Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Exploiting Hollywood 1980 Chapter 347 Do you have any other scripts besides this one?

With the script of "Dancing Hot" and the production board, Ronald, together with his agent Nisita and assistant David Simkins, went to the Disney Company to meet with Katzenberg, the deputy director in charge of production.

Simkins took out four display panels first, and then took out an aluminum alloy bracket to support the four display panel shelves. He took out the first display board and placed it on the stand. Looking back, there are portraits of the two protagonists, with their bodies in mambo poses.

Ronald and Katzenberg hugged and chatted for a while about Eisner.

Seeing that Simkins had installed four panels, Ronald took out the script and handed it to Katzenberg and one of the female executives he brought.

Katzenberg flipped through the outline of the script.

The female executives first saw the hand-painted Mambo dance poses of the male and female protagonists on the exhibition board, pushed their glasses, and then lowered their heads to read the script.

"It's a dream in the hearts of all teenage women in America..."

Ronald has a sentence that introduces the core of the entire "Spicy Dance".

Time is precious for executives at the Big Seven studios, and it's easier to get them interested in the first place.

"The story takes place during the time of President Kennedy, girls from middle-class families were mobilized to join the 'Peace Corps'..."

Ronald followed the four panels and began to introduce the selling point of the film.

The more he said it, the more wrong it became, and the reaction of the two audiences was not as he expected.

Katzenberg frowned. He didn't look at the display board or Ronald. Instead, he hugged the script, held the cover in his hand, and began to fight, turning the pages one by one, and then putting them down again.

The female executive looked at the portraits of the two protagonists dancing mambo on the display board with all her attention, her eyes were full of attention, as if she remembered some memories of her youth, and she didn't pay attention to what Ronald was saying.

An experienced producer who sells his own film project, when faced with such a situation, will stop and figure out the situation.

However, Ronald didn't have much experience in producing, so he still introduced all the content according to the prepared script.

"Ronald, have you ever thought about it? I'm afraid the target market for this film will not be very wide, and the number of teenagers is not large. This film is still shot from a female perspective. I'm afraid it is difficult to arrange the schedule.

The same movie, if it's targeting teenage boys and girls, is expected to double at the box office, so we'll definitely prioritize that movie. "

"This..." Ronald choked on Katzenberg's frankness, "but I'm pretty confident in the quality of the film."

"Of course, we also have great confidence in you. Will you be the director?"

"I want to try out the role of a producer, and the film will first seek other directors to direct."

"Hey...cough..." Katzenberg turned a stance with difficulty, "We have a lot of confidence in you, but if you weren't directing, we'd have to look at this project from a business perspective, right? "

"Please say..." Ronald gestured for Katzenberg to continue.

"For the same movie, we all have to invest in the budget for the distribution. Now the cost of the movie is getting more and more expensive, and it has approached or exceeded the production cost of the movie.

If we have two choices at the same time, one movie is for young men aged 16-21 who watch movies more frequently, and the other is for young women of the same age who watch significantly fewer movies per year on average , which one would you choose? "

"Well... Then what?" Ronald felt that what the other party said was reasonable, but his posture and body shape always made Ronald uncomfortable.

The actor's training has made Ronald more sensitive to other people's body language than in the past.

Katzenberg seems to have something to hide.

"If you were the director, then we would be very interested in considering a release.

If you're going to get another director to do it, we'd want to invest in a movie with a better chance of hitting the jackpot before he proves himself.

Do you have any other scripts besides this one? "

"Other scripts?" Ronald looked back to see assistant David Simkins, who was hesitant to speak, but eager to try.

"There is a script, written by my assistant David. It is an adventure when a nanny was watching the children. If you are interested, we can also discuss it."

Ronald simply asked David to come up with his own script and hand it to Katzenberg.

"Hmm..." Katzenberg took it and turned it over.

He turned faster and faster, and then handed it to the female executive next to him.

"If it was this film, we would be very interested in releasing it and investing in it. Did you decide who would direct it?"

"Are you so interested?"

"Yes, this is the script you fancy. And his target audience is teenage males, which is the easiest part of the movie audience to find now. The plot is suitable, the director is not difficult, and there is no need for stars to act. The idea of ​​a small- and medium-budget teen live-action film is a good fit for our touchstone, and I have no reason to object."

Katzenberg said with a smile.

"Uh... that's fine." Ronald didn't know that this "Adventures of the Nanny" would be more in line with the touchstone's taste.

Now that we are here, let's talk about the project of this movie.

"Your positioning is very accurate. The daily life of teenagers is closely related to facilitate their integration into the plot. In ordinary life, there are adventures. To be honest, your assistant's script is of good quality.

I believe in your hands, this will be a good quality teen movie. Do you have the right director candidate now? "

In this "Nanny Adventure", several participants had a smooth chat, and Katzenberg simply asked Ronald if he had a director recommendation.

"The selection hasn't started yet, but I can ask." Ronald said honestly. Several of his NYU friends don't yet have the talent to direct such films.

Spike Lee is obsessed with making black-themed movies. Catherine Bigelow's interest is in feminist films, and she has little interest in commercial films that purely satisfy teenage fantasies. Of course, if the script and investment are prepared, they may also be willing to make commercial films to become famous first.

"If you don't have a confirmed candidate, I have a list here, which are potential director candidates compiled by Disney in the past few years. We are constantly adding them in recent years."

Katzenberg took out a sheet of paper that was folded and opened repeatedly from the notebook and handed it to Ronald.

"Ha, I know this list." Ronald has long known that this list of Disney directors is all elites in the industry who have engaged in screenwriting, editing, art direction, etc. If they are willing, they are most likely to change careers. List of directors.

His own teacher in editing, Walter Murch, is Disney's new director from this list.

"Well... there are two I am familiar with here, why don't you invite them to chat?"

Ronald found two familiar names on the list.

One is "Fast-Paced Richmond High School" screenwriter, Cameron Crowe. The other is Chris Columbus, the writer of several teen films that Spielberg has produced.

"Then it's up to you to contact them. If they are willing, we can talk about the project in detail." Katzenberg stood up and was about to end the meeting.

Ronald glanced at Nisita, saw him nodding, and agreed to the arrangement. The other party's time is precious, and I am very satisfied that I can achieve the image this time.

After getting up to leave, the last female executive, when shaking hands with Ronald, said again, "I like the script of Hot Body Dance very much, please make sure to film it."

"I will."

Ronald frowned and walked out of the office.

David Simkins was very happy, he started dancing in the corridor, and kept calling Yes.

"Go and call your wife, but it's not time to celebrate, and when the distribution contract is signed, you can almost pop the champagne." Nisita congratulated Simkins.

After sending him away, Nisita came back and walked to the Mercedes with Ronald, and the two opened the door and sat in the back.

"I feel that they have some inconvenient opinions on 'Spicy Dancing', and they don't seem to want to shoot and distribute this film."

"Why? I also feel a little bit. I can't tell you what's wrong. Why do you think so?"

"Years of agent experience. Next time we go to meet other studios, we can test them out like this."

"Do you really think so? Okay." Ronald listened to Nisita's explanation of the reason for his speculation, "I'm going to the premiere of Jim Cameron's new film soon, and then you can ask the distributor of Alien 2, People from 20th Century Fox, they are not our main sales target, just to test whether your guess is correct."

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