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"It seems that the shooting process of every classic film is similar to "Titanic", as if it is inherently full of twists and turns."

Nicole Kidman was sitting on the co-pilot, looking at the scenery passing by outside the window, "It is said that in the early stage of the preparation of "Lord of the Rings", many things also happened."

In order to get back the global distribution rights of "The Lord of the Rings" from MGM, Orion Pictures has spent a lot of thought, and even handed over the overseas distribution rights of "American Pie 1" to MGM.

"It is undeniable that the birth of every classic film is accompanied by obstacles." Ryan recalled the filming process of "Lord of the Rings" in his previous life, which was the real twists and turns.

Even, it can be shot into a Hollywood blockbuster.

"By the way, the ending of "Lord of the Rings" shouldn't be as tragic as "Titanic"!" Nicole Kidman asked curiously.

In the face of a well-known Western epic masterpiece, will Orion Films shoot according to the plot of the original work, or push the plot of the original work to re-adapt it.

"'Lord of the Rings' is not 'Titanic', so it doesn't need a sad love story." Ryan explained a bit, "The general plot of the future film should be similar to the plot of the original novel."

From the names of the three films "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", it is enough to see some general plot outlines.

"Of course it is undeniable that the ending of "Titanic" is very classic. If there is no tragedy at the end, it would be difficult for this film to create an unsurpassable achievement." Ryan never denied this.

Not every movie is suitable for a happy ending. Sometimes a tragic ending can bring more box office.

A poignant love story can often conquer most audiences.

The two chatted for a while, the car gradually stopped in front of the hotel, Nicole Kidman got out of the car and left, Ryan continued to drive to an apartment not far away, and stopped.

Orion Films has already considered Wellington as a long-term overseas filming location, and it is expected that they will need to live for a long time, so Ryan simply bought a large apartment.

Anyway, Wellington's housing prices are not very high.

Opening the door and entering the living room, he happened to see Cindy Crawford walking down from the second floor wearing a tight skirt, very well dressed.

"Cindy!"

Ryan gave her a hard look. He has never forgotten what happened in the afternoon.

Cindy Crawford walked down the stairs as if nothing had happened, holding an auction brochure in her hand, and shook it at Ryan, "How about it, help me choose the auction items .”

"Next month, Drouot is holding a small art auction."

Ryan shrugged helplessly, took a look at the auction brochure, and then put it aside. More than one-third of the lots on it seemed to be some inexplicable works of art.

"Investing in art is not a good choice. It is better to invest in the stock market." He has no interest in art, and it is not as real as gold.

The water in the European and American art investment markets is deeper than Hollywood, even bottomless.

However, most Hollywood stars like to invest in art, not to mention the value-added, no tax, and even inheritance tax can save a lot.

"I'm not very interested in stocks, the risk is too high." Cindy Crawford seemed to remember something, "Of course, if you have any good suggestions, I can try it too."

During this period of time, Ryan's earnings from the Nakodas stock market are simply astronomical.

Even if she only knew a little bit, it was still not a small number.

"Apple."

Ryan didn't even think about it and said directly: "You can choose to hold Apple's stock for a long time."

When Apple was at its lowest point in 1997,

Steve Jobs, worth up to $1 billion, returned to Apple once again.

As soon as he returned to Apple, Steve Jobs began drastic reforms, stopped unreasonable R\u0026D and production, ended years of patent disputes between Microsoft and Apple, and began to develop new products iMac and OSX operating systems.

In just a few months, Apple has almost taken on a new look. The employees who had lost confidence seemed to be full of confidence in the company's future development overnight.

An era belonging to Steve Jobs is coming.

If Ryan remembers correctly, Apple was two or three years away from launching a music player and opening retail stores.

Since then, Apple's performance has risen again and again.

It can be said that now is the best time to invest in Apple.

"Apple?"

Cindy Crawford was taken aback for a moment, "Is that Apple from Steve Jobs?"

For Hollywood, Steve Jobs and Pixar Animation Studios are more concerned than Apple.

"That's right." Ryan said very seriously: "My funds in the stock market will gradually absorb Apple's shares."

Swift has selectively sold some high-tech stocks, chose to increase his stake in Amazon, and is also preparing to invest in a search engine company.

Apple is also one of the companies that choose to increase its stake in the future.

"I'll think about it." Cindy Crawford had a hesitant look on her face.

In this regard, Ryan did not give too much persuasion. Everyone has different investment concepts and naturally chooses different investment methods.

In fact, the safest way to invest is not Amazon or Apple, but to go to the other side of the Pacific to build a house to ensure that you can make a profit without losing money.

In the future, there will only be rising times, and no falling times at all. The rent alone will be able to recover the investment cost.

It can be said to be a huge profit.

But Ryan has never mentioned similar topics to anyone, otherwise the other party will definitely regard him as a fool.

Investing in real estate on the other side of the Pacific Ocean?

What a joke!

"Dear."

"Next, I'm going to a really great bar party."

Cindy Crawford looked at Ryan with a half-smile, as if with a seductive tone, "Leonardo DiCaprio invited the crew members of "The Lord of the Rings" to go to the bar at night and have a drink. "

"I'll go with you." Ryan said without hesitation.

Facing Xiao Lizi's treat party, the place is still in the bar, so he must always be vigilant.

A group of people drank until after one o'clock in the evening before returning to the hotel drunk.

The next morning, Greg Silverman, a senior manager of Warner Bros., came to Wellington. Ryan hadn't completely sobered up, so he invited Greg Silverman to the apartment.

The two chatted briefly for a few words before getting straight to the point.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great novel."

Greg Silverman praised, "Warner Bros. intends to cooperate with Orion Pictures to make this film."

Whether it is Orion Pictures or Ryan, there is no intersection with Warner Bros., let alone any conflicts.

Of course, even if there is some competition, but in the face of a cooperation plan for a series of films, both parties can choose to ignore many things.

Apparently Greg Silverman arrived on behalf of Warner Bros., completely ignoring New Line and Robert Shea.

This is also a helpless thing. Warner Bros.'s main performance focus, the "Batman" series, did not perform well at the box office.

It is expected that for a long time, it will not be possible to prepare for the next "Batman" film.

To put it bluntly, just like Orion Pictures, they chose to temporarily freeze the shooting plan of the "Batman" series of films.

Another "Superman" series of films has long proved that "Superman" movies are not accepted by the current market.

The most important thing for Warner Brothers now is to find a new series of films as a performance support.

Greg Silverman knows this very well, Ryan knows this too, and the previous Warner Bros. chose "Harry Potter".

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is just the beginning of what will be a series of children's books."

Ryan corrected a bit, and continued: "Also, Orion Pictures has already sought cooperation intentions from Paramount."

Paramount!

A trace of disdain appeared on Greg Silverman's face, "Paramount is not suitable for operating a series of films. This is a well-known thing in Hollywood. What's more, with Viacom's channel, it is impossible to operate this series worldwide." work."

"Only Warner Bros. not only has the channel experience to operate a series of films, but also intends to pay a huge amount of money for it."

Paramount and Viacom Group don't even know the profits brought by a series of films, far from just box office data, in addition to many hidden income.

"But what can Orion Pictures get out of it!"

Ryan didn't go around the corner, and asked directly: "Right now, Orion Pictures doesn't lack funds."

Greg-Silverman has a toothache, which is where Orion Pictures feels helpless.

As anyone in Hollywood knows, as each film hits the box office, Orion's revenues are dire.

For a long time, you don't have to worry about money.

"Orion Pictures needs a real partner."

Greg Silverman took a deep breath, and said confidently, "For example, the Film Association, Warner Bros. can guarantee that the films produced by Orion Pictures will receive notarized treatment."

Film Society!

Ryan tapped on the table lightly, and the Film Association officially recognized the biggest shortcoming of Orion Films, which was inherently at a disadvantage in terms of film classification.

"not enough."

"Warner Bros. is only one of seven members of the Film Association and cannot influence the decision of the Film Association."

The statements of the seven major Hollywood film companies are not only reflected in the production and distribution, but also in the Film Association.

The Motion Picture Association of America has only seven members: Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., MGM, and Sony Pictures.