Exploiting Hollywood 1980

A few days later, Tom Cruise flew to London with his agent Paula, where he was reshooting some scenes for Ridley Scott's "Legend." The set of the movie, which should have been completed long ago, burned down during filming. After recovery, the leading actors were summoned back to shoot again.

Ronald was invited by James Cameron to see a review screening of the finished film "Terminator". Orion has been set to premiere at the end of October.

"What do you think?" Cameron socialized with a group of film critics who came to see the movie for free with their Film Critics Guild IDs, and came to ask Ronald's opinion with a frown on his face.

"You're going to be famous, Jim." Of course Ronald said yes, and if the movie wasn't good, there would be no dream of its sequel.

The special effects throughout the film are breathtaking. The big explosion on the road and the final battle all make people secrete adrenaline faster. The ubiquitous cold humor and the slightly melancholy ending allow the audience to experience emotional peaks and valleys.

Cameron was the first to direct a feature film, but he did an excellent job in controlling the structure and fine details required by directors of these commercial films.

"October is the off-season, maybe you will win the box office championship." Ronald encouraged his good friend.

"If only film critics said things like you." Cameron sighed.

"What's wrong? Did they give bad feedback?"

"Not very confident, Schwarzenegger insisted that we must hold today's test screening and see the reviews to decide whether to participate in the premiere and subsequent promotions. The schedule at the end of October is sandwiched between the two strong schedules of summer and Christmas. in the middle." Gale came over and expressed concern.

"It's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond," Ronald comforted the two. "If necessary, I will go to the premiere and say something nice to you."

"Thank you", Cameron squeezed his friend's hand tightly.

"Is your new movie confirmed?" Gale was very happy when Ronald agreed to attend the premiere. Although Ronald is not a big star, as the director of two blockbuster movies, if he can appear on the scene, there will definitely be some free newspaper pages mentioning "Terminator".

"Not yet, I'm still waiting for the results of the reshuffle." Ronald shook his head. The high-level changes involving the three companies are not completely over yet. The negotiations between Eisner and Disney have not yet concluded. All Paramount projects Also in frozen state.

"Perhaps I will consider the second part of 'The Kid' first. Weintraub is planning to go to Japan with me to see if any company is willing to invest in a sequel.

A few days later, news about the new head of the Disney Company finally appeared in the New York Times and other major media.

"Disney wants Eisner to wake up Sleeping Beauty"

The princess in Disney's animated film "Sleeping Beauty" sleeps for a hundred years. And Disney has only begun to take a nap in the past decade.

However, in this short decade, Disney Productions has fallen far behind the rest of the film industry.

It was Michael Eisner, Disney's new 42-year-old, curly-haired chairman and CEO, who cited the "Sleeping Beauty" image as a metaphor for Disney...

“People here are hungry for strong leadership,” said Mr. Eisner, sitting in a burger joint, drinking a chocolate milkshake, reflecting a boyish excitement as if Disney were his new toy.

Although he himself did not go further with the fairy tale metaphor. But there's no doubt that Disney sees Eisner as the prince who awakens the magical princess.

Although Mr. Eisner is a self-proclaimed "cheerleader," most Hollywood observers believe he will restore Disney to a serious contender.

It is reported that Wall Street investment banker Roland Bates said he is satisfied with the funds raised for investment in Disney's live-action film shooting. "Eisner is one of the few good leaders in this industry, and we are very satisfied with his control of the fund." Very confident in its distribution and use.”

Frank Price, chairman of Universal Pictures Group, thinks so too: "Michael will bring Disney into a true first-tier player."

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At the same time, at Paramount, new chairman and CEO Frank Mancuso also completed important personnel appointments.

Ned Tanen, a former Universal vice president who resigned to start his own independent production company and ran "The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles" and "St. Elmo's Fire," was replaced by Frank Manku Thaw was named the new president of Paramount, with overall responsibility for production.

At this point, three of the seven major studios, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Disney, have ended the turmoil and begun to restore calm, and everything is back on track.

"I have watched you for a long time, and your productions of 'Flashdance' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' have achieved amazing success. So from now on, you will have the same enjoyment here at Paramount as the Gubel-Peterson Company." With the authority, you can freely select suitable scripts and submit them directly to me for review. There is no need to go through the initial selection by the review committee."

Ned Tanning, who had just taken office, immediately became Paramount's president of production, regardless of the two teen movies "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire" that his studio had not yet released. Responsibilities.

Eisner earned his credits by steadily producing blockbuster movies over the past decade. The most important thing is to secure this position at Paramount, continue this trend, and produce more blockbuster films.

So as soon as he took over, he started looking at material from Paramount's top ten highest-grossing films of the past five years. He discovered that two of them were related to the pairing of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.

"We want to have autonomy in filming." Bruckheimer made the request directly.

"As long as I give the green light to the project, you can decide. As long as the main creator and star report are reported to me." Tan Ning is very generous. These two boys have a vicious vision. Both movies were not optimistic at the beginning, but they were sold later. With a box office of hundreds of millions, it is much better than my own film selection ability.

"Okay, Ned. As long as there is no project that we are interested in, which one is not a hit?" Don Simpson shook his long hair. This Tanin was only because of his obedience that he was killed by the incompetent Frank Mancuso. Fancy.

"I believe in your vision. You can choose from all the scripts in the script library here. If there are scripts from other places, you can also buy them." Ned Tanning knew that now was the time to hire people and ignored Don Simpson. rude.

"Okay, let's go back to the script library and choose the right one." Bruckheimer was more reasonable.

"Tsk, you even played the game of good cop, bad cop with me." Ned Tanen looked around. The office that once belonged to Eisner was very spacious, and there was also a small golf putting training range. Once we get a firm foothold, this place will have to be renovated.

"Don, we don't have to play the good cop, bad cop game with Ned," Bruckheimer said to his partner. "At least he gave us the same power as Guber and Peterson."

"Bah, what does he know about film production? It's not about being a producer. I said, we have to choose a high-concept movie this time. We won't choose any script that can't explain the content of the movie in one sentence."

"Of course," Bruckheimer nodded. In this era where audiences no longer have the habit of going to movie theaters, the film selection must have an inherent advantage in marketing, with titles that are attractive at first glance and ones you want to see on the big screen. Starring stars, we also need to find a director who can make this kind of drama that is completely different from the top-grossing dramas in Hollywood in the previous ten years.

The generation after the baby boomers has graduated from high school and started working or going to college. Their interests and hobbies are what the new generation of movies wants to please. The ratings of TV stations are getting higher and higher, and the tastes of today's generation of viewers are very different from those of the previous generation.

The two asked their secretary to move a large box and load the scripts that had been lying in Paramount's script circulation library for the past five years. Then they went to Don Simpson's big house and began to read the scripts slowly.

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"Do you still think we should do a story about Ari?" Weintraub asked Ronald, who came over to chat. Each of them lit a large cigar and began to drink fine brandy. Ronald kind of liked the feeling of being a successful person.

Columbia has also been affected by this major reshuffle. Three new presidents or CEOs have taken office, and many middle-level managers have also begun to move around.

Finally, Columbia's personnel were stabilized, and they had time to start formal discussions with Weintraub about the filming of the sequel to "The Kid" that has not yet been released.

"I always feel that in all the classic Hollywood narratives, there is no female teenage hero. And Elizabeth Shue is a rare actress who has no difficulty in doing action scenes. You can give it a try." Ronald still insisted on his opinion, hoping to be able to focus on Ali starts the plot of the second part as the protagonist.

"But have you ever thought that there is no such plot, maybe because everyone who has tried has failed." Weintraub is still bitter about Elizabeth Shue not participating in the promotional tour. If possible, he would like to The heroine has also been changed.

"That's not unreasonable."

Ronald Dow believes that a major trend in the 1980s was that the proportion of working women began to increase significantly. Women did not just work as secretaries for a few years and then go home to take care of their husbands and children. The role of female executives in all walks of life was The proportions are increasing.

However, there is no need to argue with Weintraub about this unverifiable concept.

"I still like your idea of ​​telling the story of Mr. Miyagi. I have arranged a time for us to go to Japan together at the end of the year. As long as the rich people there are willing to invest, we will use Miyagi as the core of the story. It will definitely make them more willing to pay.

The Japanese are very powerful in manufacturing and have made our industry exhausted. do you know? The mascot of this Olympics, the eagle, was manufactured by a Japanese factory. For the last Moscow Olympics, it was obviously produced by our company in America. "

"Aha?" Ronald thought to himself that capitalists really make money when they have money. They can even make the Olympic mascot for their biggest competitor, the Seville Alliance. As long as you make money, you can sell anything.

"I need to think about it carefully. I just want to go this time to see what the Japanese think of our interpretation of their karate."

"Okay, let's all think about it, especially you. In the second part, we need a new trick." Weintraub is most proud of the crane kick. Now when people in the circle see him, they have to leave the ground with one foot. , chanting Mr. Miyagi's famous saying, "As long as you use it in the right place, you will be invincible."

"Yeah, I have to think about it too," Ronald thought to himself. He hadn't dreamed about a movie in a long time, and he didn't know what the trick was in the original sequel. For such a hit movie, there should be a sequel, right?

"Okay, think about it carefully. The movie can still earn more than 3 million yuan a week until the end of October. It is very promising to break 100 million yuan at the domestic box office. If we go to Japan with a local box office of 100 million yuan, there will be The issuing company must attach great importance to it.”

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