~： Four hundred and eighty-five - courage is really big

Just when the "Dark Knight" crew ended all the scenes in New York and got on the flight to Los Angeles the next day, someone was secretly observing their movements.

In a high-end clubhouse in Malibu, Los Angeles, Harvey Weinstein looked at the bowling ball rolling to the end, shook his head in disappointment, took the towel handed over by his female partner, wiped his hands, and walked towards the rest area.

The big fat man Harvey Weinstein came to this kind of place, of course, the main purpose is not pure entertainment, but because this high-end club is the best place to talk about something.

"Harvey, listen to me."

Anthony Minghella, who had been waiting in the rest area for a long time, saw the tall fat man coming, and immediately stood up with a hurried look on his face. "The box office potential of "The British Patient" still has a lot of potential. What we lack now is the big screen to show it. As long as you can fight with the theater alliance, the film's performance will definitely usher in a rebound... "

"Rebound?"

Harvey Weinstein snorted coldly and glanced sideways at the British director, really too lazy to continue explaining to him what is the law of the Hollywood market.

This "British Patient", which Miramax had high hopes for, can be said to be well received as soon as it was released in November. Note that it was well received by film critics representing professional ratings.

On the eve of the film's release, Harvey Weinstein felt full of confidence in the face of the many positive reviews after the preview. After all, in order to avoid this year's chaotic summer season, he deliberately moved the film to November before it was released. In this way, it seems that he has taken a very wise move, otherwise this film will definitely be like "Killing the Dawn". The same, was chewed into **** by Warner Bros.

However, after the film was released, although the professional reputation was overwhelming, and the fans who watched it also gave quite high ratings, but after the first weekend box office came out, the numbers were unbelievably low. $14.5 million, a figure Miramax got after borrowing from Disney's marketing network.

After the working day, the box office performance plummeted. Since Monday, the single-day box office has simply not exceeded one million US dollars. High professional reputation, the theater alliance responded very quickly under the circumstance of the market performance.

It can be said that the reduction of the number of screening theaters is completely a normal law of the market. Even if Harvey Weinstein has a cheeky relationship, it has not been able to stop the market behavior of the three major theater chains.

There are less than three days left until Christmas, and the screening scale of "The English Patient" has been continuously reduced for more than a month. Now it has been reduced to less than 1,000 theaters, and the film is still being shown.

And to maintain the current scale of screenings, Harvey Weinstein took advantage of Disney's relationship to retain so much.

For this film that he had high hopes for, he basically no longer has any expectations for the performance in the theater market. I am afraid that only director Anthony Minghella is left, still naively thinking that he shot it. The work also has the hope of turning over. After all, the movie is full of so-called artistic atmosphere, isn't it?

The film "The English Patient", Harvey Weinstein does not know how many times he has watched the film, he knows that the film's slow narrative rhythm and retro shooting methods are more in line with the taste of the academy, so the film wants to recover the investment , and even make a profit, and now there is only one way to go with academic awards.

This was also his earliest plan. The reason why he would try his best to maintain the scale of the film is to delay the arrival of the awards season, as long as "The English Patient" can get a significant statuette, relying on Oscar's powerful marketing. Ability, the film continues to expand the scale of screening, and the copyright can be operated at a higher price. Not only can Miramax's investment be recovered, but there is even a great hope of making money.

"Listen, the film is going to enter this year's Oscars, and you'd better not cause me any trouble during this time."

Harvey Weinstein's eyes became extraordinarily sharp, staring at the British director sitting opposite. He knew that this Englishman, despite being humble in front of him, was actually not a quiet master. "Now I need you to keep a low profile, and don't have any scandals that affect the film! When the awards season starts, there will be opportunities for you to be high profile."

"But I heard..."

Anthony Minghella moved his throat, looked at the big fat man's hand opposite, kneaded on his female partner's chin without shyness, and swallowed quietly. "But I heard that Wayne Greenberg is bound to win this Oscar. With the domineering style of Warner Bros., there is a high probability that he will do his best to win the two heavyweight awards, whether it is best picture or best director. Help him fight!"

He is not the new British director who has just arrived in Hollywood. The longer he stays in Hollywood circles, the more he understands Wayne Greenberg's position at Warner Bros. and the value to the media conglomerate.

Coupled with the fact that the other party has had several experiences of running with him before, regardless of his age, he is actually not young, but it is definitely not a defect. As far as he knew, Warner Bros. had already started a series of actions in advance in order to build momentum for the other party, such as the Congressional Gold Medal in front of him.

"You don't have to worry about those, just do what you need to do."

Speaking of the young competitor, Harvey Weinstein's eyes flickered, his hand on his female partner paused, then tilted his head to look at the beautiful little actor beside him, and said, "Casey, now you go. Contact your best friends and call all the beautiful ones, I need to have a party tonight!"

"No problem, Harvey, I swear, those little bi**hs will dress themselves up nicely."

The blond little actor named Kathy Katherine, with a warm smile on his face, did not shy away from Anthony Minghella, who was still sitting opposite, and gently kissed Harvey Weinstein's fat face before twisting. He stood up and walked out. For the big fat man, these little actors who come to Hollywood to chase their dreams are far more pleasing than those models in the party company. They are eager to get a chance, even if it is a slim possibility, these little actors will work hard to fight for it. And you are the one who can give them the opportunity.

"I'm going to hold a reception in the evening. If you have nothing to do, you can go back first. Remember, keep a low profile!"

Seeing Anthony Minghella sitting across from him, Harvey Weinstein frowned and started chasing people unceremoniously. His current attitude is different from when he invited him to direct "The English Patient". Different, but this is Hollywood, and this is the reality of Chi Luoluo. For collaborators who cannot create benefits, the actual value is not as good as a piece of toilet paper.

But Anthony Minghella seems to be used to it. In fact, since the box office performance of "The English Patient" was not satisfactory, he has gradually become accustomed to the other party's attitude. Now he is very curious, who the other party is going to entertain, and what the **** is this fat man Is there any way to face the well-prepared Warner Bros. PR team.

In fact, if he hadn't been hanged by Oscar, he might have returned to the UK long ago. Although the hope is not high now, if he can get a golden statuette, it means that he still has a chance in Hollywood. The marketing effect of Oscar is not only aimed at The movie is the biggest bonus for the participants.

Even in winter, the temperature in Los Angeles is equally pleasant. After the night came, in a private villa in Beverly, Harvey Weinstein held a glass of champagne, waved away the tired **** girl beside him, and sat on the sofa. Up, looking at a few old men with cold eyes, each went upstairs with the two girls in their arms.

"Is this the academy heavyweight?"

A disdainful voice came from beside him. "Are you sure it's okay to do this? I just found out that those old men not only drank a lot of spirits, but also smoked a lot of exciting things!"

"It's always been like this in Hollywood!"

Squinting slightly, a sneer appeared on Harvey Weinstein's face. "Although their time has passed, when they were young, they were all jerks. Don't worry, these are nothing to them."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked at a middle-aged man in a suit sitting beside him. "There's nothing Roger can't say on the phone. You have to fly over in person."

"You know, since he found out he had cancer he's been getting more paranoid."

The person was officially Roger Albert's agent, Lloyd Connor, who shrugged awkwardly and explained again. "Phones aren't always safe, aren't they?"

"Are we going to change places?" Harvey Weinstein turned his head, looked at the young girls who had grown up, and asked with a slight shake of his head.

Lloyd Connor glanced at the girls and said indifferently, "Forget it, it's impossible for them to hear anything in their current state."

Recalling the advice of my previous client, and thinking about the whole plan carefully, for a while, the living room fell into silence.

Neither of them said anything first, until three or four minutes passed, and Harvey Weinstein's deep voice broke the other's thinking. "I have definite news that Wayne Greenberg has finished filming all the footage, "The Dark Knight" is about to enter post-production, and the crew members are likely to be disbanded at the airport after the plane landed... "

"you sure?"

Lloyd Connor's eyes froze, and he confirmed again: "The timing must not go wrong, otherwise our plan will not have enough influence."

If it weren't for the lavishness of his clients, he really didn't want to be involved in this shit. Once things start to ferment, it is definitely not a trivial matter, and no one wants to stand on the opposite side of a media group.

Even if it is his own client who is suffering from cancer, isn't he using a knife to kill people and letting the big fat man beside him shoot in front of him? But I have to say that this fat man is really bold in order to disrupt the other party's preparations and to make money.

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