Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 195 Anxious thin man, six green lights, multiple sons, cross-server chat

  New Zealand is located in the South Pacific, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

  Here is the famous scenic spot Hell’s Gate, which is the place where cute babies wash jiojio and eat hot pot in the second season of "Where are we going, Dad?"

Of course, the five fathers and six cute babies not only ate hot pot and soaked their feet here, but also went to Matamata, a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, where they visited Hobbiton, which is The Shire, home of the hobbits.

That's right, the only filmmaker who is located in New Zealand and can have a relationship with Kate Winslet is Peter Jackson, who will be known as Peter the Great in the future, and the Richard this fat man talks about is naturally from Weta Digital Co-founder, Peter Jackson's special effects master, Richard Taylor.

  When the fat white man with glasses heard his companion's roar, he brought coffee in his hand, and the guy who hadn't entered yet had a beeping expression on his face.

   Blinking his little eyes, he asked in confusion before he could react: "Kate? Which Kate?"

   "Kate Winslet!"

Seeing that his friend's nerves were a little dull, the Peter Jackson minus version with a beard immediately patted the table and said, "Do you remember "Angel of Sin"? Juliet Schwimmer! That one with Melanie Lynskey The blond girl in love in the movie, the one in England!"

   "Oh! And then?" Richard Taylor still didn't understand what his companion meant.

   "Then? Then she's Roland's girlfriend now!" Peter Jackson saw that Richard Taylor's brain circuit was not on the same channel as his own, so he beckoned and signaled him to come over quickly.

Seeing this situation, the strange Richard Taylor didn't hesitate. He took a sip of coffee to avoid spilling it, and then he kicked his feet, and he slid directly to Peter Jackson's side while sitting on the swivel chair. , also landed on the computer monitor of the opponent's finger.

  Looking at the entertainment news on the Yahoo page, he could see all the gossip about the relationship between Roland and Kate. After turning the mouse to browse, a happy smile appeared on that rich face.

"Oh~ the little Kate was also in love back then? The boyfriend turned out to be Roland Allen? It's okay! Five consecutive box office champions, plus this year's "Spider-Man", if nothing else, he can rule the entire 90 In the 1990s, this kind of influence has already surpassed that of Harrison Ford, it is really a stroke of luck to find him!"

  As the technical director of Weta Digital, although Richard Taylor did not participate in the movie "Sinful Angel", but that movie was shot in Weta Digital's studio, how could he not know Kate?

   After seeing Kate and another woman filming the Lily scene, Weta Digital went up and down. In fact, he was very worried about the physical and mental health of the little girl. After all, Kate was only seventeen years old at the time. If such a beautiful girl just turned around...

   What a pity!

   And now—

  Looking at the funny pictures posted on Yahoo's official website, he can smell the sweetness even through the network cable.

However, Richard Taylor's attitude of watching gossip while drinking coffee made Peter Jackson's head full of black lines. He chiseled the table hard again, and the sound of thumping could even make the keyboard jump up, " Hehehe!"

   "What are you doing? Is there something wrong with you? Isn't it necessary to be so excited just to watch a relationship gossip?"

  Richard Taylor frowned and looked at the other party, "Although she has acted in your movie, you don't have to be so excited, right?"

   "If you're really happy, then call and talk about your feelings. Why are you competing with me?"

He couldn't figure out the point of the four consecutive questions, which made Peter Jackson suffocate. Seeing that his companion really couldn't get his own brain circuit, so he didn't make any more detours, but turned around and rummaged through the pile of documents. After a while, a document as thick as one finger was thrown in front of the other party, "Comeon! I'm talking about "Lord of the Rings"!"

When the document marked "Lord of the Rings" appeared in Richard Taylor's line of sight, Ben also showed his puzzled eyes to the outside world, and instantly calmed down. Let it go, "The Lord of the Rings? Wasn't the project of The Lord of the Rings killed by Harvey Weinstein?"

   Seeing that the other party was finally on the right track, Peter Jackson breathed a sigh of relief.

   But before he could be happy, the words of his friend brought him to the top again.

   "And didn't you say that after looking for the Big Six, none of them were interested in the "Lord of the Rings" project?"

   "The Big Six are not interested, and Harvey Weinstein doesn't want to do it, so what we can do is accept our fate..."

  Hearing these words, Peter Jackson's cheeks were swollen like the Huoyun Cthulhu who performed the toad kung fu.

  Take a deep breath, and then let it out, trying not to let yourself and your companions get angry.

  After a few seconds of delay, he finally said slowly: "Yes, the "Lord of the Rings" project was indeed killed by Miramax, and the Big Six were not interested, but Hollywood is not limited to the Big Six!"

   "In addition to the Big Six, there is also New Line! There is also DreamWorks! There is also Warcraft Films!"

   "And now, can't we just have direct contact with the latter two?"

  Peter Jackson reached out and tapped vigorously on the monitor. When Richard Taylor's eyes fell on the photo of Roland saluting Kate as a gentleman, he finally understood what his friend meant.

  Good guy, this fat man has already lost his mind for filming "Lord of the Rings"?

   "But, how did you know that Roland and the others would be interested in "Lord of the Rings"?"

  Richard Taylor clasped his hands into fists and rested his chin on the back of his hands.

  The topic finally got on the right track, and Peter Jackson answered it cleanly.

   "Whether you're interested or not, why don't you just call Kate and ask?"

"Well, if Roland is interested, how did you get this project?" Richard Taylor choked on the logical answer, but his thoughts were still quick, "You have to know, "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" People" has always been held by the Weinstein Brothers, and if they don't nod, no one will be able to shoot."

   Hearing this, Peter Jackson, who was almost choked to death by his friend, finally smiled.

"Yes, the film rights of these two series are indeed in the hands of Weinstein's brothers, but even if the two of them are tied together, they dare to say 'No to Roland Allen and Steven Spielberg. '? Our problem now is not to persuade the Weinstein brothers, but to fool Roland Allen into being interested in "The Lord of the Rings!"

  That's right, when Peter Jackson saw the news of the relationship between Roland Allen and Kate Winslet, all he could think of was to get Roland to invest in his own project—"The Lord of the Rings".

As a guy who grew up watching John Tolkien's s, Peter Jackson, like all book fans, has imagined Middle-earth countless times in his mind. He is fascinated by everything in this land, and imagines that one day , allowing him to be born into the world.

  It's a pity that even if he becomes a director, he still can't get his hands on that world.

   Because of technology, because of copyright, because of money.

  Technology does not allow, he created Weta Digital just like his dream-chasing predecessor George Lucas.

  If the copyright cannot be obtained, then he will look for the owner of the copyright, hoping that he can impress the other party.

  If there is no money, then solicit investment, as long as he can shoot, he can do anything.

  It's a pity that Weta Digital created it, the rapidly developing technology has matured, and CGI has been mastered, but the copyright owners, Hollywood's independent film giants, the Weinstein Brothers, are not interested in his project.

Yes, as early as 1990, the Weinstein Brothers had already bought the filming rights of the adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", which were controlled by Miramax, not under the trust of the world. in the hands of the Alkin Heritage Foundation.

  If you want to shoot Middle-earth, you have to nod from the two of them.

  Actually, when buying the copyright, the two brothers guessed that this IP had something to do with it.

  It's a pity that the Big Six didn't intend to make fantasy films, so their copyrights have been put on hold again and again.

But now, if someone wants to make a film, that is of course a good thing, but the problem is that Peter Jackson is not a famous director, and he wants to invest hundreds of millions of dollars. , that is the opposite.

  In this case, they naturally rejected each other's request ambiguously.

  Uh... It can't be said to be a rejection, anyway, they left some hope for Peter Jackson.

  The two brothers told the future Peter the Great that if a second-tier film company is willing to invest in this film, then they will take out the copyright and set up a project to produce it. If not, then forget it.

  Hearing these words, Peter the Great, who had not yet ascended the throne, was full of enthusiasm.

   An investment, isn’t this just a handy hand?

   "The Lord of the Rings" is a fantasy masterpiece! How could Hollywood not be interested in investors?

   As a result, after walking around in Hollywood, he discovered—

  Fox told him that "Titanic" would eat up all the company's cash flow, and there was no money to make Middle-earth;

  Sony told him that the sequel of "Spider-Man" and Spielberg's "Men in Black" have already been approved, and there is no money to make Middle-earth;

  Universal told him that "Jurassic Park 2" is the highest priority, and there is no extra money in hand;

  Disney told him that the investment in "Into the Deadly Island" failed, and he also had no money to make Middle-earth;

  Warner told him that the "Batman" we are most familiar with has been kicked out by "Spiderman", so how can it be possible to make an unfamiliar fantasy movie?

  Paramount told him, go to sleep, there is no type of successful precedent, and now only Steven and Rolanda get investment!

   I'm a big mess!

  Peter Jackson got it.

  Although the answers given by the six schools are not the same, there is only one essence.

  Your special is not Roland Allen, why should we write you a nine-figure check with our eyes closed?

   Audiences who like him can buy back his movies in a month, how about you?

Seeing Peter Jackson being rejected six times in a row, the Weinstein Brothers, who thought this guy could perform miracles, were also a little upset. Although the Big Six rejected Peter Jackson, it was not the same as denying the value of copyright in their hands. ?

  So they rejected Peter Jackson's green light request and said that the company would not vote for the time being.

   But Peter Jackson, who wants to chase his dream, can bear it?

   While facing the reality, he was even more helpless when he returned to New Zealand.

   If you have no name, no money, and no connections, you can only act on the face of others.

  Of course, he is even more unwilling, because he really loves this thing.

Originally, he planned to rest in his hometown for a period of time, and led Weta Digital to make some models of Middle-earth in a studio in New Zealand at his own expense. He wanted to take serious and sophisticated preparations as an important bargaining chip for his next investment. To continue negotiating with the second-tier company, and now—

  Kate turned out to be Roland's girlfriend?

   Then isn’t this an opportunity?

   The guy who can make the six big unanimously give the green light is right in front of him, so what kind of bicycle is needed!

  Although he stays in New Zealand all year round, he is also a Hollywood person after all. He may not know the big things, but he has heard a little about the small things.

  Among all the gossip he heard, Roland Allen was a guy with the words 'Stupid people, rich money, come quickly' on his forehead.

Like "The Seven Deadly Sins" which couldn't attract investment at all, "The Shawshank Redemption" which was almost killed by Simpson, the same-sex movie "The Wedding Banquet" which no one is willing to release at all, and "Eat Diet Men and Women" which many people don't understand. ", the Marvel movie copyright that was kicked as a football by all film companies, and "Love Before Dawn" that has no hope of making a profit so far...

  These are all projects in which Roland invested or purchased copyrights.

Although the first five turned over, at the beginning, these were movies that everyone didn't like, and since Roland likes this kind of project that everyone doesn't want, then his "Lord of the Rings" has hope up?

   As long as this guy with a lot of money and money can be dealt with, isn't Middle-earth just around the corner?

   Of course, the most important thing is that compared with other companies that he doesn't know, Roland can still go through the back door!

  When filming "Sinful Angel", he and Kate exchanged numbers, so—

  If you can talk directly to the top three guys in Hollywood, why bother to be blamed by others?

Ever since, Peter Jackson stepped on the time point full of joy, dialed Kate's number, told the other party his little wish, and asked Kate to help relay it. Half of the sauce burst without water.

   "Can you say that again? I don't seem to understand..."

   Roland, who had just come out of the bathroom, looked at Kate leaning on the bed with a bewildered expression, water dripped down his cheeks.

   "I said that a director I worked with, named Peter Jackson, after he saw the news of our relationship, he called and said that he wanted to discuss a project with you, about movies..."

  Seeing that Roland stopped to listen to the news, Kate, who had already got into bed, turned over again, took the towel from Roland's hand, and then grabbed Roland's arm, made him sit on the edge of the bed, and rubbed his hair dry.

   "What? Are you not interested in him? If you don't want to see him, just say so, and I'll just return him..."

   Speaking of refusal, Kate didn't have the slightest psychological pressure. "The exposure of our relationship will bring you a lot of trouble. The guys who want to approach you don't have your phone number, but they can find me, so..."

   "Don't think that refusal is cutting off my relationship, because my most important relationship now is you."

  Although Kate was confessing her love, Roland didn't think about these things in his mind.

  Peter Jackson looking for him?

  Film project?

   Isn’t that the Lord of the Rings under the name of Weta Digital?

   What is The Lord of the Rings?

  That was the top IP in the first decade of the 21st century!

With Marvel in its hands and "Harry Potter" being written, only "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Batman" are the live-action film IPs that can be called epics in the first decade of the 21st century. And Lord of the Rings.

   "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a residual project of Walt Disney. Without the cooperation of the park, this series is meaningless.

   "Batman" belongs to Warner, because of the relationship between Marvel and DC, it is impossible to touch it.

   In this way, the only remaining treasure just rolled into his bowl inexplicably?

  (ω)

   Could it be that the legendary handsome man can eat with his face?

   Not only that, Peter Jackson also has Weta Digital in his hands.

   You know, twenty years later, there is such a saying in the circle——

  ‘If you have a problem, go to Industrial Light and Magic, and they will write specific software to solve it; if you still can’t solve it, then go to Weta Digital, and they will try their best to push it with human technology. '

  Compared with "Lord of the Rings", which can generate 6 billion operating income, Weta Digital is what Roland values ​​most, because Industrial Light and Magic plus Vita Digital can solve all the problems in special effects.

  Owning them can monopolize the entire special effects industry.

   And now what toddler is likely to hug his lap and call daddy?

'Eh! For the sake of your sincerity, then I will reluctantly accept a godson first! '

All right…

  Actually, Roland suspected that he was dreaming, or that his brain was flooded when he just took a shower.

   Then, he squeezed Kate's thigh.

   "Hiss... what are you doing?" Kate asked, frowning in pain.

   "I was thinking, why did you meet me, a treasure girl like you?" Roland raised his head slightly, his eyes blurred.

  Such words made Kate think that Roland understood the confession of 'you are my most important relationship'.

Therefore, she, who already has literary and artistic attributes, said with a smile: "If life can be repeated, there are two things I am sure of. One is that I will definitely become an actor, and the other is that I will marry Laurence Olivier I would have proposed to him myself if I had to. I would have said it all, except for the last few months with Larry."

  ? ? ?

  Huh (↗↘↗)?

  Stop!

etc!

   Bridge Bean Sacks! !

  Still calculating how much he got from Kate after meeting Kate, Roland's mind was a little buzzing.

  Aren’t we talking about taking down the New York social scene, taking down The Lord of the Rings, infiltrating Weta Digital, and more to come?

   This is obviously an exchange of interests in the career show, why did the style of painting turn into a love show when he turned around?

  But how could Roland fail to understand what Kate said?

  That was Vivien Leigh's beautiful vision after her divorce!

  The reason why Vivien Leigh, who has learned to act since she was a child, devoted herself to the film industry without hesitation, is to marry Lawrence Olivier!

   And now—

  Kate also acted in elementary school, and she entered the film industry later than Roland. Just like Vivien Leigh relied on Lawrence Oliver to get "Gone with the Wind", Kate's Ruth was appointed by Roland...

   Grass hold...

  Cannot be deduced.

   As the deduction continues, this cross-server chat can talk about things!

  However, after smelling the perfume from Kate, Roland—

   Well, he understands that if he tries to explain it forcefully now, he might die...

  ╮(╯▽╰)╭

What's more, isn't love at first sight just a matter of seeing sex, isn't love for a long time just weighing the pros and cons, and growing old together is more just a matter of habit. Since Kate's brain waves are not on the same channel as his own, then he will pretend to be on the same channel .

  Anyway, the two of them get along quite comfortably now.

  So, Roland smiled and said, "I met Peter Jackson, for you..."

  "Lawrence Oliver's biggest mistake was not seeing that Vivien Leigh was only living for herself."

Kate raised the corner of her mouth when she heard the words, and moved faster, rubbing Roland's head into a prickly hair. After seeing the explosion effect, she put down the towel in satisfaction, turned on the bed humming a little tune, and dialed again. Peter Jackson's phone call.

   "Hi, Peter, I asked for you, Roland said you just come here, time..."

   Speaking of this, Kate, who was lying on the pillow, turned her head and looked at Roland, and Roland said very face-savingly, "Anytime."

   "Oh, he said you can come over anytime."

  Kate pursed her lips, the phone in her hand hadn't hung up yet, she was staring at Roland, she had already reached out with a smile and grabbed it...

Note: ①The copyrights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" were bought by Weinstein as early as 90 years ago. We bought the copyrights from them when the new line was shot. Weinstein only kept four and seven 5% of the overall profit distribution (three "Lord of the Rings", one "The Hobbit", and some of them belong to the Tolkien Foundation, the copyright has nothing to do with the foundation), this is the previous joint venture between the foundation and Mira The record in the lawsuit when Max and Weinstein sued Warner. ②During Harvey's trial at the beginning of this year, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino sued Harvey, saying that because they did not serve Harvey, they were kicked out of the "Lord of the Rings" casting list by the other party. Harvey denied this, but Peter Jackson made it clear in an interview with CNN that he had been arguing with Harvey for eighteen months in order to make a movie. Harvey had to take care of everything, including casting, but he He was still unwilling to invest money, and after New Line bought the rights, Weinstein became an executive producer. Not only that, Harvey also disgusted him, because the sale of two copyrights to New Line was conditional , Harvey bid 10 million for the shares of Weta Digital. He is the third largest shareholder besides Peter and Richard. ③According to the indictment, the total income of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, including peripherals, exceeded 6 billion. ④ Now the saying in the circle is that it is indeed impossible for Weta Digital to solve ILM, because the labor cost in California is too high, ILM only accepts orders selectively, and more is the development of special effects software. ⑤ Vivien Leigh and Lawrence Oliver's love experience can only be spent as a mother, so I can't write it down.

  (end of this chapter)