Chapter 47: Released by Fox

Dunn is in a hurry now.

After continuously investing in stocks, movies and copyrights, the funds on his books are plummeting.

Although the second dividend of "Titanic" has been received, it cannot be disturbed. It is the tax payment in April.

In the United States, any agency can be provoked, except the tax agency, which must be avoided.

So it is urgent to release "My Great Greek Wedding" as soon as possible.

Brian Lord accompanied Dunn to Twentieth Century Fox to discuss the release of the film.

Bill McNick was as affectionate as ever, and soon arranged for the viewing team to go to the screening hall to watch the movie.

This is also the first time Brian Lord has seen the finished film of "My Big Greek Wedding".

Nicole Kidman was given a lot of hope by him. He looked forward to Dunn to make this movie well. On the one hand, it could squeeze the living space of "Blade Warrior", and on the other hand, it could also allow Nicole Kidman to have a film. career turning point.

The film has a total of 108 minutes, which is more than 10 minutes longer than the original version. The plot has added a lot of plots and the story is a lot more complicated.

The origin of the story happened to "Tula" of a Greek family...

Tula, 30, has always been single, and her parents run a Greek restaurant where she works in a dance club, and her head-to-toe bread smell makes her tired of this life and chooses to leave Here, I went to work in the travel agency of my aunt's house.

Here, she was bullied, ridiculed and ridiculed by her aunt's cousin, and Tula, who was under the fence, chose to endure the humiliation and remain silent. Seeing her beautiful cousin dating handsome guys every day, Tula is both envious and bitter. Where is the Prince Charming in her destiny?

At this moment, an accident happened in the travel agency, and a customer suddenly collapsed to the ground. Relying on the few common sense of first aid, and with the help of high school teacher Ian Miller, Tula finally woke up after 20 minutes of CPR.

Turan and Ian finally met.

After a period of understanding and contact, Ian also understood the plight of Turan's current life, and was determined to give Turan a sigh of relief, and his helpers were the high school students in his school.

Ian bought a second-hand high-end dress, called the classmates in the class, brainstormed ideas, used their creativity, made up, styled, and done their hair. After a busy afternoon, a brand new Tula was born...

At cousin Tula's birthday party, her cousin's friends were waiting to see Turan's jokes and see how this ugly duckling would make a fool of herself under her call.

However, the audience was stunned. Turan was dressed in a gorgeous red dress, with fluttering hair and almond eyes and pear cheeks. Does she still look a little ugly? The glowing Turan immediately became the biggest focus of the crowd.

Cousin's friends, especially the handsome guys, all turned their attention to Tulan, trying to get close to her and please her. However, at this time, Ian Miller did another extremely daring thing - a marriage proposal!

It was obviously her cousin's birthday party, and these were all her friends, but they all focused on Turan and Ian. They shouted, they booed, and blessed the newlyweds...

Bill McNick is an outstanding producer, and when he saw this scene, he smiled with satisfaction: "First, then, with Cinderella's routine, which not only pleases the female audience, but also makes the male audience feel the same way, Dunn The level of grasping the audience's mind is no worse than Spielberg."

Brian Lord is concerned about another thing. He surprises, surprises, surprises!

Nicole Kidman's performance in this film...was beyond his imagination!

Playing ugly, this angle that almost all Hollywood producers dare not touch, makes Dunn use it so perfectly.

To show Nicole Kidman's acting skills by pretending to be ugly, and want to promote it first, through the hands of the actor Ian Miller, Turan can complete the transformation of his life and show Nicole's most radiant side.

Not only showing strong acting skills, but also showing the demeanor of a goddess, this film by Dunn Walker is really tailor-made for Nicole Kidman!

And this angle is destined to make all female movie fans intoxicated. No matter what the logic is, which woman doesn't want to meet a prince charming and make herself more beautiful and more perfect?

And the line in the movie "In this world, there has never been an ugly woman, only a lazy woman" will definitely become the most popular classic line for women this year.

Brian Lord felt that his original choice was too correct. Dunn Walker, a young man, is indeed worth investing in. He is Nicole Kidman's savior and can even change the current chaos of CAA!

It is conceivable that as long as Dunn's film is successful, then CAA will inevitably rise. With Dunn Walker and Steven Spielberg two ace directors in hand, CAA will be afraid of being squeezed by other brokerage companies?

Bill McNick and Brian Lord have different perspectives, but similar feelings. That is Dunn's movie, which has great potential!

In recent years, with the increasing momentum of Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, female-oriented comedies have become popular.

And the movie "My Big Greek Wedding" not only allowed Nicole Kidman to show the same comedy effect as the two of them, but also showed Meryl Streep's acting skills.

When the ceiling lights of the projection hall came on, everyone stood up one after another and applauded in celebration.

Bill McNick smiled and patted Dunn's shoulder, "Don, you're making me more and more incomprehensible. How much talent do you still have?"

Brian Lord held Dunn's hand tightly, "Don, I'll give you Nicole, I'm relieved."

"Cough..." Dunn's face slightly adjusted, "Brian, Nicole is Mrs. Cruise, what do you mean by handing it over to me? Don't cause misunderstanding!"

Bill McNick was also a man of finesse, and he couldn't help laughing.

Brian Lord looked at Dunn with a half-smile, leaned over and said in a very low voice, "Latest news, Nicole and Tom have separated."

"what?"

Dunn's expression changed, a little surprised.

Brian Lord pointed at Dunn and shook his head again and again, "Let's go, let's talk about distribution."

……

The release of independent films has always been the biggest profit hurdle for producers.

For an ordinary independent film, the distributor will often take 25%-35% of the total box office, and then remove the expenses of publicity, copying, labor, wear and tear, insurance, etc., and the rest is the production. party's profit.

This is the biggest reason why independent films in Hollywood often have a hard time getting ahead.

of course there are exceptions.

For example, "Star Wars" produced by Lucasfilm, this is a movie that any film company has to lick and release, so to give a huge distribution discount, only 10% of the cut.

Moreover, Fox Pictures is only responsible for theatrical and DVD, video, rental, etc. distribution. The distribution of TV pay-on-demand, TV first-round and second-round screening rights is relatively simple and extremely profitable, and is also firmly controlled by Lucasfilm.

Twentieth Century Fox can make concessions for "Star Wars", but it can't compromise too much on Dunn's film, even if he has a good relationship with Bill McNick.

The negotiation work, Dunn didn't interrupt, it was all the conversation between Brian Lord and Bill McNick.

It sounded very relaxed, and it seemed that the conversation was very pleasant, but Tang En could keenly perceive the sword, light, sword and shadow inside.

After nearly an hour of innuendo...

"Brian, your request is too... 15% omni-channel commission, Hollywood has never had such a rule." Bill McNick shook his head repeatedly.

Brian Lord smiled and said, "Isn't the rule here to break? Dunn is only twenty years old."

"20%, otherwise I can't explain it to the board of directors." Bill McNick remained calm.

Brian Lord seemed to remember something, and suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, Dunn, you know, Ron Meyer used to be my partner, and now he's in charge of Universal Pictures, he and I I mentioned it, let's have a meal together when you have time."

Tang En said with a smile, "Okay, it's my honor."

Bill McNick coughed lightly, "Brian, we can talk about personal matters later. Let's talk about work first. I think the 15% commission is a bit too much, but we can change the details a little bit."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Brian Lord looked like a half-smile, not knowing what Bill McNick thought, anyway, in Dunn's eyes, he was very rude~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Bill McNick said: " 15% of the box office cut is acceptable, but the distribution of video tapes and DVDs is very difficult, and some peripheral copyrights must be cut at 20%.”

Brian Lord did his part, "The pay-on-demand rights and first-round screening rights can only be reduced to 10%."

Bill McNick smiled wryly.

In fact, such negotiation work can be handed over to the people below, but the other party is Brian Lord, who is too big, and he has to come forward in person.

It's just that this guy... is too difficult to deal with.

"Okay, Brian, you've won, we don't need to quarrel too much for a good movie." Bill McNick waved his hand and took a step back.

Brian Lord smiled and said, "Of course, this is the best. But... Bill, you know, I'm helping Dunn plan to acquire Marvel Entertainment. When the acquisition is completed, a superhero movie will definitely be launched."

Tang En quickly added, "Yes, it will be a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million yuan!"

Brian Lord nodded, "I hope that the film's commission can be guaranteed to be only 10%."

Bill McNick's expression was not very natural, "Brian, you're a tough guy, I can't have such a performance in the contract, it will make the board question my ability!"

Brian Lord squeezed his hand, "Of course I understand, I just need a verbal promise from you. I trust you, Bill."

Bill McNick sighed with relief, "If it's a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million yuan, the 10% commission is normal."

Brian Lord clapped his hands lightly, "It's an honor, Bill, our opinions have finally reached an agreement."