Chapter 161: Warriors Facing Dinosaurs

Paramount is the oldest of several Hollywood giants. After entering 1993, it fell into a vortex of trouble, which gradually affected its daily operations.

Just at the beginning of this year, after four consecutive years of observation, the Viacom Group, in which Summer Redstone holds an absolute controlling stake, put forward an application to acquire Paramount Pictures in good faith.

Originally, everything was going smoothly, but who knew that the situation changed abruptly last month.

Redstone's wife, like Summer Redstone's previous two large acquisitions, has once again filed for divorce from the court. If the court decides to divorce them, Redstone, who has been divided equally by half of his property, will not be in the current merger. He also had to persuade his wife to withdraw the application and quell the flames in the backyard.

At the same time, another media giant, Barry Diller, president of the American TV shopping network, also wants to buy Paramount Pictures, and he has the support of some people on Wall Street behind it, and has gathered a lot of money.

Since then, the acquisition has fallen into a stalemate, and it is difficult to see the outcome within a few months.

Paramount's management was inevitably divided, with Shirley Lansing represented by some Viacom supporters, some by Barry Diller, and others who wanted to The person who maintains the independent status of the Patriots.

Although Ryan remembers Viacom's successful acquisition of Paramount in the end, the specific process and time are not known to him. Besides, this kind of acquisition, which can easily cost tens or even tens of billions of dollars, is not what he is now. capable of blending.

Ryan, what did you and Jim just discuss? Shirley Lansing asked reluctantly.

A ship's story.

Ryan winked at Cameron, and neither of them planned to reveal it to the outside world.

How about choosing me to be the captain?

Arnold Schwarzenegger came over with a glass of wine.

Are you sure? Ryan looked him up and down deliberately. The captain sank to the bottom of the sea with his car.

seabed?

Come on,

Arnold. Ryan changed the subject, I heard that you were injured when you were filming the horseback riding scene?

That's right. Schwarzenegger touched his ribs. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury, no broken ribs.

This time the filming of True Lies, the injuries far exceeded the filming of Terminator 2. The main actors of the crew suffered minor or serious injuries one after another. This is why the film has been delayed for so long. one reason.

Since coming to this kind of occasion, communication is indispensable. Under the introduction of Schwarzenegger, Ryan has met many people inside and outside the circle, although he is still young. However, with his precocious appearance, elegant etiquette and witty conversation, he can always win the favor of quite a few people.

Then, goodbye Arnold. Nearly midnight, Ryan walked out of the restaurant. He chatted with Cameron for a while, but he forgot the time, And you, Jim. If you have time, welcome You and Linda are visiting Beverly Hills.

When Nicole comes back from outside, we will definitely come to visit.

Standing at the door waiting for the car, Linda Hamilton took Cameron's arm. said with a smile.

Okay, then I will cook and entertain you.

After Ryan said this, the rest of the people all burst into laughter. Attracting reporters in the distance to press the shutter again and again.

The Audi stopped by the door. After Ryan opened the door, he waved to Schwarzenegger and Cameron. ready to leave.

Ryan, don't forget, we go diving in the Atlantic Ocean together during our vacation. Cameron was clearly intentional.

I didn't promise!

Ryan wouldn't be on the pirate ship, he remembered the helicopter trip in Miami.

The black Audi ran away in a hurry, as if he was afraid that James Cameron would drag its owner to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

In a blink of an eye, Ryan has grown up. Arnold Schwarzenegger suddenly summed up.

The current results are probably just the beginning for that little guy.

James Cameron patted his friend's arm and got into the car with Linda Hamilton.

Isn't that the case? Cameron was sitting in the back seat of the car, a little dazed. When he first met Ryan Jenkins, he was still a thin little guy. I remember that it was the premiere of The Sixth Sense, and he just said a few words. Help yourself to solve the t1000 puzzle.

Speaking of which, since I met him, I started to have smooth sailings. Terminator 2 not only won the North American box office of more than 250 million US dollars, but also won the overseas box office of nearly 300 million US dollars. It was easy to pull more than 100 million US dollars in investment for True Lies.

It's just that he is soaring fast, but the other party is faster. Thinking about the first time I met him two years ago, Ryan was still a young child star. Two years later, he has been praised by quite a lot of media. Hollywood's first ever child star.

Although his works have different reputations, they have become a box office guarantee. He can always grasp the viewing needs of the vast majority of audiences and create works that attract the attention of the entire film market.

Even the most criticized Home Alone, which was criticized from the beginning to the end by those film critics, still won the global box office of more than 500 million US dollars.

Now that Jurassic Park carries the power of the novel, it is about to strike strongly, and despite the competition of Rage, he does not think the latter can pose a threat.

Unlike others, he watched Ryan Jenkins come step by step, and frankly speaking, he had more confidence in Ryan than he had confidence in the movie.

Ryan is never afraid of challenges, like creating Bodyguard in the eyes of doubt! He has not yet failed, even the Resident Evil, which was criticized by book reviewers, has unconsciously led to a zombie culture in North America.

What if your own work meets Jurassic Park? Cameron had this thought in his mind. I really don't know whether to say that Sony Columbia is brave or stupid?

Maybe they thought they were dragon slayers?

In fact, after Universal Pictures announced the release date of Jurassic Park, there was a lot of controversy within Sony Columbia. Many American executives suggested changing the schedule of Rage, but Japanese executives Think this movie is enough to compete with each other.

Today, the board of directors of Sony Columbia has been completely controlled by the Japanese. Under their strong promotion, Rage launched a fiery publicity war.

We have signed a contract with the theater chain, which involves the interests of advertisers, sponsors, and surrounding manufacturers. If the release date is postponed at will, not only will the huge publicity expenses invested in the early stage be wasted, but also a large amount of money will be paid. liquidated damages...

The Japanese are not fools. The interests involved in such a large investment and production of tens of millions of dollars won the support of the head office without much effort.

I haven't made other films for more than a year, just to prepare for Raging Fire. Tom Cruise was talking eloquently in the TV interview program, I wrote the script with Robert Downey, There will be a lot of unexpected scenes in the film, all the action scenes are all by myself, absolutely no doubles are used.”

As he said that, he also rolled up his trousers, revealing several small scars on his calf that were not very obvious. The action scene in this movie is absolutely brilliant, and I dare say it will create a new landscape for action movies.

I heard that you are still investing in it? Are you a producer? The host asked cooperatively.

Yes, Cruise has invested 15 million dollars, Tony Scott and I are co-producers of the film, and we are confident that we will bring more listening enjoyment than Top Gun to American audiences. …”

Although there is still some time before the movie is released, the publicity station to compete for the summer slot has already started in advance, and the limelight about Rage and Jurassic Park even overwhelmed the upcoming Oscars ceremony for a time.

The Internet in this era is not yet mature, and it is far less influential than traditional media. Although Ryan has a lot of experience in personal hype, he is a layman on how to promote movies.

Of course, it would be different if you went to the bottom of the cinema to promote, after all, I had too much contact in my previous life.

He knows a lot about the means of promoting movies, that is, viral marketing, but it doesn't play a big role. First, he lacks a strong network as a carrier, and second, he doesn't have a good grasp of that degree.

In fact, viral marketing has been around for a long time, but it only developed completely after the Internet boomed, and it has very big flaws. Once it exceeds people's psychological tolerance, it will only bring disgust.

People who are just starting to eat crabs will get unexpected benefits, but if they use it too many times, the effect of this thing will plummet.

As for the bottomless hype, it does not conform to Ryan's future positioning, and there is no need to kill a thousand enemies and hurt eight hundred.

The dinosaur image in the film originally came from me, but when we made the film, we hired professional archaeologists and naturalists. I think everyone in the trailer has seen the dinosaurs in the foreground. What I want to say is, wait for the film. When the Tyrannosaurus rex appears in the middle of the pack, it will definitely give people an unprecedented surprise, Stephen did a great job, and Industrial Light and Magic, they teamed up to recreate those prehistoric monsters, better than I thought! I promise, will Let everyone see very real dinosaurs!

Since he wanted to promote, Ryan naturally turned the topic to Jurassic Park when he was interviewed by reporters, Jurassic was a real era, so far away from us, now we only need to walk into the theater, Seeing these former overlords of the earth is absolutely as exciting as the novel.