One Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty

Everyone has an account in their minds.

In short, in Ron Mayer's mind, Vin Diesel is worth more than Renly Hall, so he made the choice now; and in Barry Mayer's blueprint, Renly Hall Err is comparable to Christopher Nolan, so he offered an olive branch. None of these top Hollywood bigwigs are idiots, they just made the choices that best suit their own ideas among the trade-offs of interests.

So now, what exactly does the project "Boom Drummer" mean? How should this account be calculated?

Does this mean that in the future Renly is willing to be more involved in the production of projects as a producer? And will Renly's unique and precise vision for film selection bring more ancillary benefits? Or is it that Renly will further expand its influence in the industry, and the circle of interests will also expand? If not commercial interests, at least awards season interests?

Amidst the question marks, the industry gradually began to riot.

The cigar in Ron Mayer's mouth was burning quietly, but after a long time of inactivity, the dark red flame was disappearing little by little, leaving only a faint wisp of smoke curling at the end. , He is like a sculpture, there is no movement or sound, it seems that even the breath has been faintly disappeared, and the time and space have fallen into stillness.

The problem is that he is not alone in the conference room.

On both sides of the long oval table in the conference room, there are ten staff members sitting in rows and eating fruit. Lang, waiting for the boss to express his opinion, but the longer the silence, the more tense the atmosphere, and everyone began to stare at each other.

During the line of sight, everyone winked at each other, urging each other to break the silence first, but no one wanted to be a standout.

Hector Richardson ( ) sighed inwardly. He is the deputy general manager of the production department, not the top leader, but in today's meeting, the top leader obviously knew that this was a gladiatorial arena, so he chose to deliberately Avoid, push him out as a scapegoat, and bear the anger. The problem is that, knowing this, he has no way out, he can only bite the bullet.

Just like now. No one broke the deadlock, and it was the production department that suffered in the end.

"Cough." Hector cleared his throat, attracting everyone's attention, but Lang still didn't turn his head. He had to raise his voice and asked, "Lang? Lang! What do you think?" Hector simply woke Lang up without doing it, and after attracting his attention, he asked leading questions.

"What?" Lang raised his chin, the cigar in his mouth swayed up and down as he spoke, his eyes fell on Hector's body accurately, and he cast his gaze calmly, but invisible The pressure was like layers of huge waves, layer by layer, and the sound of breathing seemed to disappear completely in the entire conference room.

Ron Meyer is sixty-eight years old this year. He has a very bushy gray head, and he has not started to suffer from baldness because of hormones. He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his face always looks like nothing. A shallow smile, not an amiable face, but not a vicious look. Every gesture reveals a sense of familiarity with the neighbor's grandfather, but this neighbor's grandfather is not very friendly.

Without any extra words, Lang stared at Hector like this, but he could clearly feel that the invisible pressure was surging.

If anyone underestimated Lang, he was doomed to suffer.

In 2oo4, on the tenth anniversary of the founding of DreamWorks, it was in trouble. Steven Spielberg reluctantly chose to split up the company. The first target was Universal Pictures, not only because of the long-term cooperation experience between the two parties, but also because of history. Steven and Lang are also very close personal friends.

After nine months of marathon negotiations, Lang nodded and agreed to the acquisition, promising to give his friends maximum creative freedom.

But at the last minute, he regretted it. For the 1% box office dividend ratio, he refused to let go, and even lowered the purchase amount, which led to the breakdown of the negotiations. Paramount took advantage of the situation and took the lead to complete the merger.

Turning around in 2016, Universal Pictures once again welcomed the arrival of DreamWorks.

Some people say that Lang is a famous iron rooster in Hollywood, but he is the most calculating CEO. Although the market share has not been able to increase, the profit and dividends have always been better than Paramount and 20th Century Fox. Boda's strategy has been tried and tested, and Lang has also been recognized by most of the board members in the position of the chief executive officer.

Hector was trying to straighten his back and meet Lang's line of sight at this time, but the hot feeling of sitting on pins and needles still lingered. He knew that his avoidance would not solve the problem. The elephants in the room had already existed objectively, and they had to face them, so he could only bite the bullet and ask loudly, "About Renly Hall's new project..."

It can be clearly felt that all the eyes in the conference room relaxed a little, because someone finally brought it up, and then looked at Lang, waiting for the follow-up answer.

Surprisingly, Lang didn't get angry, but nodded his head of course, with a look of understanding, "Oh, that question. I thought, we've reached an agreement, we're not going to be involved, we have no interest, what, Are you still stuck on this issue?"

There is no room for manoeuvre.

Hector took a deep breath, "But what about the restart project of 'Jurassic Park'? Are we also ignoring it?" Today, the head of the department ran away, but the problem remained. Fifth, he still has to complete the work, otherwise things will only get worse and worse, "Steven has officially submitted his proposal, other actors..."

"We can wait and see." Lang interrupted Hector, "I remember that the casting director handed in an interview list today, right? Let's audition first. Renly is an actor, but he Not the only actor in Hollywood, we all know that 'Jurassic Park' features dinosaurs, not humans, so don't blur the focus."

"But!" Hector still tried to argue, and then saw Lang's sharp gaze, he could hardly speak, but he still had to resist the pressure and finish his words, "but Steven emphasized that the protagonist Humans, not dinosaurs. Renly is the best choice, not to mention, this time the 'Boom Drummer' can be the beginning of our easing relationship."

After speaking, Hector only felt that he was facing a Tyrannosaurus rex, and he was a shivering corgi.

Lang retracted his jaw meaningfully, and did not comment, but said lightly, "Let's see the audition first." With a simple sentence, all Hector's rhetoric was blocked again, and he came to a conclusion.

Faced with such a reply, Hector couldn't continue arguing any more, and could only cast a glance at his colleagues, as if to say: I've done my best, now it's up to you.

Helena-Lynch, who was sitting on the other side of the conference round table, took a deep breath. As a representative of the Propaganda Department, she realized that she had to stand up, otherwise the conference would be meaningless, "Long, The problem is that now other companies have already made moves. If we remain indifferent, it will be detrimental to the company's future planning. You must know that even if it is not Universal Pictures, we must take the initiative to take action for the consideration of Focus Pictures. ."

Lang took the cigar off the corner of his mouth, turned slightly, and looked at Helena, "What do you mean other companies have already made moves?"

The sight, expression and tone were all calm, but the sternness and tension hidden behind the words clearly penetrated. Helena only felt a lot of pressure, and a large piece of goose bumps appeared on the back of her spine, "Warner Bros. The first one responded, proactively saying they were willing to invest in the project, Barry even had an appointment with Andy, and Damien Chazelle showed up..."

Lang lightly waved his hand and interrupted Helena's words: this is already a thing of the past, everyone knows it, and there is no need to repeat it.

The relationship between Warner Bros. and Renly is extremely close, which is a fact recognized by the whole Hollywood, and Barry and Renly's chatting and laughing on Oscar night is obvious to all.

After the "Boom Drummer" project came out, Andy's choice was Warner Bros. Warner Bros. did not disappoint Andy's trust, and showed enough sincerity at the first time. Although the specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet, Barry not only I met Andy and Damien, and also initially formed a basic cast of the crew, gave a more detailed and specific production plan, and proposed more feasibility.

A positive attitude goes a long way.

Helena went on to say, "Sony Pictures and Fox Searchlight have also made their move, one is offering an offer and investing five million dollars; the other is launching a gold-medal producer. Rumor has it that Fox Searchlight was chosen by Damien. The candidates, as long as Renly nods, they are willing to complete the cooperation."

In the whole of Hollywood, only Focus Films can compete with Fox Searchlight in the field of independent films. When Focus Films is absent from the competition, the former will also stand out. Damien Chazelle's excitement can be imagined. and excitement. For an unknown newcomer director, this is undoubtedly a killer.

Looking at Lang's cold expression, Helena became more and more nervous, but the chatter box had already opened, and she continued to say smoothly, "In addition, several independent film companies such as Bad Robot, Sky Dance, Roadside Scenery, etc. Also approached Damien personally because Renly is now out of touch and everything is left to Andy and Damien. Also, Weinstein Pictures has expressed interest."

It's turbulent, it's really turbulent, it's hard to imagine that all the turbulence is just a project produced by Renly, and it's still an art independent film. But reality is happening.

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