Hollywood legendary director

Harvey Weinstein looked at the flickering cigar in his hand, the rich aroma made his irritated brain a little relaxed.Through the hazy smoke, he remembered the bad things of these days.

Although Lehmann was not cold about the cooperation he proposed, he still went private to meet with the representative of Europa Films, George, but in the end he did not get a chance to enter.

This time, he was completely coldly treated.

By the way, since the premiere of "Three Fools in Bollywood" on January 21, the crowds of moviegoers have not been decreasing in the past week.

At the same time, Sundance officials are very optimistic about this movie.

They did a survey. During this year's screening, the top three works that were most impressed by the audience were "Three Fools in Bollywood", "Personal Speed", and "The Last Kiss".

In terms of film critics, "Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" even overwhelmed the remaining two works with absolute praise.

It can be seen that the more heated the discussion and the more people watching the movie, the higher the reputation of this movie.

In other words, if Sundance is the Toronto Film Festival, then the audience's choice of this award belongs to "Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" is almost a certainty.

And during this period, George successively interviewed the negotiation team of Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., and then under the recommendation of the host Robert Rayford, he had a conversation with the distribution departments of Columbia, MGM, and Fox Searchlight.

Except for a Disney who is not good at running live-action movies and has no plans to do business in this area, Hollywood's top distributors have joined the game.

But Europa Pictures' team still does not plan to contact Miramax.

Yes, contact, not even an opportunity to listen to the conditions of both parties, this is the reason why his mood is so bad.

Taking a sigh of cigar fiercely, the mellow taste began to spread in his body and mind, he turned and shouted: "Corris, come in!"

He was already waiting outside the door for instructions-a middle-aged man named Corris walked in respectfully.

"Mr. Harvey Weinstein!" He lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice.

Well, Corris is the film buyer who was played by Lehman at the Venice Film Festival, and a middle-level manager with a good status within Miramax.

There was a rare hint of tension in the words.

Kris knew that his boss's temper was really not good, let alone his current mood is extremely bad.

He needs to be more careful, even after speaking, he dared not lift his head.

"What do you think of Lehman?"

"It's a lucky young man who doesn't know the heights of the earth." Koris said as far as possible in accordance with the situation.In fact, he still thinks that he is a very good director, but this sentence is obviously not something that can be said in this kind of occasion.

"Huh! What's the situation in the movie now?" Harvey leaned back on the sofa and asked his men.

"Paramount Pictures took over the distribution rights of "Three Fools in Bollywood". Although we have no way of knowing the specific negotiations, the news from Europa Pictures is that the transaction price of the two parties is $8 million plus a 40% box office dividend."

Harvey took a deep sip of the cigar in his hand, predicting this situation.

George looked for cooperation everywhere, and it was not the old man Paramount Pictures who had been cooperating with Paramount Pictures who gave the most pressure.

For Paramount Pictures, it is obvious that they are not willing to give up this ally of France easily.

Even if you know it's a pit, you have to jump down willingly.

Of course, the premise is that this pit cannot be too big, otherwise, it is normal to give up cooperation in minutes.

Business dealings, how to choose, all depends on the judgment of the interests and prospects.

"Corris, do you know why our Miramax Films always leads the whole award season?"

It's not because you are shameless, Koris thought it silently, but it came out of his mouth and turned into a flattering meaning, "It's your good eyes, sir, you can always pick out the movie works that the judges love very much!"

Creating rumors, discrediting opponents, elevating oneself, and getting closer, this is one of Comrade Harvey Weinstein's usual combination punches when attacking Oscars.At the beginning, Miramax used this method to defeat the opponent "Saving Private Ryan", so that "Shakespeare in Love" succeeded in the position, and in one fell swoop won the most water of the 20th century Oscar queen-Gwyneth Silk Paltrow.

Sure enough, the benefits of having subordinates are reflected, and he is still a very talkative subordinate.

Harvey Weinstein showed a smile on his face, and said with a light smile: "How are our actions?"

"Director Rebecca Miller has agreed to our terms and "Personal Speed" will be distributed by our company."

"That's good, Corris, you did a good job."

Corris smiled and did not speak.

Not everyone is a freak like Lehman, who dismisses Miramax, who is best at running the awards, and provocatively again and again.

When Rebecca Miller heard that Miramax, represented by Korris, was willing to help her film hit the Oscars, he even made special concessions in terms of film revenue.

Not only did it symbolically charge $800,000 as a buyout fee for the issuance of copyright, but also agreed to give up the benefits of offline channels, as long as 30% of the box office revenue.

"Do we really operate this movie as this year's Oscar candidate?" Koris asked curiously, because he felt that Harvey Weinstein did not seem to make decisions so easily.

In the past, which time did not select a few seeded players from dozens of movies to operate, and how can it be confirmed at the beginning of the year without comparison.

Coris guessed right.

Harvey Weinstein pursed the corner of his mouth, and said as shamelessly as he always said, "Of course not, that film has no operational value, give it up."

Miramax never abides by verbal agreements. What's more, the film really has no operational value.

However, the movie "Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" is indeed a rare masterpiece because of its special subject matter and profound intentions.And as a non-English film, although it somewhat restricts the audience acceptance in the distribution market, this disadvantage is also a rare advantage. For example, it hits the best foreign language film in the Oscars—just like Harvey at the beginning Just like the thoughts he had when he got to his heart, he felt at first glance that "Three Fools Haunted Bollywood" had unique advantages in this.

It was first appeared at the Sundance Film Festival and received unanimous praise from audiences, film critics and even official judges. It is invested and operated by French producers. The cast is all from India, but most of the production lineup is of French origin. A "neighbor" in a cultural circle.

This makes the public relations promotion of "Three Fools in Bollywood" at the Oscars must be extremely popular. The old men of the college judges are very old-fashioned, and they are too pedantic. So many years of dealings have long allowed Harvey-Wei Enstein understood their routine and temper.

Seeing such a black-skinned and white-hearted movie, can you still get tickets?

Believe it or not, putting a film with a more tortuous storyline in front of the group of people is indeed more appetizing than "Three Fools in Bollywood", and they can also vote blindly for "Three Fools" without hesitation. stupid".

This is not once or twice, every time, Harvey can use this aspect to achieve what he wants.

He is the King of Oscars!

It has to be said that after these years of operation, as Harvey said, Oscar always finds the best point between political balance, the game between parties, and relative justice.

In this set of operating rules under the paper, there may be no possibility of a truly outstanding film not being nominated, but it is very normal that the final winner is often unexpected.

The reason why Miramax has repeatedly won at the Oscars is not how much Harvey this person has turned his hands for the cloud and rain, but that in addition to the accumulated contacts, he has thoroughly understood the members of the jury. appetite.

Think about it, you can always offer a delicacy that is politically correct, three views close to the judges, and good intentions. Who can stand it? To put it bluntly, this person is the best and strongest in the comparison of the data above the Oscars. Even after watching the movie once, he can roughly estimate how many supporters such a work can win among the more than 1,000 judges, and how many nominations and hopes of winning.

Furthermore, we must make good choices.

Can't be greedy, can't delusion to completely control Oscar.

This is also the best place Harvey Weinstein has done, and he never oversteps.

Even if he understands that he has a great influence on the Oscars, he never really judges the judges.

Sometimes, if you make your own choices, and others help you make choices, some people can't control the control between the two.

But this does not exist in Harvey.

He is always sensible, able to take care of those "lords" and please everyone, but not wanton.

"Help me meet Robert Rayford, just tonight."

"Okay, sir."

Kris knew that his boss was going to make another move.

Otherwise, at this time, he would not take the initiative to make an appointment with the speaker of the Sundance Film Festival.

Just don't know, can Miramax satisfy that appetite?After all, if Europa Pictures hadn't made certain incentive measures for "Three Fools in Bollywood", he would not believe it.

Seeing Coris resigning respectfully and disappearing completely, Harvey Weinstein silently put out the cigar and put it back in the box.

His eyes were illusory, as if thinking of Lyman's disgusting face.

Hmph, let you, a kid who doesn't know the heights of the sky, see the power that Miramax possesses.

Harvey thought so, his eyes gradually fierce...