Chapter 39: Hollywood's Vested Interests
The problem of unspoken rules is not only in Hollywood, but also many and long.
For example, in the classic movie "The Shawshank Redemption", Rita Hayworth, who let the supporting actor indulge in lingering and let the actor Andy use a large poster as a cover to dig up the escape passage, is a famous star in Hollywood in the 40s~50s, and she became a first-line artist by going to the bed of the Coen brothers, the owner of Columbia.
Hollywood, like other entertainment circles in the world, also has a large number of young boys and girls who have a beautiful logo, no culture, no way out of college, and dream of stardom all day long. However, the film market and film classification system in the United States are relatively mature, for example, not only the content is used as the standard for review grades, but also an important parameter is the investment cost and distribution channels.
Under this standard system, Hollywood also shoots a large number of B-grade films every year, which is basically a low-cost, small theater distribution bad movie market. Therefore, after watching dozens of imported blockbusters, you must not think that the technical power of American movies is so good, and Hollywood still has more bad movies, and they will not be introduced.
B-movie actors are in a very awkward position, often having to make some kind of compromise and subservience to the producers of large companies in order to work upward. There are also many B-level film actors who simply changed careers to the industry next door and completely became A's V actors.
Various scandals in Hollywood also occur and are exposed from time to time. However, because of the federal justice of the United States as a whole and the pervasive state laws of the states, and the private detective industry is particularly developed. Therefore, Hollywood's "unspoken rules" have some characteristics, for example, Hollywood's unspoken rules have a very legal coat, providing legal security for both parties to the transaction, and those girls who want to be famous will either get opportunities or money, in short, they will not go home empty-handed.
On the other hand, if you look at Huaxia and China, there are all kinds of liars who pretend to be "directors" and "producers", all kinds of braggart and deception, and it doesn't count if you turn your face and talk after you sleep.
For example, many years ago, there was a lot of uproar "Zhang Yu sued Huang Jian Zhong for her hidden rules and rules", at that time, some people on the Internet ridiculed, saying that it was "bad sleep", which made people sleep in vain, Zhang Yu tore his face and simply poked everything out.
Hollywood has unspoken rules and implements a broker system that protects both parties to the transaction within the legal framework. In Europe and the United States, people who have lived in the United States, Canada and Australia for a certain period of time understand that in many industries, buyers and sellers cannot communicate directly, and must go through brokers.
It is mainly because of the severe punishment of the U.S. legal system and the points to be watched out for in business: for example, the U.S. police often engage in fishing law enforcement, and the big media and more independent investigative reporters in the U.S. will deliberately cast bait to lure those big names and public figures to take the bait. And once the X scandal is exposed, it is a series of lawsuits, huge compensation and degrading identity and image.
There is a famous saying in an old Hollywood movie, called: If you want to be a star, sleep all the way, regardless of men and women!
This sentence is a true portrayal of Hollywood.
on this.
Abel was deeply grateful.
He is not an actor or a star, but a person behind the scenes who can control these stars, so he is not only not a victim of this kind of rule, but a person with vested interests who will die.
You see......
Isn't there just two very good "benefits" in front of you now, for you to choose and enjoy?
Looking at the young Jennifer Connelly and Uma Thurman, and smelling their charming scents, Abel seemed to understand the rules of Hollywood in an instant.
He was happy.
The Weinstein brothers started a conversation, and the first conversation was of no nutritional value, nothing more than to say that the weather in Los Angeles is so good, the water in Malibu Beach is good, and the sand on the beach is white enough.
Two beautiful female stars, having fun in it. Although the EQ or IQ is not so sufficient, but being beautiful enough and in good shape, even if you laugh and tremble there, you can give several men a sense of mastery.
That's what men are.
In the end, it was not Abel, a young man, who couldn't hold his breath in the end. It was Harvey himself who brought it up first.
Bring up the real purpose of inviting Abel over here today.
"Monsieur Sephorosa...... "This fat man who has grown fat from now to old and who has been imprisoned after 30 years, his happy fat face suddenly became serious, "The question of whether the oysters from Malibu Beach are more delicious or the oysters from French seafood are more delicious." I think we can taste it on the spot and compare it later when we have time. Hehe...... Actually, I personally think that the two are different, but they are actually just as good. ”
"For example...... Hehe. French beauties and our American chicks are just as good!hahahaha!"
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"Hehehe!"
Listening to what Harvey Weinstein said was funny, Jennifer Connelly, and Uma Thurman, the two big beauties covered their mouths and laughed happily.
Bob laughed, "That's it! That's it, I think you have to try to have a say about this." Haha!"
Abel smiled and didn't say a word.
After some ridicule, Harvey suddenly changed his words, and finally had to get straight to the point:
"Mr. Sephorosa. As for what you said about buying Miramax Films more than a week ago, I wonder if it should be put on the agenda as soon as possible?!"
Get down to business.
Bob Weinstein's smiling face became serious and began to straighten up. Jennifer Connelly and Uma Thurman, two delicate beauties, also held their breath and didn't dare to disturb the negotiations of the bigwigs.
Abel smiled, looked directly at Harvey Weinstein, and said softly, "Why not? This should be the ultimate goal of our current here, I think that, Harvey and Bob, you all think so." ”
"Of course!!" Harvey hurriedly continued, "of course we think so. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here!"
Bob Weinstein also smiled and said, "Okay." All right. No kidding, let's get down to business. ”
This Weinstein's elder brother looked at Abel with a straight face, and his impression of Abel changed from an easy-to-deal young genius to an old opponent who was not so easy to deal with.
"We think...... The price of $80 million is a bit low. Bob looked at Abel and said, "The films produced and distributed by Miramax Films in the past few years have always been very good in the industry in terms of word-of-mouth and box office!
"We think it'......"
"Miramax, it deserves a better price!"
Hearing this, Abel smiled silently in his heart.
That's where the bargaining begins.
Only in this way can we be a real trader and a real sincerity.
That's how you get started.