Ace Hollywood

"We really should have cooperated earlier," Daniel said to Leo with a little regret. Leonardo understood what he meant very well. Daniel today can be said to carry too many things on him. With his current status, it is already difficult to play with Leonardo similar to "Gangs of New York" and "Flying". There are group plays like "Home". It's not that he can't let go of his figure, but that DD Pictures doesn't allow it, and MGM doesn't allow it. Daniel has come to this position today, providing a lot of potential convenience for the development of DD Films - not to mention anything else, with Daniel standing here, directors, actors, screenwriters, photographers, etc. Excellent people will sell DD Films a face.

Under this premise, Daniel is not allowed to try to lower his status, no matter whether it will cause adverse consequences or not.

When people go to a high place, they are not unrestrained, but they just break free from some restraints and are again restrained by another part.

The so-called high places are too cold, roughly so.

"This is also a kind of cooperation. I will act in the script you fancy."

Daniel nodded with a smile.

"How about "Inception" and "The Great Gatsby", what do you think of these two books?"

Leonardo pondered for a while before opening his mouth, "I love "Inception" even more. I think this will be a very wonderful story, amazing and full of genius. Exploring dreams is a very interesting story. As for "Gatsby", it is more delicate, the characters are full of charm, and it is a character that considers acting skills. To put it bluntly, the former is the favorite of movie lovers, while the latter is the interest of the judges. "

"Hahaha," Daniel nodded. Leonardo can be said to be very honest. "Inception" is an idea that attracts the audience. Yes, because it is novel and fascinating. And "Gatsby" is a more authentic character film, and Monopoly Gatsby is a character with rich story material. On the one hand, superb acting skills are needed to portray him, on the other hand, his own richness also provides a reference for actors to perform - if you are given a blank character, it is difficult to perform a sense of hierarchy and connotation. Gatsby is not, he naturally has a story. It's easy for a film like this to get positive reviews from critics.

"Thank you, Daniel."

Leonardo understands what Daniel means and offers two very different excellent works. It can be said that it fully embodies the sincerity of Daniel and DD Films. As one of the best and most commercially valuable actors in Hollywood, it was a very difficult decision for Leonardo to "bow down" to Daniel—not to say that The gap between the two is very obvious, Leonardo can easily make this decision. The difference between being considered weaker than Daniel and admitting to yourself that he is weaker than Daniel is very, very large.

To impress Leonardo,

Daniel came up with two scripts - one to appeal to Leonardo's acting instincts, and the other an award-winning work for him. It can be said that it is very comprehensive and sincere.

At the Golden Eagle Award, two people sat next to each other. Talking closely throughout the whole process, it is easy to be seen by the media and photographed in the camera.

Especially before Natalie Portman won the Best Actress award, five nominees appeared on the big screen. Daniel put a hand deep inside, pointing at who was talking to Leonardo, Lee Onardo approached, nodded while listening, and then he didn't know what he said, and both of them laughed.

This "harmonious scene" can be said to be the best of the night.

actually. At that time, Daniel just told Leo that in "Inception", he would cooperate with Ellen Page. Allen will play the role of Adrian, the dream builder, and is the female number one. Leonardo made a joke at the time.

"Is there any reason why you praise Alan so much?"

So the two of them laughed.

...

"Two of the most glamorous men in Hollywood met"

The headline of the "New York Post" still gave Leonardo a lot of face. Daniel smiled and took a sip of coffee. Continue to read a few lines.

"Last night, the second Social Times People's Choice Awards came to an end amidst all the attention. Natalie Portman won Best Actress and Best Actor went to 'Mike' Channing Tatum , won with "Stop Loss". The high-profile Ellen Page was disappointed, but "Juno" won multiple awards including the best screenplay, and it was a worthwhile trip.

However, neither the nominees nor the winners can compare with the two male actors sitting in the center of the awards ceremony, Daniel Sandler and Leonardo DiCaprio. Currently the two most valuable actors in Hollywood - as Daniel began to reduce production and go behind the scenes, Leonardo began to break through his acting skills with all his strength. The two finally no longer abide by the rule of "the king does not see the king" and took the initiative to meet at the Golden Eagle Award presentation site.

That night, the two communicated closely. According to rumors, Leonardo is likely to star in DD's new film next year. At present, the possibility is quite high. At the just-concluded Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, although the entire awards ceremony was a bit rough due to the rush of preparation time, many works produced by DD Films basically swept most of the awards. The award is still enough to spark a topic. Take a look, Daniel Day Lewis "There Will Be Blood", Coen Brothers "No Country for Old Men", "Juno", Natalie Portman "Black Swan", these non-series films all belong to DD Films and MI Gao Mei, they are the films with the highest appearance rate in the awards season. Except for "La Vie en Rose", "Michael Clayton", "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and a few other films that can compare with them, this year's Hollywood Can't come up with more good works.

People's impression of DD Films is still in the name of market speculators, but now we must change our minds. This film production company, which was founded less than 10 years ago, together with its long-established subsidiary MGM Pictures , has become a representative studio in Hollywood - capable of producing a large number of box office blockbusters, but also capable of creating high-level art films!

Under such a background, Leonardo joined DD Films' film list, which can be said to be an extremely wise decision. Of course, the joining of Li Ao also set a milestone for DD Films to officially have full influence - from now on, the top actors in Hollywood will also bow to the film list of DD Films. "

After flipping through this newspaper, Daniel didn't continue to read anything else. These newspapers always like to exaggerate. Leonardo is a very representative actor. But it would be an exaggeration to say that he can set up a milestone for DD Films. Being able to use top actors at will is indeed the configuration of a top studio. At the current stage, DD Films has basically owned this configuration, but it is not because of Leonardo - on the contrary, Leonardo is part of this trend.

"How? Did Nolan reply?"

"Inception" invites "Batman" series director Christopher Nolan to join, he has just finished filming his most successful work "Batman: The Dark Knight". It is estimated that it will be launched this summer. Therefore, Daniel is not sure whether Nolan has the will to direct "Inception".

For such an accomplished figure like Christopher Nolan, it is difficult for even Daniel to do anything.

The script has been sent to Nolan, and they are still waiting. If Nolan is sure that he doesn't want to know, Daniel decided to let David Fincher direct. "Black Swan" has proved David's ability. He can take on "Inception", but there will be a little more suspense, after all. Finch's personal style is somewhat dark, and his imagination is not particularly full.

Sally shook her head, "No, I think he might be hesitating. "Inception" is a good script after all, it is difficult to let go, but it is more difficult to adjust the time. You also know that Nolan is not a prolific director, he It often takes two to three years to open a new play."

Daniel nodded, indeed.

"Can Marvel settle the deal before July?"

"Huh?" Sally was taken aback, Daniel's topic changed too quickly. She almost didn't catch it, but her good quality still allowed her to quickly give her own judgment, "There should be no problem, the differences are narrowing. They are abandoning some unrealistic conditions."

Daniel laughed.

Sally's so-called "unrealistic conditions" probably means that Marvel's management and board of directors still want to maintain such a high degree of control over the sold company-so how is it possible?

"Also, negotiations on the Disney side have basically stalled."

This was actually within Daniel's expectation.

How he operates these assets acquired by DD Films. It has established a natural barrier for Disney. Disney will not allow its subsidiaries to have almost homogeneous business content-this is why Miramax must eventually expel Weinstein. Their hearts are big. It is not allowed to hope to fully compete with Disney headquarters, and it will be the same if Marvel is acquired. Daniel spoiled the appetite of Marvel's board of directors. When they negotiated with Disney, they were basically considered "crazy".

When Disney's negotiator and Robert Iger reported, the exact words were the same.

The biggest competitor is no longer a concern, which actually clears a lot of obstacles for the Marvel acquisition, because Marvel has nothing else to look forward to. It's not like when DD Pictures and Sony International consortium were evenly matched when they bought MGM back then. MGM could say that they chose one and were reluctant to do the other. Naturally, they hesitated and procrastinated.

This time, Marvel does not have this condition. Apart from DD Pictures and Disney, there are basically no other decent acquirers-Paramount and Viacom behind it have thought about it, but Paramount can say in recent years It's sluggishness, continuous losses, and investing billions of dollars at once. Sherry Lansing will not take this risk. If she doesn't invest, she will not be under much pressure, but once the investment fails, let alone Brad Gray. , that is, she herself will lose her position.

It can be said that so far, Marvel has only two ways of selling to DD Films and not selling the company.

But once the idea of ​​selling comes up, it is not easy to push back.

This is the reason why Sally dared to assure her.

Of course, she didn't know what Daniel was worried about. Although Marvel froze its first phase plan because of the acquisition, "Batman: The Dark Knight" was destined to be a success. Billion-dollar superhero movies, even "Spider-Man" can't compare. Of course, "Transformers" is not a superhero movie.

After that, Marvel's valuation will increase a lot, and Daniel doesn't want things to drag on until then.

Marvel and Warner, a pair of old brothers, actually have common interests in the era of superhero blockbusters. The success of one party will bring benefits to the other party, and the failure will also have a negative impact on the other party-the failure of "Invincible Hulk" caused the box office expectations of "Dark Knight" to be depressed by a small part, although the magnitude Not much, but it does have an impact.

"You urge them to speed up their progress."

The acquisition itself is not the purpose, but the purpose is to make movies. Blockbuster films such as "Iron Man" and "Captain America" ​​that ushered in the era of superheroes must be released as soon as possible.

...

After breakfast, Daniel's itinerary was to meet with the Chinese embassy staff and several other guests.

The Chinese side hopes to invite Daniel to participate in singing an Olympic song. On August 8 this year, the Chinese people will realize their dream of hosting the Olympics. In Shanghai last year, Daniel has already accepted the invitation of the top leader of Shanghai. Entering the capital, it is clear that he is the next core figure, and his invitation naturally increases.

The two parties met at DD Films, the embassy personnel were the matchmaker, and other people included officials and literary colleagues.

""The Capital Welcomes You"?" Daniel smiled. It is a very special experience to participate in this famous song that will be familiar to all Chinese in the future. "It is an honor to be invited, but it seems that I should be a guest of the capital. , is it inappropriate to sing this song?"

"No, Mr. Sandler, you have a very high reputation in China, and your help to Chinese public welfare is also known by many Chinese people. So we all think you are a good friend of the Chinese people. The Beijing Olympic Games is a global event. We hope to welcome sports games and tourists from all over the world together with our good friends. This is our original intention, not to sing this song from the standpoint of Chinese people, or even people from Beijing.”

"So," Daniel hesitated. The United States has entered the election year, and Barack and Hillary are in the primary election. China is a very sensitive topic, and Daniel has already received a lot of criticism for this. "Technology for the benefit of all living beings" has many aid projects in China, but Daniel never intervenes in areas that the Western world considers human rights and freedom in China. This dissatisfied many Westerners. Buying roads for commercial actions, but never defending the common values ​​​​of the democratic world.

Of course, Daniel's attitude is consistent, and there will be no sudden and violent criticism, but it still needs to work hard to avoid some attacks as much as possible.

Joining "The Capital Welcomes You" will definitely irritate some people.

"Let me think about it. The domestic situation is relatively sensitive, and many decisions are not isolated."

Daniel didn't hide it, and directly talked about his scruples. The staff of the embassy knew this very well, and they paid close attention to the remarks of each candidate every day to pass it on to the country.

Watching them leave, Daniel let out a sigh of relief.

This is just a small matter, the action on Raymond's side is the big thing, the storm is coming. (To be continued.)

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