Chapter 179 Roland who is playing around, David who is busy
About the movie "Titanic", there is actually a magical thing.
When it was first introduced in 1998, it was actually prepared to sneak away.
Because I was worried that the scale was too large, I couldn't pass the review!
However, on March 10, 1998, an article called "I see "Titanic"" was published in the "Yangcheng Evening News". The content of the content is cut and cut, and everyone can read it.
It's just that in theory only 300 copies were made back then, but theaters across the country had to release them, so many copies actually appeared out of thin air inexplicably using various methods, and these copies were all uncensored. of.
So there is no difference between the original version and the 3D version in theory.
The so-called no deletion is just that some copies were added special effects by DuangDuangDuang.
Roland's surname is not Zhao, and of course he's not one of the three hundred warriors, so when the hot-blooded young guy sees that painting, that kind of scene is comparable to the soldiers cutting off their own limbs in "Saving Private Ryan" or "Red Sorghum". "The peeling of human skin is even more exciting.
As for what is the painting?
Of course it is the Heart of the Ocean!
Well, Roland himself didn't believe what he said...
However, the close-up of Kate wearing the heart of the ocean was drawn by the truck driver himself in the previous life!
Xiao Lizi's painting skills are terrible, so the truck driver took it personally. According to them, they had bikinis at the time.
But what does this have to do with Roland?
As a contestant with zero points for shots and full marks for portraits, the truck driver actually entrusted him with the job?
Grab the grass! The skills that were boring when I was idle back then came in handy!
Roland, who was still extremely sleepy, became excited, but before he could start thinking about it, Kate, who had already entered, turned back and looked at him curiously, "What did James tell you?"
"Ah, it's nothing, I just rejected my appointment as a producer." Roland said without saying anything, not wanting to explain the truth.
Seeing Roland's helpless look, Kate burst out laughing, not taking Roland's words seriously at all, and pushed him back into the hotel, "Arnold told me that you and James have a very good relationship."
"Now it's really true."
"Go back and catch up on sleep. I'll call you for lunch at 11:30. The beach here in Ensenada is quite beautiful. You can go for a walk."
"Okay, no problem." Roland agreed, and while smiling, he also threw away all the messy thoughts in his head, "The guest you invited last night will be mine later."
"Whoa, you expect me to tell you about splitthebill?"
Kate readily agreed, "According to your consumption standards, can my salary last a week?"
"Although I understand your thoughts very well, because I didn't have much money when I started filming, but..." Walking into the elevator and standing still, as the door closed, Roland also turned to look at the girl behind him, "I still want to Let me tell you, compared with life, things like money are really not important. Warren Buffett has lived long enough, right? But he has never seen a stock market meltdown, but I am different, but I must Witness more history than Warren Buffett…”
"Pfft..." The old-fashioned preaching made Kate laugh out loud. She leaned on Roland's shoulder and said, "You're so cute..."
...
Since the truck driver dared to make a fuss with Roland on the shooting location, there were actually not a few words of truth in what he and Roland said. The so-called half-year preparation period was all bullshit, mainly to save time for the construction of the studio. Give Kate Winslet a certain amount of time to gain weight, and also give her time to attend the awards ceremony.
That's right, when Roland and Kate experienced the customs and customs of Mexico on the first day, the other party had already told him her schedule—on February 15th, she would attend the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival with the crew of "Sense and Sensibility" , her aunt has already communicated with Sony, and she will publicize the Golden Bear. If there is no accident, that Ang Lee who has a good relationship with Roland will win the award again;
Not only that, but on March 25th, she is going to attend the Oscars. As a nominee for Best Supporting Actress, even if she is accompanying her, she still has to show up. Otherwise, what the news will say;
In addition, she will also participate in the 49th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Ceremony on April 23. If there is no emergency, she will win the first heavyweight award in her life.
To be honest, even though Roland didn't care about these things, he was quite envious when he heard Kate cautiously say that his family had already helped him with public relations and had a high chance of success.
British Oscar just took it, making it the same as the one opened at home.
"Oh, are you kidding me?"
Standing at the top of the Castillo Pyramid, the architectural site of the Mayan civilization, looking at the jaguar crown of the Feathered Serpent King carved in the stone, painted red and inlaid with jade spots, Kate smiled and kicked Roland.
"If you want to hit the Oscars, will they help you with public relations?"
"Of course they will help me with public relations, but my acting skills are normal, so I won't join in the fun." Roland didn't dodge, so he raised his leg and patted his trouser leg, "I said, why do you like to kick people? ?”
Kate ignored him, raised her camera to record the stone sculptures in front of her, and then pulled Roland back along the tunnel where she came from, "Then you are not going to win awards in the future? The movies are pretty good…”
In the past ten days, Roland and Kate have already left the crew and wandered around Mexico.
Whether it is Teotihuacan, the birthplace of the gods, or Guanajuato, the settlement of mariachi bands, or the Copper Canyon brown kenaf train, there are their footprints on it, not only that, they are also in Tucker. Scott bought handmade silver jewelry, where Kate bought the necklace and bracelet that Kate is wearing now, and tasted the local specialty mole bell pepper in Puebla. Not spicy', but Kate, who can't eat spicy food, still cried from being spicy.
Of course, afterward it was natural to chase Roland and try to beat him.
During the entire trip, except for the accompanying bodyguards and assistants, the guy who knew the inside story, they didn't bring any of them.
And it is this kind of guaranteed freedom that makes both of them very relaxed. When he was holding Kate and telling him to be careful of the stone steps under his feet, Roland also replied: "Stop teasing me, my movies are all about characters. Predominant..."
"The protagonist is inherently pleasing, and the selling point is the exciting process, so the requirements for acting skills are still very low, and it is incomparable with a guy like you who grew up on the stage since childhood."
"If I had superb acting skills, then I wouldn't beg James to let you spare half a year and cooperate with me to find my feelings."
"Really? Are you sure it's not the fake public and self-serving chasing me?"
Kate lowered her head and jumped down from the stone steps step by step in the way of bunny hopping.
"So what, will you refuse?" Roland, who was holding her hand, also became infected by that happy way.
"Of course not, not only that, I will give you a chance." Kate raised her head and looked at Roland with a smile, "If I remember correctly, before the filming started, except for the premiere of "Spider-Man", you didn't Anything else?"
"If that's the case, will you go with me?"
"Sure." Roland didn't care, "I'll go wherever you go, but... I won't participate in the event..."
"No problem, it can't affect "Spider-Man", I understand..." Seeing that Roland readily agreed, Kate happily played bunny hop again, and she hadn't jumped twice, she seemed to have thought of something and stopped, Probe on tiptoe, touch the water.
Lie Yan touched lightly, and her hair brushed her cheeks. Seeing the unexpected expression, Kate, who had succeeded in stealing food, showed a sly smile, broke free from Roland's hand, and ran down bouncingly, "Thank you! I gave it!"
Came back to his senses, Roland touched his lower lip with his index finger, and looked at the quickly fleeing figure, "Are you just being so perfunctory?"
"Perfunctory?" The distant figure made a teasing voice, "If you catch up with me, you will know that I am perfunctory..."
...
A+list has stock, which is really normal. Even Buddhist players like Roland can shoot one after another, let alone other filming machines. They may not play scenes, but the schedule arrangement , but it is full.
Under such circumstances, it is normal for the last film to have personnel conflicts with the existing project. At this time, the Hollywood producers will make adjustments very tacitly, so that the existing project will give way to the release of the film. car.
When the era of mobile Internet has not yet arrived, the personnel announcement of new movies will generally be announced after the stock is released. This is done to maximize the interests of all parties. The public's sight is limited, and they will also compare them. When the news of the release of "Spider-Man" and the start of filming of "Titanic" are put together, people will naturally make an analogy, and after Roland's fans discover the difference in the lineup, it is inevitable that there will be an automatic diversion of the fan base.
Female fans look forward to his romance movies, and the heroine of "Spiderman" is not as beautiful as the heroine of "Titanic" by nature, then they may appear to sit still and wait patiently; I don't have a cold, but I still have a good eye for beauties. If the two lineups are displayed at the same time, then they may not be so interested in "Spider-Man"...
After all, with "Spider-Man" having such a luxurious lineup, the heroine is actually worse than "Titanic"?
Isn't this obviously dampening the enthusiasm of fans?
Of course, Gwen's appearance is not as good as Ruth's, but it is actually within the truck driver's consideration.
From a commercial point of view, the selling point of "Spider-Man" is Peter Parker itself, so it doesn't matter if the heroine is more ordinary, but in the case of Roland, the hero of "Spider-Man" and the hero of "Titanic" Next, the progressive appearance of the heroine is actually more likely to stimulate fans to enter the theater...
Because after watching "Spiderman" and watching "Titanic", they will have a bright feeling—
'Sure enough, the casting director of "Spider-Man" is an idiot, and the heroine of "Titanic" is worthy of my Roland. '
When this kind of psychology appeared, fans were actually hooked.
Just like some merchants don’t put the best product on the market the first time…
That's right, it's you!
Toothpaste Factory!
...
And just when Roland was ordered to find a feeling, David Olsen was about to bald his head.
Roland doesn't care, he has to, right?
In mid-December 1995, after "Warcraft 2: Kuroshio" was released through EA's channel, in just two months, it sold 300,000 sets in North America alone. The sales volume forced the general manager of the toolman to find David and tell him the hot record, but David didn't understand the game, and Roland completely delegated power, so he...
He had no choice but to find Spielberg and ask this **** player if he had any good publishing experience.
After learning that PC sales were so high, the old man curiously asked for a set and learned to play it himself. Although the operation is not flexible, decades of experience in video games told him that this will definitely become a hit. .
So, the old man personally called Tripp Hawkins, the founder and chairman of EA, and asked them to accelerate the sales of "Warcraft 2: Kuroshio" in Europe.
To be honest, before receiving this call, EA was reluctant.
As a major game manufacturer, they can naturally see the value of "Warcraft".
They would rather buy Blizzard from Roland than continue publishing, but…
Following the old man's call, EA gave up.
Trip Hawkins is very clear about how much Spielberg loves games. Since the game company was started by his students and the old man likes it, it is a dream to buy the company.
Since this is the case, it is better to be a publisher to make money. After all, the old man has many game channels. If EA does not cooperate, there are other companies.
In addition to games, Blizzard acquired Condor, which was also carried out under David's stalking.
After the acquisition, Condor changed its name to Blizzard North and became a subsidiary of Blizzard Entertainment.
Although it is a wholly-owned acquisition, the incentive clause that Roland asked him to prepare before still exists.
As long as the company can make a hit, the founder has the right to buy the company's shares at a very low price.
The reason why Condor sold so quickly was purely because the Big Three of Blizzard have repeatedly stated that the big boss Roland doesn't care what they develop at all, as long as the idea is interesting, their game project can be approved.
Do not interfere with the creation of the founders, which is also written in the terms of the acquisition.
Of course, if it's just a Blizzard, then forget it.
Blizzard’s affairs have just been dealt with, and David has to sign Roland to buy "Red Fan District".
If it is said that this kind of project only requires a lawyer to review the contract and have him sign it, then the call from the UK immediately after that made his scalp tingle.
After more than five years of free operation, the founders of IMDb finally couldn't hold on anymore. With the popularization of the Internet, they were embarrassed to ask Roland Bai to sponsor them to buy servers in the face of the **** traffic growth. Yes, because according to their calculations, this wave of updates will cost two million for the server alone.
So, after discussions with the 21 Gold Vita Group, they finally made a commercial decision.
They are willing to register the company and sell 67% of the shares.
The only requirement is that Roland can let them continue to complete their beloved career.
When businessman David heard this outrageous request, his whole head went blank...
Grab the grass!
Roland is looking for someone!
Isn’t starting a company just to make money?
Why are these guys still talking about their dreams when they are commercialized!
Shouldn’t you be asking for money, money, money, and then walk away?
Why in the acquisition negotiation, the first requirement is to make the company develop better!
Even if you keep the shares, you are still minority shareholders!
How to make it like the company is my home, and development depends on everyone?
David couldn't understand the thoughts of these guys who generate electricity for love at all, but when these guys were so talkative, the acquisition was carried out extremely quickly. The IMDb valuation was 25 million, and 67% was 16.75 million, if nothing else happens, those shareholders who get the money will instantly become millionaires.
Of course, according to Cole Needham's strong request, they put the contract signing date on the same day as the Oscars in 1996, so after signing the letter of intent for the acquisition and agreeing to commercialize the website, the first thing was After pushing the Internet advertisement for "Spider-Man", David hurried back to San Francisco.
When Yahoo conducts the next round of financing, investors in the previous round have the right to choose to continue investing, and he needs to participate in Yahoo's financing meeting if he has obtained at least the number of new shares corresponding to his current equity ratio.
There are also investors in the market, as well as the two chiefs themselves, Sequoia Capital, the hottest investment company in Silicon Valley, and Masayoshi Son, who wears a pair of pants with Sequoia Capital.
No way, who let Yahoo, which has burned money, have such an overwhelming number of users?
Of course, for David, keeping 20% is a victory.
As for how much the founder's shares are diluted?
What does this have to do with him?
Anyway, for David, since Roland left, he opened his eyes every day to figure out how to help Roland spend money.
And when he thought of what the bodyguard assistants reported - Roland and Kate were flying in Mexico, he felt sour... And he was finally able to understand how his son felt.
James was sour on Roland before, it was because when Roland was playing, he was in class.
And David is sour on Roland now, it's because Roland was making money for him when he was dating girls!
Why!
Tell me some reason, please!
I don't want to fly around in the sky anymore! I also need time alone with my wife!
But even after complaining, after throwing money at Yahoo along with Sequoia Capital, he still took on the burden of the head of the family.
Did not return to Los Angeles immediately, but flew to Seattle, Washington according to the cooperation email received by Shouwang Venture Capital.
Because he is very interested in a bald project.
That's right, without contacting Roland, he discovered that he was very interested in an Internet project.
Note: ①In 1996, there was a huge difference between the Oscars and the British Academy Awards. Both Kate Winslet and Mira Sorvino were shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress in both competitions, while the former won the British Academy Award. The latter won the Oscar for supporting actress, and you can tell what is going on by looking at the nationality. Not only that, but "Braveheart", which won the best picture that year, this black British royal family film could not enter the British Academy Award at all. In the selection, there is local protectionism in every place. As long as it is selected by people, there is no absolute fairness. ②According to Cole Needham’s own account, the establishment of IMDb on the day of the Oscars was intentional. They made an award forecast, in order to attract traffic, so that they can make profits earlier by building a company by swiping credit cards. With this move, Fox saw the promotion value of IMDb. Within two weeks after the Oscars, they contacted IMDb and sent an advertisement for "Independence Day". The effect was very good. Needham himself boasted that IMDb was the world's first profitable Internet site.
(end of this chapter)