Don is in a hurry right now.

After investing in stocks, movies and rights, the money on his books is dwindling rapidly.

Although the second dividend of "Titanic" has arrived, it cannot be moved, it is the tax settlement in April.

In the United States, any organization can be provoked, but the tax agency must be hidden.

Therefore, it is urgent to release "My Grand Greek Wedding" as soon as possible.

Brian Lord accompanied Donn to Twentieth Century Fox to talk about the film's release.

Bill McNick was as affectionate as ever, and soon arranged for a viewing team to go to the screening room to watch the movie.

This is also the first time Brian Lord has seen the finished film of "My Grand Greek Wedding".

Nicole Kidman was given a lot of hope by him, and he looked forward to Don making this movie well, on the one hand, it could squeeze the living space of "Blade", and on the other hand, it could also give Nicole Kidman a turning point in his career.

The film is 108 minutes in total, which is more than 10 minutes longer than the original version, and the plot has added many plots, and the story is a lot more complicated.

The origin of the story takes place in the case of "Tula", a family of Greek origin......

Tula, 30, who has always been single, was tired of her head-to-toe dance club where her parents ran a Greek restaurant and the smell of bread left her to work for her aunt's travel agency.

Here, she was subjected to all kinds of bullying, ridicule and sarcasm by her aunt's cousin, and Tula chose to endure humiliation and silence. Watching her beautiful cousin go on handsome dates every day, Tula is both envious and bitter, where is her fateful Prince Charming?

At this moment, there was an accident in the travel agency, and a customer suddenly fainted to the ground. Tula relied on what little first-aid knowledge and with the help of high school teacher Ian Miller to finally wake up after 20 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Turan and Ian finally met.

After a period of understanding and contact, Ian also understands the predicament of Turan's current life and is determined to give Tulan a breath of relief, and his helpers are the high school students in his school.

Ian bought a second-hand high-end dress, called the classmates, brainstormed, used creativity, put on makeup, styling, and did hair, and after a busy afternoon, a new Tula was born......

At Tula's cousin's birthday party, her cousin's friends, at her call, all waited to see Turan's jokes and see how the ugly duckling would make a fool of himself.

However, the audience was stunned, Turan was wearing a gorgeous red dress, with fluttering hair, apricot eyes and pear cheeks, and a little ugly girl?

My cousin's friends, especially the handsome guys, diverted their attention to Turan and wanted to get close to her and please her. However, at this time, Ian Miller did an extremely bold thing - propose!

It was her cousin's birthday party, and it was clear that these were all friends she had invited, but they all paid attention to Turan and Ian, they shouted, they coaxed, and blessed the couple......

Bill McNick is a producer, and when he saw this scene, he smiled with satisfaction: "First suppress and then promote, and there is Cinderella's routine, which not only pleases female audiences, but also makes male audiences empathize, Donn's level of grasping the audience's mind is no worse than Spielberg." ”

Brian Lord was focused on another thing, and he was surprised, surprised, surprised!

Nicole Kidman's performance in this movie...... Totally beyond his imagination!

Playing ugly, an angle that almost all Hollywood producers dare not touch, makes Donn use it so perfectly.

shows Nicole Kidman's acting skills by playing ugly, and through the hands of Ian Miller, the actor, Turan completes the transformation of his life and shows Nicole's most radiant side.

Not only shows strong acting skills, but also shows the demeanor of a goddess, Donn Walker's movie is really tailor-made for Nicole Kidman!

And this angle is destined to make all female fans intoxicated, no matter what the logic is, which woman doesn't want to meet a prince charming, who can make herself more beautiful and perfect?

And the line in the movie "In this world, there has never been an ugly woman, only a lazy woman" will definitely become the most popular classic line among women this year.

Brian Lord feels that his original choice was too correct, Donne Walker, a young man, is indeed worth investing in, he is Nicole Kidman's savior, and can even change the current chaos of CAA!

It is conceivable that as long as Donne's film is successful, then CAA is bound to rise to the top, holding the two ace directors of Done Walker and Steve Spielberg, CAA will be afraid of the squeeze of other agencies?

Bill McNick and Brian Lord have different perspectives, but they have similar feelings, that is, Donne's movie, which has a lot of potential!

In recent years, with the momentum of Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, female-oriented comedies have become popular.

And the movie "My Grand Greek Wedding" not only allowed Nicole Kidman to show the same comedy effect as the two of them, but also showed Meryl Streep's acting skills.

When the ceiling light of the screening hall came on, everyone stood up and applauded in celebration.

Bill McNick smiled and patted Don on the shoulder, "Donn, you're making me more and more incomprehensible, how much talent do you still have?"

Brian Lord held Donn's hand tightly, "Donn, I'm relieved to hand over Nicole to you." ”

"Ahem...... Don's face turned slightly, "Brian, Nicole is Mrs. Cruise, what do you mean to leave it to me? Don't cause misunderstanding!"

Bill McNick is also a human figure, and he can't help but laugh.

Brian Lord looked at Don with a smile and leaned over, his voice extremely low, "The latest news, Nicole and Tom have separated." ”

"Huh?"

Don's face changed, a little surprised.

Brian Lord pointed at Don and shook his head, "Let's go, let's talk about distribution." ”

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The distribution of independent films has always been the biggest profit obstacle for producers.

For an ordinary independent film, the distributor will often take 25%-35% of the total box office, and then remove the expenses such as publicity fees, copy fees, labor costs, wear and tear fees, insurance premiums, etc., and the rest is the producer's profit.

Hollywood's independent films often have a hard time getting ahead, and that's the biggest reason.

Of course, there are exceptions.

For example, "Star Wars" produced by Lucasfilm, this is a film that any film company has to kneel and lick for distribution, so it has to give a huge distribution discount, only 10% of the commission.

Moreover, Fox Film is only responsible for theatrical distribution and distribution of DVDs, videotapes, rentals, etc. The distribution of TV pay-per-demand, first-round TV, and second-round screening rights is relatively simple and extremely profitable, and it is firmly controlled by Lucasfilm.

Twentieth Century Fox can make concessions to Star Wars, but he can't compromise too much on Donn's films, even if he has a good relationship with Bill McNick.

The work of the negotiations, which Donn didn't interject, was all a conversation between Brian Lord and Bill McNick.

It sounded very relaxed and had a good conversation, but Tang En could keenly perceive the sword light and sword shadow in it.

After almost an hour of insinuations......

"Brian, you're asking for too ...... 15% omni-channel rake, Hollywood has never had such a rule. Bill McNick shook his head.

Brian Lord smiled and said, "Aren't the rules here to break? Don is only twenty years old." ”

"20 percent, otherwise I wouldn't be able to account to the board. Bill McNick was unmoved.

As if remembering something, Brian Lord suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, Donn, you know, Ron Meyer used to be my partner, and now he's in charge of Universal Pictures, and he mentioned to me, see when you have time, have a meal together." ”

Don smiled, "Okay, it's my pleasure. ”

Bill McNick coughed lightly, "Brian, private matters can be discussed later, let's talk about work first, I think the 15% commission is still a bit excessive, but we can change the details slightly." ”

"Oh, how?" Brian Lord looked like he was smiling, I don't know what Bill McNick thought, anyway, it seemed to Donn to be very bad.

Bill McNick said: "15% of the box office is acceptable, but the distribution of videotapes and DVDs is very difficult, and some peripheral copyrights must be 20%. ”

Brian Lord was the first to do it, "The paid on-demand rights and the first-round screening rights can only be reduced to 10%. ”

Bill McNick smiled wryly.

This kind of negotiation work can actually be handled by the people below, but the other party is Brian Lorde, who is too big, and he must come forward in person.

It's just this guy...... It's too hard to deal with.

"Well, Brian, you've won, we don't need to fight too much over a good movie. Bill McNick waved his hand and took a step back.

Brian Lord laughed, "Of course, that's the best." But...... Bill, you know, I'm helping Don plan to buy Marvel Entertainment, and when the acquisition is completed, there will definitely be a superhero movie. ”

Tang En hurriedly added, "That's right, it will be a commercial blockbuster, a commercial blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million!"

Brian Lord bowed, "I want the film to make sure that the commission is only 10%. ”

Bill McNick's face was unnatural, "Brian, you are a strong man, I can't have such a manifestation in the contract, it will make the board question my ability!"

Brian Lord pressed his hand, "Of course I understand, I just need a verbal commitment from you. I believe in you, Bill. ”

Bill McNick breathed a sigh of relief, "If it is really a commercial blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million, then the 10% commission is normal." ”

Brian Lord clapped his hands gently, "It's an honor, Bill, that our opinion has finally come to an agreement. ”