Chapter 830: Who Am I?
"No one doubts the potential of Avatar anymore, those boldest predictions, have been broken, Ryan and Cameron have achieved an undefeated myth, whether it is the historical Titanic, or the completely fictional planet Pandora, it has become a popular event on Earth!"
When the time crossed into 2010, "Avatar" not only rampaged in the world film market with an unstoppable momentum, but also appeared on the cover of "Time Magazine", and no one doubted that this would be an epoch-making film.
At least in the minds of ordinary viewers and Hollywood professionals, like Steven? As Soderbergh put it, film history can already be divided into "before Avatar" and "after Avatar".
When "Avatar" was released in North America for four weeks, the North American box office steadily crossed the $500 million mark!
This is the second film in North American history to grossing more than $500 million, the other being Titanic!
Also in these four weeks, "Avatar" unexpectedly swept the world, and the overseas box office also exceeded $1.1 billion, and the global box office combined was as high as $1,621.55 million!
The film has only been released for four weeks, and no one doubts that "Avatar" can challenge the global box office record of "Titanic" totaling $2.1 billion.
Those film critics who sang about "Avatar" were torn off the last fig leaf by the ruthless reality.
In the mansion in Chicago, all the servants are careful, and the man in the wheelchair has been in a worse and worse mood since Christmas, not only often getting angry for no reason, but occasionally tearing the text sent by the agent to shreds.
So many ups and downs, Roger? Albert found that he still couldn't calmly face the box office figures and box office trends of "Avatar", which can only be described as terrifying, he always felt a wave of anger burning in his heart, but he couldn't vent it, and the gloom on the director's face became thicker and thicker. It's so thick that it's almost dripping.
Why does this movie go low and go high? Why give yourself hope? Why Ryan? Jenkins isn't finished?
When he saw the film's North American midnight box office and first-day box office, he really had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, this feeling disappeared for almost ten years, and the cold reception he encountered on the first day of "Avatar" even reminded him of his incomparable moment, when Hollywood's major companies, directors and big and small stars all flattered him, hoping to say a few good words for them in the film review, and some even offered a price of more than $500,000 for it.
Fame and money, he didn't lack anything at that time.
As much as the management advises him. The poor box office on the first day of "Avatar" was related to the blizzard that spread across the east coast of North America and most of Europe, but he has always been lucky, and strongly believes that it was the collective criticism of film critics that led to this situation, that it was the critics who affected the box office of the film, and it was the critics who prevented the audience from entering the theaters!
And not the so-called blizzard weather!
However, the facts do not change by personal wishes, and "Avatar" has become a phenomenal film, even if the critics as a group have the support of News Corp. still can't stop the film from crushing the last bit of dignity of their group.
Why is this happening? Are we really outdated?
Roger? Albert hadn't thought about it that way, but he never admitted it in his heart, he stubbornly thought. Ryan? Jenkins is the curse they can't get around!
Can't you see Ryan in your lifetime? Jenkins is unlucky?
As a leader in this industry, no one knows Roger? Albert dislikes Ryan for harming their interests.
Quietly in a wheelchair, Roger? The pen in Albert's hand kept swiping unconsciously. Even he didn't realize that the paper in the notebook had been scratched by him, the black scar. It is a true reflection of his heart and the face of hatred in his heart.
"Avatar" returned this blow to them, it really hurts, more painful than "Star Wars" and "Titanic" combined, although it did not ridicule "Titanic", but Roger? Albert remembered the self-ignoring past, when he was also a member of the mockery of "Star Wars", and George, whom they had always looked down on and ridiculed? Lucas is like James? Cameron, like him, constantly uses the success of "Star Wars" as a reminder that the self-proclaimed discerning film critic is nothing!
Roger? Albert thought about the seven-figure News Corp. that had been injected into his account, and suddenly felt that the dark clouds that were hanging around his head had dissipated a lot.
It's clear that News Corp. is targeting Ryan? Jenkins and Walt Disney.
Although he couldn't guess the reason, he felt a lot happier in his heart, maybe the powerful News Corp would help him out of the bad breath that has been pressing in his heart since 2002, so that the unstoppable evil Ryan? Jenkins is discredited and falls to the dust!
I'll be sure to keep my eyes open and wait to see that day!
Roger? Albert told himself that he must overcome his illness and live tenaciously until that day. The Jenkinsian myth is completely shattered!
In a short moment, the most famous film critic in the United States and even the world, like when reviewing many movies, habitually ignored the disgrace on "Avatar" and saw new hope.
If Ryan knew, he would definitely sigh with emotion, he deserves to be a professional film critic whose skin is thicker than rhinoceros skin!
The blizzard in New York has long since stopped, and the Big Apple's work life has been back to normal before Christmas last year. Denby has had a hard time lately, as a former 'celebrity' rents an apartment on New York's prestigious Upper East Side.
Now David? It was not easy for him to move to the Upper East Side, as a tenant like him would not only have to be identified, but also reviewed by Guò's neighborhood or apartment building owners' committee, and at some point, the eyes of the people around him would change.
Recently, his landlord and the committee of his community both informed him that he had to move out because he had been complained by many neighbors that no one wanted to be a neighbor with a film critic who likes to talk and bite like a mad dog, and that spreading the word would degrade the community and damage their reputation!
David? Denby was very angry, when did the film critic become a mad dog?
When he first moved in, it was the most glamorous moment for film critics, and even the tradition-conscious Upper East Side neighborhood welcomed him enough, and it was only a decade before he became a mad dog in their eyes?
When did the film critic become a dispensable minor role?
Standing in the living room of the apartment, David? Dumbfounded, he inadvertently turned his head and saw a copy of The New York Times on the table, and the front page of the newspaper was the latest global box office of "Avatar" - $2,255.21 million!
This record-breaking number seems to be a big mouth full of ridicule, laughing at their inadequacy!
Who am I? What am I capable of with Ryan? Jenkins disagrees?
For a moment, David? Denby felt regret, regretted why he had challenged Ryan directly? Jenkins, why isn't it like Kenneth? Turan and Todd? McCarthy maintained a good relationship with Disney?
If so, will he be swept off the Upper East Side?
Just in David? On the third day of Denby's forced move out of the Upper East Side due to pressure from the community council, an elderly man and a middle-aged woman were also pondering in a villa not far from here.
Seventy-eight-year-old Rupert? Murdoch spent his whole life creating the behemoth News Corporation, he never hid his ambitions, and even wanted to swallow Time Warner at one point, but unfortunately the other party finally chose AOL, and now it turns out that it is a lose-lose result.
"It's already $2.3 billion."
Wendi Deng, who was sitting next to him, was flipping through the newspaper, "If Twentieth Century Fox can win the distribution rights, we can take at least $200 million from it." ”
"If it were for us," Murdoch shook his head, "would Disney be allowed to share the proceeds?" ”
Wendi Deng was silent, flipped through another page, and still didn't hold back, "The sales of toys and other products have exceeded 500 million US dollars." ”
"I've heard of James? Cameron prepares for a sequel. She added, "Can't we touch him?" He had a good relationship with Twentieth Century Fox, and we could have enlisted Cameron's support to put pressure on Ryan and Disney to get us on the project. ”
"There is no hope now." Murdoch saw it more clearly than the relatively shallow Wendi Deng, "Instead of competing for these illusory interests, it is better to swallow what you can get your hands on." ”
"Disney is a tough opponent." Wendi Deng is not stupid, "Their contact with Lucasfilm has entered the stage of substantive negotiations, and there is definite news, Ryan has been staring at this matter, and even the celebratory duì of "Avatar" did not participate. ”
"I'll get people to find a way to divert his energy from Disney."
This world-renowned media tycoon has obviously planned a plan, "Ryan cares about too many people and things, these will distract him, I will let him give up on his own initiative!" ”
"He ......," Wendi Deng was a little worried, "it's not easy to deal with." ”
"Don't forget, I'm not Michael? Eisner. ”
Rupert? Murdoch is confident, he and Michael? Eisner is completely different, in the end, the other party is just the manager of Disney, and he is the real controller of News Corporation!
Lucasfilm's interests are huge, and News Corp can't afford to give it up, even if the competitor is Walt Disney. (To be continued......)