Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Although "Transformers 2: Revenge" is a film released by Sherman Entertainment Group, the person in charge of it is the person at the summit film company, and at the same time the promotion work for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has also begun.In fact, "Transformers 2: Revenge" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" were basically promoted simultaneously, but because the main audience groups of the two films did not overlap in age groups, the simultaneous promotion did not affect Each other's box office.

And after "Transformers 2: Revenge" dominated the box office for four weeks, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", as a key movie in the middle of the summer season, began to appear in major theaters in North America.As the producer and director of this film, Jed naturally has to participate in various promotions.Since Sherman Entertainment Group has always pursued the "director star system", it has launched many popular directors.In particular, directors of commercial films such as Wu Yusen, Michael Bay, and Christopher Nolan are all highly invited by major variety shows and talk shows. Unfortunately, except for a few shows when their own films are on stage, these directors are basically No interviews are accepted.

This is especially true for Jed Sherman. In addition, he bears labels such as "Hollywood Entertainment Tycoon", "Global Media Mogul" and "Gay Icon", so in "Harry Potter and Half-Blood" When the "Prince" started to promote, invitations for various programs were sent to the public relations department of Sherman Entertainment Group.After conferring with Jade's secretary, the public relations department began to select the programs.All kinds of low-grade variety shows and game shows are excluded first, and the last ones that can be put in front of Jed are either late-night talk shows with super high ratings or highly credible news shows, even veterans like "6o Minutes" News magazine shows also sent invitations.In the end, Jade only selected one program from each of the three major TV networks as the focus of promotion, while CBS naturally chose the most experienced "6o Minutes"; ABC chose the ace news program "Good Morning!"America"; and NBC naturally chose "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".

"Jed, if we have to release this documentary, we are very likely to lose the Japanese market." At the executive meeting of Sherman Entertainment Group, Jeff Black, general manager of Sherman International Entertainment, which is in charge of international distribution, still said: He objected unrelentingly, "We managed to regain the love and support of the Japanese people through "Transformers 2: Revenge", why should we destroy this relationship? What can a documentary bring us? Whether it is Box office or word of mouth, documentaries are no longer the mainstream. Does our group still lack an "International Documentary Association Award"? If there is really a lack of this award, as far as I know, "Homeland" produced by Mr. Luc Besson will be released in France soon , we can represent this movie. Compared with the current movie, this movie has a milder theme, and it is also an environmental protection theme."

"I don't lack trophies, nor do I lack box office, but I find that I am farther and farther away from my original intention of making movies." Jed replied calmly, "Everyone should know why I entered the entertainment business. At first I am just a dandy who does not worry about food and clothing, a fundbaby who sings and sings every night. But because of my parents’ accident, I had to take this road. The reason why I wrote novels and scripts at first was simply for the dollar. Until I met To Mr. Spielberg, he made me understand that there is actually another reason for making movies, which is for my own ideals. Of course, I know that talking about "ideals" in this era is a very extravagant and stupid thing, but I It is undeniable that after I met Mr. Spielberg, I really wanted to make some good movies. So you saw "The Shawshank Redemption" and "12 Monkeys". After entering the rivers and lakes, I began to have to make some commercial movies to keep me and my companions alive. Later, you can see that I rarely make movies because I can’t find the subject matter I want to make. "Blood Dolphin Bay "was when I met the director Louise Houyous five years ago, he told me about this theme. Do you know dolphins? They are probably the only species other than humans that can use language, smile and have a society. Emotional animals, they are the spirits of the sea. But there are always some people who want to capture this kind of angels, they force dolphins to perform, and even eat their meat... I am not a vegetarian, but I think not every kind Animals should be eaten, especially if this animal is a protected animal. I have no shortage of applause or dollars, but I think someone should come forward and document something. If the group thinks this movie is too risky , I could form a 'Jed Sherman Films' to distribute the film."

"What's the difference between this and Sherman Entertainment Group's release of this movie?" Mai Ruibo, the vice president in charge of distribution, smiled wryly, "Well, I also admit that everyone has made a big deal out of a molehill, evaluating whether a movie is worth releasing. The essence of this movie is whether this movie is good enough. I have already watched "Blood Dolphin Bay", which is indeed a shocking documentary. I admit that this movie not only did not have a high box office, but it was also difficult to win trophies. It is possible to offend our most important customers - the Japanese. But what are we joining the film industry for? The dollar is indeed what we are chasing, but is it only the dollar? - I agree to release this film , but not in mainstream theaters. I know you're against it, Jed, but distributing movies is my forte and blame. A documentary going to mainstream theaters would be self-defeating, who would be fine on weekends Watching a documentary for entertainment? If the documentary is going to be released, you should go to a special theater!"

Jed did not object to Meribo's proposal. Jed always respected the opinions of professionals, as long as their opinions were reasonable.The theater chain system in the United States is very developed and sound. There are basically a set of rules that can be queried about which movies are shown in which theaters, how long they are shown, and when they are shown in the upper hall.Of course, it is also possible if the distribution company has a wallet to let the national theaters show it in a unified manner.But local tyrants do not exist every day. This set of sound rules gives small and medium-sized producers in the United States a chance to compete fairly.

Going to mainstream theaters for a documentary is of course humiliating the production team of the documentary, but in addition to the well-developed mainstream theaters in the United States, there are also various specialized theaters.Literary films, B-grade films, cult films, and plasma films all have their place, and of course, documentaries also have their place.In the huge distribution network of Sherman Distribution, a subsidiary of Sherman Entertainment Group, of course, there are also theaters specializing in documentaries.Although the documentary theaters can only arrange dozens of screens for "Blood Dolphin Cove" every week, the production team is already very satisfied.Don't you see, because documentaries do not make money, there have been no new films on the screen for many years.Almost any documentary has been drawn in theaters for several years, which makes mainstream movies can't help kneeling and licking.

At the same time as "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" debuted in major North American theaters, "The Cove of Scarlet Dolphins" was also quietly screened in one of the few documentary theaters in the United States.Of course, this movie also had its premiere, but unfortunately it was not as grand as "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".Only a few professional media reported a few times, and it was quickly submerged in the huge momentum of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".

As the first part of the "Harry Potter Ultimate Trilogy" announced by Jed and Rowling, this film has attracted the attention of countless fans since the project was established.There are die-hard Harry Potter fans, as well as ordinary movie fans who are only interested in magical movies.And the finished film of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" did not disappoint fans in the end. Jed introduced a lot of suspense elements into the movie, making "Half-Blood Prince" a clue throughout the film.Under the dual oppression of the "Half-Blood Prince" and "Horcrux", the plot of the three of Harry became more compact.

And when Dumbledore was killed by Professor Snape in the end, all fans were shocked.Jed deliberately used long shots and slow motions to deal with the scene where Dumbledore fell, and specially invited the famous Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to create the theme song, which is even more sensational.And when Dumbledore's robe rolled and fell in the dark night sky, the end suddenly switched to a close-up of Snape.In the suddenly fast-moving camera, fans caught a trace of unbearable in Snape's eyes.

"Oh my God! At that moment I thought I really saw the professor!" wrote a fan named "Professor Benming" on Facebook. "Although at the end of the novel, I knew that the professor was the bravest and most tragic hero in the whole story, but the transformation of the original book was too blunt, especially in the description of the professor killing the principal. I once thought that the professor had really betrayed. But then The story tells that the professor obeyed the principal’s final agreement and became a double agent again, but I can’t see the excessive plot. But it was done in the movie, and the little bit of unbearable mixed in the expression of the professor’s ten-thousand-year-old iceberg let me know The professor is not a god, he is also an ordinary person. He joined the mysterious man camp because of his appeal, and finally became a double agent because he wanted to protect his lover. I don't want to criticize the principal, but I have to say that the principal is in the whole book The most sorry person in the story is definitely the professor! Until the end of the story, the professor was forced by the headmaster to engage in double agent missions in the name of 'protecting his lover'. I'm already looking forward to the upper and lower parts of 'Halloween', if it stays like this The level of "Lord of the Rings" is really nothing!"

When the entire Internet was being driven crazy by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", an inconspicuous film review slowly attracted some people's attention.The boy, called "Jack doesn't like peas," wrote, "I think yesterday was the saddest day I ever had. I shouldn't have seen a movie called "Blood Dolphin Cove." I thought the dolphins at the zoo were doing well." Very happy, because there are so many children applauding for them, and the zoo and animal trainers take care of them in every possible way. But I didn't realize until last night that this animal that smiles like a human desires and respects freedom as much as humans, It doesn't make any sense for them to be chased and cared for without freedom. But compared to those dolphins in zoos, those unfortunate enough to swim near the Sea of ​​Japan or Japanese fishing boats are really unlucky. I can't imagine those The Japanese, who are usually respectful and humble, are so cruel when facing other creatures... After watching the whole movie, I found that I couldn't remember the laughter of the dolphins at all, and my mind was full of their mourning... I was very sad. "