Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Though Jade was largely reluctant to attend the premiere of Forrest Gump, a film that would beat his own debut, The Shawshank Redemption, on every level.But there are too many favors owed, so Jed had to temporarily put down his work and ran to Los Angeles to attend the premiere.During the release of "The Blair Witch", Paramount was brazen enough to beg theaters to release it everywhere, and Spielberg also specially endorsed "The Blair Witch" on TV shows, so there was no reason for Jed to refuse. This premiere, not to mention that this film also has Galaxy Films' investment, can be regarded as assisting the producer.

So Jed still appeared at the premiere very punctually, but today's dress really made the reporters overwhelmed.A full black suit and oversized black sunglasses, and even his hair was dyed black.When Jed's appearance appeared at the gate of the press conference, the reporters first gasped, and then saw the spotlight flashing non-stop.

Amidst the sound of "click, click" flashing lights, the reporters asked questions in an almost roaring manner. After all, whether it was "The Blair Witch", which was released some time ago, or the upcoming "Forrest Gump", there were too many topics up.It's a pity that Jed made up his mind not to speak outside, just smiled with the reporters and walked into the premiere scene.Since this is the first cooperation between DreamWorks and Paramount, both parties have shown the greatest sincerity, so the premiere scene is undoubtedly magnificent.

Jed glanced at it, and almost all the reporters from mainstream American newspapers and TV stations were present, and some senior film critics also attended the premiere.Moreover, there is a rather luxurious buffet outside the premiere venue. It seems that everyone still has some entertainment while waiting for the premiere.

The director arranged by Paramount and DreamWorks for the film is Robert Zemeckis. The "Back to the Future" series of films directed by him are quite influential in Hollywood, coupled with the joining of the new Oscar winner Tom Hanks, so many critics Everyone thought it would be a strong alliance.And in the final version of the promotional film and trailer introduction released just before the premiere, everyone saw the essence of the film.Just after the credits were played, the premiere scene remembered exciting applause.

Seeing such a scene, Jed knew that "The Shawshank Redemption" was destined to have no chance to come back. "Forrest Gump" and "Shawshank Redemption" are equally classic movies in film history, but "Forrest Gump" is a classic that belongs to the United States completely, and it is no wonder that Americans love it.Thinking of this, Jed was thinking about how to promote "The Shawshank Redemption". He didn't want this winning point to be buried for many years. He knew that after a few years, countless viewers who watched the video tape of this movie remembered to write to reverse the verdict for this movie.At that point, it didn't make sense for the filmmakers anymore.Jed wants the public to appreciate the beauty of this movie earlier.

"Mr. Sherman, I remember you once said that Mr. Tom Hanks can win the Oscar again with this movie. Then," after asking many questions, a reporter finally threw the question to Jed," What I want to know is, what do you think of Mr Tom Hanks and Mr Tim Robbins, the star of your own film?"

After this question came out, many reporters were a little surprised. Since it is the premiere ceremony, everyone's default unspoken rule is not to find fault with the producer, but this reporter threw out such a sensitive issue, which is not unreasonable. Do you respect the organizer?But when everyone saw the "Variety Show" logo hanging on the reporter's chest, they suddenly realized.Although Jed is a maverick in the entertainment industry, he has not offended anyone.If you have to be more serious, then "Variety Show" is one of them.

Funny, Variety doesn't like Jed simply because Jed is from Los Angeles and Variety is a New York publication.Originally, the prejudiced articles caused by this kind of regional discrimination disappeared once or twice, but every time "Variety Show" slapped Jed in the face, he was slapped severely by reality, which led to the relationship between the two parties. getting worse.Of course, this kind of badness is mainly due to the performance of "Variety Show", and Jed doesn't have much malice towards this magazine that he must hack every time.

After hearing the reporter from "Variety Show" raise this question, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Jed's originally cool face. "Okay, I admit that your question made me laugh. -I think every script I write can win the best picture for the crew, the best director for the director, and the best actor for the hero and heroine. Finally... But, the final decision on the ownership of these trophies is the Oscar judges. If you are very interested in these issues, you should interview the Oscar organizing committee."

Jed pushed the question away with a tai chi hand, and the press officer of Paramount did not dare to pick the reporter of "Variety" to ask the question, but chose a few magazines that have a good relationship with Paramount to ask. A few happy questions.After the half-hour press conference ended, journalists and film critics were all arranged in the screening hall to watch the premiere of "Forrest Gump" in the United States.Although the promotional video of this movie has been recognized and praised by everyone, if the feature film is not good-looking, these reporters and film critics are not hesitant to use their poisonous tongue to remind these producers.

At the beginning of the movie is Forrest Gump's most classic monologue, "You never know what the next chocolate will taste like".In line with this is the appearance of the feather fluttering lightly.When this scene appeared, the crowd who watched the movie let out a gasp.They are different from ordinary audiences, they have their own artistic vision to look at movies.But when such thought-provoking lines and such symbolic shots appeared, everyone knew that if the film could maintain this tone, another classic would be born.

Especially the feather, it doesn't look like it was shot with a prop at all.When Jed heard two reporters whispering and discussing how Feather was shot, he sneered inwardly. This shot was the one that nearly broke Lucas.Because the appearance of flying feathers is all made by computer, not only must it be real but also be perfectly integrated with the film.Therefore, it took Industrial Light and Magic nearly a month just for this flying shot, which almost made the director give up this shot.

And Jed knows that the computer special effects in this movie are more than that. Among them, the meeting between Forrest Gump and the late President Kennedy is the most classic.Not only did the crew use their utmost efforts to allow Forrest Gump to meet Kennedy in the documentary, but Industrial Light and Magic also wanted to modify Kennedy's mouth shape.These things are already relatively simple things in the 21st century, but in this era, they are innovations that have never had precedents for reference.There are also air battles and explosion scenes made by computers. Although they look a bit naive from the perspective of later generations, they are so thrilling in this era.

And the attraction of this movie has never been these special effects, but the memory that makes the entire American people never forget. The Ku Klux Klan, the Vietnam War, the hippie movement, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the Watergate incident, the assassination of Kennedy... When these vivid fragments of American memory are presented in front of everyone in a different way, the surge in the heart is unbearable .

A reporter wrote in a post-event report, "Who is Forrest Gump? He is both the United States of America and every citizen living on this land; his memory is not only the memory of this country, but also the memory of each of us." Memory. His story is sweet and sad, just like our life, we never know what the taste of the next chocolate will be. The first film of DreamWorks inherited Mr. Spielberg's concern and thinking about human nature, and the director Robert Zemeckis presented our history in front of us in an absurd way, but I couldn't laugh. I was sad, I was thinking, and finally I could only shout excitedly, run! Forrest Gump, run!"

When the crew list rolled on the big screen, there was endless applause in the auditorium.Some reporters even blew their whistles and cheered for the crew.Robert Zemeckis bowed to thank everyone very excitedly, and Tom Hanks applauded very excitedly.When he saw Jed, he leaned over, "Thank you, Mr. Sherman."

"You don't have to thank me, Mr. Hanks." Jed said with a smile, "You should thank yourself, you have created another classic."

In fact, with the premiere, "Forrest Gump" was simultaneously released in the United States, but the box office results in the first week were disappointing.The film, which cost as much as US$5500 million to shoot, only won less than US$1595 million in its opening weekend box office in 2500 theaters across the United States.Such results make Paramount and DreamWorks unbelievable, after all, the initial feedback received from the critics is still good.

Regarding the doubts of Paramount and DreamWorks, Jed suggested that additional publicity investment should be made. "The reason for the low box office is that audiences don't know what kind of movie we are! At present, there are only less than [-] movie reviews in the United States. Does this help the movie? No! So we have to buy more advertising space and time slots, so that More people know about our film. By the way! Remind those journalists and film critics who attended the premiere, I want their reports to be published as soon as possible! Also, arrange for the director and lead actors to be interviewed!"

"Does that make sense?" said Paramount's distribution manager, dejectedly. "Mr. Sherman, we failed!"

"What's a failure at the box office in the first weekend?" Jed asked rhetorically, "Didn't my "Blair Witch" become the box office champion in the second weekend when you were not optimistic? "The Blair Witch" is not as good as "The Blair Witch"? My God! I wrote the script of "The Blair Witch" in only three days, and it took me at least three months to write "Forrest Gump"! If you are confident, then our Galaxy Movies is willing to continue to invest in publicity. But I need to sign a new gambling agreement regarding the box office share! If the final box office in North America does not exceed 2 million US dollars, I will compensate Paramount 2000 million US dollars; If the box office exceeds 2 million, I ask Paramount to pay me 2000 million U.S. dollars; if it exceeds 3 million, I ask Paramount to pay me 4000 million U.S. dollars. How? I use my Galaxy Movies, Dongfeng TV and other shares as collateral. I don’t know if Paramount has any Are you interested in signing this gambling agreement?"

When Jed said these words, DreamWorks still wanted to dissuade Jed.However, Paramount Publishing immediately accepted the bet and quickly completed the betting agreement.The distribution manager watched Jed leave the Paramount building with pity, but Jed notified the reporter while handling the Paramount gate to disclose the entire content of the gambling agreement.