On September 5, along with Warner Bros. one by Steven action movie «Muzzle that acts the leading role in toward Below» screens, 1997 summer files also officially dropped the curtain. 9月5日,随着华纳兄弟一部由史蒂文・席格主演的动作片《枪口朝下》上映,1997年的暑期档也正式落下帷幕。 Generally speaking, this summer files opening is frigid, receives «Finding Nemo» and «Casino Royale» these two Box Office potential surpasses the 300 million USD big piece crush entirely, other that in June screens produce the movie almost to be annihilated greatly, even if Paramount Pictures North America Box Office breaks through 200 million USD «The Lion King 2» finally reluctantly, cannot be successful absolutely. 总体来说,这个暑期档开局可谓惨烈,受到《海底总动员》和《皇家赌场》这两部票房潜力统统超过3亿美元的大片碾压,6月份上映的其他大制作影片几乎全军覆没,哪怕是派拉蒙影业北美票房最终勉强突破2亿美元的《狮子王2》,也绝对不能算是成功。 However, since July, the chaotic war of film market also starts to be gentle. Fox «Ice Age» and Metro Goldwyn Mayer «Scream 2» and Universal «Air Force One» and other movies have made very good Box Office progress. 不过,进入7月份,电影市场的乱战也开始平缓下来。福克斯的《冰河时代》、米高梅的《惊声尖叫2》、环球的《空军一号》等影片都取得了非常不错的票房成绩。 And, the performance of «Ice Age» most receives all people to focus attention on without doubt. 其中,《冰河时代》的表现无疑是最受所有人瞩目的。 This is not only because «Ice Age» has harvested 100 million 7 more than 6 million USD Box Office at 59 million USD costs in North America finally, but, this 3D Animation movie is also the first part animation lengthy picture of Blue Sky animation studio. 这不但是因为《冰河时代》最终以5900万美元的成本在北美收获了1亿7600多万美元票房,而且,这部3d动画电影同时也是蓝天动画工作室的第一部动画长片。 Although Blue Sky Studios obtains Firefly the situation that vigorously to support to be well-known in technology, but does as the place neodymium can harvest a piece of high praise in North America as well as surpasses production cost three times of Box Office, this gives other Film Studio as before by the greatest stimulation. 虽然蓝天工作室得到萤火虫在技术方面倾力支持的情况众所周知,但作为处钕作就能在北美收获一片好评以及超过制作成本三倍的票房,这依旧给其他电影公司以莫大的刺激。 Must know that except for «Casino Royale», this summer the files, the Box Office display brightest eye, «The Lion King 2» and that «Finding Nemo» and «Ice Age» one after another screens. Is only these three animated films, summer the files Box Office sum total approaches 600 million USD, this is almost one-fourth of entire summer files Box Office total amount. 要知道,除了《皇家赌场》,今年暑期档,票房表现最为亮眼的,就是陆续上映的《狮子王2》、《海底总动员》和《冰河时代》。仅仅只是这三部动画电影,暑期档票房总和就接近6亿美元,这几乎已经是整个暑期档票房总额的1。 Before «Ice Age», although Hollywood several big Film Studio start to establish their animated film department, but because receives 2D Animation to be monopolized 3D Animation by Disney by the idea influence of Pixar monopoly, in addition the animated film long manufacture cycle, these Film Studio thought that wants to produce the successful animated film is a very difficult matter. 《冰河时代》之前,好莱坞几大电影公司虽然都开始着手建立自己的动画电影部门,但由于受到2d动画被迪斯尼垄断3d动画被皮克斯垄断的观念影响,再加上动画电影漫长的制作周期,这些电影公司都觉得,想要制作出成功的动画电影是一件非常困难的事情。 But now, Blue Sky Studios broke the traditional thought influence by formidable the benefit obligation, other Hollywood several big Film Studio is started to increase the investment to own Animation Department. 但现在,无论是蓝天工作室打破了传统的思维影响还是受到强大的利益驱使,好莱坞其他几大电影公司都开始加大对自身动画部门的投入。 On the other hand, frigid battle of June, makes Hollywood realize, cannot hold to the tradition placed on July 4 again the key movie the United States Independence Day beforehand procedure, this will only create very serious internal friction. 另一方面,6月份的惨烈厮杀,也让好莱坞意识到,不能再固守传统的将重点影片放在7月4日美国独力日之前的做法,这样只会造成非常严重的内耗。 The Box Office performance of overseas market also further brings to the attention of Hollywood. 海外市场的票房表现也进一步引起好莱坞的重视。 This year's two 1 billion Box Office seed «Finding Nemo» and «Casino Royale», which regardless, overseas Box Office obviously surpasses the United States native place, when many media also in is «Casino Royale» North America Box Office breaks once more first week Box Office record exclaimed in surprise, overseas first week Box Office of movie with ease has actually reached 1 3.6 billion USD altitude. 今年的两部十亿票房种子《海底总动员》和《皇家赌场》,无论哪一部,海外票房都明显超过美国本土,当很多媒体还在为《皇家赌场》北美票房再次打破首周票房纪录而惊叹时,影片的海外首周票房却已经轻松达到136亿美元的高度。 Screened to enter 13 th week North America Box Office to surpass 3.3 billion USD «Finding Nemo», overseas Box Office also has actually achieved 3.9 billion USD, in the meantime, many overseas markets have not screened, following at least also had the 200 million USD Box Office potential to unearth, did not enter the wrap-up time like North America by far. 上映进入第13周北美票房累计超过33亿美元的《海底总动员》,海外票房却也达到了39亿美元,同时,很多海外市场都还没有上映,后续至少还有2亿美元的票房潜力可以挖掘,远远不像北美这样已经进入扫尾期。 If proceeds to push again, since September, starts thorough under files «RMS Titanic» in the global range, overseas Box Office eventually was achieves 1.6 billion 29 600,000 USD this digit that made the person praise to the heavens, movie global total Box Office also broke through unprecedented 200 million USD finally. 如果再往前推,进入九月份,开始在全球范围内彻底下档的《泰坦尼克号》,海外票房最终更是达到16亿2960万美元这个让人叹为观止的数字,影片全球总票房最终也突破了史无前例的2亿美元。 1948 Paramount bill as well as the following television profession rose, ended the Hollywood golden age prosperous temporary United States movie industry thoroughly. 1948年的派拉蒙法案以及后续的电视行业崛起,彻底终结了好莱坞黄金时代兴盛一时的美国电影工业。 But in recent years, creates the Box Office miracle along with Hollywood movie times in the global range frequently, entire Hollywood increasingly realized that regarding the United States movie industry, another brand-new golden age will soon approach. Moreover, this is one with the rapid development as well as economical global of high tech the time of changing with each new day, if you are unable to overtake this all sorts of changes, will be doomed to face the eliminated destiny once more. 但最近几年,随着好莱坞电影一次次频繁地在全球范围内创造票房奇迹,整个好莱坞都逐渐意识到,对于美国电影工业来说,又一个全新的黄金时代即将来临。而且,这是一个伴随着高科技的迅速发展以及经济全球化的日新月异的时代,如果你无法追上这种种变化,就注定会再次面临被淘汰的命运。 The biggest change, without doubt is the rapid conformity of North America several big media groups. 这其中,最大的变化,无疑是北美几大传媒集团的迅速整合。 Has saying that this is actually a matter of unusual satire. 不得不说,这其实是一件非常讽刺的事情。 The past Paramount bill, to avoid single hegemony of monopolizing giant had the negative impact on the entire profession. But the result of this action actually caused heavy losses to the United States movie industry. In recent years, the Paramount bill has survived in name only, several big media giants even reached the institute line profession of the hand initially explicitly banning, rising stance of fast recovery but Hollywood actually therefore exposes. 当年的派拉蒙法案,就是为了避免垄断性巨头的一家独大给整个行业造成负面影响。但这种举动的结果却重创了美国电影工业。最近几年,派拉蒙法案已经名存实亡,几大传媒巨头甚至已经将手伸向当初明令禁止的院线行业,但好莱坞却因此展露出的快速复苏的崛起姿态。 Since the conclusion of this summer files, Hollywood started two big media group conformity related big events once again. 随着这个暑期档的结束,好莱坞又一次开始了两大传媒集团整合相关的大事件。 Viacom purchases CBS TV Network, as well as Seagram merges the Europe music giant PolyGram group. 维亚康姆收购bs电视网,以及西格拉姆并购欧洲音乐巨头宝丽金集团。 Viacom purchases CBS, this in Hollywood is almost the well-known matter. 维亚康姆收购bs,这在好莱坞几乎已经是众所周知的事情。 Summer Redstone since the 80's, nonstop the television service of expansion Viacom group, Firefly and News Corp jointly suppressed «The Lion King 2» announcement, caused this to have the 300 million USD North America Box Office potential 2D Animation movie final regret to halt over 200 million, further stimulated Redstone, making the opposite party set firm resolve to open finally to the purchase of CBS. 萨默・雷石东从八十年代开始,就在马不停蹄地扩张维亚康姆集团的电视业务,萤火虫与新闻集团联合打压《狮子王2》的宣发,造成这部拥有3亿美元北美票房潜力的2d动画电影最终遗憾止步于2亿出头,更进一步地刺激了雷石东,使得对方最终下定决心开启了对bs的收购。 Swallows CBS regarding Viacom, Eric is happy. 对于维亚康姆吞下bs,艾瑞克是非常乐见其成的。 North America public TV Station had shown the decadent sign, in recent years was kept robbing the mass market shares by more and more wired TV Station. Meanwhile, because came under the influence of new technical tide, the CBS market value is also blown up several times, can say that at this time Viacom swallowed CBS, even if did not have the previous life memory, Eric can also determine this public TV Network becomes the big burden of Viacom group. 北美的公共电视台本来就已经露出了颓败的迹象,最近几年被越来越多地有线电视台不停地抢走大量市场份额。同时,由于受到新科技浪潮的影响,bs的市值也被吹胀了好几倍,可以说,此时维亚康姆吞下bs,即使没有前世的记忆,艾瑞克也能够判定这家公共电视网将成为维亚康姆集团的一大累赘。 However, the Seagram purchase PolyGram, actually stems from Eric is unexpected. 不过,西格拉姆收购宝丽金,却出乎艾瑞克的预料之外。 This matter was a Europe newspaper reporter accidentally shoots Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman and picture of PolyGram high-level meeting, was exposed. 这件事是欧洲一家报纸旗下记者偶然拍到了西格拉姆eo埃德加・布朗夫曼与宝丽金高层会面的照片,才被揭破开来。 Initially purchased Universal parent company a, Seagram had in the North America very formidable Universal phonograph record, if merged the Europe first big Record Company PolyGram again, the strength of Universal phonograph record will go far beyond the world rank front row several other Record Company. 当初收购了环球的母公司a,西格拉姆本就已经拥有了在北美非常强大的环球唱片,如果再并购欧洲第一大唱片公司宝丽金,环球唱片的实力将远远超过世界排行前列的其他几家唱片公司。 „Good, I send an airplane to go to Brisbane to meet you, but, cannot make widely known, should kiss...... Un, is really clever, but kissed on the foot probably, again...... Haha, was good, is not noisy,” in the conference room of Firefly cinema city, the Eric both feet curls upwards on the desk, by the Boss chair in the Miranda of Australia, but the son telephones, the office door was shoved open, Elizabeth did not knock on a door to walk: „Un, that this, I came the guest, first hung, bye.” “好吧,我派架飞机去布里斯班接你,不过,不许太张扬,还有,是不是该亲一下……嗯,真乖,不过好像亲到脚上了,再来……哈哈,好了,不闹,”萤火虫影城的会议室里,艾瑞克双脚翘在办公桌上,正靠在老板椅上与远在澳洲的米兰达・可儿通着电话,办公室房门被推开,伊丽莎白也不敲门就走了进来:“嗯,那就这样,我来客人了,先挂了啊,再见。” The Elizabeth doubt was hanging the power failure words on the Eric face to sweep two in a hurry, has not discovered anything exceptionally, curled the lip, sat in opposite, one bunch of materials on the Eric desk entire held the bosom to read. 伊丽莎白狐疑地在匆匆挂掉电话的艾瑞克脸上扫了两眼,没发现什么异常,撇了撇嘴,自顾自地坐在对面,将艾瑞克办公桌上一堆资料整个捧到怀里翻看起来。 Places on the cell phone the desk, Eric sits the straight body, looks that the opposite drips greatly is turning thick one pack of documents Elizabeth: „Your this is the commercial spy flagrantly?” 将手机放在办公桌上,艾瑞克坐直身体,看着对面大喇喇翻着厚厚一叠文件的伊丽莎白:“你这算是明目张胆地做商业间谍吗？” Elizabeth does not lift, said: „Snort, I did not investigate that you with these small fox hot pot telephone gruel, you also dare to be so righteous unexpectedly.” 伊丽莎白头也不抬,道:“哼,我不追究你和那些小狐狸煲电话粥,你竟然还敢这么理直气壮。” „I was planning to take recently righteously as my motto anything.” Eric puts out a pencil from the pen container with a smile, is revising on front script, said. “我最近正打算把理直气壮作为我的座右铭什么的。”艾瑞克笑着从笔筒里拿出一支铅笔,在面前的一份剧本上批改着,说道。 script in hand was few days ago he exactly thinks «Desperate Housewives» that Eric has spent for several hours, wrote script to form in one's mind simply, then lost to «Desperate Housewives» original screenwriter Mark Cheli. 手中的剧本是前些日子他恰好想起来的《绝望的主妇》,艾瑞克花了几个小时,简单写了一份剧本构思,然后就丢给了《绝望的主妇》原版编剧马克・切利。 Present Mark Cheli is only a Hollywood very common unimportant person, the nature is conscientious, quick has written the first quarter complete story programs as well as first three volumes of script. 现在的马克・切利还只是好莱坞一个非常不起眼的小人物,自然兢兢业业,很快就写出了第一季的完整故事大纲以及前三集的剧本。 Just wrote down several lines of characters on «Desperate Housewives» script, opposite Elizabeth threw one to smile. 刚刚在《绝望的主妇》剧本上写下几行字,对面的伊丽莎白就扑哧一声笑了出来。 Eric gains ground: „Your this is very frightened, to me what to do if frightens horror film script, but must take a lot of care to write.” 艾瑞克抬起头:“你这样很惊悚的,万一给我吓出一个恐怖片剧本怎么办,还得费心思写出来。” Elizabeth throws the desk bosom one pack of documents, only leaves behind a folder, has raised, on the face is bringing smiling of suppression as before, said: „This, 《Ted》 script, was really too evil, was who writes?” 伊丽莎白将怀里的一叠文件又丢回办公桌,只留下一个文件夹,扬了扬,脸上依旧带着抑制不住的笑,道:“这个,《泰迪熊》剧本,真是太恶俗了,是谁写的啊？” Eric has referred to itself with the pencil: „Recently the inspiration burst out, keeps off cannot block.” 艾瑞克用铅笔指了指自己:“最近灵感迸发,挡都挡不住。” Elizabeth showed the whites of the eyes subconsciously, raises started the folder, said: „I want.” 伊丽莎白下意识翻了个白眼,扬了下手中的文件夹,道:“我要。” „Comes on lying table, I give you.” “过来趴桌子上,我给你。” „, Your this bastard, in the brain does not think that any good thing, no wonder to write such evil script,” Elizabeth took up by monitor one small pendulum to lose toward Eric. “啊呸,你这个混蛋,脑子里就不想什么好东西,怪不得写出这么恶俗的剧本,”伊丽莎白拿起显示器旁的一个小摆件就朝艾瑞克丢了过来。 Eric puts out a hand to catch that only to take «Resident Evil» Ida of crossbow bow king hand office, careful putting away, said: „This is being out of print, spoiled me only to be able you to put the table to be swindled to compensate.” 艾瑞克伸手接住那只拿着弩弓的《生化危机》艾达・王手办,小心的放好,道:“这可是绝版啊,弄坏了我就只能把你放桌子上当赔偿了。” Elizabeth snort|hum, shook 《Ted》 script in hand, no longer raises the matter that demanded, but said: „tedddy bear is a model of stuffed animal that many children like, you such scribble, does the copyright side want?” 伊丽莎白又哼了一声,晃晃手中的《泰迪熊》剧本,不再提索要的事情,只是道:“泰迪熊是很多孩子都很喜欢的一款毛绒玩具啊,你就这么乱写,版权方愿意吗？” „The situation that generally copyright all people do not want, I thought the reason, only then two types, one type is money has not given to suffice, another type, money has not given to suffice,” Eric explained: „In any case, Firefly has signed the copyright agreement with them, how we want to write script, had nothing to do with them.” “一般版权所有人不愿意的情况,我觉得原因只有两种,一种是钱没给够,另一种,还是钱没给够,”艾瑞克解释道:“反正,萤火虫已经和他们签署版权协议了,我们想怎么写剧本,也就和他们无关了。” „Snort, I do not need to know that they definitely had been deceived by you, thinks that you must the children's narrative movie that 《Ted》 makes the Disney style, if they know ahead of time script such evil, it is estimated that will kill them not to sell.” “哼,我不用想都知道,他们肯定是被你骗了,以为你要把《泰迪熊》做成迪斯尼风格的儿童故事片,如果他们提前知道剧本会这么恶俗,估计打死他们都不会卖的。” Eric said with a smile: „That is uncertain, but must look at money to have sufficing. However, this is the filmmaking, definitely was R-rated, the children cannot look, will not receive anything to affect. Good, what matter you have, suddenly does not think that I think was inescapably involved runs over, if did not remember incorrectly, we just had seen at night the day before yesterday?” 艾瑞克笑道:“那也不一定,还得看钱有没有给够。不过,这是电影制作出来,肯定是r级,小孩子们根本看不了,也就不会受到什么影响。好了,你有什么事情,不会突然想我想到不能自拔就跑过来了吧,如果没记错,我们前天晚上才刚刚见过？” „Who can think that your this fellow,” Elizabeth curls the lip, pulls out a record jacket to hand over from the handbag: „This is Chris «Shrek» script that Wedge they just completed, you help me look.” “谁会想你这个家伙,”伊丽莎白撇撇嘴,从手袋里掏出一个档案袋递过来:“这是克里斯・韦奇他们刚刚完成的《怪物史瑞克》剧本,你帮我看一下。” Eric puts out a hand to receive, opens, said: „Why does not send in my mailbox directly, is convenient?” 艾瑞克伸手接过来,翻开,道:“为什么不直接发我邮箱里,多方便？” „Everybody is very anxious, who knows that sends with the email, when you will give the news, I did not plan to walk this afternoon, you helped me look that gave the corrections, um, this.” “大家都很急呢,谁知道用电子邮件发过来,你会什么时候给消息,我今天下午就不打算走了,你帮我看完,给出修改意见,嗯,就这样。” „Good,” Eric nods with a smile: „That helps me first to the cup coffee, a additional sugar, puts the milk.” “好吧,”艾瑞克笑着点点头:“那先帮我冲杯咖啡来,加一块糖,多放牛奶。” Elizabeth strikes an attitude toward that only Ida king hand office has grasped, stood up to go out of the Eric office. 伊丽莎白又作势朝那只艾达・王手办抓了下,才站起身走出了艾瑞克办公室。 After the moment, places in front of the coffee Eric, she said: „Recently did not say that Seagram must purchase the PolyGram, your feeling?” 片刻后,将咖啡放在艾瑞克面前,她才说道:“最近不是说西格拉姆要收购宝丽金吗,难道你就一点感觉都没有？” Eric took the pencil to transfer in the hand, spoke thoughtlessly to ask: „What felt?” 艾瑞克拿着铅笔在手里转了下,随口问道:“什么感觉？” „I said am, you have not thought snatches the PolyGram, recently said that the irelyer player did tolerate pirating the opinion more?” “我说是,你就没有想过把宝丽金抢下来,最近说irelyer播放器纵容盗版的言论可是更多了一些呢？” „I only know that the Firefly Records this year's achievement will rise over 50, although the digital music income also only accounts for 10%, but they are more intelligent, where should also know the future trend. Regarding the brand-new technology, prevents forcefully will only court destruction. Siemens hopes that now sell PolyGram, perhaps is considered reason that the next few years digital music can start.” “我只知道萤火虫唱片今年的业绩会上涨50以上,虽然其中的数字音乐收入还只占一成,但他们聪明一些,也就该知道未来的趋势在什么地方。对于全新的技术,强行阻挡只会自取灭亡。西门子希望现在出售宝丽金,或许就是考虑到未来几年数字音乐将会兴起的缘故。” „That Seagram is a fool, can't they see these?” “那西格拉姆就是傻子喽,他们难道就看不到这些？” „It is not the silly issue, Edgar Bronfman can capture the Seagram CEO position from his family, wants to come not to be definitely silly, naturally, I also thought that he is too not intelligent. Like Redstone, many people only will see the present short-term interest, is not willing to think is too long-term.” “不是傻不傻的问题,埃德加・布朗夫曼能从他那个家族里夺取西格拉姆eo的位置,想来肯定不会太傻,当然,我也觉得他不算太聪明。只是,就像雷石东一样,很多人只会看到眼前的短期利益,并不愿意去想的太长远。” Elizabeth looking pensive nods, said with a smile: „Actually you think is very long-term, recent two years of Firefly has not expanded, perhaps will receive the rate of increment to drop next year quickly.” 伊丽莎白若有所思地点点头,又笑道:“你倒是想的很长远啊,最近两年萤火虫就没有扩张过,恐怕接下来年增长率很快就要下降了。” Eric in the hand on script has approved one line of characters , to continue saying: „The Firefly Group achievement stops growing, other enough Hollywood Film Studio overtook for several years, let alone, can stop growing is uncertain. The economic bubble recent you are not do not know that Firefly is not the listed company, does not have the means to enjoy the dividend that too many bubbles bring, therefore, expands now, is a unwise matter. When two years, bubble burst, has been Firefly brings skills into full play the time.” 艾瑞克又在手中剧本上批了一行字,继续说道:“就算萤火虫集团业绩停止增长,也足够好莱坞其他电影公司追上好几年了,更何况,会不会停止增长还不一定呢。最近几年的经济泡沫你又不是不知道,萤火虫不是上市公司,没办法享受太多泡沫带来的红利,所以,现在进行扩张,才是一件不明智的事情。等过两年,泡沫破裂了,才是萤火虫大展拳脚的时刻。” „How do you see the Seagram purchase PolyGram the matter?” “那你怎么看西格拉姆收购宝丽金的事情啊？” Eric thinks in the derivation space and time, the media group conformity is completed, only has the Universal group since the new century as before the information that continues to exchange ownerships, said: „Un, I can only say, once Seagram completes to the purchase of PolyGram, in the future this company will become a hot potato, who will meet who will have bad luck.”( To be continued.) 艾瑞克想起原时空中,传媒集团整合完成,唯有环球集团进入新世纪依旧持续易主的信息,道:“嗯,我只能说,一旦西格拉姆完成对宝丽金的收购,将来这家公司就会成为一个烫手山芋,谁接谁倒霉。”(未完待续。)