America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 59: The Dove Occupies the Magpie’s Nest (Please collect and read)

Utah.

Today is the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival.

The so-called Sundance Film Festival, more accurately, should be the Independent Film Exhibition Festival, which is a festival specially created for independent films.

Everyone knows that independent films require small investments and often take an artistic route rather than a commercial route. Such films are difficult to distribute and even more difficult to repay.

In order to prevent good movies from being buried, the Sundance Film Festival was born.

Many well-known directors have come out of here, such as the Coen brothers, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, etc. It is a veritable Hollywood hematopoiesis machine.

This year's film festival will last for 10 days, and Eric is taking a taxi to Park City. That small town with just over 10,000 residents does not have an airport.

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The phone rang, it was another more personal number that not many people knew.

"Hi! Elena!"

"Little guy, is this your plan? When I woke up, Hasbro's stock price had dropped 5 percent."

Eric frowned: "Only five percentage points? So little? It seems that the market is still very optimistic about me being a director, hahaha."

"What are you thinking? Even I know this is completely unreliable. One of the reasons why the stock price has not fallen is because someone is protecting the market. Needless to say, it must be the Hassenfeld family.

"Another reason is that because the news broke out so quickly, many people are in a wait-and-see state. Maybe they think it's just fake news."

"I get it, you want me to make things bigger, right?"

Elena said anxiously: "Otherwise? I'm illegally lending money to you, enough to send me to jail. Don't let me down, Eric Cooper! Otherwise, I will drag you to hell with me. .”

Eric could feel the other person's emotions across the phone, and hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, this impulsive tone is not like the woman I know."

"Now I'm on my way to the Sundance Film Festival. Today is the opening ceremony. There are entertainment media from all over the United States gathered there. They are all bloodthirsty sharks and will help us make things big."

The other end of the phone gasped and calmed down: "I hope so."

More than half an hour later, the taxi arrived at its destination. In the snowy town, a huge venue was enclosed, filled with screening rooms. Countless people were squeezing in, including movie fans from all over the country.

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With a breath of white breath, Eric took off his hat and mask. It was a bit cold, but in order to let the media capture him better, he felt a little aggrieved.

I directly chose to buy a pass, which cost 2,000 US dollars. Most people really can’t afford it. They usually buy whichever movie they want to watch.

Looking at the hundreds of movie titles in the manual, Eric began to look for any that he was familiar with, and then saw a movie on the second page - "Leland's America."

Although the director is unknown, there are several familiar names in the starring cast, including Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.

Don Cheadle is the black man who played War Machine in "Iron Man", not the first one.

He has been in the film industry for more than ten years and has already gained a certain reputation in the film industry. Although he is certainly not as good as Denzel Washington and Will Smith, he is still a relatively well-known black movie star.

Needless to say, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are both relatively promising among the young generation in Hollywood. The former is currently being highly praised and even auditioned for "Transformers" some time ago.

After choosing his target, Eric went straight to the theater of "Lelan's America". The movie would start in a while, and if nothing else happened, he would meet several media.

After squeezing with the crowd for a while, I found a movie theater in a good location. After stepping into it, sure enough, a small press conference was being held here.

There weren't many media outlets, only seven or eight, so they made do. Eric simply found a seat in the front row and sat down.

The handsome man is unforgettable wherever he goes, like a shining star. The moment he arrives, Ryan Gosling's eyes follow him.

"Eric Cooper, it's him. Why is he here? Is he interested in my movie?"

With this idea in mind, Ryan Gosling nodded at Eric while being interviewed, and Eric smiled back at him.

This strange behavior naturally aroused the interest of others. Several people looked over at the same time, and the media naturally followed.

The film's creators may not know Eric's identity, but they just think the young man is handsome.

The media was different. In an instant, they were like sharks that smelled blood and surrounded Eric, fearing that he would escape.

"Mr. Eric, is it true that you want to be the director of "Transformers"?"

"Mr. Cooper, could you please reply to the message in the early hours of the morning? Was it a mistake by MGM?"

"Mr. Cooper, you want to be a director. Is this true or false?"

Seeing the enthusiastic look of these reporters, and looking at their tepid attitude towards him just now, the director and actors felt uncomfortable.

This is our home court! What are you doing!

Eric signaled everyone to be quiet: "I will answer your questions, but only after the movie is over. This is an excellent work with excellent directors and actors. Let us focus on them first. Okay?"

After saying that, he leaned back in his seat and stopped talking. The media didn't want to press him again after seeing this. Anyway, Eric Cooper had already promised, so just wait until the movie is over.

Of course, this is one of the reasons why Eric didn't want to answer. The more important reason is that there are too few media present, and they are all tabloids, which do not have enough influence.

But as long as the news that he is here spreads, it is guaranteed that after the movie is over, reporters will surround the theater.

Let the bullets fly for a while.

Seeing that the media's attention has returned to them, and they are even more enthusiastic, the director and actors can't help but feel grateful.

Others are quite nice.

Unknowingly, more than an hour later, the movie ended. Eric and the few viewers applauded together. Although it was an art film, the quality was pretty good.

After the creators came on stage to express their thanks, the audience began to leave.

Then the director took Ryan Gosling and other main actors to Eric. There were not many opportunities to meet such a big shot, and no one wanted to miss it. Maybe he was the buyer of the movie.

However, the media's actions were obviously faster than theirs. In addition to the original seven tabloid reporters, dozens of media seemed to appear suddenly, blocking Eric from all directions.

In an instant, he was almost slapped in the face, and there was a mess of words. On the periphery, the film's creators stood there in embarrassment.

On the first day of the three rounds of recommendations, the data was very poor and I felt like I was going to be at the bottom.