Dragon Award for the Most Commercially Valuable Award of 1997 is won by the Men in Black, who ranked second in the global box office in 1997 and came to the scene to receive the award!"
“what？” Although Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones had already vaguely guessed this possibility when they went on stage, they were still stunned when they heard Boss Jia announce the news with their own ears.
The ten million dollars was all theirs?
"F * ck!" Roland Waldrich, who was just mocking Boss Jia, rolled his eyes and fainted again when he heard that the ten million dollars was awarded to the Men in Black.
"Mr. Jia! Is this huge bonus really going to be given to our crew? "Barry Sonnenfeld asked in an uncontrollable excited voice.
"Of course not!" Boss Jia shook his head. Barry Sonnenfeld's heart sank. This money wasn't so easy to get. Boss Jia was still playing with him.
Then he heard Boss Jia continue, "To be precise, this ten million dollar bonus is for the two of you, not for the crew. And it's only for the two of you. It's a bonus that can only be shared by the two of you!! "
“what？？” Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones were stunned once again. This bonus was only for the two of them?
That meant that each of them could get five million dollars directly?
"Why?" Barry Sonnenfeld trembled and asked in disbelief.
"Because in the entire crew, only the two of you gave me face and came to the scene!" Boss Jia chuckled. "I'm a very straightforward person. I'll get straight to the point."
"I decide my bonus. I'll give it to whoever gives me face. The Men in Black crew has at least three or four hundred people, but only two of you came to the scene in the end. Only the two of you gave me face! "
"Oh, my dear friend Tommy Lee Jones and brother Barry Sonnenfeld! Since you gave me face, of course my bonus can only be shared by the two of you. Those who didn't come won't get a single cent, including Columbia. "
"By the way, you have to sign a contract before receiving the bonus. It guarantees that this ten million dollar bonus can only be shared by the two of you. Within ten years, you can't give this money to anyone, not even your relatives or friends. It can only be used by the two of you. If anyone tries to take a part of your bonus, it's a violation of the contract. I'll take back this money according to the law!"
"But considering that it's not realistic for the entire crew to come, in the future, as long as there are more than ten people in the crew, including the male and female leads, the director, and the producer, then the entire crew and the production company behind them can share the ten million dollar bonus!"
"Do you understand?"
"Yes!" Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Sonnenfeld nodded at the same time. Then, they laughed in their hearts.
Originally, after receiving the bonus, the money would definitely be shared with all the crew members, and most of it would even be handed over to Columbia. After all, this was a film produced by Columbia, so the bonus should naturally be shared by the company.
But Boss Jia made such a contract, which directly eliminated the possibility of anyone else sharing the money. They could legitimately enjoy this huge bonus alone. No one could blame them from a moral and legal point of view. They could get the money with a clear conscience. It was perfect to the extreme.
To be honest, if Boss Jia wasn't a man, Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Sonnenfeld would have jumped up, hugged Boss Jia, and kissed him hard.
"This is murderous!" Hearing Boss Jia's condition, the guests on the scene quickly understood Boss Jia's intention.
Boss Jia was taking revenge on all the guests who didn't come to his film festival. He knew that the crew of "Men in Black" didn't come willingly, so he deliberately only gave the award to Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Sonnenfeld, and let them share the bonus equally.
In this way, the others who didn't come couldn't even get a sip of soup. They couldn't even resent the two who got the bonus. They could only resent themselves and resent the Oscars for stopping them from coming to the film festival.
More importantly, after today's incident, all the crew members of the film that ranked first in the global box office next year wouldn't dare to not come to Boss Jia's film festival.
Compared to 10 million USD, an Oscar was nothing. Moreover, most people would never be able to win an Oscar in their lifetime. They might not even be able to attend the Oscars. Who would care about an Oscar?
The film that ranked first in the global box office had to be a big production of the year. It gathered the top stars and filmmakers of the Oscars. Once these people came to the Beijing International Film Festival, the Oscars would probably block a large number of mainstream Hollywood filmmakers.
One or two films were fine. But in more than ten years, half of Hollywood's filmmakers would be blocked by the Oscars.
In this way, would the Oscars still dare to block them?
The Oscars' blockade of the Beijing International Film Festival was torn open by Boss Jia's ten million US dollars!
But this was only the beginning of the day. Boss Jia prepared more than ten million US dollars!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
