In fact, Mark's intentions are not like this, and he doesn't want to recruit the Wachowski brothers, this pair of Hollywood weirdos, now they may be the Wachowski sisters and brothers, and soon they may be the Wachowski sisters, but this doesn't matter, the important thing is that their works are weasel cubs, a litter is not as good as a litter, since "The Matrix", there have been no amazing works, and there have been no box office hits.

This "Speed Racer" is also a huge loss, the box office and beer double, the direct loss reached more than 100 million US dollars, Mark has no interest in it at all, just want to remind Warner that it is time to open the pit, if they invest more, it will be more ideal, this will lose more, these people like to follow the trend so much, so like to grab food from his rice bowl, let them follow the full, grab enough, this is a price.

If Mark doesn't do this, it will be difficult to buy a script in the future, and he will have to pay several times the price, and it is estimated that these birds will have a long memory after a few big losses, but this is a bit slow, there is no immediate effect, and this situation will not change in the short term.

To Mark's relief, the variety show "Supernova" he tinkered with, under the full operation of Egger, the ratings were actually quite good, and it attracted wide attention during the audition period, with more than 7 million viewers, and the advertising fee income was quite good.

The advantage of this show for MM is that while making crazy advertising fees, while discovering new talents, the audience likes this kind of talent show, and also likes to participate in interactions, and likes to watch a person from an ordinary person to a big star, they will have a sense of substitution, they will feel that they are creating new stars, and they have a sense of achievement.

And Mark also found a few good seedlings, as long as these people are sent out, this draft will not be in vain.

Now Mark is starting to prepare for three projects, "The Dark Knight" officially began the preliminary preparations, the script was written as early as two years ago when Mark wanted to take the position and fooled Barry, and now the storyboard script and budget are opened, this aspect is done by Mark Organizers, and the schedule of the big guys is also arranging and determined, and this aspect is done by Warner.

The second project is the preparation of the "Twilight" series, under the unanimous request of MGM management, Mark served as the director and producer of "Twilight", and the project was officially established, called "Twilight", Mark wanted people to take over, but as the father of "Twilight", he was recognized as the most suitable person, and the people around him thought it was very incredible.

And Iger thinks so, especially when Mark is filming "The Dark Knight" for Warner, if he doesn't take "Twilight", he will be suspected of eating inside and out, in view of this, Mark decided to take the job.

The third project is "No Country for Old Men", and it was not easy to win its adaptation rights, if you don't take the opportunity to use it, it will be a pity to be majestic at the Oscars.

Mark can see that before they pay off their debts, they are all a hard life, Mark is a countryman, he is not used to debts, he is not used to spending in advance, and it is not happy to owe people money, in fact, whether it is Disney, Viacom or Time Warner, who does not owe tens of billions of debts, but their scale is huge, and the debt is only about 50%.

Like MM, nearly 100%, there are few companies in Hollywood that can do it, if it weren't for the backing of Oracle Group, it would have been unable to hold on, and it would not have been able to play the trick of empty gloves white wolf.

The Wall Street investment community is not very enthusiastic about MM, and is always worried that they will run out of games, and refuse to have normal revenue under normal circumstances, and it is impossible for their MM Group to make a profit of 1.5 billion yuan a year, let alone add interest.

Many believe that MM has only two ways in the end, one is to cut Larry's flesh to pay off his debts, and the other is to be confiscated by the bank.

If Mark didn't have a few big killer moves, he would also have worries about this, and at this stage, he would stabilize the situation and wait for a few killer moves to explode, and then MM would be theirs.

Therefore, on the one hand, Mark selects and produces films for the group, and on the other hand, he personally goes out to ensure the maximization of profits.

The general producer, the owner of the film company or the agent of the employer, is responsible for coordinating and directing the preparation and production of the film, has the right to change the plot of the script, and decides on the selection of the director and main actors. Generally speaking, there are three kinds of "producers": one refers to the planner and financier who is responsible for the production funds of the entire film or TV series; the second is the professional and technical producer who is responsible for the entire film or TV series project; and the third refers to the film or TV series investors themselves; they are the top managers of the film or TV series, and they are fully responsible for the overall work of "picking out books, finding money, forming teams, and selling films".

Mark, the producer, is compatible with one or three functions, only responsible for the strategic and macro aspects, and is not responsible for the specific execution and technical matters, he will decide what projects to start, who to find to produce, direct, star, how much money to spend, as for how to produce, how to direct, how to act, it is his team's business.

Jerry Bruckheimer, the king of producers, is what he does, so he can do a good job as a producer of several projects at the same time, Mark also positions himself like this, he believes that with his golden finger escort, he can complete this job perfectly, he made the group 25 projects last year, (including the preparation of the year after tomorrow), with a total capital of nearly 1800 million, which is already a giant company, the level of a large studio, Mark is also willing to believe that the king of producers in the future, I am afraid that it will be called King Mark.

With the Oscars approaching, the publicity resources of the whole MM Group are inclined to the two Olympic works "Capote" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", the director of publicity Daniel vowed to clean up the shame of last year's nothing, and do his best to do a big job, as the Weinstein brothers for many years, he knows the Weinstein brothers this set, and also knows the rules of the game of the Oscar Academy, with the support of huge funds and resources, he is playing like a fish in water, in order to strive for a good start, Iger shouted such a slogan:" If you use money to smash it, you will also smash an actor out. ”

Iger is a person who understands, and in the Academy Awards, the highest gold content is Best Picture and Best Director, the competition for Best Picture is too fierce, and "Capote" has obvious disadvantages, and the battle between "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crash" is a foregone conclusion.

And this best director, the gap is even bigger, there are Ang Lee and Spielberg, there is nothing to do without them Nebette Miller, and Hoffman's advantage in terms of actor is so obvious, under the Golden Globe Award, the voice is very high, the insider looks at the doorway, the layman looks at the lively, in the eyes of the audience, the actor is more eye-catching than the best director, which is exactly what MM needs.

And Iger also showed Mark: "It's one thing for you to write about Heath's friendship, and it's another thing for this Oscar winner!" This is a hint to Mark not to eat inside and out because of the relationship.

Mark also understands this, it is true that Heath is a friend, but he works for the focus and belongs to the crew of "Brokeback Mountain", if Mark lets him, it will definitely cause strong dissatisfaction among others, so he wisely handed over the matter to Daniel and let him take full responsibility.

Not only is Heath's Best Actor, but his wife Miguel's Best Supporting Actress also matched, "Capote" was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, at this point, Daniel will not give in, and go all out to fight for Catherine Keener of "Capote", as for Heath and Michelle are MM agents, this is not a problem, they are their own people, and their works are not their own works.

In fact, Mark weighed this matter, and he even wondered if Hiss would change the tragic outcome if he became emperor in one fell swoop? If so, Mark did not hesitate to risk the world and did his best to promote this matter.

But the result is negative, what should come will definitely come, laissez-faire is not the way, you can only prepare for the war with all your might, it is certainly a scenery to be the emperor in one fell swoop, but it is very remarkable that he was nominated for the actor at the age of twenty-four, and there is a lot of praise from all walks of life for him, what acting genius, the best actor in the future, etc.

He didn't slump from then on, but contributed to the wonderful performance in "The Dark Knight", the online statement is reliable, saying that when he played this role, he excessively destroyed himself, and did not hesitate to use drugs to let himself enter the clown's crazy and dark inner world, trapped in it and couldn't get out, unable to endure such a great pressure of the law, plus excessive dependence on drugs before dying violently, this is only twenty-eight years old!

Mark is determined that Heath doesn't have to think about the role of the clown, he Mark will find someone else to replace him, and he will never be allowed to touch drugs, as for his favorite actor Xiaojinren, Mark will arrange for him, pave the way for him, and let him get his wish.

Like this incident, Mark scolded the head of MM Agency, and made a joke about his own people beating his own people, what is this? This is a joke, it can be regarded as smashing his Mark to help the short and united, this Hoffman and Keena are still outsiders, and Heath and Michelle are both colleagues, confidants, and the godfather of their child Rose, which is really awkward now.

Mark spoke to Heath and Michel respectively, explaining to them the position and distress of the matter, and said that they should try to take on non-MM Group projects as little as possible in the future, so that there would not be so much unpleasantness.

Heath said, "It's like I'm going to lose." ”

Mark said: "I don't know, but we will definitely not be soft, we will not be merciful, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Heath smiled and said to Michelle, "I haven't seen such an arrogant guy. ”

Michelle smiled a little reluctantly and said: "This matter is really awkward, and the media are laughing at it." ”

"Anyway, I don't want it to affect our friendship," Mark said. ”

Heath said: "OK! Actually, I have a hunch, a nomination is the greatest compliment, in the history of the academy, there is no actor under the age of 30!"

"Records are meant to be broken," Mark said. ”