Back To 1995

   Chapter 337 Wrestling

   Once the nicotine program comes out, the entire tobacco industry will basically usher in a huge shock.

  Song Yang is preparing to lift the fig leaf of the tobacco industry first, and then shoot a movie to pin those tobacco groups on the pillar of shame.

   But this approach suits Andy Lake very well. He is a radical media person himself. Offending the American Tobacco Association is nothing to Andy Lake.

However, Williams on the side was a little worried. The Tobacco Association of America has a lot of money. A few years ago, California was going to increase taxes on the tobacco industry. The lawmakers of this tax bill finally got their wish and did not pass a bill to increase tobacco tax in California.

   There are countless examples of this. Even decades ago, Capitol Hill banned tobacco companies from advertising, but this is not the credit of the American Department of Health, but the masterpiece of several major tobacco giants.

   Decades ago, due to fierce competition, major tobacco companies were desperately advertising. As a result, due to huge advertising expenditures, the tobacco industry was living a miserable life.

As a result, after the ban on tobacco advertising, the market of the tobacco industry has been fixed instead. Because new tobacco brands can no longer be promoted, there is no day to come. The American tobacco market has been scraped by several giants, and it has finally become what it is today. The industry that is advancing daily.

However, at that time, the Department of Health and other departments worried that there were more and more smokers, but the specific effects of tobacco on the human body were not clear, but this time ICNC wanted to report on nicotine and uncover the last Layers of fig leaf!

But now that he's ready to do it, Song Yang doesn't care anymore, watching Andy Lake and Williams, "After ICNC opens, prepare a show, interview Jeffrey Wegener, and get that share. For the nicotine report, find a medical school for an appraisal report, and the Blackwater Company will cooperate with the ICNC TV station!"

After coming out of Song Yang's side, Andy Lake went straight to Los Angeles to meet Jeffrey Wegener. He wanted to put the interview with Wegener on the prime time of ICNC's broadcast day, and come up with a Big news out.

  After Andy Lake left, Song Yang rubbed the corners of his brows. After this time, it would basically be at odds with America's tobacco industry, and he didn't know how many moths there would be in the future.

But Song Yang has already decided to do it, and Song Yang doesn't think about it too much. After the big deal, the two sides will destroy each other. The Tobacco Association secretly pokes the disgusting Song Yang, and the ICNC and NBC TV stations on Song Yang's side continue to report on the tobacco company's news. Negative news, both sides disgust each other.

   waved his hand, Song Yang asked Ray Donovan to sit down and looked at him, and Ray Donovan also looked directly at Song Yang.

   "Thank you for coming here, how about the Matrix project?!" After a while, Song Yang finally asked Ray Donovan.

Ray Donovan said, "Now the crew has been formed, but both DreamWorks and Miramax want to get more from the crew, and Elias also wants to arrange more people to join the crew. !"

Song Yang listened to Ray Donovan's words. The Matrix was jointly filmed by four companies. Western Pictures, DreamWorks, Miramax, and the distribution company Paramount. Several companies are in the crew. Want to get more rights.

   After all, this is a movie with a cost of up to 240 million US dollars. There are not a few companies that don’t want to get a piece of the pie, and want to fish in troubled waters.

  How many investors outside of Hollywood have been ruined by the Hollywood gang, and a movie has been abruptly left unfinished, and various expenses have been overrun.

   "The Matrix Project, you are watching, I don't want this project to have an accident, and I don't want anyone to casually reach out to this project!" Song Yang explained to Ray Donovan.

Hearing this, Ray Donovan understood what Song Yang meant. Whether it was DreamWorks, Miramax, or someone from another company, who would dare to attack the "Matrix" and take advantage of this project in a clever way? Then let Ray Donovan, the scavenger, come out, and let some people in Hollywood companies know that some people's things can't be stretched out.

Even if Song Yang suffered a loss this time, someone would have to follow the unlucky person. Those who dared to stretch out their hands indiscriminately would have to walk away if they couldn't eat. Song Yang wouldn't do that. People who have suffered from a dumb loss and haven't said anything yet need to be If so, Song Yang doesn't mind using special means!

  Ray Donovan just nodded silently, and after explaining to Song Yang, got up and left to return to Los Angeles.

  The plane landed on the airport. When the Wachowski brothers rushed towards Song Yang's residence, the two of them looked at the newspaper in their hands and couldn't help but look at each other.

   For a few months, the two of them were still busy preparing for the film crew of The Matrix, but Song Yang's side was turned upside down.

The news of ICNC TV station has now spread all over Hollywood. It has a TV station of its own. What is the concept in America, and it may be a TV station covering the whole of America, which means that the owner of the TV station can already To a certain extent, it has affected public opinion in America.

An Internet upstart and the head of a TV group are completely different concepts. Hollywood people dare to fool an investor, but dare not fool a media giant. The latter really can make Hollywood people completely unable to play. of.

   "Mr. Bruno!"

When    met Song Yang, both Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski were very respectful, just like when they went to see Paramount President Redstone and others.

Song Yang's current influence in Hollywood is indeed not as good as that of Redstone, Disney Emperor Eisner, etc., but in the future, who can say for sure? After all, Song Yang is better than Redstone and Eisner. Younger people, who dares to say what the Hollywood scene will be in the future!

"Mr. Bruno, the film crew of The Matrix has now been prepared. As long as the main actors are confirmed, the filming can start. If all goes well, if Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Special Effects can complete the production as scheduled, in the middle of next year, The Matrix 1 will be released. It can be released in the summer, and The Matrix 2 and the trilogy will also be released in the second half of next year.”

Larry Wachowski talked to Song Yang about the shooting plan. The Matrix is ​​the most important part of special effects work. As long as the two special effects companies responsible for the film, Industrial Light and Magic and Weta special effects can keep up, then the first film The Matrix movies can even be shot in half a year.

   "Where's the starring?" Song Yang didn't delay. After the crew was established, the funding began to burn, and Song Yang didn't want to delay any longer.

   "The most important thing at the moment is the male lead. The female lead is currently decided by Carrie Moss, and of course there are some other candidates."

Andy Wachowski put a thick cast list in front of Song Yang. Compared with male actors, after Song Yang decided not to let Jenny play the leading role, many Hollywood actresses, especially The actresses who have not yet become famous are desperately rushing towards this big production.

  Actresses are not very demanding. Basically, whoever they choose doesn't make much difference. In front of Song Yang, in addition to the female lead roles, there are also some other female role candidates.

   "It's up to you and the casting director to decide!"

   After Song Yang looked at a few documents, he put them aside and started to look at the male lead's documents, this is the key.

"The candidates for the male protagonist of the Matrix movie, we currently have Leonardo, Ewan McGreek, Depp, Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer, etc., in addition to other candidates !"

Andy Wachowski told Song Yang a long list of Hollywood male stars' names. As for who to choose as the male protagonist, it is currently the most controversial. The Wachowski brothers, DreamWorks and Miramax's side. Harvey, including several of Hollywood's big brokerage companies, are wrestling in the dark.

   The list and candidates that appeared in front of Song Yang were already the result of several rounds of wrestling.

Both the Wachowski brothers tend to use Hollywood superstars as the starring roles. The two prefer Depp or Brad Pitt to play in order to carry the box office, so in front of Song Yang, they also try their best to recommend Depp. Pu two.

  Song Yang didn't speak, just looked at the candidate information in front of him. When he flipped through Keanu Reeves's information, Song Yang paused.

The Wachowski brothers, when they glanced at the candidates in front of Song Yang, couldn't help but be stunned. Compared with Depp, Leonardo, Brad Pitt and others, Keanu Reeves' current reputation, Naturally, it is far inferior.

The Wachowski brothers and the crew naturally did not put Keanu Reeves above the first candidate. When Song Yang pulled out Reeves' information, the two couldn't help but look at each other. If this candidate is released, I am afraid that Hollywood will cause some controversy.

   Although Keanu Reeves has been out for ten years, he is considered a little famous in Hollywood and has appeared in several TV series and movies, but his influence is far from that of a superstar.

   "Mr. Bruno, if Keanu Reeves starred, I'm afraid the box office..."

Seeing Song Yang pull out the information about Keanu Reeves, Andy Wachowski finally couldn't help but say to Song Yang that if Keanu Reeves was chosen, the huge amount of money invested in the movie box office would probably be a little off. It may not be able to withstand it, after all, Keanu Reeves is far from proving himself at the moment.

   "Let him audition once!"

Song Yang said to Wachowski, and did not directly say that Keanu Reeves should be the role, but both the Wachowski brothers understood what Song Yang meant, but Keanu Reeves did not pull his hips in the audition. If so, I'm afraid he will star in the hugely produced "Matrix" movie.

  Another Hollywood movie star, crossed the top superstar and starred in a blockbuster, and became a superstar, or box office poison, it depends on Keanu Reeves's own luck!

   "In addition to special effects, we also need actors and technical training. The crew needs to ask the martial arts instructor from Huaguo to come to the crew for action guidance."

   (end of this chapter)