hollywood melon man

Chapter 542 Giving and Reward

The fate of DreamWorks is truly regrettable. The once ambitious so-called eighth giant collapsed.

The fate of DreamWorks also gave Gilbert Jr. some inspiration. More than ten years ago, Gilbert Jr. had also fantasized about becoming a Hollywood giant and defeating other giants by relying on his foresight and prophecy.

But later, little Gilbert discovered that all this was simply unrealistic.

Why do you say that? Why can he make good movies one after another with his foresight and prophecy, but still cannot build a giant company?
Because reality is not a game, you cannot join the Fengling Yueying Sect, and you cannot cheat.

Of course, it is not to say that there is no opportunity. In the era of Internet streaming, it is a good opportunity to kill the giants. But Gilbert Jr. went there in 1991, not 2011.

It's impossible for him to wait for twenty years and then head to Hollywood to become a giant, right?

Besides, as a shareholder of Disney and Warner, Gilbert Jr. is now one of the giants.

After all, the old saying is true: the young man who slays a dragon eventually becomes the dragon. As a beneficiary of the giant system, little Gilbert will no longer have any ambition to fight against the giants.

Since he is a giant himself, how can he fight against himself?
After DreamWorks collapsed, Spielberg spoke to Gilbert Jr. on the phone.

Spielberg believes that Gilbert Jr.'s path is a very good choice, allowing him to become one of the giants.

But this path is not easy, because no one can maintain the success year after year like Gilbert Jr.

This success does not refer to movies, but to the huge IP value he created.

Hollywood recognized the value of IP very early on, forming a complete industrial chain from movies to copyrights to peripherals.

The IP value created by Melon Studios' "Lord of the Rings" series, "Harry Potter" series, "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and other large and small films is immeasurable.

Lucasfilm was snapped up by many Hollywood companies because of the "Star Wars" series because of the value of the "Star Wars" IP.

On a global scale, The Lord of the Rings series is no worse than Star Wars.

The global popularity of the Harry Potter series definitely exceeds that of the Star Wars series.

Because of the huge IP value of "The Lord of the Rings" series, Warner Pictures and Disney have been urging Gilbert Jr. to start "The Hobbit" series.

At the same time, Warner Bros. and Disney plan to produce related series to tell the story before the events of The Lord of the Rings movie.

Warner also has a game production department that plans to make a "Lord of the Rings" game, and Disney will participate in the profit sharing.

"Peter, how was the reading of the original novel?"

Knowing the urgency of Warner Bros. and Disney, Gilbert Jr. sought information from Peter Jackson while preparing for "The Last of Us."

Peter Jackson must have been under a lot of pressure recently, and his belly has grown a lot bigger.

He said: “I have read the novel several times and have seen the movie you directed.

I now have a rough idea of ​​the shooting, and I hope to get your support. "

"What do you want?" asked little Gilbert.

Peter Jackson touched his belly and said: "I want to shoot in New Zealand."

Before Gilbert Jr. could speak, Peter Jackson hurriedly explained: "I know that there are many existing landscapes in China, but I think the story of The Hobbit takes place in a completely new place, which is different from The Lord of the Rings.

As a New Zealand director, I also want to make a contribution to my hometown.”

In normal times, Gilbert Jr. would definitely not agree, although the choice of filming location is basically the director's job. But now is different, many media outlets are attacking his stance all day long, thinking that he is too friendly to China.

What's worse, some people said that he was a traitor to the United States, a high-level spy, who was trying to gather information about American high-tech and then used his identity to transport it to the other side.

You know what, even though little Gilbert has never done this, it's a good idea.

Since he didn't do it, young Gilbert certainly didn't admit it.

Over the years, Gilbert has learned a little about the characteristics of public opinion. The most taboo thing about this kind of thing is to remain silent, because if you don't respond, it means you have agreed.

But if one rushes out to claim innocence because of groundless accusations, it may feel like one is trying to cover up one's own guilt.

Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. is not a defenseless person. He is a director, but he is also a super-rich man, an Internet entrepreneur, and a media tycoon.

Using online opinion and several media newspapers under its control, it quickly came to the defense of Gilbert Jr.

If you don't say it yourself, but ask others to say it, even if you can't stop people from talking, at least you won't make public opinion one-sided.

In addition, Gilbert Jr. has also sponsored many politicians in recent years, both on the donkey and elephant sides, and now is the time for these politicians to play a role.

For example, a politician in Congress who had received sponsorship from Gilbert Jr. was interviewed by the Washington Herald.

He said: "Little Gilbert is undoubtedly a patriot and a pacifist.

He cares about the world and the rights of women and children. He hopes there will never be a war and works hard for peace..."

Little Gilbert didn't even know he was so good. In the eyes of politicians, he was an angel.

There is nothing wrong with being an angel. As long as his money finds these politicians, he is an angel. It's just that this angel sometimes needs some rewards.

If you make an effort, you will expect something in return. That's human nature.

The media helped to confuse public opinion, and politicians endorsed him, so Gilbert Jr. was in a good situation in the public opinion field.

However, in order to avoid suspicion, Gilbert Jr. would not refuse Peter Jackson's reasonable request.

"No problem, Peter, but you have to know," Little Gilbert made a gesture of a banknote: "Cost, costs must be controlled.

While controlling costs, we must also pay attention to quality.”

Peter Jackson said he was aware that this was a rare opportunity and that he was a fan of "The Lord of the Rings" and did not want to mess up the project.

Peter Jackson plans to work on The Hobbit project right after King Kong.

Of course, there was no need to hide this news, and the early publicity could be launched. Soon, a photo was posted on the social account of Cantaloupe Studio, which was a photo of Gilbert Jr. and Peter Jackson.

There is a manuscript on the wall of the background board with the title "The Hobbit" and illustrations.

Careful movie fans soon discovered this and began to speculate whether "The Hobbit" was about to start?
Because one is the director of "The Lord of the Rings" series, and the other is a "Lord of the Rings" fan. When these two are together, with the "Lord of the Rings" poster behind them, the hint is obvious enough.

Later, when Peter Jackson was busy promoting "King Kong", he responded to this point directly.

"Yes, Director Gilbert Jr. talked to me about the project of The Hobbit. I am very happy that Director Gilbert Jr. recommended me to be the director of this series."

It turns out that it was not Gilbert Jr. who was the director, but Peter Jackson.

(End of this chapter)