Ask for commuter passes and recommended tickets! Ask for a subscription! The early morning sun fell on the office through the glass, and the new week's work was about to begin, when the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a young man of about twenty-five years old walked in, he was holding a briefcase in his hand, and he walked a little fast, habitually closing the door with his hand, and making a bang.

"Rick!"

The people who had been in the office immediately became angry, and the older one of them gritted his teeth and whispered a warning, "What are you going to do?" Do you want to kill us all? ”

"I ......"

Rick's co-worker's eyes widened, he was just a newcomer, and he couldn't figure out what was going on, "What...... What's wrong? I...... That's how I closed my door last week. ”

Another whispered, "Last week, but not this week!" ”

Rick was even more confused, "For ...... Why not now? ”

Someone stuck out a finger and pointed to the left, which was where Harvey Weinstein's office was.

"Oh, I see."

Rick suddenly realized, "Is the boss in a meeting?" ”

The man who warned first couldn't help but cover his forehead, worried about the guy's stupidity, but Rick still couldn't figure it out, so he simply put away his briefcase and sat down at his desk.

In order to avoid being implicated, or the boss's inexplicable anger vented on himself, the oldest person lowered his voice and warned, "Rick, don't make a big move on this floor today or in the last two weeks, especially when closing, be sure to be gentle, otherwise the boss will ......"

He raised his hand and made a gesture of wiping his knife to wipe his neck.

"It's ......"

Rick still couldn't figure it out, "Why is that?" ”

The older man shook his head, "Because of a film, a film that the boss didn't take and gave up with his own hands." ”

Rick suddenly realized, "It can't be 'Chainsaw', right?" ”

"That's right, that's it."

Another person answered in a low voice, and he was also on the left, as if he was afraid that his boss would hear it, "This past weekend, "Chainsaw" got a good box office, and the boss was obviously unhappy when he came to the company today. ”

Another person said, "When I came, Jones Butler from the field department was called over, presumably to be the boss's scapegoat and venting bucket." ”

In an office on the left, Jones Butler sat at his desk, head slightly bowed, swarthy face tense, not saying a word.

Across from her, Harvey Weinstein sat back in the wide boss's chair, his fat face devoid of any expression.

"I'm sorry, boss."

Jones Butler knew he had to speak up, "I misjudged the project and cost the company a film with a lot of market value. ”

She is not a newcomer to the workplace, she knows some basic rules of survival, today is Monday, the day the new North American box office charts are announced, from the moment she came in, she knew that Harvey Weinstein was angry about losing the project "Saw Horror", no matter who led the negotiations at the time, and who was the person who used the means to force Murphy Stanton to transfer the rights at a low price, this mistake can only be borne by her.

If a subordinate makes a mistake, it must be the subordinate's mistake, and if the leader makes a mistake, it must also be the subordinate's mistake.

Jones Butler understands this principle that is common in workplaces all over the world.

Her head was kept slightly down, as if she was the only one who had made the mistake.

This is partly true, and now she knows very well that she underestimated "Chainsaw" and Murphy Stanton, especially the latter, who actually resisted the temptation of Miramax's $7 million plus a film contract and threw herself into the arms of Fox Searchlight.

This alone was much more than she expected.

Similarly, she and Miramax's marketing department have also studied the market potential of the film, and believe that the operation should not be a problem with the box office of tens of millions of dollars in North America, and with overseas and other copyright income, Miramax is expected to make an eight-figure profit.

But now it turns out that this is all wishful thinking, and the final profit of Saw Horror may be much better than expected!

Even doubling or even tripling is not a problem.

And this is still in the hands of Fox Searchlight, which is obviously inferior to Miramax's distribution company, Fox Searchlight has invested very few resources in this film, and "Chainsaw" can achieve such results more because it meets the market and the taste of horror movie lovers.

Thinking of this, Jones Butler's face flashed in front of his eyes.

She admits in her heart that she is obviously a small director's ability and ambition.

However, Jr. Stanton is not only himself, but also the person opposite, right?

"This is a film that should have belonged to Miramax!"

Harvey Weinstein finally broke the silence with his voice cold and stiff, "The marketing department and the door should summarize why such an upcoming film slipped out of our hands!" ”

Of course, the price you offer can't satisfy Murphy Stanton's huge appetite!

The thought crossed his mind, but Jones Butler wouldn't be stupid enough to say it.

"Let's get out."

Harvey Weinstein waved his hand casually.

Jones Butler stood up, slowed his steps, and slowly walked out of the office.

Harvey Weinstein's eyes fell on a report on the desk in front of him, and the fat on his face trembled slightly.

He's Harvey Weinstein after all, how could he completely shoehorn this mistake on the head of his subordinates?

It's just the latest statistics on the table of last weekend's North American box office rankings, how can he feel a little angry, obviously about to eat the delicious steak in his mouth, not only flying, but there are also people behind him to prove that it is actually the meat quality of Kobe beef, how can this make people happy?

Harvey Weinstein's eyes are down, and the latest North American box office charts.

At the top of the list was the third installment of Universal Pictures' signature "Jurassic Park" series, which earned $50.7 million over three days over the weekend.

And in second place is the name that makes him feel very glaring - "Saw Horror"!

This film, which cost about $1 million, actually earned $17.27 million from North America in three days last weekend, becoming the runner-up on the box office list!

His inner North American box office estimate for this film is only about $15 million.

It turns out that he Harvey Weinstein also has times.

Adding the box office numbers it has received before, what is the cumulative North American box office of this film?

Harvey Weinstein silently calculated in his mind for a while, and soon came up with the answer, $25.71 million!

That's a staggering number, isn't it?

Probably more than 20 times the return on investment ratio ...... Harvey Weinstein suddenly felt a little tightness in his chest, and he couldn't believe that such a large profit had slipped out of his hands.

"Chainsaw" has only been expanded for a week, which is far from the final North American box office, and there are also overseas box office and video tapes and TV rights and other revenues, what will be the final profit?

Even though there have been many excellent films that have been operated over the years, the estimated numbers still make Harvey Weinstein feel extremely heartbroken and heartbroken!

The latter, in particular, is like tearing his heart and lungs, ridiculing him for being short-sighted and ignorant of talents.

Along with it, there is also a trace of regret, if he had known such a result, he would have bought the film at a higher price, instead of squeezing Murphy Stanton with numbers.

Harvey Weinstein's heart was even more uncomfortable at the thought of the name, the little director who asked Bill Rothes to drag him and Miramax, turned around and signed a deal with Fox Searchlight...... The suffocation in his chest made Harvey Weinstein very awkward, stood up and walked twice, came to the front of the floor-to-ceiling window, let out a long breath, and finally felt better.

Murphy Stanton!

The name appeared in Harvey Weinstein's head again, and now there is no one else here, and he doesn't have to hide it in front of his subordinates, admitting that he sees that this little-known director seems to know how to grasp the market and has his own ideas.

Could this be the next Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino?

Harvey Weinstein with his hands on his chest and looking into the distance, who can bring Miramax to where he is now, is definitely not a mediocre man who only knows how to complain and regret, but understands the importance of a good director to the film industry.

With the discovery of Quentin Tarantino, Miramax ushered in rapid development, but one thing he can't deny is that Quentin's films are a carnival feast for critics and a small group of fans, but not for mass movie fans...... However, this qiē is not in a hurry, he still wants this young little director, what can this work do?

As the helmsman of a business, Harvey Weinstein may have all sorts of quirks or inexplicable flaws, but learning from his failures is a fundamental one.

By now, he didn't say anything, but he had admitted in his heart that the negotiations between "Saw and Murphy Stanton" were too small, and he directly led to this failed operation, causing Miramax to lose tens of millions of dollars in profits that he could have gotten.

Back at his desk, Harvey Weinstein put away the report, picked up his pen, and wrote a line of letters on a blank piece of paper - Murphy Stanton!

He pressed the piece of paper under the clear glass layer of his desk, which was both a reminder and a lesson!

Entering the new week, as more copies of "Chainsaw" are arranged in place, the number of theaters for this horror film has increased again, approaching 2,000 theaters in one fell swoop, and the increase in the number of theaters has also made the film appear in front of more audiences, and the results after the expansion of screenings, as well as the large-scale publicity and marketing offensive of Fox Searchlight, have also attracted the attention of film critics.

(To be continued.)

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