After the celebration, the crew members started the subsequent work according to John's arrangement, Nancy was no exception, as an agent she had to help John solve the problems encountered in the business, so she drove from ICM to Universal City early in the morning to help John solve the overseas distribution problem of "Forrest Gump".

As the second oldest in Hollywood, Universal Pictures is the top film production and distribution company in North America today, and it is also Nancy's last hope.

Looking at Universal's beige office building, Nancy took a deep breath and secretly cheered herself on before walking inside, and she was greeted by Gilbert Gary, Universal's director of overseas distribution.

"Miss Josephson. In the office, Gilbert Gary looked at Nancy with his legs crossed. "I'm very sorry for the cooperation you brought, "Forrest Gump" is too risky, so we can't release it, and besides, we will have nearly 9 movies released next year, and we really don't have the energy to help others release it. ”

Gilbert Gary meant it very bluntly, there is no shortage of movies in Universal, so there is no need to take risks to release a film directed by a newcomer.

But Nancy knew that it was the seller who was suspicious, and the reason why Gilbert Gary refused was not to get in an advantageous position in the subsequent negotiations.

"Director Gary, I understand your concerns, and I would have made the same decision if I had sat in your place, so in order to reduce the risk for your company, we are willing to pay all the costs of the film's overseas distribution upfront, and sign a guarantee agreement to protect your company's interests. ”

This is what John negotiated with Nancy yesterday, and for the release of "Forrest Gump", they have not hesitated to let Universal Pictures release it risk-free.

But Gilbert Gary was unmoved by such an offer, and looked at Nancy with interest. "Miss Josephson, for your sake, I will give in one last time, and if you think it is okay then continue to talk, if not, then do not waste the time of both parties. ”

"Speak. "Nancy knew that Universal Pictures was going to make an offer, but she was worried that she didn't know what it was.

"I'm telling you clearly, it's impossible for Universal Pictures to help you distribute Forrest Gump, we're only interested in Forrest Gump rights. "Gilbert Gary thought Nancy's offer was really funny, and thought that if Universal issued risk-free, Universal would be released?

What Universal wants is to maximize profits, not a little petty profit, the distribution interests and copyright interests of a movie, one is one-time and the other is permanent, the gap between the two is heaven and earth, and a literate primary school student knows how to choose.

What's more, Hollywood doesn't have too many secrets, Nancy went to other film companies to seek the results of distribution, and Gilbert Gary knew it, so he naturally had to shout such a price.

"Director Gary, our bottom line is to keep the copyright, even if it increases the distribution line. "Nancy made a concession, and negotiation is a process of continuous concessions and finally an agreement between the two sides.

But Gilbert Gary had no intention of conceding. "Miss Josephson, the bottom line for Universal Pictures is also copyright. ”

Universal Pictures has the initiative, so it will not budge, not to mention that for Universal Pictures, Forrest Gump is very risky, it can be released or not, as Gilbert Gary said at the beginning, Universal Pictures has no shortage of movies.

As the top distribution company in North America, Universal Pictures has global distribution resources in its hands, and there are countless small and medium-sized film companies that come to the door every day to seek cooperation, so there is no need to break the unspoken rules between large distribution companies for the sake of a movie.

As the seven major companies that control the global distribution resources, although they have not signed any agreements on the surface, they also have certain agreements in private, in order to ensure the interests of each other, they will not easily distribute films for a certain film company, in order to unify the price code and exploit small and medium-sized film companies.

"I can't call the shots, I need to go back and ask Director Chris Deng's opinion. The negotiations reached an impasse, and Nancy had no choice but to terminate the negotiations, lest she die once and not the next time.

But this is also normal, in Hollywood, which negotiations are not as long as months, sometimes a year and a half is not unusual.

"Well, I'm waiting for your news. Gilbert Gary rose from his chair.

Nancy shook his hand, agreed to keep in touch, and walked out of Universal Pictures quickly.

After leaving Universal Pictures and returning to ICM, Nancy called John and told him the outcome of the negotiations, and then the two made an appointment to meet at Crown Studios to figure out how to solve the distribution problem together.

"John, now Universal Pictures has also made a price, except for four of the seven major distribution companies who directly rejected us, the remaining three prices are all for the purchase of copyrights, what should we do now?"

In the crown studio, Nancy looked at John with a sad face, the negotiations with the Seven Congresses during this time were very unsmooth, and these distribution companies either refused or wanted copyrights, and there was no room for negotiation.

John, who was sitting on the side, frowned slightly, Nancy had expected this to be the result before he went to Universal Pictures, and the principle of these big distribution companies is that they will never give up until you suck your last drop of blood.

"I'll come back from a trip to Universal Pictures. John never wanted to sell the rights to Forrest Gump, so he decided to go to Universal Pictures to see if there was a chance that he wouldn't have to sell the rights.

"I ...... I'll go with you. Nancy actually wanted to tell John that if he didn't sell the rights to Universal Pictures, it would be useless to go, but that never came out of her mouth.

"No, you've been busy for a long time, take a good rest and wait for my news. ”

John said as he turned around and left with KA, he didn't let Nancy go with him, there were some things he didn't want Nancy to know.

The Crown Studio is not too far from Universal City, and John can drive his second-hand Buick in ten minutes.

After arriving at Universal City, John parked his car and walked into the office building under the guidance of the staff and came to the front desk.

The front desk lady is a blonde woman with a good face and a tall figure, which is very suitable for the job of the face of Universal Pictures.

"Hello sir, how can I help you?" asked the front desk lady politely with a professional smile.

"We made an appointment with Mr. Sidney Szynberg. KA on the side took her words.

"What's your name?" asked the front desk lady.

"Directed by John Chris Deng. KA replied lightly.

The front desk lady flipped through the reservation records, and when she saw John's name, she smiled slightly. "Hello, Director Chris Deng, Mr. Sidney Szynberg's office is on the sixth floor, you can go up. ”

"Thank you. ”

John nodded, and said the first thing he said when he came to Universal Pictures.