Chapter 195: Now is not what it used to be
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Sitting in the CEO's office at the headquarters of Disney Studios, looking at George sitting in front of him? Mitchell and Robert? Egg, Han Quanyou couldn't help laughing. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Not to mention, I haven't seen the two of them for a long time, and I miss them a lot. No matter what, but the reason why Han Quanyou was able to break into Hollywood so smoothly and gain a foothold in Hollywood and make a name for himself. Disney Studios' role in this is definitely the biggest.
And the two people in front of him, whether it is George? Mitchell or Robert? Whether it is Egger or not, the two of them can be regarded as more or less, and they have the grace of knowing Han Quanyou.
If it is not purely personal interests and positions, I am afraid that Han Quanyou is now interested in George? Mitchell and Robert? Egger, my heart will really be full of respect.
But it's a pity that Han Quanyou is also a human being, and of course he will give priority to his own interests. After taking into account his own interests, coupled with the current status of Han Quanyou in MGM Pictures, it is also destined that Han Quanyou and Disney Studios in the future can only be regarded as an ordinary relationship at most, and cooperating in making movies is nothing more, and it is very difficult to become friends!
You must know that when MGM Pictures was suppressed, Disney Studios also made a contribution. Although now Harry? Sloan and Jason? Cruise and the others didn't say anything, but it was certain that if he said that he wanted to form an alliance with Disney Studios during the meeting, unless there were huge interests in front of him, he would definitely be opposed by everyone.
"Haha, Lee, long time no see, you've been in Hollywood lately, and you've been getting more and more beautiful!" George? Mitchell, like an old friend, came to Han Quanyou very enthusiastically, hugged Han Quanyou, looked at Han Quanyou carefully with the eyes of the elders appreciating the juniors, and then laughed and patted Han Quanyou on the shoulder.
"Oh, George, long time no see, Robert, long time no see!" For Disney Studios, and George? Mitchell and Robert? Egger and the two, in private, Han Quanyou still has a certain amount of gratitude.
"Lee, good job lately!" Robert? Egger did not have the slightest American humor and arrogance, on the contrary, like the stubborn old aristocracy of the British Middle Ages, he only smiled and nodded his head at Han Quanyou's greetings.
"Come on, Lee, sit down here!" In George? Mitchell greeted him, and the three sat down separately.
"Lee, I believe that the purpose of our invitation to come over this time, you should be clear. How about it, let's work together, I believe we will definitely drive out a big thing again and shock the whole of Hollywood! "George? Mitchell also did a very detailed research and investigation on Han Quanyou, and also understood that Han Quanyou was a person with a straight surname, so George? Mitchell was not hypocritical with Han Quanyou, and just sat down and spoke.
"Of course, I know what you mean!" Han Quanyou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then nodded and returned with a smile. I couldn't help but be depressed, when, George? Mitchell was so bold, he didn't talk for an hour or two without talking about business.
"So what do you mean?" Listened to Han Kwon-woo, Robert? Egger couldn't help but become serious, and looked at Han Quanyou expectantly.
Although Disney Studios' main focus is on cartoons, I have to say that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series is really crazy and popular! The box office of a "Pirates of the Caribbean" is even far more than the revenue earned by Disney Studios in a year of cartoons, of course, this only refers to the box office revenue. The box office of cartoons is not high, but the ancillary small goods such as cartoon toys are also a lot of money in a year.
Therefore, in the face of Han Quanyou, Disney Studios also attaches great importance to it, and its degree of trust is even much higher than that of MGM Pictures. After all, Han Kwon Woo cooperated with Disney Studios to shoot two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, and the iron-clad global box office and a handful of dollars are the best proof.
Now, seeing that MGM Studios is crumbling, with its cooperation with Han Quanyou, it has come up with a "Transformers", yo~~~ It has really begun to turn over, and the posture of this turn over is still very fierce, and it looks unstoppable.
Seeing MGM Pictures laughing proudly at Hollywood today, this time, Disney Studios was completely red-eyed. No, when "Transformers" had just been released and Han Quanyou just had a little free time, he hurriedly sent out an invitation to invite Han Quanyou to Disney Studios, ready to talk to Han Quanyou about the filming of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series.
"Hehe, don't ask me what I mean, you should tell me what you mean. For example, if I agree, Disney can give me what benefits, how many benefits, how many rights, this is the most important thing! ”
Han Quanyou sat on the sofa with a calm face, drinking coffee leisurely. To be honest, Han Quanyou is not in a hurry at all now, it should be George who is in a hurry? Mitchell and Robert? Egger is right.
"This~~~" George? Mitchell looked at Han Quanyou with a melancholy face, and found that Han Quanyou looked calm, quietly waiting for an answer, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay, Lee, you take a rest first, I'll discuss it with Robert first!" ”
"Feel free to do whatever you want!" Han Quanyou smiled faintly, not looking in a hurry. As for what kind of conditions Disney Studios will offer itself, Han Kwonwoo really doesn't care about this.
You know, now Han Quanyou is really not short of money, good conditions, and high salary, so it doesn't matter if you agree to Disney Pictures, after all, you also want to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", isn't it just that you can continue to talk to Johnny? Depp and others continue to work together, while also continuing to expand their reputation.
However, if the conditions are not good, then there is nothing to say, I am not short of money now, especially I will be at the mercy of you Disney Studios like a slave, it's a big deal that "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" will not be filmed, you Disney Studios likes it, go find someone to shoot it yourself, buddy doesn't have time to play with you.
George? Mitchell and Robert? After discussing it in a whispered manner for several minutes, Egger and the others finally made a decision.
"lee~~~ In terms of Disney Studios, the condition offered is that the screenwriter will give you certain rights during the filming, and you can shoot how you think a certain scene needs to be filmed, and you can shoot it wherever you need to. The soundtrack is also in charge of you, you have the right to choose the actors, with your current worth, we will prepare 50 million US dollars for you, how about this? ”
By the way, George? Mitchell and Robert? Both of them looked at Han Quanyou expectantly, quietly waiting for Han Quanyou's answer.
To be honest, the conditions and treatment offered by Disney Studios are really not low, and it is obvious that Disney Studios is sincere. According to the conditions set by Disney Studios, during the filming of the movie, his rights in the crew are definitely the greatest, even far beyond the director and producer.
However, that's all, after thinking for a while, Han Quanyou couldn't help but smile in the expectation of the two, and then shook his head.
"Lee, what's the matter, isn't such conditions and treatment enough?" Robert? Egger was stunned, he didn't expect Han Quanyou to be so dissatisfied, and he couldn't help but scold Han Quanyou for his greed.
In Robert? In Egger's eyes, it seemed that Han Quanyou was obviously sitting on the ground, and the lion opened his mouth. Thinking of this, Robert? Iger was furious, if Disney Studios hadn't given you a chance, would you have achieved this achievement now, it's just a white-eyed wolf, and you don't know how to repay the favor at all.
Robert, though? Iger seems to have forgotten that in these years, that person did not always start from his own interests first. What's more, if there is no Han Quanyou, I am afraid there will be no two movies, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", you must know that these two movies make Disney make a lot of money, and make the entire major Hollywood film companies watch, jealous, envious, and their eyes are red and red!
"The conditions are good, I don't have any problems, but in terms of treatment, it's really not very satisfactory!" Han Quanyou shook his head and said lightly.
"What, 50 million dollars is not enough, Lee, you're too greedy!" George? Mitchell looked at Han Quanyou in surprise and said with a serious face.
Alas, George? Mitchell's seriousness seems to Han Quanwoo's eyes to be a floating cloud. In the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", Han Kwonwoo made a lot of money by relying on the box office dividend model, but now how can he put a mere $50 million in his eyes.
"Okay then, then you say how much you want. Lee, do you have to speak with your conscience, you must know that the salary price of actors is also involved, the more I pay you, then to other actors, especially Johnny? Depp, I'm afraid the salary will be higher! ”
That's not a big deal, after all, Johnny? Captain Jack, played by Depp, is the soul and core of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series. Depp's salary should naturally be the highest, there is no doubt about it!
"It's very simple, I don't need to be paid, I just need the final box office dividend!"
"What!" George? Mitchell exclaimed, the box office dividend model of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" directly allowed Han Quanyou to share hundreds of millions of dollars, which definitely made George? Mitchell was distressed for a long time.
This time, George? Mitchell just didn't want this to happen again, deliberately pretended to be generous, and directly gave Han Quanyou a salary of 50 million US dollars, and also gave super good treatment and conditions, just not wanting Han Quanyou to get a share of the box office.
However, looking at the current posture of Han Quan Youtu, it is obvious that he is staring at the big cake of the movie box office, which also makes George? Mitchell was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, staring at Han Kwonwoo with a wary face.
This is not a small matter, if this time "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" can reach the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 The End of the World", then if this point continues, it will be hundreds of millions of dollars, of course George? What Mitchell didn't want to see.
"Thirty percent of the film's global box office shares, this is my request, if we can, we will continue to talk about cooperation, if not, then forget it!" Of course does Han Kwonwoo know George? Mitchell didn't want to let himself take a hard bite of the big cake at the box office, but how could Han Kwonwoo let go of this opportunity.
"What, thirty percent, Lee you're just going too far!" As soon as I heard that Han Kwon-woo wanted a 30% stake in the film's global box office, George? Mitchelton didn't do it, thirty percent, how could that be.
George? Mitchell's reaction was naturally expected by Han Kwonwoo, if he asked for a 30% box office dividend, George? Mitchell doesn't object, if he doesn't have the slightest opinion, that's what it's called strange.
Looking at Han Quanyou who was smiling and didn't speak, George? Mitchell obviously saw the persistence in Han Quanyou's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a big headache.
George? Mitchell couldn't have imagined that Lee hadn't seen each other for more than a year now, and now he really dared to speak. With 30% of the total box office of the movie, Han Quanyou really dares to speak, you know, this is often the treatment of top Hollywood actors and screenwriters.
Although Han Quanyou has developed very well, and word of mouth and signboards have gradually been erected, so far, Han Quanyou is far from reaching that level.
"Lee, you're going too far, you know, what is 30 percent, I'm afraid it's hundreds of millions of dollars. You are alone, how long have you been in Hollywood, and you dare to ask for hundreds of millions of dollars, you are too greedy and too much. ”
Han Quanyou shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "If you don't like it, don't look for me, go find someone else!" ”
"Ahh This time, George? Mitchell and Robert? Egger and the others were completely dumbfounded, they didn't expect Han Quanyou to be so straightforward, and there was no room for discussion at all.
"What 30 percent is hundreds of millions of dollars, I also said that this 30 percent, only a few million dollars is about the same!" Looking at the stunned two, Han Quanyou sneered and said: "The movie has not been filmed yet, nor has it been released, the box office of the movie, who knows, you say that thirty percent is hundreds of millions of dollars, you really think you are God!" ”
"Uh~~~ this ......" this time, George? Mitchell is also completely blinded, after all, what Han Kwonwoo said is the truth, the movie has not yet started filming, let alone been released, and the ghost knows what the final global box office of the movie is.
However, thinking of the global total box office results of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", it is obvious that "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" will not be bad even if it is checked again, and according to the previous popularity, it should not be a big problem for the global total box office to exceed at least $600 million. Even if it's $600 million, 30 percent is $180 million, which is not much.
You know, this is still the most conservative number, if the global box office can exceed one billion dollars, then Han Quanyou will be able to share 300 million US dollars, how can this not make George? Mitchell was distressed.
However, as Han Quanyou said, the movie has not yet been released, and no one can guarantee what the total global box office performance of the movie will be, so no one can say what the specific number of this 30% box office dividend is.
"But Lee, you have to know that we at Disney have to contribute money and efforts, and we have to contribute people, and we have to do publicity before the movie is released, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. You didn't do anything, you just split 30% of the shares, that's too much! ”
In George? Mitchell is at a loss, Robert? Egger couldn't hold it back either, and said with some dissatisfaction.
"This is what you Disney should do, I'm just an actor, I just need to do my job, as for other things, I don't care, I don't want to care."
Looked at Robert coldly? Egger glanced at it: "You know, how much the box office of the movie, the first thing to see is the quality of the script, and the salary of 50 million US dollars is not impossible, but I can't guarantee how much effort will be put into the creation of the script." If you want me to write the script with my heart, then I must have 30% of the global box office of the movie, which is my bottom line. ”
In an instant, the office fell silent, George? Mitchell and Robert? Egger was also much more honest, bowed his head and didn't say a word, as if he was secretly calculating in his heart.
"You know, I'm just taking 30 percent, I create with my heart, and I can guarantee a big box office movie, and when the time comes, 20 percent will be counted as your production fee and hard work, and the remaining 50 percent, that's pure profit. Think about it, if the box office breaks through seven or eight billion dollars, it also means that you Disney will make nearly $400 million, which is a big good thing. I don't believe that you Disney Studios can make a movie that can make a net profit of $400 million. ”
Han Quanyou's last words were like the last straw, completely killing George? Mitchell and Robert? Egger's defenses were overwhelmed. The two looked at each other and couldn't help but nod secretly.
The two are not stupid, of course they understand that everything Han Quanwoo said is true, and the most important thing in the movie is the script, followed by the actors and directors and other staff.
A movie that can make a net profit of 400 million US dollars, Disney Studios has no reason and reason to refuse, after all, this kind of opportunity is extremely rare, and if you miss this opportunity, you will definitely regret it.
Thinking of this, the two couldn't help nodding fiercely, thirty percent is thirty percent, just asking Han Quanyou to work hard to create a script and shoot another big box office movie as much as possible.
"Alright then, Lee, if you win, it's thirty percent!" Silent for a moment, George? Mitchell sighed and nodded in agreement in frustration.
If you don't agree, you can't do it, without Han Kwonwoo's script creation, how can there be a big box office movie, and how can there be a huge income. Even if he abandons Han Quanyou and chooses other screenwriters to create, he will definitely not be able to compare with Han Quanyou, after all, Han Quanyou has created two series, many of which are foreshadowing, and he is also the one who knows the most about movies and has the most experience.
Of course, more importantly, now Han Kwonwoo has successfully established himself in Hollywood and has begun to rise wildly. It's not what it used to be, and now Han Kwonwoo already needs Disney Studios to take the initiative to ask for it, not because of Johnny at the beginning? Depp's relationship gave Han Kwonwoo a chance.
(To be continued)