Chapter 142: Working with DreamWorks?
Chapter 142 Cooperation with DreamWorks?
"Star Wars Episode 1: The Menace of the Phantom Men" has been fully released in North America, and some overseas countries are continuing to show it. The North American box office is locked in 580 million US dollars, and the global box office is 1.15 billion US dollars.
But Dunn wants to get 15 box office dividends, which is unlikely in the short term.
Tom Rothman is waiting for him to go bankrupt. It is impossible to transfer money to him at this time, and he will definitely find a reason to put it aside.
Dunn doesn't matter, he is looking forward to the showdown between "Spider-Man" and "Titan a.e." and "Sixty Seconds", which must be very interesting!
On March 26, the 72nd Academy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Dunn and Natalie appeared hand in hand. They didn't want to walk the red carpet to gain popularity, but to brush their faces at the Oscars and increase their qualifications.
They are both too young, the biggest obstacle to winning the prize.
"How is it, is there still a lot of pressure?" Dunn was very concerned about her life at Harvard.
Natalie took Dunn and walked quickly across the red carpet area. She refused the interview and pursed her lips and said, "It's okay. I attended Matt's party some time ago and received a lot of encouragement."
"Matt?"
"Matt Damon, the star of 'The Genius Ripley,' should see him in a while."
"Nate?" Dunn stared at her cautiously.
Natalie said angrily, "What do you think? You are different from me! Humph!"
Tang En coughed lightly, "I'm just wondering, how did you know each other?"
"I didn't know each other before. He invited me to his party, and I met him." Natalie said lightly.
Dunn frowned, "Matt Damon? Nate, you don't mean it, you're afraid he has a heart!"
"If you do this again, I'll ignore you?" Natalie rolled her eyes and said angrily, "He's my senior, and he also studied at Harvard."
"Really?" Tang En was quite surprised.
Natalie said: "He also introduced me to a senior who gave me a lot of encouragement, and said that there will be opportunities in the future, and he will do it."
"Who?"
"Darren, Darren Aronofsky, postmodernist director, have you seen "Pi"?"
Dunn was startled.
He hasn't seen "Pi", but he has seen "Black Swan"!
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Natalie reached out and waved in front of him when she saw him in a daze.
Tang En grabbed her little hand and said with a smile, "I'm so surprised, you've established your own small circle so quickly, and you've only met big actors and directors."
Natalie pursed her lips and snorted softly: "Just know, I can live very beautifully without you!"
"Of course, my Nat is the cutest!"
Dunn complimented, just saw Steven Spielberg walking in front.
He was not nominated for this year's Oscars either, but as the last best director nominee, he was given the award as a rule.
"Don, what a coincidence! Nat, you are beautiful again!"
Spielberg's eyes lit up and he walked over first. The rift from two years ago has long been resolved.
Natalie's very elegant dress, "You're getting younger too, Mr. Spielberg."
Dunn shook his hand lightly with him and sighed: "It's a pity, my original idea was to invite you to direct The Chronicles of Narnia, which is a classic masterpiece."
Spielberg waved his hand, "I can't find time, there is a movie to be filmed this year, a movie to be produced, and a TV series to be produced. I'm too busy."
"TV drama?"
Tang En's face changed slightly, and he suddenly thought of something.
Spielberg didn't notice anything unusual about him, so he didn't need to hide it, "Well, it's Tom's project, because the money is too big, so DreamWorks pulled it in."
Dunn made sure that the TV series in Spielberg's mouth was the one he thought of!
"Can you talk about it specifically?"
Dunn was very interested, and Natalie stood beside him obediently.
Spielberg said: "Didn't I do Save Private Ryan, Tom Hanks, who received a biography of a veteran called Band of Brothers. It was about the 101st Airborne in Normandy. The experience of the landing campaign. He found me and wanted to work with DreamWorks and make it into a TV series."
Dunn's eyes flickered and he complimented with a smile, "It turned out to be Tom Hanks! Your second cooperation will definitely be a great success."
"I don't know if it's successful or not. The investment cost of "Band of Brothers" tops two "Saving Private Ryan"!" Spielberg sighed and shook his head again and again.
Natalie saw through Dunn's thoughts long ago, and she found the key point very smartly, "Mr. Spielberg, is there a gap in funding?"
As soon as the words came out, she realized that something was wrong. This was not a topic she should be involved in. She quickly showed the attitude of a little daughter, pointed at Tang En, and snorted: "You can find him and spend all his money. Avoid hooking up girls everywhere!"
Spielberg couldn't help laughing and looked at Dunn jokingly.
Tang En's half-truthful old face blushed, "It's true. Steven, in fact, I've been looking for a chance to work with you for a long time. Since "The Chronicles of Narnia" is not successful, "Band of Brothers" is also very good."
Spielberg thought he was being polite and shook his head. "DreamWorks invested 50 million US dollars, Tom's production company invested 20 million US dollars, and there is still a funding gap of 50 million. We plan to find a cable TV station to cooperate."
"Cable TV?"
"That's right, you can find hbo in the US, bbc in the UK, canal in France, and TV stations in Spain, Germany and other European countries, and you can always raise $50 million."
Tang En's face changed with awe, "Steven, with all due respect, this idea is not a good idea! This is a pre-sale of TV rights, which will lose a lot of future revenue."
With the quality of "Band of Brothers", the first round in North America will be at least $30 million, and the second round will also be $8 million.
How much does it cost to sell TV rights to hundreds of countries and regions around the world?
That's where the income comes from!
It's impossible to recover the $120 million cost from the DVD and VHS market alone, right?
Spielberg said bitterly: "There is no way, no one will invest in a TV series with 120 million US dollars, and can only rely on powerful TV stations such as hbo and bbc. In order to be able to set up a project, pay more benefits, It is inevitable.”
Natalie said anxiously: "Look for Dunn! Mr. Spielberg, have you forgotten what I said?"
Dunn is holding Natalie's little hand, and his fingers are gently hooked in her palm.
This girlfriend is really mussels and smart!
"$50 million"
Tang En sighed, "Steven, you don't have to be embarrassed. If you can value me, Tang En Pictures is willing to cooperate!"
"You?" Spielberg obviously couldn't believe it, his eyes widened, "Dawn, you have to be clear, this is not a movie, it's a TV series!"
In this era, cable TV stations such as hbo and amc have not yet transformed, and the mirror-quality American dramas that burn money and make large-scale productions have not yet appeared. American dramas are mostly shoddy, and each cost an average of $1.5 million.
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks brought together a masterpiece with an investment of 120 million US dollars, which was no worse than Fox's investment in "Titanic".
Tang En's face was completely free of Spielberg's nervousness, and he chuckled: "I'm called a lunatic in the circle. Since I'm a lunatic, I have to do some crazy things, right? Besides, it's only 50 million, which is better than Should I take a small bet on Marvel and invest in Spider-Man?"
Spielberg sucked in a breath. He used to hear it only, but now he got close contact and finally saw the madness of this young man.
But then again, isn't Dunn's success also won back because of his madness?
"$50 million, this is not a small amount." Spielberg took a deep look at Dunn, "I heard that Dunn Pictures is in debt crisis?"
Dunn laughed, "What's the matter?"
Natalie continued to make up for the knife, looking puffed up, and said sarcastically, "There are some big companies who like to bully others, bully the small with the big, full of evil, and nonsense!"
Spielberg was deeply moved by Natalie's words.
The survival of DreamWorks is getting more and more difficult, which is related to the management of the company and is inseparable from the pressure of the general environment.
Spielberg sympathizes with the plight of Dunn Pictures.
"Well, I'll go back and discuss with Tom again."
For such a big matter, Spielberg couldn't make a decision in a hurry, but looking at his expression, he was very moved.
In cooperation with Tang En Pictures, the future income must be allocated according to the investment cost. DreamWorks not only has no disadvantage, but is in a dominant position, because Tang En Pictures does not have a distribution department.
If you cooperate with TV stations such as hbo and bbc, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is equivalent to recognizing godfather.
The domineering of TV stations is much more exaggerated than that of film companies.
Dunn shook his hand again, with a sincere tone, "Steven, I look forward to our cooperation!"
"certainly!"
Spielberg patted Pei Mian's shoulder and smiled.
Walking into the auditorium, Natalie whispered in Dunn's ear, "Why are you so interested in that TV series?"
Dunn teased: "Build a network, and if you've made friends with Spielberg, can't you be the heroine in his movie?"
"You think I'm stupid?"
Natalie glared at him, "You must be hiding something from me!"
"No?"
"No?" Natalie snorted, "I heard you were looking for a gunman's book?"
Dunn coughed lightly, "Okay, Nat, I admit, I really hid in front of you. It's just that my talent is amazing, I'm afraid to scare you!"
"Pfft!"
Natalie couldn't help but smile and gave him a charming look, "Just bragging! I want to see what books you can write!"
"By the way, didn't Reese go to the set of Legally Blonde? How did you know I wrote the book?"
"Because I have a new insider." Natalie shook her head proudly.
Dunn widened his eyes in surprise, "Ira Fisher?"
Natalie's mouth twitched, "Who else can I make besides her?"
"Okay, I'm completely convinced of you."
Dunn was a little stunned.
But it's normal. Even Stanford's talented Reese Witherspoon was coaxed around by Natalie and willingly responded to her, not to mention Ella Fisher.
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Chapter 142 Cooperation with DreamWorks?
