MTL - After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood-Chapter 3

The director is the one who tells the story through the lens.

Judging from this plan, at least there is no problem with the script, so all they have to do is to find an experienced assistant director to help him make fewer mistakes.

At the same time, a producer who controls the budget is arranged to eliminate the director's unrestrained ideas through funding.

Chapter 4 Kevin's Small Group

to successfully complete this plan.

"Yes, this project plan is very complete. It seems that our partner Dawson has finally obtained a very potential client."

Ovitz praised loudly.

"Then next, I will find a way to advance this project. Everyone, if your director clients have the same needs, please also ask them to come up with a reliable movie plan."

Hearing Ovitz's words, some partners who were also in the middle and lower levels showed jealous and envious eyes.

I was envious of Dawson's possibility of getting a heavyweight client, and I was jealous of why it wasn't me. At the same time, I also wondered in my heart whether I should go to USC to find some potential student directors.

Of course, there are some dark thoughts that hope that Dawson's plan will eventually fail.

......

Three days later, the University of Southern California, after completing the registration of Chainsaw's copyright and joining the director's union, looked at the empty wallet.

Kevin's face couldn't help showing a headache.

As his predecessor, he used student loans to go to school. Don't worry if he hasn't graduated yet, but after graduation, the cost of studying for three years is nearly $60,000.

If Chainsaw fails, the consequences can be imagined.

So this trip really can only succeed, not fail.

"Kevin, how is your project going?"

During the conversation, Kevin's roommate, the big photographer Mitt, came in and asked.

Seeing Mitt come in, a smile appeared on Kevin's face.

As the best school in the United States to train talents in the film industry, the students in it are more or less capable, especially those who played with his predecessor, the talented director Mitt.

Therefore, in addition to attracting Mitt, he also attracted some more capable students.

With him as the center, a fixed director team was formed.

This is to better control the crew, so as to make better works.

After adjusting his voice a little, Kevin said seriously:

"Did you tell them all about it!"

"Everything has been said, and they are all willing to participate in your graduation film."

Kevin's face was overjoyed. Although he knew they would agree, it was worth rejoicing that the goal was finally achieved.

In this way, plus the other people packaged by CAA, he can have a certain say in the crew.

Otherwise, even if he is the initiator of the film project, in Hollywood, a producer-centric filmmaking industry, he will also have difficulty in controlling what Chainsaw will end up looking like.

You must know that The Chainsaw is a movie released by the talented director Wen Ziren in 2004. He moved the movie to 1991, which was inherently risky.

If you can't even control the presentation of the final film, it will greatly ruin the essence of the movie Chainsaw.

Therefore, after the investor is in place, he has to negotiate with the investor to a certain extent, and he can even give up the director's remuneration, so as to gain the dominance of the film and certain editing rights.

Of course, white labor is also impossible.

The copyright of Chainsaw is firmly in his hands, and he is not going to continue to make a sequel to Chainsaw, so this is his best way to sell it for a good price.

Everything is ready, what is missing now is the negotiation with the investor.

"Dudududu!"

The Nokia phone in his pocket rang, and Kevin quickly took the phone out of his pocket and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, I'm Steve Kevin, please tell me anything."

"I'm Dawson, do you have time this afternoon?"

Dawson's very pleasant-sounding voice came over the phone, and Kevin couldn't help but wonder if the investor had found it.

Hastily replied:

"Have."

"Well, the investors have been found. There are currently three film companies interested in your project. Come over and talk to them to see which film company will win the project."

"sure no problem!"

Kevin suppressed the excitement in his heart and hung up the phone.

"Is the investor in place?"

Kevin shook his head and said with a smile:

"There are three film companies that are interested in my project. I will wait for a trip to CAA to talk about which film company to choose."

Mitt nodded, equally excited.

It is a very rare thing to be able to get such a job opportunity right after graduating, although as the behind-the-scenes personnel of the film, their growth path is a little easier than that of the director.

But such an opportunity also takes a few years to obtain.

Who doesn't want to be a staff member who can put their name on the movie screen in person, this is not only honor, but also money.

With a successful movie close by, you can find a better job no matter where you go, and you can see the future.

Of course, failure also has consequences.

However, the biggest failure of a movie is often the director, so they don't have to worry too much.

"I'll tell them the good news, Kevin, you can go."

After all, Mitt pushed open the door and hurriedly ran towards the cafeteria.

They had already made an appointment to eat in the cafeteria. If Kevin hadn't rushed to negotiate with the investor, he would have come over later.

..

In the cafeteria, five young people dressed in different costumes waved at Mitt who ran over and asked at the same time:

"Where's Kevin?"

Mitt laughed.

"He went to negotiate with the investor, and I will tell you the good news in advance."

"It's great, I knew Kevin could do it. He is a talented director. The short film Shuangtong directed by him has left a deep impression on the professors and has a lot of praise."

"Yes, that's right, let's toast the talented director Kevin!"

A black-haired fat man with a somewhat Asian appearance, but talking and talking in a typical American style, raised the beer channel in his hand.

Others raised their glasses to celebrate in advance.

And their words quickly spread from the cafeteria to the entire school along with everyone in the cafeteria.

At the school gate, Kevin's ex-girlfriend walked into the campus holding his new boyfriend's arm.

The news that Cage's new film was funded quickly reached their ears.

Pera's expression became obviously a little stiff. She didn't expect that just after breaking up, her ex-boyfriend actually won the favor of investors and got the funding for the first movie.

In this way, in fact, she gained nothing from this breakup.

You know, with Kevin's character, if she is still his girlfriend, the heroine of his movie must be herself.

Chapter 5 New Line Cinema's Value

Louis, who was beside him, clearly felt the stiffness of his girlfriend's arm.

"Dear, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing."

Naturally, Pera's thoughts in her heart could not be clearly stated, and she quickly explained, while comforting herself in her heart, compared with Louis, Kevin did not have any advantages.

The first film, just want to be a big success, that is impossible.

As long as you fail once, Kevin will never have a chance again, and she doesn't care at all.

......

the other side.

Coming to the CAA building again, Kevin's mentality was completely different.

Three film companies are interested in his film projects at the same time, which shows that everyone is very optimistic about his script, which also means that the Chainsaw Cry he re-enacted from 2004, in this 91 years, also won the favor of others. .

In this way, he was also a little relieved.

The next thing to do is to choose a suitable investor from among these three film companies.

I called Dawson, and soon, Dawson came downstairs in a hurry.

While taking him inside, he introduced the situation of the three film companies.

"Through CAA's contact, your project proposal has been voted for more than a dozen medium-to-upper-scale film companies."

"And in the end, there are three companies that came to CAA to discuss with you specifically."

"The three companies are New Line Films, Big Jazz Films, and Great American Films."

"..."

Listening to Dawson's remarks, Kevin recalled the news of these film companies in his mind, and the big jazz and the big beauty will basically disappear in the future, and there will be no sense of existence.

It must have died long ago.

Even the five largest film companies in Hollywood have experienced the crisis of bankruptcy, and have even been acquired by others in the future, not to mention two independent film companies.

However, New Line Cinema, Kevin has a deep impression.

After 1993, the new line will be acquired and controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures and become part of Time Warner Group, while Warner Group, as the owner of Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation Production , Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Games, DC Comics, and The CW TV, among other behemoths in the hands of a list of companies.

Needless to say how terrifying it is.

However, New Line Cinema's favorite is to invest in low-budget horror films, and it's no surprise that they value their chainsaws.

It is worth mentioning that New Line Cinema has given their company a huge boost to their reputation last year, in 1990, after the success of the Hong Kong Golden Harvest movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" they didn't dare to buy from Fox. .

Simply put, the wallet is more adequate.

In this way, among the three film companies today, it is not surprising that the final buyer is New Line Film Company in nine out of ten.

Kevin nodded to Dawson, indicating that he had a preliminary understanding of the three film companies, and then pushed open the door of the room.

In the room, two large sofas surrounded the glass table in the middle, and the three of them looked very leisurely lying on the sofas on both sides.

It is not yet time for formal negotiations. What the heads of the three film companies have to do now is to consider whether Kevin has the ability to actually direct the film.

After it is determined which film company will invest, it will enter the serious negotiation stage.

Seeing that the door was pushed open, the three stood up and shook hands with Kevin one by one. No matter what the result was, at least the three of them showed high respect for Kevin.

This made Kevin a little stunned. He remembered that in his previous life, he had read a lot of American entertainment online literature, and many of them had a condescending attitude at every turn.

Unexpectedly, the people from these film companies would have such respect for him, a director who has no real work.

But just thinking about it, Kevin knew that this was normal.

In the absence of a conflict of interest, in the face of him, a director who may succeed, even if it is true, at least for the time being, it will not be shown in front of him.

Unless in the future, he fails consecutively.

Presumably at that time, he will be able to see the true colors of the people in front of him.

Of course, he didn't want to have that time.

After shaking hands, Kevin picked a place to sit across from them.

As the executive at New Line Cinema, which most wanted to make Chainsaw, Dean was the first to ask his own questions.

"Why do you want the heroine of the chainsaw to be the ultimate hot girl character?"