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After Daniel joined, the attitude of the new line has undergone considerable changes. This is predictable, Peter has gained a lot of fans with "The Fellowship of the Ring", but these people who will notice the director are actually very few, although the loyalty is still very high, compared to the income brought by the interception of funds In terms of income, New Line obviously thinks that the latter is more cost-effective.

But Daniel is different. He is the most influential actor in "The Fellowship of the Ring." Ten million? Even 50 million, no one can say for sure. At this time, the new line needs to take risks. New Line Pictures, which belongs to Time Warner, actually has a high degree of independence, which was decided by its founder Robert Shaye, but this is based on the fact that New Line is running well. , then Saya will give Warner a ready-made opportunity to intervene in the business of New Line—not necessarily to kick Saya out of the game, but it is very likely to introduce forces that can check and balance him.

So new solutions emerged naturally.

30% will be settled immediately, 30% will be settled at the end of June, and all settlements will be completed before the next film is released.

Peter can accept this condition, and with the success of Weta, his power will become stronger and stronger. Peter believes that after the release of "The Two Towers", it will not be so easy for New Line to handle Weta Digital.

With such an appearance, Daniel became more confident in joining Weta.

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Last month's Oscars, Daniel attended, but did not serve as a guest of honor.

He's in as part of the massive Fellowship of the Ring because Legally Blonde played at a normal level this time - it wasn't nominated for a single award, so he's left with Legolas instead of Amy Participate in this awards ceremony in a special capacity. Daniel suspected that all of MGM’s public relations funds were used to run the nominations for the Golden Globes, so that the Oscars got nothing. Also very ugly. Compared to Reese Witherspoon, Daniel is a little bit better because he wasn't nominated for the Golden Globes, or even attended.

However, MGM is definitely not a failure. In a sense, they would rather choose this result than winning an award for "Pretty Woman", because Denzel Washington won the Oscar winner, and now "Hotel Rwanda" has won The cast is already a first-class movie, the leading actor is the best actor, and the supporting actor is the winner of the supporting actor award. Of course MGM couldn’t be happier, and Helen Dele was also very grateful for Daniel’s proposal. Although an actor of Denzel’s level is not so “upstart”, after winning the Oscar, his net worth will not increase much, because Originally not low. But his choices will be much wider. At that time, the possibility of whether Denzel will take over the movie is quite low.

Judging from the results of "The Fellowship of the Ring", although it was shortlisted in a long list, it only received a bunch of technical awards in the end. Of course, it was unexpected to have the best photography, best timeliness, best makeup, etc. Well deserved. But the academy gave Peter a surprise by awarding the best cinematography to "The Fellowship of the Ring". As for his own nomination for best director, he didn't dare to think about it—a blockbuster special effects movie, and it was also the first feature film.

"A Beautiful Mind" was the biggest winner of the whole show, with six awards unmatched. As expected by Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman lost to Halle Berry, the first black female actress, and this is also the hottest Oscar topic.

Daniel, who had been sitting for the entire audience, was in a calm mood towards some, since it had nothing to do with him after all.

Just sit back with Peter Jackson when the time comes,

Still have to review the results of "The Fellowship of the Ring".

Of course, the most important thing today is not this, but "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Daniel and Robert decided to hand over the post-production special effects of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to Weta Digital. The workload is far less than that of "The Fellowship of the Ring". As long as it is operated properly, no one can say that it cannot be the next Industrial Light \u0026 Magic.

Industrial Light \u0026 Magic, which started from Star Wars, is the most prestigious company in this category. As long as Weta Digital seizes the opportunity, it may not be impossible to surpass it.

Weta Digital fired a group of employees after completing "The Fellowship of the Ring" because it was impossible to maintain a regular team of hundreds of people. The benefits of its scale and competitiveness are self-evident. Each of these engineers and creators who have experienced the training of "The Fellowship of the Ring" is wealth.

It is not that difficult to convince Disney to choose Weta. After all, it is a joint project. Daniel has a special effects department in his hands and has just produced the famous "Lord of the Rings". No matter how you say it, it is a suitable choice.

"Richard is right." Peter raised his coffee cup and gestured to Daniel.

"You finally told the truth, so it's not your wish to ask me to invest."

"Without me, why would Richard think of looking for you?"

The two bickered with each other a few words, and the relationship between the collaborators became closer.

Daniel's recent hustle and bustle has finally paid off in bringing about Weta's partnership with Disney.

"Is that Bourne?"

This film was released in June, and some people have already seen the earliest version, and the evaluation is quite high. So now the Daniel team is in a good mood, and it is another film that will be added to the "Daniel Collection".

Melissa nodded.

"Yeah, Bourne premieres in New York, then you go to Paris and London, then Tokyo, it's half a year of work."

It will be released in the United States in June, France in early September, Britain in late September, and Japan in January of the next year. It is no exaggeration to say that it is half a year's work, but "Bourne Shadow" is definitely one of the most important works for Daniel. . This is the absolute protagonist of Daniel's work released so far, and everyone's last doubt about this wonderful boy is in this film-whether he can independently undertake a mainstream production.

If "Bourne Bourne" fails, then his chance will have to wait until "Pirates of the Caribbean", even if "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" may succeed, it can't fully prove Daniel.

This is basically a win-win-no-defe movie.

Fortunately, the quality of "The Bourne Movie" seems to be guaranteed at present, and the subject matter is quite safe—especially in the DVD field, so the pressure to lose money is very small. It depends on whether you can make a lot of money. Breaking through 100 million is enough to prove Daniel's Box office appeal.

"Headache, I feel that the energy that vacation gives me is almost exhausted, I have to go on vacation again."

This is Collins' advice to Daniel.

The Porsche family has a resort in Northern Ireland, and there is also a fifteenth-century castle inside. Collins hopes to go there with Daniel to rest for a while.

Daniel and Melissa took a look at their work, "Bourne Bourne" comes out in June, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is October, and in October it starts actual filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean," and December is " Lord of the Rings 2, Hotel Rwanda is next March. In addition, there is "The Pianist" in it. After the filming, Polanski communicated with him about the promotional matters. He will go to the Cannes Film Festival in May, walk the red carpet, and then if necessary, need to attend the closing ceremony Mode. Daniel doesn’t have to attend the Moss Film Festival in June. It will be released in Poland and France in September. Polanski hopes that he can find time to participate in at least one, and appear on local TV media. This is actually no problem. He needs to promote it in September "Bourne Shadow", the time difference is not much.

At such a cursory glance, he doesn't have time to go on vacation at all, not to mention that he has four jobs for Raymond, Fred, David, and Weta Digital to deal with. Even if Kusa can help him partly now, it will be difficult to adjust.

But rest and vacation can always make people think of time as a sponge.

"After Bourne comes out, I'll go to Dublin for a few days, and you can take vacation too, if you want to go, except for the honorable Koussa, and then I'll be back by mid-July to join the Greek Wedding ", I will bring my computer with me, and I can continue to deal with Raymond's affairs."

The three of them thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement, but they also had to sigh how busy Daniel was in the coming year.

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"my God."

Daniel looked at the new issue of "Newsweek" in front of him, and the trouble finally continued to find him.

Newsweek's report was written by the newspaper's senior reporter Shabourn Channing, a former Los Angeles Times employee and a colleague of Jones'. Now working in the social department of "Newsweek", he also has a unique identity - the son of Mrs. Channing, Daniel's cook.

"Daniel mentioned to his assistant and cook, my mother, on the morning of 9/11, that he was feeling bad, that the dream was full of explosions and flames, and then they turned on the TV and saw the Fox cable television show. A live broadcast of events. The allegory is not simply a coincidence, maybe it's designed to stop all of this, including the war that's happening right now."

Below this journal is a lot of public opinion.

There was little positive rhetoric.

"Does Daniel want to make a comeback and re-establish his reputation as an anti-war? But this is a bit stupid. Does he think he is the son of God?"

"Now, Hollywood stars who are usually not very smart have made a fool of themselves this time."

"Premonition? Didn't he have a premonition that the United States will soon wipe out the terrorist organizations in Afghanistan?"

"Stupid and ridiculous."

"When I heard it, I really felt blind. I shouldn't have seen his movies."

After reading it carefully, Daniel looked up and scanned the members of his team.

Cusa, Melissa, Triver, Andy, all there.

"It's enough to deny. They don't have any evidence. We can accuse Mrs. Channing and her son of slander." Triver was furious. He thought that the attack would come from all sides, but he never imagined that the cook at home would be The source of it all, which is really ironic.

Triever's plan is not the best, but it is the most that can be done so far.

"I think it's best to communicate with Mrs. Channing. It can explain that Daniel only talked about his feelings after he got a rough idea of ​​what happened. It's just that she heard it wrong, or didn't hear it all." This is Cusa's suggestion.

Melissa is more in favor of the latter. Triver's plan is too violent, and the effect will definitely not be good. The public tends to be skeptical. But whether Mrs. Channing will cooperate is a question, and again, people will think that this is a remedy and operation by Daniel's team.

Daniel frowned and thought for a while, this may affect his plan, he must act cautiously, otherwise those who are watching the show will be too happy.

At this time, there are indeed many people watching his good show.

George Clooney, who had paid attention to his joining the Anti-War and Peace Committee, is very happy now. He didn't forget to call Brad Pitt to share his happiness.

Johnny Depp, reminded by Tracy, was also watching him.

As time passed by, Triver had already reminded him twice that the reaction must be quick, otherwise it would spread, and the statement or rescue measures would not have enough effect at all.

"Andy, Fred, please come here." Daniel suddenly raised his head, "Brothers and sisters, this is a critical moment, listen to me, we can do this..."

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The Equal Rights League, Fern Collins' office, Donald, the director of the league, is talking to him about it.

"It's too stupid," Donald has always dismissed Daniel, but he could take advantage of his fame at the beginning, so he was happy with Finn's proposal, but now he deeply regrets it, "Finn, we have to do something You can't be dragged into the water by him."

"Donald, wait a minute, maybe it's not Daniel's dizziness. I've dealt with him, and he's not that brainless."

"Fin, after a long time, it will be too late. Look, his team has not responded so far. The media reporters will definitely blow up Cusa Damon's phone. What does this mean? It means that they are helpless, whether it is This damn metaphor really happened. But now the public thinks it didn't happen, and Daniel can't tell, so that's the way it is, and it can't be changed. And, you have to know, Fern, it's a thing for us Said, especially for the anti-war and peace committee what it represents, we choose such a stupid anti-war opportunist with such a loud voice, our credibility will be lost, and then no one will fund us, and the coalition will have to Disband and close the door. Can you afford the consequences?"

"Donald, are you threatening me? I am the secretary-general of the alliance, and you are only the director. I am the one who decides everything."

Finn's eyebrows were tightly knit together. Compared with this crisis, he was more sensitive to the internal crisis. Donald obviously wanted to exaggerate the influence of the matter, and then the next step was to criticize his decision-making and get him out of power. Sit up by yourself.

dream!

Because of this matter, there are many people who gloat over other people's misfortunes, and there are also those who have internal crises such as the League for Equal Rights.

In particular, several companies that still have a cooperative relationship with Daniel pay close attention to all this.

Daniel's personal cell phone has received several calls.

MGM's Helen Deller, Universal's Ron Mayer, Disney's Robert Iger and Jerry Bruckheimer, and even Tom Hanks called him, but somehow to help , Brother Tang is willing to provide help with public relations resources.

Of course, Daniel is not that bad a person. In addition to thousands of movie fans, many of Daniel's friends in the circle are also paying attention and praying that he can pass this test.

Paul Walker, Ellie Larter, partners of Gladiator and Lord of the Rings.

This manuscript by Shabun Channing caused fluctuations in the entire Hollywood, and in a certain direction, it can also prove Daniel's influence today.

At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, Kusa Damon was interviewed by many media in front of Daniel's house.

"We have paid attention to this report by Mr. Channing. First of all, we condemn this kind of behavior of using private conversations in the newspaper. This is not a public behavior."

"So you admit it all?"

"Daniel really has a horror allusion?"

"Public opinion thinks that you are inviting names and fooling the public, how do you respond?"

Kusa only said one word, but was overwhelmed by questions, and he had to wait for a while until everyone quieted down before continuing to speak.

"Yes, the fact is, in fact, Daniel felt bad the day before the incident, but of course he didn't think that kind of thing would happen, he just thought that he paid too much attention to the war during that time, so that There were repercussions."

"Do you have proof?"

This time, the first reporter asked everyone's only question.

Cusa nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, we have, and we will announce a specific and detailed response to this matter here at four o'clock sharp, but the first thing we want to say is that Daniel will never use war as a means of gaining The means of attention, that is too shameful, please believe in us, believe in Daniel."

After saying this, Kusa turned and returned to the villa.

This short response was quickly published on the websites of major portals and mainstream media in the form of newsletters.

The vast majority of Daniel's fans are relieved. Since Cusa has admitted and admitted that there is evidence, there should be no problem.

They then turned to discussing "Daniel's Horror Allegory."

In the crowd of ordinary netizens, this response is not so good.

"Look at the ridiculous evidence that two hours are enough for them to concoct."

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