The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 251 Having such a difficult boss...

"Actually got two low-cost series with blockbuster potential?"

When Ducat got Wang Wei's new script, "Chain Saw" was still in the works.

"It seems that the big boss is quite satisfied with our performance this year."

Producer Brad reported his work to his boss quite proudly,
"Since last week, "Chain Saw" has been released in Europe, South America and other places one after another, continuing the good reputation in North America, and the overseas box office is also opening high - I have to say that our box office forecast for this movie is still on the low side , and it won’t make less than $1.5 million worldwide.”

In other words, the box office alone means a profit in the tens of millions for Lion King Films, not including the DVD and subsequent copyright profits they value more.

"A model that can be copied, and the interface of the first episode that leaves room for... It is not an exaggeration to say that the "Chain Saw" project is a hen that can lay golden eggs. I only hope that the subsequent two projects are not as good as "Chain Saw". How much difference."

Brad concluded.

"It shouldn't be much worse!"

Ducat's tone was quite sure.

With the scale of Lion King Films, it is normal for the CEO to focus on key projects; one of Ducat's current main tasks is to initially screen the scripts submitted to the company, analyze the market, select hot spots and make a plan, and then the film can be released. Start shooting.

Therefore, this first requires him to have a relatively professional evaluation and analysis of a movie.

Ducat saw the same temperament as "Saw" in "Scream" and "The Hangover"-with a small and big temperament.

"Scream is a wonderful idea. The more people love to be frightened, the more likely audiences who are familiar with popular American horror films will be attracted by the sudden reversal and funny;"

"I even think this film will sell better than "Chainsaw"."

In this regard, Brad has no way to refute-or rather, he expects it to be so.

"As for The Hangover, there are quite a few movies about bachelor parties in Hollywood, but I'm sure the audience has never seen such a raucous bachelor party—even when I read the script, I still feel that the laughter is maintained at a coherent high level. "

"I have a feeling this comedy can surprise us a lot!"

There are a lot of projects that have been handled, and experienced filmmakers will have some feelings when they encounter a dark horse project-there is a high probability that this project will be a surprise.

——Many of the dark horse films that appear every year are excavated by the producers with such an inexplicable "sixth sense".

And the two projects gave him this feeling, and it was very strong, but it was really... amazing!
The more people who are familiar with film production, the more they understand how difficult it is for a film to achieve high box office purely relying on plot and performance without sufficient cost investment.

This is also the reason why major studios focus on making blockbuster films, rather than gambling on luck and pursuing the principle of making big gains with small ones.

"Unexpectedly, our big boss, besides understanding art, is actually a person who has precise control over the market!"

Brad also sighed.

"Although there are not many people in Hollywood who understand art and the market, they can still fill a room; but such a freak as the big boss can't be found anywhere in the world. You know that he is the most What's the scary thing?"

Ducat shook his head and said the answer without Brad answering,

"The most frightening thing is that he is just a native of China, and he has no difficulty in creating movies with pure American aesthetics--the bachelor party is a typical American culture, and the material used for "The Hangover" is so natural; "Scream" "Laugh" is a spoof of American horror films, and it is so arbitrary; "

"If it wasn't for the wrong timing, I really want to invite the big boss to come to the United States and lead several successful projects for the company..."

When Brad heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.

This topic is not easy to answer.

After all, this is what he said, but Ducat absolutely does not want Wang Wei to come to the United States to make a movie.

It's very simple, if Wang Wei comes, as the big boss, he must be the first producer, even Ducat can't interfere with how he shoots; moreover, once Wang Wei comes to the United States, will he want to interfere with Lion King Films? inner workings?

——It took a lot of effort to straighten out the company's interior, and Ducat was so stupid that he was willing to move a big mountain for himself.

Of course, even if the big boss doesn't come to the United States, the sense of presence is still leveraged!
"By the way, when the big boss asked us to select actors for a new project, we should first consider signing contracts for at least three films at one time. Shall we do so?" Brad changed the subject.

Dukat was born in the agency industry and has a natural advantage in selecting suitable actors, but if he is required to sign multiple film contracts at one time, it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of casting.

After all, if multiple film contracts are signed, the actor will not be able to take advantage of the success of the first film to substantially increase his salary in the second and third films.

Of course, the actors generally also ask the producers to give extra rewards in the form of step-by-step pay according to the subsequent box office revenue.

However, even if this can be done, the benefits they can get will be much less than the way of signing separately and each part succeeds.

"Let's do it, this will greatly reduce the salary of the actors, which is good for the company to strive for higher profits." Dukat shrugged.

"That way, if the project doesn't live up to expectations, it's all our fault!"

As Ducat's loyal subordinate, Brad directly pointed out the biggest risk.

Generally speaking, if you are not very confident in the production of the series, you will not consider the issue of an actor's follow-up salary increase.

It can be seen that in the eyes of the parent company, the two new projects are a steady success.

What, no success?That's definitely a waste of their producers!
"It seems to be the case!"

Dukat smiled wryly and nodded,

"With such a big BOSS that is not easy, it is really difficult for people with no skills!"

They have the ability to accurately judge the market, and at the same time have excellent ability to make works. The key is that they have proved themselves more than once;

If an idea from such a genius is screwed up by them, it will definitely lose more points than planning a bad movie project and screwing it up;
No, it doesn't even need to mess up, as long as the box office is not as high as expected, it may be a huge failure in the eyes of the big boss.

——God knows, not to mention that every hit is guaranteed to make money, and it is very rare for a film studio to be able to make most of the works without losing money.

"Suddenly regret it, is it still too late to return it?" Dukat finally joked.

Brad can only spread his hands.

——But they don't know that there are really people who want them to "return the goods".

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(End of this chapter)