Hollywood Domination Chapter 278: Marilyn the Slayer (Part 2)

"How far is the contract between us and Dameng from signing?"

As soon as we met, Jeff Robinov asked. His sharp eyes were like hawks, staring at Kerry Orient, and he seemed to want to make him feel more uneasy, "This The contract has been delayed for almost four months - if I remember correctly, why didn't it be settled sooner?"

It can be easily seen that Jeff is in a bad mood now, and although Kerry is full of grievances, he dare not confide in front of Jeff—if a few months ago, he tasted the "sudden opportunity" If he is happy, then he is now tasting the bitter taste of 'greater power comes greater responsibility': It is true that the negotiation between Warner and Dameng can not be said to be smooth sailing, but it can really be completely blamed on him ?

After all, it has only been a little over three months since the release of "Iron Man" in May. As far as copyright and investment negotiations are concerned, this is almost a blink of an eye. Now the two sides can reach an agreement. The preliminary agreement is actually a good achievement. In order to coordinate the relationship between Warner's various departments and get the upper management to sign and release some terms, Kerry has already tried his best. If Jeff has the intention of accusing him of not working hard enough If it is, Kerry even considered spitting a few mouthfuls of blood for him to see on the spot, or even slapped him on the table and yelled at him, and then went to find another home, he would seriously consider such things—if it was really because he was not enough If you work hard and cause the two parties to fail to reach a contract, then forget it. The problem is that the contract has not been reached today. In fact, a large part of the reason is also due to Jeff himself. Without his acquiescence in the meeting, even Warner will not adjust his attitude, and it can even be said that he is deliberately delaying time, observing the limelight of Jennifer's new film...

If the relationship between Warner and Dameng is compared to a pair of lovers, then when Warner mistakenly thought that Jennifer was going to 'marry' DC and play the heroine of the DC series, his performance was undoubtedly very qualified The suitors not only gave Warner's independent film library as a dowry gift, but also were very generous with the terms of the cooperation between the two parties, with a look of giving and receiving what they wanted. It is because Jennifer's starring can bring more invisible benefits to Warner, which will be more than what Warner can give out-Warner will generously divide the rights and interests of the movie version, because what they want to earn is peripherals. The money can make them ignore the factors of lucrative profits, of course only more lucrative profits.

However, when they realized that Jennifer didn't want to get married, Dameng just wanted to fall in love with Warner, play with friends, and everyone spent aa, Warner was like every shrewd guy, although still I am very attentive to Dameng, but I have already begun to weigh whether it is worth paying the gift now: what Warner wants is the IP copyright of that movie, but according to the plan proposed by Dameng, they can only participate in the movie, and it can even be said In this relationship, it is Warner who marries Dameng, and Dameng pays the dowry—if this is the case, then as a girl to be married, Warner's posture will naturally be more arrogant, at least they have to measure whether they can do it. For example, will "Slumdog Millionaire" be a potential movie that can sell well, or rush to the big prize, and sell it cheaply as a supplement to the big dream, will they do it? A foolish decision.

It would be a lie to say that Warner has no idea of ​​cooperating with Jennifer. They have great confidence in Jennifer's profitability, but their pace will undoubtedly become less urgent. The thing to avoid is impatience. The previous impatience was nothing more than trying to coax Jennifer out of Marvel, but now that Jennifer has become a shareholder of Marvel and has maintained a neutral attitude between the two, then Warner must also You have to make a good plan and consider your own price bottom line, which is also for better negotiation. ——In fact, it was the dream that made them realize their mistakes in thinking, and realized that there might be an undiscovered treasure hidden in the movie library.

When Warner thought that Jennifer was going to marry into DC, Warner really believed in Dameng's deception, thinking that Dameng's cash position was really tight, so he wanted to take advantage of it and win it without spending money. If there are a few movies in the film library, then after Dameng revealed his hole cards, Carey and Jeff were also suspicious. Regarding this point, they were still "heroes see the same thing" at the time, and they talked very speculatively: No matter what happened to Dameng and Marvel, in the end, with Jennifer's stake in Marvel, the dispute must be resolved. So according to common sense, Jennifer will definitely not continue to cooperate with Warner to develop new superheroes and challenge the dignity of Marvel. She will continue to negotiate, which can only show that Warner has something that neither Disney nor Marvel can give her—— There is no doubt that the answer to this question must be the film library, and there is no other answer.

After organizing professionals to evaluate several films, especially the three films that have not been released in North America, Warner believes that the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" should be the one that Dameng is looking for, and Based on the analysis of the film that year, Carrey speculated that Jennifer might have seen a copy of the film in London, because it was a British film, and then she might have thought it would be "Monroe" going to the Olympics. One of the obstacles, that's why she didn't hesitate to offend Marvel and continue to negotiate. After all, her importance to "Monroe" must be obvious. Let’s not talk about the scandal between Salvi and her, just say that this is the first Olympic film starring and produced by Dameng, which is independently produced by Dameng. You should know that this film means nothing to her.

Since "Jennifer with the Philosopher's Stone" valued "Slumdog Millionaire" so much, the potential of this movie is of course beyond doubt, but Kerry still did not immediately reject the negotiation with Jennifer, because Warner The way of thinking has not changed: whether "Millionaire" will be abandoned depends on how much benefit the film under negotiation can bring to them, and this equation is not a simple addition and subtraction, because Warner independently takes All I got was the North American copyright of the film within five years, and the Austrian films are known for their slow payback and long profit time, so it is hard to say what profit it will bring in within five years. Even if I am lucky enough to win the Oscar, the biggest The beneficiary is also the producer of the film, the studios in Britain and India, not Warner itself.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, this has something to do with Warner's factional struggle. Warner's independence was abolished, which also meant that the original CEO sadly returned to the parent company and suffered a major blow in his career. I understand that the reason why Jeff decided to package and sell Warner’s independent film library is also related to the fact that the original CEO is Tsujihara’s confidant... If "Millionaire" and the movie under negotiation can be created in the North American market If the value is $100, then Warner will choose Big Dream. Even if Warner can get only $20 of it, but Warner’s independent $20 and Jeff’s new film will earn $20. Of course, this is not the case. Might be one thing. Carey even privately believed that if Jeff was allowed to choose, "Millionaire" would even have to earn $40 for Warner before he could pk off $20 for the new movie on the balance.

Of course, Jeff's selfishness cannot be endless, and even endanger the company's future, so what he wants to see most during this time is relevant data: about how much money "Millionaire" can earn forecasts, and an analysis of the profitability of new films. Because of this, Warner also consciously or unconsciously used the procrastination tactic, hoping to wait and see. If it can be procrastinated until "Millionaire" has a trial screening in the UK, or participates in a film festival, that would be the best. Well, if "Millionaire" explodes, Warner will be invincible, and can use this film and the big dream in exchange for more benefits, and if it thinks that the profits of the new movie cannot match "Millionaire" If the North American copyrights are compared, then Warner can also kick off Dameng and choose "Millionaire".

Kerry has been thinking about this idea for a long time, and he thinks it is the best solution for the current situation, and he is sure that Jeff agrees with it, and maybe even appreciate him a little more because of it-but, He completely underestimated the brazenness and ruthlessness of the CEO level. Although his heart skipped a beat when he saw the movie review, he never expected that he would be reprimanded by Jeff not long after he came to the office. After a while, he was blamed for being a dumb man who ate Coptis chinensis. Judging from Jeff's tone, it seemed that the negotiation had not been completed for a long time, but it was entirely because of his dereliction of duty.

"...If we work harder, we can talk about it in the next few days." After being unwillingly silent for a while, Carrie still couldn't muster up enough courage to resist Jeff, so he could only accept this humiliating speech with a smile. Pot, because of this, he has given up on himself a little bit, and no longer thinks about the company—at worst, he will leave after taking this year's bonus, "But if we do this, the conditions we can get will definitely not be too good, after all, in Under the current situation, our thoughts are too easy to guess. It is impossible for Dameng not to grasp the change in our mentality, and will definitely take the initiative in the negotiation. Even if they did not expect this, they may not still want "Hundreds" so much now millionaire."

If it is said that Dameng bought "Millionaire" based on his lack of confidence in Monroe, then now they have understood what kind of dark horse and monster "Monroe" will be in this year's awards season, and why they still want to buy it? Will you be so interested in "Millionaire"? Even if Warner released "Millionaire" with a lot of hype, it may not be able to compete with "Monroe". If you can't talk about it, forget it. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find investors? Seeing that "Monroe" is another masterpiece, if Warner is not willing to invest in new films, and the big dream is released to the outside world, the investors who come to the door will probably smash the company's door.

Although acknowledging this made Warner a little uncomfortable, Kerry believed that Jeff could only accept this fact; If you want to put on airs, you can only humiliate yourself. If you still want to win the contract and achieve the achievement of "getting rich with Jennifer" that everyone in Hollywood wants, then you can only try to figure out Jennifer's mind and study hard. How to serve her more comfortably, to put it bluntly, is how to kiss her toes to make her happy. Of course, it seems a bit shameless to do so... But when businessmen come out to do things, isn't it for profit? Is it dignity? This job, Warner doesn't want to do it, Universal, Paramount, and Sony will be happy to do it-and do it very quickly, and they must get the contract before Disney changes their minds and gathers their little princess back into the palm of their hands for protection. Let's talk about it and maintain the passage. Only in this way can there be such a slight possibility in the future to coax the big dream from Disney's arms into our own arms...

From Jeff's expression, Carrie can also see that he is weighing the pros and cons of this - although he is extremely disgusted with him now, and even faintly feels that the future is not good, and he may become "Hundreds of Dollars" The explosion of "Millionaire" or the scapegoat for Warner's failure to gain enough benefits from the cooperation, but Carrie still couldn't help but admire Jeff's city mansion faintly: Judging from the change of Jeff's expression, he is obviously doing a precise and calm act now Instead of thinking about the useless dignity of the company and the airs of the six major studios.

"For this cooperation, we don't have to make money." Soon, Jeff made this decision, "The big dream is the main thing, and the contract is according to their wishes. It's not a good idea to give them "Millionaire" Not acceptable."

"But Jeff!" Although he made up his mind not to think too much about the company, Kerry still couldn't help but screamed out in fright. He shouted, "You know our analysis, "Millionaire" The profit it can bring us is at least—"

Under Jeff's cold gaze, his breath was choked, and Kerry swallowed the rest of the words in his throat, thinking about Jeff's intentions.

"If you can do it, you do it." Jeff said, his expression was majestic, as if he hadn't said anything, but his tone was low, as if he had said everything. "If you don't do it, then you go, and I'll send you back to your old job—if that's what you want."

Because he was in charge of this position, he was promoted. This new title can bring him hundreds of thousands of generous bonuses every year, and more importantly, there is a resignation that fluctuates between one million and three million when he leaves Jin, due to the suddenness of the promotion, he hasn't signed the non-competition agreement yet... Kerry's breathing became tighter: make this decision, and bear the risk of being kicked out of the company as a scapegoat at any time. "Rich Man" exploded, if shareholders accused the company of not being able to get enough benefits from the cooperation contract with Dameng...he would be forced to resign, but he also had Jeff in his hands, and Jeff made a clear decision against him In addition to instructions and demands, if Jeff does not give him enough benefits, he is not without the ability to threaten him...

He and Jeff's eyes met over the desk, Jeff was expressionless, and he continued, "But what I want is the package contract and the investment rights and copyright of the sequel, I'm not as greedy as Jennifer, I There is no need to call it copyright, dividend rights, and investment rights. I just want these two rights—I also want the investment rights of a literary film, which Warner and Dream will jointly develop. Warner can send an unsigned production director. In terms of helping Jennifer, let her continue to be the only named producer... This is my request, can you do it for me, Carrie?"

The rivalry between Jeff and Tsujihara, the high-ranking, unsure parent company CEO Bewkes...

Kerry maintained eye contact with Jeff, and after a long, long silence, he opened his mouth and said slowly, "Yes, Jeff, I can do it for you..."

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The story that happened at Warner Bros. was not the only business decision about Jennifer Jefferson in the sky above Beverly Hills. Looking at the newspaper scans on the computer webpage, I fell into my own thoughts; in Universal's VP office, Georgia Lansing made one phone call after another; Fox, Paramount, Weinstein Pictures, all related to Hollywood, It's related to the Oscars, it's related to the Christmas film-it can be said that in all the film companies with a certain level, people are talking about Jennifer Jefferson and her blockbuster "Monroe". It has been registered and scheduled for Christmas around December 24th, and the first roar of this giant beast undoubtedly made all animals **** up their ears sensitively: Beware, Jennifer and her monsters are coming again!

"...Is that what Alan said?" In an office in Century City, Kevin Feiji said calmly, closing his eyes, "Yes, I see... I will I communicated with the screenwriter... yes, I understand... I will arrange a role for her..."

Although Jennifer is already a shareholder of Marvel, when he said this, there was still a slightly bitter smile on the corner of Kevin's mouth: Marvel actors only belong to Marvel, and this is his If you want to set the rules and insistence from the beginning, after any actor shows up after the Marvel universe, if they want to play other superheroes-superhero movies outside the Marvel universe, then they have to face No matter how much money Jennifer Jefferson makes, there is no role for her in "Iron Man 2".

But now, after the first cry of "Monroe", it is clear that things are completely different. Even Isaac, who never asked about the film and television studio, and Ron, the company's largest shareholder, called A phone call came, and although Kevin has always been very assertive and would not easily submit to authority, he had to admit that things are completely different now...