novelraw Chapter 416 The Birth of a Dark Horse
Chapter 416 The Birth of a Dark Horse
"Block it, but let Netflix's stock price rise for several days in a row, increase their number of registered members by tens of thousands, and make Eve's movie the number one weekend box office. Is this a blockade?"
The CEO of Blockbuster, Jim Keyes, was furious in the conference room. Originally, Netflix did not enter his line of sight. Antitrust Investigation Subpoena.
All the rest of the top executives were silent. The current situation really turned Blockbuster into a laughing stock, embarrassing to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, almost all the media in the world are laughing at their company.
Although everyone knows that the ban was implemented after Jim's approval, but now it has become like this, and someone needs to take the blame.No one wants to take on this responsibility, everyone is waiting for someone else.
"You say, how does it end now?"
Jim hates the company Netflix now. At the beginning, he came to ask him to buy it, but now he successfully listed on NASDAQ with his company's popularity, and the stock price is still rising.
After a silence, a middle-aged Caucasian man couldn't help but said: "I think Netflix's development momentum is very good now, which proves the feasibility of the online rental and membership model. Although we have a lot of stores, we can meet customers' immediate consumption. , but we can’t give up the online mode.”
"Leslie is right. Just as the company's development has entered a bottleneck stage, it is better to develop this kind of business. Since Netflix wants to develop, it is better to leave that market to us."
"Yes, grab Netflix's clients!"
"Can that little business accommodate us?"
The conference room was noisy, and the debate on whether to store online or offline had no final result.Wherever there are people, there will be battles in the rivers and lakes. Blockbuster is too big, and all high-level leaders also have selfishness and are unwilling to give up the interests of their own departments.
Don't be afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs.At this time, Blockbuster has not realized the seriousness of the problem, and is still trapped in endless internal debates.
In the end, Jim made a decision: "Okay, okay. Ivan, I will grant you 5000 million US dollars. You will independently operate Blockbuster's online rental business, and all other departments must cooperate. Since Netflix wants to play, then Let them see our strength."
However, in the conference room, except for the new person in charge named Ivan, the other high-level executives were not very interested, and even a little depressed.Because the development of online business will definitely have an impact on Blockbuster's offline physical stores!
Most people don’t pay attention to Netflix, thinking that it can develop and grow, but Blockbuster doesn’t pay attention to it. Once Blockbuster also enters the online rental business, Netflix will be killed in minutes You have to throw away your armor.
In the minds of Jim and Ivan, Netflix is already a lamb to be slaughtered.
As for the two popular stars, they were forgotten intentionally or unintentionally.In the future, when they are confused, they will step on them again, and now it is completely impossible to target them.
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Unlike Blockbuster's low air pressure, Eve was sitting under a parasol with a bulky laptop in her hands. Even though the sun was shining brightly, she didn't dare to sunbathe too much to avoid skin problems.
Whenever this time, she misses the lightweight iPad and the fast Internet. Now it takes a lot of time to refresh the forums and websites that don't have many pictures.
Because "Little Miss Sunshine" was released during Thanksgiving, many film critics and media did not go to work, and there were only a few employees on duty.It is not until now that it has entered the working day, and the audience and film critics who have watched the movie have time to send it out.
Eve already knew that the film had achieved considerable success at the box office, but everyone didn't know the specific views of the film. She was very nervous, and she even dared not open the rating website for fear of seeing bad reviews.
"My dear, look, my hands are shaking."
She held up her hand, and over there Keanu Reeves was playing Frisbee with Snoopy on the back lawn.In the sun, Snoopy is covered in golden shovels, just like Apollo.
Keanu threw the Frisbee lightly into the distance, not daring to use too much force, lest it fly out of the garden.The moment he threw it out, Snoopy opened his mouth and ran forward with a wheezing sound, his hair blowing back with the wind.
"Don't be nervous, this is your first movie. Since the box office is so high, it proves that everyone likes the things you directed very much." Keanu knelt down and held his girlfriend's slender hands tightly with both hands, as if he was going to put his firm The energy passes through.
Eve wasn't so nervous when she was an actress, but now she's scared. The "Little Miss Sunshine" project was created by her alone, and her participation in the film was unprecedentedly high.
Faced with her boyfriend's comfort, Eve's anxiety did not decrease, but she learned to restrain herself.She took a deep breath and jokingly said, "If the result is too bad, please remember to encourage me."
Keanu also said humorously: "I have prepared tissues. But I think you need my shoulder more."
Snoopy, who had just run back, held the Frisbee in his mouth, then flicked his tail vigorously, wanting to continue playing.Eve stroked its soft hair, "This little guy is still happy all day long."
Snoopy sensed the hostess's unhappiness, turned his head to look at her suspiciously, then ran around Eve twice, then rubbed his head on her body again, and even stuck out his tongue to talk to Eve. Interaction, really worthy of being a little angel!
"Go ahead and play, I'll join after reading the comments."
After Eve has completed her psychological preparation, she plans to make a quick decision. No matter how entangled she is, it is useless. The movies have already been released to the public, and it is impossible to call the actors back to reshoot.
She is also a human being, not always so firm, and occasionally reveals her weakness to those close to her.
Now, when she clicked on the IMDB rating form, Eve was dumbfounded.
The score of "Little Miss Sunshine" is 8.3 points!
A family comedy with black humor, a redemption movie full of losers, has won the love of so many audiences and given such a high evaluation.
This score is indeed not low for a comedy, and the first film he directed has such a level, and Eve's heart instantly settled down.
"Seeing such a group of losers in life on Thanksgiving made me very grateful for the beauty of my life. Such a group of people who are not successful are working hard, so they should live happily."
"I like the role of grandpa the most. I don't even know the name of this character."
"This is actually Eve's first time as a director. The director, script, and actors are all excellent in all aspects. Little Olive is so cute!"
"It's an excellent comedy movie, full of black humor and absurdity. I was moved by the sincere emotions in it. This is a family."
"The biggest surprise in the cinema this year! The film does not have all kinds of old-fashioned plots, nor does it deliberately tear or sensationalize, nor does it exaggerate visual effects. The plain story just catches my attention. This story is great, and I recommend it to everyone. Go to the cinema."
"Originally I entered the movie theater because of the news, just to support Eve and Keanu. I didn't expect such a big surprise. I think "Little Miss Sunshine" is better than the road scene of "Almost Famous". Forgive me You can't enjoy rock music, this kind of family comedy is quite good, and the whole theater keeps laughing while watching the movie."
"Eve is not only an excellent actor, but also an excellent director. It's a pity that I didn't see her performance in this movie, but Keanu really played the feeling of a middle-aged man. Who would have thought that he Still saving the matrix world!"
Many of the audience gave nine or even ten points of evaluation, which made Eve very happy.
The professional evaluation of the media also gave enough surprises. At present, Metascore has included film reviews from 17 media, and the overall score is stable at 85 points.The current media is almost all strict, and even the best movies can hardly get the perfect score of 99 or even 100 like later generations.
Different media have different weights.A score of 90 from a top magazine is definitely more important than a score of 80 from a third-rate magazine.
"Variety" magazine gave a super high evaluation of 95 points, and film critic David wrote: "This film is full of independence, sweetness, irony and humor. It tells about a group of losers in the traditional successful world. The journey has been a real joy for the audience. There hasn't been a better American comedy this year, and I mean one that's full of American culture!"
James, a film critic of "The Hollywood Reporter", gave a score of 90, "There are many family movies with similar themes, but none of them has such aura. The performances of the two actors are very outstanding, and the dark horse of this year's awards season has appeared!"
"The New Yorker" scored 80 points, and the film critic Manoya praised: "The title of the movie is very good, and the little heroine is indeed a little sunshine, even if she misses the crown in the end. Every role and actor match very well. The current American society is seen in the movie, well done!"
Compared with the previous media, "Premiere" is a bit more stingy, only giving 75 points. "Most funniest road trip ever, especially at the end. I'd love to tell you what happened without spoiling it. It's one of the funniest scenes I've seen in a while. But I Fu's directing ability is still relatively weak, and these scene transitions are not smooth enough."
There is currently only one evaluation below 60 points, and that is Daniel from the "Village Voice" film critic.The media focuses on reporting music news, and occasionally involves film and television.
Daniel gave "Little Miss Sunshine" a score of 50, "deliberately placed characters, a nearly abandoned yellow van driving from Albuquerque to the beach in California. The film deliberately satirizes all kinds of things, the plot is extremely unreasonable, and the performance of the actors is not good enough. As expected, Eve's first film has many flaws."
Faced with the opinions of these professional film critics, Eve naturally accepted them all. The reason why the film has been liked by so many people is that firstly, the plot is very interesting, secondly, the feelings are very sincere, and the performances of the actors are very convincing. It will let the audience play, and finally her directing ability.
There are only one bad review for so many good reviews, the ratio is already very good, she is very satisfied!