~： 648-1 Heart for Sony's Paul

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There are very few sequel films in Hollywood, and it is rare that the word-of-mouth can surpass the previous film after its release. There are many reasons why such a common situation occurs, but it is difficult for sequel films to meet the expectations of fans, which is a headache for many film companies.

The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment when the film begins to be released in a large area and fans find that their expectations are not met. In the short term, it will affect the box office trend of the film, so that the film does not meet the expectations of the film company, and the long-term impact will be even greater. Even a film with a collapsed reputation will have an immeasurable impact on subsequent works.

Shirley Lansing is most looking forward to this happening on Warner Bros. DC series, specifically The Flash. A Greenberg-style superhero that fans all over the world are looking forward to. If it is found after its release that this film does not meet the expectations of most people, the scene must be very exciting, isn't it?

"Ms Lansing, I am very grateful to Paramount for giving me the opportunity to perform, but I must remind you that he is Wayne Greenberg! Although I personally dislike him very much, I have to admit that in the market control In terms of power and fans' taste, he never deviates from the appetite of the public, even in those early films that were violent and bloody!"

Before directors Mimi Ryder and Morgan Freeman left, the black movie star looked at the woman's back, hesitated for a long time, and then bowed his head and left after saying this.

Now his career is steadily picking up, and he has high expectations for this "Clash of Heaven and Earth". You must know that once a sci-fi film wins the audience's favor in the early stage of its release, the box office often increases explosively, and the possibility of becoming a phenomenal film is The biggest one is even bigger than the horror movies that are famous for their smallness. After all, the investment in sci-fi movies is naturally too high.

Morgan Freeman's words, whether it's Mimi Ryder, the director and producer, or Shirley Lansing, who has been looking out of the window with a cup of coffee, actually don't take it too seriously. They have all kinds of people. One characteristic is conceit.

Compared with illusory guesses, they believed more in the news they had heard, and more in the judgments made by their heads after careful consideration.

Especially the person who spoke, who did not know that if it wasn't for Morgan Freeman's big mouth, he smeared Wayne wildly with his own temperament, and touched the bottom line of Warner Bros. Attacked together unprovoked.

No one will underestimate a media giant that wants to stand out, especially when the media giant ranks among the top three in the world. That is to say, after that incident, there is no individual star in the whole Hollywood who dares to use the tricks on Wayne again.

Therefore, both of them have an idea in their hearts, that is, Morgan Freeman is afraid once. It is true that it is normal to be afraid. Any normal person who goes through such a situation and quickly turns from a famous American star to a criminal on the tip of a gun, and then a group of barristers keep looking for trouble like mad dogs, will feel the maliciousness of capital.

Shirley Lansing was the only one left in the Paramount office. She seemed to be looking at the busy traffic downstairs and the tourists attracted by Hollywood. In fact, her head didn't stop for a moment, and she kept thinking about it. In order to find the most favorable conditions for Paramount.

This year is different from previous years. This year's top project of Paramount Pictures is only "The Clash of Heaven and Earth", which means that the success rate must be guaranteed.

Leaving aside the company's other small and fragmented projects, that's not something she should consider, except that the production cost of "The Clash of Heaven and Earth" is claimed to be as high as $75 million. But in fact, the figure to be spent is far more than that.

If you count the messy expenses such as promotion, marketing, distribution, etc., this number is doubling, which is the real investment cost of Paramount. Therefore, Shirley-Lanxi can't afford to think too much.

"Yeah, his name is Wayne Greenberg...No one can underestimate Wayne Greenberg...Anyway...you have to make sure that "Heaven and Earth Collide" "Success..."

In the large and empty office, the Paramount CEO murmured intermittently, and it didn't take long for a middle-aged woman in a lady's dress to turn around and walk back to the desk, put down the cold coffee in her hand, and stared at him. Sharply picked up the phone on the table.

"Yes, I need to think about it, ok, I'll discuss it with me as soon as possible, but... well, no but, I'll call you back before tomorrow night at the latest, that's it, bay."

Paul slowly put down the phone in the office of the director of distribution at Sony's Columbia Pictures headquarters at 10202 West Washington Avenue in Los Angeles. He folded his hands on the desk in front of him, and after taking a long breath, he slowly leaned back on the office chair, frowning and thinking about the phone call he had just made.

Risks and benefits coexist. This is the conclusion after careful consideration. This is Hollywood, where kindness and innocence have never grown.

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly became firm, he raised his hand and picked up the phone on the table again, after waiting for more than ten seconds, he said in a low voice, "I'm Paul, is Mr. Dahe busy? Yes, it's very important. It's important, and I'm in a hurry, okay, I'll be right over here..."

Hanging up the phone, he didn't hesitate any longer, stood up and straightened his suit, then walked straight to the CEO's office. Along the way, he was also thinking constantly, thinking about the feasibility of that woman's plan, thinking about how to persuade Ben's descendant CEO, thinking about Sony Columbia, no, what benefits he could get from it.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Standing in front of the Sony Columbia CEO's office, Paul nodded politely with the secretary, raised his hand and knocked on the door. With a very awkward accent, he opened the door and walked in.

Recently, the CEO of Benzi has been staring at the progress of "Godzilla". For local executives in North America, this film may be just one of the company's ordinary large investment projects, and it has no other meaning, but It is different for Dagaxiong, because this monster comes from Benzi.

Without any polite greetings, Paul, the distribution director, completely relayed the content of the call, and the rest was a long silence.

The son-in-law CEO is also carefully considering the feasibility. Yes, the benefits of doing so are obvious to the naked eye, especially for "Godzilla", which he cares about so much. However, he has more concerns. .

It has been nearly ten years since Sony acquired Columbia Pictures in the hands of Coca-Cola in 1989. In the eyes of most Hollywood film companies, after such a long time, the company still enjoys the treatment of outsiders in all aspects, which has to be Said it was sad.

Especially after so many years, Columbia Pictures has been in a state of chaos, as if it will never get through the pain of being acquired. Until the last two years, Sony Columbia's life has been a little better, and the continuous success of small and medium-cost projects has also given Dahexiong the opportunity to slowly rectify the company.

But he never forgot that the reason why Sony Columbia was able to make a fortune by relying on small and medium cost projects was that the other giants had targeted Warner Bros. together in the past two years. Of course, the result was obvious, Wayne went crazy. He played the same game in the summer, causing a lot of losses to several film companies targeting him.

It is precisely because of these bad things that Sony Columbia did not participate because they were too busy, so they are similar to 20th Century Fox. While Warner Bros. beat those companies, they silently released their own projects. What is even more rare is that a large number of Chinese The benefits of low-cost projects are not bad.

Dagaxiong is fed up with being targeted by several other companies, and treats Sony Columbia as an outsider. This is what he is most worried about now. If you do what the distribution director wants, will Sony Columbia be slapped by Warner Bros.

"The reason why the first few works of the DC series were so successful..."

Seeing that the CEO of Ben's descendant was in a tangle, Paul curled his lips secretly in his heart, feeling that the other party came out of a small place after all, and he was in a dilemma when encountering an accident. He thought about it for a moment, and said in a low voice:

"I have carefully analyzed that the most important point for the continuous success is undoubtedly Wayne Greenberg's personal style that is too strong to imitate, which is also the biggest difference between him and other niche noir directors. The audience grows up from a young age. Familiar characters, familiar stories, plus his dark stylized handling and master-level storytelling ability make DC comic superheroes so different. UU Reading "

Da Hexiong, who was opposite to the office, nodded silently, obviously agreeing with his opinion, and he continued:

"Batman: The Dark Knight", whether it is the ultimate special effects scenes, the shocking spatial layout like an epic opera, or the story design that is so ingenious that it is impossible to find faults, and the discussion of various social issues in the film, it can be said that They have all reached their peak on the big screen! But...

But we all know the internal preview of "The Flash". According to legend, there are a lot of arguments, and the biggest argument is the change of style. In my personal analysis, Wayne Greenberg should know that he can't surpass "Batman: The Dark Knight" in the same style, so he had to take a risk and make a bold transformation to see if he can find another way. "

With Paul's narration, Da Hexiong's eyes became brighter and he couldn't help but said: "The risk brought about by a big director's rash transformation is very great, and very few succeed. If the film causes audience dissatisfaction after its release, our good Here's your chance!"

"That's right." Paul nodded, closing his mouth tightly.

"Since I chose to release it on the same weekend, and the huge popularity of "The Flash" on the announcement, then there is no reason to hesitate!" Ben Ziyi's CEO gritted his teeth and looked up at the man opposite the desk, Shen Sheng said. Said: "You are responsible for contacting that woman, and this matter is left to you! Please trouble you! Paul Sang."

"Ok, no problem."

No one knows what Paul is thinking, at least on the surface, he is working hard for Sony Columbia and for the "Godzilla" initiated by the CEO.