Chapter 39 41. The younger generation in Hollywood is going crazy (asking for rewards and monthly tickets)

Time flies and it is Wednesday. A press conference on Monday directly pushed MGM and Hasbro to the entertainment headlines.

Hasbro's stock price rose in response, and rose 9% the next day to $33.6 per share.

It wasn't just Hasbro's stock price that went up, even Mattel's stock price went up a little bit.

Could it be that the market hopes that Mattel will do the same and bring Barbie to the big screen? That will probably have to wait 20 years.

As for LEGO, it is a family business and is not listed.

Many retail investors who had sold their stocks before could do nothing but beat their chests and stomp their feet. They could only curse and say, "The deal will be announced only after it is done. Can't you just release some news in advance?" Since the last conversation, my father has mobilized funds to secretly buy a lot of Hasbro stocks. Now the Cooper family holds 5% of Hasbro's shares, but they have also lost $300 million.

These stocks certainly cannot be moved for the time being, and holdings may even continue to increase until the big wave occurs after the movie is released.

As a result of this incident, even Winona's theft in the final instance attracted less attention and media attention. Although he only helped her unintentionally, the big star should still treat her to a meal.

Two days have passed, and we now know everything we should and shouldn't know. The feedback we can get is that the audience is mostly looking forward to the live-action Transformers.

In fact, when "Terminator 2" was released that year, many people wrote to Hasbro, hoping to bring Transformers to the big screen.

It was 1991 at that time, and these people only knew that both were robots, but they did not consider that the difficulty of real-life adaptation was completely different.

Now, 11 years have passed. Those people who wrote the letters back then may have grown up and probably haven't watched Transformers for a long time, but when they heard the news, the fire in their hearts still burned.

As for Eric's boast of a box office of 700 million, the Los Angeles Times conducted a street survey and randomly interviewed 200 passers-by.

The result showed that 67% of people believed that it was achievable and were willing to pay for going to the cinema for their childhood.

However, many analysis agencies and film critics are pessimistic about this, and many people criticize Eric for being too arrogant.

Naturally, all the major newspapers seized the opportunity to interview top directors such as Spielberg, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, and Tim Burton, hoping to get some explosive words from them, preferably to severely criticize this ignorant young man.

When Spielberg was blocked at the door of the company, he was still confused: "Sorry, I am busy with the post-production of "Cat and Mouse Game" and have not paid attention to this matter. I will not make any comments."

George Lucas just smiled and said, "Yes, I read the newspaper. Although 700 million is a difficult goal, I have confidence in Transformers. If Industrial Light & Magic's assistance is needed, we will be happy to participate."

Peter Jackson was also busy with the post-production of "The Lord of the Rings 2". The fat bearded man laughed and said, "Come on, that's Transformers, a cartoon that many people watched in their childhood, and it's the favorite of countless teenagers around the world."

"I think $700 million is no problem at all. At least I will bring my family to support the movie. Of course, the film-making process will require a lot of special effects. Weta Digital is very experienced in this area. Remember to report this sentence, hahahaha."

These big directors are all shrewd people, how could they not know the dark thoughts of reporters?

However, they were facing the head of MGM, who was not a newcomer and could not be criticized by anyone relying on his early entry into the industry and high seniority. He was a capital spokesperson who was equal to them.

We see each other every day, so how can we talk nonsense? We will make money together in the future!

Compared to the calmness of the big directors, it is the younger generation in Hollywood who are truly agitated.

Although the female lead is gone, the male lead is still vacant. This is a big pie falling from the sky. It depends on who can grab it.

Look at Tobey Maguire, he is the best example.

Before the release of "Spider-Man", how many people knew his name? Even though he had been in the industry for ten years, he still hadn't made it.

After "Spider-Man", he soared to fame and became the darling of major directors and companies. His salary increased more than 10 times. He became famous overnight.

And Eric has already said that if he wants young actors, they won’t have to compete with big names and the pressure will be much less.

Cooper's home in Beverly Hills.

Dad received seven calls during his breakfast. After putting down the phone, he smiled helplessly and said, "It's James Franco's agent, another old friend. I have no choice but to talk to him."

"James Franco? Little Green Goblin? It seems like he also wants to go further!"

"Of course, otherwise why would you want to enter the Hollywood circle? Without Peter Parker, Transformers is a better opportunity."

"But my answer is the same. Come and audition when the time comes. We don't do shady things."

Eric was somewhat fortunate that he had only been in the circle for a short time and did not deal with many people. No one had called him yet, so he did not have to deal with these troubles.

"By the way, Dad, how is your relationship with the Ministry of Defense?"

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

"What?"

"The filming of Transformers will definitely use a lot of planes, tanks and missiles. Dad, have you ever dealt with the Ministry of Defense? Can you get their support?"

Charlie Cooper frowned. "Some films do have to deal with the Department of Defense and the FBI, but even if there is cooperation, the necessary funds are still necessary to gain their support."

"In fact, the person in the industry who has the best relationship with the Ministry of Defense should be Michael Bay. As we all know, explosions are indispensable in his movies, so after working together more, we naturally became familiar with each other."

"Have you decided who to hire as the director of Transformers? If there is no other choice, I think Michael Bay is a good choice. He is very good at this kind of commercial blockbuster."

Dad's suggestion was good, and Explosive Bay was indeed the director in the original time and space, but Eric didn't want to use him.

One reason is that it is expensive. After the support of movies such as "The Rock", "Armageddon", and "Pearl Harbor", Baywatch has now become the hottest commercial film director in Hollywood.

According to the current market price, his share of the box office will not be less than 8%. Add to that the fixed director's fee, and $10 million is considered a friendly price.

The second reason is his personality. Explosive Bay is notoriously hot-tempered. He dares to scold anyone on the set, even the producer. He is fearless.

It's obvious that Eric will definitely clash with him. Who will he listen to then? Don't make a mess.

The last and most fundamental reason is that Eric wants to direct this film himself. He has been longing for that microphone for too long.

He has been chasing this microphone for twenty years, and even now that he has reached this position, he still wants to fulfill his obsession.

(End of this chapter)