Jude has the right of first refusal, and if the new line company does not see the trend of the film as a box office hit, it will definitely not invest too much money in the promotion of the film, which is usually millions of dollars.

If the 10 million publicity funds are really thrown out, then there are only two possibilities, either the new line company is confident in the box office of this movie, or they have other plans.

Jude's own judgment was more inclined to the latter, and Leeter's words later confirmed this.

"The new line company is willing to give you unsparing support in the publicity and investment of "Two Big Smoking Guns", but they are conditional."

Jude knew that this would be the outcome, so he didn't interrupt Lee.

"Shay White obviously sees your potential in this film, so he wants not only a film that will make money for the company, but also a director who can make money for the company."

"So the new line company is ready to continue to cooperate with me?" Jude looked at the colorful snowflakes outside the window through the glass, and his mood was unusually calm, "It's not the time yet. ”

"I think so too, but the new line company obviously won't give us too much delay, and if I were Shay White, he would definitely force you to make a choice before the film is released." There was some helplessness in Leete's tone.

"Two Big Smoking Guns" is a good movie, but if you want to get a good box office result, you must invest in publicity. Shay officially grasped this point, so he would come to talk to Jude about follow-up cooperation with him so confidently.

For New Line, "Two Smoking Guns" brought the company one or two million dollars at most, and for Jude at that time, the success or failure of this film would largely determine his status in Hollywood.

As long as the box office performance of the movie is bright enough, Jude can step into the ranks of B-grade film directors, and the investment in making movies in the future will definitely not be less than 30 million US dollars, and if the box office is not so eye-catching, then Jude needs at least one film to accumulate before it can be truly recognized by the mainstream of Hollywood.

"Of course, you don't have to worry too much, Shay did this because he felt that fame was very important to you, but he ignored your age, I dare to say that no director in this world can achieve your current results in his twenties, and the opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop must be extremely precious for directors who are already in their thirties and forties, but for you, all you need now is patience."

Li Te has already helped Jude think about it, if this matter can be delayed, it will be delayed, and if it can't be delayed, it will be a direct showdown, no matter what, the new line company is also profitable in this matter, it is impossible for them to give up a movie that may bring tens of millions of profits to the company, and the final result is nothing more than some compromise and concessions on both sides.

This is the best way to deal with the current situation, but one thing that Litter has missed is that Jude really needs to become famous quickly now, and his time is even more urgent than that of directors in their thirties and forties.

With memories more than 20 years ahead of this era, Jude doesn't have to worry about moving too fast and causing his foundation to be unstable, but he has to worry about taking too slow steps and missing more opportunities.

"If the new line company is really willing to spend 10 million dollars to promote the movie, I can promise to help them make another movie, of course, the script, investment, and actors are all up to me, and on this basis, I will talk about other issues."

Leet's coffee drinking stopped suddenly, and he couldn't understand Jude's decision.

"I know you're going to ask me why, but I can only tell you that the new line company is still a good partner to work with at this stage, and as long as they can continue to meet my requirements, I don't mind working with them like this."

Litt slowly lowered the cup and sighed softly.

"If this is your final decision, then I have nothing to say, but even if you are willing to accept Shay's terms, it is best not to agree to him immediately, the longer this matter is delayed, the better it will be for us, and if we can wait until the film is released before negotiating with the new line, our advantage will be even greater."

"You can suggest to the new line company and ask CinemaScore to make a forecast for the box office of the film, and I believe that the initiative in the negotiation will be completely biased in our favor after the result is out."

CinemaScore, a Hollywood film market research company that specializes in providing box office forecasting information for the industry, Jude mentioned on the phone.

Unlike the studios' own preview screenings, CinemaScore's surveys are conducted immediately after the audience has seen the premiere of a film, and the final box office predictions based on these audience word-of-mouth show surprising accuracy, as many previous films have proven.

Of course, the greatest value of CinemaScore is the genuine reviews. Some film company marketers will always say how good their film has a good reputation at the preview in the early stage, but the film company actually understands that getting a score at the preview is completely different from the meaning of CinemaScore. Because the people who go to the preview are eating a free lunch, but the people who give CinemaScore are real audiences, they all spend money to watch a film, and they may have hired a nanny to watch the children at home during the period, and after nearly an hour's drive and other encounters, the scores obtained are naturally more valuable for reference.

Of course, Litt would not object to CinemaScore making box office predictions, but he also reminded Jude that CinemaScore's box office predictions are not 100% accurate, and that doing so only delays negotiations until the beginning of the film's premiere, which is certainly not the same as having real box office results to support the film after its release.

"It's good to be able to delay to this point, after all, we are ready to continue to cooperate with the new line company, and we can't completely force the other party to have no way out, which is not conducive to future cooperation."

Jude said this, which is equivalent to showing his determination to continue to cooperate with the new line.

Litt didn't say anything more, only asked Jude when he was going to return to the United States.

Jude flipped through the calendar and replied, "The new line company will definitely release this film in the UK first, and I will come back when the promotion of the film is over." ”

Li Tee was stunned and asked directly: "So you are going to miss most of the awards season?" ”

"Do you think there will be any awards that will invite me to be a guest? Or will my work be shortlisted for these awards? Jude felt that this year's awards season had nothing to do with him, so he had no interest in getting involved at all.

But Littlet didn't think so, he analyzed Jude and said: ""Two Smoking Guns" will definitely not catch up, but "This Man is from Earth" is not hopeless, and the theme and shooting techniques of this film are very advantageous in competing for awards, such as the Saturn Award." ”

Jude was a little puzzled, "The Saturn Award nominations will not be announced until February next year, don't you think it's too early to tell me this?" ”

Li Te laughed on the other end of the phone: "You don't think that winning an award is enough as long as your strength is enough, right?" These are all things that cost money and time for public relations, and of course you don't have to pay for this money, since the new line company wants to tie you to their chariot, how can it not pay any price? ”