Chapter 388: Let Me Apologize, No Way!
Suddenly, the door of the office opened, revealing the rosy and excited smile of the little secretary Ella Fisher, "Don, there is good news!"
Cameron wasn't an outsider, and she didn't care too much.
Don beckoned to her, "What's the matter?"
"The latest news, because of the box office failure of "Pearl Harbor" and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", Disney has fired the chairman of the production department, President Richard Cook!
Ella Fisher cheered as if she was going to jump.
Don laughed dumbly.
"What's wrong? Upset?"
"No, I'm lamenting that old guy from Roy Disney has failed again!"
Don sighed, leaving Ella Fisher suspicious.
Cameron also wondered, "Donn, what's going on?"
"A few days ago, the old man Disney was talking to me, wanting my help, he wanted to operate within Disney once, trying to win Michael Eisner in one fell swoop, but I refused. Now it seems that his operation failed, and Michael Eisner made a scapegoat for the director of the production department. ”
Don shrugged, more relaxed.
Roy Disney's failure, for him, is a good thing.
If Michael Eisner is so easily stepped down, how will Donn still reap the benefits of Disney?
Disney has a lot of assets that Donn is looking for.
Ira Fisher's expression fell, "That's it...... This Michael Eisner, it's really annoying!"
Don smiled and waved his hand, "Success or failure is not a moment, the old guy is not good, aren't we still young?"
Hearing the word "old fellow", Cameron's heart jumped, and when Ella Fisher left, he lowered his voice and looked very cautious, "Donne, I heard...... You're in trouble again?"
"Trouble?" Tang En was stunned, "what do you mean?"
Cameron frowned and said: "Many people in the industry have heard that there is a very senior senior in the industry who is very dissatisfied with what you have done. ”
"Oh?" Don reacted immediately, smiling, "What else have you heard?"
Cameron stared at Donn tightly, "Is that old Mr. Douglas?"
"Haha!"
Tang En laughed twice, a little arrogant, a little disdainful, "That's right, that old thing, self-righteous still wants to teach me a lesson, and I scolded him!"
"What did you say?"
Cameron's face changed, and he even gritted his teeth with a little hatred, and stretched out his hand to point at Don's eyes, "You...... You...... Donne, you're confused!"
Tang En was stunned for a moment and raised his eyebrows, "James, it's not so exaggerated, is it? Isn't it just an old guy who is about to go to the ground?"
"You!" Cameron shook his head repeatedly, "What's the most important thing in Hollywood? It's not enough money, it's not a blockbuster movie, it's a lot of connections!"
Don smiled disapprovingly, "Not really, right? At this time last year, I was still facing the joint encirclement of Twentieth Century Fox and Disney, but now? Fox compromised, and Disney fired two production directors in a row. ”
"You're talking about market competition, but Hollywood...... There's a mastermind behind the game, don't you know it?" Cameron said warily.
Don groaned slightly.
Indeed, in addition to the rules of market competition on the surface, Hollywood has many hidden rules.
These internal rules are the foundation of human relations and taking root in Hollywood.
The whole world is known for the high rate of return on cinema and operates more than 5,000 studios in Hollywood.
However, except for the six giants and thirteen established independent film companies, other film companies are all foils, and the films produced can be released on videotapes, which is considered a success.
Entering the cinema?
Don't even think about it!
Hollywood, playing is capital, but also networking!
There is more money in the Middle East, Asia, Wall Street, and it is useless!
If you want to come to Hollywood, you have to follow the rules of Hollywood.
Cameron's nervous look made Don realize the seriousness of the matter and quickly called Bill McNick.
Recently, there has been too much work at Donn Films, in addition to the two films "Moment to Moment" and "Chicago", which are preparing to start filming, "Pirate League: The Curse of the Black Pearl", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and "Spider-Man 2" are all in the process of filming.
Bill McNick had just flown back from England and didn't know what had happened.
Donn put it succinctly, "I scolded Kirk Douglas, what will happen?"
Bill McNick's face changed, his eyes widened like bells, and he asked incredulously, "Who? Kirk Douglas?"
Tang En rolled his eyes and cocked Erlang's legs, "Don't be surprised, it's already happened, that old thing...... It's too much of a deception!"
"What the hell is going on?"
Bill McNick's brow furrowed.
Don hesitated for a moment, then briefly explained the course of the day, and also explained the subsequent exchange with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
"You mean...... Did he misunderstand you?"
"Of course. I can't do anything that I don't recognize when I put my pants on. If you don't do it, you don't do it, between me and her, it's innocent. ”
Cameron looked surprised, "Donn, you mean...... Nothing happened to you, but he thinks you're insulting the dignity of the Douglas family?"
"Yes, that old thing! I didn't know what was going on at the time, and the old thing gave me a lecture in the face, and of course I couldn't bear it. Don said as a matter of course.
Bill McNick glanced at Donn, "After all these days, things should have been clarified, right?"
Tang En shrugged indifferently, "Maybe, after all, there were still many people present at dinner that day." Catherine would admit to having slept with me, completely by her husband, and now they should figure it out. ”
Bill McNick breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, it's okay, it's a misunderstanding after all." I came forward to contact and find two intermediaries, and you apologized to him, and the matter was over, and it was not so serious. ”
"Wait!" Donn hissed as if he had seen a ghost in the daytime, "What are you talking about? Let me apologize to that old thing? Bill, are you kidding me? That's an old dog, don't tell me you don't know about his ugly things!"
Cameron's face froze, a little embarrassed.
At this point, it's no longer up to him as a director to intervene.
Still, he heard some rumors, "Donn, there's something, I don't know if you've heard about it, Robert Downey...... The younger one, in April, was arrested at home for drug involvement. ”
"Robert Downey Jr.?" Donn frowned, "Say what does he do?"
Cameron said: "He and Natalie Wood's daughter are good friends, Natalie Wood knows, it is old Douglas ...... It ended badly. At the beginning of the year, he was upset, said a few words of justice for Natalie Wood, and openly satirized Kirk Douglas in front of the media. ”
Donn's eyes widened, "Is this true?"
Cameron nodded, "The sarcasm is true, but the fact that he was arrested...... It's everyone's speculation. You know, more than half of Hollywood's male stars are involved in drugs, but who has been arrested? He is the only one!"
Donn gasped and turned to look at Bill McNick, "Is this true?"
Bill McNick shook his head, "I don't know if it's true or not, but old Douglas has the ability to do it all." The five councillors in Hollywood are all his old friends. ”
"Councillors in Hollywood?"
"Two in the Senate and three in the House of Representatives, both Democrats, represent the interests of Hollywood. ”
Bill McNick's words made Don suddenly realize.
The members of the two associations in the United States have their own class interests, and Hollywood naturally has its own spokesperson.
Donn now understands that it is no wonder that Hollywood's biggest political correctness is to adhere to the principles of the Democratic Party, and it turns out that the Democratic Party lawmakers are the ones behind it.
Cameron said meaningfully, "Don, this person...... Unlike the people you've fought against in the past, he's deeper, wider, and more powerful!"
Tang En said coldly: "Hmph, what can the parliamentarians do? I don't steal, I don't rob, I never break the law, let alone the parliamentarians, even the president can't do anything about me!"
Bill McNick said: "Admittedly, you're right, he's old, he's long since taken a back seat, and he lacks influence in the current Hollywood market. Should our movie be a big hit, or a big hit, he can't influence the choice of fans. But don't forget, Don't forget, Hollywood walks on two legs!"
The corners of Tang En's mouth hooked slightly, "I know, in addition to the box office, there are also awards!"
Bill McNick persuaded hard: "Although the judges of the Oscars are gradually opening up to the global market, the largest group is still Hollywood, and in the competition for the Oscars, network is the first element, and even more important than the quality of the movie!"
Don squinted, his expression relaxed, "Sounds ...... That old thing has a lot of influence on the academy!"
Bill McNick sighed: "Donne, you have already offended Harvey Weinstein, if you still want to make a difference at the Oscars, it is better not to offend Kirk Douglas." ”
Don became more and more relaxed.
I was taken aback by the double reed of Bill McNick and James Cameron just now.
He thought that the old thing had the power to reach the heavens, and could ruin his inheritance, or send him to prison!
Totally alarmist!
Don lives cautiously every day, dating beautiful women, accompanied by six or seven plainclothes bodyguards, and never touches on violations of law and discipline.
Robert Downey Jr. was looking for death by himself, and as soon as he was released from prison, he dared to get involved in drugs, even if he was to make an example of chickens and monkeys, he had to be knifed and killed Hollywood's unhealthy practices.
As long as this kind of powerful black hand can't be added to Donn, he is relieved.
Prophetic, sunglasses system, he is confident that he can be invincible in Hollywood!
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