Chapter 249: Utterly slander
Warner Pictures and Wald Pictures, the two can be said to have been grieving for a long time.
One:
The movie "Lola Run" at the beginning of 1996;
Once upon a time, Zhuke took out almost all of his working capital and raised his first film "Lola Run". At the beginning of the show, because of the face of a middle-level manager of Warner, the theaters greatly reduced the number of films.
Had it not been for Zhuke’s friend and the old Billy who opened a chain store in Utah, the premiere of "Lola Run" would have been less than 200 screens.
This time, although it was not a high-level shot by Warner Pictures, it was only due to the personal reasons of a middle-level manager, but it did make Zucker's profit reduced.
You said, can Zhu Ke have no grievances?
Second:
The movie "Juneo" at the end of 1996;
Zhu Ke has high hopes for the youth movie "Juneo".
However, just because of the appearance of "Juneo", the box office of "Space Slam Dunk" produced by Warner Pictures and played by NBA veteran Jordanian gangsters dropped. It mobilized the power of the media and the influence of the theaters. Erde Pictures launched an attack.
Media power?
The influence of the cinema side?
At that time, Zhu Ke was just a rookie, a fledgling little guy. Without the support of the media, where could there be the power to fight back against Warner?
Thanks to Zhuke’s cleverness and using the old beauty’s curiosity to spark discussions on sensitive topics such as "unmarried first pregnancy" and "underage girls", the box office of the movie "Juneo" has stabilized, otherwise the result will definitely be unimaginable.
Zhuke's grievance +1.
Third:
The 1997 movie "Human Removal Project";
As we all know, American cinema movies must be graded according to the theme, language, violence, red fruit body and drug use scenes through the classification committee of the American Film and Television Association before they can be released in theaters and screened.
G level (popular level), pg level (counseling level), pg-13 (special counseling level, recommended for children after 13 years of age), r level (restricted level, recommended for viewing over 17 years old), nc-17 (under 17 years old) , Including 17 years old, forbidden to watch).
Grade r and nc-17, there is a question of whether they can watch the film at the age of 17 years old.
Once the restrictions on children under 17, including the prohibition of watching the film at the age of 17, will inevitably lead to a decrease in the box office of the movie.
This is an issue that must be paid attention to for film companies.
but
In the 1997 movie "Human Removal Project", Warner Group, which has 17 seats on the classification committee, used Yaozi from it, and the "Human Removal Project", which should have been rated as r-level, was ruled as nc-17.
You said, would Zhuke be happy?
Of course not happy!
But do you have a way?
No!
Because the grading committee only has 7 seats, the owners are Warner, Columbia, Universal, Disney, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, the six major Hollywood existences, plus a MGM film company.
Before the rise of Netflix, the streaming media giant, these seven seats are fixed and no one can replace them.
They are naturally standing at the apex of Hollywood!
This seat is like gold!
In the end, in order to get the film to be successfully rated as r-rated, Zhuke had to reluctantly sign a series of cooperation agreements with Paramount, and actively reduced several profit ratios before making the "Human Removal Project" successfully passed the review.
The contradictions and conflicts caused by the three major incidents were all initiated by Warner.
In addition, in variety shows such as "The Talent Show" and "Millionaire"; animated series such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Peppa Pig";
Among these broadcasts, Warner's media also vilified a lot.
Even in the process of establishing and acquiring overseas distribution channels by Zhu Ke, Warner Corporation has been obstructed.
There was a time when Zhu Ke, who was still weak in strength and financial resources, could only swallow his anger and take the initiative to evade in the face of Warner's slander and conflict.
But now, is Zhu Ke, who is financially strong, still willing to avoid it?
Would you still like to be a human being with your tail between?
Moreover, now Wald Pictures, which has lost Paramount’s asylum, is bound to be more powerfully impacted by Warner. In this case, Zhuke can only choose to go head-on!
February 13.
The day before Valentine's Day is also the day before the release of Wald Pictures' new film "My Grand Greek Wedding".
Today, many media under Warner's subsidiary have launched a new round of targeted attacks.
["My Grand Greek Wedding" is an extremely inferior and insincere work. 】
This is the headline of the report this morning in the entertainment section of Time Magazine, a Warner Company's media.
The article claimed: "Nia Vadalas, the heroine of the movie "My Grand Greek Wedding", is a stage actor who is 37 years old, while the actor, Jacques Phoenix, is only 25 years old. They Do you think it’s appropriate to play a screen couple with a 12-year difference in age and perform a romantic movie together?"
Taking age as an argument, I have to say it is despicable enough!
In real life, there is a huge age difference between boy and girl friends, which is not a problem at all. Old couples and young wives are common.
However, the movie is different!
Movies are also called "dream places".
Many movie viewers allow old couples and young wives to appear in their lives, but in a dreamlike movie, they absolutely don't want to see this scene of old couples and young wives.
They don't want their dreams to be broken!
There is no doubt that some viewers who are more sensitive to this may give up their interest in watching "My Grand Greek Wedding".
Not only did the entertainment version of Time Magazine issue slanders, but many media companies under Warner also wrote articles.
["My Grand Greek Wedding" is not worth seeing, not worth a ticket. 】
[It is a work that lacks sincerity. 】
[Wald Pictures In addition to making horror movies, what other good movies can they make? 】
[Are they planning to release a horror movie on a beautiful Valentine's Day? Please allow me to say no! 】
The media published numerous articles, and Warner also arranged many well-known Hollywood film critics to stand up and speak out.
Moreover, the attitude of the film critics is not as gentle as the media, they have implemented a simple and rude spirit.
Ente Battier, male, 52 years old, has been engaged in film review work for more than 30 years~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is a senior film critic in Hollywood and has a large fan base.
He also expressed his views on "My Grand Greek Wedding".
The attitude is even worse.
"Shit!"
"My Grand Greek Wedding" is a imaginary work like shit!"
"Oh my God!"
"A month ago, I was fortunate enough to get the qualification to watch the movie in advance. I left with great minds, but the movie succeeded in disgusting me. I swear to God in the name of Ente Battier, it is really An extremely ugly love movie!"
"Rotten vulgar, smelly!"
In a blink of an eye, it was Valentine's Day on February 14.
This is the day when "My Great Greek Wedding" was released.
This morning, many media under Warner "exposed" another piece of news.
[The heroine Niya Vadalas is actually a hidden lesbian. 】
A **** starred in a love movie, and it was released on Valentine's Day. Do you think those boy and girl friends who are in love would choose to watch this movie?
There is no doubt that Warner is ruthless!
The truth or falsehood of the exposed news is not important to many people, but for Wald Pictures, on the day of the movie's premiere, it was definitely a heavy blow.
but
Many people suddenly discovered that Wald Pictures did not comment on these incidents!
Even Zhu Ke, who has always been known as the "big mouth", did not appear in front of the public media, which involuntarily aroused many people's curiosity and speculation.
They knew that Zhu Ke was definitely not the one who could not fight back.
Even Zhuke's old friend Charlize Theron is quite strange: "Zuke, who I know, is a master who must repay him."
