RBCT Chapter 418 The opportunity to join Paramount
Chapter 418 The opportunity to join Paramount
Chapter 418 The opportunity to join Paramount
Los Angeles, Paramount.
Brad Gray crossed his hands, his face full of bitterness, standing in front of him was a rugged man with a thick back, he clenched his fists and pressed them on the table, his eyes were full of anger.
"Nick, Lionsgate is backed by a consortium of Canada Goose, and our Redstone can't give us that."
Nick Crowley, the distribution president of Paramount, is responsible for the sales, distribution, marketing and promotion of global theater screenings...
"Isn't there one, China! Wanda!"
He said indignantly: "Look at "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Mutants", 1.25 million US dollars, the global box office is only 4.5 million, barely profitable, anyway, this year's financial report is terrible, we will become the laughing stock of Hollywood again, and be the lion Gate beyond!"
"Then next year, it's got The Hunger Games, it's got The Purge, it's got The Maze Runner, it's got Divergent, damn, what do we have, four green turtles?"
Brad Gray sighed, a smart woman can't cook without rice, Paramount doesn't have many cards, and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is already one of the few IPs that can be put on the table.
The rights to "Terminator" have been sold to Megan Ellison, the daughter of the Oracle boss.
Paramount is almost at the end of its rope.
"We still have Transformers."
"We only have Transformers!"
Nick Crowley tapped lightly on the table, "And it's Tom Cruise who pinned all his hopes on Huaxia, one of the top six in Hollywood, and Qin came to rescue the financial report for the fourth quarter?!"
"No, Nick. It's the first quarter of 2015." Brad Gray spread his hands.
For "Change 4", I found 10 special effects companies such as Industrial Light & Magic, DD, and Digital Domain, including Ye Qin's Weights and Measures, and worked overtime. I planned to release it on Christmas and get a wave of financial reports.
"At present, it seems that it can only be placed in the spring break in March next year, and it will be a good start!"
"A good start? Our output is seriously insufficient, and our IP is seriously insufficient. The current tentative film list is only "Mission: Impossible 5" and "The Big Short"..."
Nick Crowley frowned: "We may not be able to produce 15 movies next year!"
"Cooperation."
Brad Gray's eyes suddenly became determined: "We want to establish a deeper cooperation with Qin, such as "The Martian" he is going to shoot now."
"He will give up the investment amount?"
Nick Crowley is not opposed to betting on Ye Qin, "His Daqin Studio is now regarded as a 'Little Lionsgate' in Hollywood, and has more business with Warner and Universal than us."
"Nick, that's what I thought, hypothetically, I just assumed..."
Brad Gray crossed his hands and said hesitatingly: "Redstone disagrees with Wanda taking 49% of Paramount's shares, but we can use a roundabout way."
"Wanda has a close relationship with Daqin Studio, and the richest man before the king has a close relationship with Ye Qin. We simply follow Disney's acquisition of Jobs' Pixar studio."
"How much?" Nick Crowley's eyes lit up.
Back then, Pixar Studios produced "Toy Story", which revolutionized 3D animation and almost killed Disney.
A studio exchanged Disney's largest personal equity, 7.7%.
Daqin is not like Pixar, but Paramount is not as good as Disney either.
"5% to 8%."
Brad Gray counted in detail: ""A Dog", "Quick Kill", a bunch of best-selling IPs, such as the most important "Three-Body Problem", and even Paramount can use Daqin as a springboard to follow Ye Guangji cooperates directly, and that is a film and television media company valued at tens of billions in the eastern power, no less than us!"
"In this way, although Wanda does not have 49% on the surface, but counting Qin, the Huaxia Consortium's voting rights still account for 49%."
"We've got both cash and new blood."
Nick Crawley laughed for a while, then restrained his smile: "What's Philip's opinion?"
"We have to wait a little longer to see the results of "The Martian", "Quick Kill" series, and our A24..."
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Ye Qin naturally had no way of knowing about this secret talk.
You know, there are already ways to make money, and this is an opportunity to infiltrate the Big Six in Hollywood.
Right now, what he cares most about is small money. "Interstellar" and "Dear" have been screened successively.
The general trend in the science fiction film industry today is super-British films with special effects and spectacle explosions.
A hard-core movie like "Interstellar", I thought it would be well received or not.But it earned a global box office of 7.6 million US dollars, giving science fiction movies a dose of stimulant.
Only sci-fi spectacle, against sci-fi spectacle!
Only the universe can fight against parallel universes!
"Sister Yang, has the first payment for "Wolf Warrior", "Heart Labyrinth", and "Dear" arrived?"
Ye Qin folded his legs and sat on the sofa leisurely.
In November, "Dear" invested by Ye Guangji, with 11 million yuan, once again won the domestic box office champion in a single month.
The biggest competitor, "Once Upon a Time: A Hero Has Dreams", is vulnerable!
The Hong Kong circle is in decline, and they are still frying cold rice, and he is scorched.
Damn, Master Huang, who worked for the country and the people, turned into a street gangster, sneaked into gangsters as an undercover agent, and used violence to stop violence?
Destroy childhood and destroy classics, there is no one!
Also let Peng Yuyan, a muscular and hardworking man, play Huang Feihong, with a bay accent, image and temperament, which is enough to be a kung fu master.
Hehe, there is no one in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the monkey is king.
But (hei) sad (hei) ah (hei).
"For the casting of "The Martian", we in China, emm, the director of the space agency, have to choose a decent and dignified one. Zhang Fengyi, national treasure Chen, and Chen Daoming are all very good."
"Deputy director of the space agency," Ye Qin rolled his eyes. "Ms. Jiang is here to play, and there are a few engineers and experts. Brother Hu and Huang Bo are suitable, so I will put a few in."
"Aren't there 3 astronauts to be determined? Why only give Yaya the role of a female doctor?"
"Of course it's reserved for Mr. Ridley, Sister Yang, hang up first."
Ye Qin glanced at his watch: "I'm going out for a while, and I'll receive you in person."
...............
Daqin studio, meeting room.
Guo Fan and Lu Yang faced Ridley Scott with sullen faces, extremely nervous, just like facing the students of the dean.
The two glanced at Ye Qin who was sitting between them, but his eyes were all in front.
The old man and his agent have a clear division of labor and specialize in art. He reads the script, and the agent reviews the director's agreement.
"How about it?"
"There are no harsh terms, the remuneration and dividends are also appropriate, and there is the final editing right."
Ye Qin suddenly said, interjecting into Ridley Scott's dialogue: "Of course, I won't make the same mistakes as in Kingdom of Heaven."
Ridley Scott suddenly smiled and shook the script: "Originally, I should start filming "Prometheus 2" now, but "The Martian" is really interesting, especially growing potatoes."
"Can you grow potatoes?"
You ask if a flower-growing rabbit can farm?
Ye Qin patted his chest, it is necessary, I am farming!
"In addition to the two roles, there is one more condition. There can be no French astronauts. The French are timid. The day when the rocket lifts off is when they raise their hands."
Ye Qin was stunned, could this insult the law?
emm, humiliate, even Tuao can be humiliated.
"No problem, the composition of the astronauts, I, Qian Xueqiang, English name, Mark."
"Commander Melissa, Jelica Chastain; Beth Johnson, TBD; Alex Walker, TBD; Chris Shell, John Cho, aka Sulu from Star Trek..."
"It will take 3 days to confirm. The salaries of the two actors will not exceed US$500 million."
"Ok!"
Ridley Scott nodded, and under the witness of both agents and lawyers, he signed the agreement with a swipe of a pen.
"It's a pleasant cooperation. Let's take a break at noon. In the afternoon, we are going to go to NASA, KSC Space Center, and JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory."
Ye Qin excitedly touched a listing, which was a special travel pass sent by Ma Wen from the CIA.
The CIA conducts a background check on myself, has no tax evasion, no criminal records, no participation in various "evil organizations", and no suspicion of espionage, so they are willing to give a 7-day temporary permit.
After Qian Xuesen entered the Pentagon, Ye Qin was the first Chinese to enter NASA.
As an actor!
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(End of this chapter)