Hollywood Drawing

Wayne looked at Harvey and considered the possibility of handing over the new project to Miramax.

The other party is right. As long as any project is handed over to a big company, it will have to go through countless reviews from project establishment to approval. No film company will make fun of hundreds of millions of dollars, or even the cost of mainstream commercial film production in the future. Soaring, hundreds of millions of dollars of funds, if not careful, any company will be damaged.

But these are all processes that must be experienced. Mainstream commercial films have already had a complete operating process. Even a director like Spielberg or a continuously successful producer like Bruceheimer cannot change this process and can only Said that relying on the coffee position to speed up.

And Wayne is still a young director, so it is impossible for Fox to treat him differently. Even if he has a good success, it will not be of much help to his current situation.

If it is true as Harvey said, Miramax can review it as soon as possible and start film production as soon as possible, which really makes him tempted. He himself knows that time means much more to him than to others.

"Harvey, if the project is handed over to Miramax, can you be sure that it will pass the review as soon as possible? I mean, can you make the decision alone?" He asked the other party with some uncertainty. After all, this company is not entirely controlled by the other party. After all, Disney needs to be taken into consideration.

Seeing that Wayne was obviously moved by him, Harvey said with some pride: "You can rest assured, I have always had the final say in the operation of Miramax. If you are willing, you can bring projects with you at any time. Plans and scripts, come and see them at Miramax.”

"Okay, I will contact you after I finish the plan in a few days. We will discuss it in detail then." He is not afraid of selling the goods to two families and marrying one daughter to two husbands. If it is feasible, he is even prepared to contact more companies. .

"Okay, I'll wait for your call." After Harvey finished speaking, he left with satisfaction. Everyone is now an adult and seems to have completely forgotten what happened at the previous film festival. For the U.S. dollar, let alone this small face, it is a bigger contradiction. It is worthless in front of the U.S. dollar.

Wayne considered the feasibility, stood up, walked to Naomi, and said to her, "I'm ready to go back, do you want to come with me?"

"Of course, come to my place? I got some new toys, which are definitely very exciting. Do you want to try them?" Naomi looked at him and licked her lips, saying something that only two people could understand.

"I can't wait to see it. Let's go." Wayne and Terry said hello and pulled Naomi into the underground parking lot.

In the car, Naomi asked the other party in confusion: "I remember you said before that that fat pig is definitely not a good partner. Why do you seem to have a good conversation with him?"

"Nami, the situation has changed. I haven't decided yet whether I will cooperate with him. It depends on 20th Century Fox's attitude towards new projects. Even if I cooperate with him, I will not be like what I was a few months ago. I am qualified to make demands." Wayne said confidently, he believed that through "Happy Birthday" he could get some respect that he deserved.

"Well, I don't like that fat man. The way he looks at people is like a snake crawling on him." Naomi obviously still doesn't like Harvey very much. It can be said that no one will like Harvey's strong character.

"In some respects, the other party is a very successful producer. It's just that his character is very unpleasant, which does not mean that he is unsuccessful. This fat man has no bottom line in his work and will be more successful in the future."

Yes, this big fat man will be more successful in the future, and even become a guarantee for Oscar awards in the industry. As Wayne said, Harvey has absolutely no idea what the bottom line is, and the Oscar game was outplayed by his public relations strategy.

There are several classic public relations cases that Wayne can remember. For example, this fat man tried his best to bribe the media. The black Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" directly lost the Oscar. In the end, it was Miramax's film that profited. .

Another example is Gwyneth, the most popular actress in history that this guy has promoted. No matter what, it is a kind of ability for that kind of woman to be able to make him the most popular actress. This fat man is still cold-blooded, and even at Melstreep's age, he can sleep with ease. This kind of guy with no bottom line is always easier to succeed.

In fact, even the current Mrs. Cruise, newly divorced Nicole Kidman, won the Best Actress Oscar because of this big fat man. Not to mention this fat bastard's character, just saying that he slept with the mermaid Nicole Kidman makes people hate him sometimes.

Parking the car downstairs, the two of them entered Naomi's apartment together. When Wayne came out of the shower, he saw Naomi's appearance changed.

Wearing a tight-fitting black ultra-thin leather jacket and a black lace eye mask over her eyes. Her entire figure looked bumpy under the leather jacket. The most terrible thing was that she also wore cat ears on her head and a belt loop around her neck with a thin chain on it.

Naomi was stunned when she saw him coming out. She proudly picked up the thin chain and put it in the other person's hand. "Wayne, Mr. Batman, Black Catwoman is reporting to you. Do you want to take the kitten for a walk?"

"Yes, you are so good at playing, Nami."

Wayne picked up the chain and slowly led her into the bedroom. This arrangement was so exciting. It seemed that the other party really understood him and really put some thought into it.

Early the next morning, Wayne returned to his room refreshed. The pressure he had felt for a period of time had been completely released. Now he just wanted to complete the plan at hand as soon as possible.

While he was concentrating on new projects, 20th Century Fox was also discussing Wayne. In the top-floor CEO office, in addition to Townsend Rothman, the distribution manager, there are also Tim Fisher from the film and television production department, and Jeff Gianopoulos, CEO of 20th Century Fox.

CEO Jeff was the first to frown and said: "The box office of "Alien 3" in the first week did not meet expectations. Townsend, please inform us to reduce subsequent investment in publicity and distribution, reduce the scale of publicity, and stop losses as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will stop subsequent capital investment, and I will also call the theaters and ask them to increase the screening time of "Alien 3" as much as possible. But even so, it will take many years of offline operations to recover the cost."

The box office failure of Alien is certain, but even if it loses money, it will be temporary. For major Hollywood companies, offline operations can recover costs and even make a profit. It is just a matter of how long it takes.

"Isn't the overseas copyright of the film made by the Reuben kid still in his hands? You ran this project and created a lot of revenue.

Contact that kid again and buy the overseas copyright and subsequent production rights from him. See what he wants, and if appropriate, you can give him the second part of "Happy Holidays" to shoot, and add it to the contract as a condition of negotiation. "

Listening to Jeff's words, Townsend remembered that before the film was released, even if it was bought out directly at a low price, the kid would still have to retain the overseas distribution rights and subsequent copyrights. Did he have expected that the film would be successful?

"I will make an appointment with him, but it is difficult to get the copyright at a low price now." Townsend Rothman said, and then continued after thinking: "But he doesn't seem to want to continue directing the sequel of this film. I heard Terry Said he was planning a new project."

"Then take his new project and tell him that Fox can invest in the production." Jeff took a sip of coffee, thought for a while and said: "But there must be appropriate review procedures. Let's take a look at his new project first. If the project has prospects, it will be discussed at the meeting on Monday.”

At this time, Tim Fisher, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help but speak: "The kind of kids who haven't graduated yet are lucky enough to make a blockbuster movie. We must be cautious about such young directors. The risks behind the film must not be ignored.”

Seeing both Jeff and Townsend looking at him, Tim Fisher continued: "Although his first film was very popular among young people, we should not forget that the tastes of the audience are fickle. . This is a niche film to begin with, and no one knows whether young movie fans will buy the next one."

No one who can become an executive in a giant Hollywood company is a fool. Everything Tim Fisher said is objective fact. But his reasons for saying this are worth considering.

Townsend Rothman is his main competitor for the next CEO, and the films introduced by the other party have generated a lot of revenue. It is absolutely impossible for him to do nothing.

CEO Jeff heard what Tim said, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Townsend, first talk to him about overseas distribution rights as soon as possible. We need to take advantage of the popularity in North America to distribute the film overseas as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will make an appointment with him as soon as possible." After speaking, Townsend Rothman returned to his office. Of course he knows what Tim means. These things are unavoidable in large companies, just like he himself has ruined Tim's plans.

The next day, Wayne had to stop what he was doing, and under the leadership of Jimmy, he came to the Fox Tower again to discuss the copyright sale.

He himself did not want to retain the copyright to the film. It was in his interest to sell it at the right price. He does not have the ability to operate these, he knows it very well.

This time, it was Townsend Roseman who hosted Jimmy and the others. To be honest, Wayne was quite grateful to the other party. Regardless of whether it was because of his father's favor or money, the other party gave him an important opportunity before.

"Hi, Wayne, how are you preparing for the new project these days?" Townsend greeted happily.

"It went very smoothly. It will be completed in a few days. Fox will see the plan as soon as possible." He shook hands with the other party cordially. He had a good impression of the Jew.

"Well, okay, let's talk about business. Regarding the overseas distribution rights and sequel rights of "Happy Death Day", 20th Century Fox is ready to buy them all. Please set a price, Wayne."

"30 million U.S. dollars!" Wayne looked into the other person's eyes. At this time, no friendship could compare to a beautiful sword. "Fox only needs $30 million to take him away."

Listening to Wayne's quotation, even though Jimmy had already known that he would be a lion, he was shocked. Not only Jimmy, but also Townsend Rothman and Terry who came in with coffee were shocked by his price.

"No way, the price you offered is too high! This is a horror movie. How much did you spend to shoot this movie? 30 million US dollars, no, no, that's outrageous."

Townsend Roseman thought that the other party would ask for a high price, but he did not expect that the price would be so high.