Chapter 1019: Demons and Demons
Demons and demons dance wildly.
In the current year of 2003, all kinds of fabricated news are flying in the sky, just like the confusing on-off relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, every move can easily It attracts everyone's attention, and it becomes a carnival party for all.
This scene is so fresh that the phenomenon itself has become a topic.
However, it is slightly different from the all-out melee in the era of social networks. It is still the era of forums. The general public’s sense of participation is not that strong, and the chaos and impact caused by the sense of synchronization of real-time updates is not that strong. There is even a certain sense of separation between different age groups.
But regardless of whether he admits it or not, when news breaks out every time, he can't help but pay attention to see what the truth is.
So, is this an annual event?
In the eyes of conspiracy theorists, the biggest beneficiary of the entire incident is Sony Columbia. No matter how injured Anson is, "Spider-Man 2" has already earned enough attention——
If Anson recovers, After returning to the crew, the movie will definitely receive a lot of cheers. When it is released next year, it will be able to book a wave of attention early.
If Anson hadn't, then the more serious Anson's injury would be, the more benefits it would bring, because people would walk into the cinema with sympathy and even remembrance.
This was later directly proven in "Fast and Furious 7". Although the box office and global popularity of the series of movies have been rising, they still have not gotten rid of the inherent disadvantage of a weak foundation for B-level movies, and the global box office has never ushered in a transformation.
However, the death of Paul Walker unexpectedly became a turning point. Universal Pictures and the leading actor Vin-Diesel frantically sold their feelings and completed a beautiful public relations marketing. Let people who were not interested in the series of movies enter the cinema one after another -
Immersed in feelings that do not exist at all.
In the end, the global box office of "Fast and Furious 7" exceeded 1.5 billion US dollars, becoming the first time in the history of the series of movies that the box office exceeded 1 billion.
The true meaning of entertaining yourself to death is that "death" can also become "entertainment".
It's the same thing now with Anson.
So, it seems a bit unbelievable, but someone indeed joked in a cold-blooded manner, "If Anson really dies, then Sony Columbia will make a lot of money."
More than It was a joke. They didn't care about Anson's injury or life and death. Instead, they began to curse Anson's life. They couldn't wait to start complaining about what would happen at Anson's funeral, and what would happen in "Spider-Man 2" by then. They used a farcical way to make the accident Evolved into a form of entertainment.
Someone in Las Vegas even opened a bet on the black market: What is Anson's condition?
Are you dead or alive? How are your injuries?
Do they care about Anson?
No, I don’t care. There are so many actors in Hollywood, no more, no more, no less. Rather than caring about how the actors are, it’s better to care about the entertainment value created by these circus performances and the money that really goes into your pockets.
Anyway, no matter what happens, Sony Columbia will definitely win.
It is precisely because of this that conspiracy theories have always had a large number of supporters.
However, what is it like inside Sony Columbia?
In the conference room, the air was a little quiet, a suffocating silence, because at this moment, there were five people sitting in the conference room, one, two, three, four, five, but no one spoke or even exchanged eyes. They were all immersed in their own world. Here, let the silence continue to spread.
Sam Remy wants to die. He really doesn’t like this atmosphere. If possible, he hopes to leave now and go home.
But he can't.
So, Sam sat there obediently, looking down at the table and clasping his fingers. Sam hesitated for a second, whether he should break the silence and argue for Anson, but from the corner of his eyes, he glanced and saw that all the people present were producers and senior executives. It was not his turn to speak, so he might as well act later. Make your voice heard at critical moments.
Then Sam was quiet again.
Ian Bryce noticed this scene and couldn't help but smile.
At the beginning, as a producer, Ian was also one of the interviewers who auditioned for the leading role. He personally selected Anson from many candidates.
So, speaking for Anson now is also a good example -
At this moment, they are discussing Anson's future. To be precise, because of Anson's accidental injury, the subsequent recovery period will be difficult It is predicted that this will cause the filming of the entire "Spider-Man 2" crew to be suspended. So, should they continue to wait, or change the leading actor?
Anson:? ? ?
Obviously, in the eyes of the outside world, Sony Colombia should be the big winner, and no matter what happens, they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai; but the reality is not like this, Sony Colombia has a different view.
Compared with the conspiracy theories of the general public, Sony Colombia seriously handled this matter as a crisis, which was far from relaxed.
Since Sam was as quiet as ever, Ian spoke without much hesitation.
"I think we should wait for Anson..."
The voice broke the silence in the conference room and seemed a little bit abrupt; but what was even more shocking was that before Ian could finish his words, a voice interrupted him simply and rudely.
"Waiting? Do you know the price of waiting?"
The person who spoke was a gentle middle-aged man with neat short hair dyed a little light gray, although he had a beard. But it is not messy and sloppy at all. Instead, it has accumulated some mature charm over the years, and there is always a slight smile on the thin cheeks.
If you judge people by their appearance and think that this man is harmless because of his smile, then the result will be that he will be eaten alive until no bones are left——
Otherwise, how could he become the chief executive of Sony Columbia? What about the executive?
Michael Lynton shook his chin slightly, as if Ian had said something witty.
“We have already postponed the shooting because of Anson, and finally moved forward the schedule. We are a little relieved, and now we have postponed the shooting again because of Anson?”
“Making a movie is not playing house, everything is like a circus. How can we do it as a group? "
"Everyone here should know that the crew has already started to operate. Every day we wait and every day we delay, we have to bear the expenses and continue to wait, which means that our production costs may increase. It's going to continue to go up by millions of dollars, and believe me, we can't afford to continue to increase our expenses."
For those who don't know, Anson should be blamed for hearing this; but Ian is not an outsider, and he doesn't. Maybe you were fooled by just two sentences——
According to the original plan, "Spider-Man 2" was going to start shooting in January, so the crew started building the studio set in October last year.
However, due to the popularity of "Cat and Mouse Game", there was no progress in the salary negotiations. Finally, Anson took over the filming of "Nuan Nuan Inner Light", resulting in a full schedule, and a series of subsequent events came one after another. , the filming of "Spider-Man 2" had to be postponed for a full five months.
This is the focus of Michael Linton's words.
(End of this chapter)