hollywood melon man

Chapter 75 Take off!

In North America and Hollywood, what will happen if you direct a film that has a box office of over 100 million in North America?
  The answer is, you will be hot, and super hot.

Little Gilbert has long been popular, but now he is even more popular.

Although directors in this era are not in front of the stage, they are more hidden behind the scenes.

But little Gilbert is so special. He is young and looks no worse than a handsome Hollywood star.

How can such a person who can rely on his handsome face to make a living rely on his own film talent and achieve great achievements, how can he not be amazed?

However, the discussion in mainstream public opinion is very hot, but in actual popularity, Gilbert Jr. is not as popular as Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.

During the film's release, the two were hyped as Hollywood's new golden couple, as if they were in love and getting married.

However, the relationship between Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock is more like a temporary partner, and they just cooperate with the crew's promotion and hype.

In order to celebrate the film's North American box office exceeding 100 million, Disney and Warner Pictures specially held a grand celebration banquet.

Speaking of which, this is the third celebration party for Little Gilbert's movie.

It’s late May in Los Angeles, and the weather is already starting to get hot. Dry weather with little rain always makes people particularly irritable.

Fortunately, a ray of summer evening breeze took away a little bit of the hot air, which relieved the irritable mood a little.

But in Michael Einers's estate, this unpleasant irritability completely disappeared.

"cheers……"

Michael Einas raised his glass and said a toast: "Let us thank the crew of "Speed" for their excellent work over the past six months.

Especially little Gilbert, you are a very good film director and our most valuable talent at Disney. "

Jeff Robinov, CEO of Warner Pictures, sounded a little dissatisfied. What do you call Disney's? It's clearly our Warner's...

Of course, you can't say this out loud.

The crowd once again toasted to little Gilbert and the crew of "Speed", and then the party officially started.

Outside, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, as the male and female protagonists, are the focus of media attention.

But in the eyes of these film company executives and producers, little Gilbert is the one who deserves the most attention.

On this occasion, other uninvited film company executives were indispensable.

Especially Universal Pictures, which missed Gilbert Jr., their president Akio Tanii once again sincerely invited Gilbert Jr. to return to Universal Pictures.

"Little Gilbert, at your age, no one can achieve as much as you." Akio Tanii complimented first, and then changed the subject: "You started at Universal Pictures, why not go back to where Dreams started? place?"

Before Akio Tanii finished speaking, Michael Eisner's voice sounded from behind: "A genius like little Gilbert will eventually come out on top no matter where he is.

Universal is not his stage, Disney is. "

Although it is normal to poach directors who work with others in front of others, Akio Tanii still feels a little embarrassed.

After a few pleasantries, Akio Tanii withdrew. Before leaving, Michael Eisner and Gilbert Jr. were heard saying: "Don't interact with these islanders in the future..."

It seems that Michael Eisner does not like islanders.

After walking away, Tanai Akio reacted.

No, it was obviously Disney that poached little Gilbert from Universal Pictures, so why does he look like a thief?
  But with Michael Einas present, poaching Gilbert Jr. was obviously not feasible.

After Akio Tanii walked away, Michael Eisner spoke to little Gilbert: "Young man, I have to say you have created a miracle."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Eisner..." Little Gilbert seemed neither humble nor overbearing.

Although the opposite person is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, little Gilbert now has the capital to talk to him on an equal footing.

In the past era of Hollywood, film companies occupied an absolutely dominant position. Directors, first-line stars and actors were all controlled by the film companies.

But with the advent of the globalization of Hollywood movies, the status of directors and star actors has skyrocketed.

The most obvious thing is that in the past, directors and stars only received basic remuneration, but now first-line directors and stars can generally participate in box office sharing.

Top directors, such as George Lucas and Spielberg, can even participate in merchandise sharing. The peripheral products of the "Star Wars" series have always been the main source of profit.

George Lucas only had one "Star Wars" series in his life, but it was enough to make him a rich man among Hollywood directors.

It would have been impossible to put it aside in the past.

After Michael Eisner, Jeff Robinoff came over to talk to little Gilbert.

Compared to the powerful Michael Eisner, Jeff Robinoff's attitude is undoubtedly much more cordial.

The success of "Speed" convinced Warner Pictures to firmly cooperate with Gilbert Jr.

Jeff Robinoff came to ask Gilbert Jr. about a new project: "Gilbert Jr., are you interested in directing a Batman movie?"

If Gilbert Jr. were to direct a Batman movie, there would be no reason for Disney to get involved since the Batman movie is entirely a Warner project.

Of course Gilbert Jr. was interested in directing a Batman movie, but it wasn't the current Batman movie, so he declined.

"Thank you, Mr. Robinov..."

"Just call me Jeff..."

"Well, Jeff, thanks for asking, but I already have an idea for a new project, so..."

Little Gilbert didn’t finish his words, but Jeff Robinoff already understood: “It’s okay, Little Gilbert, if you want to direct a Batman movie, this project is always reserved for you.

About your new project…”

"Don't worry, my agent will talk to Warner Bros. and Touchstone Pictures when I come back from vacation."

Jeff Robinov felt relieved after receiving Little Gilbert's promise not to go out.

Some people want to get on the boat, while others don't want to get off the boat. Little Gilbert's attitude is particularly important.

After little Gilbert finished talking to Jeff Robinoff, Sheena Boone came up, took little Gilbert's arm, acted as his female companion, and introduced him to some acquaintances.

"This is Claude Guidi, a well-known screenwriter who recently collaborated on a project with James Cameron." Sheena Boone introduced.

A middle-aged man in his forties shook hands with Little Gilbert in a friendly manner: "Hello, Director Little Gilbert..."

"Hello……"

After a brief greeting, Gilbert Jr. asked: "Is the project you are cooperating with Director Cameron on 'True Lies'?"

There was nothing to hide, Claude Guidi admitted it straightforwardly.

"True Lies" is James Cameron's latest action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.

In fact, little Gilbert was more thinking about James Cameron's "Titanic" and originally thought about making this movie.

But this movie is not only a touching plot, it is also the crystallization of the industrialization of Hollywood movies, a super blockbuster under the Hollywood system.

The investment of US$200 million, although it was added to this investment at a later stage, can definitely be ranked at the forefront of film history.

The pressure on such a huge project with complex project management is absolutely unimaginable.

Even though little Gilbert had the vision of his previous life and knew what the movie would look like in the end, he still had no confidence that he could complete the production of the movie.

His abilities are not enough and he needs to be trained in a movie project.

It may not be a big problem to replace James Cameron with Spielberg, but it will definitely not work if you replace it with Little Gilbert himself.

Making "Titanic" now will definitely lead to failure, and the probability of success is very small.

But it doesn’t matter, anyway, with James Cameron’s character, 20th Century Fox and Paramount who invested in this movie will be driven crazy.

At that time, he can take the opportunity to enter the market and become one of the investors of this film.

This is a long-term meal ticket. It has occupied the number one box office position in global film history for a long time. You can't miss it.

(End of this chapter)