"Bonus?" Rowan Atkinson suddenly remembered that he still had a bonus.
"Isn't it 10 million?" Rowan Atkinson asked blankly.
"This is the Best Actor Award, it's different!" Boss Jia laughed. The guests were so jealous that they were fuming.
Oh my god, the price of the Best Actor Award has actually increased, and it's even increased to 20 million yuan in one go. This is simply crazy.
However, the guests' jealousy disappeared as quickly as it came. Instead, they were gloating.
Even if they were there, they wouldn't be able to win the award. However, those who were supposed to win the award weren't there at all. This made them feel very comfortable.
"I can't take this money!" Just when everyone thought that Rowan Atkinson would accept the bonus with a smile, Rowan Atkinson said seriously, "This trophy isn't enough for me. I don't need the bonus!"
"That won't do!" Boss Jia was stunned at first. He didn't expect that there would be someone who didn't care about 20 million USD. His impression of Rowan Atkinson improved a lot. However, he still shook his head and said, "It's a bonus. Of course, it has to be given out. Don't reject it, it's against the rules!"
"If that's the case …" Rowan Atkinson hesitated. Then, he thought of something and said with a smile, "I wonder if Mr. Jia would mind if I use this bonus to make a movie?"
"What movie?" Boss Jia asked curiously.
"It's an idea that I just came up with. It's called 'Mr. Bean's Crazy Oscar'," Rowan Atkinson said. "I want to incorporate everything that happened today into this movie. It'll definitely be a very interesting story!"
"I like this story!" Boss Jia laughed and confirmed the movie in front of the live camera. The Oscar committee members were so angry that they rolled their eyes.
It was obvious that this movie was going to mock the Oscars. However, they couldn't do anything about it. Rowan Atkinson was a European. He wasn't under the control of the United States.
Rowan Atkinson acted very quickly. Within a month after returning to China, he took out the script and showed it to Boss Jia. After that, he used the 20 million USD prize money to invest in the film. At the end of 1998, the film would be released worldwide. But we will talk about this later.
As Rowan Atkinson stepped down from the stage with 20 million USD, the audience knew that the remaining three awards were all worth 20 million USD. It was so tempting that it almost stole their souls away.
However, the following Best Actress Awards were all missed. Out of the five nominees, only one showed up. Naturally, the 20 million USD prize money was saved.
Looking at this result, it was estimated that other than the five women, the rest of the humans in the world were laughing their heads off.
It was the same for the Best Director Award. Men in Black was originally one of the nominees, but unfortunately, only the producer and supporting actor of Men in Black came. The director was not present.
Of course, Boss Jia wouldn't give the award to anyone else in the crew. Hence, he saved the 20 million US dollars for the Best Director Award.
He had saved 40 million USD with just two awards. It was simply wonderful.
In the end, only the Best Film Award was left.
Since this award was placed at the end of the entire award ceremony, it was obvious that this award was the finale. In fact, for other awards such as the Oscars, the Best Film Award was definitely the finale. It was the highest honor in the entire year.
"Before I announce the nominees for the Best Film Award, I want to tell everyone that the prize money for the Golden Dragon Award is 100 million USD!!" Boss Jia said calmly.
"What!!" At this moment, all the guests were really dumbfounded.
Although the previous 10 million USD and 20 million USD were also extremely shocking, everyone was already used to it.
However, they never expected that the prize money for the Best Film Award would rise to 100 million USD. This was simply crazy. It was so crazy that everyone's brains almost couldn't take it.
Moreover, it wasn't just the people in the film industry. Even the film companies that controlled large amounts of money in the film industry went crazy when they heard this number. From the chairman to the senior management, everyone's eyes turned red.
100 million USD. This was a box office earnings that 99% of the film companies in the world couldn't earn in a year. 100 million USD was equivalent to a few years or even a decade's worth of box office earnings.
Moreover, not to mention small companies, even the six major Hollywood film companies couldn't resist this temptation.
Although the six major Hollywood film companies had at least 1 billion USD in global box office earnings every year, the problem was that box office earnings didn't represent profits!
First of all, the box office earnings themselves had to be divided. Of the 2 billion USD box office earnings, only about 800 million USD would end up in the hands of the film company. If the filming costs were deducted, only about 200 million USD would be left.
After excluding the operating costs of the company and the success of feeding thousands of people, they might even lose money.
In fact, if you looked at the financial reports of the six major film companies last year, you would find that three of the six companies were actually losing money. The one that lost the most money lost 600 million USD.
Among the other three companies that made money, the one that made the least money was only 2 million USD. The one that made the most money was only a little more than 200 million USD. It was 20th Century Fox that made the explosive film Independence Day.
Therefore, if this 100 million USD prize money was given to the other five companies except for Fox, it would be more than their profits in 1997. When they saw this 100 million USD prize money, of course, they would go crazy.
"I announce that 'Independence Day' will be nominated for the Best Film Award!" The top management of Paramount went crazy. They didn't even have a representative in Hua Xia, let alone present at the venue. Even if they won the award, they will not get a single cent.
"'Starship Troopers'" When the people from TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Columbia Pictures heard Boss Jia's nomination, they went crazy.
Why did these three companies go crazy?
This is because TriStar Pictures has nothing to do with Samsung Group in Korea. It is a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures.
That's why when 'Starship Troopers' was nominated, these three companies went crazy.
None of the representatives from these three companies were present in Hua Xia, and none of them were present at the venue.
"'Spirit Hunter'" was the third nominated film. The people from Miramax Pictures went crazy. Their profits last year was only 12 million USD, and this 100 million USD is enough for them to earn for many years.
"The fourth nominee is' The Fifth Element '." Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures will go crazy again.
"The last nominated film is' Party A, Party B '!" Boss Jia announced the name of the last film.
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