hollywood melon man

Chapter 511 Too Many Thoughts
Because of this matter, Gilbert Jr. also contacted Disney and Warner.

He specifically told Robert Iger: "I am setting a trap for the Ellison kid. Don't be fooled. Just cooperate with Ivanka."

Robert Iger said he understood. He laughed and said, "I don't know whether David Ellison is lucky or unlucky that you set a trap for him personally."

"Alas," Little Gilbert pretended to be helpless and said, "I didn't want to do that either. He went too far, so I had to teach him a lesson."

"Okay, I will ask Disney to cooperate with this matter, but will these projects really lose money?" Robert Iger doubted.

"Of course," Gilbert Jr. said, "I'm a director of Disney. Would I lie to you?"

"Then I feel relieved," Robert Egger lost interest when he heard about losing money.

Doug Walter of Warner Bros. said the same thing, but the focus of their discussion was on Batman Begins.

Doug Walter made it clear that Warner wanted to take a conservative release strategy, with at least three previews.

If Gilbert Jr.'s project is Warner's godson, it will need to work with Disney after all, and the two will jointly hold shares in Cantaloupe Studios.

Cantaloupe Studios operates independently, and Warner and Disney will not interfere.

The "Batman" series is Warner's own son. Warner's top management certainly doesn't want to let this son die so easily, and they must insist on rescuing him.

"Theaters also want to adapt, and we also need trial screenings to build word of mouth," said Doug Walter.

"Little Gilbert, time is a bit tight. Can the film be completed on schedule?" This is the issue that Doug Walter is most concerned about.

"Don't worry, Doug," Gilbert Jr. assured, "Post-production is going smoothly and will be completed on time."

Doug Walter felt much more relieved after hearing little Gilbert's assurance.

The "Batman" project is very special. It is a well-known superhero movie series, but it left a bad impression on the audience because of its previous failure.

Even with Gilbert Jr. as director, this bad impression could not be completely eliminated, and many viewers still had doubts.

This can be seen from the promotion made by Gilbert on his social media account.

In the comments below, apart from the fans who always support Gilbert Jr., many people are skeptical, wondering if even Gilbert Jr. can save Batman from the deep quagmire.

This is normal. Even a loyal fan of Gilbert Jr. will have his own preferences for his movies.

Some people like this movie, some like that movie, and some like other movies.

This is the same as the comments under Jay Chou's songs. Some people say that "The Seventh Chapter of the Night" is good and should be ranked first. But some people say that "Seven Miles of Fragrance" is the most perfect and should be ranked first.

Some people also think that other songs must be ranked and compared.

These are obviously songs by the same singer, but the songs divide the fans into different groups. Those who listen to one song despise the other, and those who listen to the other song despise the first one.

The same situation also exists among Gilbert Jr.'s fan group. Some think "The Matrix" is good, some think "The Return of the King" is the best, and some think "Saving Private Ryan" is the best.

So everyone started arguing, and it looked very strange to outsiders: Aren’t these all Little Gilbert’s films?
Warner cooperated with the crew of "Butterfield 8" and started the early promotional activities.

On the eve of the Super Bowl, Gilbert Jr. specially attended the unveiling ceremony of the plaza at the Chicago Police Headquarters. The Batmobile that was smashed to pieces in the Chicago robbery also stood in the center of the plaza for people to admire.

The Chicago Police Commissioner and Gilbert Jr. completed a cordial and friendly exchange, posed for a photo, and then gave interviews to the media.

The chief said: "I have been a fan of Batman since I was a child and grew up reading Batman comics. Because of Batman, I joined the police force to fight against evil." Gilbert Jr. also said: "It is the consensus of each of us to punish evil and promote good and build a better society. The Chicago police have made a lot of efforts for this consensus.

Just like Batman in the movie, if everyone dares to fight against evil, the world will be a much better place.”

This is a win-win situation in itself. The Chicago police need Batman to help them establish a good image. Batman also needs to return to people's hearts again. The two sides can be said to hit it off.

In addition, Gilbert Jr. also continuously releases materials through his social accounts, including posters, stills, etc., to attract the audience's attention.

The most liked photos included a photo of Christian Bale wearing a Batman suit and standing on a rooftop overlooking Gotham, as well as a photo of the Batmobile.

Another most popular photo is a still of Rachel played by Jennifer Connelly. It turns out that beautiful women are still very popular.

In conjunction with the crew, the actors also began to participate in promotional activities, such as Christian Bale, Gilbert Jr. and Jennifer Connelly appearing at Highbury Stadium to watch Arsenal's game.

Since becoming the chairman of Arsenal, Gilbert Jr. has really done as he said and does not care about anything other than personnel and finance.

Professor Wenger received a large amount of funds during the transfer period and acted as a troublemaker everywhere, disrupting the transfer market. Together with Chelsea, he made clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United feel a deep crisis.

The most interesting thing is that Professor Wenger particularly likes to compete with Sir Alex Ferguson. No matter who Manchester United buys, Arsenal must participate.

In the end, Manchester United had to pay more than originally planned to buy the star they wanted. As for Professor Wenger, he was a troublemaker while getting the star he wanted.

The club is not short of money, the new stadium is well funded, there is a lot of room for improvement in the transfer window, and the players' salaries are no worse than those of other giants.

Professor Wenger also retained the team's main lineup, strengthened the team, and prepared to fight on three fronts in the new season to compete for the championship.

Since the start of the season, Arsenal has been unbeaten in 0 Premier League games, continuing the performance of last season. It was not until the match against Manchester United that they were tricked by Sir Alex Ferguson and lost to Manchester United 1:.

However, even so, the powerful Arsenal still made the Premier League and European football world cry out that the wolf is coming, and this wolf looks very strong.

And Gilbert Jr. has become the strangest boss in the Premier League. After buying the team, he seems to not care about the team and doesn't even watch the games.

Abramovich next door still watches Chelsea's games every now and then. Although under the coaching of the Magic Bird, Chelsea's games are not very good to watch and are far less enjoyable than Arsenal's games.

So when the team changed ownership, the owner Gilbert Jr. appeared at Highbury Stadium and was given a close-up on the big screen in the stadium.

Gilbert Jr. also stood up and waved to the fans, and the fans responded with warm applause to welcome the team's owner.

At this time, the advertising boards outside Highbury Stadium have been replaced with posters of "Batman Begins". If you go to the stadium to watch the game, you will definitely notice the promotional posters.

Using football for advertising is very effective. Even if you are not an Arsenal fan, you will definitely notice this strange combination.

In fact, because "Batman Begins" was released at the end of May this year, it just happened to coincide with the Champions League final.

So Gilbert made a bold decision, just as he first proposed putting movie ads in the Super Bowl in 1993.

That is, to put the movie advertisement at the Champions League final and link football and Batman together.

It has to be said that this decision is indeed very bold, because the advertising price of the Champions League is sky-high. Usually only those big brands and big groups would think of placing advertisements in the Champions League, and movies have never done so.

If young Gilbert did this, it would probably set a precedent, but whether it would be effective or not is another matter.

This year's Champions League final was held in Istanbul, Türkiye. Gilbert vaguely remembered that there seemed to be an Istanbul miracle, but I don't know if it was this time.

(End of this chapter)