Chapter 462 Lucas

As the distributor, Embassy Pictures not only qualified for the competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival for "Lost in Translation", but also prepared a world premiere in Cannes.

This premiere can be called grand, not because of how much money the embassy film industry spent, or how large the scale of the premiere was.

Instead, there are many heavyweights among the guests who participated in the premiere.

Sofia Coppola is the daughter of the famous director Francis Coppola. The connections behind Coppola's name are quite amazing.

On the day of the premiere, Francis Coppola himself was present to cheer for his daughter; Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage also appeared on the red carpet.

Then, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg played together.

The former made a special trip to France to support Sofia Coppola, and the latter served as a judge for the Cannes Film Festival.

Three of the four major directors of Hollywood in the 1980s!

One can imagine the number of media reporters who were attracted to attend the premiere.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sofia Coppola is more interesting than the movie itself.

When Sofia Coppola walked into the media area, almost all media reporters surrounded her.

Ronan didn't go to the red carpet at all, and entered the VIP room early.

"You are Mr. Anderson?"

Even Francis Coppola, facing the boss of a medium-sized film company in Hollywood, still showed due respect: "I am a father, and I want to thank you for helping Sofia."

The other party was polite, and Ronan would not be rude, and said with a smile: "It is also my honor to cooperate with Ms. Coppola. I like this win-win cooperation very much."

Francis Coppola also laughed: "Yes, win-win."

Who are these film dealers in Hollywood? Of course Francis Coppola knows that if there is no profit, they will invest in Sofia's film?

Ronan bid farewell politely, and within a few steps, he met Spielberg.

"Hello,

steven. "Ronan and Spielberg are old acquaintances: "Welcome to the premiere." "

Spielberg had a bad impression of Ronan, nodded, and said politely: "Hello, Ronan."

Ronan didn't take it seriously, and said, "I heard from Tom that you are working with him on "War of the Worlds". Has DreamWorks considered asking Embassy Pictures to distribute the film overseas?"

"No need." Spielberg politely declined: "We have signed contracts with other companies."

Ronan was not reluctant, and said, "I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

Spielberg smiled: "I hope so."

Ronan went elsewhere, and Spielberg looked at his figure in silence.

How many years has it been? The scale of Theory of Relativity Entertainment has actually approached DreamWorks.

Although Relativity Entertainment did not start from scratch, Ronan Anderson had only a small production company that could shoot videotape movies before, and DreamWorks has assembled him, David Geffen and Jeffrey Foo since its inception. Katzenberg's resources, the three originally had their own companies, and these companies were also the basis for the formation of DreamWorks.

From the day it was established, DreamWorks has been a mid-level company among Hollywood companies.

Now that it has been developing for many years, it is only the leader of the second-tier companies.

And what about Relativity Entertainment? In just a few years, it has expanded from a small production company to a company second only to DreamWorks in the second tier.

Spielberg is confident that DreamWorks is larger than Relativity Entertainment, but if the profits of the two companies are compared, DreamWorks will definitely be at a disadvantage...

More importantly, as the top boss of DreamWorks, only a few people including him know that DreamWorks, a company that seems to have been established for less than ten years, is actually dead, not like Relativity Entertainment. Energetic.

Spielberg even has a feeling that within a few years, Relativity Entertainment may surpass DreamWorks in an all-round way.

"Who is that person?" Someone suddenly walked over from the side.

Spielberg turned his head and glanced, and found that it was George Lucas, and said, "He's Ronan Anderson."

"It's him?" George Lucas looked over there with great interest: "The young man who has been rumored in Hollywood recently and is likely to become a gold medal producer?"

Spielberg nodded: "That's him, I remember his company has business dealings with Lucasfilm."

George Lucas is a film director, but he is also a producer and film businessman. He just remembered a little and remembered: "Yes, his company has a few films under his company, and they asked Industrial Light and Magic to do the special effects."

Spielberg reminded: "Be careful when doing business with him, Ronan Anderson is not easy."

George Lucas laughed: "Steven, have you ever suffered from him?"

"No." Spielberg wouldn't admit it: "DreamWorks' live-action division doesn't do business with him."

George Lucas became more interested and said, "I'll get to know him."

Ronan was chatting with a Spanish actress who had a previous collaboration with Embassy Pictures.

"It is my honor to meet the beautiful Miss Vega." Ronan shook hands with the enthusiastic Spanish girl.

This woman is tall and slender, wearing a white dress, which contrasts sharply with the flaming red lips. Her long brown hair is tied behind her head, highlighting her exquisite figure.

In terms of appearance alone, Paz Vega is no worse than Penelope Cruz.

Paz-Vega's English is not particularly fluent, but it is enough for communication: "No, I should be the one who said the honor."

Ronan said: "I have watched "Lucia's Lover" introduced by Embassy Pictures, which is very impressive."

Paz-Vegar chuckled. The North American distributor of the film was Embassy Pictures.

It was also because of this disguised cooperative relationship that she was able to get the premiere invitation from Embassy Pictures.

Ronan was really impressed by these European actresses who dared to take off and dare to leak. Just as he was about to say a few more words, he suddenly saw George Lucas with a big beard walking over.

"Sorry, Miss Vega." Ronan clearly prioritized: "I saw a friend."

Paz-Vega said with a smile: "We will talk again when we have a chance."

Ronan took a few steps forward and greeted George Lucas: "Good afternoon, Mr. Lucas."

George Lucas shook Ronan's hand and said, "Mr. Anderson, nice to meet you."

Ronan smiled and said, "Call me Ronan."

"I heard that Relativity Entertainment has a lot of big-budget movies released this year?" George Lucas asked.

Ronan said: "There are a few, and they are not considered big productions."

George Lucas added: "I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future."

Knowing that he was referring to Industrial Light and Magic, Ronan said with a smile: "Industrial Light and Magic represents the most outstanding film special effects technology in the world today, and Relativity Entertainment's first partner must be Industrial Light and Magic."

George Lucas nodded with a smile: "I wish you success with this movie."

Although Industrial Light and Magic is the world's leading film special effects company, it has never lacked competitors, especially the digital field jointly established by James Cameron, which has taken away many industrial light and magic since the late 1990s. customer of.

Now, with the successive releases of the "Lord of the Rings" series, a studio called Weta has entered the sights of Hollywood film companies.

There are more and more competitors.

In addition to being a director, George Lucas is first and foremost the owner of a film company. He will not underestimate a potential big client just because of a few words from his old friend Spielberg.

Ronan and George Lucas met for the first time, and they left after chatting for a while about the company's business.

Compared to Spielberg, he valued George Lucas more.

Anyone who understands the Hollywood film industry knows very well that George Lucas' achievements, status, influence, etc. in Hollywood are far above Steven Spielberg.

In terms of director alone, maybe George Lucas is not as good as Spielberg, but the father of Star Wars is not too far behind.

But George Lucas has never been a simple director.

George Lucas is truly the richest man in Hollywood, the pioneer and key figure in the commercialization of mainstream Hollywood films, the pioneer of the North American film summer season, and he has also integrated unlimited imagination and cutting-edge technology into films.

Although both Spielberg and George Lucas have the dual identities of film company owner and director, George Lucas has a greater and far-reaching influence on the entire film industry.

And in the field of commercial movies, the revenue of a Star Wars series has made countless companies feel ashamed.

People like Ronan, who are actually from the East, simply cannot understand the fanaticism of Americans for Star Wars.

George Clint once said to Ronan, who doesn't have a few lightsabers in the United States? Not many Darth Vaders?

In Hollywood, someone once said that - without "Star Wars", Hollywood movies would not be what they are now.

After the first film was released, critics who were slapped in the face called it "the most magnificent 120 minutes since Moses opened the Red Sea".

Americans even set May 4th every year as its anniversary.

When Ronan entered the screening room, he suddenly remembered something. On the Eastern Internet, some people said that George Lucas is the American director Guo Ai, and "Star Wars" is the American "Tiny Times".

From an oriental point of view, this statement does not make sense.

Even, a classmate of Ronan, after watching the first six "Star Wars", said that watching Lucas's Star Wars was almost disgusting. The motion design of...

Unfortunately, it was a female classmate, and she was aggrieved.

Americans have accepted Lucas and his bad films, why are Orientals so harsh on director Guo Ai? Just because the right to speak in this society is not in the hands of women?