Hollywood Domination Chapter 304: Clumsy? (on)

"Are you sure it's fully set this time, James?" In order to prevent both Harvey and James from realizing that there is still a conversation going on in the room, it is confirmed that Cesare has revealed Brad Gray to Harvey After the name, Jenny simply stepped out of the terrace, and chatted with James Cameron in the cool sea breeze, "Are you sure it will be released as scheduled in December this year, dear? It's not that I don't believe you——"

"It's just that I have skipped tickets too many times." Cameron said relaxedly, "You don't have to remind me anymore. If this drags on, Disney's follow-up work "Alice in Wonderland" will be almost as fast as possible." It was released before me, I know, I know..."

He didn't seem the least bit grumpy around Jenny - certainly not because he was fascinated by her 'pretense' too, but if every producer was like Jenny in almost everything If they are all firmly on James' side, and have never had the slightest doubt about his success, James will definitely have a good relationship with her. During the long and painful production process of "Avatar", even Fox did not waver again: Although "Titanic" made them taste the consequences of shaking, when James pushed back the start time for the second time , Fox is really considering Dameng's proposal, asking Dameng to pay a sum of cash to buy the North American distribution rights of "Avatar"-this is a 2007 movie, and now it is 2009, and the filming has been completed It took more than two years to complete, and the "Monroe" filmed by Jenny after that has already earned 600 million worldwide. Even if "Avatar" earned twice as much, considering that it took up the cash flow for so long , it may not really be profitable for Fox.

Needless to say, the so-called completion guarantee is out of the question again. From the gossip in the industry, both Jenny and Cameron have heard that the bank's risk managers are quite proud of their predictions. In the future, it may not be so easy for Cameron to get a loan for his project—although the outside world praises this great director to the sky, but in Hollywood, he still has to pay the price for his defiance of the rules. There is no doubt that without the support of box office miracles one after another, his road in Hollywood will definitely become more and more difficult-and it is impossible for James not to realize this and feel this pressure. Of course, the future of "Avatar" is becoming more and more anxious. After all, for ordinary people, a movie with a cost of 300 million or 400 million yuan may have a box office of 800 million or 900 million. It's not difficult, it's just a matter of time, and the director doesn't have to worry about not having a next movie. ——But for James, his qualifying line is at least 1.5 billion. This number is already a miracle for ordinary movies. For him, it is only a basic requirement for maintaining status. If this number cannot be reached , after "Avatar", if he wanted to make another blockbuster, he would have to wait patiently for several years, relying on his own producer to go back and forth, convincing the studio and all kinds of venture capital funds...

Under such psychological pressure, how could he not like Jenny? He can draw confidence in the future from Jenny-although rationally, the chances of him being able to pass the test are slim, but Jenny's confidence in him is indeed very meaningful, even for Fox. , if it wasn't because of Dameng's intention to win it, Fox might really have to resell the distribution rights. It was precisely because of Dameng's takeover that Fox gave up this idea and was full of confidence in the future of "Avatar"... Even if it doesn't Having said that, Jenny has also clearly expressed her interest in James' follow-up works, and promised to support any ideas of James within the scope of Dameng's ability, including a very broad budget-except for her status as a star and producer, she But he is still the owner of a production company that has gained fame in Hollywood in recent years, and the company's cash reserves are indeed very rich. No matter how omnipotent James is, in the situation where the trial version of "Avatar" last year was repeatedly criticized Next, building a good relationship with Jenny is of course beneficial and harmless to James, and it can even be said to be very necessary.

Of course, this is just a rational judgment. From an emotional point of view, from the start of the "Avatar" project to the present, three years have passed in a flash. Through countless contacts, Jenny has long adapted to James. The strange temper of endless pursuit of perfection has formed a sincere friendship with him-although James' temper is bad, it is a kind of artist's bad temper. In many cases, he is just too immersed in his own world, eager to He really hopes that everything in the outside world can keep up with the speed of the blueprint in his mind. Of course, there are times when he is really spoiled, but in essence, James has no evil intentions. You can even say that he is a Very simple people: Most of the great directors are like this. Of course they can also adapt well in the workplace, but most of them are still simple in nature. A director with too complicated thoughts will often lose his perception of beauty. A work will often fall away in the future - when the external environment is relatively difficult, they can still maintain the simplicity of their hearts, but once they face all kinds of temptations and complicated industry struggles after becoming famous, they will easily lose control. Live by yourself, and let the most precious aura and talent be exhausted in the gradually enriched city. On the contrary, some directors and actors with extreme personalities and some eccentricities at the beginning have done a better job in this regard.

For Jenny, she prefers to be with James, compared to those executives who are smiling, even if she slaps them in the face, they will cover their faces and continue to talk about cooperation with her. Dealing with such a bad-tempered director, the relationship between James and her is a bit like Lilian and her. After the filming of "Avatar", she and James can't see each other often, but they get along with each other better than before when Jenny was in the crew. It's more natural when you're in a relationship, and trust and rapport have developed over time: she knows she can count on James for help if something happens, and she doesn't need to worry about him taking advantage of her vulnerability in turn, and James is the same, they're not Very close, very life-like friendship, and the contact is not frequent, but this relationship does exist, and it has been strengthened through time and time again: "Avatar" was not a successful first screening, James skipped the remake The decision made by Fox, Fox's vacillation...and of course, this time, the wave of doubts Jenny faced.

"In this matter, you can trust Tom to a limit," the two chatted casually about the schedule issues of "Avatar" and "Alice", James once again mentioned the troubles Jenny is facing , "Although he and Frank have always been at odds, they share common interests with you in this matter—of course, including Disney and Fox, they will all be your allies now..."

James’ tone is a bit meaningful, reflecting his well-adapted side in the workplace. Jenny also understands his hints: the right to use it, expired void, Disney’s "Alice in Wonderland", Fox's "Avatar" ", Marvel's "Iron Man 2", all point to her as a publicity point, for them, Jenny's public image means a lot of box office and money, and her controversy, and the ensuing publicity The risk is what every CEO hates the most: if the shady award is confirmed and the crime of hyping up the marriage news is confirmed, Jenny's presence in the movie will be dealt with in a low-key manner, which means loss of attention and box office. High-profile promotion of Jenny may arouse public resentment. This kind of uncertainty makes the CEO have to face a choice, and no matter which path he takes, it may arouse the dissatisfaction of the board of directors. ——Including Warner, which has already confirmed its investment, among the six major Hollywood companies, it is estimated that there are three major companies that want to kill Paramount: It is not impossible for you to get Jennifer Jefferson, at least not in the cooperation movie. Can you do it with your hands when you go up? No matter what your motivation is, what you are affecting now is our profit-this is the lifeblood of the CEO and shareholders!

After hanging up the phone with James, Jenny also fell into deep thought. This incident was actually a reminder to her—although at first glance, Dameng already possessed the ability to independently produce any blockbuster film. Ability, although this also means monopolizing the huge profits she can bring, but the Paramount incident still made her realize the weakness of the big dream. Maybe at this stage, she still can't completely get rid of the big six-if Paramount continues to hold the distribution rights of the "Iron Man" series, and even succeeds in buying Marvel, this incident will not happen from the very beginning. It happened, and she and Cesare didn't need to confuse IRS's sight with a fake marriage at all... Even Jenny had a little suspicion that the reason why Paramount made a move might be because they received information that Disney was buying the comic book. He has guessed the role he can play in this deal...

"Done the call?" Cesare knocked on the glass door, which attracted Jenny's attention. At first, she couldn't recover - "Ah? Well, the call is over."

She stepped aside a little, leaving enough space for Cesare, and Cesare also stepped into the terrace, leaning his back on the railing, he combed casually and was blown straight to his face by the sea wind Patted blonde hair, "Harvey said he would immediately tell Frank that Oscar would put pressure on Brad within a few days—what does James say?"

"James may not have much confidence in Tom and the academy," Jenny played with the phone, "He thinks that to get this done, we have to ask Fox, Disney, or Warner for help."

Cesare raised his eyebrows, flattened his mouth, and shook his head following the rhythm of Jenny's words-this expression made him look younger than usual, "Ask Fox for help... James doesn't know Does this mean something?"

Jenny couldn't help laughing, "I think James may know, but he doesn't care. He's not the kind of person who cares about profits, you know."

Cesare spread his hands, as if he recognized Jenny's opinion, and seemed to express his attitude towards James Cameron's character. He also quickly found a reason for James, "Of course, James doesn't Knowing the chips we have in our hands—"

"-Of course he doesn't know anything about this." Jenny interrupted him, and shouted while laughing, the current developments put her in a pretty good mood, she patted herself on Cesare He pointed to the same part of his chest, and Cesare shook his head, and instead of taking anything out of his shirt pocket, he took out a box of long matches in the pocket of his linen slacks, and went into the house again, He brought two unsmoked cigars, "Smoke less, no matter how expensive, cigarettes are still harmful to health."

"No matter how harmful it is, it is still an uncontrollable temptation and enjoyment," Jenny said with a smile, took the match in Cesare's hand, and turned her back like him , blocking the sea breeze with his body and hands, and roasting the dark brown cigarette butts, "What do you think we should do now, contact Bob? Fox? Warner?"

Cesare slightly changed his angle, his blond hair and shirt were rattling by the sea breeze, but the flame in Jenny's palm stabilized a lot, "It sounds like the phone call with James seems to have changed your mind ?”

"I know, according to our original plan, looking for foreign aid is a worse choice..." Jenny took a sip of the fragrant and rich cigar, and she said with some hesitation, "It seems that this is not necessary now. Way, but I'm wondering, Chesa -- making these companies aware of Big Dream's ability now, is it going to put us at a higher risk? I mean, the guy who's shooting at us isn't my competition, no Bell, not Natalie, not... I don't know, any filmmaker who wants an Oscar, wants to be the box office champion of the year, thinks I'm in the way, the one who shot us is Brad Gray from Paramount, And our biggest vendetta against him is simply that Paramount lost Iron Man 2 and he couldn't successfully acquire Marvel, which is not enough to trigger a retaliation in the commercial field-at least conventionally... We had some guesses on this issue yesterday, but we haven't reached a conclusion yet, and I'm more inclined now that Paramount feels the threat of the big dream-I think we have made Paramount feel dangerous, Chesa, That's how it all started, and I'm wondering now, if we get this all done on our own, the Disney that's waiting for us to come to our rescue - and maybe Fox, Warner, will be disappointed, won't Realizing that we need to put some restrictions on us... that's something I was thinking about.”

She let out a long breath, watching the white smoke dissipate quickly in the sea breeze, and said slowly, "I was thinking, is it time to hide the big dream?"