Chapter 394: No Loss in This Wave!
"Original brick walls, early Georgian model, with special treatment of brick joints!"
In the headquarters building of Citibank, Nicolas Cage looked as serious as an agent, staring at the screen that did not exist in front of him, and said quickly.
"The victim is here, the murderer is here, except for the place and time, only their own influence. Male number two, Colin Farrell, pointed at the "screen" with a serious face.
Both of them have rich acting skills, although their personalities are relatively jumpy, but when they are serious, they are really emotional.
This is the filming location of "Minority Report", which is being filmed at Citibank's headquarters.
Don watched from afar for a moment and asked Natalie, "Are they all right for you?"
Natalie raised her head and said with a smile, "Okay, especially Nicholas, take special care of me!"
The corners of Donn's mouth curled.
Isn't that nonsense!
The biggest reason why Nicolas Cage can get this role is Natalie Portman, can she not take care of her?
"What about the director?"
"Director Spielberg? It's also very good, he has murdered almost everyone in the crew except me, and this is the first time I've seen him angry. ”
Natalie clearly enjoys working with such a great director, and her eyes release a sparkling brilliance.
Tang En was a little helpless, looked up and down at the shape of her robot, frowned, and said, "Aren't you tired of turning into such a thing, carrying so many things on your head?"
"How can you not be tired of making movies?" Natalie rolled her eyes and said softly, "Last week, while filming an action scene, Nicholas made a big cut on his right leg, which was bloody and terrifying, but he didn't go to the hospital, and continued filming after a simple bandage, which is very admirable! Mr. Bont also praised him as Jack Chen!"
Don had no choice but to say, "Okay, but you have to be careful not to get hurt. Also, if anyone dares to bully you, tell me, I won't let him eat and walk around!"
Natalie snorted, "Come on, I can't make friends because of you, and they're all polite to me, not sincere at all." ”
Don couldn't help but laugh and said: "Okay, I won't help you fight for roles in the future, such as director Scorsese, director Eastwood, director Jimmy Saws, director Tarantino, ......"
"Alright!" Natalie pushed him and said angrily, "How can you be such a boyfriend?
"Enjoy?"
"Hmph, you think I don't know? You went to New York yesterday, where did you sleep last night?"
Tang En's face froze, he smiled, and lowered his voice, "Man, it's understandable to relax outside by chance, right?"
"Is it really occasional?"
Natalie gave him a blank look, crossed her arms, and looked coquettish.
Tang En put his arm around her waist and said flatteringly: "We spent so much money and raised two big models, and it would be too wasteful to put them away......"
"Stop, stop!" Natalie slammed him on the waist and glared at him angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? machismo!"
At this time, the filming over there also entered the rest stage, and Nicolas Cage was the first to come over, full of spring breeze, and waved his hand from afar: "Your relationship is so good!"
In front of outsiders, Natalie always takes Don as the main thing, giving him the greatest dignity and sense of authority, and the little bird snuggles up to people, very sweet.
"I watched your performance just now, it's good. ”
Done's words are not a compliment, playing with Colin Farrell must have enough acting skills, Tom Cruise in the original version, as the leading actor, although he has Spielberg's guidance, he still feels suppressed by him when playing against him.
As an Oscar-winning actor, Nicolas Cage obviously has no problems in this regard.
As long as he is serious, playing with anyone may cause sparks to fly and produce a strong chemical reaction. If you don't take it seriously...... just wants to make a film to make money, with his out-of-the-box character, any role may collapse.
Nicolas Cage humbly praised Natalie's efforts.
The attitude was very good.
Tang En nodded and said in a low voice: "By the way, after making this movie, are you interested in collaborating with me on a movie?"
"Your movie?"
Nicolas Cage's eyes lit up.
"I won't necessarily direct it myself, but I'll be the producer, and I wrote the script, and if you can agree, I'll choose Rose Byrne for the heroine, the queen of last year's Venice Film Festival." ”
Natalie's heart was sour, not a taste.
It seems that Rose Byrne called Abby Cornish over and did get a lot of favor from him.
Nicolas Cage smiled, "Do you know what the subject is?"
"Action, adventure, treasure hunting, what's the name...... It's classified, but it doesn't hurt to tell you, it's called "National Treasure". ”
Hollywood movies have the "trademark" right of the name, which means that unless it is a remake or re-release, movies with the same name are not allowed, which will mislead the audience. (Note)
Because of such restrictions, Don used his foresight to "copy" movies, and he had to find movies that had not been registered, such as "Avatar", which completed the script registration in 1994, and it was impossible to grab it.
Fortunately, the original version of "National Treasure" was planned by Jerry Bruckheimer in 2002, filmed in 2003, and released in 2004.
This gave Don the opportunity to snatch it in advance.
He had already completed the outline of the script, handed it over to the screenwriters' department, perfected the specific plot, and then preemptively registered the idea and name of "National Treasure" with the Screenwriters' Guild and the Film Association.
If possible, the project could be officially prepared early next year.
Nicolas Cage blurted out almost without thinking: "No problem!
Don is a little funny, this Nicolas Cage, thinking is really weird.
But any agent with a little brain, who would refuse Donn's movie? What's more, in the past few years, Nicolas Cage has been messing with Jerry Bruckheimer, and the crisis is not small.
Don didn't care about the previous suspicions, and it was too late to thank him.
At this time, the film director Steven Spielberg finished directing the work and walked over with a kind smile, "Don, I didn't expect you to come!"
Seeing Spielberg, Donn's eyes narrowed slightly.
Because of the replacement of the heroine of "Minority Report" and the copyright fee of "Band of Brothers", Done's impression of him has decreased, but the scene must be done, he smiled faintly, "Come and see Nat, I'm afraid that her level is not enough, which will affect the normal shooting of the movie." ”
Natalie felt that his tone was not right, and quietly pinched Donn's arm, and said very smartly: "Director Spielberg can take care of me!"
Spielberg, of course, also felt that Donn's attitude was far less enthusiastic than in the past, sighed in his heart, relieved himself, and praised: "I heard that the ratings of "Six Feet Under" are good? ”
Tang En said: ""Six Feet Under" is good, but I don't know if the effect of "Band of Brothers" can be satisfied after it is broadcast. After all...... You know, I paid a full $80 million to buy the rights to North America. ”
Natalie's heart tightened, and she quickly pulled him secretly, and said with a smile: "The publicity of "Band of Brothers" is very good? I read in the newspaper that TV stations in more than 20 countries are seeking to buy copyrights, and there are even institutions buying Internet rights?"
Internet copyright?
Don's heart jumped.
The concept of streaming media was proposed as early as five years ago, but it has not been developed due to the current network speed, including Netflix's online on-demand service, which is just an empty shell.
But what about ten years from now?
Streaming is going to take you by storm!
It was an era when content was king, and copyright fees were sky-high!
The online copyright of "Band of Brothers" can't be bought at all without 50 million dollars!
Spielberg shook his head and said, "Internet copyright? is a few people messing around, and 300,000 dollars want to sign a contract, which is not enough to pay for lawyers." ”
Natalie pursed her lips and said, "Yes, the Internet bubble has burst, and those fantasists have become poor eggs!"
Tang En raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "Steven, I'm interested in online copyright, you know, I've invested in several Internet companies." ”
"This ......"
Spielberg looked at him deeply.
Tang En waved his hand, "The Internet will definitely develop in the future, and online video may rise in the future." But whether it will be 20 years or 30 years, no one can say, after all, the bubble of the Internet is too big. In this way, as long as I have the online copyright of "Band of Brothers" for 20 years, it will not affect the interests of DreamWorks. ”
As soon as he said this, Spielberg breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "This is easy to do, I'll call the copyright department of DreamWorks." ”
Clearly, he underestimated the speed of the Internet.
"That cost ......"
"Forget it!" Spielberg smiled, "Didn't you pay $80 million, just as the package price of the network copyright and the North American TV copyright!"
Donn smiled and nodded.
This wave of trading, no loss!
$80 million to buy the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers" is definitely expensive, but counting the network rights, this is definitely a big bargain.
"Band of Brothers" is definitely an enduring classic, and even after ten years, the copyright price will be far higher than that of the similar war film "Pacific War", which has a huge investment.
Spielberg saw that the relationship with Donn had eased, and hit the railroad while it was hot: "The scene in New York will be over in two weeks, and we will return to Los Angeles and continue filming in the Fox studio." At that time, it happened to be the end of August, and I was going to take a few days to call Hanks, and the main creators of "Band of Brothers", to launch a wave of extensive publicity for the miniseries. ”
Don certainly wouldn't be bought so easily.
"Band of Brothers" is a three-party joint investment project, they promote the TV series, more for themselves, Starz TV is just a side effect.
"Okay, hehe, maybe "Band of Brothers" will set off a wave of craze before it is broadcast!" Don En's answer was tight, but he was silent, "But I'm afraid I won't be able to participate, you know, my movie "A Beautiful Mind" will be released at the end of September, and I can't be separated." ”
Nicolas Cage suddenly said: "My movie "Wind Whisperer" is also a war movie, and the schedule will not conflict with "A Beautiful Mind", right?"
Tang En looked at him deeply, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, "Don't worry, you can't bump into him!"
"The Wind Whisperer"?
Hehe, don't think about it this year!()
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