Chapter 260 The foot of the wall that took the initiative to send to the door

The pyramids of Egypt are a very important plot point in the movie "Transformers 2", and some scenes are even filmed on the pyramids, but there are not many things that are really filmed in Egypt, and most of the relevant themes are taken in the US military base on the mainland.

Much of the film's final battle was filmed at the U.S. Army's White Sands missile test site in New Mexico, where Egyptian villages and temples were built to accentuate the explosion.

Lin Mingyang and Meghan's "date" was interrupted by an American soldier who asked for an autograph The scene occurred on the second day when the crew entered the US military base to film, Lin Mingyang found that the US military's management of soldiers was not as strict as he imagined, and after that time, American soldiers came to him one after another to ask for a group photo or ask for an autograph, so many pairs of eyes in the barracks stared, and now he no longer dares to "date" with Meghan in the tent as unscrupulously as before.

Although his private life has been affected somewhat, in the process of contacting these American soldiers, Lin Mingyang has gained a lot. Most of these U.S. troops invited by the crew are real soldiers who have just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, and a small group of U.S. troops came to the tent that day, and they came to Lin Mingyang for the same purpose as everyone else. After learning the identity of the other party, Lin Mingyang invited them into the tent.

After entertaining these guys with beer, Lin Mingyang easily learned about their experiences on the battlefield from the mouths of this group of American soldiers.

The pair of U.S. troops had just returned from Iraq, and different people showed Lin Mingyang a comprehensive picture of the war in the eyes of ordinary American soldiers from different perspectives. During the conversation, Lin Mingyang obviously felt that most ordinary soldiers were tired of war, which made Lin Mingyang suddenly have a vague idea in his heart.

After chatting about their experiences on the battlefield, their conversation gradually turned back to China, and it was at this time that director Michael Bay suddenly opened the tent door and walked in. He didn't expect Lin Mingyang's tent to be so lively, and he was stunned for a moment when he stepped into the tent with half a foot.

At first, he thought he had gone to the wrong tent, but when he saw Lin Mingyang in the crowd, Michael Bay was sure that he was not mistaken. He smiled apologetically at the group of American soldiers, "I didn't disturb your chat when I came in like this, did I?" ”

Lin Mingyang shook his head, and a captain officer led by him looked at his watch at this time, and then said to the soldiers around him: "It's almost time, after drinking the beer in your hands, it's time for us to go."

Under the commander's order, the other soldiers put away the rambling when they were drinking and chatting just now, and walked out of the tent in turn after saying goodbye to Lin Mingyang, and finally only Michael Bay and Lin Mingyang were left.

"Is there anything wrong with Mr. Michael?"

Lin Mingyang was still reminiscing about the stories left by the group of American soldiers just now, so the tone of his conversation with Michael Bay was a little careless.

Michael Bay nodded, "Mr. Spielberg is coming over..."

Lin Mingyang let out a casual "oh", which made Michael Bay muttered in his heart, and he even suspected that Lin Mingyang didn't listen to what he said at all.

Michael Bay added half-remindedly: "They'll be there in a moment." ”

"Them?" Lin Mingyang quickly sorted out his thoughts, and then asked, "Is there anyone else besides Mr. Spielberg?" ”

"And Jeffrey Katzenberg."

To be honest, Michael Bay didn't know what Jeffrey Katzenberg was doing with him, but since Lin Mingyang asked, he could only answer truthfully. Don't look at Lin Mingyang's age, how often he doesn't behave, but after all, he is the chairman of the board of directors of MGM Pictures, and when he sits in that position, he will have the momentum of some superiors, which Michael Bay, as a director, feels better than anyone else.

"When they come to visit, I'll come with you."

Hearing Lin Mingyang's words, Michael Bay suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what he came to ask for this time was such a result.

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After Michael Bay left, Lin Mingyang made a phone call to Ex.

Ex told Lin Mingyang something that Hollywood has never lacked news, and the most eye-catching thing during this time was Spielberg's decision to officially join Disney with the DreamWorks he created.

The terms of the partnership agreement between DreamWorks and Disney are almost identical to those proposed by David Geffen, one of the DreamWorks triumvirate at the time, when he approached Disney last summer. However, at that time, Spielberg was unable to sign a contract with Disney due to his personal feelings for his old club, Universal Pictures. But in the face of the financial turmoil, Universal Pictures itself is also cutting expenses, and DreamWorks, which has not been able to do good things, can only turn to Disney, which has always been interested in working with them.

For Disney, the addition of DreamWorks is just the right time to bring more titles and more fully exploit their underutilized global distribution channels. However, the industry is waiting to see how DreamWorks will integrate into the Disney family, because many of the movies produced by DreamWorks do not fit Disney's family line of all ages. Some slightly niche movies like "** Road" and "Tropical Thunder" are difficult to predict if they are distributed by Disney.

This result was expected by Lin Mingyang, and what really interested him was actually a piece of information added by Ex later. DreamWorks partnered with Disney, but DreamWorks Animation, led by Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the former "Big Three," did not follow DreamWorks to Disney. Spielberg's teaming up with Disney this time has made his old partner Katzenberg in a very embarrassing situation, because the biggest rival of DreamWorks Animation is Disney's Pixar Animation.

"It stands to reason that Jeffrey Katzenberg should be more interested in joining Disney than Spielberg, animation has always been Disney's specialty, and Jeffrey Katzenberg should be more valued there than Spielberg," Lin Mingyang asked on the phone.

"There's only one of Hollywood's major film studios that Spielberg hasn't worked with, and that's Disney, do you know why?" Ackes had long expected Lin Mingyang to ask such a question, "It's not surprising, because DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg was fired by Disney's current president, Michael Eisner." Known as a business creature with a keen eye for the industry, Katzenberg spent 11 years at Paramount creating sci-fi classics like Star Trek. He worked at Disney for 10 years, producing classic animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, and successfully introduced Pixar and Miramax to Disney, both of which later regained a lot of audiences and reputation for the declining Disney. ”

"Because he didn't become the president of Disney, he joined DreamWorks?" Lin Mingyang has already grasped the context of some things.

"It's not about joining, it's about creating," Eks corrected Lin's statement, "I used to work with Jeffrey Katzenberg for a while, he was very good but also very egotistical, he always thought that he would be Walt Disney's successor, and when this desire was completely shattered by Michael Eisner, he had the dream of building his own animation empire." When Spielberg was immersed in his own world of light and shadow, and Geffen was outside the film business, DreamWorks' stall fell on Katzenberg alone, he formulated a plan for DreamWorks to produce two animated films a year, and after participating in the production of the film, he had to run the theater and major film festivals for the release. For so many years, he has worked hard without taking a penny, as if he was competing with himself in order to defeat his old club. ”

After listening to this, Lin Mingyang said teasingly: "Listening to your tone, I appreciate him very much, aren't you afraid that I will poach him, and in the end he will replace your current position in MGM Pictures?" ”

In Ax's impression, Katzenberg was very hardworking, had no holidays, and flew in the sky every week except in the office. He wakes up at 5 a.m. and arrives at the office at 6 a.m. every day, often holding two receivers in his hands and talking on the phone with two people at the same time. No matter what the occasion, he can't be seen drinking, only diet Coke. Extremely self-disciplined in life, and has a clear eye when he speaks.

"I'll admit that his talent is unmatched, but unless you want to turn MGM into a second Disney, it's hard for him to take my place" No matter how brilliant a genius is, it will inevitably have flaws, and Jeffrey Katzenberg's shortcoming is that he is too focused on animation and doesn't know anything about other films, and it is precisely because of this that Ex will speak so confidently.

"According to what you say, I really can't let go of Jeffrey Katzenberg, but this makes me embarrassed" Lin Mingyang frowned, full of distress and asked: "For a guy who was once a favorable candidate for the president of Disney, how much sincerity do I have to show to impress him?" ”

"It depends on how you're going to play the cartoon card in the future... If you want to make it bigger, you can merge his animation company into MGM in the form of a share swap, and then give him a position as animation creative director, and he should be able to accept it," Exx suggested after thinking about it for a moment.

"If Jeffrey Katzenberg is as capable as you say, it's not impossible to put him in charge of the entire MGM company's animation production in the future." After figuring out the background of Jeffrey Katzenberg's origin, Lin Mingyang couldn't help but look forward to the next meeting.

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The second watch is around 10 p.m

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