Chicago 1990

Song Ya had declined interviews with Vanity Fair before. There were many photo reporters in front of the buffet table not far from the door. The celebrities could take pictures while eating and drinking, and he did not stop.

"We will make new trailers and posters for Cat and Mouse Games, and put up the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay Award, plus the Chicago Film Critics Association Award we won before. The effect will be very good. The global box office helped a lot."

The CEO of Bowei Pictures raised the champagne in his hand, "Some countries that have not yet released the show just take advantage of this opportunity to start paintings. We will try to restart filming in some countries that have not good box office. Beimi will also expand the theater line... In short Congratulations, APLUS, Linton, and wish us success."

"I wish us success."

Song Ya, Linton, and Yeremov laughed and toasted in response. The cat and mouse game in the awards season finally came to fruition. Although the Best Adapted Screenplay Award did not boost the box office for Best Director and Best Picture Such awards are strong, but they are not bad. At any rate, they can be promoted as Oscar-winning films, or everyone is working so hard.

"I wish us success."

Amy and Jared Leto, as well as the other cast and crew members of the cat and mouse game, all came together and laughed and clinked glasses together.

Only John Malkovich did not come. He said he would go home and rest. This awards season will accompany him to run the Golden Ball and Oscar again. How can he be in the mood.

"Anyway, that's it. Feel free to enjoy the party."

As the most important distribution company of Disney, the CEO of Bowei Pictures has a lot of entertainment next, and he left after a few words.

The cat and mouse game crew also dispersed afterwards. After all, it was a project that had already been filmed. You still need to take this opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of your future, your new job, or tonight’s Aventure.

"Where's Harvey?"

Song Ya asked Linton. One thing he always wanted to understand was whether Harvey Weinstein really contributed to the award he won. At present, it seems that the Oscar judges voted more because of Johnny Carson. Cat and mouse games.

"It should be in a room in a nearby hotel, he will only be found near Mirasovino at this time."

Linton also had the same doubts, "Harvey does not tell the truth about APLUS. He is a master at using information asymmetry in exchange for benefits. If we want to figure out what he has done for us within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, say Maybe he will ask us for rewards in return."

"Ha! That fat man."

Song Ya smiled and concentrated on dealing with the lobster that Amy was holding.

"Mr. Linton, APLUS..."

The original author, the legendary liar, Abagnell, was late, "Beautiful Miss Adams." He gently kissed the back of Amy's hand, "Is it convenient for us to talk? Just the three of us."

"OK, wait."

Amy smiled and waited for Song Ya to finish devouring, "Mr. Linton, Mr. Abagnell." He left.

"Go there?" Abagnell motioned.

"Okay." Linton and Song Ya looked at each other, and walked to a slightly remote corner with him.

Song Ya Guai is for the cat and mouse game sequel, which is Abagnell’s new "Stealing Art" film and television adaptation rights project. Sure enough, Abagnell said mysteriously: "Just now I and someone here After talking, the price of the right of adaptation is now 4 million."

Four million is the top price for this type of transaction, no, maybe it can set a new record for non-top homes.

Abagnell is far inferior to writers like Stephen King and Tom Clancy, who often appear on the bestseller lists, and even for writers of that level, the right of adaptation is rarely sold at this price. It costs four million to buy the right of adaptation. How much is the cost of film production to match it?

Or the script is very reproducible. Hollywood is following the trend. The film company will find a few professional screenwriters to change the story of a big-selling film. Keep the basic outline and advantages. If you modify it carefully, you basically don’t have to worry about being sued. Overall salary is the most difficult to mention among all industries in Hollywood.

"Four million is beyond our psychological price."

Linton shook his head. When Hollywood Studios is home to a film company that retains the legacy of a large studio and has a heavy burden, he has always been very sensitive to cost control. Cat and mouse games are half of the original plan, which is a mere five million. We have to consider again and again, how could it be possible to spend four million to buy the film adaptation rights, even if it shares with A+ Film Studio again, there will be two million, which is beyond his bottom line.

"APLUS, how about you?"

Song Ya also shook his head.

Abaganel especially refused to give up. "I heard that Jared Leto is also willing to afford some."

"He is not a good soup, he is not qualified to bring money into the team." Linton continued to shake his head.

"It's not without exception, when APLUS filmed and danced the first part of my life..." It is necessary for a guy who can be called a legendary liar to stalk.

"I paid most of the money at the time, but the split was terrible."

Song Ya followed Linton and shook his head. Although the cat and mouse game sequel has no apocalypse, he feels that taking advantage of Jared Leto’s popularity to shoot a sequel will not lose money too much. Nothing.

But in Hollywood, Linton is the top film company with the best personal relationships, and he must be consistent with the outside world.

"Only four million? No more, I still tend to cooperate with the original team." Abagnell continued to lobby.

Linton began to show obvious impatience.

"No, Mr. Abagnell, you know, Mr. Linton can't afford this kind of top price, and he doesn't like your new product..."

Song Ya shared his worries for him, and took Abagnell by the arm to take him away, "But if you look at him from his point of view, buying your adaptation rights at the top price will become a big Hollywood news. You should earn a profit, but If it's smashed... From the perspective of a senior manager, this kind of thing is really thankless, but I don't care."

"Well, I understand, that...oh! It's a pity, we could have continued to succeed."

Abagnell sighed, "Then I'm leaving, keep in touch?"

"Ok."

"By the way, if there is no sequel to the cat and mouse game, after the movie is withdrawn from the theater, be careful of some troubles from the crew. This is my last advice, free of charge." Abagnell left.

"What does he mean by the troubles within the crew?" Song Ya turned around and asked Linton.

"Don't worry about what a liar says. By then, everyone in the crew will have a new job. It's nothing more than breaking the news in the media. There will be no big trouble."

It’s not that Linton doesn’t want to make a sequel, but Abagnell’s price is too high and too difficult to deal with. This time he completely lost the possibility of cooperation. He felt resentful, "I guess the buyer in his mouth is Tom Hanks. Today It’s impossible for him not to envy Mel Gibson, who plays and directs the best and earns both fame and fortune."

"Isn't the unstoppable miracle he guided still being filmed?"

Song Ya just remembered that there is another Charis in South Africa. If she hadn't had a baby for herself, she should now be the second female in Tom Hanks' crew...

I'll call her later, I haven't cared about it.

"Who knows, regardless of him, it has nothing to do with us anyway."

The two began to talk about the next cooperation. Song Ya still has an apocalypse movie football stunner in his hands, ready to wait for Charis to return to be the hostess after her baby.But if you want to use that movie to earn points for the 98 World Cup theme song, it may be better to cooperate with Columbia Pictures. After all, FIFA's long-term cooperation partner is Sony Columbia Records.

Besides, Song Ya is not easy to scatter eagles without seeing a rabbit. If Disney, where Hollywood Studios is located, is not satisfied with the box office share of cat and mouse games this time, there is no need to cooperate in the future.

"he came."

Linton saw Harvey who had just appeared in the crowd.

"Congratulations, Miss Sorvino."

Shinco's best actress Mira Sorvino really is inseparable from him. Song Ya and Linton congratulated each other, and then they also congratulated their best adapted screenplay award, and they all talked about it.

"Go over there, be good."

Harvey held Mira Sorvino's waist with both hands, dragged her from the left side of the body to the right side, and then patted her butt in front of them and sent her away.

Song Ya can tell from this habitual action that he is very domineering, disrespectful, and has a strong desire to control women.

Of course, Mira Sorvino didn't care about it at all now, turned around and cast a wink at her, obediently interacting with other people.

"Stop talking, Linton, I know what you and APLUS want to figure out."

Once again at the Oscars to prove his ability to win prizes, Harvey was in a good mood. He interrupted Song Ya and Linton’s inquiry, "You can definitely trust me. I am also an investor in Cat and Mouse Games and have done a lot for this movie. . In the awards season, what else are you dissatisfied with. Huh? APLUS, you seem to be the first African-American Oscar and Grammy winner now? It’s all up to me."

"I just want to learn more from you." Song Ya smiled.

"Let’s take the process of winning your Best Adapted Screenplay Award as an analogy. Let me pick what I can say."

Harvey said while eating and drinking: "First of all, what are the difficulties we face in winning the prize?"

"Uh, what? I think... the opponent should be too strong, right? The rational and emotional heroine and screenwriter Emma Thompson is a talented girl who is highly respected by the British Academy. The best adapted screenplay is good for the rational and emotional crew. The consolation prize, after all, they were nominated eight times this year..."

Song Ya humbly accepted the fool. "When I saw her friend Anthony Hopkins come to the stage to present the award, I thought I must have no chance."

"No, well, from a certain point of view, it definitely is, but it became unimportant after a series of operations. It's Johnny Carson! Do you think that old thing is liked by the Oscar judges? No, His stigmatized big mouth has offended Hollywood several times in the past 30 years. Last year, his lover, Carl Letterman, was like sleepwalking when he presided over the awards ceremony..."

Harvey said: "So the most important aspect of the award-winning strategy is to change the agenda and shift the attention of the judges from Emma Thompson to Johnny Carson."

"But you just said that Johnny Carson is not welcome..." Song Ya said.

"But his historical position is there. As long as he comes, the judges can't ignore the importance of the opening tribute. Who do you think did it? It's me. Who do you think was the one who got Johnny Carson early? The news of the nomination spread to most of the judges, and it was me."

"So my main job is to transfer the judges' judgment on the quality of the screenplay to the primary issue that they are more concerned about based on the agenda setting theory of mass communication, that is, whether to award the award to Johnny Carson. "

Harvey replied: "They will think in their hearts, is it to let the old guy be held up high at the beginning, and then go away miserably empty-handed? Or show his tolerance, let him once, after all, this may be the last of Johnny Carson's life I’ve chosen him for an important award. At least he won’t be as annoying as a fly and let him retire honorably."

"Then, who is Emma Thompson? Who are the other three candidates? What is the quality of the adapted screenplay? People's attention will be completely diverted unknowingly. We humans always tend to be in elections... The Oscar evaluation process is also considered to be one of five elections. Receive and memorize the simplest information, and do simple multiple-choice questions. The simpler the better. This is by nature. The judges are also human, so who has so much energy to finish watching five An adapted screenplay? Don’t you vote based on rough impressions?"

"So... give the Johnny Carson Award, or not, this is a very simple multiple-choice question, right? One-fifth chance of winning the prize quietly becomes one-half, plus each of us This probability is actually greater than one-half of the public relations activities. Of course, I am not able to completely manipulate all the judges, but we can win through clever public relations activities. At least we can win a lot. The chance of winning is three times higher than traditional public relations methods. Times!"

"Haha, are you relying on this trick to win various awards?" Linton asked with a smile.

"Of course not only, I have a lot of means, learn slowly! By the way, remember to repay me when you look back."