Chapter 230: Kate's Desire for Profit, Allah Behind DreamWorks
Let Kate talk about the project?
Hearing this, Roland hesitated a little, he thought that the old man wanted to put the whole thing on the table and make it clear.
"Steven, that's not necessary, is it?"
""Saving Private Ryan" is a cooperation between us, although the matter of Chong Ao will give a lot of resources, but I don't want to say it for the time being, I want to wait until the thing is done before it is made public, so ......"
"You don't have to call her over, do you?"
In Roland's view, Spielberg's wariness of Kate was a reasonable thing to do.
Because his first marriage ended in a bleak end.
Not only that, but due to problems with the prenuptial agreement, it was ruled invalid by the court, so in that marriage, the old man paid a breakup fee of 100 million, as his own person recognized by the old man, it was normal to warn Roland.
And if it were a truck driver, Roland believed that after hearing such a 'stupid' plan to rush the Olympics, the guy who had suffered a loss would have raised his hand to smoke himself.
After all, that irascible old man has lost his family property in many divorce cases!
Of course, even if you lose your property, the most important thing is that the "Terminator" series didn't get it back in the end, which is the real injury.
It is precisely the fact that I have witnessed the bloody facts with my own eyes and know that feelings are the most expensive business in the world, so when I talk about love with them, it is better to talk about money first, as long as the distribution of property is negotiated, everything else can be cultivated slowly.
It's not snobbery, it's self-responsibility.
Like Roland is talking about Chong Olympics now?
With Spielberg and Cameron's temperament, they will definitely let the woman know how much money this trophy will cost!
I can grant you your wish, but you need to know how much I have to do to make it happen!
There is no free lunch in the world, all the gains are just an exchange of interests!
And yetβ
Roland's brain circuit, and Spielberg's, are not on the same channel at all.
He would have reminded Roland, but never now.
Before it was time to talk about marriage, with David Olson here, the old man believed that no one could cheat Roland out of his fortune.
However, Roland can instantly think of his own property when he changes his face, and this vigilance reassures him.
Even if the two of them had a wrong idea, the old man still got off the donkey down the slope and said, "You still know that you have a lot of wealth?" I thought you were going to give it all away! β
"Since you don't want to tell her about it, then I won't mention Chong Ao."
Hearing what the other party said, Roland breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could express his gratitude, the turning point came again.
"But ......"
"People can still be seen."
"There is currently a problem with the project "Saving Private Ryan"......"
When the old man babbled about the British Ministry of Defense's lack of face, Roland, who learned about the cause and effect, relaxed a lot, and after seeing Roland's relaxed appearance, the old man smiled: "How do I feel, do you think this matter is very simple?" I've been in touch with Paramount, and they just won't let go. β
"Didn't you already give me the answer?"
As long as the old man doesn't expose his plans, then Roland won't care about the other party's knowingly asked.
"You think Kate can solve this, and I think the same way as you."
"Really?" Hearing Roland say this, the old man's smile became even bigger, "Do you think she will readily agree?" β
"Of course! I have this confidence ......"
"Then you call her up?"
"Not now, it's five o'clock, let's go eat first."
Roland glanced at his watch and said, "I'll call her to come with you and eat at your house." β
"You don't know each other yet, don't you feel embarrassed that I just called her up to talk about things?"
"I talked about the project behind her back and didn't let her know the truth, but we talked and talked about the problem, and after finding that she could solve it, I directly asked her to come up and help, isn't this just to deprive others of their right to know, and only want to squeeze?"
"She's not a tool to help me solve all my problems, since I want her to help, then I have to make things clear to her, I give her orders in front of you, she may give me face now, but when I go back, I'll be miserable......"
When Roland shook his eyebrows and bluntly said that he was going to the old man's house for dinner, the old man was extremely surprised to hear that sentence - although many Hollywood people are supporters of feminism, in fact, ......
Doesn't everyone say one thing and do another?
The mere remark of bringing their wives back into the family is a testament to their machismo.
Not to mention, everything in life is centered on them.
But Roland hated this practice of coming when he was called and leaving when he was useless.
Because in his previous life, his father treated his mother like this.
If you are told to do something, you will do it, and why do you do so much?
Worried I'm lying to you?
I'm your husband!
It is true that when he first dated Kate, he did have the idea of using the other party as a tool in his head.
But now......
If he did, wouldn't he be the last dad he wanted to be?
Turn Kate into a babysitter? Use the feelings cultivated by both parties to squeeze each other to your heart's content?
He couldn't do it.
Because of this kind of oppression, it's the same as 'what you lose is just a leg, and what she loses is love!' This kind of ghost logical kidnapping is just as disgusting.
"Okay, go to my house for dinner."
"We'll talk after we've eaten."
Roland was resolute, and Spielberg did not force it.
What's more, even if Roland doesn't offer to come to dinner together, he will take the initiative to ask to meet Kate.
He wanted to see if Kate had four arms and eight legs and could pull Roland and not let go, or if he had a gentle personality and didn't want to leave, after all, his students had worked so hard to earn so much money, and they would have to smash most of it for her immediately.
However, after the two sides met, Spielberg watched for a long time and did not find much merit in Kate.
Isn't it just that the skin is white, the figure is better, the facial features are exquisite, and the voice is soft, isn't it slightly related?
There are too many blonde girls in Hollywood!
There has never been a shortage of beauties in Hollywood, even if Roland doesn't like that kind of slim figure, there are many plump beauties in the golden age, the old man thought that a rich and handsome young man like Roland would have a very dissolute private life, but he didn't think about it......
This has already been determined to hang on a crooked-necked tree?
This is not like a young man!
With a puzzled mentality, Spielberg finished dinner, and after he called the two to the study, and continued to talk about his project along the topic left on the table, he just said that when "Saving Private Ryan" might go to England for filming, Kate, who 'accompanied' Roland to listen, suddenly lit up.
When he went on to say that this could be as long as three months......
Spielberg, who had been paying attention to Kate out of the corner of his eye, found that this girl laughed directly.
"Is there something wrong with our schedule?"
"Does it make you happy?"
Spielberg, who was slightly puzzled, asked the confusion in his heart, and in the face of this sudden inquiry, Kate, who had been silly, was stunned for a moment, and then nodded and said: "yes, Britain is my hometown after all......"
"Of course I'm glad you guys went there to film!"
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Spielberg didn't get Kate's thoughts, and after staring at her with a puzzled gaze for two seconds, he turned his gaze and looked at Roland, wanting to seek the answer to the question, and as his gaze shifted, Roland, who had already guessed Kate's inner thoughts, did not answer positively, but turned his head to look at the other party and poured out a basin of cold water, "But...... The British Ministry of Defense refused to lend us people. β
Uh-huh?
Kate's smile, which was still silly, froze on her face, and after he listened to Roland's explanation, how could she not understand the meaning of this old and young when she smiled again? said: "The British Ministry of Defense refuses to borrow people? I can fix this......"
"When Kenneth was working on "God of War Henry V", in order to film the hand-to-hand battle between the two armies, he directly asked Prince Philip to borrow soldiers to cooperate...... Kenneth can borrow it from less than 2,000 people, of course......"
"If it is used by non-local crews, the cost will be relatively high......"
OKβ¦β¦
The matter was settled.
Roland smiled at Spielberg.
The old man was confused.
Although he had already guessed that with the current relationship between Kate and Roland, the other party would definitely help, but he didn't expect this girl to agree so happily, so happy that he was a little unacceptable.
Because he's used to trading.
But before he could express his emotion for the young man's view of dating, Kate suddenly changed his words.
"However, there is one thing I need to make clear in advance."
Huh!
The meat show is coming!
That's right!
All the gains are just an exchange of interests!
"Yes, you say." Spielberg, who had never believed in women, nodded.
"I want the crew's shooting schedule." Kate made her own claim.
Shooting schedule?
Hearing this, Spielberg was confused again.
This kind of thing is not confidential, Kate just asked Roland if he wanted it, there is no need to bring it up cautiously!
And after seeing the old man frowning again, Roland, who knew it, didn't bother to watch the two of them play dumb riddles here, and directly spread out the whole topic, "Steven, she wants to know, what days are our crew on vacation!" β
"She'll take me to her house when we're on vacation, right?"
In the first half of the sentence, Roland said it to Spielberg, and the last rhetorical question pointed to Kate.
Kate's helpless voice also made Kate nod with satisfaction, "Since you know?" Then you should consciously go to my house then......"
"If you dare to say no, I won't help you borrow someone!"
That's right, when Roland learned that Spielberg wanted Kate to solve the problem of filming "Saving Private Ryan" in the UK, he knew that this kind of problem, that was not a problem at all......
Because the movie was made in the UK, wouldn't that just fulfill Kate's wish?
Now Kate is semi-unemployed, with no filming and no friends.
When Roland is on vacation, she can still run around with Roland, and if Roland works, then she can only go home and stay.
After all, both parties had agreed before, that Roland would give her some time, and she would try to forget about Oscar.
Before forgetting the award, Roland went to work, and she was embarrassed to follow the whole process.
That kind of unjustified care is a bit too much.
However, once Roland is going to the UK to film, eh, that will be her home field......
My home is in the UK, where can you dump me?
I don't have any filming now because of you, and when I'm bored, I go out for a walk, and I just happened to walk your crew......
It's fate!
And when you are resting, you accompany me around the filming location and then walk around to my house......
Isn't this providence?
In this way, Roland certainly confidently said to Spielberg, what you think is not a problem at all.
Of course, this is not to say that there is a problem with the phrase 'all gains are in exchange for benefits'.
It's the exchange that Kate wants, which is actually to pit Roland to her house......
She hasn't avenged her revenge on Christmas Eve last year!
Didn't you, Roland, make me nervous at the time? I'm going to have to make you shiver this time, too!
When the old man understood all this, the breath of a long sigh was the same as that of a truck driver who had eaten dog food for half a year.
It's old, it's really old, and I can't keep up with the times.
They have never seen such a crooked young man in their lives!
When Spielberg saw Roland nodding helplessly, indicating that he would not back down, the project plan of "Saving Private Ryan" was directly thrown on the table by the old man...... Talk? What else is there to talk about now?
In the project, the biggest problem has been solved, and in the communication, the biggest worry is just around the corner!
However, as soon as the matter is resolved, the gang will be dispersed, and no matter how you look at it, there is a utilitarian connotation.
While abandoning the project, Roland and the old man's next conversation shifted to the development of DreamWorks.
Compared with the repeated 'silly beep' behavior of Warcraft Film and Television, DreamWorks is really a little energetic now, and after the two sides chatted, Roland found out that Spielberg was the real helmsman of DreamWorks.
Yes, don't look at DreamWorks, the live-action film part is controlled by the old man, the animation part is controlled by Jeffrey Katzenberg, and the record part is represented by David Geffen, but the whole company, in fact, still listens to the old man alone.
Take DreamWorks Animation, for example, it's a company spun off directly from Amperin Entertainment!
When the old man's student, Robert Zemeckis, filmed "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Amperin Entertainment deliberately set up an animation department called Amblimation, which was responsible for making animation, but because the old man didn't make much animated movies, after the establishment of DreamWorks, he shut down this history department and exchanged its own assets for DreamWorks shares.
All the people who worked in it before have all been merged into the current DreamWorks Animation.
Not only that, since 95, DreamWorks has also established a company called PDI with Pacific Digital Graphics, which is based on Steve Jobs' Pixar animation, and the old man who is obsessed with technology feels that traditional animation has come to the end of history, and Jobs's computer animation is the real future.
So......
DreamWorks Animation looks like Jeffrey Katzenberg's department, but the people and things in it, the old man says.
First, he has a lot of shares.
Second, it was he who mastered the core computer animation production company that DreamWorks Animation relied on.
The same is true for other divisions like DreamWorks Electronic Entertainment and record labels.
On the surface, the DreamWorks triumvirate is invincible in terms of content, backed by Microsoft, Samsung, and Chase, and has abundant cash flow, and belongs to the structure of a serious health group, but in reality, this company is still an old man's word.
Spielberg said to the left, then the guy down there can't go to the right......
After learning about this distribution, Roland immediately understood why the dream factory in his previous life was so easy to separate.
David Geffen is also a big guy anyway, how can he let Spielberg knead it wantonly?
In the case that the whole company is its own industry, since you know that you can't beat the Big Six, of course, it is mainly to make money!
After all, without people and money, you can't get by!
If it is a loss, it is I who loses, then of course I have to weigh the pros and cons!
"Oh! Engage in half a day? DreamWorks or yours alone? β
When Roland heard this astonishing fact, his face was full of surprise.
"I'm not alone! I just have a lot of voting power. β
Spielberg corrected Roland's words.
"Okay, okay, more voting power, just the voting power that can dominate the company's sale."
Roland didn't bother to pick out words with the other party, but in his heart, he muttered to himself-
"Since Pixar does not own the rights to its own animation, and only by being acquired by Disney can the benefits be maximized, then I will buy your DreamWorks animation first......
"It doesn't matter if you can't get Toy Story or Finding Nemo, it's the same if you can't get Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon......
"Of course, if you can withstand the attack of the Big Six by then, then you won't buy it......
If Spielberg knew that the guy in front of him, who was jumping repeatedly in Hollywood, accumulating funds just for acquisition, had already set his sights on his company and wanted to dismember DreamWorks......
He's definitely going to fan out with a big ear scraper!
Are you my student or not?
It's okay if I was misunderstood!
Now you're secretly trying to dismember my company?
I've taught you a special code!
And if the idea is exposed, Roland actually has a rhetoric -
'Buying DreamWorks Animation is just a better acquisition of Disney......