Chapter 832 Girl 2
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"Jumanji" is a visual spectacle film based on CG special effects. The success or failure of the project is most related to the story and special effects. Of course, the main creator is equally important, but it is not the decisive factor. Therefore, Schwarzenegger and Stallone There's not much difference in being the protagonist. Terry, I did lean towards Arnold at first, but the reason was just because the script characters fit Arnold's image, and now that the story has been revised, Stallone has become the most suitable one, the whole project Preparations have also begun around Stallone, and it is impossible for me to make a temporary substitution."
Private beach on the west side of the Cape Dumay estate.
The time is Saturday, July 8th.
It was already evening when Simon returned to the West Coast yesterday, and there were no work plans for the weekend, so Terry Semel came directly to visit Dumay Point Manor.
The two are discussing two film projects, Jumanji and Evaporation.
This is the wave caused by the box office fiasco of Stallone's "Special Police Judge" in the past box office week. Disney's huge investment of 90 million US dollars is expected to only be about 25 million at the local box office. The box office performance was also unsatisfactory, which not only caused Warner Bros. to have serious doubts about Stallone, who had signed the male lead of "Jumanji", but also implicated another Warner-owned project "Evaporation Secret".
Schwarzenegger's new film "Evaporation Secret Order", which was originally planned to be launched in September and scheduled for next summer, reached a staggering $100 million after the budget statistics were released.
According to the global box office performance of "True Lies" last year, the budget of 100 million US dollars is still affordable. However, the power of two consecutive old-school action blockbusters has made Hollywood completely start to re-examine the personal heroism of this muscular man saving the world.
Because of concerns about the risks, Warner executives began to hope that "The Evaporation Order" could be cut off.
This kind of thing is very common in Hollywood.
It’s just that the millions of dollars invested in the early stage are enough. The film contract signed with Schwarzenegger is not so easy to cancel, because this is a common 'payorplay' agreement among Hollywood celebrities. In short, the two parties sign an agreement. Afterwards, because the star has left the schedule to the studio, the studio must pay the full salary stipulated in the star's contract regardless of whether the film starts shooting or not.
The ‘payorplay’ agreement also happens to be in response to the situation where studios cut off film projects for various reasons.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's contract salary is 15 million US dollars. Warner does not want this money to go to waste anyway, so he has a whim, hoping that Simon can replace Stallone in "Jumanji" according to the original plan. ", which kills two birds with one stone, not only allows Warner to cut off "Evaporation Secret", but also gets rid of Stallone, a potential box office poison.
Compared with Arnold and Warner's 'payorplay', the powerful Daenerys will not sign this kind of agreement with the star, even if it is Stallone's long-term contract, if Daenerys wants to go back, she does not need to pay too much, of course , sure to lose some fame, which isn't a big deal in Hollywood either.
Seeing Simon's refusal, Terry Semel did not give up, saying: "Simon, as long as you agree, all the extra expenses can be borne by Warner, and I can also release news, it is our insistence that let You have to change your mind."
Simon still shook his head: "Terry, don't mention this again, I can't temporarily replace Stallone. In my opinion, what you should do on your side is to find a way to compress the budget of "Evaporation Secret"."
Terry Semel smiled bitterly: "If I could, do you think I would not do it?"
"In my opinion, it's very simple. Change the filming location from the Commonwealth to Australia or Canada, or even Europe, so that you can first get a tax rebate of tens of millions of dollars. Then, you can have a good talk with Arnold, like Sean Connery, where the whole crew waits for work and then goes off to play golf with friends is less of a problem and saves millions. Terry, that's actually what happened last year on True Lies , If it wasn't for Daenerys Entertainment's people who kept watching, the cost of this project must have exceeded 100 million, and as a result, "True Lies" only cost 90 million US dollars."
When Terry Semel heard Simon say this, he immediately thought of "Future Water World".
$175 million.
At the beginning, it was also to accommodate Kevin Costner's desire to obtain a comfortable shooting environment, so he agreed to choose the filming location in Hawaii, a world-famous tourist destination. As a result, no one expected that the tides in Hawaii would bring so much trouble, multi-million dollar sets were destroyed again and again, the shooting cycle was delayed again and again, and Warners had to keep pouring money into the project. The final three-month shooting cycle dragged on for eight months, and the entire project was completed with an unprecedented budget of $175 million.
Now, "Future Water World" is scheduled for July 28, far away from the blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park 2" in the early summer period. Warner only hopes that this project will not fail too miserably.
It is precisely because of the lessons learned from "Future Water World" that Warner is like a bird in shock at the moment, and can't help but repeatedly tangle on the two current projects. You must know that Time Warner's stock price, which has been dragged down by the "Future Water World" project, has not caught up with the overall trend of the U.S. stock market for more than half a year.
The Dow Jones Index, which represents the market trend of the New York Stock Exchange, has risen by 26% in one year from July last year to June this year. Compared with the lowest point in the summer of last year, Time Warner's stock price has increased in one year.
The time increase was only 18%, and the US stock market situation was very good, and the group's market value was only 18.6 billion US dollars.
Without the drag of "Future Water World", Time Warner's market value would have easily broken through the $20 billion mark.
The locomotive effect of the movie business is too obvious. "Future Water World" is already a pot of water, and Warner can't afford another similar failure now.
Simon refused to change his mind, and Terry Semel could only follow the other party's suggestion and start from the "Evaporation Secret" project itself.
In any case, the $100 million budget is definitely not worth thinking about, and it is only in line with Warner's expectations that it is compressed to $70 million. Think about next summer, the new 007, "Mission Impossible 2", "The Mummy" and a series of film lists all seem to be more attractive than "Evaporation Order", and they are not solely owned by Daenerys. project.
There are many projects that Daenerys Entertainment has prepared during this period, new projects in The Conjuring Cinematic Universe, James Cameron's "Titanic", Jim Carrey's new film, and Jack Cheng from the other side of the ocean. New projects, these may not catch up, or not very similar, in short, I don't know which ones will become the main ones.
If you want to ask directly, think about it or give up.
This is already a trade secret.
After all, the two companies still have a competitive relationship.
The two walked together on a private beach that was still breezy in the summer. After a moment of hesitation, Terry Semel said one thing: "Simon, did you see Jack Welch last week?"
Simon nodded, still a little puzzled: "Playing golf together on Solo Day, what's the matter?"
Terry Semel hesitated for a moment before finally saying: "I heard the news, but it's not an accurate judgment. Probably, Welch invited Levin to dinner last night."
Jack Welch, Gerald Levine.
General Electric, Time Warner.
Simon's heart skipped a beat.
My big butterfly seems to have inadvertently brought in another important event that seems to be incredible.
If GE acquires Time Warner, not to mention other businesses of GE, just nbc and Time Warner, it is definitely a strong alliance that is very compatible. If the synergy effect can be successfully realized in the follow-up, GE will not give up the existing business in the industrial field. At the same time, it can also become one of the largest media giants in the world, even if it is not impossible to compete with Daenerys.
At that time, the real two powerhouses will stand side by side.
If things come true, Simon will have to admire Welch's old-fashioned vision, dragged down by a "Future Water World" project, and Time Warner's stock price, which has escaped the haze of its merger a few years ago, is seriously undervalued. It's just that HBO, which is owned by Time Warner, is now being spun off separately, and Simon is willing to pay $20 billion to buy it.
What's more, the movie business of Warner Bros. Pictures, because of the strong rise of the DC movie universe, has actually been the cash cow of Time Warner in recent years.
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Simon still shook his head: "Terry, don't mention this again, I can't temporarily replace Stallone. In my opinion, what you should do on your side is to find a way to compress the budget of "Evaporation Secret"."
Terry Semel smiled bitterly: "If I could, do you think I would not do it?"
"In my opinion, it's very simple. Change the filming location from the Commonwealth to Australia or Canada, or even Europe, so that you can first get a tax rebate of tens of millions of dollars. Then, you can have a good talk with Arnold, like Sean Connery, where the whole crew waits for work and then goes off to play golf with friends is less of a problem and saves millions. Terry, that's actually what happened last year on True Lies , If it wasn't for Daenerys Entertainment's people who kept watching, the cost of this project must have exceeded 100 million, and as a result, "True Lies" only cost 90 million US dollars."
When Terry Semel heard Simon say this, he immediately thought of "Future Water World".
$175 million.
At the beginning, it was also to accommodate Kevin Costner's desire to obtain a comfortable shooting environment, so he agreed to choose the filming location in Hawaii, a world-famous tourist destination. As a result, no one expected that the tides in Hawaii would bring so much trouble, multi-million dollar sets were destroyed again and again, the shooting cycle was delayed again and again, and Warners had to keep pouring money into the project. The final three-month shooting cycle dragged on for eight months, and the entire project was completed with an unprecedented budget of $175 million.
Now, "Future Water World" is scheduled for July 28, far away from the blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park 2" in the early summer period. Warner only hopes that this project will not fail too miserably.
It is precisely because of the lessons learned from "Future Water World" that Warner is like a bird in shock at the moment, and can't help but repeatedly tangle on the two current projects. You must know that Time Warner's stock price, which has been dragged down by the "Future Water World" project, has not caught up with the overall trend of the U.S. stock market for more than half a year.
The Dow Jones Index, which represents the market trend of the New York Stock Exchange, has risen by 26% in one year from July last year to June this year. Compared with the lowest point in the summer of last year, Time Warner’s stock price has only increased by 18% in one year. The situation of the US stock market is very good. The market value of the group is only 18.6 billion US dollars.
Without the drag of "Future Water World", Time Warner's market value would have easily broken through the $20 billion mark.
The locomotive effect of the film business is too obvious.
World" is already a pot of water, and Warners can't afford another similar failure now.
Simon refused to change his mind, and Terry Semel could only follow the other party's suggestion and start from the "Evaporation Secret" project itself.
In any case, the $100 million budget is definitely not worth thinking about, and it is only in line with Warner's expectations that it is compressed to $70 million. Think about next summer, the new 007, "Mission Impossible 2", "The Mummy" and a series of film lists all seem to be more attractive than "Evaporation Order", and they are not solely owned by Daenerys. project.
There are many projects that Daenerys Entertainment has prepared during this period, new projects in The Conjuring Cinematic Universe, James Cameron's "Titanic", Jim Carrey's new film, and Jack Cheng from the other side of the ocean. New projects, these may not catch up, or not very similar, in short, I don't know which ones will become the main ones.
If you want to ask directly, think about it or give up.
This is already a trade secret.
After all, the two companies still have a competitive relationship.
The two walked together on a private beach that was still breezy in the summer. After a moment of hesitation, Terry Semel said one thing: "Simon, did you see Jack Welch last week?"
Simon nodded, still a little puzzled: "Playing golf together on Solo Day, what's the matter?"
Terry Semel hesitated for a moment before finally saying: "I heard the news, but it's not an accurate judgment. Probably, Welch invited Levin to dinner last night."
Jack Welch, Gerald Levine.
General Electric, Time Warner.
Simon's heart skipped a beat.
My big butterfly seems to have inadvertently brought in another important event that seems to be incredible.
If GE acquires Time Warner, not to mention other businesses of GE, just nbc and Time Warner, it is definitely a strong alliance that is very compatible. If the synergy effect can be successfully realized in the follow-up, GE will not give up the existing business in the industrial field. At the same time, it can also become one of the largest media giants in the world, even if it is not impossible to compete with Daenerys.
At that time, the real two powerhouses will stand side by side. .
If things come true, Simon will have to admire Welch's old-fashioned vision, dragged down by a "Future Water World" project, and Time Warner's stock price, which has escaped the haze of its merger a few years ago, is seriously undervalued. It's just that HBO, which is owned by Time Warner, is now being spun off separately, and Simon is willing to pay $20 billion to buy it.
What's more, Warner Bros. Pictures has been Time Warner's cash cow in recent years because of the strong rise of DC movies.
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