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Weinstein would call Daniel this time, and I have to say that it was Robert Iger's actions that helped. Originally, Disney revealed the news that Daniel might join Miramax, hoping to create a mess between the Weinstein brothers and Daniel. It is a pity that although they have worked together for many years, Robert doesn't know much about the brothers.

Now that Disney has decided to keep Miramax and let the two founders leave, the Weinstein brothers have also made a decision.

After leaving Miramax, they will definitely not leave Hollywood. The two who have had enough of Disney's restraint cannot continue to sign with CAA or other companies. Going it alone and starting a new business is the only option.

In this consideration, the Weinstein brothers, who are more realistic than anyone in Hollywood, certainly cannot offend Daniel. Not only that, but they will also be closer to DD Films. After all, even if Daniel's personal appeal is not considered, the current network and level of contacts in his hands are enough to make Harvey afraid.

F2F is developing very well, but it is still in a state of burning money, and this state may last for a while. Daniel has a lot to take care of. In addition, David's Ghost Omen has improved a bit, but it is still tepid. Love to the House Collapses is a good market, and major theaters have also expressed their willingness to give more films. , and the publicity work still cannot be relaxed at all. David led people to control the specifics, and Daniel didn't pay much attention. Today, he used his foresight to help them bypass many obstacles. Then ten years later, his predictive ability will lose its effectiveness, and DD Films will still be unable to avoid a bad ending. As it is now, with his limited support, David and DD Films will grow up slowly, and ten years is enough for them to experience it. After all, in the past few years of running DD, David has indeed revealed his talent.

Even if Mark and David are able to take up their respective jobs, there are still countless things for Daniel to understand and decide, not to mention that although MB is on the right track, there is also Javier, many times. Because of the deep involvement in the early stage, Javier also had to rely on him to make some decisions. This is the aftereffect of his taking advantage of the prophetic advantage to intervene too deeply, but this kind of thing cannot be avoided. It can only be that Daniel himself works harder and slowly hands over the matter.

In addition, Kusa is basically negotiating and managing a lot of his film affairs. On the one hand, Melissa is preparing for the promotion and release of Chain Saw Sa, after all many movie projects. Daniel is not only acting, he also has investment - Melissa will assist in this part, Ferguson is busy with The Da Vinci Code, and is also looking for suitable projects.

Everyone is not on the ground, and Daniel, as the final decision-maker, can't relax a bit.

Daniel decided to leave Hollywood temporarily for a year, of course to study. But more points of view also believe that he hopes to take this opportunity to take a long vacation. After all, since he entered the industry, the degree of work intensity is rare in Hollywood, and there are many big stars.

It is possible to make four or five films a year, but basically there are only one or two influential big productions. Unlike Daniel, all the blockbusters and hit films with hundreds of millions of box office, which of course means With more energy and work.

An independent film may be shot for a week and a half. It's over, and you don't even need to participate in the promotion in the later stage, because it is not certain whether it will be released. It may be that independent investors and directors run around film festivals, film funds and distribution companies to sell the film to collect funds. That's all. That's all. Chain Saw is an example. Ferguson asked James and Wornal to shoot for a few more days, and the shooting was more detailed. If James' shooting plan was followed, that is, a 20-day shooting schedule, a 4 million investment The filming of the independent film is over, and the actors basically ended their work—because there are no well-known actors in it, which means that these actors have no publicity value, and it is useless to let them travel. It is not as good as Daniel in MB or F2F roared.

Under the pressure of being so busy, Harvey's call was somewhat disturbing.

Daniel did not return to Los Angeles, but called Triver to let him know the specific situation, who was so kind and spent money to help him publicize Oscar.

For the few shortlisted this year, Captain Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean is too commercialized. Although Daniel plays Captain Jack Sparrow, it is a significant breakthrough for himself, but the academy has always disliked commercial blockbusters. This is obvious to all. Yes, unless it is Titanic and Lord of the Rings. Although the latter is also a blockbuster with special effects, it is actually more of an epic type, and it is quite different from a purely commercial film like Pirates of the Caribbean.

If it weren't for the fact that Daniel's performance was indeed widely praised, and his face in Hollywood was getting bigger and bigger, and Trevor's network was well maintained, it would be difficult for him to be nominated for an actor.

Now, it is definitely not a good thing that there is actually a force to push him to win the award.

Although Daniel himself didn't particularly think about the consequences of his succession of movie stars, it was also because the possibility was too low. However, thinking about it now, it's not impossible to think about it at all.

Adding fuel to the fire or icing on the cake is often just a matter of millimeters.

The day before Ghost Omens was released.

Triver rushed to Mountain View City, and Daniel knew that the situation might be more serious than he imagined, otherwise Triver would not even make a phone call, but rushed over in such a hurry.

If I don't take the initiative to find out, those people won't tell me at all. Triver frowned tightly, It's not that I don't understand their plans. I asked them, and they also I won’t hide it, if I don’t ask, they will treat it as a face for those hands behind.”

Do you know who they are? I heard Harvey on the phone, which is very meaningful. Although he doesn't have any definite suspects, it seems to be referring to Disney.

Trevor nodded, Although I didn't ask for the exact answer, it is certain that Disney has stepped in. This is not surprising. After we made an offer to Disney, although the two parties can continue to cooperate, they can move behind their backs. , will definitely not let it go.

He didn't ask why Disney did this. Once things are on the surface, few people can't see the purpose. Especially a public relations person like Trivor who is good at interpersonal communication.

The problem is not limited to this. I suspect that there are other forces besides Disney. Triver felt a little uneasy, When you want to get clear news, there will always be resistance of one kind or another, trying to cover up something. Although Disney Strong. But can't do these things.

Do you think several other companies are doing this too?

Daniel sat up.

Trevor didn't speak, but his attitude was very clear. Now that I can intervene in this matter, and it seems that there is still cooperation with Disney, there is no one else except for a few others.

What's more, Daniel also remembered some of the news he had heard.

Robert recently met with Jeff, McNeill and others more frequently than before.

He outlined the ins and outs of this matter in his mind. Robert Iger has always wanted to put a shackle on him, and Daniel's tough offer in the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean has nothing to do with this. In addition to not needing to worry about the relationship, it also means to explore Disney's reaction. Obviously, this is the reaction given by Robert.

Seeing Daniel's turned gaze, Trivor shook his head.

If there are really several companies connected together, we have no power to parry.

The Big Seven are the oligarchs who have dominated Hollywood for decades. They are now joining hands to produce an actor for Daniel's public relations. Daniel's current status is powerless to fight back. Although Daniel had a little fantasy, Trivor extinguished this unrealistic in time. little flame.

To ruin this matter, there are only two roads: light and darkness. On the road of light, we can release the news that someone is doing public relations for you behind the scenes. The judges of the academy are concerned about everyone's opinions, so they may restrain themselves. The other finalists It's not that there is no power at all, Sean Penn is also deeply rooted in Hollywood. When the time comes, they will be twisted together, and maybe they will cause some trouble for the other side.

After Trivor finished speaking, Daniel knew that this clear path could not be followed.

If this is done, the Oscar judges will be offended first, and Trevor's connections will be damaged immediately. After all, people are voting for Daniel, but you want to destroy the credibility of the academy, which is untenable. In addition, Daniel failed to win the Golden Globe Awards last year, but won the Oscar. Although Dagmar came to top the tank, he also left a seed in many people's hearts. The youngest Oscar winner, the hat is very tall, but there are more people staring at it. This time, if Daniel is still very lively in the emperor, I am afraid that he will meet Robert's request from another angle.

It doesn't matter whether it's a hit or a stick, as long as it's effective, relatively speaking, they may be more willing to let Daniel fall, rather than a succession of actor, prosperity and decline.

What about the secret passage?

The secret channel is of course to contact the judges and try to vote for other candidates.

Spend money doing PR for others!

Daniel's cheeks bulged. This is really an aggrieved proposal. What's more, this secret channel may not be useful. This is to compete with Disney and other companies for public relations resources.

Don't explain it to Trivor, even Daniel himself knows that this is unreliable.

...

Daniel thought about sending Trivor away, but he had no choice but to wait for Kusa to come over on the third day.

He has to wait until Ghost Omens is released.

The next day was Friday. Thanks to the efforts of all parties, Omen of Ghosts still got 2,382 screens. This scale is quite good for a movie with an investment of 35 million. Daniel still has some fantasies, although the film has nothing to do with Daniel himself except that it is invested and produced by DD Films from the beginning to the end.

On Friday, they only won less than 7 million at the box office. On Saturday, they did not exceed 8 million. In the first three days of the weekend, they were only in the early 20 million. This score is not good either.

Ghost Omens fell to the ground. Although the result was not satisfactory, it is unlikely to lose money. According to this trajectory, that is, the effective release period of one month, the box office at the end is very limited. How much is basically the final figure at the box office. According to the forecast, it is about 60 million, and horror movies still have a large income on DVD. There is no suspense about making money, but the income is very limited.

This is basically the norm. Among movies with an investment of tens of millions, the return on investment like Greek Wedding is hundreds of percent, which is also rare in the entire history of Hollywood movies.

The so-called David himself is not depressed. This is the first project he created by himself. From script selection, budget formulation, crew formation, shooting and production, post-production promotion, and distribution arrangements, David is personally in charge, and he can do it without losing money. He is already extremely capable. Now he doesn't have time to take a breather, so he immediately devoted himself to the promotion of Love Till the House Collapses. Relatively speaking, the appearance of The House Collapses looks a bit similar to Greek Wedding. Romantic comedy, also highly anticipated on MB and F2F. Don't dare to think about 400 million, there should be no problem breaking through 100 million this time.

Cousa came to Mountain View after Omens took in $20 million in its opening weekend.

Recently, Trivor, Ferguson, and now Kusa have all been running to Silicon Valley intensively. Those with a sensitive sense of smell can basically guess where Daniel is.

After looking at the internal report of Omen of Ghosts, Daniel threw it aside.

What do you think of what happened before?

The Oscar is just around the corner. This year, the Oscar is more than half a month earlier than in previous years, so in fact, no matter how much Triver wants to do something overtly and secretly, it is very difficult to get a chance to reach out now. It is too late, and there is nothing he can do. Not many, many of the judges' ballots have already been mailed to the academy, and it would be even more difficult to change the world at this time. Once this kind of trickery is discovered, there will be nothing left of PwC's reputation.

No one knows the specific result now. We have not received the news until now, so their movement must not be big, so it is still unknown whether they can push you up. To be reasonable, Kusa took a peek at it Daniel took a look, Well, after all, this time your votes are estimated to be at the bottom, and those who voted for you last year should not be voted for you again this year. If the result is like this, then it would be the best. But if things really develop If we go in a direction we don't want, then we have to come up with countermeasures, otherwise we will be too passive.

Kusa didn't finish his words, and it sounded like he wasn't helpless.

Daniel closed his eyes, and he was three-point sure of what Kusa was going to say, but he was still a little hesitant.

Seeing his reaction, Kusa did not say directly, but analyzed other things that everyone knew well, They did this in the hope of pushing you to the top. You have nothing to go up, you can only go downhill. No matter how steep the way up is, the way down will be as steep. If we want to maintain our position at that time, the initiative will not be ours and we will be injured. We have to worry that if we don’t have good projects for a few years, we will only fall down. If you want to go back to the top at any time, you have to resign yourself to fate. Robert’s mind is persevering, and he will start pushing you if he can’t hold you, which is also an embarrassing position for us.”

Indeed, apart from Daniel, there is no such freak in Hollywood. Popularity, awards, investment, relationships, all four corners, step by step build up the tower under Daniel's feet today, pushing him to the top of countless Hollywood stars, and this tower continues to build. Going up, if it collapses, of course it doesn't matter. If it doesn't collapse and punctures the sky of the Seven Great Heavens, then it will usher in an era of unprecedented achievements.

It is inevitable that Robert and others will deal with him so persistently.

Danny, now is what you want to do, take a step back, wait later, or...

Kusa didn't finish his sentence, looking at Daniel who closed his eyes and said nothing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)