After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

And the director is the one who tells the story well with the lens.

Judging from this plan, at least there is no problem with the script, so all they have to do is to find an experienced assistant director to help him make fewer mistakes.

At the same time, arrange a producer who controls the budget, and use funds to eliminate the director's unconstrained ideas.

Chapter 4 Kevin's Small Group

To successfully complete the plan.

"Yes, this project proposal is very complete. It seems that our partner Dawson has finally obtained a very potential client."

Ovitz praised loudly.

"Then next, I will find a way to advance this project. Everyone, if your director clients also have the same needs, please also come up with a reliable film proposal."

Hearing Ovitz's words, some partners who were also in the middle and lower classes showed jealous and envious eyes,

Envious of Dawson's possibility of getting a heavyweight client, jealous of why not himself, and secretly wondering if he should also go to USC to find some potential student directors.

Of course, there are some dark thoughts that hope that Dawson's plan will fail in the end.

......

Three days later, the University of Southern California, after completing the registration of the copyright of Chainsaw and joining the directors' union, looked at the empty wallet.

Kevin couldn't help showing a headache expression on his face.

In his predecessor, he used student loans to go to school. Don't worry if he hasn't graduated yet, but after graduation, the cost of studying for three years will be nearly [-] US dollars.

If the chainsaw fails, the consequences can be imagined.

So this trip really can only succeed, not fail.

"Kevin, how is your project going?"

While talking, Kevin's roommate, the big photographer Mitt, came in and asked.

Seeing Mit come in, Kevin had a smile on his face.

As the best school in the United States for cultivating talents in the film industry, the students in it are more or less genuine, especially those who play with his predecessor, the talented director Mitt.

Therefore, in addition to wooing Mitt, he also wooed some more capable students.

With him as the center, a fixed director team has been formed.

This is to better control the crew, so as to shoot better works.

After adjusting his voice a little, Kevin said seriously:

"Did you tell them all?"

"I've said it all, and they are all willing to participate in your graduation film."

Kevin's face brightened. Although he knew that they would agree, it is still worth gratifying that they finally achieved their goal.

In this way, together with other people packaged by CAA, he can have a certain right to speak in the crew.

Otherwise, even if he is the initiator of this film project, in Hollywood, a producer-centered film production industry, it is still difficult for him to control what the chainsaw will eventually look like.

You must know that Chainsaw is a movie released by the ghostly director Wen Ziren in 2004. He moved the movie to 91, which already has certain risks.

If you can't even control the presentation of the final film, it will greatly ruin the essence of the chainsaw movie.

Therefore, after the investor is in place, he will have to negotiate with the investor. He may even not want the director's salary, so as to obtain the leading right of the film and certain editing rights.

Of course, working for free is also impossible.

The copyright of the chainsaw is firmly in his hands, and he is not going to continue filming the sequel of the chainsaw, so this is his biggest way to sell it at a good price.

Everything is ready, what is lacking now is the negotiation with the investor.

"Dudududu!"

The Nokia phone in his pocket rang, and Kevin quickly took it out of his pocket and pressed the answer button.

"Hi, I'm Steve Kevin, please tell me what you need."

"I'm Dawson, do you have time this afternoon?"

Dawson's very pleasant voice came on the phone, and Kevin couldn't help guessing whether the investor had already been found.

Hastily replied:

"Have."

"Well, the investor has been found. There are currently three film companies interested in your project. You should hurry over and talk to them to see which film company will win the project."

"sure no problem!"

Kevin held back the excitement in his heart and hung up the phone.

"Is the investor in place?"

Kevin shook his head and said with a smile:

"There are three film companies who are interested in my project. I will go to CAA later to talk about the details and see which film company to choose."

Mitt nodded, equally excited.

It is very rare to be able to get such a job opportunity when they just graduated, although as the behind-the-scenes personnel of the film, their growth path is a bit easier than that of the director.

But such an opportunity also takes years to obtain.

Who doesn't want to be a staff member who can leave their names on the movie screen, this is not only an honor, but also money.

With a successful movie by your side, you can find a job better no matter where you go, and you can see your future.

Of course, failure also has an impact.

However, the most responsible person for a movie's failure is often the director, so they don't have to worry too much.

"I'll tell them the good news right now, Kevin, go at ease."

After all, Mitt pushed open the door and hurried towards the cafeteria.

They had already made an appointment to eat in the cafeteria. If Kevin hadn't rushed to negotiate with the investor, he would have come over later.

..

In the cafeteria, five young men in different dresses waved at Mitte who was running over, and asked at the same time:

"Where's Kevin?"

Mitt laughed.

"He went to negotiate with the investor, and I'm here to tell you the good news in advance."

"It's great. I knew Kevin could do it. He is a talented director. The short film Double Eyes directed by him left a deep impression on the professors and received a lot of praise."

"Yes, that's right, let's drink to the talented director Kevin!"

A chubby black-haired man with a somewhat Asian appearance, but with a typical American style of speaking and conversation, held a beer in his hand.

Others raised their glasses and celebrated in advance.

And their words quickly spread from the cafeteria to the entire school along with the people in the cafeteria.

At the school gate, Kevin's ex-girlfriend was walking into the campus holding his new boyfriend's arm.

The news about Cage's new movie getting funding quickly spread to their ears.

Pera's expression became a bit stiff. She didn't expect her ex-boyfriend to win the favor of investors and get the funding for the first movie just after they broke up.

In this way, she actually got nothing from this breakup.

You know, with Kevin's character, if she is still his girlfriend, the heroine of his movie must be herself.

Chapter 5 New Line Cinema's Value

Louis, who was on the side, clearly felt the stiffness of his girlfriend's arm.

"Dear, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing."

Naturally, Pella couldn't express what was going on in her heart, so she quickly explained, while comforting herself in her heart. Compared with Louis, Kevin did not have any advantages.

It is impossible for the first film to be a big success.

As long as he fails once, Kevin will never have another chance, and she doesn't care at all.

......

the other side.

Coming to the CAA building again, Kevin's mentality is completely different.

The three film companies were interested in his film project at the same time, which shows that everyone is very optimistic about his script, which also means that the chainsaw that he reproduced from 04 has also won the favor of others in this year of 91 .

In this way, he also felt a little relieved.

The next thing to do is to choose a suitable investor from these three film companies.

He called Dawson, and soon, Dawson came down from upstairs in a hurry.

While leading him inside, he introduced the situation of the three film companies.

"Through the connection of CAA, your project proposal has been voted to a dozen or so medium-sized film companies."

"In the end, there are three companies that came to CAA to discuss with you in detail."

"They are New Line Films, Great Jazz Films, and Great America Films."

"..."

Listening to Dawson's story, Kevin recalled the news of these film companies in his mind. Da Jazz and Da Mei basically disappeared in the future, without any sense of existence.

It must have died long ago.

Even the five largest film companies in Hollywood have encountered the crisis of bankruptcy, and have even been acquired by others in the future, let alone two independent film companies.

But New Line Films, Kevin has a deep impression.

After 93, New Line will be acquired and controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures and become part of Time Warner Group. As Warner Group owns Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. , Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Games, DC Comics, and The CW Television, among other behemoths in the hands of a series of companies.

How terrible it is naturally needless to mention.

However, New Line Pictures, the favorite is to invest in low-cost horror films, and it is no surprise that they value their chainsaw.

It is worth mentioning that last year, that is, in 1990, New Line Pictures bought the Hong Kong Golden Harvest movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from Fox, which they did not dare to do, and it was a big success, so that their company's reputation has been greatly increased. .

Simply put, the purse is more sufficient.

From this point of view, among the three film companies today, as expected, New Line Film Company is the final buyer in all likelihood.

Kevin nodded to Dawson, expressing that he had a preliminary understanding of the three film companies, and then pushed open the door of the room.

In the room, two large sofas surround the glass table in the middle, and the three people lying on the sofas on both sides look very leisurely.

It is not yet time for formal negotiations. What the heads of the three film companies have to do now is to consider whether Kevin has the ability to actually direct the film.

After determining which film company will invest, then enter the serious negotiation stage.

Seeing that the door was pushed open, the three stood up and shook hands with Kevin one by one. No matter what the result was, at least these three people gave Kevin a high degree of respect on the surface.

This made Kevin a little stunned. He remembered that he had read a lot of American entertainment online literature in his previous life, and many of them put on a condescending attitude at every turn.

I didn't expect that people from these film companies would respect him so much for a director who didn't even have a single real work.

But just thinking about it, Kevin knew that this was normal.

In the absence of a conflict of interest, facing him, a director who is likely to succeed, even if it is true, at least it will not be shown in front of him for the time being.

Unless in the future, he fails in a row.

Presumably when the time comes, he will be able to see the true colors of the people in front of him.

Of course, he didn't want to have that time.

After shaking hands, Kevin picked a place to sit across from them.

As the executive at New Line Films, who most wanted to make Saw, Dean was the first to ask his questions.

"Why do you want the heroine of Saw to be a super hot girl character?"