Stars in the comic world

Chapter 20 Come to Hollywood to pick people

To be honest, Andrew thought that Andy had created his own comedy art film since the mythical art film, and he was a little dissatisfied. He thought that if the scale was small and it was really funny, he would discuss the price, but after watching it for a while, his face originally showed disdain.

Just disappeared.

This was the first time he saw such funny vampires, and these vampires actually gave him a warm feeling, so he carefully watched both episodes.

"Vampires actually care about it like ordinary people. In order to suck blood, they sent a fat human to buy plasma. As a result, they quarreled over whether European plasma or American plasma was better. Because they were worried that what they drank was not purified plasma and would be despised by their peers, they reluctantly threw away the coarse grain plasma that they preferred.

Nadya was so angry that she didn't sleep all night."

"A vampire couple quarreled and reconciled over an art film star. Andy, how did you come up with this plot?"

Andrew couldn't hide his appreciation. Last time I watched "Apollo's Fury", I thought Andy's ideas were very interesting. This time when I saw "Vampire House", an unprecedented vampire drama, I really felt that Andy was a great player in the film and television drama industry.

The lost angel is now finally on the road.

"Andrew, you know, I always like new ideas. After a while, I will also shoot an Apollo series, the kind you have never seen before. Let me talk about this first. I plan to shoot three seasons, each with twelve seasons.

Collect, do you have any intention?"

Andrew laughed and said: "Of course I am interested, tell me your offer!"

Andy said without hesitation: "One million and two hundred thousand dollars per episode, and the down payment is at least half of one season, seven million and two million."

Upon hearing the price of 1.2 million, Andrew frowned: "1.2 million per episode, it must exceed 500,000 viewers to make back the money. Although I am confident, this price is beyond my authority and needs to be purchased."

The film director decided, if you can lower it to 800,000 per episode, I can make the decision now."

If it’s 800,000, the total would be 9.6 million per season, and Andy’s cost for dubbing and editing is less than 200,000, which is definitely a huge profit. However, Andy estimates that the cost of the three seasons of “Apollo” will be at least 50 million, which is not necessarily the case.

Under the premise of getting investment or advance payment for film purchase, it would be better to prepare a little more.

""Vampire Life" will definitely be a hit, so he should put on armor and reappear once, so that Apollo can appear in "Vampire" to get some pieces. Even if Nadja and the others call Andy the Wonder Warrior, it doesn't matter. Later the dubbing will be changed to

Just Apollo, it’s just the right time to interact with Apollo.”

But no matter what, Andy sent emails to all directors who were less than a front-line director and had experience in making fantasy or science fiction films.

Hobson had no nonsense after reading it.

So Andy started searching on the website of the Hollywood Directors Guild.

Andy didn't think much about it: "deal!"

"No, thank you, I will handle this myself."

"In addition, we have the first right to watch your next film, and under the same conditions, we have the first right to purchase it."

As for the right of first refusal on "Apollo", Andy originally planned to cooperate with them, so there would be no harm to Andy.

According to the agreement with Gilmour, one-fifth of the proceeds, approximately 1.3 million, was to be handed over to Gilmour. However, Andy was short of money and decided to wait until the funding for "Apollo" was settled.

Andrew was not unhappy because Andy talked to his boss. First of all, he was really optimistic about the film. Secondly, if his boss finally made the decision, the responsibility for the failure of the show would be shared, and if it succeeded, he would still have a share of the credit.

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After hanging up the phone, Andy shook his head. He had indeed ignored how popular Thomson was in St. Fernando.

Finding actors, venues, props and costumes, etc. are all the director's business. He, the producer, is responsible for the final decision. When he has time, he starts to think about another thing.

"There is no problem with the advance payment of 7.2 million for an episode of 120 US dollars. All copyrights belong to us. In addition, if the average number of viewers does not exceed 600,000, then we have the right to terminate the contract and not repay subsequent funds."

If the subscription fee for this show is 20 US dollars, then the average audience of 600,000 is 12 million US dollars. Although it is lower than the 14.4 million movie purchase fee, HBO can insert advertisements in the middle and can be resold again.

In addition, audio-visual products and peripherals can definitely make money back.

David Slade, who has made the movie "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and the TV series "Alien Awakening", is a weak second-tier director. Andy remembers that he will direct "American Gods" in the future.

Andy's Apollo art film series was given an average score of 9.2 by members of the RedT website. This score almost made it the most collectible toilet paper film in 2012. Therefore, Thomson came to film with the rising tide and increased remuneration.

There are a lot more.

"Well, Andrew, my friend, I think it's necessary to see the director of purchasing."

Generally, the salary for a weak second-tier film director starts at US$1 million for a movie, and US$80,000 to 120,000 per episode for a TV series. The most that Andy can offer for a season of directing is about one million, which means he can only afford to hire a weak second-tier director.

In fact, there are more people looking for Andy. Andy receives a lot of emails and text messages every day, but he is currently preparing the "Apollo" series. Unless invited by Dingdu, he will not make ordinary art films again.

Although it was a pity that he could no longer cooperate with Thomson, his old friend, Andy was not too sad. He now had more than seven million US dollars and could hire a more professional one.

In addition to Andy bragging that "Apollo" will invest 50 million US dollars in the email, there are also attached the first two episodes of the "Apollo" script. I can't say anything about the outline, because a key point of a drama is the ending.

It must not be spread. "Game of Thrones" ended because of leaks.

Louis Leterrier, who has filmed "Danny the Wolfdog" and "Clash of the Titans", is a strong second-tier actor.

"Andy, I'm very sorry. I currently earn $60,000 to $80,000 per movie, and my schedule has been scheduled until the end of 2013. But if you really need it, I can help you recommend other directors."

According to the shooting characteristics of St. Fernando art films, a movie is simpler than an episode of a TV series, so it is normal for Thomson to make this choice.

So, after Andrew's boss, Hobson Mack, entered the screening room with two other film purchasing managers, Andy screened the two episodes again.

Andy immediately began to talk about the director's words. Thomson was used to it. He called directly to discuss the filming of "Apollo" and offered him a salary of 30,000 US dollars per episode. This salary was definitely not low.

, because each episode is only twenty minutes, which is one-fifth of the movie.

Tim Burton, who has filmed the TV series "Sleepy Hollow" and the movie "Big Fish", is an awesome and accurate actor.

When Andy came back, he brought the contract and a check for US$7.2 million. This amount of money was a drop in the bucket for HBO, so as soon as the contract was signed, it went directly to the finance department and the check was issued.

Marc Miró, who has filmed "Once Upon a Time" and will direct "Game of Thrones" in the future, is still a weak second-tier actor.

If these directors are interested in the script, they will definitely contact Andy.

Armor of Apollo.

After the last time, Andy felt that if he pretended to be Apollo again, he would need a set of strong armor for combat. In order to prevent damage, even one set would not be enough.

Vibranium is hard to get because everyone is watching, and even if Andy gets it, he can't forge it.

If you find someone to customize armor, it is easy to leave personal information, and the armor will be tracked when it appears in the future. The best thing is to forge one yourself.

(End of chapter)