Denzel. Washington's performance was praised by all mouths, and the new Oscar-winning actor was a stark departure from his powerful, compassionate expression in "The Rwanda Hotel." "This shows that he is indeed one of the best actors of this era, especially among black actors, and is an unquestionable banner."

The evaluation of Daniel is basically mentioned in one or two sentences, and there is no room for praise or depreciation. Zwick really concretized the role of the European and American journalist as a camera, and this innovative design gives the whole film a very clear perspective - that is, how Westerners view the disaster in the film. Some of the clips are presented directly from Daniel's point of view, which makes many North American viewers feel empathetic. But for Daniel, although there are not a few appearances, and basically it can only be regarded as a big trick - but as an investor, he still occupies a considerable amount of space in the film report, after all, his last investment film was "Greek Wedding", which won $400 million at the North American box office and approached the global box office of $600 million.

While everyone knows that Hotel Rwanda can't have such a miracle, who's to say it won't have other surprises?

The data shows that "Hotel Rwanda" is in line with the box office, and the appeal of Denzel and Daniel makes it stand out among independent productions, but it still falls short of the commercial films of the big studios.

"In the end, 60 million to 80 million will be about the same." When communicating with MGM that day, Daniel gave his own precautionary estimates, and at present, this may be his new low box office record, even "Campus Blues", which exceeded 85 million, and the rest of the films have more than 100 million performances.

"If you can win an actor tomorrow, then I think 100 million is not impossible to look forward to." Helen. Dele's tone made Daniel smile, indeed. Sitting on two Oscars in the last three years is a gimmick worth hyping anyway.

……

On the night of the release of "Hotel Rwanda", Miramax hosted an Oscar eve party.

There were not a few Oscar nominees in attendance, Daniel. Wear. Lewis, Shama. Hayek. U2, of course, the most high-profile is definitely Daniel. Sandler's attendance.

At the Golden Globes, "Chicago" won a big victory, while Daniel, who played two hot blockbusters, got nothing, if there is no contradiction between the two sides. That is not believed by ghosts.

But seeing Harvey hugging Daniel with a smile on his face, and then introducing him to the guest very affectionately, no one could see that there was a dirty relationship between the two sides.

Life is like a stage, everything depends on acting.

And this is the first time Daniel and Harvey have met after the Ballon d'Or, although after Weinstein decided to throw in the towel, the Daniel PR team led by Trever had extremely close and frequent contact with Harvey, but he and the Weinstein brothers never met, which was certainly part of the strategy. Now, for example, when they are chatting with each other in a warm atmosphere, it is difficult for Harvey to imagine such a "cunning" young man. will really smash the Golden Globe signboard regardless of it, and then clean up the dust under the signboard.

Perhaps, everything is acting?

Of course, all the considerations are no longer necessary, except for the preparation for the subsequent encounters.

"What's it like to be up against a senator?" Xavi paid a greeting to the young Hayek, as did Daniel next to him.

No one approached without interest, and everyone knew that two people needed a little space.

The senator Harvey was talking about, of course, was John. McCain, the old gentleman seems to feel that Daniel can bring him a lot of attention. This gave him a greater say in policy, or was irritated by Daniel's "long and short theory". So the signs of catching Daniel lately are very serious. For example, "Rwanda Hotel", which was just launched today, was actually targeted by the old John of Rili Wanji or Rili Wan's "chicken".

"My wife was in 1994, at the height of the massacre. I visited Rwanda, and the situation there was completely different from what was depicted in the movie. It's clear that some producers and investors have changed the reality in order to cater to a certain attitude. This is clearly disrespectful and offensive to the millions of victims, and I don't think Hollywood should tolerate such behavior. ”

That's what McCain said in an interview.

What is particularly interesting is that his wife, Sinti, did travel to Rwanda in 1994. But not at the time of "the worst of the massacre," as he put it, but after the massacre subsided. It's a target for Daniel, and tomorrow's newspaper will see the Republican heavyweight enjoy the thrill of being slapped in the face, and Daniel's box office expectations for "Hotel Rwanda" have been pushed up a lot - McCain is more well-known than most Hollywood stars, and there are many opponents.

For Harvey's teasing, Daniel does not intend to hide his actions.

"Tomorrow, Mr. Senator, I may not be in a good mood, and the reason why I am not so popular is probably because I always have to fight with each other, and I must take revenge. It's a really bad habit. ”

"Daniel, I envy you sometimes, Cusa and Trick are so capable. His attempt to build his own relationships from under Weinstein's network of contacts is remarkable. ”

was debunked in person, and Daniel didn't feel embarrassed at all.

This time, the Black Hands at the Golden Globes decided to concede, and Triver was able to intervene with the Weinstein brothers, Scott. Rudin and Alexander. Payne's network of veterans - while no one is going to open up to him completely, having a thread is enough for the deep-pocketed Triver to open up his own network system.

Since this time, there has been one more black hand in Hollywood, and the Oscar judges have a new way to make money.

As for Harvey discovering this, who cares?

The more chips in your hand, the less you need to care about other people's attitudes, the strength of the weak, the difference between rich and poor, is getting more and more serious.

"I've been thinking about giving them a pay increase lately, so, Harvey, are you in favor of that?" Daniel indifferently changed a glass of champagne from the hand of the waitress at the party, "I want to expand DD Pictures recently, seriously, Harvey, if you and Bob are not comfortable staying at Disney, you can consider coming to me, the treatment is absolutely good." ”

Even Harvey, who has been in Hollywood for many years, couldn't help but react for a few seconds when he heard Daniel digging into the wall so lightly.

Then his laughter startled a large area, and Daniel stood on the sidelines, smiling bigger than usual.

It seems that they really made a very laughing joke.

"How much money are you going to invest in DD Pictures? 10 million? 50 million? Bob and I are more than that, you must know that ten years ago, Disney also spent more than 80 million when it acquired Miramax. ”

"200 million!"

"What?"

Daniel smiled, "I will inject 200 million yuan into the Daniel Investment Department of DD Pictures to acquire IP with shooting value, including bestsellers, TV series, etc., and will also further expand the scale and staff composition of DD Pictures, we hope to have our own directors, screenwriters and cinematographers, etc." Harvey, of course this money is not enough to buy Miramax, but I don't think even Miramax will have 200 million cash waiting to be spent right now. The conflict between you and Dick is nothing new in Hollywood, and I don't think your odds are high. ”

Although under the cover of the win-win situation of "Chicago" box office and word-of-mouth, it seems that Disney and the Weinstein brothers still cooperate seamlessly. But the rift between the two sides is too big to be repaired, and even "Chicago" itself is part of that rift. When Disney acquired Miramax, in order to balance the attitude of the headquarters, it was agreed that Miramax's production direction was small-budget films, but in recent years, with the continuous success of Harvey and Bob, Miramax is no longer satisfied with making small investments, they hope to be close to the mainstream film industry and do some big projects of more than 60 million, and, with the rise of special effects technology and the substantial increase in publicity costs, the rise in production costs is an irreversible trend, and Miramax does not want to miss it, just this, There is a fundamental contradiction between them and Disney Studios.

The two sides can fall apart at any time.

Daniel knew that the timing was in October 2005, but with a slight push, any early change could have been possible.

Harvey's invitation was improvised, but Daniel had intentions, but with the lessons learned by the Weinstein brothers at Miramax, it was unlikely that the two would continue to accept that someone would lead them.

"You're astonishing." Harvey is still in amazement for those 200 million.

Daniel tilted his shoulder, "It's my pleasure. ”

……

"I will pay 20 million yuan in advance to the headquarters for the expansion of the scale, and then start the project of the investment department. In addition, we need to set up a department within DD and connect with Weta Digital, so that we can work together more smoothly. Daniel was having breakfast, and in front of him sat Davy with the newspaper on the table.

The newspapers were full of McCain's face.

"McCain lied"

"The Rwanda scam ten years later"

“……”

Much of the media has investigated the timing of Sindy's trip to Rwanda, and there is no doubt that Sinti arrived after the massacre, not as McCain had previously claimed.

"The hoax was exposed, and the person who took advantage of the Rwandan genocide was not the producer of Hotel Rwanda, but Senator McCain, who was 'reputable' – 'this is unforgivable,' in McCain's own words." -- The New York Times. (To be continued.) )