I’m in Hollywood Chapter 24: Jump out of the pit

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The Amy · Pascal sitting at the bottom of the meeting table felt that this matter was not as simple as expected. Although she had only been in contact with Eric for a few hours, she still noticed that the boy had This kind of people of the same age is incomparably calm. People of this character will certainly not have a fever of the brain, and propose this kind of agreement with very low odds of betting. Well, this gambling agreement is most likely Eric Williams after careful consideration.

Amy · Pascal did n’t pay attention to other people ’s support for the gambling agreement, and thought for a long time before saying: “Mr. Cohen, I think it ’s better to be cautious. There is no lunch for nothing. We can raise the buyout price a little bit, and then talk to Eric Williams It ’s not feasible to negotiate. It ’s fine to sign a share agreement. Anyway, with the Box Office potential of this movie, we can definitely make a fortune. ”

"Amy, I think you are too conservative, not even that child." The first speaker, Lester · Reed, retorted: "Do you know the potential of this movie? If we fully obtain the copyright of this movie, So apart from the Box Office share, in the next videotape copyright, TV broadcast and various other peripheral authorizations, at least we can earn tens of millions of USD profits, not to mention the shoots sequel. If you choose a share agreement, copyright Still in the hands of the boy, we have to give the boy a big share in the next operation. "

Amy · Pascal said: "We can also raise some buyout prices. Perhaps, 15 million USD, that boy will definitely agree."

"According to the potential of such small-cost comedies in the past, under normal circumstances, 50 million USD has been regarded as the Box Office dark horse, most of the excellent quality can only get 20 million USD Box Office. Well, more than 80% The chance of getting all the copyright of this movie for free, why do we have to pay more than 10 million USD. That boy can propose such a crazy match agreement on the odds of winning less than 20%. Do n’t you have the guts to gamble? ”

"But ..." Amy · Pascal looked at the greed and enthusiasm in the eyes of her colleagues. The unique sixth sense of women made her feel that this matter was even more inappropriate.

"Okay, Amy," Blunt · Cohen interrupted Amy · Pascal's speech: "Although Jeffrey · Hansson and that Eric Williams may be your friends, when you must understand that you are an employee of Columbia Corporation, you must For the benefit of the company. "

Blunt · Cohen made Amy · Pascal stunned. She is indeed a friend with Jeffrey · Hansson, but as a professional Manager, she has always been quite ethical.

Now I ’m just expressing my opinions out of prudence, but I am suspected of eating out and helping outsiders fight for interests. The strong sense of humiliation caused Amy · Pascal's right hand holding the pen to tremble slightly. Eventually, Amy · Pascal suddenly stood up and said coldly: "Mr. Cohen, since your opinion produced this idea, I think, I am no longer suitable for participation I ’m leaving this project, bye bye. ”

After finishing talking, Amy · Pascal hurriedly sorted out the documents in front of him with his lips, and turned silently and left the office.

The entire office fell into a brief silence.

"Women!"

I do n’t know who sighed first. Amy · Pascal is in a high position as a woman. In the patriarchal society, he will definitely be subject to various kinds of discrimination, but I do n’t know. What kind of emotion is it.

Blunt · Cohen slightly regretted that the work ability and professional ethics of Amy · Pascal are obvious to all, otherwise it is impossible to sit in this office as a woman. However, although Blunt · Cohen lacks courage in the management company, he is very stubborn and self-use. He feels that although he speaks a little abruptly, Amy · Pascal just leaves the meeting room, which is also a provocation to his majesty, so it is natural All errors are attributed to Amy · Pascal.

The office was silent for more than ten seconds before Blunt · Cohen said: "Okay, since everyone agrees to this agreement on gambling, then come here today, Lester, from tomorrow on, you will be solely responsible for" Home Alone "This project."

In the envious eyes of everyone, Lester · Reed agreed with excitement. If he wins the right bet, this credit will definitely be counted as his share. Promotion and salary increase in the future are all logical things.

"No problem, Mr. Cohen, I will try my best to complete this matter."

The next day, Eric received the notice that Columbia accepted the gambling agreement, and at the same time, Jeffrey also contacted the firm that Eric needed. After the two firms evaluated the value of "Jurassic Park", they agreed to send a team to assist Eric Draft and supervise the implementation of gambling agreements.

On October 31, although very interested, Eric still failed to participate in the first Halloween parade since rebirth. Instead, he stayed in a conference room with Columbia Headquarters with a lot of boring middle-aged men and women, and planned to bet against The specific content of the agreement.

On the basis of the conditions proposed by Eric, the specific content of the agreement has been gradually refined. In order to ensure that Columbia Corporation does its best to promote and publish the "Home Alone", the agreement content is even detailed in how many publicity soft articles are published on newspaper of different popularity To list them in detail, there is a need to increase or decrease the screening screen as much as the online attendance rate of the theater, the daily screening times and scheduling time of the cinema, and so on. And once Columbia violated the content of the agreement, according to the extent of the violation of the agreement, different penalties for breach of contract were made.

The last few dozen pages of the contract were drafted, and the Eric I watched was stunned. I could n’t help admiring the professionalism of the accounting and lawyer team that Jeffrey · Hansson had found.

In terms of Columbia, Lester · Reed, who is in charge of the "Home Alone" project, thinks that "Home Alone" is basically already in the pocket of Columbia, so he did n’t pay too much attention to this tens of pages of contracts, but he laughed a little. Eric's trivial matters, the two teams invited by the other party, the commission alone is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of USD, it is a waste.

Lester · Reed feels that even if the contract is more detailed, the Box Office potential of "Home Alone" is there. Columbia executives' boldest expectations for "Home Alone" Box Office have not exceeded 《Who Framed Roger Rabbit》, which currently ranks first in Box Office. The movie that perfectly combines animation with real people is only 150 million North America Box Office.

The plan originally proposed by Columbia was to release "Home Alone" during Christmas in December, and Eric strongly opposed this. No one knows better than him the terrible situation of the crocodile strangulation of the high Box Office film group in December. Within a month, the top ten films of the annual Box Office accounted for three, and the "Home Alone" previous life was released after November It took more than two months of long-term screening to achieve the amazing Box Office.

In the end, Columbia made a compromise and determined that the release date was November 18, the same day as "17 Again", which was also proposed by Eric. Two movies related to him were released at the same time because of the difference in theme and audience , Not only will not squeeze each other's Box Office, but can play a role in promoting each other. For this reason, Columbia even postponed the drama "Singapore" originally planned to be released on November 18 until December, freeing up about 1,000 screens for "Home Alone".

The ambivalence of Columbia can be seen from the numbers on the screen. Generally, only Box Office will have more than one thousand theaters with good movies, so this number shows that Columbia is very optimistic about "Home Alone" Box Office. But at the same time, because of the agreement on gambling, Columbia does not hope that "Home Alone" will exceed 50 million, so that not only can all the Box Office shares of "Home Alone" be swallowed, but also all copyrights including "Home Alone" including the sequel, so the number of screens There are no more than 1,000.

Eric is not dissatisfied with this. It is normal for Columbia executives to have this kind of mentality. Moreover, the dozens of pages of gambling agreements clearly stipulate that if Box Office reaches a certain number, the corresponding screen should be increased. Columbia refuses to execute, so wait for the lawsuit. Eric believes that it is only the profit of a movie, and it is not enough for a giant like Columbia to tear his face and lose his business reputation.

After signing the gambling agreement, because both parties had no intention of concealing the agreement, but more hope that the gambling agreement will spread, so the contents of the agreement quickly spread throughout the entire Hollywood.

Under the operation of Columbia Film Studio Propaganda Department, the next day, 《Los Angeles Times》 Entertainment Edition headline published an article about this gamble.

"Talented Youngster Bet With The Giant Columbia: Crazy or Fool? 》