Boss Jia was arranged to sit in the second row. This position was a bit interesting. Logically speaking, the second row was already a very good position. There were so many big stars sitting behind the second row.
However, there was a problem with this, because all the representatives of large film groups sat in the first row or on the second floor of the theater. That was the most honorable position.
Those sitting in the second row were basically actors or representatives of some small film companies.
"It doesn't matter. It's normal that they don't welcome an outsider like me. Besides, I've been in the limelight this year and made so much money. I still need to vent my anger!" When Boss Jia saw that his seat was in the second row, he said to Charlize Cylon indifferently. Then, he calmly sat in the second row.
Then, the 68th Oscars began smoothly. This time, Braveheart won a total of Best Film, Best Director, Best Makeup, Best Sound Editing, Best Cinematography, and so on.
However, these were not important to Boss Jia. He just accompanied the Pokemon film crew to receive the Best Animated Feature Film award.
Soon, it was time for the Best Animated Feature Film award.
"The films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film are: Pokemon: The Counterattack of Transcendent, Toy Story, The Invincible and Wallace Dog, and Flying Chicken." On the stage, the actor on the stage announced the nominees. Boss Jia had a slight smile on his face.
"I announce that the animated film that won Best Animated Feature Film is: Toy Story!" As the guest announced the final winners, a group of people jumped up from their seats excitedly, then hugged each other enthusiastically, wildly celebrating their victory.
Jia Yapeng couldn't help but look at the row of seats. The only person sitting in his seat with a calm smile was probably the boss of Pixar Studios, Jobs, who was also sitting in the second row.
Jobs didn't know if he noticed Boss Jia's gaze, but he smiled and nodded to Boss Jia.
"Hello, Mr. Jobs!" To Jobs's surprise, Boss Jia suddenly stood up, walked to Jobs's side, and said with a smile.
In an instant, Boss Jia attracted everyone's attention, so much so that the director of "Toy Story", who was about to give his acceptance speech on stage, stopped watching.
That was because the Oscars had its own rules of etiquette. Other than the award-winning guests, no one else was allowed to stand up. If there was an emergency, they had to bend down and leave without affecting others. They had to return as quickly as possible.
Now, Boss Jia actually stood up and walked to Jobs' side. This attracted everyone's attention, including the cameras. They all wanted to know what Boss Jia wanted to do.
Could it be that Boss Jia was planning to punch Steve Jobs in the head because Toy Story had stolen the Best Animated Feature from Pokemon?
"It's pretty boring here! Let's go out and talk! "Boss Jia said with a smile.
Boss Jia's voice was not low, and at least the people around him could hear him clearly. Boss Jia actually dared to say that the Oscars were boring. This Boss Jia is really arrogant!
Then they looked at Jobs again. Would Jobs accept Jia Yapeng's invitation?
Everyone thought he wouldn't. Jia Yapeng dared to say that because he was angry that his movie didn't win an award.
But Jobs was the one who won the award. He couldn't be more happy. How could he be angry?
Also, Jia Yapeng was rude because he came from a barbaric country. But Jobs was a native of the United States. He definitely wouldn't do something so ungentlemanly.
But then, to everyone's surprise, Jobs actually laughed and said, "I've been feeling bored here for a long time. It's good to go out and get some fresh air!"
Then the two of them directly left the Oscar theater hall under the gaze of all the stars and all the cameras. Such an arrogant behavior made all the stars' jaws drop. They had never seen such a thing in their lives!
"What do you think the people in the theater will think of us?" Jobs asked with a smile after they left the theater.
"They probably think we're not gentlemen!" Boss Jia shrugged and then scolded, "They really think they're so great. They're just a bunch of actors!"
"We're the ones who raised them. Would we care about a bunch of actors having a meeting?" Boss Jia sneered. He was not an actor. He was a big boss with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars. He was one of the top 500 companies in the world, the top investor in Hollywood, and the boss of a film company. Even if he tore down the Oscars, it would not be a big deal. Was there no one in the world who was not willing to act?
"Actors having a meeting! What an interesting analogy! " Jobs also laughed. "But I think you're angry, Mr. Jia. You must be very unhappy that I took advantage of you this time!"
"It's okay. An eye for an eye. I took your box office, and you took my Oscar. It's fair!" Boss Jia also laughed, but Jobs could not laugh. Thinking of the box office of Toy Story, Jobs felt helpless.
In the end, the global box office of Toy Story was only 240 million dollars, barely enough for the studio to break even. On the other hand, Jia Yapeng's Pokemon made hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
Thinking of those hundreds of millions of dollars, Jobs became even more depressed. Although there was an Oscar, the Oscar was just a broken trophy. It was not as real as hundreds of millions of dollars!
"I don't know. Mr. Jia, did you invite me this time just to show off your box office?" Jobs asked curiously.
"It really was just to show off!" Boss Jia laughed. "You're right. I'm really upset that I didn't get this award. I had to drag you out and make you upset with me!"
"You …" Jobs opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time. He shook his head and said, "I really don't know how you got rich. How can there be people like you in the world?"
"Well, I actually have a question for you!" Boss Jia said.
"What's the question?" Jobs asked curiously.
"I want to ask, will we be rivals in the future?" Boss Jia looked at Jobs, who had shaved his head, and asked faintly.
"Mr. Jia, that's an interesting question. Aren't we already rivals? It's just that you beat me! "Jobs said helplessly.
"It's not a movie. The movie is just a tool for the two of us to play around with. It's not a battle!" Boss Jia waved his hand dismissively, which made Jobs feel annoyed.
Boss Jia's two movies had a box office of more than two billion dollars, which was more than Jobs' current net worth, and he actually said that it was just a tool. Comparisons were odious.
"Then what's the real battle?" Jobs asked angrily.
"The place you want to go back to day and night, of course!" Boss Jia laughed.
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