Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 386 Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year! New Year!

   (Ps, there is no missing chapter, the serial number of the previous chapter was wrong, it is 406, but I do not have permission to modify it.)

"A masterpiece! A masterpiece! "Memento" is simply a masterpiece! Director Christopher Nolan used an unprecedented flashback method to create a 'fragmented' movie-watching atmosphere! If we are like the protagonist, dressed as Detective, follow the flashing fragments on the screen, and the emotions intertwined in the complex structure will move everyone!"

"After watching "Memento", I realized what is the texture of a movie! What is a movie reflecting reality! In fact, everyone in our reality is like the protagonist of the movie, peeking at everything in the world written by the brain Every morning when we wake up, we stare at the snow-white ceiling and ask ourselves: 'Who am I, where am I?', and with the emergence of memories, a complete life that belongs to us is also objectively presented in front of us, But at this time, who will think about whether the life presented to us by the brain is our life? Is it real without any modification? Because we are used to it, we have never thought about this kind of problem! But after watching After reading "Memory Fragments", I suddenly felt that by examining every message sent to us by the brain, we might be able to discover some hidden truths!"

""Memento" tells the story of life! The magical editing makes the content of the story a variety of grotesque choices! Christopher Nolan used his lens to tell us that the truncated memory will make fate run rampant in the alley of history! No matter what choice we make, we have to keep enough sobriety, because only in this way can we pursue the path we want!"

   "Christopher Nolan Beep!"

   ""Memento" is definitely a movie worth watching more than "Titanic"!"

   "Hollywood's next super director! That's right! It's a super director! Not a suspense director!"

   "Steve Spielberg and James Cameron, who only use special effects, are not worthy of his shoes!"

   "This is a movie! This is a movie!"

  When "Memento" was released on a large scale, fans who had been eager for it for weeks finally won the carnival!

  Like a little piggy waiting to be fed, while absorbing nutrients, he also crazily feeds back his joy to the outside world!

  The unprecedented editing method made them fascinated!

  The narrative flow of back-cutting and sequential play made them brainstorm!

   And when the two are combined...

  The 40,000 people on IMDb got a stable score of 8.5 points, and they came together!

  In the fourth week, another 8 million was collected, and the cumulative total box office soared to 19 million, which made "Memento" stand out from the movies of the same period! What Morgan Freeman starring "Clues and Traces"! What "BJ's Diary" starring Renee Zellweger! What Johnny Depp starring "American Owl"! These movies are all **** in front of "Memory Fragments"!

   However, in the eyes of Hollywood colleagues, this fiery momentum is simply—

  Car accident scene!

  ...

   "The movie "Memento" is a big loss, right?"

  In the conference room of Fox Films, a bunch of people were looking at the report in their hands with beeping eyes.

  Because in their view, what Roland Allen did this time was a loss-making business!

   After the chairman of the film industry spoke, voices of agreement came one after another.

   "Big loss, big loss! The cost of "Memento" is 10 million!

   Judging from the current show time and box office, the upper limit of this movie is at most 35 million.

  But Warcraft Movie and TV they can't get back so much cash! "

"Yes! According to the accounting standard of the North American Theater Alliance, their long-term screenings, the box office accounting is always 50%; if it really falls to 35 million, then they can get it. Only 17.5 million."

  "The total income of 17.5 million, after deducting the 10% of the total box office promotion fee, is 14 million;

   Then deduct the copy cost of 2,000 theaters and the cost of publicity materials, and estimate, there are only 7 million left;

If you add in the human relations of on-demand screenings... As far as we know, Warcraft Film and Television paid 500,000 appearance fees to Steven Soderbergh and other directors, then here, another 5 million will be deducted, and the rest , only two million;

   Then after subtracting the film production cost of 10 million, so far, the film has lost 8 million! "

   That's right!

  Don't look at the hype of "Memento", but in fact, it has not made a profit so far!

   In other words, it is impossible for this movie to be profitable during the normal movie release cycle!

   Nearly 30 million was thrown down, and everyone joined in the fun, and listened to the loneliness!

  As for why the box office of Hollywood movies only accounts for 20% of the total revenue, "Memento" still has a lot of room to sprint?

Do not make jokes!

  Twenty percent has always been for commercial films!

  Because they have peripherals to develop!

   And what about Memento?

  Selling clothes, dolls or ice cream?

nothing!

   In this way, after excluding the box office, the disk market has become the final destination of their profits.

  In this case, the word-of-mouth stretch is indeed conducive to the promotion of the film market after the film is released.

  Good fan ratings can also make this movie a hit in the disc market.

   But the problem is that this practice is still for commercial films.

  Because of the DVDs of commercial films, they are also peripherals!

  Fans buy it for collection, and a large number of shipments can make the producer a lot of money.

   And suspense movies?

  Even the core fans of suspense films will collect DVDs, but compared with the fan base of commercial films, this kind of collection is simply insignificant, because more guys will watch more movies by renting discs.

  Rent a two-week disc at one time, brush several times in my spare time, then post movie reviews in online forums, collide with like-minded friends to create sparks of thought, and finally Over…

  Although these movie fans are indeed movie lovers, in the eyes of capital, this group is dispensable.

   Rent a disc?

  What is renting a disc?

  Every penny you spend is earned by the middleman!

   Right now, the largest rental agency in America is Netflix!

  People buy a bunch of goods from the middleman at one time, and then they can use the identity of the item owner to carry out limited distribution!

  The manufacturer cannot receive this part of the money.

  The only thing manufacturers can earn is the money that these disc rental agencies pay for buying discs!

   In this way, these movie fans are shouting loudly and blowing happily, so what's the use?

   Except for touching myself, none of the other guys can move them!

  ...

   Of course, these guys paid so much attention to the movie "Memento", it was because Roland Allen finally missed.

   "First loss, right? This is his first loss since he established a film and television company?"

  In the conference room of Sony Pictures, there were exclamations.

"In the past ten years, he has bought six copyrights of "The Wedding Banquet", "Eating and Drinking Men and Women", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Love Before Dawn", "Red Fan District", and "Memory Fragments". , It’s all a net profit, now, it’s finally smashed!”

   "Yes, yes! I heard that Roland Allen bought this movie on his own initiative!"

   "Yes, yes, yes! He also went to England! He met director Christopher Nolan!"

   "Fei Yue Qianli came out to buy a copyright in person, but in the end he was mistaken?"

   "Hahahaha! This may be the biggest news this year! Huh?"

  ...

   "If he continues to win, we're afraid we'll all have to go!"

  In the conference room of Paramount Pictures, the same sound of celebration was also filled.

   "In ten years, I have acted in a total of twelve films, participated in the release of six films, and all of them have exploded!"

   "Is this kind of achievement achievable by humans?"

   "Even Steven and George can't do it!"

   "Every time we held a meeting before, we had nothing to say when we mentioned him."

   "And now, he's finally wrestling!"

   "Please invite everyone to dinner tonight! Celebrate Roland's failure at last! Come and come! No one is allowed to run away!"

  ...

  The jubilant response from Sony, Fox and Paramount, that was a real beep.

   But there is no way, who made them overwhelmed by Roland all these years?

  Nine championships in ten years, this kind of achievement is exciting!

  In the eyes of the public, Roland, who has released blockbuster works year after year, is an invincible existence!

   Corresponding to this scenery is the embarrassment of various film companies!

   After all, no matter what the market is, it is limited.

   Some people make money, and some people definitely lose money.

  In the past, as wage earners, what they had to think about every day was to surpass their competitors and improve the company's performance.

   And when Roland appeared, it became their goal to think about how to pull Roland under their own banner and improve the company's performance.

  Before, as the helm of a film company, all the shareholder pressure they faced came from the operation of the company.

And when Roland appeared, the pressure from operators turned into interpersonal pressure. The shareholders’ question they needed to answer was not why the company’s performance this year was slow, but why the company didn’t invite Roland ahead of others this year. So as to achieve a leap in performance.

  When they opened their eyes in the morning, what they heard was what happened to Roland's project.

  In my sleep at night, what I think about is when Roland's project will end.

  When this situation repeats day after day, year after year, aggrieved emotions arise spontaneously.

   Reasonable!

   Roland Roland Roland every day! Isn't this just letting them live in Roland's shadow!

  If it were someone else, they would have already figured out a way to vent their anger as a prince!

   But a leg-hugging king like Roland is like a hedgehog, making it impossible for them to attack!

  So, patience became the only thing they could do.

  They don't believe it anymore, Roland will never make mistakes in his life!

   And endured it, they also endured into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

  Because Roland quit the circle.

   To be honest, when Roland announced his retirement, these guys felt a little regretful in addition to being happy.

   Fortunately, this mountain that weighed on my head finally left.

   Regrettably, it was Roland who left after being successful and famous, not regretfully leaving.

   These guys thought that Roland, who was promoted from the flag to the capital, would never give them a chance to retaliate and laugh.

but now-

  Roland actually fell down by himself?

   This is simply an opportunity sent from heaven to vent your anger!

  If they don't laugh at the crowd, they are simply sorry to God!

  ...

  Of course, there are no absolutes in the world. Some people are happy while others are sad.

  When Sony, Fox, and Paramount, the three companies that have no business relationship with Warcraft Film and Television, looked at the joke with joy, Universal, Warner, and Disney, which maintained a good cooperative relationship with Warcraft Film and Television, were entangled to death.

   After all, the cooperation project between the three of them and Warcraft Film and Television was also organized by Roland.

  Universal and Warcraft Films co-produced "X-Men".

  Warner and Warcraft Films co-produced "Harry Potter".

   And Disney...

   "Mean Girls", "Princess Diaries", "Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean", the four movies are almost stretched out on the palm of one hand.

If the emotions of the first two players are still very stable, even if the mutant project can't keep up with Roland's popularity, then at least they have the success foundation of Marvel and Spider-Man, and have a relatively high profit margin. Not to mention, this is a fantasy project directed by Steven Spielberg, and it can make a profit with eyes closed when it is announced with the soles of the feet, so it was just beaten by Roland, and it is currently in a state of overall loss for the group Disney, there is some myocardial infarction.

   "Princess Diaries", from the current point of view, the biggest highlight is the director.

  Because the other party once directed Julia Roberts' "Pretty Woman".

   "The Lord of the Rings", from the current point of view, the biggest highlight is the name.

  Because all the members of the crew are added up, they are not as famous as this IP.

   "Pirates of the Caribbean", from the current point of view, the biggest bright spot is that there are no bright spots.

   After all, Johnny Depp is not the protagonist Disney wants.

  Under such circumstances, the only thing that can make them feel at ease is "Mean Girls" starring the Olsen sisters and promoting it under the banner of the film. When this kind of guarantee becomes the bottom line of Disney's naked eyes...

  The failure of "Memory Fragments" instantly became the abyss in front of them, the abyss that stared at themselves!

no way!

  Who made the success of Warcraft Movie and TV all based on the myth that Roland will not fail?

  When an outsourcing company with only three offices can run amok in Hollywood, its biggest reliance is actually only Roland's high-quality vision that seems to involve all parties, but is actually as precise as a pimp!

   This kind of golden body will be dazzling because of its achievements, and it will also die because of its achievements!

  ...

  Of course, even if "Memory Fragments" failed and a crack appeared on Roland's Chang Shengjin, this wouldn't make Disney jump out in a hurry to check the remaining projects.

   After all, to them, the current film business is like a **** in a latrine, smelly and hard.

   And Roland, who had already accompanied his wife all the way north and arrived in Seattle, didn't know that Hollywood is now the same as Chinese New Year.

  However, even if he knew, he didn't care.

  If this kind of defeat can make his former partner and current competitor happy, then he doesn't mind these guys laughing. If they allow, Roland can even laugh with them.

because-

   Soon, these guys won't be laughing anymore!

   The top five in the global box office this year have nothing to do with these people!

   Note: ① Apart from Disney, which is a company that markets movies in fan circles, the main income of a movie includes box office, disc sales, disc rental, and streaming copyright. Among them, the least profitable is leasing. Before the start of the DVD rental service, the leasing agency would give the film owner a base price, regardless of whether anyone rented it, the film owner would get a sum of money, and when renting, each film owner could get one dollar each time. But this is not the point. The point is that all leases are short-term leases, that is, the contract must not exceed 52 weeks. When the contract expires, the lessor must return the disc to the producer and recalculate the income of both parties. The film producer needs to pay the renter a promotion fee and postage fee, which is generally 15% of the total amount. It is precisely because of the low income and high commission that even the top hit movie of the year like "True Lies" can't earn 8 million a year. Box, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video (the latter two are currently bankrupt), Netflix has never paid Hollywood rental money, because their model is to buy small quantities of goods at Wal-Mart, and bypass Hollywood by borrowing commission. ② Among the movies, suspense films are the least profitable. First, it is difficult to make a box office; second, there are no peripherals; third, few people buy discs; This is the real reason why there are so few suspense films and no film studio is willing to vote. How many petty bourgeoisie who like suspense films are willing to buy discs? As for renting, the studio earns at most one yuan a week, and they have to deduct fifteen cents for promotion and postage.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)