Murdochis thinking deeply aboutthese, thushas neglecteddifferent kindmeaning of Ericissue, saidvery muchstraightforwardly: „Lizis only a woman, Ihope that LachlanandJamescantake overmyduty.”默多克思索着这些,因而忽略了艾瑞克问题的别样意味,很直白地说道:“莉兹只是一个女人,我还是希望拉克兰和詹姆斯能够接我的班的。”Erichas not been sayinganything, Murdoch came from the conservativefamily of Australia, the thought of regarding men as superior to womenlooks like a pointdoes not needOrientalweakmany, ifElizabethcannotachieve the overwhelmingachievement, in the futurewill wantto wieldNews Corpis not an easymatter.艾瑞克没在说什么,默多克出身澳大利亚的保守家庭,重男轻女的思想看来一点也不必东方人弱多少,伊丽莎白如果不能取得压倒性成就的话,将来想要执掌新闻集团并不是一件容易的事情。ChattedseveralmattersaboutOscarat will, Murdochalsochatted the mattersaboutrecentlyFireflya series ofbigmovement, summerfilesFireflyalsoscreenedtwomovie«Toy Story»and«Terminator 2: Judgement Day».
随意聊了几句关于奥斯卡的事情,默多克又聊起了关于最近萤火虫一系列大动作的事情,暑期档萤火虫将有两部电影《玩具总动员》和《终结者2》同时上映。Although«Toy Story»has broadcast the previewontwomonths ago Super Bowl, but can thistypecompletelydifferentbe acceptedby the audienceat the traditional2D Animationanimated filmcompletelyis an unknown, as the Hollywoodanimationindustrygiantormonopolist, Disneyafter the «Toy Story»previewbroadcasts, felt that oneselfwill be threatenedin the status of animationdomain, usesvariouschannels in handto attack«Toy Story»openly or covertly.
虽然《玩具总动员》在两个月前的超级碗上播放了预告片,但这种完全迥异于传统2d动画的动画电影会不会被观众接受完全是一个未知数,作为好莱坞动画业的巨头或者说垄断者,迪斯尼在《玩具总动员》的预告片播放之后,感觉到自身在动画领域的地位将受到威胁,利用手中的各种渠道或明或暗地攻击《玩具总动员》。In order topreventthismoviebecause ofdiscrediting of competitorwas finalizedbeforescreening, Fireflymerelywas«Toy Story»has made the propagandabudget of 20 millionUSDin the North Americanative place, was equal50% of production costtothisanimated film.
为了防止这部电影在上映之前就因为竞争对手的抹黑而被定型,萤火虫仅仅在北美本土就为《玩具总动员》开出了2000万美元的宣传预算,相当于这部动画电影制作成本的50%。But«Terminator 2: Judgement Day»is the situationis not as if more optimistic, because oflearning from another's mistakes of «The Abyss», manypeoplethinks that Cameronwill indulgein the exploration of movietechnologyonce moreproduces the movie that applaudsactuallydoes not attract a large audience, let alone, manypeopleknow that «Terminator 2: Judgement Day»becamein the Hollywoodhistory the first partcostoverhundred millionmovies, in additionannouncement. Thismoviewantsto recoup the costonBox Office, at leastneedsaboutglobal300 millionUSDBox Office, butonCameron«The Abyss»globalBox Office, only then80 million, inbystanderopinion, Fireflywantto recover the investment. Faced withhugepressure.
而《终结者2》是情况似乎更加不乐观,因为《深渊》的前车之鉴,很多人以为卡梅隆会再次沉溺于电影技术的探索而制作出一部叫好却不叫座的电影,更何况,很多人都知道《终结者2》已经成为好莱坞历史上第一部成本过亿的电影,加上宣发。这部电影想要在票房上收回成本,至少需要全球三亿美元左右的票房,而卡梅隆上一部《深渊》的全球票房只有80000000,在外人看来,萤火虫想要收回投资。将面临巨大的压力。Considering the Oscarbeforehandsome time, Fireflygreatlyhot《Running Out of Time》copyrightwill sell to the Columbiabehavior, manycompaniesthink that Fireflyalreadyfaced with the aspect that the fundbecame serious, perhapsHollywoodsevenbigFilm Studiowill encounterthissituationevery1-2 years, althoughmanypeopleknow that Ericparticipated in the fluctuation of the first half of the yearcontinuouslytwocrude oilPetroleummarket, butafterwardFireflynottoobigmovement. Manypeoplealsothink that Erichas not earnedmanyprofits. Therefore the Murdochthoughtsalsobecomedetachable, perhapsthisisonebuys stock the Fireflyturning point, althoughsomeEricdispositionoilsaltsdo not enter, buttriesalwaysnot to havewhatloss.
鉴于奥斯卡之前的一段时间,萤火虫将大热的《暗战》版权卖给哥伦比亚的行为,很多公司都以为萤火虫已经面临资金吃紧的局面了,好莱坞七大电影公司或许每一两年都会遇到这种情况,虽然不少人都知道艾瑞克参与了前半年连续两次原油期货市场的波动,但事后萤火虫并没有太大的动作。很多人也就以为艾瑞克并没有从中赚取多少利润。所以默多克心思也变得活络起来,或许这又是一个入股萤火虫的契机,虽然艾瑞克性格有些油盐不进,但试试总是没有什么损失的。Chatteda whilewithEric, Murdochasked: „Eric. Fireflyhas sold outincluding《Running Out of Time》, is these daysfunddefinitely tight?”
跟艾瑞克聊了一会儿,默多克就问道:“艾瑞克。萤火虫连《暗战》都卖掉了,这段时间的资金肯定非常紧张吧？”„Alsogood,”Ericlistens to the meaning of old manimmediately, seeminglysimilarwordshad heardlast year, thattimeMurdochpersonallydelivers, meaning that butthistime, Ericmayslightlyinmakinganymakes concessionsand so on, hespokeFireflyto graspwith great difficultythoroughlyin the hand. In the situationunless it is absolutely essential, is impossibleto introduceanyshareholderagain: „Mr. Murdoch, Fireflyjustreturned to myhand. ThereforeIwill not sell the stockagain, thereforeIthink that wedid not wantto proposethistopic, perhapswecanchatother.”
“还行,”艾瑞克立刻就听出了老头的意思,貌似类似的话去年听说过,那次还是默多克亲自送上门来,不过这一次,艾瑞克可丝毫没有在做出任何退让之类的意思,他好不容易讲萤火虫彻底掌握在手中。不到万不得已的情况下,不可能再引进任何一个股东:“默多克先生,萤火虫刚刚回到我手中。所以我是不会再卖出股份的,所以我想我们还是不要在提这个话题了,或许我们可以聊聊其他的。”Murdochsees the Ericdirectrejection, smiled, hehad not reported the toobigexpectation, therefore the rejection of Ericdoes not havetoobiglosing. Said: „Eric, youshouldknow. The investmentmovieis a riskverybigbehavior, does not pay attentionpossiblylossslightly. Thereforesharesriskusing the way of cooperationis a verycost-effectivematter, Ithought that you gambling stakeunder«Terminator 2: Judgement Day»above were too big, onJames CameronFox of «The Abyss»to the losses that causeshas not receivednow, evenuntil now, about20 millionUSDgap, butthisactuallyto the Foxnottootremendousinfluence, becausethismovieisFoxjointlyinvestswithother several other investors, althoughthere is a verybigloss, butsharestoFoxon, nothow many.”默多克见艾瑞克直接拒绝,笑了笑,他本来就没有报太大的期望,因此艾瑞克的拒绝也没有太大的失落。只是说道:“艾瑞克,你应该知道。投资电影是一项风险很大的行为,稍微不注意就可能血本无归。所以利用合作的方式分摊风险是一件很划算的事情,我就觉得你在《终结者2》上面下的赌注就太大了,詹姆斯.卡梅隆上一部《深渊》给福克斯造成的损失现在都还没有收回来,甚至到现在为止,还有2000万美元左右的缺口,但是这却对福克斯没有太大的影响,因为这部电影是福克斯与其他另外几个投资者共同投资的,虽然有了很大的亏损,但分摊到福克斯身上,并没有多少。”„Actually the mattercannotsaythat”Ericreplied: „The movieproject of joint investment, basicallyisFilm Studiodoes not regard as important, Ithink that Warnerjointlywill definitely not develop the «Batman»serieswith the bystander, the 《Star Wars》seriesdefinitelywill not introduce the exteriorinvestor.”
“其实事情也不能这么说,”艾瑞克答道:“联合投资的电影项目,基本上都是电影公司并不是太看重的,我想华纳肯定不会与外人联合开发《蝙蝠侠》系列,《星球大战》系列也肯定不会引入外部投资人。”Murdochseesnot to flickerEric, thenalsosaid: „SaidthatyouarecomplyingmakeFoxdistribute«Home Alone», last yeardid not haveanysound, this yearcannotdragagain, that...... CalledStewart. Runkle'skid was ten years old, two years old, it is estimated thatno longerhas suited again the actorgreatly.”默多克见没有忽悠住艾瑞克,便又道:“说起来,你可是答应让福克斯发行《小鬼当家》的,去年就没有任何动静,今年不能再拖了吧,那个……叫斯图尔特.朗克尔的小家伙已经十岁了,再大两岁,估计就不再适合男主角了。”„At presentwewere contactingCAA, the price that last year the opposite partystarted outwas too odd, thereforeFireflytemporarilyhas then reached a deadlockthisproject.”
“目前我们已经在接触caa了,去年对方开出的价格太离谱,所以萤火虫便暂时搁浅了这个项目。”„Eric, sinceyoucansell out《Running Out of Time》, youthought that has the possibilityforwards toFox«Home Alone»copyright.”
“艾瑞克,既然你都可以把《暗战》卖掉,那你觉得有没有可能将《小鬼当家》的版权转给福克斯。”Erichad ponderedfastundersuggestion of Murdoch, beforehehad hadsuch thought that according to the Fireflyinternalappraisal, the «Home Alone»seriesthirdcostsin40 millionto50 millionUSD, but the estimate of North AmericaBox Officealsohasabout100 millionUSD, thissequel is very possible, only thenand otherperipheralcangainthrough the overseasrelease and recording tape. Perhapssellsdirectly the right of exploitation of thisproject, is the simplestdirectprofitmethod, althoughpossiblygainshas been short, butactuallywon the massivetime and energy, investsintootherprojects.艾瑞克快速思考了下默多克的建议,之前他就已经产生过这样的念头,根据萤火虫内部的评估,《小鬼当家》系列第三部的成本将在4000万到5000万美元之间,而北美票房的预估也只有一亿美元左右,那么,这部续集很可能只有通过海外发行和录像带等周边才能盈利。或许直接将这个项目的开发权卖出去,才是最简单直接的盈利方法,虽然可能赚的少了一些,但却赢得了大量的时间和精力,投入到其他项目当中。However, Ericdid not plan that sells«Home Alone»completecopyright, purchases the Disney'splanin secret, oncethisplanssuccessfully, as has important position«Home Alone»in the children'sheart, after the Disney'sentirechannel developmentas well as the Disneyland«Home Alone»subject, will bring the massiveprofits.
不过,艾瑞克并不打算将《小鬼当家》的全部版权卖出去,收购迪斯尼的计划一直在暗中进行着,一旦这个计划成功,作为在儿童心中拥有很重要地位的《小鬼当家》,经过迪斯尼的全渠道开发以及迪斯尼乐园的《小鬼当家》主题,将带来大量的利润。„Mr. Murdoch, «Home Alone»copyrightIwill not transfer, butFireflytrulydoes not have the toomuchtime and energyexpendituresinthisproject, therefore, ifFoxhasthisintention, Fireflycanbe authorized the Disneysequel the right of exploitation.”
“默多克先生,《小鬼当家》的版权我是不会转让的,不过萤火虫确实没有太多时间和精力花费在这个项目上,所以,如果福克斯有这个意向的话,萤火虫可以授权迪斯尼续集的开发权。”Murdochat heartplateconsider as finished. Thencomplied.默多克心里盘算了一番。便答应了下来。Howevertheydo not haveanxiously the discussionconcretecooperation agreement, «Home Alone»copyrightinvolvedtoomanythings, a short timecannotcome to an arrangement, can only giveFirefly and Foxstaffnegotiatesslowly.
不过两人都没有急着商议具体的合作协议,《小鬼当家》的版权已经涉及到太多东西,不是一时半会能够谈妥的,只能交给萤火虫和福克斯的工作人员慢慢谈判。
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After Oscarpresentation ceremony, medianaturalcarried ononeto make remarkstothisOscar. 《The Silence of the Lambs》is relying on the perfectquality, althoughtakeswith the prizeis unafraid, butdeferred to the conventionto harvest the massivequestionsas before, but the prize-winner, wascinema institute, has not madeanyresponsetothesequestions.奥斯卡颁奖典礼之后,媒体理所当然的对这一届奥斯卡进行了一番评头论足。《沉默的羔羊》凭借着过硬的质量,虽然拿奖拿的一点也不心虚,不过依旧按照惯例收获了大量的质疑,不过不论是获奖者,还是电影学院,都没有对这些质疑作出任何的回应。Becausewas mentionedat the presentation ceremonyrepeatedly. When Elizabethobtains the best picturethatinstageisto letmanypeopleremembersprofoundly, regarding the television viewer, perhapsEricis only the topicsubject of theirspare time, butinHollywood, thissituationalsoindicates that the Ericinfluenceis getting bigger and bigger.
因为在颁奖典礼上被反复提及。伊丽莎白获得最佳影片时在舞台上的那一幕更是让许多人记忆深刻,对于电视观众来说,或许艾瑞克只是他们茶余饭后的话题谈资,但在好莱坞,这种情形也预示着艾瑞克的影响力越来越大。Such that just likeBilly Crystalteasedfinally. The HollywoodFilm Studiomanagementdiscoveredwith great difficultyEricno longercrazedevery yearproducedseveralmovies, butthisguyappearedat the Oscarpresentation ceremony. AlthoughsevenbigFilm Studioanyhave not treated as the principal workto manage the Oscarmovie, the influence and peripheraleconomic efficiency that butOscarbringsas before is a verybigcake, buta few years ago, thiscakemajoritywassevenin a big way, Ericmeddlessuddenly, theyare critical situationonce more.
正如比利.克里斯托最后调侃的那样。好莱坞电影公司的高管好不容易发现艾瑞克不再丧心病狂地每年制作好几部电影了,但这厮却又出现在了奥斯卡颁奖典礼上。虽然七大电影公司没有任何一家将奥斯卡影片当做主业来经营,但奥斯卡所带来的影响力和周边经济效益依旧是一块很大的蛋糕,而前些年,这块蛋糕大部分已经属于七大的,艾瑞克突然插手进来,他们再次如临大敌。However, all thesehave not affected the Ericslightest. The earlierpreparatory work of «Twister»has been completed, reaches more than 200people of motion picture teamsto go toOklahomain turnone after another, momentarilycanstarting.
不过,这一切都没有影响到艾瑞克分毫。《龙卷风》的前期筹备工作已经完成,多达200多人的摄制组已经分批陆续前往俄克拉荷马州,随时可以开机。EricstayedinLos Angeles for severaldays. Has made a final decisionwith the negotiations of Foxabout«Home Alone»authorization. The Fireflyplanmanufacturesto distributefivemoviesthis year, beforeOscar, had determined«Toy Story»and«Terminator 2: Judgement Day»and«Dumb and Dumber»and«The Heat»four, Ericinfinalseveraldays that Los Angelesstays, finallyhad determinedlastmovie, isoriginally the advertisementseries《A Nightmare on Elm Street》sequel of newline.艾瑞克又在洛杉矶呆了几天。敲定了与福克斯关于《小鬼当家》授权的谈判。萤火虫计划今年制作发行五部电影,在奥斯卡之前,已经确定了《玩具总动员》、《终结者2》、《阿呆与阿瓜》和《辣手警花》四部,艾瑞克在洛杉矶停留的最后几天,终于确定了最后一部电影,正是原本新线的招牌系列《猛鬼街》续集。Because of the 《A Nightmare on Elm Street》seriesfourthBox Officefailure. Robert ShaystillinFirefly, the planagainmanufactured an endsequel. Evenhadsomescriptfirst drafts, thoroughlyhas made a final decisionthisproject that Ericdoes. Temporarilyis named as«Death of Freddy», only ifthissequelcanexplodegreatly, otherwise, after thissequel, Ericwill sealthisprojecttemporarily, waitstenyearseightyears, Hollywoodto rescreen the populartimetakesagain.
因为《猛鬼街》系列第四部的票房失败。原本罗伯特.谢伊还在萤火虫的时候,就计划再制作一部终结续集。甚至已经有了一些剧本初稿,艾瑞克所做的就是将这个项目彻底敲定。暂时定名为《弗莱迪之死》,除非这部续集能够大爆,否则的话,这部续集之后,艾瑞克将暂时封存这个项目,等过个十年八年,好莱坞翻拍流行的时候再拿出来。Except for《A Nightmare on Elm Street》, Ericwill not forget that concernoverDisneythat«Cutthroat Island», thismovie in Februaryalreadystarting, Disneyhad not stoppedvariouspropagandastothismovie, at the Oscarpresentation ceremonyalsospeciallywasDirectorRenny Harlin and Geena Davispublic relations a role of presenting guest of honor, even was also the news that Ericfavoredturnedthisscript.
除了《猛鬼街》,艾瑞克也不会忘记对迪斯尼那部《割喉岛》的关注,这部电影在二月份就已经开机了,迪斯尼一直没有停止对这部电影的各种宣传,奥斯卡颁奖典礼上还特意为导演雷尼.哈林和吉娜.戴维斯公关了一个颁奖嘉宾的角色,甚至还将这个剧本原本是艾瑞克看好的消息翻了出来。Onarticle after article the newsaccording tovarioustypes of newspapermedia, «Cutthroat Island»is selecting a sceneshootsinMediterraneanMalta, evenalsopossiblyshiftstoThailandcarriesin the spotshoots, TV Stationalsowill occasionally emitsomenews briefsto come out. Moreover, it is saidthismovieinvestmentoriginallydecidesin70 millionUSD, becauserushes a job, nowhad the overspendingsignobviously, DisneyandRobert Shay are also hoodlums, afterknowing«Terminator 2: Judgement Day»has investedhundred million, simplyalsoto the outsideannounced that the «Cutthroat Island»costwill also surpass100 millionUSD.
根据各种报纸媒体上连篇累牍的消息,《割喉岛》正在地中海岛国马耳他取景拍摄,甚至还可能转移到泰国进行实地拍摄,电视台偶尔还会放出一些花絮出来。而且,据说这部电影原本的投资定在7000万美元,但因为赶工,现在明显已经出现了超支迹象,迪斯尼和罗伯特.谢伊也是光棍,在得知《终结者2》投资过亿之后,干脆也对外宣布《割喉岛》的成本也将超过一亿美元。Althoughis away fromtwomoviesto screenalsothreemonths, but«Cutthroat Island»andbetween«Terminator 2: Judgement Day»issparks flying in all directions, the mediaalsocraveintwomoviesput togethermakes a comparison, saw that thiskind of newsEricwill always have an inexplicablyhappyfeeling, perhapstwomovieonlycommeasurabilities, were written down the Hollywoodmoviehistory.
虽然距离两部电影上映还有三个月时间,但《割喉岛》和《终结者2》之间已经是火花四溅,媒体也非常热衷于将两部电影放在一起作对比,看到此类消息艾瑞克总是会产生一种莫名地喜感,两部电影唯一的可比性,或许都是被记入了好莱坞电影史吧。New Yorkthere, whilehandling the Fireflyinvestment, Chrishad not relaxedtobuying of Disneystock, in February, but alsohas bought a maximum0.9%stockfromDisney'sshareholderthere, ChrisestimatesbeforeJuly, canthroughseveraldifferentchannels, buy to amount to about 10%Disneystocks. When the time comes, if the well-meaningpurchasecannotsucceed, Ericcanin the chipbyhand, initiateoneto have the hostile takeover of overwhelmingsuperioritytoDisney.纽约那里,在打理萤火虫投资的同时,克里斯也一直没有放松对迪斯尼股票的吸纳,在二月份的时候,还从迪斯尼的一个股东那里买到了最大的一笔0.9%的股份,克里斯预计在七月份之前,可以通过几个不同的渠道,吸纳总计10%左右的迪斯尼股票。到时候,如果善意收购不能成功的话,艾瑞克可以以手中的筹码,发起一场对迪斯尼拥有压倒性优势的敌意收购。
On March28, Ericwas leading the lastgroup of people of «Twister»dramatic teamtakes planeto arrive atsituated inUnited Statessouth centralOklahoma.
三月28日,艾瑞克带着《龙卷风》剧组的最后一批人坐飞机到达了位于美国中南部的俄克拉荷马州。To the coast of densely population, the United Statesinland can definitely describewith a vast territory with a sparse populationthatwithOklahoma, asthisstatecapital is also Oklahoma City of Honshubiggestcity, only thentrivial500,000population, but the peripheralpopulationis scarcer.
相对于人口密集的东西海岸,美国内陆完全可以用一句地广人稀来形容,拿俄克拉荷马州来说,作为这个州首府同时也是本州最大城市的俄克拉荷马城,只有区区500000的人口,而周边的人口就更加稀少。«Twister»shootsnotinOklahoma City, butelectednear the OklahomanortheasternPonca'ssmall town, the dramatic teamperipheralhas built the massivebackgroundsinPonca City, small town that for exampleHeroineAuntQiu the family/homewas , before motorcadebitter experienceespecially bigTwister, hotel that anchoredwait/etc., becausetheseneedto be destroyedinmovieshootslater, thereforewas impossibleto rent the genuinecommon people residenceto carry onshoots.
《龙卷风》的拍摄地并不在俄克拉荷马城,而选在了俄克拉荷马州东北部一座名叫庞卡的小城附近,剧组在庞卡城周边搭建了大量的布景,比如女主角裘姑妈家所在的小镇,车队遭遇特大龙卷风之前停靠的旅馆等等,因为这些在电影拍摄后期都是需要被摧毁的,所以不可能租用真正的民居进行拍摄。
Before Eric, directs the movie that in a big wayproduceswas《Running Out of Time》, but the investment of thatmoviealsoonly then30 million, moreovershoots that carried on variousconditionveryconvenientLos Angeles. Compares, «Twister»isEriccontrol the first partbigmanufacturemovie in the true sense.艾瑞克之前执导的最大制作的电影就要数《暗战》了,不过那部电影的投资也只有30000000,而且还是在各种条件都非常便利的洛杉矶进行的拍摄。相比起来,《龙卷风》才是艾瑞克掌控的真正意义上的第一部大制作电影。Thismovienot only the investmentguarantees a minimumin70 millionUSD, but alsodramatic teamallstaffaddover200people, besidesgroup of Ericdirectcontrol, in additionthreevice-Directorare responsible forthreegroups, threevice-Directorhave the explicitdivision of laborrespectively, was responsible forsame dayshoots, was responsible for the previousday of shootsconclusion, the lastgroupwasnext dayshootsprepares.
这部电影不但投资保底在7000万美元,而且剧组所有工作人员加起来超过200人,除了艾瑞克直接掌控的小组外,另外还有三个副导演负责三个小组,三个副导演各有明确的分工,一个负责当天的拍摄,一个负责为前一天的拍摄收尾,最后一组为第二天拍摄做准备。Besides the play of civil history, the dramatic teammassiveTwistersceneneedas far as possibleincloudy dayshoots, therefore, the shootsplanpossiblystodgilydid not stipulate that some dayshootswhichscene, butneedsto change the shootsplanaccording to the localweatherflexible, forguaranteedramatic teamshootsas far as possible, Ericevenmade the logistics grouphave custom-madeseveral hundredsquare metersgiantgauzenetworks, oncecould not find the appropriateweather conditionsfor a long time, the dramatic teamwill hireseveraltower cranesto supportthisbig net, tobuild the gloomyrayto make the gloomyweatherartificially. ( to be continued )
除了文戏之外,剧组大量的龙卷风镜头都需要尽可能的在阴天拍摄,因此,拍摄计划就不可能死板地规定在某天拍摄哪个场景,而需要根据当地的天气灵活地变更拍摄计划,为了尽可能的保证剧组拍摄,艾瑞克甚至让后勤组定制了一张几百平米的巨大的纱网,一旦长时间找不到合适的天气状况的话,剧组将会雇佣几辆塔吊将这张大网撑起来,以人工营造阴暗的光线制造阴暗天气。(未完待续)
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