Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

As if it appeared overnight, the posters of the movie "The English Patient" produced by Tiger Moth and distributed by Galaxy have been hung on the important billboards on the streets of Los Angeles.The slightly yellowish tone of the picture immediately makes people know that this will be a movie full of memories and nostalgia.The main character, Ralph Fiennes, appeared on the poster with an unshaven half-profile, and immediately caused countless pink bubbles to burst out in the eyes of the girls and young women in Los Angeles.

Fiennes is not an ordinary movie actor. Although he has not yet become a British national treasure actor at this time, his acting skills have been recognized by Europe and the United States.The movies Fiennes starred in are all extremely serious themes, whether it is "Lawrence of Arabia" or "New Wuthering Heights", his performances are by no means ordinary themes.And in "Schindler's List", Jed worked with him, because Fiennes played the outstanding but inhuman Nazi officer Amon in the film.Of course, what surprised Jed most in later generations was that Fiennes played the villain in the "Harry Potter" series of movies-Voldemort.

To be honest, Jed couldn't imagine that Fiennes' status would actually appear in such a commercial movie, and he was also a supporting actor who needed to play ugly.But in the end, Jed had to admire the public relations ability of Warner Films. The entire series of "Harry Potter" is a movie that uses a group of national treasures in the European and American film circles to pave the way for a few boys and girls.I have to say that even Jed doesn't dare to think of using a cast like Harry Potter as a supporting role now, and Jed almost scolds "reckless"!

In addition to Fiennes, who plays the male lead, who is an acquaintance of Jed, Christine Thomas, who plays the heroine, is also an old friend of Jed. She just appeared in John Woo's movie "Mission: Impossible".It was with the help of these two old friends that Jed cut "The English Patient" from Miramax's hands.

Along with the crew, there is also a very important supporting role. In Jed's view, she is simply the national lover of France-Juliere Binoche.Someone once discussed who is the most beautiful woman in France, Sophie Marceau or Juliette Binoche. As a result, the final result of the discussion can only quote Zhang Ailing's "Red Rose and White Rose".

However, in terms of film art achievements, Juliet is slightly better than Noche, after all, Sophie Marceau's films are too commercial.Some people have said that Sophie Marceau's red lips and Juliette Binoche's eyebrows are gifts from God to mortals, but when Jed really came into contact with Juliette Binoche for the first time, he knew this The words are true.Juliet's lazy eyes are like a deep lake, as long as you don't pay attention, your mind will be attracted to it.Jed also has to sigh, Juliette Binoche is really the kind of woman that all comrades will fall in love with.

The entire crew of "The English Patient" came to Los Angeles to attend the premiere on November 11th. However, this premiere does not sell tickets to the public. Except for journalists and film critics, only a small number of movie tickets are available on Rotten Tomatoes and Sent as a reward on IMDB.Today's Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB have gradually established their own positioning. Rotten Tomatoes is mainly aimed at young audiences aged 6 to 15, while IMDB is aimed at middle-aged and elderly audiences aged 25 to 30.In order to promote the popularity of these two movie websites under Pioneer Interactive Entertainment Group, Jade has spent a lot of effort. Currently, except for Universal and Columbia, the rest of the movie companies are very happy to publish first-hand information on these two websites. Therefore, Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB have become new ways for Americans to obtain movie information.

In order to increase the activity of online film critics on the two websites, Jed specially took out the tickets for the premiere of "The English Patient" in Los Angeles and New York as prizes, so that online film critics can also enjoy the treatment of traditional film critics.Obviously, the reviewers of the two websites still value such ticket rewards. It is important to know that the biggest treatment for film critics is to be able to see the movie earlier than ordinary audiences.Now that online film critics can do the same, it is naturally worth showing off to their friends.

Jade chose the Los Angeles premiere location for "The English Patient" at the Chinese Theater. Early on, the red carpet outside the Chinese Theater was crowded with media.In addition to national television networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, UPN, PBS, and FOX, there are also state-level television networks in California such as TBN and LATV. Of course, the participation of some independent television stations is indispensable.After all, Los Angeles is one of the most important media centers in the United States, and it would not be considered high-end if there were dozens of TV and radio reporters around major events.In addition to reporters, there are also many movie fans cheering for their idols on both sides of the red carpet.Since it was a premiere, it was inevitable for Jed to invite recording singers, film and television actors, sports stars and social celebrities in Los Angeles to attend. These people are used for tomorrow's blog page.

Given Jed's current status and status, most of the celebrities would still save face, and the celebrities all attended due to the influence of the Sherman family. It was getting late and early in November, but the spotlights and xenon lights had illuminated the red carpet as if it were daytime.Stars big and small appeared on stage in fancy dresses, and the spotlights of the reporters were naturally flashing non-stop.The first ones to go on the red carpet are of course senior film and drama reporters and big-name film critics, followed by celebrity guests, and the crew members are naturally at the end.Accompanying Jade on the red carpet this time is naturally Juliette Binoche, and the appearance of the two made the reporters very happy.

Because Juliette Binoche actually put on a very close-fitting cheongsam, the cheongsam outlined her pretty figure very clearly.You must know that this cheongsam was made by Jed and Juliet in Chinatown looking for an old tailor. All the production processes were done by hand, and naturally the final effect was particularly obvious.

"Why are you watching the red carpet show here?" Shannetti noticed that John was watching the red carpet backstage. "Are you jealous?" Looking carefully, he found that he was actually watching the scene between Jed and Juliette Binoche. "I don't understand the two of you either. Both of you obviously don't like women, but you still don't like each other. I have to say something, regardless of gender, you two are the most matched couple I've ever seen A pair. I would like to advise you, sometimes, if you don’t do it, others will do it.”

"Crazy!" John shook his head and left the stage.

"Good intentions are not rewarded!" Shannetti also dropped a sentence and went out.

The honorary mayor of Hollywood was the guest in charge of hosting the Los Angeles premiere of "The English Patient". Hollywood is actually just a district under the city of Los Angeles, and theoretically there should be no mayor.But the group of filmmakers who came to Hollywood to pioneer insisted on setting up a Hollywood mayor, so the Hollywood mayor became one of the few honorary titles in the United States.This mayor is not affiliated with any level of government in the United States or California. Although he is also a position elected by Hollywood residents, the mayor usually represents Hollywood to meet with some film organizations.

It's not that the mayor of Hollywood has never attended a movie premiere, but most of them attended movies of the level of "Gone with the Wind".Seeing the mayor of Hollywood on the stage, the reporters and film critics below showed surprise.In fact, the mayor of Hollywood is not completely unavailable, as long as you donate enough to some film charity organizations, he will definitely be there.But if he is to endorse a movie, it must be in the "excellent" category in Hollywood.

Seeing the mayor of Hollywood talking on the stage, the underground reporters have quietly contacted their editors with their mobile phones, "Leave the front page position, no matter how bad the entertainment page is, you must leave it to me!"

"This mayor is really up to standard." Jed saw that the mayor had a good look when he talked about the movie.

"Mr. Sherman, do you know what the mayor of Hollywood does?" John said coldly. "The mayor of Hollywood is just an honorary position, not a civil servant of any level of government. His existence is mainly for Hollywood Fundraising for film institutions and related non-profit organizations, so his understanding of the film industry is definitely first-class among the American people."

"Why are you a little unhappy today?" Jed was not a fool, and soon heard the unhappiness in John's tone.

Shannette on the side said flatly: "Who told the boss that you are fine and look at that Juliette Binoche nympho? You are jealous."

"Jealous?" Hearing what Shannette said, Jed turned his head and said to John, "Heavenly conscience! I just admire Miss Binoche. I'm a gay man, no matter how beautiful a beauty is, I can only admire her." That's all."

"Really? Boss." Seeing John's slightly softened expression, Shannetti quickly lit the fire, "As far as I know, there are quite a few gay men who get married, and there are quite a few who get married and have children. Oh. The most important thing is, is there any wife who didn't realize that her man is gay until she died? To put it bluntly, you men, just have a hole!"

John's originally clear face immediately turned like a hurricane, and Jed hurriedly said: "Shannity, what is a girl talking about? You still don't know my daily whereabouts? How can I have time to mess around?"

Just as Jed, Shannette, and John were breaking their mouths, "The English Patient" had already begun to be released.The first scene of the story is a hospital, a typical British-style building, and then the seemingly unremarkable plot foreshadowing.

Director Anthony Minghella is not a prolific director. It was not until 1991 that he gained a place in the international film world because of the movie "Unfinished Yin and Yang".Jed knows Minghella's style very well, and the films he directs have a strong British flavor, even if the stories he shoots are American stories.Such low-yield but high-quality authors are respected by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts, and Minghella is especially good at historical and biographical subjects, so he is simply the darling of the Oscars.

His next works "The Talented Ripley", "Cold Mountain" and "The Reader" are all favorites of Oscars and other international film awards. Maybe Minghella is not a profitable director, but his trophies are enough for him to be in the film industry. His name has been left in history.

But Jed doesn't like such a director, at least his company doesn't need it.The main blockbuster films of Yinhe Film Company are still commercial films, followed by the purchase of independent films for distribution, and finally the cult films of Quentin, the great god.Since he wants to play Maverick, Jed doesn't mind taking a few more steps.

Either make a commercial blockbuster that is extremely vulgar, or make an avant-garde exploration film that is extremely elegant, this is a Galaxy movie!