Made in Hollywood

Darkness hangs over New York. The Times Company building on 8th Street in Manhattan is still brightly lit even in the early hours of the morning. A new week has begun. The New York Times is waiting for the final typesetting, and then sent to printing houses across the United States, After dawn, it will appear in front of many families and companies.

As editorial director of The New York Times, Dean Baquet most of the time makes the typesetting decisions, and editor-in-chief Howell Rains generally doesn't interfere with his work unless something really happens. Work.

As the time approached two in the morning, Dean Baquet had roughly reviewed the layout of the newspaper and was a little relieved. Today's work was about to come to an end, and he could go home to rest.

"Amanda!" Dean Baquet called the assistant in and ordered, "Let someone put..."

Before he could finish his words, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Dean Baquet frowned slightly. He was about to speak to show his dissatisfaction, but when he saw who was coming, he immediately suppressed his dissatisfaction. .

The person who walked in was the editor-in-chief Howell Rains. He came here at this time, and Dean Baquet was sure that he would not come to chat.

Sure enough, Howell Rains asked directly, "What's the headline on the front page?"

"Prince William goes to Afghanistan to work..." Dean Baquet waved to his assistant.

The female assistant named Amanda winked and walked out immediately.

"Put this news out of the headlines on the front page." Howell Raines said there was no room for negotiation, "Put it on the second page!"

"Is there an emergency?"

Although there is no objection, Dean Baquet is a little strange, and there is nothing more eye-catching than Prince William's army.

"The news I just received." Howell Raines, who is not the kind of overly authoritarian person, explained a little bit, "Duke Rosenberg and his films. Opened up North American cinema. A new chapter, a new era was born!"

Dean Baquet immediately understood what the editor-in-chief was talking about, picked up the phone, dialed a number, and exclaimed, "I want Duke Rosenberg and The Two Towers to be in the headlines! Listen up! No. Not the front page of the entertainment page! It's the front page of the New York Times!"

Although the "New York Times" is a daily newspaper published in New York, the United States, it has considerable influence in the United States and even around the world. It is one of the first choices for many companies to order newspapers. Universal Pictures is also the audience for this newspaper.

Entering the office, Ron Meyer threw the New York Times on the table, sat down and pressed the intercom. "Is Michael Ovitz here?"

"Arrived ten minutes ago and is currently in the lounge."

Hearing the secretary's reply, Ron Mayer said immediately, "Let him come over!"

Although the relationship between the two parties as the founding elders of CAA later broke down, this did not affect the cooperation between Universal Pictures and the artist management company. And Ron Mayer understands Michael Ovitz's ability, as evidenced by the success of his last project "Fast and the Furious".

The two parties are working together on a large project with an investment of more than $150 million. In the face of this huge investment, personal conflict is really nothing.

Just saw that number on the front page of the New York Times. Thinking of Michael Ovitz's suggestion of the release date of "Van Helsing," Ron Mayer wouldn't trust each other blindly.

There was a light knock on the door, and Michael Ovitz pushed open the door and walked in, sitting directly opposite him.

The two used to be friends. Later they became enemies, and now they stand together and cooperate, and there is no politeness at all, just nodding to each other.

"Michael," Ron Mayer didn't want to say anything superfluous and went straight to the point, "Have you seen last weekend's box office numbers?"

Michael Ovitz nodded slightly.

Ron Mayer raised his voice slightly and asked, "Do you still think that 'Van Helsing' should be released in May next year?"

"Give yourself some confidence, Ron!" Michael Ovitz didn't seem to give up. "Our movie may not be able to shake Duke Rosenberg! Yes, he did very well in the summer, but Don't forget, Stephen Sommers has also had two great successes in the summer season, and his ability to direct fantasy is no worse than anyone else!"

Ovitz's words were unpleasant, but he was extremely confident, "Hugh Jackman is already a first-line actor, and he is the one with a very strong appeal in the first-line. Our total investment is as high as 160 million US dollars. The protagonists in the film, Also a famous character like Count Dracula..."

"Stop talking, Michael!" Ron Mayer picked up the New York Times. He threw it directly in front of him, "No matter how much you say, it is not as convincing as the numbers above!"

Michael Ovitz's rhetoric was instantly dumbfounded. Yes, no matter how much he said, in front of Duke Rosenberg's epoch-making box office data, it was actually a joke.

He sighed softly, his eyes set on the front page of The New York Times.

"A great moment for a director! A new era for a film!"

"In recent years, the North American film industry has developed rapidly and the market capacity has continued to expand, which has also created directors such as James Cameron and Duke Rosenberg with excellent commercial achievements, especially the latter, whose creative energy Exuberant, new works are released almost every year, the magic boom set off by "The Fellowship of the Ring" last year has not yet passed, and "The Two Towers" released last weekend created another great record!"

"The Two Towers grossed $103.03 million in North America over the past three days, making it the first North American film to top $100 million in a weekend, and Duke Rosenberg became the first film to earn $100 million. The first man of a feat..."

Seeing this, Michael Ovitz looked away, and he really didn't want to put the touts in his eyes.

"Great, glorious, super director..."

He really doesn't want to see such adjectives!

"Over $100 million in the first week!" Ron Mayer spoke again at this time, his voice gradually getting louder, "It's still under the siege of your artist management company, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney and many other companies. $100 million, doesn't that explain the problem?"

He didn't give Ovitz a chance to speak, "If it weren't for our siege on the Internet, how much would "The Two Towers" be at the box office?"

Thinking of this, Ron Mayer felt that his face was dull. With so many companies involved in the cyber siege, Duke Rosenberg still fought a bloody path and created such a terrifying phenomenon. The box office record is simply a slap in the face of these people!

Why didn't Duke Rosenberg fail? Michael Ovitz frowned. He really wanted to teach that young man a deep lesson, but...

"Michael, although I don't want to say something depressing," Ron Mayer has already made up his mind, "but! From the box office data, to the market response, to the number of supporters, what does Stephen Sommers have to do with Duke Law? Senberger? You don't really think he can beat Duke Rosenberg, do you?"

If Michael Ovitz is still talking about Stephen Sommers making works that can compete with Duke Rosenberg, he and Universal Pictures will definitely find a way to kick the artist management company out.

Because that could mean two things, one is that Michael Ovitz has become an idiot, and the other is that he has been seriously affected by a personal feud with Duke Rosenberg.

Michael Ovitz is very unwilling. He has done so much, but he can't stop the other party. He has mobilized such power. Even half of Hollywood has participated in an online battle. big sale...

Ron Mayer stopped going around in circles, saying, "Van Helsing is definitely not going to be released around the time of The Return of the King, there's no room for negotiation."

He rushed people directly, "Let's be here today, Michael."

"Van Helsing" must be as far away from that summer madman's film as possible! Ron Mayer has only this idea now.

A movie that sells so well can hurt some people and benefit others.

"The Two Towers" was a big hit in its first week. Even counting the $407 it received in advance, North America has already received $107.1 million, which severely squeezed the performance of other films released in the same period and ranked No. 1 in the box office on the same weekend. The two's "Hell" only took in more than 17 million US dollars.

Such a box office ratio directly caused the theater chain to make a decision to be more inclined to "The Two Towers".

Also on Monday morning, AMG's weekly meeting kicked off at the headquarters, and the focus of the discussion was only one - "The Two Towers".

"I have only one suggestion!"

As the vice president in charge of the theater work, Lynch is a staunch supporter of The Twin Towers. In fact, the entire conference room is basically a supporter of The Twin Towers, "As long as there is an AMG theater chain, There will be a screen showing The Twin Towers, and all the AMG theater chains will join the ranks of showing The Twin Towers!"

No one voiced any dissent, instead the voices of support continued.

"Our theater chain should continue to increase the filming rate of "The Two Towers". I think 70% of the film is too conservative, and 80% or higher is the appropriate choice!"

Another executive said, "I got the news before the meeting that Emperor Entertainment has not only invested in the commercial and art theater chain in its hands, but has already increased the film layout to 78%. We must be fast!"

"Yes, I agree with continuing to increase the filming rate."

Not only the film arrangement, but in a discussion, the executives of AMG also decided that before the release of "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", the number of theaters for "The Two Towers" will not be reduced! (To be continued ~^~)