Chapter 170: crew preparation

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The second day after meeting Antonia Kidman, Sofia Coppola set off for England and met Rowling according to the address, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

In terms of copyright fees, it can be said that it went very smoothly. The price of only 100,000 US dollars not only bought the film adaptation copyright of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" but also the copyright of all derivative products.

At the same price, he bought the copyright of the next series of novels in advance, as well as a copyright priority purchase agreement.

For Ryan, the price of 200,000 US dollars is simply for nothing.

But Rowling didn't suffer. The price of $100,000 is a sky-high price for an unpublished children's book, and she is even ready to become a full-time author.

The publishing company of Antonia Kidman's mother also obtained the North American sales rights of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" at an extremely cheap price.

As for global sales rights!

Rowling's bookseller, somewhat difficult, only sells North American rights and refuses to sell global rights.

In fact, Rowling herself is not very optimistic about the prospect of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". After all, she has no creative experience. This is her first work, and many places do not seem so perfect.

However, her book agent realized that it would be profitable for a Hollywood film company to buy the copyright of a work.

If it hadn't been for Rowling's insistence, she would have suggested looking for a large publishing company rather than one based in Canada.

At the same time, Ryan quickly made a decision about another important supporting role in the film, starring Edward Norton.

Compared with Penelope Cruz's resistance to basic training, Edward Norton faintly reveals a hint of excitement. The opportunity to play opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger is very rare for him.

In contrast, basic training is only a trivial matter.

For those around him, Ryan will more or less take care of them. For example, Helen's Starry Sky Agency will continue to undertake a large number of extras and backgrounds that the crew needs, including some insignificant small roles.

Of course, it is impossible to give all of them to the star agency this time, and some of them come from the actors' union.

This can avoid some minor troubles.

The pre-production of the crew is no stranger to Orion Films, and with the help of 20th Century Fox, the progress is very smooth, and there are almost no difficulties encountered.

In addition to paying attention to special effects production and costume modeling, Ryan also had to design fighting moves with Yuan Heping and others, which could neither be completely in accordance with Xiangjiang's habits, nor be straight-forward Hollywood routines.

It is best to combine the advantages of the two, and specially design a set of fighting moves for Charlize Theron and Arnold Schwarzenegger, with a cold and powerful collision.

Fortunately, these are not difficult for Yuan Heping's team.

In addition, Ryan also needs to discuss the placement of advertisements in the film. Because of his experience in "The Truman Show", he specially wrote some sub-shots and concept maps to show to a large number of product manufacturers.

With the advertising revenue of "The Truman Show", 20th Century Fox will naturally not be so stupid as to refuse to place advertisements. As long as it is handled properly, the placement of advertisements will not spoil the plot of the film, and it can also reap a lot of money.

The only pity is that the number of embedded advertisements in "Terminator 3" is far less than that of "The Truman Show". They are mainly concentrated on high-tech products such as cars, mobile phones, and computers. At most, drinks and a small amount of advertising are added. clothing.

Although any commodity manufacturer and brand is clear, facing the combination of Ryan Gosling and "Terminator 3" and the budget cost of up to 130 million U.S. dollars, the price of advertising placement must be ridiculously high.

However, there are still dozens of product manufacturers coming to Los Angeles to discuss with the crew about placing advertisements.

The reason is very simple. The director of the film is Ryan Gosling. The placement advertisement in his last work "The Truman Show" is not only cheap, but also makes a lot of commodity manufacturers earn a lot of money. Made a name for himself.

Facing more and more product manufacturers, 20th Century Fox and Orion Films had to deploy additional manpower to negotiate with each product manufacturer separately. In addition to the price, the product itself must conform to the plot of the film, otherwise the price will be high. , Ryan would refuse without hesitation.

After more than half a month of negotiations, at least a dozen commodity manufacturers have reached an agreement on implant placement.

Pay attention to the official account: the base camp of book friends, pay attention to get cash and coins!

GM's Hummer car is worth $5.5 million, Motorola is worth $4.3 million, IBM laptops are worth $3.5 million, Panasonic home appliances are worth $5.7 million, Coca-Cola is worth $3.3 million, and Ray-Ban sunglasses are worth $1.2 million...

The film hasn't been filmed yet, but the advertisement placement alone has earned more than 24 million U.S. dollars. The staff of 20th Century Fox and Orion Films who watched it were dumbfounded.

The film's producer, Moritz Berman, saw the number, checked it out himself, and finally accepted the fact.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the crew can get the money now, but that the box office of the film must reach a certain number.

Even so, it still caused a lot of shock in Hollywood. At least in the eyes of these commodity manufacturers, the name of Ryan Gosling is almost equivalent to commercial value, and it is itself a sequel to "Terminator".

The combination of the above reasons has caused the price of embedded advertisements to rise again and again.

Any commodity manufacturer will not spend millions of dollars in vain. While paying, it will definitely get more returns.

Once Ryan's next work fails at the box office, someone from these product manufacturers will definitely jump out and shout loudly.

"Ryan, I have a proposal."

In the studio owned by Twentieth Century Fox, Moritz Berman looked at Ryan on the opposite sofa and suggested, "You're really busy."

"In addition to the "Terminator 3" crew, we should also pay attention to other projects of Orion Films, such as "The Sixth Sense", which cost 3 million US dollars to buy the copyright."

"So listen to me, you need an assistant director, a competent assistant director."

An assistant director!

Ryan frowned and looked at Moritz-Berman in front of him, and retorted without hesitation: "Sophia is qualified for the position of assistant director."

"No, no, listen to me first." Moritz-Berman shook his head and continued: "I'm talking about an assistant director who is familiar with commercial film shooting, not an assistant and assistant director. "

"Ryan, you have to understand one thing. Sophia is your assistant first, and then an assistant director after that. And she is not suitable for commercial films."

He said the fact that Sophia is really not suitable for shooting commercial films, she is more suitable for independent films than commercial films.

"Tell me about the candidate you want to recommend." Ryan didn't want to dwell on this issue, it was nothing more than adding an assistant director to the crew.

"Jonathan Mostow." Moritz Berman named a candidate.

He once owed a favor to Jonathan Mostow's agent, and the other party has always wanted to develop in the direction of director and producer, especially in the face of a project with a budget of 130 million US dollars.

Jonathan Mostow!

Ryan showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had heard the name from somewhere, and couldn't help asking: "What about the works he has participated in before?"

Moritz-Berman showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and said with some hesitation: "Scare Show, and Beverly Hills."

Ryan finally remembered who he was, Jonathan Mostow, who had directed "Terminator 3" and "Terminator 4" in his previous life, and was also his famous work.

"Yes." Ryan didn't think about it for long, and decided to agree, saying, "But the crew won't pay him too much."

An unknown newcomer director, and he is still an assistant director, obviously it is impossible to get too much remuneration.

Even in his previous life, he didn't have any famous works other than the two Terminator.

"Remuneration is not a problem." Moritz-Berman felt relieved. Although he is the producer, Ryan is in charge of the crew and owns half of the film's investment ratio.

Besides, compared to the opportunity in front of him, the reward is not important.

Jonathan Mostow, who was far away in New York, kept flipping through the script in his hand, which he managed to get through relationships, and he had to ensure that it would not be leaked.

To be honest, the plot of this script is very simple, there is no complicated plot, it is just a typical commercial popcorn movie.

But in the face of a budget of 130 million US dollars, there are also special effects that have amazed the executives of 20th Century Fox, which seems to be called bullet time, and the action guidance team hired from Xiangjiang~www.wuxiaspot.com~ all explain one thing.

This film is far from as simple as it is written in the script. The real buying point is in Ryan Gosling's brain, not the script.

At this time, the phone next to him rang. Jonathan Mostow put down the script in his hand and picked up the phone. It didn't take long before his face gradually revealed a hint of excitement.

"What, Ryan Gosling agreed?" He asked in an almost unbelievable tone, "Did Ryan Gosling agree with it?"

"Don't worry, Moritz Berman told Ryan Gosling personally that he has already agreed, and it is only an assistant director position, and the producer will not pay too much compensation."

"Damn pay, let it go to hell." Jonathan Mostow shouted very excitedly, "This is Ryan Gosling's crew, he just bought Orion Films, a film company with North American distribution channels .”

"As long as I am picked by him and get his attention, I believe I will soon be able to direct a commercial film by myself."

This is his purpose.