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Superstar - Chapter 1860

Published at 31st of January 2024 08:49:52 AM


Chapter 1860: Ins and outs

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To be precise, after "Independence Day" created the box office miracle, the entire Hollywood was in turmoil. The opening of the era of commercial blockbusters was a radical change for any production company or distribution company, and everyone had to adjust their plans. Even the strategy of the brokerage company is bound to change. This time is a challenge and an opportunity for everyone.

No one can deny the huge commercial value of the name "Hugo Lancaster" behind this huge change.

Compared with the global box office of 1.255 billion US dollars created by "Independence Day", what is even more terrifying is the battle of the century, the ultimate showdown, and the consistent global tour set off by the "hurricanes". Among them, the added value generated by Hugo fully covers many fields such as catering, transportation, clothing, daily necessities, media, etc., driving the rapid flow of at least one billion U.S. dollars before and after, and the additional profit generated by it has far exceeded The incredible global box office of "Independence Day".

Of course, for Hollywood, Hugo's greatest value is the attractiveness and topicality generated as an actor. Regardless of the success or failure of the movie box office, the social effects of the "seven deadly sins", the "dead prisoner walk" is in short supply, the empty alleys of "Independence Day", and the chain reaction of the launch of "L.A. Confidential", the entire industry chain with the work as the core Have been revitalized. This value cannot be ignored by any top production company.

Paramount is no exception.

The project "Trumen's World" first appeared in 1991, when the screenwriter Andrew Nicole (andrew.) was planning to write a science fiction thriller film set in New York City. In 1993, the famous producer Scott Rudin (.) bought the script and asked Paramount to agree to produce it and distribute it. Originally Scott intended to have Andrew as the director, but in fact "Trumen's World" is only Scott's second screenplay. Paramount thinks that the $60 million budget cannot withstand the risk. So, in the directing stage, I tossed for half a year.

After Peter Weir decided to take over the script, he came up with different ideas. He thought the original script was too dark and depressing. He hoped that the story could be lightened up, and the theme would be more humorous and ironic. Profound purpose. The script went through the process of overthrowing, rewriting, rewriting and overthrowing again and again, and finally found Kim Carey at the end of 1995.

However, facing "Trumen's World" and "Ace Special Agent", Jin chose the latter. Needless to say, the reason is 20 million dollars in remuneration. Kim followed Hugo as the second member of the 20 million club in film history.

Later, after finishing the shooting of "Ace Special Agent", Kim signed a contract with "The King of Talkers (. and rejected "Trumen's World" for the second time. But the subsequent development of things was somewhat unexpected, because the "Ace Specialist" box office failed miserably, and "Independence Day" was a big box office explosion, which made Kim's position embarrassing.

After the shooting of "The Big Story", Jin did not refuse "Trumen's World", but the problem was that Paramount questioned Jin's box office appeal. As a result, there was a disagreement within the company. Some people believed that they insisted on using gold, and some believed that better comedians should be re-searched.

At the Berlin Film Festival in February this year, Shirley actually started to plan to let Hugo replace Kim to take over the filming of "Trumen's World". On the one hand, the box office fiasco of the "Ace Specialist" and the repeated drag on Jin, challenged Shirley's patience bottom line; on the other hand, Hugo's idea of ​​comedy gradually spread in the circle. But unfortunately, Hugo had no idea about making new films at the time. In the end, Paramount reached a temporary consensus: they hope to see the box office of "Big Talker" before deciding whether to use gold.

In April, "The King of Storytelling" was officially released, and the box office performance of 30 million US dollars in the premiere performed well. Relying on the love of the audience, this work with an investment of 50 million US dollars currently won 160 million US dollars in box office data—— It is still in the movie, which restarted the negotiation between King and Paramount.

Thanks to the box office success of the "Big Talker", Jin insisted on asking for a salary of 20 million U.S. dollars. Especially after experiencing the trough of the "Ace Specialist", the success of the "Big Talker" made Jin straighten his back and insisted on this. It is an affirmation of his "20 million club". In fact, King's request is not excessive. He is not only the most expensive comedian in the United States, but also the most inspiring member among all actors.

However, in Paramount's mind, this is not a cost-effective deal. Although the "big talker" has entered a profit model, it is far from reaching their expectations. For the same 20 million US dollars in remuneration, Hugo is not only more cost-effective, but also has a higher rate of return. More importantly, the added value of Hugo far exceeds that of gold.

In fact, the cost of "Titanic" has far exceeded expectations. It is not just that Fox is shrinking its budget in the 20th century, so that there have been no major projects for more than a year, and even Paramount has to be cautious. . "Trumen's World" invested 60 million yuan, which is considered to be a medium-to-average investment in commercial films, but for a literary film and a comedy film, this investment is a huge investment, so they can't Do not become more cautious.

After the negotiations entered a stalemate, the "Perfect Perfection" project turned out.

At the same time, DreamWorks moves frequently, not only launching a huge plan to "save Private Ryan", but also putting the issuing department on the agenda; in addition, Endeavour's elite brokerage firm has seized the opportunity to rise rapidly, and its commercial value is visible to the naked eye. With the increase in speed, its Hollywood status has risen even more. A series of actions centered on Hugo is eye-catching, and Hugo's commercial value is also further bullish.

Interestingly, just a week ago, when Alan Strello was attending a private party, he talked to his friends about the topic of film investment. At that time, Allen joked that he was willing to invest 100 million US dollars for "Perfect" because He believes that generous returns will satisfy him. In fact, this private party has not much connection with Hollywood, it is a party gathered by a group of Wall Street people. But Allen's words aroused the interest of Viacom.

Viacom Corporation, Paramount's parent company.

They made an account: It is better to invest US$60 million to star Jinlai in "Trumen's World", instead of investing US$100 million in Hugo to star in two works-"Perfect Perfection" and "Trumen's World". This is undoubtedly a very cost-effective choice for Paramount. It can not only win two works closely related to Hugo, but also win over the elite brokerage firm and DreamWorks behind Hugo. From Ramon's point of view, it was a perfect choice.

So, three days ago, "Trumen's World" was handed to Rick.

For Rick, there are countless scripts handed to Hugo, but he cannot give all the scripts to Hugo, and must be screened. Therefore, after reading Rick, he was told in the first instinct that Hugo would be interested in the script, but he did not rush to make a decision. However, just in the space of Rick's consideration, Shirley decided to take the initiative and bring Peter to the door to make friendship-this is definitely an important move to break the deadlock for Hugo, who valued love and righteousness.

Although Hugo's reservation was a bit unexpected, it was still expected, and Paramount was bound to have follow-up actions in the future. It depends on who has the last laugh in this battle-Sony Columbia Pictures, which is supported by Allen, will not let go easily. DreamWorks, which has the first opportunity, still holds the initiative, the menacing Paramount The amount of chips in your hand should not be underestimated...

"So, the question is?" Hugo listened to Rick explaining a lot, and felt that his brains had begun to knot. The only thing he could be sure of was that the interests were still the focus of these big companies' competition. As for these interests, he had How much involved, he really did not have a clear concept: after all, it was not his money.

Rick also laughed, "You are the first choice of'Trumen's World', and Jin is the second choice. Then...then it depends on your own choice. No matter what the result is, it doesn't make much difference to you. "The difference lies in the status of Endeavour's elite brokerage company, of course, the conditions for cooperation, and the subsequent development of the two projects.

"In other words, I can choose according to my own ideas, right?" Hugo concluded, after going around a big circle, Shirley and the others were trying to "perfect perfection"-or to be more precise, yes Hugo behind "Perfect Perfection". Sure enough, after entering a whole new level, everything can involve interests and become more and more complicatedOf course, this is your right. "Rick nodded. As an actor, it is really unimaginable to be able to reach the height of Hugo today, because Hugo has almost mobilized one-third of Hollywood by himself, and the intricate interpersonal relationship is involved. With interests, even if they themselves are in it, it is difficult to see the overall situation.

What Rick didn't say is that Hugo's choice is bound to have a profound impact, and almost every different choice requires different countermeasures. However, this is their job and has nothing to do with Hugo, so Rick didn't intend to speak out, but left the decision to Hugo.

Hugo breathed a long sigh of relief, "Very well, this is good news for me."

However, shortly after the good news came out, Steven brought a not-so-good news: DreamWorks could not come up with so much budget to meet the requirements of "perfectness", and a cap of 20 million is their only leeway. . In fact, this is not a surprise, because DreamWorks is still not a top player. In the fight against predators such as Sony Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures, their capital is too little, too little, and the only bargaining chip. It is Hugo's strong friendship with Steven and David.

It seems that DreamWorks is about to lose sight of "Perfect Perfection".




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