Chapter 171: The Lesson Daniel

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When people take stock of the 2002 summer vacation, "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Episode 2" will surely become the most dazzling twin stars, and "Bourne Shadow" will also be due to its fascinating box office trajectory and the 200 million North American This unexpected result is listed with the previous two. Daniel Sandler, on the other hand, has become a star in the true sense of this summer, whether it is the superhero movie "Spider-Man" with a higher box office, or the "Star Wars" series that has countless fans all over the world. Who will have the brilliance beyond Daniel.

The box office of 400 million did not make Tobey Maguire's complacency last for too long. After "The Bourne" broke through 100 million, his tone became gentle and humble again in the interview. When facing the topic of Daniel, his expression also changed. No longer dark, but a gentle smile to give praise. As for the new work of the old George Lucas, the young Skywalker has become the new lucky man in Hollywood, but that's all. Suspoon's husband Ryan Phillips, Daniel's best friend Paul Walker, Jonathan Brandeis and Colin Hanks have all worked on the role.

As for Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman, the light is no longer there.

It is worth mentioning that it is clear that the Star Wars sequel "The Clone Crisis" has bid farewell to its glorious tradition of being the number one box office of the year. "Spider-Man" has surpassed it, and "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" at the end of the year is also a strong contender, in fact. When "Newsweek" talked about this new film, it compared the two, which is obvious. The Weekly leans toward the new franchise, "Lucas's work is showing its age, and it's lengthy and narratively rigid compared to the smooth, emotional Lord of the Rings."

In fact, Daniel knows that "Two Towers" will also surpass "The Clone Crisis", and will surpass "Spider-Man" in the global market. As a result, it became Hollywood's highest-grossing movie in the world this year, further giving birth to Lord of the Rings fans that are not inferior to Star Wars fans.

Good thing media. Not letting go of this wonderful triangle, albeit a little far-fetched, they forced Daniel, who was invited to play Spider-Man and one of the most high-profile characters in the Lord of the Rings series. Sandler dragged into the fray. It is said that he alone defeated two behemoths.

The people who mocked Daniel for missing "Spider-Man" had to put away their judgments.

Among them is Daniel's old rival "Entertainment Weekly" as the representative.

It regrettably stated in the review, "Despite the unprecedented box office success of "Spider-Man", 'Spider-Man' Tobey Maguire was crushed by Jason Bourne-Daniel Sandler Under his body, the spy spy played by him has excited countless men and fascinated countless women. This may show that the achievements of actors and movies are sometimes not the same thing. Daniel obviously understands this and does He made the choice that is most beneficial to him. He has always been a smart person, and his brain capacity is outstanding among all Hollywood stars."

When a person has enough topicality,

Regardless of whether it is related to him or not. Regardless of whether he has the desire to be in charge, the topic will always come to him.

Something like "Daniel regrets Angelina Jolie's unhappy marriage" and yes, Jolie just separated from Billy Bob Thornton, his second husband.

In fact, Daniel was just tricked by tabloid reporters. During his busy schedule, he was asked this question. He just put on a look of discomfort — which in the report read as "a sombre face, obviously very sorry for the situation."

However, these things are already commonplace for Daniel. He doesn’t even need to explain to Angelina anymore. Yes, this is the influence brought by the coffee position. Even if he doesn’t explain, it is impossible for Julie to express any dissatisfaction with him on the surface. . What's more, the discord between Julie and Jon Voight, that is, her father, has become public. This has led to Daniel, who has a good relationship with Voight and is often praised by him, and has a natural distance from Julie. , although, this speculation is very absurd.

But even without all the weirdness, Daniel couldn't spend any more time dealing with the mess right now.

Today, he will entertain principals from giant theater chains such as Regal, Sunnymark, and Carmike in Los Angeles in the hall of one of his theaters, and of course some local independent theater owners.

According to Daniel's status today, meeting with the big bosses of these theaters is commonplace, but it is obvious that no one is a fool when it comes to their own interests. When Daniel contacted the boss of regal, the other party said that he was not in the country, but said that the company had encountered problems, and he was very busy every day-everyone was very polite, but they were also extremely firm in demanding that dd Films Negotiate with their department heads in the Los Angeles area, not directly with themselves, the company leaders.

This is an unprecedented battle.

This time around, Daniel's convincing performance won't help much.

Daniel, David, Melissa and Rita Wilson attended the reception.

Daniel was there in person, which was enough to save face. Whether he cooperated or not, the theater managers had to accept it. After all, Tom Hanks did not come.

After a short greeting, the latest version of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" began to be shown to everyone.

Greek flair for American tastes.

There are endless jokes, as well as various emotions buried in the jokes that make people occasionally move.

Smooth plot and progression, bright and modern art style, comfortable and pleasing clothing styling.

This is an excellent production under a limited budget, and almost all theater managers here think so.

"What do you think, Brent?"

Brent Wistar is the regional director of Regal Cinemas in the Los Angeles area. He has mastered more than 100 Regal cinemas in the Los Angeles area and hundreds of screens. He is a powerful figure in this area.

Brent pondered for a moment.

"I have to say that this is a good work. Among the works produced with a budget of 10 million yuan, there is no better work than it. Although the story is relatively traditional, it will not make people feel boring and boring in the movie. , the performance of the heroine is very touching, Daniel, your performance is as wonderful as ever. Seriously, this charming gentleman in the movie is much older than your actual age, but there is no trace, very natural." Brent Obviously pondering how to phrase, "I would be honored to see something like this. But—"

Daniel was amused by the "but," and, in fact, most of the people were amused by it.

"After hearing the positive comments like squeezing toothpaste in the front, I am more worried about the latter, because there is usually a compensating effect."

Brent laughed himself, "It's like this, Daniel, I'm just doing my duty, which is also a responsible attitude for you. I must say that you think such a strong Greek background is really suitable for the United States. People watch it? A wedding that takes place in Greece, I mean if it's at a carnival, or some exotic dance party, it's sure to be loved and affirmed. But if people are going to pay a few dollars for a ticket Going to the cinema to watch it, I think it is too overestimated people's feelings for Greece. This is too risky for regal. Instead of scheduling it, I think it is relatively safe for me to keep the number of screens of "Bourne". It's more acceptable."

"Bourne Shadow" is also your film, I can't arrange "Greek Wedding", but I can make a little concession on "Bourne Shadow", which is enough to give you face. Brent's thinking is very obvious.

And it's clearly not just his opinion.

Matthew Fox, the person in charge of Carmike Cinemas, has only more than 30 movie theaters in the Los Angeles area, which is less than one-third of Regal's, but most of them are concentrated in the urban centers where the crowds are concentrated, so the revenue is also relatively objective. We don't ignore them. Moreover, Matthew doesn't seem to buy Daniel very much.

Since the popularity of digital copies, the attitude of theaters to the producers has changed significantly. If it was before, if a new blockbuster film needs a new copy, it must depend on the mood of the producer. If he is in a good mood, I'll give it to you first, and if I'm in a bad mood, I'll put you in the back row. But it's different now, the copy key is just a string of numbers, as long as the producer wants to make money, they won't get stuck with the movie theaters. In addition, all they can do is to limit some promotional gifts and the like, and there are almost no other ways to clamp down on theaters.

"Brent's right, Daniel, I don't know why you're calling everyone over just to see a movie like this. My suggestion is, you should do an overseas distribution, go to Greece, go to Eastern Europe, I Guess there will always be people who would like to see it. But this is America, your idea is amazing, you let the movie theaters in Los Angeles show a Greek film - it is better to show a Chinese film, at least there are a lot of Chinese here. This is whimsical and wasteful Thoughts of time. Daniel, I know you're used to all kinds of success, but it's not that simple to release a movie, it's not like asking us to come over, everyone nods, and you can get on the screen and make money."

Matthew's voice is full of the lesson of "you are so innocent and ignorant of the world".

It was very harsh, but Matthew obviously didn't think so, or didn't care. After speaking, he looked at his watch and leaned back in his chair. His eyes caught a glimpse of the watch in Daniel's hand - the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak series worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and his mood became even worse. (to be continued)

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