"If you look for John Singleton, then show the script to Spike Lee as well."

Hayden beckoned to Tarraghi, "Give me a copy of the script and I'll take it to Hollywood." ”

"Wait, wait, why show that big mouth?" Song Ya was a little baffled.

Hayden and Yeremov both laughed, "African-American singers make movies across borders without asking the opinion of Hollywood's most famous black director?" You're going to be complained, especially if you can't get along with John Singleton and you're looking for a white director. If you think about it, you can see it. Yeremov said.

"Fxxk, that guy in Hollywood is literally eating white people eating black people."

Song Ya quickly reacted, if he didn't say hello to that big mouth in advance, a big hat that didn't respect Hollywood's predecessors would definitely be buttoned up, and that guy's treatment of white people was another set of rhetoric, why not give African-Americans more opportunities and so on.

"Your relationship is easing now, he hasn't said anything bad about you in the media for a long time, it's nothing to give face, you're all adults." Hayden also said: "His approach to calling himself an African-American spokesperson in Hollywood is to some extent good for the whole ethnic group, this guy is doing a good job, constantly complaining and complaining through various channels, and he has indeed carved out a lot of opportunities for African-American actors and crews from major Hollywood studios." ”

"Okay, but don't give him the illusion that I'm looking for him to be a director, and then the fun will be great."

Song Ya thinks about it, Spike Lee is the black director with the highest chance of appearing, and there is no need to completely stiffen the relationship for some verbal frustration. But it's okay to ask him to be a director, if you shoot Dance Out of My Life in the style of jungle fever, the box office will definitely be over, and he is not cheap.

"I'll also send the script through William Morris directly to the desks of the top executives of the major studios, and you've already decided to go with the studio model, right?" Hayden asked.

"Yes." Song Ya nodded.

I have made a movie by the apocalypse, and the next one will arrive in the next one without knowing what year or month, and it is unnecessary to roll out the team of the film company, just use this kind of film studio with a leather bag, and the project personnel will all be hired externally, and then see the effect after a movie is filmed, and then consider a sequel or something if there is any money to be made.

"Then we first have to talk to a production company." Hayden said, "Do you have a favorite production company for this? ”

"Let's not mention cooperation first, we will exclude some companies that can't cooperate."

Song Ya pointed to Yeremov, "First of all, Columbia Pictures and its subsidiaries don't need to be contacted. ”

"Okay." Hayden understands that Yeremov and Columbia Pictures have a holiday, and it is nothing to use the studio to shoot the music video, and it is difficult to say that there will be no accidents if they are still approached for the cooperation of the 8 million production project.

"And then exclude MGM and Paramount and related companies1." Song Ya continued.

"Why?" Hayden was puzzled.

"Paramount Eddie Murphy is very influential, and he has had a bad relationship with Hallie since the release of the Secret Mood Saint." Song Ya said: "MGM's TV station has been frequently complained about by Fergie, so ...... Just to be on the safe side. ”

In fact, he didn't say the deep reason, Motura has a good relationship with Italian-American movie star Robert De Niro, and the godfather series in which the other party participated was filmed by Paramount, and MGM was also rumored to be related to mafia funds. Therefore, the farther away from Motula's Italian network and Columbia Pictures, which is also owned by Sony, the better, after all, the relationship with Mariah Carey may be exposed at any time and break with the other party.

"You have excluded three of the Big Seven, and that is only Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Disney, and Universal." Hayden wrote down in his notebook, "Other medium-sized companies with distribution capabilities have been acquired two more this year, Disney has taken Miramax for 60 million dollars, and Warner has also acquired New Line." ”

"Miramax is only worth sixty million dollars?" Song Ya was stunned, "I knew it was so cheap......"

"Hahaha!" Hayden and Yeremov both laughed, "Don't be whimsical, Miramax is not so worthless, Disney has only taken a part of the shares, and Miramax is still firmly in the hands of the Weinstein brothers." ”

"Disney is mainly trying to take advantage of Miramax's growing distribution capabilities, Warners buys New Line for the same reason, and Universal, which takes over most of Amperin Entertainment's film distribution, the seven major studios are very vigilant in maintaining their distribution monopoly." Yeremov added.

"Brother Weinstein is so heartless? Let the opportunity to become the eighth biggest slip away? I remember they had a deep connection in politics, right? Song Ya asked.

"No way, who calls small and medium-sized companies have poor ability to bear risks." Yeremov shrugged.

"Help me keep an eye on this kind of opportunity in the future, small and medium-sized Hollywood studios, with a little distribution ability, have been very unlucky recently." Song Ya said.

"It's too much." Hayden patted the script sent by Tarraghi, "Let's concentrate on getting the first movie done now, and as with Spike Lee, aren't you going to say hello to David Geffen and Spielberg first?" ”

"Of course, you have to."

Song Ya thought for a while, "You first send the script to Geffen Pictures and Amperin Entertainment, and my preferred production partner is them." Then, since Miramax is back to Disney, then I see him as an alternative, Katzenberg is very powerful at Disney, and my personal impression of the Weinstein brothers is okay, and there are new lines. ”

The relationship that I developed around DTS in Hollywood, "I will put the rest ...... later"

"Wait, why do you have a good impression of the Weinstein brothers, have you dealt with them?"

Hayden asked, confused.

"No, but they've made Miramax like this, aren't they? And they have a set of awards, and I'm going to learn it in the future. Of course, Song Ya will not say that the impression comes from Miramax's liking to act as an agent for the distribution of Chinese movies, and the same is true for the new line, I have just crossed through the movie theater and saw the Ninja Turtles distributed by the new line, produced by Golden Harvest.

"It's okay, but Harvey Weinstein doesn't have a good reputation for awards, distribution collaborations, or women."

Hayden said: "When you deal with him, don't act on this impression alone, or he will sell him and help count the money." ”

"Yes, and you can't copy Harvey's success."

Yeremov echoed, "He is Jewish, and to some extent he is a bridge between top tycoons and politicians, especially this year's Donkey Party, and he has a very good personal relationship with the Arkansas couple." ”

"No problem, don't you know me yet?"

Song Ya agreed.

Hayden left with the script, according to the plan, Song Ya will take a break in the first quarter of 94, and finish filming this dance in less than three months, and then the schedule will be arranged in the summer of 94, the time when young people have the strongest purchasing power, and they also have time to run publicity. Of course, the finalization of the movie is not so simple, and now it is just a preliminary good wish.

Soon received a reply from Hayden, and David Geffen only flipped through the script casually, he didn't want to be distracted by the vampire during the night interview with the big production, and invited Song Ya to meet in Hollywood.

Both Catherine and her husband were in Poland to help Spielberg shoot Schindler's list, and an assistant manager read the script and communicated with Catherine to make a completely risk-free condition for them.

"What do you mean by five million dollars in production costs in addition to cast and crew compensation? They will charge me 5 million dollars for the equipment and venues, and the money in the later stage? Song Ya asked on the phone.

"Yes, based on a three-month shooting period, then we can't do it with the remaining three million budget." Hayden replied, "They also have to stuff the producers, have a say in the selection of the cast and crew, and then the distribution has to be tied to Universal...... It is equivalent to us paying to help them raise the production team, and the advantage is that Amperin Entertainment's production ability is very strong, and the quality of the finished product will be guaranteed. ”

"In other words, they want to make profits from production and packaging, and they don't want to share the box office risk?" Song Ya felt that this condition meant that the other party was not optimistic about the box office performance of my life.

"After the two movies of Break Dance and Lightning Dance in the 80s, song and dance films have been filmed, but the box office performance has not been satisfactory, and the audience is tired of watching it." "Why don't you wait until the end of May when Catherine and Spielberg come back from Poland?" It happens to be released in Jurassic Park in June. ”

"Two months have passed, and we can't do anything, so you go and contact Miramax and the new line, and if you can't do it, you can send the script to Hollywood companies."