America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 305 303.Sister, sister, niece

"The 56th Emmy Awards have come to an end, with "House of Cards" and "Angels in America" ​​becoming the biggest winners."

"The Emmy Awards show what's going on now, and the battle between HBO and Lionheart continues."

"Dramas and mini-series have become the battlefield for large-scale dramas, and the only ones that public channels can compete for are comedies. This situation is not healthy."

“Eric Cooper once again made history, winning Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Drama Series for ‘House of Cards.’ ‘The Sopranos’ failed miserably!”

"The boldest person at this Emmy Awards has appeared. Jim Carrey complained about the Academy not giving him an Oscar, and Eric Cooper threatened the Academy to give him the award."

"The cost of silence and the potential threat made Eric Cooper burst into laughter during his acceptance speech."

"Sandra Bullock laughed until she squirted, and the wonderful scene was captured."

"The number of viewers of the Emmy Awards reached 36.6 million, a record high. The biggest contributor was Eric Cooper. Although he did not attend, he was the most eye-catching star of the awards ceremony."

After the Emmy Awards live broadcast, many people noticed that Eric Cooper turned out to be so funny and cute.

It's very rare for a celebrity to dare to directly criticize the academy and not thank the academy for the whole process, especially when it has given you so many awards.

Mom, if you have money, you can do whatever you want!

Eric was chatting with David Fincher in a coffee shop in Los Angeles.

Eric had the idea since the latter expressed his love for "House of Cards" at the awards ceremony.

I definitely don’t have much energy to worry about so many works, so why not invite David Fincher to direct the second season of “House of Cards”.

His dark style is very suitable for managing thriller dramas, and the first season was originally directed by someone else, so it belongs to its original owner.

"Exquisite story, more interesting political games, I like this script."

"David, you can look at it more carefully and make revisions, because I think you are very suitable for directing."

David Fincher laughed: "I don't know why, but I also feel that I can handle this job skillfully, as if I have done it once in a dream."

"But I have a question. Bar Refaeli's character died. Was it a temporary change by you or was it planned in advance?"

"Haha. Do you still need to ask this kind of question? I can't let her continue alive. Just find an actor with a similar body type during filming and don't show her face."

"Well, the audience will definitely understand. What surprises me is that you were able to bring the story back together so smoothly. They really should give you the best screenwriter."

"So you're going to take this job?"

"Why not? My last movie was in 2002. I've had enough rest and it's time to start working."

"Furthermore, I am very interested in such an excellent script and good actors. I have long wanted to work with Kevin Spacey again."

"Kevin Spacey is really great. The last time you two worked together was in "Seven Deadly Sins"."

"Well, that was in 1995. Almost ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, except for "Fight Club", I have never made any satisfactory works."

Eric burst into laughter: "David, if you say that, you will be jealous of many directors. I remember that "Thriller Space" took in 200 million box office worldwide. Isn't this satisfactory?"

David Fincher hesitated for a moment: "Although the box office is very good, sometimes that's not what you want to express. Relatively speaking, I still prefer "Seven Deadly Sins"."

"Of course, who doesn't like it? I still remember when I saw that the box contained the head of the heroine."

"OMG! That's a really shocking setting. Fortunately, you didn't do a close-up, otherwise it would have left a psychological shadow on me. I was only about thirteen or fourteen years old at that time."

David Fincher immediately clapped his hands happily: "Hahahaha. Many people have complained to me. In fact, I really wanted to do a close-up. The props were made, but the scene was deleted."

"When New Line gave me the script, I read it and thought it was pretty good, but there were loopholes, so I said I could consider it."

"Then New Line informed me that the script was wrong. I got the scrapped first version, and now I have to shoot the newly revised second version."

"After I read the second version, it just relied on a f*cking answer. All the interesting plots were gone. It turned into a children's play house."

"So I threatened them that if they wanted me to direct, they had to make the first version, otherwise there would be no negotiation."

"In the end, guess what? New Line compromised and let me modify the script myself. Except for the overly large-scale shots, I could shoot it however I wanted."

David Fincher told it with gusto, as if he was saying, look at me, capital will compromise with me.

But Eric looked at him like he was a fool: "David, your story is very interesting, but as the chairman of MGM, how about I review it for you from an investor's perspective?"

"Review what?"

"I think the original story should be like this. New Line really wants to make "Seven Deadly Sins", but you are a busy person and have so many books on your hands. How can I attract your attention?"

"So I decided to use the double-script provocation method. You are an excellent director, and no excellent director can see a good script being turned into waste paper."

"So you were fooled and you agreed!"

"Huh?" David Fincher was stunned for a moment.

boom!

After a while, he slammed the table: "Mazefak! These old bastards, at that time I still had a lot of good projects such as "The Wire" and "The Usual Suspects"."

"I've been bragging about this for almost ten years, so it turns out I'm the one being fooled?"

Eric patted him on the shoulder: "But the result is not bad. "Seven Deadly Sins" is very classic, isn't it? Win-win!"

MGM released two movies in September, both sequels.

One is "Breathless 2" and the other is "Happy Death Day 2".

"Breathless 2" still invites veteran action star Lundgren to play the blind veteran.

The story takes place a few years after the first part, continuing the clues of the first part, but it is completely different from the original plot.

The original "Breathless 2" was very mediocre, changing the exciting small space game into a hot fist-to-blood fight.

The fighting scenes are indeed very enjoyable, but they lack the excitement and cat-and-mouse tension.

The plot also failed to withstand scrutiny and was full of loopholes, which led to a failure in box office and reputation after its release.

To be precise, it was not a hit at the box office, but it was a hit at the box office, and it made a small profit. After all, the cost was there, but the sequel was completely ruined.

This is also a common problem that small-budget movies often encounter. They can rely on the first film to surprise the audience, but the reason why the surprise is called a surprise is that the audience did not expect it to be so good.

The expectations for the second part have already been raised, and all kinds of suspense have been revealed, so it is difficult to find new ideas.

So what can you do to get your audience excited again?

The answer is to introduce new characters, create new surprises, and at the same time follow the plot clues of the first part reasonably.

So the new exciting point Eric designed for "Breathless 2" is children.

The veteran wanted a child, and he finally realized his dream and had a daughter.

Of course, it was not his biological child, nor was it robbed, but the orphan of his former comrade-in-arms, who was adopted by him.

It's just that according to the law, he, an old blind man with a very poor financial situation, is not eligible to adopt, so the veteran has been afraid to let his child go to school, fearing that his daughter will be forcibly taken away by the government.

Instead, he teaches limited knowledge himself, and at the same time teaches the children more skills such as fighting and survival.

"Dakota Fanning looks so cute," Nicole whispered in the movie theater.

"She is really cute, and her acting skills are also good, and she is very dedicated in filming."

"Dedicated? Is it difficult to play a child's play?"

"At least it's not simple in this movie, but hard work will pay off. I guarantee that she can broaden her acting career and find more opportunities for future development."

As the plot progresses, Nicole quickly understands the difficulty.

In the first part, a rich girl was kidnapped. Her father searched for several years and finally determined that his daughter died at the hands of a veteran.

So the revenge began. The rich man sent someone to kidnap the veteran father and daughter and locked them in his mansion.

Then came torture and interrogation. The veteran was tortured and had one of his legs lost.

Many of these viewers began to worry. Without a leg, it would be difficult to walk. How could they fight back?

The movie quickly gave the answer, because it was not the veteran who carried out the counter-killing, but the little girl.

She seized the opportunity, took advantage of the enemy not paying attention to her, grabbed the machete, and cut a man's neck cleanly.

Then the rotating blade was thrown out, instantly damaging the power supply in the basement.

Darkness is the best protective color for the father and daughter.

Bang bang bang!

There was loud gunfire in the basement, accompanied by people's screams. Although there was no direct killing scene, the screams and the sound of metal collision still showed the horror of the battle.

When the rich man rushed into the basement with his people, the light came up again, and he saw several people lying on the ground in a mess, with blood spraying in all directions.

Gunshot wounds, throat slits, eye insertions, and eggs exploded, the death conditions were all different, just like Shura Hell.

Then think of Dakota Fanning's young face, with beautiful dimples when she smiles. The huge contrast stimulates the nerves of every audience, and they can't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Too fierce! Too cruel! It’s so enjoyable!

Eric looked to the side and saw that Nicole's eyes were widened and her mouth was slightly open.

"Now you know why I said little Fan Ning is dedicated. There will be more intense action scenes later, many of which were completed by her herself."

Nicole exhaled deeply: "My dear, this character is a bit too much. The movie will definitely be criticized."

"Why are you scolding me? Is it a bad influence on young people? Just scold me. Anyway, there are a lot of people scolding me."

"Usually film critics scold you, but this time I'm afraid many parents will scold you too."

"Humph! Let me ask you, is this character cool? Is it attractive enough?"

"She's so horny! Man!" Before Nicole could speak, a young man in the front seat had already answered for her.

"This character is so handsome, and the screenwriter is a genius!"

Eric shrugged, meaning you see, some people like it and will make a super-killer girl in the future.

The rest of the plot is simple. The father and daughter return home to set up traps and wait for the enemy to come.

Then he used his home field advantage to kill all the invading enemies, and finally fought his way back to the mansion and lost the rich man.

But the rich man's death did not end. He set up a revenge fund, which would be activated after his death, and summoned killers around the world to hunt down the father and daughter. The killings continued.

After Eric's adaptation, the sequel has completely deviated from the original direction and transformed into an action drama.

He also didn't know whether the audience would accept it. If they accepted it, they would continue to shoot it. If they didn't accept it, they would stop.

Relatively speaking, Eric did not intervene in the other "Happy Death Day 2".

Because it involves science fiction elements such as time travel, the difficulty of shooting this sequel is much higher than "Hold Your Breath 2".

So he gave it to others. If the word of mouth is good, it's you who are awesome. Otherwise, don't blame me.

MGM has a work released, and the Big Six will naturally follow suit. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events", "The Princess Diaries 2", "Alien vs. Predator", "King Arthur" and other films have been released in theaters.

However, although MGM and the Big Six have started another battle, both sides know that the championship will not belong to either side, because DreamWorks' super ace "Shrek 2" has also set the release date in mid-September.

In the blue sky, a small passenger plane is flying along the route to New York.

Liu Yifei came out of the bathroom and sat down next to her mother.

After a while, Eric also came out of the bathroom and sat next to her.

Liu Xiaoli looked back and forth between the two of them, but she didn't say anything in the end. She couldn't control them anyway, so she let them do whatever they wanted.

However, from a series of recent events, she could see that Eric Cooper was definitely not the kind of heartless and ungrateful person who would abandon her after playing.

Even if her daughter didn't get any status in the end after being with him, she would definitely need financial compensation.

"Eric, look at the reviews here. Dakota Fanning has been excavated to show an unexpected side, which has given everyone a big surprise. "Hold Your Breath 2" is an excellent sequel."

Eric waved his hand: "Forget it, I already knew the reviews, it's a mixed bag."

"Don't be discouraged, at least the box office is good."

"Hehe. Don't comfort me. "Shrek the Monsters 2" is too fierce. Fortunately, the six big names are also unlucky. If we die, we will die together."

"Then do you think the box office of "Shrek the Monsters 2" can exceed that of "Frozen"?"

Eric shook his head : "It's impossible. Frozen had no rivals in the third week, which was a huge advantage. Look at how many enemies Shrek 2 has around it?"

"Besides, next month there will be a lot of blockbusters like The Hunger Games, Van Helsing, Kill Bill 2, and Alexander the Great. It would be good if it can reach the box office of the first one."

"In fact, I hope it's higher. MGM will be responsible for overseas distribution. The higher it is, the more money I will make."

"The Big Six is ​​like hurting the enemy 800 and hurting yourself 1,000. Let's see who will suffer in the end."

In the evening, the plane landed in New York, and Zhou Wenqiong drove to pick it up.

Tomorrow is the reopening ceremony of the Hudson Theater, which symbolizes that MGM and Disney will officially compete in the field of stage plays.

Eric came to show up and cheer up the employees.

Sister, younger sister, niece, tut tut.