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"The Return of the King, the finale of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, topped the 2003 North American annual box office chart with 370 million. www.geiliwx.com"

Although "The Return of the King" continues to be released with hundreds of screens, observers generally believe that the follow-up box office potential is not large, and the possibility of the total box office reaching 400 million is relatively small. Of course, even so, the North American box office of this new work has surpassed the first two films in the series. The three films have collectively harvested more than 1.1 billion in North America and more than 2.5 billion in the world, making it one of the most profitable series of movies. In addition, the good reputation of the film also came out on top in this year's Hollywood productions.

"The Lord of the Rings" is coming to an end, and the media's concluding comments on this series have gradually increased.

Peter Jackson has become a top Hollywood director, and the director's salary for his new work "King Kong" has also increased sharply to more than 15 million.

Needless to say, Daniel **** has gone from penniless to Hollywood's signature male star. It can't be said that it is all due to the "Lord of the Rings" series, but his global influence has grown since then, but no one can deny it. Although the emergence of Captain Jack Sparrow of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has put Legolas in second place in his character collection, it is impossible to ignore the huge following of the Elf Prince.

In addition, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Viggo Morrison and others have also made a name for themselves in film history with this series.

"The New Yorker" called it one of the best series of movies, "At the beginning of the new century, the "Lord of the Rings" series with an extremely strong original basis, amazing special effects technology and a huge and magnificent epic background. Film History presents a classic series that never fades."

Compared with many reviews and summaries, The Washington Post focuses on Daniel Sandler, a unique perspective. It also made the report quite influential and was reprinted by many online media and individuals.

"As expected by many people, the great success of "The Return of the King" has allowed Daniel **** to remain fully active in the media even though he has temporarily left Hollywood. 2, hailed as one of the most competitive movies of the summer. Critics and analysts generally still don't think it will surpass The Bourne 1 at the box office, after all. It's probably Daniel's record this year, and even the next One year, the only film released. After all, even if the new film "The Immortal Gardener", which describes the dark side of medicine, can start shooting as scheduled in June 2005. There is no guarantee that it will be released in 2005. Therefore, Daniel's huge number of fans, After watching "The Return of the King", only Jason Bourne could understand it during the two-year window. And Universal Pictures spoke highly of Paul Greengrass, This may mean that the second part of the rough cut version of The Bourne Bourne has already satisfied Universal executives - at least better than the first, otherwise Ron Mayer would not have been able to praise Greengrass so much. Calling him 'A gifted master of realism', perhaps, we can look forward to a new adventure from Byrne. Even more exciting, after all, this time they even went to India."

The Post's report certainly wasn't so light-hearted, and they turned their attention in the other direction.

"While Daniel Sandler's handsome face won't appear on the movie screen as often as in previous years, that doesn't mean he's getting further away from Hollywood, in fact. He's just hiding in the shadows. dd Pictures will release three films this year, the horror film "Ghost Omen" will be released next week. Harry Berry, the first black Oscar winner, joins hands with Robert Downey Jr. and Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz. It is reported that the production cost is 35 million, which is a rare large-scale production in horror films. In addition, the comedy film "The House Falls in Love" starring Steve Martin will also be released before and after the Oscars. This comedy with midlife crisis and online romance as its selling point has attracted attention very early because of its novel entry point. It is especially worth mentioning that starring Steve Martin hosted and participated in the production of the 75th It was at the Oscars that Daniel **** became the youngest best actor in Oscar history with the role of Spearman in The Pianist. In addition to the film, dd Films also invested in a low-cost horror film. It is reported that it is tentatively named "The Chainsaw", with an investment of only 4 million. After its premiere at the Christmas International Film Festival last month, it was well received. A lot of attention, young directors and screenwriters are considered to have 'genius horror thinking', the horror and gore of the film should be able to surprise horror fans.

In addition to these three completed works, dd Pictures and Fox are negotiating cooperation, and the two sides may jointly produce a movie,  …. What is more eye-catching is that dd Pictures has recently met with Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code. **** had a meeting, and the two sides talked very speculatively. "The Da Vinci Code" has been on the "New York Times" bestseller list for several weeks, and its adaptation rights have also attracted a number of industry giants including Sony Columbia and New Line Pictures, but it seems that dd The film industry seems to be one step ahead. According to reliable sources, dd Pictures' production of "The Da Vinci Code" will be quite generous.

Leaving the front of the screen for a while, Daniel Sandler, who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, will obviously continue to occupy the audience's attention. "

"The Post" can be said to have played a well-timed advertisement for the dd film industry.

DD Films invested a lot of money in "Ghost Omen". During the promotion period, the response was not enthusiastic. In the end, David agreed with Sebastian's actor recommendation, invited Harry Berry and others to play the role, and invested 35 million. Obviously The purpose is not limited to small and big. But at present, it seems that the release scale of "Ghost Omen" in the theater is only over 1,200 yuan, and the estimated box office is not optimistic.

Under this premise, the "Washington Post" can have an influential report. It has to be said that it has played a certain role in boosting the film.

This is also Ben Bradley, editor-in-chief of The Washington Post, that Daniel contacted at David's request.

After John Carroll of the Los Angeles Times had a bucket knife behind his back, Daniel wasn't joking about the feud. Although the company has reached an unanimous settlement with Disney, so far, the good cooperative relationship between The Times and Daniel's team has basically been lost, and the level of cooperation has been reduced to general.

Of course, Robert Iger also mediated several times, but Daniel's mind did not change.

Hollywood is divided and closed, and it is true that the word is in the first place. There is nothing that cannot be said or done. But those who want to get involved must do a good job of psychological construction. Whether you can afford it or not, and whether you can bear the corresponding consequences.

The Los Angeles Times will not have unbearable consequences without Daniel's line, which shows that they can afford to be involved with Daniel and Disney. The "Times" made this decision, of course, has already considered these.

What Daniel wants to express is, don't be delusional about not paying the price, even if you can afford it!

I can't kill you, it's not the reason why I gave up trying to kill you!

This decision, of course, is also harmful to Daniel himself and dd. Although Triver's network has been formed, collaborators at the level of "The Times" must be crucial. And having a close media partner is also very important. It is natural to choose a new candidate.

The Washington Post was selected. There is nothing surprising.

The two sides have cooperated well in the first place, but now it is just taking the relationship one step further.

The informants and reliable sources in the "Post" report are of course all from Daniel's side. Otherwise, no one knows that Daniel and Dan Brown have met, and no one has a specific grasp of the cooperation of "Wonderful Night at the Museum". . These new developments are undoubtedly an important factor in attracting attention.

For The Post. Working with Daniel is equally meaningful, and readers have inertia.

In recent years, Daniel's followers have become more and more crowded, and news stories involving Daniel have attracted more and more readers - which means that if you have Daniel's exclusive, you can attract a considerable proportion of entertainment news Audience - Generally speaking, they read Daniel's news on The Post, and they will naturally read other stars' news on The Post.

The transition from the entertainment section to the hands of other sections is of course also the scope of the "Post" consideration.

What's more, today's Daniel is not just a person in the entertainment industry.

At the end of January, Daniel made a special flight to Washington and held a simple reception. Bradley, the editor-in-chief of The Post, was invited to attend. Other guests included ambassadors from two African countries to the United States and the former mayor of Washington. Marion Barry and a Democratic congressman on the education affairs committee make up a lavish lineup.

Bradley, of course, understood that the reason Daniel invited him was to show that he didn't just provide entertainment for The Post, he had more, higher-level relationships.

Of course, for Daniel, flexing Bradley's muscles is just a side reason.

The more important purpose is to promote the university of f2f.

In late January, f2f was officially launched, and the first round was launched at Harvard and other Ivy League schools. Mark and Shirley, as former Google executives, went to various universities to discuss matters, because it involved collecting student information from various schools, although the information The upload is the student's voluntary behavior, but obviously this attempt will still make the university have some scruples.

Mark and Shirley can certainly relieve each other's concerns in a sense. After all, as well-known figures in the technology world, their own credibility is quite convincing. But this was not enough, so Daniel took advantage of various forces to hold a small reception in Washington and personally publicize for f2f.

He even reached the call to New York Senator Hillary's desk, but the other party didn't have time. Still, she was very generous. After Daniel revealed that he had a residence on Martha's Vineyard, the two quickly agreed, Daniel could be invited to the home during her vacation to Martha — the Heili family has been on Martha every year since her husband was president.

This statement is already a certain degree of support for Daniel. As the important task of the Democratic Party, the Hillary couple's goodwill is enough for Daniel to invite enough guests.

What's more, the relationship of the Damon family, Triver's contacts, the United Nations field, the equal rights alliance, anti-war issues, the public relations target of Plutos Investment Company... etc. These various network of relationships converge in Daniel's hands. It's no surprise that the lineup of the reception is amazing, but it also revealed a little bit of Daniel's details, but Daniel, who has already made up his mind, is not particularly concerned now, at least, when it comes to doing business and hiding himself , his choice is very clear.

Therefore, after a short rest on Massa Island, Daniel was actually a little busier than before. Although he didn't get in the newspapers, he flew around a lot.

Moreover, so far, he has not communicated with Larry Page - Shirley suggested that if the promotion of f2f can be carried out safely, he might as well wait until the results are achieved, and then communicate with Page. At that time, f2f will have a lot of confidence. Even if Page still has grudges, as a more pure businessman, Google Schmidt will know what to choose.

Daniel allocated $30 million to f2f in advance for campus promotion. With deep pockets and strong interest in social media among college students, the results of Mark and others are still very satisfactory. At present, nearly 80% of Harvard students have registered their f2f homepage, and the degree of effective communication in the Harvard circle is also very high. Obviously, the almost one-step f2f is not attractive to them.

Mark also had a more relaxed expression on his face when he arrived at Daniel's temporary residence in the specification - which is very rare in recent months.

"Did David get it done?"

Mark and David, the two old friends of Daniel, are now splitting Daniel into two~www.readwn.com~ The movie and the f2f thing are intertwined. If Daniel is not strong enough, I am afraid he will be insane.

Before returning to Mountain View, Daniel returned to Los Angeles to discuss the distribution of "Ghost Omen" and "Love to the House Collapse" with David. The latter and Microsoft's msn were very relevant and the response was very good. The former has been unremarkable. The "Post" report this time is also an attempt by Daniel and David for the last chance. After the "Post" report, dd Pictures will start a new round of publicity on mb and major forums. But what the result will be, Daniel himself is not sure, he can only say that it depends on his fate. He doesn't have the hand of God after all.

"I have to fly back later. David wants me to come forward and communicate with the theater."

"I think you can buy a private jet, it's a lot more convenient, and you don't have to be sneaky like an illegal immigrant every time you go to Los Angeles."

"...Airplanes are more likely to be noticed." (To be continued) WWW.GEILIWX.COM Happy reading every day