Chapter 244 Card God, I Finally Found You.
Kashen is very curious, how would White Pictures know about him, if it was just a casual chat, he wouldn't care too much, this kind of thing is normal in Hollywood.
The economic environment is not good, the producers are very hard, there are fewer and fewer fools now, and screenwriters and directors who are not famous are not welcomed at all.
It's funny that resources are incomparably expensive these days, and this trend has intensified since William White began to acquire various adaptation rights.
Hollywood is full of scripts, and there are a lot of taxi drivers around the Writers' Guild, and if you look more like a movie company owner, they don't mind pitching their story along the way.
At the same time, Hollywood's giants are competing for scripts, and some of the more popular ones have almost been swept away by them.
Today's card god is basically the same as those taxi drivers, and the better ones are very limited, and at this time someone told him that our boss wants to see you and bring your script.
Doubts, excitement, gains and losses.
In short, when he came to William White's office, Kashen couldn't judge what mood he was.
"Sit, okay coffee? Look at the way you look, it doesn't seem like you slept well. ”
Kashen only has a wry smile, and if he can sleep well, hell it, how many times he has been rejected, it seems that he can't remember.
"Coffee is fine, no sugar, that's my script. ”
"Okay, I might need a little time. ”
"Feel free to do so, I'm not in a hurry. ”
William White looked at the script, and he read it very seriously, but at the same time very slowly.
At this time, the card god, after drinking a cup of coffee, seems to be in a lot of energy, so far, William White is the most serious person. As for the rest of the guys, it's just three or five minutes, and then it's just a good sentence.
"Hey, this story is very interesting, the idea is also very special, your conditions are not very harsh, this script seems to be good, it is impossible that no one buys it. ”
Kashen was a little embarrassed, of course he knew why people said that, and that's how the truck driver's nickname came from.
Those who ridiculed him for his incompetence, although they were interested in the script, when they heard his conditions, they all died down.
"Mr. White, I want to make this film myself. ”
"Ha, that's no wonder, what movies have you made before?"
"Piranha. ”
"Tsk, this movie isn't very good. Why do you think you can do this time?"
"Because I'm Cameron, this story has always been in my head, so I'm going to make it. ”
"Tsk, how much do you need for the shoot?"
"Ten million, I can do it with ten million. ”
"Have you seen the speed of life and death, how much do you think it will cost?"
"At least 30 million. ”
"Haha, this script of yours still needs to be improved, if you add some more hot scenes, believe me, you can't shoot without 15 million. You can't use any big-name actors in this, otherwise you won't be able to beat 20 million. ”
William White knew that Kashen didn't make much money on this movie, the initial budget was only six million, and then it actually cost nine million, and in the end, the movie was almost yellow.
"James, you're like this, I invested 15 million to make this movie, the follow-up copyright of this script belongs to me, you are responsible for perfecting the script and shooting, and I'll give you 8 box office shares, well, just North America, of course, I can also buy out the follow-up copyright, and your fee is 800,000 US dollars. Think about it. ”
"No, the movie is yours. ”
"Well, if the box office in North America exceeds 100 million, it will increase the box office share by 1. ”
William White's conditions were not harsh, on the contrary, they were very generous.
"Let's go to dinner together, I still have some ideas, and I'd like to hear your opinion. ”
"Good. ”
Kashen has no status in later generations, but William White is different, he has long proven his strength, except for a few directors, there is really no one who disrespects his opinion.
The most important point is that Kashen's script is really messy enough, he has no problem shooting this thing by himself, if it is handed over to other directors, I really don't know what it will look like.
William White is different, he comes from a professional background, and his script can be used as a textbook.
Of course, this kind of script card god may not like it, even Spielberg doesn't like it very much, easy to shoot Of course, it is easy to shoot, but such a script can't finish shooting its own style.
"Boss, are you sure?
"Of course, I'll take you to ILM later, just don't have too many, two or three shots are fine, Lucas is too black-hearted. ”
"Hehe, there are rumors in the outside world that he can only do the special effects of five million, and more than three million will be given to you. ”
"Well, this is indeed true, but there is one point, he has invested all this money, and according to the current situation, how can he earn five million, this is an old fox. ”
Ka Shenxin said that if he is an old fox, you are a little fox, which is the consensus of Hollywood.
Although he slandered his boss, he also had to admit that William White did have unique insights into the understanding of movies.
"Kashen, since you were arrested by me, then there is nothing polite to be polite, you should try to help me make money. Thinking of the wonderful place, William White's saliva flowed.
Since he failed to intercept the aliens, he naturally had to start the Titanic in advance, and before the birth of this big ship, the name of the box office champion has always been occupied.
Name or something, although William White doesn't care, there is still a little tangled. There is no other reason, according to the current box office situation, the box office champion may be the speed of life and death.
William White needs to keep a low profile, and he is now saying that it doesn't matter if the champion is the champion, and when someone else paints an alien, someone will jump out and slap him in the face.
"Boss, are you sure?"
"It's going to be a record for sure and, for quite some time, it's going to be a championship. ”
"Okay, I see. ”
Barry Diler called, mainly to report on the progress of the idol of the United States.
Of course, he also wanted to ask why he was not allowed to boast about the speed of life and death.
William White didn't say that he shouldn't be touted, he only said that he would downplay the box office champions, and as for the rest, it doesn't matter, just blow it casually.
The communication with Lucas was quite pleasant, but he was not interested in truck drivers, and it was not possible to intervene in the case of a small investment.
He was very curious that Cameron's reputation was not very good, and the so-called piranha belonged to a movie that hit the street to death.
The funniest thing is not that the movie hit the street, Cameron's performance on the set was not good, in fact, it is implicit to say that it is not good, and his set has been out of control. If it weren't for someone to save the scene, the movie wouldn't have been finished at all.
Talent?
This one really does.
The guy who graduated from film school can only get some commercials and TV testers, Cameron can be the director of Piranha 2, how can he be levelless.
William White knows that the biggest problem with this product is cost control, and he needs to arrange a reliable project manager for him, otherwise this movie may also be in trouble, and if it can't be done with 30 million at that time, it is estimated that it will die ugly.
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