1novels Chapter 264 The Precursor of Correcting the Evil and Returning to the Righteous
Chapter 264 The Precursor of Correcting the Evil and Returning to the Righteous
The spring schedule is actually a very embarrassing schedule in the American entertainment industry schedule. According to the general rule, summer and winter are the time for the debut of movie masterpieces, while spring and autumn should be the time for the debut of American drama masterpieces.But in fact, due to the production cycle of American dramas, the real masterpieces of American dramas will only appear in autumn, and there are only two kinds of American dramas broadcast in spring: one is a test work for the American dramas in the fall of the next year; the other is new works in autumn The performance was so poor that I had to temporarily find works to fill the remaining schedule.
Although most of the works launched in the spring file are the children raised by the "stepmother", if the autumn American dramas that have really survived the winter break, almost all of them ushered in their respective "climax" episodes in the spring file.Therefore, the ratings of American dramas in the spring will be severely divided into two levels, but generally speaking, everyone is even less fond of going out.Because of this, the spring file has always been regarded by the American film industry as a completely unpopular schedule, so most of the works released in this schedule are the works of second- and third-tier film companies, or pioneer experimental works under the big film companies.For example, Galaxy Animation's first CGI animation "Ice Age" used to be a spring movie, but because of its amazing performance, it was gradually moved to the summer movie.
And this time, as the new work after the acquisition of Summit Entertainment - "High School Musical" once again showed the momentum of killing the Quartet like "Ice Age" back then.No wonder the director couldn't help but leak his words at the celebration reception, saying that this movie that is still in theaters already has two sequels planned.Although the reporter failed to find out the name and plot of the follow-up work, this news alone made the fans of "High School Musical" very happy.Although the box office of "High School Musical" is compared with the previous works directed or produced by Jed, but compared with its production cost and production company, no film critic dares to open his eyes and tell lies.
What's more, although "High School Musical" is down, "High School Musical Original Soundtrack" is still showing off on the "Singles Chart" and "Albums Chart" of "Billboard".What disdained many film companies the most was that Jade actually arranged for this group of movie stars to go on a concert tour.For a while, the bosses of the recording industry and the film industry dropped their glasses in shock.And judging from the current results, although the tickets for the concert are not as good as the first-line kings and queens, they are still comparable to ordinary popular idol singers.So Summit Entertainment started selling record merchandise after selling out a circle of movie merchandise, causing some small and medium-sized record companies to complain.
And Jed naturally doesn't care about the controversy over Summit Entertainment. No matter how big the problem is, Freddie Man, the general manager of Summit Entertainment, will deal with it. The executives he hired with so much salary are not Come to accept praise.Jade was driving to United Artists in the MGM Tower to meet a pair of director brothers, or should I say director sister and brother.They are Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski who directed the movie "The Matrix".
It's just that Larry Wachowski had already decided to change his gender when he was filming "The Matrix: Matrix Revolutions", but at that time Jed thought he was just like most artists, a little neutral.It was only when Jed and the brothers decided to make another film together that Larry confessed to Jed that he intended to change gender.If it was the previous life, under the pressure of the secular world, Larry struggled repeatedly for many years before implementing his sex reassignment surgery. At the same time, he has been hiding behind the scenes since 2 until the release of "Cloud Atlas" in 3. It was the first time she had bravely faced the media.
When chatting with Jed, he also talked about his worries and tried to make himself "like a man", but the female soul bound in his heart kept tormenting himself.
Jed comforted: "Everyone has to face many very difficult choices. My approach is, first, am I sober now? Second, will this decision cause financial or physical harm to others? Third, is this the final decision in my heart? If the three questions are all yes, then I will choose this option. Perhaps in this era, gay men and lesbians in lgbt have been gradually accepted. Sexuality can also be tolerated by the public, but transgender people are always a disadvantaged group that is discriminated against and ignored. You should not be as afraid as other transgender people, you have talents that others envy. You should cry out for them, not Feel sorry for yourself here."
Perhaps under the encouragement of Jed, Larry completed her gender reassignment operation early, and published her women's clothing photos on Facebook as soon as she recovered. She wrote: "From today, please call me Larry. Ms. Novachowski!"
The brand-new Wachowskis really set off a national entertainment storm. For a while, even the Wachowskis' agency William Morris almost couldn't resist the pressure and wanted to terminate the contract with them, but the Wachowskis However, the younger brother convinced the entire company with a movie shooting contract signed with Jed.Although the film's budget is only 54 million US dollars, it can only be said to be a medium-cost production budget in Hollywood.But who are the Wachowskis?That is a director who can make movies into a cultural trend of thought!And who is Jed Sherman?The film that he acts as the producer either sells well at the box office or wins prizes... Now that these three great gods are preparing to toss a movie, can you guarantee that this is not the next "Matrix"?
Back then, the Wachowski brothers found Jed with the original comics of Alan Moore and David Lloyd, saying that they hoped to remake this comic.Jed scanned the comics and found that it was "V for Vendetta", which was highly respected by later generations, and was also endowed with various political interpretations and metaphors.Of course Jed knows that this is a work that can influence the history of film, and Galaxy Pictures, which has always been very commercialized, also needs such a work.Jed thought for a while and replied: "I can invest in the film, but please control the descriptions of anarchism and drugs in it, otherwise this film will not be released in most mainstream markets."
The Wachowskis were happy with Jed's proposal, and glad Jed didn't take away the essence of it.In fact, Jed also thinks that the original work is more critical, but Hollywood in the United States cannot accept such works.In private, Jed once joked that Hollywood is a schizophrenic, because Hollywood is not only the propaganda base of conservatives in the United States, but also the settlement of liberals in the United States.Movies produced by Hollywood in the United States are typical conservative movies in the world, and real liberal movies in the United States can only be seen at the New York Independent Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.The reason is simple, because 6% of families in the United States are conservative families, so only conservative films have a market in the United States.
Interestingly, the directors' union, screenwriters' union, and screen actors' union responsible for producing these conservative films are quintessentially liberal.Otherwise, why do the Democratic presidential candidates have to come to Hollywood every year?Naturally for the votes and banknotes here.In the United States, the Republican Party is the undisputed largest party.But the Democrats have strong votes in New England (where the universities are concentrated) and California (where the media is concentrated).Without these two hard-core votes, the Democratic Party would have been doomed long ago.
Three years later, the Wachowskis came to United Artists with the filmed and edited V for Vendetta.Jed handed over the production contract of this film to United Artists, because Jed positioned United Artists as a company within the Sherman Entertainment Group responsible for producing art films and independent films, and United Artists just happened to have such a tradition .Therefore, the "V for Vendetta" brought by the Wachowskis this time surprised United Artists. They thought it would be the most controversial movie this year.Although the filming technique of this film is very commercial, the connotation of the film is not superficial at all.Soon United Artists Company completed the internal review, so it asked the parent company to start arranging the distribution work.
After participating in the review of "V for Vendetta", Jed, accompanied by his assistant, rushed to a radio station in the Westwood District of Los Angeles to participate in the program.Originally, as Jed, he would not accept interviews from local radio stations, but Jed has a unique feeling for Westwood District.The Westwood District of Los Angeles is the elite cultural area of Los Angeles, so this local radio station has a very important influence in the greater Los Angeles area and even Southern California.And most importantly, this radio station relies on donations from nearby communities for a living. Most of the staff are volunteers from nearby college students. Therefore, this radio station is known as "the radio station farthest away from commercialization in the United States." , and thus won the title of "California's No. [-] Credible Radio Station".Even Jade couldn't guarantee that the host of the show would like him, especially Xiao Kaien who came to interview him this time happened to be a very unique film critic in Los Angeles.
The reason why he is unique is that he is one of the few people in the Los Angeles Film Critics Association who only values the art of films and not the commerciality of films, and he is very partial to groundbreaking and avant-garde films.Several of his colleagues jokingly said that if he was in New York, he would probably be a famous gold medal film critic all over the world.It's a pity that the commercial atmosphere of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association is the strongest among all film critics associations in the United States, so he has been marginalized, except for the tabloid "Los Angeles Weekly Film and Television Guide" which is also published in the Westwood District. Except for free film reviews, the rest of the media are insensitive.Fortunately, he still has a film review program on fmwestwood radio in this Westwood district, otherwise he would be expelled from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Although the ratings of this radio movie review program in Westwood District are not bad, but looking at Los Angeles, a media metropolis, there is no sound at all.That's why Xiao Kaien gritted his teeth and extended an invitation to Sherman Entertainment Group, hoping to let Jed Sherman appear on his show.To Xiao Kai'en's surprise, half a month later, he received a call from the Public Relations Department of Sherman Entertainment Group's Brand Promotion and Marketing Center, saying that Jed Sherman had accepted the invitation and told Xiao Kai'en about the spare time.After hanging up the phone, Xiao Kai'en was completely dumbfounded.
The reason why Jed chose such an unknown program was not only because he liked Westwood, but also because of Xiao Kaien’s Chinese heritage. Of course, the most important thing is that fmwestwood was actually one of the family assets that Jed was forced to sell back then.At that time, TV stations were easy to sell, but radio stations were hard to sell.In a hurry, Jed gave this radio station to the Westwood District Independent Artists Association as a public welfare radio station. Unexpectedly, after so many years, this radio station is still alive and strong after changing several legal persons.