Early on Monday morning, a luxury sports car with a loud roar came to the door of Plan B Film Company, Brad Pitt parked the car, took the newspaper he bought on the road, got out of the car and entered the company, nodded lightly to a few employees who took the initiative to greet him, and walked into the office, where his assistant immediately delivered a steaming cup of coffee.

Picking up the coffee and taking a sip, the temperature was just right, Brad Pitt first looked at the documents on the desk, picked it up and read it, the Wachowski siblings' "Cloud Atlas" project was in the early stages of preparation, needed a second tranche of funds, and planned to inject $40 million into the account of the third-party guarantee company as soon as possible.

After reading it carefully, he saw that the audit accountant had signed, he picked up the signature pen, signed his name on it, and then asked the assistant to send the documents to the finance department to complete the transfer as soon as possible.

With this money reinvested, Plan B has already injected $70 million into the "Cloud Atlas" project, and the remaining $30 million is ready.

But he didn't feel the hardship, most of the money came from financing and pre-sales, and the real investment of Plan B was only $40 million.

For a person like him with a net worth of hundreds of millions, he can still afford it.

However, it is a bit difficult to work on another big project at the same time.

Brad Pitt thought of Andrew Stanton's "Alien Battlefield", and couldn't help frowning slightly, he had already made formal contact with Andrew Stanton two days ago, Andrew Stanton's biggest difficulty at present is that Disney does not have enough financial support, Walt Disney has just acquired Pixar Studios, the entire group is short of funds, and Disney Pictures' number one key project is an absolutely guaranteed sequel like "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", which can only provide Andrew Stanton with tens of millions of dollars......

Andrew Stanton is interested in Matthew Horner as the leading actor, and the biggest consideration is to rely on Matthew Horner's appeal to raise funds.

"Matthew Horner is now a box office guarantee!" he couldn't help but think of what Andrew Stanton said at the time, "as long as you can pull him to star in the starring role, more than $200 million in fundraising must not be a problem." ”

He's already heard that Matthew Horner's Studio 13 and David Ellison's Skydance Pictures are both interested in investing in the project.

Brad Petra opened the drawer on the left side of his desk, which contained the script and project plan for Alien Battlegrounds, and since Andrew Stanton was willing to give him the script and proposal, it means that he may not only want to rely on Matthew Horner......

Hollywood people, who would tie themselves to a tree?

Let's just say that Matthew Horner and Warner Bros. have successively collaborated on three projects: "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", "I Am Legend" and "Superman Hancock for All", Warner Bros. intends to continue to release his two new projects in preparation, but Walt Disney offered more favorable conditions, did he not throw away Warner Bros. and throw himself into the arms of Disney without looking back?

Business cooperation is always the priority of interests.

Brad Pitt knocked lightly on the table, closed the drawer, and remembered the newspaper he bought on the road, in fact, some of the things that happened at the film market last weekend were directly related to whether or not to invest in "Alien Battlefield" in the future.

Flipping to the entertainment section of the newspaper, he saw the relevant report.

"During the summer vacation, everyone thought that this year would go down in history for breaking the total box office record, but as a result, the autumn stalls of the major ambitions sank one after another and the holiday stalls when the heat of the film market dropped faster than the temperature, but Hollywood was so shocked that they didn't dare to talk about it anymore, especially the nightmarish premiere results of "The Golden Compass" are simply chilling...... Now the last hope is pinned on "I Am Legend", which will be released this week, and everyone is hoping that box office hero Matthew Horner can turn the tide. ”

Brad Pitt couldn't help frowning slightly, who said that Hollywood's hopes are pinned on Matthew Horner?

No, the development of Plan B seems to be following in the footsteps of Matthew Horner's success......

He didn't think much about it and went to the newspaper in his hand.

"Who says reality is not like a movie? Although fate leads to an unpredictable future, that dramatic reversal is now being staged in real Hollywood! Yes, the glorious premiere of "I Am Legend" starring Matthew Horner has swept away the haze, not only making the gloomy Hollywood glow, but also making people exclaim: Matthew Horner is indeed a legend!"

Brad Pitt snorted disdainfully and continued to look down.

"$115.8 million! This is more than anyone expected before! "I Am Legend" is like a long-term drought nectar, which makes Hollywood excited again. Matthew Horner has once again cemented his position as a new generation of box office kings, and this time so blatantly and thoroughly - you see, there are no other stars co-starring in this Matthew one-man show, no well-known directors, no hot adaptations, just him, do you still want to tell me that it is the zombies that attract the box office?"

When such a film was first proposed, who would have thought that it would grossing more than $100 million in its first week? Brad Pitt was lost in thought, but his eyes were still looking down.

"More than 4,200 theaters, $27,000+ single theater results are also extraordinary, and the $115.8 million premiere is not only the fourth place after "Spider-Man 3", "Shrek 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" this year, but also the highest December premiere in the history of a North American film, even surpassing the three "Lord of the Rings"!"

Although "Alien vs. Predator 2" is menacing next week, this film is escorted by Matthew Horner, so it is bold to predict that "I Am Legend" will collect at least $350 million in North America, adding to Matthew's resume. ”

$350 million...... Brad Pitt showed a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth, the movies he starred in in the past, the highest box office in North America was also extremely far away, and he fantasized about 400 million in North America and 1 billion in the world in "Troy" at that time, but he was shattered by reality.

In the past two years, which film has Matthew Horner chosen is not 300 million in North America and more than 500 million in the world?

And the films that are directly opposed to him are often crushed......

This weekend was no exception, affected by the box office explosion of "I Am Legend", the family carnival "Alvin and the Chipmunk" that opened that weekend only received $32 million in the first week, "The Golden Compass" fell below $5 million in the third weekend, and "Enchanted" also fell to $6 million, that is, those Oscar-winning literary films screened in art theaters, because of the large difference in genre, were not significantly affected.

Putting down the newspaper, Brad Pitt took a sip of his cold coffee.

I have specially asked someone to understand that the project "I Am Legend" was not particularly favored at the beginning of the project, and Warner Bros. also hesitated, until Matthew Horner chose this film, he really decided to invest, and it turned out that their investment will definitely get a huge return.

Matthew Horner's eye for selecting projects......

The $115.8 million box office figure is here, and Brad Pitt can't ignore it.

He sat on the high-backed boss's chair, considered the funds, production, starring and other factors, and thought that he still had a huge amount of liquid capital in his hands, and other funds could be financed to solve part of it, and if it didn't work, he could also take out a mortgage and so on......

Brad Pitt made a phone call, "You go to Emoryville Pixar headquarters in person and ask Andrew Stanton for me in person, I need to meet him again soon." ”

Hanging up the phone, he suddenly took out the script from the drawer and looked through it for a while, and when he saw the Martian princess in it, he couldn't help but think of Natalie Portman, picked up the phone again, and dialed her number.

"Hi Nat, it's me, Brad. Do you have time today? How about a trip to Plan B? I have something I want to talk to you about, just Andrew Stanton's "Martian Princess", I wonder if you are interested in the role of Martian Princess? Okay, I'll be waiting for you in the office. ”

Putting down the phone, Brad Pitt's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he must not be soft when it is time to make a move!

The excellent first-week box office results of "I Am Legend" have lifted the spirits of many people, and David Ellison has greater expectations for the cooperation with Matthew.

"What did I say?"

Inside a mansion, David Ellison said to his sister Meghan Ellison, "It's absolutely right to follow Matthew's choice, this is the safest way to invest in films." ”

He crossed his legs, "I can now imagine how high the box office and commercial revenue of Fast and Furious 4 and Twilight will be in the future!"

Meghan Ellison surprisingly didn't refute, just looked at the "Los Angeles Times" in her hand, and even the top newspapers with a more stable position were admiring Matthew Horner.

"Warner Bros.'s "I Am Legend" made $115.8 million in its premiere at the North American box office last weekend, and with this stunning box office result, the Matthew Horner-led film comfortably topped the box office charts. ”

"I Am Legend was the highest-grossing film that premiered in December 2007 and was one of the Hollywood actors' best individual scores, making Warner Bros. and Matthew Horner laugh from ear to ear. In this film, Matthew Horner is the last person on earth, but in real life, he has quite a lot of supporters, and the box office of $115.8 million is the best proof of this......"

In the face of such box office figures, Meghan Ellison is powerless to refute, although she and David Ellison have completely different routes to invest in films, choosing the independent film industry, but in the end, they are all for commercial profit.