Chapter 1245 "Underworld" Chapter 1246 Chaplin's new film(1/2)
Rockefeller Consortium sold five leading subsidiaries of its Mobil Oil Group. This news shocked the United States and the world. However, the silence of both the Rockefeller Consortium and the Rockefeller Consortium on this matter made the media and the public unable to know the inside story of this matter. This also made such a big thing completely a headless mystery.
The ongoing debate on this matter is not only reflected in the mining of these internal news. Many media have invited well-known economists and researchers from the Wall Street Consortium to study what impact this huge change will have on the United States.
In terms of economy, there was almost a consensus, and it was believed that the Rockefeller Consortium had completely declined from now on. Instead, the Rockefeller Consortium was replaced.
"In the future, there will be a powerful new consortium on Wall Street. The influence of this consortium is entirely the influence of the Rockefeller consortium on Wall Street decades ago. From now on, the young super consortium of Rockettke will become a giant crocodile that competes with large consortiums such as the Morgan consortium, the Chicago consortium and other large consortiums."
The media have given great praise to the Lockettec Consortium. Although the Lockettec Consortium has not published its own property very much, we do not publish annual reports. However, those economists have long regarded the Lockettec Consortium as their research object. They are very clear about the asset appraisal of the Lockettec Consortium. They obviously have a deeper understanding of the development trend of the Lockettec Consortium than anyone else.
In addition to the economic development, another focus is politics. On the surface, this is just an ordinary selling and buying company between the two major consortiums. However, due to the particularity of the two major consortiums, it has caused many people to think about the current political politics of the United States.
"What happened to the Rockettec Consortium and the Rocketefeller Consortium this time is really intriguing. Not to mention the economics, but political influence may make people think a lot. We all know that the relationship between these two consortiums was irreconcilable before. The Rockettec Consortium supported the Democratic Party. The Rockettec Consortium was a hard-core backing of the Republican Party. The struggle between the two consortiums also reflects the competition between these two consortiums to some extent. It will inevitably have a significant political impact on the United States."
"Since Franklin Roosevelt became president, the Republican Party has lost the regime that had been in their hands for decades. The victory of the Democratic Party has not only caused the Republican Party to be in a mess, but also caused the Rockettec Consortium itself to be under tremendous pressure. Whether it is the Rockefeller Consortium that has fought endlessly with it, or the Franklin Roosevelt, who has become mortal enemies with Mr. Corleon, it is impossible for him to let the other party go."
"So at the beginning, we were all worried about the Rockettec Consortium, Mr. Corleone, the Republican Party, and worried about them being wiped out under the strong impact. But the development of things was a bit beyond our expectations. In the repeated attacks, the Rockettec Consortium and the Republican Party not only withstand the attack, but also launched a counterattack little by little, allowing the opponent to suffer a lot. Until now, the Rockettec Consortium has become like this."
"So now, can we have the following guesses: First of all, from the act of Rockefeller Consortium selling its own oil subsidiaries to the Rockefeller Consortium, does it mean that a compromise mechanism has been formed between the two major consortiums. In other words, these two major consortiums have given up the original hostility and sorrow and started to live in peace? If so, can we introduce a second guess? Is the current president Franklin Roosevelt, who is the representative of Rockefeller Consortium, no longer entangled with Mr. Coolidge? Or, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have the previous life-and-death struggle and enter a calm period where water does not break through the river?"
"Will American politics change because of the change in the relationship between the two major consortiums of Rockefeller? This question is really too important to us. But at present, because the two major consortiums remain silent, we cannot do further reasoning and research. The specific results can only be seen."
The famous current affairs commentary program on NBC broadcast has conducted profound research on this issue. It basically represents the basic views of the American media.
In fact, it is not the fault of these people for the whole thing to have such a guess. If it were me, I would have thought so. Although we agreed to the principle of peaceful coexistence proposed by the Rockefeller Consortium, both of us knew that the thing was thinner than the hymen. It was broken with a poke. It had no binding force at all.
As for what changes Roosevelt would have towards us, I am even less clear about it. Although in theory, Roosevelt was the spokesperson of the Rockefeller Consortium. He should implement the intention of the Rockefeller Consortium. But I know this cripple more than anyone else. He is not an ordinary person. When the Rockefeller Consortium was strong, he could obey it and act according to the Rockefeller Consortium's will in order to win the support of the Rockefeller Consortium. But the situation is completely different now.
The Rockefeller Consortium is now dying. Whether it is in terms of actual strength or influence, its influence cannot be compared with the previous one. Its influence in politics will naturally decline. As the president, Roosevelt would definitely choose the largest tree to enjoy the cool air instead of a bald tree. This is completely his personality. So the current situation has become. The intention of the Rockefeller Consortium does not represent Roosevelt's own intention.
The public pays special attention to Roosevelt's reflection on this matter. I am also very concerned. American media are flocking to the White House and ask Roosevelt to express his views on this matter.
Roosevelt did not show up at the beginning, but later, under the strong demands of the media and under the strong demands of the people, he did not come out to express his attitude towards this matter.
"This matter is not a big deal. It's just a business between two major consortiums. As the president of the United States, what I want to say is that I represent the interests of the people of the United States, not the interests of a consortium. What I exercise is the sacred rights granted to me by the people of the United States. I want to work hard for the freedom, democracy and prosperity of this country. That's what I think!"
Roosevelt's answer was very short, but these sentences were intriguing.
On the surface, what he said was all high-sounding words, which was very consistent with his personality. But there was one sentence that seemed particularly interesting. "I represent the interests of the people of the United States, not the interests of a consortium." There are too many subtexts in this sentence.
You know, in the past, when the Rockefeller Consortium was glorious, Roosevelt was inevitably in his mouth wherever he went. He could even dress himself up as the spokesperson of the Rockefeller Consortium. But now, in his speech, not only does this content, but he is even lazy to mention the name of the Rockefeller Consortium. This must have explained some problems.
"It seems that Roosevelt has now had a crack in the Rockefeller consortium." Gans whispered as he looked at the TV.
"This is completely reasonable. You can put yourself in it. What if you were Roosevelt? I think you would do this too. As a politician, can he rise to the top in his career? Personal abilities are one aspect. The most important thing is the support of a consortium. If you have the support of a strong consortium, then the road ahead will be extremely broad. On the contrary, if the consortium behind you is old, what will your political future do you think?"
"A politician is like this, and a president is even more like this. When the Rockefeller Consortium was strong, Roosevelt acted as the spokesperson for this consortium. The Rockefeller Consortium supported Roosevelt. This was a win-win relationship. But now the Rockefeller Consortium is no longer able to do it. This means that the throne under Roosevelt's butt has become unstable. At this time, will such a smart person still hold the shaking chair and keep moving? Absolutely, based on my understanding of him, I think this guy will definitely find a strong chair again so that he can sit steadily." Coolidge is so familiar with politics. He explained the whole thing in a few words.
"Calvin. You mean that Roosevelt might change his master?" My heart suddenly jumped wildly.
If this is true, wouldn’t that mean that there will be a huge change in American politics? The results that will probably be unexpected.
"I think it's almost the same." Coolidge nodded.
"Who do you think Roosevelt would choose if he chose the master?" Gansbaba asked.
Coolidge frowned. He thought for a while and then shook his head: "I don't know this. I'm not the worm in Roosevelt's belly. There are so many Wall Street consortiums. Not one or two of them. As long as he wants, he can enter the operation stage. But at least one thing is certain." What?"
"That's why our Lockett Consortium cannot be selected by Roosevelt." Coolidge smiled strangely.
"We can pay attention to this. It depends on the development direction of our consortium. Darren. I understand this matter clearly." I gave Darren the order and then took a deep breath.
After solving the Rockefeller Consortium, if Roosevelt can find a new master in the Wall Street Consortium as Coolidge said, wouldn't it mean that we will have a new opponent? According to Roosevelt's temper, he will definitely not give up with us. This means that in the near future, we will still face huge challenges.
"But this is just my guess. Maybe Roosevelt is hanging from a tree and supporting the Rockefeller Consortium." Coolidge spread his hands, then looked at the ceiling and said something very philosophical in my opinion: "This world is a world of hardships. For our Rockettke Consortium, hardships are always behind."
After this incident, Roosevelt's own situation was strictly monitored by us. However, according to the news brought back by Darren Oliver's factory guards, there was no abnormality in Roosevelt. This guy still held his meetings and then inspected the work everywhere. He was so busy that he did almost everything he did was what the president should do.
But Coolidge and I don’t believe that this guy will not move at all. After all, this is related to his future.
Sure enough, after a few days of stalking, a valuable news came over. It was when Roosevelt was patrolling New York State. He visited John Rockefeller Jr. in the hospital and stayed in the hospital for two hours.
After coming out, Roosevelt left quickly. It was sneaky and did not catch the reporters at all. After this visit, the official did not respond at all. And the Rockefeller Consortium did not make any noise, as if nothing had happened.
But we don’t believe that Roosevelt just simply went to the hospital to visit John Rockefeller Jr. There must be some updates in the middle.
As a result, Darren Oliver's factory guards set their eyes and ears in that hospital. The final result of inquiry was that after Roosevelt talked to John Rockefeller Jr., John Rockefeller Jr. was not in good spirits and began to become depressed. Sometimes he would be angry for no reason. He often threw things in the ward and scolded people.
Judging from these news, Coolidge and I began to slowly form a point of view. That is, the previously close-knit Rockefeller Consortium and Roosevelt also had cracks with the destruction of the Rockefeller Consortium.
If Roosevelt's relationship with the Rockefeller consortium becomes like this, it means that he will definitely find a new backer. In contrast, it will be more important to discover which consortium his new backer is.
But in terms of this problem, the factory guards could not detect it. Because Roosevelt was calm and calm, he didn't seem to care much about it.
Such a thing was causing trouble and attracted a lot of people's attention. At this time, it was already mid-March 133.
Just when this shock occurred in the United States, other things began to attract the public's attention. Although these things are not as powerful as the former, they are very concerned about them.
March means that Hollywood has officially entered the annual new film shooting stage after several months of rest. This stage is very important for large film companies such as MGM and Paramount, as well as small film companies such as celebrities and frontiers. Because this will directly determine whether your film company can start in one go.
The investment and shooting stage in 133 is also very different from previous years. The biggest difference is that compared with the past, the pressure on major Hollywood film companies is very heavy this time. DreamWorks achieved a Grand Slam at the 132 Harvey Awards, which made other major Hollywood film companies bald. This pressure is very heavy for these film companies. This is not only about face, but also about their prestige and their survival.
For these film companies, if they cannot shoot excellent movies this year and if they cannot win the Harvey Awards, the company's prestige and profit will plummet. This is something that no company wants to see. Therefore, all major film companies have almost tried their best to create their own main movies this time, and they are striving for excellence, whether in investment or in crew configuration.
In addition, there is another difference. It is the appearance of Hollywood. In the previous Hollywood, every New Year's investment and shooting, it was completely divided into two major camps: the Red Dragon League and the Lei Dianhua Group. Every time it was time to invest and shoot, the two major consortiums had obvious confrontational awareness when launching their own movies. This manifestation was the most obvious last year. At that time, the two major consortiums jointly launched blockbusters one by one, which was completely demonstrating to each other. But this year was different.
The Hollywood film companies that were invested in 133 suddenly became quiet, as if they were doing their own things. Compared with confrontation, the reason for such a result is not unrelated to the psychological pressure brought to these film companies by DreamWorks to the Harvey Award Grand Slam.
This situation also made my mood lose the previous swelling. No matter when major film companies launch their main movies, they are indeed very hard-working. This also makes Hollywood very lively. This excitement dilutes the crack that previously existed among major Hollywood film companies.
Among these film companies, there is one company that is particularly eye-catching. It is 20th Century Fox Film Company. 133 was the first year after the merger of 20th Century Film Company and Fox Film Company. This merger company became a new super company and broke away from the camps of the Red Dragon League and the Lei Dinghua Group. It became an independent and free company like the New Line Company. Therefore, their actions naturally attracted the attention of many people.
And 20th Century Fox Films also seems to know this idea. After the merger, they began to work hard. After March, they took the lead in launching their own movies.
This movie is the first movie of 20th Century Fox Films. It invests 7 million US dollars. It can be regarded as a blockbuster. In order to ensure a hit and to ensure a win, the director of this movie is directed by Jin Weido, who is known as the Tumbler. The movie has a very attractive name "The Underworld".
Such a name obviously attracted the attention of the people. Last year, with the launch of the "Godfather" series, underworld movies have become the most popular type. Last year alone, there were more than 40 followers. Although most of these movies did not have any huge impact, one thing is that the investment companies are very satisfied. That is, the audience loves to watch, and almost every part makes money.
20th Century Fox Film Company obviously saw this opportunity. As this newly merged film company, their first film must not fail. It is undoubtedly a wise move to choose such a subject.
But Kim Vido announced an unexpected news at the opening ceremony of the movie.
The new film invested in March is the first of its kind. The film company that just merged and established. The first movie was King Vito. This is what many people will think of. After all, the name King Vito is a guarantee of box office and success. His movies may not become classic masterpieces. But they will definitely not be popular and can definitely make money. So King Vito is the main force in the 20th Century Film Company. After the merger of the 20th Century Film Company and Fox Film Company, he is still the absolute main force.
This movie called "The Underworld" can be seen as a reflection of the gangster film craze caused by the "Godfather" series. Since last year, gangster films have almost become the main force of Hollywood movies. In just last year, Hollywood has more than 40 successful gangster films. If you add other low-cost ones, there are about 100 movies. This number basically accounts for one fifth of the total annual production of Hollywood movies.
Since "The Godfather", the people's enthusiasm for gangster films has been high. Basically, if you invest in a gangster film, as long as you are not too bad, you can make a profit. And the profit is quite considerable. Some film companies, such as Frontier Films, simply extend from "The Godfather" and filmed some movies with Italian mafia as the main character. The result is very popular and brings them rich profits.
Gangster films have also become the money tree for major film companies for a while. Not only in the United States, this trend has also affected Europe. Now the European film industry and the decoration of gangster films is in full swing. All countries are shooting gangster films with their own characteristics.
This "March" invested 7 million US dollars. For the newly established 20th Century Fox movie, it is also a big investment movie. It seems that the blockbuster craze and blockbuster thinking that have continued since last year are now firmly engraved in the minds of the bosses of major Hollywood film companies.
But at the opening ceremony of this movie, Kim Vito, as the director, announced a surprise news.
"When many people see the name of this movie, they think it was a gangster film. In fact, it is true. This movie is indeed a movie with the theme of the underworld. But what I want to say is that this movie is completely different from previous underworld films. It will not be affected by the great "Godfather" series. This movie will bring you a brand new viewing experience."
"In this movie, you will subvert all the movie experience you have accumulated before. The qualities of the underworld movies you have watched will be gone in this movie. Because this movie will be a movie that completely structures the underworld. So when I say these words, you may be able to understand what I mean. It's a good thing. This movie will not be a flesh-and-blood gangster movie. It will not be a thought-provoking outstanding art film like "The Godfather". It is a comedy! A super comedy gangster movie!"
King Vidor's statement is indeed dumbfounded. In Hollywood, people believe that John Ford is filming comedy films... People believe that Strauheng is filming comedy films. Even if you say that Griffith is filming comedy films, others will believe that others will believe that. But if you tell others that King Vidor is filming comedy films, others will definitely not believe that.
Because Kim Vito once said that he would not shoot comedy films. He said that this kind of film is not suitable for him. But now, he announced that he would shoot a comedy film, and it was a gangster comedy film. It aroused great interest in people all at once. People want to know how a director who has never filmed a comedy film can make the gangsters funny. You know, although Hollywood has produced nearly a hundred gangster movies, none of them are comedy gangsters.
Kim Vido's movie has made a good start. Although people don't know what he will do to shoot this movie. However, with his trust in Kim Vido's abilities, almost no one doubts the results that the movie will achieve.
After 20th Century Fox Films announced the investment in filming, Warner Bros. Films followed closely and announced an investment of 8.2 million yuan to shoot the movie "The River" directed by Liu Bieqian.
The film has been announced to start. People think that the name of this movie is completely different from many of the movies before Liu Bingqian. Liu Bingqian's movies are usually social problems movies. They are very popular in terms of names. However, the name of this movie is obviously the name of an art movie.
Liu Bieqian also admitted this statement. When he was interviewed by reporters, he revealed some of the situations about the movie to the reporter: "This movie comes from my dream. For a while, I always dreamed of a big river in my dream. The river surface is empty and surrounded by trees. The river water flows slowly. There are water plants floating inside. Many fish are swimming in it. I can even see many dead people's pale faces in the river. They quietly flow away with the water flow and flow to the sea."
"I like this dream very much. For a long time, I was savoring it carefully. I felt that this was a dream with rich meaning. A beautiful dream. More importantly, it made me want to go to some of my childhood. At that time, I was still a child. I often followed my father to fish. That river was my paradise."
"Many years have passed. I have changed from a child to what I am now. A lot of innocence has been lost. A lot of precious things have been lost. A lot of secular things have become more utilitarian. My father passed away many years ago. In January this year, I went back to see the river and found that the river was still the same. But the father and son playing by the river have disappeared. Time has passed. All that is left is nostalgia."
"When I told my boss Mr. Warner, he liked it very much. He said that when he was young, he often went to play by the river. I think such a river is far from a river. It is a memory of a period of time. Memories of the things we have lost."
"Later, we talked for a long time. Suddenly one day, Mr. Warner told me: Then make a movie. I think this is a good thing. So this movie came up. This is a movie about a river, a father and a son, and a story about old times. You will not find any exciting plots in it. You will not see any sharp tools in it. All the content is very plain. They are trivial but warm little things. What I tried to show are those beautiful times and those beautiful details. These details used to live so vividly in our lives. But now, they are covered with dust. My task is to brush away this layer of dust and make you feel warm. This is my greatest purpose."
I like Liu Bieqian’s discussion on this movie very much. And I think this movie will definitely have a great success if it was filmed according to him. And this movie will inevitably be an excellent art film because it holds the most sensitive nerve in everyone’s heart.
The style of this movie is very different from Liu Bieqian's previous movie style. Although many people doubt whether Liu Bieqian can complete this style change and whether he can grasp the spiritual core of this movie, I think he will succeed. Because at least his discussions alone have deeply touched me.
On the other hand, Warner Film Company actually invested in shooting such a movie, which surprised people. Among the major film companies in Hollywood, almost every film company filmed art films will account for a certain proportion of the total number of films they shot that year. Among all the film companies, the lowest proportion is Warner Film Company.
People often describe Warner Film Company as the most "cheesy" film company among all Hollywood film companies. Because the main films of this film company are huge profits and pornography. Almost one-third of the violent and pornographic movies in Hollywood are produced by them. The reason for this is that it is related to the taste of the boss of Warner Film Company. Sam Warner and others were born as gangsters and especially liked such things. Those art movies are often not a cold for them.
For Warner Films, the first thing they value is box office. They may be the most important film company among all Hollywood film companies. Even if Hollywood is booming and has undergone huge changes, artistic quality has reached full respect. However, in Warner, art films are often difficult to pass censorship. Even if they pass censorship, opportunities will often be squeezed out by other commercial films.
This also led to a situation. At the awards ceremony of previous Harvey Awards, Warner Film Company won very inconsistent with its strength and identity. Sometimes it is even worse than small companies like celebrity film companies.
But Sam Warner did not agree with this. He often told other good people that Warner's movies were tacky. Just satisfy the visual pleasure of the people.
But this year, Warner Film Company invested US$8.2 million to shoot a movie with such a strong artistic atmosphere. It is obviously a bit abnormal.
If I guess correctly, this is likely to have a lot to do with DreamWorks winning the Grand Slam at the 132 Harvey Awards. DreamWorks' Grand Slam suddenly stunned all the film companies. At the same time, it also stimulated them severely, making them not pay attention to the shooting of art films. Because with the rise of Hollywood and the development of Hollywood, especially the majority of movie fans have accumulated rich viewing experience under the cultivation of countless excellent movies. Their requirements for movies have become higher. They not only require your film to be good-looking, but also pay attention to the artistic nature of the movie itself.
An art movie can not only bring box office, but also bring great reputation to the company. And now American audiences have long gone from the kind of person who just wanted to smile into the cinema decades ago to the one who went to the cinema to get some spiritual things.
Their respect for art films is unprecedented. And the respect for film companies that produce excellent art films is unprecedented. This respect is not only reflected in their favorability for the film company, but also in their recognition of the brand of the film company and watching all the movies produced by the film company. Dreamworks is a vivid example.
This situation. Sam Warner obviously saw it. For those who do not focus on art film production, they do not consider investing in shooting high-quality art films. Because if they do not do this, it is very likely that the name Warner Bros. Film Company will be blinded by dust in the near future. This is something they don't want to see.
And this time, I really want to congratulate them. Liu Bieqian's conception of "The River" is really something to dig. Such a movie can definitely be comforted by people who are overwhelmed by material desires and are obscured by steel and concrete. If the filming is successful, this movie may become a classic. So I am very much looking forward to this movie.
This movie from Warner Films is so eye-catching. But the movies launched by other film companies are also surprising.
To be continued...