Syllable!

A copy of the Los Angeles Times was thrown on the table, and the coffee that Deshar had just brewed produced ripples in circles.

This is Disney's choice, and it is also Disney's "warning" to Daniel - "You are still too tender, now is not the time for me to listen to you".

There is no doubt that Disney planned this and gave Daniel a slap in the face. The Los Angeles Times is the newspaper that Daniel is most familiar with, and Jones and Carroll are very close to Daniel, and they spend the most on public relations in the Times every year.

However, such a report, just like that, without the slightest hint of communication with Daniel, was published, and then Daniel was driven to the edge of the cliff.

What is certain is that Jones could not have done this, and Daniel is sure of that.

All that was left was Carol, the editor-in-chief of The Times.

This media tycoon, who seems to have a good relationship with Daniel, obviously does not hesitate to offend Daniel completely this time, but also wants to meet Disney's requirements.

Perhaps in his opinion, it is obvious who is on the stronger side between the stars and the big national newspapers.

Taking in a deep breath, Daniel forced himself to soothe his rage.

"So, that brawl accident was also caused by Disney?"

He was asking about Cusa - these are things that Kusa clearly knows a little bit more about than the rest of the team.

"Not necessarily, these young boys and girls are indeed the main participants in your argument this time. So whether the debate has reached a stage and naturally induced similar incidents, or whether someone is playing a role in it, unless you go to investigate, it is difficult to get information. I've asked the family to find out, but it's just a few youth groups, so it's not hard to know. Kusa paused, "It's easy to push these things forward." on the web. You know better than I do, as long as someone lights a fire and directs the conflict in this direction, those young and vigorous gang members. It's easy to be provocative. It is easy for those who are interested to know that those people are unemployed and students. Therefore, there is a great possibility that someone is manipulating, and Disney has shown that it is indeed doing it before, so if all this is a coincidence, I am afraid it is unlikely. ”

Daniel agrees with Cusa's words.

This time. In the beginning, Robert just wanted to promote "Pirates of the Caribbean" and suppress "Return of the King". When Daniel's meaning was revealed, it became clear that Robert was going to teach Daniel something.

Like, how ridiculous Hollywood's allies are.

This knife from the Los Angeles Times has been able to make Daniel remember it for a long time.

"What did Saya say?"

The argument has changed from a win-win to a win-two, and the new line is unlikely to remain silent. Since Daniel is also the victim party, then Saya will find it after all.

Sally, Terever, and New Line have both communicated.

And now they are all looking at Kusa. Damon.

Kusa sighed in resignation. When Daniel was clearly on the verge of rage, the team was able to avoid being burned to ashes by his anger, and Kusa was certainly the first one.

"Saya says he loves Legolas more, and he wants you to do the same."

Both companies are now throwing the crucial ball to Daniel. Sandler, yes, if he's very upset with Disney's action this time, he's able to do quite a bit. For example, if you directly declare that you prefer Legolas, as for the reasons, your teammates can help him find a lot of them.

This is certainly a major blow to Pirates of the Caribbean. Not only does it hurt the box office of the current one, but it could also ruin the potential of a sequel.

A character who can be called the backbone of the entire movie, abandoned by the actor who played him. This will certainly trigger a big abandonment of Pirates of the Caribbean by fans of the Captain faction, and these people. The degree of overlap with the fans of the movie itself is as high as more than 8%.

So, yes, as long as Daniel goes out and makes a statement, he will lose a large number of fans, but it will not fundamentally affect his future, after all. He's about to take a year away, and a lot of anger is likely to be left on the movie itself, not on him as an actor. Even, with some tactful wording, he could keep the non-radical part of the Captain faction's fans behind, while alleviating the other part's disgust with him.

But Disney is definitely going to swallow a bitter fruit.

But doing so, for actor Daniel, the impact is limited to this, for investor Daniel, it means that later in the series, he directly gave up seeking more box office. That could be tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars.

Robert clearly knew this very well, so he did it all with impunity.

Saya of New Line Pictures, the chips in his hand, can pose a little danger to Daniel, only the rights and interests in "The Return of the King" belong to Weta Digital. Daniel is a shareholder of Weta, so if the new line uses this weapon, he will have to face Peter. Jackson and Richard. Taylor was under pressure.

What's more, the huge number of "Lord of the Rings" fans, as well as Legolas's fans, is also the force that the new line can urge. They are planning the publicity plan for "The Return of the King", and they want to guide fans, which naturally has an advantage.

Relatively speaking, the chips of New Line Pictures are much thinner, and the rights and interests of Weta Digital are not something he can drag if he wants to, after all, there is still a court, and when Peter was owed to share the accounts before, he almost walked to the door of the court, and then it was after Daniel intervened, and everything returned to the negotiating table.

The proceeds of the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" - each one is a billion dollars, and the box office alone has more than 100 million shares. This amount of money is something Daniel can't give up.

Robert pinched his lifeline.

So openly declaring his preference for Legolas's option, Daniel was the first to rule it out.

In fact, any overt bias is not acceptable, and he will certainly try to avoid driving his fans out, which, together with the other influences he seeks, will form his own power base in Hollywood.

"If you put aside the Elven vs. Captain argument and leave Brooklyn alone, Finn. Collins, for his part, we can get in touch with him, and with his assistance, it should be easy to get some public opportunities to express your views. ”

"Talking about him?"

Kusa nodded, "It's not a bad idea, Daniel, we can completely blur the focus." Obviously, Robert is thinking too much about it from your point of view, so he thinks that you have to choose one of the two possibilities, and other than that, you can only answer ambiguously, which is better to keep the conversation going. But he ignores the fact that violence and racism among young people from any other person, whether rights activists or ordinary people, are more mainstream and 'deserving' than the debate about you. If you cut in from this side, Tricker's side is going all out for PR, even if it's not comparable to Disney, but the media should understand what 'political correctness' is. ”

This proposal made everyone fall into deep thought.

"I think Cusa's proposal is feasible and probably the best way to do it at the moment." Tricker swept in the Los Angeles Times, "If it was before this year's Oscars, maybe this approach wasn't so sure, but now, Disney is a behemoth, but it definitely can't manipulate all the media, especially the Internet, which is our home turf." ”

During this year's Oscars, Trickor spent millions of dollars building a PR network belonging to Daniel's team, and now is the obvious time for them to make a difference.

Everyone looked at Daniel.

If he approves of this approach, then he must act immediately, and the longer this kind of thing spreads, the worse the impact will become.

In Burbank, 40 miles from Malibu, Robert was on the phone with Carroll of The Times.

"Bob, seriously, I think you're too tough this time, and the friendship between The Times and Daniel is very important to us as well. But after this time, it's hard for me to believe that he would choose to work with us. Daniel's team is already developing better relationships with big media outlets like The Washington Post, and in doing so, The Times will use up all of its previous strengths. ”

Robert leaned back in his wide revolving chair, "John, don't worry too much, Daniel is a very realistic person, he will understand all this." ”

"But he's only 24 years old, a 24-year-old young, Hollywood star, can you believe that would be a thoughtful man?"

"But don't forget, that's a 24-year-old billionaire, an Oscar-winning actor, Weinstein, Scott. Rudin, Alexander. Payne is a Hollywood mastermind who has all been admitted. Trust me, John, Daniel will understand the pros and cons. I've already been honest with you, in Pirates of the Caribbean, Daniel has a one-third investment interest, which means hundreds of millions of dollars, but what can "The Lord of the Rings" give him? At the beginning, the new line was even willing to give him a salary of 70,000 US dollars. And he has reaped more than 70 million returns from "Pirates of the Caribbean". If it were you, what would you choose? Don't underestimate Daniel, it's a young man that even I have to worry about. ”

"Then why do you stubbornly adopt such a violent approach?"

Obviously, John. Carroll had previously tried to dissuade Robert. Egger, but that report made it clear that he had failed.

"John, as you said, Daniel is only 24 years old, but he already lacks nothing, money, status, power, fame, he has everything. We need to find a new way of dealing with him, not what we ask of him. It's time to tell him that the waters in Hollywood are deeper than he thinks. Even Saya of New Line Pictures should agree with me on this point. (To be continued.) )

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