In just a short period of time, several film selectors changed their views on this film one after another.

The content of the film is simple, three film college students have mysteriously disappeared in the jungle near Bouzisville, a small town in Maryland, USA.

At the time, they were filming a documentary about the ancient local legend "Blair the Witch".

It wasn't until a year later that their backpack was discovered, containing tapes, Hi-8 cameras, 16mm cameras and other items that clearly recorded the trio's final journey.

Except for a fairly beautiful heroine and a slightly frightening and mysterious atmosphere, there is nothing eye-catching about the whole film.

However, this is an indescribable film, with garbage-like picture quality, but with a promotional plan that is enough to be amazing.

According to his years of distribution experience, as long as the promotion is in place according to this plan, it is almost 100% possible to achieve a good box office.

What's more, the film in front of me has a pitiful low investment.

Even if you need to spend a certain amount of resources to publicize, you won't need too much money, just a little bit of induction.

At that time, those TV stations and newspapers will excitedly come forward and spontaneously reprint and publicize the whole thing.

The only thing that makes people hesitate is that after the film is released, it will be a matter of time before the truth is revealed, in the face of the news media who have been fooled, as well as countless public relations and fans, if one is not solved well, it will affect the company's reputation.

Of course, he only hesitated at most, Twentieth Century Fox, as one of the largest film production and distribution companies in Hollywood, its own publicity offline is not very high, but the current publicity plan is even lower.

Twentieth Century Fox is backed by News Corp., one of the world's largest multinational media conglomerates, and who cares about a reputation as long as it's profitable.

As one of the managers of the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox, Camelot Singer is also an excellent film selector, and even has a certain say in the company's introduction of film distribution.

He doesn't pay too much attention to the details of the film like a film critic, and many blockbuster films have a passing shooting level at best.

He is more concerned about the changes in the market, as well as what films the North American public and fans want to watch and what types of films they want.

Obviously, the current "Blair the Witch" has such potential, which can cater to the curiosity of the North American public and fans.

Even, if it can be released at the same time, some English-speaking regions can do well at the box office.

For a while, all his attention was on talking to the two film selectors next to him, talking quietly about the publicity plan, and he didn't care about the content of the film.

According to the plan at hand, as long as the propaganda side is successful and there are no obvious loopholes in the plot and logic, then other aspects can be completely ignored.

"You can give it a try. Camelot-Singh seemed to be talking to herself, and at the same time seemed to be asking the opinion of her colleagues.

"It can be one thing. ”

The two colleagues next to him nodded in unison.

Other distribution companies may consider it, but Twentieth Century Fox doesn't need it at all, and with News Corp as a support, there is no need to worry about publicity.

"Amazing propaganda plan, I really don't know how he came up with it. ”

One of the film selectors had a very complicated tone, he had never encountered such a thing, and would decide whether to release the film because of a publicity plan.

"I really want to see what the film will do when it comes out. ”

Even if it is only a few million dollars at the box office, it is a sure profit, and the potential of the film in front of him is obviously not only a few million dollars.

Perhaps, Twentieth Century Fox will release a film that will go down in the history of Hollywood's big-budget blockbusters.

The whole film of "Blair the Witch" is only about 90 minutes, about an hour and a half, so the audition will not last long.

As the screening of the film ended, Camelot Singer immediately came over with a smile and said, "A very good film." ”

Ryan was very polite and said, "Thank you, for your compliment. ”

Camelot-Singh smiled and shook his hand, saying, "It's not a compliment. ”

"To be honest, I would never have attended today's preview had it not been for Mr. Lucas's invitation. ”

"However, it seems that you have brought me an unexpected surprise today. ”

"Maybe we can sit down and talk. ”

Needless to say, Ryan can also see that this Camelot Singer in front of him is very interested in "Blair the Witch".

But Ryan didn't agree directly, but glanced at Helen first, and saw that she nodded lightly before agreeing: "Of course you can." ”

At that moment, the three of them came to a café downstairs and chatted briefly.

The three of them knew very well that this was only a brief contact, and that the specifics needed to be discussed separately, after all, the Twentieth Century Fox distribution department also needed some time to discuss.

Only one thing is certain, as long as the two people in front of them don't open their mouths, everything is according to the rules of Hollywood, and Twentieth Century Fox will not refuse to release this film no matter what.

Even, in his own opinion, George Lucas is only one aspect, the most important thing is the propaganda plan in his hands.

"Great claim plan, really good. ”

Camelot Singer thought for a moment and took the lead in speaking: "But the film itself has no merit at all, and frankly speaking, if it weren't for this publicity plan, even if it was recommended by Mr. Lucas, it would be difficult for this film to enter theaters." ”

"So you should know that distributing such a film is very risky for the distribution company, so the price of the copyright buyout may not be too high. ”

He deliberately accentuated the tone on copyright, and did not mention the matter of sharing at all.

Both Ryan and Helen were prepared for this.

With such a film and a rookie director who doesn't have a good reputation, no distribution company will agree to distribute it on a share-sharing basis.

"I can agree to buy out the copyright. ”

Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said, "However, in terms of the specific price, I think Twentieth Century Fox should not be stingy." ”

Helen next to her frowned when she heard this, opened her mouth, and finally didn't make a sound.

Don't skimp!

If you let outsiders hear it, you have to laugh out loud.

There is no film company or distribution company in Hollywood that is not stingy unless the other party has more interests.

Camelot Singer showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and if another person said this, he would not hesitate to say yes, and then quote a very low price, at most $350,000 to buy the copyright.

But Ryan in front of him is a little different, not to mention the film's amazing publicity plan, there can be no deception in the relationship between George Lucas alone.

He knew very well how important George Lucas was to the company's top management, and that was about rebooting the Star Wars franchise.

"Well, Mr. Ryan, I can buy the entire rights to this film for $800,000 on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox. ”

Camelot Singh hesitated for a long time before saying what he thought was a very high price, and then he was afraid that Ryan would refuse directly, and added again: "Of course, this is just my personal offer, and the details need to be negotiated." ”

Helen only felt relieved in her heart, and the worries she had been worried about during this period of time could be completely relaxed, and it was very rare to get a price of $800,000 at a cost of more than $40,000.

Moreover, according to her experience, it is entirely possible to increase the price slightly in the later negotiation process.

$800,000!

Ryan nodded secretly, this price can be said to be very high, or for the sake of George Lucas's face, the price given is very generous.

However, he clearly remembers the results of "Blair the Witch" in his previous life, with $140 million in North America and $248 million worldwide.

If he sold all the rights for $800,000, he was somewhat unwilling.

"Very sincere price. ”

Ryan looked very calm and said, "I don't have any questions about the price, it's just that the producer and the director are divided, and you need to negotiate with Helen." ”

For the whole film, he wore many hats, and he didn't get paid a dollar, and only signed a box office sharing agreement.

At first, Helen thought that he wanted to save money, but now he has some understanding, and he has long since decided to play the idea of box office sharing.

Producers and directors are divided!

Suddenly, Camelot Singer was a little crying and laughing, it was the first time he had encountered this situation, and the copyright buyout would talk about what producer and director would share!

It stands to reason that even if there is a share, shouldn't it be in the buyout money!

It's hard to say that such a share should be made by the issuing company.

"Mr. Ryan, I beg your pardon for not being able to grant your request. Camelot Singer did not hesitate to refuse.

He said that he would not agree to such a request, and he had no right to agree.

Unless it's the top of the company who nods, he doesn't have such a right yet.

"It's okay, we can talk about this slowly. ”

Ryan didn't look in a hurry, as if he wasn't the one who wanted to speed up the filming schedule and strive for the release of the film in the off-season a few days ago was not him at all.

At the moment, Camelot Singh had no choice but to resign and leave, and as for whether to agree or not, it can only be decided by the company's upper management.

Seeing that only Ryan and Helen were left, she finally couldn't help but speak, and said very seriously: "Ryan, I hope that next time you can leave this matter to me, instead of negotiating with the distribution company in person." ”

This kind of thing is originally the scope of the agent's work, similar to Helen's work in the crew some time ago, which is no longer in the agent's scope of work.

If she hadn't been forced to do so, she wouldn't have been.

"No problem. ”

"The following negotiations can be completely handed over to you. Ryan smiled, he didn't want to be unhappy with the beautiful big golden legs in front of him.

In fact, the biggest role of agents in Hollywood, in addition to some network help, is to negotiate with film companies, distribution companies, and investment companies.

The actor or the director himself will not have anything unpleasant with him.

In this way, it is naturally conducive to the filming work of the crew.

"I hope so. Helen was skeptical.

After so many days, she knows Ryan a little bit, and she doesn't seem to care about anything, but she has her own insistence and won't follow her agent's advice on everything.

"It's okay to talk about the division of producers or directors, but even if Twentieth Century Fox finally agrees, it probably won't be too much. Helen took the initiative to change the subject and get down to business.

"It's hard to talk about the normal share, so what about the box office ladder share!"

"For example, if you start with a $30 million box office, you can get a 1% share for every extra $10 million in box office. Ryan asked.

He has long thought about this, and he wants a ladder box office share, even if the starting point is higher, it doesn't matter.

Tiered box office sharing!

"Since you're optimistic about the box office, I can try to talk to someone in the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox. Helen didn't look surprised.

Needless to ask, she knows that Ryan has great expectations for the box office of the film, and would rather compromise on the buyout price than a certain share of the box office.