In mid-December, Twentieth Century Fox has begun a small campaign to promote Saw 2, and is expected to start a large-scale campaign on Christmas Eve.

At the same time, Twentieth Century Fox has reached a preliminary agreement with a number of theater companies that "Saw 2" will be released on Friday, the day before Christmas, that is, December 23.

The premiere will be more than 1,300 screens, and the next day it will increase to more than 1,500 screens, and on Christmas Day, the number of screens will increase again, reaching a staggering 1,800 screens.

Of course, the premise is that the box office performance of the premiere of "Chainsaw 2" is satisfactory, and many theater companies will continue to increase the number of screens, otherwise according to the morality of theater companies, it is already a blessing in misfortune not to reduce the number of screens.

Christmas has always been a time when North America is a blockbuster.

On November 11, Disney released "Christmas Today", which grossed $144 million in North America.

On December 9, Warner Bros. released "Rebel Sexual Harassment", which grossed $83 million in North America.

On December 16, "Dumb and Dumb" released by New Line Pictures grossed $130 million at the North American box.

And that's not even counting the fantasy film "Interview with the Vampire" starring Tom Cruise, which grossed $152 million at the box office.

and "Star Trek 7: Star Raiders", which was also released in November

If the competition between the above films and "Saw 2" is not too big, then "Passion Years", which was also released on the 23rd, will inevitably face fierce competition.

The distribution company of "Passion Years" is Columbia, which is the same Hollywood giant as Twentieth Century Fox, and the film has an investment of up to $30 million, which must not be underestimated.

The only thing that can be a little reassuring is that "Years of Passion" is a romance film, which is different from the genre of "Saw 2".

It can be seen that the degree of competition in the North American Christmas schedule is almost comparable to that of the summer schedule.

On the evening of Sunday, December 18, the sky had darkened, and the lights inside the airport were as bright as the day.

At the gate of the airport, there was a young girl standing in a T-shirt and jeans, which should have been very fashionable, but the girl was wearing a pair of Martin boots on her feet and two long braids on her head, looking like a cowboy from Texas.

She had a large old-fashioned suitcase in front of her, and a rucksack that was just as heavy, and it was hard not to be noticeable.

Fortunately, the girl's appearance is not bad, and the whole person exudes a youthful atmosphere and is full of vitality.

If there is a defect, I am afraid that only the stars on the face, and the freckles are a little eye-catching.

The girl had been waiting at the airport gate for a while, and seemed to be feeling a little tired, clasping her arms tightly, trying to be more comfortable.

At this time, someone finally walked over, his eyes showed a hint of surprise, walked forward quickly, and said very politely: "Hello!"

"Is that Miss Mia Gosling, please?"

"I'm Ryan's agent, Kate, and he asked me to come and pick you up. ”

The person who came was none other than Ryan's former agent, Kate, and I don't know where he got the news.

"You're Ryan's agent?"

"Excuse me, do you know Miss Helen!" Mia Gosling's eyes flashed with wariness.

She was on the phone with Ryan and knew that his current agent was a very beautiful lady.

Helen!

Kate's face froze, and there seemed to be a surge of anger in her eyes, damn woman, if it weren't for her nosy, how could that idiot succeed.

At this moment, a man hurriedly walked over from a distance, and Mia Gosling suddenly showed a hint of joy, waving her hands vigorously and shouting, "Here, here!"

"You idiot is late again, I knew it was going to happen. ”

When Kate heard this, his face couldn't help but stiffen, the scene he didn't want to see appeared, if it wasn't for keeping his job, he couldn't wait to turn around and leave immediately.

"Harlow, Ryan, long time no see. ”

As if he hadn't heard, Ryan walked up to Mia and said apologetically, "Sorry, there was some traffic jam on the road just now." ”

Mia Gosling was slightly disgruntled and muttered, "I knew you were going to be late, you always do." ”

"But, for the sake of you sending me comic books, I'll let you go this time. ”

"That's right. As if thinking of something, Mia Gosling stretched out her hand and pointed at Kate, "This person just wanted to pretend to be your agent, and said that you asked him to pick me up." ”

Hearing this, Ryan's whole person became fierce, his eyes stared at Kate on the side, and he said unceremoniously: "No matter what you are for, you must be punished." ”

"I'll let my lawyer take care of this. ”

After saying that, Ryan took the suitcase with one hand and pulled Mia with the other, and walked into the distance, he didn't have time to entangle with it.

The best way to deal with the little man in the United States is to fight a lawsuit with him that will never end, with high legal fees, and it won't take long for him to face bankruptcy.

"Ryan Gosling, you stop me. ”

That's what Mr. Michael Ovitz meant. ”

Kate couldn't help but shout loudly, her face was full of panic, and said: "You know, Mr. Michael Ovitz represents CAA, if you don't know what to do, CAA will get you out of Hollywood." ”

"Even your upcoming film is going to be a disaster. ”

Ryan stopped, turned around and said lightly: "Whether it is Mr. Michael Ovitz or the CAA in your mouth, it has nothing to do with me. ”

"As for getting me out of Hollywood, and the disaster I face!"

"I'm going to relay your words to Twentieth Century Fox and Mr. Tom Rothman, that the CAA is intent on blocking the release of Saw 2. ”

With that, he turned to leave again.

This time, no matter how much Kate shouted, he ignored it and drove away from the airport with Mia.

Michael Owitz is one of the five founders of CAA, and now he is the head of CAA, a well-known super-promoter in Hollywood.

He single-handedly contributed to Sony's successful acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, and Panasonic finally acquired MCA for $6.59 billion, two transactions.

is a veritable Hollywood bigwig.

However, even Michael Ovitz, a Hollywood bigwig, wants to snipe the release of "Saw 2", which is an impossible thing to do.

Ryan wasn't worried about that at all.

"Saw 2", but with the investment of Twentieth Century Fox, as one of the Hollywood giants, Twentieth Century Fox is not something that Michael Owitz can snipe.

Needless to say, behind Twentieth Century Fox, there is another behemoth News Corporation.

However, it would be a lie to say that Ryan is not the least worried, and according to the trajectory of his previous life, Michael Ovitz will become the president of Disney.

The good news is that in less than two years, he will be leaving Disney.

As soon as he got back into the car, Ryan immediately called Helen and told her exactly what had just happened.

"Kate?"

"It's okay, it's just an ordinary agent, Michael Ovitz is a smart guy, even if he wants to trouble you, he doesn't offend Twentieth Century Fox because of it. Helen's tone was very flat, and she didn't take a CAA-born agent to heart at all.

"I know he doesn't dare to offend Twentieth Century Fox, but be careful, and besides, we only have a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox. Ryan can't guarantee that he will continue to work with Twentieth Century Fox in the future.

"I'll take care of this matter personally, Michael Ovitz is a super pusher, but it's far from being able to dominate Hollywood. ”

"You have to remember that the only thing that can dominate Hollywood is a few studios on the same level as Twentieth Century Fox, as long as you continue to maintain a good relationship with any of them. ”

"Then you can avoid a lot of trouble, like Michael Ovitz and CAA in front of you. ”

Helen's words seemed to remind her, "By the way, don't be late for the evening banquet, this is a good opportunity to expand your network." ”

Listening to the beeping sound on the phone, Ryan couldn't help but shake his head.

Cooperating with a film company at the same level as Twentieth Century Fox can avoid a lot of trouble, but it will also lose a lot of benefits.