Chapter 562 Greed is not good

Neither Fox Films' director Callidor nor Paramount Pictures Group chairman Shirley Lansing is by no means stupid, but has enough capital to be proud of in terms of IQ. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

So under normal circumstances, if someone comes out in vain and says that they want to buy the distribution rights of a film shot by a certain film company, then the first thought that comes to the mind of the head of the film company is to quickly cover the film more tightly, and it is best to have a small meeting behind closed doors and study it carefully to find out what is attractive about this movie and whether it has the potential to make a lot of money.

Even if nothing is found in the end, the film company will more or less increase the investment in publicity so that it can tap the potential of the film as much and as much as possible.

However, James Cameron's "Titanic", which took five years to prepare and complete, really can't make Callidos, the director of Fox Films, say how happy he is.

Even though he was very confident when filming began, he naturally couldn't laugh when a film was made for so long and cost so many dollars, but it still hasn't been released, and tens of millions of dollars still need to be invested.

Fox's initial budget of $150 million was entirely due to the surprise global box office of James Cameron's "True Lies," which allowed Callidor to initially convince the vast majority of the board of directors to approve the project.

But the budget of 150 million US dollars was not enough, and Calido pinched his nose and invested another 50 million US dollars, but the problem is that the movie that was supposed to be released at the end of June not only needs to be postponed until the end of the year, James Cameron also took out a bill of 40 million US dollars for advertising expenses and asked the company to pay for it, which is really angry Callidor wants to destroy this guy with one shot!

Forty million!

It's not Peruvian coins!

In Callidore's opinion, 40 million dollars is enough to cast ten films that can barely be regarded as 'excellent', but James Cameron quietly spent the money, and when the wood was already in the boat, he came over with the bill and said that he wanted to pay the bill.

The outside world didn't know the situation of Fox Films, but Callidor knew how fierce the debate was at the previous board meeting, and in the end, it was he who promised that there would never be another overspending, so the board of directors added another $50 million, and now let alone another $40 million, even if he wants to add another dollar, he can only figure out a way.

200 million yuan was invested, and in the end it could not be completed because of the gap of 40 million US dollars, so naturally it will not work.

What's more, not all of the 200 million yuan are Fox Film's own funds, and if the film can't be released for a day, Fox must continue to bear the financial cost of 200 million dollars.

It's not that the major Hollywood film companies can't find funds, but the problem is that the funds they find are extremely profit-seeking, and the general movie will be released after two or three months of shooting, and the invested funds can be realized in a short period of time, and they can also have subsidiary rights and interests because they hold copyrights, in order to expect to obtain long-term benefits.

So Callido, the director of Fox Film Company, who realized that James Cameron had buried most of the pit dug by Cameron, had no choice but to find Shirley Lansing, chairman of Paramount Pictures Group, who had the closest relationship with the company, and transferred the distribution rights of "Titanic" in the United States on the condition that the other party bear the bill of 40 million US dollars.

Shirley Lansing, chairman of Paramount Pictures Group, naturally needs to beat James Cameron, otherwise after paying the $40 million bill, James Cameron will pay some bills at the end of the year, or ask to continue to postpone the release of the film, and at that time, even Shirley Lansing will cause big trouble!

A big production with the highest investment in film history, no company will not report the highest expectations, in the face of Fu Zhengyi, the executive director of [Dream Media] head office and director of Fox Film Company, Carlido, the first thing that came to mind was that this person was James? The helper Cameron found wanted to kick out Paramount Pictures Group as a starting point, on the one hand, forcing Paramount Pictures Group to pay the $40 million bill as soon as possible, and on the other hand, attracting more attention from Fox Films, so that Fox could give more support and help to this movie!

Of course, Callidor doesn't even rule out that James Cameron wants to have more say for himself, blah, blah!

Sometimes, though, the trick is very effective.

For Fox Films, Callidos, the director, it was not difficult or brain-consuming to see through this, and even if the Fu Zheng came with DreamWorks' David, he did not feel that he would fall into the pit dug by James Cameron for the second time.

But in the end, the other party actually expressed a strong interest in the movie "Titanic" itself, and it was far more than just getting the distribution rights of the local American film transferred by the company to Paramount!

Therefore, after hearing the other party's request, Callidor glanced at James Cameron, and seeing that he also seemed to be in shock, Callidor said slowly in his heart. "Mr. Fu, do you know how much Fox spent to get James to shoot this movie?"

"200 million US dollars, plus the interest and financial costs that need to be paid during the filming!" Fu Zhengyi said after seeing that Callidor was still smiling. "Of course, if the film can be released at the end of the year as scheduled, the interest of these months during this period also needs to be included......"

After bringing Fu Zhengyi over to find Fox Film Company director Callido, James Cameron has not had a chance to speak since he sat down, and James Cameron, who feels that he has been forgotten, finally can't help listening to Fu Zhengyi. "Mr. Fu! It will definitely be released by the end of the year! I vouch for it with my credibility......"

But before James could finish his sentence, Callidor shook his head. "Jeffers, although the company recognizes your talent, your credibility is really not as good as you thought it would be......"

Seeing that James was blushing and his neck was thick and wanted to argue, Callidor tapped his fingers on the table and emphasized. "If you add your so-called 'year-end' commitments to the original budget, the additional investments you have since made, the $40 million bills you have to face, do you need me to repeat how good your so-called 'credibility' is?"

James Cameron was speechless and hung his head in despair.

"Mr. Fu, if [Dream Media] can come up with enough funds to pay off James' bills within three days, I can promise to transfer the distribution rights in the United States that originally belonged to Paramount to [Dream Media], but the overseas distribution rights belonging to Fox will not be transferred, because there are too many issues involved, and the investors have also put a lot of pressure on me. The company's expectations of profits, expectations of James Cameron himself, and expectations of the highest-invested film in film history will still allow Fox to remain patient and keep waiting......"

It took half a day of talking to barely win the distribution rights of "Titanic" in the United States, and in Fu Zhengyi's opinion, although the harvest is not small, there is still a big gap with what he wants.

greed，forlackofabetterword，isgood。

(Greed doesn't sound good, but it's a good thing!)

Fu Zhengyi vaguely remembered this classic line from a movie many years later.

Now that you're involved, you have to do your best to get things done......

While thinking about it, Fu Zhengyi picked up the coffee that Xiao Lizi brought him, turned his face sideways and smiled at Xiao Lizi, who was still a little cramped, to express his gratitude, and then he spoke. "Callisor, I've heard David say that you're a big gambler and confident in every bet you make and make crucial decisions in the company, right?"

"Hah, it looks like David is willing to share anything with you......"

Ralido's pun made Fu Zhengyi a little depressed, and he took a sip of coffee before continuing. "By the way, "The Princess Diaries" premiered today, and I heard that film critics are very optimistic about this movie, not only thinking that the starring Candace has no acting experience and talent, but also saying that she is pretentious and has a stiff expression, so this movie will definitely become a 'box office rotten egg', which will cause both [Dream Media] and DreamWorks to suffer, so what do you think about this?"

"I, hehe, professional film critics are still very good and discerning, even if they always make some low-level mistakes, but most of the time they are still synonymous with professionalism......"

"The problem is that these professional film critics are also not optimistic about "Titanic", I heard David say that it is these film critics who believe that "Titanic", the film with the highest investment in film history, must become a box office rotten egg like "Future Water World", if it weren't for James Cameron still has some box office appeal and Leonardo is handsome enough, it is difficult to say whether the box office revenue after the final release of the film will be enough to pay the salaries of the personnel......

Calido didn't expect the other party to change his words and return to the movie "Titanic", he didn't expect the other party to throw away the latest comments from film critics without any scruples, so that he had almost no possibility to fight back!

What a bastard!

Callidor thought so, his eyes narrowing into a line...... (To be continued.) )