In the crown studio, John shakes hands with Brady Roberts, a buyer at Jerry Bruckheimer's film company. "It's a shame not to be able to work with your company. ”

Jerry Bruckheimer's offer was $1 million less than Universal Pictures, and John was unlikely to agree.

"If Director Chris Deng changes your mind, you can contact me at any time!" Brady Roberts did not regret in his heart, because Jerry Bruckheimer Film Company was not short of a movie.

"Definitely!"

After sending off Brady Roberts, John sat back on the couch with some disappointment, the three studios had seen the film from the beginning, and at present, Universal Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Pictures had already quoted the price, but the price was too low.

"John, I want to remind you that now it's only New Line Films. And it's likely that they've been convinced by Michael Ovitz, so we'll have to be prepared. The second negotiation broke down, and Nancy was very depressed.

"I'm waiting for two days! If there is still no negotiation move by New Line Pictures after two days, whether it is a cooperation with Universal Pictures or a direct production of a videotape, I will definitely give you a letter. ”

To be honest, John didn't want to cooperate with New Line Films, not because New Line was bad, but because New Line involved his first plan in Hollywood, and he really didn't want to disrupt his original plan because of the release of "Stealing Love".

According to the historical trajectory, the new line introduced Golden Harvest Films' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" this year, making a profit of $130 million. But in 1992 and 1993, the new line did not have a good time, the company lost money, and Shay would sell a 30% stake to CNN for $550 million. In 2007, due to the failure of the investment in "Golden Compass", it was forcibly acquired by Warner and officially became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner.

If John had stepped in now and become a profit growth point for New Line Films, history could have been rewritten.

So what he has to do is to stay away from New Line, and when New Line is in financial crisis in 1993, he can take 30% of the shares from Shay, collect all the shares of New Line in the stock market, and finally forcibly buy New Line, which will become the first film company under Crown Studios.

In this way, he does not have to ask the issuing company in the future, and he does not have to give away a large part of the interest every time.

While John was thinking about New Line Films, New Line Films was also thinking about him.

In Shay's office, Joanna Phillip sat in a chair and looked at Shay: "President, we should ditch Michael Ovitz and work with director John Crisden . ”

"Why?" Shay lowered his head and looked at the analysis summary of "Stealing Love".

Joanna Philip organized the language: "There are three reasons!"

"First, Michael Ovitz and John Chris Deng, the interests of the former are in the future, and the interests of the latter are in the present. For those of us who are not financially wealthy, the interests of the moment are more suitable for us. ”

Shay looked up at Joanna Phillip, her words hitting the nail on the head.

The 5% package service fee for the two films looks very attractive, but it is not suitable for the new line, which is not as well funded as the top companies, and the films invested and produced are mainly low-budget horror films, so Michael Ovitz's commitment to the new line is minimal.

As long as John's film is released, New Line Film Company can get benefits immediately, which is more in line with New Line's interests than cooperating with John.

"Go on!" Shay asked.

"Second, the reason why Michael Ovitz blocked John Kris Deng is because of the script of "Forrest Gump", and we abandoned Michael Ovitz to cooperate with John Kris Deng, which means that we can not only get "Stealing Love" but also "Forrest Gump", and the benefits of the two movies are higher than those offered by Michael Owitz. ”

Shay nodded, "The third point?"

"The new line doesn't need Michael Ovitz, but it needs a cutting-edge director, in other words, the new line needs a director who can direct commercial blockbusters, leading the new line from small-budget horror films to summer and Christmas files. The reason why Universal Pictures was able to return to the top companies in the 70s was because of Spielberg and Lucas, and if the new line wanted to enter the commercial blockbuster, it had to have a director who could direct the commercial blockbuster. ”

"Oh, do you think John Chris can be a top director?" Shay said, picking up his coffee and sipping it.

"Can't!"

"Poof......" Hearing Joanna Phillip's words, Shay squirted the coffee out of his mouth.

"And what else do you compare Spielberg and Lucas to John Kristen?" Shay wiped his mouth.

Joanna Philip calmly looked at the boss rubbing coffee: "Although John Chris Deng can't become a top director, he has the potential to become a first- and second-tier director in Hollywood, he has just graduated from school, he can shoot a commercial film with tens of millions of dollars, and the shooting effect is not at all like a novice, I believe that in time he will be able to direct a first- and second-tier commercial blockbuster in Hollywood." ”

Shay nodded, the analysis and summary of "Stealing Love" he just watched, the ratings are very high in all aspects, and judging from the bids of Universal Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, "Stealing Love" is really good, otherwise these two companies would not have given up Michael Owitz.

So what Joanna Phillip said is also fair, a director who has just graduated, his debut film has such a high quality, as long as there are no accidents in the future, John Chris Deng will definitely be able to enter the ranks of first- and second-tier directors.

New Line will undoubtedly get more benefits from working with such a director than working with Michael Ovitz.

Shay thought of this, looked at Joanna Phillip and said, "Then how do we work with John Crisdon?"

Shay had the answer in his mind, but he wanted to see how the equally young buyer in front of him would answer.

"With issuance. Joanna Philip didn't hesitate to say what she thought.

Shay raised his eyebrows: "Why? Isn't it more profitable to buy out the copyright company?"

"Two reasons!" Joanna Phillip didn't seem to see Shay's raised eyebrows. "First, if we buy out the copyright of "Stealing Love", our bid cannot be higher than that of Universal Pictures, if the bid is too risky and too high-risk, Universal's great cause can fail, but the new line cannot afford to lose. And taking out more than $10 million at once was too much financial pressure for the company, and we had to stop some of the projects at that time, which was not cost-effective for the company. ”

"Second, buying out the copyright of "Stealing Love" seems to be the company's biggest profit, but in fact, it is the smallest, once "Stealing Love" is released, proving John Chris Deng's directing ability, then his second film will definitely cause all parties to fight, and it is impossible for the new line to compete for top companies.

And if we bring and distribute "Stealing Love", we can firmly tie John Criss Deng to the new line of warships, and then we don't have to compete with other companies, we can easily get the movie after "Stealing Love". According to market research, John Chris Deng's next film, Forrest Gump, is a film with an investment of more than $50 million. We brought the release of "Stealing Love", which means that "Forrest Gump" will become the first big-budget film of the new line. ”

"Oh, what are you going to do?" the young filmmaker was able to see the essence of the matter, much to Shay's surprise. So he wanted to test Joanna Phillip's ability to deal with problems.

Joanna Philip was clearly prepared, and as soon as Shay's question came out, she immediately replied: "We can sign John Cristen to a 1+2 contract." In this way, the two future films of John Chris Deng will belong to us, and then we can decide whether to release it or not depending on the quality of the film, and the decision is in our hands, and we will get the greatest benefit. ”

"Then I'll leave this matter to you!" Shay looked solemnly at Joanna Philip.

"Okay!" Joanna Phillip nodded at Shay.

After watching Joanna Phillip leave, Shay smirked at the corner of his mouth, this young buyer's method was in line with his thoughts, and it was a joy for him to have a right-hand man.