In fact, Kyle had predicted that the film would not be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay award.
Isn't the script of "The Sixth Sense" excellent?
Is it really not as good as "Good Will Hunting" written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck?
No!
The most important thing is age!
Matt Damon is currently 28 years old;
Ben Affleck also turns 26 this year;
On the other hand, Kyle is now 21 years old, which means he is only 20 years old if calculated by his age.
Throughout the nearly 100-year history of the Oscars, there were also 16-year-old Patty Duke who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1962; Timothy Hutton won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1980 at the age of 20; Tatum O'Neal, who was only 10 years old, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1973;
Did you notice?
After entering the 1980s, no one who won an Oscar was under 20 years old. Most of them were over 30 years old, and very few were over 25 years old.
Oh no!
There is one exception!
Anna Paquin, a 12-year-old Canadian girl, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993. Well, this is the only exception.
Therefore, Kyle lost the 70th Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, not because the script was not good enough, but because of his age!
Moreover, there is another important factor - the the box office!
The Academy's old guard is stagnant, with its rigid thinking. They often discriminate against films that achieve box office success, stubbornly believing that these films lack artistic quality and don't meet the criteria for receiving awards. Just look at those high-grossing films; how many have actually won the most important Oscars?
Woo woo~!
"The Sixth Sense," produced by Page Pictures, grossed $690 million worldwide, which is $20 million higher than the original film.
Such a high box office,
It is even more difficult to win an award!
For example, the famous "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which has grossed $3 billion worldwide, was directed by Peter Jackson. It was only after the baptism of the trilogy that the old men in the Academy compromised and awarded him the Oscar for Best Director.
The reason why "Titanic" directed by James Cameron was able to sweep the Oscars was not because the old-fashioned people in the Academy really recognised it, but because of its unprecedented high box office and its amazing contribution to making Hollywood movies famous all over the world.
Otherwise, do you really think the old fogies in the academy will like this movie?
Time slowly passes...
The subsequent developments, like the history of Kyle's previous life, did not change because of the flapping of Kyle's wings.
"Titanic" became the big winner of the 70th Academy Awards, with 14 nominations and won 11 Oscars.
Director Cameron himself was also on the podium, holding up the little golden man and shouting: "I am the king of the world!"
MMP!
"Just wait and see, next year I'll definitely win a little golden man!"
Kyle unceremoniously set up a banner for himself.
....
The next day.
Kyle got up early and washed up, then at Page Pictures, in the presence of a group of American media, he signed the cooperation terms for "Memento" and "300" with Rio, the representative of the Carlos Foundation.
"Mr. Page, you did not win the Best Original Screenplay award at the 70th Academy Awards ceremony that ended yesterday. Do you feel it is unfair and that there is something fishy going on?" a female reporter asked first.
Kyle: "…."
Another middle-aged male reporter asked, "Mr. Page, I'm a reporter from the New York State Entertainment News. I also think you deserve the Best Original Screenplay Award. Do you have anything to say?"
Oh shit!
Although I am young, you guys really treat me like Hello Kitty!
Is this a blatant trap for me?!
Kyle said seriously, "I think your question is wrong. I didn't win an award. What does that have to do with the Academy? Thousands of senior filmmakers came to judge. How could there be any shady dealings? Not winning an award only means that I'm not good enough."
As soon as the words fell, the surrounding media reporters were stunned.
One photographer muttered, "How can someone who has a net worth of over $1 billion at this age be a greenhorn?"
In fact, the media reporters present also knew this location.
However, the reason they insisted on asking these questions was just to give it a try. What if Kyle said something he shouldn't have said? Then these would be the headlines!
They have no moral integrity!
"Everyone, today is a press conference to launch the cooperation between Page Pictures and the Carlos Foundation, not the Oscars ceremony, so I will not answer questions that are not related to it."
"Also, I don't want to see any reports about Oscar and me having a secret affair in tomorrow's newspaper, or don't blame me for suing you!"
"Don't doubt it!"
"With a net worth of over a billion dollars, I have the energy to do this."
Kyle was annoyed and warned them directly.
The cooperation is as follows:
First, the Carlos Foundation invested $6 million in the film "Memento," accounting for half of the total production cost of $12 million, and received 40% of the North American net profit and a share of the box office in South America;
Second, the Carlos Foundation invested $20 million in the film "300," which accounts for a quarter of the total production cost of $80 million, and received 20% of the North American net profit and a share of the box office in South America;
The cooperation terms also involve many small items.
What?
You mentioned that the investment ratio and return ratio are not equal. Why is it that they only include box office revenue from North and South America, and not overseas countries and regions such as Europe, Asia, and Australia?
The most important thing is that the profit sharing does not include the offline DVD and videotape market, nor does it include the sharing of peripheral licensing.
Hehe!
What's so strange!
How can an outsider enter Hollywood without paying tuition?
Page Pictures is relatively conscientious, not setting up numerous traps or hidden rules regarding net profit sharing. If it were DreamWorks or any of the Big Six Hollywood studios, they wouldn't care who you are and would definitely rip off outside investors heavily in accounting and distribution.
Don't even mention that you are the richest man in Mexico. Even if you are the richest man in the world, those guys will do the same!
In the "Titanic" project, Kyle invested 85 million US dollars, accounting for 25% of the investment share, but Kyle still sent a special person to repeatedly review every box office data.
If you don't keep an eye on them, they'll definitely do something!
"If you don't use your wits about you in Hollywood, you might get scammed into anything like this," Kyle sighed.
....
A few days later.
As the "Oscar effect" gradually ended, the box office market returned to stability.
Page Pictures' new film, Wrong Turn 2, has also entered the fan screening and promotion phase. Of course, Kyle doesn't need to worry about these things himself, as Victor and Kevin Feige and others are handling everything.
As for Kyle himself, under Alexander's guidance, he began to inspect several large and medium-sized publishing houses in the United States to further expand the territory of the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group.