Heads Up Hollywood

Chapter 647 He is Twain, actor Twain

In the previous life, "The Punisher" produced by Netflix exploded in word-of-mouth, and its rating on IMDB was at the same level as "Breaking Bad".

This is still under the premise that Netflix lacks a top production team.

It can be seen that the superhero "The Punisher" is more ignited and more explosive.

If superheroes such as Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Iron Man are constantly nagging and slapping their mouths to make fun, then the Punisher has taken a completely opposite route.

No second nonsense!

Just do it!

Kill kill kill all the way, kill a bright new world!

Of course, if it's just killing, I'm afraid this TV series will be reported by the audience.

Among them, the in-depth discussion of topics such as PTSD, domestic terrorism, gun control, procedural justice and result justice also gave this TV series a bit of realism.

The first episode of the first season of "The Punisher" has been broadcasted on Starz TV, and there are a total of more than 12 million household users waiting in front of the TV to watch.

It's almost as good as the last episode of "Six Feet Under 3", which just ended, and its ratings are evenly matched!

The appeal of Dark Marvel, the anti-superhero, is huge.

Tang Enyuan was filming in Boston, and the information channels were relatively lagging.

The good news came from Barry Diller himself.

Tang En was a little puzzled, "Barry, did you just call me to tell me about this?"

Barry Diller paused, "There is indeed something."

"What's wrong?"

"That boy Jeff...has a lot of ambition."

"Jeff Zucker?" Tang En smiled, "He has always dreamed of a TV empire in his heart."

Barry Diller muttered, "Yeah, TV Empire."

Why wasn't he the same back then?

In terms of earning power and market coverage, TV is much better than movies.

Otherwise, he would not have left Paramount to create FOX, the fourth public television network in the United States.

"He complained to you again?" Tang En asked with a smile.

New Global Group has four major business divisions, Film and Television Entertainment Division, Television Media Division, Interactive Entertainment Division, Tourism Vacation and Consumer Products Division.

This year, the other three major departments have received great support from the group, and have invested huge sums of money to expand their business.

Only the TV media department... is really pitiful.

The outstanding result is that Tang En approved the STA TV network to independently produce a high-quality and large-scale American drama "Rome".

As the person in charge, Jeff Zucker is very unwilling, and he also wants the TV Media Department to get the same support!

It's just that the group has invested in more projects this year, and the financial pressure is relatively high. Tang En and Barry Diller have been suppressing him.

"It's not a complaint this time, he handed in a report."

"Huh? Can't hold back?"

"this……"

Barry Diller hesitated for a moment, "This report is very good, so good...I can't bear to use power to suppress him anymore."

"Ah?" Tang En was a little surprised, "What report?"

Barry Diller said: "He came up with an acquisition, and he came up with a really brilliant idea."

"Acquisition?"

"Yes, he's buying Discovery Communications."

Tang En couldn't help laughing, "After all, the American TV industry is really too small. Barry, you will be conquered by Jeff's report, isn't it because of old love?"

Founded in 1985, Discovery Communications was formerly owned by John Malone. It owns the Discovery Channel, which mainly broadcasts documentaries of popular science, new technology and historical archaeology.

Barry Diller managed the company when he joined John Malone a few years ago.

Barry Diller said sternly: "It has nothing to do with those. Jeff is really an excellent TV manager. His strategic vision...is excellent. At least when I was managing this company, I didn't have such a strategy. "

Tang En heard the seriousness of the other party, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, you can send that report over. Also, tell Jeff not to worry. Even if you pass the evaluation, if you really want to acquire this company, you have to wait until next year."

If Tang En was the CEO of New Global Group, maybe there wouldn't be so many troubles. As long as the prospect is good and the return on investment is high, maybe they will make a decisive move.

But now that Barry Diller is the CEO, Dunn has to abide by the rules he made.

In short, it is the division of income and expenditure of accounts.

The management of Twain Films in the past was a bit chaotic. The money earned yesterday was wished to be spent today. There was no concept of budget at all.

If it is a small company, it is not a big problem.

But for a large group company, this is too amateurish.

After Barry Diller took office, he formalized all the internal management of the New Universal Group, and made budget statements every year.

For example, if New Global had a capital balance of US$1 billion in 2001, then the company's expenses in 2002 could only be paid out of this US$1 billion. If not, take out a loan, or sell assets to raise funds.

No matter how much business revenue was generated in 2002, no matter how much money was earned, it could not be used, and income and expenses had to be separated.

The money earned in 2002 can only be spent in 2003 after the year-end summary is confirmed and integrated.

In other words, the money earned in the previous year will be spent in the next year.

Such an operation will of course come with an additional loan interest, but for large companies, there are many benefits, mainly because the account form is clear.

The more chaotic the account sheet, the more likely the business personnel below are to make false accounts. Moreover, the turnover of funds for multinational companies is very troublesome. Unifying them at the end of the year will save a lot of unnecessary handling fees, labor costs, and turnover losses.

The savings on this expense are comparable to non-loan interest.

And the most important point is that if the company wants to go public, it must go through this budget mechanism of revenue and expenditure separation to make the accounts more concise and allow Wall Street investment banks to see clearly.

Instead of messing up the accounts and causing trouble to investors.

The development momentum of New Universal Group this year is very good, especially the film and television entertainment department, at least 10% of the scheduled revenue will be overfulfilled.

Will make a ton of money!

However, this money is still lying in the accounts of various subsidiaries and Sun companies at home and abroad. It has not been consolidated and cannot be used.

This is also the reason why New Global is currently under greater financial pressure.

Ten minutes later, Tang En received the faxed document.

After 30 minutes, Tang En rubbed his eyes and put down the file, with an indescribable spirit on his face.

They worked so hard to poach Jeff Zucker from NBC to take charge of the TV media department. This is the right move!

"This guy, what a fucking genius!"

In the study, Tang En couldn't help but let out a low growl.

...

The filming of "The Departed Walker" has been completed by 70%, and it is estimated that the filming will be completed by the end of September.

Twain's scenes were filmed relatively quickly.

Today is August 31, 2003.

The filming of Twain's last scene started.

If all goes well, Tang En can wrap up today!

Just yesterday, Twain and Leonardo finished filming a spark-splashing scene - the rooftop confrontation.

Different from the poetic and romantic confrontation between Liu Tianwang and Tony Liang in "Infernal Affairs", the confrontation between Tang En and Leonardo is like two punks fighting, full of swearing, nose-squeezing and eye-catching, full of anger.

There is a strong sense of street violence.

Then, after getting off the rooftop, Leonardo was killed by another undercover agent in the police station without any warning.

The hero died, and his death was unclear.

Nothing sensational.

One shot to the head!

This is almost the end of the whole film.

However, Martin Scorsese is a master of cinema.

Such an ending cannot achieve the sublimation of the theme.

So there was this last scene of Twain.

The two clues of Leonardo and Twain, relying on a woman named Cate Blanchett in the middle and early stages, converged together, and they did not appear to be loose.

At the end, Martin Scorsese needs to use another way to make the two main lines overlap again.

Let the structure of the whole movie be rigorous and compact, forming a logical closed loop.

The story of "Infernal Affairs" is too loose, and there are many logical bugs that have to be supplemented by "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Infernal Affairs 3".

"The Departed" only shoots one film, and there must be a beginning and an end.

There is a shocking ending.

At this time, Mark Wahlberg, the original character and secret weapon in "The Departed", who was not in "Infernal Affairs", appeared!

He's a cop, a boss.

He has a flamboyant personality and is full of foul language.

Like a total jerk.

Indeed, he solved the problem in a jerk's way.

As a police detective, Mark Wahlberg has a wealth of anti-detection methods.

In Tang En's home, he was wearing shoe covers, gloves, a hood, and holding a rag in his hand. He acted carefully, not wanting to leave any clues.

In his hand, there was a pistol.

That's the gun to kill.

That's right, the leading actor, Leonardo, is dead, and the other leading actor, Twain, will also be finished.

Whether it's the police or the criminals, they're just a pair of sympathetic wretches during the time when the Irish crime syndicates were ravaging Boston.

Fortunately, at the end, through Mark Wahlberg's criminal-like assassination, Tang En was brought to justice, leaving a bright ending.

Tang En pushed open the door, and then saw Mark Wahlberg in anti-reconnaissance attire.

Mark Wahlberg didn't say a word, looked indifferent, with hatred in his eyes, and raised his pistol.

A pistol with a suppressor.

At the moment of death, Tang En did not show a gesture of fear. Instead, he became a little more calm. He breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was relieved, and said lightly: "That's it."

"boom."

Shots rang out, blood spattered.

Tang En fell to the ground.

Only Mark Wahlberg left quietly, a hasty figure escaping the murder scene.

"Okay, just retake the close-up of the shot, and that's it."

Martin Scorsese looked back and nodded with satisfaction.

ten minutes later.

The crew of "The Departed Walker" applauded together.

Thunderous applause!

Martin Scorsese acted as the leading role without hesitation, and said loudly: "Now I declare that Dunn Walker's role in "The Departed" is finished!"

"Wow!!!"

There was joy.