Because Ryan completed the script of the trilogy at the same time, he made some necessary additions and deletions to the plot, making the front and back of the movie more coherent. During the production of the second part, the Wachowski brothers once summoned the actors to take some shots.

However, these have nothing to do with the plot, and are mainly aimed at the advertising sponsors of the movie.

Motorola, one of the main sponsors, did not want to pay more advertising for the second part, so all the phones were replaced with Samsung.

Since it is a commercial movie, we must pursue the maximization of interests.

What's more, compared with the previous life, the trilogy was filmed simultaneously, saving at least one-third of the cost. Although it would cause some other minor problems, in general, the gains were far more than the loss.

Ryan roughly remembers that he had read some related reports in his previous life. Keanu Reeves's pay for the first film was only 10 million US dollars, while the sequel's pay was 15% of the total box office. If this is true, his pay alone would be a huge expense.

Although the producer inevitably added the actors' pay after the first film was successful, it did not reach such a terrifying situation.

Otherwise, the actors' share alone will take away a considerable amount of profits.

Because of the success of the first film, Jenkins Pictures and Weinstein Pictures, as producers, and the publisher Warner Bros., prepared a total of more than 8,000 copies for the second film, creating a record in Hollywood history. The three parties fought for the largest possible theater number and wanted to push the movie's first week's box office by the $100 million mark.

Regarding the release of the movie, Ryan has also fully learned from his previous life's lessons. Although the post-production of the third part has begun, it will not be launched this year. The market always needs some time to digest it. There is no benefit in launching the next episode too early.

Of course, it cannot be launched too late, as next September will be a hurdle.

Looking at Agent Smith who is fighting with Neo on the screen, Ryan suddenly thought of the upcoming "Lord of the Rings". If nothing unexpected happens, this movie can also catch up with next year's summer schedule. We need to find a way to extend the schedule of the movie.

Although Ryan fine-tuned the plot, the movie is still a bit sensible. Fortunately, the audience is still buying the account of such plots now. In addition, the influence of the first episode is huge, and most people are immersed in their thinking and interpretation of the plot.

Ryan is definitely not one of them. In his eyes, the biggest feature of this movie is that Keanu Reeves is handsome enough, Nicole Kidman is so beautiful, Lawrence Fishburne is still cool...

Well... the highlight of this movie is also the addition of an absolutely large vase. Monica Bellucci's is indeed plump and sexy.

As for the connotation and philosophy of the film, let the audience and film critics think about it.

Just like all Hollywood movies, love is pitiful and is always used as an opposite of saving the world. In Ryan's words, love is simply an unforgivable sin against humans and anti-socialism...

Neo inevitably has to choose between saving the world and loving, and his first choice is Triniti. In some ways, this is a very typical American value. If you can't even protect your personal interests or lovers, you can still protect the country or the whole world without hesitation, that would be too false...

Even if this is just a fictional science fiction film.

The unfinished second part left a huge suspense, judging from the warm applause of the audience, the box office of this part and the anticipated level of the third part should be maintained at a relatively high level.

Between the second and third parts, Jenkins Film has found someone to create related animations and will do some preheating in advance.

Anyway, Ryan will not stop working without squeezing out the oil and water of this series. After the trilogy, after a few years, he can continue to make sequels and make money.

The worst thing is that it is also a huge benefit to be able to sell the permission to make sequels.

Think about why Walt Disney spent more than one billion dollars to acquire Lucasfilm in his previous life, isn’t it because the other party holds the copyright of the Star Wars series?

Since you are in Hollywood and have reached the point where you are now, you have to consider the film issues from the perspective of a qualified producer.

After the movie ended, Ryan wanted to have a good talk with Nicole. The Australian girl didn't give him this opportunity at all. She didn't even attend the press conference and drove directly into Judy Foster's car and left the Temple Grand Theater.

"Where is Nicole?"

Taylor, who had just returned to the manor and was sitting in the front hall playing guitar, ran over, "Are you a fool, Ryan?"

"Dear, this is not something you should care about." Ryan responded casually, "It's not as simple as you think."

"Hmph~Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." The little girl sat on the sofa with her arms in her arms, frowned, and said with certainty, "You must be reluctant to part with Nat, right?"

"It's getting late, you should go to bed."

Ryan was still a little embarrassed when he was told by a little girl in her early teens, "Don't forget, you'll have to go to Warner Records tomorrow morning."

"No."

Seeing Ryan's hand stretched out, Taylor hid on the single sofa next to him and said solemnly, "We are studying very serious topics, don't make trouble!"

After pouring a cup of tea, Ryan was quite helpless and savored it quietly, ignoring the little girl who was a big devil.

With the royal blue eyes blinking, Taylor jumped to the sofa opposite him again, "Ryan... I, can I give you an idea?"

Ryan didn't even look at her.

"You can learn James." The little girl had to speak on her own initiative, "He is doing very well. You can marry Nicole first and then let Nat be your lover..."

Ryan naturally won’t take this kind of childish words seriously, and the best way to forget depression is to temporarily shift his attention to other aspects, such as the reputation and box office of "The Matrix 2: Reloading".

"It's a wonderful movie, but unfortunately, its first movie is unparalleled. "The Matrix 2: Reloading" did not escape the fate of the sequel movie, and was obviously inferior to the first movie."

——The New York Times

"The Matrix 2: Reloading" develops its unique world with more details than what the first one offers, a sequel worthy of recognition."

——The San Francisco Chronicle

"The Matrix 2: Reloading is so exciting, it combines elements commonly used in Hollywood - heroes and villains, special effects stunts, pursuits and explosions, romantic love and beautiful words. Compared to the first one, this one makes people sad, wiser, and more mature. Some might say that this is a film created for a sad, wiser, and more mature world."

——Chicago Tribune

Compared with the unanimous praise in the first part, the criticism of the second part has obviously increased. In this regard, it is not a good thing that the movie is too highly anticipated.

"The fights in the movie are full of chaos and off guard, and it builds a huge and funny world of humanity, an ugly, bloated, repetitive movie that is totally not worth the audience sitting in front of the big screen for more than two hours."

——New York Magazine

"There are more fighting scenes, the bullets are more dazzling, and the shape is more fashionable. However, except for the surprising plot, everything seems to be worse than imagined. Maybe our appetite is really too high. "The Matrix 2: Reloading" has become a fight film that is purely armed with high-tech means, plus some love scenes that are neither salty nor light, nor soft or hard."

——The Miami Herald

In any case, the praise the movie received far exceeded the criticism, especially with the first movie as the basis, the audience was very interested. For four consecutive days, the Matrix 2: Reloading the Battle" with high gear rate was almost in full.

The premiere was $5 million on Thursday, but soared to more than $27.5 million the next day. In the two days of the weekend, it even won more than $60 million in box office.

Although it has not become a movie with a box office of over 100 million US dollars in the first week of the second drama, the figure of more than 3,600 theaters is close to $95 million, which has already made Ryan very satisfied.

Just like the first one, the products that appeared in the movie were keen on by movie fans, especially the newly emerging Samsung phones. In just three days, the 10,000 Sph-n270 phones they prepared in North America were soon sold out...

Although the movie saw a big decline in box office in the second week, with a score of $53.14 million, it still surpassed other movies of the same period and ranked first in the North American weekly box office rankings for two consecutive weeks.

After the second week, the movie began to land in several major overseas markets, continuing the good momentum of the first film and becoming a powerful tool to make money that swept the box office.

"It's a pity that the movie's first week's box office did not exceed 100 million."

This was a call from Harvey Weinstein that Ryan received. The fat man seemed to be a little moved, "Ryan, we should invest some money!"

"Hey, Harvey, compared to the movie's first week of breaking 100 million, we should pay more attention to the actual benefits it can bring to us." Anyway, there will be movies with box office of breaking 100 million in the first week of the future, and Ryan doesn't care about this title, "I heard that you have negotiated with Julius "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

"Yes, I have made a complete publicity plan." Harvey Weinstein said a few simple words, "We are contacting theaters, and at that time they will mainly focus on theaters close to the Chinese community."

After saying a few more words, Ryan hung up the phone. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still some time before it is released in North America, so it is enough to leave it to Harvey Weinstein. This guy has bought many foreign language movies from overseas in the past two years and has rich experience in this area.

As time went by, after the doctor's confirmation, the cane that briefly accompanied him was thrown into the storage room by Ryan, and he could also reinstall it. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!