Ace Hollywood

"What do you think his purpose is?"

It is rare for Kusa and Melissa to sit down and have a cup of coffee and chat. This is also due to the fact that Daniel has no public activities at present. He himself has not been resting. International flight. (Baidu search gives the fastest and most stable update of the literature network.) But the people around Kusa have time to rest. For example, Di Shaer, basically if Daniel is not in Los Angeles, she can go home, but Miller follows Daniel and runs around the world.

As the leader of Daniel's team, Cusa is of course well aware of Daniel's series of actions, but so far, he does not understand what Daniel wants to do.

Promote the listing of mb, raise the banner of dd film industry, and connect funds and investors all over the world.

Melissa is the special assistant of Daniel's investment department, and she has the most comprehensive information related to film investment, but she obviously doesn't know anything.

"I don't know, maybe David knows?"

"Probably."

Kusa frowned and thought. Daniel rarely concealed his actions, which showed that this action was very important and critical, so that there could not be any changes.

"Obviously he's raising a lot of money, it's probably in the billions, what's that going to do? Besides, he's been dealing with the negative impact of winning an Oscar, and we thought he was I hope that the doubts will be calmed down through time. After a period of time, winning the top actor will naturally become a pure honor, and other doubts and speculations are just lace. But now it seems that he is not only waiting, this is also in line with his actions Style, he never waits, does he?"

As Daniel's earliest partner, Cusa can be said to have the deepest emotion. Of course, Melissa didn't give up too much. When he took this handsome but slightly young man to Uta to see Tracy. How can you imagine today. Even more so with Cusa, who remembers how frustrated Daniel was when Tracy rejected him. He also remembers how hard it was for them to get their roles one by one. But slowly, Daniel has gained more and more recognition. His precise vision on investment affairs is shocking and speechless. Whether it is financial stock market, Internet technology, crude oil futures or movie investment, so far, he has never missed it. What an incredible thing this is.

No one knows better who Daniel was originally—a real hot dog chef who came to Hollywood from Brooklyn to find his dreams.

Now, he's an icon of the Hollywood dream.

Countless young people followed in his footsteps and came here. But it is obvious that he has come too far, no one can compare with him.

Melissa also frowned and thought for a while, she seemed to think of something, "Kusa, do you think... I mean do you think it is true that you are in Miramax?"

"Miramax?" Cusa was stunned, then shook his head, "Impossible, Disney will not give up the controlling stake. Daniel has always been a man with a strong desire to control, this time he is willing to give up control of mb, I feel that Surprised - but at least he's still holding the whole f2f. Isn't it? It looks like f2f has a much better future than mb. Daniel wouldn't want to be a minority shareholder in Miramax."

"What if Disney agreed?"

"...Impossible, if they agreed to give up the controlling stake in the company, why didn't the Weinstein brothers take it?"

"To Weinstein and to Daniel are completely different." Obviously, Melissa has accumulated sufficient experience in these matters since she worked in Daniel's investment department. "To Weinstein. Disney is in the company. The right to speak in affairs will become 0, and the Weinstein Brothers' development plan has an important contradiction with Disney headquarters. But if it is handed over to Daniel, Daniel's intention and the headquarters are consistent, and of course they can be supported. In addition, Disney has at least mastered rice Lamax's influence has been deeply ingrained for 20 years. Even if Daniel becomes the controlling shareholder, Disney can still exert influence. This may be within the scope of Disney's acceptance. After all, Miramax's future is beyond Weinstein. , Disney may not really be sure.”

Melissa's analysis silenced both of them.

"You don't need so much money to become the owner of Miramax!"

This is Cusa's last question.

"Maybe, Daniel has other actions, such as acquiring Marvel or something. Doesn't he love superheroes very much? Haha." Melissa shook her head and started laughing nonsense.

...

Marvel itself wasn't having a good time when Melissa was making Marvel jokes.

The Punisher, a collaboration with Lionsgate, was a smash hit at the box office, and it was even called "the least superhero-like superhero movie".

It is rare that Kevin Feige was not severely criticized.

As an executive who advocates independent filming, Kevin should be responsible for this action, but it is obvious that the current comments from all parties point to the lack of "superhero special effects" - which is similar to Daniel's original opinion. Kevin was the one who insisted on cooperating with Daniel. In the end, it was the collective decision of the company that led to the bankruptcy of the cooperation. Obviously, at this point, Kevin was able to basically escape, which was reasonable.

But in this way, Marvel’s independent shooting attempts still have to be stopped, and they don’t pay much. If they don’t consider the benefits that “The Punisher” may bring from the explosion.

It is irresistible to go back to the road of assigning the right of character adaptation.

This made Kevin somewhat annoyed.

It was not until he received a call from Ferguson, the head of Daniel's investment department at dd Pictures, that this depressed mood was slightly relieved.

At least Daniel still values ​​the heroes of the Marvel universe and thinks they have the potential to make money.

Ferguson, of course, came for the character adaptation rights.

Melissa and Kusa's statement is not without roots. Daniel's investment department has been watching Marvel. Once the other party intends to sell the character adaptation rights, they will of course know the first time that Daniel pays attention to superheroes. Melissa's heart know.

"Spider-Man", "X-Men" and other superhero movies have always been a pivotal part of the movie classification, but it is a pity that people have not found a common way to make superheroes welcome own era.

Stan Lee once attributed it to special effects technology.

The special effects technology has not kept up with the imagination of comic book writers. That's the biggest reason why superhero movies are eclipsed.

Stan Lee was right.

Currently, there are only four special effects companies in Hollywood.

The number one is undoubtedly the Industrial Light and Magic of George Lucas. This old special effects company is deeply rooted, and even a computer department that was born out of it eventually developed into a giant in the animation technology industry - Pixar Animation. Alien, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and more. Countless classics have established ILM's leading position in this field.

Followed by James Cameron's digital field, the digital field of "Titanic" fame benefited from James' technocratic, this is a person who is obsessed with various new technologies, and has a super wide range of hobbies and is extremely keen. Extreme Adventure - I have to say, this is a Hollywood anomaly, but it may be because of this that he can contribute so many classic works. The digital space and Fox's collaboration is incredibly close. This provides a solid guarantee for its continuous technical updates.

The third is Peter. Jackson, Richard. Taylor and Daniel's own Weta Digital. It rose to fame thanks to two major franchises, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which took it from nothing to a top player in the industry, and Pirates of the Caribbean that cemented that position and guaranteed the company's continued profitability. In addition, Peter's new work "King Kong" has also attracted much attention - it can be said that Weta Digital, which started the latest among the three companies, is the most popular one. Of course, in terms of background, there is still a big gap with the top two, especially Industrial Light and Magic.

Fourth, of course, is Sony's imaging technology, which has become the focus of attention with "Spider-Man". But compared with the previous three, it is somewhat limited and insufficient.

The combination of heroes in the film and television special effects technology industry has promoted the rapid development of this technology. Of course, it exists in the background of the times. Special effects are becoming more and more important in blockbusters, and they have become more and more magic weapons to attract audiences. All major film and television companies are fully aware of this, but traditional feature films still have most of the market, spending a lot of money to develop This industry is not worth it, let alone Hollywood, where the specialization of labor is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. A fully vertical industrial system is also not advocated.

Fox and James Cameron's masterpiece "Avatar" not only enabled James' digital realm. Also invited Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Digital. This can show that there is no giant in the industry that can exclusively deal with movies of the "Avatar" level - cooperation is a must. It is also a helpless move, after all, the cost is a threshold that cannot be crossed.

This suggests that the time has not yet come for superhero films.

"Spider-Man" can only be a flower that blooms early and is not representative. But now, it is definitely a good opportunity to start with the characters.

Not only did dd Pictures see this, but Fox, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony, etc. all coveted the fat of Marvel. After all, Sony's revenue from "Spider-Man" directly affected this The life and death of the department, without "Spider-Man", Sony has nothing to praise in the film, let alone make a big profit. Fox has also benefited from superhero films such as "Fantastic Four" and "Wolverine."

But Marvel's caution is conceivable, after all, the Spider-Man experience was too painful.

So, when Kevin heard a string of names from Ferguson, he froze there.

"Captain America Steve Rogers? Thor? Hawkeye? Black **?..." Kevin came back to his senses and had to repeat, "Are you kidding me?"

"Oh, Kevin, I'm so busy, I don't have time to joke with you."

Ferguson's words made Kevin feel a little sad. The recent limelight of DD Films is indeed exaggerated. Ferguson is not joking when he says that he is so busy. As the daily head of Daniel's investment department, there is only one Melissa on his head to contact the whole team. , and the affairs of the work are led and responsible by him.

"Our message is to sell the rights to film adaptations of characters, not to sell the company."

"DD Pictures has no plans to get involved in comics. Of course we will not be interested in Marvel. I am only interested in your character movie adaptation rights. Really, I must emphasize this point. If you want to sell the company, it is better to look for it. Warners, coveted you for a long time."

Kevin held his forehead, "Ferguson, I'm not joking with you, we didn't plan to assign so many important roles, do you understand? It's like "The Punisher"—"

"People who lose money?" Ferguson's voice suddenly rose. As a nouveau riche in the Hollywood investment world, Ferguson's extremely outspoken emotions and expressions made many people uncomfortable. How many people are easy to cause headaches, "Kevin, are you only going to sell money-losing characters? Isn't this a joke?"

Kevin's tongue is knotted and he doesn't know what to say.

Marvel is now at an extremely contradictory moment. On the one hand, it is seeing the huge profits of filming, and on the other hand, it is the investment risk that makes the company fall into the abyss. This dilemma makes Marvel only willing to sell some third-tier players when choosing characters to sell. Hero, this has low investor appeal.

"Listen to me, Kevin, you have to show some sincerity. Everyone does business to make money. If it's like Lionsgate and lose money, who would dare to make a movie in the Marvel Universe. If I were you, I would A few first-tier heroes should be released. When everyone fires this type, your heroes will naturally become valuable. Can't you figure out this account? Think about it again, we will keep in touch. "

Ferguson, dd Pictures, Daniel -- that line gave Kevin a lot of associations.

Daniel is really a coveted figure - he is regarded as a movie bank by many people, as long as he likes, he participates, and he seems to be able to raise money. Now that Daniel is targeting Marvel's superheroes, does that mean it's time for the heroes to grab a lot of money? Could the failure of The Punisher be an isolated case?

"We are in such a hurry~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Will Marvel still be willing to sell it to us? You don't know, now you are a big searchlight, everyone is watching you shoot." Ferguson hung up the phone, Complained to Daniel next to him.

It was rare for Daniel to come to dd Pictures, and he also heard the news that Marvel intends to sell the role.

"Don't worry, Marvel won't have any good characters coming out this time, and their plans to make their own movies have not been completely cancelled. As I said, you just keep contacting them. "The Hulk" is scary, always give them a little confidence."

"Are you going to dig a hole for them?" David glanced at Daniel, and now this man's mind is no longer easy to guess. After all, his heart is getting darker and darker, and the conspiracy is getting more and more skilled. (To be continued)

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