"Tell me! Can anyone tell me! Why can't we shoot this kind of thing? ”

When Kevin, the CEO of Warner Group in a suit, slapped the newspapers and documents in his hand on the desk, his bloodshot and terrifying eyes were like a jackal, as if he was about to devour everyone in front of him, "Look at the news outside!" Look at what the critics have to say! "Jurassic Park" is the best sci-fi film in the world! Compared to it, the "Batman Returns" we watched last year was just a piece of! It wasn't a movie at all, it was a stage play with a clumsy set! ”

There is no buying and selling, there is no killing.

Ah no, I went to the wrong set, there is no comparison, there is no harm.

Since "Jurassic Park" has set off a movie-watching frenzy, the entire America plus up and down is hotly discussing this movie, and the picture in it is regarded as the best in film history, then there will always be unlucky guys who come out to cushion their backs, otherwise there will be less praise of contrast, just like a ship that has lost its helmsman, relying only on the direction of the wind, it will only turn around in place......

"Batman Returns" is the unlucky one.

For no other reason, who made him the closest sci-fi film to "Jurassic Park"?

In the first half of '93, there was no output, and in the case of "Terminator 2" in '91, "Batman Returns", which was treated as a sandwich cookie, was hung up and beaten by film critics and fans, what 'under the banner of comic science fiction films, but doing action movies', what 'mediocre scripts, inferior fights, insincere visual effects production', what 'has nothing to do with science fiction at all, everything is just the director selling his gothic style' and so on.

Although the movie "Batman Returns" is not as bad as the outside world says, and its investment of 80 million and the global box office of 260 million are indeed profitable, but who made it so unlucky to be the only one?

If the audience and film critics don't take it out for comparison, will they still drag out "Terminator 2"?

"Terminator 2" still has a box office of 500 million, and the profit is more than 200 million, in the field of commercial films, losing money and making less money, that is the original sin, especially the sequel of a series, even if you can't exceed it, you can't make too little, otherwise......

All the teams had to be replaced.

Tim Burton was already on the verge of being fired, and now the verbal criticism is Warner's best excuse......

Therefore, no matter how annoyed the CEO Kevin was, a group of people in the conference room did not say a word, they sat silently in place, and did not look up at all, and when the atmosphere dropped to freezing......

Kevin spoke, "Batman...... The whole team was replaced with ......"

Not only that, but he also said his thoughts directly.

"Then, put the VFX movie on the agenda...... Is Roland Allen going to make "Spider-Man"? Is Steven Spielberg's contract with Universal expiring this year? You guys go and contact Katherine Kennedy for me and tell them we can vote! We can give 100 million ...... like "Terminator 2" No! We can give a little bit of 500 million! ”

"As long as the two of them are involved in the production! Steven: We still give twenty points according to the highest producer and director! Roland we give Super A's eighteen! I hope...... No! I'm going to have you pull them over for me!" I have to see that at the top of the box office charts in '95 hangs our Warner name! ”

Although the billion-dollar box office is only an estimate, even if it is not reached, it does not prevent the film companies from fanatizing about them.

After all, the box office record of breaking 100 million yuan in a single week is really appalling!

According to the division of the talks between Universal and the North American Cinema Alliance, in the first week, it was as high as 85%!

In other words, with a box office of 100 million, Universal can take 85 million!

How much is the total investment for the whole movie? More than 70 million!

This means that in the week of the movie's release, Universal has already achieved a return on investment! Next, it's time to sit back and wait for the money to be collected!

This frightening return on investment speed is something that all film companies are hot about!

In the case that the first batch of accounts will be divided in four weeks, Global only needs to wait for 21 days before the funds can be withdrawn!

For film companies, how quickly the funds are withdrawn, how fast their turnover is!

And Roland, who has proven himself four times in a row, is enough for them to break their heads!

As for the praise?

How many people have George Lucas and Steven Spielberg praised over the years?

But there are only two of them that have had this kind of influence in the past 30 years!

A Harrison Ford! A Roland Allen!

How many people have been waiting for a lifetime, but they can't wait for a big hit series, and these guys, what kind of fire are they playing!

To be praised to such an extent, it is no longer luck, but their ability!

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Like Warner, there are many film companies that want to take advantage of the expiration of Spielberg's contract with Universal to directly package the pair of masters and apprentices, and there are many others, and the interior of Paramount is also a shocking table at the moment.

In their words, it is: "We have a solid foundation of cooperation with them, and we are responsible for the release of the Raiders of the Lost Ark series!" Now, since our old friend's students are going to make "Spider-Man", then of course we are strongly supporting! ”

"You guys contact Katherine Kennedy for me, and we'll get up to 40 percent of the package! Be sure to dig them up for me from the Globe! Of course, if Steven doesn't want to direct, we don't force it, and James Cameron can, but we only guarantee a maximum investment of 100 million and Roland's eighteen points! James's other copy, let him talk about it himself! ”

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It was even more whimsical to have a friendly cooperation with Lucas before, and to have Cameron's production company affiliated with his own name.

"Since George wants to make the origin story of Star Wars, then we have his back! I know he's not short of money, so it's good to invest all the money in Roland Allen! ”

"I discussed with the vice president of News Corp., whether it is James or Steven, we can open 150 million, as long as ILM is willing to undertake the post-production, as long as Steven is willing to be the producer, the project of "Spider-Man" can not go through the script review process of the Green Light Committee, we only invest in distribution, as for shooting? If they don't let us into the crew, we won't join the crew! ”

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Universal, who has tasted the sweetness countless times, is even more ruthless than them.

"Roland gets an eight-percent dividend? Steven has twenty-eight? This time, we will not go offline after the combined calculation, eight weeks after the North American release, we will settle them once according to the total North American box office, and then the figures, immediately after the global release, even if our funds are not returned, we can pay them first, this is the resolution of the board of directors of the parent company! ”

"And, the above asks us to take down Spider-Man! If it is successful, everyone can be promoted to the next level, and I, we, and all of us here have the opportunity to go to the parent company, American Music! ”

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While Warner, Paramount, Fox, and Universal were all about to smash their conference tables, Sony, which was far away in Asia, also made a final decision.

"Steven wants to get the two of them out? No problem! Whoever he wants to get out, we'll fire him! As long as he wants, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (the US subsidiary) is his! ”

"Roland's Spider-Man project can be invested as much as you want! Anyway, whoever is invited now is gambling, so why don't we bet that Roland's "Spider-Man" can become the next "Jurassic Park"? They've succeeded too many times! They know better than we do! Movie how to play this game! ”

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Five of the seven have already spoken, and the remaining two are not unwilling to speak, but they don't know how to speak.

Disney?

After seeing the results of breaking 100 million in seven days, Disney is up and down, the same as the New Year! It's almost time to celebrate!

Why?

Because it's not them who are being beaten this time!

"When "Beauty and the Beast" was released, we were forced to change gears because of Roland, and when "Aladdin" was released, we were forced to change gears because of Roland, and now? It's your turn to get beaten up by Roland! ”

"Before, because the fan base didn't coincide, your guys were far less affected than me, but now? The whole of America is watching his movies, and you guys, who are beaten so hard that you can't get up, are trying to win over at the same time! ”

"Can't help it, huh? Spicy! ”

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As for MGM-Luen Mei?

The lion who tinkered with "007", "Gone with the Wind", "Cat and Mouse", initiated the founding of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and launched the Oscar-winning Lion is now old......

Will they not know that if they win over Roland and get "Spider-Man", which can be strongly supported by the original cast of "Jurassic Park" and Industrial Light and Magic, there is hope for reorganizing the film business?

Of course they do!

They have been playing the star card and launched Katharine Hepburn, the first of America's greatest actresses in a century, Greta Garbo in fifth, Gary Grant in the second place of the greatest actor, and Clark Gable in seventh place, know better than anyone what Roland's ultra-high rate of return of 11.3 times means!

It means that the audience's subconscious is already blindly following his films!

It means that the audience's subconscious has equated him with a good movie!

It means that he is the guy who, after Harrison Ford, can make the audience walk directly into the theater without watching the content of the movie!

But......

Even if it's tempting, they can only watch!

They have no money, they don't have projects, they have withdrawn from United International Pictures, and they have no international distribution capabilities......

Compared with the other five that made live-action films, MGM knew that he did not have the slightest advantage, and in this case, they could only watch Roland be eaten by one of the other five.

They have tasted the actor's appeal against the sky, and now they can only envy.

"But there's no way, we don't have anything in our hands that they can like."

"Actually, I've been wondering if they're going to go it alone?"

"If not, why did George release the news that he was going to make an origin movie at the critical moment when the film was about to be released?"

"Hey...... If I could, I'd pay a dollar for what they have now......"

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At the same time that fans are in a carnival, all the guys in the film company want to figure out what Roland thinks in his head, and now he is like Tom Cruise in eight or six years, or rather, Roland is more sought-after than the handsome guy who filmed "Top Gun" back then, no way, the most people play cards are the big and small kings who place orders, and what about him?

With a flick of his hand, it is Zhang Liu Guo Li!

But even if they wanted to sign him, these guys didn't mean to shorten the process and communicate directly, and they didn't even bother to ask what Roland was doing now! Because of his super A, he is different from everyone else......

Those guys who have accumulated a lot of money, worked hard for many years, and finally became famous, are slowly tried out one movie after another, and they have no plan in their hands, so after being promoted to super A, as long as a film company offers a higher price and a better project, they will happily accept it after shopping around!

But what about Roland?

To put it mildly, the projects of the film company are not attractive to him at all! Or, the executives of those film companies don't understand what projects they have in their hands to tempt Roland!

A single movie series with a box office of more than 500 million?

My God! If they knew what series could be so awesome, would they have waited until now?

Since they don't know, it can only be what Roland wants to shoot, and they will vote for it!

And in this case, they will always be passive, but it doesn't matter, because they are used to it!

The guys who came out of the Jewish gang are a group of uncles who want to take the initiative with them?

It's better to watch and listen to all directions, waiting to grab investment shares and send money with peers!

It is precisely because of this that when they are anxiously discussing and prescribing conditions that are enough to envy others, no one will care, and the hot Roland has already come to the Skywalker Ranch, and no one will pay attention to it, and the loud cheers coming from the Skywalker Ranch.

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"Poof!"

"Congratulations! Rowland! The youngest Mr. 1.5 billion in history! ”

"Poof!"

"100 million in seven days! We made history! ”

"Poof!"

"We started the VFX era with our own hands! Billion! Here we go! ”

That's right, while those film companies are busy and trying to win over the new Super A and Spielberg, who is successful again, Marlin, California, in the 50,000-acre Skywalker Ranch, the Jewish gang that doesn't take the capitalists seriously at all, is celebrating their success!

Champagne started, everyone made a fuss, took the biggest advantage, or the one with the youngest generation, naturally received more preferential treatment, Roland, who had his hands in his pockets, didn't know what was going on, and the feeling of being cool and flying through his heart spread all over his body.

When he wiped his face vigorously and peeked around again, the scene filled with excitement made him laugh in confusion.

Looking at those seniors on weekdays, at this moment, Roland, who was snorted with champagne by everyone, did not have any psychological barrier at all, raised his hand to pick up the champagne that had been opened, pressed the cork and shook it twice, and then the bottle mouth was facing the sky, the thumb was lightly rotated, only to hear a crisp sound of spraying, the wooden cork rose to the sky, and the next second, the hops flew and the foam was everywhere......

"Congratulations! Steven! A billion directors are at your fingertips! ”

"And thank you! George! The news that you are going to start filming the origin of "Star Wars" is just right! ”

"Who else sprayed me just now? Never mind! Now that you've all got the champagne, don't even think about running away! ”