Ace Hollywood

Sometimes, Daniel also looks back, when he and Cusa Damon are digging their brains for the role of the Elf Prince, when he tries to take down Commodius in "Gladiator", and then watch Looking at it now, MGM and DD are like giant mechanical beasts. Each gear performs its own role. They are constantly attacking the city in film production. They also need to consider new development directions. Of course, he often discusses with Ron Mayer and the others. , but this behemoth has more often learned to move forward on its own, how it works, and how it produces works-all of which are no longer something Daniel can grasp in detail. 》

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The news that cbs and MGM's TV production department will cooperate to produce a singing and dancing talent show, there is still a sense of wolf coming in the Hollywood TV drama production circle. dd, or Daniel Sandler's pace is really too big. He founded dd Pictures and developed it into one of the most profitable Hollywood studios. The acquisition of MGM Pictures is an unprecedented snack in Hollywood. Mergers and acquisitions legend, dd animation poached Pixar's heavyweight Andrew Stanton, the first work "Wall-E" won the box office of 290 million in North America, and the global figure of 560 million is also a great success. Relative to its early 60 million The budget and profits are even more eye-catching. Now it has taken another step into the field of TV production, which can be said to be fully blossomed. If you take into account the work that dd has been doing to expand peripheral profit channels and improve the distribution system, the trend of dd Pictures becoming a new industry giant is already very clear.

The most important thing is whether dd Pictures and MGM can maintain their super profitability, otherwise their drastic expansion work will be unsustainable, and there will be only hard-to-swallow consequences waiting for them - of course, these are all in the Considering the premise that Plutos Investment Company does not intervene, because even Plutos, who has tens of billions of assets, wants to transfer assets to fill the entertainment empire created by Daniel, it is not so easy. Potentially traumatic implications for f2f, mb, and other Plutos investments.

However, at least so far, the continued great success has kept the outside world's confidence in dd at a high level, which has provided them with a lot of convenience, whether it is financial cooperation with banks and institutions, or business negotiations with industry platforms , are in a favorable position.

On February 23, just two weeks before the Oscars.

CBS presidents Moon Weiss and MGM Mayer announced the partnership at the Samuel Goodwin Theater.

Interestingly, at the end of January. The Academy also announced the Oscar nominations here, and it has to be said that the collaboration between the two attracted extra attention.

After the press conference, the two company leaders did not leave in a hurry, but continued to talk about the topic just now in the reception room of the theater.

"Can Daniel **** be present as a judge? In the final stage, in fact, there are 18 finalists, so there are only 10 games in total."

"He's not an expert in this field. You let him attend. I'm afraid people will misunderstand the professionalism of this project."

According to the cooperation agreement between the two parties, the judges are basically the winners of large-scale professional dance competitions, senior and prestigious choreographers and TV program producers with dance backgrounds.

The High School Musical Cup is not a completely professional program, it is an entertainment talent show for the public. Its core is ultimately entertainment, fun, and professionalism is sometimes the magic weapon of attraction. Because ordinary people have a lot of interest in the dance world, but they can't be attracted to those old-fashioned dance teachers, nor are they willing to be in prime time. I saw an old woman with a stern face, holding a pointer to teach beautiful female athletes how to stretch Lajin, how to do gestures and so on. but. What needs to be considered is that if the dance competition lacks serious professionalism, it is easy to attract criticism, so when they select judges, they need at least a dance background, such as learning dance since childhood, and then doing other entertainment related work This situation. Like Daniel, when he was filming, he had received some dance training, but he was still a thousand miles away from his professional level. Sitting on the judges seat in a grand manner might make many people feel uncomfortable.

"We have considered what you said." Moon nodded. "In fact, I think we can set up a special guest seat in addition to the judges. He may not have a professional background. You know, the High School Musical Cup came out. One of the incentives for contestants is to participate in the "High School Musical" series of films, so it is understandable to provide them with training other than dance. Among the actors, Daniel is of course the most convincing candidate. "

Ron Mayer realized that this was a good suggestion.

"Perhaps, we can invite different people to join in, top figures in various fields."

"Wow, the budget would be a lot higher." Moon looked at Mayer. This was indeed MGM's pressure. After all, although the two sides have a cooperation agreement, if the budget for MGM's production exceeds the budget, then it is very likely cbs won't agree to pay a higher price for a show if the effect is good enough.

The project has been confirmed at the initial stage, but the specific methods and publicity should be carried out after the Oscars. After entering the final stage in June, the final stage will be officially launched on cbs.

"We should think about it again."

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"We're going to have a preliminary match point in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and California. You know, those four states have the most colleges." The crowd is still college students. Although it does not match the high school background of "High School Musical", it will be a lot less troublesome."

Daniel is also very clear about this.

The same is true in the United States. College students basically have complete autonomy. Even if you want to drop out of school, it is your freedom, but not in high school. You can play and compare, but most parents will still have some controls. Rules like access control are no less than the Chinese, especially the middle and wealthy.

Therefore, if the High School Musical Cup is facing the group of high school students, it may arouse the opinions of parents - after all, only a very small number of people can finally reach the cbs, and most of the remaining people have their time delayed, but they cannot get the corresponding The return, which is sure to be unbelievable. America is a civil society again, and as soon as these parents come out. The negative impact is huge.

Mayer briefly introduced the entire arrangement and process. In terms of funding, part of it is the publicity budget of "High School Musical", and the other part also found MB as a partner, plus sponsorship from several brands, caa is also one of them , they will provide a contract for the top three in the competition - whether they want to be an actor or a dancer or a singer, caa can satisfy them. In this way, the gold content is quite high, the contract of caa. The supporting role of MGM, the prime time of CBS, is an opportunity that cannot be given up for any college student who is interested in the entertainment industry.

These specific jobs, whether CBS or professionals in the MGM TV department, are better than Daniel himself. Hearing Mayer talk about them one by one, Daniel only nodded his head on the phone.

"There is one more thing. It was also mentioned by Moon today, and I think it is a good idea. He wants to set up a guest seat in addition to the professional judges, and does not need to have a dance background. It can be a top actor or a singer. Something like that, one for each issue in the final stage. No voting rights, but you can make suggestions to the judges. You can also provide the contestants with their own experience.”

Sure enough, a professional, Daniel is of course very familiar with this mechanism, which is a good way to attract attention.

"The problem is the budget. Is that right?" He also quickly saw the problem. "For a show, if you want to invite top stars, at least one million-level appearance fee."

"Um."

"Let's go to the audition first and see the effect. If the effect is good, I will launch this plan to further stimulate the market. If the effect is flat, I am afraid that there may not be much improvement just by relying on the stimulation of the stars. In the finals, I Attend, there should be some effect."

Daniel quickly proposed a two-pronged solution, and Mayer certainly would not object.

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Vancouver is also a well-known Canadian city for Chinese people. Because of the film "Farewell, Vancouver", it has gained a lot of popularity in China. Many people think that it is the capital of Canada. Of course, Toronto is more misunderstood. A lot, Ottawa is a little stuffy. As the production center in North America after Los Angeles and New York, the film atmosphere here is very strong.

It was the first time for Daniel to go on vacation in this temperate Canadian city, which is very different from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles.

He wore a peaked cap, a large mask, black-rimmed glasses, and a long black down jacket, trying to hide himself inside.

Except for Miller and the two security guards who followed him, no one was with him. He mainly went to watch the most popular ice hockey game in Canada today. The Vancouver Canucks played against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It can be said that it was a battle of dragons. The important thing is that the Maple Leafs' Swede Sanding and the Canucks' Canadian native Long Gao is a world-renowned ice hockey superstar. This time on the same field, he will definitely attract much attention. Good view positions are hard to come by, and Daniel didn't ask anyone for help, so he bought a few not so good positions, just in time to watch the game quietly.

The two sides fought at Rogers Stadium, home of the Canucks.

Ice hockey is a very entertaining sport. Skating itself is very beautiful, and playing hockey on ice is even more exciting, and there are reasonable collision rules, which are very intense. Although Daniel had never been exposed to this sport when he was in China, and only watched a few games during the Beijing Olympics, he was still very interested to experience an ice hockey event in person.

Miller likes it a little more than he does.

"Very manly," Miller replied briefly, "you might not like it."

"..."

Daniel squinted at him and measured his state. He couldn't beat him, and he couldn't be noticed. So he wisely swallowed.

The game was not very intense, both sides were a little lazy, Daniel was a little boring to watch, and he had to hold on, otherwise Miller would see that he had to cheer when everyone cheered. After all, he is Oscar-level acting, and it is easy to fool Miller. But a Chinese girl sitting next to him was very straightforward, and slept on the shoulders of her friend or someone.

"Don't freeze."

It's Tap!

The girl who was woken up moved her hands randomly, and the Starbucks coffee on the side rolled, just spilling over Daniel's trousers.

"Sorry, Sorry..."

"It's alright." Daniel waved his hand, the coffee had flowed into his shoes, and he couldn't watch the game. It was cold, so he was about to stand up and left the field first. Miller and the two security guards had already stood up. Three-way one card, the stance came out immediately.

The two women didn't see it, they hesitated and followed.

"I'm so sorry, sir, look at this—" The older woman took off her sunglasses and looked apologetic.

"Hey, you—oh, it's okay."

Daniel really didn't expect to meet someone he knew in his previous life - Hong Kong actor Lin Xilei, but he heard that her family lives in North America. He and Lin Xilei worked together on "Tokyo Trial". Of course, he only acted a big trick at the request of a friend. He and Lin Xilei were nodding acquaintances, but it was very touching to meet them in Canada.

They have come out now, and the young girl who splashed Daniel's trouser legs looked left and right, as if confirming something.

Being so close ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ is a matter of course to be recognized, and Daniel simply took off his glasses.

"Ah, Daniel! Oh my God!"

This girl actually met Daniel after she came to North America, and then fell madly in love with Daniel. She just came to Los Angeles to study last year, but before she got out of the airport, she saw a pair of reporters and people surrounding the exit, and the shouts of "Daniel" were endless. At that time, Daniel had just finished filming "The Immortal Gardener" and moved to Silicon Valley to communicate with Google about Android, the MGM acquisition, f2f listing rumors, Rachel and Darren's emotional crisis - in short, things were very Many, attracted an unprecedented pick-up scene.

In fact, Lin Xilei picked up their family of three that day, and of course she didn't have the chance to meet Daniel, who was surrounded by everyone.

Unexpectedly, they were even seen in Canada.

"Hello, but I may have to change my shoes and socks first. I'll meet next time if I have a chance." Daniel handed a business card to the little girl. For what purpose, he didn't say that he knew Lin Xilei, turned his head and waved his hand and got into the car.

Leaving behind the excited little girl and Lin Xilei, who has not yet figured out the situation.

"That was Daniel **** just now?"

"Yeah. God, Auntie, Daniel gave me his phone number, didn't he like me? Should I refuse, er, at least what it means."

"It's still light." (To be continued..)