Chapter 438 Fatal Crisis
“Hell!”
“Hell, hell, hell, hell!”
After a series of swear words continued to be madly output, Adam-Scott (Adam-Scott) He still couldn't control the boiling anger in his chest. After pacing back and forth, he cursed again in a low voice.
“Grass!”
Finally, barely able to control his emotions, Adam turned to look at the other people in the conference room.
"What did Edgar Cook say?"
A voice spoke slightly stiffly, "He insisted that he did not violate the contract, and there was no conflict of interest between Anson's schedule and our publicity. "
"No conflict of interest... Ha, haha, no conflict of interest!" Adam couldn't help but sneered because it was so ridiculous and unexpected, and Adam heard the sound of boiling in his chest again.
At this time, here.
In the Sony Columbia Marketing Department conference room, department manager Adam Scott was holding an emergency meeting, and the entire department was in a state of turmoil.
When Anson and the others looked forward to the future with confidence, the future in front of Adam was also dark, as if he could see a storm coming.
The reason is, "Spider-Man".
Since the establishment of the project, "Spider-Man" has been Sony Columbia's first-tier important project, and with the continuous downturn in the summer season in the past two years, its importance has continued to rise. There is no doubt that it will become the most important project this summer. The maximum weight of the gear.
Here, Sony Columbia is almost devoting all its resources to it, and the marketing department is busy day and night with related publicity——
They cannot afford to fail.
Over there, the whole of Hollywood was treating Sony Columbia as a lunatic, laughing at Sony Columbia for putting its chips in the wrong place.
Although 1992's "Batman Returns" once wrote the pinnacle of superhero movies, one thing is that superhero movies are still a typical subculture today.
Have you not seen that Warner Bros. holds the copyright to adapt the entire DC comic book. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are all well-known superhero images, but they have not made one for five years. Any try.
The fiasco of "Batman and Robin" sounded the alarm, so Warner Bros. would rather develop new series such as "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" than refuse to continue to spend time on comics.
Indeed, in the past two years, 20th Century Fox's investment in the "X-Men" series has achieved good results, but the movie is completely planned according to the size of a B-level movie, and the box office results are not impressive, and Genres such as science fiction, comedy, action, etc. have no advantage in comparison.
From all indications, the superhero genre is still suitable to be developed as a B-level movie. There is no need to invest too much or take it too seriously. Maybe it can still make a profit.
However, Sony Columbia planned the "Spider-Man" project according to the specifications of an A-level blockbuster. Even if it is not said that people are stupid and have a lot of money, in the eyes of Hollywood industry insiders, it is a desperate and blind bet.
However, Sony Columbia actually puts all its eggs in one basket.
In the predicament of internal and external troubles, the pressure has been pushed to an incredible height.
Whether it's inside Sony Columbia or other Hollywood industry insiders, the bustling attention is all focused on "Spider-Man", which is about to kick off this summer's summer season. Success or failure depends on this one move. In addition, there is a very important unknown factor——
Since the "September 11 Incident" last year, the entire North American continent has been shrouded in a gloomy and pessimistic mood. Naturally, Hollywood It is inevitable to be involved, and the long downturn of the film market has no end in sight.
The upcoming summer season, on the one hand, carries the hopes of industry insiders to awaken the vitality of the market, but on the other hand, it is plunged into unpredictable chaos. No one can accurately predict what will happen next.
Which movie, when and how will break the market downturn is all unknown.
In previous years, the competition for the summer opening slot was extremely fierce, but this year there was an atmosphere of caution and caution. Sony Columbia scheduled "Spider-Man" in the first week of May, but it did not encounter any competition and easily finalized the schedule. , everything went so smoothly that it was disturbing.
All kinds, all kinds.
You can imagine the pressure that Sony Colombia’s marketing department is under.
For a whole month, Adam continued to work with high intensity and frequency; to be precise, his nerves have been tense for the past three months, everything was busy with the promotion of "Spider-Man" .
What’s the result?
The result!
When Adam learned that Anson had secretly recorded "The Tonight Show", his first reaction was that his head exploded and all his hair stood up——
How dare, how dare he !
After countless meetings and discussions, they finally decided on the best publicity plan to avoid Anson and Kristen's shortcomings from being exposed as much as possible. They stood obediently in the box like Barbie dolls only for Display, this is the best solution, everything is so simple.
Barbie. display.
This was their only request, and it couldn't be simpler, but Anson chose to mess with it at this level.
And!
What program is bad and why "The Tonight Show"? The talk show is currently the king of ratings, which also means that a little mistake by Anson can wipe out all the results of their entire team's hard work for more than half a year.
Some people may say, why not be more optimistic? Maybe the show will be a hit? Maybe Anson's performance will bring surprises? Even if Sony Columbia doesn't help, at least there's no need to cause trouble, right? Shouldn’t Sony Columbia be grateful for Anson’s positive promotional attitude?
First of all, Adam doesn't like accidents. An accident may disrupt his overall layout, which means increased workload, which means they need to work overtime to make follow-up adjustments.
Secondly, Adam does not think that the show will be a hit. The collision between newcomers and talk shows will be a disaster. This is the top-down consensus of the entire Hollywood. No newcomers will be on talk shows, no!
Thirdly, Anson launched publicity on his own initiative. This is definitely not a help, but a disservice. The publicity plans they worked so hard to formulate are all professional opinions and are based on market research. The plan is targeted by laymen. It will only cause unnecessary trouble.
Think about it, in "Spider-Man", Peter Parker is a shy high school student. No matter how well Anson performs on "The Tonight Show", his appearance will only destroy the audience's understanding of Peter. -Parker’s sense of substitution.
Not to mention that there are still those media who are worried about the world being in chaos. They may create some waves even if nothing happens. What's more, now Anson is giving the media a handle and happily inviting the media to launch an attack.
God! Disaster, this is a complete disaster!
Only a layman would think that Anson was helping with publicity.
Now, Sony Columbia must spend resources, energy and time to make up for the ripple effects of Anson’s rash actions. How can they continue to add fuel to the fire?
The mentality is broken.
(End of this chapter)