Chapter 789 - NBC's Shows

It's not just for Easterners, for Asians trying to make a path in the West, it's more than can be described as harsh. But she believed that as long as she persisted, one day hope would come to those who were prepared.

Take Jackie Chan for example, didn't he finally receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the Oscars? A lifetime of perseverance finally paid off.

This year's Golden Globe Awards, Laila didn't pay much attention to the film side, but rather to the TV series side. Because some of the shows produced by NBC under her planning were now reaping rewards.

Take a look at some of the nominated ones, "House", "Prison Break", "Weeds", and so on, are all TV dramas that have achieved good ratings for the TV Station in the past two years.

Initially, when they saw her proposal, the TV Station was still hesitant. Because there were already quite a few medical dramas, detective mysteries, and the like, even the TV Station had some highly-rated shows. But Laila's script outline took an unusual path.

Take "House" for example, would a doctor who is addicted to drugs, has a quirky personality, and even strangely treats patients, really be welcomed?

And then there's "Prison Break". Other TV Stations are all about catching the bad guys, but you're talking about how to let the bad guys escape, won't this cause some trouble?

As for "Weeds," let's not even talk about it, how could anyone like that? People prefer to watch soap operas, those melodramatic ones that make you cry, laugh, and scream with heartache.

But the TV shows Laila previously provided were all good, so even if some people at the Station had objections, they had to keep them to themselves. After all, it was the boss who provided the script, even if the show turned out bad, they couldn't blame it on them, so just film it.

As a result, they once again lost to Laila's hands, all the TV dramas, whether they were expected to be good or not, showed strong competitiveness in ratings.

Not only did they perform well in ratings, but word of mouth and controversy also made these TV dramas very lively topics. Since their broadcast, they have never lost their popularity.

Actually, none of the TV shows Laila provided were particularly high-rated, the reason she proposed them was more because she liked them. For example, "House", she was repeatedly amazed by the treatment methods used by this doctor with a bad attitude. And "Prison Break" is a memory for a generation of Easterners, many people's first exposure to American TV shows, I'm afraid it was brought into the pit by it.

As for "Weeds," Laila admired the black humor of this TV series, especially its portrayal of human nature and psychology, which she found unforgettable.

It can't be denied that these movies went downhill in the later seasons, but no matter what, these series were classic at the beginning.

Laila wanted to see, under her intervention, if these series could have some differences from the original version, and if they could continue the classics.

Soon, the awards ceremony officially began.

As the awards were announced one by one, "Brokeback Mountain" became the biggest winner. It won several awards in a row. But what made many people, including those watching the live broadcast on TV and online, sad and depressed was that their beloved and revered "The Lord of the Rings" didn't even win a single, even the lightest, award!

This is discrimination! It's disrespect for Laila and for "The Lord of the Rings"! Who gave them the right to ignore such a classic movie?

Compared to the love between two men, shouldn't that epic masterpiece have received more awards?

Even though the awards ceremony was only half over, there were already many discussions about this year's Golden Globe Awards. Everywhere you could hear cries of condemnation.

Many young people who were watching at home couldn't accept such a result. In their hearts, Laila was their goddess, only she could make movies they liked. But the judges of the Golden Globe Awards didn't give her outstanding works any awards, this was simply incomprehensible! They had to doubt the fairness of this award, and whether it was worth continuing to pay attention to the presentation of this award in the future.

At this time, the TV station broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards also found that the ratings were rising steadily. This surprised them but also pleased them greatly. Whatever the reason, ratings were always their goal. As long as the ratings went up, who cared why they went up?

What they didn't know was that the reason for the growth was because the most important awards for Laila, Best Director, and Best Picture, were about to be presented, and the audience wanted to know if the Golden Globe Awards would give these two most important awards to her.

Many people knew that the Golden Globe Awards liked to share the cake, to be on good terms with everyone. If it was because they gave Laila the two most important awards and didn't give her any other awards, they would forgive the Golden Globe Awards for their actions this time. But if until the end they didn't... they would make the people of the Golden Globe Awards understand that only with the audience watching them were they the Golden Globe Awards, without the audience, the Golden Globe Awards were just a joke!

Laila didn't know any of this, but she still listened with a calm mind as the people on stage announced the names of the nominees for Best Director. As the names of the guests were announced, the big screen also showed close-ups of several directors, as well as clips from their films.

This has always been a very important award, so after the guests announced the list, there was a round of warm applause. No matter who wins the final award, they have already proven their worth with their work.

The competition this time was very intense, whether it was the works of top director Spielberg, or the works of Lee Ang that caused endless social debate, or the globally popular "Lord of the Rings" brought by Laila, all the directors nominated were very powerful, this was beyond doubt.

Laila knew from the beginning that she couldn't win the award, because the Golden Globe Awards have always been known as the barometer for the Oscars, and they obviously take pride in this title, often choosing films with the taste of the Oscars. In this way, creating huge box office and profits films naturally couldn't catch their eye. It was quite normal for them to favor "Brokeback Mountain" more.

The Oscars would like this type of film. Human nature, darkness, social impact, etc., aren't these the things they care about? How could they not value this movie?

The result was that the high-grossing "Lord of the Rings" was left aside, and all the judges were focused on "Brokeback Mountain" and other "more meaningful" films.

Laila didn't care about this, even when she heard that the Best Director award went to Lee Ang, she still managed to maintain an elegant smile under the camera.

Roy looked at her smile and for some reason, his heart ached for a moment, he couldn't help but squeeze her hand, "You will get that award."