Reborn Tycoon Rise

United States, in a villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles

"This house is nice!" Xu Zhi looked at the villa in front of him and asked with a smile: "How much did you pay for this villa?"

Lin Siqi replied: "A total of 270,000 US dollars was spent. The location here is actually not very good, but the villa is large enough, more than 8,000 square feet, including 7 rooms, 5.5 bathrooms, 3 garages, and a swimming pool. It should meet the requirements of your script, right?"

"That's enough. Not only can you film movies in this house, but you won't have to stay in a hotel all the time when you come to the United States." Xu Zhi smiled and then asked, "Have the negotiations been negotiated with the surrounding neighbors?"

Lin Siqi replied: "No problem, our film will use the periphery of their houses, and we will decorate the various lighting fixtures ourselves. For electricity, we can just use the ones from each of their homes. In addition, due to the impact of the filming on their lives in the future, we will We will compensate them according to the situation, about one thousand to three thousand dollars per family, and the contract has been signed!"

"What about the scene inside the plane and the snowmaking machine?" Xu Zhi asked again.

Lin Siqi said: "Paramount has promised to help in this regard. We just need to apply for leasing in advance as required."

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "It seems that I only owe Dongfeng. When can director Terry Gilliam come?"

Lin Siqi looked at her watch and said, "The time we agreed on is in one hour."

Xu Zhi said: "Okay, let's wait first!"

…

The sunshine is bright in the suburbs of Los Angeles. This is not a troubled urban area. At this moment, there are almost no people on the road. If you listen carefully, there is no sound.

Terry Gilliam carried his briefcase and walked out of the Cadillac he had just bought. He looked at the house in front of him and frowned. On the railing, he saw the house number and confirmed He found the right place and quickly rang the doorbell.

Although I am definitely in the right place, in the United States, even if you are invited, you cannot just walk into a stranger's yard casually. Otherwise, if you shoot someone, your death will basically be in vain!

An Asian girl came over. After Terry expressed his intention, the girl immediately invited him in and took him to a study room on the second floor.

As soon as he entered, he looked at the young people sitting inside. If it weren't for the introduction from Paramount, Terry couldn't help but wonder if this was a joke. A boy who looked like a high school student was actually someone who was about to invest millions of dollars. The boss of the movie?

His agent mentioned a new company called Starlight Entertainment a few days ago, intending to invest millions of dollars to shoot a comedy movie, but this is just for publicity. Terry has been in Hollywood for more than 20 years, and the so-called digital A million dollars, investing half of it would be considered honest.

But this is none of his business. It is normal for Hollywood companies to falsely report movie production costs. As an insider, there is no need to make a fuss.

Originally, he didn't plan to come here because it was a new company and he didn't know the details.

Terry was willing to come over because of the recommendation from Paramount. With the recommendation from a big company, at least the film project should be real. Even if it doesn't have millions of dollars, it would be good to have one million.

But seeing the other party's age, Terry suddenly felt that this might just be a plot about a rich second generation wanting to invest in Hollywood!

He only had a few seconds to think, and he soon arrived inside the study.

Lin Siqi brought a cup of coffee, walked over and said, "Mr. Gilliam, this is my boss, Eric Xu."

"Hello, Mr. Xu." Terry shook hands and greeted.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Don't be so polite, just call me Eric."

Terry also said: "Okay, Eric, just call me Terry."

Xu Zhi said: "Then please take a seat."

Terry sat down across from the desk and asked, "Eric, are you Chinese?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, I am from HONGKONG."

Terry said: "Okay, let me be direct. My agent told me that you are going to invest millions of dollars to shoot a movie. I want to know how much power do I have as a director?"

In Hollywood, or anywhere else, the director's rights are extremely important. Although certain rules have been formed in a place, in many cases it is still easy to be influenced by capital, that is, the producer.

Before the 1960s, Hollywood was dominated by directors. From the initial casting to the final cuts, it was the director who had the final say. Until a director who committed suicide ruined a work worth tens of millions of dollars. As a result, many rights were restricted by the producers.

Although the rights are restricted, the responsibility is still not small. A enterprising director is very cautious when taking on a film, because once the film hits the market, as the director with the first responsibility, the responsibility is the greatest. .

In Hollywood, a box office failure is actually the most harmful to a director, and it is basically difficult to turn around. After all, for investors, it is the director who has the final say on how the movie is shot. If it fails, of course, he has the greatest responsibility.

As for others, even the leading actors, as long as their box office failure is not caused by your poor performance, they can usually recover after a few years.

Xu Zhi said: "I will personally be the producer of this movie, and you will basically have the final say in terms of casting, but I will be involved in selecting the actors for the protagonist.

In terms of funds, I mainly supervise the abnormality of funds. Basically, I will not disagree as long as there is a reason. "

Terry nodded. In fact, he also understood that it was impossible for investors to completely delegate power to him.

When it comes to Hollywood film investment, even Wall Street dares to steal money when it gets ruthless, but those are the most cutting-edge film giants. For independent directors or actors like them, they are usually restricted by investors.

Xu Zhi took out the script, pushed it to Terry, and said, "Read the script first, and we'll talk after you've finished reading it!"

Terry took over the script, which was not too thick. There were about seven or eight pieces of A4 paper stapled together, and the cover said: HOME ALONE.

He actually knew the name of this movie before coming here, but he couldn't guess the specific content just by looking at the name. From another perspective, it wasn't actually a good name.

If a movie wants to attract people, its name is extremely important. At the same time, for ordinary movies, you should be able to guess the general genre of the movie when you see the name.

The pace of life of American moviegoers is very fast. This is no longer the 1920s and 1930s. Even a junk movie can make a group of people watch it with gusto. For decades, Hollywood’s success has not only made huge profits, but also cultivated countless unscrupulous people. people’s expectations for movies.