hollywood draw

At the same time, Touchstone Film James and his group held a meeting in the hotel room where they lived to discuss the quality of the videos they watched on the first day.

"James, the movie is the first thing you find and watch, tell me what you think."

A group of five people sat in the hotel living room. The first one to speak was a middle-aged Jewish, and the most obvious feature was the hooked nose on his face. He was the decision maker of the group this time and the head of the distribution department of Touchstone Pictures.

James took out his notebook, looked it out and took another look before speaking:

"We all went to watch it in the afternoon. I think this film has very market potential. Personally, it seems that the film is precise in the plot conception and is already a very complete thriller. The selling points are clear, and the entire film is both unexpected and interesting enough. Of course, we can see that the director's handling of details is somewhat immature, but this does not affect the comfort of watching the movie. I suggest taking this film."

After James finished speaking, he closed the notebook in his hand and looked at the supervisor Mason and several others and said:

"I thought it was very good after reading it in the morning, so I took you there again in the afternoon. Jenny, what do you think? Do you think you can buy it?"

In addition to the supervisor Mason, there are four other people in the room who are all film viewers at the company. Although the taste may be different, their vision is the foundation of their work, and Jenny is obviously the one with sharp eyesight.

Mason also looked at Jenny. This type of film usually has Jenny's opinions that are more accurate.

At this time, Jenny, the only woman in the room, also opened her record book and said:

"The positioning of this film is very clear, and the potential audience is a group of teenagers. The young director's good use of multiple elements is used to cleverly combine the time cycle, and the heroine's transformation and growth in the continuous killing and rebirth are all very smart.

Maybe at the beginning of his script, he did not design meticulous logic to support the story, but it could make people recall all the suspense as the storyline. Even the movie did not give any explanation for the heroine Tylie being reborn on this day.

But it was this young director who made good use of this technique a not-new time cycle routine, a clichéd love and family affection, burst out with new vitality. There are many places in the film that are very tricky, but the effect is very good, and very smart young people, aren’t it?”

When Mason heard Jenny's comment on the film, he touched his chin with his hand. Now he had to consider how to get the film cheaply.

"James, call them and ask the young director to come to the hotel tomorrow to chat. I will talk to him about the distribution issues in person."

When James heard Mason's words, he directly called the small hotel where Wayne and the others lived, and nodded to Mason after notifying him.

At this time, one of the other movies who watched the movie was chatting with the black woman sitting opposite him.

"Talie, I highly recommend you go and watch that movie tomorrow. If we weren't with Tom of Castle Stone today, we might miss an opportunity."

The person who was talking was the companion who entered the theater with Jennings' friend Tom today. The black woman sitting opposite him was the buyer of the famous Miramax's video.

"Okay, I'll go and see it tomorrow. Knight, if the film really thinks what you said, there is a certain market prospect, I will report it to Harvey, and he will come tomorrow."

"I don't think it will disappoint you, but hurry, today is not just Tom of Castle Stone, but I also saw James of the Touchstone."

Wayne put down the phone in the small hotel and waved his fists hard under Jimmy and Luke's expectant gaze. Luke immediately asked him impatiently:

"How about it, are they interested in our movies? Do you want to buy them?"

"They asked me to go to the hotel tomorrow to talk, Jimmy, you go with me tomorrow. Do you think this will be a negotiation?"

He looked at the agent.

"It is very likely that you will be prepared mentally. If the final conditions are acceptable, you need to ask your lawyer to come."

Jimmy was also very happy. He didn't expect it would be so smooth. He thought there would be at least a few days to think about it. He didn't expect that they would call in less than a day.

"No problem, I hope everything goes well, but we can't give up on potential buyers, Luke, you will show the movie normally tomorrow, and wait for us to get news."

He forced himself to calm down and considered what strategy would he use if the other party really wanted to buy a movie tomorrow.

"Don't worry, I will show you two games tomorrow morning and three games in the afternoon."

Luke agreed confidently.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Luke went to open the door and continued to show the video. Wayne changed into the only suit he brought and went to the Planck Hotel with Jimmy.

In the hotel suite, James introduced Wayne and Mason again. After everyone finished greetings, Mason took the lead in speaking.

"Director Greenberg, I personally have some interest in your film. Although there are many places where you can clearly see that the technique is immature and lacks some logic, there are still some things that are not explained clearly in the story. However, there are still some highlights. I am going to buy the copyright of your film."

He listened silently to everything the other party said without any anger. He understood a truth in his previous life: those who find faults are those who buy goods, and this truth applies no matter whenever. If the other party comes up and praises himself and says a lot of good things, then this business will probably be out of business.

"Please offer, Mr. Mason, if you want, I hope to hear the conditions you offer." He was not disturbed by the other party's words at all, and calmly analyzed Mason's thoughts.

"In my opinion, the cost of your film is up to $1.5 million. If you want, I can offer a price of $1.5 million, buy the North American copyright of the entire film, and then send it to the theater."

Mason believes in his own eyesight. The film's real highlights are definitely not more than what he said. For a novice director, this condition is already very good.

He frowned hard when he heard this. This was different from the price he thought about, but it was not impossible to talk about it.

"Mr. Mason, $4 million, you can take him away. I believe that the value this film can create is far more than that. You must ensure that you contact the theater for distribution as soon as possible, and I only sell North American copyrights and require that you retain subsequent copyrights and overseas copyrights."

"This is impossible! I have to remind you, Director Greenberg, it's not worth $4 million at all. If I weren't interested in it personally, I would never bid for him. So, I'm adding $500,000, $2 million, this is the final offer, you can consider it."

Mason looked at the director opposite him who seemed very young, and he believed that this young director would not give up on the opportunity to send the film to the theater.

It doesn’t matter if the copyright of overseas or the copyright of the subsequent sequel is that no one can guarantee that the film will be successful. Mason’s assessment is that there may be certain young people who like it, but the box office will definitely not exceed tens of millions, which is absolutely impossible.

If it operates well, you can recover the cost in the theater. If the videotape is released in the future, the profit should be above one million US dollars. After all, the videotapes with this attribute have a good prospect.

"Sorry, Mr. Mason, I'll go back and think about it. If there is any result, I will contact you. Thank you again for your affirmation of the movie."

Wayne suddenly stood up and said goodbye to James and Mason. He is not in a hurry now, and the negotiations cannot be successful in one go. Since there are big differences, let's see if anyone else is interested in other companies.

This is a business society, and Hollywood is even more so. Every suggestion involving a large amount of money cannot be overestimated, let alone this is a million-dollar deal.

He is not in a hurry to take action. There are nine days left in the film festival, so he has time to consider the gains and losses.

Back to the screening room provided by the organizer, Luke was playing the second scene. Compared to yesterday, there were obviously many people in the theater, and he sat nearly half of the seats. At the door, he and Luke left for rest, a black middle-aged woman sat.

Wayne looked at her strangely. He didn't remember knowing this woman, but she was obviously waiting for him.

"Hi, I'm Tallie Yulia, a filmmaker at Miramax. I just finished watching a video and wanted to talk to you, Director Greenberg."

Tallie looked at the young director walking in front of her. If he had a woman's perspective, he was very handsome and strong. Maybe he shouldn't be a director, but an actor.

"Hello, Ms. Yulia. Sorry, I just went to talk to Touchstone Pictures about something."

Wayne shook hands with her, with a calm expression on the surface, but she almost felt happy. What is this? The East is not bright in the West? Is anyone giving me a pillow when I am sleepy?

"Call me Tallie, do you have time tonight? I hope you can bring a copy and come to the hotel in the evening."

He smiled bitterly when he heard this. He was too happy. He couldn't encounter any messy things, right? Are you going to tempt yourself with the conditions for temptation?

"I just told my boss about your film, but he can only arrive in the evening. The plane was unexpected and delayed. How about it? Mr. Harvey listened to my report and was very interested in the film. I hope you can bring a copy and show it to him in the evening."

"Okay, leave me a phone number, I will go there on time tonight."

Taking Talley's business card, he watched the woman walk into the cinema on the street corner. Jimmy smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said in a strange tone:

"Wayne, I swear that lady just now, if you don't say the following words quickly, you will definitely punch her. Ah, you don't know, when you just heard her ask you to go to a hotel, your face was so embarrassing."

"Hey, Jimmy, I admit I'm overthinking. Is this kind of thing rare in the circle? In fact, if anyone can release this movie for free, even if she is a black aunt, I will admit it."

He waved his hand indifferently and said to Jimmy directly. It seemed that Jimmy still looked up to Wayne's bottom line.

"Don't dream about Wayne! Do you think your lower body will be worth millions? Release a movie, even if there is no preliminary promotion, how much does it cost to copy it alone? Put away the fantasy and think carefully about the conditions of the touchstone. I think even if you can negotiate again, the price will not be too high."