Chapter 384 The embarrassment caused by Ronald to the richest man
"At this time, we will increase the release of the trailer for The Silence of the Lambs, but the cost is not small. Fortunately, it is a relatively unpopular period after the New Year holiday..."
At Daydream Pictures, several managers are planning to launch Ronald's temporarily increased marketing plan.
"Trailers in movie theaters take advantage of schedules, but advertising on TV stations costs a lot of money now. The hottest news is the coalition bombing Baghdad and Iraq's Scud missile attack on Israel. Why do we
If Iraq doesn’t dare to fight back, why should we attack Israel instead?”
Several male managers began to discuss this topic. Patriot air defense missiles have been shipped to Saudi Arabia and Israel. Many Scuds were shot down in mid-air, and some fell into the desert due to their own accuracy problems. The real consequences for personnel and
Property damage limited.
"Claudia, tell me?" The two chatted for a long time, not knowing what was going on. When they saw Claudia Wells coming over, they happened to ask her, a Jew, for advice.
"You still don't understand the psychology of people in the Middle East. Iraq is deliberately trying to get Israel to fight back, so that the Arab people will think that the Jews and America are bullying the Arabs. At that time, Saudi Arabia may be in a dilemma and even withdraw from the coalition.
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"Will that happen?" The managers were all interested.
"Dream, that madman in Iraq has a bad reputation in Arab countries. Those people have made enough oil money and they don't want to fight Israel anymore. But don't say this in front of those real Jews...
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Claudia Wells was forced to turn behind the scenes because she was not "authentic" enough to be Jewish. She personally expressed her disdain for those so-called Jews who claimed to be Jewish to gain benefits but did not dare to go back to Israel to join the army.
I don't deserve any favor at all.
However, they still have to continue to contact TV stations where Jews hold high positions, and find ways to get more trailer time for "Silence of the Lambs" during this period when advertising time is relatively expensive.
"Isn't this movie from Orion? Why did you daydream come to buy time slots to promote it?"
Those TV station executives had a bit of a strange request for Daydream Pictures. Half of the movie studio and TV station executives were Jewish and had heard about the movie. Generally speaking, the distributors were responsible for marketing.
of things.
"Hey, haven't you heard? Mike Medavoy from Orion has now gone to TriStar Pictures. TriStar Pictures took over the distribution of this movie. Our boss, Ronald Lee, also invested in this film.
Movie. He felt that the quality of the movie was unusually good, so he paid for it out of his own pocket in order to let more people see it..."
"Your boss is really a rare artist..."
TV stations are just trying to make money. Since Daydream is willing to invest money, it is logical to add trailers in certain time periods.
Suddenly, the trailer for The Silence of the Lambs began to be played in the middle of "TV Cinema" programs on TV stations, as well as on radio stations, newspapers, and in pre-show advertisements for other movies.
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"Why is there no Silence of the Lambs in your Orion Pictures list?"
A fat man with a big head and big ears, holding a cigar in his mouth, stood opposite Kruger, the richest man named by Forbes, scratched his protruding belly, held the cigar between his fingers, and then asked the question
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"I don't remember. I don't have time to care about these things." Kluge scratched his head angrily. Last year, all Orion movies lost money. Only Dances with Wolves made money, and it was sold to Ronald.
"Marvin, if you want to buy Orion, just give me an answer. I don't have time to waste time with you..." Klug put on the airs of the richest man.
"You have to let me understand, right?" The name of this 300-pound fat man is Marvin Davis. He is a shrewd businessman who is notorious for his ability to buy low and sell high when doing business.
He started out in oil and real estate. In the early 1980s, he briefly took over 20th Century Fox. He also fired Shirley Lansing, the first female CEO of Hollywood's Big Seven, on the grounds that women were unreliable.
Despite his vulgar appearance, Marvin Davis was best at pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. After being run by him for a few years, 20th Century Fox was sold to Australian businessman Rupert at a high price.
He once bought the famous Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in 1986 for US$135 million. In the bidding, he defeated the Sultan of Brunei. But soon after, he increased the price again.
Sold the hotel to Sudan for US$65 million.
He can always shrewdly see the true value of an asset, and then buy it at a low price when no one else is optimistic about it. After a period of time, he sells it to those who desperately want it at a high price.
For example, last year he made a big deal, selling California's most famous Pebble Beach golf course, which he had previously purchased with 20th Century Fox, for 840 million, to Japanese businessman Kumagori Tanizumi.
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You know, when he acquired Fox, Fox had just purchased the Pebble Beach Stadium and the Aspen Ski Resort in Colorado for US$70 million due to profits from Star Wars.
Marvin Davis originally bought Fox for more than 700 million. The film company's shares were divided into two times for 580 million and sold to Rupert. Pebble Beach Golf was sold for 840 million and ten years later
Double that, and you still have a famous ski resort in your hands.
Japanese golf businessman Kumatori Tanimino, known as the Golf Immortal, relied on a guarantee provided by Osaka real estate developer Itomitsu and a loan from Mitsubishi Bank to acquire Pebble Beach in an all-cash transaction.
Marvin Davis, who had a lot of cash in his hand, learned that the richest man John Klug was selling Orion Pictures. He couldn't help but think of the good old days of picking up bargains and wanted to repeat his successful experience.
"Hmm..." Marvin Davis swayed back and forth on his chair, which was tortured to the point of making all kinds of obscene noises. He actually looked at those documents very seriously.
"No, why doesn't this include The Silence of the Lambs? Many TV stations are showing the trailer now, and you sold it too?"
"Fxck, are you fucking done yet? How can I remember the names of these movies? If you want to buy them, just give me a price..." John Klug was hit in a sore spot. At that time, he felt that his subordinates were fooling him and wasting his money.
In order to avoid being cheated, he refused to invest more marketing funds to release these two movies.
Who would have known that after being bought by a young and outrageous director, he would be making a lot of money now. The poor richest man has bought Orion for so many years, but he has rarely seen a movie with such profit.
"Uh-huh……"
Marvin Davis doesn't know yet that he has pressed the opponent's most sensitive button. How many more times does it take?
The next offer he made was based on the pretext that the rights to the two films had been sold, and he made a low price that made Kluge angry.
"I would rather let him go bankrupt than sell it to that fat pig!" After sending away Marvin Davis, Kluge's roar resounded through his mansion, and all his subordinates were silent.
It's a shame, you had to sell it at that time. Who knew that these two movies would have such high box office potential?
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"Dances with Wolves won Best Film and Best Director at the Kansas Film Festival, and Kevin Costner was very happy to fly to attend the closing ceremony."
At the same time, Ronald happened to discuss the two movies with Richard and others. The Oscar nomination voting will be held soon, various union awards, and Film Critics Association awards. During this time,
Intensive awarding.
Ronald's own film "The End of the World" also applied for all the major awards. However, film critics still dislike this box office hit of a romance film and a science fiction film. Only Whoopi...
Goldberg was nominated for several Film Critics Circle awards.
Ronald, on the other hand, was only nominated for one award from the Directors Guild for Best Director. This was the result of the veteran directors' special preference for him.
"Hey, debut novels are all like this. I was very excited when I found out that I had won a small award."
Ronald also found it funny. Kevin Costner has won many awards as an actor, but this is the first time for him to be recognized by a small award so quickly as a director, which is a great encouragement to him.
The first time I was recognized in the director category was when I was filming "Night of the Comet" and was nominated for the Saturn Award for science fiction films. At that time, Costner was still the leading actor.
This year's Oscars for Best Director, and Best Picture, are hard to compete with. After all, there's Coppola's much-anticipated trilogy ending with The Godfather Part III, and Martin Scorsese being hailed as the winner from "Fury."
The best work since "The Bull", "Goodfellas".
Italian directors have always taken into consideration both ideological, artistic and commercial aspects. They have many fans among the Oscar judges. Many newcomers, to say the least exaggerated, learned how to make movies by watching their films.
However, Ronald still paid for the PR that should be paid for the awards. For people in the industry, this is not only a hope of winning, but also related to the treatment of a star. If Ronald does not follow the rules of the industry, he will give Kevin
·Costner is preparing for Oscar’s public relations, so maybe the two of them will turn against each other.
After all, in addition to being a director, he is also an actor and is now a quasi-A-list male star. Ronald, who has always been kind to others, signed the plan. Anyway, the possibility of him and himself winning the award is very small, it can be said to be almost non-existent.
"Ronald, Judy called."
"Oh, okay, I'll go..."
Jodie Foster looked very anxious on the phone, "Ronald, are you coming to New York for the premiere?"
"What? Didn't I agree to participate in the Los Angeles stop? By the way, are you satisfied with my additional marketing investment?"
"Oh my gosh, Ronald, I don't know what to do, can you come and save me? I think the trailer makes me nervous, you should have shown me beforehand, what now?"
"What should I do? Is there anything wrong with this trailer?" Ronald was confused.
"Yes, I came to New York specially first and talked a lot with director Jonathan (Demi). This trailer was not edited by him, so I'm afraid there will be big problems. You know, I never ask for anything special.
treatment, but this time, I particularly want to see you and have an interview with you."
"Can't we talk on the phone? Okay, okay, don't get excited. There's nothing we can't talk about. I'll fly to New York right away and attend the premiere."
Ronald put down the phone and looked back at Diane. Originally, the two of them had made an appointment to go to Palm Springs to attend the film festival there and take a vacation.
"Go ahead, I'll prepare your luggage." Diane smiled. Ronald was very busy at work, so there was nothing he could do about it. She also specifically asked, "You have to be more patient with Judy, we actresses, before the movie is released.
There will always be this kind of particularly tense moment. If you are kind to us at this time, we will remember it for a long time."
"Well...then am I good to you?" Ronald immediately held Diane in his arms, "The big bathtub in our house has a fountain function, which is actually similar to a hot spring."
"Ah, hahahaha..."
The two laughed together, hugged each other and kissed.
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"Did you see that? Did you see that?"
At the Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan, New York, Jodie Foster looked excited, pointed at the trailer on the TV, and cried to Ronald. When she got emotional, she hugged Ronald and whimpered.
cried out.
"What's going on?" Ronald saw that there were his and Foster's agents, director Jonathan Demme and others next to him. What's going on?
"I'm a bit stupid. What's wrong with this trailer?"
"This trailer completely highlights Anthony Hopkins. I was bullied by him on the set. He made fun of the West Virginia accent I learned, and he also threatened me on the set. I don't want this.
You see, my name is listed before his in the trailer, why am I not as important as him in it?"
"this?"
Ronald was a little confused. He put Jodie Foster on the sofa, then rewound the videotape to the beginning, and checked the time with his watch.
"Judy, both your overall shot time and the length of your close-ups are longer than Anthony (Hopkins). Can you tell me what you really want?"
When filming the movie, Jodie Foster had a lot of dissatisfaction with Anthony Hopkins. Because she is an Oscar-winning actress, she should occupy the biggest star position. But Anthony Hopkins, with the British
He had the habit of judging others based on his acting skills, so he kept teasing Judy on the set. Later, he even won the support of the crew and regarded him as the number one star.
During the filming, Jonathan Demme tried to persuade Jodie Foster by saying things that were beneficial to the filming. Now that it was time to prepare for the release road show, Jodie started to quarrel over the treatment again.
"I'm only telling you." Jodie Foster didn't want to reveal the truth in front of everyone.
"Okay, please give us some private space." Ronald gave Jonathan Demi a helpless look. The other party made a gesture to express understanding and went to wait outside.
"Tell me..." Ronald asked, looking at Jodie Foster, who was alone on the sofa.
"The trailers are all centered on Anthony Hopkins. All the focus is on his shots, I am just a foil!" Jodie Foster puffed out her chest, and her petite body fought for treatment,
But it's very aggressive.
"Hmm..." After hearing this, Ronald pressed the remote control again and played the trailer again.
Not to mention, Jodie Foster is quite sensitive. I don’t know who made this trailer. Indeed, for more than a minute, the emphasis of every rhythm falls on Anthony.
·Hopkins’ Hannibal is full of charm and tension.
Anyway, as an ordinary viewer, after watching it, what you are thinking about must be to see this high-IQ perverted criminal, not the female FBI agent.
And Jodie Foster is an actress who particularly cares about being famous and being the center of attention. She doesn't think her performance of FBI agent Clarice will be inferior to Hopkins.
Moreover, Ronald heard that she was still seeking to become a director herself. If she was regarded as a minor star, it would be very detrimental to her career development.
"I'll have someone edit it again and play it for the same duration as this version. You can ask to check it."
Ronald agreed to the petite star's request. It wasn't that he felt sorry for her, but Jodie Foster was a familiar face to the American people, and her popularity was far greater than that of the British actor.
Not making full use of her charm to drive audiences to the cinema would be a crime against one's own money.
"No, I completely believe you. Ronald, you are the best man to me since I entered the industry." Jodie Foster came up and hugged Ronald and kissed him on the cheek.
"Oh, I forgot my lipstick." Judy immediately hurriedly wiped Ronald's face.
"You have to be careful about Judy, she is not easy to deal with." Jonathan Demi, who came in from behind, smiled and looked at the blush on Ronald's cheeks.
"Ha, it's not like you don't know that she likes women. We are friends." Ronald smiled and waved his hand.