Chapter 103: Bundle Plan
Leeter was really impressed by Jude's proposal for cooperation, but he knew that it would not be easy to actually implement bundling, especially since the negotiation was with Michael Ovitz, the pioneer of bundling in the brokerage industry.
The most basic thing is to have a film project that is attractive enough, and secondly, there must be people.
At present, the stars represented by Litte are Jude and Kate, and listening to Jude's meaning just now, neither he nor Kate will participate in this plan, which means that Litt has to find another director and actors, and persuade them to become his clients.
It is a joke for a little-known director and actor to talk about bundling services in front of Ovitz, and a famous director and actor can't look down on Leete, which is the embarrassment that Little-known is currently facing.
"Think about how your old boss recruited stars at the beginning of CAA's establishment, prepared all the screenwriters, directors, and producers, and then used the project to attract stars to join." Jude further prompted.
Li Teh spread his hands and asked, "But where is the project?" ”
Jude turned his head to look at Kate, who was holding her chin with her hand and watching the two chat, "Honey, there's a script in the second drawer of my desk, can you help me get it?" ”
"The script you showed me two days ago?" Kate asked as she got up.
"No, no, the one I'm talking about was written a long time ago." Jude replied.
Leet stared at Jude with wide eyes, "How many scripts do you have?" ”
Jude picked up his coffee cup, thought for a moment and replied, "About six or seven!" You know, I've been putting too much energy into the movie "The Seven Deadly Sins" lately, so I need to change my mind occasionally to relax and write other scripts or something. ”
Li Tee was speechless, and he didn't know how to evaluate this matter.
Kate brought the script, and Jude took it and handed it straight to Leet.
"Although I didn't have time to make this film, I could be the producer of this film, so that the screenwriter and producer are all solved, and you just need to find the right director and actors, and you can take the project and have a good chat with your old boss."
Leeter took the script and looked at Jude with some hesitation, "Are you sure Mr. Ovitz will be interested in this project?" ”
"I think the right step in this is to read the script first and then ask questions." Jude replied as he sipped his coffee.
Litt looked up at his watch, then shook his head.
"I made an appointment with Denzel Washington's agent Scott to meet at New Line at 10 o'clock, today is the day when Denzel and the crew are officially signed, and I must be present as your agent."
Jude glanced up at the clock on the wall, it was still an hour before 10 o'clock, and considering the traffic conditions in Los Angeles at this time, it would take at least half an hour to get from his apartment to the new line company, that is, Leeter still had half an hour to stay here, which was obviously not enough time to read the whole script.
After dispelling the idea of letting Leet read the script slowly, Jude briefly introduced the content of the script to him:
"Ben Gates is an adventurer with a passion for archaeology. His grandfather, John Gates, told him a shocking secret when he was ten years old. In order to fight for independence and statehood, the United States launched a war of independence with Britain, and the United States was able to successfully establish a country after the victory of the war. At that time, the United States had a treasure trove that was used as a war reserve, and the founding fathers of the United States, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, were buried somewhere, leaving only a shipwreck as a clue. ”
"Twenty years later, Ben found the shipwreck in the North Pole with the financial support of a wealthy British man, Ian, and learned that the secret of the buried treasure was hidden in the Declaration of Independence, which created the democratic system of modern human society."
"After getting the clue, Ian wanted to take the treasure alone, Ben decided to steal the Declaration of Independence before Ian after reporting to the FBI and CIA to no avail, he succeeded in doing this with the help of computer expert Reilly, but at the same time he got into trouble with the beautiful curator of the National Museum, and the three of them came to Independence Hall and Liberty Bell in Philadelphia through the clues hidden behind the Declaration of Independence, and Ian also followed, and after a battle of wits and courage, Ben finally found the treasure and returned it to the state for free."
Lee, who was listening to Jude's story while drinking coffee, almost squirted the coffee in his mouth after hearing the last sentence of "hand over to the country".
"According to international practice, isn't the discoverer of the treasure entitled to a certain percentage of the share? This is simply not like a script written by you, and the selfless spirit of the protagonist is about to catch up with the Chinese! ”
Of course, this is a joke, but it also tells part of the truth.
"That's the main reason why I didn't direct this film myself, it's purely a fantasy story that caters to mainstream American values and satisfies American vanity, but the audience will definitely like it, I'm very sure of that." Jude immediately emphasized.
Leeter looked at Jude with a slight hesitation, "Do you think this script will convince Mr. Ovitz?" ”
Although Disney mainly produces animated films and children's films, it has never given up coveting the adult film market, especially when this cake is getting bigger and bigger, but until now, Disney has not made any breakthroughs in this regard, and if Ovitz can do this, even if Eisner wants to get rid of him, I am afraid that the Disney board of directors will not agree...... With that figured out, do you think Ovitz might turn down the film? ”
Jude's words silenced Little.
"Actually, if you come forward, Ovitz is unlikely to refuse, the real difficulty is how to convince Eisner and the Disney board, although all parties will give him a little face at the beginning of Ovitz's tenure, but if the project itself is not convincing enough, it is definitely an impossible task to get Disney to accept the project."
"And what else do we need to prepare?"
Jude stared into Leeter's eyes and replied word by word: "A persuasive director and a persuasive star!" ”