American Fame and Fortune Chapter 568

Chapter 568: Just look at the position

 There are many strange things in the Hollywood circle. Tom Cruise's cake is actually not as famous as Martin's statue.

 Martin himself did not pay attention to it, and Elizabeth did not point this out.

There were many guests here today. The premiere was not arranged to go directly to the screening room. Martin and Elizabeth entered the VIP room together.

 Louis called Elizabeth to talk about an advertisement that Pacific Pictures had just accepted.

 Martin found Daniel, and the two worked together for several years and had a good relationship.

 He asked directly: “I heard that there are going to be personnel changes at Warner Bros.?”

"You are very well-informed." Daniel said roughly: "A new CEO will take office around the New Year. Soon, Barry Meyer may step down as chairman, and the new CEO may hold two positions."

 Martin has been working with Warner Bros. for a long time and is very concerned about this: "Who is coming?"

Daniel signaled with his eyes: "He's coming."

 Martin found an unfamiliar face coming from the front left.

This man looks to be in his fifties, with black hair mixed with white hair, and a typical East Asian face.

Martin made a slight distinction and was basically sure that this was a Japanese, but he had never interacted with him before.

 The visitor stopped more than two meters in front of Martin.

Daniel introduced at the right time: "This is Kevin Tsujihara who came from Time Warner. He previously served as an executive at Warner Brothers."

He introduced Martin again: "This is Martin Davis, our national hero."

Kevin Tsujihara didn't move, just smiled at Martin.

 Martin stepped forward and shook hands: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Tsujihara."

 Kevin Tsujihara said: "I hear your name a lot in New York, and the real person is better than what I heard."

  Martin was chatting with Kevin Tsujihara on the surface, but he was searching for memories in his head, and gradually got some impressions. In his previous life, he seemed to have seen Kevin Tsujihara's name in the Warner Bros. news after 2010.

After chatting for a while, Kevin Tsujihara said with a smile: "I could have known you a few years earlier, but it's not too late now. I am very impressed by the several works you have collaborated with Warner."

 Martin was still very polite: “I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.”

Kevin Tsujihara nodded and found a reason to go somewhere else.

After everyone walked away, Daniel said: "When I look back, I will ask the people below to send you the list of old film libraries as soon as possible. While Barry Meyer and Alan Horn are still here, I can find out who I like. If you want to remake it, hurry up and follow the procedures.”

 Martin smelled a strange smell: "The new one has a problem with me?"

"You can't tell for the time being." Daniel reminded: "This personnel change involves extremely fierce personnel battles within the entire Time Warner Group. You often deal with political circles, so you should understand one thing. Some battles do not depend on ability. And performance, just look at the position.”

 This kind of thing is so common that Martin has seen it countless times in his previous life and now. He said: "I have worked closely with Warner Bros. in the past few years and have a good personal relationship with Barry Meyer, so..."

Daniel said: "You are naturally on the opposite side of Kevin Tsujihara. He came to the position after a fierce personnel struggle. He must prove his ability to the board of directors and shareholders of the parent company and produce new results."

 Martin frowned slightly: "These things are a headache."

Daniel said: "There is no way. Where there are people, there are fights. It's not a big deal here. In the past few years, the fights within Disney were really lively."

 “Hope everything goes well.” Martin will pay attention to Kevin Tsujihara, but when it comes to the internal fighting at Warner Bros., Daniel cannot be fully convinced.

 For this kind of thing, it is best to wait and see from the other side first.

 Martin then paid attention to Kevin Tsujihara, and found nothing else except that he was a little arrogant.

“Director, come here, he's here!” A girl in her mid-teens came out of the crowd. As she walked, she called to the fat man behind her: “My teacher is right in front.”

Peter Jackson said: "No wonder you performed so well. You found a good teacher."

Saoirse Ronan smiled and narrowed her eyes: "The teacher taught me a lot."

For example, how to scare wild mandarin ducks, how to make people wet their pants, and how to deal with unfriendly bad guys.

Although she did not teach by words or deeds, Saoirse felt that she had learned a lot through media reports.

 She came to Martin's side, stood up and bowed slightly: "Teacher."

Martin said: "When you grow up, the jokes you made when you were young don't take it seriously."

Saoirse insisted: "No, you will always be my teacher."

 Martin didn't talk nonsense to her. He slightly greeted the big fat man who came over and shook hands: "Hello, Peter." He said sincerely: "The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is my favorite movie series, bar none."

Peter Jackson took the opportunity to say: "You should know that I am going to film the "Hobbit" trilogy. How about you playing a role?"

 Martin asked deliberately: "You don't want me to play the role of an orc, do you?"

"How is that possible!" Peter Jackson said: "Except for the fixed characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, you can choose any other characters."

 Martin smiled: "It's okay to make a cameo, but forget about playing a main role. It's hard to adjust the schedule."

 Peter Jackson did not force anything, and left after chatting for a few words.

Saoirse stayed, saying, “I want to settle in Los Angeles.”

How could Martin make a decision for someone about this kind of thing? He said directly: "You should ask your father and mother. If they agree, wouldn't everything be OK?"

Saoirse is a smart girl: "But you are my teacher." Martin couldn't help laughing: "I haven't taught you anything."

“You taught me a lot.” Saoirse blinked: “Teach me how to survive in the circle and how to mess with people.”

 When Martin saw Elizabeth coming back, he said, "Let's talk another day, I have something else to do."

When Saoirse was working on the set of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", she was familiar with Elizabeth, who also played Daisy, and she went over to hold Elizabeth's hand and chat.

 Soon, producer Kathleen Kennedy invited everyone to enter the theater together.

 Martin and the crew are waiting at the end.

The auditorium, which can accommodate thousands of people, was packed. When David Fincher and Kathleen Kennedy entered with Martin and other creative staff, thunderous applause erupted.

 After some routine media activities, the premiere screening is about to begin.

 Martin and David Fincher are seated next to each other.

 After taking a seat, the latter said softly: "There will be a few pull-out parties next, don't forget to attend."

Last year, Martin just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Unless the character and the social environment explode, it will be difficult to win another acting award this time.

  Martin said: "I still want to fight for a nomination, and I will definitely go."

He knew that with this role that made extensive use of CGI generation technology, he would have no chance of winning the Best Actor, so he simply sold himself a favor: "I have discussed with Catherine that the crew resources will mainly be used for your Best Director."

David Fincher is not very confident: “It's difficult to win awards.”

Martin put it nicely: "We try our best to fight for it."

 In fact, he also feels that David Fincher has a low chance of winning the award, and part of the problem lies with him.

 In July this year, "The Hurt Locker" was released in North America, directed by James Cameron's ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.

If Martin remembers correctly, this was the first female best director Oscar in history.

 The situation faced by other directors now is more severe than Martin's previous life.

 Because Mi Rabbit has become very popular this year.

 The Harvey-Weinstein incident has caused the women's movement to flourish, and one actress after another and female celebrities have become supporters of Mi Rabbit.

  Mi Rabbit leaders such as Jolie and Aniston are planning an event to call on Mi Rabbit supporters to wear the Mi Rabbit fist logo at this Oscars!

At present, many people have responded, such as the Face Gang headed by Martin, Leonardo and Nicholson.

Under such a general situation, "The Hurt Locker" is of high quality and politically correct, and Kathryn Bigelow is definitely the most popular candidate.

 It is estimated that David Fincher has also seen the current situation.

  As we all know, the Oscars are similar to the Nobel Prize. The awards are not only about results, but also about buttocks.

　　The big screen lights up, Martin and David Fincher stop talking and watch the premiere.

This film was screened many times at the Cannes Film Festival, and Martin also won the Cannes Best Actor with it. The film's reputation was lifted as early as the first half of the year.

 At present, the IMDB score is as high as 8.6 points, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness is 88%, and the MTC comprehensive score is 78 points.

 Good reputation.

David Fincher's last film "The Black Dahlia" did poorly at the box office, and its current market appeal can only be described as average.

 Fortunately, Martin is at a stage similar to that of Will Smith a few years ago.

 Although the type of film has an impact on the box office, its appeal also has a great impact on the market.

On the first day of its release in North America, "Benjamin" took in a box office of US$17.85 million, surpassing "Weakness" which was released in North America last week, and became the single-day number one in the North American box office list.

 With good reputation, the film's box office trend is relatively stable. After this weekend, it took in a box office of US$46.68 million.

 The movie starring Martin once again won the North American box office championship.

But this only lasted for a week, and too many popular movies were concentrated in this holiday period.

  James Cameron's "Avatar" is released!

 This epic masterpiece, because it is an original movie, did not have a huge box office in its first week, taking in only 77.02 million US dollars.

 Even if it is as strong as James Cameron, it still cannot break the curse of original non-sequel movies not being able to exceed 100 million in North American weekends.

 Hollywood, which emphasizes commercial profits, naturally does not like original movies so much.

Although "Avatar" is strong enough, the audience of "Benjamin" is different from it. The latter maintained a healthy trend, earning $26.85 million at the North American box office in the second weekend.

 The North American box office totaled US$94.25 million.

 At the same time, nearly 60 million U.S. dollars were earned in more than 50 overseas countries and regions where it was released.

 The film's global box office easily exceeded $150 million.

 (End of this chapter)

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