Heads Up Hollywood

Natalie Portman is a "nerd". When she was a sophomore in high school, she won the Intel Science Talent Discovery Award for her paper "Discussion on a Simple Enzyme Method for Making Hydrogen from Sugar".

It is well known that public schools are far inferior to private schools. Natalie was studying in a public high school, and she was filming while studying, and she was able to write a thesis at the undergraduate level in chemistry, which was published in a professional academic journal and immediately caused a sensation across the United States.

Especially when she was admitted to prestigious universities such as Harvard and Yale with all A's, even the "New York Times" exclaimed that Natalie Portman's IQ has the potential to be the president of the United States.

But after college, things changed.

College courses, especially psychology majors, are very difficult.

When Tang En came to see her in Cambridge, she couldn't help complaining, "I've decided to stop acting next year and stop filming!"

"Ah? What's the matter?" Tang En was a little amused, "Didn't you beg me to cooperate with Director Spielberg?"

Natalie said with a crying face: "I missed too many classes, and my grades are too bad!"

"Failed?"

"Nonsense!" Natalie gave him a hard look, then pouted, "My neurobiology grade is out, it's a B!"

"B? That's pretty good too."

"But I've never been this bad, I've been A or A+ before!"

Tang En couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Discussing grades with a top student is the most stupid thing, "Okay, it's okay to take a break. It's only been a few years in college, spend more time with friends and classmates, and have opportunities to act. There will be many more to come.”

Only then did Natalie turn her worries into joy, took Tang En's arm, and walked happily on the green path of the school, "Why did you come here suddenly? Aren't you busy with work?"

Tang En said: "I was planning to acquire two companies, but I ran into some trouble. So I found Brandy through headhunting. Oh, Brandy Norris, the vice president of Goldman Sachs, has handled many mergers and acquisitions, I want to find him Come on, be CFO."

Tang En Pictures has acquired several companies in the past, but they are all film and television companies in the circle, and they are semi-market transactions. It's easy to work through Bill McNick, or Michael Ovitz, CAA connections.

However, imax and Dolby Laboratories are two technology companies, so the contacts in the entertainment industry are naturally useless, and more professional financial talents are needed.

Moreover, Tang En Pictures may have several large-scale acquisitions in the next few years, as well as adjust the shareholding structure and prepare for listing. All these require a talent who is proficient in finance, accounting, investment, financing, mergers and acquisitions, etc.

"oh!"

Natalie responded blankly, paused, and then looked up at him, "Then will you still film in the future?"

"Ah?" Tang En looked at her in surprise, "Shooting, I'm a director! Bill Gates is the richest man, and he often writes codes. This is his old profession, so we can't lose it."

Natalie pursed her lips and smiled, "That's good, I thought we had no chance to cooperate!"

Tang En's heart softened, and he put his arms around her shoulders, "Of course there will be! Besides, we have cooperated a lot. The last Star Wars, have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten." Natalie's face was brimming with happiness, "But it was a Jedi Knight movie, and I was the heroine in name, but I didn't actually have much part in it."

"What about "The Girl Who Moved Soul"? If you are the supporting actress in "The Girl Who Moved Soul", what about "Juno"? Are you always the heroine?"

"That doesn't count. You are a producer, not a director."

Tang En nodded and understood what she meant, "Okay, after you graduate from university, we will definitely cooperate to make a special classic movie!"

Natalie smiled and pointed to the right, "The library is ahead, do you want to go and see it?"

Tang En said: "Forget it, I don't want to be surrounded. Let's sit on the lawn over there... Let's lie down for a while, and let me smell the Harvard soil."

The two hid many students sitting on the grass reading and chatting, and lay down side by side in a corner, but it was far less beautiful than imagined. Tang En couldn't help complaining: "It's too bad for the grass!"

Natalie chuckled, "It's autumn, you should come in spring!"

Tang En sighed: "Spring? You know, at that stage, you have to be busy with the awards season first, and then you have to be busy with the summer vacation, but there is no time."

Natalie thought of something, turned over suddenly, propped her fair chin with one hand, showed a delicate and playful face, and said with great interest: "By the way, my manager told me that I need to prepare for "Juno" Doing pre-screening publicity."

Tang En frowned, "Why don't I tell you that you can rest assured of your studies and don't participate in the promotional work. It's the awards season anyway, and free publicity is the key."

Hollywood has a special distribution method for small-scale literary films like "Juno" that are slow-paced, lack enough explosive points, but have the prospect of winning awards.

In mid-to-late December, screenings will begin, because Oscar stipulates that only films released in the previous year can participate in this year's Oscars.

Taking advantage of the spring breeze of the awards season, almost all entertainment newspapers will focus their reports on award-winning films, which is free publicity. Therefore, after the film was screened in December, it began to officially land on the theaters on a large scale in January of the following year.

The schedule of "Juno" has already been set. On December 21, it will open on a scale of 11 theaters, forming a wave of word-of-mouth publicity from film critics. It will not be officially launched until January of the following year.

Of course, it would be even better if there is a publicity foreshadowing in the early stage.

The producers, publicists and brokerage companies of the film will definitely not miss this opportunity.

Tang En didn't think so, it was just a movie, far less important than a girlfriend.

Unexpectedly, Natalie said with a smile: "I think it's very interesting, I'm going!"

"ah?"

"You don't know, do you? I've already agreed with Jimmy Show. When I'm on the show, I will sing a song. It's very interesting."

Tang En opened his eyes wide, "Singing? Baby, can you still sing?"

Natalie snorted softly, "Do you look down on people? I studied ballet and performed in stage plays when I was young, and an agency company wanted to sign me as a model! But my mother refused."

"It's good to refuse!"

"Don't interrupt!"

Natalie pinched Tang En's nose lightly, and smiled coquettishly, "I was studying at Solomon Schechter Elementary School in Canyon Bay, and there was a band in the school, and I signed up for it, guess what? ?”

Tang En looked at her stupidly, "No way, you are the lead singer?"

"Of course!" Natalie shook her head triumphantly, "But my musical talent is not as good as little Taylor's. Later, my mother also discovered this, so I devoted myself to being an actress."

Tang En's eyes lit up, "What song are you singing?"

Natalie made a fool of herself, "Aha, you will know when the time comes, I promise to surprise you! I want to tell you, I filled in the lyrics!"

Tang En became even more interested, "I can also write songs! Hmm...how is your singing?"

"Better than you anyway!"

"boast!"

"You do not believe?"

"You sing one?"

"There are too many people here..."

...

"I know, yes, I understand. Mr. Douglas, you are too modest, hehe, that's right, the conflict between me and Tang En cannot be reconciled!"

Michael Eisner is on the phone, opposite Kirk Douglas, Hollywood's number one Jewish tycoon.

"It is undeniable that that kid has made great achievements in the field of commercial films, but Hollywood is not the world of commercial films!" Kirk Douglas's voice was full and vigorous, "When Walt founded Disney, I also helped a little. Of course, you owe a great deal to Disney for what it is today.”

Michael Eisner responded with a smile: "Mr. Douglas, thank you for your compliment. Don't worry, Tang En is our common enemy, and we stand on the same front."

Kirk Douglas said: "The box office market is sluggish, but the awards market, I still have some friends, especially recently he put forward the slogan of 'new order, new model, new Hollywood'? I don't know how high the sky is! Many old friends , are already deeply dissatisfied with him. Disney’s job is to create good public opinion and not cause too much controversy.”

He wanted to do Twain through awards, but "A Beautiful Mind" has a great reputation, if it is too strict, it will cause a strong backlash from public opinion.

This requires a media giant like Disney to do public relations.

This is also no way.

Among the major media giants in the United States, only Disney was born in Hollywood. The leadership of AOL Time Warner is dominated by Turner Group, Time Group and AOL, and Warner Bros. is not ranked at all.

Not to mention Viacom, Redstone doesn't take that.

News Corp. is also headquartered in New York.

The only person Kirk Douglas can contact is Disney's Michael Eisner.

Coincidentally, Michael Eisner and Twain have deep conflicts, which can be used by me.

Judging from the communication on the phone, the effect is good!

Unbeknownst to him, as soon as he hung up the phone, Michael Eisner's expression darkened, and he cursed angrily, "Old stuff!"

Of course he and Tang En are enemies, but they are not friends with Kirk Douglas either!

This group of Hollywood antiques is a group of moths, which makes people headaches.

In Michael Eisner's view, the box office of Disney movies has not been good in recent years, mainly because the old guys have interfered too much and used a set of outdated concepts to fantasize about commercial blockbusters in the new era.

"Why!"

Michael Eisner rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh.

The current him, how could he have the heart to suppress Tang En?

He can hardly get along with himself!

Outside, there are interests of Time Warner, Viacom, and Dunn Pictures to check and balance; inside, a large number of shareholders and directors jumped out to tell the truth.

The sudden outbreak of the "911" incident made the entire Disney even worse!

"I'll help you with Dunn, can you help me with Summer Redstone? Can you help me with Roy Disney? Can you help me with the Bass family? Stupid lunatic!"

Michael Eisner slapped the table heavily, with a sneer on his face.