BXBX NOVEL Chapter 351: Lovely fans, helpless AngLee
First, Oprah Winfrey, the owner of the most-watched talk show in American television history, contacted Steven Spielberg directly after finding out that simply sending a letter didn\'t work. Showed his sincerity.
"Oprah offered 10 million. I just ask you to do her show last time. You can plan all the time and decide all the topics. You can accept the rehearsal in advance, and you can accept the recording and broadcasting."
Followed by CBS, the media giant that has just been annexed by Viacom, sent the most sincere invitation to Roland through Meryl Streep, who is cooperating, "They want to do an exclusive interview with you, about half an hour From one hour to about forty-five minutes, you decide everything, and their bottom line is that the topic must be around the wedding, and the wedding time must be mentioned in the interview."
Followed by FOX, although Roland snatched the blue sky studio from their hands, as far as the capital is concerned, as long as there is money to be made, as long as the ratings are raised, other unpleasantness can be temporarily ignored, and they, please Here comes James Cameron, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Look! Look what they\'re charging you!"
"Twenty million appearance fees, other things are up to you, you can come to the studio to record, they can also go out on location, as long as you are willing to come, they can even transfer the money to your account first."
Finally, there is NBC.
Different from the other four competitors, their lobbyist is Bill Gates.
And the words of this old man are also simple and clear, "Didn\'t you buy a private jet so far? So NBC gave you a 10% discount coupon for the Boeing series. No matter which one you choose, Boeing will give you a 10% discount in the end." .”
The continuous bombardment of phone calls made Roland dizzy, and after Kate, who was by his side, heard the quotations of this family, she said in a clear but emotional tone, "Wow! I didn\'t expect our wedding The news is so valuable?"
"Then what else? Just a word of mouth can make "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" earn 20 million more box office out of thin air. In this case, whoever does our exclusive interview can get a lot of attention, and this, isn\'t it Money?" Roland thought it was normal.
"Then which one do you think is better?" Looking at the five quotations on the paper, Kate brushed her drooping hair behind her ears, "From a literal point of view, FOX is the most sincere, but in terms of attention, of course The Oprah Show is the best, and NBC is the most stingy, giving us coupons for Boeing planes? Does it think we are short of tickets?"
"What we lack is money! Money!"
Speaking of this, Kate pretended to be angry and slapped down the table.
With a bang, the hair that had been brushed back just now jumped to the front again.
Being like this made Roland roll his eyes, took off the black hair band on his wrist, and tied her into a ponytail.
The intimate action made Kate smirk. After leaning forward and kissing Roland on the cheek, she looked back at the offer and asked, "Oh, yes, why didn\'t ABC make an offer?"
"ABC has made an offer. Isn\'t Oprah from ABC?" Roland said with a smile, resting his chin on one hand.
That\'s right, although Disney is currently in a tangle, they are not weaker than others when it comes to getting news.
Although Oprah\'s talk show is a WLS-TV program on the surface, but WLS-TV is a subsidiary of ABC. That is to say, when Oprah\'s Grande quoted a price of 10 million , What it shows is the acquiescence of the parent company behind it. If ABC doesn\'t pay, how can this guy who often fraudulently donate money pay 10 million yuan to invite Roland to appear on the show?
"Then who do you want to choose?" Roland explained, and Kate also realized, "For business, we choose ABC?"
Even if Kate doesn\'t take the initiative to get involved in Roland\'s business on weekdays, she still knows a lot of things.
For example, Roland wants to sell his reshoot of "The Princess Diaries" to Disney.
For example, the next and last movie of the Olsen sisters will also be in Disney.
However, just when Kate felt that she had guessed right, Roland shook his head and pointed at the least sincere one on the offer with his index finger, "No, no, no, we won\'t choose ABC, we will choose NBC."
"Why?" Kate wondered, "Because of William?"
"Yeah, because of William." Roland said affirmatively: "Also because of GM and Boeing."
In 1996, NBC and Microsoft jointly established MSNBC, a 24-hour news station. It was originally a member of the Microsoft camp. Roland chose it. The engine supplier of Boeing\'s mass-produced models, so they were able to invite Roland to do an exclusive interview with Boeing discount coupons.
Of course, these supply relationships are not really the key point. What Roland really cares about is that NBC provided them with a lot of media support in the previous public opinion war between Microsoft and Boeing to swallow Yahoo.
That\'s right, NBC, not MSNBC.
Under such circumstances, isn\'t it obvious who to choose?
On one side are media companies such as Disney, Viacom, and News Corporation, which can never really unite, and on the other side are Microsoft, Boeing, General Motors, and Intel, which have formed a complex of interest ties.
After tasting the sweetness of crushing it with force, if you don’t get together with the military industry, then you are out of your mind!
After Roland confirmed that he wanted to cooperate with NBC, things moved forward quickly. He first communicated with Jay Leno by phone and explained the theme he wanted to talk about on "The Tonight Show". After reaching a consensus, he and Kate joined together. , to New York.
With the help of the script, everything went smoothly.
When Jay Leno asked the two about the reason for concealing the wedding, Kate teased Roland at the camera—
"Because he was worried that I would lose face. According to the custom, the wedding is usually arranged by our wife, but after the marriage proposal at the Oscars, he didn\'t know any more surprise ideas than this, so He has always prevented me from announcing the news of the wedding to the outside world, worried that everyone who learned about the scale of the wedding would be disappointed, so that some negative comments would affect my mood, because he felt that I was seriously preparing."
When Jay Leno asked the two about their wedding preparations in the past, Kate took out the picture book she had prepared and showed Roland\'s warmth to the audience behind the TV—
"The preparation work is handed over to the wedding company. What we do the most is actually take wedding photos. Of course, the wedding photos that belong to the two of us have not been developed yet, but the essays that Roland drew for me are already comparable to yours. Shared, these are the records of my trip with Roland in the past six months, all drawn by him."
Finally, when the program team broke the casserole and wanted to know the exact date of the wedding, they took advantage of the opportunity to throw out the answer and tell the hidden meaning behind it, which became the biggest purpose of their trip—
"October 5th." Kate replied crisply with her hands on her legs.
"Wow! Isn\'t that more than a month away?" Jay Leno asked excitedly, "Why did you choose that day?"
After the host asked about this, Kate\'s face was filled with a happy smile.
While she turned her head to look at Roland, Roland also hugged her waist in front of the camera.
"Because it\'s her birthday."
"On October 5, more than 20 years ago, her mother brought her to the world. In the past days, her family was her greatest support, and starting from October 5 this year, I will try my best to be her most strong backing..."
Before the words fell, Kate, whose body suddenly softened, was already leaning against Roland\'s arms.
While giggling, his right hand patted Roland\'s thigh angrily.
Such actions aroused countless cries from the audience, and in front of the TV, there was even the sound of lonely frogs.
"Heh heh heh~ Roland really puts too much effort into it!"
"Woooooooooo~ Why is there such a beautiful love?"
"Wow~ My husband didn\'t even know he married me on my birthday!"
"Ahh~ When will I meet a handsome, rich and caring man like Roland!"
"Aww~ Roland is finally married, my youth is over!"
Since Roland had already announced the news of the wedding when "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" was released, the disclosure this time did not arouse a storm among the public, but for true fans, everyone\'s emotions were relatively similar. Stablize.
Well, it is indeed emotional stability.
Because this is what they have been looking forward to for a long time!
In 1997, when "Titanic" was released, they were moved by the love of Jack and Rose, and they contributed their tears;
In 1998, at the Oscar Awards Ceremony, they were surprised by Roland\'s marriage proposal and they believed in love;
And now, when Roland set the wedding on Kate\'s birthday, he made a solemn declaration, which made them cry like fools...
In fact, regardless of whether they are the general public or true fans, no matter whether they are seniors or people of the same age, these guys actually watched Roland grow up. In the past ten years, Roland sent everyone They felt joy and warmth, and when Roland officially announced that he was married, the emptiness and emotion that came naturally made them both sad and happy.
Empty drop, the beloved toy is suddenly lost;
With emotion, it is the raised child who finally sailed away;
Sadness is the sudden change of familiar things;
Happy, the ever-changing things are still with me.
Although the flashy dream does not belong to them after all, but for them, this is the best ending, so, on the second day of "The Tonight Show", the sales of RandK suddenly increased. surge.
When Roland, who was starting his vacation with his family along the route of the zoo, New Zealand, and Australia, learned that the reason why those fans chose RandK was to follow Kate, he was surprised and stunned on the spot.
"No, no, no, I didn\'t understand, what you said was gift money?" Roland frowned and looked at David who was sending the message.
"Yes, gift money." David nodded with a wry smile, and patted Roland on the shoulder.
"It\'s our custom to get married. Isn\'t it the woman who pays for the preparation of the wedding? Under normal circumstances, the woman will count out the things she needs and send them to relatives and friends in the form of a list. The guy who receives the list will pay to claim the things on it. , and after they claim it, the rest will be paid by the woman.”
"Didn\'t you say it on the show? You didn\'t want to make it public because you were worried that the wedding planned by Kate would not meet the standards of an Oscar proposal, which would cause dissatisfaction among fans. Now, those fans are starting to claim the items on the list."
“They couldn’t see the list, so they bought RandK’s products, and asked the clerk to clearly explain the claim, saying that the reason for their shopping was to support Kate’s wedding.”
"And yesterday, nearly 200,000 people in North America walked into our stores."
"Sales directly exceeded 100 million."
This kind of achievement made Roland stunned for a moment, and after he realized it, he was filled with emotion.
He understands that because of these fans, his movies keep breaking records.
And now...
They are so cute.
"Everyone likes you very much." Roland hugged Kate who was wearing a diving suit from behind, and told her what happened just now.
After learning about the crazy behavior of the fans, Kate also froze for a moment, and then laughed again in a blink of an eye, "Isn\'t this a good thing?"
"Yeah, it\'s a good thing."
Roland snorted in agreement, and then put his head on his wife\'s shoulder.
Although he talks about capital to himself, and often compares fans to leeks.
But when the fans really express their hearts, he can feel it, and he is still a little moved.
...
And when Roland spent the last single time before marriage with his family, those guys who have not realized the freedom of life are still busy with their careers, including Ang Lee and his "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" ".
In Roland\'s previous life, Sony\'s publicity team started from the New York Film Festival on October 9th. After a wave of attention in front of many judges, a few days later, on the 12th, they brought the film to Dirk. The Austin Film Festival in Texas, followed by the Hawaii Film Festival on November 3rd, and after that, there was a frenzy of screenings, screenings, screenings, screenings.
This kind of practice made the word-of-mouth of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" soar!
Because the judges at the film festival can understand it!
Take the New York Film Festival as an example. The chairman at the time and head of the selection committee, Richard Peña, was a fan of Hou Hsiao-hsien who made "My Childhood Memories", "In the Wind and Dust", and "A City of Sadness", and he knew Eastern culture very well.
The initiator of the Hawaii Film Festival, Janet Paulson, studied Asian films in college and has been promoting Asian films in America. The films of Sunglasses King and Wu Baige are her favorites.
So, when one\'s own people comment on one\'s own, the subjective tendency mentioned before also appears.
Coupled with the core of "Sense and Sensibility", the slogan of sending it to the Oscars was born naturally.
But in this life, with Roland\'s interference, all of this came to naught.
However, although there is no cultivation of the film festival, the overwhelming praise and publicity have met their expectations.
So, on September 5th, Sony, which was forced by public opinion, held the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in New York.
In the first weekend, 21 million box office was cut, and the IMDb score also slipped from the highest of 8.8 to 8.2. Many viewers felt that this is indeed a very good superhero movie , but some viewers think that this movie is overblown, and the frivolous fighting doesn\'t look as cool as Jackie Chan\'s movie at all.
But regardless of word-of-mouth, the high box office has already made Sony extremely happy, because according to this kind of opening results, it is not easy to break the box office. Regrettably.
Because after the box office is high, it is not easy to compete for prizes!
And if he can\'t compete for the award, then why did he make this kind of cover film?
But when Sony learned of his regret, he gave the opposite view.
"Lee."
"Um?"
"Do you want to win a second Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?"
"Who wouldn\'t?"
"Winning an award requires attention."
"I know."
"But this year\'s Christmas file, no movie has attracted more attention than "Spider-Man 3."
"..."
“No movie has ever gotten more attention than Spider-Man 3, which stars just married.”
"..."
"No movie has attracted more attention than "Spider-Man 3" in which the lead actor decides to leave the movie after marriage."
"..."
That\'s right!
Sony feels that the rhythm of the announcement has been disrupted, which is a blessing in disguise!
Because they didn\'t consider that Roland was going to kill him before!
According to the normal rhythm, the annual awards season officially starts in November, and the commercial films competing for the Christmas file and the feature films that hit the Oscars do not interfere, but... this is the rhythm before the release of "Titanic".
After the release of "Titanic", avoiding Roland Allen is the most normal rhythm!
Because when his movie came out, the fans were like a PseudoReligion and the opponent couldn\'t find North!
And once Roland Allen starts to mess up, the media publicity belongs to him alone!
Talking about going to Olympics when the box office can\'t get back?
Does it make sense?
"Hey!" AngLee sighed, "Is there no other way?"
"Any other way? Yes!"
Sony\'s staff smiled, "Isn\'t that British director whom Roland has taken a fancy to, just for awards?"
Note: ① All the talk shows that are broadcast live are basically recorded and broadcast. This was hammered by Comrade Guan Hai. Comrade Guan Hai had appeared on "The Tonight Show" during his term of office. Not in New York. ②Oprah’s verbal donations are no longer once or twice. During this year’s epidemic, she announced a donation of 10 million. As a result, only 1 million went to Apple and the American Food Foundation founded by Jobs’ widow, and the rest of the money was given to her. Take it to the Oprah XX virus special talk show. Moreover, according to US law, the daily management fee of a charitable organization should be less than 3% of the total cost, but it is higher than 3% all the year round. ③I said before that Boeing’s legal affairs are related to Gates’ father. In fact, General Electric’s legal affairs are the same. The law firm founded by Gates’ father has always been the top three in the United States. What is this concept? Among the partners, in and out There are congressmen, state attorneys general, attorney generals, federal circuit judges. This is why I keep saying that it is meaningless to make a lot of money, the key is to keep it. ④ It is written in the article that according to the custom, the wedding ceremony is undertaken by the woman. This is true. Mr. Zeng Shiqiang once said about this issue. In the West, marrying a person takes the husband’s surname and leaves the original family. This is a process, so the woman’s parents will Sending off for my daughter. ⑤ It is true that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" only goes to its own film festivals. The initiator of the Hawaii Film Festival, Janet Paulson, not only did "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but also "Hero" the next year.
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