Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 208: Colombia's Request, the Pitfalls of Love for Aida

"It's a pleasure to work with you. I'll leave the rest to your company."

At the Onino Eiga branch, Onino Takeshi met Sugiyama Isamu who came to visit him in person.

The latter was not only the manager of Columbia's distribution department, but also one of the directors, fully representing Columbia. The two sides reached an agreement on cooperation.

"Please leave it to us, Director Onino. We in Columbia have always valued integrity."

Sugiyama Isamu said with a smile, his words hinting at something.

Gui Yewu smiled and did not comment.

Businessmen pursue profits. In essence, Columbia and Paramount are no different. They will not be treated differently just because they are Japanese companies.

But at least in terms of sincerity in cooperation, Columbia won the recognition of Takeshi Ono.

In fact, with the record-breaking box office and popularity of "ET", Takeshi Onino is not worried about the distribution issue at all. Everyone can see the benefits, and many companies are willing to distribute it.

If Paramount gives up, the only one who loses will be Paramount itself.

That is to say, Sintra is used to being domineering and not very good at movies, so he judges others by himself, which is unwise.

Sure enough, weakness and ignorance have never been obstacles to survival, arrogance is!
Compared with Paramount, Columbia showed considerable sincerity.

Not only did they proactively give up their share of the profits, they also allowed Onino Eiga to participate in the video tape market, the profits from which were no less than the box office, and might even be more.

To be honest, when he heard the conditions proposed by Columbia, Gui Yewu couldn't help but be surprised.

Then I couldn't help but admire the courage of the other party's decision maker.

With such favorable conditions, it was impossible for Gui Yewu to refuse.

Sugiyama Isamu was also very happy.

Paramount is blind and fails to recognize the talent of this talent, but the Japanese people know how powerful Takeshi Ono is.

It is clearer how big a storm this unprecedented movie "ET" has caused in Neon.

Relatively speaking, Hollywood companies such as Paramount may underestimate this movie, but they definitely won't.

Therefore, after hearing that Paramount had given up the meat in its mouth, the Japanese executives of Columbia were immediately delighted and decided to acquire the distribution rights of "ET" in one fell swoop.

Just offer generous conditions and cut the Gordian knot!
There is a reason why Colombia is so happy.

Since Sony acquired Columbia five years ago, there has been no significant improvement in business development. The films it has invested in and produced consecutively have all been lukewarm and have not made any splashes.

Even suffered a lot of losses.

Not to mention compared with booming giants like Paramount and Universal, it is almost at the bottom of the Big Eight, and is only slightly better than the "N-hand" MGM.

Under such circumstances, the Americans in the company inevitably started gossiping. Although this could not shake the status of the Japanese faction, it inevitably hurt their sensitive self-esteem.

The appearance of Gui Yewu gave them hope, which led to their decision to spend all the money.

The bet is that "ET" can also achieve surprising results in North America.

This is not blind confidence, but the filming of "ET" is really in line with the American aesthetic.

Gui Yewu was naturally delighted by this, as it is true that misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

After signing the contract, both parties held a press conference.

After all, Columbia is one of the Big Eight, and many media were invited. Although Takeshi Onino is a foreign director, he is not an unknown figure in Hollywood.

Not to mention the recent uproar over Paramount's breach of contract, even the previous "The Grudge" is still fresh in their memory.

The media immediately smelled news about the cooperation between the two parties.

"Director Takeshi Onino, may I ask why you gave up Paramount and chose to cooperate with Columbia?"

As soon as it came on, the media started to stir up trouble.

Gui Yewu had anticipated this and replied calmly:
"America is a country that advocates freedom, so cooperation is of course free. Cooperation with Colombia is more in the interests of both sides. It's that simple."

The media were naturally dissatisfied with his evasive explanation. Another reporter stood up and said sharply, "But it is said that Paramount unilaterally tore up the agreement with you. What is the hidden secret behind this?"

Such a straightforward question immediately excited other media.

Tsk tsk, it would be great if it were revealed that Paramount failed to bully a foreign director and tore up the contract out of anger.

Of course, they are not speaking up for Takeshi Guiye, they are just doing it for the attention, and the gossip about the eight Hollywood stars is bound to attract attention.

Of course, Gui Yewu would not fall for it and continued to deny it with official words: "It's just that the two sides have different ideas about cooperation. There is no inside story."

Then, before the other party continued to ask questions, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, today is the press conference for the contract between Onino Films and Columbia. Please don't talk about irrelevant topics."

However, those media did not give him the face of a foreign director. News of normal cooperation was not as explosive as news of a fight with Paramount.

Everyone rushed to ask questions, each one more impolite than the last.

In the end, it was Sugiyama Isamu who stepped forward. The media had to give face to the Big Eight, so they could only give up in disappointment.

Gui Yewu secretly curled his lips. It turned out that the media in any country have the same character.

……

Paramount Building.

Shirley Lansing watched the press conference being broadcast on TV and her eyes fell on the burly figure.

The latter's face did not show the expected disappointment and panic. Instead, he looked calm and confident, as if he was not affected at all by their breach of contract.

Shirley Lansing said nothing but sighed deeply.

She had a feeling that Sindra would regret her decision.

……

After the press conference, Columbia began to exert its strength and launched a full-scale publicity campaign for "ET".

Soon, many American movie fans learned that the Oriental director King (King Takeshi's English name), who had just "terrified" the entire United States with a thriller a few months ago, was back with a children's science fiction film! "Children's science fiction film? Is it the Oriental director who made "Spell"? Did I hear it right?"

"I know that movie. I heard it broke the box office record in Neon!"

"That King's "The Grudge" last time almost scared me to death. Will it be that scary this time?"

"Come on man, how scary can an all-ages family movie be?"

"What dude? I'm a lady!"

"I remember this ID was a man last year, right?"

"Oh my goodness it's not a Wal-Mart shopping bag..."

"Speaking of movies, I like The Grudge and I also like King. I will definitely go to watch it when it's released!"

"..."

Thanks to the influence of "The Grudge", Takeshi Onino has also gained a certain degree of fame in America.

After all, a movie with a box office of over 100 million US dollars can already rank among the top ten in this year's North American box office list.

After "The Grudge", Takeshi Onino is no longer an unknown figure in the North American film industry.

In particular, the unique style of "The Grudge" is different from traditional Hollywood blood-thriller films, which has won it a lot of horror film fans, and in turn, it has also made Onino Takeshi gain a group of American fans.

Now I heard that the director of "The Grudge" has made a new film. Although some people were disappointed because it was just a children's science fiction film and chose to give up, there are still many fans who are interested in it.

Columbia was pleasantly surprised by the market feedback, and people like Sugiyama Isamu were even more grateful for their decision to cooperate with Takeshi Onino.

"Everyone, I think we might want to ask Supervisor Onino to give it a try."

At an internal meeting, Sugiyama Isamu made a suggestion.

After discussion, the proposal received 80% of the votes in favor.

So on the next day, Sugiyama Isamu found Onino Takeshi again.

……

"Director Onino, I am sorry to have come to you this time because I have something to ask of you."

As soon as they met, Sugiyama Isamu went straight to the point.

Gui Yewu thought that something went wrong in Columbia again, but it turned out not to be the case, and he couldn't help but become curious.

"Sugiya-san, you can say whatever you want."

"It's like this, a movie that Columbia invested in before has run into some problems."

Sugiyama Isamu looked helpless and a little embarrassed to speak.

"The director of that play had a somewhat...complicated private life. It turned out that he was diagnosed with a medical condition not long ago, and it is impossible for him to continue directing."

Gui Yewu understood immediately, it turned out that he was a lover of Ai Da, no wonder Mei paid attention to him, now the probability of nothing happening was reduced.

Hey, this guy is really good at playing~
Sugiyama Isamu also found it ridiculous and was extremely angry at that traitor.

You can have fun, but you better pay attention!

Now, you’re hurting others and yourself!
Now that the director is busy working hard for Ai, the entire crew has come to a standstill. If they don't find a way to remedy the situation, the investment money will be completely wasted.

Colombia is also anxious.

Takeshi Ono expressed his sympathy, but it is not known whether he sympathized with Columbia or the unlucky director.

At the same time, there were some speculations about the purpose of Sugiyama Isamu's visit.

Sugiyama Isamu continued to complain: "The film is only halfway through, and the entire crew is at a standstill.

What's even worse is that Constantine spent all the money on meaningless special effects shots. We looked at the materials and the plot was simply a mess... a disaster!
After the marketing department evaluated the situation, they concluded that even if the film was completed, it would not be possible to achieve high box office returns.”

"Why not find another director to replace him?" asked Takeshi Ono.

Sugiyama Yong smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "The problem is that no one is willing to take over this mess."

Seeing the ghost, Ye Wu was surprised and began to explain.

"We at Columbia invested 30 million US dollars in this film, but now there is less than 10 million left, and the film is still halfway through. In order to stop the loss, the company is unwilling to continue investing more money..."

Gui Yewu understood it immediately again.

My goodness, this is a huge pitfall. Not only do we have to use less than one-third of the remaining money to finish the movie, but according to what Sugiyama Isami said, this is obviously a bad movie, so the person who takes over will most likely become the scapegoat.

There are no fools in the Hollywood director circle. Who would be willing to jump in even though they know it is a trap?

Columbia doesn't want to use those little-known new directors, so they still want to rescue them.

So, by coincidence, Gui Yewu came into their sight.

With the ability of this genius supervisor, is it possible to turn decay into magic?
At the very least, it should be possible to minimize the loss of this movie.

It was for this reason that Sugiyama Isamu told the truth instead of using high-sounding excuses to deceive Onino Takeshi.

Of course, the cooperation between the two parties is also one of the factors. We cannot harm Takeshi Guiye just for a movie with an investment of tens of millions. This would be a complete loss of the big picture for the sake of the small.

Gui Yewu had some idea of ​​Columbia's plan.

The only thing that puzzled him was that since the director was so shady and obviously a fake with no talent, why did Columbia hire him?

In response, Sugiyama hesitated for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "Constantine's father is a famous Hollywood director."

Gui Yewu understood it immediately for the third time.

This makes sense logically.

(End of this chapter)