Ace Hollywood

When Jerry Bruckheimer received Daniel's invitation, he knew that Daniel was going all out for the role.

Of course, he also knows what Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp are angry about, because Depp's contacts have already contacted him.

The weight of lobbyists is surprising - Bob Weinstein, the boss of the Weinstein Brothers.

Even though Depp just starred in Miramax's "Chocolate" not long ago, it's true that Jerry didn't hear that the two sides had a particularly close personal relationship. On the contrary, Daniel, Harvey Weinstein and Daniel's team worked together for Daniel's Oscar, and finally won it, this good relationship should be maintained anyway.

Of course, Jerry doesn't have to sell Bob's face, which is normal. One of the powers of a producer is casting, especially when working with a director like Gore, who is not that strong.

Besides, Bob didn't try so hard to speak for Depp.

Mostly just to deal with one or two.

Jerry was actually a neutral party when he was casting a role. Disney or Robert, and director Gore were the two sides of the conflict, but on the one hand, Gore was chosen by Jerry. On the other hand, the performance of "Pearl Harbor" made Jerry is now a bit unreasonable in his cooperation with Disney.

He was going to listen to Daniel's thoughts.

……

Daniel didn't expect Jerry to be so frank.

As soon as they sat down and got down to business, Jerry made it clear that he wanted Daniel to play Will Turner and thought he was the best fit for the role.

"Daniel, I know that this invitation is somewhat inappropriate, and I also know that an actor can always play different roles, but after all, this is a project with an investment of 100 million yuan, and choosing a protagonist who is not so safe is too much crisis for the project. ." Jerry stirred the coffee in front of him with a spoon over and over again, "Of course, I also understand what Kusa and I have communicated - I mean, there may be a more suitable project."

This is to kick him out.

Daniel doesn't know how firm Jerry's heart is, and it's not very consistent with the message Robert gave him, but there's no need for Robert to lie to him, which means that either Jerry changed his mind later, and it was a complete change, Or Jerry was testing him.

Squinting his eyes, Daniel pondered for a while.

"Jerry, do you think it's a risky thing to choose me to play Captain Jack? Because I've never acted in a movie with an investment of over 100 million yuan? Because I don't have a movie with an absolute protagonist online?"

These are Daniel's inadequacies.

But casting is not about choosing a president. How many conditions do you have to meet to be able to choose? To measure whether an actor can meet the needs of the role, the previous work is of course an important basis for consideration, but it can also be seen from the original choice. Pu also has no experience in commercial blockbusters that exceed 100 million yuan, or even a box office hit. Of course, he has played the leading role for many years, but there is no such thing as the previous two, and there is no Oscar. What is the use of leading role experience.

Daniel's box office prestige from last year's two films, as well as The Bourne Bourne and Polanski's The Pianist, which were released in June, are enough to prove that he is within the range of A-level investment blockbusters.

Jerry used the word "insurance" to kill him, which was a bit untenable.

"However, Daniel, the setting of Captain Jack is too far from your previous role and your own image, which will make the audience question."

Daniel's eyes suddenly widened, and now he understands.

Jerry is convinced by Gore!

Gore Verbinski's understanding of the film has been affirmed and recognized by Jerry, which is why Jerry's attitude has changed greatly today.

Unless Gore can change his mind and even convince Jerry again, Daniel feels like there really isn't much more he can do.

But "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not to be missed. Neither Cusa nor Melissa understand why Daniel is so insistent. He even broke up with Jerry Bruckheimer.

And after calling Gore directly, he tyrannically hung up the phone.

"If you want to get Captain Jack so much, why did you offend Jack and Gore directly?" Melissa was very puzzled.

He didn't personally experience the "hard years" when Cusa and Daniel fought for the role at the beginning, but he had heard it many times. In order to get the role of Legolas, they even used the methods of stealing and cheating. . But today Daniel's handling was quite violent.

No matter how important this movie is, to be honest, for today's Daniel, there is no need for such a gaffe.

"This is just a risky move. Daniel really told Jerry and Gore that his attitude is very firm - if you don't want to turn your back on me, you can do it according to your own weight." Although Kusa's tone was calm, his brows were furrowed tightly. Unlike Melissa, he knows more and more about Daniel's things. Daniel will do this, of course, there are his reasons. Still, he felt it was too risky.

……

As Cusa said.

Jerry and Gore are indeed sitting together now, and they both have a headache looking at them.

They were surprised by Daniel's stubbornness towards the role.

Gore, in particular, was put off the phone by Daniel.

In their opinion, this is a bit unreasonable, more like a proud general who has just won a victory, there is no way to accept different opinions.

But Daniel is only twenty-three years old. If he wants to do this, no one else can do it.

Unless the relationship between the two sides is torn apart.

Jerry let out a sigh of relief. He wanted to maintain a relationship with Daniel. This kind of person who is not lacking in popularity, acting skills and luck is most likely to succeed. Whether it is MGM, New Line or even Time Warner behind it, now The attitude towards Daniel is very good - I heard that Daniel just quit "Legal Blonde 2", and the news from MGM that the asking price was as high as 12 million plus ten points, did not make Daniel change his mind, It's just that MGM is still cooperating with him on "Hotel Rwanda", and there is no sign of a breakdown in the relationship between the two sides.

This is a person who has a very clear plan for his future. Maybe he is really optimistic about this film - or it may be the direction represented by this film, special effects, animation, adventure, alienated heroes, etc., no matter what In the same way, it was always something that caught Daniel's attention. And the trouble is here. This kind of person is generally determined, and once the road is blocked, disputes and contradictions will inevitably occur.

As for the interests, no one can clearly grasp the changes in Hollywood.

Even though he had a conversation with Depp under Gore's lead, which led to him being finally persuaded by Gore, the impact the casting difference might have had on the film was whether it was worth turning him on with Daniel, Jerry or not. A little hesitant.

Gore has completely let go of the idea of ​​making up with Daniel.

Relatively simple people are generally quite stubborn, and he has little interest in Daniel, and a director cannot rely on an actor much unless the actor can develop the power to influence the producer to choose the director - Daniel You can't control so many studios in Hollywood.

……

"This time we won." Tracy hung up the phone with a relaxed expression.

Depp also smiled.

"I didn't expect that in just three years, a young man who had just entered Hollywood can now compete for the leading actor in an A-level production. I have to say that he is really lucky."

It was filled with a victorious tone.

"And the salary is higher than yours?"

When I just beat Daniel, I laughed at myself and didn't make Depp angry, so Tracy didn't have any scruples when he spoke. In fact, she also needs to let out her breath. Now CAA's Kusa Damon's momentum in the circle is not much weaker than her. This time the two sides played against each other through the air. Thinking that she pushed Daniel out, Tracy couldn't be in a good mood.

Depp really didn't mind Tracy's complaint, he just frowned slightly.

"Why did this movie attract him?"

He read the previous script several times, but he really didn't feel that it would be a big-selling movie. With Daniel's momentum today, he has a lot of choices, and there are many works that won't lose when you look at it - such as the one handed over by Universal. In that comedy, it is said that Daniel and the other party have been in close contact with each other. When prying Jim Carrey's corner, Daniel is not soft at all. But Depp has no idea of ​​competition, that doesn't suit him, it doesn't suit him at all.

"Maybe it's just a love of pirate themes?" Tracy tried to guess, but after all, the two of them had no results unless they asked.

……

Daniel motioned for Cusa to sit down for a while.

He and his investment manager, Raymond, are discussing things. Usually, only Cusa can listen to this kind of dialogue, and Melissa and Andy will not be too involved in capital operations.

Raymond had previously assessed that Apple's stock may usher in a period of decline. Daniel decided to believe him, so he took the money out of the stock market. It looks like nearly 15 million, and the money is still lying in Daniel's account. In it, investment is needed, and it will always be less and less valuable to put it there. Daniel's income doesn't stop there.

After Evan Williams' blogger came back to life, the number of users increased very fast, especially in foreign countries, and the momentum of the ** customer company in which it participated was even stronger, which has long attracted the attention of capital.

This large-scale expansion is accompanied by a large consumption of funds, so the launch of the second round of financing - in a sense, it should be the first round. After all, the entry of Google and Daniel is not a pure capital investment.

After months of negotiations and evaluations,

The fairly well-known angel investment fund Sequoia Capital invested in blogger, investing 100 million US dollars, accounting for 20% of the shares, but at the same time paying 40 million US dollars to compensate for the dilution of shares including management and Daniel - the entry of large capital means small The right to speak is lost, and bloggers who are high-quality investment targets have this qualification to make conditions.

After the dilution, Daniel's shares in MB remained unchanged, still holding 70%, but his shares in the parent company blogger were further reduced to 16 points, and at the same time he received 20 million cash compensation.

Coupled with the previous speculation and investment in short-term financial products, the live money that Daniel can use at present has approached 50 million.

Putting such a large sum of money in the account is not very smart.

Raymond is reporting to him some investment advice today—most of it, of course, in the stock market.

"Javier?"

Kusa has been looking at the material, and only listened to a few sentences, but didn't hear who it was, but basically, except for investment manager Raymond, MB's CEO Javier, and Mark, no one will discuss these investments with Daniel in detail. behavior.

"No, Raymond."

"Oh, he figured out how to make more money with your money? But seriously, is Apple's stock really going to fall? Didn't the iPod fall once last year? Now that the market has stabilized, it should There will be no more slumps."

"Let these things be considered by professionals." Daniel sometimes feels that he has a lot of things to do. If there is no David, the things of DD Pictures should be carried on his shoulders. Even if he hires a professional manager, he has to be concerned about things. There are still many. "You said Javier, there are more and more investment plans from MB."

It is not wrong to describe the development of MB with each passing day. What is rare is that its profit-making method relies on the credit and model of bloggers, and there is almost no adaptation period, which enables it to maintain sufficient funds in the process of rapid development - for shareholders Said, this is the voice of nature, if Daniel had contacted venture capital last year, Daniel would have lost more than a little bit. The blogger's valuation is 500 million~www.novelmt.com~ This year's latest valuation has exceeded this number, NEA gives The estimated valuation is 750 million.

This has triggered a new discussion on the Internet. After the Nasdaq stock market crash, a new wave of Internet wealth creation has been brewing. A new operating model can create hundreds of millions or even billions in just one or two years. Wealth, no one can stop this attraction.

Introducing venture capital has advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is of course that it shares the benefits, and at the same time, you need to worry about the loss of control. The benefits are also obvious. The energy and network behind a fund like Sequoia Capital are very powerful. The benefits to the company's operation are self-evident. This is also the main reason why Evan decided to introduce Sequoia into blogger.

Cusa understood these things, but he didn't get involved deeply, so he heard Daniel say a few words and didn't ask any further questions.

Instead, he waved the newspaper in his hand.

"Collins has been in the papers."

Although I had expected it earlier, I only arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, and I saw it in the newspaper today. The efficiency is indeed a bit high.

Phil and Collins arrived in Los Angeles yesterday. Daniel didn't pick them up and settled in the hotel. He will meet her later today. But as soon as the newspapers came out, it was conceivable how many media were waiting for them.

Shaking his head, he threw away these annoying things.

"I hope you don't have anything more annoying to tell me."

"Unfortunately, I have. Jerry and Gore have decided to invite Depp to star in "Pirates of the Caribbean", and your plans are all scrapped."