Since the release of "Twilight", Stephanie, as a housewife, has indeed met some friends in the publishing industry. A lot of the information that Tours said is not available through public channels, and it is impossible for Paramount to publish a report saying that we regret it, and now we hope to get back the rights to "Twilight" at a high price, and Summit Entertainment will not announce the rights acquisition of DD Pictures in open sources.

Everything is passed down by word of mouth in private, and outsiders don't know about it.

"Honestly, if they're really interested in buying Twilight, why don't they contact us directly?"

Mel asked Chris suspiciously, while waiting for a reply.

"If they think the book is worth filming and are willing to pay us liquidated damages, then they should go straight to us. But it's clear that these people haven't contacted us since the news of our deal with Daniel got out, which is really puzzling. ”

Chris has been working for 10 years after graduating, and of course he understands the twists and turns of this, but his lack of understanding of Hollywood does not prevent him from making some credible guesses.

"It's probably a conventional rule, and now that we've got an agreement with Daniel, everybody will agree to that, at least publicly. Otherwise, once the contract expires, Hollywood may run into a lot of trouble. And, isn't Tur their action? Chris smiled, "Do you think it's possible for Toole to violate his professional ethics without leaving home?" Now I don't know who is behind him, Paramount or Peak? ”

"Oh, Susan got back to me."

Mel opens the message.

"Dear Stephanie: After understanding, some Hollywood studios have indeed been paying attention to DD Pictures' copyright purchases, and there have even been cases of being intercepted halfway, and DD Pictures has not made too many moves. However, it is important to note that for copyright where a cooperation agreement has been reached. DD Pictures has not seen a similar situation so far. In particular, "Twilight" was written by Daniel. Sandler personally promoted, and it's hard to guarantee that DD Pictures won't fight back strongly. And, in my judgment, despite Paramount's intentions, it is not realistic to change the filming plan for the next year because of Daniel's optimism, and make "Twilight" a major project. You need to choose carefully, Daniel. Sandler is by no means a simple studio owner, he also has a range of wealth and assets such as F2F, MB, and a strong and widespread influence - which can mean big trouble. ”

Mel and Chris looked at each other after seeing it.

They do forget something. The visiting Daniel was so mild-mannered and ordinary that they forgot that this was a big man with influence in all walks of life in the United States—if they were not mistaken, they might be able to defy Daniel's power, but it would not be so easy if they were the ones who wanted to break the contract.

"Mommy, Mommy, can we go to Disney tomorrow?"

Airy, Seth, and the biggest Gaby. Rushing into their parents' room, they are very excited and looking forward to the next trip to Disney.

"Will Daniel come with us?" Airy asked expectantly.

As the eldest brother, Gaby obviously knows better, "How is it possible, Daniel is a big star." If he appears in Disney, everyone will surround him, and he won't be able to play at all. ”

"Really?" Airy was very sorry.

Mel and Chris suddenly felt a little ashamed when they saw their three children.

If their children knew what their parents were thinking. Will you be so excited about your next trip to Disney?

"The price of DD is already very good, and it is said that it is similar to Colombia for "Da. The Vinci Code is not much different, not to mention the sequel to follow. Isn't it? ”

Mel whispered suddenly.

Unaware of their parents' hesitations and choices, the three children are still planning to see Mickey and the castle with great interest.

……

On August 20th, MGM held a joint celebration party for "Bad Teacher", "Youth Musical", and "Magic Mike".

The three films have basically completed the harvest of the North American and most of the global box office, and thanks to the simultaneous release of the major box offices, the global box office potential has been further increased - because if you know that you see it much later than American fans, it will really affect the enthusiasm of moviegoers in other countries, not to mention, there is also the ubiquitous piracy.

"Bad Teacher" finally won 160 million in North America and 330 million worldwide. "Youth Musical" has been following "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" on the North American box office list, cutting 270 million, and the global performance is unimaginable with "Pirates 2", and in the end only 180 million was recorded, which is almost the same as "Bad Teacher", with a total box office of 450 million. "Magic Mike" was released the latest, and has been shrouded in strong films such as "Pirates 2", and finally stopped at 100 million, nearly 15 million less than the original box office, but it has better results than the original in the world, winning 89 million in markets outside North America, and fixing the current global box office at 190 million.

The three movies have a cumulative box office of 530 million in North America and 970 million worldwide! The follow-up accumulation to 1 billion is conceivable.

"MGM and DD Pictures have a reason to party all night!"

The Los Angeles Times hyped up the success of MGM and DD Pictures, which was not an advertorial, but a valuable piece of material in itself.

"The budget of "Bad Teacher", production + publicity, should not exceed 40 million worldwide, "Song and Dance Youth" If you don't consider the "Song and Dance Youth Cup", then the total cost will not exceed 40 million, "Magic Mike" Compared with the first two, the box office is slightly lower, but significantly, its cost is also much lower, the publicity intensity is far less than "Magic Mike" of "Song and Dance Youth", the publicity and distribution budget may be less than 20 million, and the total cost will not exceed 30 million - remember, the cost here, It's not the production budget announced by DD Pictures: 18 million, 9 million, 7 million! Behind these hugely successful works, all of them are the result of extravagant publicity.

MGM has clearly chosen a good boss, and perhaps no other company understands the propaganda of this era better than DD Pictures. For example, "Youth Musical", they spent as much as 30 million on publicity, which is as much as 3 times the production budget. And that's not even counting the investment in the Cabaret Cup, because this extraordinarily successful talent show has already generated its own revenue after receiving a share of advertising and paying for it from the broadcasters, but I'm sure MGM wouldn't have expected this when it was first launched - so in fact, the budget they were going to spend on publicity was much higher than the $30 million they were supposed to spend on publicity.

Is this crazy? If it was before the release of "Youth Musical", I am afraid that the vast majority of people would shout 'Daniel is crazy'. But 270 million in North America and 450 million in the world is enough to shut everyone up - successful people write the rules and the evaluation they deserve. Now perhaps we should say, 'Daniel's wisdom and wisdom are astounding'.

MGM's plan could raise a new problem.

Do movies still need big stars? Yes, Cameron. Diaz is significant to "Bad Teacher", but no one would think that the box office of the film will drop significantly after changing to a lesser-known person. We all know that on the first day you go to see this movie, Cameron can still have an effect, but by the second day, it is basically the story itself that attracts them. So is it possible to assert that Hollywood can further strip the big stars of their privileges? After all, after experiencing the era of studios and big stars, now both big studios and superstars are no longer in the status of the past, and on this basis, is it possible to further weaken the status of superstars?

Screen Actors Guild's Kaberg thinks otherwise, 'These successes of DD Pictures don't mean that Hollywood doesn't need big stars, the first thing you have to understand is that behind them all stand the biggest star in Hollywood at the moment, Daniel. Sandler, a new godfather of Hollywood with a halo on his head! This directly excludes the possibility of other companies learning DD, and films with small costs and no big stars will still exist, and everyone will expect to have such success as "Youth Musical". But they won't be foolish enough to pin their hopes on these small-budget films. "Da. "The Vinci Code" is a more credible model - a well-known original book, a well-known director, and a well-known starring. Because apart from DD Pictures, Hollywood doesn't have a second Daniel. Sandler, God obviously doesn't make mistakes too often. ’

Many of the people we spoke to in the industry agreed that even DD Pictures and MGM could not consistently produce a phenomenal film like "High School Musical," and that Hollywood's success model still works. It's just that other investors will be a little upset when they see MGM's success. ”

The Times report is just one example of the concentrated coverage of MGM's trifecta since the summer.

Daniel's choice to hold a celebration party before the global box office reaches 1 billion has also been analyzed by many observers, and the general opinion is that MGM has no intention of pouring energy into the 1 billion figure under the premise that "Black Swan" and "007: Casino Royale" have not been released - their goal may be to focus on 1.5 billion, and the North American box office will also aim for 1 billion.

"Obviously, Daniel doesn't plan to show any extra attitude towards MGM's return to the box office charts, and he may want to tell MGM employees, as well as investors, that MGM's goal is not just to re-enter the Big Seven or Big Six, but to become the best in the Hollywood film industry, and even a leader."

The guests who attended the celebration party at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles probably had the same idea in their hearts, so everyone seemed to have forgotten about MGM's nearly 1 billion global box office.

But that didn't prevent the celebration from becoming the brightest party after the Oscars.

The big stars didn't seem to mind that Daniel had achieved such amazing box office results without them, and they all enthusiastically cheered for MGM's celebration party. The female stars are all radiant, diamonds, rubies, jadeite, everyone is bejeweled. (To be continued.) )