NOVEL WEB i am legend
Chapter 23 Peter Jackson
Chapter 23 Peter Jackson
After the NBA league was officially suspended, the owners of each team and the superstars headed by Jordan reluctantly accepted this situation that no one wanted to see.
The employer is clinging to what it needs, and has no intention of letting go, while the laborer, like the bosses, is unwilling to reduce the treatment they deserve.
On July 7th, Bruce sat in his office frowning and looked at the reports on both sides of labor and capital in his hands. He bombarded this huge media. In his previous life, he only knew superficially. The front page of the sports category gave the 8 World Cup and this year's NBA labor negotiations!
Silently putting down the newspaper in his hand, Bruce looked at the report on this year's free agents on the table, sighed, and stuffed it into the drawer helplessly.
"Boom boom boom!"
A knock on the door pulled Bruce back, rubbed his tired face, and said softly, "Please come in!"
Bruce looked suspiciously at the middle-aged white man following Cole. This white man had medium-length curly hair and a full beard half covered his otherwise handsome face. His friendly smile gives people a strong sense of intimacy!
"Cole, who is this?" Although he had some guesses in his mind, after comparing the person in front of him with the famous director in his previous life, Bruce was still a little puzzled!
"Damn Bruce!" Cole cursed mercilessly, pointing at him under the playful expression of the middle-aged white man beside him, and said, "This is Mr. Peter Jackson!"
"Uh...I'm sorry!" Bruce said sorry very quickly, then subconsciously stood up, walked slowly in front of the two, with a gleam of extreme surprise in his eyes, and said a little excitedly: "Hello! Mr. Peter !"
Somewhat unexpectedly, Peter Jackson looked up and down at this young man who was expected to help him realize his childhood dream, held Bruce's hand, and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bruce Yang! "
"You are so kind!" Bruce said while inviting Peter to the tea room in the corner of the office.
"Mr. Bruce, will you really provide me with an investment of no less than [-] million US dollars for each film?" Peter Jackson obviously didn't want to waste time on politeness, and he couldn't wait to ask as soon as he sat down.
"Of course! Sir. What do you need?" Bruce nodded with certainty, picked up the boiling coffee pot on the table, and poured a cup carefully after Peter Jackson pointed to the coffee.
"Really?" Peter was obviously attracted by Bruce's words, and subconsciously brought the coffee cup to his mouth with surprise on his face. When he realized that something was wrong, his soft lips had already touched the hot coffee once. Intimate contact!
"Oh! God!"
Bruce looked at Peter rubbing his bearded lips in a funny way, thinking about Peter's funny talent in his previous life, he laughed and said, "Peter, is your life like this?" He pointed Refers to some spilled coffee.
"Of course not!" Peter stopped his actions in embarrassment. Only he could feel everything he did during this period. This sample aroused strong interest, but when they heard that such a huge investment was needed, they all chose to give up after some evaluation, and when he was a little unwilling to try, a man named Cole Chris' little one found him!
"Peter, can you tell me about this movie?" Bruce looked at him expectantly, and couldn't help but have a curiosity to find out gossip!
"Okay!" Peter reluctantly took out the sample that he carried with him, looked around, and when he found the projection equipment in the corner on the other side, he walked over, put the disc away, and immediately Started his own speech: "In the legendary world of Middle-earth, Sauron, the Dark Lord, created nineteen magical rings thousands of years ago that could make people fall, and he gave three of them to The Elven King, seven were given to the dwarf nobles, and nine were given to humans."
Accompanied by Peter's fascinating narration, the magnificent development of "Middle-earth" began on TV in a timely manner!
The handsome "elf", the slovenly and violent "dwarf", the extremely mysterious "wizard", each of the most representative races in the Middle-earth world is displayed one by one. When the ring surrounded by flames After appearing, Bruce and Cole beside him showed obsessed expressions!
"Thus, the nine Guardians of the Ring began the arduous journey to the Doomsday Mountains to destroy the Supreme Lord of the Rings..." Peter Jackson finished the last sentence enthusiastically, and his whole body seemed to be integrated into it, as if he was the world of Middle-earth Like a part of it, I am deeply intoxicated by it!
"Clap clap clap!!"
A burst of intense applause rang out in the office, like a huge cheer, giving warm cheers to the "heroes" who had gone through all kinds of hardships in Middle-earth.
"It's great! It's really great!!" Bruce couldn't help praising loudly, and even Cole, who had already seen the demo and commentary, couldn't hide his shocking applause! !
"Phew." Peter exhaled in satisfaction, with an obvious look on his face, he bowed sincerely to Bruce, and said seriously: "Mr. Bruce, you are ready to play a shocking game Is the game over?"
"Of course!!" Bruce echoed loudly excitedly, and then all three of them showed a firm look, laughing loudly!
In the following time, although Bruce didn't know what Cole paid to impress Peter Jackson, but since he agreed to invest, he must fulfill his promise!
"Peter! Regarding the investment in the movie, please wait patiently for a while!" Bruce said apologetically.
"It's nothing!" Understanding that Bruce was a little short of money at the moment, Peter Jackson gave him great understanding.
Of course, Peter Jackson is not a fool. Those big production companies will reject this movie in awe of snakes and snakes. It's just that two little guys who are barely grown up can't get his trust.
Promising to cooperate with Bruce is only a masterpiece of Cole's father and uncle.
When Cole was at his wit's end, he had no choice but to turn to his father and uncle for help. I don't know what guarantee they had made for Bruce and Cole, but Peter Jackson, who was still perfunctory, hung up the phone and changed his previous plan. The indifference, just a few short words made a verbal agreement!
And Bruce's Warriors also played a crucial step in it. The entire Warriors were valued at $98 million by Forbes in 1. Peter Jackson, who is an old drama player, absolutely believed that Cole would come up with the Warriors. The original meaning of the document.
"Peter, I will help you repay the 1800 million dollars they invested in the entanglement between you and Miramax!" Bruce said with some dignity, which can be called a surprise for Peter Jackson!
What Peter Jackson is most worried about is the considerable amount of investment with Miramax. Originally, he meant to wait for the Lord of the Rings to be released, and then rely on his share and his own company to repay the money. And now Bruce said it suddenly, which made him have to admire Bruce's courage!
"Bruce!!" Cole's face changed drastically, and he stopped loudly!
"Cole, this must be done!" Bruce interrupted Cole seriously, then turned to look at Peter Jackson and said solemnly: "I will never lose a cent of the money invested in the Lord of the Rings, but, I have a condition, you have to think about it!"
"Sure enough!" Peter Jackson had long been skeptical of Bruce's generous intentions, but now he heard that there were still conditions, which made him a lot more relaxed. To such a good thing of falling into the sky, since the age of eight Movie-obsessed Peter Jackson has never been seen!
"Please speak!" Peter Jackson held out his hand in a serious gesture!
"I'm not going to take back this money!" Bruce ignored Cole who was about to jump in anger, reached out his hand to stop what he was going to say, and said seriously: "Your company must be merged into Miracle Film and Television!!"
"What??" Peter Jackson looked at Bruce in shock. Judging from the extremely serious expression on his face, Bruce was obviously not joking!
"You will own 10% of the company's shares like Ms. JK Rowling!" Bruce finally released his big move, because he knew that Peter Jackson was born in England, so he had this kind of When he was thinking, he told about Rowling!
"Joanne?" Peter Jackson's eyes widened in disbelief. Seeing Bruce nodded vigorously, he said with a pale face, "How could it be???"
"Why not!" Cole, who had been a little annoyed for a long time, left a document signed by Rowling on the table with great gestures, and looked coldly at the startled Peter Jackson!
"Swish"!
The provisions on the pages of each book appeared in the eyes of Peter Jackson. When he saw that in the end, Rowling actually joined Miracle Film and Television in the form of stock rights except for the copyright of the book, he looked at the two people with different expressions on the opposite side in astonishment. Unconsciously said: "How about Joanne?"
Bruce looked at him with some surprise, and Cole on the other side also recovered a little after a long moment of calm.
"Peter, are you and Joanne uh... very familiar?" Bruce asked suspiciously.
"That's right!" Peter Jackson couldn't help feeling great admiration for the abilities of Bruce and Cole, because he and Rowling were both British, and Rowling's rapid rise made Peter Jackson extremely curious, and the two It was at a party that the two became good friends because they were both extremely obsessed with the book of Lord of the Rings!
"Okay! I want to know your answer!" Bruce's heart moved. Although he didn't know what kind of relationship the two had, he still didn't find any negative emotions on Peter Jackson's face!
Peter Jackson calmed down strangely in an instant, slowly closed the documents on the table, pushed them aside, and said, "My company will join Miracle as you wish, but I have one request!"
Bruce looked at Peter Jackson, who changed his face instantly, in surprise, and couldn't help wondering what magic power made him agree so simply: "Say it!"
"The script writer of Lord of the Rings must join. JK Rowling!!" Peter Jackson said extremely firmly with a strange light in his eyes.
"Uh..." Bruce was totally surprised, how could this involve Rowling?Is the "world" of Harry Potter so similar to the Lord of the Rings?He didn't think so: "Can you tell me why you need Joanne?"
"Because she is one of the most obsessed fans of The Lord of the Rings in the UK!" Peter Jackson answered his question concisely, and his idea was to rely on Rowling's understanding of magic and her inherently powerful Use imagination to further perfectly present the script of Lord of the Rings on the big screen!
"Uh..." Bruce was speechless, is it just that simple?
After pondering for a moment, Bruce couldn't think of any reason. He shook his head and said helplessly, "As long as Joanne is willing, you can pull her into your team at any time!"
In this way, the two future legendary partners of Miracle Film and Television, with the help of Bruce and the help of Kent and Muller, established an independent film production giant comparable to the eight major film and television companies!
(End of this chapter)
After the NBA league was officially suspended, the owners of each team and the superstars headed by Jordan reluctantly accepted this situation that no one wanted to see.
The employer is clinging to what it needs, and has no intention of letting go, while the laborer, like the bosses, is unwilling to reduce the treatment they deserve.
On July 7th, Bruce sat in his office frowning and looked at the reports on both sides of labor and capital in his hands. He bombarded this huge media. In his previous life, he only knew superficially. The front page of the sports category gave the 8 World Cup and this year's NBA labor negotiations!
Silently putting down the newspaper in his hand, Bruce looked at the report on this year's free agents on the table, sighed, and stuffed it into the drawer helplessly.
"Boom boom boom!"
A knock on the door pulled Bruce back, rubbed his tired face, and said softly, "Please come in!"
Bruce looked suspiciously at the middle-aged white man following Cole. This white man had medium-length curly hair and a full beard half covered his otherwise handsome face. His friendly smile gives people a strong sense of intimacy!
"Cole, who is this?" Although he had some guesses in his mind, after comparing the person in front of him with the famous director in his previous life, Bruce was still a little puzzled!
"Damn Bruce!" Cole cursed mercilessly, pointing at him under the playful expression of the middle-aged white man beside him, and said, "This is Mr. Peter Jackson!"
"Uh...I'm sorry!" Bruce said sorry very quickly, then subconsciously stood up, walked slowly in front of the two, with a gleam of extreme surprise in his eyes, and said a little excitedly: "Hello! Mr. Peter !"
Somewhat unexpectedly, Peter Jackson looked up and down at this young man who was expected to help him realize his childhood dream, held Bruce's hand, and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bruce Yang! "
"You are so kind!" Bruce said while inviting Peter to the tea room in the corner of the office.
"Mr. Bruce, will you really provide me with an investment of no less than [-] million US dollars for each film?" Peter Jackson obviously didn't want to waste time on politeness, and he couldn't wait to ask as soon as he sat down.
"Of course! Sir. What do you need?" Bruce nodded with certainty, picked up the boiling coffee pot on the table, and poured a cup carefully after Peter Jackson pointed to the coffee.
"Really?" Peter was obviously attracted by Bruce's words, and subconsciously brought the coffee cup to his mouth with surprise on his face. When he realized that something was wrong, his soft lips had already touched the hot coffee once. Intimate contact!
"Oh! God!"
Bruce looked at Peter rubbing his bearded lips in a funny way, thinking about Peter's funny talent in his previous life, he laughed and said, "Peter, is your life like this?" He pointed Refers to some spilled coffee.
"Of course not!" Peter stopped his actions in embarrassment. Only he could feel everything he did during this period. This sample aroused strong interest, but when they heard that such a huge investment was needed, they all chose to give up after some evaluation, and when he was a little unwilling to try, a man named Cole Chris' little one found him!
"Peter, can you tell me about this movie?" Bruce looked at him expectantly, and couldn't help but have a curiosity to find out gossip!
"Okay!" Peter reluctantly took out the sample that he carried with him, looked around, and when he found the projection equipment in the corner on the other side, he walked over, put the disc away, and immediately Started his own speech: "In the legendary world of Middle-earth, Sauron, the Dark Lord, created nineteen magical rings thousands of years ago that could make people fall, and he gave three of them to The Elven King, seven were given to the dwarf nobles, and nine were given to humans."
Accompanied by Peter's fascinating narration, the magnificent development of "Middle-earth" began on TV in a timely manner!
The handsome "elf", the slovenly and violent "dwarf", the extremely mysterious "wizard", each of the most representative races in the Middle-earth world is displayed one by one. When the ring surrounded by flames After appearing, Bruce and Cole beside him showed obsessed expressions!
"Thus, the nine Guardians of the Ring began the arduous journey to the Doomsday Mountains to destroy the Supreme Lord of the Rings..." Peter Jackson finished the last sentence enthusiastically, and his whole body seemed to be integrated into it, as if he was the world of Middle-earth Like a part of it, I am deeply intoxicated by it!
"Clap clap clap!!"
A burst of intense applause rang out in the office, like a huge cheer, giving warm cheers to the "heroes" who had gone through all kinds of hardships in Middle-earth.
"It's great! It's really great!!" Bruce couldn't help praising loudly, and even Cole, who had already seen the demo and commentary, couldn't hide his shocking applause! !
"Phew." Peter exhaled in satisfaction, with an obvious look on his face, he bowed sincerely to Bruce, and said seriously: "Mr. Bruce, you are ready to play a shocking game Is the game over?"
"Of course!!" Bruce echoed loudly excitedly, and then all three of them showed a firm look, laughing loudly!
In the following time, although Bruce didn't know what Cole paid to impress Peter Jackson, but since he agreed to invest, he must fulfill his promise!
"Peter! Regarding the investment in the movie, please wait patiently for a while!" Bruce said apologetically.
"It's nothing!" Understanding that Bruce was a little short of money at the moment, Peter Jackson gave him great understanding.
Of course, Peter Jackson is not a fool. Those big production companies will reject this movie in awe of snakes and snakes. It's just that two little guys who are barely grown up can't get his trust.
Promising to cooperate with Bruce is only a masterpiece of Cole's father and uncle.
When Cole was at his wit's end, he had no choice but to turn to his father and uncle for help. I don't know what guarantee they had made for Bruce and Cole, but Peter Jackson, who was still perfunctory, hung up the phone and changed his previous plan. The indifference, just a few short words made a verbal agreement!
And Bruce's Warriors also played a crucial step in it. The entire Warriors were valued at $98 million by Forbes in 1. Peter Jackson, who is an old drama player, absolutely believed that Cole would come up with the Warriors. The original meaning of the document.
"Peter, I will help you repay the 1800 million dollars they invested in the entanglement between you and Miramax!" Bruce said with some dignity, which can be called a surprise for Peter Jackson!
What Peter Jackson is most worried about is the considerable amount of investment with Miramax. Originally, he meant to wait for the Lord of the Rings to be released, and then rely on his share and his own company to repay the money. And now Bruce said it suddenly, which made him have to admire Bruce's courage!
"Bruce!!" Cole's face changed drastically, and he stopped loudly!
"Cole, this must be done!" Bruce interrupted Cole seriously, then turned to look at Peter Jackson and said solemnly: "I will never lose a cent of the money invested in the Lord of the Rings, but, I have a condition, you have to think about it!"
"Sure enough!" Peter Jackson had long been skeptical of Bruce's generous intentions, but now he heard that there were still conditions, which made him a lot more relaxed. To such a good thing of falling into the sky, since the age of eight Movie-obsessed Peter Jackson has never been seen!
"Please speak!" Peter Jackson held out his hand in a serious gesture!
"I'm not going to take back this money!" Bruce ignored Cole who was about to jump in anger, reached out his hand to stop what he was going to say, and said seriously: "Your company must be merged into Miracle Film and Television!!"
"What??" Peter Jackson looked at Bruce in shock. Judging from the extremely serious expression on his face, Bruce was obviously not joking!
"You will own 10% of the company's shares like Ms. JK Rowling!" Bruce finally released his big move, because he knew that Peter Jackson was born in England, so he had this kind of When he was thinking, he told about Rowling!
"Joanne?" Peter Jackson's eyes widened in disbelief. Seeing Bruce nodded vigorously, he said with a pale face, "How could it be???"
"Why not!" Cole, who had been a little annoyed for a long time, left a document signed by Rowling on the table with great gestures, and looked coldly at the startled Peter Jackson!
"Swish"!
The provisions on the pages of each book appeared in the eyes of Peter Jackson. When he saw that in the end, Rowling actually joined Miracle Film and Television in the form of stock rights except for the copyright of the book, he looked at the two people with different expressions on the opposite side in astonishment. Unconsciously said: "How about Joanne?"
Bruce looked at him with some surprise, and Cole on the other side also recovered a little after a long moment of calm.
"Peter, are you and Joanne uh... very familiar?" Bruce asked suspiciously.
"That's right!" Peter Jackson couldn't help feeling great admiration for the abilities of Bruce and Cole, because he and Rowling were both British, and Rowling's rapid rise made Peter Jackson extremely curious, and the two It was at a party that the two became good friends because they were both extremely obsessed with the book of Lord of the Rings!
"Okay! I want to know your answer!" Bruce's heart moved. Although he didn't know what kind of relationship the two had, he still didn't find any negative emotions on Peter Jackson's face!
Peter Jackson calmed down strangely in an instant, slowly closed the documents on the table, pushed them aside, and said, "My company will join Miracle as you wish, but I have one request!"
Bruce looked at Peter Jackson, who changed his face instantly, in surprise, and couldn't help wondering what magic power made him agree so simply: "Say it!"
"The script writer of Lord of the Rings must join. JK Rowling!!" Peter Jackson said extremely firmly with a strange light in his eyes.
"Uh..." Bruce was totally surprised, how could this involve Rowling?Is the "world" of Harry Potter so similar to the Lord of the Rings?He didn't think so: "Can you tell me why you need Joanne?"
"Because she is one of the most obsessed fans of The Lord of the Rings in the UK!" Peter Jackson answered his question concisely, and his idea was to rely on Rowling's understanding of magic and her inherently powerful Use imagination to further perfectly present the script of Lord of the Rings on the big screen!
"Uh..." Bruce was speechless, is it just that simple?
After pondering for a moment, Bruce couldn't think of any reason. He shook his head and said helplessly, "As long as Joanne is willing, you can pull her into your team at any time!"
In this way, the two future legendary partners of Miracle Film and Television, with the help of Bruce and the help of Kent and Muller, established an independent film production giant comparable to the eight major film and television companies!
(End of this chapter)
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