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"hateful!"

Mel Gibson slammed the table and threw the newspaper to the ground.

David Ellison picked up the newspaper, which reported that "Lucy", directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Scarlett Johansson, had become the new North American weekly box office champion with $6894 million in its first week.

Mel Gibson's new film "The Wrath of Time" only earned $3038 million this week. Although it is the runner-up, the gap between the two films is huge.

Although David Ellison suffered a certain blow after the disastrous failure of "John Carter".

Fortunately, the box office of "Transformers 3" was quite good, which not only made up for the loss of "John Carter", but also allowed David Ellison to regain his father's trust.

Therefore, David Ellison was in a good mood and he even had the leisure to comfort Mel Gibson, the Australian bull.

"Mel, relax, your target is Oscar."

David Ellison said: "As long as we succeed at the Oscars, we will definitely make money."

"Of course I know."

Mel Gibson was a little unwilling: "But...but, this is a work produced by Gilbert Jr., even if we can stop him a little bit, it would be good."

After the previous lesson, David Ellison had given up hope of winning a head-on confrontation with Gilbert Jr.

He inherited the arrogant side of Larry Ellison's character, but after continuous blows, he could not be arrogant when facing little Gilbert.

To be honest, if it weren't for the studio's signature Transformers series, David Ellison would have gone back in disgrace.

Seeing Mel Gibson's unwilling expression, David Ellison had to comfort him: "There will always be a chance, Mel, there will always be a chance."

That being said, David Ellison himself doesn't know where the opportunities are.

Little Gilbert is so scary that this year's new movie "The Avengers" once again won the annual box office championship in North America and the world.

David Ellison couldn't count how many times Gilbert Jr. had won the annual box office championship, and he didn't want to think about it.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that little Gilbert's horror is simply beyond the reach of human beings.

A director who can win the annual box office championship once is already quite successful. But there are very few in Hollywood who can win the box office championship as easily as Gilbert.

Gilbert Jr. was unaware of the complicated feelings of David Ellison and Mel Gibson, as he was leading the crew filming on the streets of Chicago.

"Why are you here if you don't want to do publicity?"

"Because I miss you, I came to see you!"

Scarlett held her chin with her hand, sat next to little Gilbert, looked at his profile, and smiled sweetly.

She asked Gilbert expectantly, "My movie Lucy beat Mel Gibson's The Wrath of Time. How are you going to reward me?"

Little Gilbert was not fooled: "Isn't this as it should be?"

Seeing Scarlett's eyes widen, Little Gilbert pinched her cheek and said matter-of-factly, "If you can't beat Mel Gibson even with such an excellent movie, I should doubt your box office appeal."

"Tch, cheapskate!"

Scarlett pouted: "If you don't want to give it, just say so directly, instead of making up so many messed up excuses."

Scarlett's mouth was so pouty that it looked like a bottle of oil could be hung on it. Little Gilbert laughed and stopped teasing her.

"All right."

Gilbert stroked Scarlett's golden hair. In The Avengers, her hair was dyed burgundy. In Lucy, her hair color changed a lot, but she has recently returned to blonde hair.

"Director Catherine Bilog came to me a few days ago. She needed a leading actress for her new film, and I recommended you to her." Scarlett curled her lips, somewhat dissatisfied: "What role is it? If I don't like it, I won't take it."

"Don't be willful."

Little Gilbert's tone became serious, and Scarlett immediately shut up and listened to Little Gilbert obediently.

"I've read the script, it's very unique and has a chance to win an Oscar."

Gilbert continued: "If you want to win an Oscar for Best Actress in the future, you need to accumulate experience from now on. Get one or two nominations first, and then things will be easier."

"Like Jacqueline?"

"Yes."

Anne Hathaway has previously been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, which means she has accumulated enough experience to win another Oscar.

Of course, sometimes there are very lucky newcomers who can win the award for the first time.

However, Gilbert Jr. felt that no matter whether he could get it or not, it was always a good idea to prepare first.

Scarlett finally took over the film, called "Hunting for Harry Potter", in which she played a secret agent. However, unlike the secret agents in traditional secret agent films, this secret agent is closer to reality.

The dilemma for Scarlett is that she has starred in superhero movies and is very popular.

The Academy has always discriminated against superhero movies and the actors who star in them.

Unless Scarlett can destroy her image and star in some more psychotic movies, it will be difficult for her to win an Oscar through normal means.

Although Gilbert Jr. planned a route for Scarlett to win an Oscar, Scarlett herself was not particularly interested, at least not as much as Anne Hathaway in her pursuit of an Oscar.

After "The Dark Knight Rises", Gilbert Jr. immediately prepared Anne Hathaway's Oscar-winning film "Gravity".

For a commercial blockbuster, this pace is a bit tight, which means Gilbert Jr. and Anne Hathaway have to start new work right away.

More importantly, Gilbert Jr. plans to shoot the first film of the Cyberpunk project next year, which means the team will have to work around the clock.

Two films are shot in one year, and the investment is not small.

Fortunately, the filming of Gravity was not complicated. Including the guest actors, there were only two and a half scenes in total.

This film focuses more on post-production, and how to present the magnificent scenery of space is the focus of the film.

Of course, as a work that is aiming for an Oscar and a film with an investment of over 100 million yuan, it also has certain requirements in terms of commercial performance.

However, Gilbert Jr. believes that this film will be liked by the audience. Although the plot is simple, the shooting technique is not simple at all, and the sense of tension and excitement is no less than that of popcorn movies.

In order to add insurance to the film, Gilbert Jr. even made a special contact with Tom Cruise and invited him to play a cameo role.

Leonardo DiCaprio also wanted to make a cameo appearance, but the role was no longer available, so he had to do the performance as a dubbing artist.

In terms of image, Tom Cruise still has an advantage over Leo.

After all, he has won an Oscar for Best Actor and has a perfect marriage with Nicole Kidman, which makes Tom Cruise's image value very high.

This year, "Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol" starring Tom Cruise earned $2.66 million in North America and $7.53 million worldwide, setting a new record for the series.

In this era when action and spy films are gradually declining, the success of "Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol" is largely due to Tom Cruise's own box office appeal.

Today, when the influence of Hollywood superstars is declining, Tom Cruise is one of the few superstars who maintains his appeal.

This is also one of the reasons why Gilbert Jr. invited Tom Cruise. The two are old partners and are very familiar with each other. (End of this chapter)