Chapter 82: The Invitation
"Uncle Frank Marshall, long time no see. ”
Frank Marshall, who was reading the magazine, looked up and saw Lester walking over, and his enthusiastic tone gave him goosebumps all over his body.
"Call me Mr. Marshall. Frank Marshall exclaimed with some frustration;
"OK, Mr. Marshall. Lester sat across from Frank Marshall, shouted in a normal tone, looked at the waiter who came and said, "Get me a Starbucks coffee." ”
"I'll send it right away. The waiter turned around and went to grind the coffee.
"Tell me something. Frank Marshall put down the magazine in his hand and asked suspiciously;
Leicester invited, saying, "I would like to ask you to be the CEO of Nok Bird Network. ”
"CEO of the TV network. Frank Marshall was slightly stunned, it was not what he expected.
Spielberg's "Purple" film had just finished filming the day before yesterday, and he was about to follow Spielberg to the editing room supervision of Flying Bird Film and Television, when he received a call from Lester, thinking that Lester was going to ask him about the progress of the "Purple" movie, but he didn't expect Lester to invite him to be the CEO of the TV network, and asked incomprehensibly: "Why did you think of letting me be the CEO of your TV network, you know, I have always been the producer of the movie, and I have never been the producer of the TV series." ”
"TV series are not much different from movies, Mr. Marshall, you have been a producer in Hollywood for so many years, you have been exposed to all kinds of characters, even people in the TV drama industry, you have also been exposed to them. "And...... Leicester analyses Frank Marshall's work step by step.
As Lester continued, Frank Marshall didn't expect Lester to invite him to be so well prepared, and his heart began to loosen.
Frank Marshall's eyes struggled slightly, and he said hesitantly: "You know that people in the film industry rarely direct TV series, let alone that I am a film producer and love movies, if I become the CEO of a TV station, will it ......
Lester looked at Frank Marshall's hesitant eyes, understood what he meant, and said: "Coming to Flying Bird TV Network as CEO will not prevent you from being a producer, you can find an assistant to help you when you take office, so that you can manage the TV station and be a producer at the same time." ”
"Very good idea, but... Frank Marshall still had hesitation in his eyes, and he wanted to refuse, but Lester interrupted rudely: "Do you just want to be confined to one circle?" ”
Frank Marshall's body shook, looked at the ambition in Lester's eyes, and said in disbelief: "Do you want to." ”
Right. Lester smiled mysteriously and said: "Film and television are just two links, we can't be blinded by the immediate interests, we must do a unique vision to find business opportunities." ”
Frank Marshall was taken aback by Lester's words, his expression slowly calmed down, he made a decision in his heart, and said with a smile in his eyes: "I was persuaded by you, and I agreed to come to Flying Bird TV Network as the CEO." ”
Hearing that the other party agreed, Lester said with a smile on his face: "Welcome to join some of the Bird Film and Television Force." ”
"Your coffee. The waiter took Rice's Starbucks coffee on the table, turned and walked away.
With Frank Marshall on board, Lester and Dimes also have time to do other things and happily chat with Frank Marshall.
"How did Mr. Spielberg do with the filming of "The Color Purple". Lester spoke to Frank Marshall and asked about Spielberg.
He hadn't been to the "Purple" crew for many days, and it wasn't clear how Spielberg was filming.
Frank Marshall was slightly stunned and said, "Mr. Spielberg's "The Color Purple" has been completed. After speaking, his tone paused, and he wondered: "Don't you know yet?"
"I've been busy with Top Gun and didn't know Mr. Spielberg was finished. Lester shook his head.
"I haven't congratulated you yet, Top Gun is a box office hit. Frank Marshall congratulatory way;
"Thank you!" Lester chatted with Frank Marshall, finished his coffee, and said, "Let's go! I'll take you to Familiarize Familiar with the TV station." ”
“OK。 Frank Marshall got up and got in Leicester's car and came to Bird TV.
CEO's Office. Dimes was sorting out the papers, and when he saw Lester walking in, he thought of "Purple" and immediately said: "Boss, Spielberg's "Purple" has been completed. ”
"I see. Lester nodded.
"Got it. Dimes was stunned and saw Frank Marshall walking in behind him, and he was enlightened.
"I'll introduce you. Lester pointed to Frank Marshall and said, "He's going to be the CEO of the network, Frank Marshall." ”
"Hello. Dims' face was overjoyed, and he finally didn't have to run around, and shook hands with Frank Marshall and said, "You are welcome to be a part of us." ”
"You can show me around and get to know the staff. Frank Marshall asked to interact with the company's employees.
"I'll gather them right away. Dimes went out and called the employees together.
During the one-hour interaction, Lester watched Frank Marshall talk to the employees very happily, and when he saw the recognition in the eyes of the employees, he walked out of the Bird TV, and Dimes would explain the rest to Frank Marshall.
Back at Asuka Film and Television, Ali Emmanuel was already sitting on the sofa leisurely drinking the juice handed over by the assistant.
"How. Lester sat in his chair and asked Ali Emmanuel about the process.
From the filming of "Top Gun" to Shangya, Lester still hasn't heard from Emmanuel, seeing him sitting here should be getting what he wants.
"The film adaptation and peripheral development rights of "Mission Impossible" have been obtained. Ahri Emmanuel brought good news, but when he thought of the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", he said helplessly: "They are very difficult to handle, and the administrator of the estate of the magical writer Tolkien heard that we were going to buy the film and peripheral adaptation rights of the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", and he wanted to ask for a goddamn price. ”
Lester frowned slightly, and in the absence of other film companies to compete for, he was still thinking about asking for a sky-high price.
If he remembers correctly, the film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" was discovered by Peter Jackson in 95 and rejected by the film company investment everywhere, and then invested by the boss of the new line film company in order to let the audience see the classic film.
"If you're talking to them, you're going to talk about box office sharing. Lester groaned and said decisively;
Emmanuel had talked to the administrator of the estate of the magical writer Tolkien before, and there was no box office share in it, and now Lester wanted to use the box office share to get the movies and merchandise of the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", and he was surprised, so he went back to talk to them with Lester's words.
Emmanuel's matter was temporarily resolved, Lester thought of "Chaplin", and yesterday received a call from Robert Jr., thinking that he was ready, and it was time for this "Chaplin" to start filming