"The Lord of the Rings Trilogy's finale, "The Return of the King", topped the 2003 North American annual box office list with a box office of 370 million.

Although "The Return of the King" continues to be released on hundreds of screens, observers generally believe that the follow-up box office potential is not large, and the total box office is unlikely to reach 400 million. Of course, even so, the North American box office of this new work has surpassed the first two parts of the series, and the three have collectively harvested more than 1.1 billion in North America and more than 2.5 billion worldwide, which can be called one of the most profitable series of films. In addition, the film's reputation is also the best among Hollywood productions this year.

"The Lord of the Rings" ushered in the end, and the media's summary comments on this series gradually increased.

Peter. Jackson has become a top Hollywood director, and the director's salary for the new work "King Kong" has also increased sharply to more than 15 million.

Daniel. Sandler doesn't need to say much, from penniless to Hollywood's signature actor, it can't be said that all of it is due to the "Lord of the Rings" series, but no one can deny that his global influence has since begun. Despite the fact that Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack. Captain Sparrow's appearance has taken a back seat to Legolas in his character collection, and it is impossible to ignore the Elven Prince's large following base.

In addition to this, Kate. Blanchett, Elijah. Wood, Viggo. Morrison and others also left a name in film history with this series.

"The New Yorker" called it one of the best film series, "At the beginning of the new century, the Lord of the Rings series has dedicated a classic series to Hollywood film history that will never fade with its extremely strong original foundation, amazing special effects technology and huge and magnificent epic background." ”

In contrast to many critical and summarizing reports, the Washington Post focused on Daniel. In Sandler's personal case, this unique perspective has also made the impact of the report considerable, and has been reprinted by many online media and individuals.

"To the surprise of many, the huge success of "The Return of the King" made Daniel. Even though Sandler has temporarily left Hollywood, he can still be fully active in the media, and the second part of the "Spy" series will be released in the summer. Hailed as one of the most competitive films in this year's summer slot, critics and analysts generally still haven't overtaken "Spy 1" at the box office, after all, this could be Daniel this year. Even the following year, the only film to be released. After all, even if the new film "The Immortal Gardener," which depicts the shady scenes of medicine, can start filming in June 2005 as scheduled, there is no guarantee that it will be released in 2005. Hence Daniel's huge number of fans. After watching "The Return of the King", during the two-year window period, only Jason. Byrne was able to understand**. And Universal Pictures is interested in Paul. Greengrass's evaluation is quite high, which may mean that the second part of the rough cut version of "Spy" has made the top management of Universal very happy - at least better than the first. Meyer could not have praised Greengrass so much, calling him 'a brilliant realist with great talent', and perhaps we can expect a new adventure from Bourne. Even more exciting, after all, this time they even went to India. ”

The Post's report certainly wouldn't be so superficial, and they turned their attention in the other direction.

"Although Daniel. Sandler's handsome face won't be on the movie screen as often as in previous years, but that doesn't mean he's getting farther and farther away from Hollywood, in fact, he's just hiding in the shadows. DD Pictures will release three films this year, the horror film "Omen" released next week, starring the first black Oscar-winning actress Harry Brown. Berry, together with Robert Jr. Downey. Spanish beauty Penelope. Cruz co-starred, and it is reported that the production cost is 35 million, which is a rare big production in horror films. In addition to that, Steve. Martin's comedy film "Love Falls Down" will also be released around the Oscars. This comedy, which is based on midlife crisis and online romance, has attracted attention early on because of its novel entry point. Martin hosted and participated in the production of the 75th Academy Awards, and it was at that Oscars. Daniel. Sandler became the youngest best actor in Oscar history with the role of Spearman in "The Pianist", and the fate of the two can be described as shallow. In addition to this film, DD Pictures also invested in the production of a small-budget horror film, which is tentatively named "Chainsaw", with an investment of only 4 million, after its premiere at the Christmas International Film Festival last month, it has received a lot of attention, and the young director and screenwriter are considered to have a 'genius horror mindset', and the horror and gore of the film should be able to surprise horror lovers very much.

In addition to these three completed works, DD Pictures and Fox are in talks to collaborate on a possible joint production of a film,......。 The more high-profile action is that DD Pictures has recently signed a contract with "Da. The Vinci Code is the author of Dan Brown. Brown met several times, and according to insiders, last year Dan. When Brown visited Los Angeles, he met with Daniel. Sandler had a meeting, and the talks were very speculative. "Da. The Finch Code has been on the New York Times bestseller list for weeks, and its adaptation rights have attracted a number of industry giants, including Sony Columbia and New Line Pictures, but DD Pictures seems to be one step ahead. According to reliable sources, DD Pictures has made a significant impact on "Da. The production of "The Finch Code" will be quite generous.

Farewell to the front of the scene, Daniel who is hidden behind the scenes. Sandler, obviously, will continue to dominate the audience's attention. ”

The Post can be said to have done a well-timed advertisement for DD Pictures.

DD Pictures' investment in "The Ghost Omen" did not respond enthusiastically during the promotion period, and finally David agreed to Sebastian's actor recommendation and invited Harry. Berry and others took the lead and invested 35 million, obviously the purpose is not limited to small and big. But at present, it seems that the release scale of "Ghost Omen" in theaters is only a little over 1,200 yuan, and the estimated box office is not optimistic.

Under this premise, the Washington Post was able to have a hugely influential report, and it has to be said that it still played a certain role in boosting the movie.

This was also the case that Daniel contacted Ben at David's request. Bradley - Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Post.

In the Los Angeles Times, John. Although he and Disney have reached a unanimous settlement, the good cooperative relationship between the Times and Daniel's team has been basically lost, and the level of cooperation has been reduced to average.

Robert. Of course, Iger mediated a few times, but Daniel's mind did not change.

Hollywood is divided and merged. Indeed, there is nothing that cannot be said or done. But if you want to get involved, you must do a good job of psychological construction, whether you can afford to play or not. Can you take the consequences?

The Los Angeles Times' absence of Daniel shows that they can afford to be involved in the relationship between Daniel and Disney, and the Times has certainly considered these decisions in the first place.

What Daniel is trying to convey means: Don't be delusional that you won't pay the price, even if you can afford it!

I can't kill you, it's not the reason why I gave up getting you!

The decision, of course, was also detrimental to Daniel himself and DD, and although Tricker's network of contacts was well established, a collaborator of the Times' caliber was certainly crucial, and it was important to have a close media collaborator. It is natural to choose a new candidate.

The Washington Post was among them. There are no surprises.

The two sides have already worked well together, but now they are just pushing the relationship one step further.

Of course, the insiders and reliable sources in the Post report are all from Daniel's side, otherwise, no one knows about Daniel and Dan. Brown has met and no one has been able to grasp the collaboration of "Night at the Museum" in detail, and these new developments are undoubtedly an important factor in attracting attention.

For The Post, working with Daniel is also significant. Readers have inertia.

In recent years, Daniel's following has grown, and news stories involving Daniel have attracted more and more readers – which means if you have Daniel's exclusive. You'll be able to reach a sizable audience of entertainment news – usually they read Daniel's news on The Post, and they read other celebrities on The Post.

The transition from the entertainment section to other sections is of course also the scope of the Post's consideration.

What's more, today's Daniel is not just an entertainment person.

At the end of January, Daniel flew to Washington, D.C. A simple reception was held, to which The Post's editor-in-chief, Bradley, was invited, and other guests included the ambassador of two African countries to the United States, former mayor of Washington, Marion Brown. Barry and a Democratic congressman on the Panel on Education are luxurious.

Bradley, of course, understands why Daniel invited him to show that he doesn't just entertain The Post, he has more, higher-level networks.

Of course, for Daniel, showing Bradley's muscles was just a secondary reason.

The more important purpose is to promote F2F universities.

In late January, F2F was officially launched, and the first round was launched at Harvard and other Ivy League schools, and Mark and Shirley, as former Google executives, went to various universities to negotiate matters, because it involves collecting student information from various schools.

Mark and Shirley can certainly relieve each other's worries in a certain sense, after all, as well-known figures in the tech world, their own credibility is quite convincing. But that wasn't enough, so Daniel took advantage of all parties to hold a small reception in Washington and personally promote F2F.

He even put the call on New York's Senator Healy's desk, but she didn't have time, but she was still very face-saving, and after Daniel revealed that she had a place to live on Martha's Vineyard, the two quickly agreed to invite Daniel to her home during her vacation to Martha, where the family had been vacationing every year since her husband was president.

This statement is already a certain degree of support for Daniel, and the Ciaries are an important task of the Democratic Party, and their kindness is enough for Daniel to invite enough guests.

Not to mention, the Damon family's connections, Tricker's connections, the United Nations field, the Equal Rights Alliance, anti-war issues, and the PR target of Plutos Investments...... Wait, these various networks of relationships converge in Daniel's hands, and it is not surprising that the lineup of the cocktail party is amazing, but it also reveals a little bit of Daniel's details, but Daniel, who has already made a decision, doesn't particularly care about it now, at least, his choice is very clear in doing business and hiding himself.

So, after a short break on Massa Island, Daniel was actually a little busier than before, and although it didn't make the newspapers, it was no less than flying around.

And, so far, he hasn't had a relationship with Larry. Page communicated - Shirley suggested that if the F2F promotion can be carried out independently, it may be better to wait until there are results before communicating with Page. When the time comes, F2F will have a lot of confidence. Even if Page still has a mustard, as a more pure businessman, Google CEO Schmidt will know how to choose.

Daniel allocated $30 million to F2F for campus promotion. The deep pockets, coupled with the strong interest of college students in social media, make the results of Mark and others very satisfying. At present, nearly 80% of Harvard University students have registered their own F2F homepage, and the effective communication degree of Harvard University circle is also very high.

Mark also looked more relaxed when he arrived at Daniel's temporary home in the spec – something that has been rare in recent months.

"Davy's got it done?"

Mark and David, these two old friends of Daniel, are now splitting Daniel in two, and the movie and F2F things are intersecting, if Daniel is not strong enough, I'm afraid he will be insane.

Before returning to Mountain View, Daniel returned to Los Angeles to discuss with David the release of "Omen" and "Love Falls Down," the latter of which was very relevant and well received from Microsoft's MSN, while the former had been mediocre. After the Post's report, DD Pictures will start a new round of publicity on MB and major forums, but Daniel himself is not sure what the result will be, so he can only say that it depends on his fate. He didn't have the hand of God after all.

"I'll have to fly back later, and over there in the theater, David wants me to come forward to communicate."

"I think you can buy a private jet, it's so much more convenient, and you don't have to sneak around like an illegal immigrant every time you visit Los Angeles."

“…… Airplanes are more likely to be noticed. (To be continued.) )