There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Even if insiders understand that Matt Damon, Robert Duval, Peter Fonda, and Dustin Hoffman are unlikely to win the award, then they must continue to convince the judges to vote for Roland.

Among them, there is a big difference between one public relations and two public relations at the same time.

In fact, the Oscar selection rules are very interesting, during the preliminary selection process, the academy will make a table of eligible films for the year and distribute them to the corresponding members, in which members can choose their favorite films or filmmakers.

As an industry award, practitioners in each industry can only vote for practitioners in their own industry, such as Steven Spielberg, a guy from the Orthodox Directors Guild, then he can only throw his vote into the pit of Best Director, but if it is a guy like Clint Eastwood who was born as an actor and worked as a director, and has added to the association, he can vote for five......

One for Best Director, one for Best Actor, one for Best Actress, one for Best Supporting Actor, one for Best Supporting Actress.

Huh!

At this glance, you can see that the actor award is not the same as other awards!

Because he is a member of the Actors Association who has the right to vote, he voted for four awards at once, and he wants those judges to write the names of two publicists on the list at the same time, which is no longer called choice, but manipulation......

Autonomy is completely gone!

And if you add in the best picture that everyone has to vote for, or just take Clint Eastwood's guy who can vote six votes a year as an example, usually those guys will die that they will vote an A for best picture, an A for best director, a B for best actor, a C for best actress, a D for best actor, an E for best actress, and this year...... Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, all of the special codes are A!

Four of the six tickets were PR dropped by the same party, what do you make Clint Eastwood think about this situation?

Oh, I'm sorry, as the brother-in-law of George Lucas's student Ron Howard, Old Man Clint may not be crooked, but the other judges will not be as good as Old Man......

If it is said that the difficulty of public relations is one performance award, then the difficulty of public relations two acting awards at the same time is hell, and if you want to take four out of six tickets, the difficulty is comparable to a nightmare.

How much does Roland have to pay in this case?

He himself didn't know.

He knew one thing, though.

All the gifts given by fate have already been secretly marked with a price.

He never felt that he could easily obtain anything, everything in life had a price, and he did not expect him to be able to obtain that trophy easily, what he wanted to know now was the price of the trophy.

And this price is not something that Spielberg can reply to immediately.

After learning that Roland was willing to inquire, Spielberg also decisively relayed the news that Roland and Kate wanted to take away the actor and actress, and told the Big Six, and in the face of Roland's price......

The six who were not surprised all expressed their opinions.

…………

"What should come, still come."

News Corporation's conference room was packed.

After getting the award request from Spielberg personally, Fox, who felt that the matter was big enough to be in charge, immediately reported it and asked the group company to make a decision on this transaction.

Well, if you talk about trading, it's not really right.

Because in the award plan written by Spielberg for Roland, it was only emphasized that as the producer and distributor of "Titanic", Fox had the obligation to help Roland and Kate win the Olympics, and if the two won the award, it would have a direct impact on Fox's revenue, and the expenses incurred by the award would be borne by both parties.

If it costs a well-documented 10 million to win the prize, then Fox and Roland will each bear 5 million.

But even if Spielberg is telling the truth, News Corp., which also knows the difficulty of winning the prize, wants more.

"On the surface, the deal doesn't seem like much of a problem, but Roland Allen wants to win the award, which is a problem in itself."

"We can help them in the Olympics, but we need more benefits."

"They won the Oscar, which can greatly stimulate the sales of "Titanic" in the disc market, but this is not enough, we will sell the "Titanic" disc the day after the Oscars, and at the same time, we need them to cooperate to make a big news that can stimulate fans to buy......"

"Aren't there a lot of people posting on Yahoo, IMDb, MSN now, begging them to get married?"

"Then let Roland publicly show his love to Kate before the disc is sold......"

"Of course, if we don't get it, then our deal won't take effect."

"That's a fair price, isn't it? We don't ask them to share the cost of the Olympics. ”

…………

Unlike Fox, which wants to squeeze out the value of "Titanic", after seeing the Olympic deal, Columbia Samsung Pictures directly rejected Spielberg's illusory bargaining chip that "because Roland will continue to shoot "Spider-Man 2 and 3", after winning the Oscar, it will be beneficial to the follow-up film promotion.

"Roland Allen continues to shoot 'Spider-Man 2 and 3,' and that was our previous deal, and it has nothing to do with Rushing Olympics."

"Of course, it's not that we don't help him with the Olympics, but we think that the chips in the trade can be slightly modified."

"Aren't there a lot of people begging them to marry right now?"

"Then when we were filming "Spider-Man 2 and 3", we made some other gossip and gossip, such as——"

"Peter Parker may have fallen in love with Mary Jane on the set."

"When those guys who begged Roland and Kate to marry saw the news, they would be very interested in the movie, whether they wanted to explore, 'how did Bitch, who played Mary Jane, hook up with Roland', or wanted to know, 'Is there true love in this world', they will most likely come into the theater to taste the ......."

"Of course, we don't control the final outcome."

"Whether Roland breaks up with Kate or denies it, we don't care."

"But this must not happen before the film is released."

"What we want is some soap opera romance plots during the promotional period of "Spider-Man 2 and 3."

"And, as far as we know, Roland doesn't have any projects after Spider-Man 2 and 3?"

"Since this is the case, then we also hope that during the promotion period of "Spider-Man 3", Roland can take the initiative to say that this will be his last starring movie, and after filming "Spider-Man 3", he will say goodbye to the screen and stop acting......"

"That's what we want to exchange chips, a gimmick to make money."

…………

If Fox wants to squeeze out all the profits of "Titanic", and Sony wants to verify how terrifying Roland Allen's fan buying power is, then Paramount wants to get a piece of the pie in the relationship that has been hammered by the two.

"We finally understand why Roland gave up on Saving Private Ryan, but we're not satisfied."

"But we don't overdo it, we just need a TV interview with the couple."

"During the promotional period of 'Saving Private Ryan,' we needed Roland and Kate to join us on our arranged talk show and let them tell the story behind the scenes of 'Saving Private Ryan'" during the filming."

"It has to involve Roland going to Kate's house as a guest."

"As for the scale, we must mention 'why Roland went', 'Roland's communication with Kate's family', and 'future plans', and other more in-depth issues, if they don't want to talk, they can not talk about it."

"Of course, it's all based on the awards."

"If not, it's null and void."

…………

Fox, Sony, Paramount, these three giants that have direct cooperation with Roland, all show the greed of capital, or in other words, one and a half billion in three days, which not only shocks the world, but also makes capital even more crazy!

What is Roland's charm?

How much potential does Roland really have?

How much profit can Roland bring to everyone?

These are the questions they all want to know!

Oh no! They don't want to know! They just want to get it with their own hands!

At the same time that the three companies directly related to Roland have revised the price code, Warner, which has never cooperated with Roland, is also studying the letter of intent submitted by Spielberg on behalf of Roland.

Looking at the "Harry Potter" placed in front of him, the faces of these people were full of grass eggs.

"A lot of times I wonder if these guys are from the future like Martin (the male protagonist of Back to the Future)."

"Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, ......"

"I just wondered, where the hell did these guys come up with so many sets?"

"Why is it so difficult for us to make a series, but they are able to mass-produce the series?"

"If they wrote it themselves, then we admit it, after all, there's a Stephen King out there, isn't it? But the problem is, they bought a lot of the series! ”

"I can't bear this!"

"Why are they able to see valuable sets when we buy rubbish?"

"Uh-huh???"

"It was Spider-Man before, it's Harry Potter now, and what about us? None of the bought DCs can do it? ”

"Ah???h

Such a question made the people present look at each other.

If the results of "Titanic" relieved Warner, who did not launch a movie in the same schedule, if the devastating slaughter and the changes in this year's Olympic situation made Warner have long expected that Roland Allen, a guy with his back to the mountain, might do something, and if they were not surprised by the deal that Spielberg helped submit, then when they saw the two books that Spielberg sent, these guys who thought they were in control of the victory and were waiting to open their mouths to rob, They all frowned, and when they had finished reading the book, they ......

Hold the grass!

Where did you get this special code?

Since the manuscript was only received at the beginning of June, it was handed over to George Lucas at the end of the month to be proofread and published by Lucas Books, and at the beginning of September, Roland Allen's own gossip news, which was still able to seize the attention of children eating melons, occupied the front pages of major media outlets, so it ...... The proofreading was completed as early as July, the cover was designed at the end of the month, the publicity plan was arranged in mid-August, and the ISBN Harry Potter was received at the end of the month, which has not yet been published......

But even if it is not published and there is no real popularity, it does not mean that Warner does not see the value of this book.

When "Jurassic Park" was still a manuscript, it had already been bought by Spielberg, and after Universal got the draft submitted by Spielberg, he directly gave the green light and said that he wanted to shoot it!

In fact, in many cases, these non-personnel film companies can still see valuable content.

But it's precisely because these guys' aesthetics are basically online that they will be disgusted with Roland's "Harry Potter" -

Beep with a confused face!

Because they can see that the master and apprentice are preparing to harvest leeks again!

More than 30 years ago, with the success of mankind's first landing on the moon, all kinds of film and television works full of beautiful fantasies about outer space sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. "Sweeping the market, harvesting the children of the same era, not only making a lot of money, but also establishing their position in the minds of children;

More than 20 years ago, with the prevalence of neoliberalism, the generation gap between old ideas and new ideas is increasing day by day, in this case, a series of films about youth and self-proof have been launched, and at this time, Roland used "Home Alone" to break the record, and the children of the same era, to achieve harvest, not only make a lot of money, but also establish their own status in the hearts of children;

What now?

With the development of science and technology and the acceleration of information exchange, people are more eager for film companies to bring themselves an immersive visual feast, and a series of movies came into being, breaking records, and at this time, a story of saving the world from a child's perspective appeared, plus the names that appeared at the same time as the whole project Spielberg and Roland, the idea of continuing to harvest the leeks of children in the new era naturally appeared in Warner's heart.

Nonsense!

No matter which one they show it, they will think that this pair of masters and apprentices want to harvest leeks again!

In Warner's eyes, the children born one after another, that is, the leeks planted in the back garden of the master and apprentice, see that they are almost grown, then go down with a sickle, put them all into the bowl, and then let the leeks in the field grow for a few years, wait for almost, then another knife, as long as there are still human beings, then they can find the pulse of the times and pull it into their own audience!

And now, the pair of masters and apprentices are actually using this as a bargaining chip for the Olympics?

It's simply, this is it, it's just ......

Warner really has no fuck to talk about......

But even if they're happy with the stake, that doesn't mean they'll be satisfied.

After a few vents, they returned to the topic.

"Is it 50 percent of Harry Potter?"

"It's not enough."

"Since the book has not yet been published, we don't know the future of adapting the book."

"However, if Steven can publicly state that he will be the director of the adaptation project when the book is published, then we are also willing to cooperate with Warcraft Film and Television to co-produce this project."

"In addition to investment rights, we also need issuance rights."

"Go according to the years of the market, twenty years."

"As long as they can accept such conditions, then we will help them to win the Olympics, and at the same time, if they win the Oscar, we also need them to shoot a cover for Time magazine and give a special interview."

"We set the cover theme, and the content of the interview can be communicated and discussed, but there is one premise, that is, they can't be interviewed by any other print media until our Time magazine goes on sale."

"Of course, everything is based on the success of the Olympic Games, and if it fails, everything will be nullified."

…………

If Warner's senior management held a meeting after watching "Harry Potter", sprayed all those incompetent subordinates, and then made up their minds to follow the pair of money-grabbing masters and apprentices to cut a wave of children's leeks, then Disney saw Spielberg's cooperation intention submitted on behalf of Roland, Michael Ainas directly picked up the pen and revised the chips.

"Spider-Man coming to Disneyland?"

"This is okay! However, the time limit has to be changed from 20 years after the project is established to 50 years! ”

"The preparatory period for recovering the copyright if it is not built must be changed from five years to ten years!"

"Uh...... At the same time, we also need a minimum of 50% of the investment in The Lord of the Rings, and 20 years of market life, and in addition to that...... Don't you want an Oscar? Then you can change your acceptance speech...... Anyway, even if you take it, it's a surprise, otherwise...... You Roland, don't prepare any acceptance speeches......"

"That's right! Roland didn't prepare an acceptance speech, pretending that he didn't know anything, pretending that he thought he would definitely not win the award, and at the same time, he was preparing a ring and giving it away directly on the Oscar stage......"

"Oh, just imagine, when the audience who likes "Titanic" turns on the TV and watches the live Oscars, they can see them holding the trophy, not to mention, but also seeing Roland show their love on the spot......"

"What a romantic thing! I believe that the live broadcast of the Oscars will skyrocket the ratings......"

"That's right, our ABC's market share and advertising revenue will also skyrocket!"

…………

If Fox, Sony, and Paramount just want to run the project they cooperate with Roland to the extreme and squeeze every profit out of it, then Warner, Disney, and Universal want to get a piece of the unmined gold mountain.

Even though Warner is satisfied with the bargaining chip of "Harry Potter", he still wants to take advantage of the popularity of "Titanic"; Even though Disney is satisfied with Spider-Man and "The Lord of the Rings", he still wants the relationship between the two to earn more for his own broadcast network; Compared with them, Universal, which got "X-Men", also made a request for twenty years of distribution rights, and at the same time, they also eyed Roland's last remaining bargaining chip......

"The song "My Heart is Eternal" hasn't been released yet, has it?"

"Universal has reached an acquisition agreement with PolyGram, and starting next year, we will be one of the world's top four record labels."

"We want the distribution rights of the song "My Heart is Eternal", and as for the release time, ......"

"Then it's March 24, the day after next year's Oscars."

"We can't guarantee that we can succeed 100 percent, but we won't joke with our own interests."

"Although no matter if they don't get the best actor, "My Heart is Eternal" will be a big hit, but if the two of them take it, then this song will definitely be able to rush to several platinum ...... within a week"

"Maybe within a month, you can hit a diamond."

"And it's all money......"

"We're not going to take our own money, just kidding......"

"After all, two people holding cups at the same time is the best publicity ......"

…………

Don't look at the bloated six major institutions, many celebrities have complained about their efficiency, but in the matter of squeezing Roland Allen, they have shown great enthusiasm, on the morning of the 22nd, Spielberg called Roland, and at noon, he asked people to submit the cooperation invitation to the Big Six, and in the evening, Roland has already received a positive reply from the Big Six.

Looking at the almost shameless asking price of the Big Six, Roland laughed with emotion.

"That is, if Kate and I want to top the Oscars at the same time next year, I need to pay "My Heart Forever" and "X-Men" first, get rid of Universal, and then propose to Kate on ABC's Oscars live to meet Fox's request to make big news for the release of "Titanic"? And then I'm going to hand over Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings to Disney to fulfill all the promises made to them, and then we're going to have to give Time a cover interview and give Harry Potter to complete the contract with Warner? By the time "Saving Private Ryan" is announced, the two of us will have a talk show arranged by Paramount to undo the deal with Paramount? Finally, I have to go along with Sony's empathy hype and declare Spider-Man 3 my last movie, so that it's all over? ”

When Roland sorted out the requirements of each family, the only word in his mind was 'overdraft'.

On the surface, what the Big Six are asking for is money, but in fact, what the Big Six are really holding is not the copyright project at all, but the past, present and future of Roland!

Analyzing the terms of each family, the six Ming only hope to continue to amplify his hype, but in fact, what they want to do is to completely drain the popularity accumulated by Roland in the past eight years at the moment when Roland and Kate reach the top at the same time, so that those ethereal popularity can be turned into promoters, promote the number of live broadcasts on ABC, promote the sales of "My Heart Eternal" and "Titanic" discs, and maintain the unshakable influence of Time Magazine in the industry!

To put it simply, that is, to burn the people's love for Roland as much as possible this time.

In addition, the talk show requested by Paramount, the empathetic hype and the last movie required by Sony are burning the future of Roland, and high-density and large-scale exposure can indeed make all parties benefit a lot in a short period of time, but it will also make the public gradually lose interest in Roland itself!

When Roland falls in love for a year, the public may watch it with relish.

When you are in a relationship for two years, people may continue to enjoy it.

And what about when talking about three years, four years?

I'm tired of watching, okay?

In this case, if the hype required by Sony is added, the people who know that Roland will not film again in the future will spend their future spending power on the present at one time.

This approach seems to be able to make a lot of profits, but in fact, it is also ending Roland's life as an actor.

"But, your life as an actor is about to burn to the limit, isn't it?"

Roland can see clearly, how can Spielberg, the old fox, not know?

After hearing the light laughter that unloaded everything, Spielberg, who knew it in his heart, also accosted: "Roland, we all know that your success is all based on the tide of the times......"

"Home Alone is the first film to capture the curiosity of children......"

"The T-1000 in "Terminator 2" is an epoch-making achievement in the history of cinema......"

"Jurassic Park captures the ...... audience with CGI"

"While Spider-Man takes CGI to the extreme, it also stepped on the cusp of America's multi-year disaster......"

"Titanic is the perfect love you're selling all young women crave......"

"After that, you don't have any room to go up."

"You actually know in your heart that in the actor industry, you have come to the end......"

"yes...... It's coming to an end......" Roland sighed in agreement.

In the past eight years, Roland has made a total of ten films, but he has taken all of the opportunity for technological development.

Next, after "Spider-Man 3", no matter what he filmed, he couldn't jump out of the pit of repetition and imitation.

Even he knew that he had no future.

Or, with his average acting skills, the next future can only be that the truck driver has not yet begun to study-

"Avatar".

IMAX3D。

But that's obviously a little too long.

In this way, Roland actually doesn't know what he should shoot after "Spider-Man 3", and Roland, who already regards actors as a means of primitive accumulation of capital, actually doesn't want to act before the official combination of IMAX3D technology.

"And the Big Six obviously saw this, that's why they are so unscrupulous to make conditions, right?"

"Titanic" not only ended the suspense of this year's Oscars, ended all possibilities that tried to threaten me, but also ended my own future, because after that, unless I am stepping on the tide of the times, whatever I play is regressing."

"So, the Sixth Conference gladly accepted my copyright project and would not make a request for me to participate."

"Because of the big gamble at this time, the probability of failure is very high."

"That's right." The outspoken words won Spielberg's approval.

"Do you think I should say yes?" Roland, who received an affirmative answer, leaned back on the sofa and asked with a smile.

"Yes." The old man on the other end of the phone gave the most rational reply, "While the people are still full of illusions about your perfect image, you should directly realize all these fantasies." ”

"On the surface, you and Kate each won an Oscar, which is a very loss, but in fact, you have made a lot of money...... Let the Big Six endorse you with your love and put you on the altar, and after that, no one will question your image, because questioning whether you have the ability to win the award is questioning whether the Big Six have made money in this business, and the outside world can only praise you, because the Big Six do not allow themselves to become a part of the Oscar shady. ”

"Tie my personal image to the Big Six, right? And in this process, the money that should belong to me, such as the share of "My Heart is Eternal", I can also get a lot of it...... Oh no, I can get more, because my confession to Kate at the Oscars can spur fans to buy singles in bulk......"

"Yes, it's something that a lot of people expect but can't do."

"So, do you think I should retreat from the rapids?"

"That's right, you showed me the script of the Spider-Man series, and when Peter Parker jumps from a tall building, your screen image can be frozen, although I don't know how James could have written that kind of plot, but I think it fits quite well with the current promotional plan......"

"Well, Steven, can you tell me what you can gain from this whole incident?"

When Roland asked this question in a calm tone, the old man on the other end of the phone did not mean to hide it, but chuckled, "Can't I care about my students?" ”

"Absolutely! But the timing is not right......"

"Okay, okay, it seems that I really can't hide it from you, but it's okay like this, neither of us has a psychological burden......"

At this point, Spielberg paused, as if organizing the language, but more like putting everything in order to tell Roland without reservation, "Uh...... Remember when William and we had a meal in May? ”

"Maybe you made my hostility towards Nintendo clear, and later, before filming Private Ryan, Paul suddenly told me that Microsoft would try to buy Nintendo to enter the console market."

"But ......"

"They're in trouble right now."

"Since the acquisition can't be achieved, then they are ready to make their own hosts."

"And the first goal to enter the console market is Sony."

"Don't think it's strange, no matter what Microsoft's working capital can kill a large number of companies, their primary goal is to kill the industry overlord, and Sony's Kutaragi Ken has cheated Microsoft back then, so ......"

"Do you think we can stay out of it?"

"We own 50 percent of the shares of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Films."

"Once Microsoft and Sony fight, we will be involved in it no matter what, and when the time comes, the identity of an actor will be too bad for you, because an actor is a profession that eats personal image, and if Sony is annoyed, they are very likely to directly discredit you, just like the Michael Jackson who is tearing up with them now."

"Since there will definitely be a war, it is better for you to abandon what may affect you before you go to war."

"And after abandoning, because you still maintain good cooperation with Universal, Disney, and Warner, so, even if Sony wants to flip your table, you have to ask if the three companies that threw money into "X-Men", "The Lord of the Rings", and "Harry Potter" disagree, and when the time comes, as long as you hang up the identity of a star producer, you can get the protection of the three of them."

"That's why I said that winning an Oscar is the best choice for you."

"Because your golden body is made of the Six Great Ones, because you have realized all your popularity, so that the Six Great Ones have been richly rewarded."

"If we can't stop Microsoft from going under the knife against Sony, and of course, we're not going to stop them, why would we put something on the table that might be bad for us?"

"Moreover, when Microsoft did something to Sony, it was not our chance......"

"Fifty percent of the shares of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television Co-Distribution Company are in our hands, and whoever buys Sony Columbia Samsung Pictures except us will lose ......"

"Because of the most important overseas channels, we have eaten half of them."

"So, Ben still feels like you've been cheated by Sony, are you comfortable now?"

"Sony just wants to make more money from you, but we want Sony's life!"

Hold the grass!

That's what it is!

Roland previously felt that overdrawing everything was a last resort, since he couldn't find a good project to play, he would retreat bravely, and by the way, replace the perfect image that he had been operating for many years with an Oscar, but now......

He smiled excitedly again.

Microsoft has revealed its idea of hitting Sony?

Spielberg helped himself to rush the Olympics because they would also fight with Sony?

Since this is the case, then he really has to agree to this series of overdraft operations!

Because—

He wants to kill Sony, too!

Before, he couldn't find a good reason to join, and he didn't know what to do with his position, but now......

After winning the Oscar, enjoying the glorious moment brought by the capital, and retreating bravely, the perfect image of the six major maintenance will be retained in the hearts of the world, which is the best choice in line with his development!

Since there is no hope of promotion, and it is impossible to study acting seriously, it is better to overdraft everything and become a living legend!

has been an actor for ten years, a chess piece for ten years, and now, I am finally going to turn over!

In the eyes of the people, he is the god who has ruled an era, but he knows it himself......

Beneath the glorious exterior, there is a heart that wants to be a chess player!

“Fuck！” Thinking of this, Roland, who was relaxed, laughed and scolded.

"So the deal I promised with the Big Six is also good for you?"

"Steven, if you had said that Microsoft was going to engage in Sony, then I wouldn't be emotional!"

"It's not too late for you to know!" Spielberg didn't want to take the blame, so he directly brought the topic back to Chong Ao, "So, are you willing to accept the modification conditions of the six major ones now?" ”

"Yes! Willing! Why wouldn't I want to do something that is only good for me? ”

Roland obviously didn't want to dwell on the topic, or rather, he was now more interested in Spielberg's idea of swallowing Sony's Columbia-Samsung Pictures than a deal that was already infinitely close...... Now that things have been finalized, how about talking to me about your thoughts on Sony? Why did you suddenly become interested in Sony Columbia Samsung Pictures? ”

It's a pity that when talking about this matter, Spielberg's tone is not as cheerful as when he encouraged Roland to rush to the Olympics before, he doesn't want to talk to Roland about this kind of thing, or the old man thinks that Roland only needs to see some numbers to understand his thoughts, "This thing...... Actually, I don't need to say ......."

"You just ask David directly to take a look at the financial statements of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television this year......"

"I believe that after you read it, you will be like me, trying to find a way to buy Sony Columbia Samsung Pictures while Microsoft stabbed Sony......

"Because of Sony, it's going too far......"