Hollywood Hunter

The following week, the North American media were discussing the events of Michael Ovitz and the "Infantry Warrior".

The embarrassed Ovits had to quickly publish a public reply, resolutely denying that he had threatened Joe Ezette Haas in the dispute, saying Ezet Haas could leave at any time, and the AA would never stop.

Joe Ezethas did not buy Ovitz’s account. In an interview, he again accused Ovitz of his verbal violence against him, and claimed that he was severely traumatized because of this and has completely lost his sense of security because Ovits threatened to ruin his career, and Ezethas also said that he had to sell the property he had just purchased with his family to avoid accidents.

Immediately afterwards, I don’t know if it was the promotion of Ovitz. Many AA-owned customers began to openly support Ovitz. Sean Connery, Sidney Pollack and other big coffees have expressed their disbelief. Ovitz, who is polite and rarely offended, will say that to Joe Ezette Haas, and also implies that Ezet Haas may have deliberately added fuel to gain sympathy.

This possibility is certainly there.

However, Joe Ezette Haas did not argue with himself, and continued to play the tragic card wisely, and implied that the voices of the big coffees were that Ovitz was putting pressure on himself to shut him up.

The media that is not too big to watch is also continuing to fan the flames.

In such a lively scene, on September 23, Sony Corporation of Japan suddenly interrupted the media's heated discussion on the "Infantry Warrior" incident, and announced that it had reached an agreement with Columbia Pictures to acquire Columbia Pictures at the cost of $3.4 billion in cash. , And at the same time assume the $600 million in debt of this veteran film company.

On May 25, the Colombian board of directors voted to approve Sony's acquisition plan.

So far, after a year-long tug-of-saw, Sony officially included the Columbia Film Industry of Hollywood's seven major film companies.

The total value of the US$5 billion deal brought Sony’s Columbia Pictures assets to Columbia and Samsung, a huge library of more than 4,000 film and television program copyrights, a Les cinema chain with 20 screens, and some TV station assets.

In the late 1980s, the television industry in the United States was not yet open to overseas investors. Therefore, in the announcement of the agreement, Sony also said that after the completion of the transaction, it will divest the television assets of Columbia Pictures.

Then again, on the 2nd, Monday.

Sony has not yet finalized the head of Columbia Pictures, and held a fourth press conference with Daenerys Entertainment recently to announce the fourth film in Daenerys Entertainment’s 0 film plan.

Like, and, the same is a newcomer screenwriter, based on the real events during the Second World War in the United States, telling the story of an outdated baseball star trying to build a women's baseball team after men have rushed to the battlefield.

This native North American sports-themed movie is not shown internationally, but it is also a top 100 box office work in the annual list of Simon's memory.

After that, on the 30th, at the fifth press conference, Universal Pictures and Daenerys Entertainment jointly announced the fifth of the 0 movie plans, adapted from Stephen King's novel.Tell a story about a crazy book fan who accidentally rescued his favorite writer, found that the other party had written his favorite character to death, and kidnapped him to captivity and forced to rewrite the plot.

After Stephen King became famous, because of his high production, his novels were adapted to movies very frequently. Over the years, his works have been put on the big screen every year.Daenerys Entertainment owns a copy of Stephen King's copyright, and there is also a novel adapted from Stephen King's novel of the same name during the Easter period in the first half of the year.

However, with the exception of the $57 million box office that was released this Easter, the box office for most of Stephen King’s other novel adaptations is only 10 or 20 million. The producers will not pay too much, and they will not make any money. Too much.

Such a novel with no ghosts, spirits, and spirits was originally not favored, until it was chosen by Simon,

Five consecutive projects and five conferences are also Simon's intentions.He hopes that these 0 movie plans can form an influence similar to the'brand effect'.Judging from the media response, the effect has been achieved, and these films will not lack the attention of the media on each platform from casting, opening, post-production to release, but this is enough to offset the millions of dollars in advertising costs.

With the announcement of the five projects, Hollywood stars have become more spoiled.

Century City.

After more than a week in a row, the media's criticism and attack on Michael Ovitz has not stopped. Ovitz sometimes even doubts whether someone is deliberately targeting himself.However, the root cause of this incident was that Orwitz was too low-key before. The media was full of curiosity but lacked understanding. A little relevant information broke out and everyone naturally swarmed.

Because of the recent negative news, or the blockade of Daenerys Entertainment and the release of five films in the 0 film plan, AA customers have recently been losing.

After Kurt Russell and Gotti Han and his wife, Gina Davis, who had just won the best supporting actress Oscar last year, was also poached by A, and A also poached a man named Michael Clayton As a writer client, Ovitz remembers that this client did not have a well-known selling work, but the idea of ​​a dinosaur novel that he discussed with him a few days ago was very interesting.

Now I don't care about it.

If neither of them are too important, A's hand to Tom Hanks, which has gradually gained popularity in the last two years, makes it difficult for Owitz to remain calm.

Tom Hanks not only broke the 100 million box office in North America last year, but also won the nomination for the best actor. The local box office this summer is also very good, and has now been firmly on the front line.Gotti Han and Kurt Russell are still veteran first-line jumpers who have already begun to decline. If a star such as Tom Hanks is on the rise, he will have a reputation for AA. Very serious blow.

The continuous loss of customers makes it difficult to ensure that other customers will have the illusion that AA has begun to decline and is not worth staying with.

Once the domino effect is formed, the result is disastrous.

Moreover, when Columbia Pictures suddenly announced on the 3rd that Gina Davis, who had just switched from AA, will be the heroine in the 0 film plan, Michael Ovitz understood that he must make some kind of decision as soon as possible. .

Friday, September.

In the new week, only a low-cost B-level thriller from New Line Pictures was quietly released, heralding the complete end of this summer's summer season.

Judging from the available data, there are a total of six hundred, 500, and six films at the box office that have been confirmed this summer, of which Daenerys Entertainment accounts for two.

Considering the end of the year, there is also the cooperation between Daenerys Entertainment and Warner, and the release of Universal Pictures. If there are one or two dark horses, this year's box office breaking 100 million movies are still very likely to exceed 0.

Fares in North America have not increased significantly in recent years. From the previous years, Hollywood only had four or five or even fewer box office billions of movies every year to the current level of 0. Hollywood’s rapid rise after the silence in the seventies and eighties Unstoppable.

In my memory, the appearance of a series of blockbuster blockbuster movies in the past 990 years, and the further expansion of the global film market, heralded the re-emergence of Hollywood, and the subsequent 100 million yuan box office movies each year will basically fill the top ten of the list. .

In this time and space, people later sorted out Hollywood's development trajectory. It is probably 9 years ahead of schedule. For the first time in Hollywood, more than 0 million yuan of blockbuster movies have appeared in a year.

The appearance of Simon's big butterfly can be said to advance Hollywood's recovery by two years.

Around eight o'clock at night.

At the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, the late Sony reception for the Hollywood Snake is ongoing.

Simon is following Famick Jensen next to him and is chatting with Jeff Goldbrunn and Gina Davis. Goldbrunn and Davis are couples, both of whom are currently at the quasi-first-line level.

It is nearing completion. As long as the box office meets expectations at the end of the year, pre-planning will probably be started. Simon has also accelerated the speed of making Famique Jensen "mixed."

Over the past year, Famique has rolled out several small roles in some film and television dramas. Simon arranged for her to appear in Robert Altman’s group play and the company’s cooperation with Columbia Pictures this time. The role of the two films will be more concerned, and Famique Jensen's appearance is enough to make her attract the attention of the audience.

What everyone was talking about, Michael Ovitz appeared nearby, found the figure of Simon, and walked straight over.

Those who were able to appear in the banquet hall tonight were well-informed people. When they saw Owitz walking towards Simon Westero, they all looked over curiously, not forgetting to whisper a few words.

Michael Owitz came to Simon without concealing it, and immediately opened the door: "Simon, can you talk alone?"

Simon said briskly: "Okay."

Nodding towards Gina Davis, Simon and Owitz walked to a corner of the hall and sat down together. Famique Jensen didn't follow with interest.