Chapter 204： blues with misery

Chapter 204 Bruce With Suffering Words

The cooperation between Dunn Pictures and Warners is very pleasant, and "The Chronicles of Narnia" has already started.

With the popularity of "Spider-Man", Marvel's superheroes have risen.

In the latest statistics, Spider-Man leads Superman by a large margin, and is slightly behind Batman, and is the second favorite superhero in the hearts of American audiences.

At the same time, the movie also brought a book - "Harry Potter".

In the "Spider-Man" movie, the almost exaggerated advertising for "Harry Potter" certainly aroused criticism from some media people and critics who must be compared.

However, the more criticism, the greater the fame of Harry Potter.

Before that, the three books in the "Harry Potter" series had already formed a certain influence among children. The easy language and concise plot were standard children's books.

However, with the promotion of "Spider-Man", the "Harry Potter" series of novels suddenly became widely popular among teenagers.

Entering the fourth week, the popularity of "Spider-Man" has diminished, but it has accumulated a North American box office of 390 million US dollars, an overseas box office of 550 million US dollars, and a total of 940 million US dollars of global box office data, which has completely locked this year's box office. champion.

In the latest issue of The New York Times, the bestseller list of the past week, the "Harry Potter" series, is finally in the top ten for the first time in history!

No. 3, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone";

No. 4, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets";

No. 7, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The latest fourth series of novels, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", has been listed in the UK, and the US market has not yet appeared. According to the dealer, the novel "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" will be officially launched in North America on August 1.

Teenagers who are addicted to the magical world of magic have set off a frenzy of buying books.

The influence of Dunn's films can be more vividly displayed through this aspect.

Now, jk Rowling is writing the fifth novel, but Dunn has informed her through David Heyman, asking to reduce the speed of publishing.

In the past few years, jk Rowling has been forced by life to maintain the speed of one novel per year, just to earn more royalties.

Now, with the powerful promotion of "Spider-Man", the sales of "Harry Potter" have increased greatly, and jk Rowling no longer has troubles in life, and will naturally seek more sources of profit.

Compared to publishing and sales, movies are the biggest boost to novels!

At this time, it is jk Rowling's top priority to cooperate with Dunn Pictures' film preparation plan.

However, at this time, in addition to Dunn and jk Rowling, there are also Warners who pay close attention to the "Harry Potter" series of novels.

Warner holds the priority cooperation right of the "Harry Potter" movie produced by Dunn Pictures!

Although it is the right to cooperate first, for Warner, it is equivalent to the right to cooperate.

At this time, Dunn Pictures has already had a conflict with Disney and Fox, and it is absolutely impossible to challenge Warner's bottom line.

Warners called and asked when Dunn planned to start the "Harry Potter" project.

Fortunately, Tang En has a good reason. Tang En Pictures has invested a lot of blockbusters this year, so it will definitely be postponed. And "Harry Potter" is only just getting started, and it will take some time for fans to ferment.

Dunn's remarks are full of confidence.

Warner Bros. is now in an internal power struggle.

During the dotcom crisis, Yahoo was the company that was hit the hardest. Yahoo intends to invite Terry Semel, the chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, to serve as Yahoo's chairman and CEO to lead Yahoo out of the predicament.

Although Terry Semel has not agreed, everyone understands that his departure is a matter of time.

Although Warner is a big Hollywood company, it is much less attractive than the emerging Internet company Yahoo.

The soon-to-be-vacated top spot will be contested by Warner Bros. vice chairman and chief executive Barry Mayer and president and chief operating officer Alan Horn.

So right now for Warner's executives, the power race is the focus.

In contrast, the operation of content should take a back seat.

After dismissing the consultation from Warner, Dunn finally waited for the design experts and model construction experts sent by the famous German Lüssen shipyard.

There were 5 people in their group, 4 men and 1 woman. They came to Dunn's office with a large suitcase, opened the suitcase, and took out the hull components inside.

Then just under Dunn's nose, a luxurious private yacht model was formed.

As early as a month and a half ago, Luersen Shipyard started to design the yacht shape for a big client like Tang En. First, they communicated by fax and confirmed the drawings, and then they put out the real model.

"I don't know much about yachts, so I still need you to design them."

Dunn likes this yacht model very much, it looks elegant and handsome. Although he had seen the design drawings of the yachts for a long time, looking at the model and looking at the drawings was a completely different feeling.

An expert from Lüssen Shipyard said: "The yacht has 5 floors. The ground floor is the engine room and the engine room; the second floor is the berth of the submarine, which can accommodate 5 other speedboats; the third floor is the entertainment place, with bars and discos. , restaurant, dance floor, infirmary, sports field, swimming pool, etc.; the fourth floor is the living area, there are 8 suites, which can accommodate about 20 guests, and a small garden; the fifth floor is a large suite for the master, The total area is over 4000 square feet, with sea view veranda. The ceiling of the master bedroom can be automatically retracted and opened, allowing the bedroom owner to sleep under the stars.”

Dunn remembered Natalie's words, "By the way, do you provide helicopters?"

"We will be equipped with a submarine, but the helicopter needs to be ordered from a special company and is usually parked in the sports field. Mr. Walker, the total length of this yacht is 125 meters, which is definitely the longest, most beautiful and most beautiful in the world today. Elegant and luxurious private yacht.”

Dunn smiled lightly.

The world's largest?

I'm afraid it won't last long. With the addition of Larry Ellison, Abu Ramovich, and the richest people in the Middle East, private yachts will become bigger, more expensive, and more luxurious!

Dunn's "Nate", including helicopters, submarines, speedboats, and interior decoration, cost a total of 210 million US dollars and took at least 25 months to build, which is definitely a big investment.

The plane he had previously ordered with Gulfstream, including the cost of interior modifications and renovations, cost only $38 million. How cheap in comparison?

"Sixty Seconds" failed miserably at the box office, but for various reasons, Michael Eisner did not kill the killer and gave Joe Ruth a chance.

Of course, Joe Ruth has to grasp it. This time, "Undead" can't be missed!

No problem with director Nate Shyamalan, no problem with starring Samuel L. Jackson, and a potential risk is Bruce Willis.

Last year, when the Gold Club scandal broke out, Bruce Willis was deeply involved and couldn't explain it. Fortunately, many more well-known big names broke out one after another, and the media focus shifted.

This year, another scandal broke out in the media about his infidelity in marriage, making his already poor reputation even more stinky.

Therefore, it is imperative to resolve this crisis!

It would be miserable if Bruce Willis made another scandal when "Undead" was released, which in turn affected the box office of the movie.

"Bruce, has your personal problem been resolved?"

Joe Ruth called Bruce Willis in an unkind tone.

Since the scandal of Bruce Willis' infidelity broke out, Joe Ruth has sternly admonished him to get a divorce!

The Willis couple have been separated for more than two years, and it has been detrimental to his reputation.

Bruce Willis wanted to cry without tears, "We're talking, she... Her request..."

"I don't care what she asks, you have to solve personal problems quickly! You can't affect the box office of the movie because of your reasons! Don't forget that your profession is an actor. Compared with that little money, the movie is everything to you! ' Joe Ruth said sternly.

Bruce Willis did not sign a prenuptial agreement at the beginning, which is why the husband and wife have been separated for two years and still maintain their marriage relationship. He cannot pay for the huge divorce property division!

Especially now that he has exposed the scandal of cheating in marriage, it will be even worse. As long as he enters the judicial process, the property of the husband and wife must be divided equally, and there is no reason.

Marital infidelity is a very serious behavior in the United States, and neither the judge nor the jury will tolerate his shameful behavior.

Bruce Willis worked hard in Hollywood for 20 years, relying on friends to find relationships, investing and financial management, and finally earned a fortune of 380 million US dollars.

This time, the divorce will give out 190 million US dollars. How can he endure this?

Last year's "Sixth Sense" was a big hit at the box office. Bruce Willis made more than $65 million in one fell swoop through profit sharing at the box office. He was so excited that he held a party for 3 consecutive days and invited guests.

Who would have thought that in the second year, he would face a huge property expenditure of nearly 200 million US dollars...

At the beginning, he bombarded the film "Wedding Crashers" supervised by Dunn, with a kind of arrogant momentum, and the great success of "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" made him high-spirited, and he didn't let the scandal of "Golden Club" at all. in the heart.

Unexpectedly, this summer, Tang En shot again, and it was extremely heavy!

Listening to Joe Ruth's threatening orders, Bruce Willis has a hard word.

If he hadn't thought about it a bit more, didn't accept Joe Ruth's advice, and didn't bombard "Wedding Cracker", he wouldn't have gotten off to the character of Dunn.

So now...

He doesn't have to face the pain of divorce and huge property division, right?

"Hey!"

Bruce Willis let out a long sigh with a bitter look on his face.

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Chapter 204 Bruce With Suffering Words