Chapter 423: The movie spoofing Top Gun won the box office championship
The question of Johnny Carson's succession at NBC has once again become murky due to David Letterman's new media campaign. Finance chiefs have faced significant doubts about Letterman's decision to stay at NBC, and they are now imagining
Various response options.
As a result, the workload at Letterman's place increased sharply, and Richard had to spend a lot of time in that area. Ronald's work here was temporarily taken over by a colleague named Kevin Huvin.
"You must be one of the Young Turks?" Ronald had a good impression of this young agent. He had a sunny appearance and a square chin. If it had been ten years earlier, there might not have been a place for him in Hollywood.
"Ha, I didn't expect that even our customers would know this nickname." Kevin Huwen's style is more like a college football player, a little aggressive, but not annoying to others. Ronald is interested in this
People with a sports background can really relate to it.
Kevin Huwen's work style is also a bit like that of a sportsman. He is more proactive. He actively participated in the marketing of Ronald's "other people's money".
The early warm-up by university professors, coupled with the verbal stick, has given the film some popularity among well-educated people. Kevin Hoover thought of another way to let this popularity go beyond the circle of elites.
, into the public’s perspective.
His method is also very simple. Harvard professor Summers used this movie as an assignment for business school students. This is a very good marketing point.
The public actually doesn’t understand business wars or mergers and acquisitions, but Harvard is a name that everyone knows. If a foreigner comes to America and asks him about his impressions of American universities, nine out of ten times the name Harvard will be mentioned first.
Since a Harvard professor praised this movie as a true reflection of Wall Street's business wars and took it as a homework, the general public will definitely be curious about what a business war movie that Harvard would approve of would look like?
"This is a good thing, but Summers went to work at the World Bank, and he is no longer a Harvard professor." Ronald felt a little pity.
"It doesn't matter. Harvard professor, and former Harvard professor who is now the chief economist of the World Bank, aren't they better titles?"
"Well, your idea is very good, how come you are also an expert in marketing and public relations?" Ronald was very satisfied with his proposal.
"My brother Stephen is a public relations expert in New York..." Kevin Huwen replied with a smile.
"Are you from New York too?" When Ronald saw him talking about New York, an imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.
"Yes, I am from the Bronx, and the three of us brothers grew up in New York."
"Very good...I'm from New York too..."
Ronald was very satisfied with the young man Richard found. He also managed several heavyweight stars, such as Meryl Streep...
These people are all potential allies. This time, Ovitz was attacked by Ronald's group within the company over David Letterman's contract, and the conflict deepened. Although Ovitz did not resent the company's intervention to sign Letterman
, but with this person’s style, falling out will be a matter of time in the future. With the support of these young Turks’ agents who are relatively cooperative, they can have more leverage when they fall out.
Summers readily agreed to Ronald's request. This scholar who became a professor at the age of 28 and broke Harvard's historical record is not the kind of person who buries his head in a pile of old papers. His willingness and ability to participate in social activities are very good.
Very strong.
A movie-watching guide for business school students written by Lawrence Summers, a former Harvard professor and current chief economist of the World Bank, has been released.
At the beginning of this list, Summers wrote that the commercial plots in Hollywood movies are often criticized for being oversimplified, but there are still some movies in history that combine drama and authenticity very well.
Whether you are a student at Harvard Business School, or any business school, or a young person interested in working in business, by watching these movies, you will have a deeper understanding of the business world and Wall Street.
Among the movies on the list is "Executive Suite" directed by Robert Wise in 1954, which tells the story of corporate property rights issues.
There was also the "Wall Street" in the past few years, which gave people a deep understanding of stock market acquisitions and the ethics of securities trading.
There is also "Trading Places" directed by John Landis in 1983, which showed some operating rules of the commodity futures market in the form of comedy.
Also on the list is Ronald's "Working Girl," which tells the story of the plight of women in the business world and the passion and skill it takes to win over clients.
Finally, of course, there is Ronald's new film "Other People's Money". This film is one of the few that shows how listed companies strive for the support of majority shareholders and the power of the board of directors. Compared with the business ethics he shows, and the international
With the changes in the company's division of labor as trade further deepens, a more practical guide is to help you understand the minutes and announcements of board meetings of listed companies.
Of course, although these are very interesting and in-depth reviews of the internal business operations of the movie and what parts of each movie need to be focused on to compare with the textbooks, there are still very few that ordinary viewers can understand.
It can be said that readers of the Wall Street Journal will applaud this list and comments. However, readers of the New York Daily News can read only two words in the entire article:
"Harvard!"
For a time, many young people in big cities were discussing this list. They first went to the video rental store to complete the movies on the list, and then prepared to watch "Other People's Money".
"Good news, Ronald, working girl videos have started to be produced again." Kevin Huwen smiled and showed him the video rental ranking list for the new week.
In addition to several new works on the list that have returned to the top 50 on the rental list, even the oldest old movies such as "Executive Suite" are beginning to be watched by people. CBS's nostalgic movie channel also specializes in midnight programs for a short period of time.
Released twice.
"Hey, I really should prepare something in advance." Due to the sudden market situation of video tapes, the video tapes of working girls were sold out in many rental stores. It was a great opportunity that Ronald did not earn all the profits.
"Who knew the former Harvard professor was so famous?" Kevin Hoowen echoed with a smile. This public relations operation was a business contracted by his brother, public relations consultant Steven Hoowen. This consulting fee
Not only did he make a fortune, but he also earned a reputation as a New Yorker who helped make Hollywood movies popular. Now celebrities in both New York and Los Angeles were ringing off the phone with his front desk secretary.
"Maybe the World Bank's reputation is still the most important..."
Ronald also hired Michael Gray to monitor this operation. Unlike what Ronald or Hu Wen thought, ordinary people saw that the World Bank had greater influence on them in Summers' title.
Ordinary people don't know what the World Bank is, but firstly, the bank's name is famous, and secondly, in the Wall Street Journal's writer profile, they also saw the news that Summers left Harvard to take a job.
A person can give up his teaching position at Harvard and become the chief economist of this bank. This is certainly not the kind of bank registered in Delaware. (The World Bank actually provides loans for capital projects in developing countries.
(International financial institution of the United Nations system)
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As the summer season draws to a close, "Other People's Money" is released to Hollywood curiosity.
"Thank you, James..."
At the premiere, Cameron and Linda Hamilton came together to congratulate Ronald.
"Hahaha, I came to see Diane's performance..." Linda Hamilton held Diane's hand and whispered something beside her.
"What's the box office curve like?" Ronald asked about the box office trend of "Terminator 2". This is his biggest film investment this year.
"The decline is still relatively fast, and there are signs of acceleration. A spoof movie was released last weekend. The number of viewers for R-rated movies is limited..."
The box office decline rate of the "Terminator 2" movie is still relatively fast. On the one hand, it is due to the R-rated movie, and on the other hand, it is also because the "Boys from the Block" has strong box office and has the support of loyal fans, so the decline is slow.
Comparing the two versions, it seems that the box office of "Terminator 2" is still lagging behind the big winner. The average box office of a single theater on weekends has dropped to less than 3,500 US dollars, surpassed by "Boys from the Block"'s 4,000 US dollars.
"What spoof movie?" Ronald asked with a frown.
"Go back and see for yourself. It's not convenient for me to say, Diane..." Cameron smiled weirdly and refused to say anything.
"Ronald...Diane..."
David Letterman also came to support, but he knew that he was now the center of controversy and only briefly greeted Ronald.
"I came to watch a movie today, not to answer questions. Sorry... I urgently need knowledge on business contracts..." David Letterman played a joke, raised his hands and surrendered to the reporters. Then he walked in
Cinema.
But in the end, he gave Ronald a rather amusing smile, "The new Toy Fighter Condor is really funny."
"What's funny? What's the fight against the Condor?" Ronald felt a little confused.
"The new movie he was talking about surpassed Terminator 2 last week and ranked first on the list..." Upon seeing this, Kevin Huwen immediately whispered into Ronald's ear. They are young people
The Turkish agents are all very discerning.
"What does that have to do with me?" Ronald felt very strange.
"I'll check..." Kevin Hu Wen has also been busy helping Ronald with marketing recently and has not paid attention to the rankings of new movies. He has lost professional impression points with Ronald, which makes him very embarrassed.
.
"Ronald, I wish your new movie success." Now it was the turn of Diane's good friend, Laura Dern. "Pfft..." She still couldn't help laughing.
"What's going on with you?" Ronald saw that Diane was also enduring a lot of hardship, and he knew that they must know something that he didn't know.
"We'll talk about it when we get back, we'll talk about it when we get back..."
Ronald was confused and very suspicious in this atmosphere, but the premiere was about to start, so he had no chance to continue exploring and walked into the theater.
"Wow, wow, wow..." The audience at the premiere in Los Angeles was completely different from the previous preview screening in college. They were interested in these profound philosophical questions, such as: Why are American companies not competitive?
·Whether an old-school community enterprise like Parker can survive in the new era, or whether Tom Hanks's hostile takeover is moral or immoral, I have no interest in, and I don't understand.
It was the last speech that made the audience excited and excited. The ability of this kind of speech to influence the emotions of the audience is especially powerful in America. The people also like to listen to the speeches of such leadership people.
Working with a group of people to have their minds changed by an elite, and then their decisions, is something that Americans find very exciting in their genes.
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"I said, can you tell me what is going on now?" After returning home from the premiere, Ronald couldn't help but ask Diane immediately.
This is the first time in his many years of filmmaking that after the premiere, he did not think about the box office and reviews of the new movie, but thought about an irrelevant question.
"The movie Hot Shot! they were talking about... it was, haha, it was, hahahaha..."
Diane was overjoyed...
"What on earth?" Ronald felt bad.
"It's a spoof of your Top Gun. The male protagonist also flies a fighter jet and is in love with an instructor. However, the plane is just like a Disney cartoon movie, it's a mess..."
"Huh?" Ronald felt very embarrassed when he heard it. His movie was parodied, which is definitely not a bad thing. It means that it has become famous and classic to a certain extent. But Top Gun is his first commercial film that became a big hit.
If that feeling is destroyed, the audience will mention this spoof movie when they think about it in the future, which is not good.
"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone rang in time.
"Hello..." Ronald picked up the phone and it was his temporary emergency man, Kevin Huwen.
"The Condor is a spoof of Top Gun released by 20th Century Fox... It did well at the box office, beating Terminator 2 and ranking first."
"What...what are Bruckheimer and Don Simpson doing?" Ronald couldn't figure out how a movie that had only been released for five years could agree to be a spoof?
"They don't have much power. 20th Century Fox made a sidestep, and they also spoofed many recent movies, including 9 to 5 starring Jane Fonda, Rambo's appearance in Stallone's First Blood, Tom
·Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s love-making movie, Days Out, didn’t even let go of pornographic films like Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks.”
"Fortunately, I'm not the only one who is embarrassed..." Ronald felt relieved a little. If everyone is embarrassed, it means that no one is embarrassed anymore.