Chapter 1784： come to apologize

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Evan Bell has not seen Barry Mayer for a long time, this is nothing, after all, Barry Mayer is the CEO of Warner Bros. Evan Bell is busy with his work every day, two people There was no occasion to meet. But today's meeting has a special meaning.

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The reason is actually not complicated, and it can be answered with a simple phrase: the screenwriters quit their jobs.

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In the recently concluded screenwriters' strike, Barry Mayer joined the negotiations as a representative of the Producers' Union, opposing Evan Bell, and Barry Mayer has always been a tough, threatening The proponent of the method, this not only caused the negotiations between the Producers Union and the Screenwriters Union to fall into a deadlock for nearly two months, but also caused the reputation of the Producers Union to plummet. Barry Mayer finally left the position of negotiator representative by being ousted from the stage. After that, his contacts in the producer's union were seriously affected, and his relationship with Eleven Studio represented by Evan Bell was even longer. For four months without any communication.

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At present, the closest cooperation between Eleven Studio and Warner Bros. is undoubtedly the two links of Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan, and Warner Bros. does not want to change this pattern. Although Eleven Studio is rising faster and faster, But there is no doubt about the talent and ability of Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. must seize the opportunity to cooperate with Eleven, otherwise their situation will only be more difficult.

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At the end of the screenwriter's strike at the beginning of the month, people were wondering what the situation would be when Barry Mayer and Evan Bell met again. And now, the two have finally met.

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Barry-Mayer is worthy of being an old fox. He is very particular about the choice of timing. It is not mid-to-late January when the screenwriters quit and re-enter the negotiation period, nor is it the Berlin Film Festival in early February when the negotiations were successful after the Super Bowl. And the blank period after returning did not come to the door, but chose to attend the Oscar night held by "Vanity Fair" after the Oscars ceremony.

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Although Evan Bell seemed to be a little busy before this, and Barry Mayer could not find the opportunity to come to the door, but after careful consideration, Barry Mayer could choose to call the first contact at any previous time, or Going to the door directly, Evan Bell will not directly tear up with Barry Mayer - after all, Barry Mayer is not the CEO of Universal Pictures and Universal Music. But Barry Mayer waited patiently, and finally chose Oscar night, the intention is very clear, simple but also very clever.

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Oscar night, itself a star-studded occasion, and Barry Mayer's presence here is a matter of course. It doesn't make him look inferior, even if he's coming to deliver the olive branch, but the face and pride of the Warner Bros. CEO is He won't be allowed to apologize to Evan Bell in a low voice, so it seems logical to appear on such an occasion. In addition, the Oscar itself is an occasion for a national carnival. Barry-Mayer can completely determine the progress of the conversation based on the atmosphere of the scene. If it doesn't go well, then when they meet again after being subdued in the chat and laughter, Then officially start with a word like "sorry", and all the problems will be solved; if it goes well, then it will be better to repair the relationship while taking advantage of the happy atmosphere.

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So, Barry Mayer is an old fox.

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"Evan, long time no see." Barry Mayer's face was filled with a bright smile, as if nothing had happened before.

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However, when Evan Bell raised his head, the first thing he met was not Barry Mayer's gaze, but Teddy Bell's alert gaze. After Teddy Bell confirmed the food on Evan Bell's plate, he looked at Eden Hudson again, and then he was relieved: he was confirming whether his brother had eaten well. Evan Bell couldn't help rolling his eyes - in his heart, Teddy Bell really regarded himself as a child.

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Evan Bell rolled his eyes slightly and looked at Barry Mayer next to him, "Barry, long time no see. How did Warner Bros. perform tonight?"

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Teddy Bell and Eden Hudson signaled that they were going to leave, and Barry Mayer wanted to apologize to Evan Bell. Naturally, they didn't need to be there. "Evan, Leo called me over there, I'll come back later." Teddy Bell pointed to a pile of people not far away, it seemed that Leonardo DiCaprio was completely surrounded today. At the same time, this sentence also implies that if the need arises, he will come to the rescue.

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However, with Evan Bell's skill, this is generally not necessary. "Giselle is here." Teddy Bell added.

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Evan Bell nodded, "Say hello to Giselle for me. And tell her that her man owes me a kiss!" Barry Mayer heard Evan Bell's words and couldn't help but relax a little and smiled .

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"You know we had a terrible performance tonight." Barry Mayer also turned his head and signaled to Teddy Bell and Eden Hudson, and then said that Warner Bros. is the only big player in the final competition tonight. Company, "Michael - Creighton" participated in the competition as a representative of the big labels. In fact, the voice of "Michael Clayton" was very high before, especially with George Clooney, but unfortunately, in the end, it was not able to make a breakthrough, which also announced that the big labels were all in this year's Oscars. Army annihilated. "But at least we're not empty-handed, which is something to be thankful for."

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In the atmosphere of the rise of independent producers in recent years, the performance of Warner Bros. is remarkable. Last year, "Happy Feet" won the best animated feature film, and "The Departed" was also produced by their company; and This year, Warner Bros. participated in the competition as the only seedlings, and finally won a Best Supporting Actress award.

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Evan Bell shrugged, "You know, awards always require luck."

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"I feel pity for 'wilderness survival'," Barry Mayer said with a smile. This seems to be just a polite remark, but it can be seen from Barry Mayer's old way: Maybe it's a very happy thing for others to see "The Blood Will Come" as the biggest winner. Although he missed the Best Picture Award, Barry - Mayer knows that Evan Bell's own personality still hopes that "wilderness survival" can also achieve breakthroughs. This has nothing to do with the work itself, just the essential personality.

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Evan Bell raised his eyebrows and showed a smile, "You know, the winner is not necessarily the best work, but the most suitable work for this year. That's why it takes luck to win the award, isn't it?" This is not to say that Evan Bell is denying the excellence of No Country for Old Men, but the fact. For any work to make a breakthrough in the Oscars or other awards, it is closely related to history and social atmosphere. Simply put, in a presidential election year, political writing always wins; in an economic crisis, positive writing wins.

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"The most suitable work must first be a good work." Barry Mayer said calmly.

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Evan Bell raised his eyes and looked at Barry Mayer. He didn't say anything, just laughed, and then said, "This has always been my purpose."

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What Barry Mayer said just now is actually affirming the power of screenwriters. Because a good work must first have a good script, and then be integrated by a good team, and the screenwriter is an indispensable part of the foundation. In fact, this is Barry - Mayer invisibly express his apology. Although it is not obvious, the meaning is still passed on to Evan Bell.

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Evan Bell's answer reassured Barry Mayer a little, and that smile was at least a friendly signal. "How about it, are you still preparing any new works?"

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Evan Bell nodded and put a small tomato into his mouth, "I'm writing a new script, and it's almost finished."

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"'Juno'?" Almost everyone in the circle knew about the news from Fox Searchlight, and Barry Mayer was no exception.

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Evan Bell laughed dumbly, the news in this circle really spread quickly, "Yes. It's a small subject, the story of a high school student who was pregnant before marriage."

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Hearing Evan Bell's description of "Juno", Barry Mayer was stunned. This theme is an absolute sketch, even more sketch than "Wild Survival", and it has no Oscar appearance at all. To put it directly, this seems to be a cheesy romantic comedy or a high school romance movie, and more directly a popcorn movie. Even if Evan Bell came out it is estimated that literature and art will not go anywhere.

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Barry Mayer never imagined that Evan Bell's new work would be such a theme. "Evan, are you serious?"

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Evan Bell laughed, "Barry, I'm never kidding about works, you know.

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"Seeing the undisguised surprise on Barry Mayer's face, Evan Bell continued, "You must be thinking about Oscar, God, did you meet me for the first time today?" "

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Barry Mayer twitched the corners of his mouth, Evan Bell never shoots to cater to awards, everyone knows this, but Hollywood doesn't work like this, so let everyone accept Evan Bell's idea, This is not an easy task. At least for Barry Mayer, he has amnesia every time and needs to be updated every time.

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"I know what you mean, of course, your work is naturally unique, isn't it?" Barry-Mayer said with a smile, but there was obviously no convincing in the words, it seems that even Barry - Mayer is not optimistic about "Juno". Sure enough, Barry-Mayer was just polite, and then went on to say, "I actually have a very good proposal in my hand. There is no script yet, just a proposal. If you are interested, I can give it to you. , you are free to play!"

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