Chapter 1142: The Man Who Turned a Stone into Gold

"Xiao Lizi has signed! He didn't even look at the contract carefully haha! If I knew I was grading R13 as R17, I would have had fun then. ”

When the matter was done, Yeremov immediately asked for credit, and as for how to achieve the goal, there was no need to elaborate on the boss.

"Good job, I'll hand you the script by April next year."

Song Ya rubbed her eyebrows and replied, "Campus youth films, sex comedies, except for the exterior of the adult exhibition in Las Vegas, the shooting cost of other aspects should not be higher than that of football stunners." ”

"OK, I see."

"Keep an eye on Titanic and Fox Films, and next month we will collect the football stunner and blade as scheduled." Song Ya instructed.

"No problem. Belch...... Katherine's KM Pictures is already planning a sequel to Blade, will you be able to start work next year? Yeremov asked.

"It depends, in the sequel, Harley's and I have to be paid a big increase, William Morris will negotiate with Catherine on my behalf, and you know who to support when the time comes, right?"

Whether it's a big-hit movie or a TV series, the role that can't be easily replaced has a great bargaining advantage, and the producer is either forced to bleed, or forcibly replaces at the risk that the audience won't buy it, of course, the best countermeasure is to bundle the salary of multiple movies in the series at one time, but there is a risk of defaulting on the actor when the box office or ratings are poor and the project needs to be interrupted, in short, it depends on judgment.

In Blade Warriors, Song Ya and Halle Berry have only signed contracts for the first film, although it is a co-production between KM Pictures and its own A+ Film Studio, the salary must also be official.

"Of course, boss. Universal Pictures is also asking if you can star in Dance Out of My Life 3, and if you are willing to play the male lead again, they will activate the series. Yeremov asked again.

"I'm definitely not going to act, and I told Universal Pictures that if I really reactivate the project, I can provide the script and be responsible for the production of the soundtrack."

During the coma, he also made up for the original time and space's Dance Out of My Life 2, and there have been a few episodes of the apocalypse before, such as the Low of the third college is a soundtrack in that movie, "Let's talk about it later, my time and energy may not be enough, and the priority is so high." ”

“OK! Boss...... You don't seem to be in a good mood? ”

Yeremov noticed that he was talking a little listlessly.

"It's none of your business, you go and do your business."

Song Ya hung up the phone and picked up the Empire magazine she had just read, the highest-selling film magazine in Britain, which featured the British's latest interview with Cameron, in which he mentioned himself in a short paragraph.

Reporter: 'Director Cameron, you filmed the most difficult period of the Titanic. ’

Cameron: 'When Fox told me that the funding chain was broken and the project couldn't continue, I was so desperate that I had to work hard to force myself to forget about it, and I even needed to give myself a vitamin B shot a week. ’

Reporter: 'In the end, it was the money from APLUS that solved the problem, right?' ’

Cameron: 'Haha, yes, he saved the whole project. ’

Reporter: 'How did you convince him?' ’

Cameron: 'Me? No, I haven't even met him. ’

Reporter: 'Haven't met? ’

Cameron: 'I mean the formal kind of meeting, we never talked about the Titanic project, maybe we met at the Oscars in early '96? I don't remember exactly. ’

Reporter: 'In this case, he invested 60 million in the project?' ’

Cameron: 'He's always had a good eye for investing, otherwise he wouldn't have been the youngest self-made billionaire, and I'm grateful for his trust, without his money there wouldn't be the movie you see today.' He's a perfect investor, doesn't interfere with my work, and never dictates my work......

Reporter: 'Is it possible that it is rumored by the outside world...... Because of someone? ’

Cameron: 'I don't know, hahahaha!' ’

"It turns out that this truck driver is also a big mouth." Song Ya dropped the magazine and complained to Hayden: "Pick him up sooner or later, don't look at the smile now." ”

"Are you alright?"

Hayden grinned, "Now everyone in Hollywood admires your vision so much, they think you have the ability to see the future and turn stones into gold." ”

"Yes...... Is it? ”

Song Ya asked rhetorically.

"Of course, you must know that at that time, except for Paramount Pictures, no other company was optimistic about the big ship."

Hayden complimented: "Countless producers and screenwriters are contacting William Morris, saying that as long as we can successfully send the script to you, Donovan and I can get a commission, whether you invest or not." ”

"Huh."

Song Ya sneered at him, "Why hasn't there been any movement from FIFA?" Have you shown my song to Avong? ”

"Aung likes you very much, and we and Anschutz, it should be fine, but everything will not be decided until the FIFA conference in March, after the new president is born."

Hayden replied, "If the Latins win, the song will be ours." ”

"So they're still hinting at me helping with the presidential election?" Song Ya said unhappily: "I don't do that kind of bribery, have you brought my attitude?" ”

"I've also hinted that if UEFA's Johansson wins, he's likely to sing the theme song to French or European singers, and it's clear that we're in the same interest as the Latin gang, even though Blatter is Swiss and they're running for the presidency."

"Rest assured, everybody's working on this," Hayden said. ”

"It cost me a lot of money to buy the Cup of Life, remember that Hayden."

Song Ya gave a small warning, and then Song Zecheng knocked on the door of the study, and he sent Hayden away.

"Scott, President of A+ Apparel, and Reese, President of A+ Pedal & Wine, have asked to see him many times." Song Zecheng reported: "They kept calling to make appointments. ”

"I don't want to see them just yet."

Song Ya coldly refused, and the two senior managers under him now behaved like flies without heads, making him feel like a cat playing with a cat that caught mice, "It's still the same sentence, let them bring the company's annual report next month, and then I will decide their fate." ”

"Okay."

In Hollywood, Paramount's headquarters, another senior manager, Shirley Lansing, is now a fly without a head, calling people everywhere and going around like ants on a hot pan.

"I have already negotiated with Fox at the beginning, and I have maintained frequent communication with Cameron, but you are indecisive about the investment of 60 million, and you always refuse to approve the money, Mr. Lei Shidong knows this very well."

She complained to the people at the parent company, Viacom: "Don't try to put the blame on me alone, I'm not easy to mess with!" ”

"But the box office fiasco caused by the heavy rain is 100% your responsibility, right?"

The person on the other end of the phone countered: "The big project with a production cost of 70 million was forcibly raised by you based on your personal interests and used to snipe the Titanic?" Huh, what was the result? The box office plummeted in the second week and faced being withdrawn by the theater! I don't know if there are 25 million at the final box office? ”

"It's normal for Hollywood to lose money and make money."

Knowing that she couldn't get rid of this pot, Shirley Lansing's face was very ugly, and she forcibly explained: "Bad luck, when the movie was established, who knew that the Ohio River basin would suffer a major flood this year, according to the current mood of the people of the United States who are disgusted with heavy rain, floods and other elements, the result of postponing the release to the original schedule is probably the same, maybe it is not as high as the current Christmas box office." ”

"Go talk to Mr. Lei Shidong." The other party sneered.

"I'll explain to him personally, next summer we have a collaboration with DreamWorks, directed by Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan, and Nicolas Cage starring Snakeeye Double Insurance ......"

Shirley Lansing said.

"Haha, I hope this time I won't let the top male stars take too much money like Forrest Gump and Mission Impossible, you are always too indulgent to them, Shirley."

"No, I promise."

Shirley Lansing hung up the phone with a heavy heart, she had already figured out Lei Shidong's temper, the media tycoon was extremely stingy, and he hated the top Hollywood actor who took a high salary and a high box office share, and he had been planning a 20 million club cap with other Jewish bosses, and the tacit understanding that the companies would no longer maliciously bid for star film contracts was strongly backlashed by Liang Tang, Mel Gibson and others.

"It's as if you don't give enough money, and others are willing to film for us." She complained to herself.

Naturally, this kind of thing can't be said to Lei Shidong in person, her first task now is to keep her position, "damn APLUS......"

She even suspected that there were APLUS spies inside Paramount, otherwise she couldn't explain that the kid was willing to invest 60 million without even seeing Cameron, and she did an investigation after the project was snatched away, and that kid did not have any signs of investigating and researching the Titanic project in advance.

For the sake of Little Plum, or to curry favor with News Corp., the parent company of Fox, to quell the attacks on him by the conservative media at the time?

That's 60 million dollars, and 10,000 kinds of flowers are better than turning a big bend to invest in a big ship.

Yes, there must be internal ghosts, otherwise she can't figure it out, APLUS can't really have some magic from stone to gold, right?

There is only one conclusion, his cautious optimism about the Titanic project was betrayed to APLUS! Absolutely! APLUS snatched this cash cow while I was unprepared!

"I'm Shirley Lansing, who were the people on our side who were responsible for communicating with Fox and Cameron and communicating about the Titanic project? Give me a list, yes, let them come over for a meeting. ”

Before going to see the big boss Lei Shidong to plead guilty, she first caught the mole within the company, and no matter what, she had to get someone out and throw the pot out.

Otherwise, with Lei Shidong's character, it is absolutely possible to fire himself because of this matter!

I hope that Titanic will get a box office similar to 600 million at most, so it's okay, but ......

"By the way, what is the Titanic box office expected this week?"

"About 70 million."

"What about the third week?"

"Our professionals predict that if nothing else, the decline will not exceed 40 percent, which means that there will still be more than 40 million at the box office." The subordinate replied.

In the traditional ordinary schedule, this number is worth the summer schedule, "Global box office performance? ”

"It's all very good, and it will be released around the world next month."

"Alas! GET SOME NEGATIVE PRESS RELEASES LIKE LITTLE PLUM SUCKING PROMISCUITY AND SEND THEM OUT, AND THEN PULL HIM AND APLUS ......"

"We've all done it, and when the heavy rain hits the box office, the effect is not good. APLUS…… Now everyone is touting him, his vision, he gave director Cameron complete creative freedom...... And he hasn't been in public for a long time, it's very low-key, and our abrupt smears will be very eye-catching. ”

"Alright, okay, I got it."

Shirley Lan turned on the TV irritably, and the picture was just outside the door of a local theater in Los Angeles, where a dense crowd of people crowded each other to line up to buy movie tickets, and many girls were holding posters of Xiao Lizi in their hands.

What's even more terrifying is that the box office decline of other films in the same schedule is not obvious, that is to say, Titanic has created its own incremental movie-going crowd, and these people will not enter the cinema at this time in previous years.

There are also crazy female fans who brush one, two, and three times, repeatedly buy tickets to watch the movie, and some will hardpull their boyfriends to watch together.

Having spent years in Hollywood, she certainly knows what this phenomenon means, "Damn it, damn it!" If she had compromised with Fawkes earlier, the credit and glory would have been her own now, she muttered to herself, constantly frustrating herself, regretting and frustration to the point of crying.

Xiao Lizi appeared on the streets of New York and was surrounded by fans, causing a fifteen-minute paralysis of road traffic. ’

The TV continued to broadcast: 'According to the employees of APLUS's record company, APLUS has not even seen the film he invested, and is currently devoting himself to recording next year's three majors in addition to recuperating from his injury, and he is very eager to regain his glory in the record industry. ’

Oh yes, someone broke the news that Alexander Song, which is APLUS's real name, was seen on the admission list of the University of Chicago Law School next spring, and this reporter is currently confirming whether it is a misunderstanding caused by the duplicate name. ’