Chapter 474： 1 nightmare

There was the success of the "X-Men" series before, and the popularity of "Spider-Man" afterwards. Fans of comics from Marvel Comics to Universal Pictures to the Hulk have high hopes for this superhero manga movie and look forward to it. It bloomed like Peter Parker's brilliance.

Universal Pictures also held a huge premiere for the film at the Oriental Theater in Hollywood.

The premiere not only invited a large number of celebrity guests, but Ron Meyer of Universal Pictures also personally invited many industry heavyweights, such as Walt Disney's head Michael Eisner.

Ronan can also be regarded as an invitation from Ron Mayer. In addition to Li Ang's personal invitation, Ron Mayer also invited him in the name of Universal Pictures.

The red carpet is full of big names, but Hollywood's powerful figures with decision-making power have entered the VIP room early.

"Your Relativity Entertainment's performance over the past two years is amazing."

In the VIP room, Ron Meyer seemed very polite: "Ronan, are you interested in cooperating with Universal Pictures."

Of course Ronan would say something on the scene: "This is an honor for me and Relativity Entertainment."

But beyond that, there is nothing.

Ron Meyer was curious about Relativity Entertainment: ""Pirates of the Caribbean" will be released next month. Is Relativity Entertainment preparing to enter the top commercial production?"

Ronan smiled: "Relativity Entertainment has no foundation, and it can't compare with Universal Pictures and other companies. The main thing is to try your luck."

"You chose a pirate movie, it's incredible." Ron Meyer said this is true: "Who dares to invest more than 100 million dollars to make a pirate movie? Are you not afraid of failure?"

Frankly speaking, he thinks that "Pirates of the Caribbean" may not be as successful as "Hulk."

Thinking of "The Hulk", Ron Meyer had a headache. After several internal screenings, few people were optimistic about the commercial prospects of "The Hulk". The entire Universal Pictures industry was ready to hit the streets.

However, if the film fails, his position will be worrying. Originally, Vivendi Group has been expanding too fast in the past two years, and various problems have occurred, which even dragged down Universal Pictures. If this highlight fails again, it is estimated that Universal Pictures will start again. Turbulent.

Ronan said at this time: "The scale and business volume of relativity entertainment are average, and it is much worse than DreamWorks. It can't attract the cooperation of first-line directors, and there are no good project subjects. You can only look at the luck of pirate movies."

When it's time to keep a low profile, you should keep a low profile.

Ron Meyer looked at Ronan, thinking of the consequences of the failure of the pirate film, and suddenly felt that Ronan was like him.

All have to stumble on the big production.

Thinking of this, Ron Meyer rarely said: "You are still a little impulsive, you should consider the consequences of failure."

Ronan nodded: "Yes."

Toby Maguire came over at this moment, still holding a girl's hand. Ron Meyer introduced Ronan, and Ronan then knew that the girl was Ron Meyer’s daughter Jennifer May Yeah, she soaked Spider-Man away.

Greeted these two people, Ronan saw Michael Eisner, specially pulled Ron Meyer over, and asked the help to introduce him.

This is the first time Ronan has faced the head of Walt Disney.

"You are Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment?" Michael Eisner's attitude is not good, but there is a reason: "You poached Robert Iger?"

Ronan smiled and said, "We are a two-way choice."

Michael Eisner values ​​Robert Iger very much, otherwise he would not be promoted from the ABC TV station to the group company. Therefore, Ronan has a very bad impression, and as Disney successfully transformed from a single studio to a media group , Michael Eisner has also become extremely confident, whether he is facing people inside the group or treating people outside the company such as Steve Jobs, it is far from polite.

Ron Meyer has already gone to entertain other guests, and only Ronan and Michael Eisner are left here.

Michael Eisner said unceremoniously: "It was me who approved Robert Iger to leave Disney. You owe me a favor."

Ronan shrugged and said, "Mr. Eisner, if I have the right opportunity, I will repay this favor."

This said, as if he really owed a lot of favor.

It was impossible for Michael Eisner to understand Ronan's true meaning. He thought Ronan had taken the initiative to show weakness, nodded in satisfaction, and his aggressive momentum was somewhat restrained.

"The "Pirates of the Caribbean" you will release next month has the same name as Disneyland's rides." Michael Eisner said specifically: "Ronan, you didn't get Disney's approval before setting up the project."

Ronan replied calmly: "We have not violated the copyright law and any regulations in the industry."

Michael Eisner's eyes narrowed: "But if your movie fails, it will affect Disney's amusement park project!"

Ronan couldn't help laughing: "The movie will not be released until next month, and the victory or defeat is still unknown."

"Do you think the pirate movie can still be successful?" Michael Eisner thought about the negative impact this weird movie might have on Disneyland, and couldn't help but said: "I have seen the trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean". That pirate character counts. What? Do you think the fans can accept it? Johnny Depp will ruin your movie!"

Ronan didn't answer the call because it was not necessary.

Speaking a thousand times, it is better to wait until the results of the film are released.

Michael Eisner shook his head: "How did Johnny Depp create a pirate captain? Is he a little bit retarded? Is he drunk? Is he gay?"

Ronan shrugged slightly: "Depp said that all his roles are gay."

Just in time, Ronan saw Ang Lee, and without waiting for Michael Eisner to speak again, he said first: "Sorry, Mr. Eisner, I want to chat with Director Ang Lee."

After speaking, he walked towards Li Ang.

"Thank you for coming to my premiere." Ang Lee shook hands with Ronan.

Ronan smiled and said, "Of course I want to see your new film the first time."

Ang Lee was very busy here, so he didn't say much. After a few words of greeting, he took the initiative to leave and went to the theater to wait for the movie to start.

Ronan's position is a bit back, behind which is where the ordinary audience sits.

Not long after the film began to be shown, the sound of the previous discussion continued to appear. This is not a good phenomenon for a commercial film, because it means that the audience's attention begins to shift from the film, and the film cannot immerse the audience in the story and atmosphere.

Someone seemed very depressed, and the voice of dissatisfaction was a bit high: "I can only make a superhero movie so dull, right?"

This remark seemed to resonate, and another person said: "The directors who have won the Oscars are really different. They may be expressed in the form of art, which is different from ordinary science fiction films, but I did not understand what to express. After watching it for 50 minutes, I feel that the movie is very economical and there is no big scene."

Ronan is actually very clear that "The Hulk" is not a commercial film in the typical sense, and its spiritual core is still literary.

And as a director who has worked together once, Ronan can still guess some of Lee's thoughts. According to Lee's words, "The Hulk" is a psychological film, but this theme is obviously inappropriate and the audience wants to watch it. Superhero movies are actually popcorn movies, and Christopher Nolan’s "Batman" trilogy does not go beyond this category.

Ang Lee, as a director who tends to be more artistic, only shoots a brainless popcorn. He is definitely not reconciled, and he will not turn the movie into a pure popcorn movie, so he added a lot of his own stuff.

Perhaps Universal Studios invited Ang Lee to make this film because he hoped that he could inject something different into the superhero movie.

But with such a high investment, the success of the film depends on whether the audience can buy it.

Some netizens once said that the biggest problem of Ang Lee's "Hulk" is the rhythm and psychological entanglement, which let the following superhero movies learn lessons.

Ang Li himself later said: In terms of superhero movies, I really became a martyr...

American superhero movies are originally popcorn, the first of which is the invigorating visual perception, plus some high-tech ingredients, with a beauty to embellish them, two hours have passed.

This kind of film is to make the ordinary people face, realize the dream of heroic beauty.

After all, American superhero movies are not too suitable for directors full of literary style.

Ronan watched this movie whose main plot was almost the same as before, and knew that this movie could not create miracles because it was completely wrong with the current commercial film market.

At the end of the movie screening, Ronan also had a few words with Li Ang in the past, sending a routine congratulations, but Li Ang’s interest was not high. After all, this film has been screened for many times, and Universal Pictures’ attitude has long been declining. It spread to the ear.

Similarly, the audience doesn't pay much.

When Ronan left the crew, he directly called Robert Lee and asked Robert Lee to find someone to pay attention to the related dynamics of Universal Pictures and the "Hulk" Only this film failed, the theory of relativity Only entertainment can get the copyright of "Hulk".

The worst thing is to get the copyright of "Hulk" in the Avengers like Marvel Pictures.

This is arguably the best opportunity.

After the premiere, Cinema quickly announced the live audience reputation of "Hulk", only "B-".

Even if it is a summer commercial film, this kind of reputation is terrible, and it is the audience's reputation!

Misfortunes never come singly, the not-so-good response of "The Hulk" has detonated a lot of contradictions.

When the actor Eric Barna was interviewed by the media, he publicly claimed that working with Ang Lee was "like a nightmare."

This is Hollywood. When the wind is going well, everyone is praising it. When bad luck happens, everything will happen.