"He asked me to go to Old John Rockefeller tomorrow, and the old man was going to discuss things with me." I picked up the cup and took a sip of red wine.

"Talk about things!? What's there to talk about with them? Let them send their heads over! Now I look at those people and want to bite them to death! Boss, you are still negotiating with them!? Have you forgotten how canned food died!?" Gans shouted at me loudly.

"Of course I haven't forgotten!" I angrily opened my eyes and pulled Gans over and said, "Gans, remember, I said something to the can that day, I want the Rockefeller Consortium people to survive and be angry to death! I will never forget this sentence!"

Gans looked at me and nodded vigorously: "Boss, with this sentence, I will accompany you tomorrow!"

Christmas Day is on this day, Los Angeles is extremely lively, and every corner is shrouded in joy.

Like every premiere, the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is to look at some comments about "King Kong".

There is no doubt that "King Kong" has become the focus of the last peak of the Hollywood Christmas film schedule.

"Andre Corleon and Dunar made a fairy tale, a shocking animation. The image of King Kong standing on the financial center makes an angry roar, is so symbolic. It is simply the biggest irony of what we boast about all day long!"

"In front of a gorilla, we are all ashamed of it. In front of it, the so-called civilized achievements are so sad. This movie has profound thinking meaning, and it allows us to better examine what kind of world we are in."

The Los Angeles Times' evaluation has always been very high.

The Los Angeles Tribune said that King Kong is the best "monster movie" established in Hollywood. "King Kong is not a monster, but it is the best monster movie. Its greatest significance is that we can experience the meaning of persistence. Somehow, when I see King Kong roaring on the financial building, the can will involuntarily ring. Although one is the image of the movie and the other is the hero in reality, their persistence and pursuit make us humans who regard themselves as advanced animals ashamed of themselves."

"The three movies of DreamWorks this year all have one common feature, that is, they are like torches, telling us how to act in the darkness of the economic crisis. That is to raise our heads and strode forward!"

“You can and canned food, but we have no reason not to!”

The Los Angeles Tribune obviously realized the main purpose of the three movies that DreamWorks, including "King Kong", contributed to the audience this year's Christmas movie schedule.

The people agree very much with this statement.

In addition to these two newspapers, Hollywood filmmakers also appreciate "King Kong" from many angles. Many people say "King Kong" is the most dazzling movie at the last peak of the Christmas season, and is fully qualified to be on the list of this year's Harvey Awards.

In addition to gaining great recognition from the public in terms of artistic achievements, "King Kong"'s box office is also very popular. Judging from its strong box office revenue, "King Kong"'s final box office is likely to surpass Griffith's "The Pianist at the Sea".

In addition to "King Kong", other films premiered on the 24th have also received certain attention from the media, especially the main films of those large companies in the later stages.

First of all, John Houston's "Canary". This finale film, which was invested by Paramount Films, achieved good results in the box office. For John Houston, the ability to make money in the movie is his greatest ability.

However, many people expressed disappointment about the artistic skills of this movie.

"John Houston is obviously repeating, repeating his previous style. Even the routine is the same. The only desirable thing about "Canary" is that in this movie, John Houston's exploration of narrative methods makes the story clues of the whole movie very unique." Sissidimill's comment on John Houston hit the point.

"John Houston's film techniques are becoming more and more mature, but this maturity is based on standing still. For this leader among the new Hollywood films, this is not a good signal. In fact, it is very important to form your own unique style, but stability and standing still are not the same thing. I think John Houston should learn from Andre Corleon. As the father of Hollywood films, the latter has never repeated himself. He is always innovating and always setting new benchmarks for Hollywood films." King Vedo's criticism is also very sharp.

John Houston's "Canary" may have basically achieved the goal of Paramount Films and John Houston himself: to complete the box office task smoothly, and the audience's response was pretty good.

The most popular box office creator, John Houston, who has always been a maker of Paramount, has made a lot of money this time, but some people who have achieved greater results than him.

One of the movies has the most appeal in box office, second only to "King Kong", far surpassing other movies.

This movie is produced by Warner Bros. Film Company and directed by Porter Lee.

Also as a new Hollywood director, Porter Lee and John Houston, basically belong to the same type of people, but currently in Hollywood, Porter Lee's reputation and prestige are obviously not as good as John Houston.

However, compared with "Canary", Porter Lee's "Fatty and Skinny 2" has obvious advantages. First of all, this is a sequel movie. The previous "Fatty and Skinny" was greatly loved by the American people and set a box office record for Warner Bros. Films in the past two years. With this good influence, "Fatty and Skinny 2" obviously has a very beneficial foundation.

Secondly, and most importantly, it is the actor. Although John Houston's "Carry" uses the top Joan Crawford, the new actors in Paramount Films, Crawford is still a newcomer after all, and his performance style is not yet mature. Compared with Laurel and Hart in "Fatty and Skinny 2", there is obviously a certain gap between him and Laurel and Hart in "Fatty and Skinny 2". It is this gap that has caused "Carry" to be no match for "Fatty and Skinny 2" at all.

Porter Lee once again made a considerable box office profit for Warner Bros. Films. It is said that after Sam Warner got the box office of "Fatty and Slim 2", he immediately rewarded Boole Lee and Laurie, and Haha, each of them had a high-end villa, which was considered as an incentive.

If John Houston and Port Lee were competing for box office, then others were undoubtedly competing for the artistic nature of the movie.

In this regard, the most prominent one is "Asphalt Road" produced by Fox Films and directed by Elia Kazan.

When this movie was first filmed, both Hollywood filmmakers and the public paid a certain amount of attention, and the "Movie Manual" even made related reports.

I like the director Ilya Kazan very much. He is the kind of person who is born to exist for movies. In movies, there are always countless fantasy ideas hidden in this person's head.

His understanding of movies is obviously very different from many Hollywood filmmakers.

"Asphalt Road" is a low-cost movie, and the story is also very simple, but after its premiere, it received warm praise from almost everyone.

"The film of Ilia Kazan fully demonstrates the unique attainment of this newcomer in the movie. His filming techniques can easily remind people of his Greek descendants, because there is always a hint of meditative questioning in his movies. "Asphalt Road" is like an oil painting, a vast oil painting, with a very monotonous color, but it has huge connotations. The whole movie is natural and the smell is permeated in the movie, which is amazing." Alfred Hitchcock's evaluation of Ilia Kazan is very high.

Although many people think that the reason why Hitchcock gave Ilia Kazan such a high evaluation is entirely because Lei Dinghua and Fox Films are now completely ally. Therefore, mutual support is certain.

But in my opinion, Hitchcock did not go too far at all, and his evaluation was very sincere.

In the movie Ilia Kazandi, the focus is on the overall vast feeling of making people meditate, with broad connotations, and makes people feel the joy of thinking.

"Asphalt Road" reflects the level of Ilia Kazan. Although the box office of the movie is not as high as that of Porter Lee's "Fatty and Slim 2", the praise received much higher among the public and Hollywood filmmakers.

Fox Films' performance in this Christmas film schedule is obviously much better than last year. They can only describe it as a dismal one last year, but this year it has been a solid hit because of Lewis Milestone's "No War on the West Front" and Elia Kazan's "Asphalt Road".

No wonder Fox said in an interview that Fox Film Company’s goal this year is to win the Golden Feather Trophy.

No one would regard Fox Film's goal as a joke, thinking that they had the strength.

"The Wild Dog" produced by Frank Bosch, directed by Frank Bosch, obviously has no luck with King Vitor's "Billy".

After the premiere, the movie was not only a mess after the box office, but also received opposing criticism from the public and filmmakers, saying that Frank Boshaqi had simply built a pillar of shame for himself.

In fact, think about it, there is a reason why Frank Baoshaqi's film failed. First of all, compared with King Baoshaqi and King Baoshaqi, they are not opponents in screenwriters, overall construction of the film, etc. Secondly, King Baoshaqi's winning "Billy" and Henry Fonda made great contributions. His performance is an important factor in the film's achievement, but Frank Baoshaqi's "Wild Dog" does not have any particularly high-level actors.

Frank Boshaqi's failure caused the 20th Century Film Company to be disgraced, but they are not depressed because there is Golden Victorian's "Billy" at the bottom, so naturally the 20th Century Film Company will not feel embarrassed.

In addition to "King Kong", the most dazzling movie in the premiere on the 24th is "The Wavest" produced by William Wheeler, produced by Universal Films.

I was very optimistic about this movie when it was filmed because I knew that William Wheeler was definitely a person who would create surprises.

In fact, he did create a surprise. After the great victory of "The Scarface Thieves" directed by Howard Hawks before Universal Films, the most important question that William Wheeler had to think about was how to get out of a fixed framework. In particular, it should be farther away from Howard Hawks, and then create a new film style or theme.

So after a hard work, "The Waves" finally debuted.

This movie by William Wheeler easily reminds me of a later Spanish director named Almodovar. The hot, free and contemplative style he showed in this movie is very different from the stable and stable Hollywood movies, and it also makes "The Wavest" charming, like tobacco.

"The Wayer represents a new film style. This film style was only seen in some film styles of Andre Corleon. The freedom and unrestrained sense of freedom it expresses completely breaks the rules and regulations of Hollywood movies, making people feel like they are breaking through the ground when watching! It can be said that William Wheeler is a typical student of Andre Corleon." Chaplin wrote a long comment specifically, and Chaplin praised William Wheeler very much.

William Wheeler's "The Wanderer" once again made Universal's blooming situation like last year.

Howard Hawks and William Wheeler, these two men have now completely become the core of Universal Studios and have become two indispensable wheels that drive Universal Studios forward.

Among the 24-premiere movies, there is another movie that must be mentioned, that is "The Beauty Holiday" produced by Leidianhua Film Company, directed by Billy Wilder. The investment in this movie can only be considered medium. In the situation where Leidianhua Film Company is now covered in dust, no one has paid special attention.

Not only others, they didn’t pay much attention to it. Even the people from Leidianhua Film Company did not pay much attention to it, including Carrey Rockefeller.

But after the premiere, the results of this movie were actually quite good.

Although the praise he received is not as high as other good movies, it is not low. Although the box office is incomparable to "King Kong" and "Fatty and Slim Man 2", the investment amount of this movie is also a lot of money.

Billy Wilder, the new director who had just been summoned by Carrey Rockefeller to Lei Dianhua, was filmed better than his colleague Rubin Marmolian's.

Compared with Rubin Marmolian and Billy Wilder are more free and flexible when shooting movies, and for the people, they naturally like movies that seem very innovative.

The relevant situation of the movie where the premiered on the 24th was basically within my expectations. After this day, the vigorous schedule of the 1929 Hollywood Christmas movie was over.

In a month, movies were brought to the screen. In a month, too many things happened. In a month, Hollywood filmmakers were sweating hard. Now, we are waiting for the harvest time.

When I finished reading the newspapers, a flash of light and shadow suddenly flashed at the door. I walked into my office alone.

"Boss, I have something to ask you for." Victor Fleming stood opposite my desk, lowering his head, with a little awkward expression.

This guy was wearing a dirty coat and his hair was a little messy. He has been in charge of the director of the TV series since the filming of "Friends". For such a long time, "Friends" has gained a huge popularity in public and has become the most famous TV series on Lockettke TV. The popularity of "Friends" naturally made Victor Fleming, the director, soar. Now many people regard Victor Fleming as a rare first-class talent in Hollywood, even though he was filming a TV series.

However, Victor Fleming is a little different from the DreamWorks people, because he did not sign a contract with DreamWorks, so he can only be considered a part-time person.

This identity made Victor Fleming very embarrassed when he first arrived at DreamWorks. Especially since he had a very extraordinary relationship with Chaplin. However, for Chaplin, DreamWorks filmmakers basically had no good impression of him. Therefore, when Victor Fleming first came in, his work was very easy.

Now, Victor Fleming walked into the office in this way, and I basically guessed what he was going to do.

"Victor, just say something, we are all old friends." I smiled.

Victor Flamin looked at me, feeling embarrassed. He hesitated and didn't know how to speak.

"Victor, just say something, otherwise I won't have so much time." I pointed to the thick script placed in front of me.

"Boss, then I'll say that, recently Mr. Chaplin has re-appointed the artistic director of Leidianhua Film Company. Yesterday he found me and said that he wanted me to go over and help him, and he also said that you basically have nothing to object to. So I wonder if I can go to Mr. Chaplin to help, after all, he is the person who has the greatest influence on me." Victor Fleming's tone became lower and lower, and finally he couldn't hear it at all.

As expected, Chaplin just told me yesterday that he would do it today. This is called "being polite and then squad," even though I know his trick, I don't have any way to join forces.

Victor Fleming himself has an extraordinary relationship with Chaplin, and he has not signed a contract with DreamWorks. More importantly, when Victor Fleming promised to direct "Friends", I promised him that if Chaplin makes a comeback, he can turn around and join Chaplin.

So I was not particularly surprised to hear Victor Fleming's words. I only felt sorry.

"Victor, this matter does not need to be discussed. You are not from DreamWorks and have the right to choose. Besides, I have promised you that if Chaplin makes a comeback, you can go over and help him. Now is the time when he lacks talent, you can also help him." I laughed.

"Boss, did you agree?" My answer was so refreshing that Victor Fleming couldn't react a little.

"Of course I agreed. Can I not agree?" Looking at Victor Fleming, I shrugged my shoulders.

Logically speaking, Victor Fleming's request was approved, and he should have been happy, but I saw a deep sense of embarrassment and sadness in his eyes.

"Boss, I..." Victor Fleming looked at me and couldn't speak for a moment.

Actually, I understand his current mood.

During this period, although Victor Fleming was not a DreamWorks man, he had been in DreamWorks for so long that both himself and the DreamWorks man regarded him as part of the DreamWorks man. During this period, the DreamWorks man asked him to participate in every activity of DreamWorks. He would also experience the honor of DreamWorks man himself, and the Red Dragon spirit inside DreamWorks, which is completely different from other film companies, is also subtly immersing his heart.

It is impossible to say that Victor Fleming has no feelings for DreamWorks at all. In fact, this guy has developed an indelible feeling for DreamWorks.

As for why he had already had nostalgia, he still proposed to leave. He wanted to go to Chaplin, this has something to do with Victor Fleming's own personality.

This guy is a person who values ​​friendship and friendship. Chaplin brought him to Hollywood. To be honest, Chaplin did cultivate Victor Fleming carefully and admired him very much. During Victor Fleming's days at Thunderbolt Film Company, Chaplin was very supportive of his work. All the filming plans he proposed were basically passed without much modification. Moreover, Chaplin personally taught his experience to Victor Fleming without reservation, and never regarded him as an outsider.

Although Chaplin may have done this to win over Victor Fleming, it would be obvious that it would be impossible for Victor Fleming to go from a worthless filmmaker to a new director in Hollywood without Chaplin.
To be continued...