hollywood entertainment mogul

More than two hours later, Producer Mini came to the office again.

"Boss, it was Miramax who bought the script. They used the name of an agency, but I have an acquaintance and just found out."

"Is it that fat guy Harvey?"

Duca smiled softly. A big news happened in the industry last month. Disney offered 100 million to acquire the famous independent film company Miramax.

There are two controversial aspects in this news. First, before Disney acquired Miramax, New Line was acquired by the TV giant Warner and became a sub-label of Warner.

This news made many people in the industry believe that the seven major film studios' monopoly on Hollywood has further intensified. The only large independent production companies that have not been absorbed are Carlock Pictures and LV Pictures.

The second controversial aspect in the news is the acquisition price, which is only 100 million, which is much lower than the market value of Miramax.

The reason is very simple. In the past two years, Miramax has not been able to produce any popular works, and its profit margin is not high. The market value of 180 million is too frothy, and it is not very attractive to Disney.

In order to catch up with Disney, Harvey voluntarily lowered the purchase price, which ultimately led to this cooperation.

After the acquisition, the Weinstein brothers still control Miramax, and Disney will allocate 200 million in production funds every year to the Weinstein brothers to make movies.

With the funds in hand, Miramax will then work hard in production, and the competitive pressure on LV Pictures will increase.

"Boss, we haven't found out who leaked the news, but not many people know that we want this script. Give me some time and I will definitely find out."

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]

Producer Mini frowned and said.

"Leave this matter to Rod. You are a producer, not a detective."

"Okay, the script deal hasn't been completed yet. Do we have to bid with Miramax?"

Minnie asked.

Duca thought for a moment, picked up the phone and called Harvey.

"Duka, do you have a problem with me?"

Harvey laughed on the phone.

"I heard that your company is acquiring a script "Dangerous Liaisons". Is this true?"

Duca asked directly.

"Dangerous Liaisons? No, I haven't heard of this script."

Harvey said.

"I fell in love with this script not long ago and was about to contact the screenwriter to get it. I heard that your company is negotiating with the other party. If it is you, I will let it go. We are friends and it will be the same no matter who shoots it. If it is not you, I will let it go.

The other party bids.”

Duca said.

"Oh, wait Duca, please wait a moment."

There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while before Harvey's voice reappeared,

"Duka is very sorry. Bob is in charge of this matter. I just asked him if he had heard of "Dangerous Liaisons". He said he knew. Last week, the screenwriting department sent the script to him. He thought the script was good and worth investing in.

We arranged for people to get in touch with each other, but I didn’t expect that you would also like him, haha, Duka, what a coincidence.”

Harvey laughed.

"What a coincidence, Harvey. Congratulations on getting a good script."

Duka said calmly.

"Haha, since it's the one you like, it must be a good script. Duka, how about we cooperate?"

Harvey laughed.

"Forget it, there are a lot of projects this year and I'm too busy to handle them. We'll work together again if we have the chance."

"well!"

Harvey twitched his lips and hung up the phone with a stiff expression.

"How about it?"

Bob asked.

Harvey glared at him, "Be careful next time. Someone caught you in less than a day. You are really good."

"They will find out about this sooner or later, what does it matter?"

Bob shrugged.

"Huh, we can explain it if we are discovered later. I can't deny the situation just now. The next time this happens again, the two sides will be in trouble.

As for Duka, don’t forget that he is smiling all day long and is friends with everyone. Don’t forget that Jasmine’s game is in his hands. If he really becomes his enemy, we will definitely suffer.”

Harvey said with a dark face.

"But if we want to steal the script from LV Pictures, there will inevitably be conflicts. So do we still have to keep an eye on it?"

Bob asked.

Harvey rubbed his brows and said, "Forget it, don't stare at it for now. LV Pictures has developed very well in recent years and is very influential in the field of independent production. If we want to achieve success in production, we must

It is better to deal with him as a friend than as an enemy."

"Listen to you!"

Bob said.

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"Boss, do we still want "Dangerous Liaisons"?"

asked Producer Minnie.

"No, it's not a good script. You can continue to select new scripts, or you can talk to those new directors. If there are good scripts or plans, we can accept them."

Duca paused and remembered something called the 'Rising Star Director Project'. It seemed that no one in Hollywood had proposed it.

"We can officially announce a plan and spend 20 million US dollars every year to support new directors who have the ability and ideas but lack funds. There will be two to three places every year, regardless of nationality or gender, as long as their creativity can impress me.

, can take away the filming funds, maybe they will be the next Quentin and the next Rodriguez."

"Would 30 million be too much? The budget for a new director's first film shouldn't be too high."

asked Producer Minnie.

"The money is too small and no one pays attention. 30 million is just a gimmick. We have the right to judge, so we don't have to worry about wasting money."

Duca said.

"I understand, I'll do it right now."

Producer Minnie nodded and left the office.

Duca shook his head. It was so disappointing that this old man didn't flatter him for such a good idea.

Jingle bell bell~

"Duka, are you in the company?"

David Geffen called and asked.

"Here, do you want to come for tea?"

Duka took a sip from the teacup.

"Haha, next time I come for tea, I asked my assistant to send you a script. You can take a look."

David Geffen laughed.

"What do you mean? Do you want me to make suggestions?"

"It would be best if you could make suggestions, but what I mean is, if you think it's good, our two companies can cooperate in producing it."

David Geffen laughed.

"DreamWorks Production Department is operational?"

"No, it's a Geffen Film project."

"Okay, wait until I see it before talking."

Duca hung up the phone.

Less than an hour later, Yin Sabella came in with a little fresh meat and handed over a script.

Seeing Xiaoxianrou, Duca raised his eyebrows. He thought David Geffen was Agent 0 before, but he didn't expect that he would like Xiaoxianrou.

After Xiao Xianrou left, he opened the script and read it. The script was very exquisite, with cursive fonts and a subtle rose scent. There were laces around each page. There were also many exquisite paintings in the text, like

It's a children's book.

The name of the script is "Interview with the Vampire", which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Anne Rice, a representative American horror novelist. The screenwriter is also Anne Rice.

The script tells the story of a good vampire and a bad vampire falling in love and killing each other. Both vampires are male.

After reading the story, Duca remembered that he had seen this movie before.

It is a vampire movie starring two handsome men, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. In the movie, their faces are painted white, pink and tender, and their skin is white and beautiful. They are extremely beautiful.

.

Overall, this movie is very good. It has been rated as one of the best vampire movies in film history. The movie seems to have done well at the box office, and it was on the annual box office rankings that year.

Worth the investment.

He picked up the phone and put it down again, deciding so casually that he should wait until Geffen asked before talking about investments.

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