Chapter 380: Public Opinion, Negotiation, Reality
"All the best! On October 5th, the wedding of Roland Allen and Kate Winslet took place on Kauai as scheduled! ”
"Defend it! Reporters from all walks of life could not successfully land on the island, and the details of the wedding have not yet leaked out! ”
"Extremely private! We still don't know who the wedding guests are! ”
In fact, the day after the wedding, when the major capitals chatted with Roland privately, the outside media had already released the news of Roland's marriage, but because the top bosses all participated in Roland's wedding, in addition to eye-catching news headlines, photos, information, invited guests, etc., were all blank.
But the question is, how can such a perfunctory broadcast be satisfactory to the public?
When the whole world knows that Roland is married, you publish the news that you are married, and that is old news!
And the media that can't even take photos, that's really pulling the crotch!
"Are all our media dead? No one can come up with the details of the wedding? ”
"What a bunch of shit! I'd love to see what Roland and Kate look like when they swap rings! ”
"I want to see a wedding dress! I want to see a wedding dress! Where can I see wedding dresses! ”
Of course, how can the media not know about the reaction of the people?
So, while giving the results, the guys who ate by the pen turned on their witty brains, and within a limited range, with a kind attitude, and infinitely cared about him.
For example, the media suspects that Roland married Kate so decisively because they already have children between them?
Otherwise, as the Oscar-winning actress with the highest box office return at the moment, why doesn't Kate work?
For example, the media 'dug up' the transaction information of the land at the top of Beverly Mountain, and found the buyer after the transfer fee of 30 million.
Let Roland, like other celebrities, 'no' privacy in life.
Not only that, but the salary that every Hollywood star has to go through has finally been played by Roland.
There is no way, even if celebrities want to be low-key, it is impossible to stop the world's leisurely mouth.
In this way, guiding the direction of public opinion through different news has become the best means for the media to manipulate the public mind.
And when the media wanted to make the people no longer entangled in their incompetence, as soon as the carefully liquidated report entered the people's field of vision, everyone shouted - 'Good guys! ’
"In the past ten years, Roland has made 12 films, among which "Home Alone", "Terminator 2", and "Home Alone 2" all get fixed salaries, totaling about 15 million."
In addition, he also participated in cameos in two films, namely "Captain Hook" and "Forrest Gump", and neither of these films was paid, but not only that, but he also starred in "Saving Private Ryan" with zero pay.
"Cut out these six movies, minus the upcoming "Spider-Man 3", and the remaining five movies "Jurassic Park", "The Lion King", "Spider-Man", "Titanic", and "Spider-Man 2" all get box office shares."
"Jurassic Park" and "The Lion King" are all 10 percent, and the total box office of the two is 1.5 billion, Roland took 1.5 billion, "Spider-Man 1, 2" and "Titanic" The share ratio is 18 percent, and the global total box office is 39.3 billion, that is, Roland earned 707 million from it."
"After a simple addition, we found that in the past ten years, Roland's total income was 872 million, and according to the tax payment certificate issued by California, his retained income will not be less than 500 million."
"Although it may not be able to make it to the list of the richest people in the world, it is already very remarkable to have this net worth in your twenties."
As soon as this news came out, the people, who were still incompetent in the diss media, were instantly attracted to it.
It turns out that Roland has earned 500 million with his salary in the past ten years?
Such a terrifying ability to attract money has amazed those who have cursed the incompetence of the media, and at the same time, the public's attention has shifted from the wedding message to the pre-marital property project.
"So Roland is so rich?"
"That's not even the value of R and K, is it?"
"Wow! Kate's life is so good! Found a billionaire as big as yourself? ”
"You can't say that, can you? If Roland doesn't favor Kate, then how can he follow Bill Gates's example and hold a wedding on the island? I don't know if Kate's life is good or not, I just know that they really love each other. ”
There is no way, in the case of controlling the media weapons, controlling the public, it is as simple as that.
For example, the news that the girl in the wilderness was disqualified from the competition for a jumping foul came out.
Netizens all over the world are spraying her for not doing her job.
But after the news of the first place in the preliminaries, he missed the final because he failed to meet the physical fitness test.
Ah, the wind has changed dramatically.
After the report of the national fencing 16 into 8 to skip rope and the two world champions are out.
Will anyone still pay attention to the girl jumping in the wilderness?
All the questions focused on the fact that the last place in the preliminaries of the vault event of the Gymnastics Championships ended up winning the fifth place in the final!
In the same way, when the people at the wedding ceremony learned about Roland's 'real' net worth, would anyone still wonder about the scene?
It's all about how Kate was reincarnated!
Of course, there are also people who have studied how the 872 million salary paid the 372 million tax -
"Real news!"
"This is definitely real news!"
"Pay 75 taxes in 10 years, that's fake news!"
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When the outside public opinion was dizzy because the wedding organizer and the invited guests were unwilling to be exposed, the day after the wedding, the guests who had finished talking about business were almost gone.
In order to contain Microsoft, a potential enemy, Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, who reached a verbal agreement with Roland, directly recruited his right-hand man Dick Cook after returning to Los Angeles and asked him to go to Warcraft Film and Television to discuss the details of outsourcing.
When Dick Cook, with the will of a tyrant, confronts Evelyn Watson, the president of Warcraft Films and Television who knows the situation, the confrontation between the tip of the needle and Mai Mang is for every benefit.
Initially, Dick Cook wanted to sign an outsourcing contract with Warcraft Films and Television similar to Pixar.
Warcraft Film and Television does not take any risks, but only takes 15% of the film's profits.
Upon hearing this proposal, Evelyn Watson flipped the table directly.
After that, Dick Cook took a step back.
said that 50% of the investment amount was ceded, but all the copyrights and sequels of the film belonged to Disney.
Faced with such a demanding standard, Evelyn Watson once again refused.
After a week of talks, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
Disney gave up the idea of possession of the productivity of Warcraft Film and Television, Warcraft Film and Television is still operating independently, no matter what the project is, Disney has no right to ask, all the projects that are separately approved will be funded by Warcraft Film and Television itself, and the distribution is the same, whether you look for Disney or find other homes, all the problems and benefits generated have nothing to do with Disney.
The live-action film business established by Disney every year must be open to Warcraft Films, and Warcraft Films and Television have the right to choose, and once selected, the copyright of the film, the copyright of the sequel, and the copyright of derivative items will be shared by both parties.
When making a film, in principle, both parties will pay half of the production cost, and the resulting cooperative film in this case will have to be distributed by Disney, and the distribution fee will be 10% after the global box office, and the remaining profit will be divided according to the amount of investment.
At the same time, in order to ensure the openness and transparency of the project, at the beginning of the project, Warcraft Film and Television can arrange up to three accountants to settle in, and in order to ensure the rights and interests of Disney, both parties must launch at least one work every year.
Of course, in many cases, there may be situations where Disney's project cannot be favored by Warcraft Film and Television.
If Disney had an excellent vision, they wouldn't have been pulling their hips on live-action film projects for so many years.
Therefore, the contract also stipulates that if Warcraft Film and Television does not look at Disney's preparatory project, then Warcraft Film and Television must take the lead and undertake the production of a project, and in this case, the independent operation terms of Warcraft Film and Television will be invalid, no matter what creativity, no matter what project, Disney has the right to invest and distribute.
However, this 'invalidation' and 'enjoyment' are only for that particular item.
Although it sounds, the whole cooperation is very troublesome.
But in fact, Warcraft Films and Television must collaborate with Disney on one movie every year.
If it succeeds, of course, everyone is happy, and everyone is a half-brother!
And if it fails, then I'm sorry, brother, settle the account!
"Disney is holding on to copyright."
"They said that if the cooperative project loses money three times in a row, we will bear all the losses, and not only that, but the copyright of the previous successful project will also be back in their hands."
When Evelyn Watson called and told Roland about the final negotiation results, Roland, who was accompanying his wife, didn't have any idea and just asked, "Is it three losses in a row?" ”
"Yes."
"Are you sure it's three losses in a row? Instead of accumulating losses three times? ”
"It is determined that if the first loss is made and the second time is profitable, the number of losses will be recalculated, however, they have the right to stop the contract after the accumulated losses of five projects or the amount of losses exceeding 300 million in five years."
"Okay, then sign it, but you have to agree, the first selection of films will be in 01, and the first release will be in 03."
“Why?” Evelyn Watson was a little puzzled, "Is it because you want to free up production time?" ”
"yes, but more than that, I have to choose this film myself."
Why did Roland work with Disney?
Isn't that for the IP of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Just as Pixar can only play its maximum utility in the hands of Disney, this movie based on Disneyland can only make the most profit in the hands of Disney.
Or, which guy dares to shoot privately, the strongest in-house counsel in North America can hammer him to the center of the earth.
In this case, in order to ensure the quality of the film, Roland will certainly not do anything to it, and it is precisely because of this that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project has become the only project that cannot be accelerated.
Because—
Orlando Bloom is already very busy.
After catching up with the scene of the elf prince in "The Lord of the Rings 2", he entered the crew of "Black Hawk Down" to play the American soldier, and after "Black Hawk Down" was completed, he had to go to "The Lord of the Rings 3" to continue to play the elf prince.
In this case, if Roland is stomping on Pirates of the Caribbean.
He played a reckless man in "Pirates of the Caribbean", I am afraid that he will be tired to death.
Although the capitalist who exploits the workers without extracting the maximum amount of surplus value is not a good capitalist, but—
Exploitation doesn't mean mutilating people to death!
If Orlando Bloom says 'I've been a senator for 180 years' nonsense in public because of the play, then it's okay, don't make this movie, and the future "The Hobbit" series will be over.
Of course, while letting the other party dominate the contract, Roland also asked the other party to solve the problem of the Olsen sisters.
"You know 'Mean Girl', right?"
"Yes."
"Take it and let Ashley and Mary shoot it."
“Okay。”
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While losing the cooperation between Disney and Warcraft Film and Television to Evelyn Watson, Roland also returned to the United Kingdom with Kate, and after issuing the marriage certificate of the beginning of the Hawaiian government, the two successfully got their own 'real estate certificate'.
Well, it's actually just a piece of paper.
In many countries, there is no miscellaneous book to buy a house, such as America, a title deed that records the detailed address of the house and the real signature of the owner can solve all the problems, and the United Kingdom, the same.
But because this land belongs to the queen, it is only rented and not sold, so a contract solves a thousand worries.
As for defaults?
If even the queen begins to repay her debts, then the credibility of Britain is equivalent to nothing.
Although Roland didn't like all of England except summer, he felt that he could accept the doting that rose from his heart after seeing his mother-in-law reviewing the renovation results with a happy face.
"Like?"
"Hmm."
"But we probably won't be here for long."
"I know, I'll be back next summer."
That's right, Roland didn't come to the UK to go on a post-wedding honeymoon trip with Kate, or rather, after experiencing the hug on the first day of marriage, the two parties have reached a spiritual consensus.
Kate understands that her husband hates the cold, so she doesn't force her to come home every Christmas.
Roland also knew that Kate liked his hometown, so he also promised to accompany her back every summer.
And since they have reached a consensus, why did they fly to England without saying that they would return to their parents' home?
This......
It's actually quite simple.
Because they didn't come on their own initiative, but were dragged by Steven Spielberg's one-pot packing.
The copyright was obtained in the mid-90s, and "Harry Potter", which was launched in the late 90s and was filmed due to its long-term popularity, is finally about to start shooting after more than a year of preparation.
With Katherine Kennedy as producer and Steven Spielberg as director and producer, this old man who had nothing to do had to arrange a position for Roland on the crew.
Ah no, it's two positions.
One, it's a producer; Second, it is the director.
That's right, the creative team of the whole film is now like this:
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Roland Allen, Katherine Kennedy
Directors: Steven Spielberg, Roland Allen
The joke of a year ago was played by the old man into reality.