Chapter 552 Epic Movies

Malibu is famous for its beautiful scenery in North America. In addition to beautiful beaches and luxurious beach villas, there are also several famous private business clubs. These are often places for the rich and famous to have leisure and business talks, and also a gathering place for many people. . watermark ad test watermark ad test

Among them, there is a club that belongs to Harvey Weinstein. Because of the relationship between the two parties for many years, Ryan will occasionally come here to hang out.

The green field was divided into tennis courts by floral fences. Ryan was standing on one of them, moving his feet and swinging with one hand. The yellow tennis ball easily passed the net, while Taylor on the opposite side moved his long legs. Respond with an agile pace and a strong return to the ball.

Looking at the level of the two of them, they are not bad at the amateur level, especially Taylor. With the increase of age and body growth, coupled with persistent exercise, the level has improved very quickly.

Of course, she is an underage girl after all, as long as she stalemates for a few beats, she will always be defeated, and then she will be screaming in anger.

Miss Swift certainly wouldn't be ladylike without outsiders.

Ryan, if you keep winning...

After tidying up her tennis skirt, Taylor threw the ball cap aside, revealing her curly hair, I've prepared another racket for you, a ping pong racket!

Okay, my dear, rest now. Ryan walked towards the rest area on the side of the court first, and when Tyler came to him, he handed over the towel and energy drink, You are growing, you can't exercise too much.

I know. The little girl nodded, wiped the sweat from her head, and sat under the sun umbrella. The fitness trainer and nutritionist have warned me.

The sea breeze could be felt here, but it wasn't hot. Ryan wiped the sweat off his face. Sitting next to her, Look at the time, why is this guy Harvey so slow?

It's only been half an hour. Taylor glanced at her children's watch and swept her big, smart eyes. Deliberately put on an adult tone. Negotiations are not that fast.

Then, she asked curiously. Will there be a market for Chinese films in North America?

Who knows. Ryan shrugged, unscrewed the energy drink bottle, and took a few sips.

I went to Disney some time ago, and I heard someone mention it. The little girl's gossip news has always been well-informed. Looking at the blond girl practicing on the tennis court opposite, she said, Harvey brought in a movie from China, and it was only shown for three days, and it was dropped because there was no audience.

He won't lose money, will he? The pair of small brows furrowed.

There are always differences between people, and Harvey Weinstein is also an old man in Ryan's circle. He has treated Taylor very well over the years. It's normal for her to worry too much about it.

Ryan laughed, Harvey has more experience than us in how to operate foreign language movies, from video tapes and other markets. There will always be investment back.

With the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on the other side of the ocean, Huayi also launched a large-scale publicity and talent audition activities in accordance with the prior agreement. It is said that the momentum and scale are quite good, and Ryan will naturally fulfill his promise. Their films are brought here, trying to push the North American market.

This is purely an exchange of interests and has nothing to do with others. If the other party's film is not popular, whether it is him or Harvey Weinstein, naturally they will not waste resources on publicity.

Hey Hey hey……

Tyler suddenly pulled him, pointed at the tennis court opposite, and said, That girl's serve is so fast, is it 100 miles per hour?

Ryan also saw that on the opposite side was a blond girl of the same age as Taylor, with a burly stature, a big shoulder and a round waist, and her body obviously contained the top strength among women.

After a series of warm-ups, she began to practice the serve. Her serve was very standard, and her speed and power were completely professional.

Ryan, I promise. Taylor couldn't help taking a tennis ball and tossing it in her hand, You are definitely not her opponent.

Honey, it's impossible for me to catch the speed of the serve alone. Ryan grabbed the tennis ball in her hand, patted it lightly, and admitted directly, She can play professionally, how could we be What about your opponent?

It's better than...

Those sapphire blue eyes just rolled around, and Ryan flicked on her forehead, and Taylor couldn't help glaring, It's going to be stupid, huh~ dear Ryan, I'll definitely look back at Nicole, Tell Nat, and Charlie, you've got another woman.

Hey, Alison, this isn't something you should care about! Ryan's eyes widened too, and Tyler wasn't afraid of him at all, Hmph, don't think I don't know what love is, I'll be thirteen when I grow up Years old! Ryan, you...

Seeing the figure coming from a distance, the little girl immediately stopped her mouth. She would never say that her brother is not good in front of outsiders.

Hi, Harvey. Tyler stood up and greeted the big fat man who came over.

If it wasn't for her tennis dress and tennis shoes, she would be a standard British lady.

who's that person?

After Harvey Weinstein sat opposite Ryan, Taylor couldn't wait to ask the blonde girl next door.

It should be Russian. Harvey Weinstein looked at the other side, didn't seem to know his name, and said indifferently, It seems that he came to Malibu for vacation from Miami, working hard and training every day.

Taylor. Ryan said suddenly, the little girl turned her head and looked at him curiously, Do you know her?

I don't know. Shaking his head, Ryan said to her, When you see Pat, ask her to come here to get in touch with the girl and her family. Isn't kk agency developing into the sports world? Maybe She would be a potential stock.

Is that so? I'll call her now.

The little girl dug out her cell phone from her bag and dialed Pie Kingsley.

As Ryan said, the tentacles of the kk agency have slowly penetrated into the sports world. Although not many big-name sports stars have been signed, they have gradually opened up the situation. The Russian girl who is six feet tall on the opposite side, if he If I am not mistaken, it should be the Russian tennis star who was extremely successful in business in his previous life.

How's it going. Ryan turned the subject back to Harvey Weinstein.

It's going well. Harvey Weinstein said from the box next to him. Take out a bottle of energy drink and unscrew the cap, They agreed to sell off the North American copyright of Hero.

Show rights, TV rights, DVD and video rights and all the peripherals, I took them down, he added.

Huayi people didn't call you a liar? Ryan laughed. After all, the person negotiating with Big Fatty was introduced by Huayi.

certainly. This is just a joke, Wang Zhongjun has been in the US for many years. How can you not understand the North American film market? The film was shown in 12 theaters in North America for three consecutive days, and the total box office was only a few thousand dollars, and there was only one way to go.

As for whether the director across from Da Yang would jump and scold the liar in anger, would Hollywood care about them?

Huayi cooperated with Ryan. It is entirely based on interests. They are so hard at promoting the Harry Potter series because they can also benefit from a series of activities, and these people are also in contact with Ryan's team recently, and want to put American Idol as soon as possible. Introduced to the other side.

The topic between the two is naturally inseparable from the movie. After buying Miramax from Disney, the Weinstein brothers merged Weinstein Pictures with it. The new Miramax was formed, and this company has also become the largest of the second-tier companies.

Of course, Ryan is also a major shareholder.

After the formation of the new Miramax, the highlight is Quentin Tastino's latest work Kill Bill. The film is currently in the casting phase.

Need a lot of Asian actors and action direction from Hong Kong?

After listening to Harvey Weinstein's words, Ryan nodded and said, I will greet the people from the Far East Company and ask them to contact Quentin and recommend suitable candidates.

Is the heroine sure? Ryan couldn't help thinking of the bride.

Do you have a recommendation? Harvey Weinstein naturally understood what he meant. Quentin prefers Uma Thurman. Of course, it's not impossible to replace it.

Ryan thought for a while, and finally shook his head, Forget it.

Charlize may not be into action movies, so let her choose what to do next.

After chatting for a while, the sun gradually turned to the west. Ryan waved to the other side and called back Taylor, who was bored watching the training next door, and was about to leave.

Ryan, I heard that you rejected a major investment project by Touchstone Pictures? Harvey Weinstein asked suddenly when he sent them to the parking lot.

Yes. Ryan took the racket bag that Tyler handed over and put it on his shoulder, David Franzoni cast a script for Touchstone Pictures, about the story of King Arthur, you should know, this type of If you want to make a good movie, it is difficult to squeeze the production cost below $100 million, and the epic movie...”

He sighed, The investment is large, the profit point is small, and if you make a mistake, you will lose money.

David found me again. Harvey Weinstein made a quick decision when he saw Ryan's judgment. It seems that I can only apologize to him.

Harvey, epic movies have reached a bottleneck.

Walking to the battery car, Ryan signaled Taylor to fasten his seat belt, then sat in the driver's seat, and continued to Harvey Weinstein, who was sitting next to him, If we don't find another way, use other methods to attract the audience. , this genre will soon become another pirate series, especially after next year's Return of the King.

The success of the Gladiator and Lord of the Rings series has stimulated major Hollywood studios, and one epic film project has entered the agenda. As far as Ryan knows, Time Warner has each offered more than 150 million US dollars, and is advancing Two epic projects Troy and Alexander the Great.

Ridley Scott was also ambitious, wanting to bring the Crusades to the screen.

Next year's Return of the King will bring epic films to a peak, and after the peak there must be a trough. In addition, such movies of the same type will be released in droves. What will be the result? ()