Global Movie Emperor

Lu Bo's film review of "The Past" published on Douban has caused quite a stir in the domestic film circle. All kinds of well-founded analysis of the film based on reality are indeed very persuasive. People with different opinions have nothing to say. method to refute Lubo's analysis.

This film review was even translated into English with the help of good people and published on foreign websites. For a time, Lu Bo, an amateur film critic, gained a certain following among film lovers around the world for his comments.

But this is only a hot topic in the circle of movie lovers. The discussion of "The Past" is actually not outside the circle. For ordinary audiences, their discussions revolve around "Women's Federation".

Many people say that the competition between "The Past" and "Women's Federation" is an extremely stupid and arrogant decision made by Mickey, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that no matter when "The Past" is released or who it is competing against, the final box office results are actually There won't be much difference.

After all, his movies are not suitable for watching with the family. As a result, moviegoers are all individuals, pure movie lovers or die-hard fans of Lu Ze, Mickey, Kamiya and others. In addition, most moviegoers Most ordinary viewers will not set foot in a screening room of "Life After Life."

"The Past" is a very personal film. When writing the script, most passers-by have been eliminated. This is a gift given by Mickey to a small circle.

Therefore, in addition to the remarkable box office results in the first week of release due to the full support of movie lovers around the world, the box office showed a cliff-like decline a week later, falling from the second position in the box office list and being surpassed by many commercial films behind it. , has become the last among the high-scoring movies of the same period, except for bad movies. Of course, this has a lot to do with the lack of marketing and publicity.

On the contrary, in the eyes of professionals, "Afterlife" has become this year's class bully, punching and kicking all the movies this year. No movie is an enemy. Although it is only the beginning of the new year, will there be new ones? The emergence of a dark horse is still unknown, but insiders do not have particularly high expectations.

All in all, "The Past", like most in-depth movies, has not yet left the industry and has not become a phenomenon-level work. However, it still has an excellent reputation among people in the industry and has become the biggest favorite to win awards this year. .

As for when to win which award, this problem will be solved later. Just consider now, what changes "The Past" has brought to Mickey and others, in addition to the cynicism about Mickey in the entertainment newspapers, the most important thing is to reflect In terms of the popularity of the male lead Lu Ze abroad.

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"I'd like two Big Macs, a Coke, a pair of chicken wings, and a chocolate sundae, thank you."

The Cullinan, modified in Black Warrior colors, slowly drove into McDonald's external ordering window. The tall body made Lu Ze basically at the same level as the waiter who was ordering. The window slowly lowered. He wore aviator sunglasses and looked at the man who was working with his head down. the waiter said.

"Sir, it would be more cost-effective if you switch to a set meal...wait, are you Parker?"

"Well... that's right, but he is just a character played by me."

"Jesus! Stop messing with me, man. If I hadn't watched "Afterlife" several times, I wouldn't recognize you. You're much stronger than Parker."

The waiter stroked his forehead with a very expressive expression. He didn't know whether he wanted to cry or laugh, but it could be seen that he was very excited and his face started to turn red. He took the banknotes handed over by Lu Ze and folded them at the corners. I made a mark at once.

"Well, I've been working out recently."

"Do you have any new movie plans?"

"This needs to be kept secret."

"Okay, can we take a photo together?"

Lu Ze did not refuse, took off his sunglasses, and waited for the waiter to secretly take out his mobile phone. Seeing that the supervisor was not around, he quickly turned around and took a photo. Without checking whether the flowers were taken, he took the packaging bag handed over by the chef and handed it to Lu Ze also gave Lu Ze a sundae privately.

"It's given to you for free, take it quickly, don't let my leader see it."

"Thanks man, bye and have a nice life."

It was a simple act of kindness, although it was not very aboveboard, but Lu Ze accepted it readily. He fist-checked with his brother with a smile, put the items in the car, and clicked the accelerator.

"Come on, brother! I'm optimistic about you!"

The young man stretched his body out of the window and shouted quite loudly. Lu Ze heard it. The vehicle did not stop, but he just stretched his hand out of the window and gave a thumbs up.

Maybe this incident is just a small episode for Lu Ze, but for the little brother, it is a day worthy of joy. For an actor whose name he does not know, but whose works he likes, even when the next car stops, , his smile became much more sincere.

This is just a small episode, but Lu Ze likes this way of communicating with fans very much. Although he is not as crazy as domestic fans, he is extremely comfortable getting along with him.

In the past few days, more than one person has recognized him, but he will not be surrounded by people like in China, taking pictures with their mobile phones without his permission.

Most of them just said hello and asked for a group photo or a short video and then left neatly. Only a few people asked for autographs. Lu Ze also agreed one by one, which also made him famous on foreign social media. A good reputation.

The car was driving on the road and he took a big bite of burger at the red light. Now his weight has basically met the requirements of "Exile", but the cost of gaining muscle is a lot of physical exertion. He needs to eat a lot to make his body fatter. His stomach won’t complain, but of course, this way, his body fat will be higher, and he needs to do a week of carb-free and fat-brushing work before shooting.

About half an hour later, he arrived at the company, honked a few times, and the newly hired security guard raised the gate and said hello to Lu Ze.

Nowadays, the Universal Brothers are no longer alone. There are paparazzi filming at the door from time to time. After all, Mickey, a guy who makes enemies everywhere, is also a popular entertainment object.

The old method of swiping access cards to enter the hospital can no longer protect the company's internal information. Lu Ze also believes that hiring security personnel from several professional security companies to conduct round-the-clock patrols is very necessary after all when setting up multiple monitors. .

"Good morning Mr. Lu."

"Hello, Jill."

The black boy in the mailroom was fired for being paid to secretly photograph Mickey. After many tests, the fifty-five-year-old Gil took over the job with a salary that was increased several times.

"Would you like a sundae?"

"If possible, it would be best sir."

After briefly chatting with Jill, he returned to his office and moved a Golden Rooster trophy that the cleaner had placed a little crookedly. Then he sat down and turned on his computer to write this quarter's Electrical Industry Association report.

To be honest, this kind of report that needs to be made official is enough to give a person who has never entered the system and has never held a clerical job a headache. Its format has rules. You can't put a hammer in one place and a stick in the other. Such a report is issued In the past, his master would definitely have to send the report back and ask him to rewrite it.

That's right, each of his reports must be sent to the old man first, and can only be officially released after being checked by the old man. This can be regarded as a disguised escort for Lu Ze.

"Dong dong dong."

"Enter."

The door was pushed open, Mickey stretched out his head furtively and looked around, then he smiled and walked in swaggeringly.

"Why are you acting like a thief?"

"I heard from the security guard that the camera in your room was never turned on. I thought you were doing something bad. Isn't this disturbing your enjoyment?"

"If you have serious business, just say it. If not, get out. I'm busy here. Don't have fun with me."

It's true that Lu Ze turned off the camera, but this is because he doesn't like the feeling of being monitored, even if they are to protect his own safety. As for what Mickey said about doing bad things, it was purely a joke. For Lu Ze's people Pin, let’s not talk about whether he would do bad things. Even if he did, he wouldn’t be in the company.

"I just finished discussing the specific matters of the share transfer agreement with the negotiating company. I don't have many requirements. I just follow the normal contractual obligations. It's just that I don't want the new shareholders to be too lenient."

"You can make these decisions yourself, there's no need to discuss them with me."

"All right……"

Lu Ze didn't raise his head, he was still writing and drawing on the manuscript paper, sometimes frowning in thought, and sometimes writing in a hurry. Mickey looked a little bored. After all, he couldn't recognize all the Chinese characters and had no idea what Lu Ze was writing, so he had to Picking up a key-like wrench, opening the dust cover of the cabinet clock, energizing the swinging pendulum, he sat down again, picked up a pen, pulled out the pen cap, and pushed it back in again, over and over again. Wipe big snot on the wall.

It wasn't until a flash of inspiration came to him that he came up with a good idea, and then he slammed the table, which frightened Lu Ze and made him lean back on his chair reflexively.

"What are you doing again?"

"Let me ask you, what is my goal in founding Global Brothers?"

The sudden question made Lu Ze think for a long time. Mickey's question stumped him. It was not because of his poor memory, but because Mickey had so many damn goals. He didn't know who he was asking about. After thinking for a long time, he finally answered. Uncertain opening.

"Becoming a major film and television company...?"

"That's not it, guess again!"

"Where am I supposed to guess? You talk so much nonsense every day, how do I know which one it is? Just tell me."

"It's to attract film and television talents from all over the world for your own use!"

"So? What exactly do you want to say?"

Of course, Lu Ze still remembered this dream. Mickey's bold words on the day he signed the share transfer contract still left a deep impression on Lu Ze, but he still couldn't guess Mickey's intention.

"I can sell the shares, even 20 million or 10 million, that's fine, but I want an additional project, and I want a contract connecting talents to each other."

"Be specific, what do you mean?"

"What is the most lacking thing for Universal Brothers now? People! People, there are only seven people in a company, and we have to add three more on-call staff. Not only do I have trouble saving face, but I am also stretched when I need a team. I want to , I might as well not form my own team now. As the big brother who holds the shares of Universal Brothers, does the company have to help the younger brother? I am still nominally from your company, but when I need it, you must lend me, of course their salary We will also pay for it. Similarly, when they are in need, the younger ones also have to step up, right? As long as you give them money, we will help!"

The cap of the pen was not fastened tightly, and Mickey hit the table with a loud bang, causing little ink stains to splash on Lu Ze's manuscript paper. However, Lu Ze did not pay attention, and instead thought about the possibility of the problem, and finally It still feels impossible.

Although there is no precedent for artists' contracts to be split in half between two companies in the past, and it is very common for artists to participate in projects of other companies, but those are all personal contracts. I have never heard of any two companies where the entire team can cooperate with each other. circulating.

And what does Mickey want? Not only is the director, screenwriter, and actor mutually loaned, but it also includes the rights to use the costumes, costumes, animation, post-production, special effects, and even the publicity team. No matter how you think about it, it is a bit unrealistic.

"After all, he is also a film and television giant, the leader of a European film company. It is not impossible for the same level to be connected to each other. After all, the contract will not be transferred, but we have two or three big cats and kittens, and the total is There is one actor, two directors, and a photographer. There are so many different levels that I don’t think it’s possible.”

"You are looking down on yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mickey stiffened his neck. Perhaps it was because of his extreme conceitedness and arrogance. He did not allow himself to be in the weak position. He had such an imposing manner that one man could stop a million troops with a sword, and his smart IQ Occupying the high ground, analyze it carefully with Lu Ze.

"Theoretically, yes, the four of us can't match the strength of other companies. After all, the difference in numbers is there, but we also have our own advantages. Think about it, how long have we just established the company? How many shots have we taken? Movies? Two! But what? A low-budget "Effect" has destroyed many big-budget movies, and "Afterlife" is a sure thing to win awards."

"Why did "The Past" not break out of the industry and become a phenomenon-level work? Isn't it because we have no money and no publicity channels! But they do! Let's borrow their people and give them an important role. Once The new movie is a big success, and they use publicity channels to promote it, and people become famous! So you think, are they here to be our reinforcements? This is the fucking gold-plated one!"

"You lend me a man of decent strength, and I will lace it with gold and then return it to you. Only fools would not do such a business! At first, our goal was not big, just borrow a few, just a few! Let them try the effect , let’s see if the work of our metallurgical factory is good. Once the results meet their expectations, they will naturally borrow large quantities of them from outside, including those who serve the Taoist priests! After all, this is also a qualification, and the salary is borne by us. The contract is still in their hands, how can they not do it?”

Lu Ze thought for a while, and in this regard, it was not impossible. Once the other party took the shares, the two companies were equivalent to being married. They had to be polite to a certain extent. It should be no problem to borrow a few people to play roles. After all, the other party You also need to get dividends.

Of course, this is on the premise of not borrowing big names, otherwise once the movie sucks, some big names will be affected, and the other party will definitely not dare to gamble with the company's mainstay.

But if he borrows a few soldiers who are strong but not well-known to take a gamble, I believe that with the talent pool of Gambiano Pictures, it will not hurt him. If he loses, he will lose, but if he becomes famous Now, they all have to give Mickey a banner to thank Mr. Lian Qiaomi for his selflessness.

At first, you can set up a clause to only lend a few people at most, and set a limit on the highest net worth of the loaned person. This clause should be easy to agree to. After all, they also know Mickey's strength well. When he actually participates in the show, If the movie becomes a hit, the other party will probably hope that Mickey will revise the contract. Thinking about it this way, it is very feasible! But there is a drawback to this, and Lu Ze must remind Mickey.

"There's nothing wrong with you thinking this way. It's a good idea. It can temporarily solve part of the manpower problem. I agree with this clause in the contract, but the team has to be formed. Someone else's team is easy to use, but after all, it belongs to someone else. If one day By parting ways with them, we would still be in a situation where we would have no one to work with but freelancers, so I think it’s also important to build a team.”

"Ha ha ha ha!"

In response to Lu Ze's worries, Mickey suddenly laughed three times as if he was going crazy. He stood up from the stool and squatted on the ground, imitating the movements of planting flowers in Lu Ze's garden a few days ago.

"Come on! Guess what I want to express!"

Lu Ze held his arms in his arms and leaned back on the chair to watch indifferently. Sometimes he really couldn't stand Mickey's sudden whims of confusing human behavior and asking him to guess the meaning. Why not guess the idioms by watching the actions here?

"Retarded children."

"Bah! Seriously! Guess!"

"The Joy of Baboons."

"Get out! No need for you to guess!"

He jumped up and stood up straight, imitating MJ, touching his crotch with his left hand, holding his forehead with his right hand, pouting his mouth, exhaling, turning his head and pointing at Lu Ze like Conan.

"It's called! As long as the pickaxe digs well! There is no corner that I can't dig down!"

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