"Sit down, what would you like to drink? Coffee, tea, wine, whiskey, or brandy?"
Ronald decided to meet Harvey Weinstein in the office. The Miramax president conspired with his wife to do various things to various actresses who wanted to get roles in Miramax projects.
Those things are so disgusting.
Ronald heard some oral accounts from many actresses. Weinstein's wife, Eve Chilton, was originally an assistant at Miramax. After marrying Harvey directly, she pursued her husband.
Not only did she not stop him, but she also helped. She often played the role of letting the actresses let down their guard and "discuss the movie script" with Harvey.
Because of this, Ronald felt that meeting this man at home was too disgusting, so he found a time to meet him in the office.
"Red wine? I've been obsessed with red wine recently, Ronald, did you know? In some places in our country, the water and soil are suitable for growing grapes, no less than those famous grape-producing areas on the European continent."
Ronald frowned, not knowing what the fat man was going to say.
Whatever Harvey Weinstein said, he had a smug tone that made Ronald very uncomfortable. But since he said he loved his country’s wines, he would not waste those imported from Bordeaux or Burgundy.
of famous red wine.
He took a bottle of red wine with a very simple label from another cabinet, opened it directly, and poured a glass for Harvey.
"This is the wine that Francis (Coppola) grew and brewed in his own home vineyard. Since you like your country's wine..."
"Hmm..." Harvey Weinstein took a sip and put down the glass, "I'm talking about the vineyards in Massachusetts..."
"Let's stop rambling. We are all very busy people, and it is most convenient to solve things efficiently."
Ronald also put his glass on the table, interrupting Harvey Weinstein's aimless boasting about his country's wine knowledge.
Harvey made a very bad start. In the Oscar public relations war, he did not talk about how good his own film was, but belittled how bad the other party's film was. This kind of aggressive public relations behavior was not seen in the previous Oscar awards period.
It didn't appear in there at all.
Ronald firmly believes that with his many years of deep experience in Hollywood technology and art schools, as long as everyone plays within the rules of the game, it will be difficult for Harvey to compete with him this year. Forrest Gump's influence on the industry and the audience is greater than
He had a much bigger hand in pulp novels and bullets flying across Broadway.
But if Harvey Weinstein insists on this kind of mud-wrestling public relations, then it’s not good. After all, the result of such mutual smearing will eventually be the profits of other movies. It doesn’t matter if Weinstein’s pulp novel failed at the Oscars.
, if Forrest Gump was dragged to Weinstein's level and was skillfully smeared by him, it might lose this best opportunity.
"Ronald, I thought we were on the same page. We had met at Cannes before. The films we made needed overseas financing channels and domestic distribution channels. And all of this was controlled by those big producers.
The studio has a firm grasp on it, and they have taken away the most profitable part from us independent producers." Harvey Weinstein changed his angle again and continued to talk nonsense, but he just refused to talk to Ronald
Get to the point.
Ronald was very annoyed by him, so he took out the negative information about Weinstein from the drawer and threw it in front of him.
"Harvey, I don't ask for much. If you stop attacking Forrest Gump like this, I won't attack you... We all use our abilities to compete for what we want during the awards season."
"Ronald, like I said, we are supposed to be on the same side. We all need to control our own financing and distribution channels. Those big studios control both ends of Hollywood, and what the hell is going on? Only
Letting people like us who truly understand the art take control of projects from start to finish is what will revitalize Hollywood. Why should Paramount get all the glory of Forrest Gump? You should work with me to restore artist control of movies to
I will definitely support you fully when the time comes..."
Ronald was infuriated by Harvey's clumsy attempt to sow discord. Just because Forrest Gump was distributed and financed by Paramount, it doesn't deserve to win Best Director and other Oscars? "You have to be right about this.
Go talk to your boss, Mr. Eisner. Miramax is now also a subsidiary of Disney. See if he agrees with your point of view."
"I told him the same thing face to face. Ronald, you can ask Eisner himself. He will definitely agree with me. It's just that his location prevents him from doing so." Harvey heard that Ronald
From Nader's sneer, he knew that the other party would not buy his account, but he still insisted on insisting that he was right.
"Really? Then I'll give him a call." Ronald's dislike for people like Harvey Weinstein grew again.
Originally, I called him here today to talk about business, but he was messing around and messing me up. I don't know where it got. But if you don't deal with his nonsense, the two of you will not be able to discuss matters by then.
Harvey Weinstein felt a little calmer and no longer nervous. Because Eisner is a very famous person and likes to play golf during work hours. If he is not a very important person, he will not be able to get through the phone.
to him.
"Hey, Ronald, why do you want to come out and call me? I happen to have a vacancy here. Katzenberg, the traitor, has left me. Do you want to replace him?"
Perhaps by chance, Eisner was in the office and heard the call from Ronald, and he immediately asked his assistant to answer the call.
Ronald turned on the speakerphone and smiled at Weinstein...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "God Daxmn it!" Harvey Weinstein's face turned a little paler. He didn't expect that Ronald could actually talk to Eisner directly.
Eisner is a man who is more arrogant and domineering than himself. If he knew that Weinstein was at the scene, he would definitely let him answer the phone. If he found out that he was speaking ill of him behind his back, the consequences would be very disastrous.
Weinstein quickly clasped his hands to Ronald and made a gesture of bowing and begging for mercy, asking him not to repeat his words to Eisner. But the fierce look in his eyes could not be completely concealed, Ronald, you must
It's good luck...
"Hey, Katzenberg isn't even happy with the position, why would you think I would be interested?"
"Hahahaha, tell me, call me today, what do you want? I have a clear sense of grudges and I owe you one more time."
"You know, I have a movie this year that I want to be nominated for an Oscar..."
"Damn it, did Harvey, the bastard, mess with you? Hey, he is really good at causing trouble, but he has a very powerful background, and I can't completely restrict him..."
Ronald frowned when he heard this. He pressed the speakerphone and continued talking to Eisner through the microphone.
"Yeah, I understand..."
Ronald put down the phone with an unfavorable expression and looked across at Harvey, who was grinning happily.
Eisner, this old bastard, actually made an excuse, saying that Harvey Weinstein had very high-level connections, so it was inconvenient for him to interfere in the operation of Miramax. Ronald did not continue to talk to him about Harvey.
All kinds of behavior that breaks the rules, I will talk to him about this kind of things later.
Unexpectedly, inexplicably, the situation where he originally had the psychological advantage was defeated by Eisner with one sentence. Now that Weinstein has regained some of his psychological advantage, the two have to continue negotiating.
"Okay, let's do this, Harvey. Let's make an agreement not to do this kind of public relations move to attack each other. In other cases, we can compete normally."
"In this case, I will give you a bottle of red wine. This is my wife..."
"Harvey, I'm really not interested in your wine. Why don't we sit down and talk about our movie PR?"
"Patience, patience..."
When Harvey Weinstein heard what Eisner said on the phone, he felt confident and began to speak in the same tone to Ronald.
"My wife Eve, her natal family has a small estate on Martha's Vineyard. The vineyard property there is owned by the descendants of the earliest immigrants in New England. I have been there with her on vacation before.
Those who come to the vineyard are all blue-blooded elites, including direct descendants of the people who came on the Mayflower..."
"Harvey..." Ronald didn't know what he meant by this. My ancestor also came here on the Mayflower.
"Eve is the most illustrious of them all. Her mother's ancestor was the first Attorney General Edmund Randolph, and her great-grandfather founded Hunton & William, the first global law firm in the United States.
Si…so, it’s not surprising that I meet anyone there, right?”
"OK, tell me, who did you see?"
Ronald was really helpless with such a rogue face.
"I met the chief executive and his wife of the United States of America. They happened to go there for vacation. We also took a group photo. However, the photo is at my house and I can't show it to you. I will give you a bottle of Martha's Vineyard when I get back.
Good wine, let you try the real fine American wine. Hahaha..."
Harvey let out a rude laugh. In his position at Miramax, he would be exploited on the financing end and on the distribution end. Plus the marketing expenses of a mid-level production.
, relative to the production cost, which is very expensive, it is much more difficult for his movies to make back the money than others.
Therefore, Harvey's film projects are particularly dependent on bonuses from various awards. Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or, which made his box office very good. America's director has not won the Palme d'Or many times.
If it can get double recognition from the Oscars, Pulp Fiction will definitely achieve another box office climax when it is re-released after the Oscar nominations are announced.
With such huge interests in front of him, there was no way he would give up any chance of winning just because he had to abide by the rules.
In addition, what he said about his wife's life experience were not lies. It's just that in his wife's generation, he has no chance of the huge power and wealth of the past, but his family status brings a pass to the places where the powerful gather.
, still on the ground.
Harvey Weinstein took advantage of his wife's opportunity to actually meet the current president and his wife. They had a great conversation, and this year he spent a lot of energy to receive the president and his wife's visit. He already likes Hollywood.
The beautiful Commander William gave him some opportunities in the industry this time.
Many American departments require funding approval from Congress. For departments like the CIA, if they want to carry out various operations abroad, the budget will definitely not be enough. In addition, the budget signed by the two commanders-in-chief, Ford and Ronald Sr.
The bill prohibits the CIA from engaging in any overseas assassinations and dishonorable activities. Many traditional ways for the CIA to make money have encountered difficulties.
The film industry, which has the same characteristics as their traditional way of making money, the "international pharmaceutical transportation industry," was noticed by them.
This industry also has a large amount of cross-border capital flows, there are many internal accounting standards within the industry, and there is also a box office system that uses cash as the main means of payment, which is difficult to verify.
Cooperating with powerful departments such as the CIA and the chief executive gave Harvey Weinstein many privileges that ordinary Hollywood players are difficult to enjoy. Especially in Europe and England, which have traditionally been the activities of the CIA.
Since the CIA is prohibited from conducting espionage activities in the country, the country is beyond the reach of Harvey's power. This is one of the important reasons why Harvey is so keen on bringing in British or European funds to produce movies.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "These are all the leftovers from my play...", Ronald thought to himself, but he didn't expect such an answer. It turns out that you have caught up with the commander-in-chief.
line.
"But this does not mean that you can use this smear method to achieve your goal. Harvey, your results can smear my movie, and others can also smear your movie, but you may not be able to do so.
"
Having said that, it was Ronald who had experienced it before that he understood the position of commander and the various privileges in America. It turned out that Frank Sinatra, the bad boy in Hollywood, was responsible for many illegal transactions of gangsters and intentional crimes.
In the end, Commander-in-Chief Old Ronald pardoned him for the injury case.
And George Sr., who was more meticulous in his work, made many people who followed him make a fortune, including some projects like George Sr. who just took advantage of the rules to make money.
If he really wants to start a smear war with Harvey, I'm afraid I won't be in a favorable position.
"Ronald, this kind of dirty information can't do anything to me. I can quickly shut up these bitches (Weinstein pointed at the dirty information about the actresses accusing him on the table), you should believe me.
"
"I don't use this to discredit you, but you are also not allowed to use unidentified black material to discredit my movie. Deal?"
Ronald put away the materials. It seemed that this was not the time to use it.
"What I want to say is that we should have been friends, Ronald, not enemies." Harvey Weinstein tapped his fingers on Ronald's desk twice and turned around happily.
"Humph..." Ronald put the accusations against Harvey Weinstein into the drawer. This guy has a very strange hobby. He likes to lure actresses into the room and let them massage his back. Look.
With his appearance like a fat pig, it is indeed difficult for him to be attractive to female celebrities.
Now that Weinstein has climbed onto a high tree, it is indeed very likely that such negative material attacks will be quelled without any effect.
In this case, let's change the approach and use traditional Hollywood-style attacks to counter Weinstein. For something like this, even if you ask Commander William to come in person, you won't be able to say that I am wrong.