Chapter 318: A New Project Related to Disney!
Roland discovers a very strange fact.
When I first entered the industry in the 90s, I was full of energy, and ten years later, burnout was written all over my face.
I feel that my body has been hollowed out, and no matter how much I make up for it, I can't make it up.
And this burnout seems to be a contagious disease, because in addition to him, the people around him are also the same.
Director Chris Columbus, who originally cooperated with him, took over the filming of "A Man Gets Married" and "My Fair Daddy" after the "Home Alone" series, but since 93, he has entered the fishing mode, although in 95, 96, and 98 respectively launched "Pregnant September", "Santa Claus", "Stepmother" These three movies, but the meaning of the difference is extremely strong.
It's actually quite understandable.
He talked about a girlfriend, got married, and wanted to be a father.
The second acquaintance of James Cameron, the former tyrant on the set, is now turning a blind eye to all kinds of things, the excitement of filming "Terminator 2" and "Titanic" is gone, replaced by a shooting attitude of 60 long live, 70 is better, 80 is perfect, and 90 is redundant, and as a guy who doesn't want his wife to show his face, exploring the deep sea is what he is eager to do now, as for work?
Life is not only about what is in front of you, but also about poetry and distant fields......
The third collaborator, Steven Spielberg, don't look at this guy's full work schedule, but in fact, there is no one to beat in terms of laziness, Roland handed him the preparation of "Harry Potter", and the result?
The guy threw a backhand to Katherine Kennedy and ILM.
The former is responsible for preparing the crew, the latter is responsible for the prop construction and production, and the script and storyboard drafts-
Whenever Roland asked this question, the old man would respond with 'Soon, Soon'.
Holding his daughter and making him happy, he is like a pigeon.
And the 'soon, fast' in his mouth is more like-
"It's good right away~ I can hand it over tomorrow~ I'm sorry ~ it's old ~"
As for the fourth collaboration, and it was Robert Zemeckis who originally won Home Alone, this guy also entered sage mode after completing a blockbuster series and winning two Oscars.
After "Forrest Gump", he has no other works except for "Time and Space Contact" in '97 and the upcoming "Desert Island Afterlife" and "Danger".
Not only that, but he was fascinated by Weta digital motion capture technology, and he had no intention of making live-action movies again.
As a fantasy tech nerd, he chooses to do what he loves.
Many people say that the reason why people procrastinate is because they don't love something, but the problem is that when their love becomes work, even if they have great love before, it will decline due to the passage of time.
The reason why people are interested in something is because this interest can make you relax and feel happy after work, but when the interest keeps appearing in front of you, the happiness disappears.
However, once the interest is gone, eh, happiness reappears!
Just like code words and broken changes, every day code, people will slack off.
But if one day the pigeon is right, the happiness will return!
Because of this, Roland, who has a deep understanding, can understand the choices of these guys.
Because it's much more comfortable to sit there and watch it than to do it yourself!
All right...... Exceptions are made for certain items......
However, for some guys who have not been on the set for a long time, but can get good results, it seems a bit whimsical to want them to give up this path, and not only that, but these guys may also go on this road without stopping because movies are their only way to make money.
That night, when Roland and Kate, who were half-blooded, returned home, they encountered such a situation.
After coaxing the child to bed, Garneti uncharacteristically knocked on the door of Roland's house very abruptly.
At first, I talked to Roland about 'R and K'.
Because of investment negotiations, store shareholding decoration and other reasons, the first product could not be registered in the market on Valentine's Day this year as expected, in order to ensure that the first cannon will be fired, so the new product launch date was placed on Christmas this year, and the product release warm-up will be linked with "Spider-Man 2", uh...... To put it bluntly, that is, when "Spider-Man 2" was announced, it was to rub the heat.
Roland naturally has no problem with such an arrangement, but after he handed over everything to the other party's husband David, Garneti suddenly changed his words and found a way out for his daughter.
"Roland~"
"Huh?"
"A Natural Pair" was released last month, with a box office of 79 million in North America and 11.8 billion worldwide, which is quite good for Ashley and Mary, who played the leading roles for the first time. Especially when you also helped them get a box office sharing contract, the salary for this movie is almost 15 million. ”
When she said this, Garnetty's face was full of gratitude.
"Eh! Not bad! When Roland heard this, he immediately expressed his surprise at this achievement, "Although the previous "Jurassic Park", "Sleepless in Seattle", and "Game of the Brave" all had good box office results, after all, this is the first time they have shot a 100 million yuan project without the help of external forces, which is an intuitive embodiment of the ability to attract money, which is very good!" ”
If Roland is not mistaken, the box office of "A Natural Couple" in his previous life does not seem to exceed 100 million.
Although with the popularity of the Olson sisters, it seems unreasonable to win a box office of over 100 million yuan for the first time as the starring role in a movie, but movies and TV are really different, with an investment of more than 10 million and a box office of 100 million, it is really a big hit, and people like Roland are recorded when they get up, and they are all stepping on the tuyere of the times.
He's the first to eat the dividends of the times, and if he can't fly, hell it.
But before Roland could praise him, Garnetty changed his words and showed a look of embarrassment on his face, "But...... Although the results are good, but after such a long time, Ashley and Mary still haven't received a good invitation, and the Big Six don't seem to have seen nearly ten times the return on investment, and none of the companies have sent them scripts......"
"Oh......" Roland understood.
I want to ask myself to continue to find a project for the Olsen sisters!
In Roland's previous life, after their parents divorced, the Olsen sisters basically looked for jobs on their own, and it was precisely because they were too young and had limited vision, so they took on some projects such as "Good Things Come in Pairs", "Dad's Big Clear", "Paris Passport", and "Stealing Beams and Pillars", which had bad scripts, no bright spots, and were extremely mediocre.
But there's no way!
At that time, they didn't have good thighs!
If Roland took the play like this, he just called the management in the morning to confirm that he wanted to pick it up, and before he signed it in the afternoon, the old man would be able to parachute into his house at noon and discount his leg - no way, he would pick up the bad movie in the name of the old man, and the old man couldn't afford to lose this person.
Because of this, the Olsen sisters' situation changed.
With Roland here, who will send them a book?
Your family has money and resources, what do you want to shoot, isn't it over when you open your mouth?
Who can beat you for ready-made projects?
Customized projects, you can go your own way, you can be faster than us!
In this case, the six majors are all sitting in rows to eat fruits, and whoever the Olsen sisters choose, who can happily eat profits.
Therefore, if the Olsen sisters want to film, they can only find Roland.
Not only is it convenient and quick, but it is also painless and safe.
But for Roland, although this is the reason, he can't do it directly with his head covered!
Because the Olsen sisters' acting skills are average, it will be up to the sky to shoot a youth movie and harvest the fans' wallets, and if they want to go further, they are all dreaming, so before helping to find a project, Roland has to figure out whether the Olsen sisters want to shoot this time, or their mother Ganetti is still dreaming of unrealistic fame.
If Garnetty is counting on the Olsen sisters to win the prize, and wants Roland to help with that......
Then Roland is really big-headed!
But when Roland vaguely asked what he was thinking, Garnetty, who had already guessed the situation, laughed-
"Roland, David has told me many times over the years, Ashley and Mary can't be good actors, they don't have that kind of talent, and after watching your award in action, I actually don't have much hope."
"This time, it was they who wanted to shoot, and at the same time, David and I wanted them to shoot."
"They are 14 years old, but they have not received a day of systematic education, and now whether they are asked to tutor them or send them back to school, it is embarrassing for them, so ...... After discussing it with them, David and I reached a consensus and decided to let them learn from you, film until they are eighteen years old, and then send them to study at New York University and enter the fashion college, so that after they come out, whether they continue to be in charge of the Double Star Group or follow you, they will not starve to death......"
"Ah~exaggerated~exaggerated~"
Roland hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "They are my sisters, how could I let them fall to that point?" ”
"Now that you've reached a consensus, I know what to expect."
"Okay, leave the selection of the film to me, give me a little time......"
"Don't worry, before the filming of "Spider-Man 2 and 3" is finished, I will definitely come up with a plan for you......"
Since Ganetti had a beep, Roland was relieved.
As for the arrangement that Mr. and Mrs. Olson made for their daughter, Roland could understand it even more-
I haven't received a systematic education for so many years, and if I want to relearn basic subjects, I am wasting my life!
In this way, it is better to cash in on your fame and make crazy money!
And after seeing Roland's own mode of operation, they also discovered the watershed of adulthood.
Before adulthood, child stars can be killed, and after adulthood, half of the basic disk of child stars is lost.
In this case, changing careers is the perfect move to achieve fame!
As for the Fashion Institute-
Isn't that just following the footsteps of our ancestors and moving forward!
For the vast majority of wealthy people, it is the best choice to let their daughters who do not learn and have no skills enter the major of fashion design, because the biggest threshold for this major is beep, but for the rich, there is no such thing at all.
In this way, it has become a simple matter to enter this line of development.
What the teacher said, they can understand, and after graduation, they can also use the resources at home to start a small brand.
If it goes big, that's of course the best outcome.
But even if it's bankrupt, it doesn't matter, as long as people don't sit idle, then it's fine.
It's like Sofia Coppola, who follows Chanel directly from Galeries Lafayette.
When her dad got her over to answer the phone, he expected her to learn something!
I still hope she can stop and stop causing trouble!
In this way, Roland will be easy to arrange.
The commercial films representing youth continue to be managed, which one makes money and which one is filmed!
"Like "Mean Girl", "Hot Mom and Hot Girl", can't these be filmed?"
Sent away Garnetty and went into the study alone, Roland, who directly balded Lindsay-Hanroe, the sheep, "Youth movies have no era factors, and isn't the protagonist of "Mean Girl" set to be fifteen years old? It's the same with "Hot Mom and Hot Girl"! ”
"Ashley and Mary are fourteen years old this year, let them shoot "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" first, and when the movie is released, it will be almost fifteen or sixteen years old, and then let them seamlessly connect and make a "Mean Girl", when the movie is released, it is the age when they retire bravely, bid farewell to Hollywood, and enter New York University......"
""Hot Mom and Hot Girl" is easy to film, and directly pull Jodie Foster to play ......"
"And "Mean Girl", just buy the copyright of the book......"
If Garnetty asked Roland to help Sister Olsen win the Oscar, he would definitely refuse with righteous words, because of his limited ability; But if Roland is asked to choose some urban drama books for the Olsen sisters, then it will be too simple, and it can be arranged with your eyes closed!
Of course, the idea of the Olsons to let the Olsen sisters continue to make youth films actually coincides with Roland's development path, if before this, his Warcraft film and television belonged to sheep-herding management, then now......
"The Lord of the Rings" he can leave it alone;
"X-Men" he can also leave it alone;
"Harry Potter" he can still leave it alone;
But he really has to take care of urban films!
Because you can place ads in it!
Just like after Coca-Cola bought Columbia Pictures, it made all the protagonists in the movie drink Coca-Cola and let all the villains drink Pepsi, in three years, they knocked out the brand value of Pepsi by 20%.
Before, Roland didn't have 'R and K', whether he made urban films or not, whether he ate those profits or not, it was harmless for him, but now, since he has his own brand, he has to operate it well!
Implanting brand advertisements into the six major urban films is actually not very safe, because no one knows how the producers will present the advertisements in the end.
If it's a silly beep shot like Yili Shuhua milk, then it's better not to implant it!
But if you do it yourself, it's very operable.
Moreover, this kind of urban movie does not need to be made every year, just release one every few years to strengthen the public's impression.
After all, there are only a few movies that can attract women to watch, and there are even fewer that can be implanted by high box office, except for "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" and "Mean Girl", there are only "Princess Diaries" and "Queen Wears Prada".
That's right!
Roland has his eye on Anne Hathaway, who can bring the goods!
Of course, it can also be said that he has his eye on Disney.
Because "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" is Disney's, and the "Princess Diaries" series is also Disney's.