Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En is in a hurry now.

After continuously investing in stocks, movies and copyrights, the funds on his books are rapidly decreasing.

Although the second dividend of "Titanic" has arrived, it cannot be tampered with. It is the tax payment in April.

In the United States, any organization can be messed with, except the tax agency, which must be avoided.

So it is urgent to let "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" be released as soon as possible.

Brian Lord accompanied Twain to 20th Century Fox to talk about the release of the film.

Bill McNick was as affectionate as ever, and soon arranged a viewing team to go to the screening room to watch the movie.

This is also the first time Brian Lord saw the finished film of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

Nicole Kidman was given a lot of hope by him, and he looked forward to Twain being able to make this movie well. On the one hand, it can squeeze the living space of "Blade Warrior", and on the other hand, it can also allow Nicole Kidman to have a Career turning point.

The film has a total of 108 minutes, which is more than 10 minutes longer than the original version. Many plots have been added to the plot, and the story is much more complicated.

The origin of the story happened to "Tula" of a Greek family...

30-year-old Tula has been single, her parents run a Greek restaurant, and she worked in the dance club in this restaurant, from head to toe smell of bread, so she was tired of such a life, so she chose to leave Here, I went to work in the travel agency of my aunt's house.

Here, she was bullied, ridiculed and satirized by her aunt's cousin, and Tula, who was dependent on others, chose to endure the humiliation and remain silent. Seeing her beautiful cousin dating handsome men every day, Tula is both envious and bitter. Where is her predestined Prince Charming?

At this moment, an accident happened in the travel agency, and a customer suddenly fainted to the ground. With the help of high school teacher Ian Miller, Tula relied on the few common sense of first aid, and after 20 minutes of CPR, the guest finally woke up.

Turan and Ian finally met.

After a period of understanding and contact, Ian also understood the plight of Turan's current life, and was determined to give Tulan a sigh of relief, and his helpers were the high school students in his school.

Ian bought a second-hand high-end dress, called the students in the class, brainstormed, used creativity, made up, styled, and did hair. After a busy afternoon, a brand new Tula was born...

At cousin Tula's birthday party, under her call, the cousin's friends waited to see Turan's jokes and see how the ugly duckling would make a fool of himself.

However, the audience was stunned. Turan was wearing a gorgeous red dress, with fluttering hair, almond eyes and pear cheeks. Does she still look a bit ugly? Turan, who was shining brightly, suddenly became the biggest focus of the audience.

The cousin's friends, especially the handsome guys, diverted their attention to Turan, trying to get close to her and please her. However, at this time, Ian Miller did another extremely bold thing-propose!

It was obviously my cousin's birthday party, and these were the friends she had invited, but they all focused their attention on Turan and Ian. They shouted, they booed, and blessed the couple...

Bill McNick was originally a producer. Seeing this scene, he smiled with satisfaction: "Suppression first, then promotion, and Cinderella's routine, which not only pleases female audiences, but also makes male audiences empathize. Twain The level of grasping the audience's mind is no worse than Spielberg's."

Brian Lord focused on something else, and he was surprised, surprised, and surprised!

Nicole Kidman's performance in this movie... totally exceeded his expectations!

Playing ugly, this angle that almost all Hollywood producers dare not touch, let Twain use it so perfectly.

To show Nicole Kidman's acting skills by acting ugly, and to show off before she wants to show off. Through the hands of Ian Miller, the leading actor, Turan can complete the transformation of life and show Nicole's most radiant side.

Not only showing strong acting skills, but also showing the demeanor of a goddess, Dunn Walker's movie is really tailor-made for Nicole Kidman!

And this angle is destined to fascinate all female movie fans, no matter how logical it is, which woman would not want to meet a Prince Charming to make herself more beautiful and perfect?

And the line in the movie "There have never been ugly women in this world, only lazy women" will definitely become the most popular classic line among women this year.

Brian Lord felt that his original choice was too correct. Dawn Walker, a young man, was indeed worth investing in. He was Nicole Kidman's savior, and he could even change the current chaos of CAA!

It is conceivable that as long as Twain's movie is successful, CAA is bound to rise. With Twain Walker and Steve Spielberg as two ace directors in hand, will CAA be afraid of being squeezed by other agencies?

Bill McNick and Brian Lord have different perspectives, but similar feelings, that is, this movie by Twain has great potential!

In recent years, as Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have gained momentum, female-oriented comedies have become popular.

The movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" not only allowed Nicole Kidman to show the same comedy effect as the two of them, but also showed Meryl Streep's acting skills.

When the ceiling lights in the projection hall came on, everyone stood up and applauded in celebration.

Bill McNick smiled and patted Tang En on the shoulder, "Tang En, you are making me more and more incomprehensible. How much talent do you have?"

Brian Lord held Tang En's hand tightly, "Tang En, I'm relieved to leave Nicole to you."

"Ahem..." Tang En's face straightened slightly, "Brian, Mrs. Nicole Cruise, what do you mean leave it to me? Don't cause any misunderstanding!"

Bill McNick is also a fine character, and he couldn't help laughing.

Brian Lord looked at Tang En with a half-smile, leaned over, and said in a very low voice, "The latest news is that Nicole and Tom have separated."

"ah?"

Tang En's complexion changed, he was a little surprised.

Brian Lord pointed at Tang En and shook his head again and again, "Let's go, let's talk about distribution work."

...

The distribution of independent films has always been the biggest profit obstacle for producers.

For an ordinary independent film, the distributor will often take 25%-35% of the total box office, and then remove the promotional fee, copying fee, labor fee, loss fee, insurance fee and other expenses, and the rest is the producer square profit.

It is often difficult for Hollywood independent films to stand out, and this is the biggest reason.

of course there are exceptions.

For example, "Star Wars" produced by Lucasfilm, this is a film that any film company will kneel and lick to distribute, so it has to give a huge distribution discount, only 10% commission.

Moreover, Fox Pictures is only responsible for theatrical and DVD, video tape, rental and other aspects of distribution. The distribution of TV pay-on-demand, first-round and second-round TV screening rights is relatively simple and highly profitable, and it is still firmly controlled by Lucasfilm.

Twentieth Century Fox can make concessions for "Star Wars", but it can't compromise too much for Twain's movies, even if he has a good relationship with Bill McNick.

The work of negotiation, Tang En did not intervene, it was all the conversation between Brian Lord and Bill McNick.

It sounded very relaxed, and they looked like they were talking happily, but Tang En could keenly perceive the shadow of swords and swords in it.

After nearly an hour of innuendo...

"Brian, your request is too... 15% omni-channel commission, there has never been such a rule in Hollywood." Bill McNick shook his head repeatedly.

Brian Lord said with a smile: "Aren't the rules here to break? Tang En is only twenty years old."

"20%, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the board of directors." Bill McNick remained calm.

Brian Lord seemed to remember something, and suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, Tang En, you know, Lon Meyer used to be my partner, and now he is going to run Universal Pictures. He and I I mentioned it, let's have a meal together when you have time."

Tang En smiled and said, "Okay, this is my honor."

Bill McNick coughed lightly, "Brian, we can talk about personal matters later, let's talk about work first, I think the 15% commission is still too much, but we can change the details a little bit."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Brian Lord had a half-smile. He didn't know what Bill McNick thought. Anyway, in Tang En's opinion, he deserved a beating.

Bill McNick said: "15% of the box office is acceptable, but the distribution of video tapes and DVDs is very difficult, and some peripheral copyrights must be 20%."

Brian Lord did his part, "The pay-on-demand copyright and first-run screening copyright can only be reduced to 10%."

Bill McNick smiled wryly.

This kind of negotiation work can actually be handed over to the subordinates, but the other party is Brian Lord, who has too much background, and he has to come forward in person.

It's just that this guy... is too difficult to deal with.

"Okay, Brian, you won. We don't need to argue too much over an excellent movie." Bill McNick waved his hand and took a step back.

Brian Lord laughed and said, "Of course, it's best like this. But... Bill, you know, I'm helping Twain plan the acquisition of Marvel Entertainment. When the acquisition is completed, a superhero movie will definitely be released."

Tang En quickly added, "That's right, it will be a commercial blockbuster, with an investment of over 100 million yuan!"

Brian Lord nodded, "I hope that the commission for that film can be guaranteed to be only 10%."

Bill McNick's expression was unnatural, "Brian, you are a strong man, I can't have such a reflection in the contract, this will make the board of directors question my ability!"

Brian Lord pressed his hand, "Of course I understand, I just need a verbal promise from you. I believe in you, Bill."

Bill McNick breathed a sigh of relief, "If it's really a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million yuan, then 10% of the commission is normal."

Brian Lord clapped his hands lightly, "It's an honor, Bill, our opinions have finally reached an agreement."