Chapter 604: World of Warcraft
The two schedules of summer vacation and Christmas every year are the time for commercial blockbusters to be released, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is over, the surprising superhero movie is still brewing the next plan, and the third part of the "Harry Potter" series is being produced intensively.
After returning to Los Angeles, Ryan attended the North American premiere of Lost in Translation, a joint venture between him and the Coppola family, which did not win the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Johnson brought an award for Best Actress.
Of course, this kind of literary and artistic film cannot be released on a large scale.
Even with Ryan's support, it is impossible for the movie to get rid of the laws of the market, and there are only 23 theaters in the first week, as for the box office......
It is unrealistic to expect this kind of movie to make money quickly, and it is enough to recoup the cost at the box office.
At the same time, the resources in Ryan's hands will be appropriately tilted towards Scarlett, although it is impossible to win the Oscar for acting, but there is still hope for nominations.
The Coppola family is also working for Sophia? Coppola did the necessary public relations, and after the film was released in North America, she received countless praises, and those critics were eager to praise her to the sky, especially female film critics, who simply worshipped her as the first of the young generation of directors in Hollywood.
I don't know if these people still remember, how they laughed at Sophia in the first place? Coppola's big teeth and the table that can only rely on nepotism in Hollywood.
These also show that the media and film critics just look at what they say, and forget it if they are serious.
Speaking of the media, lately the media has been full of news about pirates, how a group of Caribbean pirates survived the legendary sea life, how fast the great Black Pearl was, and Jack with catwalks and pinching orchid fingers? Captain Sparrow is not at all like a traditional Hollywood pirate, but more like a circus clown......
That's right!
After a long period of filming and publicity. "Pirates of the Caribbean" has already released a trailer and put the first "The Curse of the Black Pearl" in the Christmas file.
Pirate-themed movies, as long as they are mentioned, quite a few Hollywood studios will recall their history of blood and tears, this type of movie is extinct in Hollywood, and now Disney has not only relaunched the pirate series, but also invested heavily to create a trilogy at one time, in the eyes of many people, Ryan and Disney are simply crazy.
Those critics who have been getting more and more high-profile lately. Although he is not optimistic about this movie, he is careful not to make any comments, the film with Ryan's title has achieved too good results in the past, who knows if his success will continue?
These people also know in their hearts that if there is someone in Hollywood who can save the fallen movie theme, then Phy Ryan? Jenkins is the same.
Again, this is the consensus of Hollywood insiders.
Don't talk about the past movies, look at the two best box office films this year, and they feel a deep helplessness.
"Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" grossed $427.89 million at the North American box office. Not only is it the first film to surpass $400 million at the North American box office this year, but it is also the highest-grossing film in North America this year, and its performance at the global box office is even more amazing.
Although it has not yet been released in some remote countries and regions, "Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" has grossed nearly $1.2 billion worldwide. successfully surpassed "Jurassic Park" and became the second runner-up in the box office in film history after "Titanic".
Another "Looking for Nemo", based on "Ryan's Stories", just went offline in North America some time ago, and swept away a whopping $378.98 million at the box office. The current global box office accumulation is also close to 850 million US dollars, and the final global box office exceeds 900 million US dollars, which is an inevitable result, and will basically become the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Just think of the box office records in film history. Whether it is the media or industry insiders, whether they dislike it or like it, they all have to admit that in terms of the commercialization of movies, Ryan has achieved what they can't even think of.
If it weren't for the other party's identity and status, they would have wanted to call him a 'freak', or find someone to knock his head open to see what was inside.
This kind of thing can only be imagined, few people who can make a name for themselves in Hollywood are fools, and the changes in recent years have also made them realize that Ryan is definitely not as kind and kind as he seems on the surface, nor is he as sunny and harmless as his appearance.
If he had a choice, few people would take the initiative to become his enemy, after all, Tom? Cruise is a prime example of this, the former Hollywood superstar who shot nearly a dozen films in the San Fernando Valley in just one year, involving a variety of hardcore subjects......
Although no one has said it publicly, Tom? Why did Cruise fall to the point where he is today, how many people in Hollywood don't understand?
And Michael? Eisner, after leaving Disney, can only choose to retire, but the life after retirement is not comfortable, in the middle of the transfer of Disney equity in his hand, he got sick once, lived in a sanatorium for a long time, and is said to be ready to leave North America, away from Disney's headquarters.
"Michael? Since leaving Disney, Eisner has been in contact with some people on Wall Street. ”
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Ryan looked through the work report sent by George and talked to Nicole, "He has not been willing to fail in the past two years, and it is impossible for us to use extra-rule means to deal with him." ”
"So, we're secretly putting pressure on him?" Blinking his royal blue eyes, Taylor beside Nicole took over the conversation and said clearly, "And then force him to give up?" ”
"Now that you're retired, you should enjoy your old age in peace." Ryan glanced up at Taylor, saw that the girl was thinking seriously, and continued, "As long as he leaves North America and extinguishes those last thoughts about me and Disney, maybe we can still sit with him for a drink in the future." ”
"Didn't the media report that he was going to settle in Switzerland?" Nicole put down the newspaper in her hand, picked up the coffee cup in front of her and took a sip, then said unhurriedly, "The matter between us and him is over." ”
While never letting his guard down, Ryan isn't really going to kill them all, Michael? Eisner vs. Tom? Cruise is completely different, as long as he does retire and ...... later
Well...... In the future, it will be just passers-by.
Nicole looked at her watch, stood up and walked towards the hanger, "I asked Judy to go shopping with you, it's almost time." ”
Seeing Ryan nodding, she looked at Taylor who was lying on the back of the sofa with her chin propped up, "Honey, aren't you together?" ”
Taylor shook his head, "I don't want to be watched by the paparazzi and the cameras. ”
After speaking, he waved his hand to Nicole who walked to the door of the villa.
After Nicole left, Taylor blinked, jumped up and walked over, "Ryan, shall we go to the study and play a game?" ”
"Honey, are you interested?" Ryan put down the text in his hand, stood up and walked with her to the study upstairs, the girl said with a smile as she walked, "It's just a freshness for a while, anyway, it's just a test, and it's thrown aside after playing for a few days." ”
"If every gamer were like you......"
Turning the corner of the stairs, Ryan opened Nicole's study and turned on the two computers, "Honey, Blizzard Entertainment is definitely going bankrupt." ”
"Cut!" The girl snorted absently and sat down in front of the notebook first, "I'm not a game enthusiast. ”
Ryan had no choice but to sit next to the LCD screen of the desktop next to him, find the game icon on the desktop, open it and skip the familiar cutscene, and then enter the test account given by Blizzard personnel.
Entering the quest screen, a white-haired and gray-eyed Night Elf archer appears on the screen.
That's right, this is Blizzard's masterpiece online game - World of Warcraft!
After several years of development and testing, this online game based on Warcraft has entered the final intranet testing phase. Adhan gave two test accounts, claiming to give them the best gaming experience.
Of course, Ryan and Taylor didn't have time to sit in front of the computer and level up, and they couldn't put so much effort into the game, and the characters in it were directly adjusted to level 60.
"Ahhh
Taylor's angry voice came from the side, "Why are you dead again?" It's still that dragon! Where are you, Ryan, come over here and help me take out that dragon, it's killing my 'robin'!" ”
Robin is the name of Taylor's game character, a human thief.
"I'm in the hammer of doom."
Lit the Hearthstone in her bag, the Night Elf Huntress returned to Stormwind and sat on a griffin for a long flight.
"Who designed the flight mode?" Taylor muttered, "It's just a waste of time, I've seen Austin play Diablo 2, isn't the portal mode better?" ”
"This game is based on the time of play......"
After waiting for Ryan's reminder, the girl suddenly realized, "I see. ”
"Hurry, hurry, are you there?" She leaned in front of Ryan's screen.
"Right away."
Descending to the point of flight at the Watchtower, the huntress summoned the white tiger and rode up to the robin, but fortunately the distance was not very far, and in a moment she saw the thief of the robin.
"Is that the dragon?" Ryan clicked on the black dragon flying around, he couldn't tell the level, it showed the skeleton level, "It seems that the two of us can't beat it, right?" ”
"You're so long-winded......" Taylor muttered dissatisfied.
Ryan could only prepare for the battle, summoning the pet white tiger, and casting the hunter mark on the black dragon, "Alright, let the tiger go first." ”
Pressing the skill button and releasing the tiger, the huntress shot a deadly arrow, and the female thief who touched the back of the black dragon also waved her dagger to show her fangs, and then ......
Then after the black dragon breathed, the white tiger stood up on the spot, and the female thief screamed and slowly knelt on the ground.
"Why am I dead again!" Taylor grabbed the golden retriever from his head.
"Honey, I'm dead too." Ryan's character has been transformed into an elf. (To be continued......)