Made in Hollywood

In the middle of the night, Gibson and a few partners left the theater and took to the street. If it weren't for the bright street lights and the modern buildings around them, just looking at their clothes, they would have thought they had come to a strange world.

Before they went out to the theater, not only did they make big purchases at the store, but they also wore many of the things they bought.

For example, Gibson, he wears a gray pointed wizard hat, a simple wooden cane in his hand, and a gray robe on his body. At first glance, it seems that Gandalf has descended on the North American continent.

Several of his companions were not much better, some carrying Legolas' short bow, some holding Aragorn's long sword, and the most exaggerated one was a girl wearing Arwen's velvet dress...

"What a pity."

The girl named Rosie seemed a little dissatisfied, and complained to her companion, "There is no limited edition Lord of the Rings jewelry for sale in the theater's sales department. I saved pocket money for a year, just wanted to buy a set, but they all sold out. already."

"Rosie, you're rich now!" Gibson joked, and then said seriously, "That's $3,999!"

"I'm happy to buy it!" Rosie said nonchalantly, "I'm willing to donate all my pocket money for this movie, and I don't care if I max out my credit card!"

Several people made coaxing noises, and Rosie stared at them and said, "Don't talk about me, from the release of The Lord of the Rings to the present, which one of you has spent less than $3,000 on buying peripherals?"

Gibson and the others couldn't help scratching their faces, not to mention that before, just tonight, they each threw more than three hundred dollars.

"Stop talking about that." Gibson quickened his pace a little. "After watching "The Return of the King," I remembered the first two films again. Why don't we hurry back and watch the disc."

"I agree!" Rosie was the first to echo.

Others also agreed, they were getting faster and faster, and finally slowly disappeared on the streets of New York.

This weekend has been an exciting weekend, a happy weekend for many fans across the United States and around the world.

But the weekend is long. There are times when it's over.

The sun lit up the west coast of North America again. In the small conference room of the Pixar studio in Emeryville, Steve Jobs drank a glass of water. He didn't look at Ed Kammer, who was preparing the documents next to him, and picked up the A few newspapers were flipped through.

He simply browsed through the current affairs and technology pages, and there was no news that people could pay attention to. Then I turned to the entertainment page. As imagined, the entertainment page was almost swept by reports related to "The Return of the King".

According to past habits, Steve Jobs put the front page headlines temporarily aside and turned to the back page. The feeling of going to the market is the same as treating Apple's products, whether it is a computer, a player, or an audio-visual product such as a movie. His first priority is the user experience.

Although not all user responses in newspapers are real, they can always reflect some problems.

"Because I watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I would like to believe that in this world, at a certain time, in a certain place, there really is a land called Middle-earth. There are hobbits with blue eyes walking barefoot on the land. The dusty royal family wielding swords and horses, the silver-haired elf prince arching bows and arrows, the white-robed wizards on white horses cast spells and exorcism, what Charre, Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor have all been real under the sky It really existed."

"In 2001, 2002, 2003, three years of worrying, nearly nine hours of sorrow and joy, every time there was a scene that seemed to end, there would always be fear in my heart, for fear that it was really the end! Only when Frodo came When I closed the parchment book, I finally felt that I had ended a long-term concern, and my heart was peaceful, but I was full of melancholy."

"I have seen in the theater that after "The Return of the King", some fans stood up and bowed deeply to the screen with tears in the eyes of everyone. That's because this is not just a movie, it can make people feel Believe in everything that happens, in this age that no longer believes in dreams, Duke Rosenberg has weaved a magnificent dream for us!"

Seeing this, Steve Jobs looked up and asked Ed Kammer, "Have you seen Return of the King?"

The CEO of Pixar Studios temporarily put down his work, adjusted his glasses, and said, "I saw it on Friday, a masterpiece, completely worthy of greatness! Duke Rosenberg's talent in movies is really Unparalleled!"

He turned to the other side and said to John Lasseter and the others, "John and the others went to see it twice."

John Lasseter shrugged, "This movie is not only great, but Duke Rosenberg's many practical techniques have inspired me a lot. I mentioned some of the things he used, which can be used completely. on our animation production, and brought a lot of help.”

"After watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I can't help admiring Duke Rosenberg."

As the director of Pixar's latest animated film, Andrew Stanton said happily, "Disney hasn't fainted yet, and the release date of 'Finding Nemo' is far enough away from 'The Return of the King'."

"Michael Eisner hasn't been infected by that idiot, Michael Ovitz." After John Lasseter said a word, he looked at Jobs and asked, "Steve, did the first weekend box office come out?"

"It should be counted." Jobs flipped the newspaper to the front page of the entertainment section, looked at the unusually prominent numbers, and said, "Get $42.11 million on Sunday!"

"$42.11 million!" John Lasseter wasn't just watching the movie twice, he was obviously a fan of the series, and immediately started counting, "Friday is $40.35 million, Saturday is $44.21 million, Add in the $42.11 million on Sunday, and the first weekend of three days is…”

Jobs said directly, "$126.67 million! New North American weekend box office record!"

John Lasseter added a sentence after him, "Including the early stage, the North American box office of "The Return of the King" has exceeded 130 million US dollars... Well, it is 133.28 million US dollars!"

Ed Kammer and Andrew Stanton looked at each other and both showed helpless smiles. Duke Rosenberg was as strong as ever in the summer!

Putting down the newspaper, Steve Jobs couldn't help but think of the young director who was always very dull, and he rarely felt a little admiration in his heart. Although the two sides were not destined to become friends because of the business relationship, he admired all capable Man, there's no question that this guy named Duke Rosenberg is the best in his industry.

Even, Jobs felt that Duke? Rosenberg for the film industry, just like himself in the computer industry, is definitely the most outstanding kind of person!

As Brad Bird and others rushed to the conference room, the giants of the Pixar studio finally arrived, and the meeting kicked off.

"Ed," Jobs said directly. "Tell me about your contact with Warner Bros. and Duke Studios."

"I've spoken to Duke Rosenberg's senior assistant Tina Fey and representatives of Warner Bros. four times in the past month."

In this dynamic and creative company, even a meeting with Steve Jobs is not serious, Ed Kammer's speech is not very fast, he said as succinctly as possible, "I can feel Duke And the sincerity of Warners, they really want Pixar to join the Warners system, and they offer far better terms than Disney and Michael Eisner."

"The specific terms are in the documents in front of you." Ed Kammer sighed softly, "It's really tempting."

"What about Disney?" Jobs asked again.

"They made certain concessions." Ed Kammer shook his head, "Agree to give up another 30% of the box office revenue."

"I don't want the box office!"

Where is the profit point of animated films, Jobs is very clear, "The surrounding still refuses to give in?"

"Yes."

Hearing Ed Kammer's words, Jobs thought for a while and said slowly, "The negotiations between the two sides continue to drag on. We are not in a hurry. Now Pixar has enough capital, and Pixar can change the pattern of Hollywood!"

There is still a contract for an animated feature film between Pixar Studios and Walt Disney. There is no need to rush the negotiations. Jobs is still observing. What he wants is the best result for Pixar and his Steve Jobs!

The closed-door meeting ended in the afternoon, after which Steve Jobs left the Pixar studio and flew to Los Angeles for a reception at Sony Entertainment.

Before walking into the banquet, Jobs got another data report sent by his secretary. Seeing the even scarier numbers on it, he revived the idea that Duke Rosenberg is simply Steve Rosenberg in the film industry. Jobs.

Jobs is a small believer of the late Akio Morita, which is the biggest reason why he was invited to the reception.

But Sony Entertainment invited him over, obviously not for this reason, and people representing Sony Entertainment quickly found him.

"Steve, are you interested in working with Sony Entertainment?"

Facing Jobs, it was Michael Ovitz, who helped Sony win Columbia Pictures, who apparently acted as a broker again. "Sony wants to work with Pixar Studios very much."

"Sony Entertainment?"

For someone like Steve Jobs, he would not hide it too much, and shook his head directly, "Sony Entertainment is not worthy of Pixar Studio!"

It is true that Pixar Studio must have a huge media platform in order to shine, but Sony Entertainment can only be ranked at the bottom of the six major Hollywood companies. For Pixar Studio, which is now a hot commodity, Sony Entertainment really Not worthy!

Michael Ovitz knew a little about Jobs and didn't care, and said, "Steve, I promise..."

"you promise?"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jobs, "Is your guarantee credible?" (To be continued ~^~)

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