[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

Warner Studios.

The production manager was figuring out the latest budget and plans, and he asked, "Have you contacted that Joey Grant? Is she interested in handing over to us for distribution?"

A publisher named Pooh replied: "We have been contacted, but her asking price is too high, she is not willing to sell out, only willing to give us 30% of the share."

The production manager seemed very surprised, "Just kidding, we Warner released her movies and only gave us 30%? We are Warner, and she thinks we are some crappy independent film company with three-legged cats? We have escorted her to release movies , she has nothing to be afraid of."

Pooh shook his head helplessly, "She seems very confident about this movie and thinks it can earn a high box office, so she doesn't want to sell it off, and we at Warner generally don't accept cuts, unless it's at the level of a super director , and she is obviously not. So there is no agreement."

The production manager said indifferently: "She is a low-budget romance film, but she has great ambitions. It's not that I despise low-budget romance films, but that this kind of film where the hero and heroine are in love will be doubled at most by 3-4 times even if their foreheads touch the ceiling." .There won't be much money to be made."

Now is no longer the era when romance films can create miracles at the box office. In 1990, "Pretty Woman" generated a global box office of 1400 million with US$5 million, which was a climax in the romance film market.At the same time, it also won the only female box office king who has entered the 2000 million club so far-Julia Roberts.

Afterwards, there were big hits, but no romance flick that swept the box office like Harvester again.

It seems that romantic movies can always win box office superstars. In 1993, "Sleepless in Seattle" had a cost of 2000 million and a box office of 2.2 million, making Tom Hanks a box office superstar.

Then "Notting Hill", "Runaway Bride", "BJ's Diary" and so on, are all big-selling romance films in recent years.

However, none of the movies can reach the level of sharing the box office with the director, because romance movies are still a minority after all, and there may be hundreds or even thousands of romance movies a year, and there may not be a "Sleepless in Seattle", "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Sleepless". Pretty Woman", "Notting Hill", "BJ's Diary".

Therefore, everyone's expectations for romance movies are generally not high.

At this time, Pooh broke out again, and he said: "Besides, that Joey seems to have more ambitions than that. I heard from MGM that her purpose of filming this "Twilight" It’s directed at United Artists.”

The production manager looked at him in surprise, "How do you say that?"

Pooh's tone was slightly contemptuous, as if she still couldn't get used to it, "She wants to use "Twilight" to create a super profitable series."

"She still wants to make "Twilight" into a series? So confident?" The tone slowly became unbelievable.

"Yes, she is going to make a series, a super profitable series, and then use it as a bargaining chip to become a shareholder of United Artists." After finishing speaking, Pooh shook his head, "I couldn't believe it at first, this girl turned out to be like crazy……"

"She's not crazy, she just succeeded too fast, she's a little flimsy, she should know how big a film company United Artists is, she must bring valuable capital if she wants to become a shareholder, I don't think "Twilight The copyright and income of "The City" can bring such a high value that she can become a shareholder of United Artists without spending a penny."

"Yeah, to become a shareholder of United Artists, how much sensation "Twilight" must cause, and how much profit must be reaped around the world. Thinking about it, I think it is impossible. This is even more difficult than "Pretty Blonde" , because if she wants to make a series, she has to make sure that each movie makes a lot of money."

"That's right, so I think she's going crazy, it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible, if she wants to be successful, it's tantamount to making a low-budget romance film into a series of box office hits like Harry Potter, I think It's absolutely impossible."

Yes, this is absolutely impossible, everyone in the film company thinks so.

Joy Grant did succeed, but she wanted to fly before she was even on the ground!

Maybe she really is Garry Marshall, and she can make another romance film that created a miracle at the box office like "Pretty Woman".

But it is absolutely impossible for her to create a movie series with the same box office as "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" at the same time, because this requires not only the deep influence of the original work, but also the right time, place and people. In order to create a series of movies that sell well at the box office.

How could this "Twilight" novel, which was just released in 2006, do it?

Although its sales are impressive, its influence is still much worse than that of a large series like "Harry Potter".

If big franchises are so easy to make, why do we need so many producers in Hollywood?

Joy really thinks that she has unique insight after discovering "La La Land", and that she can make miracles with discernment?

This series of movies is so easy to make, why did it take ten years to produce a "Harry Potter", and only 20 years to produce a "Star Wars"?

Innocent!

ignorance!

Since she is dreaming, let her do it!

Anyway, Warner will not accompany it, and neither will the other six major film companies in Hollywood.Maybe there will be some small independent film company willing to accompany her to try her luck.

In short, after Warner gave up on Joey, many other film companies also gave up their plans to negotiate "Twilight" with Joey, because they all felt that Joey's appetite was too big, and no one was willing to pay for a movie that just happened. The novels that are on the market go to gamble for a lot of money =-gambling.

And Joey is not in a hurry, she is patiently staring at the post-production, as for the distribution company, you can look for it after the production is finished.

However, Hughes also had an in-depth communication with her on the issue of ideas.

He caught her in the special effects studio. He brought a cup of coffee and stuffed it into Joey's hand, "I heard you made your agent half dead?"

"Yeah, because I rejected a big company like Warner. After all, the conditions in the contract Warner gave are very generous." Joey opened the coffee and took a sip carefully because of the heat on it.

Hughes leaned against the railing, holding a glass of vitamin drink in his hand, "Are you looking for a share of the contract?"

"You also think I'm too ambitious?" Joey winked at him, "You should believe me, if it wasn't for the contract share, we would have lost a lot of money."

Hughes threw the can into the trash can, took off his jacket and held it in his hand, revealing that the top three buttons inside were unbuttoned blue shirt, and he could see the straight and strong chest muscles on his chest.

Having been with him for a long time, Joey knows that he is a typical person who looks thin in clothes and has flesh in his clothes.

He enjoys working out and always keeps his body in top shape.

Hughes realized that Joey was staring at the muscles on his chest, and immediately showed an ambiguous and proud smile, "Why, you want to see it so much, I don't mind finding a room to take it off for you to see."

Joey gave him a hard look back, then looked away, "Are you listening to what I'm saying?"

"Of course I'm listening," he chuckled at her. "Since your requirements are so high, I don't think you can find a suitable company."

"You hit me like that?" Joey muttered dissatisfied.

"You'd better go to Kingfisher, after all, there are..." He joked to Joey contemptuously, "There is a loyal dog man who admires you the most in Hollywood."

Joey looked at him inexplicably, "Who are you referring to?"

"James Cameron." His tone was mocking.

"Crazy!" Joey knew he was being laughed at by him, "But..." Her eyes rolled around slipperyly, "Maybe Teacher Cameron will really agree... Maybe I can try try……"

"Yeah, after reading your "Juno" and "Source Code", didn't he claim in the email that he loved you to death?" Hughes laughed out loud, and he mocked Joey mercilessly.

Joey was so angry that he chopped off his leather shoes, "Get out, Hughes!"

Then she turned around and walked into the office again, this time completely shutting him out!

Hughes didn't stay, he also turned and left the building.

But Joey has already made up his mind. After the finished filming, he will be the first one to show James Cameron to Kingfisher Pictures.

Hey!What a great idea!

After all, Teacher Cameron has always encouraged him.

Moreover, his vision is extremely vicious, and he can always distinguish between good and bad movies, as well as the trend of the box office.

I believe he will favor Joey.

In the next few months, Joey still worked hard in post-production. After all, "Twilight" also has a lot of special effects. Although due to limited funds, it is basically not a special effect for a big scene. It can only be said to be [-] cents. special effects.

After all kinds of urgent and overworked work, the fine-cut DEMO of "Twilight" was finally completed in August!

And she immediately called relevant personnel to watch with her.This movie, which she had placed high hopes on, has finally taken its first step!

Will the miracle of "Twilight" continue again?

Will she really use this to create the biggest dark horse legend in movie history!

The author has something to say: Sprinkle some nutrient solution~QAQ