came relatively late, Song Ya politely declined the interview of Vanity Fair magazine before, and there were many photo reporters in front of the cold dining table not far from the door, where celebrities could take pictures while eating and drinking, and he didn't stay.

"We're going to make new trailers and posters for cat-and-mouse games, and we're going to put the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, plus the Chicago Film Critics Circle Award, and that's going to be a great help to the global box office."

The CEO of Bowei Pictures raised the champagne in his hand, "Some countries that have not yet been released are just taking this opportunity to open paintings, and some countries that are not doing well at the box office will try to restart the film schedule, and Beimi will also expand the theater line...... ALL IN ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO APLUS, LINTON, AND GOOD LUCK TO US. ”

"I wish us success."

Song Ya, Linton, and Yeremov smiled and raised their glasses, the toss of the cat-and-mouse game in the awards season finally came to fruition, although the Best Adapted Screenplay Award is not as strong as the Best Director, Best Picture and other awards at the box office, but it is not bad, it can be promoted as an Oscar-winning film, or everyone is so hard-working.

"I wish us success."

Amy and Jared Leto, as well as the rest of the cat-and-mouse cast and crew who had gathered, all laughed and clinked glasses in unison.

Only John Malkovich didn't come, he said that he was going home to rest, and this awards season will accompany the Golden Globe and Oscar again, how can he be in the mood.

"Anyway, that's it, feel free and enjoy the party."

As the most important distribution company boss of Disney, the CEO of Bowei Pictures still has a lot of entertainment next, and he left after a few words.

The cat-and-mouse crew then dispersed, after all, it was a project that had already been filmed, and everyone still needed to take this opportunity to attack for the future, a new job, or even a social encounter tonight.

"Where's Harvey?"

Song Ya asked Linton, he always wanted to figure out one thing, that is, whether Harvey Weinstein really contributed to the award he won, and it seems that the Oscar judges voted for the cat-and-mouse game more because of Johnny Carson.

"I guess it's in a room in a nearby hotel, and I'll only find him next to Mirasovino at this time."

Linton also had the same doubts, "Harvey doesn't tell the truth about APLUS, he's a master at using information asymmetry for profit, and if we want to find out exactly what he's done for us within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, maybe he'll ask us for the award in return." ”

"Hah! That damn fat man. ”

Song Ya smiled, concentrating on dealing with the lobster color fan that Amy was carrying.

"Mr. Linton, APLUS......"

The author of the original book, the legendary con artist Abagnell himself, belatedly arrived, "Beautiful Miss Adams." He kissed the back of Amy's hand gentlemanly, "Is it convenient to talk?" Just the three of us. ”

"Okay, wait a minute."

Amy smiled and waited for Song Ya to finish gobbling it down, "Mr. Linton, Mr. Abagnell." "Leave well-behaved.

"Over there?" Abagnell gestured.

"Okay." Linton and Song Ya glanced at each other and followed him to a slightly more remote corner.

Song Yachai is for the sequel to the cat-and-mouse game, that is, Abagnell's new 'Art of Stealing' film and television adaptation rights project, and sure enough, Abagnell said mysteriously: "I talked to someone here just now, and now the price of the adaptation rights is four million." ”

Four million is the top price for this type of deal, no, maybe a new record for a non-top home.

Abagnell is far inferior to writers like Stephen King and Tom Clancy who often appear on bestseller lists, and even for writers of that grade, the adaptation rights are rarely sold at this price, after all, it costs four million to buy the adaptation rights, so how much does the film cost to match?

Or the script is very reproducible, Hollywood follows the trend of films, and the film company finds a few professional screenwriters to reshape the story of the blockbuster film, retains the basic synopsis and advantages, and then carefully retouches it, so the overall salary of the screenwriter is the most difficult to raise in various industries in Hollywood.

"Four million is more than our psychological price."

Linton shook his head, when Hollywood Pictures is a film company that retains the legacy of big studios and has a heavy burden, he has always been very sensitive to cost control, and he has to consider half of the original cat-and-mouse game, that is, only five million, how can he spend four million to buy film adaptation rights, even if it is shared with A+ Film Studios again, there will be two million, which is also beyond his bottom line.

"APLUS, WHAT ABOUT YOU?"

Song Ya also shook his head.

"I've heard that Jared Leto is willing to take care of some of it. ”

"He's not a pretty soup, and he's not qualified to bring money into the group." Linton continued to shake his head.

"It's not without exceptions, when APLUS first made the first part of my life...... "It's a must that the guy who can be called a legendary liar will stalk him."

"I was paying almost most of the money, and the share was terrible."

Song Ya shook his head with Linton, although the cat-and-mouse game sequel has no apocalypse, but I feel that it will not lose too much money to make a sequel while Jared Leto is popular, at least Yeremov is very happy to see it, and he has nothing to do.

But in Hollywood, Linton is the top executive of the film company with whom he has the best personal relationship, and he must be consistent with the outside world.

"Just four million? I don't add it anymore, but I still tend to cooperate with the original team. Abagnell continued to lobby.

Linton began to show obvious impatience.

"No, Mr. Abbagnell, you know, it's not that Mr. Linton can't afford this kind of top price, and it's not that he doesn't like your new ......."

Song Ya shared his worries and took Abagnell's arm to take him away, "But from his point of view, buying your adaptation rights at the top price will become big news in Hollywood, and it should be profitable, but if it is smashed...... From a senior manager's point of view, this kind of thing is really thankless, and I don't care. ”

"Well, I understand, that'...... Alas! It's a shame that we could have continued our success. ”

Abagnell sighed, "Then I'm taking my leave, keeping in touch?" ”

"Okay."

"By the way, if there is no sequel to the cat-and-mouse game, after that movie is out of theaters, be careful of some troubles from within the crew, this is my last piece of advice, free." Abagnell left.

"What do you mean by the trouble within the crew?" Song Ya turned around and asked Linton.

"Don't care what a liar says, then everyone in the crew will already have new jobs, and it will be nothing more than breaking some news in the media, and there won't be any big trouble."

It's not that Linton doesn't want to make a sequel, but Abagnell's offer is too high and too difficult, and now he completely loses the possibility of cooperation, and he has resentment in his heart, "I guess the buyer in his mouth is Tom Hanks, and today there is another actor and director, Mel Gibson, who has both fame and fortune, it is impossible for him not to envy." ”

"Isn't the unstoppable miracle he directed still being filmed?"

Song Yacai remembered that there was another Charlie in South Africa, if it weren't for her own child, she would have been the second female in Tom Hanks' crew now......

I'll give her a call later, I haven't cared about it.

"Who knows, no matter him, it has nothing to do with us anyway."

The two began to talk about the next cooperation, and Song Ya also had an apocalypse movie football stunner in her hand, ready to wait for Charis to come back as the heroine after giving birth. But if you want to use that movie to earn points for the 98 World Cup theme song, it may be better to cooperate with Columbia Pictures, after all, FIFA's long-term partner is Sony Columbia Records.

Besides, Song Ya is not good at eagle if she doesn't see a rabbit, if Disney, where Hollywood Studios is located, can't satisfy herself in the box office share of the cat-and-mouse game this time, there is no need to cooperate in the future.

"He's coming."

Linton saw Harvey, who had just appeared in the crowd.

"Congratulations, Miss Sovino."

The new Best Supporting Actress Mira Sovino is really inseparable from him, Song Ya and Linton congratulated each other, and then they also congratulated themselves for the Best Adapted Screenplay Award, all of which were clichés.

"Go over there, good."

Harvey grabbed Mirasovino by the waist with both hands, dragged her from the left side of her body to the right, and slapped her on the ass in front of both of them, sending her away.

Song Ya can see from this habitual action that he is very domineering to women, disrespectful, and has a strong desire to control.

Of course, Mirasovino didn't care about this at all now, turned around and winked at her, and obediently went to socialize with others.

"Stop talking, Linton, I know what you and APLUS are trying to figure out."

Once again proving his strength at the Oscars, Harvey was in the right mood, and he interrupted Song Ya and Linton's inquiry, "You can definitely trust me, I am also an investor in the cat-and-mouse game, and I have done a lot for this movie." Winning a gold man during awards season, what else are you not satisfied with? Well? APLUS, YOU SEEM TO BE THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOUBLE OSCAR AND GRAMMY WINNER NOW, RIGHT? It's all up to me. ”

"I just wanted to learn more from you." Song Ya said with a smile.

"Let's take the process of winning your Best Adapted Screenplay Award as an analogy, I'll pick what I can say."

Harvey ate and drank as he ate, "First of all, what are the difficulties we face in winning the prize? ”

"Uh, what? I think...... It must be that the opponent is too strong, right? Emma Thompson, the heroine and screenwriter of Sense and Sensibility, is a talented woman highly respected by the British and Mi Academy, and the best adapted screenplay is a good consolation prize for the Sense and Emotion crew, after all, they have been nominated for eight times this year......"

Song Ya humbly accepted the fool, "When I saw her friend Anthony Hopkins on stage to present the award, I thought that I would definitely have no chance. ”

"Not really, well, in a way, absolutely, but that doesn't matter after a series of my actions. It's Johnny Carson! Do you think that old thing is liked by the Oscar judges? No, his sinister mouth has offended Hollywood several times in thirty years, and last year his beloved apprentice Carl Letterman was sleepwalking ...... when he was hosting the awards show."

"So one of the most important aspects of the winning strategy was to change the agenda and shift the judges' attention away from Emma Thompson to Johnny Carson," Harvey said. ”

"But you just said Johnny Carson is not popular...... Song Ya said.

"But his place in history is there, and as long as he comes, the judges can't ignore it, and the importance of that opening tribute is there. Who do you think did it? It's me. Who do you think spread the news of Johnny Carson's nomination to most of the judges early on? ”

"So my main job is to shift the judges' judgment on the quality of the script to the primary question that is more important to them, based on the agenda-setting theory of mass communication, which is whether or not to give this award to Johnny Carson."

Harvey replied, "They will think in their hearts, is it for that old guy to be praised at the beginning and then go home miserably empty-handed?" It's better to show his temperament and let him once, after all, this may be the last important award in Johnny Carson's life, and if you choose him, at least he won't buzz like a fly anymore, and let him retire with honor. ”

"And then, who is Emma Thompson? Who are the other three candidates? What is the quality of the adapted screenplay? People's attention will be completely diverted without realizing it. We humans always tend to ...... in elections The Oscar evaluation process is also a five-choice election process, receiving and memorizing the simplest information, doing simple multiple-choice questions, the simpler the better, this is nature. The judges are also people, how can anyone have so much energy to read five adapted scripts? Still not voting on the basis of a rough impression? ”

"So...... To give Johnny Carson the award, or not to give it, it's just a simple multiple-choice question, right? The 1 in 5 chance of winning quietly becomes 1 in 2, and with our respective PR activities, the probability is actually greater than 1 in 2. Of course, I don't have the ability to completely manipulate all the judges, but we can win with clever PR campaigns, at least a lot more likely to win, and the odds of winning a prize are three times higher than traditional PR methods! ”

"Haha, that's how you relied on this trick to win major awards?" Linton asked with a smile.

"Of course it's not all, I have a lot of means, let's learn slowly! By the way, remember to repay me when you look back. ”