hollywood melon man

Chapter 481 Constant little moves

"This cake is delicious. Have a bite."

Cameron Diaz took the plate and fork and stuffed a piece of cake into little Gilbert's mouth.

Little Gilbert swallowed it with great difficulty, then complained: "Michelle, don't you want to get back in shape too? Aren't you afraid of getting fat by eating so much cream?"

Cameron Diaz has a bulging mouth and looks like she has eaten a lot.

She swallowed the food, then looked at her plump figure, not worried at all: “It’s okay, I can lose weight.

Besides, didn’t you feel very comfortable when I hugged you last night? You were so chubby and it felt good to the touch.”

"???" Little Gilbert asked with a question mark on his face, and glared at Cameron Diaz: "Can you say that here? Aren't you afraid of being heard by others?"

"I'm not afraid……"

While the two were arguing, Prince Abdul came over.

"Director Gilbert Jr., nice to meet you at last." Prince Abdul was very enthusiastic and trotted over to shake hands with Gilbert Jr.

Little Gilbert was a little uncomfortable seeing Prince Abdul wearing a suit.

After shaking hands with Prince Abdul, little Gilbert curiously asked, "Why did you change your outfit?"

"To fit into Hollywood, I have to make some changes. I believe Allah will forgive me." Prince Abdul made a halal gesture.

Little Gilbert didn't hesitate and greeted Michael Ovitz behind him: "Long time no see, Mr. Ovitz."

"Yeah," Michael Ovitz recalled, "when we first worked together at Disney, it was the best time of my life..."

Michael Ovitz began to reminisce about the past, and Cameron Diaz understood that Michael Ovitz was not there to reminisce about the past.

How can such a person have any old feelings? Everything is just for profit. But Cameron Diaz did not say anything. She believed that her man could handle this situation.

Sure enough, Michael Ovitz took little Gilbert aside and told Prince Abdul about their collaboration at Disney.

Prince Abdul pretended to be very moved after hearing this: "It's amazing. I didn't expect to have such a pleasant time together. I really hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again."

Michael Ovitz pressed the issue: "Yes, little Gilbert, are you willing to cooperate with MGM United Artists? The director's profit contract can be negotiated."

Over the years, many Hollywood companies have offered Gilbert Jr. very favorable terms. If he wanted to leave, he would have left long ago.

Now that he is a member of the board of directors of Warner and Disney, there is no need for him to leave.

So little Gilbert declined, saying, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, Mr. Ovitz. As you know, my work schedule for the next few years is already full."

"It's okay, we can wait." Prince Abdul may really want to cooperate.

Michael Ovitz knew this was unrealistic, but Prince Abdul insisted, so he could only do his best.

"Your Highness," Gilbert Jr. organized his words and used a slightly more tactful approach, "You also know that I am a shareholder of Warner and Disney, and it is impossible for me to make a movie for my rival.

This is detrimental to both companies and to me.”

The Middle Eastern tycoon said he was not afraid: "Don't worry, as long as you agree to cooperate, we will convince Disney and Warner, and I will make up for their losses."

As expected of the rich man in the Middle East, there is black gold buried under the sand, and he is rich as hell.

But things are not that simple. If Gilbert Jr. accepts a role from another company, it will send a bad signal.

This is something that neither Warner Bros. nor Disney wants to see, so they will not agree to it.

This indirectly shows that Prince Abdul is not familiar with the Hollywood business and does not understand the ins and outs thereof, otherwise he would not be so reckless.

Michael Ovitz should understand. I don’t know whether he reminded Prince Abdul or not, but it is possible that Michael Ovitz did support it.

Since working with David Ellison, Michael Ovitz has been abandoned by traditional Hollywood forces.

The same is true with the addition of Prince Abdul this time, because Prince Abdul is also an outsider. Michael Ovitz may want to unite these new forces to change the landscape of Hollywood.

Little Gilbert still refused: "Your Highness, you should know that my identity is special and I cannot easily cooperate with you."

Prince Abdul wanted to say more, but Disney's vice president Solomon soon came over.

"Your Highness, it's a bit rude to poach our top director right in front of us!"

Prince Abdul was a little embarrassed by Solomon's words, but he was thick-skinned and endured it.

Since Solomon was already here, it was not easy for Prince Abdul to poach him in person, so he chatted with him for a few minutes and then went to socialize somewhere else.

Solomon and Gilbert Jr. drank a glass: "Ivanka said you were in trouble, so I came to rescue you."

"Thank you, Solomon, otherwise I would probably be pestered for a while." Little Gilbert said with a smile.

Cameron Diaz interjected: "It seems like Prince Abdul is sincere and really wants to work with you."

"Honey, we have to have bottom lines and principles," said little Gilbert.

"That's right," Solomon changed the subject and asked Gilbert Jr., "I heard that Prince Abdul's acquisition of MGM was your idea?"

"Not really," Gilbert Jr. explained, "He had that idea himself and I told him to go find Michael Ovitz." Solomon laughed and said, "It seems that Michael Ovitz is going to be made a public enemy by you. He is so lucky."

"He is."

"makes sense."

The party was uneventful, but it heralded the rebirth of MGM United Artists.

In order to avoid an overreaction, Prince Abdul took Michael Ovitz's advice and did not change the name or logo.

Although the party was eye-catching, it made no difference to the public. It was just a sign that a company that was about to collapse had come back to life.

Fans who may soon see the new "007" series of movies will be concerned, and the capital market will also pay attention to what big moves MGM United Artists, which has received financial support from Kingdom Investment Group, will make next.

It is the second weekend of the 2004 summer season. The new films released this week are the comedy film "Bad Girls" released by Paramount, "Call Me If You Can" released by Lionsgate, and "The New York Hour" released by New Line Cinema.

However, the competitiveness of these film reviews is not very strong. "Girls Go Fighting" took in 2443.2 million US dollars in the first three days of its weekend, becoming the new third place in the weekly box office.

"Van Helsing" was still the runner-up, earning $1535.6 million in the second weekend. The film defeated "Bad Girls" with the accumulation of weekdays, but the total box office in North America still did not exceed million.

The other two films, "The Call" and "The New York Hour", only earned a few million dollars in their first weekend, which is not worth mentioning. However, these two films are small-budget films after all, so it is not difficult to achieve profitability.

This week's box office champion is naturally "Wushuang", which took in $3805.8 million and brought the North American box office to $1.58 million.

However, what is even more surprising is the overseas box office results. In the second weekend overseas, "Wushuang" once again won the overseas and global weekly box office championship with an overseas box office of 7236 million US dollars, plus the weekday box office.

The reason why overseas box office did not decline significantly in the second weekend was because the scale of overseas screenings was expanded.

So far, "Wushuang" has grossed $4.45 million worldwide in ten days since its release, temporarily ranking second on the annual box office list.

The first was "The Passion of the Christ," which was released in February and grossed $6.1 million worldwide, making it an unexpected hit.

According to the original time and space, this movie was directed by Mel Gibson, but Mel Gibson was in jail!
So the director of the film was changed to a little-known Duncan Jones, who was born in 1971, one year younger than Gilbert Jr.

In 2002, Duncan Jones directed his first short film "The Whistle", and was later noticed by Bruce David, the producer of "The Passion of the Christ", who invited him to direct this film.

Duncan Jones became famous overnight. Although "The Passion of the Christ" was controversial, its global box office of 6.1 million US dollars was a real achievement.

As long as Duncan Jones keeps doing well, he has a bright future in Hollywood.

Among the well-known Hollywood directors born in the 70s, in addition to Gilbert Jr. and Christopher Nolan, there is another well-known director, Duncan Jones.

But it is obvious that "The Passion of the Christ"'s position as the global box office champion is not stable, because even "The Man with the Dragon" can surpass this movie.

There are still many films waiting to be released in the summer, and films such as "Spider-Man 2" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" are all eyeing the release.

Little Gilbert did not travel to China this year. After all, the fake student incident last year made everyone unhappy.

Although there is nothing wrong with little Gilbert sticking to his principles, some people on the other side will not think so and will hate little Gilbert.

Charlize Theron did show up in Shanghai to promote the movie.

During the interactive session, a Chinese fan asked: "Ms. Theron, this movie makes me feel like I'm watching a Hong Kong police and gangster movie.

You know Director Gilbert Jr., can you tell me what this is about?"

Obviously, this question was referring to Gilbert's imitation of Hong Kong film shooting techniques. The organizers were anxious, who was this?
It was probably because the fake student incident had caused bad luck to many people, so they made trouble on this occasion. It was a pity that little Gilbert didn't come, otherwise the scene would have been more exciting.

Although Charlize Theron often acts like a little woman and looks silly in front of little Gilbert, she is actually not stupid but very smart.

In order to become a top Hollywood actress, in addition to Gilbert Jr.'s support, her own abilities were also crucial.

Facing this question, Charlize Theron answered easily: "Director Gilbert Jr. has always been a fan of action movies, and he often exchanges views on movies with Jack Cheng.

He told me that all film-making regions around the world have advantages that we can learn from, and I think Hong Kong films are no exception, and they can also learn from Hollywood. "

There are two subtexts in this sentence. One is what Cheng Long taught to little Gilbert. The other is that learning the advantages of local films is the foundation of Hollywood's strength.

Regions that stick to the old ways and remain stuck in the old ways are destined to be left behind by the times, and this is the case with Hong Kong films.

Although this answer is not impeccable, it is also very aggressive. Because Hollywood's achievements are real, and it is an indisputable fact that Hong Kong films are on the decline.

So the accusation of borrowing is not a disadvantage, but has become an advantage for Hollywood.

Because the strong are strong, whatever they do is reasonable, while whatever the weak do is wrong. This is the world's perception.

Sure enough, the person who asked the question was forced to sit back down due to the stares from the fans.

In this day and age, it is common to worship foreign things. If you make a sarcastic remark about Gilbert Jr.'s film, it is like stepping on someone's tail, and they will stand up to defend them.

It is indeed shameful to worship foreign things, but the bigger problem is that people still hold a grudge against young Gilbert because he insisted on his principles.

It doesn't make sense that when you make mistakes and encounter problems, instead of first choosing to change yourself and the environment within your circle, you blame outsiders for making excuses for yourself.

But it's the same everywhere in the world. David Ellison also said that the fact that "Van Helsing" can't beat "Warrior" is not his problem, but someone else's problem.

There are certain common characteristics among human beings.

(End of this chapter)