Chatty Hollywood

Before this Saturn Award, Charlotte had not won any major awards.

Therefore, he never thought that the winning trophy could also provide him with mana.

——This is simply a natural magic weapon!

Charlotte thought to herself.

Now, what he is curious about is, is this phenomenon accidental or inevitable?

Do all the Saturn Award trophies provide him with mana? Or only if he obtained it personally? Or is it that only the one in his hand is special?

Charlotte felt that maybe another trophy would clear things up.

For a moment, his eyes, which had come with an indifferent attitude, became eager.

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Neil Gaiman did come to the Saturn Awards to show off.

In the United States, science fiction and fantasy are inseparable, and the science fiction circle has an extremely close connection with Hollywood.

If a writer's works want to be promoted to the greatest extent, adapting them into film and television works is the best way.

Just like Michael Clyde's "Jurassic Park", although it was originally a best-seller, without Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation, I am afraid it would not be as well-known as it is today.

And Hollywood also needs the works of science fiction and fantasy writers to provide materials for adaptation.

——No way, compared to original works, adapted works have an audience base and have a higher success rate.

In fact, before the rise of comic-book hero movies, science fiction works have been the main adaptations of Hollywood movies, from "Jurassic Park" to "I Am Legend".

There is actually an interdependent relationship between the American science fiction literary circle and Hollywood.

Therefore, as a fantasy writer, Neil Gaiman is also very interested in the film and television industry.

Although he came to attend the Saturn Awards ceremony to join in the fun through his relationship with "The Simpsons," he was more interested in whether he could find a filmmaker willing to adapt his comic book "The Sandman."

——Of course, I’m not very hopeful.

After all, unlike other DC comics, the painting style and narrative structure of "The Sandman" are quite special.

Although this brought a lot of praise to Neil Gaiman, the original author, it also made him realize that it would be very difficult to adapt this comic into a film and television work.

"Perhaps, I should try to write some works that are purely text-based and more suitable for adaptation."

But thinking about the magnificent story about the gods that he was contemplating, Neil Gaiman couldn't help but sigh.

"It's too difficult! It's a bit difficult to straighten out the story lines in it. Maybe I should try a few simpler works first?"

It's incomparable. Trying to straighten out the relationships between so many gods, even a professional fantasy author like him would have a headache.

"However, the director named Charlotte Booth just now has a very detailed understanding of this aspect!"

Generally speaking, although film and television directors are also artistic workers, their level of knowledge is still far behind that of professional writers.

And he had never seen someone like Charlotte who could have a back-and-forth conversation with Neil Gaiman on a niche knowledge such as various obscure mythological stories.

"Perhaps, once I've written 'American Gods,' he'll be the perfect person to adapt it into a movie."

Neil Gaiman was joking to himself, but suddenly he heard a burst of applause——

It turns out that Charlotte Booth got his second award.

Best screenwriter!

Seeing the other party standing in the center of the stage, holding up the trophy with the rings of Saturn on it, Neil Gaiman suddenly realized that maybe his idea just now was not just a joke...

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Charlotte was delighted.

Not just because "Happy Death Day" defeated famous works including "Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Ed Wood\

,"Brought him a Saturn Rings trophy.

What's more, when he lifted the trophy again, he felt the condensed mana again.

--it is as expected!

Charlotte was secretly happy. While he was carrying the acceptance speech of "Thank God and Thank Earth" that he had already written, he was secretly experiencing the mana fluctuations coming from the trophy.

It should be said that this trophy is indeed a natural magic weapon, but not because of its material.

In fact, it's just a regular gold-plated trophy.

After receiving the award for the first time, he used magic to secretly touch other trophies backstage——

But there was no mana response at all.

But now, when he lifted the trophy, a burst of magic suddenly appeared inside.

——In other words, this mana also comes from the human heart?

Thinking of the significant increase in mana she had received due to the release of "Fatal Turn" and "Happy Death Day", Charlotte suddenly realized that this might really be a shortcut to increase her mana——

Using ghosts to shoot movies and perform spell rendering can significantly reduce the cost and shooting time of the movie;

After the movie is released, as long as it is successful at the box office and the audience likes it, everyone's emotions while watching the movie will spontaneously generate mana and provide it to Charlotte to speed up his cultivation;

And after a movie is released for a period of time, if it gets a good reputation, it can still compete for major awards. Winning the trophy means gathering people's hearts again and gaining a wave of mana;

What's more, the trophy itself can be used as a natural magic weapon.

——Using this method to practice, Charlotte made a preliminary estimate and found that it can increase the speed of practice by more than ten times.

"Perhaps I can really increase my mana before the next spiritual energy trough comes?"

After finishing her acceptance speech, Charlotte walked backstage while thinking about this matter in her mind——

Charlotte actually has a great sense of urgency when it comes to magic practice.

Because he knows that this world is in the Age of Dharma Ending, and there is no telling when the spiritual energy will further deplete.

At that time, if his magic power has not been cultivated to a certain level, he will become unable to use any spells.

——Just like the world before he traveled through.

Although Charlotte has realized that the world now is not exactly the same as the world before him, there are still too many similarities for him to be careless.

He had a premonition that, just as the old ghost had told him, when the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in 2008 and the United States' status as the only point of prosperity was no longer there, the aura would be exhausted again.

Before that, he must cultivate his magic power to the point where he can cast spells under thinner spiritual energy.

"It seems that I will try to win a few more awards in the future! I wonder how the Oscar statuette will work?"

Charlotte thought to herself.

PS1: "Top Gun" is one of Tom Cruise's masterpieces. However, the English name of this movie is "Top Gun", which does not mean the same as the translated name. It actually represents the "Naval Fighter Weapons School", which is the school for US Air Force pilots. The training course is also the blue force of the US military. In short, it means a lot. Everyone understands that only those who can basically complete this achievement can become the top in the US naval aviation! PS2: Although Neil Gaiman is a master of fantasy, in 1995, his only works were one comic book, "The Sandman", and "American Gods" and other works were all written by him later;