No matter how many box office bomb movies there are in Hollywood film history, they can't hide that the normal film market is a very risky market.

As a producer, no matter how much research was done before the release of the film, how scientific the number was integrated, and how high the audience's expectations were, in the end, everyone found that it was useless......

When it comes to release, a big thing can make all the hard work go to waste.

"Instinct 2", "Cleopatra" (starring Elizabeth Taylor in 1963), "Cut Throat Island", "Top Secret Flight", "Future Water World", "Speed Racer", "Saharan Cavalry", "The Ultimate Shock" ......

These costless and even debt-wrenching films are a constant reminder to Hollywood producers and investors that this is a more sinister place to invest than the financial markets.

So when the investment in a film is too large, the producers will instinctively pull people in. For example, the "Titanic" in Caesar's memory was pulled by Fox and Paramount to share the risk.

Although judging from the results, Fox regrets not wanting it, but if there is a similar masterpiece, it is estimated that Fox will still have to pull others in.

is because the risk is not only large, but also invisible, until the last moment, no one knows why the film will lose money.

This time MGM brought Fox along, and Caesar felt that could only be the reason.

MGM was personally visited by CEO Barnes Weeland, and Fox had to accompany a minority shareholder who was more familiar with Caesar. No way, Fox's CEO hasn't returned from vacation yet.

The two sides introduced themselves to their seats, and Caesar secretly observed each other's eyes. He is more sensitive to the surname Weiland, and in "Alien", the mastermind behind the earth is the "Weiland" consortium.

It was a slightly haired middle-aged white male, with shiny black hair and distinctly Jewish features, and seeing the other's surprised gaze, Caesar knew that his observation was being noticed by the other party.

Caesar was magnificent, smiling disapprovingly, and confessed, "I took a look and saw that you don't look like a Weyland at all. ”

Barnes Weyland was stunned, not realizing what this meant. Insulting? It doesn't look like an ......

The Fox shareholder on the side smiled and explained the consortium in "Alien", and this Mr. Weyland also laughed dumbly.

Barnes Weyland understands that the Weyland consortium is not a glamorous organization in "Alien", and Caesar uses this meme to mean that he is not like a bad person.

Just a simple little joke, the embarrassment of the two parties just meeting is greatly reduced. Caesar's age contrasted with his composure and control skills that made Barnes Weelander breathtaking.

Think about my son, who is also fifteen years old, and knows how to fight, pick up girls, and chase stars all the time......

Look at Caesar again, at the age of fifteen, he already has the aura that a large company helmsman.

After the babysitter served coffee and tea to the taste of the guest and Caesar, the two sides immediately began to have a conversation about "The Death of Max Payne to the End".

This is Caesar's favorite way to negotiate, even at the dinner table, Caesar likes to go straight to the point, and does not like to beat around the corner. It's best to set the tone for the collaboration quickly, and spend the rest of the time eating together rather than sitting there for hours.

Barnes Weyland also inquired about Caesar's social habits before he came, so he cooperated.

It was never clear to Caesar that his position in Hollywood, and even in the whole of Los Angeles, had been invisibly recognized.

An FFF game company that makes money like a money printing machine, and a Blackwater global defense company that hugs the Pentagon's thick legs, in front of the owners of these two companies, it is definitely a superstructure to be able to maintain neither humility nor arrogance.

Barnes Weyland isn't all MGM everyone, he's just a high-level worker.

This meeting was not for the purpose of signing a contract, and in the eyes of Americans, signing a contract must always be checked by a lawyer.

The main thing is that MGM needs to listen to Caesar's basic vision and long-term plan for the Max Payne series in person, and the CEO of Fox has talked to Caesar about the series.

At that time, because Fox had just won Caesar's "Alien", he was embarrassed to compete with several other companies in front of the agreement to line up for cooperation.

However, several high-level bigwigs at Fox inexplicably attached great importance to the "Max Payne" series, and after Caesar explained the framework and plan of the series in person, Fox even reported that a certain shareholder expressed regret for making "Alien" during a small talk, and it was better to snatch the right to make "Max Payne" with all his might.

Caesar thought about it, maybe "Max Payne" was more down-to-earth than "Alien", or maybe it was due to some kind of inertia in the dark.

The "Die Hard" series is a twentieth century Fox film in Caesar's past life memory.

This time, hearing that MGM wanted to find someone to share the risk, Fox took the initiative to find MGM without saying a word and asked to join the group.

Caesar not only patiently explained, but also took out the makeup photos taken by Bruce Willis in advance according to Caesar's request and some action shots.

The prehistory of the full-score graduates of the "Hunter Academy", the black short trench coat double-wielding the pose of 1911, the habitual action of lighting a cigarette with a match, the super handsome action of changing the magazine, the special tattoos that appear when wearing a vest, the lone wolf-like eyes, the faint slightly vicissitudes of life, the contemptuous corners of the lips, and the sexy nasolabial folds......

The long-range silhouettes of black and white silhouettes, close-ups of key parts, and continuous shots of special actions, the appearance of this stack of photos suddenly gave the other two people a real sense of the protagonist image who originally had only a vague concept.

The two visitors can be said to be successful people in their forties and fifties, but after seeing these photos, the first thought that popped into their minds was, "If only I were the person in the photo."

In this era, the cool in people's hearts is still the image of John Wayne, James Dean, and Clint E. Terwood in the film.

It's either a grumpy cowboy or a wild bad boy.

The coolest action of this era is basically the high-speed shooting of two cowboys after a long confrontation.

Otherwise, it is the kind of "Dirty Harry", holding a large-caliber **, unpretentious shot in the chest, knocking people nearly seven or eight meters away.

Otherwise, it is the shot of "Rambo"** upper body, holding the M60 in one hand, and sweeping the bullet chain around his arm.

Hollywood in this era, cool is just that.

However, Caesar's makeup photos, which were deeply influenced by the aesthetics of Xiangjiang Wu's firearms, suddenly blinded the eyes of the two guests who had never seen the world.

[Dead beggar for a ticket ~ Ask for a collection ~]