Chapter 51 Lobbying

After Mark's finale party, he took a day off, and immediately made a preliminary cut of the ** of "Chainsaw", editing this secondary creation, which is a more professional and technical work, Mark is even more ignorant, but Hank and Ruby are proficient in editing software and have also studied specially.

They took the copies and borrowed an editing studio from Warner's huge studio for the first cuts, and in order to save money and budget, Hank and Ruby were in charge of the editing, and Mark was only on the side to help make sure that the cut did not deviate from the story he created, and that it would not make a story written by the play, another story shot by the director, and another story cut out by the editor.

In Hollywood, where the producer-centered system is prevalent, the producer's power is the embodiment of the control of the budget, the appointment and dismissal of personnel and the right to edit, so in many film projects, many directors with editing rights are hung with the title of producer, in those commercial blockbusters with an investment of hundreds of millions, the final editing right is firmly held by the film company and the producer, some people say that the director who has the final editing right in Hollywood will not exceed ten, which is the embodiment of rights and status.

Mark's "Chainsaw" is a small independent film, no one fights with him for any editing rights, even he makes sure that the story does not deviate from the creative direction, as for how to cut, it is Hank and Ruby's business, for this, he is stubborn and insistent, cut according to the script, it is good for the editor to have ideas, but it must be cut according to the script.

According to the agreement between him and Kevin, he handed over the copy to Kevin after cutting, and they were responsible for post-production, of course, they were also responsible for publicity and distribution, they planned to release it in October, stay for a month or two, and see if they could make a fortune in the autumn file, around Halloween in the autumn, it is a paradise for horror films.

Comedy, romance, and horror films are the easiest to become box office dark horses with small Fu Da and good results, Universal's specialty is comedy and horror films, and the new line is even more with several horror film series, firmly sitting in the position of the second line and a brother, even if the big film companies have increased their investment in horror films over the years, the huge success of "Scream" has made countless people covetous, and the huge investment in sci-fi blockbusters, super blockbusters are not a guarantee of blockbusters, and the combination of fat and thin in large productions and small productions is a reasonable way to operate.

But Mark doesn't have to be happy too early, there are as many as seven or eight horror films invested by Warner alone, and major film companies will also have horror films launched continuously, before and after Halloween is a paradise for horror films, there are countless film companies competing to squeeze here, and they have become a battleground for soldiers.

Usually the formal mode of operation is to release the DVD after a few months of screening in the cinema, after earning enough box office and beer, and then releasing the DVD to make a lot of money, if the DVD is released directly, the results are usually not good, the possibility of hitting the street is very great, the fierce competition in the DVD market is not under the cinema, if you think that the money here is easy to make, it is a very stupid idea, the base is the box office flutter, DVD flutter, there are few exceptions.

The copy has been first cut on the set, and now it is a complete film to connect it into a story, and it will become a complete film, Mark They continue to play an efficient and high-speed style, cut it in three days, and then hand it over to Kevin, pat his ass and leave, Mark has also interviewed several managers in the past three days, but they are not very satisfied, there is a sense of high and low.

People from famous universities, Ivy League schools, look down on your leather bag company in the garage, and those who have no outstanding resume and ability, Mark can't look down on it, although Mark Studio is small, it is small and strong, with high-quality assets and resources, and it is a profitable company, with a single "This Man is from Earth" There are more than 5 million dollars in income, there is the potential to become bigger and stronger, it needs a shrewd and capable, capable CEO, now Mark has very few studios, still in the garage, but Mark is still not exempt from vulgarity, pretending to be B to appoint himself as CEO, CEO.

He now prints a business card for himself, the gold color of the local tyrant, the famous Mark Studio CEO Mark Wang, since he has proclaimed himself the CEO, he can only recruit the CEO, Mark Tailai wants to hand over this son to Hank, but Hank insists on not awarding, which is not in line with his major, he doesn't want his producer business to do a good job, and he goes to get involved in administration, in the end, both sides are not pleased, and both sides are disappointed.

Compared with Mark's Mark Studio, Donald's Facebook company has been officially established, he is the president, went to San Francisco to recruit two software programmers as technical officers, a young lady who answers the phone, their website is built according to the creativity provided by Mark, and is being improved.

Mark is busy these days is to prepare a financing plan, this time he will raise 15 million US dollars for the filming of "The Hangover", Kevin has said that as long as he can raise 15 million US dollars, the remaining 15 million will be invested by Warner, for the sake of this guy who dares to smash 15 million into his work, this requires great courage, Warner also invested, and the two sides shared the copyright and income equally.

There are many plots in The Hangover that are similar to the ending of the fifth season of Warner's ace sitcom "Friends", if Warner is not involved, the copyright dispute alone will make Mark unbearable, and let Warner intervene, although they will share half of the proceeds, but the benefits are just as much, they can use Warner's production team, use their equipment and venues, and use WarnerMedia's resources from the beginning of the promotion.

The reason why he was able to get so much support from Warner was that Kevin personally explained to President Barry that this was a movie specifically designed to snipe at The Passion of the Christ, and that Mark's stepmother Sophia was of Jewish descent, and he was unhappy that Mel was making an article about Jews, so he made a movie to snipe it personally.

The power of Jews in Hollywood is too great, Barry is a person in the interest group, in the Warner Board of Directors, the parent company Time Warner Board of Directors, Jewish capital has an overwhelming advantage, they are very angry about Mel's approach, and strictly ordered Warner to ban this movie, but Hollywood Bijing is not Warner's, dozens of interest groups here are intertwined, each with its own demands, and there are rules of the game here, there are many people who don't play the Jewish account, this movie will definitely be released.

This is like Washington suppressing "Fahrenheit 911", and the political speculator Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" has blackened the White House and the Bush family.

The film reflects some of the dark aspects of the U.S. government at the time, trying to explain why the U.S. country was the target of hatred and terror, why it was always easy to get involved in the war, pointing out that the post-911 greed for oil played an absolute role in the crazy war on terror, and also analyzing how the so-called relationship between the Bush family and bin Laden led them from good friends to incompatible enemies.

Director Michael Moore is a writer, his works are both movies and books, are known for their sharp style of criticizing reality, he has always paid attention to politics, when he was young, he did not simply regard the right to vote as others, but cherished the organization of the campaign, this goods is also a thorn in the head of the government, the most will cause trouble for the government, every time a work is published, the government is embarrassed, too annoying, Mel is also like such a thorn.

Barry is secretly contacting major film companies to block this film, and has also prepared a number of movies for sniping, snatching its schedule rate and box office, and suppressing its influence, which is the rule of the game in Hollywood, but this seems to be a secret between the top management, and a small shrimp like Mark should not know it.

However, he was very satisfied with Mark's initiative to recruit and promise to suppress bandits, which is called political correctness in Hollywood, and also called understanding the general situation and taking into account the overall situation, such a young man is not cultivated and supported, and his eyes are blind, and Mark's proposal to deal with tragedy with comedy is also one of the reasons that impressed Barry.

Mark impressed and persuaded Warner, and immediately walked into Sophia's office with the plan.

Sophia was very surprised, she said: "You always don't want to stop moving forward, and it's better to wait for "This Man is from Earth" and "Chainsaw" to be taken off the shelves, and you yourself will have enough money and people who are willing to invest in your films." ”

Mark said: "If that's the case, it won't be released at the same time as "The Passion of the Christ", and it won't be able to complete the task of attacking it." ”

Sophia said, "Are you overestimating the impact of this movie?"

Mark said: "Mel is very talented, is one of the few producers who perfectly blends business and art, I have seen "The Passion of the Christ", at the audition, it has a shocking appeal, if it were not for the influence of the Jews, the distribution and cinema companies would fight for it, in terms of artistry and spiritual shock, "Titanic" is not worth mentioning in front of it, I can't make a work of this level in ten years." ”

Sophia's expression was a little solemn, and she said, "Is there a reason why you are doing this for me?"

Mark said: "Of course there is, but I don't deny that this can get into the sight of some big people, killing two birds with one stone, this is the best, it is a shortcut and can help Sophia." ”

Sophia was silent for a while before she said: "A certain theater tycoon said that he would ruin this movie, and he said that he was responsible for this matter, and others don't have to worry, your approach is not up to expectations." ”

Mark said: "It's useless to leak the movie, Mel should have thought of this, that's why he will provoke a controversy and cause a sensation, so few Jews have so much wealth in the country, and there are many people who are dissatisfied." ”