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Whenever possible, the distribution rights of each work are negotiated in person, even if the other party is a nobody who jumped out of a crack in the stone. It's the Weinstein brothers' usual strategy to show their sincerity, assess each other's potential, and lay a solid foundation for long-term collaboration, who knows if there will be another Quentin Tarantino among these independent filmmakers?

Before today's meeting, Harvey was more or less curious about Lan Li. In just half a year, riding a rocket-like strong rise, carrying the name of genius, and quickly gaining a foothold in Hollywood, Harvey wanted to see if Lan Li had the potential to be cultivated.

In addition to distribution, Weinstein Pictures is also involved in the field of production, impacting the awards season every year, and they also have a group of actors who work closely together, Judi Dench, Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel-Jackson (Samuel-Jackson), etc., excellent actors are not only the guarantee of film quality, but also the best choice to impact the actor department during the awards season.

So, every once in a while, Harvey will scout a group of potential newcomers, cast a wide net, and catch big fish. Currently on Xavi's list of scouts, Jennifer Lawrence and Ranley Hall are both prominently on the list.

In the short contact just now, Lan Li's confidence and sharpness left a deep impression on him. It can be seen that he is still only twenty-one years old after all, and the arrogance of a young man is fully revealed.

It's a good thing to be young and vigorous, but it's not easy to control when it comes to collaboration. Harvey felt that he should sharpen his sharpness and work in Hollywood for two years, then he would grow into a qualified Hollywood practitioner.

The judgment about Lan Li in his mind was only fleeting, and Harvey immediately focused his attention on "love is crazy". He has now begun to think about the film's distribution arrangements and public relations strategies.

"October. This is Harvey's conception, his body leans forward slightly, full of oppression, but full of confidence, "I position the film as 'growth education', not 'Blue Valentine'." I think we have a good chance next year in the awards season, especially in the actors and scripts department. ”

This is the second bomb Harvey dropped, and the first one is $1.5 million.

Harvey believed that under the bombardment of two blockbuster bombs in a row, Drake would definitely not be able to fight back, so the cooperation case would be completely negotiated. The other competitors didn't even have a chance to negotiate, and Weinstein Pictures had already signed the contract, far ahead.

What is the difference between "Growing Up Education" and "Blue Valentine's Day"?

In 2009, "Growth Education" won three heavyweight nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress at the Oscars; in 2010, "Blue Valentine's Day", although the Oscar nomination list has not yet been announced, the intensity of the impact has slowed down significantly, and the biggest possibility is that only one nomination for Best Actress will be obtained, and it is not impossible to even be squeezed out.

The two works are also small-scale love movies, and the core of the connotation does not have too much ambition, and does not involve any big patterns such as the background of the times and social changes, which are similar to "Love is Crazy".

Now, Harvey is positioning "Love Crazy" as this year's "growth education".

Sundance made its debut, then landed at the Berlin Film Festival, and in the second half of the year it appeared at film festivals in Toronto, Helsinki, Chicago, New York, London, Telluride and other places, and was screened in North America in October, and was fully released in late November and early December.

On the one hand, there is enough accumulation of word-of-mouth, and film festivals in major cities are shining, on the other hand, it is not too greedy, and the goal is always locked on the heroine and the original screenplay, which unexpectedly won the nomination for best picture, which is also the result of the accumulation of excellent word-of-mouth.

Harvey believes that "Love Crazy" can replicate this trajectory and create great results.

However, Harvey's calculation was wrong, "In our cooperation agreement, can it be clearly written, can Lan Li get ten percent of the box office dividends?" Drake's words made Harvey's heart pound, almost scared out of the heart attack.

Harvey looked at Drake stunned, thinking he was joking, but he couldn't find any hesitation in that face, full of sincerity and unquestionableness, with a hint of uneasy anticipation in his eyes.

Lan Li, who had been watching from the sidelines, noticed the stiffness of the corners of Harvey's mouth and couldn't help laughing. can make Harvey almost unable to control his expression, and Drake is also a wizard.

Harvey didn't expect that whether it was "growing up" or "Blue Valentine's Day", it was actually meaningless to Drake, Drake is a movie fan, single-mindedly pounced on the movie, the glory of the awards season is certainly a happy mood, but he is more looking forward to the work "Love Crazy" can meet the audience. Because, this movie has a special meaning for him.

Therefore, Harvey's second bomb did not work at all, and Drake was more concerned about Lan Li's treatment.

However, the problem arises here again, Drake is a complete layman, who does not understand negotiation skills and industry rules, and is "ten percent dividends" at the beginning, which is already the treatment of a first-line actor, if you look at it from the perspective of the proportion of box office dividends, this is equivalent to snatching a quarter of his profits directly from Harvey's pocket.

This is not only unreasonable, but also naïve and romantic.

"Ahem. Harvey coughed lightly, then laughed, brushing over the brief gaffe, "I think you may not have heard clearly, I'm talking about a buyout, not a share." One and a half million, at a fixed price, to buy out the North American copyright of 'Love Crazy'. ”

Drake frowned slightly, looked at Lan Li, didn't seem to understand the difference between buyout and share, and said hesitantly, "Even if it is a buyout, Lan Li will take ten percent." ”

Such unconventional messing around made Harvey a little irritable.

In fact, if it is a buyout, after the 1.5 million is paid to Drake, how much he wants to give Lan Li is completely up to him, not to mention 10 percent, even if Drake gives all 1.5 million to Lan Li, no one else cares.

Such a simple truth, Harvey took it for granted that Drake should know. Then, Drake's request just now means that because of Lan Li's relationship, he needs to increase the offer by ten percent.

Harvey felt that this was no longer the arrogance of young people, and even a little arrogant - a mere newcomer actually asked for a 10% dividend so loudly, even if "Love is Crazy" is an independent movie, many times the whole crew shares the costs and benefits, which is still too ridiculous.

"Drake, about the details of the contract, we can discuss slowly, we have enough time, one by one slowly discuss ......" Harvey used the most classic "drag" word trick, play a Tai Chi, let Drake make a decision first, and then slowly grind the details, I believe that under the lawyer's water mill, everything is not a problem.

But Harvey miscalculated again, Drake shook his head, and said bluntly, "I have no opinion on the rest, only this one, Lan Li's 10% box office dividend." ”

For Drake, the copyright fee of 1.5 million is already satisfying for him, not only to pay off the debt owed by "Love Crazy", but also to pay all the actors and crew.

In order to make this film, Drake only got 150,000 yuan in sponsorship, from an independent film company that had just been established for less than a year, the Pittsburgh Indian, and the rest of the cost was taken out by Drake in his own bank name. This is also the reason why Drake really had no way to give Lan Li a higher salary at the beginning.

At the same time, he can also collect a large amount of money to prepare for the next film.

Drake is a very satisfying person, he is not greedy and has no ambition, he feels that this is already good. There is only one, Lan Li only received a salary of 20,000 US dollars at the beginning, and this remuneration is at the level of the third tier even in the TV circle. This friendship, Drake is firmly in his heart.

Facing Drake, who did not eat oil and salt, Harvey's anger rushed up.

It's not that there is anything wrong with this "10 percent", according to 1.5 million, 10 percent is just 150,000, and it is still a bargain deal to buy out the North American distribution rights of "love crazy";

He didn't like it.

So, Harvey gave up his plan to continue communicating with Drake, turned his gaze to Lan Li, looked a little more, and scanned up and down, "I thought you were an actor." ”

The subtext is to say that the actor is so greedy that he shouldn't ask for too much pay.

In fact, Lan Li doesn't care much about box office dividends, and taking over the filming of "Love is Crazy" is not for the sake of remuneration. But that doesn't mean he's going to watch Harvey eat the "love crazy" crew, not to mention that now Harvey has aimed the gun directly at him, doesn't it?

Lan Li showed a shallow smile, unhurried, and calmly retorted, "You are really a producer." ”

The subtext is that the goal of the producer is to constantly squeeze the actors, directors and screenwriters to make more profit for themselves.

Harvey not only didn't get angry, but calmed down, turned his body slightly, and looked at Lan Li officially, "So, ten percent of the dividends?"

Lan Li did not show weakness, and the tail of his eyebrows was slightly the same, "One and a half million buyouts?"

"Why, you're not happy with the number?" Harvey motioned for Lan Li to draw it down.

"Should I be satisfied?" Lan Li's rhetorical question made Harvey frown slightly, his eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he said curiously, "I thought you just said that 'Love is Crazy' is not 'Blue Valentine', but 'Growth Education'?"

Before Drake could react, Harvey had already fought with Lan Li for several rounds, and between the tensions, the air was tense.