Chapter 1082： Carrying stones down the mountain

Kenneth Horne heard Eric’s words and couldn’t help but look up.

Although for many years, other Hollywood film companies have been able to roughly understand the Wayne brothers' awards for public relations, but understanding does not mean that they can imitate. After all, it’s just that the contacts of the judges in the hands of the Weinstein brothers are definitely not built up simply by saving money.

If the Weinstein brothers really do their best to conduct public relations for the "Malaysian", there is really no victory in the new line.

Just, considering it for a moment, Kenneth Horne couldn’t help but say: "Eric, I think, if I were Harvey, I would never do it. Milamax’s eye-catching performance on Oscar these years. It has already caused a lot of criticisms. If Harvey has turned such a work that is not expected to be a large-scale award, both the media and the college are likely to rebound. Once this happens, Mila will continue for a long time. Max is no longer thinking about what to gain on Oscar."

Eric agreed to nod.

In the original time and space, under the operation of the Weinstein brothers, "Shakespeare Love Story" achieved more brilliant achievements in the 71st Oscar than "Forrest Gump", including Gwyneth Patter. Luo is a joke like a shadow.

The ‘success’ of Shakespeare’s Love Story finally broke out at the Hollywood Film Academy, and for the next few years, Miramax was almost nothing on the Oscar. Until later, with the impeccable song and dance film "Chicago" in word of mouth and box office, Miramax was able to recover some strength on the Oscar. But at that time, under the deliberate suppression of the film school, it was difficult for Miramax to reproduce the scenery of some important awards in the 1990s almost every year.

"I think Harvey definitely understands this truth," Eric said after nodding. "Just, Harvey's current state is like carrying a rock down the mountain. He doesn't want to stop and can stop. He can only go on."

Just past the weekend, the sixth week of the "Malaysian" cumulative box office reached $11.493 million. Although the one-week box office has slipped to the end of more than $3 million, such box office results are absolutely very successful compared to the production cost of the film of $50 million.

In this case, Miramax, who thinks he has eaten the ‘big production’ sweetness, will certainly spare no effort to go further and gain more autonomy from the parent company Fox. Well, the Weinstein brothers are likely to be strong in the "Malaysian" public relations Oscar.

Although Eric will not ignore the potential economic value implied by Oscar, he has never seen Oscar too heavy, and he will not let the company invest too much energy to imitate the public relations model of the Weinstein brothers.

After all, abandoning the more stable and profitable commercial film business strategy of its own profit model to delve into Oscar PR, it is totally worth the loss. Every year, Oscar adds up to the profit gains of all the nominated films under his name. Perhaps none of the "Teddy Bears" earned much.

Therefore, for "Elizabeth", which is about to break down with "The Horse Whisperer", Eric's expectation for the new line is only to do his best.

In the following days, along with the increasingly rich Christmas atmosphere, the whole of North America is also madly expecting the release of "Star Wars Episode 1: The Threat of Ghosts".

Fox’s declaration budget for this pre-Star Wars predecessor is unprecedented. The vendors authorized by the Star Wars series are also making unremitting efforts to cooperate with the publicity. For a time, all kinds of battles related to the Star Wars are held throughout the country. The activities of the city's streets are full of COSPLAY related to the Star Wars.

In this frenetic atmosphere, on December 18th, "Star Wars Episode 1: Ghost Threat" was finally released in 3,126 theaters in North America. The midnight game, the $16.5 million box office score, also easily broke the summer file "霹雳娇娃3" created a midnight record.

In the days that followed, although the comments of the film critics and the general audience were polarized, it did not affect the fanaticism of the Star Wars series.

Three days in the first weekend, the film was in the North American market for $16.65 million. In the following four days, the film received another $54.53 million. The full week passed, and the "Star Wars Episode 1: Ghost Threat" accumulated box office. Reaching $136.18 million, it once again created a brand new box office record.

Thanksgiving Day and women and children spent in Maryland, Christmas naturally stayed in Los Angeles.

Christmas Eve was spent with Shantou and Aniston. Eric called Elizabeth and Julia, hoping that they could come together, but they were directly rejected. Elizabeth also counted Eric on the phone. Dunton, then flew to New York with Julia.

On Christmas Eve, I called back from the East Hampton to harass the phone. Because of Emma's sake, Julia often went there, and Elizabeth and Joanna were both good.

People in Los Angeles basically mean work that can't be avoided. Fortunately, this year's Christmas happens to be Friday. Eric is going to rest for three days. On Saturday morning, I will bring two girls to the north of California. The weekend of St. Simonhurst Castle.

Although nominally donated to the California government, like the countless charitable funds in the West, the Hearst family still has very much control over the castle of St. Simon, and it is not a problem to entertain guests.

Inside the castle, in the Baroque-style indoor swimming pool, Shantou and Aniston are swimming in the distance, and Eric is looking at the Hollywood Reporter by the pool.

In all fairness, Eric is not interested in this gorgeous Baroque castle, or he is not interested in all buildings with old-fashioned atmosphere. It’s just that the two Nizis are just the opposite, and they look very excited. After all, Westerners have a very serious aristocratic plot, and one of the most important elements associated with the nobility is naturally the castle.

In the end, the Weinstein brothers launched a strategy of forcing public relations for the "Language". In the newly announced Golden Globe nomination, "Ma Shu" includes the most important 7 items such as the best film and best director. Nominations, even Scarlett Johansson received a nomination for the best supporting actress.

At the same time that the "Hollywood Reporter" published the nomination information, it was also obvious that commentators began to attack Milamax's excessive public relations behavior.

After a few days of operation, everyone recognized that the "Speaker of the Horse" is a very good film, but most professional media and film critics agree that the commercial and artistic nature of the film is completely half-point. There is not enough cultural connotation that can lead people to think.

Compared with The Horse Whisperer, Elizabeth has only won three nominations, namely, the best film of the plot, the best director and the undisputed best actress of Cate Blanchett.

Looking at the newspaper in his hand, the two Nizi in the pool did not know why they were arguing, and Eric looked up helplessly, and the two women swam together and leaned back and forth on Eric. By the side.

It’s also a very interesting thing to say. Although Shantou’s relationship with all the women around Eric is not good, it is the only one who can freely shuttle between different women, and whether it is Joe. Anna, Elizabeth or Aniston around her clearly recognized the identity of Shantou.

The newspaper in the handle was thrown aside, and Eric reached out and licked the two Nizi in his arms and said, "So, what happened?"

When I heard Eric’s problem, the little girl earned her body and did not break away from Eric. She just turned her head proudly: “No.”

"Oh," Shantou smiled greasyly at Eric's arms, saying: "Eric, you know, this month's Vanity Fair magazine has sold 710,000 copies."

Eric has not paid attention to the sales of these best-selling magazines. He laughed: "There are a lot of 710,000 copies. I remember Leeds's "The Sun", which has more than 3 million copies per day, which is still in the UK."

"How can a magazine be like a newspaper?" Shantou said: "The Vanity Fair magazine has an average sales volume of only 500,000 copies per month. This period is only 710,000 copies, which has broken the history of Vanity Fair. The best-selling record, guess, who created the record before Vanity Fair?"

Noticing the small appearance of the gimmick, Eric immediately understood and smiled and licked the other side of the chick: "Is it angry for this boring thing?"

As the new generation of the most popular American sweetheart, coupled with the hint of Shantou, Eric knows the result without much thought.

The chick pouted and turned her head again.

Shantou added with a smile: "The cover of Vanity Fair in September this year is Jane, and the sales volume is only 680,000."

In the September issue, I think it should be the promotion for the tenth season of this year's Friends. As a companion to the Friends of the United States for ten years, at the end of the day, Aniston received much more attention than usual.

"There are quite a few 680,000 copies," Eric lowered his head and kissed him on the cheek. "You know, your opponent is actually a man. It is no big deal if you are surpassed."

"You are arrogant," Aniston couldn't help but rolled his eyes, seeing Eric rogue continue to post it, and kissed the man reluctantly.

On the other side, the **** looked at the two people and suddenly said: "Eric, you really want to let "Friends" end, I think it can be a few more seasons, and it is a pity that it is finished now."

When I heard the words of Shantou, Aniston’s eyes also showed a strange expression.

Before the two were combined, Aniston must have been reluctant to continue shooting. After all, a TV series has been filmed for ten years, and anyone will feel tired. But at this time, the girl could not help but think about Eric. ABC is his company. Aniston still knows the importance of Friends to ABC TV.

At this point, if Eric speaks, she does not mind continuing to continue the TV series. Among the six-person group, several others are far from being able to compare with Aniston in all aspects. The relationship between them is also very close. If Aniston speaks, other people will definitely agree to return.

Eric felt the emotions in the eyes of the chick, smiled and came over, and kissed her lips. He said: "The end is always over. ABC can never live on a TV show forever. Once it is too strong, it is harmful."

In the past, the producers issued a single-million-dollar payout to force "Friends" to the tenth season. However, because he paid too much attention to the influence of Friends, he ignored the development of the new drama. After the end of "Friends", NBC slipped directly from the top spot of several major TV networks to the end position, and continued to languate for several years.

This situation is very common in the operation of the TV network, and Eric will naturally not repeat this mistake.

Moreover, after the end of "Friends", ABC TV network still has "the story of the emergency room", "everyone loves Raymond" and "survivor" are some of the masterpieces of the drama, "everyone developed in previous years" Although the popularity of Raymond is not comparable to that of Friends, it is enough to support ABC's comedy market after the end of Friends. At the same time, ABC will also launch the "American Idol" reality show next year, this reality show can also replace the "survivor" that has begun to appear.

Therefore, now I choose to end the "Friends", the timing is just right. ABC will not be hit hard by the loss of Friends.

Shantou looked at Eric and the chick and started to look at you. It suddenly became a bit uncomfortable. The eyeball turned and suddenly thought of something. He climbed out of the swimming pool and ran out. After a while, Holding a laptop and ran back: "Eric, show you a good thing."

Shantou said, put the laptop on the edge of the pool and quickly opened a video file.

Eric and Aniston looked together in confusion, and a blonde audition video appeared on the laptop screen.

At first glance, the girl looks and looks similar to Aniston, but Eric feels more surprised when the **** the screen opens.

Because, if only the appearance is similar, the accent of this girl is exactly the same as Aniston.

Next to Eric, the chick saw the video on the screen, and it was like a kitten that was poked up, and looked at the girl with vigilance: "What do you want to do?"

Shantou smiled slyly and said: "I don't want to do anything, it just feels very interesting."

Eric reached out and knocked on the door of his mind, not letting this Nizi become fine, but still curiously asked: "What is going on?"

"She's called Trelle Howard," Shantou blinked and turned his eyes and looked innocent: "I just stumbled upon it and showed it to you if it was fun."