From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"Damn it!"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

After a series of expletives were continuously and frantically unleashed, Adam Scott still couldn't control the boiling anger in his chest, and after pacing back and forth, he once again lowered his voice and cursed.

"Fuck!"

Finally managing to control his emotions, Adam turned to look at the others in the conference room.

"What did Edgar Cook say?"

A slightly stiff voice spoke, "He insists that he didn't violate the contract. Anson's schedule doesn't conflict with our promotion in any way."

"No conflict of interest... Ha, haha, what a 'no conflict of interest'!" Finding it both absurd and unexpected, Adam couldn't help but sneer, hearing the sound of bubbling in his chest once more.

At this moment, in this place.

In the Sony Columbia marketing department conference room, department manager Adam Scott was holding an emergency meeting, and the entire department was in an uproar.

While Anson and the others were confidently looking forward to the future, the future in front of Adam was also dark, as if he could see a storm brewing.

The reason for this was "Spider-Man."

Since its inception, "Spider-Man" had been Sony Columbia's top-priority project, and with the continuous slump of the summer box office in the past two years, its importance had continued to rise, undoubtedly becoming the biggest blockbuster of this year's summer season.

Don't you see, Warner Bros. holds the adaptation rights to the entire DC Comics, and Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are all well-known superhero figures, but they haven't made any attempts in five years.

The fiasco of "Batman \u0026 Robin" sounded the alarm, so Warner Bros. would rather develop entirely new series such as "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" than continue to spend time on comics.

Indeed, in the past two years, 20th Century Fox had achieved good results with its investment in the "X-Men" series, but the movie was planned entirely according to the scale of a B-movie, and the box office results were not outstanding, and it had no advantage compared with genres such as science fiction, comedy, and action.

All indications were that the superhero genre was still suitable for development as a B-movie, without the need for too much investment or too much seriousness, and perhaps it could still be profitable.

But Sony Columbia planned the "Spider-Man" project according to the specifications of an A-level blockbuster. Even if it couldn't be said that they were stupid and rich, in the eyes of Hollywood insiders, it was a blind bet with no way out.

However, Sony Columbia actually put all their eggs in one basket.

In the dilemma of internal and external troubles, the pressure was pushed to an unbelievable height.

Whether it was within Sony Columbia or among other Hollywood insiders, the bustling gazes were all focused on "Spider-Man," which was about to kick off this year's summer season. Success or failure depended on this.

In addition, there was a very important unknown factor—

Since the "9/11" incident last year, the entire North American continent had been shrouded in a bleak and pessimistic mood, and Hollywood was naturally inevitably involved, and the long-term slump in the film market had no end in sight.

The upcoming summer season, on the one hand, carried the hope of industry insiders to awaken market vitality, and on the other hand, it fell into unpredictable chaos. No one could accurately predict what would happen next.

Which movie, when, and in what way would break the market slump, everything was unknown.

The competition for the opening schedule of previous summer seasons was particularly fierce, but this year there was a cautious atmosphere of testing the waters. Sony Columbia arranged "Spider-Man" in the first week of May, and surprisingly did not encounter any competition, easily finalizing the schedule. Everything was too smooth, which made people uneasy.

All sorts of things.

It was conceivable the pressure the Sony Columbia marketing department was under.

For a whole month, Adam had been working at a continuous high-intensity, high-frequency pace; to be precise, he had been on edge for the past three months, everything was busy with the promotion of "Spider-Man."

The result?

The result!

When Adam learned that Anson had secretly recorded "The Tonight Show," his first reaction was that his head exploded, and all his hair stood on end—

How dare he, how dare he!

They had discussed it in countless meetings, and only after the very end did they determine the best promotion plan, trying to avoid exposing Anson and Kristen's shortcomings as much as possible. They would obediently stand in the box like Barbie dolls for display only. This was the best plan, everything was so simple.

Barbie. Display.

This was their only requirement, nothing could be simpler, but Anson insisted on messing things up at this juncture.

Moreover!

Any show would have been fine, but why "The Tonight Show"? Currently the king of talk show ratings, which also meant that Anson's slightest mistake or deviation could wipe out the entire team's hard work of promoting it for more than half a year.

Some might say, why not be more optimistic? Maybe the show will be a hit? Maybe Anson's performance will bring surprises? Sony Columbia shouldn't help, but at least they don't need to make trouble, right? Shouldn't Sony Columbia be grateful for Anson's active promotional attitude?

First, Adam didn't like surprises. A surprise could disrupt his entire layout, which meant increasing the workload and that they needed to work overtime to follow up and adjust.

Second, Adam didn't think the show would be a hit. The collision between a newcomer and a talk show was a disaster. This was the consensus of the entire Hollywood from top to bottom. No newcomer would go on a talk show, no one!

Third, Anson's unauthorized promotion was definitely not helping, but rather hindering. All the promotion plans they had painstakingly formulated were professional opinions and targeted plans based on market research. The interference of outsiders would only bring unnecessary trouble.

Think about it, in "Spider-Man," Peter Parker is a shy and introverted high school student. No matter how Anson performs on "The Tonight Show," his appearance will only destroy the audience's sense of immersion in Peter Parker.

Not to mention those media outlets that are afraid of the world not being chaotic are watching eagerly, even if nothing happens, they may create some waves, let alone now that Anson is handing a handle to the media, happily greeting the media to launch an attack.

God! Disaster, this is a complete disaster!

Only outsiders would think that Anson is helping with the promotion.

Now, Sony Columbia must spend resources, energy and time to make up for the chain reaction caused by Anson's rash actions. How could they continue to fuel the flames?

Mentality, collapsed.