Chapter 350 Relaxed and freehand Luo Baiyi
Michael Eisner's worries are actually understandable. As an ambitious careerist who is motivated to turn Disney into his own backyard, he will put every subordinate around him, all partners around him, and potential enemies outside on the same page. position is measured.
Standing in the perspective of others, using your own ambition as the driving force, pondering the real purpose of the other party's words and deeds.
Because he didn't want the Miramax incident to happen again.
When discussing acquisitions with the Weinstein brothers, how could Michael Eisner not know that what the brothers were interested in was Disney’s publicity and distribution capabilities and the gap in the live-action film business?
The reason why they are willing to sell the company's equity to Disney is that they are asking for the position of the six princes, or in other words, they have dreamed of being able to ascend the throne one day in the future, and Michael Eisner, who is in power, feels that he can control The other party, so the acquisition was reached.
But with their ulterior motives in mind, the development of things went beyond their expectations.
Miramax, who wanted to seek the throne as a prince, found that in Disney, he was at best a son.
Michael Eisner, who wanted to be a father, found that the son he took in was a rebellious son.
So, the Weinstein brothers who shouted how can there be a seventy-year-old prince in the world have become Erlang Gods who listen to the tune and don't listen to the announcement.
And when the emperor Michael Eisner found out that he couldn't deal with them because of the contract restrictions, he was in a hurry and directly took out the harshness of the American detention center for immigrants.
When adopting other new sons, they directly emasculated the other party's due rights, making him completely look like himself.
It is precisely because of his extreme obsession with rights that when he finds out that a new partner has the ability to fight, even if this cooperation can save the company, he will stop and hesitate. In his opinion, this is not just raising a tiger. , but to lure wolves into the house.
Assuming that Roland has an idea for Disney, the company has already fallen into the trap of changing owners when he is introduced!
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Of course, regardless of what Michael Eisner thinks, everything outside will not stop feedback because of his concerns.
After earning 41 million box office in the first weekend, the results of "Hot Mom and Spice Girls" in the second week plunged directly, reporting 24 million in seven days, pushing the total North American box office to 65 million. According to experts According to calculations, the global box office of this movie is worth 200 million. If you are unlucky, it is very possible to stop at 1.8 or 1.9.
Such a result makes those guys who are used to seeing the start of 500 million feel a little regretful, but when you think about it carefully, it is actually quite normal. When a bunch of influencing factors such as social factors, schedule factors, and style factors are intertwined, you can get nearly 200 million. The box office is already a very remarkable result. When everyone is rushing to the street, if you can still jump, you are already a bull beep!
What's more, the audience reputation of "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" is actually not very good.
Those audiences who were pulled into the theater by crushing propaganda did not rate the movie biasedly because of their love for Roland. IMDb's score of 7.0 proves everything, and the negative reviews in the comment area are even more amazing. unanimous.
Like something like 'the whole movie is full of corny jokes', or something like 'the formulaic movie makes people numb', or something like 'although the movie is very funny, but the deliberately contrived jokes and the constant preaching make people feel "Boring" and a series of comments about the new words, making the whole movie look like a model show on the assembly line.
This kind of real argument without controlling reviews made all the capitals amazed, and it also made the Olsen sisters feel bad. After reading the bad reviews on the Internet, they seemed to be in a good mood because of the soaring box office. bean sprouts.
During dinner the next morning, he even asked directly to his brother and sister-in-law: "Is our acting really that bad?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Roland, who didn't react, looked puzzled.
Others at the dining table also cast doubtful glances.
"I said, is our movie really that bad?" The sisters repeated the question with a sigh.
And when everyone learned of their worries, their denial and support enveloped the restaurant even more.
"No, you guys did a pretty good job!" Roland said.
"When Roland played "Jurassic Park" when you were your age, it was too exaggerated." Kate directly revealed the old story.
"This movie is really funny!" The youngest Elizabeth gave the most sincere evaluation.
"Baby, you are the best!" Ganetti said with a smile.
Although David didn't speak, he rubbed his daughter's head and refilled them with a glass of juice.
Blindly admitting it made them feel distressed when they were about to become adults in a few years.
"But if we are fine, why are they blaming us?" Sister Olsen tilted her head and looked at her family.
The pursed mouth and furrowed brows show the cuteness of adolescent children.
"Ashley, Mary." David motioned his daughter to look at him, "Actually, you don't have to care about outside comments, because we never know whether these comments are full of malice."
"But we don't care, don't they exist?" Sister Olsen felt that Dad was deluding himself.
As soon as these words came out, David shrugged with a wry smile.
And just when he was about to say something, hoping that his daughter would not focus on the present, Roland, who was eating breakfast, had already put down the spoon, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and said, "Ashley, Mary, creating this kind of thing, forever They are all subjective, and the same is true for things like tasting. No one can create a work that everyone likes, and similarly, no one can like the works created by everyone, because human thoughts, cannot be unified."
"Take "Hot Mom and Hot Girls" as an example. When we wrote the script, we had already identified the target audience of this movie, guys between the ages of eight and 16, so when we made it, we had to serve them."
"However, after the film is released, for the sake of profit, it is impossible for us to only invite guys aged 8 to 16 to watch it, and it is impossible to accurately divide it in the announcement, so we need to attract more audiences field, became the only option.”
"In this case, how many adults will like the movies that children like to watch?"
"Therefore, the disagreement arises."
"For guys aged eight to sixteen, this may be a warm movie that can hit an Oscar, but for guys of other age groups, this movie doesn't meet their viewing standards at all, so give Bad reviews have become the only thing these consumers can do, the existence of these bad reviews is reasonable, and it is reasonable for David to let you ignore it."
Such words made the faces of the Olsen sisters gradually soften, but even so, they were still a little unwilling in their adolescence, "Then your movies basically keep above eight..."
‘Hahaha~’
The slightly complaining complaint made everyone on the scene laugh.
Before Roland could speak, Garnetti said, "Oh, are you two confused? Roland's "Captain Hook" didn't even score seven points, and none of the famous "Home Alone" series made it to the top." Eight points..."
""Captain Hook" is a cameo, and "Home Alone" series didn't score 8 points, it doesn't mean the audience doesn't like him!"
The Olsen sisters felt that the example given by their mother was problematic, "And the ratings of movies like "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park" are all above 8 points? The "Spiderman" series is even more stable at 8.5. !"
The words of reasoning made Roland sigh. Leaning on the back of the chair, he turned his head instinctively. When he saw his wife looking at him with a smile, the tacit understanding made him take the initiative to grab her hand.
"Okay, Okay..." Raising his left hand slightly and pressing down continuously, Roland motioned to the two little guys who were in a bad mood to listen to him, "Actually, those movies are all assembly line products, and when there are turning points, they are all fixed. If you don't believe me, I can show you the book, if you still don't believe me, you can call James and Steven yourself..."
"The reason why I can get high scores is purely because I stepped on the shoulders of the times."
“Has anyone seen a quicksilver-shaped guy on screen before Terminator 2? Has anyone seen a living dinosaur on screen before Jurassic Park?”
"nothing."
"So, what we sell is actually the first time's happiness."
"In this case, even if our format is neat, the audience will give high marks."
"Because it's a new version of the ship they've never seen before."
"The subsequent "Spider-Man" series is purely about selling feelings."
"Sell our feelings."
When the action of interlocking fingers was put on the table, the Olsen sisters laughed even though they were in a bad mood.
"Fan filter?" Ashley asked.
"Popularity realized?" Mary waved her hand.
"Yeah." This answer made Roland shrug his shoulders.
When he made faces, explanations not counting explanations, made everyone laugh.
In fact, Roland has never felt that audience ratings are useful, not because it's easy to fake, but because even if they don't cheat, people can't be absolutely objective when scoring, and they will always be judged by their own subjective consciousness. biased.
For example, when you encounter the works of actors or directors you like, you will involuntarily give a higher score, but when you meet someone you don't like, you will choose to give a lower score.
In addition, when you find a work that you really like, but the score is relatively low and does not meet your expectations, in order to get points, you may subconsciously give it a full score, and if you find a work that you really hate, But when the score is higher, the low score that wants to make one's three views recognized by the world also appears.
Therefore, the so-called ratings are actually the audience's search for spiritual approval and satisfaction. Under such circumstances, it is understandable to control reviews for the sake of marketing, but it is a fool to control reviews for the sake of controlling reviews. up.
Now that "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" has already won a high box office, Roland will not follow the example of a certain artist surnamed Xu, and do the **** thing of inducing the editor-in-chief of a certain newspaper to fire a reporter for the purpose of accusing a review, and causing PUA in the workplace.
After all, in many cases, letting the audience vent their dissatisfaction is also a means of maintaining the popularity of the audience!
There is no perfection in this world, so why pretend to be a saint?
And the most stupid thing is to try to cover up the **** that the whole world already knows.
After enlightening the Olsen sisters, everyone continued to eat, and in the process, Ganetti suddenly asked again, "Roland, this time you help them raise the box office by means of a wedding, and it won't affect you. Bar?"
"After all, your "Spider-Man 3" will be released on November 16 this year."
"Consume my audience popularity at this time..."
Garnetti didn't continue, but the meaning was already very clear.
After sensing her worry, Roland and Kate laughed at the same time.
"The wedding is something that must be announced after all." Roland said.
"According to our previous plan, we announced the news of the wedding first to let the public know that we are officially married, and wait until the eve of the release of "Spider-Man 3" to spread the news of our retirement through media interviews."
"The gimmick that stimulates the audience to watch "Spider-Man 3" is a retreat, not a wedding."
"And now..."
Roland glanced at Kate, and the other party followed suit and said, "It just makes the news of the wedding more valuable."
"Hey~"
The answer made Roland put his arms around Kate's shoulders, and Kate leaned into Roland's arms at the right time.
The tacit understanding made the three Olsen sisters curl their lips, and the Olsen couple nodded with emotion.
A few years ago, when Kate and Roland first met, they were literary girls who wanted to win awards, but after getting along with Roland for a long time, all their behaviors based on money really seemed to be a bit of a husband and wife.
"Making wedding news more valuable?"
David flicked his tongue, arching veins on his cheeks, "Then when are you going to announce the specific time?"
"It depends on who is willing to buy this news." Roland said.
"Currently NBC's "Tonight Show" sent us an invitation." Kate said: "Oprah also offered us an offer."
"Who do you want to sell the news to?" Elizabeth, who was picking oatmeal for breakfast, was also curious.
"Whoever has the sincerity to sell it to whomever." Roland said indifferently.
Yes, compared to Disney's struggles, Roland is extremely comfortable now.
If he was still thinking desperately about how to make Warcraft movies and TV shows Disney’s gangrene before, then now...
If you can’t walk on the dry road, don’t go!
After witnessing the crushing methods of Microsoft and Boeing, Roland has already thought about it.
If Disney doesn’t take soft things, then he will start saving money and get over it!
Not selling?
Then hammer you to pieces!
"Okay, okay, don't think about these things." Seeing that everyone still wanted to ask, Roland waved his hands quickly and said, "Instead of asking who I sold the news to, you might as well discuss where to go."
"Ashley, Mary, after I get married, I will go to Disney to talk about new movies for you, Liqi, don't go to school next semester, and I will have to ask for leave for you when the wedding is held. As for studying, I will give you Please tutor!"
"Yeah!!"
Before the words fell, the three little guys raised their hands in cheers.
At this moment, no one cares who Roland will sell the wedding news to.
Instead, they scrambled to express their thoughts, eager for Roland to flatter his parents.
"Ahh! I want to go to the zoo! I haven't seen a cygnet in a long time!" Elizabeth shouted.
"Roland, I want to go to Sydney!"
Ashley said: "You were filming with Kate last time at the Atlanta Olympics, let's go together this time!"
"I want to go to New Zealand! I want to go to New Zealand!"
Mary even jumped up straight away, "Mom said you bought a huge piece of land there, why don't you leave me a house too!"
The Olsen couple's eyes twitched at the twittering words, and just when they were about to speak, Roland had already agreed, "Okay, then we all go! And the house..."
"No problem." Kate knew what Roland wanted to say, so she followed the trend.
The self-assertive behavior caused severe headaches to the Olsen couple, but when they saw the three daughters jumping off the seat and hugging the two to celebrate with them, their helplessness made them smile wryly.
have to!
The child is growing up!
us…
is also old.
David raised his hand and grabbed his wife's wrist, and after pulling twice, Ganetti, who didn't resist, had already leaned over.
(end of this chapter)