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Chapter 305 Those Unexpected Things

"Old man, have you got the latest box office statistics?"

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Michael Ovitz called Martin Bob.

The two are very concerned about the box office performance of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" because next May, the war masterpiece "Pearl Harbor" directed by Michael Bay will be released.

Next May, Gilbert Jr.'s "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is likely to be released in the summer season in May. Unlike this year, it will be in July.

Therefore, the performance of "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" this year will directly determine their strategy for next year.

Although Michael Ovitz has been impressed by Little Gilbert, whenever he feels that he has a good work in hand and can touch it with Little Gilbert, he can't help but touch it.

However, the news brought by Martin Bob on the other end of the phone made his newly raised courage disappear in an instant.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring took in $3458.3 million at the box office on Saturday. Nasus achieved this in a single day."

Michael Ovitz's heart tightened: "So, the film's box office is likely to exceed 80 million US dollars in its first week?"

"You know? Nasus, there are many theatergoers who spontaneously stood up after watching the movie and looked at the name of the sequel.

This has never happened before in the history of film.

If nothing else, the "Harry Potter" series, the "Lord of the Rings" series, and Marvel's huge copyright library are all better than the "Transformers" series.

David Ellison said that this was the copyright that Gilbert requested by name.

It would feel very good to defeat Little Gilbert with the project that Little Gilbert has chosen.

Larry Ellison thought that Gilbert Jr. could lead his son David Ellison into the mainstream Hollywood film industry, but Gilbert Jr. declined.

"The Lord of the Rings" is a three-part series of films, and Gilbert Jr. is not a novice director. How could he make a stupid mistake?

Therefore, for little Gilbert, losing "Transformers" is nothing to regret.

Michael Ovitz was determined to make "Pearl Harbor" avoid "The Two Towers," and it was a wise decision.

Hollywood's traditional forces ostracize David Ellison, but not Michael Ovitz.

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty." Martin Bob said in a serious tone: "Now the reputation of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has exploded.

Little Gilbert originally invested a sum of money in Oracle. The founder of Oracle is the famous Silicon Valley madman Larry Ellison.

When the competition for the copyright of "Transformers" was at its fiercest, little Gilbert was far away in China and was not directly involved. It may be because of this that Melon Studio failed to obtain the copyright in the end.

When little Gilbert heard that the copyright had fallen into the hands of Sky Studios, he was still in a daze.

But unexpectedly, after going round and round, David Ellison entered Hollywood, established Sky Studios, and grabbed the copyright to "Transformers" from the competition between Melon Studios and DreamWorks.

"You go and get him, we still have a chance, remember that "Transformers" project? That's our chance." Michael Ovitz said.

"What about Michael Bay? He has been counting on this movie so that he can collide with Little Gilbert again." Martin Bob said.

It turns out that the copyright to Hasbro's "Transformers" that little Gilbert had been thinking about was acquired by a film studio called Sky Studios.

Later, Larry Ellison wanted to invest in Gilbert Jr.'s social networking company, but was blocked by Wall Street's capital alliance and did not receive investment qualifications.

However, reason and thinking soon returned, and he made an instant decision: "We have to convince the publisher to change the schedule of "Pearl Harbor" and stay away from that summer lunatic."

Little Gilbert is a representative figure of the traditional forces in Hollywood. His group certainly does not want new players to enter, especially those who are members of the Ellison family, well-known rich people in the United States.

Anyway, he holds so many movie rights, which is enough for little Gilbert to eat for a long time.

Little Gilbert knew the owner of this studio.

The outside world has received rave reviews. The space of "X-Men", which was released last week, was severely compressed. Several films in the same period were basically trembling. "

Michael Ovitz's heart is awe-inspiring. With a high reputation and a high box office, this is another excellent movie that has achieved both box office and reputation.

After he established the International Artist Management Company, he has been suppressed by other Hollywood agencies, and he is in urgent need of new partners at this time.

After so many years in Hollywood, little Gilbert has long understood that there are many good things in the world, but not all of them may belong to him.

"I know," Michael Ovitz looked out the window, with a hint of admiration and a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.

"OK," Martin Bob agreed and went to convince Michael Bay.

As everyone knows, Michael Ovitz has already used "Transformers" as one of the magic weapons to compete with him. When the time comes, he will give him a big one.

But if "Pearl Harbor" is still at the same level and quality as its previous life, the possibility of failure is still very, very high.

At that time, little Gilbert also attended a party hosted by Larry Ellison and met his son and daughter.

Although the first movie performed well, there is also the possibility that the second and third films will perform poorly, but Michael Ovitz did not want to bet on this possibility.

This is different from the previous life, where the copyright of "Transformers" was in the hands of DreamWorks. Now, unexpectedly, it has been snatched up by an unknown film studio.

This means that David Ellison will have his father's connections and resources, as well as financial support, and may break the traditional structure of Hollywood, which is unacceptable to traditional Hollywood forces.

Little Gilbert's vision in movies has always been praised, and Michael Ovitz still believes in little Gilbert's vision.

Do you know what this means? "Martin Bob was more serious.

Little Gilbert will try his best to fight for what he can win. If he can't win, it doesn't matter.

Michael Ovitz, like David Ellison, is also very optimistic about the prospects of "Transformers".

But little Gilbert was calm enough and didn't get annoyed for long.

So Sky Studios, which has strong financial resources, came into the sight of Michael Ovitz. He personally visited the studio and chatted with David Ellison for an afternoon, and finally reached an intention to cooperate.

I don’t know if Michael Bay, who has played against Little Gilbert, has learned two tricks from Little Gilbert to make "Pearl Harbor" better.

However, according to the news from Ben Affleck, Michael Bay still filmed a love triangle story, which is difficult to evaluate.

Beginning on Sunday, Gilbert Jr., along with the cast and crew, set off from Santa Monica on a nationwide promotional tour.

Characters such as Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Arwen, King Elrond, etc. all followed, completely igniting the scene.

A very interesting thing happened at the scene. When Orlando Bloom and Anne Hathaway appeared in front of the fans, the young men and women who had watched the film immediately went crazy.

As soon as they (she) swarmed up, they surrounded the two of them. Orlando Bloom acted like a gentleman and protected Anne Hathaway. Little Gilbert, with his quick hands and quick eyes, pulled Anne Hathaway out of the crowd that was about to surround her.

So Orlando Bloom was unlucky and was surrounded by fans.

By the time he was rescued by the security guards, his well-tended hair had turned into a chicken coop and his coat was missing.

On the shirt underneath, half of the sleeves were missing, and several buttons were missing. The zipper of the pants he was wearing underneath was also unzipped, and there were several lipstick marks on his face.

Anne Hathaway covered her mouth and said thankfully: "Fortunately, okay, Orlando protected me, otherwise I would have ended up like this."

She finally got a taste of fame, although the feeling of fame frightened her a little. These fans were so enthusiastic.

"Oh! Poor Legolas," little Gilbert covered his head with a smile on his face.

Taking refuge in the lounge of the Commercial Plaza, Orlando Bloom rearranged his look. Elijah Wood joked: "Orlando, you are a big star now, everyone is watching."

"Oh my gosh, I feel so dreamy. It's only the third day since the movie was released, and I feel like we've become the most famous people in America."

Anne Hathaway still finds it incredible when she mentions this.

All eyes turned to little Gilbert, who smiled worriedly and said, "Enjoy this journey, guys, this may be a scene you will never forget."

"Yeah, guys, we're going to set a record. Enjoy this moment, guys!" Ian McKellen was also the relatively calm one.

Maybe it's because the old man is old and is familiar with such scenes.

However, he still sighed: "Little Gilbert, I have never participated in a movie like this in my decades of acting. I am honored."

It is indeed an honor. After taking in US$3458.3 million at the box office on Saturday, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" continued to work hard on Sunday, earning US$2813.5 million in a single day over the weekend.

The box office decline was not high, and the decline curve even exceeded expectations.

Including Friday's first-day and midnight box office, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" successfully defeated "X-Men" in its second week of release with a first-week box office of $8927.7 million, and won the next week's box office championship.

Fox Pictures thought that "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" would be a box office hit, but they never expected it to be such a hit.

"X-Men" was so suppressed that it only took in a box office of US$3259 million this week, which at least maintained a healthy box office curve.

This is the first time that Gilbert has topped the box office for who knows how many weeks, but after so many years, everyone has gotten used to it.

Little Gilbert's new film is released, Little Gilbert's new film has won the weekly box office championship, and Little Gilbert has won the summer box office championship.

But this first-week box office data has defeated the weekly box office records set by George Lucas's "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace" and Spielberg's "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World."

With $8927.7 million, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" set a new weekly box office record.

"The most important thing is the surroundings," Robert Iger came to visit his old boss Michael Eisner and reported the data:

“The Lord of the Rings generated US$3500 million in peripheral sales in the United States in its first week, and we estimate that peripheral sales may exceed million.

This does not include the unreleased DVD version of the film, the soundtrack, and copyright sales.

According to Gilbert Jr.'s idea, after the trilogy is over, he will also edit a director's cut, and we will get another income. "

Seeing the joy on Robert Iger's face, Michael Eisner was relieved a lot.

Although the illness is racking his body, the Disney emperor is still powerful.

He rarely smiled at Robert Iger and said: "Congratulations Bob, with the success of the "Lord of the Rings" series, you can finally secure your position as Disney President."

Robert Iger expressed his gratitude: "This is all thanks to your support. If you hadn't promoted me from ABC TV to Touchstone Pictures, I wouldn't be where I am today. I will always remember your kindness."

After doing so much, Michael Eisner also knows that he can no longer control Disney, so he hopes to retire smoothly.

Supporting one's former cronies to rise to power is undoubtedly a very effective way to preserve oneself and allow one to retire with dignity.

Therefore, Michael Eisner no longer hesitated. He said to Robert Iger: "Be prepared, the Disney board of directors will soon have a new order."

Robert Iger gave a big nod. After this week, he will become the controller of Disney's media empire. Although he had been in control for some time before, it was not justified after all.

Now, he doesn't have that burden.

The transfer of power within Disney was smooth and without any surprises.

A few days later, Robert Iger was appointed vice chairman and president of Disney at the latest Disney shareholder meeting.

When Michael Eisner retires in September, Vice Chairman Robert Iger will be able to drop the alias.

Robert Iger also promised on the board of directors that he will make every effort to tie Melon Studio and Little Gilbert himself to the Disney chariot.

But it's difficult to do this, because Warner Pictures plans to do the same.

In the CEO office of Warner Pictures, Doug Walter is also discussing matters with Melon Studio and Little Gilbert himself with his close confidant, Solomon, the head of distribution department.

"Judging from the current situation, neither we nor Disney can win from this merger war." Solomon said: "The value of Melon Film Studio is very high now, and it is not an ordinary film studio.

We at Warner Pictures cannot annex Melon Studios alone without paying a high price. "

Doug Walter was also thinking about this issue: "I am more worried that Robert Iger will use his personal relationship to persuade little Gilbert."

Compared to Michael Eisner, the Lion King who still has his power, Robert Egger, the smiling Mickey Mouse, is the person Doug Walter fears the most.

Solomon was not worried, he said: "Personal friends are personal friends, but I don't think little Gilbert will be emotional, he will definitely consider it from the perspective of business interests and maximize benefits.

To be honest, Doug, I think we're better off 50-50 with Disney. "

"What should I say?" Doug Walter's heart moved.

"It is conceivable that as the "Lord of the Rings" series of movies are released one after another, the value of Xigua Studio is getting higher and higher, not to mention the many high-quality IPs owned by the studio.

"Rush Hour" and "Fast and Furious" are key profitable projects of Melon Studio.

What I am worried about now is that other companies are not fools and have been looking for opportunities to intervene in this acquisition. Instead of waiting for Disney to give up, why not join forces with Disney, one person and half..."

It must be said that Solomon's suggestion is very tempting, and it is also something Doug Walter has been considering.

In this case, Doug Walter plans to talk to little Gilbert himself and listen to his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)