Chapter 404 Best of the Year
Now the Oscar pre-war is in full swing, and the most concerned ones are naturally the best picture and best director, and then there are the four major acting awards.
The reason why this best VFX point has caused a huge buzz is because the competition for him is a few super blockbusters, which is the only way for special effects blockbusters to show their existence at the Oscars.
Now nearly dozens of film companies and nearly 100 films, each showing their powers, are working hard to compete for 24 awards and nearly 100 nominations, among which the open competition is secret, and the tongue is not under the government election, and the people who are full and have nothing to do are also ready to soda and popcorn, paying attention to its war situation, and the audience's attention means topics and traffic, and these people are even happier.
Mark, as the head of MM, is not focused on the Oscars, the Oscar strategy of the MM Group is in charge of Meghan and David, of course, it is Daniel who does the work, and with enough dollars to open the way, they are invincible and show off in the sentinel battle.
Now their biggest opponent is "Babel" released by Paramount, and the media evaluation is not below "Infernal Affairs".
It tells a story of estrangement and conflict, and through an accidental shooting, it ties four cultural patterns and the families within them. Constantly shifting between the United States, Morocco, Japan, and Mexico, and sometimes fixing on specific cultural scenes, the film presents thought-provoking scenes against a chaotic cultural backdrop, and is a classic work with wide resonance.
The cross-editing technique of multiple clues in "Babel" allows the audience to understand the differences between different ethnic cultures at a glance. In particular, there is a strong contrast between the lives of Moroccan teenagers who work as sheep herders and Japanese young people who love clubbing. In terms of specific narrative, because it is an American film, the cultural differences are mainly presented through the perspectives of the Chinese and Westerners in the play.
The film is probably the most ambitious film of 2006, with a complex layout, a compelling plot, and overcoming barriers to communication between multiple languages and breaking through the constraints of different political and cultural backgrounds around the world, according to The New York Times.
It was issued by Paramount again, with the support of media giants, and it was destined not to use abnormal means, so it could only be forced to touch, fortunately Gonzalez is Mexican, and his popularity is far from being comparable to Scorsese, so he is not falling behind in the matchup
Mark doesn't pay much attention to the Oscars, it's true, he only pays attention to himself, the purpose of the film company to rush to the Olympics, in the end, it's for money, and if they win the award, they can be converted into money, but Mark is not short of money-making movies, under his leadership, MM became the most profitable film company in the world in North America in 2006, which made Disney have unicorn blockbusters like "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", which broke one billion dollars worldwide, becoming the third blockbuster in film history to break one billion dollars in the world, and it can't overwhelm MM's scenery.
Whether it is North America or the global box office, MM is a standout, leading the way, although there are still two weeks until 2007, but the ranking of the six has been decided.
MM North Mi won $1.5 billion at the box office (17 films), and there is a "Night at the Museum" that has not yet been released, and the 17 films released by MM this year can be called masterpieces, achieving an average box office of more than 90 million, and overseas won 4.5 billion US dollars at the box office.
Combined with its DVD and peripheral derivatives revenue, MM's turnover has reached an astonishing $10 billion, which is a result that makes Warners jealous.
The original version is Sooni Entertainment, and it took 30 movies to have such an achievement, and Mark's strong selection and production ability is impressed by everyone in Hollywood.
So the 79th Oscars journey is just icing on the cake for them, and it is not like some companies, waiting for flour to toast.
Whether it is Iger or Ellison, the siblings, they are all impressed by Mark, and they have no objection to him being in charge of film selection and production, and no matter how much they disagree, interests are the best allies, as long as MM kills all sides in the box office market and collects dollars wildly, Mark is not afraid of any problems.
Mark did not control the tens of billions of large enterprises Disney like the same period in the original version, but he earned no less in his pocket than the president of any giant company, strictly speaking, he was one of the major shareholders of the giant company, Barry Diller was good enough at the time, the president of Paramount, the president of Twentieth Century Fox, single-handedly formed the Fox television network of the four major television networks, and was inevitably swept away by Merdor.
Real cattle people will only work for themselves, like Bill Gates, Ellison, Bezos, Barry Diller was swept out of the door by News Corp. to realize this.
Iger was also aware of this before he was expelled from Disney, and he joined MM as a shareholder and owner, and his assets doubled several times in less than two years, which proved that his decision was the right one.
But looking at Hollywood, only Mark has this kind of confidence, like last year's infinite scenery, North America ranked first in the world, this year fell out of the first echelon, just competing with Universal Paramount not to be the boss, really sad.
For Xiao Lizi, Warner is full of hope, this kid still has appeal, this "Infernal Affairs" actually won the premiere box office of more than 27 million, and in a few weeks, it is ready to break 100 million, so they hope that the investment is larger, the scene is bigger, and the more entertaining "Blood Diamond" will also have a box office explosion to earn them a little money.
This "Blood Diamond" brought a huge panic to the jewelry industry before its release, the topic means traffic, "Blood Diamond" has all the elements of a big hit, they can be hopeful, who knows that his premiere box office is only eight million.
This made Warner dumbfounded, "Infernal Affairs" has such a high box office, and "Blood Diamond", which is more entertaining and has a commercial film temperament, is only a fraction of "Infernal Affairs", since this "Blood Diamond" has invested 100 million, it will never be a simple literary film, Warner hopes that he can make more money, the more the better, but this hope is disappointed, and their resentment will come up.
What especially makes them angry is that he can obviously make a commercial blockbuster and let everyone make a lot of money, but he refuses, which makes their lifeline "Batman" have the possibility of miscarriage, they have always believed that Mark will be the biggest obstacle to "Batman", but Mark is more cooperative than the first part, and Xiao Lizi's twisting and tsundere can make people angry.
Kevin openly said angrily: "How can the gap between people be so big? I don't wonder that Giselle would be with Mark anymore." ”
What makes him even more uncomfortable is that he said that he would ban Xiao Lizi, and now because of the box office failure of "Blood Diamond", they will continue to promote Xiao Lizi and "Blood Diamond", because gilding at the Oscars has become the only chance for "Blood Diamond" to turn over, if there is no Oscar color, the road to return to the capital of "Blood Diamond" will be extremely long and difficult, and even impossible.
This made Kevin almost cry angrily, there is nothing more ironic and lying than this, maybe it is the cunning little plum who has foreseen it, so he is so fearless, and he is not afraid of the revenge and banning that Kevin threatened.
Warner's top management has begun to consider the change of roles, but according to the Hand of God Mark estimates, the risk of changing roles is quite large, and he will not fulfill his earlier promise of 25 million plus 15% dividends, which will only be considered dividends if they exceed 250 million in North Rice.
Even Mark of the Hand of God thinks that the risk is extremely high, with Mark's record of complete victories, this assessment is extremely authoritative, which makes Warner very jealous, this can not advance, this can not retreat, this is really sad.
Mark will not pay attention to Warner's difficulties, his mind now turns to Christmas and New Year, after the New Year's holiday, "No Country for Old Men" will officially start filming, as for Warner's "The Dark Knight" prepared by them, I think of how uncomfortable it was to be shoehorned in by Warner's little plum, and how cool it is now, it is more refreshing than drinking a glass of chilled tablet wine on a June day, this is retribution.
What makes Mark look forward to this year's Christmas he will spend Christmas with his wife and son, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, which is a joy to think about, they are planning to have a special Christmas Eve party to entertain friends.
They left the party to the party company, and they just had to show up and make specific requests, but little Martin's Christmas-style room was renovated by the couple themselves.
They went to the supermarket to buy all kinds of decorations, and then decorated them themselves, Mark wallpaper, hung lights, Giselle was responsible for setting up the crib, and put many cute stickers on the bed, decorating the Christmas tree, and filling little Martin's room with the atmosphere of Christmas.
However, little Martin cares more about feeding and sleeping, and he is blind to the painstaking arrangement of Mark and Giselle, and he is more willing to be in the warm arms of his parents, as long as he sees Mark, he stretches out his cute little hand, and asks him to hug him, if Mark does not hug, he will cry when his mouth is flattened.
Little Martin, who was five and a half months old, weighed fifteen pounds, with black hair, black eyes, and a well-defined face, looked like Mark, and now because he was born with good genes and good nutrition, he was chubby, fleshy, and red, so cute that everyone who saw him couldn't help but hold him in his arms and kiss his face.
Since having a son, Mark feels that his life is very fulfilling, and his goal is clearer, that is, to pay off his debts, build a media group of his own, and make his family the top family.
For all this, he can do anything, he will work harder, be more enthusiastic about fame and fortune, and try his best to make his wife and children live a better life.