Chapter 114: Snatching the script from Fox

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"Originally, I saw a very good script, but I felt that next year's shooting was a bit inappropriate.

But today I just saw a book that makes a great work, and I thought I could give it a try. ”

Eric Lomis looked at Chen Tian with a puzzled face: "I saw one today?"

"Yes, it's today, just now." Chen Tian smiled and turned to look at Megan Ellison, "Megan, if I'm not mistaken, you brought a book today, right?" ”

"You mean 'The Queen Wears Prada'?"

"Yes, it's this book, I read this book but I forgot about it later.

When I saw you holding this book today, I remembered that this book could make a good script. Chen Tian took the book from Megan Ellison's hand.

"I also know and read this book, and to be honest, I also plan to buy the rights to the adaptation, that is, a month ago.

But author Lauren Weisberg told me that 20th Century Fox had bought the rights to the adaptation. Eric Lomis said with a frown.

"Bought by 20th Century Fox?" Chen Tian didn't expect to hear this bad news, and he remembered that the film was only released in 2006.

Unexpectedly, it was bought by 20th Century Fox nearly three years in advance, which made Chen Tian a little depressed.

He brought up "Juno" again in his heart, originally "Juno" would be Chen Tian's main work in 2004, but he changed his mind after seeing "The Queen Wears Prada".

“f…… UCK, Fox, Eric: They just bought the rights and haven't filmed yet, right? ”

David Ellison, who was on the sidelines, was born when he heard 20th Century Fox burst into flames.

"I haven't looked at this specifically, but they have announced most of the shooting plans for next year, and they don't have it yet." Eric Lomis.

David Ellison's smile made people feel a sense of evil: "Since there is no filming, it seems that it is only the initial preparation stage, which means that we still have a scene, and it is a big deal to pay liquidated damages."

Justin, you're confident that you're going to make this film, right? ”

Without waiting for Chen Tian to answer, David Ellison picked up his phone and started calling in front of everyone.

"Find me the contact information of Lauren Weisberg, author of the best-selling book 'The Queen Wears Prada.'" David Ellison said into the phone.

"Megan, I'll take care of it." David Ellison handed his phone to Megan Ellison.

Megan Ellison nodded and walked out of the screening room with her phone in hand.

"Waiting for good news from Megan, Justin, do you think they will scold me if they know we took the book?" David Ellison's face was full of excitement.

Chen Tian shrugged his shoulders and did not speak, his expression representing a qiē.

Just like Chen Tian first came into contact with the Ellison siblings, this pair of brothers and sisters who don't play cards according to common sense don't care about the rules, all they want is the result.

Within five minutes, Megan Ellison walked in: "OK, that's it!" ”

"They spent $1 million to buy out the adaptation rights, and the liquidated damages were only $5 million, and I gave her $2 million, and of course we need to help her pay 5 million liquidated damages.

I thought that this liquidated damages would be very high, but I didn't expect it to be only 5 million. ”

Listening to Meghan Ellison's words, Anne Hathaway was stunned for a while.

"Justin, so you can shoot with confidence, and we'll talk about how we work together then." David Ellison said with a smile.

In his opinion, it was a pleasure to spend 5 million to snatch a script from Fox, and he seemed to see Matthew Runt standing in front of him trembling with anger.

"Okay, let's talk about cooperation, but I've already thought of a person as an actor, who will play Miranda."

"You already have a candidate for Miranda?" Eric Lomis was a little surprised.

"Yes, I want the one with the best acting skills."

"The one with the best acting skills?" Eric Lomis muttered softly, "Meryl Streep? I can't think of anyone else who can surpass her in acting skills besides her. ”

"I have the same answer as Eric." Harvey Weinstein said with a smile.

"Binggo, it's her, when I read the book, I was thinking about who should play this role, she is undoubtedly the most suitable, and the salary is not high, of course, acting is the most important factor.

If this film doesn't have good acting skills, then it will spoil such a good script. ”

Although Meryl Streep has excellent acting skills, her salary is only a quarter of that of the top Julia Roberts.

This means that the salary for a film is only $5 million, and if the script is good enough, she can accept a lower salary.

"Annie, have you read this book?" Chen Tian turned his head and asked Anne Hathaway beside him, although there may be other good options, but the original film of later generations is good enough in Chen Tian's opinion.

Whether it is the transformation of temperament or the character of the character, she has mastered it very well, which is almost a peak of her acting career.

In fact, this film did save Anne Hathaway's acting career, since "The Princess Diaries" became famous, she has been a word-of-mouth box office failure for three consecutive years, and her star career has suddenly dimmed.

If she hadn't starred in "Brokeback Mountain", she might not have gotten the script of "The Queen Wears Prada", and if she hadn't gotten it, she would probably have been completely lost on the road to Hollywood.

"I've read it, and I love it."

Anne Hathaway resisted her excitement, her sixth sense telling her that she might get a chance, one she'd always dreamed of.

"What do you think of Andy's character?"

"Is this an audition?"

Eric Lomis quipped that in his opinion, Anne Hathaway and Chen Tian had an unusual relationship, as reported by the gossip.

"Count, it doesn't count." Chen Tian responded with a smile.

Anne Hathaway looked at Chen Tian seriously and took a breath to calm down.

"Justin, Andy is a person who went from rookie to success, she went through a lot and made her change a lot.

But when she succeeded, she also lost love, family affection and friendship, and in the end she made the best choice to give up her career and regain what she once was.

It's a demanding role and I don't know if I'll be able to do it well, but I'll definitely do my best. ”

Chen Tian nodded, Anne Hathaway's analysis was good, indicating that she had indeed read this book seriously.

"You're right, this role is very demanding on acting, and I'm not sure when it will start.

But I'm definitely going to grab next year's summer vacation, and if I give you this role, I need you to learn the role.

For example, if you find an assistant in a company, you can get a good idea of the position of the assistant, of course, if you can go to a fashion company, it is better to meet a picky boss. ”

"Justin, do you mean I got the role?"

Anne Hathaway was very excited, and her eyes were fixed on Chen Tian.

"If you don't have a good look......"

Anne Hathaway interrupted Chen Tian's words: "No, Justin, please believe me, I will definitely do well, I will definitely be able to!" ”

And at this time, Matthew Runt also received a call: "What? "The Queen Wears Prada" paid liquidated damages? ”

Matthew Runt could hardly believe his ears, he had never been in such a situation.

Although he didn't have high expectations for the box office of the best-selling book to be turned into a movie, he was still very upset that the food was snatched from his mouth.

“f…… UCK, which company is it? ”

"It's Brother and Sister Ellison."

"Brother and sister Ellison?" Matthew Runt didn't realize who the Ellison siblings were at first, but soon David Ellison got into his head, "Ellison of Oracle?" ”

"Yes, that's them."

Hearing his assistant's answer, Matthew Runt was furious: "Damn the Ellison brothers and sisters! ”