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The Return of the King, the finale of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, topped the North American annual box office list in 2003 with a box office of 370 million. www.geiliwx.com

Although The Return of the King continues to be released on hundreds of screens, observers generally believe that the follow-up box office potential is not great, and the possibility of the total box office reaching 400 million is relatively small. Of course, even so, the North American box office of this new work has already surpassed the first two in the series. The three films combined have harvested more than 1.1 billion in North America and more than 2.5 billion worldwide, making it one of the most profitable series of movies. In addition, the film's reputation is also the best among Hollywood productions this year.

The Lord of the Rings is coming to an end, and the media's summary comments on this series are gradually increasing.

Peter Jackson became the top director in Hollywood, and the director's remuneration for the new work King Kong also increased to more than 15 million.

Needless to say, Daniel Sandler went from being penniless to being a famous actor in Hollywood, all of which can not be attributed to the Lord of the Rings series, but no one can deny his global influence since then. Although the emergence of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean made Legolas take a back seat in his character collection, it was impossible to ignore the huge following of the elf prince.

In addition, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Viggo Morrison and others also left their names in film history with this series.

The New Yorker called it one of the best series of movies, At the beginning of the new century, the Lord of the Rings series is based on an extremely solid foundation of the original, amazing special effects technology and a huge and magnificent epic background. For Hollywood Film History has dedicated a classic series that will never fade.

Compared with numerous commentary and summary reports, the Washington Post focuses on Daniel Sandler personally, which is a unique perspective. It also made the report quite influential and was reproduced by many online media and individuals.

As many people expected, the great success of The Return of the King has allowed Daniel Sandler to be fully active in the media even though he has temporarily left Hollywood. Two, is hailed as one of the most competitive movies in this summer's file. Critics and analysts generally still don't think it will surpass the box office of Bourne 1, after all. This may be Daniel's box office this year, including the next It is the only film released in one year. After all, even if the new film The Immortal Gardener, which describes the shady scenes of medicine, can start shooting as scheduled in June 2005, there is no guarantee that it will be released in 2005. Therefore, Daniel's huge number of fans, After watching The Return of the King, during the two-year window period, only Jason Bourne was able to understand **. Universal Pictures' evaluation of Paul Greengrass is quite high, This may mean that the rough-cut version of the second part of The Bourne Shadow has satisfied Universal's executives-at least it is better than the first part, otherwise Ron Meyer would not be able to praise Greengrass so much.

Calling him a gifted master of realism, perhaps, we can look forward to Bourne's new adventure. Even more exciting, after all, they even went to India this time.

Of course, the Post report is not so shallow, they turned their attention to another direction.

Although Daniel Sandler's handsome face will no longer appear on the movie screen as frequently as in previous years, this does not mean that he is getting farther and farther away from Hollywood. In fact, he is just hiding in the shadows. DD Films will release three films this year, and the horror film Ghost Omen will be released next week. Halle Berry, the first black Oscar-winning actress, joins hands with Robert Downey Jr. and Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz It is reported that the production cost is 35 million, which is a rare large-scale production in horror films. In addition, the comedy movie Love Falls Down starring Steve Martin will also be released around the Oscars. This comedy featuring mid-life crisis and online love has attracted attention early because of its novel entry point. It is especially worth mentioning that the lead actor Steve Martin hosted and participated in the production of the 75th It was at the Oscars ceremony that Daniel Sandler became the youngest Best Actor in Oscar history for his role as Spielman in The Pianist. In addition to movies, dd Pictures also invested in the production of a small-budget horror film, which is reported to be tentatively named Chain Saw with an investment of only 4 million. After its premiere at the Christmas International Film Festival last month, it was well received With a lot of attention, the young director and screenwriter are considered to have 'genius horror thinking'. The horror and gore of the movie should be able to surprise horror movie lovers.

In addition to these three completed works, DD Films and Fox are discussing cooperation, and the two parties may co-produce a film,…  The more attention-grabbing move is that DD Films has recently met Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, several times. According to sources, when Dan Brown visited Los Angeles last year, he met Daniel Brown. Sandler had a meeting, and the two sides talked very speculatively. The Da Vinci Code has been on the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks, and its adaptation rights have also attracted many industry giants including Sony Columbia and New Line Pictures. The film industry appears to be one step ahead. According to reliable sources, dd Pictures will spend a lot of money on the production of The Da Vinci Code.

Farewell to the front of the screen for a while, Daniel Sandler, who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, will obviously continue to occupy the attention of the audience.

The Post can be said to have played a well-timed advertisement for DD Films.

During the publicity period, Ghost Omens, which dd Pictures invested heavily in, did not receive a great response. In the end, David agreed to Sebastian's actor recommendation, and invited Halle Berry and others to play the role, investing 35 million. Obviously, The purpose is not limited to small and big. But at present, it seems that the release scale of Ghost Omen in theaters is only in the early 1200s, and the estimated box office is not optimistic.

Under this premise, the Washington Post can have a report with great influence. I have to say that it still played a certain role in boosting the movie.

This is also Ben Bradley, the editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, whom Daniel contacted at David's request.

After the barrel knife in the back of John Carroll of the Los Angeles Times, Daniel didn't make a joke. Although a unanimous settlement has been reached with Disney, so far, the good cooperative relationship between the Times and Daniel's team has basically been lost, and the level of cooperation has also been reduced to mediocre.

Of course, Robert Iger also mediated several times, but Daniel's mind did not change.

Hollywood's separation and integration are indeed profitable. There's nothing you can't say or do. But those who want to get involved must do a good job of psychological construction. Whether you can afford it or not, and whether you can bear the corresponding consequences.

The Los Angeles Times lacks the line of Daniel, and there will be no unacceptable consequences, which shows that they can afford the consequences of being involved in the relationship between Daniel and Disney. The reason why the Times made this decision in the first place, of course, has taken these things into consideration.

What Daniel wants to express is, don’t think about not paying the price, even if you can bear the price!

Not being able to kill you is not the reason why I gave up on you!

This decision, of course, is also harmful to Daniel himself and DD. Although Triver's network of contacts has been formed, a collaborator at the level of Times must be crucial. And it is also very important to have a close media partner. It is natural to choose a new candidate.

The Washington Post was included. No surprises either.

The two parties have already cooperated well, but now they are just taking the relationship one step further.

The well-informed persons and reliable channels in the Post report are all from Daniel's side, otherwise, no one would know that Daniel and Dan Brown had met, and no one would have a concrete grasp of the cooperation of Night at the Museum . These new movements are undoubtedly important factors that attract attention.

For The Post. Collaborating with Daniel is also of great significance, and readers have inertia.

In recent years, Daniel's following has increased, and news stories involving Daniel have attracted more and more readers - which means that if you have Daniel's exclusive, you can attract a considerable proportion of entertainment news Audience — Generally speaking, they read Daniel's news on The Post, and they will naturally read other stars' news on The Post.

The transition from the entertainment section to other sections is of course also considered by the Post.

What's more, today's Daniel is not just an entertainer.

At the end of January, Daniel made a special trip to Washington and held a simple reception. Bradley, editor-in-chief of The Post, was invited to attend. Other guests included ambassadors from two African countries to the United States and the former mayor of Washington. Marion Barry and a Democratic member of Congress on the Educational Affairs Committee have a luxurious lineup.

Of course Bradley understood that the reason why Daniel invited him was to show that he was not only able to provide entertainment information for The Post, but also had more and higher-level relationship networks.

Of course, for Daniel, showing off his muscles to Bradley was just a side reason.

The more important purpose is to promote the university of f2f.

In late January, f2f was officially launched, and the first round was launched at Harvard and other Ivy League schools. As former Google executives, Mark and Shirley went to various universities to discuss matters, because this involved collecting student information from various schools, although the information The upload is a student's own behavior, but obviously this attempt will still make the university have some scruples.

Of course, Mark and Shirley can relieve each other's worries to a certain extent. After all, as well-known figures in the technology industry, their own credibility is quite convincing. But this was not enough, so Daniel used various forces to hold a small reception in Washington and personally publicize for f2f.

He even put the phone on the desk of New York Senator Healy, but the other party didn't have time. Even so, she was very face-saving. After Daniel revealed that he had a residence on Martha's Vineyard, the two quickly agreed, During her vacation to Martha Island, Daniel can be invited to the house - the Healey family has been vacationing on Martha Island every year since her husband became president.

This statement is already a certain degree of support for Daniel. As an important task for the Democratic Party, the Hearies and their goodwill are enough for Daniel to invite enough guests.

What's more, the Damon family's relationship, Triver's network, the United Nations field, the Equal Rights Alliance, anti-war issues, the PR target of Plutos Investment Company... etc., these various network of relationships converge in Daniel's hands. It is not unexpected that the lineup of the reception is amazing, but it also reveals a little bit of Daniel's details, but Daniel, who has already made a decision, doesn't really care about it now, at least, when it comes to doing business and hiding himself. , his choice is very clear.

Therefore, after a short rest on Martha Island, Daniel was actually a little busier than before. Although he didn't see it in the newspapers, he flew around a lot.

Moreover, so far, he has not communicated with Larry Page. Shirley suggested that if the promotion of f2f can be carried out independently, he might as well wait until the results are obtained before communicating with Page. At that time, f2f will have a lot of confidence. Even if Page still has a grudge, as a more pure businessman, Google Schmidt will know how to choose.

Daniel allocated 30 million US dollars to f2f in advance for campus promotion. The rich and powerful, coupled with the strong interest of college students in social media, make the results of Mark and others very satisfactory. Currently, nearly 80% of the students at Harvard University have registered their own f2f homepage, and the degree of effective communication in the circle of Harvard University is also very high. Obviously, f2f, which is almost in place in one step, is not attractive to them at all.

When Mark came to Daniel's temporary residence located in the standard, his face also showed a more relaxed expression-this is very rare in recent months.

Is it done with David?

Mark and David, the two old friends of Daniel, are now dividing Daniel into two. Movies and f2f things are intertwined. If Daniel is not strong enough, he may be insane.

Before returning to Mountain View, Daniel went back to Los Angeles to discuss with David the release of Ghost Signs and Love to the House Collapse. The latter is very relevant to Microsoft's msn, and the response is also very good. The former has been mediocre. The Post report this time is also Daniel and David's last chance attempt. After the Post report, dd Films will start a new round of publicity on mb and various forums. But Daniel himself is not sure about the outcome, so he can only say that it depends on his fate. He doesn't have the Hand of God after all.

I have to fly back to the theater later. David wants me to come forward and communicate.

I think you can buy a private jet, which is much more convenient, and you don't have to sneak around like an illegal immigrant every time you go to Los Angeles.

...Airplanes are more likely to be noticed. (to be continued) WWW.GEILIWX.COM happy reading every day