Heads Up Hollywood

The cooperation between Tang En Pictures and Warner is very happy, and "The Chronicles of Narnia" has already started.

With the hit of "Spider-Man", the tide of Marvel's superheroes has risen.

In the latest statistics, Spiderman leads Superman by a large margin, and lags behind Batman with a slight disadvantage. He is the second favorite superhero in the hearts of American audiences.

At the same time, this movie also brought a book to life-"Harry Potter".

In the "Spider-Man" movie, the almost exaggerated advertisement for "Harry Potter", of course, has aroused criticism from some media people and critics.

However, the more criticism, the greater the fame of "Harry Potter".

Prior to this, the three books in the "Harry Potter" series have already formed a certain influence among children. The relaxed language and concise plot are standard children's books.

However, with the promotion of "Spider-Man", the "Harry Potter" series of novels suddenly became widely popular among young people.

Entering the fourth week, the popularity of "Spider-Man" has diminished, but it has accumulated a North American box office of 390 million U.S. dollars, an overseas box office of 550 million U.S. dollars, and a total of 940 million U.S. dollars in global box office data, which has completely locked this year's box office. champion.

In the latest issue of "The New York Times", the best-seller list of the past week, the "Harry Potter" series, finally entered the top ten for the first time in history!

No. 3, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone";

No. 4, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets";

No. 7, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

The latest fourth novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", has already been launched in the UK, but it has not yet appeared in the US market. According to the dealer, the novel "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" will be officially launched in North America on August 1st.

Teenagers who are indulging in the magical world of fantasy have set off a wave of frenzied book buying.

The influence of Twain's movies can be more vividly displayed through this aspect.

Now, JK Rowling is writing her fifth novel, but Twain has informed her through David Heyman to request that the speed of publishing the book be reduced.

In the past few years, JK Rowling has been forced by life to maintain the speed of one novel per year in order to earn more manuscript fees.

Now, with the powerful promotion of "Spider-Man", the sales volume of "Harry Potter" has increased greatly, JK Rowling no longer has troubles in life, and will naturally look for more sources of profit.

Compared with publishing and sales, movies are the biggest booster for novels!

At this time, it is JK Rowling's top priority to cooperate with Dunn Films' film production plan.

However, at this time, besides Dunn and JK Rowling, those who paid close attention to the "Harry Potter" series...and Warner.

Warner holds the priority cooperation right to produce the "Harry Potter" movie produced by Tang En Pictures!

Although it is the priority right to cooperate, for Warner, it is equivalent to the right to cooperate.

At this time, Tang En Pictures had already had conflicts with Disney and Fox, and it was absolutely impossible to challenge Warner's bottom line again.

Warner called and asked when Tang En planned to start the "Harry Potter" project.

Fortunately, Tang En has a good reason. Tang En Pictures has invested in a lot of blockbuster films this year, so it must be postponed. Moreover, "Harry Potter" is just getting started now, and it will take a while for fans to ferment.

Tang En's words were full of confidence.

Now Warner Bros. is in an internal power struggle.

During the Internet bubble crisis, Yahoo was the most affected company. Yahoo intends to invite Warner Bros. Entertainment's chairman and CEO Terry Semel to serve as Yahoo's chairman and CEO to lead Yahoo out of its predicament.

Although Terry Semel has not agreed, but everyone understands that his departure is a matter of time.

Although Warner is a big company in Hollywood, it is much less attractive than the emerging Internet company Yahoo.

The top position that will be vacated will be competed by Warner Bros. Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Barry Meyer and President and Chief Operating Officer Alan Horn.

So now for Warner's top management, power competition is the focus.

In contrast, content operations should take a backseat.

After dismissing Warner's inquiries, Dunn finally waited for the design experts and model construction experts sent by the famous German Lürssen Shipyard.

There were 5 people in their party, 4 men and 1 woman. They came to Tang En's office with a large suitcase, opened the suitcase, and took out the hull components inside.

Then, under Tang En's nose, a luxurious private yacht model was assembled.

As early as one and a half months ago, Luersen Shipyard started to design the yacht shape for a big client like Tang En. First, they exchanged faxes and confirmed the drawings, and only then did they put out the real model.

"I don't know much about yachts, so I still need you to design them."

Tang En likes this yacht model very much. It has an elegant appearance and a handsome shape. Although he had seen the design drawings of the yacht a long time ago, it was a completely different feeling to look at the model and the blueprint.

Experts from Lürssen Shipyard said: "The yacht has 5 floors. The bottom floor is the engine room and engine room; the second floor is the berthing warehouse of the submarine, which can accommodate 5 speedboats; the third floor is an entertainment place, with bars and discos. , restaurant, dance floor, infirmary, sports field, swimming pool, etc.; the fourth floor is the living area, with 8 suites, which can accommodate about 20 guests, and a small garden; the fifth floor is a large suite dedicated to the owner. The total area is more than 4,000 square feet, equipped with a veranda with sea view. The ceiling of the master bedroom cabin can be automatically retracted and opened, allowing the bedroom owner to sleep under the stars."

Tang En remembered Natalie's words, "By the way, do you provide helicopters?"

"We will be equipped with a submarine, but the helicopter needs to be ordered from a special company, and it is usually parked in the sports field. Mr. Walker, this yacht has a total length of 125 meters. It is definitely the longest, most beautiful and most beautiful yacht in the world today. Elegant and luxurious private yacht."

Tang En smiled faintly.

The world's largest?

I'm afraid it won't last too long. With the joining of Larry Ellison, Abu Ramovich, and rich people from the Middle East, private yachts will become bigger, more expensive, and more luxurious!

Tang En's "Nate", including helicopters, submarines, speedboats, and interior decoration, has a total cost of 210 million U.S. dollars, and the construction time is at least 25 months. It is definitely a big investment.

The total price of the plane he ordered with Gulfstream was only 38 million US dollars after including the interior modification and decoration costs. How cheap is it in comparison?

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"Sixty Seconds" failed miserably at the box office, but due to various reasons, Michael Eisner did not kill the killer and gave Joe Ruth a chance.

Of course, Joe Ruth must grasp it, this time, "Undead Tribulation" cannot be missed!

Director Nate Shyamalan is okay, starring Samuel L. Jackson is okay, potential risk is Bruce Willis.

Last year, the Golden Club scandal broke, and Bruce Willis was deeply involved and could not explain it. Fortunately, many more well-known big figures emerged one after another, and the media focus shifted.

This year, another scandal of his infidelity broke out in the media, which made his bad reputation even worse.

Therefore, the top priority is to solve this crisis!

If Bruce Willis has another scandal after "Undead" is released, which will affect the box office of the movie, it will be miserable.

"Bruce, have you solved your personal problem?"

Joe Ruth made a phone call to Bruce Willis, not very politely.

Since the scandal of Bruce Willis' derailment in marriage broke out, Joe Ruth has sternly warned him to get a divorce quickly!

The Willis couple have been separated for more than two years, and it's not good for his reputation to keep entrusting him like this.

Bruce Willis wanted to cry but had no tears, "I'm talking, she... her request..."

"I don't care what she asks, you have to solve your personal problems quickly! You can't affect the box office of the movie because of your reasons! Don't forget that your profession is an actor. Compared with that little money, movies are everything to you! said Joe Ruth sternly.

Bruce Willis didn't sign a prenuptial property agreement at the beginning, which is why the husband and wife have been separated for two years and still maintain their marriage relationship. He can't pay the huge divorce property division!

Especially now that he has exposed the scandal of infidelity in marriage, it will be even worse. As long as it enters the judicial process, the property of the husband and wife must be divided equally, without any reason.

Marital infidelity is a very serious act in the United States, and neither the judge nor the jury will tolerate his shameful behavior.

Bruce Willis worked hard in Hollywood for 20 years, asked friends to find connections, invested and managed money, and finally made a fortune of 380 million US dollars.

In this divorce, 190 million US dollars will be distributed. How can he bear it?

Last year, "The Sixth Sense" was a hit at the box office. Bruce Willis earned more than $65 million in one fell swoop through the box office profit sharing. Excited, he hosted parties for three days and invited guests.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, in the second year, they would face a huge property expenditure of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars...

At the beginning, when he bombarded the movie "Wedding Crashers" produced by Tang En, he had the aura of swallowing thousands of miles, and the success of "The Sixth Sense" made him very high-spirited, and he didn't let the "Golden Club" scandal go unnoticed at all. in the heart.

Unexpectedly, this summer, Tang En made another move, and it was extremely heavy!

Listening to Joe Ruth's menacing orders, Bruce Willis was in distress.

If he had thought more about it back then, hadn't accepted Joe Ruth's advice, and hadn't bombarded "Wedding Crashers", he wouldn't have messed with Tang En.

So now...

He doesn't have to face the pain of divorcing huge property division, right?

"Why!"

Bruce Willis sighed long, with a bitter look on his face.