It has been fully screened in North America, and some overseas countries continue to be screened, with the North American box office locked in $580 million and the global box office of $1.15 billion.

However, Don wants to get a 15% box office dividend, which is unlikely in the short term.

Tom Rothman is waiting for him to go bankrupt, and he will never transfer money to him at this time, and he will definitely find enough reasons to shirk it.

Don doesn't care, he's looking forward to the duel with and , he must ...... Very interesting!

On March 26, the 72nd Academy ceremony was held in the Auditorium of the Shrine in Los Angeles.

Don and Natalie appeared hand in hand, not to walk the red carpet to gain popularity, but to brush their faces at the Oscars and add seniority.

Both of them are too young to win the prize.

"How's it going, is it still stressful?" Donn was concerned about her life at Harvard.

Natalie took Don by the way, walked quickly across the red carpet, refused the interview, pursed her lips and said, "It's okay, I attended Matt's party some time ago and received a lot of encouragement." ”

"Matt?"

"Matt Damon, the starring actor, should be able to see him in a moment. ”

"Nat?" Don stared at her cautiously.

Natalie said angrily, "What do you want? I'm different from you!"

Don coughed lightly, "I'm just wondering, how do you know each other?"

"I didn't know each other before, but he invited me to his party and we did. Natalie said lightly.

Don frowned, "Matt Damon, you have no intention, I'm afraid he has a heart!"

"If you do this again, I'll ignore you?" Natalie rolled her eyes and said in disgust, "He's my senior, and he studied at Harvard." ”

"Really?" Donn was a little surprised.

Natalie said: "He also introduced me to a senior, gave me a lot of encouragement, and said that he would cooperate with me if he had the opportunity in the future." ”

"Who?"

"Darren, Darren Aronofsky, postmodernist director, have you seen it?"

Don was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't seen it, but he did!

"Hey, what are you thinking?" Natalie saw him stunned and reached out and waved it in front of his eyes.

Tang En grabbed her little hand and said with a smile: "I'm curious, you have established your own small circle so quickly, and you have met big actors and directors." ”

Natalie pursed her lips and smiled, "It's good to know, I can live a wonderful life without you!"

"Of course, my Nat is the best!"

Don complimented, just in time to see Steven Spielberg walking in front of him.

He was not nominated for this year's Oscars, but as a candidate for Best Director last year, he usually had to present the award.

"Donn, what a coincidence! Nat, you're pretty again!"

Spielberg's eyes lit up and he took the lead in coming over, and the little suspicion from two years ago had long been resolved.

Natalie lifted her skirt gracefully, "You're getting younger, Mr. Spielberg." ”

Tang En shook his hand gently and sighed: "It's a pity, my original idea was to invite you to direct, it's a classic masterpiece." ”

Spielberg waved his hand, "I can't spare time, I have a movie to shoot this year, a movie to produce, and a TV series to produce, it's too busy." ”

"TV series?"

Tang En's face changed slightly, and he suddenly thought of something.

Spielberg didn't notice anything unusual about him, so there was no need to hide it, "Well, it's Tom's project, because the funds are too big, that brought DreamWorks in." ”

Donn is sure that the TV series in Spielberg's mouth is the one he had in mind!

"Can you talk about that in detail?"

Don was intrigued, and Natalie stood beside him obediently.

Spielberg said, "Didn't I shoot it in the first place, Tom...... Tom Hanks, he received a biography of a veteran named . Writes about the experience of the 101 Airborne Division during the Normandy landing campaign. He approached me and wanted to work with DreamWorks to make a TV series. ”

Donn's eyes flickered, and he smiled and complimented, "It's Tom Hanks! ”

"I don't know if it's successful, the investment cost is on top two!" Spielberg sighed and shook his head repeatedly.

Natalie had already seen through Donn's thoughts, and she was very clever to find the point, "Mr. Spielberg, is there still a gap in funding?"

As soon as the words came out, she realized that something was wrong, this was not a topic she should participate in, and quickly showed a little daughter posture, pointed at Tang En, and snorted: "You can find him, spend all his money, so as not to hook up with girls everywhere!"

Spielberg couldn't help but laugh and looked at Donn playfully.

Donne's half-truthful old face flushed, "That's true. Steven, actually, I've been looking for a chance to work with you for a long time, and since it doesn't work, it's good. ”

Spielberg thought he was polite and shook his head, "DreamWorks invested $50 million, Tom's production company invested $20 million, and there is still a funding gap of 50 million, and we plan to find cable TV to cooperate." ”

"Cable TV?"

"That's right, the United States can find HBO, the United Kingdom can find the BBC, France can find CANAL+, and the TV stations in Spain, Germany and other European countries can always raise $50 million. ”

Don's face changed solemnly, "Steven, with all due respect, this is not a good idea! This is a pre-sale of TV rights, which will lose a lot of future revenue." ”

With its quality, the first round of screenings in North America will cost at least $30 million, and the second round will cost $8 million.

TV rights are sold to hundreds of countries and regions around the world, how much does it cost?

That's the bulk of the income!

It's impossible to recoup $120 million in the DVD and videotape market alone, right?

Spielberg said bitterly: "There's no way, $120 million to invest in a TV series, no one will invest, and you can only rely on powerful TV stations like HBO and BBC." In order to be able to establish a project, it is inevitable to pay more benefits. ”

Natalie hurriedly said, "Look for Donn, Mr. Spielberg, have you forgotten what I said?"

Don was holding Natalie's little hand, fingers gently hooking in her palm.

This girlfriend is really great and smart!

"$50 million ......"

Tang En pondered, "Steven, you don't have to be embarrassed, if you can afford me, Don Pictures is willing to cooperate!"

"You?" Spielberg obviously couldn't believe it, his eyes widened, "Donn, you have to be clear, this is not a movie, it's a TV series!"

In this era, cable TV stations such as HBO and AMC have not yet transformed, and high-quality American dramas that burn money and produce big productions have not yet appeared. Most American dramas are shoddy, with an average cost of only $1.5 million each.

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have teamed up to create a $120 million masterpiece that is no less shocking than Fox's bloody investment.

Donne's face was not at all Spielberg's nervousness, and he chuckled: "Everyone in the circle calls me crazy, since I am crazy, I have to do something crazy, right? Besides, it's only 50 million, which is smaller than my bet on buying Marvel and investing, right?"

Spielberg gasped, he had only heard from hearsay, but now he had come up close and finally seen the madness of the young man.

But then again, wasn't Donn's success also won back because of his madness?

"$50 million, that's not a small amount. Spielberg gave Donn a deep look, "I heard...... Down Pictures is in a debt crisis?"

Don laughed, "What's the matter?"

Natalie continued to mend the knife, puffing up her anger, and said sneeringly: "There are some big companies that just like to bully others, bully the small with the big, and talk nonsense!"

Spielberg was deeply touched by Natalie's words.

DreamWorks' survival is becoming more and more difficult, which is related to the company's management and the pressure of the general environment.

Spielberg relate to the predicament that Don Pictures is now encountering.

"Well, I'll go back and talk to Tom about it again. ”

For such a big matter, Spielberg didn't make a decision in a hurry, but looking at his expression, he was very moved.

In cooperation with Down Pictures, the future income must be distributed according to the amount of investment costs, and DreamWorks not only has no disadvantage, but is in a dominant position, because Down Pictures does not have a distribution department.

If you cooperate with HBO, BBC and other TV stations, it is equivalent to recognizing your godfather.

The hegemony of the TV station is much more exaggerated than that of the film company.

Don shook hands with him again, and his tone was sincere, "Steven, I'm looking forward to working together between us!"

"Of course!"

Spielberg patted Donn on the shoulder, smiling.

……

Walking into the auditorium, Natalie whispered in Donn's ear, "Why are you so interested in that TV series?"

Donn teased: "Build a network, make friends with Spielberg, can't you be the heroine in his movie?"

"You think I'm stupid?"

Natalie glared at him, "You must be hiding something from me!"

"No?"

"No?" Natalie snorted, "I heard you're looking for a gunslinger to write a book?"

Donn coughed lightly, "Okay, Nat, I'll admit it, I did hide it in front of you. It's just that my talent is amazing, I'm afraid to scare you!"

"Poof!"

Natalie couldn't help but smile and give him a cute look, "Just brag! I'd like to see what you can write!"

"By the way, didn't Reese go to the crew? How did you know I wrote a book?"

"Because I have a new insider. Natalie shook her head triumphantly.

Donn's eyes widened in surprise, "Ella Fisher?"

The corners of Natalie's mouth hooked, "Who else but her?"

"Well, I'm completely convinced of you. ”

Don was a little dumbfounded.

But it's normal, even Stanford's talented daughter Reese Witherspoon was coaxed by Natalie and willingly gave her an internal response, not to mention Ella Fisher.