At 9 a.m. on February 18, 2008, the weather in Los Angeles was very good, with a big sun hanging in the sky and a gentle sea breeze.

A luxury villa in Beverly Hills, with an automatic iron door slowly opening.

A small car slowly exited, and it crossed the gate, but it stopped.

The rear seat window fell, and a handsome-looking middle-aged man poked his head out and waved his hand to the middle-aged woman walking behind him, "Honey, don't forget about the evening date." ”

The middle-aged woman smiled sweetly, "I know." ”

The middle-aged man made a gesture of a flying kiss, and then sat down with peace of mind.

This middle-aged man's name is Bob. Shail, if Cheng Long is here, he must know him, he is the CEO of the new line.

The New Line movie can be regarded as Bob's ancestral property, created by his grandfather and passed down to him.

Later, Warner acquired the new line, and he is still the executive president of the new line, which is one of the terms, and with this job, he has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Not to mention that the new line has made a lot of blockbusters before, like "Rush Hour", "The Lord of the Rings", "Blade", "Death is Coming" and other series of movies.

These films have annual revenue from disc rentals, TV rights, and streaming rights.

He can still get some money, it can be said that he has long been rich and free, and as long as he doesn't mess around in the second half of his life, he can live a very good life.

At this time, he sat in his seat, closed the window, and the car was much darker and quieter.

Bob's face was gloomy.

The driver saw Bob's appearance through the rearview mirror, and he didn't dare to come out.

Bob used to be not like that, and when he went to work, he had a very good face.

But after the Chinese New Year last year, he became like this, once he was far away from the villa and left his family, his face was visibly much worse.

The driver understands Bob's reason.

Prior to this year, the new line was acquired by Warner, but there are several blockbusters every year, and Bob is in the top 20 of Hollywood's power list.

There are a lot of calls from directors, producers, actors.

Everyone was holding him.

But last year there were too many losses, and Warner announced that it would no longer vigorously support the new line, and Bob suddenly became a lonely man.

Those who touted him in the past don't pay attention to him at this time.

Bob is being forgotten by Hollywood.

In this case, although he has money to go to work and is very leisurely, he can fish openly, but Bob is not happy.

Having tried the taste of power, he naturally misses it.

Soon after, the car came to New Line Films.

Bob tidied up his clothes, looked at the glass window, and smiled professionally before opening the car door and heading to the office.

Just as he entered the company, two men suddenly appeared at the corner of the building, one holding a microphone and the other holding a camera.

"Mr. Bob, have you watched the news? "Hurricane Rescue 23" will be launched in Tuji, this is another series of movies by Jiacke, what do you think?"

It turned out to be the paparazzi.

Thinking it was a robber, Bob breathed a sigh of relief.

He then smiled.

During this time, he was almost completely abandoned by Hollywood, not to mention directors, actors, and even reporters were unwilling to deal with him.

Now that a reporter has come to interview, he is in a much better mood and feels that he is being noticed again.

"I'm pessimistic about this new franchise, Jiacke is old and he doesn't have box office appeal in Hollywood."

"I think Lee and Warner will regret using Jiacke, he can't sell tickets at all."

The reporter and the photographer smiled at each other, both of them a little proud.

The new line lost a lot of money last year, and Warner announced that it would no longer fund the new line, and Bob was very angry, he didn't dare to offend Warner, so he took his anger on the actors.

A series of speeches slammed Nicole Kidman, Daniel. Kreser, Jim Carrey, Cheng Long, et al.

But soon Bob was warned not to talk nonsense, especially not to talk about Nicole Kidman, Daniel. Kreser, Jim Carrey a few people.

In such a situation, Bob can only say Cheng Long.

As expected, Bob said that Cheng Long really didn't have good things to say.

"Mr. Bob, what do you think of Hurricane Rescue 23?"

Bob quickly understood the purpose of the reporter, if he had been before, he would have been angry and felt that he was being taken advantage of, but now he no longer cares.

Instead, he felt he needed to speak up.

"Oh, from my point of view as a veteran producer, 'Hurricane Rescue 1' isn't great, it's ordinary, the plot is old-fashioned, and it's featureless."

"It's not just because of Jiacke, even if it's someone else, I'm not optimistic about them."

The reporter was even happier, "Is there anything else?"

Bob narrowed his eyes, then thought of a quote he had seen online, saying, "This film is full of prejudice against immigrants, and I think this should be revised, after all, immigrants contribute and deserve recognition." ”

With all that said, Bob felt that he had no more regrets today.

He was in a very good mood, as if he had eaten the elixir, he slowed down, and then said, "There is one more thing I want to reveal to you." ”

Waiting for the reporter and photographer to look at him curiously, Bob continued: "Actually, before the filming of "Rush Hour 3" started, we approached Li and hoped that he would direct, but he refused. ”

"I guess he should have seen the future of this movie, and he was not optimistic about "Rush Hour 3", so he rejected the project."

Under the excited eyes of reporters, Bob happily entered the company.

Interviewed by reporters, he was in a good mood all morning.

Lunch time was approaching, and he was going out for a good meal, and it was at this time that Warner Toby. Emmerich called.

"Bob, Lee is a friend of Warners now, don't denigrate his films."

Bob's right hand gripped the phone tightly, and he wanted to scold, but he didn't dare.

Although Warner stepped up its support, it still promised one movie a year.

If he offends Toby, a Warner executive, maybe not a movie a year, then he will really disappear from Hollywood.

"Did you hear that?"

"I hear you."

"So you know what you're supposed to do?"

"I see."

On the other side, Toby. Emmerich didn't have anything to say and hung up.

Bob held his phone, stunned.

The company's employees are eating out one after another, the outside of the office is getting quieter, and the street below the building is constantly honking and shouting.

That's life.

After a few moments, Bob came to his senses, shook his head, took a deep breath, and then turned around, logged in, and made a post on a well-known local forum in Los Angeles.

"Warners only owns 30% of the rights to 'Hurricane Rescue 23,' and they became the first Hollywood company to succumb to foreign film and television."

"It's a shame on Hollywood."

In recent days, I have plucked peanuts and become tired of becoming a dog.

It's finally done today.

I'll update again in the evening.

(End of chapter)