American Fame and Fortune Chapter 863

 Chapter 863 Nolan's new project

 In the twelve years from 2000 to 2012, too many Hollywood movies relied on DVDs to make money.

Taking Martin's Davis Studio as an example, ordinary DVD versions of popular movies sell for 15 to 20 US dollars, and Blu-ray high-definition versions can be sold for about 30 US dollars, and the cost of mass pressing is only one percent.

 Excluding channel fees, the net profit of an ordinary DVD can exceed US$10.

 With the rise of Netflix, the online on-demand market has expanded rapidly and is likely to replace DVD as the first offline revenue for a film after its theatrical window.

 Davis Studio has set an asking price of $100 million for the first year.

This kind of negotiation, if no agreement can be reached in a short period of time, may continue until "John Wick 3" is released from North American theaters.

Martin and his team came back from vacation in Hawaii, and Bruce immediately took people to Paris to meet Olena.

Lily and Elizabeth were not idle either. Through the publicity and public relations team of Davis Studio, they launched an operation to smear Martin.

ˆA lot of black material about Martin has appeared on the Internet and in the entertainment media.

　　"Hollywood's number one playboy—Martin Davis!"

Jon Berg was holding his cell phone and had been scrolling through Twitter, and he also saw the hot news that was being forwarded a lot on the Internet.

This major science fiction production will be released in mid-July. The three major producers DreamWorks, Paramount and Warner Bros. have spent a lot of money on the promotion. TV and online advertisements are almost indiscriminately bombarded. Propaganda gimmicks such as "Poetry" appear endlessly.

"It's not possible at this stage. The current board of directors of the parent company doesn't trust me enough." Kevin Tsujihara said thoughtfully: "Now the eyes of the entire Warner Bros. and Time Warner are focused on the Justice League movie universe. As long as this series is like Revenge If I succeed like that, I can use my results to ask for more power and regain control of Warner Pictures."

As a practitioner in the media industry, Jon Berg just made a little distinction and determined that these were deliberately released.

The article describes in detail Martin's emotional experience when he came to Hollywood, each of his girlfriends starting from Eliza Cuthbert, and during the relationship with each of his girlfriends, he often had **** with other beautiful actresses outside, etc.

  Planting hundreds of hectares of corn and using his daughter's name as the film's code name are all Nolan's usual marketing tactics.

 Martin, Nolan, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain sat in front of the spotlight, started the business mutual bragging mode, and appropriately revealed some "secrets" about the crew and so on.

 Martin went to the locker room to change. As soon as he came to the door, Jessica Chastain from the next door came from behind.

 Jon Berg had a headache: "Does this **** have delusions of persecution?"

Kevin Tsujihara added: "Martin has tricked us. Then we can use Warner Pictures to trick Martin."

 Malibu Mountain, inside a luxury villa.

 “I think Martin is a lovable bastard.”

There are some tweets that expose Martin's scandal.

Hearing these words, Jon Berg hated Martin even more. He was originally the president of Warner Pictures. If Martin hadn't committed fraud, would he have been reduced to the point where he couldn't survive in Hollywood?

 He sighed: "Warner Pictures is about to become a company independent of Warner Brothers. Can't you win Daniel?"

As for the actual shooting behind-the-scenes, they are an essential part of the promotion and marketing of each Nolan film.

 Jon Berg asked: “Can't we get him through the Joker project?”

He frowned and asked, "Isn't the news leaked?"

 “Yes, he's a cute bastard!”

 Before the god-making movement created God, God was automatically destroyed.

Jon Berg said: "Put a person up high, push him to the level of a god, and then break the filter and let him fall from the highest place... I didn't expect that he would go bankrupt so quickly."

 The group of people were busy until mid-afternoon, and the work was not finished until mid-afternoon.

ˆKevin Tsujihara analyzed: “It should not be that the plan was leaked, but that Martin Davis was aware of the risks of such publicity in the media.”

 The photographer kept pressing the shutter button, and then politely asked Nolan and Martin to change their positions slightly, from both sides to the middle, and continue taking pictures.

 These are all basic skills for publicity for stars and directors, not to mention that the crew has prepared the copy in advance.

 Warner Studios, studio of "Interstellar".

"It's impossible." Kevin Tsujihara said: "Only five people, including you and me, know about this god-making plan, and the media we contacted don't know what's going on. The box office of "John Wick 3" has been soaring. Martin -Davis's momentum was huge, and those media editors thought it was driven by Disney or Davis Studio.”

 After taking the photo, there was a short interview.

There are others, such as residents of the North Side of Sunset Boulevard accusing Martin of disturbing the community. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening angrily accused Martin, Leonardo and Nicholson of throwing fireworks into their home. A young boss revealed that Martin had an affair before he became famous and so on.

 Warner Bros. contacted Time magazine and prepared to put Martin, Nolan and other four creative staff on the cover of Time magazine in July.

Kevin Tsujihara put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at Jon Berg who was sitting on the sofa chair, and said: "Your god-making campaign has failed. The other party has a very keen sense of smell."

 The Cult of CocCola is a pan-faith organization without any restrictions. Although the church members like and worship Martin, they will not regard him as the pope of the Vatican.

These are of approximately zero harm to Martin today, but they can break the Internet filter and let people all over the world know that he is not a god, but just a person with various emotions and desires, and has done a lot of bad things.

Jon Berg thought of his tragic experience and said: "If it is useful to me, just ask."

However, fans are still supporting Martin.

ˆ Jon Berg understands the importance of the Justice League series. Once it achieves great critical and commercial success, its profitability far exceeds that of ordinary movies because the peripheral profit range is wider.

"Let's stop this plan." Kevin Tsujihara shook his head: "Originally, we thought about pushing Martin's reputation to the top before the release of "Joker", and then letting him fall to the bottom after "Joker" has made enough profits. , Now that he has exploded this on his own, there is no point in pushing forward.”

 Martin, Nolan, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain were dressed in formal attire and stood in front of a black curtain, allowing photographers from Time to take pictures.

“A member of Hollywood's famous trio of assholes, who are also undoubtedly assholes.”

 “I envy Martin's life.”

Kevin Tsujihara was helpless: "Don't forget, I have strong competitors on the board of directors and Time Warner. If someone gets caught with business problems, it will be very troublesome. The authorization for "Joker" has already been given to Nolan and Martin , the distribution is handled by Warner Pictures, and now the person in charge of Warner Pictures is Daniel, who is not on the same line as us.”

 “Do you have time in the evening?” Being in Hollywood, the model worker has long been used to these things: “Martin, it's been a long time since we spent the night together.”

The real girlfriend is currently not in Los Angeles, and Martin certainly will not refuse this kind of invitation: "I am in the room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. You know, where can we have dinner together tonight?"

Perhaps because her skin is too fair, Jessica Chastain's face always looks red: "Okay, I'll be there before seven o'clock."

She winked at Martin and entered her dressing room. Martin opened the door to change clothes and take off his makeup. As soon as he changed back into his casual clothes, there was a knock on the door.

The bodyguard went over and opened the door. Anne Hathaway, wearing a skirt, stockings and high heels, was standing at the door.

 Martin said: "Come in and sit."

 Anne entered the room and sat on a chair, with her legs side by side and her hands on her lower abdomen, like a lady.

 She glanced at Martin across from her, and the feeling of regret surged into her heart again, making her head feel dizzy.

Seeing that she was acting like a pure lady and not saying anything, Martin took the initiative and asked: "Annie, do you have anything to do with me?"

 Anne pursed her mouth into a straight line, first showed a charming smile, and then said: "You have helped me a lot in the past two years, can I treat you to dinner tonight?"

 Martin thought of Jessica Chastain just now.

Seeing that he did not respond immediately, Anne quickly said: "Martin, you must give me a chance to express my gratitude." She clasped her protruding left breast with one hand: "Otherwise, I will always be uneasy."

 Martin thought for a while and said directly: "Jesse also asked me to spend the evening together, and I agreed to go to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel with her."

Anne knew very well that Martin's long-term private room was in this hotel, and she also knew that Jessica Chastain had an affair with Martin.

　　The purpose of meeting Martin in the evening is self-evident.

Anne asked: "Can I go?" She looked at the wall that separated the dressing room: "Jesse's side, I'll go find her and tell her, she probably won't refuse."

Martin looked at the time: "Director Nolan is looking for me. It's almost time. I have to go over now. If you guys have no problem, we will meet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at seven o'clock in the evening."

 “Okay, I'll go find Jesse.” Annie got up and went next door.

　　After Martin picked up his belongings and left the dressing room, he went to the director's office.

Nolan was waiting for him and said with a smile: "I'll tell you good news."

  Martin sat on the sofa next to him: "The pre-sale box office is high?" His salary includes a stepped box office share: "I hope the pre-sale box office can be 50 million US dollars."

"Currently, there are only 18.5 million US dollars in pre-sales." Nolan is very clear about the film's market prospects: "This is an original and hard science fiction film, and it is unlikely to be as big a hit as your "John Wick 3". "

Martin agrees: "It was the final chapter of a trilogy, and the first two films established the audience base."

 The market that original films have to face, especially when they are just launched, is much narrower than that of adaptations and sequels.

Nolan said: "The North American box office of this film will eventually be half of that of John Wick 3."

 Martin said with a smile: "I don't think $300 million is a problem." He turned to ask: "What is the good news you are talking about?"

Nolan simply said: "Spielberg and I invited many directors in the industry, including Ridley Scott, James Cameron, George Lucas, David Fincher, etc. An in-house private preview was held,"

He added: "I was going to invite you originally, but you went to Hawaii at that time. The test screening was okay, and they all spoke highly of the film."

 Martin has collaborated with Nolan many times, and this is the first time that he has invited many colleagues to hold an internal test screening.

He immediately grasped the key to Nolan's words and asked: “Chris, are you ready to let “Interstellar” compete for Oscars?”

Nolan said: "Yes, I have communicated with the film crew, mainly targeting nominations for three awards, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture."

 Martin has already achieved both fame and fortune, and so has Nolan, but compared to Martin, he still lacks one crucial thing: recognition from heavyweight awards.

Nolan has not won an Oscar, the three major European film awards, or even a British Academy Film Award.

 Although the absence of these awards will not affect his status in the world, there is still something missing.

Nolan asked directly: "Do you have any special suggestions for public relations?"

“Not yet.” Martin didn't think about this at all, and said: “Just normal publicity and public relations. With the reputation you and I have accumulated, it will not be difficult to get nominated.”

 He told the truth: “Winning the award may be difficult.”

Nolan predicted this and said: "I will get nominated first this time, and I will try my best to win awards for my next film."

 Martin had a memory and was not surprised. He just asked: "Do you have a new project?"

 Nolan opened the drawer in his office, took out a thin text, and handed it to Martin: "The synopsis and setting of the script, these two have just been written."

 Martin took it and looked at the cover. There was a place name written on it—Dunkirk!

Nolan said: "This is an ensemble drama, the protagonists are all British people, there are no heavy roles."

 Martin understood what he meant, briefly read the synopsis of the story, and said: "This is really not suitable for me. You should use British actors instead."

This is a film that broke his filter on Hollywood movies and Nolan movies in his previous life. Needless to say, in other aspects, the beach in Dunkirk that is cleaner than a dog licked it is simply speechless.

For those who don't know, I thought the British guy killed the German guy and went home.

 The decline of Hollywood movies is not without reason.

Nolan's words continued: “It is too difficult for science fiction films to win Oscars. Films based on real events are more suitable for Oscar tastes.”

Martin nodded: "Indeed, the Dunkirk evacuation is world-famous, almost as famous as the Normandy landing, and it naturally attracts attention."

Nolan said: "The theme of this film, I plan to focus on humanistic care and civilian rescue, rather than a grand evacuation."

 In Martin's impression, this was a great escape after the failure of British appeasement. He didn't know much about other aspects, so he didn't express much opinion.

  In contrast, he believed that the key to the European battlefield of World War II lay in Stalingrad and the former Soviet Union on the Eastern Front.

 But the right to speak in this world is in the hands of the Western world. In the end, it was the American soldiers who saved everything.

 Martin only talked to Nolan about Oscar preparations and did not express any opinions on his new project.

 The two chatted for more than an hour, and Martin left Warner Studio and went to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

He quickly forgot about World War II, East and West, and so on.

 What Martin enjoys is the present.

 (End of this chapter)

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