"No wonder you don't care at all about the purchase price of 'This Man Is From Earth'. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Michael Buck touched his glass with Liang Baoguang, and at the SXSW film festival he thought the young man didn't understand the film industry, but now it seems that people don't look down on the $1.8 million at all.

"It's not an acquisition, it's a collaboration, and I keep all the proceeds from the merchandise and DVD of the movie. Although only half a year has passed, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the passage of time in this situation, Liang Baoguang had to agree to the unreasonable distribution contract of Sony's classic movies in order to successfully put the movie on the big screen, and now he wants to find a distribution channel but can completely use money to open the way, not to mention that he still has the theater chain of MegaBox in his hands, and it is absolutely impossible to be controlled by others.

Michael Buck just smiled, in his opinion, the reason why Liang Baoguang bit this point is nothing more than the young man's face. A soft sci-fi anti-religious independent movie, just listening to the subject matter, you know how niche it is, as long as the box office can reach five or six million dollars, they can open champagne to celebrate, how many DVDs can this kind of movie sell? As for selling peripherals, it is even more funny, and it is not a Star Wars series that can sell ship models, lightsabers and humanoid figures, and "This Man is from Earth", which is also in the name of science fiction films, can't do it even if you want to do peripherals, at most you can get two cultural shirts.

"Paul, it's a bit hard to say, but there's one thing I have to discuss with you. Michael Buck is nominally here to celebrate the opening of Liang Baoguang's Blue Bird Film Studio, but in fact he has other tasks, "When we had a meeting last week, we found that there was a problem with the schedule on the theater side, so we wanted to postpone the release of "This Man from Earth" by two months, and you can see if you can ...... it."

"Postponement?" Liang Baoguang was stunned for a moment, "I'm afraid this won't work." ”

Movie ticket skipping is a common thing, for example, Cameron is the most well-known ticket skipping king in Hollywood, and a movie called "Big Fish and Begonia" has been skipping tickets for 12 years, but Liang Baoguang can't accept that Sony Classic is only coming over to tell him that the movie is going to be delayed, at least "This Man is from Earth" can't.

The audience of "This Man is from Earth" is very narrow, and the soft sci-fi theme and anti-mysterious tone limit the people who may watch the movie: most of the middle-aged and elderly people in North America believe in Christ, and they will definitely not accept this movie, and those who have not received a certain level of education can't understand the content, and probably won't like it either, so seventy or eighty percent of the audience who are willing to pay to go into the cinema to watch this movie will be college students.

The movie is scheduled to be released at the end of the summer season and the beginning of the new semester is just right, college students have just taken living expenses and have a lot of money on hand, and they will not be entangled in schoolwork at the beginning of the semester, at this time I am sorry for the good weather in September if I don't fall in love. After having a companion, it is natural to go to the cinema to watch a movie, as "the first soft science fiction movie for young people", "This Man is from Earth" can be born for whistling.

"That's why I'm here in New York, Mr. Barker. "All the relevant matters have been arranged, and even when the new movie is about to start, Sony Classic Movie suddenly told Liang Baoguang that the release was delayed, and he didn't smash the cup on the spot to call the security guard to take Michael Buck out, "Is it that you didn't spend money to make you get a big bargain for nothing, so it doesn't matter what you want?"

"There is absolutely no such meaning, we have just received a notice from the theater chain, and their film schedule has always been chaotic in the final stage of the summer season. Before coming, Michael Buck even thought about making a phone call to inform him, anyway, they are the ones who take the initiative with the contract in hand, and being able to come to New York in person is already enough for Liang Baoguang to face, as long as he opens his mouth, things will definitely be done. After coming, Michael Buck realized that he was wishful thinking, not only could he not dictate but also had to explain to Liang Baoguang in a good voice, "In fact, it is beneficial for your film to postpone the release, but you give you more time to do pre-promotion." ”

Although he doesn't have a film distribution company, Scott Ruding and Woody Allen are more powerful than Michael Barker in Hollywood, and the first two will give face as long as they mention a name inside and outside the circle, and how many people can know Michael Buck? This movie is of course a Sony classic movie that occupies the initiative, but once it annoys Liang Baoguang, he will immediately turn his friend into an enemy, and he doesn't seem to care about this "This Man is from Earth" from his move of not asking for copyright fees , but Michael Buck will offend a promising Hollywood upstart.

But as long as the company pursues profits, from the standpoint of Sony's classic movies, which movie can give them more revenue, they will naturally arrange that movie to open at a better time. Liang Baoguang is not incomprehensible to the other party, but he also has his own position, the film distribution company may hold several movies in his hands at the same time, but as a director, he will only care about his own works.

"My new film is going to start soon, and if the release of "This Man is from Earth" is delayed, it will definitely affect my directing status and the efficiency of my work, first of all, personally I will not agree to postpone the release. On the other hand, the movie bounce will be attributed to the fact that the filming is not up to par and needs to be reworked, or there is a big problem with the editing, soundtrack, etc., because your problem causes fans to question the ability of my side, which is not the right approach. "It's not a piece of plasticine, you can let others rub and pinch the circle and play with it wantonly, Liang Baoguang's temper has come up, so his words are very blunt.

"What's the matter, I seem to hear you guys talking about the release of the movie?" Scott Rudin, after being called over by Ian McLean, also learned about the general situation of "Burst Drummer", if Liang Baoguang is willing, he is willing to be the producer of this film himself, and working with others has to do a lot of work, and working with Liang Baoguang is almost ready-made, "If Sony doesn't want to, how about I go and help you run the new movie, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount, I have a relationship." ”

"New movie?" Michael Barker had heard the word many times at the party, and with his knowledge of Scott Rudin, it must be an incredible work, and to be able to make Hollywood's most discerning gold producer so interested in it at the script stage, Leung's new film must be extraordinary.

The script of "Burst Drummer" has been written for half a year, and the revision and revision have gathered the wisdom of many people, Liang Baoguang's expectations for it are far more than "Miryang", which has achieved good results in Cannes, and has already thrown millions of dollars into it before it starts, and it is naturally a little proud to talk about it, "It's nothing, it's just that I was bored and wrote a script in my spare time, but the people around me like it and plan to make it into a movie." ”

"The script is really good, and I immediately accepted Paul's invitation after reading it, and I would be willing to star in this kind of good work even if it is free. Ian McKellen was telling the truth, and after agreeing to the invitation, he asked Liang Baoguang if he had enough funds, and if not, he wanted to be a partner out of his own pocket.

Liang Baoguang did not discuss much with Michael Buck about the postponement of the release of "This Man from Earth", anyway, the contract signed at that time gave the initiative to Sony Classic Pictures, even if he protested, others had the final say, but when he left, he glanced at Michael Buck with a meaningful look, and the big eyes that could speak seemed to say: "Give you a look, experience it yourself." ”

Liang Baoguang thought that Scott Rudin would only help Ian McKellen by giving face, and that the distribution of independent films needs to take considerable risks, not only to consider the monetary aspects but also to maintain word of mouth, and that there are so many classics that why bother to fish in the pool of independent films. With such preconceived notions, he didn't discuss the issue of the film's release, and after repeatedly thanking Scott Rudin's help, he went to the terrace garden on the top floor with a wine glass.

"Mom, don't tell me when you come. Just now, Liang Baoguang only knew that his mother was coming after receiving a text message notification from the front desk, and Yun Jingyi said that she would not come.

"Mom?" Kim Tae-hee has been chatting with Yun Jingyi for a while, everyone is Asian, there is a natural sense of intimacy, and there are many common topics. She thought that this woman was an editor in the fashion industry or a screenwriter in the film industry, but she didn't expect that this was Liang Baoguang's own mother, "Hello aunt." ”

"I was calling my sister just now, and I'm going to be an aunt now?" Yun Jingyi smiled and shook her head, Koreans just have too much unnecessary etiquette, and they will not be so comfortable getting along after feeling the difference in status or age, "Today's work is finished early, so I will come over and take a look temporarily, don't be too restrained." ”

Liang Baoguang was speechless, he had indeed heard his mother say that he would not come, but now seeing her in a gorgeous lake-blue evening dress with an extravagant diamond necklace, and even her flaxen-colored hair was newly made, he had never seen such a well-prepared "impromptu idea".

"I didn't know you were Baoguang's mother just now, I'm really sorry. After Kim Tae-hee finished speaking, he bent down and bowed, although he covered the neckline with his hand, but no matter how much she covered the neckline of the dress, it was useless, and a large piece of snow-white directly raised the brightness of the world in front of Liang Baoguang's eyes by a level, "It's an honor to meet you today with him all the time." ”

When he learned that the woman in front of him was Yun Jingyi, Kim Tae-hee was nervous and at the same time, he also figured out a question, about Liang Baoguang.