King of Hollywood Chapter 148: Consultation

"Feeling? I think...not bad, I’m a fan of Al. I think the part he danced tango and the last reprimand is really great." On the TV, a guy with a baseball cap The young man said excitedly to the camera.

"Thank you, thank you for your answer." After the reporter got the answer, he gestured to the photographer, and the camera turned from the guy who wanted to show his face on the screen to another black youth who came out of the cinema. He was still following his girlfriend.

"Hello, can I know your name?" The reporter asked first.

"Well... My name is Woody Ann Drew, this is my girlfriend Mia Harrison." The black youth seemed a little shy, but her girlfriend was very lively and greeted the reporter: "You OK."

"Is the movie you just watched "Scent of a Woman"?" The reporter continued to ask and immediately asked after receiving a positive answer: "Can you tell me, what do you think of this movie? Why do you take a female Friends watching this movie?"

"Awesome movies, especially when Al dances tango, is really very attractive." The black girl named Mia replied first, and the black youth thought carefully: "It's a very exciting one. A movie, especially Al's last speech in the auditorium, resonated with me. At that time, I and the people around me were involuntarily applauding. When I was in high school, I also experienced such a similar thing. Fortunately, I also did I made the same choice as Charlie. The reason why I will watch this movie with Mia is because I was able to make an appointment with her at that time, and it has nothing to do with that matter."

"Sounds great, thank you for your answers." The reporter said thumbs up to them, then put the microphone to his mouth and looked at the camera: "Well, George, now I have good news I have a bad news to report to you. The good news is that 80% of the audience who participated in the answer thought that the movie "Scent of a Woman" was very good; and the bad news was that after so long investigation, I was exhausted and wanted to rest. So let’s turn the Billy lens back to the studio."

"Thank you, Todd, thank you for your on-the-spot investigation." With the host's voice, the TV screen returned to the studio, and the host who was broadcasting the news smiled. "Obviously everyone is sincere. Like this movie, Adrian, as a director and producer, believes that he should be very proud. After all, for a long time, this movie that he has refrigerated was not favored by people. He must have spent a lot of effort on it. . Well, today’s show ends here, we will meet again next time."

With a snap, the TV screen turned black, and Claude placed the remote control in his hand on the coffee table, looking at the Adrian sitting on the other side with a smile: "You are very proud now. Is it the Wizards director?"

"Of course, why not?" Adrian shrugged and said of course, "However, this is not the time when I am most proud. When "Howard Manor" is released next month, I will surprise more people. "

"Still so confident." Claude said with a smile, got up and went to the wine cabinet to pour himself a glass of whiskey, and then turned his head to look at Adrian: "You have surprised many people now-want Have a drink?"

"No, don't use it for the time being." Adrian, who flipped through the files on the coffee table again, shook his head.

"Okay, let's have a cup, it's a celebration." Claude couldn't help but pour another cup before him.

"Celebrate?" Adrian looked up in surprise.

"Yeah, congratulations on your first movie at the North American box office over 100 million." Claude smiled and raised his glass.

Adrian raised an eyebrow, and then the cup smiled: "This is."

Although the box office of "Pulp Fiction" has been tepid but quite durable, it has always maintained two or three million box offices every week, and even a small fire during the Halloween holiday, with 2.6 million The box office returned to the top ten in the North American box office rankings that week. So after 22 weeks of release, the movie finally got a box office of more than 100 million US dollars in North America. Because of the long-term screening, the proportion of the theater line was much higher at this time, but compared with the entire movie, almost 10 million investment came. Say, there is no loss. Besides, when faced with the offline and the high season of the movie, "Pulp Fiction" still maintains a box office of one or two million every weekend. I have to say that it is a miracle.

"The box office, word-of-mouth, and honor are all good harvests. The Palme d'Or Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival is not something you can get at random-I still understand it after you have taken it for two months." Crow There was a little emotion in German's tone.

"It's just a mere addition," Adrian seems disapproving. "For Americans, Oscar is the most important thing. For the Palm of Gold... unless you really don't get anything on the Oscar and are eager to want it. To restore the decline in popularity, directors and actors will consider European film festivals, but if they want to go further, they will eventually have to return to Hollywood."

"It's amazing, if you have participated in the three major European film festivals once, the view of them will be like this." Claude said jokingly.

"Originally, there is a paradise for small-cost movies. Making self-talking movies in the name of "art" never cares about the audience-the views of most audiences. If it cannot be balanced, the decline will sooner or later "Things" Adrian frowned slightly, and seemed to think of something.

"Okay, not to mention this. As long as "Howard Manor" is released smoothly and in line with expectations, my goal for this year will be more than half completed." He waved his hand immediately.

"Oscar?" Claude raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, Oscar." Adrian gestured with a smile, "I told you."

"I have to sigh again, Ed," Claude sipped the whiskey in his hand. "You have more ideas coming out of your head than the sum of the past 20 years. As far as I know, the film company The screenwriters have written scripts based on your ideas in recent months, and it seems that they are not the ones you told me."

"They are actually there, only now they come out," Adrian pointed to his head. "I used to just focus on other places."

"Okay, even so," Claude didn't bother about this topic. "Let's talk about the film company first. Frankly speaking, I think there are a few more investments and movies to be invested."

"Is this your opinion, or?" Adrian watched him make a gesture.

Claude froze a little, then smiled: "Why, Laffer said the same thing to you? Oh, of course, he is an excellent person, and he will have the same opinion as me. Not surprising. The movie does not understand, but I understand the market and risks, think about it, Ed, if..."

"Okay, Crow." Adrian stretched out his hand to stop his speech for the first time. After making a few gestures and pondering, he sighed: "I know, I certainly can't persuade this. You, but I would like to ask, how many of the films that I have agreed to invest or produce have not made a profit?"

"No." Claude gave the answer after only a little thought.

Adrian didn't speak anymore, just opened his hands and looked at him.

"Can you guarantee the same in the future?" Crowder raised his eyebrows and asked, "For example, that "Schindler's List."

"This is not necessarily true, and I told you that "Schindler's List" can get us more than monetary benefits." Adrian immediately retorted.

"But what you just said is about economic benefits." Claude smiled with his finger shaking.

Adrian looked at what he seemed to want to say, but in the end he spread his hands: "It can’t be 100%, but it can be 80%. On this, I believe my vision is much more accurate than yours. Because what you need is to look at the big picture. Moreover, we all know that it is difficult for a movie company to expand its scale without the support of a huge and outstanding film library."

Yes, the reason why the seven major companies will sit firmly on the Hollywood throne and have a huge movie library is also one of the reasons, which is why Adrian will want to include all the outstanding films of the 1990s.

"Again, haven’t you complained about excessive liquidity before? Invest in the movie." He continued.

"Okay, okay, you are always right." Claude gave up arguing with him.

Adrian smiled and let this topic go to another one: "When it comes to too much liquidity, how about we buy another film company? Acquire a film that is bigger than Bosworth Films" Company. Let me think about it, Miramax Pictures? Or New Line Film?"

"I want to ask, why do you suddenly want to buy a new film company?" Claude asked.

"Because of the release~IndoMTL.com~Adrian raised his hands,"If there are two film companies in hand, many small-cost films can be handed over to another one after this production, just like the big companies. Turning profits from the left hand to the right hand, and this will also help build our own distribution channels. "

"Okay, this is indeed a good reason, but if you buy another film company Ed, is your main focus on Bosworth Films, or on the newly acquired film company? Claude reminded.

Adrian was stunned for a moment, frowned, and didn’t speak again, so after a few seconds, Claude spoke again: "Oh, yes, there are the two film companies you mentioned, They are currently negotiating with Disney and TBS separately. According to intelligence, they are likely to be acquired separately."

"You mean..." Adrian's eyes lit up.

"According to the previous contact situation, I have negotiated with many companies, and the one who is most interested in them is Dennis, so I prefer to buy TBS." Claude explained a little.

"Sounds like that. It's not bad." Adrian, who understood what he meant, nodded, but vaguely felt that there was something that didn't match the memory, but it was hard to remember for a moment. ()