Chapter 220: Embrace, Price, Invitation, Disagreement
There are no airtight walls in the world, and at the same time that Michael Eisner received the information about the copyright transaction, the other five actually got the transaction report, and they were too lazy to provoke the harmless Roland, but at the same time they would keep an eye on Roland's every move.
After all, Roland is just a guy who can be controlled on the surface, not a guy who has actually been controlled.
The latter, for non-controlling parties, has no value.
The former, for all parties, can grab benefits.
If you have to compare it, the current Roland Allen is the same as Steven Spielberg ten years ago, insiders can't understand how they succeeded, but it doesn't matter, as long as you know that investing in them will have a high probability of reaching the other side of success, that's enough.
So, while Michael Eisner asked his subordinates to keep an eye on Roland, Sony also took the initiative to call under the banner of liquidating the share of the North American phase of "Spider-Man", and when they learned that Peter Jackson needed to build a studio in New Zealand first, make the shooting model by himself, and it would take about a year to two years of preparation time to set up the project, they wrote down the news they got in the company's memo, and prepared to ask regularly and wait for the opportunity.
Even if it's a fantasy genre, they're willing to give it a try.
There is no way, the shadow of the famous tree, the money Roland earns for them can support them to lose several projects, since they lose others, it is better to continue to gamble with Roland, so that even if they fail, they will not be too distressed.
Fox, who has the same idea as Sony, has a simpler approach.
The chairman of Fox Films personally led the team and brought a bunch of supplies to the crew to visit the class.
When chatting with Roland about the unpopular project of "The Lord of the Rings", the other party said with a smile: "One or two years of preparation time? Oh! No problem! Our big project in Fox now is only "Titanic", and after "Titanic" is released, "The Lord of the Rings" will almost be ready, and we can continue to cooperate at that time. β
Hearing this, Roland did not deny or affirm it, but asked rhetorically, "Didn't you kill "The Lord of the Rings" before?" β
Such straightforward words did not embarrass the other party, not only that, but he also said as he should: "That's right, the Green Lantern Committee did kill "The Lord of the Rings", but ...... No green light committee can review your project right now! β
set of almost meaning, making the words seem extremely eager, """Titanic" is filmed by someone else, we definitely dare not vote, "Spider-Man" is played by someone else, Sony can't open a budget of 100 million with his eyes closed, but you and Steven are different." β
"Others are not qualified to open up new fields, but you can try whatever you want."
Although the chairman of Fox Film withheld that 'this is capital based on continuous profits', Roland was still comfortable to hear, but even so, he did not give an affirmative answer, but said: "This matter is not urgent, let's talk about it then." β
The chairman of Fox Film didn't force it, and before parting, he took the initiative to hug Roland.
"Okay, if you need to, just call me, anytime."
If Fox and Sony both have projects to communicate with Roland, then Universal after losing Spielberg, but there was a commotion, and they dialed the phone under the banner of inviting Roland to make a cameo appearance in "Jurassic Park 2".
Both sides knew that this was a lame excuse, and after a few polite words, they officially got into the topic.
Roland is grateful for their investment intentions, but not for the time being.
With a few open words, he won't lose a piece of meat, just say it!
After learning that the three shameless competitors had given cooperation intentions, Disney, which was ordered by the chairman to stare at the project, Paramount, which had a good cooperative relationship with Roland in "Forrest Gump", and Warner, who had never cooperated with Roland, also couldn't bear it, and called one after another, revealing their cooperation ideas.
Roland, who had long had the idea of going it alone, but didn't want to be the first to be exposed, showed a serious and responsible attitude towards investors in the face of three-party inquiries, and he would not invest at all without seeing Peter Jackson, a newcomer, come up with convincing studio and technology.
If you are a producer, you will definitely think that this is a price to be sold.
But Roland's own projects have been in the works for more than several years.
In addition, there has never been a record of tearing beeps, and fantasy-themed movies are indeed not easy to sell, so they didn't force it, but just wrote down the years revealed by Roland, and prepared to watch the real thing when the time came, and talked carefully with this serious and responsible guy.
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"Wow, this is the first time I've seen the Big Six begging someone to cooperate."
When Roland finished coaxing the giants with a smile and put down his phone, Kate, who was in the same lounge with him, quipped, "And you guys are talking about a new field that has never had a track record of success." β
Looking at the guy with his head in his hands, his expression exaggerated, and his voice raised, Roland rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, can you not be pretentious?" I'm not the only one in the circle who enjoys this privilege. β
Tom Steven...... They're all scheduled to be outside five years, okay? β
"The Big Six also gave them the green light for their project, and I'm just a guy who has just entered the privileged club."
"Privilege Club? Good high-end noun. β
Kate repeated, and then regretted: "Unfortunately, I will never be able to enter this circle." β
"Can't get into this circle? Aren't you in it now? β
Looking at the pretended sad appearance, Roland kicked his feet, the swivel chair slipped instantly, and the whole person rubbed directly in front of Kate.
Hearing these words and seeing this movement, Kate was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she reacted with a smile.
"yes~yes~yes~yes~ I'm in this circle right now......"
Immediately afterward, she changed her tone and said, "But you know what? Once I entered this circle, I couldn't get projects. β
"Even the projects that have been finalized before have flown ......"
Because Kate, who is wearing a tight costume during the weekday break, likes to lie flat and put her legs on Roland in exchange for the comfort of her abdomen, so her transfer seat is quite high.
Because of this, while she complained, her feet, which did not touch the ground, were constantly swaying in the air.
Looking at the guy who was elbowed and said the best treatment in the most helpless words, Roland turned the other man's swivel chair, grabbed Kate's feet, and let them rest on his thighs, as he gently pinched and pressed.
Kate, who was used to it, leaned back, and while facing the sky, the whole person was like a cat, humming softly.
"Don't you like that feeling?" Roland asked with a smile.
"Who doesn't like to be on top?" Kate understood what Roland was talking about, and he felt that Roland was talking nonsense.
"However, at the same time, the performance is far away from me."
"Do you know what I said to my agent when I got a call from my agent when you were taking a shower that day?"
"She told me that the BBC had unilaterally terminated my contract......"
"The North African Lover project team is willing to pay liquidated damages in accordance with the contract......"
"Not only that, but after my contract expires, there is a high probability that she will not renew it with me......"
It seemed that Roland's movements were a little forceful, but more like helplessness, and when she said this, her brows also frowned.
"Do you know how I was feeling at that time? At that time, I was surprised......"
"And after you came out with a bath towel, I realized that being your girlfriend has to pay a price......"
When Kate finished babbling, Roland, who had been smiling and pinching her feet there, didn't say anything.
It's not that I don't want to answer, but I don't know how to answer.
Of course, he knows what Kate's price is, or in other words, bullying the Weinstein brothers and taking advantage of the linkage effect of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" from their hands, it is not the six instant changes of face that can't watch fantasy movies at all, but Kate Winslet, unemployed......
That's right, Roland's girlfriend's identity did not allow her to enjoy the preferential treatment of choosing films and dazzling eyes.
On the contrary, it is like the plague, which is avoidable.
Why did the Weinstein brothers get stepped on by Roland?
The guys in the circle, that is the heart (brain) know (supplement) the belly (become) the Ming (gong).
No one believes that Roland is really going for the filming rights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", and no one will believe that Roland will yearn for the Weinstein brothers who have no grievances in the name of justice.
You are not Principal Wang of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the entertainment industry, why did you tear up with those two fat people?
So, as soon as the timeline was pulled, the situation became clear.
When those guys found out that Kate's "Angel of Sins" was released in North America by Miramax, and then Kate chose to return to China for development when the film won the award, this experience made everyone instantly realize -
That fat man is disgusting again!
If you don't serve, you will be blocked!
In this way, they can not only understand why Roland is on the bar with Miramax, but also make a bunch of emergency responses because of the appearance of this 'little thing' - since they know Roland's 'taboo', isn't it over if they don't touch it?
And what is Roland's taboo?
Can't stand being alone with your girlfriend and other members of the opposite sex......
Well, this taboo is all too common in Hollywood.
The combination of the director and the actor, the combination of the actor and the actor, looks very beautiful, but the mess is a lot of things.
Take Angelina Jolie, for example, filming "Hacker" and marrying Johnny Miller, filming "Air Jam" and marrying Billy Thornton, filming "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and marrying Brad Pitt.
Gwyneth Paltrow is the same, filming "The Seven Deadly Sins" and falling in love with Brad Pitt, filming "Shakespeare in Love" and dating Ben Affleck, plus other romances, made Spielberg sigh at her wedding and finally got married.
In this circle, it is all too common for peers to divide and merge.
And those who can persist for more than ten years can't actually accept their girlfriends or wives and other members of the opposite sex alone.
The most typical is Harrison Ford, who married his first wife in his junior year, and was not a peer at all, the marriage between the two lasted for fifteen years, the second wife was a screenwriter, and after marriage, her husband followed her wherever she went to film, and the relationship lasted for twenty-one years, although the third wife was a peer, but after getting married, his wife Calista Flockhart starred in American dramas, and instantly fell to supporting roles in American dramas, and the number of jobs also plummeted.
There is no other reason, it is purely that the producer does not dare to use it!
Steven Spielberg is the same, he doesn't believe in love, but he won't watch his wife make love with other men, even in front of the camera, so after getting married, his wife instantly went from the heroine of "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2" to a supporting role in major movies, and within two years, she became a cameo, and finally ......
There is no filming.
Husband and wife play their own games, which is extremely common in the entertainment industry.
But while marrying a big guy, everyone plays their own games, which is a fool's dream!
The producers are not stupid, they know how awesome your husband is!
And those producers, directors, and actors also understand that working with you will take the risk of falling in love with you, then having an accident, and eventually being banned by your husband!
Therefore, when an actress climbs to the top of the boss, even if no one speaks, the producers who are used to it will take the initiative to remove them from the list of major options, because they don't want to cause trouble.
In this way, Meghan Markle still wants to return to Hollywood in the name of her husband?
No kidding, okay!
If you want to film, no one will arrange it for you!
Before, when the news of Roland and Kate came out, all parties simply thought that the two were playing.
Now, when Miramax was slaughtered as a chicken by Roland, the monkeys acted instantly.
Since you Roland can't accept it, then we won't look for Kate to film!
Unless Kate and Roland are separated, those studios will never pass projects that are not named by Roland and are related to Kate!
This is the price.
After the so-called marrying a big guy, the beauty that comes one after another is just the guy you love, and it's not a big guy at all......
Because of this, while Kate complained, Roland smiled and did not speak, but took the initiative to press the other party's feet.
Because he understands that Kate, who found out that her acting career that she has liked for more than ten years may end here, is angry.
It's a pity that his silence can't wipe away the depression in Kate's heart.
After waiting for a long time, seeing that Roland had been working as a shrunken turtle, Kate stomped on Roland's thigh with her heel a few times, and her closed eyes narrowed, "Don't you have anything you want to express?" β
"Absolutely! How dare they not give me face! It's so hateful! After the filming of "Titanic" is finished, I will accompany you directly to their company and liquidate them one by one! Roland pretended to be stupid.
The righteous indignant words combined with the exaggerated expression directly made Kate laugh.
"Don't play dumb on me, you know what I mean......" Kate pulled out her feet and stepped on Roland's hand with one foot, and with the other foot with her thumb and toe apart, she grabbed Roland's arm and twisted it, "I need to make amends." β
Sizzle......
Roland bared his teeth and drew wire out of thin air.
At the same time, he laughed helplessly, "Okay, Okay...... What movie do you want to make, can you tell me? β
"I'll be your producer."
Kate's busy gesture of recognition made Kate let go of her toes, but she was not interested in this, "Is this called compensation?" β
"If this hadn't happened, and I asked you to help with the project, would you have refused?"
"No sincerity at all." Kate rewarded Roland with a hygienic eye.
"And what compensation do you want?" In order to prevent Kate from pinching herself, Roland quietly withdrew her hands.
The smile on his face did not fade, but only grew stronger.
"Shouldn't there be such a thing as compensation that you give on your own initiative? If I say it, won't it be a deal? β
Kate pursed her lips and looked at Roland with a playful smile in her eyes.
"Okay, okay, okay, then let me think about it......"
Roland pretended to scratch his head, but his eyes were glancing around.
When he looked at the shooting schedule placed on the stage, the clear September made bold ideas appear in an instant.
"Uh...... Can I ask you a question before giving compensation? β
"Of course! But let me say first, if it's a question of preference, I have the right to refuse to answer ......"
"How can it be a matter of preference? If I were to ask you what you liked to give it to you now, you'd have to clip me again......"
"You mean I'm unreasonable?"
"I'm unreasonable, I'm unreasonable......" Roland smiled bitterly.
"Huh? You ask......" Kate was very pleased with Roland's performance.
"Well, I just want to know, is everything you told me before true?"
"What's everything?"
"It was after watching the draft that the two of us were chatting on the way back to New York from New Jersey, and you told me that your parents were very busy and didn't have time for you since you were a child, and you wanted to act, and you just wanted to stay with them, because then no one would stop you from going to the theater...... Also, in your memory, you didn't have a good holiday, because every holiday, your parents would go to the show, even if the holiday changed to a substitute holiday, for you, this festival is meaningless......"
When Roland babbled the words in his memory, the smile on his face gradually faded.
And Kate, who put her foot on Roland's lap and looked at Roland with a smile, also lowered Roland's voice, and the laughter and joy on her body calmed down like a low tide.
"Yes." Kate took a deep breath, then spit out, and nodded, "Is there any problem?" β
"No problem." Roland chuckled and shook his head, and Ben's dodged hands grabbed Kate's feet again.
"I just wanted to say, go to my house this Christmas."
When Roland lowered his eyes and looked at Kate's toes nervously, and issued the most cautious invitation in an 'extremely calm' voice, Kate, who was still lost because of his childhood, instantly glared.
The unbelievable accident, like a sweeping wave, made her heart surge.
Ben leaned there, and she sat up directly.
"What did you say?" Kate unconsciously raised her voice.
"I say......" Roland pursed his lips, raised his head, and looked at him, "You can go to my house this Christmas." β
When Roland repeated the same invitation again, Kate, who was hunched over, suddenly laughed.
first pursed his lips and smiled, then bit his lips and trembled, and then leaned back and covered his mouth and nose with his hands......
Although there was only a whisper of snorting, her eyes were already red, and the corners of her eyes were shining with tears.
Looking at her appearance, Roland deliberately said: "If you don't want to, then I didn't say it......"
"Who says I don't want to? Did I say that? β
Hearing this, Kate, who was crying with joy, glared at Roland fiercely.
"Is that compensation?" Roland laughed again.
However, what he didn't expect was that Kate shook her head resolutely, "No! β
"Isn't all compensation offered by the victims?"
"It's not that I'm going to your house, it's that you invited me to your house......"
"Your current behavior is a confession and an apology...... Compensation Order Negotiation. β
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Countless small question marks popped up on Roland's head.
He knew that he couldn't be reasonable with women, but he didn't expect women to be so unreasonable......
The judicial, legislative, and judicial powers are all in your hands?
It seems to see Roland's helplessness, but it is more like a child's sharing when he gets a gift, after seeing Roland shake his head again and again, Kate added, "But...... I have felt your apology, I am very satisfied, I am not the kind of unreasonable person, since you take the initiative to admit your mistakes, then the compensation I ask for will not be too ......"
ββ¦β¦ When you have a break this week, you accompany me back to Los Angeles to do some shopping, and then tell me by the way what David, Garnetty, James, Ashley, Mary, and Elizabeth like, and five pieces of news will be counted as one compensation......"
"How's that, I'm sweet, right?"
When Kate bent over, leaned together, and counted Roland's heads with her fingers, Roland's body also leaned forward.
When Kate hooked the corners of her mouth and wanted to get Roland's approval, Roland, who didn't want to answer with words, proved everything with her actions.
The bottom-up touch made Kate hug Roland's head.
When the two separated, Roland also reached out and twisted Kate's curly hair.
While their eyes met, the two also knew each other's thoughts, and the soul question and answer began.
Roland asked, "Do you like acting?" β
Kate replied: "I started acting and just wanted to be with my parents. β
Roland asked again, "And now?" β
Kate replied: "Now acting is just to get recognition for the efforts of the past ten years, and I haven't wasted more than ten years." β
Roland asked again: "What about the future?" β
Kate replied: "I won the British Academy Award, if I don't win the Oscar, I think I will be very sorry when I get old." β
"Okay, I got it." Roland smiled and nodded, "Oscar, is it?" β
"Yes, I got it too." Kate blew her nose with some regret, "It's Oscar." β
"I think you're going to win an Oscar......"
Roland touched Kate's cheek and said very cautiously: "You will definitely get it, I firmly believe ......"
"Really? I think I can get ...... too," Kate blinked, trying to keep herself from crying.
Because while she told Roland that she was sticking to it, she also found out Roland's bottom line.
She wants to win the award, but Roland doesn't want her woman to act, and that's the biggest difference between the two of them.
Roland is not a saint, watching his girlfriend and other men hug and hug, talk about love, and then his heart is like water, or he has an epiphany in an instant and becomes a Buddha on the spot? No kidding, okay...... He also has selfish intentions!
He will never be able to accept his woman making love to someone else, never!
But the question is......
Kate is obviously the kind of guy who doesn't want to have regrets in her life......