Heads Up Hollywood

Universal Pictures is going to launch a big project "Secret Agent", which has been operating and lobbying for several years.

The film's production budget is 80 million US dollars. It stands to reason that a project of this level does not need Tang En's approval. The Film and Television Entertainment Department and Universal Pictures can make their own decisions.

Tang En stopped him.

The film tells about the magnificent life course of Edward Wilson, one of the founders of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The creative team is star-studded!

Producer, Francis Coppola!

Director, Robert De Niro!

The screenwriter is also famous, Eric Ross who once won an Oscar for "Forrest Gump"! The screenwriting value given by the sunglasses system is as high as 93!

The starring team also gathers big names, led by Robert De Niro, as well as Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon and others.

But the profit probability of the film is too low.

Francis Coppola has long been behind the times, and Robert De Niro is a half-baked director who has never directed such a big project.

Although the film is highly anticipated by the industry, many filmmakers and film critics who have received the news hope that Universal Pictures can actively promote it.

Because of such a creative team, even if the films they produce do not make money, they must not be bad films, and the artistic quality will be very high.

However, the profit pressure is too great.

The more star-studded the big-name team, the greater the negative impact of the loss.

Moreover, Angelina Jolie is already pregnant. Although it is less than a month old, she will have a big belly when the movie starts and the filming ends at the end of the year.

There will be great risks.

It's just that people like Francis Coppola and Robert De Niro don't give face.

Just then, news came from Universal Pictures.

The CIA has appeared!

Compared with the FBI, the existence of the CIA is more mysterious.

In the past, Hollywood's partners were usually the military and the FBI.

However, with the advent of globalization in recent years, the CIA has also realized the important role of Hollywood, and has also started a series of cooperation with Hollywood.

The United States is the largest country in the world, and conspiracy theories about the United States are also popular, the most of which is the mysterious CIA.

The death of Tesla and the death of Monroe seem to have something to do with the CIA.

So much so that the CIA has even become a terrorist organization all over the world, a killer organization independent of the US judicial system.

This has had a huge negative impact on the CIA.

The most direct impact is the recruitment dilemma!

The agents all go to work for the FBI and don't want to come to the CIA!

To change this situation, there is very little formatted public opinion propaganda, and the only one with greater influence on a global scale... Only Hollywood!

Therefore, following the federal government, the U.S. military, the Department of Justice, and the FBI, the CIA has also joined the big family of Hollywood allies in order to establish a good social image and facilitate recruitment.

A few years ago, Hollywood launched "Spy Dragon", "The Spy", and even Universal Pictures' "The Bourne" series, all of which have the shadow of the CIA behind them.

Needless to say, after a few movies, the image of the CIA has changed a lot, and the number of applicants is increasing year by year.

"The FBI and the CIA are both important agencies to maintain national security, and they often cooperate closely. However, this is a high-risk occupation after all, and even if something happens, it cannot be made public. Many times, the recruitment of new recruits is the biggest trouble."

Tang En rushed to the headquarters of Universal Pictures by car to meet the big shots from the CIA. Tosca Musk was sharpening his gun before the battle and told him about the current situation.

"Didn't it mean that the CIA's recruitment situation has improved?"

"It's getting better, but the FBI's situation is better. When it comes to hiring, the two are competitors."

Tang En was a little funny.

It feels like child's play!

Tosca Musk said: "You know, just a few days ago, a big event happened. The mysterious 'deep//throat' who led the Watergate incident back then, he showed up and revealed his own to the public Identity. He was the deputy director of the FBI, Mark Felt. The Watergate incident was an event of great and far-reaching significance that changed the political environment in the United States, but the promoter behind it came from the FBI. This made many passionate young people full of enthusiasm for the FBI. In the future, I have the opportunity to follow the example of Director Felt and make historic contributions to the national security of the United States."

The exposure of "Deep Throat" identity, Twain knew about it.

Recently, the media has also reported a lot about Director Felt's resume. It is really a legend, comparable to Director Hoover. President Reagan pardoned him specifically, and even President Nixon, who was ousted by him, also appeared in court, cast aside prejudices, and tried his best to prove his innocence.

It was only then that Tang En realized that the reason why the CIA was so enthusiastic about the project of "The Best Agent" was because the film's creative team was very strong. On the one hand, the popularity of the FBI is too high, and the CIA has to find a way to increase its influence.

Using this big-budget movie with many big names to show the birth, mission, responsibility, and significance of the CIA to national security through this movie will help to promote the image of the CIA.

An important member of the CIA who came here this time, the specific position is unknown, is a fat, red-necked white man in his fifties, who looks like a university professor, gentle and bookish.

When Tang En rushed to Universal Pictures, he was having a close conversation with Amy Pascal.

"Mr. Walker, I have known you for a long time. I am Nick Kyle, from the CIA. My colleagues call me Big Ear Nick."

"Nice to meet you, just call me Dunn."

Simple greetings, but Tang En was not interested in talking with him.

It is difficult for this kind of agent serving the country to express his personal feelings. You can tell by the way he doesn't hand over his business card.

Just talk about work!

If you want us to shoot "The Best Agent", what advantage can you CIA offer?

"I just talked to Mr. Kyle, and they can provide up to 15% of the cost budget as a sponsor." Amy Pascal answered Tang En's question.

15%?

15% of $80 million is $12 million!

Tang En was secretly startled.

The CIA has more money than the military!

At best, the military provides free military operations, but they can't get real money.

CIA This is real cash!

Every item of military budget expenditure needs to be approved and supervised by Congress. The CIA is highly classified, its members and budget are only responsible to the president, and Congress has no right to intervene.

This also leads to many actions of the CIA, which will be lawless.

Such as breaking into private houses, such as cracking passwords, such as hacking, such as heavy bribes, even torture of prisoners, and assassination... Only the highest powerful departments such as the CIA and FBI have the power to these clearly illegal acts.

Tang En used the bubble crisis to make a fortune in the stock market, but was suspected by the FBI of disrupting the US financial market, and there may be other forces behind it. Without any court approval, all his personal assets were directly frozen and semi-house arrest was implemented.

If it weren't for the White House's appearance later, Hollywood's special status, and the positive guidance of public opinion, Tang En might have to take the skin off.

This is power!

For the CIA, $12 million in sponsorship...is nothing.

During the Iraq war, the CIA took the lead in breaking into the interior, spending hundreds of millions of dollars at hand, and bribing senior Iraqi military officials.

Tang En was shocked in his heart, but his expression was unmoved. He pondered and said: "The project of "The Secret Service" has been in preparation for more than two years. The original male lead is even Leonardo DiCaprio, and the cost budget is as high as $100 million. But I'm pretty pessimistic about the film's profitability. Then Leon dropped out, got Matt Damon, and a few other budget adjustments, and it's $80 million now. But it's far from it not enough!"

Nick Kyle said with a smile: "The CIA can provide 15% of the financial assistance. Coupled with the privilege support during the filming stage, another 3% to 5% of the budget can be saved."

Obviously, in the past few years of cooperation between the CIA and Hollywood, it has also figured out the routines of Hollywood.

Tang En shook his head firmly, "Not enough!"

"not enough?"

"In my opinion, if the movie "The Secret Service" is to be profitable, the cost budget must be reduced to 40 million US dollars. That is to say, when Universal Pictures only pays 40 million US dollars, but enjoys all copyright benefits It is possible to make a profit.”

Nick Kyle's face changed instantly.

Now it is a budget of 80 million US dollars, and it has been reduced to 40 million US dollars... Doesn't that mean that the CIA needs to supplement an additional 40 million US dollars?

This is impossible!

The CIA is not being taken advantage of!

Amy Pascal was also taken aback, "Boss, that...the CIA has cooperated with Hollywood on several projects in the past few years, the most one...is "Bourne Shadow 2", the CIA sponsored us $6 million .”

This time it was $12 million, doubled!

However, the meaning is very different.

Whether it's "The Spy" or "The Bourne", these movies are all action movies, and the plot will involve the CIA a little bit.

The CIA will participate, mainly so that these films will not show a negative image of the CIA and show a better performance.

"The Secret Service" is different.

This is a movie about Edward Wilson, the founder of the CIA, tailor-made for the CIA!

This is a movie that can express the CIA's sense of mission, responsibility and honor.

It is far from comparable to movies like "The Spy" and "The Bourne".

Nick Kyle's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Twain, I know that this is Hollywood, and the negotiators here are better than our negotiators. I'm not a negotiator. I serve the country. Our funds come from taxes. People, 50% of the sponsorship fee, we can't do it."

Tang En waved his hand and smiled, "Well, let's take a step back, 25%. The 40 million US dollars is the profit point, and the CIA and Universal Pictures each bear half of the risk. If the movie makes a profit in the future, it can be returned to the CIA Part of it. However, I still have a small favor and I need your help."