Chapter 188 Jewish
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In mid-December, "The Sugar-Coated Trap" co-produced by Miramax and Jenkins Films landed in North America, with a first-week box office of more than $30 million, enough to squeeze out "The Lion King" and top the North American weekly box office rankings.
At the same time, Walt Disney held a press conference to officially announce the acquisition of Miramax, and the ambitious Michael Eisner took the pace of expansion.
After receiving the early sharing of "The Lion King", Ryan took a series of actions. Under his instructions, he sent Jinsli to deal with various film companies and copyright owners of certain books, buying or selling, and making a small gain.
With the consent of the original author Anne Rice, Ryan resold the adaptation rights of "Night Visit to the Vampire" to Warner Bros. Naturally, the terms of Tom Cruise playing any role must be used.
At the same time, at an irresistible price, he obtained the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" from Saul Saz. After negotiations, he bought the distribution rights of "The Adventures of the Hobbit" from MGM-United States Entertainment.
Ryan also personally contacted Hasbro, the toy manufacturer of "Jurassic Park", and successfully bought the movie adaptation rights for "Transformers" and "Special Forces".
In addition, he also has to fulfill his contract with Paramount. The copyright of "Forrest Gump" has long been taken into account by Ryan. This is also one of the scripts that started writing at the beginning of this year. It happened to be taken out to work with Paramount to film.
After Pixar Studios terminated the distribution contract with Walt Disney, it signed a new distribution contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount will release three animated feature films for Pixar in the future with a 10% commission.
As for the written "The Brave's Game", it was handed over to Touchstone Pictures for joint production. After all, Disney is the best all-age film production company.
Of course, it was full of suggestions about actors to directors, such as letting Tom Hanks play Forrest Gump, letting Chris Columbus take over the director of "The Brave Game", etc.
Ryan also holds the copyrights of "Men in Black" and "Impossible Mission" in his hands. There is no need to worry about these. The former is okay, but the latter always needs to find a suitable candidate for Ethan Hant.
Soon, Ryan threw all this behind his head. Because the premiere of "Schindler's List" arrived.
Universal Pictures and Stephen Spielberg have pushed the film to this time period, with a very clear goal, pointing directly to the Academy Awards next year.
The black Bentley was parked on the edge of the red carpet, but Ryan was sitting next to him not Nicole, but an old Jewish woman, Ms. Katie, the former president of the welfare home, who was a veteran of the All-American Jewish Association. She was also invited.
"Aunt Katy, we're here." Ryan carefully helped the old lady out of the car.
"You did a great job, Ryan!" Old Mrs. Katie nodded, obviously there was something in her words.
"This is what it should be, isn't it?"
Ryan smiled, ignoring the reporter at all. He just waved to the fans on both sides of the red carpet, and helped the old man to strode towards the theater.
"Where is Miss Kidman?"
"She has friends to accompany her, so she should go in." Ryan replied.
Entering the theater lobby, Ryan kept greeting people he knew and sighed in his heart. If anti-Semitists threw bombs in the hall, Jewish celebrities across the United States would probably disappear a considerable number.
Looking around here, you can see Jews or Jewish people everywhere, many of which have nothing to do with the entertainment industry.
"Hello, Mr. Stanley..."
"Hello, Mr. Heimer..."
"It's over-reward, Mr. Hassali..."
"This is what I should do, Mr. Solomon..."
Saying politely and greetings to others became the most things Ryan did tonight. Under Mrs. Katy's introduction, he met one old man after another.
These people have one thing in common. The important members of the National Jewish Association may not have much weight to them alone, but when they are united, the federal government must look at the energy they can burst out.
"Ryan, we heard Stephen say that you reminded him not to go to concentration camps to shoot, lest disturb the resting souls. All of us should say thank you!" said an old Jewish man. "Many of us have experienced those dark years, and some family members are resting there."
"Little guy, you did a great job!" Someone praised.
"If you have any trouble that cannot be solved, please inform us." Many people left their private business cards.
"This is my responsibility, and this is what I should do!"
Ryan was constantly humble and was already happy. Although there was Aunt Katie's relationship, what he did obviously made these people regard him as his own.
"Ryan, we've actually seen the sample, and Stephen did a great job!"
After leaving the group of old men, Mrs. Katy suddenly changed the subject, "Where is your Jewish kid, why didn't you see her?"
"Natalie?" Ryan scratched her head, "She still has to go to school."
"Okay, go and find Miss Kidman, I'll go and chat with old friends." Mrs. Katie waved to the distance and followed the nanny far behind, "Goodbye, Ryan."
"Goodbye, Aunt Katie!"
It was not until the two men disappeared into the crowd that Ryan turned around and walked towards Nicole. The Australian girl was already outstanding in height, and at this time she stood out in the sky of hatred.
"Have you finished saying hello?" Nicole was actually paying attention to him.
"Hmm~"
Ryan responded, took the soda water in her hand, moistening the dry throat, "I'm thirsty."
“I’ll help you get the juice.
Nicole was about to leave when she was pulled by Ryan, "No, I'll just drink soda."
"Dear, this is what I have drunk." Nicole whispered.
"Is this a big deal?" Ryan pretended to be confused and drank the rest. Before Nicole's face turned dark, he quickly changed the topic. "How does Paramount Pictures feel when it comes to a routine board meeting?"
"I was sitting there like a vase!" Nicole smiled self-deprecatingly.
Ryan wakes up and asks a stupid question herself, and like other film companies, Paramount's main power is concentrated in the hands of Shirley Lansing and several executive directors.
"Ron Mayer is here!" Nicole reminded.
Ryan turned his head and happened to see Ron Mayer walking over with a spring breeze on his face.
"Jurassic Park" made a lot of profits, and "Schindler's List" was praised by film critics during its preview. He took the position of CEO of Universal Pictures. It would be strange if he was unhappy.
"Ryan. You're taller again!"
After a few simple greetings, Ron Mayer looked at Nicole again, "Miss Kidman, you are getting more and more beautiful!"
"Thank you!" Nicole smiled brightly. There was nothing more to make women happy than such words.
"Ron, are you here to praise Nicole?" Ryan teased.
"Okay, Ryan. Are you interested in continuing to cooperate?" Ron Mayer showed his attitude towards talking about the matter. "Universal Pictures has just confirmed a film project with an investment of about $100 million and is currently looking for a partner."
"Can you ask the name of the movie?"
This era is where the films invested about $100 million, and there are only a few movies, Ryan doesn't want to fall head-on into a pit.
"The confirmed name is Future Water World. We plan to invite Kevin Costner to take the camera."
Listening to Ron Mayer's words, Ryan blinked. This was a huge pit. The film's process from script to shooting was a trick, and the final production cost was as high as 200 million US dollars.
As for box office, it’s better not to mention it, almost all the top ten Hollywood movies have the name of this movie on the list.
"This... let's forget it." Ryan politely declined, "You know, I don't have much money in my hands."
He saw Ron Mayer away with his eyes. Seeing that the time was almost over, Ryan pulled Nicole to the screening room.
"Do you think that movie will fail?" Nicole asked curiously.
"Come on, Nicole, I'm not a God." Ryan rolled his eyes deliberately exaggeratedly, "I don't even know the concept of the movie. How could I know whether it makes money or lose money?"
"But the media say you have magic." Nicole smiled charmingly, with pride clearly written on her face.
"I don't care what those people think." Ryan muttered disdainfully.
"Then what do you care about?" Nicole deliberately ran.
"Of course it's your opinion."
After saying that, Ryan looked at Nicole, who was also looking at him.
"Hey, Ryan, and Nicole, are you going to stand here to collect tickets?"
Before they knew it, the two stopped and happened to stand in front of Ralph Fiennes.
"Sorry, Ralph."
Ryan quickly made way and joked, "You should pay ten dollars for the road!"
"Is it okay to sign a contract?" the other party replied with a smile, "Or swipe your credit card?"
"Okay, Ryan, hurry up and find a seat." Nicole pulled him and left.
As more and more people came in, the atmosphere gradually became serious. Everyone knew what heavy themes were about to be screened, especially the group of gray-haired Jewish elderly people. No one dared to ignore their existence.
"Hello, Miss Kidman!"
The tall man next to him sat down and greeted Nicole. It was Liam Neeson, the actor who played Oscar Schindler.
"Hi, Liam, are there only beautiful ladies in your eyes?" Ryan took the conversation before Nicole answering.
"Of course not!"
Liam Neeson waved to this side, "No one will ignore you, Ryan."
"The movie is about to begin." Nicole pulled him gently.
The lights in the theater went out, and the candlelight on the big screen lit up. Amid the Jewish prayers, the candlelight burned to the end, leaving only the curling blue smoke. The colorful pictures went further and further away, and eventually turned into black and white.
Chapter completed!