Universal Pictures is going to launch a big project, "Secret Service", which has been in operation and lobbying for several years.

The production budget of the film is 80 million US dollars, and it stands to reason that a project of this level does not need Donn's approval, and the Ministry of Film and Television Entertainment and Universal Pictures can make their own decisions.

Don stopped.

The film tells the story of the magnificent life of Edward Wilson, one of the founders of the CIA.

The creative team is star-studded!

Producer, Francis Coppola!

Director, Robert De Niro!

The screenwriter is also a famous name, and Eric Ross, who once won the Oscar for "Forrest Gump"! The screenwriter value given by the sunglasses system is as high as 93!

The starring team is also full of big names, led by Robert De Niro, as well as Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon and others.

However, the profitability probability of the film is too low.

Francis Coppola has long been out of step with the times, and Robert De Niro is a half-baked director who has never directed such a big project.

Although the film is very much anticipated by the industry, many filmmakers and film critics who have received the news hope that Universal Pictures will actively promote it.

Because of such a creative team, even if the movies they produce are not profitable, they must not be bad movies, and the artistry will be very high.

However, the pressure on profitability is too great.

The more star-studded the big-name team, the greater the negative impact of a loss.

Moreover, Angelina Jolie is pregnant, although it is less than a month, but when the movie starts and shoots at the end of the year, then she will have a big belly.

There will be a lot of risk.

It's just that Francis Coppola and Robert De Niro don't give face.

Just then, news came from Universal Pictures.

The CIA has appeared!

Compared to the FBI, the existence of the CIA is more mysterious.

In the past, Hollywood's partners were usually the military and the FBI.

However, with the advent of globalization in recent years, the CIA has also recognized the important role of Hollywood and has begun a series of cooperation with Hollywood.

The United States is the world's largest power, and conspiracy theories about the United States are rife, the most numerous of which is the mysterious CIA.

Tesla's death and Monroe's death seem to be related to the CIA.

So much so that the CIA has even turned into a terrorist organization all over the world, a killer organization independent of the US judicial system.

This had a tremendous negative impact on the CIA.

The most direct impact is the recruitment dilemma!

The agents all went to work for the FBI, and they didn't want to come to the CIA!

If this situation is to be changed, the formatted public opinion propaganda is minimal and has a greater global impact...... Only Hollywood!

Therefore, after the federal government, the US military, the Department of Justice, and the FBI, the CIA has also joined the family of Hollywood allies to erect a good social image and facilitate recruitment.

A few years ago, Hollywood's "Spy Weilong", "Spy in the Sea", and even Universal's "Spy Shadow" series all have the shadow of the CIA behind them.

Not to mention, after a few movies, the image of the CIA has changed a lot, and the number of applicants is increasing year by year.

"Both the FBI and the CIA are important agencies for national security, and many times they work closely together. However, this is a high-risk occupation after all, and even if something happens, it cannot be made public. A lot of times, recruiting new people is the biggest hassle. ”

Donn drove to Universal's headquarters to meet the CIA bigwigs, and Tosca Musk was sharpening his gun and telling him something about the current situation.

"Doesn't that mean the C.I.A. hiring situation has improved?"

"It's getting better, but it's getting better with the FBI. At the time of recruitment, the two were competitors. ”

Don was a little funny.

It feels like child's play!

Tosca Musk said: "You know, just the other day, something big happened. The mysterious 'deep throat' who dominated the Watergate scandal back then, he appeared and revealed his identity to the public. He was Mark Felt, the deputy director of the FBI. Watergate is an event of great significance that has changed the political environment in the United States, but the driving force behind it comes from the FBI. This has made many enthusiastic young people full of good feelings for the FBI, and they also want to join it, and in the future, they will have the opportunity to follow the example of Director Felt and make historic contributions to the national security of the United States. ”

The exposure of the identity of "Deep Throat", Don knows about it.

Recently, the media has also reported a lot about Director Felt's resume, which is truly legendary, comparable to Director Hoover. President Reagan had pardoned him specifically, and even President Nixon, who was ousted by him, appeared in the courtroom to put aside his prejudices and prove his innocence.

Tang En also realized that the CIA would be so keen on the project "Secret Service", on the one hand, because the film's creative team is very strong. On the one hand, the popularity of the FBI is too high, and the CIA has to find a way to increase its own influence.

Using this big-budget movie with many big names to show the birth of the CIA, its mission, its responsibilities, and its importance to national security through this movie, will help promote the image of the CIA.

One of the CIA's key members who came this time, I don't know the specific position, is a fat-faced and red-necked white man, in his fifties, who looks like a university professor, with a polite literary quality and a scholarly atmosphere.

When Donn arrived at Universal Pictures, he was talking closely with Amy Pascal.

"Mr. Walker, I've been looking up to my name for a long time, I'm Nick Kyle, I'm from the CIA, and my peers call me Nick Big. ”

"Nice to meet you, just call me Donn. ”

A simple greeting, but Don was not interested in talking to him more.

It is difficult for this kind of agent to serve the country to climb out of personal feelings. It can be seen from his behavior of not handing over business cards.

Let's talk about work directly!

If you want us to shoot "Secret Service", what benefits can you CIA come up with?

"I've talked to Mr. Kyle just now, and they can offer sponsorships up to 15% of the budget. Amy Pascal answered Donn's question.

15%？

15% of $80 million is $12 million!

Don was secretly frightened.

This CIA, more money than the military!

At best, the military offers free military operations, but it can't come up with real money.

The CIA: That's real cash!

The military's budget expenditures need to be approved and supervised by the Congress. The CIA is highly classified, and its members and budget are accountable only to the president, and Congress has no authority to intervene.

This also leads to a lot of the CIA's behavior, which will be lawless.

For example, breaking into private houses, cracking passwords, hacking, bribery, and even abusing prisoners and assassinations...... Only the CIA and the FBI, the highest authorities, have the power to violate these explicit violations.

Don took advantage of the bubble crisis to make a lot of money in the stock market, and was suspected by the FBI of disrupting the U.S. financial market, and there may be other forces behind it. Without any court approval, all his personal assets were frozen and semi-house arrest was imposed.

If it weren't for the appearance of the White House, Hollywood's special status, and the positive guidance of public opinion, Don might have had to peel off a layer of skin.

That's might!

For the CIA, the $12 million sponsorship fee ...... It's really nothing.

During the Iraq War, the CIA took the lead in attacking the interior, and bribed senior military officials of the Iraqi side with hundreds of millions of dollars, so that the US military was overwhelmed.

Tang En was secretly shocked in his heart, but his expression was unmoved, and he muttered: "The project of "Secret Service" has been in preparation for more than two years. The original actor was even Leonardo DiCaprio, with a cost budget of up to $100 million. However, I am not optimistic about the film's profit prospects. Leon later withdrew and was replaced by Matt Damon, with some other budget adjustments, to the current $80 million. But that's not enough!"

Nick Kyle laughs, "The CIA can provide 15 percent of the financial aid. Coupled with the privilege support during the filming phase, you can save 3% to 5% of the budget. ”

Obviously, in the past few years of cooperation between the CIA and Hollywood, they have also figured out the routines of Hollywood.

Don shook his head firmly, "Not enough!"

"Not enough?"

"In my opinion, for the movie "Secret Service" to be profitable, the cost budget must be compressed into $40 million. In other words, it is possible to make a profit if Universal Pictures only pays $40 million but enjoys all the copyright benefits. ”

Nick Kyle's face changed suddenly.

Now it was $80 million, and it was reduced to $40 million...... Does that mean that the CIA has to add an additional $40 million?

That's impossible!

The CIA is not wronged!

Amy Pascal was also taken aback, "Boss, that ...... In the past few years, the CIA has worked with Hollywood on several projects, the most ...... It's Spy 2, and the CIA sponsored us $6 million. ”

This time it's $12 million, double that!

The meaning is very different, though.

Whether it is "Spy in the Sea" or "Spy Shadow", this kind of movie is an action movie, and the CIA will be slightly involved in the plot.

The CIA will participate, mainly so that these films do not have a negative image of the CIA and perform for the better.

"Secret Service" is different.

This is a film about Edward Wilson, the founder of the CIA, and it is tailor-made for the CIA!

This is a film that can express the CIA's sense of mission, responsibility, and honor.

is far from being comparable to the movies "Spy in the Sea" and "Spy Shadow".

Nick Kyle's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Don, I know that this is Hollywood, and the negotiation methods here are better than our negotiators. I'm not an expert negotiator, I'm in the service of the country. Our funding comes from taxpayers, and we can't do it with 50% of the sponsorship. ”

Don En waved his hand and smiled, "That's it, let's take a step back, 25%." $40 million is the profit point, and the CIA and Universal Pictures each take half of the risk. If the film is profitable in the future, it can be returned to the CIA. However, I have a small favor that I need your help with. ”()

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