Hollywood Domination Chapter 257: Strong, capricious
"I'm Iron Man-haha, Tony is so cool."
"Yeah, but it's so funny, you know, the usual hero movie, I just want to see the special effects fighting scenes, but this one is different, I want to watch it again-this time the point is To Tony's lines, I really laughed out loud, he was so confident, so cool, and so funny."
"Who said no! Wow, I didn't expect it to look better than the trailer. By the way, do you know any comics for Iron Man?"
"Of course there is, but I'm afraid it's a bit different from the movie...but I think the movie adaptation is more exciting! I mean, the part where the mech flies is really cool. Compared with him, Spider-Man is almost Not enough to watch..."
On the first weekend of May, such conversations can be heard almost anytime and anywhere in and out of the cinema. At the turn of spring and summer in 2008, "Iron Man" is undoubtedly a big surprise, and it can be regarded as a fulfillment of the release. The previous optimistic forecast, with the sky-defying figures of 40 million on the first day and 42 million on the next day, quickly exceeded 100 million, becoming the seed of the annual crown in 2008, and also temporarily won the title of the annual crown—of course, can it be achieved? To keep this title to the end, it depends on the performance of the summer file "Batman: The Dark Knight".
"Marvel's choice of schedule is still confusing." At the breakfast table at home, Georgia Lansing put the coffee cup on the table and chatted with his fiancée, "There is no prediction before and after. competitors, "Batman" doesn't come out until July, they would have made more sense to release it on the first weekend of June, but chose May 2nd, which seems to be a good date for the summer. Some are too early."
"Marvel may be cultivating its own movie schedule." Jennifer Bell pushed her glasses and said expertly - in the upcoming sequel of "Underworld", Bell also plans to really try to be a producer With this position, she already has a good understanding of a series of jobs in film distribution. ""Spider-Man 3" uses this schedule. If Marvel wants to create an exclusive schedule for comic-changing movies, it is quite reasonable-they will be able to get a good schedule when they are released a week or two before the golden schedule. At the beginning of the entire golden schedule, when the competitive advantage is not so obvious, they can use a good box office to guarantee their advantage in film scheduling, and maybe this will be more beneficial to the final box office.”
"That makes sense." Georgia nodded in appreciation for Bell and put the fried egg into his mouth. He said vaguely, "However, it's one thing to deduce the reason for success after the fact, but to find this line of thought beforehand. , and stick to it, this is another matter. Marvel’s appearance this time is much more amazing than DC, and the choice of Robert Downey Jr. is also a stroke of genius-compared with the embarrassing "Superman Returns", they The idea of it is obviously more reasonable, spending more money on actors will have a finishing touch to improve the quality of the film, what do you think?"
"Of course, not every superhero movie can invite a movie star to make a vase." Bell took a sip of orange juice with a sour taste. "Of course, not every actress is so worthless, is it?"
Hearing what his fiancée said, Georgia just smiled slightly: After the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series ended, Jennifer Jefferson's road to the annual crown seems to be coming to an end, of course, this is also very reasonable. Hollywood has so many talents who are one in a thousand and one in a million, and they are all striving for Oscars and box office crowns. It can be said that any successful Hollywood movie is the crystallization of collective wisdom. No matter how strong you are, Jennifer Jefferson, you can't be so strong that you are not human, so strong that as long as you exist, any team will suddenly climb several steps and leave others far behind, right? The position of annual crown is not exclusive to you. Last year it was you, but this year it will be replaced by someone else. Isn’t this a reasonable expectation? At least for Bell, or even any Hollywood A-list female star, if the film she starred in can win an annual title, then within two or three years, they will be very satisfied, even when it comes to salary negotiations, they will be very satisfied. Confidently raise the asking price. Winning the annual championship for two or three consecutive years? Even if it is a dream, I am afraid that this dream is too beautiful, right?
After winning the annual championship in 2006 and 2007 with "Pirates of the Caribbean", Jennifer brought another "Iron Man" in the next year. After the release, the box office is even more explosive than expected. If "Batman" fails, it will be difficult for "Iron Man" to meet opponents this year-even if "Batman: The Dark Knight" plays normally, the two heroes After all, the domestic box office of "Iron Man" seems to be heading for 400 million, which is already at the normal annual top level. In the end, the gap between "Batman" and "Batman" may be only a hair's breadth. It's really hard to say that you can win the championship.
Don't talk about her achievements in the awards, just say that for three consecutive years, she has been the female lead in the top film of the year, even if she is not the first lead, not the soul of the film, Jennifer Jefferson's The vision and luck of film selection are really too enviable. Generally speaking, yes, the vase of an actress acting in a commercial film will indeed be criticized by people, and there will be no good treatment among film critics, just like "Swordfish" Halle Berry in "Action", but Jennifer Jefferson is now so good that even film critics will not question her casually - she is also the producer and star of "Iron Man", and the opening logo also has the name of Big Dream , This has fundamentally improved her status, and now no one criticizes her for "self-willed to be a vase for superhero films", but they all start to praise Jennifer Jefferson, "Her production ability is amazing. Impressively, Jennifer Jefferson made a very good commercial movie, she made a big box office by starring in herself, and at the same time saved Robert Downey Jr. from the quagmire of drug addiction and made the actor change His determination to rehabilitate has been affirmed. Of course, his box office appeal has also been saved, but there is no doubt that without Jennifer Jefferson, this movie would not have achieved such a high box office. There is no doubt that She is not only a representative of actresses in acting skills in the new millennium, but also a model of actresses in the field of cross-knife producers. Her business ability is as shocking as her acting skills...'
Is it nasty? But this kind of film review came from the mouth of the "Variety Show" film critic. Although it was not published in the magazine, it was just his comment on his blog, but this can also explain the situation-women like Jennifer Jefferson Star, now it is no longer easy for anyone to question and criticize, she has become a symbol and an iconic figure in Hollywood. American dream, feminist, new generation, cool, these labels are like a talisman for Jennifer Jefferson. Anyone should think about the consequences before criticizing her, and even more people don’t care about how to attack her. She's gone, and what they're thinking about now is how to follow Jennifer Jefferson's actions, share and squeeze out as much profit as possible from her judgment on the market.
Just like the fact that she passed the torch for the Beijing Olympics last month, the Beijing side made a big fuss about it. The clip of her running in front of the San Francisco Bridge was shown on CCTV, "New.News. Broadcast", it is said that the most watched TV program in the world is also the most important news program in China. ——This incident must have touched the nerves of many people, but did CNN, Fox News Network, these TV stations attack her? No, the stance of these TV stations is very obvious. They report on the protests against the passing of the torch, the human rights in Beijing, and the independence movement in lengthy, focused reports, but even That’s right, they still broadcast the news about Jennifer Jefferson passing the torch for the Beijing Olympics, and truthfully published Jennifer’s utterances against the protests. They didn’t even have any commentary. Let this video go. , this matter is over.
"Jennifer has always liked the Olympic Games very much. When she was a child, the Olympic Games was her sports carnival every four years. She did not think that politics and sports could be confused. The Beijing Olympic Games should be a time of mutual understanding and friendship. , solidarity and fair competition, she is very proud to be able to contribute to the American leg of the torch like her friends." ——If it was Bell who made this conversation, then it is conceivable I don't know how many vitriolic satires she will face, maybe even some heavyweights, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, maybe even the Dalai Lama himself will come forward to refute her ideas, but When these words were spoken by Jennifer Jefferson, the direction of the wind changed... The media was calm, and her charitable deeds were counted on social media: Jennifer Jefferson’s charity team operates transparently, never Accepting external donations, there is no account problem, from the establishment to the present, how many lives of the recipients have been changed...
Georgia doesn't know if anyone will think of her in private, at least for now, Jennifer has an additional layer of pacifist aura, and it seems that those very excited 'independence fighters' ', 'Human Rights Fighter' suddenly respected people's freedom of speech very much. No one came out to refute Jennifer, not even an insinuating sarcasm. Instead, when the paparazzi asked George Clooney about this When commenting on his views, the star, who is actively seeking to endorse the brand Omega and asked them to withdraw from the ranks of Olympic sponsors, also expressed his understanding of Jennifer's behavior, "This is also a perspective to look at the problem. Unlike China, this is a freedom. So anyone can say anything, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with what Jennifer did.”
This big star is the main player who seized the Darfur issue. Even with his efforts, two big names, Spielberg and Quincy Jones, resigned from Beijing on the grounds of this issue. Olympic-related positions, and thus received implicit praise from the media, and when Jennifer Jefferson directly passed the torch for the Beijing Olympic Games, he dared not even say a word of criticism, which is tantamount to The performance of his face-slapping, in addition to showing George's talent that is especially suitable for the political field, also shows how influential Jennifer Jefferson is, and how much people don't want to provoke her now...
Of course, some people may misunderstand that this is because George has a good friendship with her, but Georgia, who knows some inside information, doesn’t think so——Jennifer Jefferson has almost no friendship with the Clooney Gang, and she has a good friendship Stars are all non-drug, non-political, and low-key acting types. Moreover, George withdrew from the filming of "Michael Clayton" and even the Oscar did not come to the scene to participate in the awards ceremony, which also shows the relationship between the two I'm afraid it's not that harmonious. George Clooney was completely afraid of angering Jennifer, so he didn't dare to make irresponsible remarks about her actions, so as to gain points for himself...
As for the film critics, judging from the film reviews of "Iron Man", it may not explain much, because most of the film critics' opinions are expressed during the preview and premiere, and Jennifer also It's really not the point of the film, few people comment on her from an acting point of view, people have been talking about her production skills - and there is really nothing to criticize. It really depends on the impact of this incident on film critics and even the Olympic award judges, it depends on how this year's "A Week with Monroe" performed in the awards season, and how the film critics reacted to it.
Seeing her former enemy, the younger generation whom she had cheated once, reached her current height at the speed of a rocket, and began to enjoy the industry's top special treatment in a majestic manner, Bell must not be in a good mood Where to go, but even so, Georgia still does not intend to skip this topic-he must remind Bell not to miss the best opportunity because of impulsiveness.
"Although Marvel movies seem to have low requirements for the heroine's acting skills, and there is not much room for the role to play," Georgia swallowed the food in her mouth, "but anyway, since Jefferson is optimistic about it, I think You should still try it, dear. The sequel to "Iron Man"-"
Seeing the change in his fiancée's face, he changed his words, "And the Avengers plan they were talking about, 'Phase 1', sounds interesting too, doesn't it? If the rumors are correct, Phase 1 There will be at least four to five movies, if you can win a starring role..."
In order to convince Bell, Georgia did not hesitate to reveal some inside information about her company, "Now, even we are tempted by Marvel—if it weren't for Paramount and Marvel, it seems that the company has almost reached the end of the conversation. Even considering the acquisition of Marvel... My dear, don't miss a rare opportunity because of your emotions. How profitable comics are, you can see the "Spider-Man" series, if you can be the protagonist ——"
"I've already called my agent." A look of embarrassment flashed across Bell's face, she interrupted Georgia, and it seemed that she finally didn't intend to endure his persuasion anymore. "Okay? This is not my emotional problem..."
Under Georgia's surprised eyes, Bell sighed silently, and finally solved the mystery: "Even if it's just within CAA, there are already four or five actresses who are interested in the Marvel series, Natalie Poe Terman, Kate Beckinsale, Scarlett Johansson, this is not counting the competitors outside CAA, they are all striving for the second female lead in "Iron Man 2" first, and then aiming at the female lead of other films On the 1st...Eno emailed me back, but I don't think I can get the role so easily...In fact, if I'm being honest, I don't think Marvel will choose me.”
She is still clear enough about herself: Compared with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, Bell's best time has passed, and she is now just out of commercial appeal, an art film The influence is not too great, and they are still living on their laurels, but the pay is still not low, and the faces are already familiar to the public-if the manga adaptation is not a queen, it is a fresh face. Bell's conditions are very good for the comic adaptation. As far as I'm concerned, it's a bit out of date.
"This..." Georgia was also a little surprised, "The box office just came out on the weekend, and their phone call has just come out?"
Bell made a face and didn't answer Georgia. However, she didn't need to answer—why did she call so quickly? The answer is actually very simple. Isn't it because this is a movie starring Jennifer Jefferson? , is this her favorite movie subject? In today's Hollywood, although this trend of thought has not yet formed, it is already the consensus of many people: If you want to make a fortune, then follow in the footsteps of Jennifer Jefferson, if you can participate in one of her movies Feet, whether she starred in it or Dameng produced it, I'm sure you won't regret it.
"Oh." Georgia had nothing to say, he shook his head, quickly stuffed the rest of the breakfast into his mouth, and said vaguely. "Go to the company quickly, let's go, I love you, bye."
Bell kissed her fiancé on the cheek, and watched Georgia walk out of the restaurant. She glanced at the newspaper in her hand—Jennifer Jefferson’s name was so prominent in the weekend box office review column—then Shaking his head again, he sighed and turned the newspaper over.
"Georgia and I have been engaged for more than five years," she thought, half jokingly, half seriously. Too much thought, California law is also very difficult to ensure that my married income will not be divided, of course, I did not expect the engagement relationship to continue until now..."
In addition to ambition and tenacity, Bell thinks she has another advantage-she has always been more realistic, and now, she has begun to seriously consider marriage with Georgia, "Let's have a baby, it may be a money-making A good opportunity for..."
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"Okay, okay," just as Bell was thinking about her life plan, Jenny's bodyguard captain Woody was talking on the phone-he rarely guarded Jenny when she got off the car, but instead handed over the work to After meeting two partners, he stood aside and focused on talking on the phone. "I see, thank you very much..."
"I guess his son is sick." When Jenny gave Woody a few surprised glances, Mary laughed and joked with Jenny, "Otherwise Woody would never be so lax."
"Maybe." Jenny nodded, "You can ask him privately later, if he has something to do with his family, he can take a day off, I won't tell the company."
"Miss Jefferson," the real estate agent has already greeted her. With a friendly smile, she led Jenny and a group of people to the main house, and introduced as she walked, "The whole house covers an area of 8 acres. I saw it when I drove over just now. There is a cliff on one side and sea views on three sides. The mansion itself occupies the entire hilltop. The nearest mansion is a 10-minute drive away. It almost enjoys a section of mountain road to itself. The main house has 7 bedrooms, 8 Ensuite bathroom, sun room, fireplace, swimming pool, spa room, and of course tennis courts, Regency Revival style, and a podium for service staff. The entire mansion can be accessed by electric cars, which is very environmentally friendly. Of course, the greenery It's also very good-"
"How about *preservation?" Mary asked critically as she surveyed the well-maintained renovations in the house, "That's what we value the most."
"You can rest assured that the original homeowner attaches great importance to his own safety protection - of course there are also security issues." In the center, the camera coverage of the house border reaches 100%, ensuring that there are no dead spots.”
"How much is the asking price?" Jenny is still satisfied with this mansion: Although she is alone, it is reasonable to say that an apartment in the city is enough to live in, but of course it also means that there are people who are violated anytime, anywhere. Perhaps, in order not to disturb the neighbors, but also to have a space of her own, she tends to find a Chris Malibu mansion-type house as a foothold.
"34 million." The agent reported the figure with a constant smile, "If you are willing to give me a little time, I am sure to cut it to 32 million."
Jenny didn't respond, but that's okay, because Mary knows her personality, and her celebrity baggage--she gasped exaggeratedly, "30 million! - Chris's house It's bigger than this, and it was less than 30 million when you bought it?"
"Yes, I happened to also deal with his manor," the agent seemed prepared, "However, Chris bought it around 2003, and the luxury real estate market in Malibu has Being fired by Larry Ellison very hotly, if not for the financial turmoil, the price of this house may be as high as 50 million - moreover, Chris's house is far from Charcoal Beach and Broad Beach, and this One set, as long as you climb over the cliff, you will have a wide beach at your feet.”
Her reason was very good, Mary stopped talking, Jenny walked around the house, and did not make this decision right away, she looked at her watch, "We should go to the company - this is not bad, Take it into consideration, and we'll look at another set you recommend tomorrow morning."
"Okay." The manager's smile became brighter, and it could be seen that she was determined to make this deal. "Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, I will wait for you at the house."
When the group walked out of the main house, Woody was already waiting at the door of the car—he greeted him before Jenny or Mary asked about his youngest son's well-being.
"One of my comrades in the peacekeeping force just called me." He reported to Jenny Hui. I got a message about that paparazzi, Jeff Cohen—"
Jenny stopped involuntarily, while Woody raised his hand, showing a soothing gesture, and continued, "His credit card had a withdrawal record yesterday morning, and it was in his hometown of Southampton. Nearby."
Maybe it was the puzzled expression on Jenny's face that made Woody feel that he should say a few more words, and he further analyzed, "And of course this also means that he is actually just absconding in fear of crime, and has no desire to retaliate against us." .Hope, so you don't have to worry - I guess it's only a matter of time before he gets caught, and even if he decides to vanish, it's none of your business."
"...Oh, yes," Jenny followed Woody's train of thought after a while, she smiled and patted Woody's shoulder, "You're right, this matter is really reassuring— —Thank you friend for me, okay?"
"It would be great if you could give me a signed DVD." Woody said solemnly, "My friend's wife is your movie fan."
"Of course it's okay—Mary——"
After a brief conversation, Jenny and Mary got into the nanny's car, and the soundproof and photo-proof baffles were also raised. Mary waited until the car started, and then showed a puzzled expression, "His credit card ?”
"The detectives hired by Cesare should have done it," Jenny said, "He told me about their thinking—according to the team he found, stalkers usually have a certain degree of mental disorder, So they're going to try to get him back to the dump so they can sit on the sidelines... well, I guess it has something to do with them, it's a clever strategy, and it's a little bit better than we thought - leave it to It is indeed more reassuring to give it to professionals."
"But what if he manages to evade the stalkers and run to the apartment and call the police?" Mary asked.
She looked at Jenny's expression, and her voice gradually decreased.
Jenny waited until Mary was completely quiet before saying, "What is our itinerary this morning? Go to Dream and discuss with Cesare our quotation for Warner's independence, right?"
"Yes," Mary lowered her head and rummaged through her phone, "Cesare sent us Warner's independent film library for sale the day before yesterday, do you want to take a look first?"
"Of course," Jenny murmured, "otherwise, why would it appear that I take it seriously? Turn on the computer. From here to the city, I can read all the movies in the library."
As an independent production company, Warner's independent achievements are indeed not very eye-catching. It was established in 2003 and was abolished in 2008. Of course, the achievements made in the past five years cannot be compared with Miramax and Fox Searchlight, and Warner The parent company has already left the copyrights of several classic films, such as "Good Night, Good Luck" and "Baby Penguin", so this auction is not very grand. Many films on the list have not been released to the public, but have been sold directly to DVD It is also conceivable how "high" the sales are. It can be said that this batch of films is going to be sold out on clearance. It all depends on whether there is a company willing to buy it-and the copyright prices of many films are at most That is hundreds of thousands of dollars, no matter how high it is, it will not be sold at all.
After a little understanding of the situation, Jenny knew that this was not a very large transaction. Regardless of success or failure, it was irrelevant to Dameng. If it was not to please Cesare, let him know that he had worked hard. It is impossible for her to preview the "homework" assigned by him. Even now, she is more or less trying to ease her emotions and divert her attention from the memories evoked by Mary. Open the document and want to find something to do for yourself.
""The Promise", oh my god...you can buy such a bad movie, no wonder it's closed." Leaning on the back of the chair, she flipped through the documents casually, ""Muslim Culture in America"... all of this What and what."
Mary was also amused by the title, "Seriously, does Warner Independent have the right to release it? Don't tell me they have halal certification."
Jenny laughed loudly, ""Arab Guy", um, this movie hasn't been released yet, why does Warner Independent love Middle Eastern themes so much..."Slumdog Millionaire" is another Asian movie..."
She casually pulled another page of the document, ""Snow Angel", the title is not bad...wait a minute!"
At first, she had her feet up on the opposite sofa, and the whole body was sunk in the seat cushion to watch the computer, but suddenly she sat up straight, and even dropped the laptop on the carpet, but Jenny didn't even bother to exclaim On the next day, she hurriedly picked up the computer, and scrolled back to the page just now. "—"Slumdog Millionaire"?!"