The relevant personnel of the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox gathered in a large conference room to discuss the film "Blair the Witch".

In the eyes of these professionals, the plot, filming techniques, materials, and acting skills of several leading actors of "Blair the Witch" are simply useless.

It can be said that there is no commercial value at all.

It's just matched with an amazing publicity plan, so people don't know how to choose for a while.

Of course, the relationship between George Lucas and George Lucas is not excluded.

"You can talk about what you think of this film. Colette Singh said, glancing at everyone present.

"In my opinion, the film itself is very mundane and boring, and has no commercial value. ”

"It's this propaganda plan, which is somewhat interesting. One of them, a man with glasses, seemed to appreciate the film's promotional plan.

"The rookie director, Ryan Gosling, obviously has a lot of ideas, and I even suspect that he had a promotional plan to make this film. ”

"So I personally thought I could give it a try. A black-haired man spoke.

"I admit that this film does have a certain commercial value. ”

"But after all, this is a small-budget film, and we need to face a lot of risks, and we have to reduce costs. ”

"Similar to the sharing of producers and directors, this ridiculous condition must not be agreed. ”

"And!" The shrewd-looking man paused in his tone and said, "Maybe we can let people make another similar film, and it won't cost much money anyway, and at the same time be released first." ”

Something like this happens almost all the time in Hollywood.

Even if the plot is similar, it doesn't matter, anyway, the key to the film is the promotion, not the film itself.

As for going to court to sue!

No kidding, the expensive lawyer's litigation fees will make the vast majority of people prohibitive.

"Well, I don't want to hear about it. ”

Camelot Singh's eyes became sharp, with a hint of dissatisfaction, and said: "Remember, this is a film recommended by George Lucas, and no one is allowed to mess around unless it is allowed by the board of directors." ”

"As for the release conditions of the film, I will personally ask the above for instructions. ”

With that, Camelot Singh stood up and walked out of the conference room.

For the sake of a film that makes George Lucas angry, the company's executives will definitely kick him out of the company, thus calming George Lucas's anger.

For the next few days, Ryan stayed home preparing a new script while Helen continued to negotiate with Twentieth Century Fox.

For Ryan, "Blair the Witch" is just the beginning, and he has new plans for the future.

But for Helen, the film "Blair the Witch" was a turning point for her, once the film was released and achieved good box office results.

Then she has to have a well-known director and three well-known actors, and Star Agency will open a corner of the door to Hollywood and get in touch with a whole new level.

"Miss Helen, you should be very aware of our sincerity, and buying out the entire copyright of this film for $900,000 is already a very high price. ”

Colette Singer looked at Helen in front of him, whether it was in figure or appearance, she was almost no less than those beautiful actresses in Hollywood, but he didn't have any idea in his heart, and some just had a headache.

After three days of negotiations, he has raised the price of $800,000 to $900,000.

But the beautiful female agent in front of her did not back down at all in her insistence on sharing.

Hearing this, Helen's expression remained unchanged and she looked very cold.

"The buyout price can remain the same, and my only requirement is that I need a certain share of the box office. ”

"It can't be. Camelot Singer refused without hesitation.

Helen's attitude made Colette Singer helpless, so she could only show a helpless face, and said: "Miss Helen, you should know that according to Hollywood's distribution rules, the box office share between the producer and director of the film has been included in the buyout fee. ”

"We will not agree to any terms of sharing other than the share quota stipulated by the Producers Alliance and the Directors Guild. ”

"Of course, in addition to box office sharing, if you have other conditions, as long as it is within a reasonable range, you can also put it forward. ”

According to the agreements signed between the Hollywood Producers Alliance and the Directors Guild and major Hollywood companies, all members of the guild will receive a certain percentage of the box office and videotapes.

Of course, the amount of the share will not be too much.

In fact, being able to agree to the share stipulated by the guild is already a big concession, and if you are another person, I am afraid that you will not even have the share stipulated by the guild.

"I'm sorry, but Ryan is neither a member of the Producers League nor a member of the Directors Guild. ”

Helen frowned slightly, and said: "Maybe we can sign a ladder sharing agreement, if the North American box office of "Blair the Witch" reaches a certain number, we can automatically get a certain percentage of the box office sharing permission." ”

Hearing this, Camelot Singh shook her head helplessly and said, "Miss Helen, then I can only say sorry, the top management of Twentieth Century Fox will never agree to such conditions. ”

Helen was silent, not in a hurry.

On the contrary, Camelot Singer was faintly uneasy in his heart, and he had to make the other party give up the illusion of box office sharing.

"I repeat, no distribution company in Hollywood will agree. ”

"No matter how outstanding the film's promotional plan is, it can't change that it's just the work of a rookie director, and the investment is pitiful. ”

"I don't think the investment for this film will be more than 100,000 dollars, and Twentieth Century Fox will have to pay a lot of money for publicity, plus the money for printing copies, which will be millions of dollars, not counting the money to buy out the rights to the film. ”

"That's why we're going to refuse the box office share unless you can afford all the distribution costs, including the money for the printed copies, then I can try to apply to the board of directors to sign a box office share agreement. ”

"Even if you and I both know it, the board won't agree. ”

Even with a George Lucas relationship, Twentieth Century Fox would not agree to sign a box office share agreement.

Bearing all the costs of distribution, as well as the cost of printing copies, Helen naturally would not agree.

The distribution fee is scary, and many films are released at the end of the release, and the distribution company calculates that it is a negative number, and the producer can't get a penny.

Helen said unhurriedly: "Since Twentieth Century Fox does not agree to the division of the box office ladder, then I can only say sorry. ”

With that, Helen stood up, "I'm going to see Paramount's head of distribution in a moment." ”

If the top management of Twentieth Century Fox has always wanted George Lucas to reboot the Star Wars series.

Paramount, then, has been trying to negotiate with George Lucas about when to restart the Indiana Jones series.

It can be said that George Lucas's relationship with Paramount is not under the twentieth century Fox.

Paramount!

Camelot Singh's face changed suddenly, for the few Hollywood giants that can compete with Twentieth Century Fox, he naturally knows very well that once Paramount intervenes, things will inevitably become troublesome.

Even if he knew very well that Helen's mention of Paramount was just a negotiation tactic, he had to say something to save it.

"Miss Helen, please stay. ”

Camelot Singer hurriedly stopped Helen, took a deep breath, and said, "I need to report to the company's top management about the division of the box office ladder. ”

"Please give me a day. ”

Seeing this, Helen showed an elegant smile and said, "I believe that the top management of Twentieth Century Fox will definitely make the most correct decision." ”

"I hope so. "Camelot Singer is a little weak.

If it weren't for the beautiful woman in front of him, who had an unusual relationship with George Lucas, he would have refused forcefully a long time ago, and would not have given in again and again.

Even in the face of Paramount, as a member of Twentieth Century Fox, he will not back down.

However, he had a headache when he thought about George Lucas's relationship with Paramount.

It wouldn't be a good thing for him to get Paramount involved.