Another Christmas is coming, and the North American film market has entered the most competitive moment. The most eye-catching movie in this period is neither the box office "Captain America" ​​which has fallen, nor the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which once again set off a wave of magic, but the musical film "Chicago".

This film, produced by Miramax, once again led to a short revival of musical and dance films after "The Moulin Rouge". The production cost of 45 million US dollars was exchanged for nearly 100 million US dollars in three weeks, giving those nostalgic people a feeling of returning to the so-called golden age.

Ryan certainly wouldn't have this feeling, he had no feelings about the golden age or something.

However, he accepted the invitation from Harvey Weinstein to attend the "Chicago" celebration party held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.

"Ryan, I heard you bought that gay script." The person who spoke was Harvey Weinstein.

He stood opposite Ryan and said some interesting things in the circle. The topic naturally turned to the script transaction that has been widely circulated recently.

There is no secret of this kind of thing in Hollywood.

"That's right." Ryan nodded. Catherine Zeta Jones in the distance was raising his glass far away. He responded and then continued, "One million dollars, buy out all copyrights."

"Although the current environment is a little looser, but..."

After chatting with the fat man, Ryan laughed, "Not now, wait a few more years."

Nowadays, the gay movement is becoming more and more active. Harvey Weinstein also knew this. After nodding, he changed the topic. "The movie I bought out of the copyright was released in China. It is said that the reputation is not very good, but the box office is good."

"Don't care about these, as long as it can bring us benefits..."

Speaking of this, someone came over to say hello. Ryan held the other party's hand, "Long time no see, Michael."

"Yes, Ryan." Michael Douglas smiled and said a few compliments, "I haven't congratulated you yet. Your movies have been selling well one after another, and all Hollywood is envious of you."

"It's Disney's promotional work."

After being kind, Ryan grabbed the other hand that he handed over and said to the brunette woman who raised her glass, "Mrs. Douglas... Well, Kate, your performance in "Chicago" is great."

"Thank you, Ryan." She smiled so brightly, "I'm going to use her to win the Best Supporting Actress in the Oscar."

"Oh, Kate, are you canvassing?"

After Harvey Weinstein shook hands with Michael Douglas, he couldn't help but whisper a joke.

Several people around laughed.

This kind of occasion is basically for socializing. The people around him gradually dispersed. When only the two of them were left nearby, Harvey Weinstein looked at the Douglas who were leaving.

"A very smart and sensible woman," he said to Ryan.

"Can you gain a foothold when you come to Hollywood..." Ryan glanced over there and then looked back, "and gradually came to the front line, and there would definitely be no lack of mind."

"Her role, even if she is the best actress, is likely to be nominated." Harvey Weinstein turned around, took two glasses of soda from the waiter, handed over one, and continued, "She knows where we are aiming."

Ryan just smiled, but didn't say anything.

Catherine Zeta Jones chose to be Mrs. Douglas and ate this old playboy tightly, which proved her mind.

"Where is Taylor?" Harvey Weinstein asked after turning his head around, "At the beginning of the party, I saw you bring her in."

"She has her own little circle." Ryan looked at the place where young girls gathered in the banquet hall, and could vaguely see her tall figure and curly blonde hair. "I took Emma Watson to socialize, probably wanting to introduce her into this circle."

"With her recommendation, it's definitely not a problem."

Harvey Weinstein greeted another person who came over and said, "I'm going to greet the guests."

Ryan nodded, walked to the lounge area, found a place where he could see Taylor, and sat at a small table.

With Taylor's environment in this life, proficient communication skills are the most basic quality. In fact, as she grows older, she does a very good job in this regard. When facing these not very close people, she is a perfect lady.

Like Victoria Beckham, it is not easy to enter the upper class of Hollywood without a close friend’s introduction, especially outsiders like Emma Watson.

To put it bluntly, this fame and fortune market is not only full of money, but also extremely snobbish.

"Sit, Shirley."

Looking at the Paramount head who was walking over, Ryan reached out to signal the seat opposite, "I heard that you are selecting a new director for Mission Impossible 3?"

"yes."

After she sat down, she waved to the waiter for two glasses of juice, "Replacing the director is a must-have option, and Paramount cannot afford the failure of such a large investment."

After saying that, Shirley Lansing raised her glass to the side, "Ryan, are you interested in MGM?"

"MGM?" Ryan frowned and understood what she meant, "Does MGM mean for sale?"

"It's almost the same, it depends on the price."

Perhaps it was obvious that Ryan didn't know much. Shirley Lansing briefly explained, "MGM invested in John Wu's "Wind Whisperer" has a production cost of $115 million, and only received a box office of $40 million. The surrounding TV broadcast and DVD copyright have not been sold yet. Including the promotional and distribution costs of $50 million, MGM will definitely suffer huge losses this time."

"Even, maybe I will file for bankruptcy protection for this," she said again.

"Aren't they going to start 007 again?" Ryan hugged his chest with one hand and pinched his chin.

Like DreamWorks, MGM also has a life-saving trick, that is the "007" series.

"Plus this huge loss brought by John Wu..." Shirley Lansing obviously knows the situation of MGM, "their foreign debt is as high as $4 billion."

After roughly thinking about it for a few minutes, Ryan threw the other party's proposal aside. Since the 1990s, MGM has been a hot item, even in ten years.

What's more, the acquisition also means taking over the huge foreign debt.

"Can it be that the failure of "The Wind Whisperer" made you give up John? Wu?" He simply changed the subject.

“We used to be warriors have already cost Paramount a lot,” Shirley Lansing said for granted. “It certainly won’t risk using a failed director, and North American audiences are obviously tired of his style.”

It was probably because Ryan was not interested in MGM, and Shirley Lansing no longer mentioned the topic just now. Most of the topics of the two were centered on this year's movies.

The most painful big production this year is MGM's "The Whisperer", Bai Ge? Wu's movie not only failed at the box office, but also was bombarded by North American media.

Most people criticized him for just producing a mixed plot film of "Field Platoon" and "Save Private Ryan", and he had no one of his own.

Such criticism is obviously too much, but for directors from Hong Kong, it is normal for this situation to fail.

Ryan vaguely remembers that not long after the movie, he was completely abandoned by Hollywood and went back and forth.

Of course, the other party has no value anymore, and he will no longer look at attention.

In the past year, the Hong Kong movie wave that has been swarming in Hollywood has gradually come to an end. The number of film staff from Hong Kong has dropped sharply. Except for a few people such as Jet Lee, Yuan Heping, etc., others are simply untenable here.

Moreover, the limited number of people are in a bad situation.

Hong Kong movies that Hong Kong media hyped wildly conquered Hollywood, and they stopped in fantasy from beginning to end, and their dreams should be awakened.

Although their movie has just appeared as the so-called rescue work, choosing to go north is the only way out.

The Disney Far East branch also received a notice from Ryan that he was in contact with people from Hong Kong China Film and Television to buy the copyright of the movie first.

Maybe it can be sold to Martin Scorsese in the future?

These are not things that Ryan cares about, and the related thoughts just flashed through his mind. After all, the life and death of Hong Kong movies has nothing to do with him.

In fact, it is not without benefits to die in Hong Kong movies. At least Disney has lost one major competitor in the Far East.

Hong Kong? Going north? Ryan suddenly thought of something he ignored. Next year will be 2003!

According to the plan, "The Revenge of the Sith" will be filmed in China, and "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" is premiering with China Film at the same time, and these may be forced to be interrupted...

The government on the other side cannot influence itself and is unwilling to deal with them. If they still deal with it like they did in their previous lives, the virus will definitely rage again.

Perhaps, we can use some secret means to warn the World Health Organization in advance. If they can verify intervention or even issue an alarm internationally, the opponent will probably not choose to remain silent to the public and will take effective measures earlier. Maybe the virus will not break out completely on a large scale.

Thinking of this, Ryan called, left the party directly, and went to the Disney office building to find George who worked overtime. Only he could reassure himself of such a thing.

It has been a year since he held Walt Disney. Apart from rejecting extremely limited money-loss projects, Ryan has not interfered with Disney's operations. What he has brought is more changes in films and performance that is significantly driven by film-centered performance.

For mature media companies, a big-selling movie can be converted into more actual profits. Whether it is Jenkins Pictures, Pixar Studios, or Marvel Comics, the most important thing is big-selling movies.

Through a series of methods, Disney has been firmly held by him.

This was also an unusual year. Ryan spent Christmas surrounded by many bodyguards and tried to reduce his time out to avoid possible terrorist attacks. Even Nicole's best actress public relations was completely handed over to the team below to operate.

There was no clue that the terrorist attacks appeared. Al Qaeda, which was at the end of the road, was more like a bluff, but Ryan would not be careless. After all, they were a group of madmen, and even their Allah could not guess what they would do. rs

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Chapter completed!