Chapter 12 The Film Company That Is Going Bankrupt
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Not all science fiction movies need special effects, "This Man is from Earth" is a science fiction legend that does not need any special effects, the film uses the form of a discussion and uses language as the medium to build a mysterious science fiction world, and the deep thinking brought by its words is so charming, the reverie of language art is impressive...... Los Angeles Times
I've been in the trap of the protagonist since the beginning of the movie, but unfortunately when the movie ends, I'm still reminiscing about what he tells, which is a sci-fi movie that people can't stop ...... "Film Newspaper"
The $10,000 sci-fi blockbuster is the most creative sci-fi movie I've ever seen. ...... "Hollywood Wind"
Can you imagine that "This Man Is From Earth" was filmed by a young man in his twenties? ...... California Times
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Early the next morning, there was a knock on Huo Que's room, and it was Alex who was holding a stack of newspapers.
Shaking off the snowflakes on his body, Alex put the newspaper on the table and said with a happy face: "The comments of these newspapers prove two things. ”
"Which two?"
"First, it proves that my vision is not wrong. Second, prove that my marketing skills are good. Alex laughed "haha" after saying that.
Seeing that the old man was so happy, Huo Quewaner, in fact, he had been on the Internet earlier to check the praise of his movie by the online media, so he was not surprised now.
"I'll give you a Chinese proverb." Huo Que said with a smile: "Jiang is still old and spicy." ”
"A very meaningful sentence, I wrote it down." Alex took off his shirt: "Only two newspapers owned by the Valentine family have commented on our film, and nothing else has been said. However, they did not make negative remarks, which can be regarded as a kind of support. ”
Hearing Alex say that this movie is ours, not yours, Huo Que knows that Alex really operates this movie as his movie.
Huo Que was also very happy, after all, he didn't have to worry about finding a publisher.
"But there's one thing I'm a little worried about." Alex is colored.
"Afraid of those big companies like Lionsgate?" Huo Que guessed Alex's thoughts.
Alex nodded, "If not, you'd be busy last night." ”
"Maybe they're still struggling." Huo Que comforted in turn.
Alex looked at the optimistic Huo Que with some surprise: "It must be entangled, after all, the Valentine family is really not easy to mess with." ”
"Then I'll just wait in the room, there will always be a company that will have an eye." Huo Que didn't care.
After the two had breakfast in the room, Alex was not in a hurry to leave, and Huo Que didn't want to listen to the hustle and bustle of others at the noisy film festival.
At nine o'clock in the morning, there was a knock on Huo Que's door.
The visitor was an old man in a black suit with a beer belly.
"I don't know if I'm the first to come, or if I'm too late." The old man's name is Hardy Jody, and he is the owner of White Springs Pictures...... Well, that's what he introduced anyway.
"You're the first to come." Huo Que knew what he meant by this, it seems that the Valentine family really gave an ultimatum to all film companies, no matter how big or small.
"That's good, it looks like I still have hope." Hardy speaks very funny, and there is no barrier to communication.
"This gentleman ......" Hardy looked at Alex with some confusion in his eyes: "Where do I seem to have seen you?" ”
"Alex Gus." Alex reached out politely, not putting on a show because of his fame at the studio.
"Oh my God." Hardy was visibly taken aback: "Could it be the eyes of Lionsgate, Mr. Alex?" ”
Alex smiled, "It's over." ”
"Looks like I'm hopeless again." Hardy couldn't help but be a little disappointed, his company was already on the verge of bankruptcy, and now that Lionsgate was coming to compete with him, he knew that he had no hope at all.
"I'm not your competitor." Alex saw Hardy's thoughts: "I've left Lionsgate. ”
Hadi was stunned, he obviously didn't expect this to be the case, but he didn't have the bother to ask more, and immediately turned the topic around to the topic: "Mr. Huo, I'm sorry, I don't know if you know that there is a force targeting you." ”
"Yes." Huo Que replied without hesitation, since someone else intends to buy your work, then he must have investigated all the aspects of this movie, and there is no need to hide it.
"It's a bit too much for the Valentine family to do this, but I think a lot of people don't want to offend the Valentine family, especially in our film industry." Hardy said.
"Aren't you here?" Huo Que said jokingly.
"I don't want to come if my company is doing well." Hadi smiled bitterly: "But I'm about to go bankrupt, so I'm here, if I can win your film smoothly, I think my company may still have hope of resurrection, if I can't buy a potential work at this film festival, then I have to declare bankruptcy." ”
"Offending the Valentine family and going bankrupt, I choose to offend the Valentine family."
Alex and Huo Que glanced at each other, and without waiting for Huo Que to answer, Alex took the lead and said: "With all due respect, your company is going bankrupt, so what to buy this movie, you should have seen the praise of this movie, so the price we want is not low." ”
"I know that, too." Hardy is clearly a shopping mall veteran: "I was at the opening ceremony yesterday, and to be honest, I was blown away by this movie. ”
Huo Que was a little surprised, where did this old man play?
How can anyone who buys something boast of other people's good things, doesn't this raise the price with himself.
"I wonder at what price Mr. Hardy is going to buy this movie?" Alex is also a veteran in business, so he chose to go straight to the point.
Hadi squinted slightly and thought for a while: "Although this movie is really good, the audience of this movie is not large, and the main group of moviegoers will not spend money to go to the cinema to watch this movie, but no matter how you buy this movie, you must make money, but you just want to offend a force." ”
The bargaining scene finally appears, but Alex doesn't answer.
"What are you afraid of offending people for money?" Hadi made a joke to himself: "I don't know what Mr. Huo Que's psychological price is for your movie?" ”
"The price I opened at Lionsgate was a guaranteed $3 million plus box office dividends." Alex took over the conversation.
"Very good price." Hardy said bluntly: "To tell you the truth, I can't afford to buy you this movie." ”
Huo Que and Alex glanced at each other, and they didn't know what kind of medicine this old man bought in his gourd.
"Are you kidding?" Alex also laughed, "My dear Mr. Hardy Jordy? ”
"My company is not bankrupt now, if I can buy your work, my company will definitely be able to come back to life, so Mr. Huo Que, can you grant me a request?" Hadi looked at Huo Que's eyes and said strictly.
Of course, Huo Que couldn't agree casually, because he didn't know what his request was.
"You say."
"My company has a complete distribution system, and there is no debt so far, if you hand over this film to us to operate, I believe it will be profitable, and in return, I will buy you this film with 50% of the company's shares, what do you think?"
Huo Que frowned, and suddenly remembered his agreement with Brown.
"I want to think about it." Huo Que didn't answer directly, after all, this matter is not small, and he wants to hear Alex's opinion.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news." Hardy got up and walked out of the room.
"Clever old man." Alex lit a cigar, looked at the location at the door and said, "Huo, tell me your plans." ”
"This movie will make money."
"Definitely."
"And this is just my first work, I have a second, third or even more works, I need a platform to play freely, if I choose a big company, I may have to fall out with them in terms of editing rights, because I don't want to be controlled by others what I want to shoot, so even if I have money, I want to open my own film company." Huo Que looked at the snow country outside through the window, took a deep breath and said, "I'm ready to promise him." ”
"Bright young man." Alex took a deep breath of his cigarette and said appreciatively.
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