Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Slightly different from Hugh Hefner's relative focus on his own "Playboy" kingdom, after Bob Guccione gained primitive accumulation through "Attic", he expanded his business tentacles horizontally into other areas. ￥℉. ￥℉

For example, in the 1970s, he participated in investing in several Hollywood movies: "Chinaton", "Chinatown", "The Longest Yard", "The Longest Code", "The DayotheLoust" and "The Day of the Locusts".

Because of these successes, Bob Guccione decided to play it himself and let "Loft" invest in a film that fits his own style. So he had the epic banned film ", which was released in 1979 with a budget of more than 20 million US dollars. Caligula" "The Roman Empire".

The so-called epic level is naturally huge. Based on this alone, the global commercial performance of the film has no rivals among the same type of films.

However, its box office in the United States is only more than $00 million, reflecting that it is not so easy to profit by risking the world.

Bob Guccione’s other larger investment in a casino and hotel project in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was in trouble. He was struggling with financial and legal difficulties and couldn’t get out of it. He couldn’t get a license. If it cannot be resolved, the loss is estimated to be as high as 160 million U.S. dollars.

As for the reason, it is very upright. Apart from encountering a nail-biter, the federal government finally got to the point. The FBI suspects that the Sicilian **** tycoon is related to the Mafia.

You know, at this stage, the US government has successively promulgated the "Anti-criminal Organizations Eroding Legal Organization Act" and similar laws, formulated a witness protection plan, launched the most thorough attack on the Mafia in its history, and successfully removed its membership in the labor union. Power in the organization

In addition, in the process of applying for a casino license. Bob Guccione was also involved in a huge scandal caused by the FBI undercover operation code-named AbsCAM, and was suspected of bribing a license officer of US$300,000.

In this case, Tang Huan's offer of Bob Gucione to attend the Pebble Beach Golf Club event was a direct hit. After all, this event is dedicated to a top membership organization of US$1 million. Maybe Bob Guccione will be able to hit the Grand Canal and find a new financing partner with deep pockets to help the stranded gambling _ field and hotel project. Life.

Seeing Bob Gucione's delay in making a statement, Tang Huan emphasized: "You have to understand. I will not allow Madonna to become the second Vanessa Lynn Williams."

Vanessa Lynn Williams became the first American Miss American with African descent in 1983, but because of her photos taken as a model in 1982, she was sold to "Playboy" by the photographer. After being rejected, she turned to "Attic" and published it. She had been under the pressure of racial discrimination and had to give up the title of Miss America in the midst of the turbulent crowd.

Bob Gucione smiled triumphantly, "Don, do you know how much money was sold in the "Attic" that published the photo of Vanessa Lynn Williams?"

Before Tang Huan answered, Bob Guccione gave the answer directly. "14 million dollars."

The implication is very obvious, he is not quite satisfied with Tang Huan's conditions.

"You have to know that your business model is between the margins, and the conservative Reagan government has been stepping up efforts to restrict this field." Tang Huan smiled coldly, "Business success is by no means dependent on focusing on immediate interests. You can get it!"

After a taste of the threat in Tang Huan’s words, Bob Guccione finally said, "Well, Tang, I'll give you face, you send someone to get the photo. By the way, send that invitation letter over."

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It was a little frustrating, but fortunately, Madonna's photo problem was finally solved.

Although "Playboy" is not absolutely unavailable, it needs careful planning, not that such unauthorized photos are flying out of control.

Seeing this trouble disappear. Madonna breathed a sigh of relief and thanked again and again with a smile.

"When you get married, what gifts do you want, I'll be ready." Tang Huan asked casually.

"As long as you send it, I like it." Madonna answered obediently.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "Then I'll save some snacks. Choose a set of jewelry. It is estimated that the itinerary will not be wrong at that time, and it will only be polite."

As he was talking, the private detective commissioned by Tang Huan also solved the unnamed director Stephen Jon Levich, sent a copy of the film and legal documents, and explained the process.

"That non-mainstream guy just owed his beating. At first, he didn't eat hard and soft. After a little lesson, he gratefully accepted $40,000 and took a letter of recommendation to the arranged crew to report."

Tang Huan nodded approvingly, waved his hand to beckon the other party to retreat, and then pushed everything to Madonna, "Well, you can continue to concentrate on the goal of the'Queen of Pop'."

Madonna flicked her finger across the copy, tentatively asking: "Tang, I plan to complete this year's North American tour and prepare for the following world tour. Can I have a cameo role in a film with worldwide influence?"

"This idea looks good, do you have any intentions?" Tang Huan asked rhetorically.

"For example, the next part of the "007" series." Madonna replied quickly, and it seemed that she had a plan in her heart.

"However, "007" this year's "AVietoa Kill" and "Thunder Killing" did not perform satisfactorily. According to the plan, the specific situation of the one released in 1987 is not easy to tell." Tang Huan said in his tone. uncertain.

"007", which has made more than 10 movies, seems to be exhausted. Although "Thunder Killing" with a budget of 30 million US dollars has a global box office of more than 150 million US dollars, it has not lost the sign of attracting money, but this year encountered Waterloo in the United States. Less than 60 million US dollars, let alone enter the top of the US movie weekend box office as before.

In fact, according to Tang Huan, the plot of "Thunder Killing" is still remarkable. The villain tried to use the big bang to cause earthquakes and floods to destroy Silicon Valley, the cradle of high-tech, which is now well-known at this stage. The first business of the big boss complements each other.

But the movie market often just don't know which cloud will rain. "Death of Thunder" is unexpectedly unpopular in the United States, and the reviews are also very poor. It is almost the worst one in the "007" series so far.

According to the summary report from the United States feedback. It seems to have something to do with the conservative casting attitude of the production team. Roger Moore, who plays James Bond, is approaching 60 years old, and he can't help but look a bit old. But the problem is that Tanya Roberts, who played the Bond girl, also got a bad review.

Of course. The loss of "Death of Thunder" in the United States is just a small problem. Tang Huan's Hollywood company is still the big winner of this year's box office, and Warner split the summer vacation.

Originally, in previous years, there was another eater, Paramount, but it underwent a major management change last year. Barry Diller, Michael Eisner and others left one after another, showing signs of sleepwalking. Unexpectedly, out of the game.

As for Universal Pictures, which seems to be under the curse, it is still in a downturn as always. Disney, which previously focused on theme parks, is still adjusting, and Columbia Pictures’ days are not salty. And like other Hollywood counterparts, they are also distracted and actively expanding their TV business.

The opening episode of this summer's summer is the sequel of Orion Pictures' "First Blood", which has become the box office champion for four consecutive weeks, and Sylvester Stallone's position in Hollywood is completely solid.

Next is a sci-fi movie "Cooon" and "Magic Cocoon" invested by 20th Century Fox with an investment of 15 million US dollars. Although it only occupied the throne of the box office champion once, it received more than 70 million US dollars.

Then came Warner's "PaleRider" and "Pale Knight" with a smaller investment of less than 7 million US dollars, which also only occupied the throne of the box office championship once, but received more than 40 million US dollars.

More importantly, the genre of "Pale Knight" is a Western film, and the same type of work "Heaven's Gate" released by United American in 1980, it almost caused the company to go bankrupt. Formed an extremely sharp contrast.

Then came the highlight. The US$19 million investment in "Back to the Future" by Lianmei and Amperling Entertainment debuted as a rebirth. Tang Huan will definitely not forget this movie.

In detail, "Back to the Future", like most other blockbuster movies, has a bad experience.

After the first draft of its script is completed. Columbia Pictures thinks it's not bad, but the sexual stimulation is not enough, and suggested that the script should be shown to Disney.

At this stage, popular teen-themed film and television works are often too mature, with some discordant elements. This is the reason why "Back to the Future" was so coldly received. The film company felt it was sunny.

As a result, Disney didn't want to see "Back to the Future", thinking that "a son and a mother shouldn't be in love in a family movie."

The next scene is simple. Tang Huan took the script and gave it to United American and Amperin Entertainment, and the latter’s directors Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Lin Qingxian were in charge of the production, just like repeating. I went over the production mode of "ET Alien".

Even so, the box office of "Back to the Future" is still not favored, especially the starring Michael Fox is unable to cooperate with the film promotion due to the schedule.

Fortunately, the facts are encouraging. Although "Back to the Future" has only been released for more than a week, it was an instant hit and directly ranked first in the box office with a performance of 12 million US dollars.

The audience was overwhelmed by the joke that appeared not long after the movie started, but they were also impressed by it, and they relished word of mouth and told each other.

Actor Marty McFly arrived in 1955 from 1985 and went to see Dr. Emmer Brown at the time. Of course, the other party would not believe that he was since 1985, so he asked questions for a test.

The first question is, who was the President of the United States in 1985?

Mattie McFly replied without thinking, "Ronald Reagan."

"How could it be that actor?" Dr. Emmer Brown continued to ask, with a face of disbelief, "Who was the richest in 1985?"

"Tang Huan." Marty McFly said with some yearning: "I just don't know if he was born now, maybe I should be friends with him sooner."

"Oh my God, you mean that the richest man in the future is a young man who may not even be 30 years old." This answer Dr. Emmer Brown is even more unbelievable.

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This is the first time that American audiences have accepted the spoof of crossing the scene.

It is completely foreseeable that with the current popularity, "Back to the Future" is likely to dominate the box office for four weeks like the sequel to "First Blood".

And this summer box office split pattern also illustrates the current distribution of Hollywood's power.

The four Hollywood companies that Tang Huan acquired, which originally belonged to the second echelon, have climbed to the top of the food chain;

Warner, who got rid of the entanglement with Tang Huan, followed behind;

If Paramount does not get out of the confusion caused by the company's turmoil as soon as possible, it is likely to fall out of the first echelon;

Universal Pictures has offended Tang Huan in a copyright lawsuit against the previous video game Donkey Kong, and its living space has been squeezed narrower and narrower;

Columbia Pictures formed an indirect relationship with Tang Huan through its parent company, Coca-Cola, and thus did not suffer much negative impact;

Disney is trying to return to the main film industry ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to make a comeback, but Tang Huan has almost reserved resources such as hardware, software, art, talents, etc. in computer animation. Can his dream of recasting glory be realized? Unknown.

The audience was overwhelmed by the joke that appeared not long after the movie started, but they were also impressed by it, and they relished word of mouth and told each other.

Actor Marty McFly arrived in 1955 from 1985 and went to see Dr. Emmer Brown at the time. Of course, the other party would not believe that he was since 1985, so he asked questions for a test.

The first question is, who was the President of the United States in 1985?

Mattie McFly replied without thinking, "Ronald Reagan."

"How could it be that actor?" Dr. Emmer Brown continued to ask, with a face of disbelief, "Who was the richest in 1985?"

"Tang Huan." Marty McFly said with some yearning: "I just don't know if he was born now, maybe I should be friends with him sooner." (To be continued.)