"Then let's talk about how harsh the conditions are!" Chen Hao frowned.

"The first is the investment, which will not exceed $5 million. Davis said, "I won the 15 million before, and this bastard directly cut two-thirds." ”

Chen Hao didn't react much when he heard this, he could shoot 15 million, he could also shoot 5 million, there was a golden finger, the difference was not too big.

"Then there's my old rival, Tommy Motorola, who will be the co-producer of the film with me, and he's going to make things difficult for you. Davis frowned.

Hollywood is a producer-centric system, unless it is a super director like Spielberg and Lucas, it is generally producer-centric, and the producer has great power.

Unlike in Huaxia, it is generally a director-centered system, except for some requirements from investors, the crew is basically the director who has the final say.

The difference between the two institutional models will cause a great deviation in the director's power.

Fortunately, if the producer and director work together, there is no big problem.

But this one named Tommy Motorola is obviously here to find fault, and he won't look at the 5 million at all, maybe the movie is messed up to suit his liking.

When the time comes, there will definitely be a quarrel between the producer and the director on the spot, and the whole crew will be directly split.

The first movie was made like this, so it is estimated that Chen Hao's Hollywood journey has ended before it has even begun.

This is undoubtedly the most vicious move.

"Aren't you also a co-producer!" Chen Hao said helplessly.

"That being said, I can't keep an eye on him all the time, and even then, he has a way of messing up the crew, alas......" Davis scratched his head.

"In addition, there are many differences between the United States and China, such as the right to final editing. ”

In Hollywood, it's a topic that can't be avoided.

Final Shear Power, from the very beginning, was a Game of Thrones.

After a movie is made, the director often has his own artistic appeals, and will more or less cut the film according to his own subjective consciousness.

And when the producer holds the final editing right, most of them will consider it from the perspective of pure commercial interests.

When the movie is released in theaters, the longer it fits the audience's traditional viewing habits, the box office tends to be more blockbuster, and the second is the content, in art films, the more personal and obscure the plot, the more likely it is to be "scissorhands".

The above operations completely deviate from the director's artistic pursuit and directly erase the director's intention to make the film.

The contradictions between the two are sometimes really irreconcilable.

In Hollywood, it is undoubtedly not a successful person who can have the right to cut the final cut, Spielberg, James Cameron, Lucas, Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, Peter Jackson, etc.

There is also Wu Baige, who used to be one of them, which he once showed off in interviews, which is really a symbol of status.

The well-known case of the battle for the right to final cut is the film "Once Upon a Time in America", which was a version edited by the producer when it was first released.

As a result, the box office reputation was lost, and the director's anger died in depression at home a few years later.

It wasn't until years later, with the release of the director's cut, that people really learned about Once Upon a Time in America.

There is also "Alien 3", director David Fincher directly denied that it was his own work, and claimed that "no one in the world hates it more than me." ”

Of course, this kind of dispute is not only in the United States, but also in the whole world, and China is no exception.

Liu Zhan, the director of "Pretend Couple", did not fight for the right to the final cut, and finally directly signed the "pre-director"!

Lou Ye of "The Mystery of the Floating City" became the first director in the mainland to give up his signature.

Wait a minute.

In fact, the final cutting power of Huaxia is not necessarily in the producer and director!

It's just that because Hollywood has been developing for a longer time and is the world's largest film market, the competition for the right to cut is particularly fierce.

"Also, when you make a movie in the United States, you have to have black characters in the movie. The filming time is not as long as in China, and if there are animals, there may be protests and demonstrations by animal protection associations. Davis said.

"Having said so much, just Tommy Motorola is deadly enough to be a co-producer!" Chen Hao shook his head and said.

"yes, I'm kind of tempted to give up on letting you come to North America right now. Davis sighed.

Abandon?

No way!

Chen Hao has basically arranged domestic affairs, not to mention, he is too short of money now, and he must go to the United States.

"Davis, let's have a draw from the bottom of the kettle!" Chen Hao thought for a while and said.

"What do you mean?" Davis clearly didn't understand the idiom.

"In this way, because of Colombia's investment, that Tommy Motorola has the opportunity to intervene in the filming, so we can directly bypass Colombia.

I set up my own independent studio in the United States, and I don't want Colombian investment, I invest myself, and become a producer and director myself, so that Tommy Motorola will never intervene in the film anymore!

If you can't guarantee that I will finish the film, then I have to be suspicious that you want to compete for the president of Colombia!" Chen Hao said.

"If you take care of everything, then of course I can guarantee that I will not let Motorola have any chance to interfere, after all, I am not without connections in the company and the United States. Davis said, "But do you have that much money?"

Davis didn't know about Chen Hao's football lottery, and the exchange rate between the RMB and the US dollar was 1:8.27, which shrank more than 8 times in the United States.

"You don't have to worry about this, you just need to help me contact the studio, and help me find good actors, and then wait for me to finish the film to help get the release and publicity, can you do this?" Chen Hao asked.

"Absolutely, I can even swear to it. "But, Chen, if you don't have enough money, I can actually give you a little bit from the Asian company." ”

Now, Chen Hao has become a bet for Davis, in fact, it doesn't matter if he gives up, but this will obviously lose points in the competition with Motorola.

Chen Hao is a Chinese, which can be regarded as one of the achievements of Columbia Asia, of course, Chen Hao has to be an instant hit first.

So, sometimes cheating doesn't hurt.

"Davis, are you embezzling public funds?" Chen Hao asked with a smile when he heard this.

"You're a Chinese director, invest in your films, and it's within the scope of Columbia Asia's business!" Davis laughed.

Chen Hao thought about it and gave up, now he is not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Entering North America is Chen Hao's plan for the next few years, and there is no room for failure, in case the motorcycle knows about it and intervenes again, it will not be good.

"Forget it, I can do it myself, you help me contact the studio first, and then give me a week, and I'll fly to the United States." Chen Hao said.

"Alright then, I'll arrange it, I'll wait for you in the United States first. Davis said.