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Ella Deutschman was a little silent. After so many years in Hollywood, how could he not understand what Simon said.

But people are like this, knowing a truth does not mean that you can do it.

As a graduate of a prestigious Northwestern University, Ella Deutschman has a sense of academic superiority in front of most people in Hollywood, and this sense of superiority also unknowingly restrains his behavior pattern, making him He never forgot his decency as an intellectual. So, while it's clear that hyping up what audiences like to see will lead to a higher box-office film, Ella Deutschman has always resisted doing so from the bottom of her heart.

The waiter just brought the lunch up at this time. Simon waited for a while, and when the waiter left again, he asked Deutschman, "So, do you still want this job?"

Ella Deutschman hesitated, but still asked: "Simon, is it really correct to purely pursue the commercial interests of a movie?"

"A lot of maverick filmmakers always say that I'm not making movies to make money. But that's not the case. Since they chose movies, they are destined to have a stronger desire to express themselves than ordinary people. Many people can see their films," Simon looked at Ella Deutschman and said slowly: "As a film distributor, it is your job to find ways to let more people see your films, which is both right and wrong. The filmmaker is also responsible to the investors, regardless of whether it is correct or not. In a film that tells the true meaning of life, if you use sex as a publicity stunt, the film director may be very angry because of this, but when the film is originally only a few million A movie with a dollar box office potential sold 10 million, 20 million or more, and even won an Oscar, then you will find out later that instead of blaming you, he looks forward to continuing to work with you. Ella, only the winner will is always right, and the winner is not blamed."

After listening to Simon's words, Ella Deutschman's expression changed slightly for a moment, and then she said sincerely: "Simon, I need to confess, before the meeting, I very, very hoped to get this job. But now, I find that You have more expectations for the company I might run than I imagined, and I'm not sure I can do it well."

With a smile on Simon's face, he said, "Actually, I'm not sure, Ella, the main reason why I chose you is because your conditions are just right. You are only 35 years old this year, and you won't be like those fifty or sixty year olds. The old man loses his plasticity completely, and also has more industry experience than the young man who is just starting out. However, once you are hired, you only have one year.”

Ella Deutschman wondered: "One year?"

Simon nodded and said: "Yes, even if you are willing to accept this job, you still need to go through a one-year investigation period. During this year, I will completely focus on the operation of Gaomen Pictures, and personally urge you to change your past traditions. Conservative business thinking. After a year, if I am satisfied with the results of your work, we will sign a formal long-term contract.”

Ella Deutschman keenly captured another layer of meaning in Simon's words: "Simon, you mean that Goldman Films operates completely independently, and I am solely responsible to you, and do not need to accept Ms. Pascal. leader?"

"Yes, and Gold Gate Pictures is more independent than you think. Daenerys Pictures and New World Pictures have separate production and distribution departments, but Gold Gate Pictures will have a set of With a completely independent film production and distribution system, in addition to the financial aspects that need to be supervised by the parent company, you will have a lot of autonomy in other aspects.”

Ella Deutschman's expression changed for a few seconds, and she quickly made up her mind, saying, "Simon, what should I do in the next year?"

"Complete the familiarity and adjustment of Gaomen Pictures as soon as possible. You can hire or fire some people yourself, and at the same time take over the distribution of several literary films under the company. In the next year, you will find projects, purchase films, operate and distribute... You do all of this work yourself, but I'll try to be involved in major decisions as much as possible, provide my own advice, and personally urge you to change your distribution strategy that I think is out of date, and I'll help you find some projects to work on," Simon said. At this point, I paused for a while, and waited for Deutschman to digest it for a while before continuing: "As for the criteria for judging your work results, the core is of course the commercial benefits of the film, but it is not absolute, the film has always been an uncertainty. Very risky business, I allow my subordinates to fail. So, all the projects you run in the next year will be judged individually, as long as you put your heart and soul on each project and walk on a path that I think is right We can sign a formal contract in a year.”

Ella Deutschman took Simon's words seriously, and after Simon finished speaking, he continued to ask, "So, Simon, how much company budget can I get in the next year?"

"$30 million, it's a pure movie business budget, you can do whatever you think is feasible, make, buy, distribute, etc., and it doesn't need to be all done by next year's deadline, you just need to put the recognition Go ahead and do the right project.” Simon said, then added: “Also, your salary for the next year is $150,000, and there is no incentive clause. But if your work is good enough, when you sign next year, you will get a bonus. A signing bonus, you can bet on whether my boss is generous or stingy. Oh, and one more thing, after you join, you can use the company's private jet, but only for business flights. If we sign in a year later, you Can have access to family vacations. If you’re in Daenerys entertainment long enough, you might even have a private jet that’s entirely paid for by the company.”

$30 million, such a sum

The money may not be enough for the production cost of a blockbuster movie in Hollywood. Simon's "Batman" has an open budget of $50 million.

However, Ella Deutschman has no dissatisfaction. The new film company he previously worked for did not have $30 million to spend at will in the most accommodating year. Ella Deutschman has even begun to quickly think about how to spend the money. Although Simon did not prohibit him from immediately entering the field of production, Deutschman made up his mind that all the money would be used for film purchase and distribution. The risks of these two businesses are relatively minimal, and the operation cycle Also short. The investment in literary films is much lower than that of commercial films. According to the average budget of a single project of 5 million US dollars, 30 million US dollars is enough for him to run six projects next year.

As for the production, he can definitely look for the script first. If he can officially sign a contract next year and then start production, he will definitely have more budget by then.

Thinking like this, Ella Deutschman quickly got up, stretched out her hand to Simon across the dining table, and smiled: "Boss, I look forward to the day when I can have my own private jet."

Ella Deutschman was quite straightforward. From the next day, she decisively signed the entry agreement and devoted herself to the work of Highgate Pictures.

In the following days, Simon also confirmed two other major supporting roles for "Batman".

'Black Mask' Roman Sinnis fell out of Willem Dafoe, Tommy Lee Jones was finalized as Director Gordon, and Anthony Hopkins was chosen to play Batman's butler Alfred.

Tommy Lee Jones and Anthony Hopkins were both famous later, one entered the 20 million salary club with the "Men in Black" series, and the other won the Oscar for his superb performance in "The Silence of the Lambs".

If it were ten years later, Simon wanted to put the two together to play the two supporting roles of "Batman", but now, they are far from their later fame, and they are barely second-tier in Hollywood.

Tommy Lee Jones is in his early 40s. Since his debut in the 1970s, apart from a biopic of "The Miner's Daughter" in 1980, he has not produced any other works. In his five films before accepting Director Gordon, except for a low-cost sci-fi thriller "Raging Moon", which happened to be produced by New World Pictures, which earned more than $6 million at the box office, the other four films all had only $100. More than ten thousand dollars, can only be described by the street.

Anthony Hopkins, who is 51 years old this year, is even worse than Tommy Lee Jones. In recent years, he has not even made a few big screen works, and basically starred in TV movies and TV series.

Therefore, both of them belong to the kind of old-fashioned actors who are low-paid and familiar to the audience, and fully fit Simon's role of Sheriff Gordon and Butler Fu. The most important thing is that both of them agreed to grow Up to five long-term contracts.

In the original time and space, the widow sister Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Samuel L. Jackson, who played the director of SHIELD, as supporting roles in the series, the remuneration is much higher than that of the protagonists such as Thor, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. The main thing is that the roles played by the two are irreplaceable, but they did not sign long-term contracts like the previous ones.

Unlike Catwoman, Director Gordon and Butler Alfred are completely bound to "Batman". As long as this series can continue, it is unlikely that the two will hide in thin air, and Simon does not want to change people in the middle.

After negotiation, the starting salary for both of them is $150,000, and then the salary for each sequel will increase by up to $300,000. Simon is not too generous in this regard. For the supporting roles, the salary increase of $300,000 each time Not stingy either. Moreover, if the two can reach the level of coffee they used to be in the next few years, whether it is $300,000 or $500,000, it will only be insignificant.

Therefore, although it is impossible to restrict the future films of the two supporting characters like the actor Adam Baldwin, Simon also secretly made up his mind that if necessary, he will suppress the career development of the two as much as possible, such as replacing "Silence". "The Lamb" actor and so on.

As long as I can smoothly advance the dc movie universe series in my hands, I can't care too much about other things.

In addition to the core main and supporting roles, some secondary roles of "Batman" have also been finalized during this period, and there are some small roles at the dragon level, which will probably be temporarily selected during the shooting process.

The roles were confirmed, and the film also began to read scripts and rehearse more frequently. Simon's deputy, Joe Silver, flew to Melbourne again in late October to coordinate set pieces for the film's start early next year.

With such a busy schedule, the Halloween season is approaching.

Compared with the same period last year, the upcoming October schedule can only be described as bleak.

In October 1987, the total revenue of the broad market was close to $180 million, but this year, although October has not completely passed, the total revenue of the broad market is expected to be only $130 million, which is almost a third of the decline.

Moreover, even in the next November and December schedules, the number of films expected to be released is much sparser than in previous years. In order to avoid more losses, major studios have even generally adopted a strategy of tightening the scale of distribution. As a result, Daenerys Entertainment, which is about to release four films, "Scream", "Steel Magnolia", "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man", has instead become the most conspicuous presence in this year-end schedule.

At Simon's insistence, after negotiating with major theater chains in North America, "Rain Man" finally successfully signed 1,136 screens. Counting the other three films, Daenerys Entertainment's four films at the end of the year are basically all Can be considered a large-scale release.

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Meng also approved a simple advertising budget of 5 million US dollars for each film, and began to fully promote the four films on various media platforms in North America. Counting other costs such as copying and printing, it is estimated that the total publicity budget of each film is generally common. It will be more than 8 million US dollars, and it can be added later.

In this era of transition from traditional distribution to full-scale distribution, studios generally tend to be conservative in film distribution. In this way, even direct investment in production costs is considered very unwise by many people, but Simon is not at all sensible. Just ignore it.

After all, whether it can get rid of the constraints of the distribution channels of the big studios is basically a gamble here. In the next few years, it is impossible for Daenerys Entertainment to encounter a market form where the right time and place are completely inclined to its own side. Once missed, when the big film companies recover from the impact of this year's Hollywood screenwriter strike, Daenerys Entertainment, which is too sharp, will definitely face joint suppression from all parties in Hollywood.

The release date for "Scream" has finally arrived after the last wave of teen-focused trailers from major networks and MTVs.

In the past week, because of the release of the well-known horror film series "Moonlight Panic 4" by an independent film company Galaxy International, the North American one-week market rebounded slightly, reaching 32.67 million US dollars. The box office of "Moonlight Panic 4" in the first week of 8 million US dollars is basically not a threat to "Scream".

On October 28, "Scream" officially opened on a large scale on 1,755 screens in North America.

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