I’m in Hollywood Chapter 95: TV series
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After only a few bites, Barry · Diller anxiously extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray: "It seems that you cannot change your decision?"
"Mr. Diller, I could not even communicate with Fox at all before, and freely take out a movie to complete the contract. If you don't care about quality, it will be no problem to make a movie within ten days."
Barry · Diller knows that the boy in front of him is already determined and will not change his decision. Although there was also the idea of giving the little guy who knows nothing to look at. However, Barry · Diller will soon reject this idea. Once this is done, then the two parties will be like the previous Eric and Columbia cooperation after one shot twice.
He also heard about the news that Columbia Chairman Blunt · Cohen was abruptly cancelled a few days ago. He was still a bit puzzled that Coca Cola would sell Columbia, and so much was done in one fell swoop. Now I understand that it was originally to remove obstacles in order to re-establish cooperation with the youth in front of me.
If you make some movements now, and if you are in a stalemate with the other party, it is estimated that after finishing the contract, this teenager will also shoot twice with Fox.
When things are irreversible, Barry · Diller quickly thought that it should try to obtain some additional benefits to make up for the loss: "Eric, you should understand that you do this, which means that Fox withdrew from the Box Office competition for the summer file. Although your approach did not violate the contract, it will still hurt the relationship between the two parties. In order to appease the shareholders of Fox, perhaps, the original contract should be revised? "
After listening to Barry · Diller, Eric immediately refused: "Mr. Diller, the contract will definitely not be modified, and I will not make any concessions on the share. As I said just now, I do n’t owe Fox anything. The reason why I sit here to discuss with you is that I do n’t want the relationship between the two sides to be stiff. We can only discuss a win-win compensation plan instead of harming the interests of either party. This way our cooperation can last longer. "
"Okay, you must have a plan?"
Eric nodded and said: "Yes, my Firefly Inc. has just made plans for three other movies recently. Fox can choose one to release."
Barry · Diller almost wants to laugh, what compensation is this, Fox If you want to release a movie, as long as you say hello, those independent Film Studio will cry and pounce. Barry · Diller suddenly thought of Fox TV Station Manager who had just been kicked out by himself, and came up with another idea: "Eric, are you not interested in TV series?"
When Eric heard the word TV series, the little girl figure stubbornly staying in the workplace comedy of New York shoots on the street appeared directly in his mind. Between 《Friends》 and ten years, but for the Warner to earn a huge profit of four 1 billion USD, Eric did not intend to let go of this TV series, although he did not watch all the ten seasons, but happened to have seen the first two seasons, With the Goldfinger brought by rebirth, it is clearly engraved in the mind. As long as the first season succeeds in gaining fame, are you still afraid of not finding screenwriter to continue writing the following story?
"Mr. Diller, in fact, I already had some ideas for TV series. But maybe I just did n’t say that the three films produced by Firefly, although not directed by me, two of them are script written by me personally. I will also serve as Producer and have the final editing rights of the film, which is not much different from my own shoots. For another film, I plan to let Julia appear in Heroine, Julia now Box Office appeal, no one will know Do you doubt it? "
After listening to Eric, Barry · Diller said without hesitation: "No problem, the other three films Fox of Eric and Firefly are all inclusive, and TV series can also be produced at the same time, as long as you are responsible for writing script."
Although Barry · Diller has a seemingly generous appearance, Eric still sees a slight excitement in the other party's tone. Obviously Barry · Diller also judged the value of those three movies.
Eric didn't originally plan to release those three movies on his own, but this is a movie that he picked out with great sales potential. Instead of using "cannon fodder" to expand distribution channels.
But again, he did not intend to give all three movies to a Film Studio for distribution, let alone all of them to Fox. He knew the truth of Sheng Mi En Dou Mi Qiu. If you give too much to a person alone, the other person will take this kind of thing for granted. Once a certain day, you do n’t want to give it, and hatred will arise directly.
In fact, just now Barry · Diller has already shown such signs. Eric's behavior did not violate the contract, but Barry · Diller felt that Fox suffered a big loss.
He shook his head, and Eric raised a finger: "Mr. Diller, an TV series, or a movie, can only compensate for one. I am very confident in the Box Office potential of those three movies, and it is no less than my own guidance. Movie. So, Fox takes too much, I am worried that your distribution ability will not keep up. "
Barry · Diller quickly calculated another plan: "Eric, then one TV series plus one movie."
"A TV series, or a movie."
"Eric ..."
"..."
The two people have been arguing in the office for a long time. In the end, they were ambitions for TV Network. Barry · Diller still chose that TV series. If it was not for the development of TV Network, Barry · Diller would not leave Paramount, so this choice Eric Not surprised.
But the other party did not let Eric easily, forcing him to agree to the first two episodes of directing TV series himself.
Eric did not expect Barry · Diller to be able to come up with such a forward-looking idea. More than ten years later, inviting the famous Director of Hollywood to guide the former few episodes has become a popular trend in American dramas. Hollywood Director also put down the shelves one after another and picked up the TV series guide tube.
In fact, Barry · Diller is not as far-sighted as Eric thought. Let a famous Hollywood director shoot TV series, Barry · Diller will think this is a very ridiculous idea. In this day and age, the movie Director goes to shoots TV series is a very bad thing. It has always been TV series Director who slowly switched to filming, and rarely seen the other way around.
The reason why the conditions for letting Eric guide the first two episodes is entirely because the distribution rights of the movie are not obtained. Out of a trick, I want to make Eric a ugly one. Barry · Diller originally thought that Eric would definitely be reluctant to kill. I didn't expect that the other party just nodded and agreed. According to the prevailing trend of Hollywood Director, the news of Eric directing TV series spreads that it will definitely be criticized by some stubborns with a sense of superiority for being depraved.
Barry · Diller didn't expect his own unintentional and impolite request, which would later cause such a sensational effect, and even brought the trend of few episodes before the big Director guided American drama in advance.
reached an understanding with Fox, Eric completely let go of their concerns, and a cooperation agreement with Columbia was quickly reached. Since the other party is so generous, Eric directly increased the production budget to 40 million USD. If the cost of announcement is 20 million USD in the future, according to the 25% share of Columbia, North America Box Office must reach 240 million USD before Columbia can be recovered The cost, of course, if you count the income of overseas Box Office, perhaps this number only needs to reach 200 million USD.
Eric estimates that Columbia has no intention of recovering costs. As long as Box Office sells big, giving investors an illusion of good prospects, the stock price will go up directly. Every time the stock price rises by USD, the market value of Columbia will increase 180 million directly. Sony are n’t you wealthy, pay for it!
In this case, Eric still stumbled instead of leaving copyright of 《Running Out of Time》 to Columbia, but shared it with both parties of Firefly. After all, they paid so much money, it would be too cruel to not give at all. Although the movie ended with the death of a actor, as long as it can be successful, it can be like previous life, for another actor to come to the shoots sequel, it is a lot of income.