atypical hollywood life

Time always flies when it needs to, especially when the filming is going well.Before the crew felt much better, the Oscars had already arrived. In order to accompany her husband who was rarely nominated once (I don’t know when the next nomination will be, maybe it will be this time in this life), Margaret Take a few days off with Ridley.

"This year goes by really fast." "Foundation" is about to be released, and "Iron Man 2" has passed a year. Scarlett feels that she should take good care of her face. Lest you grow old too quickly.

"Time is not forgiving." Margaret pretended to sigh, and said in Chinese.

"What did you say?" Scarlett didn't understand.

"It's nothing, it's just a Chinese idiom. It's time to enter." It's time to listen to the host tell silly jokes again.

Unsurprisingly, Luke ended up with a soy sauce, the best actor did not have his share at all, but Megan Ellison's PR strategy worked, "The Hurt Locker" won the best director and Two important awards for Best Picture, Katherine Bigelow made history and became the first female director to win this award in Oscar history. It is estimated that the record will not be broken for a long time.

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy for the next movie produced by Megan to win Oscars." Catherine Bigelow, who won the Best Director Award, said at the dinner after the Oscars.

"I know, but life always needs to be a little crazy, honey, you have to understand that if we don't work hard on public relations, Hollywood's discrimination against women will make this excellent work nothing." Meghan poured herself a glass of wine and said. .

She admitted that her public relations in this year's Oscars were a bit excessive, and many people even said she was a lunatic, but so what?She is the final winner, that's enough, as for the others, it's just jealousy, don't care.

The Oscars came and went, frustrated and proud. "The Hurt Locker" became the big winner, and "Shameless" also successfully won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Floors.It seems that everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, even the secret negotiations between Marvel and Disney are going smoothly, and there is every hope that a satisfactory result can be negotiated and signed by both parties before "The Avengers" is released.

"You want to sell Lucasfilm?" Facing the thunder thrown by her godfather, Margaret was a little surprised.

It's not like his character, for the 'Star Wars' series, George is very serious, he is almost keeping up with his son, it's hard to imagine him selling the company and handing over the future of this series to someone else hand.You know that even during the period of recuperation, he could argue with Nolan Goblin on the phone for hours about the filming of the prequel, but now he said he was selling?

"I'm almost 70 years old, Meg, and my physical condition does not allow me to pick up the guide tube again. It's time to find a new home for it, so that I have time to do things that I didn't have the energy to do before. ’ sighed George, referring to his foundation.

And just as he said, he is not young and his physical condition is not good, so he can't even continue to toss, so it's better to cash out quickly and make a fortune while the brand value is high, otherwise it will be too much. waste.

"Well, you are the boss and you decide. Robert Iger is really a lucky man." Margaret shrugged.

It's not surprising that George's decision is really the best one when you think about it.It's just that she was curious, at the same time negotiating with Lucasfilm and Marvel, do they have enough cash flow?She thought so, and asked the question.

"Well, negotiations also take time. There are too many copyrights and patents involved in Lucasfilm, and we need a lot of work from appraisers. Don't forget, Lucasfilm doesn't just own The copyrights of the 'Star Wars' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' series also include the greatest special effects company in Hollywood, Industrial Light and Magic. Even if everything goes well, it will take more than a year to complete the acquisition. If there is any disagreement, the time will still It will drag down. So you don’t have to worry about Disney not being able to pay the bills. What’s more, if you don’t have cash, can you still pay in the form of stocks? Steve Jobs became a shareholder of Disney because of Pixar, We're probably about the same." George blinked at Margaret and said with a smile.

Cash plus stock is the best way to trade, neither Disney nor they actually want to use cash to complete the deal.The former is because they can’t get enough cash, and the latter is because money is not the most important thing for them, and too much money will cause too much trouble, the IRS and the bank are both problems , The huge cash flow will pay a certain price in the bank for a day, which is not a good idea for them.Instead of using the money to find good investment projects, it is better to exchange them for the company's stocks. This will not only save a lot of unnecessary links in the middle, but also maintain their own influence. The advantages and disadvantages of the two are clear at a glance. .

"You're right." Margaret also blinked and nodded in agreement.

One of the key points of the negotiations between Marvel and Disney is the ratio of cash to stocks. Margaret is still very hopeful about this.

The godfather and goddaughter, an old fox and a little fox, looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

"By the way, I heard that Disney invited you to dub their latest work?" After discussing business matters, Lucas was in the mood to say something else.

""Frozen", a cartoon that Pixar became successful after joining Disney, produced by Disney's animation studio." Margaret nodded.

The bad debt between Pixar and Disney is really a lot, and it will take at least a few days to tear it apart. The line of John Lasseter, the soul of it, can open up several inspirational Austrian movies. Not to mention the past history and characters related to it.In his career, there are not only the hegemony in the electronics industry like Steve Jobs, but also the giants of the film industry like Jeffrey Katzenberg, plus generations of Disney heads and those who The animation geniuses who came and went, and came and went, and a bunch of business tycoons. After years of war, these people have made indelible contributions to the animation industry in Hollywood and even the world. It also encourages countless underachievers to sprint forward, hoping to become the next winner, what a bloody show!Heh heh heh, so to speak, Disney seems to have been running on the bloody road since the founder!Margaret's thinking took a strange turn.

"...You really make sense when you say that." George felt that sometimes his goddaughter's words really hit the nail on the head.

Didn't he succeed in sucking blood?Looking at the experience of Pixar being acquired by Disney in the past few years, and then looking back at the experience of Disney’s animation studio, it’s nice to say that blood sucking, so it’s all about knocking bones and sucking marrow, okay?After a bunch of experimental works, I finally launched such a "Frozen", and it really needs to be vigorously promoted.

"And they not only invited me to voice, but also invited me to sing the theme song." Margaret continued.

She herself was quite surprised when she received the invitation. The dubbing is normal, but isn't the theme song usually sung by a singer?Although there will be several versions of this theme song when the movie's soundtrack is released, the version in the movie has already been confirmed to be her.

Really, Margaret herself didn't know where their confidence came from.

"That's normal. You've acted in "The Phantom of the Opera". No one can deny your singing skills, not to mention you have four Oscars. Disney never loses money." George smiled.

Although she did not embark on this path, Margaret also received training in this area for a period of time when she was a child. In "The Phantom of the Opera", she specially hired a teacher to train her.Even if there is a slight lack of skills, her talent and emotional performance can make up for everything, not to mention how many audiences the Oscar queen can attract for the movie, Disney is a fool to let her go.

The honeymoon period between Margaret and Disney started with "Iron Man" and passed through the "Twilight" series in the middle. It has been more than four years today, and now it is the negotiations between Marvel and Lucasfilm. At the critical moment, the level of honeymoon has directly risen to the highest level. Of course, anything can be discussed in this situation, and the two parties will definitely use each other to the point where they can no longer be used. "Frozen" is undoubtedly the best way. Disney uses Margaret's name to profit, and Margaret gets a bonus from Disney. Neither side suffers, let alone a win-win situation. , who would miss this opportunity?

It can only be said that those who make a name for themselves in Hollywood are all geniuses, and George Lucas is a fighter among the geniuses, and he can clearly see the powerful relationship among them.

Leaving aside how those Hollywood overlords plan to swallow the little fish and shrimp, Wood Torch is also planning for the future after launching the "Twilight" series trilogy and making a lot of money. .

"Next year will be the last movie, and we need a good work to take over. Now the initial plan is the "Hunger Games" that I bought before. After more than a year, we have completed it. The script can be put into filming by the end of the year..." Norman talked to Margaret about the new plan of the wooden torch, and fully followed the unshakable principle of a firm female line.

"I know, you told me before, who are you going to find as the heroine?" Margaret nodded.

She had heard about this before, but this series was not Lilian's work, so she didn't take it seriously at all. Anyway, the company is not under her control, so she just needs to know how to read financial statements.

"Brie Larson, a newcomer actor, has good acting skills and a low price. The most important thing is that her appearance is in line with the standard of a heroine. She is very down-to-earth and angular...I rejected a Weinstein before. The newcomer recommended by my brother...but that's not the point, Meg, I need your help!" Looking at Margaret's head that was about to doze off, Norman knocked on the table.

"Sorry, Arthur had a fever yesterday..." Margaret's mind became clearer.

Children are very delicate, even if the mother who gave birth to them is the same, playing with the two little ones was too crazy yesterday, and Arthur has always been lively and dishonest, so he secretly lifted the quilt and caused fever.

Margaret and Luke tossed all night, and fell asleep at dawn, of course, the spirit will not be very good.

"You can't always spoil them, they need to be properly controlled." Norman said helplessly to the novice mother.

Children can't blindly follow them, and they can't blindly control them tightly. It needs to be mastered. Obviously, the mother in front of her belongs to the type who can go crazy with her son. The problem is to blame!

"Uh——" Margaret rubbed her nose, embarrassed to say that Luke was the one in charge, she was responsible for playing with her son, and the division of labor between the husband and wife was very clear.

"Don't you need my help? Since there is no problem with "The Hunger Games", how can I help you?" Margaret wisely changed the subject.

"I need a membership card for 'Red Christine'. It is best to hire one of the trainers to train our actors. The various training methods of this kind of movie are a big attraction. Anyway, they are rated R, which is quite satisfactory. It's too wasteful," Norman said.

He himself lives in Los Angeles. Although 'Red Christine' is famous, he is in New York, and he needs a member's recommendation to enter. There are a lot of troublesome things, and the other party can't be moved by money, so he has no choice but to find Get on your own boss.Norman remembered that his boss should be a member of this club, and he seemed to be a classmate with the behind-the-scenes boss of that club?

"You..." Margaret didn't know what to say.

I never expected that they started working on this spin-off novel so early, and actually planned to find a real trainer to handle this kind of training. You are really filming a pornographic blockbuster, not an SM one. Documentary?

"Not you, it's us." Norman emphasized.

Has this guy forgotten that the original author wrote this novel in the image of her and Leonardo?And it's still a fan fiction, this matter can't get around her no matter what!

"We are already training the male lead. He will definitely have what a domineering president should have during filming. As for the female lead, this can be delayed. So far, the director who wants this role has not yet It's very important..." Norman talked to Margaret about the specific preparations for the movie, and her jaw almost dropped in shock.

Because it was not Lilian's own work, Margaret said at the beginning that she would not participate in this movie, and everything was done by Norman and the others, so she was surprised after hearing the other party's various explanations.