Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

On March 1999, 3, the 21st Oscar Awards ceremony was held at the Dorothy Tent Theater in Los Angeles, and the host of the awards ceremony was the female black comedy star Whoopi Goldberg who hosted twice.This year's Oscar is known as the "cruelest" Oscar in recent years. "Shakespeare in Love" vs. "Saving Private Ryan" has already made the judges tangled, not to mention "Life is Beautiful" Foreign-language films dominate Hollywood.In addition, "Elizabeth", "The Thin Red Line", "The Truman Show" and "Central Station" are also rare films.Take out any nominated film, almost all of them are hit films that can win several awards in previous years, but in this year's Oscars, there are many films that are destined to accompany them.

Jed originally didn't plan to attend the Oscars, because according to Spielberg's feedback, the best director is said to want to be awarded to Roberto Bernini, so that he can get a small triple (best foreign language film, best director and best actor). main character).But Jed said very ruthlessly during the internal meeting of the directors' union, "Even if it's not me, it can be John Woo (the director of "The Truman Show"), even Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line") "Director" or John Madden (the director of "Shakespeare in Love") are both available! Why must Bernini be chosen? I am not exclusive, but do we need to praise a movie so highly? There are many excellent works this year, don't It’s a pity to let some people become pearls!”

Nowadays, the Directors Guild of America is basically a disciple of Spielberg or Jed's faction, so after Jed's outrageous performance this time, the Directors Guild has some opinions on the final ownership of the director award.Jed originally planned to pretend that he was not invited to this awards ceremony, but he suddenly discovered that Meribo had actually accepted a movie, which made him have to show his face at the Oscars.

Who is the biggest brand under Galaxy Films now?That is naturally Jed Sherman, who is the boss, producer, director, and screenwriter. Jed can comment on anything, and it will be reported by "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety Show" tomorrow.The film Meribo brought for Galaxy Films this time was actually The Matrix by the Wachowski Brothers. The filming of this so-called landmark sci-fi film actually did not go smoothly.If it weren't for the Wachowski brothers making other movies that were still making money, "The Matrix" probably wouldn't exist.

Although Warner Bros. participated in the production of this film, the Wachowski brothers' ability to burn money made Warner Bros. miserable and had to ask other film companies for help.It's a pity that Warner Bros. has always been too independent, and film companies of the same level as Paramount and MGM don't watch it at all.Warner Bros. had to contact Galaxy Film through the relationship of Warner Music Group, hoping that Galaxy Film could be a co-producer, and Warner Bros. would give up the distribution rights of the film as a gesture of gratitude.It's a pity that Warner Bros. ran into the old fox McRibo. He is not only good at managing the company, but also has a very good instinct for movies.

Although the "bad reputation" of "The Matrix" has also spread to himself, Sean Connery, who was originally selected as the actor of Murphys, rejected the film on the grounds that he could not understand the script. The overly post-modern style of "The Matrix" made Warner Brothers extremely unfavorable to this movie. Their purpose of pulling others into the water was to reduce losses.But Meribo thought it would be a milestone movie, so he decided to give Warner Bros. a hard time.As a result of the final negotiations, the two companies acted as co-production companies, and Galaxy Films invested [-]% to obtain the distribution rights, copyrights and future sequel rights of "The Matrix".When Meribo reported the whole incident, Jed suddenly realized that he could finally stop worrying so much.

As a film giant, its own production capacity is actually limited. The reason why a giant becomes a giant is mainly its distribution capabilities.Films are shot by some independent production companies or their own second-tier production companies, and finally distributed by giant film companies. This is the capital of Paramount and MGM to rule the film industry.

"Although we have released two versions of the promotional film, the response was relatively mediocre. Most of the audience expressed that the film was incomprehensible because they were influenced by the 'too advanced' statement." Mai Ruibo said quite distressed, "But we During the internal test screening, the whole movie still got the evaluation of "above average". Especially the scene where the Wachowski brothers pay tribute to John Woo made the audience feel very good. Now we hope to cause a topic, so that People pay attention to this work.”

"I understand what you mean." Jed understands that most people have a "herd effect". Even if he hasn't read it, his opinions will still follow the crowd.The current public opinion believes that "Hacker Brothers" is "too mysterious", so it is meaningless to promote it.The only way is to deliberately stir up the topic, so that everyone has to go in to watch the movie, so as to get an evaluation that is in line with the real situation. "It seems that I still have to attend this year's Oscars."

In order to match the last wave of publicity, Galaxy Movies specially edited the gun battle shots for publicity, not the conceptual shots.Sure enough, the effect of this wave of promotional videos is much better than the previous ones, and now everyone is waiting for Jed's "shocking remarks" at the Oscars.

Sure enough, when Jed appeared on the red carpet outside the Dorothy Tent Theater, countless reporters turned their microphones on Jed.After all, Jed's speech at the directors' union was still vaguely revealed to the media by some people. Immediately, some people felt that Jed had a very serious tendency to xenophobic. In addition, Jed's entry into the banking industry in California would inevitably encounter The boycott of the old bank owners in California, and most of the banks in California are controlled by Italian descendants, so many small media took advantage of the situation to hype that Jed was dissatisfied with the "Italians" and threatened to block Bernini and his company in Hollywood. "beautiful life".

"Do I discriminate against Italians?" Jed couldn't help sneering when faced with the questions thrown by the media, "If I remember correctly, I just finished a lawsuit against others. As a discriminated against Victim, why do I use discrimination to hurt others? Besides, my private secretary and close friend John is also of Italian descent. Most importantly, didn’t you once hype that I have close ties with those Italian families in New York? How did you suddenly become Am I 'discriminating' Italians?"

"Then how do you respond to your speech at the directors' union some time ago?" A reporter asked.

"Out of context!" Jed responded coldly, "My original words are, 'Every director who is shortlisted is worthy of recognition, and members of the directors' union must uphold their own ethics and principles when voting. If the Oscar Organizing Committee If Mr. Bernini insists on being the best director, then I would like to ask, as members of the directors union, why can't Mr. John Woo, Mr. Terrence Malick and Mr. John Madden win this throne? The committee has no right to interfere with the votes of the Oscar jury. If there is any external pressure to force us to choose Mr. Bernini, then members of the directors' union can collectively boycott the Oscars. If they cannot vote freely, then we will not vote Mr. Reporter, is there any problem with my statement? Of course, I am not implying that there is something shady about this year’s Oscars, but just a response to certain remarks at the time, just discussing the facts.”

"Does Mr. Sherman think he has a good chance of winning the Oscar for Best Director?" Another reporter asked.

"No matter who wins, as long as he is elected fairly and openly, we should respect it." Jed played a sloppy eye, "I still say that, being nominated is something every director deserves to be happy about. .”

At this time, the reporter who was ambushing Galaxy Films came over with a question, "I heard that Galaxy Films took over the Wachowski Brothers' "The Matrix". You? And according to our survey, audience expectations for The Matrix are not very high.”

""The Matrix" is a very good sci-fi movie, and it will be a milestone in the history of sci-fi movies." Jed replied, "And I can guarantee that although this movie is a bit too difficult, it will be a milestone in the history of sci-fi movies." The plot and rhythm are very good, and the audience will never feel bored. And importantly, this movie will be a work of prophecy, I don't want the future of mankind to be like that, but it is indeed a very important thing for mankind. One of the possible futures."

After Jed answered the questions, he walked into the Dorothy Tent Theater surrounded by the staff, and the reporters who had just interviewed Jed also got enough materials to report.Whether it is Jed's clarification of his discriminatory news, or his strong pursuit of "The Matrix", it is enough to give headlines in tomorrow's entertainment section.After meeting with Meribo, Jed showed a knowing smile.With Jed's blessing, "The Matrix" will definitely attract a wave of viewers to watch.As long as there is word of mouth, Kede and Mai Ruibo are not worried about the film's endurance, especially among sci-fi fans and future-oriented audiences.

At [-]:[-] p.m. PT, Whoopi Goldberg stepped onto the stage at the Dorothy Tent Theater for a pre-awards talk show.Unexpectedly, Jed was also teased by Goldberg, "Some friends once told me to stay away from Mr. Gibson, because he is too unfriendly. But I don't think I will have the opportunity to feel his unfriendliness in the future , because he is said to be correcting his manners at the state prison."

The first award to be presented was Best Cinematography, and "Saving Private Ryan" got off to a good start and won this award.This award did not surprise Jed. After all, the opening scene of "Saving Private Ryan" has been regarded as a classic by countless people, and the film schools of Southern California and New York University have already won this shot. Explain the examples of the course.After best cinematography, the trophy was handed out for best art direction, an award where Shakespeare in Love quickly knocked back Saving Private Ryan.The awards ceremony has just begun, and two popular movies are competing for awards, and the ratings of the awards ceremony have also begun to increase steadily amidst the competition.