After saying goodbye respectfully to the microphone of the mobile phone and hanging up the phone, Harvey Weinstein took a deep breath, turned and walked towards the banquet hall, his expression full of complacency.
The call was made by Murdoch, the chairman of News Corporation in New York. Although it was just a simple congratulatory speech, it was already past twelve o'clock in the morning in New York. From this point, it can be seen that News Corp. Lamax's attention.
Tonight's Oscar Awards Ceremony is definitely the most glorious moment in the sixteen years since Miramax was established.
After being acquired last year, relying on the strong financial support of its parent company, News Corporation, Miramax finally got rid of the previous embarrassment due to financial constraints, and by virtue of the production and distribution of "Braveheart" and "Bullet Crossing Miramax has unprecedentedly won a total of 27 Oscar nominations, covering all important Oscar awards, and successfully won 9 statuettes.
Behind these glory is Miramax's annual net profit of more than 200 million U.S. dollars in 1994. This performance is even close to the profit scale of the 20th Century Fox headquarters.
Amidst the pride and excitement, Harvey Weinstein was also somewhat disappointed. If he hadn't sold the company last year, or, if he had kept a larger stake, he would have gotten a larger dividend from Miramax's annual earnings. But he quickly got rid of this idea. There are many things in this world without ifs. Eric, who had just emerged a few years ago, even sent an acquisition invitation to Miramax. If he agreed to the deal at the beginning , even if only 10% or less of Firefly's shares are left now, it will be a huge fortune.
Shaking his head sighingly, Harvey Weinstein had just returned to the party hall when a figure with disheveled hair and a black suit approached him.
"Hey, Harvey," said the man, who had obviously been on the sidelines for a while, knowing Weinstein was busy and not beating around the bush. He said hurriedly: "I heard that the firefly's celebration party is upstairs, remember what I said I talked to you about?"
Harvey Weinstein pays great attention to establishing a good relationship with excellent filmmakers. Although the New Zealand director in front of him got nothing tonight, Harvey Weinstein did not show the slightest perfunctory. He stopped, thought for a while, and said, "Peter, you mean "The Lord of the Rings"?"
Peter Jackson nodded quickly, and said: "Yes. Harvey, isn't the film copyright of the "Lord of the Rings" series in the hands of Huahua Pictures? I was wondering, can you recommend it for me?"
Out of a subtle ostrich mentality, Harvey Weinstein doesn't want to meet another guy who shines brighter in Hollywood now, he hesitated a little, and said: "Peter, look here, so many guests need to be entertained, I can Can't go away."
Peter Jackson was not discouraged. Said: "Harvey, it doesn't matter if you don't have time, I was thinking, you can have someone bring us into that party, I just went up, but was blocked outside."
"Oh haha… "
Harvey Weinstein froze for a moment, then patted Peter Jackson on the shoulder with a laugh: "Of course it's okay, Peter."
With Weinstein's help, Peter Jackson was not turned away this time. Easily entered the party hall of fireflies.
Although Firefly only had one heavyweight Oscar film, the guests at the party were obviously more than Fox's, and there were 200 people bustling around.
Brad Gray, Weinstein's assistant, sent Peter Jackson into the party hall and left without making further introductions for him.
Neither did Peter Jackson. After walking around the crowd with a glass of champagne for a while, I noticed Eric Williams. However, Eric Williams was surrounded by men and women who seemed to be enthusiastically Discussing what, Peter? Jackson knew that now was not a good time to contact each other. I had to wait patiently for Eric to be free.
Eric was surrounded by Katzenberg, his former assistant Alan Fissman who was sent to the TV production department, the little girl hanging on his body, and the Victoria's Secret Angel Five.
Everyone didn't talk about too formal topics. On the surface, they just chatted with no margins. However, the Victoria's Secret Five seemed to be aware of something, and they were very smart to lead the topic to the reality TV show, and from time to time to Eric Try a few words.
Inadvertently, the uncoordinated figure with disheveled hair and black suit fell into Eric's eyes. Seeing him wandering around for more than ten minutes, Eric raised the corner of his mouth without any trace, and stretched out his hand to push Tweeted Xiao Nizi: "Drew, can you get me a glass of champagne?"
The girl blinked her big bright eyes, why didn't she understand that Eric was going to push her away, although looking at the five long-legged beauties in front of her was very unpleasant, she took the initiative to let go of Eric's arm, Walk towards the long table with drinks not far away.
Peter Jackson waited patiently for more than ten minutes, and found that the people around Eric had no intention of leaving. He was considering whether to continue to wait, or to forcefully approach him, when he saw Drew Barrymore from the group People came out.
He immediately realized that this was a good opportunity. Although the copyright of the "Lord of the Rings" series was in the hands of Blossom Pictures, Peter Jackson knew very well that Eric Williams, Drew ? Barrymore in the eyes of outsiders is just a spokesperson. But at this time, there is no chance to talk to Eric Williams at all, and the chances of success are even slimmer. It is worth a try to get in touch with Drew Barrymore.
Although she didn't know why Eric pushed her away, the girl didn't worry about it, she noticed the tall figure in a light gray dress who was also surrounded by people not far away, her eyes rolled, and she was about to go up to adjust Taking into account this shy and mature temperament, I heard someone calling my name: "Miss Barrymore."
Turning around, looking at the white man with disheveled hair and beard in front of her, the girl wondered whether the poor suit was borrowed or stolen, but there was a sweet smile on her face: "This gentleman, you call me?"
"Yes," Peter Jackson nodded quickly, and stretched out his hand to the girl: "Hi, Miss Barrymore, my name is Peter Jackson, and I'm a director."
"Oh," the girl reached out and shook hands with the other party, then nodded. Wait for the other person to continue.
Peter Jackson considered many ways to raise the topic, but when things came to an end, his thoughts became scattered again, and he hesitated for a long time before saying, "That's right. Miss Barrymore, I have been a fan of Tolkien since I was a child. As a director, I just hope that one day I will be able to put "The Lord of the Rings" on the big screen. I heard that Huahua Pictures holds the copyright of the "Lord of the Rings" series, so I hope to get the opportunity to direct."
Xiao Nizi asked, "Have you directed any similar films?"
Peter Jackson shook his head and said: "Not yet, but I have been doing related preparations these years, about the adaptation of the script, the framing of the film, the modeling of the characters, etc. As long as I can give me a chance to show, I believe in myself It will surely convince you."
Xiao Nizi blinked her eyes and said, "Then tell me about your shooting ideas first. I'll listen."
Peter Jackson glanced at Eric who was not far away from the corner of his eye. He was a little hesitant. He didn't know if it would be useful to tell the little blond beauty in front of him. The girl also noticed the change in his eyes, smiled slyly, and said : "You said that you have been preparing for this film for many years, but you don't even have the patience to tell me your thoughts?"
Peter Jackson realized his mistake. If he couldn't seize the opportunity in front of him, what else would he talk about, so he quickly pulled himself together. Said: "It's like this, Miss Barrymore, first of all, I think "The Lord of the Rings" should not be made into just one film. It is best to be filmed in a trilogy mode, otherwise this epic masterpiece will be too wasted , nor can it fully demonstrate the grand world constructed by Tolkien."
The girl nodded, with more approval in her heart, and said: "Eric said that too, you continue."
Peter Jackson heard the words of the girl. He was also refreshed, and said: "In the script I conceived, the story can start from the 111th birthday of the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. The Supreme Lord of the Rings created by the Demon King Sauron thousands of years ago has gone through a series of twists and turns. It fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins. At his birthday party, Bilbo Baggins showed off the magic of the Supreme Lord of the Rings. He was discovered by Gandalf who came to visit. Under Gandalf's persuasion, Bilbo ? Baggins left the Supreme Lord of the Rings to his nephew Frodo Baggins. At the same time, after thousands of years of sleep, Sauron woke up and sent nine ring spirits to find the Lord of the Rings... "
Peter Jackson realized that the girl was very interested in this story, so relying on his deep familiarity with the original book of "The Lord of the Rings", he told the story full of twists and turns, full of wit and wit, and answered all the questions that the girl occasionally asked. After describing the script concept of the trilogy, I began to talk about my shooting ideas. Before I knew it, more than half an hour had passed.
Although Yatou bought the movie copyrights of all Tolkien's works according to Eric's request, she didn't have the patience to read these things, and she listened with gusto at this moment. Not far away, the five long-legged goblins beside Eric had disappeared, so they said to Peter Jackson, "Come with me, and I will take you to meet the person you want to see."
Peter Jackson was a little embarrassed when he heard this sentence. It turned out that his mind had been completely guessed by others, but he followed closely without any hesitation.
"Eric, this is Peter Jackson. He wants to make "The Lord of the Rings". He just shared some ideas with me. It's not bad." The girl introduced concisely.
Eric smiled and shook hands with Peter Jackson: "Hello, Mr. Jackson."
"Hello, Mr. Williams."
"I just saw you chatting for a long time. Are you discussing this matter?"
Peter Jackson nodded: "Yes, Mr. Williams, Miss Barrymore is a very patient listener."
Eric turned to look at the girl beside him: "Then what do you think?"
"He prepared it very carefully. I think he can try it."
Now that others have come to the door, Eric does not want to waste his energy pretending to be a gesture. He is not at all idle now, and said to Peter Jackson: "In this case, you can go to the headquarters of Huahua Films tomorrow, and Amy? Ms. Pascale will talk again. However, there is another point, even if the negotiation is settled, this project will not be able to start for a few years, so you'd better be mentally prepared in advance."
Peter Jackson got up and down again when he heard Eric's words. He was a little happy and finally saw some light, but he didn't understand how long the "years" in Eric's words was.
Fortunately, the girl asked for him: "Eric, when will it be able to start, I am not short of money here?"
"About a year or two," Eric smiled, and said, "When you have the ability to release this film independently, it's probably time."
When Eric said that, the girl probably understood that what Eric meant should be after Huahua Pictures won MGM.
Given the current situation, that doesn't seem like it will take long.
MGM has been tossing for so many years, and the production department has reached the point where it can be ignored. Only the distribution department is relatively complete. What Flower Pictures needs is MGM's film distribution network.
After exchanging contact information and sending Peter Jackson away, Eric turned his attention to Katzenberg and Allen beside him, but asked another question: "Which of them do you think is more suitable?" Some?"
Eric was referring to the candidate for the host of "America's Next Top Model". He had just chatted with the Victoria's Secret Angel Five, and he was actually thinking about it.
Allen looked at Katzenberg, and Katzenberg was not polite, and said: "Eric, Miss Kruger is definitely not suitable, her current age and that delicate temperament can't support her at all." Start a show like this."
Eric shrugged his shoulders when he heard Katzenberg denying Diane Kruger so eagerly: "Jeffrey, do you think I'm the kind of headstrong crony?"
Katzenberg grinned, and said to himself, who knows what you are thinking, he still feels that it is a bit sloppy for Eric to use the Wachowski brothers to film "The Matrix". Rick asked Diane Kruger to be the host of "America's Next Top Model". Katzenberg would not be too surprised, he would just feel that it was too messy.
"In addition, Miss Durrington's high-street fashion temperament is too strong, and her eloquence seems to be not very good, and she is also not suitable for this kind of reality show that requires intimate interaction. The rest are Cindy Crawford, Linda ? Evangelista and Tyra Banks, um, Tyra Banks is a bit younger, with less seniority, and her complexion is not pleasing, but the exuberant energy in her is the leader A great advantage over the other two." (To be continued.)