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Harvey knew that "Love Is Crazy" had already been taken.

Try to personally discuss the distribution rights of each work as much as possible, even if the other party is an unknown person who popped out of the rock. This is the consistent strategy of the Weinstein brothers to express their sincerity, evaluate each other's potential, and lay a solid foundation for long-term cooperation. Who knows, among these independent filmmakers, will there be another Quentin Tarantino? What?

Before meeting today, Harvey was more or less curious about Lan Li. In just six months, riding a rocket-like strong rise, bearing the name of genius, and quickly gaining a foothold in Hollywood, Harvey wanted to see if Lan Li had the potential to be cultivated.

In addition to distribution, Weinstein Films is also involved in the field of production, impacting the award season every year. They also have a group of actors that cooperate closely, Judy Dench, Michelle Williams, Scarlett Rei Johnson, Samuel-Jakson, etc. Excellent actors are not only the guarantee of the quality of the film, but also the best choice for the actor department during the awards season.

Therefore, every once in a while, Harvey will inspect a group of potential newcomers, cast nets and catch big fish. Currently on Harvey's inspection list, Jennifer Lawrence and Renly Hall are both on the list.

In the short contact just now, Lan Li's self-confidence and sharpness left a deep impression on him. It can be seen that he is still only 21 years old after all, and the young man's arrogance is fully displayed.

Young and vigorous, this is a good thing, but for cooperation, it is not easy to control. Harvey felt that he should sharpen his vigor and roll in Hollywood for two years, then he will grow into a qualified Hollywood practitioner.

The judgment about Lan Li in his mind was just a flash, and Harvey immediately focused his attention on "Love Is Crazy". He has now begun to think about the release schedule and public relations strategy of this film.

"October." This is Harvey's idea. His body leaned forward slightly, full of oppression, but full of confidence. "My positioning of the film is'growth education', not'blue love'. People's Day'. I think we have a lot of opportunities in the awards season next year, especially in the actor and script department."

This is the second bomb that Harvey throws; the first one is $1.5 million.

Harvey believes that under the bombardment of two consecutive blockbuster bombs, Drake has absolutely no power to fight back, so this cooperation case is completely negotiated. Other competitors didn't even have a chance to negotiate, and Weinstein Pictures had already signed the contract and was far ahead.

What is the difference between "Growth Education" and "Blue Valentine's Day"?

In 2009, "Growth Education" received three heavyweight nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress at the Oscars; in 2010, "Blue Valentine's Day", although the Oscar nominations have not yet been announced , But the intensity of the impact has slowed down significantly. The most likely thing is to just get a nomination for the best actress, or even be squeezed out is not impossible.

The two works are also small-scale love movies, and there is not much ambition at the core of the connotation, and there is no major pattern such as the background of the times and social changes. These are similar to "Love Is Crazy".

Now, Harvey is positioning "Love Crazy" as this year's "growth education".

"Growth Education" is distributed and operated by Sony Classics. The entire publicity curve is very clear. Sundance made its debut and then landed at the Berlin Film Festival. In the second half of the year, it will be in Toronto, Helsinki, Chicago, New York, London, Telluride and other places. The film festival debuted in October and will be screened in North America in October, and will be released in full at the end of November and early December.

On the one hand, the word-of-mouth has accumulated enough, and film festivals in major cities have made their debut; on the other hand, they are not too greedy, and the goal is always focused on the heroine and the original script, and the best film nomination is unexpectedly won. It is also the result of the accumulation of excellent reputation.

Harvey believes that "Crazy Love" can copy this development trajectory and create good results.

However, Harvey’s abacus was misguided. “In our cooperation agreement, can it be clearly stated that Lanly can get 10% of the box office dividend?” Drake’s words made Harvey’s heart slammed. Jump, almost scared of a heart attack.

Harvey looked at Drake in a daze, thinking he was joking, but he couldn't find any hesitation on that face, his face was sincere and unquestionable, and his eyes still had a trace of uneasy anticipation.

Lan Li, who had been watching, noticed the stiffness of Harvey's mouth and couldn't help laughing. Drake could be considered a wizard if Harvey could barely control his expression.

Harvey didn’t expect it at all. Whether it’s "Growth Education" or "Blue Valentine's Day", this is actually meaningless to Drake. Drake is a movie fan who rushes to the movies wholeheartedly during the awards season. Of course, the glory of "Love is crazy" makes people feel happy, but he is even more looking forward to the work of "Love Is Crazy" to meet with a wide audience. Because this movie has a special meaning to him.

Therefore, Harvey's second bomb had no effect at all, and Drake was more concerned about Renly's treatment.

However, the problem is here again. Drake is a complete layman. He doesn't understand negotiation skills or industry rules. From the beginning, he gets a "10% dividend". This is already the treatment of first-line actors. From the perspective of the ratio of box office dividends, this is equivalent to stealing a quarter of Harvey's profit directly from his pocket.

This is not only unreasonable, but also naive and romantic.

"Cough." Harvey coughed lightly, then laughed, and took the brief moment of gaffes over. "I think you may not have heard clearly. What I am buying is buying out, not dividing it up. One and a half million, Buy out the North American copyright of "Love Crazy" at a price."

Drake frowned slightly and looked at Lan Li. He didn't seem to understand the difference between buyout and share. He hesitated and said, "Even if it is a buyout, Lan Li will get 10%."

Harvey irritated Harvey by playing cards so unreasonably.

In fact, if it’s a buyout, after the 1.5 million is paid to Drake, how much he wants to give the blue gift is entirely up to him, not 10%, even if Drake pays 1.5 million All were given to Lan Li, and no one else could care about it.

With such a simple truth, Harvey took it for granted that Drake should have known it. Then, Drake's request just now is that because of the relationship between Lan Li, he needs to increase his price by 10%.

Harvey feels that this is no longer the arrogance of young people. There are even some newcomers who are arrogant and ask for a 10% dividend. Even if "Crazy Love" is an independent movie, it often happens. It is the entire crew that shares the costs and benefits together, which is still ridiculous.

"Drake, we can discuss the details of the contract slowly. We have enough time to discuss slowly one by one." Harvey used the most classic "drag" formula to play Tai Chi and let Dray first. After the final decision is made, the details will be polished slowly. I believe that under the lawyer's work, everything will not be a problem.

But Harvey miscalculated again. Drake shook his head and said bluntly, "I have no objection to the others, only this one, Blue Li’s 10% box office dividend."

For Drake, the 1.5 million copyright fee has made him satisfied, not only can repay the debt owed by "Love Crazy", but also pay all the actors and staff.

In order to shoot this movie, Drake only got a sponsorship of 150,000 yuan, from an independent film company that has just been established less than a year ago, the Pittsburgh Indians; the rest of the cost is Drake in the bank in his own name. Loaned. This is also the reason why Drake really couldn't give Lan Li a higher salary.

At the same time, he can also harvest a large sum of money to prepare for the next film.

Drake is a very satisfying person, he is not greedy, nor ambitious, he thinks this is already very good. There is only one. At the beginning, Lanli only took 20,000 US dollars in remuneration, and this remuneration is a third-tier level even if it is placed in the TV circle. This friendship, Drake is firmly in mind.

In the face of Drake, who was unable to enter, Harvey's anger rose.

It’s not that there’s something wrong with this "10%". Calculated on the basis of 1.5 million, 10% is only 150,000. It is still a bargain to buy out the North American distribution rights of "Crazy Love". It’s a deal for him; but he doesn’t like this feeling~www.novelhall.com~The feeling of being provoked by authority, the feeling of being harassed, especially because of the mess caused by an actor.

he does not like.

So Harvey gave up his plan to continue communicating with Drake, turned his attention to Lan Li, looked more, and more jokes, scanning up and down, "I thought you were an actor."

The subtext is that actors are so greedy that they shouldn't ask for too much pay.

In fact, Lan Li doesn't care much about box office dividends. The filming of "Love Is Crazy" was originally not for film pay. But this does not mean that he will watch Harvey take care of the "Crazy Love" crew; what's more, now Harvey has aimed his gun directly at him, doesn't it?

Lan Li showed a small smile, calmly and calmly retorted, "You really are a producer."

The subtext is there, the goal of the producer is to constantly squeeze the actors, directors and screenwriters to seek more benefits for themselves.

Harvey not only didn't get angry, but calmed down, turned his body a little, and looked at Lan Li formally, "So, 10% of the dividend? Huh?"

However, Lan Li did not show weakness, his brows were lightly alike, "A one and a half million buyout? Huh?"

"Why, are you dissatisfied with this number?" Harvey motioned for Lan Li to draw down.

"Should I be satisfied?" Lan Li's rhetorical question caused Harvey to frown slightly, his eyes showing a thoughtful look, and curiously said, "I thought you were just now.'Love is crazy' and not'Blue Valentine's Day'. , But'growth education'?"

Before Drake had time to react, Harvey had already fought with Lan Li for several rounds, and the air became tense as the sword was drawn. (.)()

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