I’m in Hollywood

After Alan knocked on the door, he pushed open Eric's office door and saw that Eric was leaning on the office chair, his expression mixed with relaxation and exhaustion.

What's the matter? Eric straightened up and asked after Allen approached.

When you were discussing things with Mr. Lynn, Mr. Cameron called and he said that Arnold Schwarzenegger insisted on a salary of 13 million US dollars. If we did not agree, Arnold Schwarzenegger would Signed a deal with Carlock Pictures for the next film.

Hearing the name Carlock, Eric frowned slightly. Carlock Pictures was one of the most well-known independent film companies in Hollywood in the early 1990s. In parallel time and space, Terminator 2 and Instinct both From Carlock.

At the same time, Carlock is also a spoiler of Hollywood rules, because the other party is backed by a huge group of German investors. Nuo Schwarzenegger and others reported a sky-high remuneration of 15 million US dollars, which is almost twice that of Hollywood's current first-line stars. The increase in the remuneration of several big names has also led to the rise of the entire Hollywood star's remuneration. , it is conceivable that the seven major Hollywood film companies as producers hate Carlock to the core.

In my memory, Carlock's end was very tragic. In 1995, the pirate film Cutthroat Island, which invested 95 million US dollars, only recovered more than 9 million at the box office. The huge loss made Carlock Pictures directly bankrupt.

The reason for this is that the plot of Cut Throat Island itself is full of loopholes, but it is included in the Guinness Book of Records. There must be a shadow of the seven major film companies behind it. To know. Carlock's rise in star remuneration has caused studios to pay stars hundreds of millions of dollars more in remuneration each year. If this kind of thing is put on anyone, it is estimated that the culprit will be crushed to pieces.

I don't know if the script of Cut Throat Island has appeared now. If such a big box office rotten guy who blows up whoever died, if he can hold it in his hand, it would be a rather sharp weapon to throw it out at the right time.

Seeing Eric closing his eyes as if he was thinking about something, Alan stood quietly across from him and patiently waited for his decision.

After thinking about Cutthroat Island, Eric quickly put his thoughts on Terminator 2, no doubt. In the future, the star's salary will definitely get higher and higher. Even Cameron, who has a good understanding of Schwarzenegger, can only make Schwarzenegger make a concession of 2 million US dollars. Eric thinks that it is not enough now. The chips let Schwarzenegger make bigger concessions.

Of course, since the ultimate culprit behind this star price hike is the Germans, Eric also thought about letting the Germans take the bait and introducing German investors through Karlock, the original producer of Terminator 2. Making Terminator 2.

Anyway, Terminator 2 will be handed over to Firefly for distribution. At that time, as long as you do some tricks on the cost of publicity and distribution, and increase the proportion of Firefly's share, it is enough to keep most of the movie's profits in Firefly, and be a little more ruthless. The Germans don't even want to get all the money they put in.

But in this case, it will involve the copyright issue of Terminator. If other movies are okay, but since Eric has fully acquired the big gold mine of Terminator, he will never allow another accidental change in the copyright of this series.

Some time ago, I saw the 007 series of copyright lawsuits in the newspaper. It is said that the lawsuits have been going on for more than 20 years. Eric doesn't want Terminator to fall into such a tangled copyright lawsuit in the future.

I'll talk to Jim on the phone later on this matter, Eric said after clearing all his thoughts.

Allen nodded, and was about to go out when Eric stopped his assistant again: By the way, help me pay attention to the movie script about pirates in the circle, keep a low profile and keep quiet.

I understand, Allen smiled and asked again, Is there anything else?

No, after attending the premiere of Sleeping with the Enemy tonight, I will be preparing for Shocking Point with Ms. Katherine Bigelow in the next few days, so I will not come to the company, important documents You send it directly to Jiaojiao Manor, and you can call me on my mobile phone if you are in a hurry.

Don't you have to follow me? Allen asked suspiciously, Eric used to carry out this kind of thing with him in the past.

Eric didn't shake his head: No, there are a lot of things in the company during this time. I hope you can take care of me here.

Okay then, Allen nodded, turned and left the office.

The summer season has entered late June, and the first movie Silence of the Lambs released by Firefly in the summer has been released for two weeks. Under the influence of the well-known plot and the superb performance of the actors, as well as the topics created by several female producers, It earned nearly $40 million at the box office in two weeks. If it weren't for the increased budget to meet the schedule, the cost has now been recovered. At the same time, many film critics have predicted that this film will become the second film after The Exorcist in 1973. An Oscar hit horror film.

In this case, another thriller Sleeping with the Enemy by Giuliab's Firefly is of course attracting strong attention, plus the promotion of Instinct has also begun, it is another crime horror film.

Although some tabloids complain sourly about whether Eric has been assimilated by New Line's production style because of the acquisition of New Line, the sharp-smelling Hollywood studio executives are closely watching these three films.

If Sleep with the Enemy and Instinct are both box-office successes, Hollywood is sure to increase the number of horror-thriller genre productions in the next few years. Driven by profits, Hollywood will follow suit, but Western copyright protection strategies and production cost restrictions make Hollywood's follow suit not as reckless as Hong Kong across the ocean.

In the several previews before Sleeping with the Enemy, the evaluation of the film critics was not too high. Although it cannot be said to be a bad film, it can only give a mediocre evaluation, except for Julia's outstanding performance. Other than that, there is nothing else that stands out.

Of course, with Robert Shea's unremitting efforts in public relations, most of the film critics published in the newspapers before the film's release were praised.

In the subsequent screenings, the good response of the film among the fans was considered a reassurance for Robert Shea. As long as the box office was a big hit, Robert Shea would not care what the film critics said. If it wasn't for the audience's choice in this era Most of the film passed the film reviews in the newspapers, and Robert Shea estimated that even the film critics were too lazy to publicize. (To be continued..)

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