"&

When it comes to Summit Entertainment, it is estimated that the first reaction of all movie lovers is ̈Dance My Life Tebp) series and ̈Twilight series. They started out as a distributor, then moved into the production sector, and after a decade of gestation and development, they rose to become the best of independent film companies, thanks to the opportunity of the "Twilight Zone". In 20 years, after Lionsgate acquired Summit Entertainment, Hollywood ushered in a new opportunity to change the landscape.

Hugo was naturally familiar with the name Summit Entertainment, but he didn't expect that Summit Entertainment would have learned to purchase at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995, which was much more prescient than many Hollywood companies. It's no wonder Summit Entertainment was able to enter the 21st century with a discerning eye to "catch the egg-laying hen of the Twilight Zone".

However, Hugo didn't ask too much, just nodded and said he understood, ̈I'll talk to Richard, but I guess he doesn't have too many opinions, you can go and talk to Colombia first. ”

Rick looked at Hugo with a posture of "I'm done talking", and hurriedly said, ̈What about the new work? Hugo couldn't help but pause at that, and Rick continued, "You know, Colombia not only wants to get the distribution rights before sunrise, but also wants to be able to cooperate with you further."

̈Oh......" Hugo suddenly came to his senses, but he didn't immediately nod in agreement, but frowned slightly, ̈I haven't finished my vacation yet, isn't the next month very busy? I don't really want to take on the script just yet. ”

Rick sat in his seat, a little embarrassed.

Strictly speaking, after the completion of "Life and Death" in January last year, Hugo did not take on a new script for a whole year, and after Rick took over Hugo's agent, he did not get a single contract for Hugo. The only work to be promoted ̈Before Sunrise" is a work written by Hugo.

Taking a step back, it was already four months ago before sunrise, and in the past few months, Hugo did not participate in the promotion of ̈Vulgar", did not participate in the follow-up promotion of the album ̈Bathing in the morning light, and has been on vacation, which really makes Rick very difficult. Although he didn't want to force Hugo to take over the script immediately, at least Hugo could read the script from the beginning.

Rick pondered how to talk to Hugo about this, he subconsciously glanced back at Joseph, Joseph hesitated, but took the initiative to raise his mouth to relieve Rick, ̈You can at least read the script, maybe there is something you like? If not, then let Rick keep looking, isn't that what Rick's job does? ”

Rick nodded in agreement, and Joseph continued, "You know, you haven't taken the script since you lived and died, I mean, someone else's script

In this case, Joseph can say it, and of course Rick can say it, but if Rick says it, it will inevitably taste different. Therefore, Joseph stepped forward to relieve Rick. From this point of view, the current cooperation between Rick, Joseph and Hugo is already on track.

Sure enough, Hugo didn't reject it too much, but raised his eyebrows in surprise, ̈Is that so? He fell silent and thought about it for a moment.

Because Hugo has been busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year in the past year, although he has given himself a holiday after October, he has been busy in the first three quarters, so Hugo's memory has become a little crowded, ̈ last summer...... "Hugo remembers that he has read countless scripts, pile after pile, especially ̈Schindler's list" after the release, and ̈ after the box office success of ̈ Life and Death", ̈Oh ......" did not need anyone else to answer, Hugo himself reacted: he rejected them all.

In this way, Hugo has indeed not taken on a new script since he was promoted in January last year. ̈Wow, a year has passed? I haven't taken on a new script for a year? I really didn't expect it. Hugo himself was frightened, and the time passed so fast that he didn't feel it himself.

Joseph and Rick's eyes widened, and they nodded with a look of "What else do you say?"

Seeing that his manager and agent nodded at the same time, Hugo smiled dumbly, and he pursed his lips, ̈Okay, yes, I can read the script, Rick, you can find some...... The right script for me. ”

̈Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Rick said with a light smile, although he was very happy in his heart at this time, but he was not too obvious, and he was still relatively restrained. But Rick knows that he has been working with Hugo for more than half a year, and so far everything has been smooth, but the first two times he recommended the script to Hugo, but he failed to satisfy Hugo, which is his dereliction of duty. Therefore, even if Hugo didn't mention the script selection work this time, Rick knew that he had to show that he had to be good, which was the cornerstone of their continued cooperation in the future

After that, things went very smoothly, first with Richard agreeing to Columbia Pictures without any doubt, and then with the confrontation between Rick, David and Columbia Pictures.

The Sundance Film Festival went on and on, and it came to an end quickly. However, the Sundance Film Festival did not call for an award ceremony, but only held a closing ceremony, and announced the attribution of each award at the ceremony, which was simple and simple. At the most high-profile Jury Prize, before sunrise, "after all, trapped by the limitations of its own subject matter, failed to make further breakthroughs, and finally Edward Burns's ̈ McMullen Brothers" defeated a group of strong men to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 11th Sundance Film Festival.

When all the hustle and bustle was over, the McMullen brothers "stole all the limelight, and the news media was a little bit of a go-to because people didn't care about the jury prize or the McMullen brothers," they cared about whether they could win the prize before sunrise. As a result, the headline of the major media reports has become ̈・Before sunrise, and the jury prize is missed", which is really laughable, but it is also the reality of the press.

However, the press soon burst into laughter, because the day after the Sundance Film Festival closed, Columbia Pictures officially announced that it had purchased the "global distribution rights before sunrise" for a million dollars, and was already working intensively to arrange the release of the film to make it available to American audiences by February.

You must know that it was already January 26 when the Sundance Film Festival ended, so it can be seen that this deal was completed very early, and Columbia Pictures' preparations have long been improved, otherwise it is not so easy to arrange the release theaters in such a short period of time, even if it is an art theater.

In an instant, all the news media were buzzing, not only because before sunrise "it was time to officially meet the audience, but also because the amount of money for the distribution rights was really appalling."

In the 11 years since the Sundance Film Festival was founded, there have been only a handful of works that have been able to complete distribution rights transactions at the festival, and the highest distribution rights transaction value is not verifiable, but it will definitely not exceed half a million US dollars. In the case of this year's Sundance, "before sunrise, the highest issue rights deal was from ̈unspeakable love words"

The film, directed by James Mangold, was also completed by Columbia Pictures for the distribution rights, and the final transaction price was $350,000.

Now, Columbia Pictures has thrown out a million dollars to buy the distribution rights before sunrise, an almost seismic deal that not only set a new record for the Sundance Film Festival since its inception, but also threw other productions a few streets away.

This is especially staggering when Columbia Pictures paid $1 million for a distribution right when the production cost was only $2.5 million.

From another point of view, Hugo doesn't remember ̈Before Sunrise" box office, because no one cared about the box office of the film back then, to be precise, "Before Sunrise" The impact of the film was very limited, and it was more just circulated among a specific audience, in other words, the continuous videotape market. It wasn't until ̈ before sunset that this beautiful and romantic love attracted more attention and became a trend.

At the box office when it was released in 1995, Hugo only knew that it was a cost recovery, but it was certainly not high, because it really did not cause widespread discussion.

Now, Columbia Pictures is willing to pay a million dollars for the distribution rights, which shows their determination and courage. This really surprised Hugo.

This is true even for Hugo, who knows the future well, not to mention the American media, which is confused about the current situation?

So, overnight, before sunrise, the craze has not completely dissipated, "has once again become the focus of major media attention, and even those who did not go to the Sundance Film Festival have focused on ̈ before sunrise after unloading the burden of the Golden Globes".

It's a surprising situation, or rather a situation that Columbia Pictures has carefully created. Regardless, "Before Sunrise" became a hot topic immediately after the Sundance Film Festival ended, and coupled with the excellent reputation the film won during its release at Sundance, many audiences have already expressed their anticipation for the film.

Who would have thought that what could almost be called a workshop work ̈ before sunrise" would sell a million dollars in the distribution of rights? No one, not even David Geffen expected it.

When Columbia Pictures announced the deal, everyone was in a state of flux, not only because before sunrise "became the highest distribution rights deal in the Sundance Film Festival's eleventh year ago", but also because just before that, before Sunrise, was so popular.

After the movie is released, in the face of people's curiosity and high expectations, the box office of "Before Sunrise" will present a situation? Hugo is even more curious than Columbia Pictures...... ）.