Chapter 801 - Invitation of Public Service Advertisement

The fans didn't sneer, but just called out in a certain way. They were annoyed by the "certain miscellaneous award," but there was nothing they could do. Because they really had nothing to say.

They've already issued a statement saying that she wasn't qualified, but now the Oscars have given them thirteen nominations. What else can be said in this situation? Everything is so clear! Whatever is said now is just adding more material for everyone to laugh at.

Many people flocked to Laila's FB account to congratulate her on receiving so many nominations, hoping she could create another sweeping record.

But Laila herself knew very well that the chances of this happening were simply too small.

Not to mention anything else, just her trilogy alone, others wouldn't exhaust themselves to give her all the awards at once. Some heavyweight awards shouldn't even be considered. She felt that she might be able to win several technical awards.

So she was looking at this year's Oscars with a relatively calm attitude.

But while she was calm, others were not.

No matter how many awards she eventually won, the thirteen nominations already clearly showed that the film indeed had its outstanding points, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many nominations in the first place.

You have to understand, that every year there are thousands of films that enter the judging process for the Oscars. Under the scrutiny of thousands of judges, only five are ultimately nominated, and then one winner is chosen at the awards ceremony. It can be said that every winning film is a rare masterpiece.

In such a situation, to receive thirteen nominations is already the greatest affirmation of a work.

The Oscars are not the Golden Globes; they are more professional and authoritative when it comes to films, and there's no situation where they would divide the cake.

Speaking of this year's film, Laila was very confident. Whether it was the special effects or the scenes, she was sure they were much better than the original version. This can be seen from the soaring box office numbers, which were several hundred million dollars higher than the original version, meaning that more audiences were attracted to the movie theaters.

The more people watch, the more impact it will have. And a big impact just shows how excellent the movie is, right?

"Thirteen nominations! Darling, you're amazing!" Janet saw the nomination list for the first time and immediately called her daughter. Her voice was full of pride and excitement, wishing she could appear by her daughter's side immediately to hug and kiss her.

"Thank you, Mom, this is all because of you," Laila laughed.

"Of course, it's your hard work that has paid off. How can it be because of me?" Janet was amused by her.

Laila said seriously, "Of course, it's because of you. If it weren't for you, how could I have been born in this world?"

"..." Janet laughed out loud at being teased, "Okay, you're right, now I also think I'm quite remarkable."

The mother and daughter praised each other for a while. Amid laughter, Laila seemed to hear her grandfather's voice coming from the phone.

"Does Grandpa have something to tell me?"

"Nothing, he was just bragging to his friends," Janet said halfway, but the phone was snatched away by Grandpa Oswald.

"What do you mean by bragging? What did I say wrong?" Oswald retorted, then said into the phone, "You did a great job this time."

Seeing his current demeanor, anyone could feel his good mood from the corner of his mouth. Thirteen nominations for the Oscars! Even though he didn't know much about the film industry, being from a journalism background, he still understood some things and knew what so many nominations meant.

Every time he went out to play cards or golf with his friends, he would be envied for raising such an outstanding granddaughter, who would be a very outstanding successor in the future.

If it weren't for Laila being with Roy from the beginning, those people would have probably sent excellent boys to him a long time ago.

Even now, there were still people probing him, wanting to know when Laila and Roy would break up.

Break up? Don't joke around!

Others might not be able to say, but he believed that Roy would not break up with Laila! A man who can give up his life for the woman he loves, what else would make him decide to break up with her? He agreed to let him stay by her side at the beginning because he saw how much he loved his granddaughter. Otherwise, based on his status, he definitely wouldn't be good enough for his precious granddaughter.

Oswald saw it very clearly. Being in his position, he didn't care about commercial marriages or anything like that. Making his granddaughter happy was more important than anything else. In his eyes, none of the young people of the same status as them were as outstanding as Laila, and these young people, who were nurtured by the upper-class society, absolutely couldn't sacrifice themselves for Laila as Roy did.

So just based on what Roy did for her in the desert last time, Oswald accepted his existence. There might not be any other man who would treat Laila as wholeheartedly as Roy would. Of course, he was excluded! His love for his granddaughter was also unparalleled!

In response to Grandpa's praise, Laila replied with a smile, "It's just that I did well this time. Wasn't I good before?"

"Haha, you've always been good, it's just that you were especially outstanding this time." Oswald laughed happily. "I have something to discuss with you, do you have time recently?"

Laila asked, "Do you need me to do something?"

"Well, it's like this, a friend of mine wants to ask you to shoot an advertisement."

"An advertisement?" Laila was a bit speechless. Someone wanted to hire her to shoot an advertisement?

Sensing her lack of interest, Oswald added, "It's a public service advertisement, and they might not pay you. But you know, it's for charity."

Now Laila could accept it, "That should be fine, what kind of public service advertisement is it?"

She said so. The cost-effectiveness of hiring her to shoot an advertisement was too low, and no one would want to spend that unjustified money.

With her current value, shooting an advertisement would require at least several million dollars in appearance fees, right? Even tens of millions wouldn't be considered much. Anyway, she thought no one would be willing to pay her to shoot a commercial. Wasn't it like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

Janet's voice suddenly came from the other end, "Speaking of advertisements, my friend also wants to ask you to help shoot an advertisement for hairdressing tools. I used to think you wouldn't do it, but since you don't mind, go ahead and shoot one."

Laila was almost choked by her saliva. When did she say she didn't mind?

Well, she really didn't mind.

Speaking of shooting commercials, she was quite good at it, because when she first started her directing career, she started by shooting commercials. At that time, she had just graduated from school and could only find some commercials to shoot to make a living.

Don't underestimate the small commercial that's only a few minutes or even a few tens of seconds long; it definitely earns a lot of money. How long does it take to shoot a commercial? Slowly, a week is enough, and quickly, it might be completed in a day. In just a few days, you can earn a lot of money. It's a profession with very high cost-effectiveness.