Chapter 168: The Draft
When the time came to July, the release of 'The Truman Show' came to an end, and when it came to a successful conclusion with a global box office of 250 million, the filming of The X-Men also officially started.
For this movie, the official website of X-Men has been warming up for a long time.
It is not the same as the other movies that Enigma Company had produced before, for which publicity started once the film was finished or before and after its release. Even if 'The Truman Show' attracted attention early, Levi did not let people start the publicity early.
But this time, the X-Men filming is entirely different.
While the film was still in preparation, the promotion of the film had already begun. Before the movie started, Levi, as the producer, brought his actors to the San Diego Comic-Con to launch the first publicity campaign.
The promotion this time was also quite successful: the actors who had been shaping their bodies for the film for a long time, the well-produced various props and costumes, coupled with some unprecedented special effects they showed here, a large number of comic fans are very excited. Withdrew their previous dissatisfaction evaluation.
Not only that but all the various items sold at this comic exhibition were also sold out. Although the movie hasn't been released yet, Wolverine's claws and Cyclops' glasses these movie props look much better than those produced by Marvel before, and the images of the actors are closer than imagined.
Therefore, the promotion at the Comic-Con can be said to have ended perfectly.
"This movie is worth looking forward to." After the comic exhibition, many comic fans also left messages on the website, "Compared to the batsuit with nipples in the 97 version, the props are quite excellent. And the overall style of the movie is quite unique. The sci-fi color, such a prop setting, and the color style make the X-Men more attractive."
The requirements of comic fans are not as high as imagined; as long as the movie is really made with conscience, they can accept it. What's more, the X-Men itself is a soft sci-fi movie, and now after shooting, the overall style is mainly sci-fi style, which is quite a good match for comic fans.
In San Diego, the X-Men crew came out victorious. The initial publicity of this superhero movie can be said to be completed, and immediately, the film officially started shooting in Canada.
The reason it was filmed in Canada has little to do with Wolverine being Canadian in the original. Because of the high tax rebates for Canadians, they chose the filming location for this film. The entire shooting process of this film, which invested as much as 70 million, must be completed in Canada.
The X-Men went into filming, which got a lot of media attention. However, people soon noticed Levi, the film's producer, did not follow the crew to the production site. Although he went there once or twice after the filming started.
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However, most of the time, he enjoys life on a yacht in Miami. Certainly, it wouldn't be quite right to say he did nothing. Although others don't know, at least Alexander and the others know very well that Levi is also preparing to make a TV show these days.
Levi has to work here because no one is more valued than him in their group of friends. Only a few of his friends and people around him know he is considering creating shows now.
He wants to run American Idol and America's Next Top Model during this time.
The reason why Levi wanted to run these two programs together is actually quite simple. These two programs are almost the same type: they are both TV programs supported by the prototype of talent shows and audience voting.
In the days when information technology is becoming more and more developed, such programs have gradually replaced traditional TV programs, and their popularity is getting deeper and deeper. Engagement means a lot in modern media, and Levi knows that well.
In the year of 1999, in fact, there were audition registrations, TV performances, expert judges, and TV programs with comprehensive scoring by audiences inside and outside the circle.
However, the birth of these programs has not attracted the attention of Europe and the United States. There were such programs in other countries before 2000. Still, in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, the originator of the talent show was in 2001, when 17 British media jointly produced the British talent show Pop Idol.
However, Levi certainly won't wait until 2001 for the British to produce this program. Since he knows that the technology in 1999 is already mature, why doesn't he make it?
In Levi's memory, various talent shows have set off a frenzy of ratings in the 21st century. No matter which country they are in, they are all very enthusiastic about this kind of method where audience participation is very high, and stars can be selected by audience participation.
Levi knows the value of this program well, so when it is necessary to cooperate with Disney, it is very appropriate to give this program to Disney. Give them a hit show, and they give him their technical team, and they can communicate with each other, which is the best.
Moreover, this program can also be done to the best. After all, Disney is behind them. Not only does Disney have its own record company, but it has always had its own tradition of making stars. It has a child star-shaping organization like the Mickey Mouse Club and has a complete star-making assembly line, composing, writing lyrics, and choreographing. There are top-level and huge personnel reserves in all aspects. Disney has enough confidence to make this show the best.
It's just that this may also cause things different from Levi's memory. In Levi's memory, when this TV show was run, the TV station mainly targeted audiences in the southern United States, so most of the songs on American Idol were also country songs. The show's winners have all been Southerners who are white, who can play guitar and sing country songs. This was the result of the target audience.
Leave it to Disney; maybe there will be some differences.
Levi had no qualms about stealing a high-rated show.
In order to run this program well, Levi also spent a lot of thought and asked someone to invite Simon Cowell in the UK to participate in the program's production. In Levi's memory, his poisonous tongue is the most important part of this program. Half of the vitality lies in his participation. With his participation, he doesn't have to worry too much about the show.
And a program similar to it is another talent show, America's Next Top Model. When thinking about running American Idol, Levi thought, why not just run another talent show together. If one program is to be held, another similar one can also be done.
The show itself is very similar to American Idol, except that its talent show is not about singers but models. The show was less successful than American Idol, as Levi remembers it, but it was similar in format and focus. Since the program was to be produced, Levi decided to make the two together.
Moreover, his thoughts became clearer when Levi discovered he had accidentally met Gisele Bündchen.
The model Gisele Bündchen is a very intelligent person: Of course, this type of mind may not be used for scientific research, but more of a kind of tact in dealing with people. That kind of tact works well for a TV show, though: she's smart enough to know how to do things and good at talking and setting the mood — something rare for a model to have.
More than 80% of the models in the world were born in Eastern Europe and Brazil. English wasn't even their first language. Being able to use English well to tease and joke and create an active atmosphere, which is not easy for them.
Moreover, Alexander's other words are not wrong: most of the models are not very well educated, and they themselves are not very smart. Except for a few like Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, and others, it can be said that most supermodels can hardly be the host of popular entertainment programs.
Fortunately, Levi met Gisele Bündchen. Bündchen is only a little famous in the modeling circle now, but her shrewd and capable side has already been shown. Now that he met her, other things are just incidental. The key is that Levi wants to persuade her to become the host and producer of her own show.
Although the fashion circle has some contact with the film circle, it is not exactly the same after all. Levi doesn't know much about the things in that circle and is not interested in learning about it. In contrast, it is enough for Levi to foster a person familiar with the fashion circle and let her run a show to maintain the relationship with the fashion industry.
And after hearing Levi's proposal, Gisele Bündchen was also very happy to do this: she knew very well how beneficial this program would be to herself if it was really run: if it was successful, then as a co-producer, she could earn tens of millions or more a year - a successful TV host can earn more than a model.
And even if it is unsuccessful, even if it is only held for one year, she can become famous through this program. She can also establish a good relationship with people in the fashion circle, significantly benefiting her future.
Tens of millions of income... In the face of such income, what is the status of a model in the fashion industry? Those models who are satisfied with earning 10,000 a day, even if they are in business or run their own business, it is impossible to imagine such an income!
What she got was much more than what she wanted. Bündchen finally had a certain understanding of the power of Hollywood's big producers: all this was just done by Levi to win over Disney, and it was all done by him.
He can produce such great benefits. The talent and energy of such a person is immeasurable.
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