10 cherished secrets of the success of the richest cat in the world

It's hard to believe, but the grumpy cat on the planet earns more than most Hollywood movie stars. Most recently, the owner of the most popular pet on the planet has declassified him, well, at the same time, her income. In just two years, the cat deposited (just think about it!!!) almost one hundred million dollars in her bank account! Even the superstars of the big screen do not get that much: Leonardo DiCaprio, for example, according to Forbes, earned only 37 million in 2014, Jennifer Aniston - 31 million, and Angelina Jolie even less - "only" 18 million.

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1. It all started with a picture that the brother of the owner of the cat shared on social networks. Once the guy came to visit his sister, who worked as a waitress in Arizona. And drew attention to her pet. The angry expression of the cat's face (or rather, the cat, because Tartar Sauce - that's how her name is translated - girl) amused him so much that the man posted a photo of the animal on his page. And it started: now the cat has more than 300,000 fans on the official Facebook page. Social networks have made Tartar Sauce a real star. And no wonder - well, who doesn't like to like cats?

2. Grumpy Cat is now a real celebrity. He is invited to Hollywood parties, exhibitions and TV shows. Why, this year Tartar Sauce was the special guest of the Oscars and the MTV Movie Awards. What is the secret of the resounding success of the cat, which overnight became an Internet sensation? His owner Tabata Bandesen told about this in an interview with The Express.

3. YouTube has become another powerful source of promotion for the future Internet star. The video posted two years ago was watched by 15 million 700 thousand people! Even Justin Bieber never dreamed of such fame.

4. “I was able to leave my job as a waitress just a few days after the image of my cat appeared on social networks,” recalls Tabata. “My phone just didn’t stop — they called me non-stop with offers.” Grumpy Cat was born with a malocclusion - and it was this deviation that provided the trademark sullenness of his face. So the defect of nature turned into worldwide fame for the cat.

5. Internet users liked the pictures of the Grim Cat so much that he instantly became the hero of popular memes. Memes turned out to be another stepping stone to the success and financial well-being of the cat. Some quotes, for example, now adorn T-shirts, which the enterprising owner of the animal has launched together with her business partners. The most popular phrases that are attributed to a gloomy cat:

“I tried to purr once. It was terrible. — I like long walks. Especially when they are committed by people who annoy me. “This grass… I would like to bury you under it. — There are two types of people… And I don't like both. - Once I had fun. It was terrible. - I hate cat memes!

6. A year ago, the cat released his first book. "A Grumpy Book" has become a guide to "real grumpy." In it, for example, a tailed star reminds us that "one kiss contains more germs than a hundred toilet seats."

7. Grumpy Cat made a lucrative contract with a cat food manufacturer and now advertises the Friskies brand. The cat also flaunts on the bottles of the Grumppuccino coffee drink, the release of which was launched by its owner.

8. Every year on Christmas Eve, live cats and dogs appear in the New Year's windows of Macy's department store in San Francisco's Union Square as a retailer trying to find owners for homeless animals and raise funds for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This year, the grand opening of the shop windows was held with the participation of the Gloomy Cat.

9. Grumpy Cat's first Hollywood debut is coming soon: in September of this year, the pussy got a role in the film "A Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas". The tape will tell about a cat from a pet store, which no one pays attention to until a 12-year-old girl falls in love with her. A friendship develops between a cat and a teenager that can melt the heart of an eternally gloomy animal.

10. Soft toys in the form of a grumpy cat are sold out like hot cakes. The kids just love them!

11. Gloomy cat is adored by the stars: his grimace was parodied by Jennifer Lopez and Jim Carrey.