Heads Up Hollywood

"Unsinkable" is 135 minutes long, and "Pearl Harbor" is 183 minutes long, which means that when this movie ends, that movie has not yet reached the end.

Here, the film crew will hold a post-screening thank you ceremony, and Tang En will not participate. He took out his mobile phone and checked the news from the spy.

A total of 13 short messages!

Tang En looked over one by one, and couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"When the male and female protagonists kissed, the audience laughed!"

"Mr. David Thomson, the film critic of "The New Republic", has a very serious face. He wrote a long paragraph in a small notebook, and he was so angry that it was not a good word at first glance."

"The love scene was too long, which made many viewers strongly dissatisfied. I even heard boos."

"I saw some audience members dozing off."

"The famous critic Mr. Roger Ebert shook his head frequently while watching the film, and seemed very dissatisfied with the content of the film,"

"..."

James Cameron quietly approached him. He had the same personality as Twain, and he didn't like to participate in such activities to please fans, so he directly handed over the task to several leading actors.

"You got news?"

"What do you say?"

"good news?"

Tang En smiled and handed over the phone, "Look for yourself."

Cameron glanced through the information quickly, and couldn't help snickering, "Is it so exaggerated? This is the premiere, and the audience who can participate in the premiere...have basic respect Bar?"

Tang En shrugged, "Perhaps... that movie is really so bad that even if it's the premiere, the audience doesn't appreciate it."

Cameron sighed: "If that's the case, it's too boring and lacks competitiveness."

Tang En laughed out loud after hearing this, "Men Sao!"

...

The activities that belong to this night have just begun.

The party jointly organized by Dunn Films and Universal Pictures was held at the Loews Hotel, and it was a celebration of this relatively successful premiere.

Of course, it's also for publicity.

Tang En went a little late, and he received a call.

Two days later, the Starz TV network will broadcast "Saw" on the weekend night. According to the latest statistics, the installed capacity of the STA TV network has reached 24 million.

Although the number of paid subscription members has not increased, at least from the current situation, with the influence of "Spider-Man", STA TV network has already established a reputation in North America.

Of course, there is also a part of the credit for "Chain Saw".

Horror movies are the favorites of professional cable TV stations!

Most movies are better watched in a movie theater, but for horror movies, sometimes watching them on the sofa at home will give you a different feeling.

Tang En left a little later, and just happened to see Mel Gibson walking from the direction of the bathroom, smiling and waving his hands, "Hello, big star!"

"Are you talking about me?" Mel Gibson waved his hand carelessly, "Now, it's the young people's world."

Tang En shook his fingers, "This summer, you have two blockbuster movies coming out! "Unsinkable" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". There is no doubt that you will be the most dazzling star in this summer!"

Mel Gibson was a little impatient, "Okay, you don't need to say this kind of thing, I've heard too much. Besides, you are both the producer of these two films, and you are the star if you want to talk about it!"

Tang En laughed loudly after hearing this, "You don't seem to have confidence?"

Mel Gibson shook his head, and said helplessly: "I'm so tired! During this time, I've been busy with the promotion of two movies, busy with various occasions, and that kind of smile almost made my face cramp. .”

"Well, when I'm done with my work for a while, I'll take Nat to Australia... go hunting at your house?" Tang En said with great interest.

"Okay, welcome anytime!" Mel Gibson was very enthusiastic, and immediately suggested: "I think you can buy a manor over there, the land price over there is cheap, you can... buy a large farm, don't It’s okay to shoot and hunt, or drive a tank!”

"Ah? Really?" Tang En's eyes lit up, which was somewhat attractive.

Mel Gibson said with a smile: "You are Dunn Walker, the Australian government will definitely open a green channel for you. Of course, for the sake of safety, the possibility of shooting is not very high, but the speed is fine."

"Interesting, others race cars, let's race tanks!" Tang En laughed heartily.

Mel Gibson gave him a deep look, "Aren't you joking? If it's true, I can help you ask."

Tang En hesitated for a moment, "I have always planned to buy a large manor in Australia."

Mel Gibson smiled, "Okay, let me help you pay attention. If there is no suitable one, you can build one according to your own ideas. You are not short of money anyway."

There is no need to mention the tank, this is just a young man's imagination.

If Tang En really did this, it would be too frivolous, and it doesn't match his status as a boss.

There is entertainment for everyone and a way to relax.

But it can't be too different from your personal identity, otherwise it will be a joke if it spreads out.

"I'm still planning to build my own manor in Los Angeles. There's no rush." ​​Tang En waved his hand and changed the subject, "By the way, you know, my career has already developed into the TV field, and I will be filming many TV series this year, which has already been confirmed. There’s The Wire, The Punisher, and Six Feet Under 2. We’re going to hire a ton of actors, and I’ll give you some slots if you need to.”

"TV drama?"

Mel Gibson raised an eyebrow.

He is a superstar in the film industry, but he doesn't know much about the TV drama industry.

Tang En said: "The movie market is only so big, with limited resources, it is impossible to have too many positions. In contrast, the circle of TV dramas will be wider."

"Our Australian Association is mainly for the film group... Huh?" Mel Gibson frowned, and his eyes showed a bit of suspicion, "You don't know which beautiful girl you fell in love with again? A member of the film industry Girls are not enough, do you want to enter the TV industry? Really want to catch all the beautiful girls in Australia?"

"How come?" Tang En laughed, "Forget it, anyway, the TV industry is big enough, and it will never be late."

Mel Gibson waved his hand and said seriously, "Let's talk about something serious. I have a project that I've been wanting to prepare for, but for various reasons, I couldn't get it started."

Tang En was startled, it couldn't be "The Passion of Jesus", right?

This movie did make a lot of money, but it caused even more controversy, causing the entire Jewish community to backlash. Even Twain had to be on guard.

"Not a religious movie, is it?"

"No." Mel Gibson shook his head.

Tang En heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "No problem, your project... With our relationship, even if you lose money, I will definitely support you!"

"Will the movie I star in lose money?" Mel Gibson glared at him angrily.

"Ha ha!"

"Do you know how I became famous?"

Tang En blinked, waiting for his own reply.

Mel Gibson said with emotion: "There are two series. The "Mad Max" series made me an Australian star, and the "Lethal Weapon" series made me a Hollywood star."

Tang En's heart moved, and he vaguely understood something.

"Lethal Weapon" is Warner's series of films. The latest and fourth film was released in 1998. Chinese kung fu superstar Jeter Lee played the role of the villain, and it has achieved a box office of 285 million US dollars worldwide.

The "Mad Max" series is an Australian film. As Mel Gibson's status is getting higher and higher, Australian film companies have been unable to pay his salary. After "Mad Max 3" in 1985, There were no more sequels.

Sure enough, I heard Mel Gibson say: "Australian films...have declined in recent years, especially commercial films, which have no ability to open up overseas markets. I hope to use the "Mad Max" series to help Australia. Movies open up momentum."

Tang En said disapprovingly: "This is not a problem in Australia. With the advent of the era of special effects in Hollywood, movies all over the world have lost the ability to expand overseas markets. This is especially true for English-language movies. Excellent talents go to Hollywood to develop , a dominance situation is inevitable."

Mel Gibson sighed, "No matter what, you have to work hard. "Mad Max" in Australia is just like "007" in the United States. It is a memory of a generation."

Tang En nodded, "Mel, we are brothers. If you want to make a sequel to "Mad Max", I absolutely support it! But... I need to know whether the main producer of this movie is Tang En Pictures or Australia The humble little film companies in the world?"

Mel Gibson stared at him deeply, "Do you have an idea?"

Tang En said: "Out of personal friendship, I will support you. But Tang En Pictures is a company, a Hollywood film company, and needs to have the dignity of Hollywood!"

Hollywood film companies often cooperate with overseas film companies to make films.

However, the producer of the main body must be a Hollywood company!

The copyright of the "Mad Max" series is in the hands of Australia's Village Roadshow Pictures and George Miller Film Production Company. These two companies are not qualified to negotiate terms with Tang En Pictures.

Tang En Pictures agreed to invest, which is the greatest gift!

Of course Mel Gibson knew this truth, he was very relieved, "No problem, Australia, I will go to clear it."

Tang En smiled and said: "If possible, Tang En Pictures is willing to purchase all the copyrights."

Mel Gibson immediately vetoed, "This is impossible! This series is the idea of ​​​​George Miller. He wrote and directed the first three films. He will not hand over control."

"George Miller . . . he's a big problem!"

Tang En frowned, lost in thought.

In the previous life, George Miller and Warner collaborated to develop "Mad Max 4: Fury Road", the visual effects are shocking, and the viewing experience is hearty.

However, because of the huge differences in investment, the relationship between George Miller and Warner was very cold.

This directly led to the issuer Warner's lack of promotional efforts and inadequate schedule arrangements. It collided with "Avengers 2", "Pitch Perfect 2", and "Tomorrowland", resulting in such an excellent film only getting 378 million US dollars. It became the biggest box office regret of the year.

In a rage, George Miller found various reasons and took Warner to court.

Twain was unwilling to do something thankless.