You don't understand the happiness of the director

Although "Twilight" is very popular and is very popular among teenagers, after all, the publication time is still short, less than half a year, and there is only the first part, so the future is not clear.

Although some Hollywood producers have begun to pay attention to this novel, they still want to wait and see, at least to see if there is a second film before discussing the issue of adaptation. However, they did not expect Dorothy to start so quickly.

What Wang Quan didn't expect was that she seemed to be a little disdainful of this novel.

Dorothy answered Wang Quan's doubts, "It doesn't matter whether I like it or not. What matters is whether the audience likes it and whether its audience group is large enough. I asked several of my cousins, and they basically said When I was in middle school, everyone who had read "Twilight" was full of praise and said it was the coolest novel they had ever read. Those who had not read it were fascinated by it because of my recommendation, and they followed me to ask questions. The second one, so I can be sure that this novel has great potential, but I am not its audience."

"He is indeed an excellent producer who is objective and calm." Wang Quan clinked glasses with Dorothy.

Dorothy, "So in order to keep the adaptation rights of Twilight and the subsequent sequels in our hands, I paid a considerable price. Not only did I agree to a full series adaptation fee of 10 million U.S. dollars, but I also received a certain percentage of profit dividends. .”

Wang Quan nodded. He had already seen the relevant part of the contract. "The dividend ratio is very low. The price is completely worth it. Well done."

Stephanie has probably heard about the experiences of Ms. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, and has a thorough understanding of the ethics of Hollywood film companies.

Warner: Dividends? You only get dividends when you make money. We all made the Harry Potter movies at a loss, so where do we get the dividends?

Therefore, Stephenie Meyer's demand for profit sharing is relatively small, and the actual adaptation licensing fee is her main demand. Dorothy promised her that even if the sequel is written as shit, even if there is only one sequel, it will not shake this 10 million, and only bought the adaptation rights for ten years.

Dorothy, "But the remaining money is definitely not enough for us to start this movie."

There are vampires and werewolves. Even if it uses new actors, it will still be a medium investment of tens of millions.

Wang Quan suddenly became serious, "What movie we make next depends on what kind of company we want to build. Boss Tao, have you thought clearly about this?"

Dorothy also put away her playful smile, "Think clearly, I hope our company will punch Disney, step on Fox, hit Warner hard, and be honest with Paramount. Columbia and Universal Pictures are our younger brothers. , I am the biggest among the six major Hollywood companies! I am the king of the entertainment world!"

Wang Quan looked at the cups in their hands and said, "This is Coke for me, is that vodka for you?"

Dorothy stood up and waved her hand, as if she was pointing the country, "If we are still afraid of wolves before we set goals, we will be waiting to be eaten by others in Hollywood. Do you know, J. J. Abrams once asked me if he could buy our studio. Look, a small company under Paramount is planning to eat us."

"Did he really say that?"

"yes!"

"This is too much," Wang Quan pretended to be angry, "We must deal with him. When we have money, we will buy his bad robot!"

"That's right!" Dorothy was very happy that Wang Quan was on her side, "I made a plan. First we need to open a company, a formal film and television company, with a spacious office space, a beautiful front desk lady, a venue I’ve chosen them all!”

When they were filming "Basement" before, they set up a temporary studio and worked in this apartment. The name of the studio was the house number "1024". The other staff were temporary workers and they broke up after the filming of the movie. It was a waste of money. Money taken to the extreme.

Dorothy excitedly talked about her film empire plan, "Secondly, we must have our own distribution channels and not be like the six major wage earners controlled by others!"

There are now at least thousands of film companies in North America, large and small, and many have distribution capabilities. However, the ones at the top of the box office list are basically distributed by the six major Hollywood film companies.

Unlike mainland distribution companies, which charge no more than 10% of the distribution fee, the top six Hollywood companies can get up to 30% of the distribution fee. The producers work hard but can only take a small share of the profit. It all depends. People's faces.

Occasionally, old labels like MGM and New Line, or new companies like Lionsgate and DreamWorks, can reach the top of the box office charts.

However, MGM has been sold to Sony, DreamWorks (live-action film division) has been acquired by Paramount, and animated film giant Pixar has officially joined the Disney family. These are not independent studios.

Take the top 100 North American box office in 2005 as an example. In addition to "Saw 2" at 21st and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" at 57th, which belongs to Lionsgate Pictures, "Sin City" at 32nd ", and the 72nd-ranked "The Little Mermaid" belongs to Dimension Pictures (Dimension belongs to Weinstein Pictures), all other films are distributed by the six major film studios and their subsidiaries!

This kind of monopoly power leaves those small companies with no choice but to hand over their movies to the Big Six and their subsidiaries for distribution, or you can only accept your fate and eat the leftovers left by the Big Six, or stay away from theaters and focus on the DVD and video tape market.

Originally, Dorothy did not dare to have her own distribution channel, let alone challenge the Big Six, but the "Twilight" series gave her hope. The original work can trigger such a big response among teenagers, and that is all alive. Advertising saves a lot of publicity costs and can greatly reduce the difficulty of distribution.

After being written by Director Wang, it will definitely be wildly sought after on the big screen. After all, Wang Quan has said that this is a series that can be compared with the "Harry Potter" series.

Dorothy trusts Wang Quan very much. The two have been friends for a lifetime. She also has deep faith in Wang Quan's directorial ability and vision. They have known each other since Wang Quan went to the United States to study in his second year of high school. At that time, he was very interested in movies. Have insights.

When Wang Quan officially came to the University of Southern California as an exchange student, Dorothy discovered that he had become even more powerful. Not only did he accurately predict the success of "Million Dollar Baby" at the 77th Academy Awards, but he also predicted losses. The fate of the $100-million Paramount film "Sahara Troopers" all reflects his vision and market acumen as a director.

"That's what I think, isn't Twilight going to be a series? We can hand over the first two to big studios for distribution, and distribute the rest ourselves. As long as the first two become popular, the distribution of the rest will change. It's relatively simple." Dorothy thought. Of course, this is talking about distribution in North America. Overseas, we still have to rely on large studios with overseas distribution channels.

After this series, the company should be able to establish effective distribution channels in North America, and the future will be smooth.

But she didn’t expect that the seemingly calm Wang Quan would be more radical than she was. “It’s better to do this. We will distribute the first two Twilight films in North America ourselves, and leave overseas distribution to major studios. Once the Twilight series has a stable audience around the world, At that time, the later ones were even distributed overseas.”

If you want to be on par with the Big Six, how can you not have an overseas distribution network? The reason why the Big Six are the Big Six is ​​that they can be global.

"Ah!" Dorothy opened her mouth wide and was stunned, "Then we must have a reliable distribution channel before releasing Twilight, otherwise it will be a waste of this product. Can we do it?"

Wang Quan touched his chin, "What kind of movies do you think are convenient for you to try out the distribution business?"

"Well, I think it's a horror film. Lionsgate's rise is due to horror films that use small things to make big things happen, but their foundation is much stronger than ours."

Wang Quan narrowed his eyes, "Then I will start with the genre and gimmicks to help you reduce the difficulty of distribution!"

Seeing Wang Quan's confident look, Dorothy's eyes lit up, "You already have a plan?!"

(ps: Thanks to Yuezhenxingchen, Blade Needle Dushu, Let Youth Continue 127, Yeah, the verbose middle-aged uncle, and Lengfeng Liangyue for their rewards. Thank you for your support!)