Fifteen days later, Fred Zenerman had a thick script on Victor's desk.

This man in his thirties was originally very thin, and after these ten days, he completely became a skeleton, with a scruffy beard, unkempt hair, wearing a pair of pajamas, and red eyes.

"How?! What do you think?! After Victor saw it, he was silent, and Zenerman was anxious and asked again and again.

In comparison, Victor's situation is not much better, and this guy is also bloodshot in his eyes.

Syllable. Victor slammed the script on the table.

Xenaman's face, which was originally excited and expectant, suddenly turned blue.

"I'll change it again, boss." Zinaman said.

"You don't have to change it." Victor smiled: "Fred, you have a good rest during this time, recuperate, and after the New Year, I want to prepare the crew quickly." ”

"What!? You mean, the script passed? Zenerman said in a trembling voice.

Victor nodded, then looked out the window, looking at the vast Hollywood: "Mother, this time, I can make Lao Tzu angry, next year, give these guys a little color." ”

In the past 15 days, a series of lively events have happened in Hollywood. However, this excitement has little to do with Victor and the legendary film company.

It's November. This is the period of Hollywood's annual film explosion, which lasts until the New Year, and can be called one of the two prime time of movies every year.

First of all, "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", although the film has mixed reviews, and the criticism greatly exceeds the praise, but the box office is hot, after two weeks of screening, "This Killer is Not Too Cold" officially went offline, Victor is in a hurry The theater agent carefully checked the accounts, excluding all the costs, "This Killer is Not Too Cold" earned a total of $2.1 million for the legendary film company.

This kind of box office, in terms of Hollywood as a whole, is not the most profitable movie, but if you take into account the cost of shooting, then the input and output are higher than the average level of Hollywood movies.

For this reason, The Hollywood Review had to admit that "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" was warmly welcomed by the audience.

With $2.1 million, Victor suddenly felt that his waist was stiff, and he was about to think about the next year's shooting plan in high spirits, but he was smashed to the ground by a series of dull sticks.

These stuffy sticks have something to do with the movies released by major Hollywood companies one after another.

In these fifteen days, many movies, especially the finale movies of major Hollywood companies, have been released, and for a time the screen was filled with gunsmoke and war.

If these movies are not released, or postponed, the screening period of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" will be extended, but as soon as these big-star movies come out, "This Killer is Not Too Cold" will be squeezed down.

The first to start the battle was "This is John" by Columbia Pictures and directed by Frank Capra, and "Northwest Passage" by Paramount Pictures and directed by Kim Vidor.

As one of the eight major film companies, Columbia, although its strength is not as good as Paramount, is desperate and attaches great importance to Capra's movie, with an investment of $6 million, which can be called a large sum, and Paramount Pictures is also bullish, with an investment of $8 million, making "Northwest Passage" not only rich in funds, but also star-studded.

Capra and Kim Victor are both big directors who have long been famous, and as soon as their painstaking works came out, the audience responded enthusiastically, and major theaters screened them one after another, and all aspects of Hollywood were involved.

For these two films, the audience likes them very much, while Hollywood people are arguing as always, criticizing and praising both films, but in the discussion, there will be involuntary use of Victor's "This Killer is Not Too Cold" as a negative example, and once again scolding Victor to the blood.

Then, Warner Studios prepared for a whole year to make the film "Overseas Correspondent" was released, Hitchcock as a director, has established a firm foothold in Hollywood, after the release of the film, was warmly welcomed by the audience, as a master of suspense, Hitchcock with his extremely skillful technique easily captured the hearts of the audience, the popularity of the film not only surpassed the movies of Capra and Kim Vido, but also the degree of discussion was earth-shattering.

For "The Overseas Correspondent", Hollywood's criticism and praise are equally divided, and the praise is nothing more than Hitchcock's unmatched ability to construct suspense, while criticism focuses on the film's black tone.

The hot-tempered Hitchcock immediately hit back violently at public opinion, scolding Hollywood for not understanding art at all, saying: "Even a movie like Victor Fellau can be praised by some people, I really don't understand that you still have the face to talk about movies!?" ”

Such remarks were published in major newspapers, and Victor was once again shot while lying down.

But the worse is yet to come. Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" by Luen Mei was subsequently released. This film shines brightly in the history of film, the film satirizes Hitler through a fictional story, and the artistic level is extremely high.

After the movie came out, the result was far beyond Chaplin's expectations.

First of all, at the box office, compared to other directors' masterpieces, Chaplin's movie is tepid, John Ford and Victor calculated that the best result of Chaplin's movie is to protect the capital, and it is very likely to lose money.

Compared with the dismal box office, the criticism of Chaplin by public opinion is almost one-sided - Hollywood people have nothing to say about the artistic innovation and Chaplin's level in this film, but Hollywood people feel that Chaplin's obvious political leaning in this film is a bit excessive.

This year, the United States was not involved in the world war, it was still a neutral country, and Chaplin's film, aimed at Hitler, the level of ridicule has significantly exceeded the entertainment function of the movie.

This is not only for Hollywood, but also criticized by major newspapers, and even the U.S. federal government intervened, pointing out that the film has a "red tendency", which is too much.

Public opinion bombarded Chaplin to the fullest, and Chaplin became angry and ashamed, and personally wrote an article in the newspaper, firing at the US government, pointing out that the US government is a "shameless government without a sense of controversy", claiming that he is an Englishman, a great British, and can leave this shameless place at any time, and also pointed out that Hollywood in the United States is only worthy of a bad person like Victor to make a bad movie like "This Killer Is Not Too Cold".

Seeing such a bustle, Victor wanted to cry without tears.

Fuck, I messed with whom.

Then there was a fight between two consecutive Westerns, and it was obvious that the real style was opposite.

"Wester" by Universal and directed by William Wheeler and "The Grapes of Wrath" by 20th Century Fox and directed by John Ford.

In Hollywood, Universal and 20th Century Fox are not at work, and it's a well-known fact that the two companies' annual dramas are scheduled to be released on the same day, which speaks for itself.

Although William Wheeler and John Ford had a good relationship, inside, both wanted to take advantage of each other's limelight, because in Hollywood, they were the ones who could lead the way in Westerns.

Therefore, the struggle between the two movies can only be described as scorching.

Of these two films, Victor naturally pays more attention to John Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath". Not because he had a good relationship with Ford, but because the script of this movie was completely made by himself.

And as a result, let Victor hit the wall for a day.

"The Grapes of Wrath" has become the most popular among all the movies and the most praised by public opinion.

The story told in it made countless viewers cry at the scene, and newspapers such as "Hollywood Review" and "Los Angeles Times" gave almost all the honor and praise to John Ford without reservation.

"Hollywood's conscience!" "A great movie worthy of the word immortal!"

"Touching and tearing, John Ford's film is enough to show his status as a master of Westerns!" "The script is so good! The story is touching, the characters are full, especially the great feelings of compassion and compassion in it, which all Hollywood filmmakers should learn! Especially young directors like Victor Ferrol, you should look at what makes a great movie and a great script, and not be opportunistic! ”

One can imagine Victor's mood when he saw such a newspaper - I am your mother! That script, but Lao Tzu wrote it!

If it weren't for the contract with 20th Century Fox, Victor would have wanted to run out and slap the guy who wrote the article.

"Fred, we're going to have to work hard, and next year, shut up all these shitty days! And these need us to talk about movies! Victor growled.

Zenerman was deflated for a long time: "Boss, I'm the director, if the movie is popular, will I still compare you the most and scold you?" ”

Victor fell headlong.