Undoubtedly, the actor who has benefited the most is Julia Roberts. As "The Wind and Moon" continues to be released, Julia feels that she has broken into a world that has never been seen before. In the new world, everyone treats her They are all so respectful and humble, treating her like a princess.
When abc was recording a talk show, the entire production team was surrounding her, and the program director seriously asked for her opinion on every detail of the recording process.
At the same time, lucrative movie deals, commercial deals, endorsement deals, and other invitations came in one after another. With the release of the box office in the first weekend, her film salary directly jumped to 5 million US dollars. This figure is beyond the reach of many male stars.
Al Pacino also completely got rid of the shadow of the failure four years ago. His whole person became high-spirited. Some friends in the circle who had not been in contact with him for a long time suddenly appeared recently, and parties gathered one after another.
Of course, some people are proud and some are frustrated. Richard Gere, who has already started to cooperate with United Artists to promote the new work "Dragon Killing Battle", is undoubtedly the most disappointed one. His agent had previously exaggerated the project of "Veyron Killing Array" eloquently, and at the same time dismissed Eric's new film as useless. Although Richard Gere knew the reason why his agent did this, he felt that he could sell Michael Ovitz a favor by rejecting Eric's invitation. So I chose "Veyron Killing Array".
If "Feng Yue" hadn't achieved such a huge success, even if it was only a small hit at the box office, Richard Gere would not have felt much. Unfortunately, "Feng Yue" succeeded, and it was a big success. It is the total box office of many movies. Seeing this, Richard Gere could no longer calm down.
This kind of restlessness made him forget that giving up "Feng Yue" is more of his own choice. If the artist himself insists on accepting a movie contract, although caa will wear shoes for him in the future, he cannot force the actor to stop his behavior. But Richard Gere naturally blamed CAA for all his faults, and he felt that he had become a victim of Michael Ovitz's manipulation of personal power.
At Coca-Cola's headquarters in Atlanta, a meeting of vital importance to Colombia is taking place.
At this time, Coca-Cola President Guo Sida held some materials of the two films "Home Alone" and "Pretty Woman", and questioned Columbia President Brant Cohen, who was sitting next to him, one by one.
"The gambling agreement, this is your first mistake. Of course, with the benefits of "Home Alone", Columbia's stock price has risen from the previous $12 to the current $14. This mistake can be regarded as equalizing the merits and demerits."
After Guo Sida finished speaking, he changed another document, and continued: "But then, your wrong behavior directly caused Eric Williams to switch to Fox. According to agency estimates, the North American box office of "Feng Yue" may reach 200 million In US dollars, overseas box office may exceed 50% of that in North America, and box office revenue alone can bring Fox at least 80 million US dollars in profits, which should have belonged to Columbia."
Blunt Cohen didn't dare to refute a word, and quietly waited for the final decision of the Coca-Cola board of directors. In fact, he already knew his result before. The top executives of the film company look good, but few people know the huge pressure behind them.
With an investment of tens of millions of dollars, every time a movie is released, there will be changes in the top management. Some people just pack up and leave because of huge losses, and they have never recovered from it. Because of the success of the project, someone is immediately promoted to a high position and enjoys more power and benefits. Of course, they still have to continue to tremble with fear for the next project.
Blunt Cohen also knew that Eric Williams was just an inducement, or an excuse, for the reason he was being blamed now. The most important thing is that he himself is opposed to Coca-Cola selling Colombia to the Japanese.
According to some sources, the board of directors of Coca-Cola has officially decided to start acquisition negotiations with Sony of Japan. In this case, it doesn't matter whether he is the president or not. Anyway, he will be sold to the Japanese soon.
But in order to keep his position, he had contacted many people and wanted to boycott the transaction. This kind of thing can't be hidden from Coca-Cola's top management. Once it succeeds, no one will say anything. But after failure, you will face the bitter consequences of failure.
"...Therefore, I hereby formally announce the resolution of the Board of Directors to relieve Mr. Blunt Cohen from his position as President of Columbia-Three-Star Pictures Group, effective immediately."
After Guo Sida read the resolution of the board of directors and discussed some other topics, he announced the adjournment of the meeting. As the president, Blount Cohen, of course, was kept a bit decent, and was not escorted back to the Columbia headquarters in Los Angeles by the security guards to pack his luggage.
Blunt Cohen left with a sad face, but Guo Sida did not leave, but came to another reception room.
"Mr. Guo Sida, hello." Pushing open the door, the woman who was originally sitting on the sofa stood up and greeted warmly.
Guo Sida shook hands with the other party and said with a smile, "I kept you waiting, Amy."
"It's okay, I just arrived too."
This woman was Amy Pascal who left Colombia with anger not long ago.
"My assistant has already told you what I mean, Amy, what do you think?"
Amy Pascal asked: "Mr. Guo Sida, I don't think there is any need for me to return to Colombia now. Although I resigned, I still heard some news that Columbia is going to be sold to Sony. In this case, What else do I go back to, wait a few months, and get laid off again?"
"Of course not, Amy, you are a very talented professional manager. Even if the Japanese took over Columbia, they would not dare to make too much high-level changes. I have read about how you left Columbia. If Blount Cohen listened to you, there would be no betting deal that cost Columbia tens of millions of profits. And then, there would be no Eric Williams switching to Fox."
Amy Pascal said: "Mr. Guo Sida, it doesn't make any sense to say these things now. I want to know the real reason why you let me go back to Columbia."
Guo Sida glanced at Amy and said, "Amy, you know Eric Williams, right?"
Sure enough!
Amy Pascal confirmed the guess in her heart and nodded: "Yes, but only a few times, maybe Eric will not remember me now."
"Heh, how is it possible? If it wasn't for your help, how could the box office miracle of "Home Alone" be possible?"
Although Amy Pascal didn't get any benefits from it, and even lost her job because of it. But when Guo Sida mentioned this, she was still a little proud.
"Mr. Guo Sida, if you want me to persuade Eric Williams to switch to Columbia, this is unlikely. Everyone knows that Eric has signed three films with Fox this year. And by next year, Columbia has already Sony has it."
Guo Sida shook his head and said: "Of course not, I also let people know about the contract. In fact, the contract is not too strict, because Fox originally only wanted to get the second distribution rights of "Home Alone", so they didn't ban Ai Rui. While K. Williams worked with Fox, he worked with other studios. And after opening negotiations with Sony, Columbia needs some positive news to stimulate the stock price, such as ... a blockbuster movie."
"But… "
"Don't worry, Amy, I understand some of your concerns. In order to be able to cooperate with Eric Williams smoothly, the board of directors has removed Blount Cohen as president of Columbia."
Amy Pascal said in surprise, "Really?"
Guo Sida nodded: "Of course, otherwise, with Brant Cohen's contacts, the board of directors is not willing to make a big move. Anyway, he will not sit in that position for long. When you contact Eric Williams , can reveal this matter to show our sincerity."
Amy Pascal thought of another question: "I think Eric Williams shoots movies very quickly, but three movies a year should be the limit, right? If there are more, how can the quality be guaranteed?"
"We will put his new movie on the summer file. With his current reputation, as long as the movie is not too bad, it is not a big problem to get a box office of 100 million dollars in the summer file. And..." Guo Sida lowered his voice slightly: "I will Given enough budget, for Fox's second film, we could even get someone to do it for him, as long as he concentrates on making the film for us."
Amy Pascal hesitated for a while, then nodded: "I will try my best."