Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Jed was a little surprised when he got a call from Spielberg.To be honest, I seem to owe a lot to this director who brought me out.Spielberg completely sees himself as a member of the family, and every year on Spielberg's birthday, Jed is the only one invited.But Jed can't remember how many times he failed to make the trip due to various busy things, and especially now that Galaxy Film and DreamWorks are regarded as the leaders of the "Little Hollywood Giants", so he has to be taboo.So it was a bit unexpected for Jed to receive a call from Spielberg.Fortunately, Jed didn't have anything important to do during the agreed time, so he agreed.After putting down his work, Jed drove to a restaurant in downtown Los Angeles to meet with Spielberg, and there was another person present.

After Spielberg saw Jed coming in, he introduced: "This is Mr. Robert Rodat, the screenwriter and writer." Then Spielberg turned to introduce Jed and said, "He is the one I told you to shoot. Director of Schindler's List."

Jed hurriedly exchanged pleasantries with Rodarte.In fact, Rodarte's works are not many, but his status in film history is very high.His first screenplay "The Legend of Soldiers" started with the "father-son relationship". You must know that at that time, there were still very few movies about fatherly love, but Rodarte described fatherly love in an extremely delicate and touching way. , In one fell swoop, he established his position in the field of art films.

Later, he soon launched the script "Flying with You", although this script described the story between a child and a group of young geese that were forgotten by the parents of the geese.But the description of maternal love behind the story is considered to be the most authentic and perfect in modern film works. Although Rodarte is not the kind of screenwriter who can make money for film companies, each of his works has a good box office and The extremely high reputation, the most important thing is that even in the video tape and DVD market, his works are always the popular ones.

However, Jed knew that the works that really made Rodarte a master of Hollywood screenwriting were "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Patriot", which had not yet appeared.

"Mr. Sherman, I have seen your Schindler's List, and I must say that it was a film that made me miserable but I couldn't help it. Your approach is almost cruel, but it is cruel The truth of the story makes people see the sin and sorrow of that period of history. Mr. Spielberg recommended you to me, and he thinks you are the best director for this script." Rodarte said, "I want to know that Shell What does Mr. Mann think of the 'Normandy landing'?"

"It was the most intelligent and courageous battle in the modern history of mankind. Both sides fought at their highest level, but justice is invincible after all." Jed has nothing to despise about the Normandy landing, after all, it also depends on A victory built upon countless sacrifices.

Perhaps for Americans, the Pearl Harbor Incident, the Normandy landing and the Battle of Iwo Jima are the most brutal wars they know.It's a pity that they pay little attention to the crimes committed by their ally, Japan, in mainland China.In Jed's view, Unit 6, the Nanjing Massacre, the Battle of Hengyang... Any one of these can make Americans have nightmares for a week.However, Jed would not despise the Normandy Landing Battle because of this, because this is the history created by a group of warriors.

"While some may think the battle was inhumane, war will always be inhumane."

"I hope Mr. Sherman can read the outline of the story and tell me how you feel." Rodarte handed over the script.

Jed naturally knew that this was the script of "Saving Private Ryan". When this movie was released, it caused a lot of controversy, that is, "eight people's lives to save one life", is it worth it?Any economics guy mathematician will tell you it's not worth it.It's a pity that you can't use cold numbers to measure some things. If someone sees that Ryan's mother has received notices that her three sons died in battle, perhaps many people will feel that they must save the last of Ryan's family. One son, can't let this mother lose all her sons!But then came another question, don't these eight people have mothers?They are the survivors of the Battle of Normandy, and they managed to escape life and death. Are they going to challenge the god of death again?Therefore, whether it is from a rational or emotional point of view, it seems that eight people saving one person is something that shouldn't happen.But Rodarte wrote this script, and Spielberg also filmed this script, and then this movie made countless people cry and became the best monument of the Normandy landing.

"I'm sad, and I'm sad." Even after watching the movie, Jed was still made to feel bad by the script. "I don't know how to describe this script. I think many viewers don't know how to evaluate it after watching it. Eight people save one person. This seems to be something that shouldn't happen. But I think from another perspective, Ryan may be more than just a soldier, he is a symbol of the entire battle. His return may represent that for us, the war is just."

Rodarte was a little silent, "Actually, when I wrote this script, my son was born. I was thinking, what should I do if my son is arrested by the Nazis? Then, by extension, a heartbroken mother All three of his sons died on the battlefield, so is his only son worth saving by the other eight sons of mothers? So I decided to write this story. Whether it is worth it or not is up to the audience and time to evaluate Bar!"

"Jed, are your Galaxy Films interested in making this movie?" Spielberg asked suddenly.

Jed was taken aback, shouldn't this movie be shot by DreamWorks?So Jed said in astonishment: "Why us? Mr. Spielberg, aren't you also very good at this subject? And in my opinion, this movie is only perfect if it is entrusted to you to shoot? If there is a lack of Funding, I can privately fund the filming of this film."

"I'm old, and I can't handle such a big subject anymore." Spielberg rubbed his forehead, "I couldn't shoot the scene of the Normandy landing at the beginning just as I wanted, and I think You have mastered the manipulation of such a big scene through your clips of "Schindler's List". And don't forget the amazing ideas you gave me when shooting "Schindler's List" .Jed, I don't want to dust off the classics, so I recommend you to shoot. This movie will be co-produced by DreamWorks and Galaxy Films. You will be the director and I will only be the executive producer. But the distribution must be handed over to Paramount."

"That's no problem." In fact, Jed was a little unhappy with Disney's attitude, and it would be good to give Disney a little warning. "Anyway, the copyright of the script is in your hands, Galaxy Movies can only respect your opinions."

Spielberg himself is very clear about Jed's intentions.In fact, he himself asked Jade to cooperate this time to remind Paramount not to be too strict. DreamWorks is no longer the DreamWorks of the past. In the 9s, the practice of dual-brand studios popularized by media groups has almost all gone bankrupt in the new century. It is true that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless one male and one female.Miramax also patted his ass and left after his wings became full. In the end, Disney got the copyright library of Miramax, otherwise Disney really lost his wife and lost his army; DreamWorks also got The funds of the Indian consortium later parted ways with Viacom. To put it bluntly, life as the second child is not easy.

"If there is no problem, I will arrange for a lawyer to come to you to finalize all the details." Spielberg said.

"No problem." Jed nodded.Then he said to Rodarte, "I don't know if Mr. Rodarte is interested in writing a historical script about the founding of the United States? I have always been interested in making such a movie. If there is a suitable script, Galaxy Film will definitely Purchase this script with the greatest sincerity."

"I do have such a story. I will provide you with the outline as soon as possible. If there is no problem, we can cooperate."

Jed showed a satisfied smile from the bottom of his heart, hehe, after I got the script of "The Patriot", the first time I put Mel Gibson on the list of protagonists, I see how you, a man with a big mouth, can turn around!

Because everything was settled, the host and guest at the dinner table had a good time.When Jed went back, he would naturally continue to work on the editing of "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation". At this time, the promotion work of "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation" had reached its climax.Although Michael Bay's "Clash of Heaven and Earth" came first, "Heavenly Tribulation" is definitely not a vegetarian movie.The entire scene of the Kennedy Launch Center, as well as the footage of the "Apollo 3" ruins... Accompanied by the atmospheric but slightly sad theme song, many people guessed that this movie is definitely not a happy reunion scene.The explosion of the Mir space station, the crash of the Independence space shuttle... These explosion scenes in the sky make every audience watching the promotional film full of adrenaline, and they can't wait to rush into the cinema to watch this [-]D film made with Imax film Movie.

Wednesday, July 1998, 7. "Peerless Catastrophe" was screened in 1o3o theaters across the United States, and the premiere was naturally at the flagship store of AMC Cinemas in Los Angeles. Now this store has been named "Galaxy Theater", and it has become a joint venture between AMC and Galaxy Films model.Of course, this may also be related to the nearly 9% holding of the investment fund behind Jed Sherman.All in all, it will be a win-win situation for many viewers.Because of the release of "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation", the eight o'clock schedule of the Galaxy Grand Theater is all for "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation", and the three Imax halls are all full, especially the only one that supports Imax3d effects is already in pre-sale All sold out in less than two hours.This made the manager of AMC decide that next year all Imax theaters must be upgraded to ones that support 3D effects, otherwise the money will be lost in vain, which will make him very sad!Jed also had to walk the red carpet with co-stars Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, making the audience who bought the premiere tickets say "it's worth it!"