Mike. Linton and Amy. Pascal has been sitting together a lot lately.

Normally, for a company as large and busy as Sony Pictures, it is true that the co-chair and CEO rarely have the opportunity to communicate intensively in person.

But since the Sony consortium and DD Pictures fought a lawsuit over the MGM acquisition, the two have naturally communicated more, Sony and Daniel have not dealt much, in fact, among the seven Hollywood majors, except for Universal, Disney and MGM, basically have no close relationship with Daniel.

This is also normal.

So far, Daniel has only starred in thirteen or fourteen films, of which three or four are produced by DD Pictures, three in the "Lord of the Rings" series, two in "Spy", and the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has also landed - there are not many opportunities left, so it is normal to lack experience working with large companies.

This time, Linton and Pascal met because of the premiere of The Hangover.

After Greek Wedding, DD Pictures ventured into wedding comedy again, and this time, they set their sights on a different direction: the groomsmen. The three groomsmen who woke up from a hangover at the party on the eve of saying goodbye to the bachelor found several terrible things, the first was that the groom was lost, the second was that there was a six-month-old baby in the room, and the third was that a tiger appeared in the bathroom - what interesting things would happen next......

The Los Angeles Times gave a detailed account of the premiere of "The Hangover" -- and now the Times has been able to be impartial when it comes to reporting Daniel's news, and there is no need to be a partner or an enemy. Obviously, Carroll's strategy is still good, at least Daniel's series of news, when it is released, will not miss the "Los Angeles Times", it is a large newspaper with millions of sales.

"What do you think of this movie?"

Amy. Pascal, the most powerful woman in Hollywood. Single-handedly promoting the "Spider-Man" project almost opened the door to a new world for Sony.

In Hollywood, there are actually quite a few women, except for Pascal. Stasi of the Globe. Schneider, Villacom's Shelly. Lansing, Fox Gale. These are the same as CBS's Nancy. Tren is a character who calls for wind and rain.

Now the 47-year-old female chairman, who has unlimited beauty, faces questions from colleagues. Apparently hesitant.

"The Hangover" premiered yesterday in Beverly Hills, and the whole scene was arranged to look like a manor wedding, and Daniel even invited Nia, the heroine of "Greek Wedding", to help, and the two walked out in dresses to recreate the scene of "Greek Wedding" that once swept North America. Then, the three "hangover" actors who served as the best men, Bradley. Cooper, Ed. Helms and Zach. Zarifianakis had been acting as his best man until the pastor began to ask the newcomers, "Would you like to?" The trio burst into flames and put Daniel. Sandler threw it into the trashy bin next to the stage—a huge, green sponge trash can.

Then the stage instantly became the territory of the three gagging best men.

In addition to the young Bradley, Ed and Zach both have experience working in stand-up comedy.

The warm and romantic, memorable opening scene instantly turned into an impromptu talk show stage full of jokes and countless jokes.

This is refreshing for everyone.

"This time, Daniel was clearly willing to be thrown into the 'trash', perhaps to tell everyone that the legendary box office of "Greek Wedding" is over. Now it's The Hangover's turn, although I'm not optimistic that The Hangover will reach the height of 400 million box office, both in North America and globally. But with a budget of $35 million, I can guarantee that. This time DD Pictures and Daniel are definitely going to make a lot of money again, and this is indeed a very interesting work. ”

A reporter from the Times responded to Mike. Linton's return to that question is clearly definite and positive.

The Hangover will make money.

In fact, DD Pictures is getting more and more high-profile in hosting premieres, as can be illustrated by "The Social Network" and "The Hangover", which invited a large number of filmmakers, journalists and guests from all walks of life. It's different from "The Social Network" back then. This time, Daniel personally came forward to entertain the guests from all sides, and everyone was obviously very face-saving.

Positive, neutral, and negative reviews are about 6:2:2, while in terms of comedic effect, positive reviews are more than 80%.

Even the media, which is quite in line with Sony, does not seem to have any intention of "going against their will" this time around, if that is the case.

On the cinema side, they have also understood, the majority are optimistic, and there will be no less screens of "The Hangover", from this point of view, Pascal and Linton should actually be able to draw conclusions, after all, it is impossible for the cinema chain to joke about their performance.

But these logical and rigorous reasoning came to an end when encountering Daniel. Sandler's time has become less reliable. The rumors of Daniel's "undefeated golden body" are impossible to ignore even major theaters and theaters, not to mention that after "Social Network" broke through 300 million, it is still in the end, and the 400 million box office of "Greek Wedding" stands in the library of DD Pictures. It is not incomprehensible that the current decision was influenced by other factors on the part of the cinema chain.

Now, Pascal and Linton want to determine not whether "The Hangover" will lose money - but how much it will earn.

If it is another work with explosive potential, there is no way for them to predict the possible impact on the current situation.

……

While Sony has more reason to be interested in The Hangover, other studios are also interested in the film.

"The Hangover" is actually Daniel's first work after turning to a studio job in the real sense, and it is very important in the eyes of the major giants. Indeed, even if "Greek Wedding" and "The Social Network" had enough box office before, it would not give people this impression, but after Daniel led the acquisition of MGM, his identity, in the eyes of these studio bosses in Hollywood, has changed from a legendary actor to a studio owner and a legendary actor, and the work of the studio is in front.

Therefore, the success of "The Hangover" carries a certain level of verification significance, which is not quantitatively measured, but it does exist in everyone's hearts.

"I wish he could lose once." (To be continued.) )

PS: Chapter 4 is recommended