novelraw Chapter 334
Chapter 334
Josie wants to buy the film and television adaptation rights of StarCraft, mainly because she is interested in the story of Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades in this series. If it works properly, it should be no problem to make a trilogy of popcorn blockbusters.
Of course, the script will be rewritten on the basis of the original.
Because the script of the StarCraft series is not a small problem, the plot in the later period directly moves from science fiction to fantasy, but Kerrigan's story line is still attractive. The talented girl becomes a warrior step by step, and then becomes the queen of the Zerg after being persecuted. , standing on the opposite side of lovers and human beings.
It can be said that in this story there is beauty and misfortune, and there is also a love story that the film company has a soft spot for.
Essentially, the studios believe that all Hollywood movies should be romance movies.
However, even if the preparations for this project start now, the official shooting will be at least two or three years later, because this kind of sci-fi blockbuster with special effects requires a long preparation period, and it is not as convenient and quick as running a romantic comedy or a small-budget literary film.
In fact, game-adapted movies have never been the mainstream of Hollywood, but a representative of niche carnival and shoddy production. It was not until the success of Tomb Raider that the film company paid attention to this resource-rich soil.
But the most successful thing about Tomb Raider is not how much it has collected at the box office around the world, or how to make the heroine Angelina. model.
Paramount announced a budget of US$400 million. However, through government subsidies, tax-free transactions, and placement of advertisements, they earned US$700 million before the cameras started running, excluding the payments to international intermediaries. Commissions and various fees, Tomb Raider was made for only $870 million.
Similarly, the Lord of the Rings series operated by Tianji Films also offset a large part of the cost through German tax avoidance subsidies, New Zealand subsidies, UK subsidies and overseas pre-sales.
The real art of cinema in Hollywood is the art of the deal.
Under the influence of some butterfly effects, the main creative team has long been poached and the quality of Diablo 2 is not as expected, and it has been coldly received in the market, which makes it clear that Vivendi Universal sold Blizzard.
Compared to Edgar Bronfman Jr., who was dazzled by anger, Jean-Marie Mercier, the CEO of Vivendi Universal, is much more sober.
After the tragedy of Waterloo in Paris, Vivendi Universal finally got a short respite, while Messier was busy reintegrating Vivendi Universal on the one hand, stripping off non-performing assets, and on the other hand secretly cooperating with each other to prepare for the bad things Edgar Bronfman Jr. kicked off the chairmanship of the group.
Being able to sell Blizzard’s shares at a good price is simply a blessing from the sky. After all, Vivendi acquired these game companies at the beginning with the idea of subsequent splitting, integration and sale, and never planned to really devote themselves to the game industry.
Under the matchmaking of group shareholder Barry Diller, Blizzard's acquisition is progressing smoothly.
On the other hand, the turmoil of public opinion about Josie has also entered a stage of relaxation.
First, paparazzi photographed the popular actress and her boyfriend in the Upper West Side looking for someone to view a house, and it seemed that they had a plan to build a love nest together, which made the public more convinced of the rumors of their upcoming engagement;
Secondly, Ryan Gao, the author of the book The Truth Behind Arrogance, was dug up by a gossip magazine with great powers. sudden drop in speed;
Finally, a series of scandals involving the popular Hollywood niche Russell Crowe also dilute people's attention to Josie.
As we all know, Russell Crowe's extramarital affair with American sweetheart Meg Ryan directly caused the latter's image of a beautiful girl to be greatly damaged, and the new film of the two failed to receive the expected praise. I think this extramarital affair ruined my Oscar.
And now, rumors are not just rumors!
A close friend of Meg Ryan confided in People magazine, her husband Dennis Quaid called out to get back together, and Russell Crowe got drunk and got into a fight with others, etc. The dense news broke the past week. Paparazzi carnival.
A week later.
On a luxury yacht in the Caribbean Sea, Josie, dressed in a bikini, was lying on a deck chair on the deck, using a satellite phone to remotely control the developments in Los Angeles.
"Very good," said Josie, "help me tell Dennis that I will reserve an important role for him in the next A-level production."
Robert Downey Jr. on the other end of the phone said sincerely, "I will. And, no matter what, I want to thank you for Meg."
Although as Dennis Quaid's good friend, Downey should naturally stand on the man's side, but he really knows the reason why Meg is so madly infatuated with another man, Dennis Quaid's indifference and uninterrupted love Cheating is the crux of the matter.
Therefore, Downey can't criticize a woman who has been hurt, even if Dennis Quaid is the kind of iron buddy who can tie him to a helicopter and send him to a rehabilitation center when he commits a crime.
Josie chuckled lightly, not taking it seriously, and replied, "Everyone takes what they want. I need new headlines to divert public attention, and she needs to reverse her public image. Thank God, everything went well."
In fact, a week was enough for Josie's public relations team to basically calm down the storm caused by the book, and the rest was just some lace news that was common to Hollywood stars, which could not affect anything.
Instead, Meg Ryan's upcoming film Evidence of Life brought her and Russell Crowe's emotional entanglements to the fore again.
Not long ago, Russell Crowe returned to his Australian girlfriend, not to mention the almost devastating blow to Meg Ryan's public image, which alone made her devastated .
Generally speaking, a woman who is abandoned by a man will have three mentalities, one is self-denial, the other is hate because of love, and the last is turning grief and anger into strength, kicking the scumbag away and starting a new life.
Of course, the last one is the most decisive and correct, but unfortunately, in real life, more women often choose the first two.
Meg Ryan, who is a popular actress in Hollywood, is no exception.
After briefly experiencing the first reaction, Meg Ryan's mentality changed to the second, that is, hate out of love.
Although she still cried from time to time, she knew that what was worse than losing love was losing her career, so she firmly seized the opportunity in front of her, left her tears to show in front of the public, and gave back to the man she was desperate for. Head on.
It's not that Meg Ryan's current public relations team can't play the sympathy and honesty cards, it's just that without Sean Penn's lobbying and Josie Horton's resource compensation, that bastard Dennis Quaid would not cooperate with her Whitewashed.
So, there is nothing wrong with taking what you want.
"Okay." Donnie didn't really want to continue on this topic, so he said casually, "Speaking of which, I have already lost ten pounds according to your request. When will you give me the movie script?"
"After you reduce your body fat percentage to the target level." Josie replied.
After the phone call ended, Josie completely emptied herself, not thinking about the trivial matters in Los Angeles, but lying there lazily basking in the sun.
The sunshine in the Caribbean Sea is not inferior to any place in the world, especially when a luxury yacht with first-class configuration is driving on the vast sea, this feeling is not comparable to those public beaches crowded with tourists.
Happiness needs to be shared properly in order to make people feel more satisfied.
Therefore, for this trip to the Caribbean, Josie not only brought her entourage, but also some of her friends.
Except, her boyfriend in name.
In fact, Jim leaves Josie's apartment with a note before the trip begins.
The note is also very simple
I'm gone, I wish you happiness, my love.
Assuming no miracle happens, this relationship basically ends here.
Josie thought aimlessly.
At this time, Leonardo went up to the second floor with two glasses of freshly squeezed mixed juice, and saw Josie outside who was about to fall asleep, and reminded him aloud: "God, j, don't take a nap there, if you If you don't want to get sunburned."
Josie rubbed her face, stretched her waist, stood up, and walked into the cabin that was not exposed to direct sunlight.
"What have you added?"
"Oranges, carrots, coconuts, and cucumbers."
"Sounds kind of scary."
Josie said that she took the juice that Leonardo handed her, took a sip unceremoniously, and did not forget to wrinkle her face and complain: "Sure enough, it tastes really terrible."
"Then you don't have to drink it!" Leonardo made a gesture to grab the juice back.
"For the sake of making it yourself," Josie murmured, dodged her back, turned and threw herself into a sofa, "seriously, did this recipe come from dear Giselle? I remember she liked coconuts and cucumbers."
Leonardo also imitated Josie, sitting side by side on the wide and soft leather sofa, looking up at the ceiling, "Hey, sweetheart, don't mention any unhappy things when you're on vacation, you understand Bar."
"Okay, who made you my friend? Even though you're such a jerk." Josie said.
Leonardo just pouted at this.
Three days ago, his girlfriend was his ex-girlfriend Gisele Bundchen, and he was stuck in the vip room of a nightclub in Manhattan with two young and beautiful blondes.
That night, they apparently had a big fight and broke up again.
After that, Leonardo took advantage of Josie's luxury tour group and traveled all the way to the Caribbean, seemingly completely forgetting about Gisele Bundchen.
But is this really the case?
"Aren't you a little bastard?" Leonardo retorted, and turned his head and squinted at Josie, "Oh, poor Jim, he kept the last of his decency and went back to Italy sadly alone, you But still in the mood to have your grand birthday party in the Caribbean."
"I'm not going to have a party." Josie corrected Leonardo and adjusted her sitting posture.
But she didn't refute anything else.
Leonardo then laughed, took a look at Josie, choked his throat and said in a mean tone: "Don't tell me, the bracelet on your hand is a birthday present prepared by Jim before parting. Wow ,let me see"
He rushed over and grabbed Josie's right hand, but Josie didn't refuse, she just rolled her eyes and let him make trouble.
On the slender and white wrist of a young woman, she is wearing a gemstone bracelet designed with gemstones of seven different colors, which is radiant and beautiful.
"Tsk, acrostic?" Leonardo raised his eyebrows.
As the name suggests, acrostic jewelry refers to the jewelry that uses the first letter of each gemstone to form a word to convey the love between lovers.
And Josie's bracelet is composed of the initials of diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and topaz, which means "dearest".
Namely, "My dearest".
It has to be said that Europeans really know how to play all kinds of romantic tricks, but it is a pity that this still hasn't really melted Miss Horton's hard heart.
Josie withdrew her hand, glanced at Leonardo, and said sweetly, "My friend, if you say one more word, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."
The author has something to say: There are a lot of melons, and I can hold on.
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