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Weinstein will give Daniel this call, and it has to be said that Robert Iger's actions helped. Originally, Disney revealed the news that Daniel might join Miramax, hoping to make a filth between the Weinstein brothers and Daniel. It's a pity that despite working together for many years, Robert doesn't know the brothers that well.

Now that Disney has decided to keep Miramax and let their two founders go, the Weinstein brothers also have a decision.

After leaving Miramax, they will definitely not leave Hollywood, and the two who are fed up with Disney's constraints cannot continue to sign with CAA or other companies. Going it alone and starting anew is the only option.

Under this consideration, the Weinstein brothers, who are more realistic than anyone in Hollywood, certainly cannot offend Daniel. Not only that, they will also be closer to DD Pictures. After all, even if Daniel's own appeal is not considered, the network and level of contacts he has now is enough to make Harvey jealous.

F2F is developing very well, but it is still in a state of burning money. This state may continue for a while. Daniel has a lot of things to take care of. In addition, David's "Ghost Omen" has improved a little, but it is still tepid. "Love Until the House Collapses" is good at the market, and major theaters have also expressed their willingness to give more films , and the publicity work still can't be relaxed at all. David leads people to manipulate it. Daniel doesn't pay much attention. If DD Pictures wants to become a studio that can survive the storm, it must go through a lot, even if he Today, using his foresight to help them bypass many obstacles, ten years later, his "predictive ability" will lose its effectiveness, and DD Pictures will still be unable to avoid a bad ending. In this way, he has limited support, allowing David and DD Pictures to grow slowly. Ten years is enough for them to experience it. After all, in the past few years of running DD, David has indeed revealed his talent.

Even if Mark and David were both able to pick up their respective jobs, there would still be countless things for Daniel to understand and decide, not to mention that even though MB was on the right track, there was also Javier, a lot of the time. Because of the deep intervention in the early stage, Javier also had to use him to make some decisions. This is the aftermath of his use of the advantages of the prophet to intervene too deeply, but this kind of thing is unavoidable, it can only be that Daniel himself works harder and slowly hand over things.

In addition, his numerous film affairs are basically negotiated and managed by Kusa. Melissa is preparing for the promotion and release of "Saw" and assisting Kusa on the other hand. Sa, after all a lot of film projects. Daniel is not only acting, he also invests - this one needs the assistance of Melissa. Ferguson is busy with "The Da Vinci Code" and is still looking for suitable projects.

Everyone's feet were on the ground, and Daniel, as the final decision maker, couldn't relax.

Daniel is determined to temporarily leave Hollywood for a year, of course, to study. But more opinions also believe that he hopes to take this opportunity to take a long vacation. After all, since he entered the industry, the intensity of work is rare in Hollywood, and many big stars. It is possible to make four or five movies a year, but basically, there are only one or two influential big productions. Unlike Daniel, the number of blockbusters and hit movies is hundreds of millions of box office, which of course means that with more effort and work.

An independent film may take a week and a half. This is the end, and you don’t even need to participate in the publicity in the later stage, because it is uncertain whether it will be released or not. It may be that independent investors and directors will run film festivals, film funds and distribution companies themselves, and sell the film to collect funds, and that’s all. That's it. "The Chainsaw" is an example. Ferguson let James and Vernaldo shoot for a few days, and the shooting was more precise. If James' shooting plan was followed, it would be a 20-day shooting schedule and a 4 million investment. The filming of the independent films of 2019 was completed, and the actors basically ended their jobs-because there were no well-known actors in them, which meant that these actors had little publicity value, and it would be ineffective to let them run their schedules. It is not as good as Daniel in MB or F2F growled.

Under the pressure of being so busy, Harvey's phone call was somewhat annoying.

Daniel did not go back to Los Angeles, but called Triver to let him know the specific situation, who was so "kind" and paid to help him PR Oscar.

Among the finalists this year, Captain Jack of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is too commercialized after all. Although Daniel's role as Captain Jack Sparrow is a significant breakthrough for himself, the Academy has always disliked commercial blockbusters, which is obvious to all. Yes, unless it is a film like "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings", although the latter is also a special effect blockbuster, in fact, it is closer to the epic genre, and the difference from a purely commercial film such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" is still relatively large.

If it weren't for the fact that Daniel's performance was indeed widely praised, and his face in Hollywood was getting bigger and bigger, Triver's network maintained a good network, and it would be difficult to nominate a best actor.

Now, it's definitely not a good thing to have the power to push him to win the award.

Although Daniel himself did not particularly consider the consequences of his even being the best actor, this is also because the possibility is too low. However, now that I think about it a little bit, it is not at all unthinkable.

Adding fuel to the fire is the icing on the cake, often within the millimeter.

The day before "Ghost Omen" was released.

When Triver arrived in Mountain View, Daniel knew that the situation might be more severe than he imagined, otherwise Triver would not even make a phone call, but rushed over in such a hurry.

"I don't take the initiative to find out, those people won't send messages at all," Triver frowned tightly, "I don't know what their plans are, I ask them, they also I won't hide it, I won't ask, they will give face to the hands behind."

"Can you know who they are? I heard Harvey on the phone, which is very meaningful. Although he has no definite suspects, he seems to be referring to Disney."

Triver nodded, "Although I didn't ask the exact words, it is certain that Disney stepped in. This is not surprising. After we made an offer to Disney before, although the two sides can continue to cooperate, they can move their hands and feet behind their backs. , definitely won't let it go."

He didn't ask Disney why it was doing this, and once things were on the surface, few people couldn't see the purpose. Especially a publicist like Triver who is good at people-to-people contacts.

"The problem is not only this, I suspect that there are some forces other than Disney." Triver felt a little uneasy, "When you want to get clear information, there will always be resistance of one kind or another, trying to cover up something. Although Disney Strong. But can't do those things either."

"Do you think the other companies are doing this too?"

Daniel sat up.

Triver did not speak, but his attitude was clear. Now I can intervene in this matter, and it seems that there is still cooperation with Disney. Except for a few others, there is no one else.

What's more, Daniel also remembered some news he heard.

"Robert has been meeting Jeff, McNichol and others more frequently than before."

He sketched the ins and outs of this matter in his mind, Robert Iger had always wanted to put a pair of shackles on him, and Daniel's tough offer on the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" had nothing to do with it. In addition to not needing scruples, it also means exploring Disney's reaction. Obviously, this is the reaction given by Robert.

Seeing Daniel's turned eyes, Triver shook his head.

"If several families are really connected, we will not be able to resist."

Hollywood Seven, the oligarchs that dominated Hollywood for decades. They are now joining hands and want to give Daniel a public relations actor. Daniel's current status has no power to fight back. Although Daniel has a little illusion, Triver put out this unrealistic in time. Small flame.

"To destroy this matter, it is nothing more than a bright and a dark way. On the bright road, we can release the news that someone is behind your PR for you, and the academy judges are concerned about everyone's comments, so maybe they will be restrained. Several other finalists It's not that they don't have any strength, and Sean Pan has deep roots in Hollywood. When the time comes, they will be twisted together, and maybe they will cause some trouble for the other side."

After Triver finished speaking, Daniel knew that this clear path could not be taken.

If this is done, the Oscar judges will be offended first, and Triver's connections will be damaged immediately. After all, people are voting for Daniel, but you want to destroy the credibility of the academy, which is untenable. In addition, Daniel failed to win at the Golden Globe Awards last year, but he was awarded the Oscar. Although Dagmar came to top the tank, he also left a seed in the hearts of many people. The youngest Oscar winner has a very good hat. Gao, but there are more people staring at it. This time, if Daniel is still very lively in Fengdi, I am afraid that he will meet Robert's request from another angle.

No matter whether it's a slap shot or a slap shot, it's all effective. Relatively speaking, they may be more willing to let Daniel fall, rather than being a top actor, flourishing and declining.

"What about the dark way?"

"The secret way is of course to contact the judges and try to vote for other candidates."

Spend money on PR for others!

Daniel's cheeks are bulging, this is really a suffocating proposal, not to mention that this secret channel is not necessarily useful, this is to compete with Disney and other companies for public relations resources.

Don't explain it to the heart of Triver, even Daniel himself, also knows that this is not reliable.

...

Sending Triver away, Daniel thought about it in the middle of the night and had no choice but to wait for Kusa to come over on the third day.

He has to wait until after the release of "Ghost Omen".

The next day was Friday. With the help of all parties, "Ghost Omen" was still screened on 2,382 screens. This scale is quite good for a movie with an investment of 35 million. Daniel is still a little fanciful, although this film from start to finish has nothing to do with Daniel himself except that it was invested and produced by DD Films.

On Friday, it only won less than 7 million at the box office. On Saturday, it did not exceed 8 million. In the first three days of the first weekend, it was only over 20 million. Needless to say, the performance of "Greek Wedding" is against the sky, even compared with other companies. The film, this score is not good.

The dust of "Ghost Omen" has fallen to the ground. Although the results are not satisfactory, it is unlikely to lose money. According to this trajectory, which is a valid release period of one month, the box office at the end is very limited. Within this month, you can harvest How much is basically the final number at the box office. According to the forecast, it looks like 60 million. In addition, there is still a large amount of income for horror movies on DVD. There is no suspense in making money, but the income is very limited.

This is basically the norm. Among the films with tens of millions of investment, the return on investment like "Greek Wedding" is hundreds of percent, and the entire Hollywood film history is also counted.

The so-called David himself is not frustrated. This is the first project he created by himself. From script selection, budget formulation, crew formation, filming and production, post-promotion, and distribution arrangements, David personally handles it and can do it well. He is already extremely capable. Now he didn't have time to take a breath, and immediately threw himself into the promotion of "Love Until the House Collapses". Relatively speaking, the sales appearance of "The House Collapses" looks a bit similar to "Greek Wedding". The romantic comedy is also highly anticipated on MB and F2F. I dare not think of 400 million, this time it should be no problem to break 100 million.

Cusa came to Mountain View after "Ghost Omen" scored 20 million in its first weekend box office.

Recently, Triver, Ferguson, and now Cusa have all been running intensively to Silicon Valley. Those with a sensitive sense of smell have basically guessed where Daniel is.

After reading the internal report of "Ghost Omen" for a while, Daniel threw it aside.

"What do you think about the past?"

Oscar is at hand, this year Oscar is more than half a month earlier than in previous years, so in fact, if Triver wants to do something overtly or secretly, it is difficult to have a chance to reach out now, it is too late, what he can do is not Not many, many of the judges' votes have already been sent to the academy, and it would be more difficult to change the world at this time. Once this kind of trickery is discovered, nothing will be left of PwC's reputation.

"No one knows the specific result now. We haven't received the news until now, so their movement is definitely not big, so it is still unknown whether they can push you up." To be fair, Kusa peeked at it. Daniel glanced, "Cough, after all, this time your votes are estimated to be at the bottom. The votes for you last year should not be voted for this year. If the result is like this, it would be the best. But if things really develop In the direction we don’t want, we can only come up with countermeasures, otherwise we will be too passive.”

Cusa didn't finish his words, and it sounded like he was not helpless.

Daniel closed his eyes and had a three-point affirmation of what Cusa was going to say, but he was still a little hesitant.

Look at his reaction~www.readwn.com~ Kusa didn't say it directly, but analyzed the things that everyone knew, "They did this just because they hoped to hold you to the top, you can't be on top. , the only way to go downhill is to go downhill. How steep is the uphill road, and how steep is the downhill road. If we want to maintain the coffee position at that time, the initiative will not be hurt by us. We have to worry that if there is no good project for a few years, we will I can only fall down. At that time, if you want to go back to the top, you can only resign yourself to fate. Robert's mind is persevering. If he can't hold you, he starts to push you, which is also an embarrassing position for us. "

Indeed, except for Daniel, there is no such freak in Hollywood. Popularity, awards, investment, relationships, all four corners, step by step, build the tower under Daniel's feet today, pushing him to the top of countless Hollywood stars, this tower continues to build Going up, if it collapses, of course it doesn’t matter. If it doesn’t collapse and pierces the sky of the Seventh Congress, it will create an era of previous actions.

Inevitably, Robert and the others would deal with him so perseveringly.

"Danny, it's what you want to do now, take a step back, wait for later, or..."

Kusa didn't finish his words and looked at Daniel who closed his eyes and didn't speak. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)