Heads Up Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino waited outside the door with mixed emotions. After an unknown amount of time, the study door opened with a "click" from the inside.

Winona Ryder's ruddy and shiny face was revealed, and she smiled, "Twain let you in."

"Thanks."

Quentin Tarantino nodded and took a deep breath.

However, a strange smell in the study made him dare not take any more deep breaths, so he quickly maintained his normalcy and walked in nervously and apprehensively.

In the study room, Tang En was sitting on the sofa. He did not know where to take out a bottle of red wine that had been preserved for many years, and unceremoniously opened the bottle and drank it slowly.

This is very impolite behavior.

Put it on someone else, and you will be scolded for sure!

Twain is different. He helped the Tribeca Film Festival a lot and solved Robert De Niro's urgent need. What's wrong with drinking a bottle of wine?

Twain even suggested that Robert De Niro cancel the admission fee for the Tribeca Film Festival, so that more excellent films can enter the exhibition for free.

The "ticket" for each movie is only 30,000 U.S. dollars. There are more than 100 participating movies, and the total revenue is more than 3 million U.S. dollars.

It is not high.

Independent filmmakers don't have much money. $30,000 is nothing to the upper class, but it's a huge sum of money to those lower-level filmmakers.

At a film festival, it’s easy to say that the film sold out, but if you get nothing, wouldn’t it be worse?

Since it is an independent film festival, it should not be a money-making game like many small film festivals, at least not too blatantly.

The "ticket fee" of 3 million US dollars is nothing more than the sponsorship fee paid by Focus Pictures!

This can further deepen the relationship between Focus Pictures and the American independent film circle, and gradually eat away Harvey Weinstein's network resources in the circle.

Quentin Tarantino walked into the study, a little embarrassed and a little overwhelmed.

Tang En glanced at him indifferently, then pointed to the seat opposite, "Sit down!"

Then he nodded to Winona Ryder and waved to the red wine on the table.

Winona Ryder understood it, poured another glass of red wine, and sent it to Quentin Tarantino, smiling and saying, "This is a good wine from Mr. De Niro's collection."

"thanks, thanks."

Quentin Tarantino thanks a lot.

Winona Ryder didn't say much, she was very happy.

To be so flattered and thanked by a famous and talented director in Hollywood, not to mention that she is at the bottom of her career now, even if she was at the peak back then, it would be difficult to receive such treatment.

Tang En... is really a big backer!

Steady and heavy!

It is really a great blessing to have the opportunity to have an intimate contact with a big man like Tang En today.

Twain doesn't need to be so complicated. It doesn't matter whether you are a ghost or not, a genius or not. The guy in front of you is just a down-and-out director.

His current career is no better than that of Winona Ryder!

"If Sophia hadn't interceded, I would never have given you the chance to meet."

Tang En was very rude and didn't save face for the other party at all.

In fact, Sofia Coppola and Quentin Tarantino broke up two months ago. However, the two are still friends, and Sophia also admires his talent, and she doesn't want to see such a talented and talented director come to an end, pleading for mercy many times.

Quentin Tarantino opened his mouth, but said nothing.

It's really not decent for a man to rely on the intercession of his ex-girlfriend.

Not even the self-reliant Winona Ryder.

Tang En didn't look at him directly, he drank the red wine on his own, and said casually: "Tell me, what are your plans?"

"I want to make a movie."

Quentin Tarantino hesitated, and stated his purpose.

"Make a movie?" Tang En's mouth curled into a hint of mockery, "You don't know the fax file of MP, do you? Anyone who dares to vote for your movie will lose the opportunity to get a movie tax rebate. The newly appointed chairman Dan Glickman, although he is an outsider, has a close relationship with the White House. In the next four years, he will give Hollywood federal tax incentives worth up to $400 million."

Who wouldn't grab the free money?

In the next few years, the entire Hollywood will inevitably follow the MP's decision-making, holding Dan Glickman's stinky feet every day, trying to win more tax incentives.

It can be said that this federal tax break is the key factor for Dan Glickman to quickly gain a foothold in Hollywood.

Besides, even without the $400 million in tax incentives, there will be no giant companies that will invest in Quentin Tarantino under the pressure of MP.

Who doesn't know that he offended the president in the White House?

The United States has always been very strict about film supervision!

Not much worse than the General Administration on the other side!

During World War I and World War II, every film produced by Hollywood had to go through an official review before it could be released. After the end of World War II, the federal government launched a wave of rectification, which caused many directors and screenwriters to go to jail or flee, and the "Paramount Act" followed.

Although after President Reagan came to power, he gave Hollywood a free hand. However, there are still many ways to check and balance Hollywood!

For example, if you want to film on a third-class road, you need to apply to the local government; if you want to film on a second-class road, you need to apply to the state government; if you want to shoot on a first-class road, you must obtain the consent of the federal government.

For another example, to go to Central Park to film, to go to the White House to film, to go to Congress to film, to go to the antique buildings belonging to the federal government...all need to apply.

The federal government can impose restrictions in a million ways.

Even if these are all right, the Federation will still have the means of tax rebates, the means of military film defense subsidies, and the means of "color" subsidies to promote the main theme...

Even if the current Hollywood movies do not need to be reviewed by the government, there must be established rules for movies.

For a film like "Fahrenheit 9/11", it is absolutely impossible for a giant company to pass it.

In the previous life, after "Fahrenheit 9/11" was released by Harvey Weinstein in secret, Disney easily made $120 million within a year. As a result, powerful figures like Michael Eisner don't want a penny, and all proceeds are donated to charity.

He's not stupid, it's impossible to make a big deal out of a small one!

Besides, the current Hollywood film companies are all backed by media giants.

The federal government's supervision of public TV stations will be more stringent, and the issuance of licenses will be reviewed every six years. If it really annoyed the White House and caused a problem with the issuance of the TV station's license, it would be a catastrophe.

Therefore, in Hollywood, none of the Big Six dared to provoke the federal government.

In comparison, some small independent film companies will be more daring, in order to attract attention and make a quick buck, they will do everything they can.

Whether it is politics, religion, race, abuse, large-scale, conspiracy theories, etc., the films will be produced without thinking.

Anyway, they can't win the chance of tax refund, so why please the government? Why political correctness?

The strength of the six giants is strong, but there are also many constraints.

Not as free as many small companies.

Quentin Tarantino really didn't understand this kind of truth before. He only knew that following Harvey Weinstein, he could eat well and drink spicy food.

Fortunately, this summer's accident made him realize the reality more clearly, and his attitude was very sincere, "I just want to make movies, and in the future... I will be a dutiful movie director."

"If you can have this understanding, it means that you are mature."

Only then did Tang En raise his head and glance at him. The Cannes Film Festival, instigated by the French as a gunman, has become the biggest joke in the industry.

"I want to make a movie... MP must give an explanation."

"I still need your help."

Tang En waved his big hand and changed the subject, "Forget it, who told me to be so kind. Tell me, what movie are you going to make?"

A look of excitement appeared on Quentin Tarantino's face, "A manga movie!"

"Huh?" Tang En's heart skipped a beat.

"Um?"

Winona Ryder also couldn't help being taken aback.

Manga movie?

No way?

Director Quentin Tarantino... also compromises with commercial films?

Tang En smiled, "There is a huge market for manga adaptations, whose manga do you want to adapt?"

"Sin City by Frank Miller."

"oh."

Tang En nodded, as expected.

Quentin Tarantino added: "Actually, this project was discussed a few months ago, and it was... Harvey leading it. However, something went wrong and the project was shelved."

Tang En remained calm, "Adapting Frank Miller's comics... How did I hear that the old man is difficult to deal with?"

Quentin Tarantino said: "Indeed, he asked not to make any changes to the content of the comics, and even proposed to act as a director and shoot a part of it himself..."

In the "Sin City" in the previous life, in order to be able to establish a project, it did make a lot of concessions.

Not only did Frank Miller become the director and directed a part, but he also brought in a newcomer director Robert Rodriguez, and several directors worked together to complete it.

The result is a somewhat poor movie quality.

Nothing like Quentin Tarantino's work.

It is also Frank Miller's comic adaptation, "Sin City" has a big gap compared with Zack Snyder's "Spartan 300 Warriors".

Tang En said without doubt: "No! He can be a screenwriter, a director...he's not at that level! Tell Frank, just say that's what I mean!"

Quentin Tarantino was a little excited, "No problem!"

Can direct independently, no one wants to cooperate with others.

"But..." Tang En paused for a moment, and took a deep look at him, "Who did you decide on as the heroine of "Sin City"?"

Quentin Tarantino lowered his head and said: "The person Frank is looking forward to is Jessica Alba, but I think another Jessica is more suitable, Jessica Simpson..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong with what he said. Looking up, he saw Dunn's slightly squinted eyes, and then saw Winona Ryder sitting beside him with flushed face in excitement. , why don't you understand?

New York is the real sin city.