Made in Hollywood

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In today's Hollywood, digital technology has been widely used. Compared with traditional film technology, digital technology has many advantages, but it also brings corresponding problems.

Digital movies are easy to store and carry, and how to ensure their safety is a difficult problem faced by many Hollywood companies.

Even if there are various encryption technologies, these are not foolproof in the rapid development of the computer industry. Fortunately, in recent years, Hollywood has not had too obvious cases of leaks.

However, Duke is still very careful. In the past, Wolverine, The Expendables 3 and Interview had all been copied and leaked due to various reasons before the film was released. Although their circumstances were completely different, most The film encounters a leak, which will inevitably have a negative impact on the box office.

The digital copy of Duke's team has always been in charge of Charles Rowan, but according to Hollywood practice, an archive is also kept on Warner Bros.' encrypted servers.

The film company does this not for other reasons, but to prevent the director and other crew members from doing things. Hollywood has a relatively sound system, and the production and distribution party will not blindly trust anyone, even the hired director and producer. Take adequate supervision and precautionary measures.

In fact, there is no harm in doing so. Only an industry with sound rules and regulations can develop healthily.

But digital copies are stored on the company's servers, and there is a certain risk, although there is no precedent in Hollywood today, Duke remembers it well. The previous versions of The Expendables 3 and Interview were all stolen from the server.

According to the regulations of various Hollywood companies, every progress of the films produced or signed for distribution contracts must be backed up on the server, and Warner Bros. is no exception.

But Duke's status is different after all, and it is Warner's major shareholder and board member. These jobs are more like routines to him, and he, as a person, never minds looking at the highly commercialized society of North America in the worst light, plus those things that have left his memory in the past, naturally he will Take some precautions.

Even without these. Duke has also encountered arson on the set in his life, and he certainly does not lack the necessary vigilance.

Slowly turning to April, post-production on Iron Man is coming to an end, although Anna Prinz once again uploaded a digital copy of Iron Man to the company's servers, according to Warner Bros. regulations. But there is no Warner staff to review.

Obviously, for Warner Bros., Duke is the exception.

Although Iron Man is produced by Marvel Studios, Warner Bros. also participated in the investment. It is still the contracted issuer, and it has paid tens of millions of dollars in publicity expenses in the early stage. And the distributor is undoubtedly the upper layer of the food chain. In many respects, Marvel Studios, as a newcomer to the industry, needs to rely on Warner Bros.

Compared with the newbies of Marvel Studios, Duke is also more assured of Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. servers. It's no secret that a backup copy of Iron Man is kept.

All Hollywood studios are doing this, and some people can guess with their toes.

Another day's work was over. In the studio in Warner Studios, Duke announced that he was off work. Many people walked out one after another. He and Anna Prinz were the last.

Leaving the studio in a battery car, and seeing that Duke hadn't entered the parking lot, Anna Prinz asked, You didn't drive today? Do you need me to give you a ride?

No need. Duke shook his head, Scarlett will come pick me up later, it should be there soon.

He waved goodbye to Anna Prinz, and walked out alone, standing in the shade by the roadside for a few minutes, the roar of the motor from far and near, a fiery red four-door sports car, accompanied by a crisp sound The sound of the brakes stopped in front of Duke.

The window slowly lowered, and Scarlett Johansson, who was sitting in the driver's seat, raised her sunglasses and said, Honey, get in the car, what are you stunned for?

Opening the car door, Duke sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, and asked, When did you buy this car?

From the godmother. Scarlett started the car. She knew Duke's habit, and she didn't drive very fast. It was just shipped to Los Angeles yesterday.

The sports car whizzed past the Warner Building, and Duke turned his head to take a habitual look. Warner's side was obviously getting off work, and many people swarmed out of the building.

Many people are carrying briefcases or document bags, which are almost standard for office workers. Among them, a man was holding a medium-sized kraft paper document bag, and he came to the roadside with a few colleagues talking and laughing, politely speaking. Turning down invitations to go to a nearby bar for a drink, he walked to the adjacent parking lot and drove toward the eastern suburbs of Burbank, where his home is located.

Occasionally, he would stop by a small snack shop on his way home and stop for a cup of coffee and a snack, and it's the same today.

The car was parked on the side of the road, and the man walked into the store with the document bag in his hand, skillfully ordered coffee and snacks that he often used, and randomly found a seat by the window, sitting on it and watching the sea gradually sinking into the horizon. The sun is enjoying the meal unhurriedly, with a very comfortable look on his face.

In any way, this person is a very ordinary office worker.

As usual, after staying in the shop for about fifteen minutes, the man ran out of snacks and coffee, took a napkin and wiped his mouth, left enough tip, stood up and walked out of the snack shop.

He didn't look back, got into the car and left quickly, as if the document bag lying on the seat was not brought by him.

This store is very small and there are very few waiters. The plates left behind always have to wait for a while before someone cleans up. During this blank time, someone took their coffee and glanced around, and they didn't mind returning it. I walked over to the table, finished my coffee quickly, picked up the document bag very naturally, and left the snack shop generously.

Getting into a car parked on the side of the road, he opened the file bag and glanced at it. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, I got the thing, when will it start?

Listen to my notice.

A slightly hoarse voice sounded in the receiver, Don't make an assertion.

I understand. The man closed the file bag and added, Since I took your money, I will definitely do as you ask.

Hanging up the phone, he started the car, the car drove onto a road leading to the east, and slowly disappeared into the sunset.

The sun over the sea completely dropped below the horizon, and night gradually enveloped the Greater Los Angeles area. In this city with the most developed entertainment and media industries in the United States, night is just the beginning of many lives.

In a mansion in North Hollywood, a small party was going on in full swing. As the host, Cook Dick kept toasting to the guests. He seemed to be in a good mood, completely unaffected by Disney's recent setbacks.

But what is the real situation, only Cook Dick himself knows.

The bad news not only came from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, but the relevant departments on the opposite side not only turned to Warner Fox World, but also a negotiating team composed of professionals from Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox also flew there. There are fewer and fewer opportunities for Walt Disney and Disneyland to negotiate.

Cook Dick is well aware that if a miracle does not happen, Walt Disney is bound to lose the competition.

Without Disneyland, Disney's products can also enter that market, but the other side of the Pacific Ocean is not a free market after all. With or without the support of relevant policies and the green light, even as an American, he knows that it is completely different.

If Disney's products land in that market on a large scale, they will inevitably be tied up in many ways.

Not to mention other things, just delaying the release of movies alone will almost allow Disney's movies to profit from the opposite market and approach zero indefinitely.

That is a vast market with more than 1.3 billion people!

Just when Cook Dick thought so, his assistant walked into the banquet hall and whispered a few words in his ear, Cook Dick said a few words of apology to the guests, left with the assistant, and went to the The library on the second floor.

I just got the news... The assistant's voice was not loud, and it seemed that he was talking about a very secret thing. The things have been obtained, but there is a problem with the version, we...

Cook Dick suddenly raised his hand and interrupted the assistant, No matter what you get, this matter has nothing to do with us, or Disney, from beginning to end, it's just some avid movie fans and Iron Man. Spontaneous behavior of fans.

Yes. The assistant smiled, This has nothing to do with us at all.

To a certain extent, this is indeed the case. No matter how this matter is investigated, it will not involve them.

There are so many things that Hollywood can't see, this is just one of them.

What's more, with the network as a medium with extremely high degrees of freedom and sharing speed, there is no need to promote it from behind the scenes.

That's it. Cook Dick urged, I don't need to mention it again.

I understand what to do.

After the assistant said this, he turned and left the study to do the final finishing work.

Everything has its two sides, and the Internet is no exception. While it brings convenience, it also has many negative effects.

For the Hollywood film industry, online piracy has always been a headache. Even if there are sound copyright protection laws, the MPAA will keep an eye on it like a hound. Once someone takes a step forward, they will sue the other party for shit. , but the Internet infringement incidents are still emerging one after another.

Just in mid-April, another Hollywood-related online infringement incident suddenly broke out. (To be continued ~^~)