Chapter 562: A New Direction of Blocking
If "Catwoman" is made into a blockbuster movie that makes hundreds of millions of dollars, maybe there will be companies willing to give him a chance for the sake of making money, and it is a big deal to increase the liquidated damages.
It's a pity that "Catwoman" pounced miserably, and even Faisal would not use him anymore for such a result, let alone other companies. So he thought that he would not worry about the movie if he could hug the golden thighs of the local tyrant, but he really thought too much!
If he is lucky, he may be able to start again step by step from a small-budget movie. When his affairs are almost forgotten, or he accidentally makes a film, he may still appear on the list of alternative directors in Hollywood. But clearly, that hope is too slim.
Faisal himself is in trouble. This is the third time that the investment in movies has been wrongly lost to Leila. The first two times can also be said to be because of Faize, who indiscriminately intervened and made the wrong investment. But now that Fai has been sent to recuperate, he may not be able to recover his sanity in his life and come out of that place, so he can't find an excuse to excuse this defeat.
And Daoud was forced to spit out a large amount of compensation because of the loss of Leila's most beloved little daughter, and he was definitely not happy. Even if it is him, 2 billion is not a small amount, enough to disrupt many of his plans. But that's not the point, the important thing is that his face is clean. After so many years, whether in Saudi Arabia or in cooperation with the outside world, when has he suffered such humiliation?
That's right, even if his daughter did it to others first and almost killed them, he still thinks that the compensation given to the other party is an insult to himself. If it weren't for the Moran family being too tough and the royal family's attitude being too nervous, he wouldn't have compensated at all. In his position, what is the death of a few people, not to mention that Leila and the two of them are still alive and well, not even a hair has fallen out.
Believing that he was humiliated, he couldn't refute the face of the royal family and openly wage war with Moran Group, so he secretly informed Faisal that he would overwhelm Leila at all costs. Why should her daughter be in the hospital for the rest of her life, but she can enjoy life infinitely?
It can be said that Daoud gave Faisal a very large right, otherwise he would not have taken out nearly 200 million to invest in "Catwoman" without blinking.
However, the result made him very angry, not to mention that he could defeat Leila, even if he could earn his capital back, it would be difficult. How could Daoud be satisfied?
"Faisal, you have always been the person I trust the most. But these few times, you have let me down. ”
Listening to Daoud's cold voice coming from the phone, Faisal felt a burning sensation in his cheeks, and a sense of shame that he had been slapped in the face.
"Sorry sir, I promise there will be no next time!"
He didn't know why it was like this. At the beginning, he chose "Catwoman" because it was very hot at the time, and if he could take that ride, it would be easy to get a lot of attention. And even Leila chose a superhero movie, which shows that this series is worth shooting.
As for Joseph, the director, he was also selected by Leila, and none of the people she favored could disappoint, so he didn't feel anything wrong with using it at all. Even if Joseph is just a second-rate director, if Leila can give him a big production, of course he can.
But the end result was clearly not what he expected. If he hadn't known that it was impossible, he would have almost thought that Joseph was the person Leila used against him at all, and deliberately filmed a lump of dogs to make his side suffer huge losses.
This is certainly not possible, no one knows that he will buy Joseph, and no one can guess before it happens: he will invest in Catwoman and hand over the directorship to him. can only say that everything is so coincidental that he can't find an excuse if he wants to ask himself.
"If you can't do it, just switch to someone else. "Daoud still takes him very seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have always used him very much, and even let him be by his daughter's side. Thinking of his daughter, his anger came up again.
"I'll give you another chance, and if you still don't do it to my satisfaction, come back. He felt that if he failed so many times, it meant that he might not know enough about movies, and he would just choose someone who knew how to go to Hollywood.
But to Faisal's ears, it was like a thunderbolt that almost blew away his pride and self-esteem.
"Please trust my sir, I will never let you down next time! I will let her know what it is like to fail!" Gritting his teeth, he said a thought: "Sir, I have to admit that her strength is already the top in Hollywood, even if she makes a good enough movie, I am afraid she will not be able to suppress her." ”
The second title in film history is not so easy to suppress. Harry Potter, which was filmed at a cost of less than 200 million, is obviously going to have many sequels in the future. Coupled with the pirate boom brought by "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the sequel he will definitely have next, it can be said that she has already obtained two gold mountains that are destined to earn a lot of money. So it's basically impossible to overwhelm her at the box office in the movie.
"Your hope is not to beat her at the box office, and I think maybe we should teach her a lesson from the other side. ”
"You say, I'm listening. "Daoud is a little interested.
Faisal's throat tightened when he heard his boss's tone soften, and then he said his new plan: "I think it may not be possible for her to cause losses at the box office and money for a while." She is already a recognized director of commercial films in Hollywood, and she has never failed at the box office. But she's never won a single heavyweight award!"
"Oh?" said Daoud, sitting up, "Tell me more." ”
"Yes, she has never won more important awards, such as the Oscars, such as the Golden Globe, or some film festival awards. The only thing he got at the Oscars was a nomination for Best Editing. It can be seen that although her films make money, her own directing level has never received any valuable recognition!"
"What do you mean?"
Faisal's eyes darkened: "What you can't get is the best." I know that people like those in the film industry want to win the most awards, and we may not beat Leila Moran at the box office, but we can stop her at the Oscars, at the Golden Globes. ”
Daoud frowned: "You mean to buy?"
"No, sir. What you may not know is that the Golden Globes may be able to do a little bit of action, but the Oscars have too many judges. ”
Daoud was puzzled: "Then how to stop it?"