On Tuesday, August 15, the 53rd Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or award-winning film "Soul Shifter" was officially released in North America.

This is a typical literary film, and the release schedule is very embarrassing, even if the producer hangs the name of "Done Walker", there is no possibility of a box office hit.

It is estimated that it will not really arouse the enthusiasm of American audiences until after February next year, when the awards season arrives and "Soul Shifting Girl" becomes a frequent visitor to the major award seasons.

As for the Palme d'Or...... I'm sorry, but most Americans don't even know where Cannes is.

Fortunately, the movie starring Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman can be regarded as having some appeal, and in terms of box office data, it is not too embarrassing.

Among all the movies released, the attraction to the audience is second only to the four films "Space Cowboy", "Transparent Man and Demon", "Ten Perfect Supplements", and "Brain Cell Invasion".

For such a literary film without any commercial atmosphere, the box office reached $1.76 million on the first day, and both Universal Pictures and Donn Pictures expressed satisfaction.

After all, the awards season is the period for this type of film.

For the movie "Soul Girl", Donn Pictures did not have high requirements, and when the global box office reached $50 million, it was satisfied.

After all, this is a European Palme d'Or, and it is reasonable to nominate for next year's Oscar, which will definitely drive the sales of peripheral rights, as long as the investment cost of 40 million US dollars is recovered.

But the media is clearly not used to this feeling.

Films produced by Down Pictures...... When did you follow the crowd at the box office?

Since the first "My Grand Greek Wedding", the films produced by Down Pictures have been leading the box office trend.

The obscurity of "Soul Shifting Girl" is too abnormal, right?

Many media outlets contacted the producer, Down Pictures, but were told that they had nothing to say, and when they contacted the distributor, Universal Pictures, they were also confused by various excuses and did not give a positive explanation at all.

Perverse fart!

Who said that Down Pictures had to produce a box office blockbuster?

Tangen Pictures not only has the ability to commercialize, but also the pursuit of art!

Seeing that "Soul Shifting Girl" has been released for two days, many media have not dug up enough hype material from this new Donn Pictures movie, and they are both anxious and disappointed.

In the past, the movies produced by Donn Pictures were the key topics for them to gain popularity and brush sales, but "Soul Shifting Girl" made them helpless.

Commenting on this movie only from a professional point of view, the audience will definitely like to watch professional newspapers such as "The New Yorker", "The New Republic", "Village Voice", and "Film Review", who would be interested in gossip newspapers?

Hurry up!

……

"It's all done, it's time to make a move. ”

On the phone, Michael Ovitz's voice was bland, but to Donn's ears, it was like a fairy sound!

Ella Fisher, who knew the inside story, watched Don hang up the phone with a fluttering eyebrow, and couldn't hide her joy, "Donn, can we deal with Disney?"

Tang En slapped his thigh, gritted his teeth and said, "After seven or eight days of anger, now, it's time to show our courage!"

Ella Fisher said excitedly: "I will fax the prepared statement to the major brokerage companies. ”

"Don't rush yet!"

Tang En waved his hand and interrupted her, groaning slightly, the corners of his mouth hooked, "I've endured it for so many days, and it doesn't hurt to have one more day." I've heard that there are a lot of media outlets that want to interview me?"

Ella Fisher said: "The box office of 'Soul Shifter'...... Not outstanding, they want to ask what you think. ”

Tang En nodded and said, "Okay, contact an influential newspaper and ask them to send someone over, and there will be an interview this afternoon, and there is an additional condition, you must see the newspaper tomorrow!"

……

In the afternoon of the same day, Don was in his office and saw an interview team, with more than a dozen people, some filming, some taking pictures, some recording, and some interviewing......

I don't know, I thought it was a TV station, but in fact, it was just the entertainment interview team of the Los Angeles Times.

The main person in charge of asking questions is a middle-aged reporter in his forties, named Tony Duval, who is a little bald and has a lot of interview experience at first glance.

Tony Duvall first congratulated Donn, "Spider-Man" grossed more than $1.1 billion at the global box office, and then asked the question, "Director Walker, what do you think of the movie "Soul Shifter"?"

This is an adaptation of Ms. Suzanne Kayson's autobiography, and the whole story is full of human introspection and philosophical reflections. Director Mendes handled many details very well, and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival, which is well deserved. ”

The questions for the interview had a clear framework, and Don had already gotten them, so he had already prepared the answers and read them from the script.

"What about the box office?" Tony Duvall smiled, "It's been two days since 'The Soul Shifter' was released, but as far as we know, the movie's attendance is not ideal, which is not a small contrast to the past films of Down Pictures. ”

Don said calmly: "After all, it's a weekday, and it's normal for the attendance rate to be lower." "Soul Shifting Girl" is a literary film, which is not the same type as the commercial films produced by Tang En Pictures in the past few years. ”

Tony Duvall half-jokingly said: "It turns out that director Walker also has to follow the laws of the market, and the movies you participate in producing are not destined to be big hits at the box office." ”

"Of course, the laws of the market are the general trend, and no one can change them. ”

Donn paused, glancing at Tony Duval.

The above questions and answers are all in accordance with the setting, and next, Don is about to put forward the key points, "For example, some film companies think that they can make movies sell at the box office with decades of influence, which is obviously ridiculous. ”

Tony Duval's eyebrows twitched, and he glanced at Donn deeply, "Can you tell me more about it?"

Donn smiled, "Okay, I'll just give you a random example, like Disney." As you know, Disney released an action blockbuster "Sixty Seconds of Speed" this summer, but unfortunately it bumped into my "Spider-Man", and the box office results were very dismal. ”

Tony Duvall nodded in agreement, "Yes, I heard that the global box office of "Sixty Seconds" has not exceeded 100 million yet, and it is conservatively estimated that this movie will bring Disney a loss of $30 million." ”

"Yes, that's the power of the laws of the market. Disney has been a long-established studio for decades, but what about Down Pictures? It's only been three years since it was founded. is because "Spider-Man" is more in line with the market trend, even if it is Disney, it will be ravaged, crushed, and trampled, and "Sixty Seconds of Extreme Speed" has become cannon fodder, which is reasonable. ”

Tony Duvall wasn't stupid, and he certainly could see that Donn was keen on the topic.

And this topic, Tang Pictures did not inform in advance.

As a well-known reporter for the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times, Tony Duvall certainly knows some of the feuds between Don Pictures and Disney.

Donn is now making a public statement, satirizing Disney, which is definitely a hot gimmick for hype!

Tony Duvall saw the potential for a big hit at a glance, so he naturally had to follow Donn's topic and continue to walk.

The journalist industry, especially entertainment reporters, is afraid that the world will not be chaotic!

"I think it's not just 'Sixty Seconds' movie, Disney seems to have released several movies this summer?"

Tang En said like a few treasures: "Yes, in addition to "Sixty Seconds of Speed", there are also "Screaming Laughter", "Girls Club", oh yes, there is also a movie called "Return My Innocence". Before that, I didn't even know that Disney released such a movie, and when I checked it, I found out that the starring role of this movie was Bruce Willis, hehe. ”

"Ah, "Give Me Back My Innocence", that movie I know, is a comedy. It's a pity that when it was released, it was suddenly rumored that he was cheating in marriage, which caused the attendance rate of this movie to be extremely bleak, and I heard that it has now been forced to be downgraded. Tony Duvall looked at him with a smile.

Whoever Bruce Willis messed with, people in the industry know very well.

Don pretended to be sad and sighed, "I heard that the movie "Return My Innocence" has an investment of 65 million US dollars, and the box office is less than 10 million US dollars, and Disney estimates that it will lose 40 or 50 million, hey! What a pity!"

Tony Duvall almost didn't hold back, Donn's fake look was so shameless.

"Director Walker, what do you think is the reason why a veteran studio like Disney has repeatedly failed at the box office, while Down Pictures has been a huge success?"

Donn groaned slowly, "It's hard to say, maybe it's a matter of concept, I've heard...... I don't know very well, Disney is a public company, more than 70% of the shares are in the hands of retail investors, how can the shareholders' meeting allow dictatorial management? Maybe I heard it wrong. ”

"I've heard that Michael Eisner, the chairman of Disney, is very popular in Hollywood, especially using Disney's influence to suppress DreamWorks cartoons, right?"

Tony Duval's question made Donn frown.

You can't talk nonsense about this topic!

Donne's previous topic has always revolved around Disney, and between his words, he unabashedly expressed his ridicule and disparagement of Disney. Anyway, Donn Pictures and Disney have completely fallen out, so they just do it generously!

But now Tony Duvall has involved the whole of Hollywood, and even exposed the vices within the industry, which has crossed the bottom line.

Hollywood is a big circle, even if the industry stinks, it must create a beautiful and glamorous appearance, so as to attract more people's attention and love this circle.

This is not only about the interests of Hollywood, but also about the long-term stability of the industry.

Internal scandals, which must not be revealed!