Hollywood Hunter

Ella Deichman was a little silent. How could he not understand the truth of Simon after so many years in Hollywood.

But people are like this. Knowing a truth doesn't mean they can do it.

As a prestigious graduate of Northwestern University, Ella Doichman has a sense of academic superiority in front of most people in Hollywood. This sense of superiority also unconsciously constrains his behavior pattern, so that He never forgets the decency of an intellectual.Therefore, although it is very clear that the elements that hype the audience likes to hear can make the film get a higher box office, Ella Deichman has always resisted this from the bottom of her heart.

The waitress just brought lunch at this time, Simon waited for a moment, and waited for the waitress to leave again before asking Deichman: "So, do you still want this job?"

Ella Doichman hesitated and asked: "Simon, is it really true to pursue the commercial interests of a film in this way?"

"Many independent filmmakers always say that I’m not making money to make movies or the like. But it’s not like that. Since they chose the film, they are destined to have a stronger expressive desire than ordinary people. Many people can see their own films," Simon looked at Ella Doichman, and slowly said: "As a film distributor, trying to make more people see the film is your job. This is right. The filmmaker is responsible and also responsible to the investor, regardless of whether it is correct or not. A film about the true meaning of life, you use'sex' as a publicity gimmick, the film director may be very angry because of this, but when this film was originally only a few million Films with box office potential in the US dollar sold 10 million, 20 million or more, and received Oscars. Then, afterwards, you will find that instead of blaming you, he looks forward to continuing to work with you. Ella, only the winner It is always correct, and the winner is not to blame."

Ella Doichman listened to Simon’s words, and his expression changed slightly for a moment, and then sincerely said: “Simon, I need to confess. Before the meeting, I very much hope to get this job. But now, I found You have expectations beyond the imagination of the company I may be in charge of, and I’m not sure if I can do it well."

With a smile on Simon’s face, he said: “I’m not really sure, Ella, I chose you mainly because your conditions are all right. You are only 35 years old this year, not like those in your 50s and 60s The old man loses plasticity altogether, and also has more industry experience than the fledgling young people. However, once you join the job, you only have one year."

Ella Doichman wondered: "One year?"

Simon nodded and said: "Yes, even if you are willing to accept this job, you need to go through a one-year inspection period. Within this year, I will completely stare at the operation of Gaomen Pictures and personally urge you to change your past traditions. Conservative business thinking. After a year, if your work results can satisfy me, we will sign a formal long-term contract."

Ella Doichman sharply captured another meaning in Simon’s discourse: “Simon, you mean, Highgate Pictures operates completely independently. I am solely responsible to you, and I do not need to accept Ms. Pascal Leadership?"

"Yes, and Gaomen Pictures is more independent than you think. The production and distribution departments of Daenerys Pictures and New World Pictures are separate.

Ella Deutschman's expression changed for a few seconds, and he quickly made up his mind and said, "Simon, what should I do next year?"

"Complete the familiarization and adjustment of Gaomen Pictures as soon as possible. You can hire or dismiss some people yourself and take over the distribution of several literary and artistic films under the company. In the next year, you will look for projects, purchase films, operate and distribute... All of this work requires you to do it yourself, but I will participate in the main decisions as much as possible, provide my own suggestions, and personally urge you to change the release strategy that I think is out of date, and I will also help you find some projects to operate." Simon said At this point, a short pause pauses and waits for Doicman to digest for a moment before continuing: "As for the criteria for judging your work, the core is of course the commercial income of the film, but it is not absolute, and the film is always an uncertainty. High-risk business with great sex, I allow my subordinates to fail. Therefore, all the projects you operate in the next year will be judged separately, as long as you are dedicated to each project and are on a path that I think is correct. Last year, we can sign a formal contract one year later."

Ella Doichman carefully wrote down Simon’s words, and after Simon finished, he continued to ask: “So, Simon, how much company budget can I get in the next year?”

"30 million US dollars, this is a pure film business budget, you can do whatever you think is feasible, production, purchase, distribution, etc., and by next year's deadline does not need to be completed, you only need to recognize The standard project will continue,” Simon said, and then added: “In addition, your salary for the next year is 150,000 US dollars, and there is no incentive clause. But if your work is good enough, you will get one when you sign the contract next year. A contract signing bonus, you can bet on whether my boss is generous or stingy. Oh, and one more point, you can use the company’s private jet after entering the job, but only for business flights. If we sign the contract a year later, you You can have the permission to take your family on vacation. If you have long enough time in the Daenerys entertainment belt, you may even have a private jet that is completely paid for by the company."

30 million US dollars, such a sum of money may not be enough for the production cost of a blockbuster movie in Hollywood. The public budget of Simon Batman, which is being prepared, reaches 50 million US dollars.

However, Ella Deichman was not dissatisfied.The Xinying Company where he was previously had no more than US$30 million in discretionary years in the most fiscally relaxed year.Ella Doichman even started thinking about how to spend the money quickly.Although Simon did not prohibit him from immediately investing in the production field, Deutschman made up his mind that all the money was used to purchase and distribute. The risks of these two businesses are relatively minimal, and the operation cycle Also short.The investment in literary and artistic films is much lower than that of commercial films. According to the average budget expenditure of a single project of 5 million US dollars, 30 million US dollars is enough for him to run six projects next year.

As for the production, you can find the script first. If you can sign the contract next year and put it into production no later, he will definitely have more budget.

Thinking about it this way, Ella Deichmann quickly got up and extended his hand to Simon across the dining table, smiling: "Boss, I look forward to the day when I can have my own private jet."

Ella Doichman was also very simple. From the next day, he decisively signed an onboarding agreement and invested in the work of Gaomen Pictures.

In the following days, Simon also confirmed the other two supporting roles for Batman.

'Black Mask' Roman Siennis fell outside of William Duff, the final candidate for Director Gordon was Tommy Lee Jones, and Batman butler Afu was played by Anthony Hopkins.

Both Tommy Lee Jones and Anthony Hopkins later became famous, one relied on the "Black Man" series to enter the 20 million remuneration club, and one won the Oscar for the superb performance in "The Silent Lamb."

If it is ten years later, Simon wants to put the two together to play the two supporting roles in "Batman", don't even think about it, but now, they are far from being famous, and they are barely second-tier in Hollywood.

Tommy Lee Jones was in his early forties when he was in his forties. Since his debut in the 1970s, there has been no other handy work except for a 1980 "Miner's Daughter" biography.His five films before accepting Director Gordon, except for a low-cost science fiction thriller "Angry Moon" produced by New World Pictures, got more than $6 million at the box office, and all the other four films have only 100 at the box office. More than tens of thousands of dollars can only be described by the street.

Anthony Hopkins, who is 51 years old this year, is even worse than Tommy Lee Jones. In recent years, he has not even had a few big screen works, basically appearing in TV movies and TV series.

Therefore, both of them belong to the kind of old drama bones with low pay and familiarity to the audience, and they fully fit Simon’s role positioning of Sergeant Gordon and the housekeeper Afu. The most important thing is that both of them agreed to the long Up to five long-term contracts.

In the original space and time, the widowed sister Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel movie universe and Samuel Jackson, the director of the SHIELD director, played as supporting roles in the series, but the pay was far higher than the actors of the main characters such as Thor, Eagle Eye, and Hulk. The main reason is that the roles played by the two are irreplaceable, but they have not signed a long-term contract like the previous ones.

Unlike Catwoman, Director Gordon and the housekeeper Afu are completely tied to Batman. As long as the series can continue, the two are unlikely to escape from the sky, and Simon does not want to change midway.

After negotiations, the starting salary of both of them was 150,000 US dollars, and the subsequent increase in the salary of each sequel was up to 300,000 US dollars. Simon did not show too generosity in this regard. For supporting actors, the increase of 300,000 US dollars each time. Not too stingy.Moreover, if the two can reach the level of the previous coffee in the next few years, whether it is $300,000 or $500,000, it will only seem insignificant.

Therefore, although it is impossible to restrict the future films of the two supporting actors like the actor Adam Baldwin, Simon also secretly made up his mind. If necessary, he will suppress the career development of the two as much as possible, such as changing "Silent" The Lamb" and the like.

As long as you can successfully advance the DC movie universe series in your hands, you can't take too much into account.

In addition to the core supporting role, some of the secondary characters in Batman have also been finalized during this time, and there are some dragon-level small characters that will be selected temporarily during the shooting process.

The role is determined, and the film has also begun to read scripts more frequently and rehearse the plot.Simon's deputy Joe Silvo also flew to Melbourne again in late October to coordinate the site setting for the film's opening early next year.

In such a busy time, the Halloween period is gradually approaching.

Compared with the same period last year, the upcoming October schedule can only be described as bleak.

In October 1987, the total market revenue was close to US$180 million, but this year, although October has not completely passed, the total market revenue is expected to be only US$130 million, which has shrunk by almost a third.

Moreover, even if it is the next November and December end of the schedule, the number of films expected to be released is also a lot sparse compared with previous years. In order to avoid more losses, large studios even generally adopt a strategy of tightening the distribution scale.As a result, Daenerys Entertainment, which will soon launch four films "Scream", "Steel Magnolia", "Death Poetry Society" and "Rainman", has become the most prominent presence at the end of the year.

With Simon's insistence, after consulting with major theaters in North America, "Rainman" finally signed 1136 screens. Counting the other three films, the four films at the end of Daenerys Entertainment are basically all Can be considered a large-scale distribution.

Simon also approved a simple advertising budget of US$5 million for each film, and began to roll out the promotion of four films on various media platforms in North America. Counting other costs such as copy printing, it is expected that the total advertising budget for each film is generally Will exceed 8 million US dollars, and can be added later.

In this era of traditional distribution becoming excessively full, studios generally tend to be conservative in film distribution, so that even the direct investment of the production cost is very unwise for many people, but Simon is not at all Ignore it.

After all, whether it is possible to get rid of the restrictions on the distribution channels of major studios is basically a hit here.In the next few years, it will be impossible for Daenerys Entertainment to meet the current market situation in which the geographical and geographical advantages are completely inclined to its own side.Once missed, waiting for the big film companies to recover from the impact of this year's Hollywood screenwriter strike, Daenerys Entertainment, which is too strong, must face the joint suppression from all parties in Hollywood.

After the last wave of intensive trailers for mainstream teenagers such as MTV and MTV, the release date of "Scream" finally arrived.

In the past week, due to the release of the famous horror film series "Moonlight Panic 4" by a single film company, Galaxy International, the weekly market in North America rebounded slightly to $32.67 million.The box office in the first week of "Moonlight Panic 4" with an investment of US$8 million was basically unable to pose a threat to "Scream".

On October 28, "Scream" was officially opened on 1755 screens in North America.